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Category Archives: Politics
Terms the CDC now can’t use – doublethink is upon us or is it “virtual unreality?”
From the Seattle Times: “Policy analysts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta were told of the list of forbidden words at a meeting Thursday with senior CDC officials who oversee the budget, according to an … Continue reading
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State bar recommends disciplinary hearing for Lindquist over murder-trial TV appearance
Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Linquist has a running history of complaints about his management style which tends toward favoritism and self-promotion. The Bar Association has not acted and a recall attempt never quite got off the ground. I’m sure he’d … Continue reading
The optometrist and the tax bill
Try the other eye senator!
Out next President? Who is Mike Pence?
The following article is from the Atlantic: “No man can serve two masters, the Bible teaches, but Mike Pence is ‘giving it his all.’ It’s a sweltering September afternoon in Anderson, Indiana, and the vice president has returned to his home … Continue reading
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The first 2020 bumper sticker strikes a note
Sent by Mary Jane Francis! This was not put in the “humor” category!
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Washington Post and 60 minutes – the scandal causing the opioid epidemic
In case you missed it the Washington Post has done a remarkable investigation of the causes of the opioid epidemic – placing much of the blame on the drug companies, the distribution companies and unethical pain clinics and pharmacies. Basically … Continue reading
At Yale, Psychiatrists Cite Their ‘Duty to Warn’ About an Unfit President
Since 1973 psychiatrists have followed the “Goldwater Rule” which basically says they shouldn’t diagnose someone without examining them. But current events and tweets have convinced Dr. Brandy Lee and others of a “duty to warn.” The book pictured above warns … Continue reading
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Tweets – are you tuning in, or tuning out?
Seattle author and writer Tim Egan has an op-ed piece in the New York Times called “The Trump Fog Machine.” Click on the link to read it if you haven’t. The fog of tweets, name calling and inane assertions have … Continue reading
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Good news from Congress
Sometimes we don’t hear good news from Washington. But there has been a positive bi-partisan effort which benefits our health, research and innovation. Both the House and Senate have rejected the Trump administration’s attempts to severely reduce spending at the … Continue reading
Why Afghanistan remains unconquerable
The Soviets were happy to leave Afghanistan in 1979 after a miserable 10 years of war there. They left a ruined country with more landmines than anywhere else in the world. The United States helped defeat the Russians but basically … Continue reading
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Tom Gibbs tells us how Safeco Field came to be
Above is a video of the recent presentation at Skyline. It’s also available on the resident portal.
Trump Says Sun Equally to Blame for Blocking Moon
Satire from Andy Borowitz in the New Yorker: WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Attacking the media for its “very unfair” coverage of Monday’s solar eclipse, Donald J. Trump said on Saturday that the sun was equally to blame for blocking the moon. … Continue reading
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A Conservative’s mea culpa
When we strongly believe in a person or cause, it’s so hard to admit that we were wrong. My parents, good Ohio Republicans, were devastated by Nixon’s betrayal to our country and the Presidency. That was then. Now we hear … Continue reading
Relevant play by Sinclair Lewis – free reading at Trinity
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Garrison Keillor’s alive and well
Basil Filonowich put me onto to this “Best Paper Money Can’t Buy.” It’s the Reader from Duluth, Minnesota. A major contributor is a voice no longer heard on the Prairie Home Companion. Instead Garrison Keillor contributes a regular column called The … Continue reading
Krugman on America dividing
I’ve been worrying about our setup for a civil war for some time. Paul Krugman’s July 14 column addresses the issue from an angle that had not occurred to me: https://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2017/07/14/the-new-climate-of-treason/ … Well, I have a thought inspired by something … Continue reading
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Attorney General at the Central Library
From Barb Williams: WA Attorney General Bob Ferguson made headlines this year when he successfully blocked President Trump’s travel ban. He is now challenging the constitutionality of the President’s revised executive order. Learn more about Ferguson’s experience and join us for … Continue reading
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George Will (who voted for Barry Goldwater) comments on the dangers in the current White House
George Will writes a twice-weekly column on politics and domestic and foreign affairs. He began his column with The Post in 1974, and he received the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 1977. He is also a regular contributor to MSNBC … Continue reading
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The world’s most illegal game of volleyball was played over the US-Mexico border
Click here for a video of Walleyball – a fun game at the US/Mexican border. It’s one way to show that two sides can compete and have some fun in a pretty much militarized zone.
Thoughts about freedom of the press from prior leaders as we approach our country’s birthday
From the NYT: So this, our 241st birthday, seems just the time to invite some of our forebears to remind us — including those at the top of the government — why a free press is so important. “Whoever would … Continue reading
New Yorker Cartoon – gets you talking
From the Indian Express: “According to Washington Post, a framed copy of an edition of TIME showing Trump on the cover was hung up in at least five of his clubs. But it turned out to be fake. And now, it … Continue reading
Trump Fires Kim Jong-un
Fake news of the day Donald Trump in a swift and unexpected move tweeted that he has fired the North Korean Leader, Kim Jong-Un. The President stated that enough is enough, “He’s a bad dude. It’s very very important that we … Continue reading
Could Seattle Center become cool again?
Knute Berger of Crosscut likens Seattle Center as an old rec room badly in need of updating. There are wonderful venues at the Center to be sure – such as the new KEXP studios and coffee shop, McCaw Hall, the … Continue reading
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“Here Lies Love” at the Rep
During our lifetimes we saw the rise and fall of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos. Now think of producing a disco musical transforming Seattle’s Repertory Theater in order to portray this dramatic story with an all Filipino cast in a nightclub … Continue reading