Archives for July 2021

Now This: Stacey Abrams celebrates the late John Lewis

The Remix Bros: ♫ Joe.I.Am’s Town Hall REMIX ♬

Chris Hayes: “Legend of the movement”—The story of civil rights activist Bob Moses

The Liars, Racists, Criminals, and Other Deplorables of the Modern G.O.P.:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Ultimate Tucker Carlson Folk Song ♬
• The Late Show: Headless chicken tells Трамп to stick with it
• Keith Olbermann: After police testimony to the 1/6 committee, is it time to declare the GOP a terrorist organization?
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Jim Jordan Upset at Lack of Policemen on January 6th ♬
• MSNBC: Capitol police officers dismiss GOP attempts to “downplay” Jan. 6 attack
• Now This: Capitol officer slams FAUX News hosts mocking his Jan 6 testimony
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Who does Mo Brooks think he’s fooling? ♬
• Mark Fiore: The Republican Commission
• Al Franken responds to Congressman’s claim that video from Jan. 6 looks like “A normal tourist visit.”:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Not All Трамп Associates Proven to be Guilty (Yet) ♬
• The Late Show: Kevin McCarthy calls out “Pelosi Republicans”
• Vice News: Florida banned critical race theory, but can’t define what it is
• The Daily Shows: Tucker Carlson’s questions about January 6th answered
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ More Republican Insanity ♬
• The Late Show: Bret Baier goes rogue on FAUX News

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

Desi Lydic: How do people get sucked into online conspiracies…and find a way out?

Vice News: Earth’s on fire and we’re arguing about cheeseburgers, so that’s great

This Week in ТрампPlague:

• The Daily Show: Let’s drag the delta variant’s ass
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The COVID Vaccine Cowards ♬
• The Daily Show: FAUX vs. FAUX: Immigrants and COVID
• Lewis Black’s Rantcast: Vaccinated lives matter!
• The Late Show: Congressman wins gold in “Telling world he doesn’t understand stuff”:

• AJ+: Husband films his regret for not getting vaccinated
• Now This: Infectious disease expert on new CDC guidelines
• John Di Domenico: Трамп orders followers to TAKE his own branded (rhymes with) Maxine!
• The Daily Show: A tale of two Hannitys
• Ali Velshi: Vaccine mandates spread as covid resurges and patience wears thin for vaccine hold-outs

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

Full Frontal: The best of the worst of big tech

John Oliver: Housing discrimination

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

Over the next few weeks, I will be on vacation. So the open threads will probably be a bit more sporadic. I will be flying for the first time in a couple years, and I really wish more of you had been vaccinated.

Anyway, just a heads up that these threads will be later and potentially weirder than normal.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now, and get vaccinated if you haven’t yet. Make a plan today.

Good morning to everyone who got vaccinated. And a gigantic fuck off to the rest of you (those with legitimate medical reasons — not some bullshit you saw on Facebook — excluded). We’re going backwards because you are whiny pathetic shits. So mask mandates are probably back, because you pieces of shit couldn’t act responsibility. Hospitalization is up because you wanted to impress bots on social media.

Honestly, if it’s some made up religious reason, stay in your house. Don’t ever leave. If it’s worth it to you to cosplay the end times, you also can’t buy anything, so stay the fuck away from retail workers.

If you haven’t yet had the vaccine, for God’s sake make an appointment today.

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally is meeting tonight. Please join us for some conversation over drinks.

We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm. We will be on the patio in the back. The kitchen isn’t open quite yet, but will be soon. Carry-in food is okay when the kitchen is closed.

Chapters of Drinking Liberally are re-opening all over the place. If you can’t make the Seattle chapter, find a chapter near you.

I was going to write about how your ballot should have arrived if you live in Washington, and get it postmarked or dropped off by August 3. That’s still true, but I want to talk about masks.

I still wear one inside. I am vaccinated and that’s much better protection than a mask. But the mask provides a bit more protection against breakthrough cases. So I still wear it grocery shopping, in the common areas of my apartment building, etc. I don’t wear glasses or have stink breath, so wearing one isn’t bad for me. You might have made a different calculation, and that’s fine.

So this morning, I got some food at a coffee shop near me. And the barista was very insistent about how it wasn’t necessary. We went through several rounds of “You don’t need to wear that.” “I know.”

It seems weird to push against masks, just in general. There are still a lot of non vaccinated people, even in Seattle. And maybe one employee isn’t a lot, but I don’t like it.

Anyway, yes, the vaccine is still the single most effective way to fight COVID-19. So please get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.

Stephen: Climate Changed—Is the sun god angry at us?

Keith Olbermann: THE NYC wildfire smoke and acrid smell. It’s from the NORTHWEST fires!

