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Sorry I missed it yesterday.

Anyway, the legislature starts next week. A new mayor and City Attorney as well as new City Council members in Seattle. There are great new elected officials in cities and counties all over Washington. And I believe, I know that state and local issues matter so much. Maybe more than National ones.

And yet… ICE agents killed a woman a thousand miles away, and it’s top of mind here. Fuck man. Nobody deserves that. I hope that the agent faces consequences and real justice.

And for the people who obstructed aid, and for the liars trying to cover it up. A plaintive hope for justice isn’t enough.

Here we are in 2026! Celebrate a new (and better?) year by stopping by 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 back room starting about 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.

Guys. Are we at war? You know, it feels like we’re at war. Are we stealing Venezuelan oil? The President seems to think so, but maybe not. Anyway, Patty Murray seems — correctly in my opinion — outraged. Both by the act itself and by not consulting Congress. Maria Cantwell is issuing wishy washy nothing.

Brenna Perez: Is It Illegal To Film ICE?

Jimmy Kimmel: The year in unnecessary censorship

Reign of The Felon Von Shitzenpantz:

• John D. Cundle: ♫ Justice Arc #1—Fake Kings Fall ♬
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: ♫ The Thin-Skinned War-Spinned Liar ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s FINAL Goodbye ♬
• ScaredKetchup and Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Gavin Newsom’s epic New Year’s MTV Трамп troll ♬
• NM RagingGranny: ♫ It’s Beginning To Look a Lot Like Fascism ♬
• John D. Cundle: ♫ Jimmy Kimmel vs Трамп at the Kennedy Center ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Talentless Трамп Tanks the Kennedy Center Honors ♬
• Parody Project: ♫ The Big Bad Governor of California ♬:

• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to WSJ “fake health news”
• Sarah Cooper: How to MRI
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s Worried He’ll Fall Down Stairs ♬
• John D. Cundle: ♫ For My Friends, Everything (For My Enemies, The Law) ♬
• Paula Poundstone: A White House Christmas romance
• Randahl Fink: Why Трамп’s regime will fall:

• Get High, Watch This: The Dotard takes ANOTHER cognitive test
• John D. Cundle: ♫ Трамп Kennedy Center Calendar 2026 ♬
• The Other Brother: ♫ Presidential Immunity ♬
• Sandy Pliskin: ♫ Three chords and a lie ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard’s 2026 New Year’s Resolutions
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп is Full of “It” ♬

Matthew Cooke: “Merry Christmas” is back! No more of this “happy holidays” !@$(&@#

Liberal Redneck: Goodbye 2025 (yayyyy), hello 2026 (boooo)

Other Grifters, Goons and Sex Offenders:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Richard Grenell Can Just Go to Hell ♬
• Tommy Campbell: Newsome trolls Трамп and Co-Grifters
• John D. Cundle: ♫ Трамп’s Highway of Cowards ♬
• The Other Brother: ♫ The Sixth Day of January ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Masks are for cowards—The ICE recruitment song ♬
• Jesse Welles: ♫ Masks Off ♬
• The Resistance: ♫ How Bad Could It Be? ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Have Yourself a Stephen Miller Christmas ♬
• John D. Cundle: ♫ Don’t Let It Be ♬

Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian: Top 10 tips for surviving 2026

MS NOW: “We the People”—The movements, protest groups and people that made a difference in 2025

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

• Ken Dilanian: The top Трамп administration legal battles of 2025
• Josh Johnson: Best MAGA takedowns of 2025
• Ross Childs: JD Vance remembers 2025
• PBS Newshour: Why PolitiFact has labeled 2025 the “Year of the Lies”
• Michael Kosta: Трамп’s feuds, pardons & “groceries” obsession in 2025
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard announces his top 10 list for 2025
• Chris Hayes: The Трамп-Musk DOGE DISASTER of 2025
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ 2025’s Most Frequently Asked Question—“Any Chance Трамп Died Last Night? ♬
• Steve Shives: 2025—The year in limericks:

• Desi Lydic in 2025: Трамп’s ass-kissing cabinet, MAGA’s Pope tantrum & more
• Songs Of Reckoning: ♫ Goodbye 2025 ♬
• Vox: 2025 in 8 minutes
• Robert Reich: How Americans defeated the oligarchs in 2025
• Jon Stewart: Best Трамп takedowns of 2025
• The Humanist Report: Who’s America’s biggest villain in 2025?
• WaPo: The wildest political moments of 2025
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Thanks and Auld Lang Syne ♬
• Ronnie Chieng took on The Dotard’s J6 pardons, Signalgate fallout & Elon’s DMs in 2025
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: ♫ Should Old Flight Records Be Forgot ♬
• The Daily Show: What the fuck happened in 2025

Not working is somehow making this post even shorter. But, for my last open thread of the year, sadly it is exactly this short.

Tonight, the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally will toast in the new year and usher out 2025 …usher it right down to the gates of hell. Stop by and enjoy the festivities!

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

It’s a thread. It’s open. It’s a Monday. You get it.

