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Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

by Darryl — Friday, 5/10/24, 8:19 pm

Robert Reich: How wall street priced you out of a home

Stephen with Desi Lydic: Stephen wrote the rulebook on field pieces at “The Daily Show”

Electile Dysfunction 2024:

  • Burnt Raisin Toast: AI Von Shitzenpantz campaigns mid-trial
  • Chris Hayes: Marjorie Taylor Greene fails to oust Speaker Mike Johnson & Von Shitzenpantz weighs in too late
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Von Shitzenpantz’s NFTs, Kennedy’s brain work, Noem’s dystopian book
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Perfect Трамп VP (is awful of course) ♬
  • The Other Brother: ♫ Stormy took the witness stand ♬
  • NowThis: A deep dive into South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s history
  • Stephen: RFK Jr.’s brain worm & Indiana loves Nikki Haley
  • Chris Hayes: Трамп vowed to gut climate laws in exchange for $1B from oil bosses, in ugly quid pro quo
  • Jabari Jones: AI Von Shitzenpantz—V.P. selection reboot
  • The Late Show: The amazing adventures of Worm-In-Brain-Man:

  • Rachel Maddow: Putting the U.S. fight to defend democracy in global context
  • Burnt Raisin Toast: AI Von Shitzenpantz: No brain worms here!
  • Jordan Klepper: RFK Jr.’s brain-eating worm & Kristi Noem’s disastrous book tour
  • BobLevin’s Videos: Трамп plans to be the first American dictator in 2024
  • Chris Hayes: Biden trolls Трамп over Foxconn “con job”
  • Rebecca Watson: Did a worm really eat RFK, Jr.’s brain?
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ When Kristy Noem was Dating Kim Jong Un ♬
  • Stephen: Stormy zings The Dotard from witness stand & Mar-a-Lago ComicCon & brain worms!
  • NowThis: We need to keep talking about the dangers of Project 2025
  • Chris Hayes: Kristi Noem cuts VP lobbying tour book tour short after disastrous week
  • Katie Phang: Project 2025 and a possible second Трамп term
  • Jabari Jones: AI Von Shitzenpantz—Lil’ Dotard Трамп, episode 2

Desi Lydic: Desi Lydic targets illegally idling vehicles

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

Bloomberg Law: Is social media big tobacco 2.0? Suits over the impact on teens

The Cult Of Von Shitzenpantz:

  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ A Delightful Song of Baron Von Shitzenpantz ♬
  • SNL Weekend Update: Kristi Noem shot her dog & Трамп complains about trial
  • NowThis: Anti-abortion Republican argues in favor of child marriage
  • Ari Melber: Трамп loses mistrial bid and braces as D.A. about to “rest case”
  • Jabari Jones: AI Трамп—Calling Ivanka again!
  • ScaredKetchup: AI STORMY DANIELS TESTIFIES in Von Shitzenpantz hush money trial HIDDEN CAMERA footage & AI Lauren Boebert fine art
  • Alex Wagner: Faceplant!—MTG suffers scorn of fellow Republicans as move to push out Johnson fails
  • Lauren Mayer: ♫ Stormy Daniels ♬:

  • Seth Meyers: Stormy calls Трамп an “Orange Turd” in wild testimony & Greene booed by Republicans
  • Liberal Redneck: A Stormy day in court (also Kristi Noem is a maniac)
  • The Daily Show: Saving Pilot Lightin’—The GOP’s fight to save gas stoves
  • J-L Cauvin: The Dotard responds to Stormy Daniels’ testimony
  • Lawrence O’Donnell on Трамп trial evidence: They wrote the conspiracy down on paper
  • Stephen: Трамп to Stormy—You remind me of my daughter
  • Jimmy Fallon: Трамп threatened with jail time & Kristi Noem under fire after Kim Jong-un lies
  • Ari Melber: Judge tells Трамп, “I will jail you, even though I don’t ‘want’ to”
  • Jabari Jones: AI Трамп—Cricket’s revenge
  • Parody Project: ♫ We’re Трампuppets—The Maga Theme Song ♬:

  • J-L Cauvin: The Dotard refuses to go to Barron’s graduation
  • Chris Hayes: Dotard Von Shitzenpantz reads positive press clippings about himself to bide time during trial
  • Tommy Campbell: Трамп fans wear diapers in support fail & Трамп botches pizza delivery
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ For a Joyous Funeral, Be Like Трамп ♬
  • Seth Meyers: Трамп humiliated in court by Stormy testimony & Kristi Noem’s disastrous book tour
  • Jordan Klepper: Kristi Noem defends killing dog & Трамп sizes up VPs
  • The Daily Show: ♫ Cocaine news with Dotard Jr. ♬
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Stormy Daniels details sex with The Dotard, Jimmy mentioned AGAIN & puppy killer Noem’s disastrous book
  • Stephen: Трамп humiliates VP hopefuls & the strange lies in Kristi Noem’s book
  • Jon Stewart calls out The Dotard’s pizza-eating technique
  • Sandy and Richard Riccardi: ♫ The Boy From Mar-a-Lago (Courtroom 2024 edition) ♬:

  • ScaredKetchup: ♫ One year anniversary spectacular STAR WARS May the Fourth be with you, AI Hope Hicks ♬
  • Jen Psaki’s never-before-told story about Трамп aide Hope Hicks
  • Stella Magz: Marjorie Taylor Putin (née Greene) booed on house floor
  • Parody Project: ♫ Stand with your man (parody) ♬
  • Jimmy Kimmel: The Stormy Daniels roast of Трамп’s penis
  • Seth Meyers: Judge threatens to jail Трамп over gag order, finds him in contempt for 10th time
  • Lawrence O’Donnell: Why Трамп’s lawyer called him the “orange turd” during Stormy testimony
  • Jabari Jones: Little Dotard Трамп Episode 3—Poopy pants!
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ TERRIFYING New Трамп Poll Numbers ♬
  • J-L Cauvin: The Dotard won’t go to jail before Mother’s Day
  • SNL Weekend Update: Kristi Noem’s other dog defends his owner
  • Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Miracle of Miracles♬ (a Fiddler on the Roof Трамп song parody):

  • Jordan Klepper: Stormy Daniels’s NSFW testimony & Vladimir Putin wins “democratic” election
  • The Late Show: Scooby-Doo, who shot you?
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s big mouth could land him in jail & puppy killer Kristi Noem lies about meeting Kim Jong Un
  • Parody Project: Didn’t Have To Lie (But You Did)
  • Chris Hayes: Let’s be clear, what Judge Cannon is doing is a scandal
  • The Other Brother: ♫ Dotard and Stormy ♬
  • Tommy Campbell: Mitch McConnell hilariously recaps Stormy Daniels wild testimony
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ EVERYBODY’S Lying (Except for Трамп) ♬
  • Parody Project: ♫ Supreme Court for sale ♬
  • Jabari Jones: AI Трамп calls Ivanka

John Oliver: Libraries

More Perfect Union: The shadow group working to keep wages low

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

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Happy 20th Blogoversary to Me! (And to You!)

by Goldy — Friday, 5/10/24, 9:31 am

It was 20 years ago today that I published the first post here on HA, and mygod did it change my life (and hopefully a few elections and public policy debates along the way).

For a few glorious years HA was one of the most widely read, influential (and feared) state and local blogs in the nation. We were the official WA state blog at the 2008 Democratic Convention. HA helped get me my own radio show at 710 KIRO back when it was still a 50,000 watt news/talk powerhouse, and eventually a gig at The Stranger where I helped advance the nation’s first $15 minimum wage. And ultimately this weird adventure led me to my current job, which is hard to explain, but is gratifying and difference-making in so many ways.

I don’t blog here at HA anymore. Darryl and Carl keep it going on a daily basis, and so happy blogoversary (and a big THANK YOU) to them too. But of course, the biggest thanks goes to HA’s readers, past and present, because none of this would’ve been possible without you. HA’s comment threads may have been a cesspool of trolling since nearly the very beginning, but I was very, very, fortunate to find an audience large and loud enough to make my writing relevant.

By the way, if you miss me, I host a weekly podcast with my billionaire boss, Nick Hanauer, called Pitchfork Economics. It’s wonky and subversive and we interview amazing guests—Nobel laureates, best-selling authors, administration officials, and other leading or should-be-leading thinkers in economics, philosophy, science, politics, and public policy—so if you’re not already a subscriber, now would be a great time to start.

And finally, a much earned thank you and congratulations to my daughter Katie. She was just seven years old when this blog first started consuming my life and she patiently put up with more than her fair share of “just a minute, baby, I need to finish this post.” Today, coincidentally, she graduates from USC with an MFA in film and television production and I couldn’t be prouder. Here’s hoping our democracy, our economy, and our civil society survive another 20 years (at least) so that she and all our children have the opportunity, the security, and the means to pursue their dreams.

