Greece Now Slightly Less Broke: Eurozone finance ministers approve a second bailout for Greece, worth $172 billion, meant to prevent a default next month. “But the package is dependent on Greece implementing further austerity measures,” and you know how Greece is so totally not into austerity.
They’re Shooting Protesters in Syria: “Syrian forces opened fire with live ammunition on demonstrators in Damascus in the early hours of Tuesday, wounding at least four people.” Also: “International diplomacy has shown little sign of finding a solution.”
Stay Classy, Doctors: The Army has removed the commander of Madigan Army Medical Center while they launch an investigation into “complaints by soldiers that their PTSD diagnoses were improperly reversed and into comments a Madigan psychiatrist made about how costly PTSD diagnoses were for taxpayers.”
Green Lake Watch: Man with three gunshot wounds found in Woodland Park.
Stay Away from Nature for Now, You Guys: “Extreme” avalanche risk causes Snoqualmie Pass closure. “Department of Transportation spokesman Mike Westbay said conditions are so dangerous that only limited numbers of DOT employees are being allowed into the areas prone to slides.”
Let’s Try This Again: The Supreme Court to take another look at affirmative action in education.
It’s Mardi Gras! And Will Ferrell is there, reigning as king (of my HEART).
Best Bathrooms! The P-I has a slideshow of Seattle bathroom art. (They call it “latrinalia.”)
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