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Steve Shives: Trans people are the threatened, not the threat

Big Tentacle: April 19—You say you want a revolution.

The Reign of The Felon Von Shitzenpantz:

• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп aggressively attacks 1st amendment, Elon Musk wants out of DOGE & MAGA minions do dumb stuff
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп is crashing ♬
• Rachel Maddow: Трамп facing impotence as courts hand him loss after loss; court of public opinion no less harsh
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ J.D. and The Pope ♬
• Christopher Titus: Трамп versus Harvard
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп—NO IDEA What He’s Doing. 25th Amendment Time? ♬
• Jabari Jones: ♫ Flunky Трамп—New National Anthem ♬
• Parody Project: ♫ Karoline’s Cross ♬:

• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: Behind the Powder—The Pentagon makeup room
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ What “FDT” Means to Me ♬
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп, a “humiliated clown” who always pretends he never backs down, backed down again
• Knotheadusc: ♫ Back in Charge Again ♬
• John D. Cundle: ♫ The Night They Drove Old Donnie Down ♬
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: ♫ Again and Again ♬:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Pete Hegseth—A Man Who Keeps NO Secrets ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s unhinged Easter post, more Hegseth hypocrisy & Pope Francis meets JD Vance before passing
• LegalEagle: Трамп retaliates by taking kids’ lunch money (literally)
• Adam Conover: You are not safe
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Day by Day, Трампp Destroys America ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to Putin with epic meltdown
• Rachel Maddow: Anti-Трамп protests sweep the nation, crossing the threshold of mainstream media attention
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ “Oops! They Screwed Up Again” ♬:

• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: ♫ Vladimir, STOP! ♬
• Dark Brandon: Pete Hegseth—From FAUX News to Signal family secrets
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s pipes are leaking, too ♬
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ If ♬
• Big Tentacle: Kidnapped by the U.S. Government
• Jimmy Kimmel: Hegseth reportedly builds Pentagon makeup studio & lEon Musk’s screaming match with Трамп advisor
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп—Where Political Careers Go to Die ♬
• LegalEagle: DOJ inadvertently files attorney client memo (that says their case sucks)

Marsh Family: ♫ Flight from Earth (parody of Katy Perry’s “Firework” on the Blue Origin space launch) ♬

Deplorables and Other Imbeciles and Nutburgers:

• Jabari Jones: J.D. Vance—Cringe Italian style
• Steve Hofstetter: A rant on Florida politicians
• Puppet Regime: Finding America’s most spineless
• Ari Melber: Musk demoted again! lEon retreats as he loses $1 billion PER DAY under Von Shitzenpantz
• Ross Childs: The Pope nope’d JD Vance
• Jabari Jones: J.D. Vance—India
• Bruce W. Nelson: Aiders and abettors
• Robert Reich: How to prevent future Трампs
• Steve Shives: RFK Jr.—Autism detective:

• Tommy Campbell: Why Kristi Noem’s stolen purse is a problem
• LegalEagle: Insider trading from Трамп’s duties?
• Parody Project: ♫ Joe Rogan sings, “I’m a Ponderer” ♬
• Stella Magz: The Pope dies after meeting JD Vance….
• Jordan Klepper shares his wildest MAGAverse moments
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Pope Met JD Vance, Then Died ♬
• ScaredKetchup: Why are these tiny white balls taking over the GOP?

John D. Cundle: ♫ The Superheroes of America ♬

The Daily Show celebrates Earth Day by tackling climate change

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

– This article about the closure of the Psychiatric Center for Children and Adolescents in Spokane and a suicide that it might have prevented is rough, but worth the read.

– Trans kids can still play sports in Washington.

– The state budget may be more cruel to homeless people in right of ways than it is currently.

– Did you know, you can contact your legislators and members of Congress? It’s true!

I have said it before. Tariffs can be part of sound industrial policy. Even rather large ones. But they shouldn’t be the entire policy. So yeah, when they hurt industries, and there isn’t a whole suite of policies offsetting that, it’s just garbage. I worry Trump’s gross incompetence could hurt future politicians’ ability to do it right.

It is election day in Washington state. So fill out that ballot, drop it off at a drop box and then join us for an evening of politics and conversation over a pint 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 back room of the pub or, maybe, out 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.

– Keep the goddam passenger ferry.

– This Seattle City Council is not great, and the comprehensive plan won’t go nearly far enough. But at least it can go somewhere.

– Who is going to be street drinking during the World Cup?

– Yay for the transit oriented development bill.

– Spokane is doing good on traffic safety. Let see how much it comes to fruition.

