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Good morning. I hope you survived the storm. Not too bad on the urban core of Seattle, but your mileage may vary. Anyway, here are some links.

– Still reading these essays in Assigned Media, but goddam. Any trans people reading this, I am glad you’re around.

– Seattle’s budget is yuck.

– Home Depot Unveils 12-Foot Turkey Carcass Skeleton

– Spokane looks to be doing good transportation planning.

– It’s good to have a police accountability agency, but it sure would be great if they did some police accountability.

– Still in need of a proper sign off, but it’s probably still a good idea to wash your hands.

Join us tonight as the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets for a pre-bomb cyclone drink, with festivities and discussions about all things politics. Please 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.

– NDA’s for renters. What will asssholes think of next?

– HA was once a preeminent spot to learn about school closure. This round we can leave it to others to look for solutions.

– I don’t know what the right thing for a library asked to host bigoted organizations is. But I can say with 100% certainty fuck transphobes.

The Onion: Scientist explains how climate crisis would be averted if Greta Thunberg just tried a little harder

Electile Dysfunction 2024:

• ScaredKetchup: ♫ Future Attorney General Matt Gaetz is High School Neanderthal ♬
• Tommy Campbell: Wayne Gretzky partied with Трамп and RFK Jr.’s RIDICULOUS health post
• Seth Meyers: Трамп and Biden meet at White House; Трамп picks FAUX host Pete Hegseth for SecDef
• Alex Wagner: Anticipating Трамп abuses, Biden pushes to bolster courts
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s insane cabinet taking shape, Jimmy interviews Marco Rubio & the bigliest election moments
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ What if Трамп suddenly disappeared ♬
• Stephen: Трамп picks RFK Jr. to run nation’s health & Gaetz nom is a “Fuck you” to America & Gabbard is Aweful
• The Late Show: Escape the news on Carnival’s new cruise
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard unleashes his cabinet
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ The Dotard and Melanie Marriage Therapy ♬:

• Steve Shives: Should Democrats demand a recount?
• Charlamagne Tha God Pleads to Трамп, “Leave the Constitution in one piece”
• Stella Magz: Трамп’s cabinet is junk drawer….
• Jordan Klepper: Трамп acts cordial with Biden while Gaetz, Gabbard, and Hegseth score nominations
• Liberal Redneck: Takeaways from Трампp’s win, one week later
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s new squeeze Elon Musk, comic book villain cabinet secretaries & Don Jr mocks Zelensky
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s Plan—Transition from Democracy to Kakistocracy ♬
• SNL: Cold Open for Трамп
• Tennessee Brando: ♫ Hope They Enjoy CHEAPER EGGS ♬
• Sidney Morss: Post-election dating
• Seth Meyers: Трамп cabinet “shocks” Republicans and Gaetz resigns before “highly damaging” report
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Thank God That Kari Lake’s Gone ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s CRAZY cabinet picks and meeting with Biden
• Stephen: Shock noms—Трамп picks Gaetz, Hegseth, Huckabee, Gabbard and Biden & Трамп’s cordial WH meeting
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ What Doesn’t F&@#-ing Kill Us Makes Us Stronger♬:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The New Трамп “Environmental Anthem” ♬
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп humiliates Elon Musk by telling House GOP, “Elon won’t go home”
• The Late Show: Трамп fills his cabinet with friends from the TV
• Jabari Jones: AI Трамп nominates the Hamburglar
• Tommy Campbell: Marco Rubio forgets he warned all about “con artist” Трамп
• Jordan Klepper: Трамп nominates RFK Jr. and Matt Gaetz in latest shock moves
• Dulcé Sloan makes a time capsule of American art & culture before The Dotard bans it all
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Not See Country ♬
• LegalEagle: All the crazy shit Трамп is going to try
• Steve Shives: Democracy dies in disbelief
• The Late Show: Republicans react to Matt Gaetz nomination
• John Oliver: ♫ Reelection of the Felon von Shitzenpantz ♬
• Stella Magz: Matt Gaetz of HELL
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп packs cabinet with more kooks, MAGA minions bootlicking Dotard & his fight with Gavin Newsom
• Darrin Bell: Timelapse video-political cartoon—Трамп nominates Matt Gaetz for AG
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s Cabinet—Misfits, Miscreants, and Malcontents ♬:

