Archives for June 2022

I don’t know, man. I’ve had several years to process Amazon using drones for delivery, and whatever. The big question is how will the company make the drones pee into a bottle like they do with human drivers, and what happens if you’re under it?

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

Please join us this this evening for a gathering of the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally. Women are welcomed even without a male chaperone. For now, anyway. Same-sex or opposite-sex couples are equally welcomed, and interracial couples are still free to stop by. Openly…for this week, at least. People of all religious preferences are equally welcomed…for the time being. So stop by for a drink, good cheer, and some robust political discourse. You know—while you’re still allowed to.

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm out on the back patio.

Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, find another chapter near you.

Good morning. I hope you have been enjoying the sun. Don’t forget your sunscreen. And don’t forget to drink more water than you think you need. Seriously, a big ‘ol jug of ice water. Just down it. I want you going to the restroom a lot, like until you pee clear.

And for goodness sake, with all that going on, please wash your hands. And hey get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

Stephen: Sen. Booker on closing the boyfriend loophole with gun safety legislation

Dulcé Sloan The commercialization of pride

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

Samantha Bee: Abortions on federal lands

Trevor: Regulating guns vs. regulating prescriptions

Lewis Black: Gun safety bill

The Dotard Трамп and His Band of Coup-monkeys, Liars, and Grifters:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Republicans in Deep Doodoo ♬
• Stephen: Puppetry in the first degree
• WaPo: The 5th Jan 6 hearing in 3 minutes
• Joy Reid: Трамп would’ve gone through with this without threat of mass resignations
• The Late Show: Coming this July—Stranger Hearings
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп can’t understand why GOP officials wouldn’t steal 2020 for him
• Mark Fiore: Republican gunning mates
• J-L Cauvin: ♫ Трамп reacts to Rusty Bowers January 6th testimony ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The fake electors song ♬:

• Joy Reid and friends: Election workers terrorized by Трамп
• Rachel Maddow: Six questions to help follow the January 6th investigation
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Ginni Thomas—Dumb, Deluded and Dangerous ♬
• Stephen: Трамп’s relentless, illegal scheme to overturn the election & GOP candidate goes RINO hunting
• Tommy Campbell: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s global warming rant and Rudy’s “theories”
• Ari Melber: DOJ vet says Трамп is “at the center” of “criminal conspiracy”
• Amber: ♫ January 6th Capitol rioters FINALLY face consequences ♬
• Seth Meyers: Hey! Arizona Speaker of the House Rusty Bowers’ Трамп hypocrisy
• Now This: How Трамп tried to use “fake electors” in the 2020 election
• The Late Show: Even Yosemite Sam got booed at the Texas GOP convention
• Seth Meyers: Rudy Giuliani admitted Team Трамп had no evidence for election fraud claims
• The Daily Show: Need fake electors fast? Try Fast Earl’s Fake Elector Depot
• Stephen: Трамп campaign staff didn’t notice film crew at White House and Johnson runs away from fake elector scheme
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Jan. 6 Committee’s “Shocking” evidence links fake elector scheme to GOP Senator’s office
• Seth Meyers: Трамп dangles pardons for Jan. 6 defendants after blockbuster hearings
• Jordan Klepper shows Трамп supporters January 6th Hearing clips:

• Rachel Maddow and friends: Why Ron Johnson is right to worry about Трамп’s fake elector scheme
• Zerlina: The biggest takeaways From Tuesday’s 1/6 hearing
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to the Supreme Court’s gun ruling
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ When Your God is YOU ♬
• Stephen: A chilling portrait of Трамп’s attempt to steal the election by weaponizing the DOJ
• New York Times: How the Proud Boys breached the Capitol
• Joy Reid: Giuliani’s baseless “smoking gun” was thoroughly debunked at Jan. 6 hearing
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп KNEW he lost ♬
• Stephen: Sen. Booker is haunted by the sight of the Confederate flags carried by Jan. 6 rioters
• The Late Show: ♫ Who ya gonna call? ♬
• Lawrence O’Donnell and friends: Jan. 6 Committee revealed evidence of a crime
• Rachel Maddow: What we learned about Трамп’s fake elector scheme at the 4th Jan. 6 hearing
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Gospel According to Lauren ♬
• Stephen: Gaetz, Greene, Gohmert, Brooks, Biggs and Perry are the GOP members who begged for pardons
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to Juneteenth being celebrated on June 20th

Samantha Bee: Glitter is killing what’s left of earth’s sparkle

Roy Wood Jr.: Honoring The slaves who escaped before slavery ended

Stephen: Sen. Booker on Juneteenth, we have a responsibility not to cheapen this holiday

Zerlina: Will Biden strengthen relationships with Native communities?

