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Welcome to In Brief, the Northwest Progressive Institute's microblog. In Brief provides a continuously curated collection of asides, recommended links, quotations, audio and video clips, still images, and transcribed dialogue. Click on a thumbnail to open an item.

SNL classified documents cold open

SNL spoofs Southwest Airlines, insurance companies, and Merrick Garland

January 29th, 2023 Andrew Villeneuve Humor & Satire, Media & Culture

Watch highlights from the tenth episode of SNL’s forty-eighth season, hosted by Michael B. Jordan, with Lil Baby as the musical guest, including the classified press conference cold open. 

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Support capital gains tax rally on-demand event replay

Activists, workers, taxpayers rally to support our state’s capital gains tax on the wealthy in Olympia

January 26th, 2023 Andrew Villeneuve Events, Legislative Advocacy, Litigation

Watch the speaking program of the January 26th, 2023 rally to support our state’s capital gains tax on the wealthy organized by Invest in Washington Now. 

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Ron DeSantis

Sorry, Twitter, but Florida’s war on books is no joke. Ron DeSantis wants to keep kids from reading.

January 25th, 2023 Andrew Villeneuve Civil Liberties, Core Topics

“When it comes to keeping kids from reading much, if at all, DeSantis’ policy is a smashing success,” writes Amanda Marcotte. “He’s established the idea that no student should ever be allowed to just grab a book and read on their own.”

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SNL spoofs George Santos

SNL spoofs NFL playoffs coverage and roasts George Santos

January 22nd, 2023 Andrew Villeneuve Humor & Satire, Media & Culture

Watch highlights from the ninth episode of SNL’s forty-eighth season, hosted by Aubrey Plaza, with Sam Smith (and Kim Petras) as musical guests, including the Fox playoffs cold open.

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World Economic Forum in Davos

Billionaires at Davos don’t think COVID is a cold

January 21st, 2023 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Healthcare, World Community

“We don’t deserve to be shoved back into poorly ventilated workplaces while our politicians and press assure us that only crazy people would demand to breathe clean air,” writes Julia Doubleday.

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Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez at a town hall

Gluesenkamp Perez focuses on common ground at first town hall

January 19th, 2023 Andrew Villeneuve Legislative Advocacy, Public Service

Via Oregon Public Broadcasting: “Attendees asked about her thoughts on issues ranging from homelessness to wind-powered energy to abortion. District residents submitted their questions in writing, which a moderator seated on a dais read aloud.”

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The Republican Formula

Can you govern on a lie? House Republicans give it a try.

January 14th, 2023 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Open Government, Party Politics

“After the chaos of the first week of the 118th Congress, many Americans wondered: If it took them 15 ballots just to choose a speaker, how could Republicans possibly govern? Now we know. They are going to govern by fantasy and legislate on the basis of fiction,” Dana Milbank writes.

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Biden delivers a State of the Union address

2023 State of the Union speech set for February 7th

January 13th, 2023 Andrew Villeneuve Events

The White House has accepted Kevin McCarthy’s invitation to schedule the State of the Union for February 7th. The speech is expected to occur at 6 PM Pacific Time.

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As 2024 election looms, state legislatures consider voting changes

January 8th, 2023 Andrew Villeneuve Elections

Pew’s Stateline: “With their eyes on the 2024 presidential election, state lawmakers around the country are preparing to reshape voting rules in what election experts expect will be another busy legislative season.”

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A phone in pieces

Your stuff is actually worse now: From clothes to tech, why is everything so poorly made?

January 5th, 2023 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Our Environment

Izzie Ramirez of Vox on how the cult of consumerism ushered in an era of badly made products.

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Ukraine flag with soldier

The looming Republican dispute over Ukraine

December 29th, 2022 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, World Community

Recently elected Republicans are ready to fire up the base with anger over billions spent to protect allies overseas.

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Failed Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake

Kari Lake’s election trial bombshell goes bust

December 23rd, 2022 Andrew Villeneuve Elections

“Something was ‘proved without a shadow of doubt’ in Kari Lake’s election trial, all right. And it should be followed up with sanctions, for bringing sour grapes instead of evidence,” Laurie Roberts writes.

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Generic corporate figure holding a sign saying Sorry

White-collar workers are being gutted by layoffs ahead of holidays

December 22nd, 2022 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Economic Security

“As Corporate America prepares for a possible recession in 2023, companies big and small are axing thousands of positions amid the holidays,” Taylor Telford reports.

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Ruben Gallego

NPI pollster finds that Ruben Gallego is the strongest candidate for 2024 Arizona U.S. Senate race

December 22nd, 2022 Andrew Villeneuve Elections

A survey conducted by Public Policy Polling shows as the 2024 election cycle begins, renegade Senator Kyrsten Sinema is “broadly unpopular and trails United States Representative Ruben Gallego significantly in a three-way race.”

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Kevin McCarthy at a rally

Falling inflation rates are great news — unless you’re a Republican politician

December 18th, 2022 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Economic Security

“Has the worst of the pandemic-induced inflation already passed? The latest economic data released this week suggest so. That leaves Republicans in a quandary,” Jennifer Rubin writes.

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Cecily Strong bids SNL farewell

Cecily Strong bids farewell to SNL in Christmas episode

December 18th, 2022 Andrew Villeneuve Humor & Satire, Media & Culture

Watch highlights from the eighth episode of SNL’s forty-eighth season, hosted by Austin Butler, with Lizzo as the musical guest, including the Trump NFT cold open and Cecily Strong’s goodbye.

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Martin Short and Steve Martin

SNL gets into the holiday spirit with hosts Steve Martin and Martin Short

December 11th, 2022 Andrew Villeneuve Humor & Satire, Media & Culture

Watch highlights from the seventh episode of SNL’s forty-eighth season, hosted by Steve Martin and Martin Short, with the PNW’s own Brandi Carlile as the musical guest.

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Herschel Walker speaks to Wounded Warrior Battalion about mental health

Republican operative: “Herschel was like a plane crash into a train wreck that rolled into a dumpster fire”

December 7th, 2022 Andrew Villeneuve Elections

“You kind of had to watch it squinting through one eye between your fingers,” Dan Lagan told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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January 6th Committee Members at a Hearing

January 6th committee eyes criminal referrals to Justice Department

December 6th, 2022 Andrew Villeneuve Civil Liberties, Core Topics

“Committee Chairman Representative Bennie Thompson, D-Mississippi, expects the panel to make criminal referrals to the Department of Justice, he told reporters Tuesday.”

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Herschel Walker SNL cold open

SNL skewers Herschel Walker and Senate Republicans as Georgia runoff date approaches

December 4th, 2022 Andrew Villeneuve Humor & Satire, Media & Culture

Watch highlights from the sixth episode of SNL’s forty-eighth season, hosted by Keke Palmer, with SZA as the musical guest, including the Herschel Walker cold open.

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Still from another SNL Fox & Friends cold open

SNL lampoons Republicans after “terrible week for the GOP”

November 13th, 2022 Andrew Villeneuve Humor & Satire, Media & Culture

Watch highlights from the sixth episode of SNL’s forty-eighth season, hosted by Dave Chappelle, with Black Star as the musical guest.

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