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Wednesday: Open, Thread.

by Carl Ballard — Wednesday, 9/29/21, 7:51 am

The other day, I linked to the Washington State Redistricting Commission’s legislative district maps. Now they have Congressional District maps. Very exciting.

Do the maps make sense for your community? Are you upset about them? Are you just dreading having to learn new Representatives? Rant about it here, or make your voice heard by contacting the commission.

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

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Drinking Liberally — Seattle

by Darryl — Tuesday, 9/28/21, 7:10 pm

DLBottleI’m about to head over to the weekly gathering of the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally. Won’t you join me?

We meet tonight and every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You will find us in the courtyard out back starting around 8:00pm. Note that you will need to bring a mask and proof of vaccination to get into the bar.

Chapters of DL are re-opening all over the place. If you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter tonight, find a location and date near you.

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Monday. Monday: Monday!

by Carl Ballard — Monday, 9/27/21, 7:58 am

I forgot to mention it last week, but there are new potential legislative district maps from each of the redistricting commissioners. People who are much smarter than me can figure out the implications of those maps. But for me, I like the maps that keep me in my same district.

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

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Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

by Darryl — Saturday, 9/25/21, 12:22 am

Mark Fiore: ‘Merican Freedom Air

Full Frontal: What we should learn from the California recall election

LegalEagle: Is Roe v. Wade dead?

An Inconvenient Climate Week:

  • Samantha Bee: Climate change’s dirty little secret—Sewage
  • Seth Meyers: John Kerry shares why young people should be optimistic for the climate’s future
  • James Corden: Bill Gates knows “how to avoid a climate disaster”
  • Trevor: The consequences of climate change you may not know about
  • Stephen: Is systemic climate action possible? Stephen seek guidance from mama earth
  • Full Frontal: Greg Gutfeld wasn’t invited to #ClimateNight
  • The Late Show: Don’t want to bring a child into this world? Try Trojan Buzzkill condoms
  • Jimmy Fallon: Dr. Jane Goodall on the environmental importance of planting trees
  • Seth Meyers: Sen. Bernie Sanders takes on fossil fuel lobby in fight over climate change
  • Daily Show: Greta Thunberg—Why we need government action to save the planet
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Climate scientists are not fucking with us!
  • Stephen: Aging politicians and meat eaters stand in the way of America’s climate progress
  • Seth Meyers and James Corden join forces for climate night

Robert Reich: Democrats have to make this choice

Jimmy Kimmel: This week in unnecessary censorship

AJ+: Why the stock market not the economy

The Domestic Terrorist Group Known as “The Republican Party”:

  • Stephen: “A secret national security crisis”—Woodward & Costa on the hair-trigger world post-election
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Doofus Dave Plans to Save America ♬
  • Lawrence O’Donnell: “Peril” details dark final year of Трамп in power
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Bombshell allegations about Трамп’s peaceful, orderly, prosperous days as President
  • The Late Show: This third grader has some thoughts on Lindsey Graham’s election fraud comments
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Perhaps You’ve Been Conned ♬
  • Stephen: The Big Lie is “not some passing storm, it’s the climate in the Republican party,” says Robert Costa
  • Parody Project: ♫ NO BUSINESS ♬:

  • Jordan Klepper has some pillow talk with Mike Lindell
  • The Daily Show: The Obama bike helmet scandal!
  • Rachel Maddow: Surprises at Трамп moneyman hearing—“Could be other indictments coming”
  • J-L Cauvin: The Dotard Трамп SUES the New York Times and his neice
  • Trevor: Rep. Pete Aguilar—Seeking the truth of what happened on January 6th
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Mangy Fetlocks Blows Off a Little Steam ♬
  • Stephen: “The one courageous person was Gen. Milley”—Bob Woodward and Robert Costa
  • The Founders Sing: ♫ Here they come again ♬:

  • Seth Meyers: Mary calls the Dotard a “loser” after he sues her over tax documents
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s sad suing spree
  • J-L Cauvin: The Dotard Трамп, Mike Lindell & more show up to Justice for J6 Rally
  • Rachel Maddow: GOP operatives charged over Russian’s donation to Трамп

Josh Meyers: Gov. Gavin Newsom on winning California’s recall election

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

This Week in ТрампPlague:

  • Now This: For the first time, Alabama experiences more deaths than births in 2020
  • The Daily Show: Ron DeSantis makes some interesting appointments to Florida’s government
  • Stephen: Debunked! Michael Flynn’s vaccine salad dressing theory gets off at disinformation station
  • Rocky Mountain Mike: ♫ The Hidden Valley DNA ♬:

  • Seth Meyers: The “leave him alone guy” sticks up for Rand Paul
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ We’re Gonna Own the Libs ♬
  • LegalEagle: Are Biden’s vaccine mandates legal?
  • Trevor: Why Nurses have been hit the hardest during the pandemic
  • The Late Show: ♫ Return Of The Cold ♬
  • Jordan Klepper: The fight over masks in schools
  • The Remix Bros: ♫ Swollen Balls REMIX Ft. Nicki Minaj ♬:

  • Trevor: COVID is the deadliest pandemic in U.S. history
  • Seth Meyers: FAUX News poll contradicts FAUX News talking points on vaccine mandates
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ My Girlfriend is Anti-Vax ♬
  • Trevor: The Pandemmy Awards—You decide the winners

Robert Reich: The secret to actually taxing the rich

Samantha Bee: The midterms are only 411 days away. Holy Shit!

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

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Friday Open Thread

by Carl Ballard — Friday, 9/24/21, 7:59 am

It seems like the right call for Eatonville Middle School to go back to remote learning when there’s an outbreak of COVID. Still though, must stink for the parents and the students. Quick change of plans, and a step backwards.

The vaccine has helped, but of course for middle school, there’s only so much you can do. And there are plenty of people who could be vaccinated, but aren’t.

So, please get vaccinated if you haven’t yet. And hey, wash your hands right now.

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Wednesday Open Thread

by Carl Ballard — Wednesday, 9/22/21, 8:04 am

Coming soon, our eviction moratoriums will be much more patchwork. Washington’s will expire at the end of the month. And Seattle’s has just been extended to January.

One odd effect of this patchwork is that the places that have been hardest hit by COVID-19 are the least likely to offer further rent relief. I am very glad Seattle’s moratorium was extended. But COVID is hitting Eastern and parts of Southern Washington a lot harder than here. But it’s less likely that they have the same sorts of extensions.

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

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Drinking Liberally — Seattle

by Darryl — Tuesday, 9/21/21, 5:25 pm

DLBottlePlease join us the evening as the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally gathers to celebrate stuff and talk about stuff.

The Seattle chapter of DL meets 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 is still closed, but feel free to bring your own dinner. Note that a COVID vaccination card and ID are required to enter the Roanoke.



Chapters of Drinking Liberally can be found all over the place. If you can’t make the Seattle chapter, find a chapter near you.

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Monday Open Thread

by Carl Ballard — Monday, 9/20/21, 8:03 am

Good luck to the family of Manuel Ellis. Their lawsuit won’t bring him back. But it is the closest thing to justice they can get.

Justice would have been him still being alive. It would have meant he wasn’t detained for no reason. It would have meant no officers kneeling on his neck.

Perhaps it means that the next cop doesn’t do those things. That we never see the need for another lawsuit.

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

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Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

by Darryl — Saturday, 9/18/21, 12:33 am

Samantha Bee: Food waste and climate change—How your leftovers can save the world

Daily Show Rewind: President Barack Obama—Post-presidential life and nurturing future leaders

Stephen: Justice Stephen Breyer addresses speculation about his retirement plans

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

The Greedy Ghouls, Greasy Goblins, Gruesome Gnomes, and Genocidal Gadflies of the Ghastly GOP:

  • Stephen: Why the Generals hid the nukes
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ General Milley Thought Трамп was Unstable. Didn’t Everyone? ♬
  • Mark Fiore: Losers…The new winners!
  • The Late Show: The adventures of Mike Pence–To coup or not to coup
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ What is Kevin McCarthy Hiding? ♬
  • Seth Meyers: Rudy Giuliani insists he wasn’t drunk during rambling 9/11 speech
  • The Late Show: Rudy Giuliani’s bizarre, drunken speech
  • Parody Project: WITH THIS CREW:

  • Seth Meyers: Трампism rejected in major landslide as Newsom wins California recall
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп Endangered Lives ♬
  • Keith Olbermann: The Legacy of 9/11 is not those we mourn. It’s cruelty with which we responded which now blights us
  • Rachel Maddow: Republican war on elections makes casualties of civilian stewards of democracy
  • J-L Cauvin: Трамп REACTS with RAGE at new Melanie Трамп book
  • Trevor: Трамп & Rudy Giuliani mark 9/11’s 20th anniversary in the weirdest ways possible
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Nicki Minaj’s controversial vaccine tweet, Трамп gets bomb blocked & lunatics run for CA Governor
  • Stephen: Should we be worried about Rudy Giuliani?
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ I’m Not Fond of Death, Disease or Dotard ♬:

  • The Late Show: Senator’s bizarre Biden button conspiracy
  • act.tv: Unhinged right wingers are coming for our schools
  • Bill Maher: I don’t recall
  • Jimmy Kimmel: MyPillow Mike’s major MAGA fail, Трамп’s “Abdul” obsession & Nicki Minaj responds to Jimmy Kimmel
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Who is the Greatest Threat to America? ♬
  • J-L Cauvin: EXCLUSIVE: January 5th phone call between Трамп and Pence

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

Joy Reid: First Black principal at TX school suspended after being accused of promoting CRT

LegalEagle: The Texas abortion decision is bad for everyone

Robert Reich: The $3.5T bill corporate America is terrified of

Vice News: WTF is an earmark?

This week in ТрампPlague:

  • Trevor: Biden’s vaccine mandates & the GOP’s freak-out
  • Samantha Bee: Getting vaccinated doesn’t take (your) balls
  • Stephen: Misinformation station—Onions, betadine, and other things that won’t treat covid
  • Trevor chats with the Minister of Health for Trinidad & Tobago
  • Rocky Mountain Mike: ♫ Delta Quarantine ♬:

  • The Late Show: ♫ Nicki Minaj Presents: “Super Balls” ♬
  • Samanth Bee: What Republicans get wrong about vaccine mandates
  • Seth Meyers: White House offers to call Nicki Minaj after swollen testicles tweet
  • Trevor: Dr. Anthony Fauci on new mandates & convincing vaccine skeptics
  • Stephen: President Biden claps back at anti-vax GOP Governors over mandates
  • Now This: Biden calls out GOP hypocrisy over vaccine mandates
  • Desi Lydic FAUXsplains vaccine mandates
  • Trevor: From Delta to “Donda”—Problematic mutations abound
  • Amber Ruffin: ♫ The FDA Approved the Pfizer COVID Vaccine, Proving It’s Not Poison ♬
  • Lauren Mayer: ♫ Lauren’s Lament ♬:

  • Stephen: #SuperBalls: Nicki Minaj’s cousin’s friend’s testicles are still the week’s biggest story
  • The Late Show: Tucker Carlson’s wacky, deadly coverage of Minaj’s skepticism
  • Spitting Image: Coroni is getting back out there after a tough year
  • Trevor: Debunking Nicki Minaj’s swollen balls claims

WaPo: What states with restrictive abortion laws get wrong about women’s health

Bloomberg Law: How many votes? A guide to getting it done in Congress

Samantha Bee: What American citizens can do to help Afghanistan

The Late Show: Mole gets whacked every time there’s a crack in Democracy

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

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Friday, Friday, Friday

by Carl Ballard — Friday, 9/17/21, 8:00 am

Good morning, you lovelies. Seattle going back to grey and drizzly is so great. It’s going to turn too rainy, too dark and much too cold. But this? It’s grand.

Honestly, it’s the best. Mild, delightful drizzle. No smoke. No blazing sun. The rain is light enough to not soak you. Seattle summers are nice, but this is the best time in the city.

Anyway, you’ll be doing more things indoors, so please wash your hands right now and for goodness sake, get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.

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Wednesday Open Thread

by Carl Ballard — Wednesday, 9/15/21, 7:55 am

7000 is too many deaths from COVID-19. And we’re a state with relatively low deaths. Thank goodness.

We’re a state that has taken precautions and has a governor who takes the virus seriously. Honestly, could you imagine how much worse it would be if Bill Bryant was governor, or Culp in the last year?

But still, 7000 is too high. There’s a free vaccine. It’s pretty effective. We could be mostly out of the woods by now.

For the love of God, wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.

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Drinking Liberally — Seattle

by Darryl — Tuesday, 9/14/21, 3:26 pm

DLBottleHey! Tonight’s election night…in California. Stop by the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally and join the election watching party and discussion. It won’t all be about California.