• Stephen: Von Shitzenpantz taps Rubio & Noem for cabinet & Rudy’s tough times & how to move to Canada
• Kat Abu: FAUX News’ outsized seat at Трамп’s table
• The Late Show: Zelensky calling
• Alex Wagner: Трамп may have gone too far with Gaetz elevation to attorney general
• ScaredKetchup: Трамп, Bobo & Putin’s darkest secrets revealed in POOTIE CALL 2!
• Patrick Fitzgerald: You Got an Enemy
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ KEEP the Immigrants, Deport the Racists ♬
• SNL Weekend Update: Трамп wins 2024 election, becomes first felon elected President

The Onion: Expert explains why, essentially, you’re fucked

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

– I suspect that it will be a theme of these open threads, but it’s tough to know how much Washington should do on its own and how much should be deducted to opposing awful things from the Federal government.

– Info Wars is good now. What a world.

– Algorithms have been pretty bad for the Internet.

– I have mentioned it before, but if you’re new to BlueSky and inexplicably looking for me, there you are. Darryl and Goldy are also there.

Between the election and Veterans Day, I haven’t posted one of these in a while and frankly, I have too many tabs open.

– The attacks on transgender people are not just a metaphor.

– Downtown Spokane is doing better than the naysayers suggest.

– I somehow got into my head that the new station on the 1 Line was already called 130th, but apparently there are 4 finalists.

– More and more people are taking the G Line.

– Welcome to the high minimum wage club, Everett.

– Seattle looking into using a King County facility in ways the county isn’t going to do?

– Also, Washington has shut down the vaccine locator. You should still get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible, but it’s no longer a struggle to figure out where to find a vaccine. So do I need a new closing?

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets tonight for both celebrating electoral success in Washington state and lamenting losses nationally. Please 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.

LegalEagle: How to kill the Electoral College

Electile Dysfunction 2024:

• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to winning the election
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп minion Elon Musk calls Jimmy a propaganda puppet & MAGA floats baseless election conspiracies
• Sandy Pliskin: ♫ We Are Marching to Dystopia ♬
• The Daily Show: Killing Mother Earth
• Darrin Bell: Timelapse video-political cartoon—Трамп win reveals USA’s true colors
• Ari Melber: Confronting Трамп’s “red romp” with facts over fear
• Sandy and Richard Riccardi: ♫ We Need A Little Xanax ♬:

• Bill Hoover: ♫ Shaking Трамп Is Hard To Do ♬
• Seth Meyears: The Dotard has won, now what?
• Bob Levin’s Videos: ♫ Трамп is Now America’s First Fascist President!!! ♬
• Liberal Redneck: Reaction to Трамп victory
• Vox: How Трамп’s second term will be different
• Seth Meyers: Seth Meyers addresses the outcome of the 2024 Presidential election
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The reason why liberals are upset ♬
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ Guess I Picked the Wrong Week to Quit Sniffing Glue (2024 edition) ♬:

• Stephen: You are not alone. The world reacts to America’s decision
• Jimmy Kimmel reacts to The Dotard winning
• Brenna Perez: The most upsetting thing you can say to a Трамп supporter right now… (apparently)
• Ronny Chieng: Biden & Harris vow peaceful transition and Трамп’s potential cabinet is a motley crew
• ONN: Neo-Nazi pulls off surprise victory in long-held KKK district
• The Late Show: Thank you, madam
• Seth Meyers: Dems pledge to contain Трамп; Musk profits from Трамп win; pundits blame the left
• Christopher Titus: The Felon Von Shitzenpantz won. What now?:

• Hitler Rants Parodies: Hitler reacts to The Dotard winning
• Desi Lydic: Трамп’s election win & the media’s blame game
• Robert Reich: What the felon’s victory means
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Luckily for us, we’ve got each other ♬
• Steve Shives: Now what?
• Tommy Campbell: Трамп wins election, but the FIGHT isn’t over
• Stephen: Plunging back into the Трамп hole, VP Harris concedes, & we know what’s coming

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

Trevor Noah: We treated President Biden like SHIT!

