Archives for May 2019

Seattle, we’re such weather wimps. This weekend we’ll hear oh, it’s too hot! Oh, I don’t have AC. My children can’t get comfortable. Pretty soon the inevitable I can’t open my window because of all the smoke, and I just want to be able to breathe.

The second time in as many weeks coming home from Drinking Liberally, the bus passed without stopping. Last week another one came soon. Yesterday it was 10 more minutes. It was pleasant out, but goddam. I don’t know where I’m going with this, but should I call Metro if it happens again?

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets this Tuesday evening for conversations over a drink. Please join us if you can!

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

Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 264 chapters of Living Liberally, including 22 in Washington state, seven in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find a chapter near you. Or start a new chapter for your community!

Social media is a part of a lot of people’s jobs. This can cause a gray area in some situations. But transitioning from HR crude (to say the least!) messages is a workplace problem. Don’t be gross at work, even when you are not officially on the clock, to potential coworkers. Obviously, don’t creep even if it’s not at work too.

Not The White House Correspondents’ Dinner: Deep fakes.

Late Show: A Message From The NRA

Trevor: Putin’s plot to take over the Arctic.

Today I Found Out: Why Doesn’t the U.S. Use the Metric System?.

Seth Meyers: Mostly political monologue.

Wendover: The economics that made boeing build the 737 Max.

Jim Jefferies: America can learn a lot from Australia’s gambling addiction.

Not The White House Correspondents’ Dinner: Balance v. truth

Minute Physics: How quantum computers break encryption.

The Dotard Трамп and His Fellow Liars, Purgers, and Thieves:

• Stephen: William Barr’s master class on hair splitting
• Bill MaherDemocracy—Endgame
• Chris Hayes: Stephen Moore is not so great at defending himself
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп suing to hide financial records
• Rachel Maddow: Robert Mueller expressed displeasure to Barr over handling of report
• James Corden: AG William Barr didn’t feel like his job
• Trevor with Jaboukie Young-White: Fixing the Dotard’s Twitter account.
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Kellyanne Conway breaks the law again
• Not The White House Correspondents’ Dinner: In memoriam to White House press briefings
• Stephen: William Barr pulls a no-show on Congress
• Jimmy Kimmel: Democrats mock AG Barr and Трамп hates ObamaCare
• Watch Sen. Mazie Hirono tear AG William Barr a new asshole
• Watch Sen. Kamala Harris tear AG William Barr a new asshole
• Rachel Maddow: Did Barr shut down Mueller for not making a call on Трамп’s crime?
• Stephen: Трамп still faces 16 known criminal probes
• Chris Hayes: The Dotard gets “spiritual” on national day of prayer
• Jimmy Fallon: Robert Mueller unhappy with William Barr’s report summary
• Rachel Maddow: Hillary Clinton—Mueller report shows that the Russians were successful
• Conan: Трамп has Never Taken A Small Bite In His Life
• Stephen: Colbert Barges in on William Barr’s testimony
• James Corden: Sen. Lindsey Graham dropped an F-bomb
• Jonathan Mann: Lindsay Graham says, “Трамп is a fucking idiot”.:

• Mark Fiore: A new oath for new times
• Stephen: Трамп calls himself “The youngest person”
• Jimmy Kimmel: Attorney General Barr’s Senate hearing
• Late Show: Rep. Steve Cohen gives Bill Barr props
• Trevor: Summary of Barr’s Senate testimony—“Nah”
• Chris Hayes: Republicans don’t defy The Dotard Трамп because they don’t want to
• Not The White House Correspondents’ Dinner: WHCD’s Collapse
• Stephen: Трамп’s fed pick is unqualified…and worse
• Rachel Maddow: Hillary Clinton, “I’m living rent free inside of Dotard Трамп’s brain”
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Chairman Adam Schiff—A.G. Barr deliberately misled the Congress
• Seth Meyers: Mueller complained about Barr’s letter to Congress
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп celebrates 10,000 lies in office
• Bill Maher: ASMR feat. Moby
• Stephen: The Dotard aims to charge refugees a fee to seek asylum
• Chris Hayes: Emails show DHS had no way to link separated families
• Not The White House Correspondents’ Dinner: The roast of The Dotard Трамп
• Seth Meyers: Barr refuses to testify after lying about Mueller
• Stephen: From “all in” to “all out” for pseudo-economist Stephen Moore

Not The White House Correspondents’ Dinner: Honorary journalism honor award honors.

Jim Jefferies: Silicon Valley’s gamification of everything.

Not The White House Correspondents’ Dinner: Horny for good journalism.

Trevor: Melinda Gates—“The Moment of Lift” and giving back on a global scale.

Lauren Mayer: NRA!

Knowing Better: The straight white man’s guide to feminism and social justice.

Desi Lydic: Why the wage gap is very real but shouldn’t be.

Not The White House Correspondents’ Dinner: Racism is racist with Brandon Victor Dixon:

Verge Science: On board Virgin Orbit’s flying launchpad.

Jim Jefferies: Not all snowflakes are unique.

Robert Reich: Five responses to climate change deniers

Twenty-Twenty Vision:

• Conan thinks Biden’s 24 pt lead will fade once he starts talking
• Jimmy Fallon: Beto O’Rourke answers fan questions on Facebook live
• Trevor: Pete Buttigieg on how much White male privilege decides which candidates matter
• Stephen: Joe Biden is making The Dotard nervous
• Seth Meyers: Calls into FAUX, calls Russia probe a “coup”
• Trevor: Why are Black women voters leaning toward Joe Biden?
• Bill Maher: Gov. Jay Inslee on combating climate change:

• Chris Hayes: Senator Kirsten Gillibrand calls for Attorney General William Barr to resign
• Stephen: Joe Biden’s new Obama-heavy ad
• Jimmy Fallon: Beto O’Rourke and Obama snapchat at the dentist
• Conan: Eric Swalwell’s approval rating is on the rise
• Trevor: Biden gets his Трамп nickname and stumbles through his first 2020 rally
• Seth Meyers: Can Governor John Hickenlooper break through?
• Jimmy Fallon: Four Beto O’Rourkes jam out on MySpace

Jimmy Dore chats with Sen. Mitt Romney.

Not The White House Correspondents’ Dinner: Sigourney Weaver saves journalism

Jordan Klepper: Meet the vets who use pro wrestling to combat PTSD.

Physics Girl: Singing this note is impossible.

Lewis Black: New York’s subways are about to get way worse.

Jim Jefferies: Taking care of your body is too much damn work.

Not The White House Correspondents’ Dinner: Conservative comedian Zam Larson (Taran Killam).

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

I was at the bus stop not super late, but post rush hour. There were a handful of people at the stop. When I saw my bus coming, I walked over and waited first in line. As I stated to board, the driver gave me the wait signal, as someone else was taking a minute to exit.

And then as I was waiting, someone goes around me trying to board. Like I just decided to stop! Then when he realized there was someone getting off the bus, he stayed in the head of the line. Seriously, what?

How can anyone write a thread when it’s so nice out? I could have written something last night? Well I didn’t so you’re stuck with this nonsense.