Archives for October 2019

I don’t understand how a campaign can be so flush with cash, and mess up the basic requirements (item 2). Seriously, the Orion campaign should be able to get its ducks in a row.

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets tonight. Please join us in conversations about politics from local to international. New ideas and insights are always welcomed!

We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. Look for us in the back room of the pub beginning about 8pm.

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Get your ballot postmarked or dropped off by a week from tomorrow. If you live in Seattle please vote for the person Amazon doesn’t want (I generally say don’t vote out of spite, and fortunately it’s also going to be the better choice). If you haven’t got your ballot in the mail yet, please contact your county elections office.

Samantha Bee: Foster Care is broken and how to fix it.

New York Times: Why is YouTube erasing history?

Roll Call: Hillary Clinton speaks at Elijah Cummings’ funeral.

Physics Girl: Most people don’t know wine moves like this.

The Dotard Трамп And His Crime-addled Co-conspirators:

• Stephen: Трамп’s Syria victory speech has people saying “wow”
• Ari Melber: Трамп fuels impeachment with “impulsive” behavior
• Rachel Maddow: Despite twists, Трамп’s saga is actually just one, big scandal
• Seth Meyers: Republicans can’t defend Трамп’s corrupt abuses of power
• WaPo: Quid pro quo, explained
• Katy Tur: Rudy Giuliani talks about needing cash in butt-dial to NBC News reporter
• The Late Show: The crazy train in impeachment fantasyland
• Lauren Mayer: Obama envy:
  
• Lawrence O’Donnell: The impeachment depositions are adding up to “A very likely abuse of power”
• Stephen: Bombshell testimony directly ties Трамп to Ukraine quid pro quo
• Amber Ruffin addresses The Dotard Трамп’s lynching comments
• Now This: Did the Dotard give these women astronauts the finger?
• Stephen: Gasp! Bill Taylor’s testimony said to be “incredibly damaging” to Трамп
• Seth MeyersRepublican nutberders storm impeachment hearing after bombshell testimony
• Ali Velshi: The FAUX News effect on Трамп’s base
• Stephen: “You’ll never have another President like me”
• The Late Show: Looking for a place to hold the G-7?
• Bill Maher: Mad King Трамп
• Rachel Maddow: Трамп lawyers keep musing about a Mike Pence indictment
• Stephen: Трамп wishes the Democrats were “kiddingly” about impeachment
• Ali Velshi: Unpaid bills pile up in the wake of The Dotard Трамп rallies
• Robert Reich: Трамп’s emoluments mess
• Stephen: Трамп campaign sells “get over it” shirts after Mulvaney’s quid pro quo admission
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Samantha Power on The Dotard, Russia, and Bill Taylor.
• Mark Fiore: Get over it!
• Jimmy Dore: Rick Perry resigns over Трамп Ukraine allegations:
  
• Samantha Bee: Peter Schweizer and the Biden/Ukraine conspiracy
• Lawrence O’Donnell: WH official expected to bolster Taylor’s testimony that Трамп pushed Ukraine
• Ari Melber: Evidence points to AG Barr abusing law enforcement powers
• Stephen: Ronan Farrow saw a master list of “Трамп dirt” at The National Enquirer
• Late Show: Risk—Chaos edition
• Ali Velshi: The Dotard’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, is shopping around for lawyers
• Seth Meyers: Late Night Democratic presidential debate—Round 4
• Katy Tur: Key witness in impeachment investigation asks court if he should testify
• Stephen gets a surprise visit from Rudy Giuliani
• Rachel Maddow: Трамп’s lawyers argue his crimes can’t be investigated or prosecuted

Verge Science: How to find the microplastics in your seafood.

Stephen: Why doesn’t “Pierre Delecto” follow Stephen Colbert on Twitter?

Roll Call: Obama speaks at Elijah Cummings’ funeral.

Jim Jefferies: Preparing for earth’s sixth mass extinction.

Wired: FBI agent explains how bombs are disposed of.

Twenty-twenty Vision:

• Now This: Pete Buttigieg talks fight for health care justice with Ady Barkan
• Jimmy Kimmel: Bernie Sanders on heart attack, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez & impeachment
• Full Frontal: Wow! Not all Ohio voters are white guys in diners!
• WaPo: Virginia’s off-year election is a major test for 2020
• Bill Maher: New Rule—Nowhere else to go
• Now This: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorses Bernie Sanders in fiery speech
• Trevor with Alex Wagner: Assessing the 4th debate

Wendover: The logistics of disaster response.

Robert Reich: The NRA 6-part strategy to stop gun laws.

Now This: House votes to make animal cruelty a federal crime.

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week.

Minute Earth: How much air can a tree hold?

Vox: Is the gray wolf actually endangered?

Now This: How the climate crisis is reshaping this American town.

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

It’s soup season. The best time of the year. I made myself a nice lentil soup yesterday. My trick is to throw a couple cinnamon sticks in with your other ingredients.