Cult of The Felon Von Shitzenpantz:

• Tommy Campbell: Tucker Carlson claims a demon mauled him in his bed
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Advice for Трамп—When your microphone is smarter than you ♬
• Jesse Welles: ♫ We’re All Gonna Die ♬
• Knotheadusc: ♫ Break Our Strike ♬:

• Brenna Perez: Idaho counties ban vaccines while ALSO arguing abortion is bad for its population size…
• Parody Project: ♫ In D.C. ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Football, The Flag, and Трамп. (It’s what Jesus would want for us) ♬
• Sandy and Richard Riccardi: ♫ Hopelessly Devoted to Pu–tin ♬:

• Alex Wagner: Giuliani runs out of places to hide from massive court penalty—and Трамп can’t help him
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s Gonna Do It! (Whether women like it or not) ♬
• Parody Project: ♫ Ghost Dotard in the Sky ♬

Grace Kuhlenschmidt: Non-voters teach her how to not give a fuck about politics

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

Dear Bob Ferguson,

Congratulations on your victory this week. I am writing to ask you to stand up to Donald Trump in his second term. I appreciate the way you did that as Attorney General, but I fear the pressure will be different as governor. There will be pressure and potentially a lot of money from the Federal government. And those resources could be used to build a better Washington. I am also worried that you didn’t do much to deal with the sort of problems that made Donald Trump more attractive when you were on the King County Council. I don’t know where this is going, except to say don’t give in and don’t make the not giving in the only thing you do.

XOXO

Carl Ballard

(I sent this to the AG’s contact page, not sure if there’s a transition office or something like that)

Weeeeeeeeeell fuck.

Good things in Washington for sure. A Democrat in every statewide office. I think the legislature will be able to keep making progress. Shaun Scott and Alexis Mercedes Rinck are going to help define who the Democrats are for the good, compared to their opponents.

Fuck man, fuck.

The initiatives are going to fail, so we can use that momentum. And maybe we don’t get a new Tim Eyman. Go waste your money somewhere else.

Jesus Christ on the Cross, man. Fuck. Fuck.

There will be a lot of opportunities going forward in the state to lobby to protest to write your legislators and city council members. There is also opportunity to push back against some of the horrors coming from the Federal government.

Fuck.

Big day today. There seems to be no relief or escape from this freaking election. So distract yourself with some more election-related stuff….

Stephen Colbert and John Oliver: Seems like something J.D. Vance might have done….

Kat Abu: How rigged Polymarket odds could be used to steal this election for The Dotard

Jabari Jones: AI Трамп—Scammed!

Seth Meyers: Трамп simulates oral sex on microphone ahead of 2024 election

Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Take Down Your Trump Sign (Don’t Let People See You Backed a Loser) ♬

Steve Shives: Wake up, it’s ELECTION DAY!

Elle Cordova: ♫ The Ballad of the Ballot ♬:

Stephen: Gov. Tim Walz on hot dish, MAGA knuckleheads, guilty pleasures, and car repair metaphors

J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to Kamala Harris on SNL

Steve Kornacki: When to expect election results

Jabari Jones: AI Трамп—America, life or death

The Late Show: Suddenly Iowa is the center of the political universe

Ross Childs: ♫ Ladies are VOTING?!??!?!?!!?!? ♬

Roy Zimmerman: ♫ Vote Him Away 2024 ♬:

The New York Times: The (WA) County that got every President right (since 1980)

Steve Shives: The Republican closing argument

John Oliver: ♫ Election 2024 ♬

Grace Kuhlenschmidt: Should we trust election prognosticators?

SNL: 2024 pre-election

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally will NOT be meeting on election day (Tuesday). Unfortunately, our regular meeting place, the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, will be closed. There will be plenty of other candidate parties, party parties, and election watching parties around the city.

We’ll meet again a week from Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle.

Did you vote yet? You have until tomorrow to get your ballot postmarked or dropped off. Probably a good idea to get it dropped off today. Just get it done. If you’ve in King County, find your dropbox location here. Let’s get Democrats into all of the statewide offices and run up the vote total for Harris. Dropboxes close at 8:00 on Tuesday and postmarks whenever your Post Office closes.

