Archives for February 2023

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally will be meeting tonight. What will we be chatting about? Almost anything and everything political. And then some. All are welcome.

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

Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, there is probably another nearby chapter you can hit.

– I haven’t paid attention to the Dilbert guy since like 1997. But Christ almighty. I’m glad The Seattle Times has dropped him.

– pay them human services workers what they’re worth.

– Get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible. And, hey, wash your damn hands.

Oh geez, who could have predicted giving Steve Bannon your money would lose you that money.

John Oliver: Psychedelic assisted therapy

NowThis: The Supreme Court case that can reshape the internet

Stephen: Biden tours Kyiv with Zelenskyy and other news

WaPo: Why spy balloons never went out of style

Cracked: Insane things about amusement parks

Vice News: Why the US is known as the mass shooting nation

The Tragicomedy That is Трамп and His Sycophants:

• Ari Melber: Coup bomb goes off—GA grand jury recommends indictments for first time
• Tommy Campbell:
• Joy Reid: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s “national divorce” suggestion would be disastrous for Red states
• Jon Stewart and friends: Dominion Voting v. Fox filing—What the media got wrong about “The Right”
• Ari Melber: Indictments are likely “bad for Трамп”
• Parody Project: ♫ Jack The Knife ♬:

• Keith Olbermann: Indict and arrest Speaker McCarthy
• Alex Wagner: Special grand jury foreperson shares details, drops heavy hints in Georgia Трамп case
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s election dreams becoming impossible and Georgia indictments are coming
• Mark Fiore: Freedom Liberry
• Ari Melber: Трамп “will be indicted,” says prosecutor after GA grand jury leak
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Laura, and Tucker, and Sean (The Holy Trinity of Disinformation) ♬
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ D-I-V-O-R-C-E” (MTG-style) ♬:

• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп wants mental competency tests, MTG lashes out over Biden in Ukraine & Santos the terrible liar
• Stephen: Sen. Sanders responds to Nikki Haley’s call for competency tests, “it’s old-fashioned ageism”
• Lawrence O’Donnell: GA grand juror gives most revealing Трамп investigation interview ever
• Keith Olbermann: It’s time to shut down FAUX News
• Tommy Campbell: Marjorie Taylor Greene wants America to divorce
• Alex Wagner: McCarthy deal with FAUX seen as capitulation to GOP MAGA wing in speakership deal
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп reacts to Mac McClung winning the Slam Dunk Contest
• The Late Show: ♫ Tucker Carlson’s alternative narrative of January 6th ♬
• Roy Zimmerman: ♫ T-R-E-A-S-O-N ♬:

• Ari Melber: FAUX News admits the “B.S.” in leaked text scandal & hosts secretly trashed Трамп lies
• Keith Olbermann: McCarthy/Carlson TV video scandal erupts
• Jimmy Kimmel: The Dotard exploits toxic trainwreck, Santos lies about helping sick kids & FAUX News cries woke
• Stephen: Трамп’s awkward train wreck visit & MTG says civil war is coming
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Tucker Carlson and Rupert Murdoch think FAUX viewers are stupid

WaPo: How Florida’s abortion ban is leaving one family in agony

Joy Reid and Robert Reich: Deregulation is destroying us

Stephen: “Big Money buys elections”—Sen. Bernie Sanders on how money corrupts American politics

Vox: Why is everything getting so expensive?

Robert Reich: The biggest economic lies we are told

The Late Show: Sir Topham Hatt faces the consequences of lobbying against train safety regulations

Stephen: Sen. Bernie Sanders, “Build Back Better would have been transformative”

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

– This story about a cat interrupting a city council meeting in Liberty Lake is delightful.

– The House Our Neighbors campaign did quite well, a W is a W, of course but in this case, a large victory makes it tougher to marginalize.

– The high speed chases law moving forward had me worried that this legislative session would be all backsliding on police reform. So it’s good to see that the qualified immunity bill is moving forward.

– And hey, there’s some ambitious gun control too. Feel free to contact your legislator on these or anything else important to you.

– Wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible. Dooooo it now.

The snow messed up my commute and I forgot it was a Wednesday, and now I’m writing this on break. Sorry.

Please join us tonight as the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally gathers for an evening of lively political discussion over a drink. All are welcome.

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

Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, there is probably another nearby chapter for you.

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

Sarah Silverman: Political news of the week

NowThis: Pres. Biden gives powerful remarks on the legacy of Emmett Till

LegalEagle: This Supreme Court case could destroy the internet. Really.