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

The Idiots, Con-artists, Liars and Thieves That Constitute the Modern G.O.P.:

• The Late Show: Woman condemns Jan. 6 investigation and muffler kissing
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ I Alone Can Fix It, a Dotard Трамп Song ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to news that he is running in 2024
• Chris Hayes: The truth behind the alleged Michigan kidnapping case
• Seth Meyers: Yet another Трамп ally, Tom Barrack, arrested on foreign agent charges
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ You Effing Did This, The Liz Cheney Song ♬
• The Daily Show: The worst of Tucker Carlson
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ You’re So Indicted ♬:

• Vice News: How the US is battling domestic extremism post-Capitol riot
• The Late Show: No evidence Giuliani Golf exists
• Seth Meyers: Трамп and Bill-O-The-Clown struggle to sell tickets for their arena tour
• Rachel Maddow: Missouri Supreme Court rebukes GOP for ignoring election result on Medicaid expansion
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп REACTS to the Cleveland Guardians baseball team
• The Daily Show: A special shoutout to the pundits
• Legal Eagle: Трамп class action makes ridiculous claims
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Kevin McCarthy Picks Five ♬
• Ari Melber: MAGA crime spree—See 12 indictments caught on tape
• act.tv: Tom Brady, The Dotard’s favorite athlete, mock the big lie along with Biden!
• John Di Domenico: Трамп & Melania holiday dinner Part 2 flashback hamberders delivered & delicious!
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп announces his new cryptocurrency—Трампcoin
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп At the End of the Trail ♬:

• Stephen with Joy Reid: The GOP’s aim with voter restriction laws
• Legal Eagle: Rudy Giuliani suspended in DC
• Rachel Maddow: “Big Lie” audits result in decertification of voting equipment
• The Daily Show: Stephen Miller, Mitch McConnell & Joe Arpaio—Who’s who on the far right
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Jim Jordan Met With Трамп to Make Plans for January 6th ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to Bezos in space and the Biden–Brady bromance

Robert Reich: Imagine a world where workers have power

The Daily Show: Why is Arizona so fucking weird?

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

Jonathan Mann: ♫ That’s a penis not a spaceship ♬

This Week in ТрампPlague:

• The Late Show: If only Facebook had existed during the polio vaccine rollout
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ It’s Too Late Now ♬
• Stephen with Joy Reid: On FAUX News telling viewers not to get vaccinated
• The Late Show: Sean Hannity revives Tinker Bell
• Chris Hayes: Why some Republicans changed their tune on vaccines
• Lewis Black Rantcast: Covid Delta variant?
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ A Mangy Fetlocks Vaccine Reminder Song ♬
• The Daily Show: Death Wish—Coming to an unventilated theater near you
• Mark Fiore: Freedumb isn’t free
• Ari Melber: FAUX News backtracks as covid-19 surges
• Stephen: FAUX News tries to pass off anti-vax segments as being about freedom
• The Late Show: Michael Myers corrects Biden
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ “You Don’t Know What You’re Talkin’ About”, The Tony Fauci Song ♬:

• Ari Melber: The most dangerous thing you put in your body is vaccine propaganda
• act.tv: Sean Hannity showing his true colors per usual. Too little, too late, guy.
• The Daily Show: The government doesn’t need the vaccine to spy on you
• Chris Hayes: First it was seat belts…Now it’s vaccines
• Stephen: Will the delta variant send Americans back into lockdown?
• The Late Show: Brian Kilmeade’s vaccine freedom defense
• Stephen: The only thing spreading faster than covid variants is covid misinformation

Legal Eagle: How to remember the prohibition amendments

Now This: Panic over critical race theory explained by Judd Legum

The Late Show: And now for your weather update… Everything’s on fire or underwater

Ali Velshi: Now is the time to protect the right to vote

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

Fingers crossed, but so far it has been smoke free in and around Seattle. But for the rest of the state, it’s already there. So I think the City of Seattle’s Wildfire Smoke Guide is pretty good. Alot of it is pretty basic, but it’s a good start.

And speaking of things that can make it tough to breathe, get your COVID-19 vaccine today if you haven’t yet.

Man am I depressed by the after effects of the heatwave (and future of climate change). So, shellfish are dead and the surviving ones are more likely to have vibrio bacteria. Hawks and terns (and probably other birds) are dying. It’s bleak.

Anyway, please get vaccinated if you haven’t been yet.

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets on Tuesday evening. You are welcomed to stop by.

We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm. You will most likely find us on the patio off the back of the pub. The kitchen isn’t open quite yet, but will be soon. Carry-in food is okay when the kitchen is closed.

Chapters of Drinking Liberally are re-opening all over the place. If you can’t make the Seattle chapter, find a chapter near you.

In 40 years, we’re going to tell young people that it wasn’t always this hot. That 80+ degree days West of the Cascades were a rarity. That we never thought about smoke. Let’s at least not leave them the worst possible outcome.

And, hey let’s also leave them with a COVID-19 free word, so get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.

