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– The last 747 has been manufactured. I am surprised how nostalgic I feel about it.

– The bills on what to do about possession of drugs (item 1) is interesting. It doesn’t seem likely to pass, but you can write your legislator in favor of Senator Dhingra’s decriminalization bill.

– Good news for bike infrastructure.

– Fred Clark is good people. Drop him a few dimes if you can spare them. And if you haven’t, go read the Left Behind series.

– Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets tonight for some lively political discussion over a drink. We welcome you to stop by.

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm in the back room of the pub.

Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, there is probably another nearby chapter for you.

I think it’s a good idea to sue car companies that make products that are easy to steal. If it makes a difference, that seems like a better thing for everyone. But I guess only if it pressures them to make a change.

I don’t know that a city makes more sense than states or the Federal government. But those haven’t done it, so don’t let the perfect get in the way of the good.

I don’t know, maybe next we can design our way to not needing cars at all.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

NowThis: Sen. Patty Murray on the current state of reproductive rights

Stephen: Biden boosted by good economic news, and other news from the world of politics

Robert Reich: The one thing that would make elections better for everyone

NowThis: Voter disenfranchisement, by the numbers

Liberal Redneck: The state of conspiracy theories

The Cult of The Dotard:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ What the Hell Do People See in Dotard Трамп? ♬
• SNL Weekend Update: George Santos’ lies and other political news of the week
• Jimmy Kimmel: The Dotard cheats his way to golf glory, George Santos is a gay icon & Ted Cruz’s hypocrisy shines
• Seth Meyers: Criminal charges in Трамп election case could be imminent, Atlanta DA says
• Ari Melber on sedition case: Smoking gun busts MAGA militia leader at trial
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ On Knowing When and Where to Put Your Feet Up (or not) ♬
• Wanda Sykes: George Santos’ bad week
• Tommy Campbell: Mike Lindell’s cyber fails, tipsy Ronny Jackson and Kitara
• Randy Rainbow: ♫ Speaker of the House ♬:

• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп Gives Трампiest performance ever at a FUNERAL & George Santos addresses drag queen video
• Chris Hayes: The Republican Party’s 2024 candidate quality problem
• Alex Wagner: Report exposes Durham as tool of Barr’s political weaponization of DOJ
• Stephen: New lies from George Santos and Трамп’s disastrous eulogy for Diamond
• NowThis: Florida leaders & students call out Ron DeSantis’ racist ass over attacks on AP course
• Ari Melber: Трамп and Barr lose as “deep state” bomb goes off—Failed DOJ plot revealed in exposé
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп wins golf tournament (by cheating, of course) ♬
• Seth Meyers and Alex Wagner: How Ron DeSantis is whitewashing history
• The Late Show: ♫ ♬George Santos On Hannah Montana? ♬
• Founders Sing: ♫ You’re such a fucking liar ♬:

• Steve Hofstetter: Did Трамп win the election?
• LegalEagle: Alex Jones is now personally bankrupt
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Dotard’s remarkable Diamond eulogy ♬
• Mark Fiore: Anti-woke everything!
• Lawrence O’Donnell: George Santos is a “perfect monument” to House GOP lies
• Ari Melber with comedian Matt Friend: The unbelievable Трамп
• Wanda Sykes: Meta lifts Трамп’s Facebook and Instagram ban & Missouri plans to ban CRT
• Parody Project: ♫ The Real G.O.P. ♬:

• Jimmy Kimmel: George Santos lashes out at late night
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ Stand by your Marge ♬
• Ari Melber: Smoking gun in coup case—Трамп aide Navarro never had “privilege” in Jan. 6 clash
• SNL Weekend Update: Colin Jost interviews Rep. George Santos
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп to pay Hillary MORE than he paid Stormy ♬
• Chris Hayes: How the GOP probe into “weaponization” of the government turned out last time
• Seth Meyers: Santos and Трамп scandals keep getting worse for GOP

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

NowThis: Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) on becoming Senate’s first woman President Pro Tempore

Roy Wood, Jr.: Police militarization & Atlanta’s “Cop City”

Secret, Secret, I’ve Got a Secret…Document

• Wanda Sykes: Biden’s classified documents, The Dotard’s awkward eulogy & other political stories
• J-L Cauvin: Mike Pence reveals he has more classified documents
• Seth Meyers: Ted Cruz’s hypocrisy and Tucker Carlson’s conspiracy theory on classified docs
• Tommy Campbell: Mike Pence kept classified documents and it’s hilariously bad for Трамп
• Jon Stewart and friends: Trump, Biden, and Pence’s classified documents
• Alex Wagner: U.S. classified document ‘spillage’ issue plain after Pence documents also discovered
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard EXPLODES about Biden documents scandal

Stephen: Another candy company enters the culture wars

NowThis: Roe v. Wade would’ve turned 50 today. Here’s what’s happened since its overturn

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

SNL Weekend Update: April Ludgate and Leslie Knope on working for the government

Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.

Good morning. Some municipalities have elections coming up soon. If you live in Seattle, you should be getting your ballot for the social housing initiative soon. I would encourage you to support it.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. Right now. And schedule yourself or your family to get vaccinated or boosted.

