Archives for October 2024

I have linked to other people talking about the new G Line. But like a fool, I had not taken it yet. Now that I have, I think it’s neat. It’s tough to do east-west connections within Seattle. And man does it. I took it at rush hour and it seems like it could add more people comfortably.

Also, I have never rode some of the Rapid Ride lines outside of the city, so forgive me if this is old hat there, but I can’t recall a bus with doors on either side depending on the stop. Obviously that’s how light rail and the streetcar work, but just adding it to a bus feels innovative.

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

Please join us tonight for some political punditry and electoral prognostication over a pint at the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally. The election is just 27 days away. Let’s talk about it.

We meet tonight and every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us 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.

New park! New park. New park. Look at the Overlook Walk. What a great addition to Downtown Seattle. The replacement for the Viaduct is too road centric, so it’s nice to see some real pedestrian infrastructure. It’s also good to connect the market with the waterfront in a more accessible way. My most serious injury in my life was on the hill climb and it must be worse for people in wheelchairs or the elderly.

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

Michael Kosta: Jelani Cobb on the history of the Electoral College & a healthy journalism diet

The New Yorker: Zooey Zephyr’s defense of trans lives in a deep-red state

Electile Dysfunction 2024:

• Jimmy Kimmel: Jimmy Kimmel breaks down the Vice Presidential debate between JD Vance & Tim Walz
• Stephen: A debate pep talk for Tim Walz & Трамп proposes a purge
• MSNBC: One was smooth, the other won—Reaction to the vice presidential debate
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to Melania’s pro choice video
• Chris Hayes: Трампworld lies get more outrageous with a month to election
• ScaredKetchup: JD Vance destroyed—VP debate recap
• Lawrence O’Donnell and friends: Weissmann on Jack Smith’s damning Трамп Jan. 6 case filing
• Seth Meyers: Back in My Day—Presidential candidate accusations, unsending texts
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ “I am Voting for the Convicted Felon”, from the MAGA Glee Club songbook ♬
• SNL: Harris and Трамп rallies
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s weekend of CRAZY outbursts, Трамп calls Kamala mentally impaired & Tim Walz vs MyPillow Mike
• Stephen with Chris Hayes: J.D. Vance is not ready to be President of the United States
• Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian: Who is REALLY trying to steal this election?:

• Seth Meyers: Vance lies about Obamacare, Jan. 6, abortion; Трамп backs out of 60 Minutes interview
• Rachel Maddow: JD Vance wants to destroy anything conservatives can’t control
• Rachel Maddow: Why you should care about JD Vance’s real agenda
• Stephen: Hillbilly energy vs. Minnesota nice; Fact checks & mic drops
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ $100,000 Watches? The Trump Grift Continues ♬
• Right Plight: ♫ They’re Eating The Cats ♬
• Michael Kosta: VP debate—Tim Walz and JD Vance’s biggest moments and misses
• Ross Childs: JD Vance tries Malört
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard claims Black Panther endorsed him
• Parody Project: ♫ Трамп’s Rationale ♬
• Darrin Bell: Timelapse video-political cartoon—JD Vance lies through the Walz debate
• The Late Show: ♫ Un By Myself ♬
• Bill Hoover: ♫ Griftin the Schmoes ♬
• Steve Shives: A right-wing “news channel” struggles to sanewash Трамп
• Randy Rainbow: ♫ Blank Space (The Dotard’s Version) ♬:

• John Waldron: Трамп PANICS after JD Vance’s SHOCKING past DESTROYS CAMPAIGN!
• Stella Magz: The Dotard literally wants to turn back time
• Jon Stewart: Трамп is the opposite of who his supporters claim he is
• Robert Reich: JD Vance’s biggest lie of the night
• Liberal Redneck: Takeaways from the VP debate between JD Vance and Tim Walz
• Jabari Jones: AI Трамп HATES Bruce Springsteen!
• SNL Weekend Update: Трамп calls Kamala Harris “Mentally disabled person”
• Lawrence O’Donnell: While Трамп lies about hurricane relief, Harris picks up important endorsements
• The Late Show: The Dotard Трамп joins “60 Minutes”
• Steve Shives: Someone tell J.D. Vance—The Vice President can’t do that!
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ You Don’t Mess Around With Tim ♬:

• Stella Magz: VP debate recap
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Awful Embarrassment of Having Backed Трамп ♬
• Desi Lydic: The Трамп currency
• Steve Shives: The phoney and the nice guy
• Ross Childs: JD Vance at North Carolina rally!!
• Joy Reid: Трамп’s MAGA faithful ready to derail election exposed
• Michael Kosta: Pundits spin the Walz-Vance debate while Трамп talks baseball
• Christopher Titus: VP debate—Who lied the whole time? Take a wild guess!
• Ari Melber: MAGA civil war? Meet the Republicans backing Harris who could beat Трамп
• The New York Time: How Трамп tried to prosecute his rivals
• Carla Ulbrich with Gathering Time: ♫ We Won’t Go Back ♬:

• Stephen: Vance-Walz debate was “normal” and worn out Von Shitzenpantz says “there’s no hope”
• Chris Hayes: Трамп refused disaster relief until he learned it helped GOP voters, ex-aides say
• The Late Show: Worried about being called a childless cat man?
• Steve Shives: Defeating Трамп is the ultimate disaster relief
• Charlamagne Tha God: Will Трамп try to steal the election again?
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s bizarre McDonald’s sex fantasy explained ♬
• mazlinithegreat: ♫ Heads Up, America ♬
• Ross Childs: JD Vance debates!!
• Stephen: Chris Hayes on J.D. Vance’s most audacious debate lie, that “Трамп saved Obamacare”
• Remix Bros: ♫ 2024 VP Debate REMIX ♬
• Seth Meyers: Трамп proposes The Purge, rambles incoherently about migrants at meandering rally

John Oliver: Federal courts

LegalEagle: Eric Adams’s ridiculous corruption

Cult of The Felon Von Shitzenpantz:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп—Third-Grade Intellect with a Thirteen-year-old’s Attitude ♬
• Tommy Campbell: Трамп watches DESTROYED in hilarious commercial dub
• Seth Meyers: Jack Smith reveals damning new coup evidence against Трамп in bombshell filing
• Bill Hoover: ♫ Unravelin Man ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп exposed in damning 2020 election report, pressured Pence relentlessly & JD Vance’s untruths
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Alpha Male Song ♬
• MSNBC: Jack Smith coup bombshell reveals damning evidence against Трамп
• ScaredKetchup: ♫ AI Taylor Swift Drops Трамп Diss Track ♬:

• Stephen: Jack Smith drops massive list of Трамп’s election crimes & Dotard to Ivanka, “Fight like hell”
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Mike Pence took notes about Трамп’s conspiracy. And Jack Smith has them.
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ How Stupid Would You Have to Be? (A Question regarding Трампers) ♬
• Stella Magz: A refresher course—The fallen evangelicals & Трамп
• Oisín O Malley: A watch expert looks at $100K Трамп watch
• Jabari Jones: Little Dotard Трамп—Fish sticks
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Commenting on Трамп’s creepy, caustic cult ♬
• Robert Reich: Why is MAGA so weird?:

• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Gotta Do Some Launderin’ ♬
• Jabari Jones: AI Трамп—Трамп turds!
• Parody Project: ♫ SAD WORLD (Parody of) Mad World ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ MAGA Dunce Caps and Whistling Past the Graveyard ♬
• Robert Reich: Трамп’s tax scam—Why nothing trickled down
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s MELTDOWN over new election fraud evidence, Melania’s abortion stance & GOP hypocrisy is REAL
• MSNBC: Reactions to new Jack Smith evidence against criminal defendant Трамп
• Joy Reid: Special counsel corners Трамп with bombshell Jan. 6 proof
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Better to be a Man (Than Lindsey Graham) ♬

Vox: Can clean energy handle the AI boom?

Stephen: Chris Wallace on the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling

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

– I understand that there’s a process. But geez Tacoma Police Department, just rip off the bandaid. The whole thing is going to come out.

– Part of me wishes I wasn’t the type of person who has zero sympathy for January 6 people waiving a shotgun. I bet your little 8 Chan friends were very impressed. But they have already moved on.

– My elderly father had dementia, anger issues — and many guns

– What is the value of the Seattle Channel?

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

Sometimes it will be Tuesday night, and I won’t know what to write about. And then, like a beam of light it hits me. Headlights, too bright, at the bus stop.

Seriously, I was only there for a few minutes, thanks One Bus Away, but I had to look that way to check on the bus and it was blinding. Just terrible. I assume it was a delivery driver or an Uber, because who else is parked at the corner with their lights on. Seattle should regulate the cars that are allowed to drive and the US government should make it so normal cars can’t be that bright.

I remember these jerks driving behind me with lights that bright before I got rid of my car. But I would have hoped not to have to deal with it on the bus.

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

We will be watching the V.P. debate tonight at the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally. Please join us for a debate, conversation, and good cheer over a drink.

We meet tonight and every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. We normally meet at 8:00p.m., but the debate starts at 6:00 p.m., so we will get together in the back room then. Note that the audio might be difficult to hear. Bring earbuds or headphones and a streaming device (phone or tablet) if you want to hear every word. There is free Wi-Fi in the bar.

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.