Archives for August 2020

I had missed it earlier, but what great news that the continent of Africa is wild polio free. It’s a huge milestone even as more work needs to be done. Congrats on the decades long effort.

Anyway, wash your hands right now.

The Late Show: The Jerry Falwell Jr. scandal is giving pool boys a bad name.

Samantha Bee: The Republican party’s fall look—Fringe!

Biden—Harris 2020:

• Trevor: The RNC is already insane
• The Late Show: Kimberly Guilfoyle is crowned Miss Fascism 2020
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп reviews Mike Pence’s RNC 2020 speech
• James Corden: What an uplifting first night at the RNC!
• br0keb0i: Kimberly Guilfoyle down with the sickness
• Bruce W. Nelson: “Biden will bring America back”
• J-L Cauvin: Mike Pence gets personal at the 2020 RNC
• Full Frontal: RNC 2016 rewind—Allana talks to attendees about misogyny
• Trevor: Pence packs an impressive amount of bullshit into his RNC speech
• Now This: Some of the biggest lies of the RNC
• Meidas Touch: End the misery (The misery index)
• The Late Show: The Трамп family sings the ABCs of the RNC
• Jaboukie Young-White: This 19-year-old went full MAGA
• Daily Show: RNC night 1—Here’s how you will die
• Stephen: RNC Day 1
• The Late Show: Great moments in convention history—Clint Eastwood’s 2012 RNC speech chair claps back
• Trevor: Getting to know Kamala Harris
• Full Frontal: RNC 2016 rewind–Mike helps free the beast
• Jimmy Dore: Mike Pompeo preparing to run for president in 2024!:

• Bruce W. Nelson: KIMBERLY GUILFOYLE! (The RNC’s new sonic weapon)
• Now This: Terror! Mayhem! Disaster! Four nights of RNC fear-mongering
• Trevor: Melania, Tiffany and Eric take the RNC stage on day 2
• The Late Show: A penguin hatches every time Melania says something that is definitely not true
• VoteVets: Secret weapon Jill
• Trevor: Трамп’s Boring-Ass RNC Speech
• Stephen: Melania Трамп headlines RNC night 2
• Full Frontal reacts to the RNC
• Mark Fiore: Nominating Трамп
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп reviews Трамп at the RNC
• Meidas Touch: Demand change
• The Daily Show: Are Republicans talking about the DNC or RNC?
• Trevor: The RNC’s appeal to Black voters & Don Jr.’s “Imagine” speech
• Now This: RNC speakers take fear-mongering to next level on third night
• Lauren Mayer: Flatter the Führer
• The Late Show: Melania Трамп previews her RNC Rose Garden speech
• Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week—RNC edition
• Stephen: I didn’t watch the RNC tonight, and I feel great about it
• VoteVets: The first….
• Songify the News: Father, father:

• Full Frontal: Allana Harkin reacts to the DNC
• br0keb0i: The American dream—Kids in cages
• Now This: False Planned Parenthood claims from RNC 2020
• The Late Show: Jesus crashes Mike Pence’s RNC speech
• Jonathan Mann: The best is yet to come (Kimberly Guilfoyle RNC remix)
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп reacts to Melania’s RNC speech
• schmoyoho: Do it for corn pop—Joe Biden
• Trevor and Desi Lydic: FAUX News praises Biden’s DNC speech (and criticizes Kamala Harris’s speech)!
• The Late Show: America Endgame (RNC edition)
• Now This: Fact checking Mike Pence’s RNC speech
• The Daily Show: Asking Republicans, “When was America great?”
• Stephen: After four nights of nonsense at the RNC, we’re getting off this emotional roller coaster
• The Late Show: Tooning Out The News RNC highlights

Trevor: What is QAnon?

Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s best Christian: Fake Christian of the week—Jerry Falwell, Jr.