Electile Dysfunction 2024:

• Kat Abu: FAUX News dudes are freaking out over wives voting
• Robert Reich: Can Democrats flip the House?
• Ari Melber: Harris prosecutes case against Трамп as his dark rhetoric intensifies in final days
• Jordan Klepper: Rally together!
• Darrin Bell: Timelapse video-political cartoon—Трамп says he’ll be women’s protector
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard challenges Liz Cheney to a wrestling match
• Ross Childs: JD Vance works at 🍔McDonalds🍔 (part 2)
• The Late Show: Election stress plagues 69% of Americans
• Seth Meyers: Трамп campaign backpedals after racist, fascist Madison Square Garden fally
• Jabari Jones: AI Трамп—Fuck you, America
• LegalEagle: These lawsuits will determine the election
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s garbage truck fail and JD Vance on “normal” gay guy vote
• Laura Benanti: ♫ Kamala Mamala Wal(t)z ♬:

• Parody Project: ♫ Трамп’s Big Emergency ♬
• Stephen: Harris trolls Трамп with “YMCA” & Musk’s family compound
• Rachel Maddow: Трамп fails campaign fundamentals but keeps wildcards up his sleeve
• Bill Maher: The Christmas Eve shoppers of politics
• Lawrence O’Donnell: The one person who did not deny Трамп wants Liz Cheney executed is Трамп
• Jabari Jones: AI Трамп—Losing!
• The Onion: The elderly vote
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s MSG Rally—Misogynists, Sociopaths and Gropers ♬
• Darrin Bell: Timelapse video of a political cartoon—creepy Tucker Carlson’s daddy Трамп
• Steve Shives: You deserve an explanation
• Sandy and Richard Riccardi: ♫ Der Dotard’s Face ♬:

• mazlinithegreat: ♫ Democracy Goes!…A Broadway election parody based on the hit musical “Anything Goes” ♬
• Parody Project: ♫ Don’t Worry (Election edition) ♬
• ScaredKetchup: Трамп’s spooky Halloween nightmares EXPOSED!
• Jabari Jones: AI Трамп—Cheating!
• 60 Minutes: What Трамп’s mass deportation plan might look like if he wins the election
• Marilyn Dee: ♫ Touch of Yay/Blue Landslide 2024 ♬
• Ari Melber: Is Трамп “blowing it?” Closing message boomerangs
• Darrin Bell: Timelapse video-political cartoon—Трамп’s vile history with Puerto Rico
• Stephen: Harris says, “Turn The page” & Puerto Rico firestorm engulfs Трамп campaign & flaming ballots
• Robert Reich: Is Трамп lying or just losing it?
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп—An Island of Floating Garbage ♬
• Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian: Трамп’s Top 10 Lies About His Economy
• Randy Rainbow: ♫ MAGADU ♬:

• Rachel Maddow: Russian influence becomes a feature of American elections when Трамп is on the ballot
• Jimmy Kimmel: A special monologue for the Republican in your life
• Parody Project: ♫ We Thank You ♬
• Ronny Chieng: Трамп climbs into a garbage truck & Harris gets her campaign into women’s bathrooms
• Seth Meyers: Трамп’s embarrassing garbage stunt might be his most surreal photo op ever
• Robert Reich: “Love-fest” my ass
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Helpful Hints on Planning for Your Post-Election Hideaway ♬
• Steve Shives: Трамп’s transphobic closing argument must be rejected
• John Leguizamo: Will Latino voters ride for Трамп after racist rallies?
• Liberal Redneck: Exactly how bad was Трамп’s big MSG rally, anyway?
• Stephen: Puerto Rico insult could cost Трамп PA & Beyoncé, Michelle Obama rally with Harris & WaPo’s Big Fail
• The New York Times: I help run elections in my Pennsylvania county. The Right is being lied to
• Knotheadusc: ♫ Трамп the MAGA Fascist ♬:

• HipHollywood: Black men read “Project 2025” and share their unfiltered reactions
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s NUTTIEST rally of all time at MSG & Clueless Klux Klan shows up in force
• Robert Reich: Kamala Harris will make the super rich pay more, not you
• Chris Hayes: New details on Трамп plan to empower Elon Musk and RFK Jr
• Stella Magz: The Dotard is in the garbage business
• Tommy Campbell: Steve Bannon HECKLED by inmate and it’s hilarious
• Stephen: Трамп’s spooky garbage man costume & protect the women & Julia Roberts—Vote any way you want
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Vance Plans to Push Трамп (down the stairs?) ♬
• Ronny Chieng: Трамп & the GOP pounce on Biden’s “garbage” gaffe
• Jabari Jones: 80 years agi
• Ari Melber: Трамп flees his own racist rally. Harris on offense after MAGA MSG debacle
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard’s Madison Square Garden rally
• Marsh Family: ♫ Bohemian Трампsody ♬:

• Steve Shives: Трамп’s racist opening act
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ Whether We Like It Or Not ♬
• Jon Stewart: Jon Stewart on Трамп’s xenophobic MSG rally & mass deportation plan
• Kat Abu: How abortion bans affect women who aren’t pregnant
• The Late Show: “Whether the women like it or not”—The Dotard’s creepy vow to protect women
• Champnella: To all the girl dads—Vote. For her.
• Joy Reid: Superstar Janelle Monáe decries women killed by Трамп abortion bans
• Sandy and Richard Riccardi: ♫ Petty Little Tyrant with the Fringe on the Top ♬
• ONN: New Трамп ad shows montage of people he’ll kill if elected
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Using the language of Hitler, Трамп calls Americans “garbage” all the time
• Michael Kosta: Meet JD Vance’s likability coach, Nathaniel Gordon
• Fishbone: ♫ RxPxOxS ♬:

• Parody Project: ♫ That’s Amoral ♬
• The Late Show: WaPo Won’t Endorse
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s spinning over Hitler comparison, jumps at Biden’s “garbage” comment & what is a Black job?
• Robert Reich: Will Трамп still be in your life 40 years from now? Here’s why he might be
• Sandy Pliskin: ♫ Unhinged ♬
• Jabari Jones: AI Трамп—Frankly, I have won
• Steve Shives: Трамп sues CBS News for editing an interview . . . with Kamala Harris?!
• Christopher Titus: Трамп is un-American
• Ronny Chieng: Трамп’s Puerto Rico fallout spreads as he insists he’s “Not a Nazi”
• Epic Rap Battles of History: ♫ Трамп vs. Kamala ♬
• Darrin Bell: Timelapse video-political cartoon—LA Times & WaPo don’t endorse
• Tommy Campbell: Rudy Giuliani LOSES penthouse apartment to election workers
• ScaredKetchup: Joe Rogan Трамп interview—Shocking outtakes

ONN: U.S. deploys socially awkward men along border to deter migrants

Cult of The Felon Von Shitzenpantz:

• Robert Reich: Elon Musk’s worst nightmare
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Dotard Трамп is Totally A.I.* – – – – *abnormal idiot ♬
• Rocky Mountain Mike: ♫ The Nazi Trash ♬:

• Steve Hofstetter: The real reason Ted Cruz is awful!
• Brenna Perez: Red states sue to increase teenage pregnancy to have more seats in congress (no, really.)
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Once the liberals are locked up, what then? ♬
• Seth Meyers: Трамп’s dwindling crowds and MSG rally fallout vs. Kamala Harris’ closing argument
• The Daily Show: Government weather control 101
• Parody Project: ♫ Strangers on the right ♬:

• Bill Hoover: ♫ Putin Sweet ♬
• ScaredKetchup: Melania spotted at In ‘N Out—No wedding ring?
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп Hates You, Трамп Hates Me. (But He LOVES Himself) ♬

Robert Reich: The tax loophole billionaires die for

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

Go vote if you haven’t yet. Shit’s important even if you don’t like Kamala Harris (I do). Shit’s important even if you don’t like Bob Ferguson (Complicated). Shit’s important even if you don’t give much thought to downticket. Get your ballot postmarked or dropped off by Tuesday. Fill it out on your commute or over the weekend. But get it in. And yeah, I encourage people everyone to vote straight ticket Democrats.