The Seattle chapter of DL meets every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm (or a bit earlier for the 8pm ballot drop). We will be on the patio in the back. The kitchen is still closed, but feel free to bring your own dinner. Note that a COVID vaccination card and ID are required to enter the Roanoke.

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

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Monday Morning Open Thread.

by Carl Ballard — Monday, 9/13/21, 8:01 am

Good morning to everyone who is fighting ICE detections of children. Fuck me, some of the stories in that article are awful.

It has got a lot better under Biden, but more work needs to be done. Including in Washington. The Cowlitz facility seems pretty bad.

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

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Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

by Darryl — Friday, 9/10/21, 11:49 pm

LegalEagle: Who has the war power?

Texas Becomes the Western Hemisphere’s North Korea:

  • Bill Maher and Friends: Will the Texas abortion ban backfire?
  • Rachel Maddow: Passage of new voting restrictions in Texas prompts immediate voting rights lawsuit
  • Amber Ruffin’s minute of fury: Texas’ abortion ban
  • Mark Fiore: Lawsuit vigilantes not just for Texas anymore
  • Samantha Bee: What Texas’s new abortion ban means for reproductive rights across the country
  • Bill Maher: Riches for snitches
  • Rachel Maddow: How one bar’s liquor license case could bring down the new Texas abortion ban
  • Seth Meyers: AOC explains Biology 101 to Greg Abbott after SCOTUS guts Roe v. Wade in Texas

The Late Show: This week on Animal Earth—Animals are having to adapt to climate change

Liars, Cheaters, Traitors and Other Brown-nosers of The Dotard Трамп:

  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ What a Drag It Must Be to Be Republican ♬
  • The Late Show: Трамп’s inspiring California recall pump up speech
  • Jonathan Mann: ♫ The GOP Elephant Pooped It’s Poopy Pants [BEWARE] ♬
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ We Never Thought They’d Be That Dumb ♬
  • The Daily Show: Eye on Texas—Ted Cruz, immigration, and blaming AOC
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп, Robert E. Lee, and the history that wasn’t ♬:

  • Seth Meyers: Трамп claims Robert E. Lee would have won the war in Afghanistan
  • Now This: Jim Jordan leaks that Трамп will run again
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Short Ballad of Gov. Kristi Noem’s Long Desk ♬
  • The Late Show: Evil Squad shocked by Lara Трамп’s Beau Biden comment
  • Rachel Maddow: New Grand Jury activity in Трамп organization case is reminder that investigations are ongoing
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Coulter and Fetlocks Agree (Трамп’s a Wuss) ♬
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп does his own makeup and Biden boots Conway & Spicer
  • Roy Wood, Jr.: The best of unsolved MAGA mysteries
  • The Daily Show: When was America great? Трамп supporters face the ultimate test.
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ To Those Waiting For Трамп To Get What’s Coming to Him ♬

Robert Reich: Why the filibuster is unconstitutional

Bill Maher: America’s pipe dream

The Week in ТрампPlague:

  • Stephen: Mu becomes a concern and the delta spread continues
  • Andre Antunes: Kenneth Copeland Unplugged [Wind Of God Acoustic Remix]
  • WaPo: How coronavirus variants like delta form and spread
  • Samantha Bee: Dr. Charity Dean predicted the pandemic. Here’s what she thinks is next.
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Hypocrisy reigns as Republican lawmakers lash out over their “right to choose”
  • The Remix Bros: ♫ AJ’s Nobel Prize Winning For Humans REMIX ♬
  • Stephen: Biden’s plan to defeat covid before a monster variant emerges
  • WaPo: How ivermectin became the latest false cure for the coronavirus
  • The Late Show: Consult doctor Ed for all your medical needs
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Jimmy Kimmel is BACK and very much ALIVE
  • Stephen: Hurricanes, reproductive rights, ivermectin—Did anything happen during our break?
  • Samantha Bee salutes petty TikTok teens

Lauren Mayer: ♫ Crazy Weather ♬

Legal Eagle: The origin of the law

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

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Friday Open Thread!

by Carl Ballard — Friday, 9/10/21, 7:54 am

Good morning, and happy vaccine not quite a mandate. Seriously, it’s past time. I’m sure there are legal reasons, but I wish it applied to smaller business too. Oh, you only have 80 people, I guess it’s fine to put a bunch of unvaccinated people together.

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

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