Bill Maher: American carnage

The Dotard Трамп and Other Grifters, Liars, and Cheaters:

• Bruce W. Nelson: Трамп’s a sick man
• Really American: Трамп talks Трамп
• Bill Maher: New Rule—#FreeUpTheMail
• The Daily Show: The Dotard Трамп—“The greatest President of all time in history”
• John Di Domenico: Трамп is FURIOUS over Maryanne Трамп’s leaked audio, calling him a self-centered, unprincipled, liar
• Bruce W. Nelson: I just can’t wait until the date Трамп’s party turns to dust
• Don Winslow Films: #TrumpsZombieArmy
• Trevor: Трамп’s sister caught talking shit & Трамп bullies the FDA
• thejuicemedia: Honest government ad:

• Really American: Трамп hires the “best”
• Robert Reich: The Post Office crisis to come
• Trevor: The Lincoln Project’s Stuart Stevens on the evolution of the GOP under Трамп
• Don Winslow Films: #TheRealKellyanneConway
• The Late Show: Great moments in convention history—Трамп’s dramatic entrance at the 2016 RNC
• Really American: Polluter in chief
• br0keb0i: The Fourth Reich—Трамп’s dictatorship
• Meidas Touch: Bye Eric—A total phony
• J-L Cauvin: How The Dotard Трамп met Melania—An RNC romance
• Foundation Singers: We are the worst—Sing/swing remix
• Bruce W. Nelson: I like Трамп:

• Jonathan Mann: Uh oh, Melania Трамп ruined the Rose Garden
• Bruce W. Nelson: “Daddy prays for Eric every night”
• Stephen: Jerry Falwell Jr.’s link to Трамп is far more troubling than his sex scandal
• Robert Reich: Трамп’s 40 biggest broken promises revealed
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп reacts to Jim Gaffigan’s Twitter attacks!
• John Oliver: The Dotard’s stupid fucking border wall
• The Late Show: Two of The Dotard Трамп’s sisters speak out about the president
• Meidas Touch: Трамп failed—The results speak for themselves

MoveOn: Thousands rally to save the Post Office.

Jordan Klepper: What happened to the Federal Election Commission?

Racism in America:

• Now This: Tucker Carlson defends accused Kenosha shooter
• Sky News: Thousands echo historic civil rights March on Washington
• Brave New Films: Suppressed 2020—The fight to vote (long lines in minority neighborhoods)
• Stephen: Shame on them! Nancy Pelosi on the Senate’s refusal to pass the George Floyd Justice & Policing Act
• Now This: What are your rights when filming ICE arrests?
• Samantha Bee: The Amazing Disgrace—Our country’s racist symbols Pt. 1
• Samantha Bee: The Amazing Disgrace—Our country’s racist symbols Pt. 2
• Now This: BLM protesters confront Sen. Rand Paul over justice for Breonna Taylor
• Trevor: Why did the police shoot Jacob Blake?
• Vox: When voting rights didn’t protect all women

Brave New Films: Poll worker emergency—Young people needed • Election 2020.

The Daily Show: America’s got suppression.

ТрампPlague:

• The Late Show: Covid loves college
• Really American: Tucker dunks the Dotard
• Meidas Touch: Трамп kills—Seniors aren’t safe in Трамп’s America
• Vox: Why face masks became political in the US
• Really American: Not THEIR children
• Full Frontal: Pandemic Video Diaries—Conventions 2020, “Expect the worst”

Samantha Bee: What it means to be progressive with Pramila Jayapal.

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

Did you go against my advice and watch the Republican convention? I saw clips and it seemed like they didn’t know what to do with speeches without an audience. The speakers would build and build and pause to a second of awkward silence.

The President solved this problem with massive norms and probably legal violations. That’s probably also going to be remembered more as a super spreader event than for anything he said. Disgusting.

But not disgusting is you washing your hands right now.

Parents of school age children, how are you holding up? It seems like it’s going to be a difficult learning from home start of the year. Just the uncertainty. And goodness knows how long it will be before kids can go back.

Anyway, wash your hands right now.

Will you be watching the Republican convention? I will not. It’s probably irresponsible to watch when there are people there live. Is it encouraging a potential super spreader event? And of course it will be a hate filled event for an awful people. I say give it a pass.