New York Times: He was the N.R.A.’s “pointman.” An unlikely friendship made him think twice

Samantha Bee: Sam on Roe…with Covid

Zerlina: What the future holds for feproductive fights

Trevor: Biden pushes for “gas tax holiday” and Senate breakthrough on gun reform

John Oliver: Rent

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

Oh hey. Seattle Pride is back. Parades are fun. Leather daddys and Bank of America marching through the city. Glad it’s back, and everyone stay safe.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

Children under 5 can get vaccinated for COVID-19. Great news for parents and for society writ large. KUOW’s story about it has good information on where to find places to vaccinate your children in Seattle and Washington state.

And for every age, please get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

It is a beautiful day in the Puget Sound area. Let’s get together and celebrate at the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally. We will meet this evening for political discussions, drinks, and good cheer.

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm out on the back patio.

Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, find another chapter near you.

Lawrence O’Donnell: “Privacy and liberty are at stake” with Roe V. Wade reversal

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

Katie Phang: Scandals surrounding Herschel Walker pile up

Samantha Bee: The hell and horror of giving birth while Black

The Cult of Dotard Трамп:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Proud Boys gene pool song ♬
• Zerlina: How Трамп was detached from reality “long before the insurrection”
• Samantha Bee: January 6th hearing episode 1
• The Late Show: The Fight The Fraud of the former Fight The Fraud, which fought the fraud of the first fraud fund
• Jimmy Kimmel: Trump rails on Pence and MyPillow Mike canceled by Walmart
• Seth Meyers: Jan. 6 hearing reveals Трамп and John Eastman knew their plan was illegal
• Chris Hayes: How “Team Normal” enabled Трамп and his Big Lie
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп knew that he had lost ♬
• The Late Show: ♫ Lauren Boebert’s Jesus Christ Superstar—Coming Soon To Broadway ♬:

• Tommy Campbell: Mike Lindell’s ridiculous “My Cousin Vinny” lawsuit rant and The Dotard dumps Ivanka after hearing
• Rachel Maddow: County Commissioners who won’t certify election to be referred to A.G. for prosecution
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ What A Dull Display of Dopes ♬
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ There’s No Such Thing as Team Normal ♬
• Trevor: Трамп’s pressure campaign against Pence on January 6th revealed
• Stephen: Mike Pence was 40 feet from the Jan. 6 mob and Трамп’s lawyers knew overturning election was a crime
• Ari Melber: Bombshell evidence—Трамп ally led MAGA fans on Capitol tour hours before attack
• Mark Fiore: Another round for Rudy!
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Prosecutors are watching Jan. 6th Committee’s case against Трамп
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Capitol Basement Reconnaissance Tour Song ♬
• Seth Meyers: Rudy claims he wasn’t drunk on election night & Guilfoyle made $60K on Jan. 6
• The Daily Show: The Dailyshowography of Rudy Giuliani—Oozing greatness
• Parody Project: ♫ Mark Meadows ♬:

• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard Трамп’s birthday party and the story of his birth
• Rachel Maddow: Fascist groups best understood as “nationwide paramilitary army,” says expert
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Who Трамп would likely pardon ♬
• Late Night: Jenny Hagel trash-talks the White Supremacists planning to attack a Pride Parade in Idaho
• Ari Melber: Bannon “legally” threatens to “come after” Barr for calling “B.S.” on “idiotic” Трамп
• Stephen: Proud Boys complain about Late Show coverage
• Rachel Maddow: Fascist, paramilitary groups seen aligning with Republican political targeting
• Samantha Bee: January 6th hearing, episode 2
• Full Frontal: Tax proposals better than Rick Scott’s
• Chris Hayes: Proud Boys document shows detailed Jan. 6 plan to occupy government buildings
• Tommy Campbell: Lauren Boebert and Ted Cruz totally did it
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ THE BEST IS YET TO COME for the Трамп Crime Syndicate ♬
• Rachel Maddow: Congresswoman says she saw more tours than Loudermilk’s ahead of Jan. 6 attack
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп and drunk Giuliani cause an insurrection
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Clarence Thomas’s wife Ginni needs a “Great fucking criminal” defense lawyer
• Liberal Redneck: Mike Pence and “Team Normal” on January 6:

• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard disowns Ivanka just before Father’s Day
• Ari Melber: FAUX pushed the “Big Lie” and censored Jan. 6 hearing to cater to audience
• Jimmy Kimmel: Jan 6th hearings get crazier, Трамп screams about equal time & Marjorie Taylor Greene’s dumb take
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп belongs in jail ♬
• Vice News: Election deniers are everywhere—including your local races
• Trevor: Jan. 6 hearings—Трамп cons his supporters & gets advice from drunk Giuliani
• Rachel Maddow: Jan. 6 Committee’s presentation of facts is tacit criminal referral
• Seth Meyers: Blockbuster Jan. 6 hearing focuses on drunk Rudy and debunking Трамп’s big lie
• Tommy Campbell: Walmart cancels Mike Lindell, Lauren Boebert’s crash and boozy Giuliani

Robert Reich: How Joe Biden can help workers without Congress

LegalEagle: Ridiculous court filings

Amber Ruffin: Black people freed Black people, get it right history

Zerlina: After 10 years of DACA. Are there long-term solutions for Dreamers?

