Archives for December 2023

Robert Reich: Three ways to fix election coverage (before it’s too late)

Steve Kornacki looks ahead to the 2024 presidential election

Трамп Disciples and Other Fascist-Curious and Hitler-Adjacent Scoundrels:

• Tommy Campbell: Трамп’s leaked Michigan phone call is a gift for Jack Smith
• Jonathan CapehartAnother state boots Trump off ballot over insurrection; Supreme Court involvement all but assured
• Stella Magz: Republicans swatting and swapping for the holidays
• Symone Townsend Sanders: Supreme Court in for a “Very Трампy new year” ahead of hearing multiple Трампy cases
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Rot In Hell ♬:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ From the Party of Lincoln to the Party of stinkin’ ♬
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Indicted and unhinged
• LegalEagle: Rudy Giuliani ordered to pay $148 million and goes bankrupt
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Dotard Трамп May Rot In New Jersey (or elsewhere) ♬
• Scared Ketchup: Трамп Show 30—Happy new year with AI Lauren Boebert, Marge the Bounty Hunter & SO MUCH MORE
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Kinky AND Stinky? Must be Dotard ♬:

• Lawrence O’Donnell: Maine secretary of state bars Трамп from primary ballot
• Alex Wagner: Turbulent Трамп era likely to intensify in 2024
• PoliticsByTabitha: The Dotard Трамп smells bad!!
• Ari Melber: ♫ Трамп facing prison, ballot ban or trial delay? Judges may decide Трамп’s fate in 2024 ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Some Say That Dotard’s Stinky (an adolescent song) ♬
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Maine secretary of state says Трамп “chose to light a match” on Jan. 6

Lawrence O’Donnell: Confederate memorial to be removed from Arlington National Cemetery

The Bitchuation Room (with Francesca Fiorentini): Women in red states are PISSED

Jonathan Capehart: Woman faces potential prosecution after dangerous pregnancy ends in miscarriage

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

Join us tonight as we close out 2023 and toast in the new year at this week’s gathering of the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally.

We meet tonight and every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the small room at the back of the tavern. We start at 8:00pm.

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

• NowThis: How Coca Cola’s iconic 1930s campaigns shaped our modern Santa
• Stella Magz: Merry Christmas to all!
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ A Mangy Fetlocks Christmas Message to his followers ♬
• Wheatus: ♫ Christmas Dirtbag ♬:

• Jonathan Capehart: Santa Larry, Mall of America’s first Black Santa, spreads holiday cheer
• Parody Project: ♫ O Holy Cow ♬
• Steve Shives: If Republicans said the quiet parts out loud about the War on Christmas
• Brent Pella: If Lockheed-Martin made a Christmas commercial:

• Puppet Regime: North Pole Elves on Strike!
• J-L Cauvin: Woke NJ Bakery Refuses to Sell SnowMAN Christmas Cookies!!

Ali Velshi: New reporting details Justice Thomas’ complaints over his Supreme Court salary

The Late Show: ♫ The Infamous Epstein List Is About To Be Released ♬

Robert Reich: Can we still find common ground?

Parody Project: Go Rest Ye Weary Congressmen:

Liberal Redneck: Merry Christmas and hail Satan, y’all!

Roll Call: Congressional hits, misses and more misses from 2023

Mark Fiore: ♫ AI Claws is Coming to Town! ♬

The Dotard Трамп and Other Members in Good Standing of the Fascist Brigade:

• Chris Hayes: Giuliani bankruptcy reveals depths of financial ruin
• Jordan Klepper’s wildest moments with Трампers in 2023
• Alex Wagner: History has bad news for Трамп and his hope for Supreme Court salvation
• Parody Project: ♫ Sigh in the Night ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Mike Lindell’s MyChristmas Spectacular!
• Stephen: GOP wants Biden kicked off ballot & bankrupt Rudy hawks supplements
• Ali Velshi: Трамп’s very busy legal calendar
• Joy Reid and Rachel Maddow: Трамп getting kicked off Colorado ballot “a real surprise”
• Hitler Rants Parodies: Hitler is informed Трамп is disqualified from Colorado’s primary ballot
• Rebel HQ: Трамп supporter’s hilariously absurd statement
• Seth Meyers: Трамп claims he’s never read Mein Kampf after quoting Hitler and praising Putin
• Roy Zimmerman: Lock Him Away:

• Parody Project: ♫ To the Jail ♬
• Alex Wagner: Colorado Трамп case will be a test of Supreme Court’s originalist principles
• Rocky Mountain Mike: ♫ Binders From The White House ♬
• The Late Show: George Santos In “The Santos Claus”
• Chris Hayes: Gifts flowed to Clarence Thomas after he complained about salary
• ScaredKetchup: Трамп Show 29—Stoner edition with cohost hippy Lauren Boebert & a cast of thousands
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Not EVERY Трампer is a Moron ♬
• Jonathan Jensen: ♫ The Second Time Around ♬
• Alex Wagner: Report exposes the truth about red state voter fraud task forces
• J-L Cauvin: Christmas gifts from The Dotard
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ All I want for Christmas is an NFT ♬:

• Seth Meyers: Трамп is disqualified from 2024 ballot, Colorado Supreme Court says in shock ruling
• Alex Wagner: How to understand the Supreme Court’s denial of a quick decision on presidential immunity
• Darrin Bell:Animation of a political cartoon—Normalizing corrupt autocrat Dotard Трамп
• Katie Phang: Трамп kicked off Colorado ballot
• Chris Hayes: Трамп’s immunity claim won’t be expedited by the Supreme Court
• Ali Velshi: Трамп reportedly caught pressuring 2020 MI election officials in newly revealed audio
• Tommy Campbell: Matt Gaetz trolled with award and confronted by Shaman and Rudy loses
• Parody Project: ♫ Jailhouse Walk ♬
• Stephen: Biden links Трамп to Hitler and Rudy sued again
• Joy Reid: Трамп’s Colorado ballot banishment accords with Constitution
• The Late Show: “The Indict-Mare Before Christmas” A Late Show animated holiday classic narrated by Liam Neeson:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Hats Off to Colorado For Telling Трамп to Fuck Off ♬
• Alex Wagner: New polling finds cracks in Трамп’s base as criminal cases make an impression
• LegalEagle: The Supreme Court will decide Трамп’s fate
• Rachel Maddow: Why does Трамп keep talking like a fascist? Because it works.
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ Speech Is Free (But Lies Can Be Expensive) ♬
• Chris Hayes: Colorado ruling is a warning to pro-coup lawmakers
• Seth Meyers: Rudy hit with stunning defamation verdict & Трамп embraces fascist rhetoric
• Ali Velshi: “He knows what he is doing”—Трамп echoes Hitler at campaign rally
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Irresponsible Party of Personal Responsibility ♬
• Stephen: Трамп quotes Hitler and can Rudy pay?
• Parody Project: ♫ 24 Months of Трамп’s Mess—A Reminder ♬:

• Alex Wagner: “Not a qualified candidate”—CO sec. of state on removing Трамп from ballot and what’s next
• Stella Magz: GOP want state’s rights? You got it!
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard responds to the Colorado Supreme Court
• Chris Hayes: Why 14th Amendment’s insurrection clause “plainly” applies to Трамп
• SNL Weekend Update: Giuliani’s $148 million defamation ruling, and milk comes from mammals
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s Going to Prison For YOU ♬
• Darrin Bell:Animation of a political cartoon—Poisoning the blood of America
• NowThis: Rep. Mike Johnson took his daughter to a “purity ball” in 2015
• Ali Velshi: Трамп makes long shot bid to toss gag order in election interference case
• Stephen: Colorado kicks Трамп off primary ballot & Clarence Thomas’ graft & Трамп keeps quoting Hitler
• Alex Wagner: Original records leave no question that the 14th Amendment applies to Трамп

John Oliver: Elon Musk

Time: The biggest moments in U.S. politics from 2023

Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Old Men in the White House ♬

Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ A Ballad of Clarence Thomas ♬

The Late Show: Hill Hub

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

– I believe that killer cops, like all criminals, deserve a good defense in court and to not go to jail if found not guilty. But still fuck them forever.