But don’t pass on washing your hands. Do it right now.

John Oliver: Juries.

Lauren Mayer and Carla Ulbrich: Stand up and act!

Robert Reich: What do Russia and the United States have in common?

The Biden-Harris 2020:

• The Late Show: America—Endgame
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп destroys the DNC and Joe Biden!
• Mark Fiore: Why change horses mid-stream
• Samantha Bee: Expect the worst from this election season, pt. 1
• Don Winslow Films: #FromRosaToKamala
• Trevor: The DNC kicks off & Michelle Obama brings down the house
• Randy Rainbow: KAMALA!

• Stephen: Barack Obama’s fiery, emotional speech sets the stage For Historic Kamala Harris VP Nomination
• Eleven Films: The #BlueWave2020 trailer
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп reacts to Michelle Obama and night 1 of the Democratic National Convention
• br0keb0i: The interview that ruined Pence
• The Late Show: Dr. Destruction crashes Kamala’s DNC speech
• Robert Reich: On November 3, we defeat The Dotard Трамп and Mitch McConnell
• Samantha Bee: Expect the worst from this election season, pt. 2
• Priorities USAWreck
• Meidas Touch: Had enough Трамп?
• Seth Meyers: Трамп and FAUX try to distract from the DNC
• Trevor: The DNC kick-off & Трамп’s boat parade
• Stephen: Monologue after day 1 of the Democratic National Convention
• Trevor: Why you shouldn’t be asking if Kamala Harris is “Black enough”
• VoteVets: A real commander-in-chief
• br0keb0i: Joe Biden’s speech at the 2020 DNC best moment
• Sheryl Crow: Woman in the White House
• Trevor: DNC Day 2
• Stephen: Monologue after day 2 of the Democratic National Convention
• Now This: Joe Biden and the Violence Against Women Act
• Foundation Singers: It is what it is:

• The Late Show: John Legend previews the DNC
• The Daily Show: FAUX News is right—Any idiot can read off a teleprompter
• Here’s why you can’t sit out this election
• Trevor: DNC Day 3
• Stephen: DNC Day 4—Joe Biden states his purpose

Dulcé Sloan: Who did the 19th Amendment really give voting rights to?

Bill Maher: Think like a true QAnon.

The Dotard Трамп and Other Liars and Miscreants:

• The Daily Show: Americans fight for the post office and Obama speaks out
• Meidas Touch: Трамп’s course—Driving us in the wrong direction
• Seth Meyers: Трамп and the GOP are trying to destroy the Post Office
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп unveils the four main themes for the RNC
• Bruce W. Nelson: 25 great ways to fire Трамп
• br0keb0i: The nightmare of the Трамп presidency
• Really American: Republican confessions
• Jimmy Dore: Трамп’s presidential debate preparation with Chris Christie!
• Lauren Mayer: Save the USPS
• Stephen: Amb. Susan Rice says the American people need to “call B.S.” on Трамп’s attack on the postal service
• Bruce W. Nelson: Goodyear, Трамп, and explaining his general lack of sensitivity
• The Late Show: Трамп messed with the wrong tire guys
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Negro leagues
• Really American: Трамп swamped America
• FOD: Трамп talks social media
• Amber Ruffin shares what Трамп has done for women:

• Don Winslow Films: #MeetMotherPence
• Meidas Touch: Tick tock, Трамп
• Now This: Трамп praises followers of crazy “QAnon” conspiracy theory
• The Late Show: Exclusive footage of Steve Bannon’s perp walk
• Bruce W. Nelson: On Steve Bannon and conservatives today
• Mother Jones: That time Steve Bannon accused the Clintons of corruption and money laundering
• VoteVets: Postmaster General Louis DeJoy must resign or be fired
• Seth Meyers: Ex-Трамп adviser Steve Bannon arrested and charged with fraud
• br0keb0i: The Dotard Трамп wants to stop you from voting
• Really American: Rigger in chief
• Meidas Touch: Divorce Трамп!
• Stephen: Трамп courts conspiracy theorists from the White House podium, offering to “save the world”
• Trevor: DNC, Day 4

WaPo: Why she votes—12 female leaders share their stories of suffrage.