John Oliver: Tech monopolies

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

Good morning. Has anyone else had issues with the WA Notify app? I have been working from home since it alerted me of a close contact the other day. Glad to be able to slow the spread (even though I have been testing negative). But now the date of the exposure isn’t showing up, even though it hasn’t been 14 days.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

Sorry it’s so late. Here’s a great video of SPU graduates handing their homophobic President pride flags on graduation.

Join us tonight as the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets for an evening of political conversation, drinks, good cheer. All are welcomed.

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm out on the back patio.

Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, find another chapter near you.

Good morning. Can you tell that I don’t have anything prepared today? You can? Because I’m mindlessly waffling along here? Yes. Yes. That checks out. Waffle. Waffle. Waffle.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now, and get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

Amber Ruffin: Anti-lynching bill is 100 years too late

Trevor: Votedemic 2022—L.A.’s Mayoral race

Traitors, Insurrectionists, Liars and Racists that Worship The Dotard Трамп:

• The Late Show: Gay Planet Earth—The last straight man
• Seth Meyers: Audio of Kevin McCarthy & texts from FAUX News hosts about Jan. 6 revealed
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s Peter No Longer Free to Roam ♬
• Steve Hofstetter: How to handle a MAGA father
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп whines about “King Donald” kids book & FAUX News screams about Biden’s appearance on Kimmel
• Mark Fiore: The Трампist guide to fighting facts
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп is a loser ♬:

• Stephen: Proud Boys face prison time for sedition
• WaPo: The Capitol assault that tried to stop Democracy
• Chris Hayes: Why it matters if people watch the Jan. 6 hearings
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп reacts to the Proud Boys indicted during Pride Month
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп plans his disinformation campaign ♬
• Rachel Maddow: DOJ raises stakes with sedition charges against Proud Boys ahead of January 6th hearing
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s manic response to January 6th hearings & FAUX News attempts to distract viewers from watching
• Ari Melber: January 6 hearings distill huge amounts of evidence, testimony into clear picture
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп reacts to night 1 of the January 6th hearings
• Stephen: “This is about an effort to subvert democracy” says Jake Tapper about the Jan 6 insurrection conspiracy
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ FAIX, Entertaining Idiots While Creating Even More ♬
• Seth Meyers: Top Pence aide warned Secret Service that Трамп would turn on Pence
• Stephen: Just after the January 6th Committee primetime hearing
• Tommy Campbell: Marjorie Taylor Greene talks peach tree dishes & Mike Lindell fails to defend his pillows
• Lauren Mayer: The Phony & Fraudulent Oz:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Kash Patel Pens Pamphlet to Promote Plump Past-President’s Fairytale ♬
• Trevor: Insurrectionists experience consequences as Jan. 6th hearings begin
• Seth Meyers: FAUX News won’t air first primetime January 6 committee hearing live
• Robert Reich: What you missed at the first January 6th committee hearing
• Jimmy Kimmel: FAUX news hypocrites outraged over Biden’s Kimmel interview
• Stephen: Трамп’s biggest Jan 6 lie revealed
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Marjorie Taylor Greene and her Great Escape ♬

Roy Wood, Jr.: Gentrification in Brooklyn

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

Now This: Barack Obama discusses the keys to preserving democracy

Gunz-n-America:

• Trevor: The “impossible” conversation about guns in America
• Samantha Bee: What’s next for America’s embarrassingly weak gun laws?
• Lawrence O’Donnell: For Republicans, “Guns are more important than children”
• WaPo: Kimberly and Felis Rubio’s full statement at House gun violence hearing:

• Stephen with Jake Tapper: Does the media offer sanitized coverage of mass shootings?
• Joy Reid: Abbott rejects calls for a special legislative session on gun violence
• Trevor: Republicans make bizarre anti-gun control arguments as House passes gun reform bill
• Liberal Redneck: First January 6 committee hearing takeaways
• John Oliver: School police

Samantha Bee: Trans youth are under attack

Jimmy Kimmel with Joe Biden

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

Oh, hey. A date for reopening the West Seattle Bridge. It’s…in September. Still, it’s pretty exciting. They can see when they will join the rest of us. Welcome back.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

What? Starbucks, fucking what? This anti-union bullshit. Oh the First and Pike store can’t be unionized it has a different paint scheme and is in walking distance to the original, so union rules don’t apply? Fucking ridiculous. Absolute trash.

Anyway,please wash your hands right this moment. And get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.