Category Archives: Government

Heather Cox Richardson – 1776 in context

Posted on January 30, 2022 by Jim deMaine
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Housing, homelessness, and funding

Posted on January 22, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mary Jane F.

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Hoo, Boy! Commentary from Heather Cox Richardson

Posted on January 22, 2022 by Jim deMaine

On Wednesday, January 19, by a vote of 8 to 1, the Supreme Court refused to block the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) from releasing documents produced by the Trump White House to the House Select Committee to Investigate … Continue reading →

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The right to vote, civil rights and Harry S Truman

Posted on January 17, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Notes from Heather Cox Richardson

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Democracy not violence: Americans, please take this pledge

Posted on January 9, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Put B. If you would like to see who has signed on already, the list is available at www.democracynotviolence.us by clicking on “Signers.”  By Brian Baird Special to The Seattle Times On the anniversary of the worst attack on … Continue reading →

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Fearing for Our Democracy

Posted on January 6, 2022 by Jim deMaine

January 6th notes from historian Heather Cox Richardson

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Sirens

Posted on December 24, 2021 by William Calvin

Not only are we surrounded by three major hospitals, but the Seattle Fire Department has established a fire station at Harborview for 5 Medic units (Aid units come up under I-5 from the International District station). SFD also dispatches Medic … Continue reading →

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Trying to mail that package?

Posted on December 16, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Put B. From East Las Vegas Post Office via Facebook. Another irony, I guess.

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Rep. Liz Cheney reads January 6th texts to his Chief of Staff

Posted on December 14, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Conservative Republican Liz Cheney states, “These texts leave no doubt: the White House knew exactly what was happening at the Capitol. Members of Congress, the press, and others wrote to Mark Meadows as the attack was underway.”

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What we know so far about the events of January 6th

Posted on December 11, 2021 by Jim deMaine
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TRUMP’S NEXT COUP HAS ALREADY BEGUN

Posted on December 7, 2021 by Jim deMaine

By Bruce Gellman in The Atlantic

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Cascading climate consequences

Posted on December 2, 2021 by William Calvin

In describing climate consequences—the ones more serious than hotter summers—I feel as if I am describing top-down cascading failures. The classic example is the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers, which in 2001 had collapsed, floor after floor, down to the … Continue reading →

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Heather Cox Richardson’s update for December 2nd

Posted on December 2, 2021 by Jim deMaine
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Is It Finally Time for a Medicare Dental Benefit?

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Jim deMaine
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New David Domke presentation- “How bad is it?”

Posted on November 26, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Karen K.

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Democracy at Risk

Posted on November 23, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Update from Helen Cox Richardson

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Facebook knows you

Posted on November 19, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Pam P.

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Infrastructure Bill from AARP WA

Posted on November 15, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Rick B.

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Good morning. Is it time to start moving back to normalcy?

Posted on November 13, 2021 by Jim deMaine

From the New York Times. Thanks to Mary Jane F. Ed note: I think in some sense we’re all beginning to adjust to whatever the new normal is. We’re not sure yet, we’re uneasy, but COVID will recede into the … Continue reading →

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