Robert Reich: Why Democrats and Republicans need to unite against the oligarchy

Samantha Bee: There’s a race problem in journalism.

ТрампPlague:

• br0keb0i: Jared Kushner calls coronavirus deaths a success story
• Jimmy Dore: My Pillow CEO urges people to take poison (to cure coronavirus)!
• Priorities USA: Life and death
• Robert Reich: Трамп’s “law and order” campaign is a distraction
• br0keb0i: My Pillow guy and the fake doctors of The Dotard Трамп

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week.

Trevor: Veronica Chambers—Reframing the story of the 19th Amendment

Brave New Films: Alec Baldwin says “Make America wote again”.

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

I think that the Democratic Convention went pretty well. Probably too many Republicans, but as long as they were just talking about Biden is good people and not pushing policy, whatever. Kamala Harris and Barack Obama probably had the best speeches by politicians.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now.

It’s good to have an Attorney General like Bob Ferguson. I was a constituent of his on the King County Council. I have to say I was not really a fan then.

But whatever my skepticism looked like then, he has been great as AG. So it’s no surprise that he is leading a coalition of attorneys general to save the Post Office. Hopefully there will still be something to save.

Anyway, wash your hands right now.

Did you survive the too hot? I was able to go outside and find shady spots in the worst of the afternoon. But my apartment never cooled down. It’s already gross today, but the worst is over.

Anyway, wash your hands right now.

Randy Rainbow: CHRISTOPHER CUOMO! (A special birthday BONUS!)

Now This: Breaking down New York AG’s lawsuit against the NRA

Biden—Harris 2020:

• The Late Show: The Vice Presidential condolence card collection
• Desi Lydic: Who is Kamala Harris?
• Meidas Touch: Biden Harris 2020.
• J-L Cauvin: Mike Pence has no fear of Kamala Harris!!!
• Seth Meyers: Трамп and FAUX struggle to attack Sen. Kamala Harris
• Now This: Трамп promotes racist birther lie about Kamala Harris
• The Late Show: Трамп deploys female candidate detector for Kamala
• Priorities USA: Her movement
• Stephen: Kamala Harris hits Трамп where it hurts—the economy
• Trevor: Kamala Harris is Biden’s VP pick
• Meidas Touch: Bye, Hannity.
• John Di DomenicoТрамп rant—Rips Kamala Harris as a liar, a phony & a nasty, nasty woman who doesn’t like puppies!
• Bruce W. Nelson: Nasty women
• Move On: Kamala Harris picked as Joe Biden’s running mate
• Stephen: Alex Wagner and Mark McKinnon on what Kamala Harris’s candidacy means for the Democratic Party
• Trevor: Kamala Harris—The person, the politician…and the chef?
• Jimmy Fallon: Trump calls Kamala Harris “nasty”
• Meidas Touch: Prosecute him—Kamala Harris makes the case against Трамп
• Now This: Cory Booker reacts to Kamala Harris VP pick.
• The Late Show: Biden picks Kamala despite no geriatric medical degree
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп issues statement about Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
• br0keb0i: Трамп’s “nasty woman” comments are hurting his campaign
• Lauren Mayer: Kamala!
• Trevor: Трамп and FAUX News struggle to attack Kamala
• Stephen: Sen. Kamala Harris breaks new ground as Joe Biden’s running mate.

Roy Wood, Jr.: Citizen’s arrest—How is this still a law?