The Politics of Mysterious Flying Objects:

• Tooning Out The News: Balloon war escalates
• Stephen: Ron Klain on why President Biden shot down the balloon over water
• Katy Tur: Neil deGrasse Tyson on flying objects
• Jimmy Kimmel: Biden’s mysterious sky object speech
• Seth Meyers: Biden orders UFOs shot down, MTG says spy balloon could’ve been a nuke
• The Late Show: Captain Kirk has a new enemy in space
• Stephen: “Aliens, and Saucers, and UFO, Oh, My!”

Jimmy Kimmel: Some political news

NowThis: Why it’s important to preserve Black history

Adam Conover: The lie That’s destroying the economy:

Robert Reich: How corporate greed destroyed a small Ohio town

Sarah Silverman with Lizz Winstead on destigmatizing abortion through humor with Abortion Access Front

Трамп’s Goons and Wannabe Goons:

• Symone Sanders: Explosive new evidence in FAUX News defamation case
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп destroys “disloyal ” Nikki Haley for 2024 announcement
• Alex Wagner: FAUX News exposed for disingenuous coverage of Трамп’s Big Lie
• Stephen: George Santos—Bring on the ethics investigation
• Ari Melber: Hannity admits it—He knew Трамп lied as legal earthquake rocks the FAUX News empire
• Lawrence O’Donnell: FAUX hosts’ texts reveal they didn’t believe Трамп’s election lies
• NowThis: Who is Marjorie Taylor Greene?:

• Seth Meyers: GOP blames Ohio train crisis on culture wars & nutburger MTG says wind farms kill whales
• Joy Reid: Will Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis indict The Dotard?
• Alex Wagner: DeSantis retrograde war on education, social progress stirs protest in Florida capital
• Symone Sanders: The rise and fall of Rudy Giuliani
• Tommy Campbell: Трамп’s safety cuts led to Ohio train disaster
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп versus DeSantis
• Alex Wagner: Portions of Georgia grand jury report cite suspicions of false testimony
• Sarah Silverman: Nikki Haley challenges Трамп in GOP primary
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп incriminates himself AGAIN & Nikki Haley running for President
• Seth Meyers: Grand Jury suggests charges in Трамп election case and Трамп docs found on LAPTOP!!!!!
• Jordan Klepper: GOP ditching Трамп? Going to a Nikki Haley rally to find out:

• Alex Wagner: Lofgren knocks Pence foot-dragging on DOJ subpoena
• NowThis: Breeder says George Santos allegedly bought dogs with bad checks
• Mehdi Hasan: Bombshell text evidence confirms FAUX “is not a news channel”
• Keith Olbermann: News media lets Pence and Haley, off the hook
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to Rihanna’s Super Bowl halftime
• Tommy Campbell: Mike Lindell explodes at Ron Desantis in “deflamation” rant

Liberal Redneck: Ohio train derailment and corporate greed

NowThis: Missouri House of Reps institutes dress code for women

Alex Wagner: Feds bust company using child labor to clean meatpacking plants

Sarah Silverman: How tech companies are profiting off your anger

Mark Fiore: Big oil, big green

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

– Ugh. A state House committee passed a bill to weaken the rules on when police officers can get involved in chases. I would urge you to contact your legislator and let them know that you want fewer high speed chases in Washington neighborhoods.

– Can’t get enough urban forests.

– You, yes you. Wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

Barring any weirdness it looks like I-135 has passed. Because of the way initiatives are set up they will have to fight for funding. But I hope that a victory as well as maybe some left candidates will inspire real action. As well as the actual value of the initiative.

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

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets tonight for some lively political discussion over a drink. Stop by, if you can.

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

Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, there is probably another nearby chapter for you.

Cheers,
Darryl

If you’re in a jurisdiction that’s having a special election, get your ballot postmarked or dropped off by Tuesday. If you’re in Seattle, please vote for the social housing initiative. If you’re in King County, separately, there’s an online ballot for King Conservation District. An important, if kind of silly, election. I voted for Porter, but I don’t really have a strong opinion on the others.

And, hey, it’s Valentine’s tomorrow. So you might as well get voting done today. Save yourself any hassle.

