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Category Archives: Politics
Rupert Murdoch-owned US outlets turn on Trump, urging him to act with ‘grace’
Ed note: Asking Trump to exit gracefully in order to remain a “king maker” in the 2022 and 2024 elections, is now being asked by Fox and other Rupert Murdoch media outlets. It appears to be too much for Trump … Continue reading
Fact Check Ambassador Program
Thanks to Barb W. Thank you for expressing interest in joining AARP Washington, BECU and the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public (CIP) in supporting the new Fact Check Ambassador Program to help identify misinformation in social media … Continue reading
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A sign of our times – precautions at UW Medicine
Thanks to Ann M. — To the UW Medicine Community: As we prepare for elections tomorrow, we want to remind you to stay aware and make plans in case we experience any post-election disruptions. While we do … Continue reading
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WA laws banning private armies go unenforced before election
by Katie Hayes InvestigateWest / November 2, 2020 When Olympia Police Officer Tiffany Coates’ cruiser rolled into a gun shop parking lot, she knew dozens of armed men were waiting for her. She wasn’t concerned. Vigilantes with the group Three Percent of Washington, … Continue reading
Five Great Things Biden Has Already Done
by David Brooks in the NYT Many of our best presidents have been underestimated. Truman was seen as the tool of a corrupt political machine. Eisenhower was supposedly a bumbling middlebrow. Grant was thought a taciturn simpleton. Even F.D.R. was … Continue reading
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My ballot has been counted – has yours?
To find out, go to https://info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/vote/myvoterinfo.aspx and fill in any three of the four options:First Name:(As it appears on your voter registration card)Last name:(As it appears on your voter registration card)Date of Birth:Month (two digits) Day: (two digits)Year: (four digits)House or Building … Continue reading
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Two virtual events from Age Friendly Seattle
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Rats (some) may be leaving a sinking ship
October 16, 2020 Heather Cox Richardson Oct 17 The theme of the day was the palpable sense of rats leaving a sinking ship as Republicans, administration officials, and administration-adjacent people distanced themselves from the president. There was a foreshadowing of … Continue reading
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Voting information from the League of Women Voters
Thanks to Barb W! Monday, October 19 through Saturday, October 24 7 p.m. each evening Launched in 2016, Ballots & Baristas is a fun and collaborative way to learn more about the 2020 ballot … Continue reading
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These Americans Are Determined to Cast a Last Ballot Before Dying
By Katie Hafner in the NYT. Ed note: Katie was looking for a dying patient to talk to about voting. I was able to connect her with a woman in Oregon who happened to be following this blog! I managed … Continue reading
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Fiona Hill, “The Biggest Risk to This Election Is Not Russia. It’s Us.”
Robert O’Brien, President Trump’s national security adviser, revealed this week that he had recently met his Russian counterpart, Nikolai Patrushev, in Geneva and warned him that “there would be absolutely no tolerance for any interference” in the November election. This was a … Continue reading
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The New England Journal of Medicine: “Our current political leaders have demonstrated that they are dangerously incompetent.”
Ed note: Breaking with a 208-year history, the NEJM, in an editorial signed by 34 editors, has blasted our country’s leadership stating it has “taken a crisis and turned it into a tragedy.” Although they did not mention Biden explicitly, … Continue reading
How the White House became the Dark House
President Trump has dominated the news cycle for the past four years–and continues to do so. But now the People’s House is experiencing an existential crisis. After a self-managed discharge from Walter Reed Hospital, we witnessed Trump’s Mussolini caricature appearing … Continue reading
Trump Sent a Warning. Let’s Take It Seriously.
By Thomas L. Friedman in the New York Times President Trump has made it unmistakably clear in recent weeks — and even more crystal clear at the Tuesday debate —that there are only two choices before voters on Nov. 3 — … Continue reading
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Trump Plans to Use Debate to Deduct Biden as Dependent
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—In a tax-avoidance strategy that many in the accounting profession have described as “exotic,” Donald J. Trump plans to use the first Presidential debate to deduct Joe Biden as a dependent. Although the decision to declare Biden—a … Continue reading
General Election Soapbox – PLEASE NOTE THE CORRECTED DATE
Please plan to join our General Election Soapbox with Moderator, Steve Ellis, and our Timer, Katherine Graubard, on Thursday, October 15th at 2:00 p.m. to discuss ballot issues and candidates for office. This is your chance to share your views with your neighbors, … Continue reading
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How Faith Shapes My Politics by David Brooks
Ed note: This is an opinion piece in the NYT. For some background info read David Brook’s conversion story in the New Yorker. Over the past few decades, whenever a Republican president puts up an important judicial nominee — especially … Continue reading
State Treasurer Candidate Forum – Tues., October 13 at 7:30 pm
Please plan to join our Moderator, Frank Conlon, Timer Kim Street, and the candidates , Duane Davidson (Incumbent State Treasurer) and challenger Mike Pellicciotti (State Representative – District 30) as they discuss the responsibilities and their qualifications for the Office of State Treasurer.Each candidate will … Continue reading
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