Trevor: Pramila Jayapal on political change, Трамп & the 2020 election

The Dotard Трамп and His Band of Liars, Criminals, and Brown-nosers:

• br0keb0iТрамп calls his son an “environmentalist”
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп Bible study—Book of Genesis
• Stephen: April Ryan’s unfiltered take on Kayleigh McEnany, Kanye West’s candidacy, and our “racist-in-chief.”
• Really American: Трамп klills USPS
• Sarah Cooper hosting Kimmel’s show does a “crazy president” political monologue
• Bruce W. Nelson: Трамп, bankrupt again!
• Now This: Трамп admits to defunding USPS to stop mail-in votes
• Trevor: Трамп attacks vote-by-mail and the U.S. Postal Service
• The Late Show: Mary Todd Lincoln doesn’t want Трамп anywhere near Gettysburg
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard issues statement about his brother Robert Трамп
• John Di Domenico: Трамп 1AM Rant—Biden hates God, guns, yo-semites, thighland, the Bible, energy, but loves Chyna!
• Seth Meyers: Трамп signs sham executive orders and takes credit for Obamacare
• Bruce W. Nelson: Dotard Трамп wants to be added to Mount Rushmore:

• The Late Show: What if a chef added condiments to Peter Navarro every time he lied?
• J-L Cauvin: Donald Трамп defends executive orders and Jeffrey Epstein
• Vote Vets: The Dotard goes to war on the Post Office
• Trevor: Prof. Timothy Snyder on maintaining democracy in times of tyranny
• John Di Domenico: Trump cancels election, suspends Constitution, becomes President for life!
• br0keb0i: Трамп USPS mail-in hypocrisy
• Really American: Rescue our votes
• The Late Show: Need some extra power in your shower? We’ve got you covered!
• Seth Meyers: Трамп’s plan to sabotage the post office before the election
• Stephen: Michael Cohen teases a bombshell book while Трамп admits he’s slowing USPS to tilt the election
• Trevor: Trump plainly admits plan to limit mail-in voting
• J-L Cauvin: Michael Cohen gives a shower of golden praise to The Dotard
• Bruce W. Nelson: The new monuments to Dotard Трамп
• Priorties USA: C’mon man
• Bad Lip Reading: Трамп interview:

• Really American: Progressives for Biden
• Seth Meyers and Amber Ruffin on what Трамп has done for Black people
• Stephen: As his popularity plummets, Трамп teases battleground state location for RNC speech
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп delivers the Gettysburg address

Brave New Films: Suppressed 2020—The fight to vote.

Seth Meyers: John Berman made the Electoral College sexy

ТрампPlague:

• Robert Reich: How billionaires are getting rich off COVID
• Trevor: Трамп makes a mess of COVID relief & eyes a spot on Rushmore
• Mark Fiore: Art of the executive order
• Meidas Touch: Трамп emptied stadiums
• Stephen: Трамп’s terrifying math—A “tiny fraction of deaths” is acceptable among school kids….
• Robert Reich: Betsy DeVos’ deadly plan for reopening schools
• Jaboukie Young-White: It’s time for scientists to absolutely lose their shit!
• Stephen: Europe discovers ugly truths about America, as 250,000 bikers gather in Sturgis despite covid risk
• The Daily Show: What was Трамп asked about?

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week.

Meidas Touch: Vote proud—Enough is enough!

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

It looks like a new county with a coronavirus outbreak. This time Okanogan County. Again agricultural work seems to be a major reason for the outbreak. Obviously we need food. I hope they can get better testing soon.

Anyway, wash your hands right now.

It looks like another piece of Seattle infrastructure is closed for the foreseeable future. I really like the Waterfront Park. It’s obviously less important than the West Seattle Bridge, but I use it more. Too bad it’s a time when revenue is down.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now.

The Seattle City Council is voting on cuts to the police department today. It isn’t the 50% that activists have been pushing for. But it is a significant movement.

If you want to contact your Council Members to let them know how much you want cut, that an option.

In any case, please wash your hands right now.

John Oliver: American history

The Daily Show: Our best FAUX News mashups.

Foundation Singers: Good trouble (in honor of John Lewis).

The Democrats: Commemorating 55 years of the Voting Rights Act.

Roll Call: Top 10 most vulnerable senators.