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Friday Open Thread

by Carl Ballard — Friday, 5/10/24, 8:26 am

– Have I mentioned that I am excited to read this book? I picked up a copy and am excited to dig in.

– Seattle should have more density for its own sake, but also, yeah, the state is probably not going to fund as many things if we fuck around.

– Good news for Pioneer Square. A quick response to overdoses will hopefully get people helping.

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

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Wednesday Open Thread

by Carl Ballard — Wednesday, 5/8/24, 7:55 am

– It’s Give Big if one of your favorite local charities participates, now is a good time to give.

– This TwinRay story is bananas.

– Bikes on the West Seattle Bridge.

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

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Drinking Liberally — Seattle

by Darryl — Tuesday, 5/7/24, 7:03 pm

DLBottlePlease join us this evening for a pint peppered with political prognostication and polite punditry at 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 or, perhaps, on the back patio. 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

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Monday Monday Monday Monday, Monday

by Carl Ballard — Monday, 5/6/24, 8:00 am

– I feel like there is always talk about retrofitting Seattle buildings for earthquakes. So it’s a bit surprising that therr are still 1,100 or so buildings that still need to be upgraded.

– BG’s new book looks interesting.

– The zebra story is truly delightful.

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

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Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

by Darryl — Friday, 5/3/24, 8:36 pm

Colin Jost roasts everyone at the WH Correspondence Dinner

Jon Stewart interviews U.S. Presidents from Jimmy Carter to Barack Obama

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

Electile Dysfunction 2024:

  • J-L Cauvin: The Dotard destroys Joe Biden in a roast battle
  • Alex Wagner: Undeterred by past Big Lie failures, Трамп primes followers for poll confrontations
  • ScaredKetchup: One Year Anniversary Week special 3 w/ AI Bill Bar, Lauren Boebert, Star Wars surprise
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ A song for Eric Трамп ♬
  • Jonathan Capehart: Trump’s bizarre WI May Day rally
  • Bob Levin: ♫ Peoples Reaction To Трамп’s Lies ♬
  • Jabari Jones: AI Трамп on “catch and kill”
  • Stephen: Who will The Dotard pick for VP
  • Brian Tyler Cohen: The Трамп trial in political context
  • Parody Project: ♫ You gotta get outa this race ♬
  • ScaredKetchup: Puppy killer Kristi Noem & Clarence Thomas Suppository kick off Scared Ketchup’s anniversary week!
  • J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to being held IN CONTEMPT
  • Rachel Maddow: GOP bears Big Lie’s deep scars as Трамп dances to avoid accountability
  • Joe Biden: Comments at the White House Correspondents Dinner
  • Jabari Jones: AI Трамп—Vice President Greene
  • Glenn Kirschner: Трамп tells Time that he won’t rule out violence if he loses the 2024 election
  • Simon Rosenberg: The SIX reasons Трамп will never return to the White House
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ NY Courthouse / Meat Locker ♬
  • Alex Wagner: Трамп lays out plan to enlist military in deporting millions
  • Stephen: Will reclassifying weed help Biden? And how Трамп’s lawyers keep him awake
  • Bob Levin: ♫ Sleeping Farting Трамп!!!!! Is This Really Who You Want In The Oval Office???????? ♬
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп LIVID about trial, can’t stop falling asleep in court & makes insane 2nd term proclamations
  • Rachel Maddow: Republicans assemble oddly insulting set of 2024 candidates with Senate control on the line

Jon Stewart on immigration over the years

Mark Fiore: Free speech update

Robert Reich: Should billionaires exist?

Criminal Defendant Трамп And Other Terrible People:

  • Jabari Jones: AI Трамп—Pecker!
  • Chris Hayes: Hope Hicks “drops a bomb” during Трамп trial
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Doin’ Time—A ragtime dance for Трамп ♬
  • The Other Brother: ♫ Fare Thee Well Dotard Трамп ♬
  • LegalEagle: Inside Трамп’s trial—Chaos, consequences and contempt
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Jimmy made it into Трамп’s trial, Dotard “can’t even testify” & crazy abortion law repealed
  • Christopher Titus: Trump? MAGA? Supreme Court?? Make it make sense!!!
  • Seth Meyers: Lindell gives Трамп a weird compliment and Трамп condemns campus protests amid crackdown
  • Ari Melber: Judge warns Трамп of “incarceration” punishment after losing gag order clash
  • Parody Project: ♫ Dotard, Judge Will Fine You ♬:

  • Seth Meyers: Pecker gives damning testimony in Трамп trial & Noem faces backlash for killing dog
  • The Other Brother: ♫ Out of Time ♬
  • Ari Melber: Трамп’s legal “hell month” continues amid new state coup plot charges
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трампers in The Mist ♬
  • The Late Show: Трамп’s aggressive new attorney
  • The Daily Show: Jesse Watters math
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп embarrassed he keeps sleeping during trial & Klan mom MTG vs Mike Johnson
  • Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Just A Gigolo (Kimberly Gilfoyle, Donald Trump, & MAGA song parody) ♬
  • Tommy Campbell: Mike Lindell’s garbage can reunion & Marjorie Taylor Greene trolled by troops
  • J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to the White House Correspondents Dinner
  • Ari Melber: Defendant Трамп faces “affair” receipts at criminal trial
  • Seth Meyers: Sleepy Трамп’s lawyers can’t keep him awake in court & his chilling Time interview
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Time to Change Baby Трамп! ♬
  • The Late Show: Do you have trouble falling asleep?
  • Jen Psaki: Трамп “hates the fact that we did it,” Michel Cohen claims in recording played at trial
  • Parody Project: ♫ Hang Up Your Robe, Speak Truly ♬
  • Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian: Meet the people who got Roe v. Wade overturned
  • Lawrence O’Donnell: New Трамп docs transcripts reveal lies detailed in case’s indictment
  • Jabari Jones: AI Trump—Contempt cheeks!
  • John Di Domenico: The Dotard complains “Court room is freezing and judge hates me!”
  • Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Raffensperger, Raffensperger Find Me Some Votes ♬:

  • Rachel Maddow: Трамп fails to attract courthouse protest despite all-caps pleas for support
  • Dick Van Dyke: Something on my mind…
  • Jabari Jones: Mr. MTG—Mike Johnson must GO!
  • Ari Melber: Hope Hicks takes the stand in the former guy’s trial
  • J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to student protests
  • ScaredKetchup: Scared Ketchup one year anniversary week special episode 2
  • The Late Show: Трамп University is protest-free
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Party of Weaklings ♬
  • Huffington Post: Eric Трамп’s “stamina” slam
  • Lawrence O’Donnell went to Трамп’s trial and found him in a jail of his own making
  • Stella Magz: George Santos brings back his drag queen persona….
  • Ari Melber: Star witness brings “affair” receipts in trial that could put defendant Трамп in jail
  • Jabari Jones: AI Trump when he met the Queen
  • Lawrence O’Donnell: Trump’s never been closer to spending a night in jail than he is now

Gravel Pit Gnome:

  • Jimmy Fallon: Kristi Noem doubles down on puppy slaying & Трамп snoozes through Stormy Daniels trial
  • Stephen: Kristi Noem, puppy killer & did Трамп fart in court? & why Pecker wouldn’t pay Stormy Daniels
  • Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Kirsti Noem—I Love My Dog ♬:

  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп offered tour of South Dakota gravel pit ♬
  • Chris Hayes: Puppy-snuffer Kristi Noem roasted by Dotard Jr. & Bannon over murderous revelations
  • Stella Magz: Dog killer & VP contender Kristi Noem
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Deranged Governor shoots puppy & Трамп’s miserable in court, & majority of men think he respects women
  • Stephen: Noem defends killing her puppy & Michael Cohen’s mean nickname for Трамп
  • Steve Shives: Some personal thoughts on Kristi Noem, dog killer
  • Tommy Campbell: Kristi Noem’s puppy hunting memoir was endorsed by Трамп
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Kristi Noem, NRA Hero ♬
  • Lauren Mayer: ♫ Puppy Killer! ♬

  • The Late Show: Kristi Noem makes her “Bluey” debut
  • Chris Hayes: Puppy-snuffer Kristi Noem roasted by Dotard Jr. & Bannon over murderous revelations
  • The Other Brother: ♫ Cricket ♬

Jon Stewart: devours the fast-food industry

Liberal Redneck: National day of prayer

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

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Friday!

by Carl Ballard — Friday, 5/3/24, 7:55 am

– Oh man, our electricity infrastructure.

– Oh man, our electricity consumption.

– Let’s go already with e-bike rebates.

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

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Wednesday Open Thread

by Carl Ballard — Wednesday, 5/1/24, 8:02 am

– Look, I give the Seattle City Council a lot of shit, but who can fault a call for more civility? (In case you missed the reference)

– I mentioned light rail on the Eastside, but I haven’t had the chance to check out Wilburton Station yet. Will have to give it a try some day.

– I liked this interview with Anna Zivarts, and look forward to reading her new book.

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

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