Simon Clark: The misinformation situation is worse than you think

WaPo: DOGE’s impact on one FEMA employee

Reign of The Felon Von Shitzenpantz:

• John D. Cundle: ♫ It’s Hard to Soar with Eagles (When They’re Led by Трамп) ♬
• The Resistance: ♫ How Bad Could It Be? ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard gets one million Epstein files for Christmas
• The Remix Bros: ♫ Трамп Loves Minors Miners (remix) ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп—Consumed by Jealousy and Insecurity ♬
• The Other Brother: ♫ The Трамп Kennedy Center ♬
• Jen Psaki: Трамп makes sketchy business of second term
• Fact Quickie: How did the Трамп family first make their fortune?:

• Calmly Unhinged: “I took congnative tests!” The Трамп speech as read by a British woman
• Jonathan Jensen: The Dotard’s Lullaby
• Tommy Campbell: Трамп exposed by top aide & Vanity Fair’s viral photos & Newsom trolls
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Трамп “Renaming America” challenge ♬
• J-L Cauvin: Who is the Democrat that The Dotard hates the most?
• Parody Project: ♫ Трамп Monkey ♬
• The Resistance: ♫ Needs Improvement!—A Kindergarten Report Card for The Dotard Трамп ♬
• Ari Melber: The “Трамп SLUMP,” Epstein nightmare lives, & Kimmel DUNKS on The Dotard
• Robert Reich: Is this Трамп’s biggest scam yet?
• John D. Cundle: ♫ Lock Him Up! ♬
• Calmly Unhinged: “I hereby give myself a billion dollars.” A Трамп speech as read by a British woman
• John Waldron: Top REPUBLICANS want Трамп OUT!
• Rachel Maddow: For all of his unpopularity, corruption may be what brings Трамп’s downfall
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard defends Bari Weiss cutting 60 Minutes
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп to Rename Washington Monument ♬

The Resistance: ♫ Sing It Louder Than The Lies ♬

Chris Hayes: U.S. measles cases surge to highest level in 30 years

Deplorables:

• John D. Cundle: ♫ Epstein Files Transparency Act ♬
• Clare Blackwood: Karoline Leavitt addresses the “Patriot-and-definitely-not-Hunger Games”
• Hitler Rants Parodies: Hitler is informed that some of the Epstein files have been released
• Knotheadusc: ♫ Frosty Melania ♬:

• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: ♫ Bari Weiss Bari Weiss ♬
• John D. Cundle: ♫ I Double Talk the Line ♬
• SNL Weekend Update: Epstein files released
• Jen Psaki: Noem burns through taxpayer funds at SHOCKING rate on dubious deals
• Matthew Cooke: Is MAGA a Neo-Nazi movement?:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Republicans Rumored to Accept Трамп’s Plan to Attack Disneyland ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to Elise Stefanik Retiring

Robert Reich: Who really benefits from America’s debt?

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

• John D. Cundle: ♫ No Kings Christmas—Трамп’s Royal Holiday Special ♬
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: ♫ Charles Dickens’ The Reverse Scrooge (Remastered) ♬
• Ross Childs: JD Vance and Santy!
• Puppet Regime: Protests against AI rock the North Pole
• Knotheadusc: ♫ Up In The White House ♬
• Stephen: How does Melanie Трамп really feel about Christmas?
• John D. Cundle: ♫ You’re a Rotten One, Dotard Трамп ♬
• Hitler Rants Parodies: Hitler tries to get everyone on Santa’s naughty list
• Puppet Regime: Putin’s big holiday party mistake
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп—Petty, Pervy, and Worse than Scurvy (a Christmas song) ♬
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: ♫ Can You Hear What I Scream? ♬
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Grandma Can No Longer Pay for Healthcare ♬:

• The Resistance: ♫ Dear Santa (Please Bring Us Democracy) ♬
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: ♫ The 12 Days of Epstein ♬
• Steve Shives: Трамп isn’t Scrooge—he’s worse
• Knotheadusc: ♫ Dim Don! Dopey, Orange Guy! ♬
• John D. Cundle: ♫ Run, Run Donny! ♬
• The Late Show: Colbert’s canceled Christmas—The Last Noel
• Stella Magz: The Трамп administration sent me a Christmas Card….
• The Daily Show: Трамп Yule Log
• Christopher Titus: Трамп Christmas con
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Трамп in a Box ♬
• ScaredKetchup: ♫ Трамп in a Box ♬
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: ♫ Blamey JD Christmas ♬:

• ScaredKetchup: Трамп show holiday spectacular w/ Kid Rock, Justin Beaver, & Marjorie Taylor Green
• Knotheadusc: ♫ Have a Grumpy, Трампy Christmas ♬
• Parody Project: There Was a Chump Thought He Was King
• Hitler Rants Parodies: Hitler calls Santa
• SNL: Трамп Christmas address
• John D. Cundle: ♫ O Little Town of Mar‑a‑Lago ♬
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: ♫ I Saw Trump Release the Epstein Files ♬
• Robert Reich reacts to “It’s a Wonderful Life”
• Executive Odors: ‘Twas the Night Before Epstein
• Knotheadusc: ♫ Rubber Beside the Christmas Tree ♬
• John D. Cundle: ♫ Have Yourself a Very Merry Impeachment ♬
• The Onion: Ho, Ho, Ho! I started dating Mrs. Claus when she was 14!
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: ♫ Oh, Holy Hands ♬

Unto us, a thread is given.

