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Good morning you lovelies. Did you watch Trump’s joint address? I sure as shit did not. I had better things to do, like walk part of the way to Drinking Liberally in uncomfortable shoes. Probably not my best idea ever, but it beats the alternative. Anyway, if you watched, congratulations on being more willing to be lied to by a jackass than me.

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets tonight for conversation and drinks. Please stop by if you are so moved.

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 of the pub. We start at 8:00pm—well after the convicted felon is done talking.

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.

– Seattle needs to build a ton more housing. Sometimes that’s where there are trees. We can also plant way more trees to make up for it.

– Tidepooling. Sounds like a blast.

– 15-Hour City

– Hey, go write your legislators or members of Congress.

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

The Reign of King Felon Von Shitzenpantz:

• Tommy Campbell: The Felon Von Shitzenpantz TROLLED By Justin Trudeau
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Leon’s Plan for Subjugation of the American People ♬
• Stephen: MAGA gets buyer’s remorse & coffee, eggs, and potato chip prices spike
• Adam Conover: No one is coming to save us
• Putin’s Puppet: Трамп defends the Tate brothers “They’re just like me!”
• Jimmy Kimmel: Team Трамп screws up Epstein list release, Dotard hocks golden dollars & GOP complains about Leon
• Desi Lydic: Can Macron’s accent stop Трамп from fanboying for Putin?
• Ari Melber: That was fast! Трамп MIA as prices spike from coffee to eggs to gasoline
• Chris Hayes: Трамп “irreparably destroyed” world order with Zelenskyy blowup
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: ♫ Who Knew We Needed Medicaid? ♬
• Putin’s Puppet: New executive order—Eggs don’t exist
• LegalEagle: Shutting down USAID is illegal (but they did it anyway)
• Rachel Maddow: Busted—DOGE humiliated by brutal fact-checking, walks back bogus savings claims
• Founders Sing: ♫ Musk Must Go Away ♬:

• Jabari Jones: Flunky Трамп—Nothing matters
• Liberal Redneck: On gutting Medicaid and food stamps to cover more tax cuts for the wealthy
• John Waldron: MAGA joins DEMOCRATS to put an END to Трамп!
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ Big Cuts 4 You, Big Spending 4 Me ♬
• Steve Shives: Трамп abandons Zelenskyy, defends Putin, and proves his unfitness (again)
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп, Dynamite, and Tight Pants ♬
• Stephen: Vulgar replies to Musk’s Email & Трамп’s mystery bruise
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп & Musk fire thousands of federal workers, Dotard gets a new tell-all & Macron visits Washington
• Resist: Political Art and Protest Music: ♫ Happy Gulf of America Days… Did They Really Just Rename the Gulf of Mexico? ♬
• Parody Project: ♫ Shiny Object Syndrome ♬
• J-L Cauvin: ♫ The Dotard reacts to the death of Roberta Flack ♬
• Parody Project: ♫ Chainsaw Massacre ♬:

• Sarah Cooper: King Трамп’s plans to invade Canada and more
• Desi Lydic: Elon Musk crashes Cabinet meeting & Трамп touts $5M “Gold card” for VIP immigrants
• Jon Stewart: Jon Stewart reworks Трамп & Elon’s sweeping DOGE budget cuts
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Dementia Dotard ♬
• Hitler Rants Parodies: Hitler phones Трамп
• Jabari Jones: President Musk—Government firings
• Stephen: Fed workers can ignore Musk email & a living cringe meme & Трамп licks feet in viral AI video
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: ♫ Constitutional Crisis ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s CRAZY Gaza video, disgusting new immigration “Gold card” & Elon dominates cabinet meeting
• Desi Lydic: Elon Musk’s Email ultimatum—Justify accomplishments or get semi-fired
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ King Elon and Prince Трамп ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard announces he is replacing Pope Francis
• Patrick Fitzgerald and Knotheadusc: ♫ Where is Fraud? ♬:

• Lawrence: Трамп and House GOP taking health care away from poor people so Elon Musk can be richer
• Parody Project: ♫ Трамп’s Kennedy store ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Musk and Трамп Identify (with) MASSIVE Corruption ♬
• The New York Times: The one idea that connects Трамп’s recent actions
• Jabari Jones: Flunky Трамп—Трамп inflation
• Chris Hayes: Fears grow as RFK Jr. downplays deadly measles outbreak
• ScaredKetchup: Project 2025: The Series Episode 3 w/ AI Elon Musk, Трамп, Jasmine Crockett
• Desi Lydic: Are Democrats taking the rizz out of resistance in their opposition to Трамп?
• Lawrence O’Donnell and Robert Reich: Трамп’s tyranny is undeniable
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reveals minerals deal with Ukraine!
• Christopher Titus: Measles and government SCANDALS uncovered
• Stephen: Who Runs DOGE? White House Press Corps, “We’re cooked” America’s Gold Card for rich foreigners
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп and Musk Don’t Care about You (at all) ♬
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: Letter from a federal employee

Josh Johnson asks how NYCers honor Black history without breaking DEI bans

Cult of The Felon Von Shitzenpantz:

• Jabari Jones: President Musk—Ashley VS. Elon
• Stella Magz: Does the “D” in DOGE stand for DEADBEAT?
• Tommy Campbell: Leon Musk could lose his citizenship
• Dark Brandon: MAGA conservatives are the new snowflakes—And it’s hilarious
• The Late Show: Has Siri gone anti-MAGA?
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard’s wedding vows for Kid Rock & Lauren Boebert
• Troy Iwata: Meet the choreographer teaching Elon Musk how to move like a normal person
• JoJoFromJerz: “America first” huh?
• LegalEagle: The travesty of the silk road pardon
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп clears up Musk’s ultimatum Email, Marjorie Taylor Greene vs federal workers & gross DeSantis
• Chris Hayes: Release of “Epstein Files” sparks MAGA anger and disappointment
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп LOVES Chaos ♬
• Steve Shives: Voter’s Remorse Helpline

Sandy Pliskin: ♫ Dear Bernie Sanders ♬

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

– Those stickers are so mean to Nazis. Also, I appreciate the article becoming self-aware at the end.

– I understand Seattle politicians giving Seattle or regional businesses people. But you can just not with Musk and Thiel.

– I think of Representative Strickland as a median Democrat. If she supports something, many Democrats also do, and if she’s leading there’s probably close to consensus. So I was glad to see her specifically sponsor a bill protecting transgender service members.

– Hey go call your legislator or member of Congress.

Good morning. Seattle Bike Blog has a delightful post proposing putting large trees in traffic circles. Some could have other amenities. Tom’s proposal is largely for residential areas. And it sounds lovely.

I would also like to replace every traffic light on Aurora with something. There’s already a great trail that runs parallel, so it would not have the same need for a little park. But you could still plant a giant tree in a roundabout. Or! A Miawaki forest. The best Miawaki Forest in the region is already just off Aurora.

As long as there’s enough setback that you can see oncoming traffic it seems safer than Aurora now. On my ideal world, we would eliminate curb cuts and drastically reduce parking, but that’s not what this post is.

Got politics on your mind? The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally is your weekly sounding board for all things political. Stop by to converse 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 of the pub. 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.

Phone weirdness means a short post today and I don’t know about the rest of the week.

Reign of King Felon Von Shitzenpantz:

• Steve Shives: When late-stage Democracy meets late-stage capitalism
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The country’s going backward now that Dotard Трамп is back ♬
• Putin’s Puppet: The Dotard speaks about Big Balls
• Christopher Titus: Трамп calls Zelenskyy a dictator?!?
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard calls Zelenskyy a dictator
• LegalEagle: Legally, WTF is DOGE?
• The Late Show: Elon Musk is “Gold Finder”
• Stephen: Rehiring fired gov’t workers & Musk isn’t running DOGE & pro-Russia Трамп doesn’t care about Ukraine
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ You Cannot Shame the Shameless (like Трамп, Vance, or Musk) ♬
• LegalEagle: Worse than Watergate—The Thursday night massacre:

• John Oliver: Трамп 2.0
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s counting on the cowards ♬
• Rachel Maddow: “Have you considered resigning?”—Calling out Трамп staffers who fired nuclear safety personnel
• Jabari Jones: Flunky Трамп—And so it begins
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard celebrates himself on President’s Day
• Putin’s Puppet: Трамп explains why he didn’t invade Gaza
• Stephen: “King” Don floats a troll balloon & all the gold in Fort Knox
• Jonathan Jensen and Friends: ♫ Not in America (A Трамп Resistance Song) ♬
• Hitler Rants Parodies: Hitler is informed Трамп called Zelenskyy “a dictator”
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ DON’T Make Fun of Трамп! ♬
• Tommy Campbell: ♫ JD Vance bombs at Munich security conference ♬
• Parody Project: ♫ Babies in the White House ♬:

• Steve Shives: The Dunning-Kruger presidency
• The Late Show: “I was just saving the country”
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Gulf of Mexico is STILL the Gulf of Mexico ♬
• Lawrence O’Donnell: How many laws has Трамп, who thinks he’s a king, violated publicly?
• Tommy Campbell: Hannity Трамп Musk interview fails & inflation is back!
• Rachel Maddow: Sidelined Трамп mostly “decorative” as Musk remains busy wrecking the government, reaping rewards
• Stephen: “I’ll break any law I want” & MapQuest resists “Gulf of America” & Kennedy Center dishonored
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Just Talkin’ ‘Bout X ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ I Hate to Tell You, Трамп was Lying ♬

The Late Show: Tim Meadows celebrates great Black Americans

A Pit Toilet Full of Deplorables:

• Liberal Redneck: More MAGA madness (and the DOGE problem)
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Child Support ♬
• John Waldron: Трамп WILL fail…and it’s ALREADY happening!
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: How to know you are in a cult
• Stephen: Трамп’s border czar confirms crooked deal with NYC Mayor Eric Adams
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Not Too Bright—Senator Ron Johnson ♬
• Putin’s Puppet: Elon describes exploring DEEPER states of consciousness with ketamine
• JoJoFromJerz: Plastic straw hill
• Parody Project: ♫ The Emperor Has No Clothes ♬

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

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

Carl, Carl. You keep telling me to write or call my legislators. But what should I call them about? What’s the state of several important bills working their way through the legislature, preferably organized by category? Good news! The good folks at Range Media have you covered.

– Burien is a delightful city, why not just not be jerks to homeless people? Anyway, it’s good that they’re getting their day in court.

– As a member, I support REI workers on the board. Also, the bill mentioned in the article.

– Mass deportation is bad.

– A lot of shit going on right now. Good time to call your representative or legislator.

It’s Tuesday, so the gang at the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally will get together for conversation and drinks. Stop by, if you can.

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 of the pub. 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.

Marsh Family: ♫ New AI’s Filling Us with Alarm ♬

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

The Imperial Rule of The Felon Von Shitzenpantz:

• John Waldron: Трамп destroys sacred cultural landmark!
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Canadian PM Announces Plan to Rename America! ♬
• Jordan Klepper: Трамп makes a mess of Russia-Ukraine peace talks & gets “hot” for Kennedy Center
• RightPlight: From the desk of President Трамп—MTG, Black History Month & pretending The Holocaust never happened
• LegalEagle: How Leon Hijacked the Government
• Ross Childs: VP Vance on federal grants
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп joined by suck-up Leon Musk in Oval Office, gets tough on straws & doesn’t endorse JD Vance
• Knotheadusc: ♫ This Muskquerade ♬:

• Putin’s Puppet: The conversation America needs to have about plastic straws
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The President Made a Boom-boom! (Another Blessing from Below) ♬
• Stella Magz: Трамп to Vance—You’re not good enough
• Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer: ♫ I Bought Me A President ♬
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: The Трамп penny
• Seth Meyers: Musk & Трамп grilled over DOGE cuts in Oval Office & MAGA’s Greenland name change bill
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ It’s Time We Fired Трамп ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп offers HUGE concessions to Putin, RFK Jr made health czar
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Suddenly, Leon ♬
• Tommy Campbell: Don Jr. and Leon Musk CAUGHT sharing USAID disinformation & JD Vance defends DOGE-boy posts
• Jon Stewart & John Oliver welcome America to its Трамп monarchy era:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп Enthusiastically Endorses This Song ♬
• ScaredKetchup: ♫ The Musky Bunch EXPOSED Breaking Laws With Monster Energy! ♬
• Jordan Klepper: Трамп confused by his own tariffs & Hegseth goes diet woke on the military
• Christopher Titus: RFK Jr confirmed?? Who is actually in charge of America’s healthcare system?
• Parody Project: ♫ In the Dead of the Night — CFPB ♬
• Seth Meyers: Трамп punishes AP for not using “Gulf of America” and makes himself Kennedy Center Chair
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ We Did Not Elect Leon ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп trolls Taylor Swift in Super Bowl rant, Kanye’s crazy posts & Leon kisses up to The Dotard
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s Planned Dystopia ♬
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: Трамп’s Russia negotiations
• Gov. Pritzker says Lake Michigan is now called Lake Illinois:

• Tommy Campbell: The Dotard admits he has trouble working
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Dotard Трамп Hates Children (and Dogs) ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard delivers honest message to White Americans
• Seth Meyers: Трамп and Musk lash out after judge blocks DOGE takeover & Musk targets CFPB
• Christopher Titus: President Leon & President FELon
• Jabari Jones: President Musk—Master daddy
• Rachel Maddow: New reporting exposes shocking extent of Musk’s conflicts as he dismantles U.S. government
• LegalEagle: The insane “Fork in the road” Email to federal employees
• Jordan Klepper: Leon Musk crashes the Oval Office to talk DOGE & Трамп pushes Gaza takeover
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп to Replace Yo-Yo Ma as World’s Finest Cellist ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп throws a toilet water Tantrum, goes all in on disastrous Gaza plan & complains about BULLIES!

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

ONN: GigSlave goes public with $84 billion valuation

Incels and Other Deplorables:

• Steve Shives: JD Vance’s antivax relatives are going to get their child KILLED
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: DOGE recruitment ad
• Hitler Rants Parodies: Hitler is informed Kanye West loves him
• The Remix Bros: ♫ Paula White is BACK! REMIX ♬
• Stella Magz: Lauren Boebert & Kid Rock—A MAGA love story
• Parody Project: ♫ Li’l Muskies ♬:

• The Daily Show: Marco Rubio—From fun-sized Florida boy to Трамп crony
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Nancy Mace’s Bare Necessities ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: MAGA cultural news—Kennedy Center to host Lara Трамп concert
• Daniel Clements: Leon Musk in Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the DOGE
• Stella Magz: Leon put the CON into UNCONSTITUTIONAL

Sarah Cooper: The history of wealth throughout history

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

When the marijuana initiative ran, Governor Inslee was opposed to it. But as soon as it passed, he supported implementation. I hope that can be the case on social housing now that the initiative has passed pretty overwhelmingly despite Mayor Harrell and most of the City Council members supporting the other option. It’s a tougher needle to thread when your pictures were on the mailer, but I do hope they try.

If you live in the city and want the Council to actually work to make social housing a reality, well they’re hearing from Amazon, maybe they could hear from you.

– Tonight is the last freezing night for a bit, and it won’t be as cold as the previous few days. If you’re in Western Washington, you survived the worst of this winter. I’m proud of you.

– Also, proud of the social housing initiative. Unless Amazon’s money buys a late swing (I don’t think it will, but it’s a lot of money), it looks like the better one survived. There is a hell of a lot more needed, but this is an important step for more, and more affordable housing.

– If we want to push against a racist future, we should know about our racist past.

– I heard from your member of Congress and legislators. They said you didn’t call, so probably don’t care how they vote. Is that right? It doesn’t seem right.