Stephen: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton reveals a 51-star American flag that includes D.C. as a state

Robert Reich: Don’t buy into the inflation scare

The Daily Show: Alabama—Religion, prejudice, and pigskin

WaPo: Why Congress decided to bring back earmarks

Keith Olbermann: Stephen A. Smith’s Ohtani comments and how they threaten the Asian-American community

Roy Wood, Jr.: The reason you can’t use the handgun emoji anymore

KKKooks & Criers, Crooks & Liars, and Other Breeds of Republicans:

• LegalEagle: Трамп sues Facebook and Twitter
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s Swingin’ Coup Song ♬
• Joy Reid: How America’s social construction of race impacts voting rights today
• Stephen: “I’m not into coups” claims our fascist former President
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ March of the Трамп followers ♬
• Jimmy Dore: Vince Vaughn is offended by critical race theory!
• Rocky Mountain Mike: ♫ Big Lie ♬:

• Lawrence O’Donnell: How Трамп corrupted the Republican Senate
• Now This: Rep. confronts FAUX News host over the “big lie”
• The Late Show: Giraffe hates when Kevin McCarthy weaponizes civil rights
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ I’ve Got Extra Boxes (For Трампsters that Wish to Leave the USA) ♬
• Now This: Rep. Biggs (R-CrazyTown) wants to stop enforcing existing gun laws
• John Di Domenico: Leaked Трамп & Melanie holiday dinner conversation December 2020 Part 1
• Seth Meyers: Texas’ Nutcase Gov. Greg Abbott threatens to arrest Democrats who fled state
• act.tv: “Please clap”—Dotard Jr. edition
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп, the darling of the Defecation Nation ♬
• The Late Show: People have been going to war over fast food forever
• LegalEagle: Deep dive into the Трамп/Weisselberg indictment
• Jimmy Dore: Mitt Romney still sucking up to Трамп
• Vice News: Pennsylvania’s nutcase Republicans don’t want to miss out on election audit palooza
• J-L Cauvin: If The Dotard had tried a coup…
• Stephen: More idiots charged for roles in Jan. 6th insurrection (seditionist round-up roundup)
• Ari Melber: Трамп cornered? Witness told prosecutors Трамп was involved in tax scheme
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Just Say That We Won! ♬
• WaPo: What McCarthy and Трамп have said about their Jan. 6 call
• Parody Project: ♫ The Year They Got Matt ♬:

• Rachel Maddow: “Cyber Ninja” company in AZ ballot stunt under investigation by House oversight committee
• The Daily Show: A very special message about Trump’s election lie
• Joy Reid: Dr. Bernice King responds to GOP quoting her father Dr. Martin Luther King
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ If at first you don’t deceive, lie, lie again ♬
• Now This: Republicans’ biggest fear? Texas going Blue

Trevor: How White people can be allies

Keith Olbermann: That there was no plan to shoot up the all-star game isn’t good news

Amber Ruffin: The draft for women

Robert Reich: Why expanding the Supreme Court is not radical

Vice News: The fossil fuel industry wants you to think it’s solving climate change

LegalEagle: Gunmaker stalls Sandy Hook lawsuit with emojis and memes

This Week in ТрампPlague:

• Stephen: With covid surging, GOP members continue to discourage vaccination
• Now This: TN official fired for explaining the law on vaccinating teens
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Madison Cawthorn is Coming to Take Your Toaster ♬
• Chris Hayes: State GOP wages war on vaccines
• Keith Olbermann: Unvaccinated athletes who threaten the games and enable anti-vax cowards—get out
• Now This: COVID-19 vaccine myths busted by U.S. Surgeon General
• Rachel Maddow: Areas with low vaccination rates allow covid a new foothold
• Seth Meyers: Don Jr. bombs at CPAC as crowd cheers low vaccination rates
• The Late Show: Newsmax host believes covid vaccines are “against nature”
• Mark Fiore: Thanks, anti-vaxxers
• Stephen: ♫ Olivia Rodrigo helps Biden promote vaccines go America’s young people ♬
• Rachel Maddow: DeSantis tries to get cute about his poor management of covid in Florida
• Seth Meyers: FAUX and GOP freak out about Biden’s door-to-door vaccination campaign
• Now This: GOP Rep Adam Kinzinger slams “garbage”, “clown” Republicans for vaccine fear-mongering

The Daily Show: Eye on Nebraska—Death penalty, serial killer tourism, & tri-faith religious spaces

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

The Late Show: President Obama’s summer playlist has a very specific order:

WaPo: Why Texas House Democrats left the state

Vice News: It’s time to make Washington D.C. a state already, damnit

The Late Show: ♫ Drake helps Biden talk to China ♬

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

Maybe if I put enough exclamation marks, you won’t notice that I was exhausted and sleeping on my way into work.

It is rather depressing how difficult it is to discipline Seattle police officers. The Office of Police Accountability really needs to do a better job of holding officers accountable. It’s not the office it’s fine to throw blast balls at people causing cardiac arrest, or drive into a crowded sidewalk. Jeez.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now, and get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.

Please join us tonight for drinks, conversation, and, perhaps, ping pong at the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally.

We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm. You will most likely find us on the patio off the back of the pub. The kitchen isn’t open quite yet, but will be soon. Carry-in food is okay when the kitchen is closed.

Chapters of Drinking Liberally are re-opening all over the place. If you can’t make the Seattle chapter, find a chapter near you.

I was unaware of the police officers on the University of Washington being different from Seattle Police. I don’t know if disbanding them would lead to SPD just taking over their role.

But disarming them seems like a good step, and I hope that happens. Also that the lawsuit gets resolved fairly, and the explicit racism isn’t ignored or swept up under the guise of training.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now and get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.