Archives for October 2018

Yesterday night, One Bus Away, as is sometimes its wont, lied to me. So I left Drinking Liberally and instead of waiting for a couple minutes, I waited for the better part of a half hour. It wasn’t rainy or cold.

So the first few minutes are saying that the bus was coming. Then that it had arrived, but, obviously, I hadn’t seen it. Then by the time I was sure it wasn’t coming, it said that the next bus was 10 minutes away (turned out to be a bit longer). So, is it rude to go back in the bar after saying your goodbyes, and then leave again in 5 minutes?

I should also say that One Bus Away is basically magic, but I only write about it when it doesn’t work as well as I would like.

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets this evening for a bit of conversation over a cocktail. And, you know…we’ll all receive our “angry mob” checks from George Soros. Hey…there are just 28 days until the midterm elections!

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

Can’t make it to Seattle? No prob…there are 254 chapters of Living Liberally, including 22 in Washington state, seven in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find a chapter near you. Or consider starting your own chapter.

With the Kavanaugh horror, I can understand anyone’s frustration. But if you want to vent that frustration, there are some great Federal campaigns here in Washington that could use your time or money. Maria Cantwell, Lisa Brown,Carolyn Long, and Kim Schrier are all much better than the people they’re running against. They could use you making calls, doing data entry, walking a neighborhood, standing on the corner waving signs, or whatever your talents are. If you want to get involved with the local party, the WA Democrats can help. If you want to work with an organization that has been organizing against Kavanaugh, let me recommend Washing NARAL. Finally, if you aren’t in Washington, or just need help figuring out a specific plan, I would recommend Crushthemidterms.org.

Stephen: Steve Kornacki looks into his midterms crystal ball.

Minute Earth: The secret weapon that could help save bees.

Lauren Mayer: Oh, Beto!:

Real Engineering: How we will colonise the moon.

Bill Maher: New Rule—Power begets power.

The Dotard Трамп and His Band of Rape Deniers:

• Jimmy Kimmel: The Dotard Трамп is a master of impressions
• Stephen: Трамп makes up with Canada, Melania goes to Africa
• Seth Meyers: Трамп’s Mississippi rally and presidential emergency alert system
• Trevor: Dotard Трамп’s dodgy tax history
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп out Трамп is NOT a self-made millionaire
• Late Show: Kim Jong-Un responds to Трамп using the L-word
• Roy Wood, Jr.: Extreme team-building in Трамп’s divided America
• James Corden: Трамп tax cheating and test messages.
• The Atlantic: The “nightmare” of a Tweeting President.
• Jimmy Kimmel: Mike Pence reveals greatest threat to America
• Seth Meyers: Трампy monologue
• Stephen: Dotard Трамп “self-made” claims are bogus
• Trevor: Трамп “loco” trade announcement
• Jimmy Kimmel: Drunk Dotard Трамп can’t stop bragging
• Stephen interviews Трамп’s new White House attorney
• Jimmy Fallen: Трампy news
• James Corden: Трамп’s shady taxes
• Late Show: Not all of Трамп’s presidential alerts were the same
• Jimmy Kimmel: The Dotard Трамп’s dead father has a message for him
• Seth Meyers: Stephen Miller’s anti-immigrant policies
• Trevor: Трамп makes a trade deal with Mexico and Canada
• Stephen knows how to block the presidential alert
• Late Show: How many times can Трамп interrupt women in one press conference?
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s presidential alerts – The movie
• Trevor: Трамп’s China conspiracy
• Stephen: Трамп takes a stand for the real victims—men

Kurzgesagt: Why meat is the best worst thing in the world.

James Corden and Eric Idle: “We are probably all going to die’:

Now This World: The problem with the UN veto power

Supremely Boofed!

• Trevor: Jeff Flake flips on Brett Kavanaugh
• Stephen with Jake Tapper: Jake Tapper credits Jeff Flake for “gutsy” decision
• Jimmy Kimmel: New proof that Kavanaugh has bad judgement
• Trevor: Brett Kavanaugh’s 1985 bar brawl brings his honesty under oath into question
• Roy Zimmerman: White Indignant Male Person (W.I.M.P.):

• Seth Meyers: Трамп melts down over Dr. Ford’s testimony
• Jimmy Kimmel: Hope for Kavanaugh and other men accused of sexual assault
• Late Show: Kavanaugh testimony drinking game
• Stephen: Kavanaugh’s drinking buddy speaks out
• Mark Fiore: Beer warning alert.
• Jimmy Kimmel: Kavanaugh is one of the finest people Трамп has known
• Super DeluxeAmerican horror story—Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation
• Trevor: Why don’t Republicans just dump Brett Kavanaugh?
• StephenKavanaugh may have boofed the truth during his testimony
• Jimmy Kimmel: Things that lasted longer than Kavanaugh FBI investigation
• Seth Meyers: GOP pushes for Kavanaugh vote after FBI report
• Late Show: UB40’s “Red, Red Wine” Ft. Brett Kavanaugh
• Stephen with Jake Tapper: Lindsey Graham’s transformation as a survival tactic
• A very scary time for men
• Trevor: Secretive, speedy & sketchy—The FBI investigation into Brett Kavanaugh
• Jordan Klepper Asks mississippi Трамп supporters about Brett Kavanaugh’s sexual assault allegations
• Seth Meyers: Трамп defends Kavanaugh in crazy press conference amid FBI probe
• James Corden: Brett Kavanaugh still has a shot
• Jonathan Mann: Angry Kavanaugh Lying Song:

• Rachel Maddow: Brett Kavanaugh vote will drive political backlash if history is any guide.
• Late Show: Ken Burns presents the Kavanaugh letters
• Conan’s high school year book
• Stephen: Brett Kavanaugh’s very stereotypical “80s bar fight”
• Trevor: Трамп weaponizes victimhood to defend Kavanaugh

Jim Jefferies: All America wants is the most entertaining candidate.

Wendover: Why the world is running out of pilots.

Late Show conspiracy theories with Damon Wayans Jr..

The Atlantic: Can women’s anger save America?

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

I said this after the Montana special election, but it bears repeating. Republicans don’t support people in spite of crimes. They support them in part because of their criminality. They supported Trump more after grab them by the pussy. They rallied around Kavanaugh because there were multiple sexual assaults.

There is a criminal class in America. We let them get away with sexual assault, with punching reporters, with financial crimes. Even many people who wouldn’t get away with those things, who in many cases are its victims, still support letting a criminal class exist. Just as many poor people consider themselves temporarily embarrassed millionaires, so to do people complaining about lying bitches want their own chance to rape women without consequences.

Congratulations to Amazon workers on your future raises. I still think that Amazon half owned by the workers and half owned by Prime members makes more sense than owned by shareholders. But still, it is undeniably good. For the workers. For the locations where people got more spending money. Ultimately for the company itself.

Please join us Tuesday evening for our weekly gathering of the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally. We’ll drink beer. Boys and girls both. Yes, we’ll drink beer. We liked beer. We still like beer. We’ll drink beer. We’re old enough. Yeah…we’ll drink beer. We like beer….

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

Can’t make it to Seattle? There are 254 chapters of Living Liberally, including 22 in Washington state, seven in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find a chapter near you. Or consider starting your own chapter.

Finally, the permadrizzle returns to Western Washington. The leaves are changing, but it’s still nice out. The best time of the year.