The Dotard Трамп and Other Failed Liars and Grifters:

• Meidas Touch: Трамп has no healthcare plan
• Seth Meyers: Трамп twice mispronounces Yosemite and other mostly political observations
• The Daily Show: This Presidential candidate is not well
• Scottacular: Boy Трамп interviewed by Axios
• Priorties USA: Winning?
• Meidas Touch: Трамп donors—Don’t be Don’s next con
• Seth Meyers: Трамп investigated for fraud and says coronavirus will “go away”
• Priorties USA: Racist Трамп
• Parody Project: Failed as the Chief:

• Don Winslow Films: #ConsequencesForТрамп
• Vice News: Meet the guy who planned Трамп’s crackdown in Portland
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп will protect God from Joe Biden!!
• Meidas Touch: Трамп hoaxed America
• Bill Maher: The incredible sulk
• Mrs. Betty Bowers: Ivanka, daddy’s little empathizer!
• Jimmy Fallon: Трамп’s train-wreck interview with Jonathan Swan on HBO
• Now This: Robert Reich debunks Трамп’s economic claims
• Mark Fiore: MAGA Mail!
• Seth Meyers: Трамп rushes back to FAUX after disastrous Axios interview
• Meidas Touch: Vote out racism
• br0keb0i: PLUMP FICTION—Cancel Трамп song
• J-L Cauvin and Reggie Brown: The Dotard Трамп wishes President Obama a happy birthday!
• >Lauren Mayer: The way Pence looks at Трамп
• New York Times: He predicted a Трамп win in 2016. What’s his forecast for 2020?
• Really American: Biblical idiot
• Jonathan Mann: Yo, Semites! [Klezmer remix]:

• WaPo: What Трамп’s executive order means for TikTok
• Now This: Who is Sebastian Gorka? Narrated by comedian Shalewa Sharpe
• Vice News: Pop quiz! Can you pass Трамп’s mental acuity test?
• Priorities USAPolice state
• Meidas Touch: #RightFromWrong—The rule of law or Трамп?
• Brave New Films: Трамп vs. Трамп—Hire / Fire
• Now This: Трамп’s mind-numbing interview with Axios

Really American: Republicans are lying about Social Security.

Robert Reich: How Mitch McConnell’s Republicans are destroying America.

Brave New Films: Why are so many women in prison?.

Roll Call: Top 10 most vulnerable House members

Rachel Maddow: : NY AG lawsuit paints vivid picture of how NRA membership money is spent.

ТрампPlague:

• J-L Cauvin: Трамп forms super team
• Now This: Grieving widow writes blunt obituary after losing husband to COVID-19
• Mother Jones: The Dotard twists coronavirus realities by slamming Fauci, CNN, China, and Democrats
• Daily Show: Smart poop—Collecting data from our crap to fight COVID
• Jimmy Dore: Herman Cain calls from the afterlife.
• John Di Domenico: Трамп EPIC rant—Nobody likes me, Fires Fauci, hires Dr. Stella Immanuel w/alien DNA & demon sperm
• Now This: School principal records COVID-19 parody of ‘Can’t touch this’
• Trevor: The great mask war
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп challenges the punisher
• Vice News: How Mississippi became the COVID-19 hotspot
• Seth Meyers: Jared Kushner’s failed testing plan (and Трамп threatens to ban TikTok)
• Now This: Georgia student suspended for photo of crowded school
• Matt Buechele: School open plan.
• The Daily Show: Parodies in the time of coronavirus
• J-L Cauvin: Mike Pence is thrilled Трамп isn’t banning Tik Tok (yet)!
• John Di Domenico: Трамп Rants about interview, “I want a Do Over with more charts & graphs & no Jonathan Swan!
• Now This: Teacher regrets 2016 Трамп vote as schools reopen during COVID-19 epidemic

Jimmy Fallon: Political news of the day.

Bruce W. Nelson: Non-political song.

Now This: NY AG Letitia James files suit to dissolve NRA.

Foundation Singers: Ghislaine Maxwell’s in the slammer:

Really American: Protect our votes

Roll Call: “We’re so used to it”—Lawmakers talk sexism in Congress

Full Frontal Rewind: Black Lives Matter.

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

No, you forgot to figure out what you were going to write about until a couple minutes before you had to be at work. Anyway, wash your hands right now.