Has anyone else had Orca Cards be too sensitive? The other day mine tapped off and then immediately back on. I tried to tap that again but it just said I had already tapped. A line was forming behind me and I have a monthly pass, so it didn’t cost me anything. But I imagine it would be annoying if it was taking money out of my account.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

So…watchya doin’? In the mood to engage in some lively political discussion? How ‘bout if it’s over a beer? Yes? Then you should stop by tonight’s gathering of the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally.

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm out on the back patio. Some folks may meet in the back room of the pub to stay warm.

Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, there is probably another nearby chapter for you.

– Were you in SeaTac Airport or Swedish on First Hill recently? You might have been exposed to measles. If you got your MMR as a kid, or as an adult, you should be fine. But here are Public Health Seattle & King County’s recommendations if you were exposed.

And speaking of being vaccinated, get your COVID-19 initial dose or booster if you’re eligible. The vaccine itself and the bivalent booster are modern miracles.

– There’s a bill to have the minimum wage cover prisoners in Washington State. If you think this is a good idea, hey, you can contact your legislator.

– I have passed the asphalt plant in Kenmore many times growing up nearby. Good to see that it’s being cleaned up.

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

Roy Wood, Jr. and the Golden State Warriors take the White House

Mark Fiore: Have a nice day from the corporation that cried too much

Liars and Трампers and Bores, Oh My!

• Seth Meyers: GOP in chaos as George Santos scandal gets crazier & Greene and Boebert fight
• NowThis: Veteran who George Santos allegedly scammed speaks out
• Chris Hayes: The DeSantis attempt to echo the cruelty of Трампism
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Typical Republican Guys ♬
• Stephen: George Santos is just emulating Трамп & charmless Ron DeSantis turns off GOP donors
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Insurrectionists are in charge of the House of Representatives
• GZERO Media: GOP partisanship could trigger first-ever US default
• The Late Show: Marley & GoFundMe—A George Santos story
• Seth Meyers: GOP caught in classified docs hypocrisy as Трамп admits he took “keepsakes”
• Lauren Mayers: ♫ Owning the Libs ♬:

• Tommy Campbell: Mike Lindell’s wild email claims and Republican gas stove hysteria
• Stephen: George Santos joins Stephen to clear his name(s)
• Ali Velshi: GOP is playing with U.S. prosperity in fight over debt ceiling
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The stinkin’ GOP brings smoking back to the Capitol ♬
• NowThis: Ex-GOP candidate arrested over shootings targeting Dems in New Mexico
• Chris Hayes: The $1M fine that held Трамп accountable—and may deter him from doing it again
• Stephen: Biden docs saga plays right into GOP hands & Gaetz presses George Santos on campaign funding
• Ari Melber: GOP’s Ron Johnson humiliated over nonsensical coup claim
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Why Santos is “a perfect fit” for Speaker McCarthy’s House
• Liberal Redneck: Gas and Government:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ George Santos writes to his mother ♬
• Keith Olbermann: George Santos—It’s kind of a drag
• Jimmy Kimmel: George Santos FINALLY answers for his lies, Трамп points finger at Biden & MyPillow Mike is broke!
• Robert Reich: The Republican Party’s worst nightmare
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп hopes to someday be more like Putin ♬
• NowThis: GOP dress code for women lawmakers in Missouri’s House sparks outrage
• The Late Show: Did Lassie get revenge on George Santos?
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to charges against Alec Baldwin
• Tooning out the News: Republicans’ Biden investigation blitz and the Santos scandal deepens
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ America—Now GOPzier and sleazier ♬:

• Ari Melber: As GOP flails over MAGA rebels, Dems surge by crushing rigged races
• Stephen: Santos grifted a vet and his sick dog & MTG gets Homeland Security Committee seat
• VICE News: FAUX’s crazy war on the woke mind virus
• Jon Stewart and friends: On George Santos’s absurd lies
• Mehdi Hasan: List of Republicans committing voter fraud continues to grow
• Tommy Campbell: Anthony Devolder and more lies from volleyball Star George Santos
• NowThis: High schoolers from George Santos’ NY district demand he resign
• Jimmy Kimmel: Santos scams his way through Congress & Трамп rants about stolen docs
• Chris Hayes: What the George Santos drag queen denial reveals about the Republican Party
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Regarding George Santos’s committee assignments ♬
• Alex Wagner: McCarthy plays hostage game with U.S. economy despite threat from caucus he can’t control
• Seth Meyers: Трамп FREAKS OUT over criminal probes and calls Special Counsel “a terrorist”

Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ What a Liberal Actually Thinks About ♬

Jimmy Kimmel: The document war rages on

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

Leslie Jones: Alexis McGill Johnson on protecting reproductive freedom and agency

Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.

– After a decade on the City Council, Kshama Sawant has certainly earned moving on. Still, I don’t think if her replacement lasts a decade, whoever they are, that they will be able to point to anything like the minimum wage or renter protection that she has produced.

– Glad we’re renaming some gross things.

– I don’t know what to make of the reporting of deaths in tiny house villages.

Wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

– Full service Amtrak to Canada’s Vancouver. Very nice.

