Archives for July 2017

Happy Bastille Day. I can’t find my pocket knife or my pike, so I don’t know if I can celebrate it properly this year. (PS, the French Revolution is odd)

Am I in Hell? I think I’m on the bus home from Drinking Liberally, but perhaps my ring of Hell smells of stale fries and the soundtrack is off key versions of whistled patriotic songs. If this posts, I was not in Hell.

Please join us tonight for an evening of liberal politics over drinks at the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally.

We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the small room at the back of the tavern beginning about 8pm.

Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the other 235 chapters of Living Liberally, including 23 in Washington state, five in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find, or go out and start, a chapter near you.

It’s strange to get emails asking me to spend my democracy vouchers. I suppose that money is money for the campaigns. And it’s good to remind people that they can spend them.

Who are you going to use your democracy vouchers on?

Leviticus 19:19
Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee.

Discuss.

Jimmy Dore: Ron Paul sounds drunk & screams “free market, free market!”

WaPo: 10 distinguished activists you should know about.

Why are there twice as many solar jobs as coal jobs?

Трампshit:

• Farron Cousins: In just 6 months, Трамп shrinks America’s reputation to below Shrub-era levels.
• Sam Seder: Трамп wanders around the tarmac as if he was confused or senile.
• Mark Fiore: Thank you Twitter.
• Chris Hayes: Rick Perry “explains” supply and demand.
• Maddow: The Donald Трамп Russia political crisis—A timeline in breaking news
• David Pakman: Трамп in Poland, “Nobody really knows” who meddled in US election
• Farron Cousins: Donnie Трамп, Jr. gets roasted after sending hateful, misspelled tweet on July 4th
• Richard Fowler: Трамп is hurting America’s image around the world.
• Sam Seder: Of course Трамп hangs fake Time covers of himself on his properties.
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Bob Inglis, who voted to impeach Bill Clinton says Donald Трамп’s actions are worse.
• Young Turks: Who does Americans trust more, CNN or Трамп?
• David Pakman: Трамп Poland speech is indistinguishable from parody.
• Randy Rainbow: Before he Tweets:

• Chris Hayes: The ethics chief who took on the Трамп White House.
• Maddow: News organizations should beware of forged Трамп Russia documents.
• Sam Seder: Buzz Aldrin IS NOT HAVING Трамп’s nonsense speech about space
• Lawrence O’Donnell: The 25th amendment and Трамп’s fitness for office.
• David Pakman: Bizarre Трамп speech apparently causes Buzz Aldrin physical pain.
• Farron CousinsDonald Трамп goes overseas, attack U.S. media and U.S. intelligence agencies
• Young Turks: Трамп’s handshake fail of the week.

Josh Pieters Investigates: This Is Fake News!!

Late Show: A PSA from Dogs about fireworks.

John Oliver: Warren G. Harding:

Young Turks: Congress’ sexy new dress code.

Chris Christie’s Whale of a Beach Story:

• Sam Seder: Beachgate
• Chris Christie on the beach.
• Young Turks: Chris Christie needs the whole beach to himself.
• Chris Christie’s controversial beach trip.
• Chris Hayes: Can Chris Christie fall any further?
• Farron Cousins: Chris Christie shuts down state beaches to everyone but his own family.
• Sam Seder: Chris Christie won’t apologize.

2018 candidate intro videos worth watching.

Farron Cousins: Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) admits that Republicans don’t know how to govern.

Good God! with with God & special guest President John Adams.

NPR Gets Super-Edgy:

• Young Turks: Trump supporters triggered by Declaration Of Independence
• Farron Cousins: NPR angers low-information Трамп supporters by Tweeting out Declaration Of Independence.
• Sam Seder: Tweets of the Declaration of Independence FREAKS OUT conservatives.

Young Turks: A day in the life of a female Senator.

DOJ fines Hobby Lobby for smuggling Iraqi artifacts.

The “voter fraud” commission.

Republicans Get Set To Kill and Bankrupt Americans:

• Ari Melber: “Patina of panic”, GOP and White House plot “urgent blitz” for ObamaCare repeal vote.
• Young Turks: G.O.P. ad blames healthcare problems on Hillary?!?
• G.O.P.’s attempts to strip health care from millions of Americans backfires, BIGLY!
• The miracles of Jesus under Трампcare:

• Farron Cousins: Dumbass, desperate Republicans call upon Democrats for a health care plan?!?
• Трампcare could cost disabled Americans their independence
• Chris Hayes: Indiana GOP call for Obamacare horror stories backfires.
• Young Turks: Ted Cruz is taking your healthcare but here, have some freedom!
• Fact checking the White House spin on healthcare.

Mental Floss: 34 historical facts.

Sam Seder and Justin Miller: Gov. Sam Brownback’s (R-KS) trickle-down experiment is a complete failure.

David Hawkings and Kellie Mejdrich on The Capitol’s dress code explained.

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

If Seattle can just agree not to talk to strangers on the light rail, that would be great. I get it if you need help or are a religious extremist who has to tell everyone you meet about Jesus. But if I’m reading, I want to read. If I’m on my phone, I want to be on my phone. If I’m starting unto space, I want to stare into space.

Did y’all have a nice 4th? I hope so. There was a pretty good spot to watch the fireworks near Drinking Liberally. It was just on the other side of the freeway, and a couple times, I saw ambulances going by. I know that rationally, it could be for anything, but I assumed it was fireworks accidents.

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets tonight for a 4th of July celebration. Please join us as we discuss the past and future of our democracy.

We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the small room at the back of the tavern beginning about 8pm.

Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the other 234 chapters of Living Liberally, including 23 in Washington state, five in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find, or go out and start, a chapter near you.

Over the weekend, I went to my first Reign game of the season. It’s always a good time. And the I-5 rivalry game with Portland is the best. Oh, and they won.

Psalm 82:1
When all of the other gods have come together, the Lord God judges them.

Discuss.