– President Biden pardoned a bunch of people for marijuana possession.

– Ugh shut down unsafe clubs.

– Really glad that we have shield laws against anti trans states.

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

– Can’t ignore the sidewalks when doing street repairs in Seattle anymore.

– It’s important to assess how Downtown is doing, but maybe the success of a grocery store in walking distance to Pike Place isn’t the best example?

– Molbak’s closing is going to be a hit to the community.

– Yay for building emissions standards.

– Hey you, yeah you. Hey, wash your hands right now. Hey, I’m not done. Also, get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

Please join us this evening for a holiday edition of the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally.

We meet tonight and every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the small room at the back of the tavern. We start at 8:00pm.

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

Cheers,
Darryl

Flat fares for Link light rail starting in the fall of 2024. I think this makes sense, especially as the line gets longer and longer. But I guess it would be annoying if you only live one or two stops away from your work and are paying yourself.

I don’t know, my work pays for my Orca Card. I won’t really notice it one way or the other. No tapping off.

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

SNL: College Presidents testify

NowThis: Hunter Biden defies GOP congressional subpoena

Kal Penn: De-stigmatizing sex work—Long story short

Mindless Misogyny:

• Lauren Mayer: ♫ He’s Just Ken (Paxton) ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to woman leaving Texas for medical care
• Stella Magz: Republican women…THIS IS ON YOU!
• Alex Wagner: Report blows the lid off Supreme Court overturning of abortion rights
• Symone Sanders: “It’s about women’s lives”—Doctor emphasizes need of abortion pill access ahead of SCOTUS hearing
• Katie Phang: Real consequences of anti-abortion laws
• Liberal Redneck: Why does Texas hate this one pregnant woman so much?

The Late Show: Drink mammal milk!

Hitler Rant Parodies: Hitler’s meeting with Biden and Трамп

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

The Mendacious MAGA Morons:

• LegalEagle: Трамп’s worst lawyer, Alina Habba, may be disbarred for this
• Stella Magz: Vivek Ramaswamy is the replacement of his own conspiracy
• Jimmy Kimmel: Republicans open Biden impeachment inquiry & The Dotard’s Christmas album
• Chris Hayes: Hayes blasts Трамп coup lawyers’ apology letters to Georgia
• Seth Meyers: Special Counsel Jack Smith calls Трамп’s bluff, takes Jan. 6 case to Supreme Court
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп is selling presidential fluids to supporters
• Symone Sanders: Georgia election workers lament Giuliani’s lies as jury reaches $148 million verdict
• Parody Project: Following the Law, Law, Law:

• Alex Wagner: Emulating The Dotard, Republicans adopt fundamental indecency as core principle
• Jen Psaki: New audio details oval office meeting from 2020 when Трамп was briefed on fake electors plot
• Stephen: If Трамп gets unlimited power, he won’t be giving it up & George Santos cashes in on Cameo
• Ari Melber: Трамп’s failures drag down “red fizzle” Congress to “worst” session in years
• Tommy Campbell: Ted Cruz blasted over name bill, Lindell’s wild contract admission
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Being short (like Mike Johnson) is a choice ♬
• Melissa Murray: Trump lawyer nightmare—Giuliani ordered to pay $148 million for election lies
• Seth Meyers: Rudy Giuliani embarrasses himself in court & Трамп backs out of testimony in NY
• Jimmy Kimmel: George Santos demands $20,000 from Jimmy Kimmel & Трамп bails on court
• Stephen: Republicans have no evidence to impeach Biden & MAGA-approved anti-woke coffees
• Alex Wagner: Johnson vs. Johnson—Republican speaker shreds his own argument for Biden impeachment
• Scared Ketchup: Трамп SHOW 28: AI Lauren Boebert, Ron DeSantis, Kyle Rittenhouse, MTG
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Do you want America, or Трамп? ♬:

• Parody Project: ♫ Away in a Manger (G.O.P. Dystopian edition) ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп tones it down for Christmas
• Rachel Maddow: Jack Smith adds specialist to shortcut Трамп delay tactic
• Ari Melber: Трамп’s anti-police agenda ensnares new GOP speaker vowing to hide MAGA fugitives
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Study Reveals Typical Трампer Has Brain Like a Moth! ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard on being dictator for a day
• Ali Velshi: No downside for Jack Smith in SCOTUS move cornering Трамп
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп sells mugshot trading cards, Republicans fight war on gay Nutcracker & Matt Gaetz gets pranked
• Ari Melber: From RICO to bankruptcy, here’s how Трамп may have ruined Rudy Giuliani’s life
• Stephen: Jack Smith has Трамп’s DMs and draft tweets & what’s on Tucker Carlson network?
• Alex Wagner: “Vindicated”—Jury makes strong statement for truth & Giuliani ordered to pay $148 million
• Tommy Campbell: Трамп’s NEW mugshot NFT cards destroyed
• Parody Project: ♫ Little Duffer Boy ♬:

• LegalEagle: George Santos makes history (by getting expelled)
• The Late Show: A message for George Santos, from George Santos
• Ari Melber: Трамп’s WH cell phone cracked open by DOJ prosecutor Jack Smith for coup trial
• Seth Meyers: Republicans mocked for sham impeachment & Giuliani humiliated again in court
• Chris Hayes: About Трамп’s constant propaganda about the economy
• Stella Magz: Moms 4 Liberty is now Moms 3 Liberty…
• J-L Cauvin: Is the Dotard immune from prosecution?
• Stephen: GOP’s evidence-free impeachment & a milk debate in Congress
• Alex Wagner: Трамп lawyers’ “juvenile” argument tips hand on weak confidence in case
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Short, Tragic Tale of Kevin McCarthy ♬
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Justice Kavanaugh destroyed Трамп immunity claim 25 years ago

John Oliver: Freight trains

The Late Show: Macho Nutcracker

SNL Weekend Update: Hunter Biden’s federal indictment & UPenn President resigns

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

– Come on, Kenmore. We need supportive housing everywhere.

– Come on, Seattle. Cutting LEAD funding. Gross.

All of my friends who get into foraging get really into foraging. Glad there are groups doing it ethically.

– Bye Kevin.

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

– I am surprised how much Andre Braugher’s death has hit me. Man, what a loss.

– Don’t sign bad initiatives.

– Oh hey, I was there. Fun stuff over the weekend.

– Jezebel is back.

– The Washington State ban on conversion therapy is upheld, even by this court.

– Hey get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets this evening. Please stop by, have a drink, and join us in some political conversations.

We meet tonight and every Tuesday evening at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. The starting time is 8:00 pm. You’ll find us in the back.

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

– New bike shop dropped in Belltown-SLU.

– I hope that I’m not falling for news bullshit, but it’s scary that people are hitting pedestrians on Aurora.

– Did He Ghost You or Is He a Washington State Ferry?

– Get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

Robert Reich: Billionaires don’t want you to know about this Supreme Court case

Electoral Dysfunction:

• Seth Meyers: Трамп tells Hannity he’ll be a “dictator” if he wins, but only on “day one”
• Charlamagne Tha God: Unpacking America’s obsession with celebrity politicians
• Liberal Redneck: Could Трамп be a dictator?
• Ari Melber: Трамп’s new “dictator” talk with Hannity may boomerang in Jack Smith trial
• Desi Lydic: The Dailyshowography of Vivek Ramaswamy—Enter the RamaVerse
• Charlamagne Tha God: Christie slams Трамп, Vivek spews conspiracies & Haley bashes TikTok
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп won’t deny becoming a dictator, Mike Lindell’s MyChristmas spectacular & bye Kevin McCarthy
• Alex Wagner: New task force aims to bolster U.S. institutions against Трамп threat