– I liked this article about implementing the Organics Management Law. A lot of getting into the weeds on everything from building facilities to all those stickers on your fruit.

– I am excited to see how unlimited vacation works out for Microsoft (First item under “Last Week in Corporations”). Hopefully it goes well for productivity and for employees. (I wrote, but didn’t publish this before the news of the layoffs. So addendum: Oof).

– Good information on possible Ballard Station options.

– Man, fuck Jim Jordan.

– Please wash your hands right now and get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

Hear ye, Hear ye! A symposium of the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally will convene this evening for discussion, analysis, and consumption of the essential spirits and antifogmatics.

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm out on the back patio. Some folks may meet in the back room of the pub to stay warm.

Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, there is probably another nearby chapter for you.

Alex Wagner: Ozone hole on course to heal after global phase out of harmful chemicals

NowThis: Regaining the right to vote in Mississippi

The Party of Chaos:

• Lawerance O’Donnell: The Republican party is the George Santos party
• Jimmy Kimmel: Curious George Santos and Трамп wanted to nuke North Korea
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Kevin McCarthy’s about to learn a painful lesson ♬
• Chris Hayes: New details on the dubious finances of George Santos
• Seth Meyers: Unhinged House GOP wants to impeach Biden and claims left is canceling cowboys
• Joy Reid: Rep. Jayapal on House Republicans voting on new abortion restrictions
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Who Could Fault Rogers for Wanting to Punch Gaetz? ♬
• Alex Wagner: DeSantis accomplishes fear, confusion and publicity, but not so much election security
• Tommy Campbell: Marjorie Taylor Greene cancelled by Dr. Dre
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Kevin McCarthy—Well-groomed waste of space ♬
• Stephen: House GOP shows off diversity & the many aliases of George Santos & will gas stoves be banned?
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп lashes out at late night hosts and chaos on the House floor
• Liberal Redneck: Republican projection:

• The Late Show: ♫ DJ Khaled On Kevin McCarthy’s Bid To Become Speaker ♬
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп reacts to Hakeem Jeffries’ House speech
• Stephen: McCarthy wins late night vote with help from The Dotard
• NowThis: Here’s how Rep. Santos conned his way into Congress
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Jack Smith is Reaching for the Flush Lever ♬
• Alex Wagner: Reporters follow George Santos’ money in increasingly small circles
• Lawrence O’Donnell: This will be the worst Republican House of Representatives in history
• GZERO Media: Five concessions McCarthy made to become US House Speaker
• Mark Fiore: ♫ I’m just a speaker ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to Brazil’s January 6th
• Chris Hayes: Volleyball legend George Santos was a “star” at college he didn’t attend
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ Crazytown ♬:

• The Daily Show: FAUX on GOP Speaker votes with Jan. 6 footage
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ A Letter from George Santos to his Constituents ♬
• Tommy Campbell: Mike Lindell claims he’s a numbers guy and McCarthy’s embarrassing win
• Ari Melber: The smoking gun that might get Трамп indicted—GOP chief links him to “crime” phone call
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп reacts to the loss of Diamond from Diamond and Silk
• Seth Meyers: Chaos and a near-brawl as McCarthy humiliates himself to win speaker vote
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ CPAC, Closet Pervertives and Conservatives ♬
• Alex Wagner: Republicans invent fake procedure for symbolic anti-abortion vote

Robert Reich: Do we have to bribe corporations to do what’s right?

Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Waiting for the NRA statement ♬

Classified:

• Mehdi Hasan: Why the Biden and Трамп classified docs cases aren’t the same
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп OUTRAGED over Biden docs and Cancun Cruz livid at FAA
• Chris Hayes: Politics of Biden-Трамп docs cases may help to center Jan. 6 prosecution
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп’s blaring pathological lies about docs probe
• Jimmy Kimmel: MAGA nuts salivate over classified Biden docs as Трамп indictment looms
• Seth Meyers: How Biden and Трамп classified docs cases differ
• Ari Melber: Трамп vets gain power in Biden-Garland DOJ
• WaPo: How the Biden and Трамп classified documents cases differ

Founders Sing: The AI Song

Alex Wagner: Assault weapons banned in Illinois after series of deadly mass shootings

Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.

– I am fascinated by all of the ways homeless people in the Seattle area survive despite the cities and counties not doing nearly enough. This story about people sleeping rough in SeaTac is another example. Geez.

– Please wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

– Social media doesn’t seem very healthy for children. I don’t know if a lawsuit is the best remedy, but it will be interesting if it gains traction.

– I have not had any of these bagels. Perhaps it’s time to change that.

I will probably ask you to write your legislator several times this session. I am going to start with a bill that will not pass either house in the Democratic controlled legislature and would be vetoed by Governor Inslee if it somehow got to his desk. I am talking about this transphobia smorgasbord.

Representative Jim Walsh wishes to pick on trans people. Trans youth who need protection. Trans youth who are some of the most vulnerable people in our society.

So I am asking you to find your legislators and let them know that you oppose HB 1214. I would like their bigotry to be rejected now, before it has a chance to take hold in Washington.

And hey, please wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.