– Anyway, calling your legislator or member of Congress is free.

John D. Cundle: ♫ Long As I Can See the Light (At the Ballot Box) ♬

Wired: How governments spy on protestors—And how to avoid it

The Kidnapping Reign of The Felon Von Shitzenpantz:

• SNL Weekend Update: Chen Biao on Трамп’s China tariffs
• John D. Cundle: ♫ MAGA MATH—The Reciprocal Tariff Two-Step ♬
• The Late Show: A visit from the Tariff Fairy
• Jabari Jones: Flunky Трамп—White supremacy
• LegalEagle: Трамп ordered to return wrongly deported man (Kilmar Abrego Garcia)
• LegalEagle: An extraordinary update on Abrego Garcia
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard meets with El Salvador President
• Steve Shives: Трамп’s deportations to El Salvador are the latest stop on a long road
• John D. Cundle: ♫ Whiskey Tango Foxtrot at the White House (Blue Version) ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ While Трамп’s Shower Drips, His Sanity Slips ♬
• SNL: Трамп Easter 2025
• Jimmy Kimmel: Trump threatens Harvard with outlandish demands & Republican ass kissing reaches new heights
• Stephen: The Dotard defies SCOTUS, sets off constitutional crisis & “homegrowns” are next & Harvard pushes back
• John D. Cundle: ♫ My Grandma Has a Message for the President ♬
• Christopher Titus: What is happening in America under Трамп administration?
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Seven AMAZING Трамп Facts ♬
• John Di Domenico: Recession over?? Трамп breaks silence on tariffs and the market
• Ronny Chieng: Harvard rejects Трамп order, SCOTUS gets left on read & Md. Sen. takes rescue vacay
• John Oliver: Трамп & tariffs
• Randy Rainbow: ♫ Fees, Fees, Fees ♬:

• John D. Cundle: ♫ Tariff On, Tariff Off ♬
• Robert Reich: Трамп’s tax cuts were worse than we thought
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard’s conversation with Bill Maher LEAKED
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ “Donnie Dictator” Limits Press Access to The White House ♬
• Adam Conover: The tariffs are just so stupid
• Rachel Maddow: Lost in the sauce—Stories Трамп probably hoped you wouldn’t notice while he “flooded the zone”
• Jon Stewart: Jon Stewart on Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s deportation and how Трамп fails to deliver
• Mother Jones: The real reason El Salvador’s President cozied up to Трамп
• Liberal Redneck: So we just openly disappear people now?
• JoJoFromJerz: Looks like someone let the genius out of the stable again
• The Other Brother: ♫ Where are all my stocks and bonds? ♬
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: Трамп describes “bad hombre”
• Jabari Jones: Flunky Трамп—The wrong RFK
• SNL Weekend Update: Трамп pauses tariffs & Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants fluoride out of water
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Sen. Van Hollen outsmarted Трамп today helping Abrego Garcia get a step closer to justice
• John D. Cundle: ♫ Whiskey Tango Foxtrot at the White House (Red Version) ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп Demands More Water Pressure (to Flush Us Down the Drain) ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard destroys Jerome Powell as a “fake Black”
• Steve Shives: Trade war—Diner vs. barber shop:

• Michael Kosta: Are Canadians ready to join team USA? Pro & anti-Трамп supporters sound off
• John D. Cundle: ♫ Sorry Dotard, Your Trade Policy Gets an “F” ♬
• LegalEagle: Signal war plans versus Hillary’s emails
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Dotard Трамп, Pickled Herring, and Who to Trust ♬
• The Late Show: ♫ Elmo dropsa a Трамп diss track ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп brags about his “excellent health” & more tariff confusion
• Rachel Maddow: Трамп exposed in hot mic moment planning further abuse of power
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard announces he’s holding Judge Boasberg in contempt
• Desi Lydic: Трамп’s tariffs ruined America’s reputation. Does anyone still respect us?
• SNL: The White Potus
• Parody Project: ♫ Will Not Save You ♬
• Jabari Jones: Flunky Трамп—Don’t engage with MAGA
• Stephen: Трамп vs. the courts & El Presidente targets “homegrowns” & Iowa seniors turn on Sen. Grassley
• The Late Show: How Warner Bros. might court Трамп’s favor
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп now has “constitutional dementia” about Harvard & deporting American citizens
• John D. Cundle: ♫ Jesus, Take the Wheel (Away from The Dotard Трамп) ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп—Redefining “American Exceptionalism” ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп redecorates White House in ALL GOLD, still waiting on Epstein files & Canadians are MAD!

ScaredKetchup: Why you need REAL ID before your next flight in 2025!

Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Knock on the Door (protest song) ♬

Sandy Pliskin: ♫ Dear Bernie Sanders—an activist’s lament ♬

Deplorables:

• Tommy Campbell: Why Mike Lindell was detained in Canada
• Ronny Chieng: ♫ RFK Jr. sparks outrage over autism remarks & lEon Musk slides into DMs and wombs ♬
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ All The Chickens Are In Congress (That’s Why Eggs Are So Expensive) ♬
• Hitler Rants Parodies: Hitler phones JD Vance
• Ross Childs: JD Vance breaks a trophy
• Jimmy KimmelТрамп won’t bring back mistakenly deported man, lEon’s baby making quest & MyPillow Mike evicted

Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Liberal, and Proud of It ♬

SNL Weekend Update: Emil Wakim on American patriotism

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

– The legislature is in the last few weeks. The budget is… come on Bob Ferguson.

– But at least good news on trans healthcare.

– Grays Harbor’s levee is in danger because of the Trump Administration.

– Anyway, contact your legislator or member of Congress.

Depending on where you are in Washington, you may have a ballot in the mail. Here in King County, we have the important issue of something something fingerprints. The Fuse voter guide is pro, so I will probably just go with that. But I don’t know, just it feels weird having the vote rather than it just being part of the police budget.

Anyway, if you’re confused about what’s on your ballot, Fuse do a pretty good job. So check out their voting guide.

Anyway, anyway today is a good day to contact your legislator or member of Congress.

It is a lovely evening to stop by the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally’s weekly get-together. We just hang out and chat over a beer.

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 or, maybe, out 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.

When I-5 loses a few lanes Downtown, or back in the day maintenance of the the Viaduct, you get breathless news coverage. But significant delays on the 1 Line are just a normal story. They should be a normal story, but so should carmageddon!!!!!! stories.

Your commute may be messed up, here are some work arounds is a reasonable story, is good. But maybe the local media aren’t catering to transit riders as much as drivers. Or maybe it reflects how whiny some drivers can be, and need the media to reflect that.

Anyway, it sure would be nice if we had a streetcar that ran through Downtown to make alternate routes easier.

Sandy Pliskin: ♫ Dear Bernie Sanders ♬

The Tragic, “Tariffying” Takeover of the Treasonous Traitor Трамп”:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп—Waist, fraud, and abuser ♬
• Desi Lydic: The Felon Von Shitzinpantz puts 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs but doubles down on China
• Parody Project: ♫ FORE! ♬
• Rachel Maddow: RFK Jr.’s incompetence becomes too glaring to overlook
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ I Paused the Tariff ♬
• LegalEagle: SCOTUS—Due process in theory; deportations in reality
• Stella Magz: Final chapter—The United States
• Jen Psaki: “Economic nuclear winter”—Billionaires regret Трамп support as tariffs cause stock market plummet
• Christopher Titus: The Трамп shitshow continues
• Steve Shives: How are Трамп’s tariffs supposed to work?
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s tariffs murder Wall Street, Dodgers go to the White House & Americans march against The Dotard
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп Knows What He is Doing! ♬
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: Трамп speak
• Rachel Bradley: Трамп—The falsest prophet
• Knotheadusc: ♫ Living With Donnie’s Malice… ♬:

• Stephen: Трамп’s gone full dictator and Nintendo switch 2 delayed over tariffs and Lutnick on only jobs for robots
• The Other Brother: ♫ Another Tariff Shock ♬
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: Play it through
• Parody Project: ♫ Tariffs Diddle Doodle ♬
• Robert Reich: How DOGE helps billionaires evade taxes
• Seth Meyers: Трамп accused of market manipulation after tariff surrender and FAUX News admits he caved
• Hitler Rants Parodies: Hitler is informed Трамп announces 90-day pause on tariffs
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard announces his 90 day tantric tariffs
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ As the World Burns, Трамп Golfs ♬
• Puppet Regime: Трамп responds to tariff concerns
• Liberal Redneck: What’s the REAL reason for the Трамп tariffs?
• Desi Lydic: Трамп threatens 104% China tariffs, FAUX News ignores market, Musk & Navarro spar
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ “Трампstitution” to Replace The Constitution ♬
• Rachel Maddow: Fierce backlash against Трамп’s agenda seen in sweeping, nationwide protests
• The Founders Sing: ♫ I Raised the Tariffs ♬:

• Seth Meyers: Трамп caves and pauses tariffs after market crash, backlash from Wall Street and GOP
• Jon Stewart: Трамп’s botched tariff rollout & the stock market’s meltdown
• Seth Meyers: Late Night White House press briefing—What is Трамп’s strategy for the economy?
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Ain’t it Great To Have an Idiot in The White House?! ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп runs the market into the ground again, obsesses over showers & his “Ass Kisser of the Week”
• Stephen: Nationwide “hands off” protests & Wall Street panics as The Felon Von Shitzenpantz intentionally crashes markets
• Rocky Mountain Mike: ♫ I Stopped The Tariff ♬
• The Late Show: We’ve got all your favorite trade war films
• Thoughts While Thinking: ♫ Tariff Tumble—Trade Wars Slip on Banana Peels! ♬
• Jabari Jones: Flunky Трамп—Calling McMaster
• Rachel Maddow: Eric Holder sounds alarm on Трамп’s war on the rule of law
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп Sets All-time Flushing Record! ♬
• Tommy Campbell: The Dotard wants American sweatshops, Marjorie Taylor Greene’s SHADY tariff trades
• SNL Weekend Update: Трамп tariffs cause $6 trillion loss, Tesla stock plummets 10%
• ScaredKetchup: ♫ lEon & Трамп in “Another Brick in the Wall—Part DOGE” ♬:

• JoJoFromJerz: Bonespurs Mc. Golf-Gala doesn’t give a fuck about our troops
• LegalEagle: How to (legally) stop the tariffs
• The Late Show: Трамп’s numbers game
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard says his golf success is inspiring Americans
• Stephen: Трамп pauses his trade war & “BE COOL!” & China threatens to ban Hollywood movies
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ We had NO idea Трамп would be like this! ♬
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ I’ve Seen Smarter Cabinets at IKEA ♬
• Seth Meyers: Trump’s Wall Street allies turn on him amid stock market chaos and protests sweep nation
• Ko$ta Doing Business: Tariffs have iPhones flying private and rice selling out
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп suddenly pauses tariffs, White House spin in full effect & we quiz MAGA fans in Florida
• Knotheadusc: ♫ Tweet, Karoline ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: Трамп’s revolving (and revolting) circle
• The Other Brother: ♫ Трамп Jumped the Shark ♬
• Desi Lydic: Трамп enters the “War on Showers” & Kristi Noem takes “photo shoot” literally
• Stephen: Social Security & America’s health—Team Von Shitzenpantz is working hard to ruin everything
• Rachel Maddow: The ridiculous real story behind the tariff plan that turned Трамп into a global disaster
• SNL: Трамп’s tariffs

John Oliver: Trans athletes

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

A Herd of Deplorables:

• Ross Childs: Happy Liberation Day!
• ScaredKetchup: Why Трамп supporters are having MASSIVE regrets in 2025!
• Jabari Jones: Ken Paxton—The eye has it!
• Steve Shives: Voter’s remorse helpline—Трамп tariffs edition:

• Lawrence O’Donnell: lEon Musk is the biggest loser in Трамп’s world war on economic sanity
• Jabari Jones: Flunky Трамп—Pardoning George
• Desi Lydic FAUXsplains Трамп’s 4D tariff chess game
• Steve Shives: lEon Musk’s therapist
• Dark Brandon: A very strong case of why MAGA voters are stupid (revisited 2025)
• Knotheadusc: ♫ It’s hard to be lEon ♬
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Man or MAGAt? ♬:

• Tommy Campbell: JD Vance has Greenland colonel fired & FAUX host attacked by bird
• Steve Shives: Right-wing anchor and reporter melt down over new Трамп tariffs
• Knotheadusc: ♫ Fuchsia Blazers! ♬

Troy Iwata: Meet the scientists bringing back the Woolly Mammoth to fight climate change

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

The state House and Senate have passed different caps on rent increases. I mean 10% + inflation is better than the status quo, but also, it could be better. I do hope they can reconcile them. And that it’s closer to the original House version.

Anyway, if you want to contact your legislator or member of Congress, go for it.

– Feels like randomly, or at least arbitrarily, revoking visas is bad.

– Hannah Krieg has a new reporting venture. Go check it out. While you’re there, go read this story; Republicans are so afraid of homeless people and such violent asssholes. Um, allegedly.

– Good turnout at the anti-ICE rally.

– *Sports Chant* E-Bike Rebate 👏👏👏👏 👏👏

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets this evening, and you are invited. Stop by, hang out, discuss politics, have 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.

If social media is to be believed, a bunch of you went to various hands off protests. I didn’t realize it was happening and probably would have gone unless my parents mentioned that they were going. But it was pretty great to see so many people in Seattle Center and pictures from around the world. Hope we can follow it up with more action.