Unto us, childish and bored.

Stop by the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally this evening and celebrate that we can finally say merry Christma-Hanu-Rama-Ka-Dona-Kwanzaa again…over a drink.

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

Probably going to be light posting from me through the end of the year.

LegalEagle: Paramount’s hostile acquisition faceplants

Jimmy Kimmel: The Week in Unnecessary Censorship

Reign of The Felon Von Shitzenpantz:

• Stephen: A long snake tale & Трамп on building an arc
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Laby ♬
• The Resistance: ♫ Shake, Shake, Shake! ♬
• John D. Cundle: ♫ I can’t get no retribution ♬
• Stephen: MAGA pans Трамп’s swaggerless speech & waiting for the Epstein files
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s insane end-of-year message & the Epstein file deadline looms
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп seemed angry at the truth as he read a teleprompter full of lies
• Seth Meyers: Трамп’s angry & unhinged primetime speech & CNN’s long fact check & Трамп hits new lows
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Most Accurate Musical Description of Трамп EVER ♬
• Paula Poundstone: When cruelty finally crosses the line
• SNL Weekend Update: Трамп struggles to focus at rally, claims affordability is a “new word”
• Liberal Redneck: I can’t handle the Truth Social post The Dotard made about Rob Reiner
• Jonathan Jensen: ♫ The Dotard’s Lullaby ♬
• Rachel Maddow: Трамп learns politics 101—Do unpopular things, become unpopular, lose political power
• Seth Meyers: Трамп & MAGA wage war on Christmas & Трамп tells snake story & FAUX says buy a fake tree
• Parody Project: ♫ Drowsy Don ♬:

• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп sinks to new low addressing murder of Rob Reiner & Wife
• LegalEagle: Трамп is selling pardons
• Rachel Maddow: Трамп loses on public health leadership as states leave his “flock of quacks” behind
• SNL: Трамп Air Force One Press Conference
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard’s speed speech & new Kennedy Center
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп—Always the Last to Know ♬
• The Resistance: ♫ Incapable ♬
• Lawrence O’Donnell: “Immoral” is Трамп’s brand, and his chief of staff just proved it
• Jen Psaki: Трамп chief of staff makes disastrous miscalculation in talks with reporter
• The Late Show: The Hand Bag
• John D. Cundle: ♫ Трамп’s RECORD LIE COUNT Speech ♬
• Steve Shives: He doesn’t care about you
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп addresses the nation & Ted Cruz insults Jimmy during FCC hearing about Kimmel’s show
• Michael Spicer: The room next door—The Dotard’s McDonald’s special:

• Get High, Watch This: The Dotard addresses the nation and it’s hilarious!!!
• Chris Hayes: About Трамп’s Rob Reiner post
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard apologizes for Rob Reiner comments
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The AMAZING Трамп Origin Song ♬
• John D. Cundle: ♫ Scam Wow ♬
• Stephen: Susie Wiles dishes on The Dotard and top officials & the ballroom bunker & cockroach spies
• Tommy Campbell: Трамп hides as new Epstein images drop—Newsom trolls on

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

LegalEagle: The Abrego Garcia situation is out of control

A Confederacy of Dunces, Deviants, Drunkards, and Dictators:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Kristy Noem, Please Go to Hell ♬
• The Resistance: ♫ The Thirty-Somethings ♬
• Stella Magz: I don’t want to hear it from MAGA women….
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to Dan Bongino retiring
• The Late Show: The GOP unveils a new health care plan
• Caitlin Speaks: Woman uses Трамп to justify racism
• Parody Project: ♫ Hush Now Republicans ♬:

• More Perfect Union: We investigated the criminals who bought Трамп—What we found will shock you
• Glenn Kirschner: Kash Patel gets it wrong in yet ANOTHER high profile shooting incident
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Closet Sadists of the Christian Right ♬
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Legal experts say nothing in U.S. law allows for use of deadly force
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s Chief of Staff gives DOOZY of an interview
• Seth Meyers: Трамп Chief of Staff Susie Wiles stuns Washington with explosive Vanity Fair comments
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The “Team Трамп” March ♬
• Caitlin Speaks: Kristi Noem—Ethics, power, and a newly uncovered family history

The New York Times: How these U.S. citizens are protecting themselves during Minnesota ICE raids

Tom Paxton, Cathy Fink, and Marcy Marxer: ♫ What Did You Learn in School Today? ♬

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

Good morning.

• Seems like a few relatively dry days in Seattle, but our friends in Portland have filled the pipe (it’s down again now).
• I don’t know how much a Sara Nelson endorsement will matter in 2 years. But being the kind of person who endorses her, may be a vulnerability.
• Man, fuck ICE for coming to New Holly, but really impressed by the organizing.
• Confidential to the guy wearing shorts: No.