Chris Hayes: Hayes on the truth about Biden’s economic recovery

Vox: Why buying a house in the US is so hard right now

Cult of The Dotard:

• Chris Hayes: GOP speaker says he’s blurring Jan. 6 tapes so rioters don’t get charged
• Alex Wagner: States bring accountability on Трамп’s fake elector scheme & Damning details exposed in Wisconsin
• Steves Shives: Santos expelled—Too little, too late
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Rudy Giuliani didn’t keep his mouth shut
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s Remarkable Cognitive Decline ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard suggests George Santos to be his press secretary
• Ari Melber: Трамп loses to Jack Smith in gag order for coup trial that could send him to prison
• SNL: George Santos expelled
• ScaredKetchup: Trump Show 27 – Moms For Liberty Sex Scandal, Ivanka Clone Fail, Flight attendant Boebert & MORE
• Jimmy Kimmel: Republicans blurring faces in insurrection footage and “Orange Jesus” Трамп
• Parody Project: ♫ GEORGE SANTOS IS LEAVING THE TOWN ♬:

• Alex Wagner: Tale of two questionnaires—Трамп looks for sycophantic staff as prosecutors look for jurors
• Tommy Campbell: Gavin Newsom wipes the floor with Ron DeSantis and Santos expelled
• Charlamagne Tha GodNews outlets warn of Трамп’s second-term nightmare & George Santos joins Cameo
• Ari Melber: GOP’s new speaker admit plot to hide Трамп insurrectionists faces from prosecutors
• Seth Meyers: Трамп says he’ll “redo” 2020 election, George Santos flees Capitol in shame
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Republican Kink—The Research Song ♬
• Parody Project: ♫ School Days Florida Style (A Ron Desantis parody) ♬:

• Mark Fiore: The Dotard’s courtroom campaign
• Alex Wagner: Sex scandalized GOP official reportedly cites Трамп values as new Republican standard
• Jimmy Kimmel: George Santos kicked out of Congress, Трамп ate “too much” after Jan 6th & a very MAGA Christmas
• Stella Magz: Has Matt Gaetz been naughty or nice?
• Tommy Campbell: Fetterman trolls George Santos with Cameo video and Comer’s “gotcha” moment flops
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ McCarthy Quitting House to Work As Трамп’s Caretaker ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to Taylor Swift as Person of the Year
• Alex Wagner: Debased, disgraced and replaced—McCarthy quits with half a term left
• Darrin Bell: Animation of a political cartoon—The Republican flurry of felonies
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ Liz’s Turn to Vent ♬:

• Chris Hayes: McCarthy is the latest Republican abandoned by The Dotard
• Seth Meyers: Трамп returns to court for fraud trial amid fallout over “dictator” comment
• Lewis Black: Goodbye! You won’t be missed
• Ari Melber: Трамп busted for “dictator” plot as trials loom
• Stella Magz: Is Laura Loomer a Swiftie???
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Orange Faced Man ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Pranking George Santos on Cameo & Трамп wants “loyalists” only
• Alex Wagner: Трамп prosecution becomes race against 2024 election schedule & courthouse becomes political prop
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Sometimes You Need to Listen to an Old Guy (but not just any) ♬

John Oliver: Organ and body donations

Xitter Shit:

• SNL Weekend Update: George Santos expelled from Congress, Elon Musk meets with Netanyahu
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Elon Musk Advertiser Song ♬:

• LegalEagle: Elon Musk’s “thermonuclear” defamation suit is a dud
• Remix Bros: ♫ Elon Musk Go Fuck Yourself REMIX ♬

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

Adam Conover: The REAL conspiracy to exploit kids

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

– AI can do some amazing things. But! I am more and more convinced that even if the singularly happens there will be an underpaid team making it work in the background.

– The more the merrier in a primary. I like Franz, but I don’t know enough about her national policies or much about the other two.

– I am glad Kshama Sawant was a City Council member. It was always nice that 1 member was left of me on the Council.

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