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

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

Red, White, and Balloon:

• Seth Meyers: Biden takes out Chinese spy balloon after FAUX News spends days freaking Out
• NowThis: Late-night TV shows have field day with Chinese spy balloon
• LegalEagle: Chinese spy balloon—is it legal to shoot down?
• WaPo: U.S. military shoots down ANOTHER “high-altitude object” in Alaska
• Jonathan Mann: ♫ China Balloon Psy Op ♬
• Rocky Mountain Mike: ♫ Bang Bang (Joe Biden Shot It Down) ♬:

• Mark Fiore: Rage balloons!
• Jonathan Jensen: ♫ My Beautiful (Spy) Balloon ♬
• SNL: Spy balloon
• Chelsea HandlerBiden murders a Chinese spy balloon & Marjorie Taylor Greene hates her job
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard says he would destroy Chinese balloons
• Travis & Jonathan: ♫ Chinese Spy Balloon ♬
• Jonathan Mann: The Balloon Becomes American
• Desi Lydic FAUXplains the Chinese spy balloon

SNL Weekend Update: Last week’s political news

The Snowflakes in the Cult of The Dotard Трамп:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Republican gun play goes horribly awry ♬
• Lawrence O’Donnell: House Republicans spent the day getting crushed by Democrats
• Alex Wagner: What the DOJ special counsel might hope to learn from Mike Pence under subpoena
• Jonathan Jensen: ♫ I’m a Deceiver (Song parody for George Santos) ♬:

• Rachel Maddow: Neo-Nazis intent on race war target U.S. infrastructure
• NowThis: Трамп 2024 is already losing cash
• Keith Olbermann: Laptop hearing becomes “Трамп is a pussy-ass bitch” hearing
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ Debt Ceiling ♬
• Lawrence O’Donnell: GOP’s debt limit threat is biggest danger to America right now
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ 5,232 Miles ♬
• Ari Melber: Republicans plan to gut Social Security
• Tommy Campbell: Mike Lindell snaps and says Jimmy Kimmel lied about claw machine
• Bad Lip Reading: The House of Representatives:

• Ari Melber: GOP plots controversial cuts as McCarthy tested
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Dead end street to be named for Трамп? ♬
• Keith Olbermann: Weaponization committee hit by its own weapon
• Chris Hayes: GOP using “weaponization” panel to air conspiracy theories ahead of 2024
• Alex Wagner: Republican sabotages her own party to insist on election fraud claims
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Chrissy Teigen’s description of Трамп as a “pussy-ass bitch” was heard in a House hearing today
• Ari Melber: Is Pence subpoena Трамп’s nightmare? Ari Melber breaks down DOJ’s pursuit of “coup club”
• Rachel Maddow: No known record of Santos mugging or assassination attempt

Seth Meyers: Political headlines

AJ+: Why maternity leave would be good for all Americans

State of the Union:

• Tommy Campbell: Biden goes Dark Brandon at State of the Union and destroys
• NowThis: Top moments from Biden’s SOTU address
• Al Franken: Biden chides Republicans who voted against the historic infrastructure package
• Seth Meyers: Biden Gloats about SOTU while Greene and Boebert unravel at Twitter hearing
• Roll Call: The State of the Union … and other comedy acts—Congressional hits and misses
• WaPo: Biden’s SOTU address in 4 minutes
• Politics Girl: SOTU
• Tooning Out the News: Rowdy Republicans heckle Biden’s State of the Union
• Chris Hayes: Yes…Republicans HAVE called for cuts to Social Security and Medicare
• Joy Reid: Historian praises Biden’s SOTU speech
• Keith Olbermann: Biden’s startling State of the Union Masterpiece
• Chelsea Handler: A lady with rabies screams “liar!” as Biden delivers State of the Union Address
• Seth Meyers: Greene melts down and GOP gets caught lying during Biden’s State of the Union
• Liberal Redneck: State of the State of the Union

Robert Reich: The dark side of sports stadiums

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

Hey, you. Yeah you. Do you qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit? Are you close? Might as well see if you’re eligible for the Washington Working Families Tax Credit.

And hey, wash your hands right now. And please for goodness sake, for goodness sake get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

A little over a week ago, one of my coworkers got COVID. It was probably the most prolonged time I have spent with someone who had it. And still, I have continued to test negative. So, please get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

Tonight is State of the Union night, and the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally will get together for lively political discussion over drinks. We will still meet at 8pm at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle). But the pub has TVs if you want to show up at the 6pm start of the SOTU address and watch it there. Otherwise, swing by after the SOTU address.

Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, there is probably another nearby chapter for you.