Hear ye, Hear ye! A symposium of the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally will convene this evening for discussion, analysis, and consumption of the essential spirits and antifogmatics.

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm out on the back patio. Some folks may meet in the back room of the pub to stay warm.

Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, there is probably another nearby chapter for you.

Alex Wagner: Ozone hole on course to heal after global phase out of harmful chemicals

NowThis: Regaining the right to vote in Mississippi

The Party of Chaos:

• Lawerance O’Donnell: The Republican party is the George Santos party
• Jimmy Kimmel: Curious George Santos and Трамп wanted to nuke North Korea
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Kevin McCarthy’s about to learn a painful lesson ♬
• Chris Hayes: New details on the dubious finances of George Santos
• Seth Meyers: Unhinged House GOP wants to impeach Biden and claims left is canceling cowboys
• Joy Reid: Rep. Jayapal on House Republicans voting on new abortion restrictions
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Who Could Fault Rogers for Wanting to Punch Gaetz? ♬
• Alex Wagner: DeSantis accomplishes fear, confusion and publicity, but not so much election security
• Tommy Campbell: Marjorie Taylor Greene cancelled by Dr. Dre
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Kevin McCarthy—Well-groomed waste of space ♬
• Stephen: House GOP shows off diversity & the many aliases of George Santos & will gas stoves be banned?
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп lashes out at late night hosts and chaos on the House floor
• Liberal Redneck: Republican projection:

• The Late Show: ♫ DJ Khaled On Kevin McCarthy’s Bid To Become Speaker ♬
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп reacts to Hakeem Jeffries’ House speech
• Stephen: McCarthy wins late night vote with help from The Dotard
• NowThis: Here’s how Rep. Santos conned his way into Congress
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Jack Smith is Reaching for the Flush Lever ♬
• Alex Wagner: Reporters follow George Santos’ money in increasingly small circles
• Lawrence O’Donnell: This will be the worst Republican House of Representatives in history
• GZERO Media: Five concessions McCarthy made to become US House Speaker
• Mark Fiore: ♫ I’m just a speaker ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to Brazil’s January 6th
• Chris Hayes: Volleyball legend George Santos was a “star” at college he didn’t attend
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ Crazytown ♬:

• The Daily Show: FAUX on GOP Speaker votes with Jan. 6 footage
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ A Letter from George Santos to his Constituents ♬
• Tommy Campbell: Mike Lindell claims he’s a numbers guy and McCarthy’s embarrassing win
• Ari Melber: The smoking gun that might get Трамп indicted—GOP chief links him to “crime” phone call
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп reacts to the loss of Diamond from Diamond and Silk
• Seth Meyers: Chaos and a near-brawl as McCarthy humiliates himself to win speaker vote
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ CPAC, Closet Pervertives and Conservatives ♬
• Alex Wagner: Republicans invent fake procedure for symbolic anti-abortion vote

Robert Reich: Do we have to bribe corporations to do what’s right?

Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Waiting for the NRA statement ♬

Classified:

• Mehdi Hasan: Why the Biden and Трамп classified docs cases aren’t the same
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп OUTRAGED over Biden docs and Cancun Cruz livid at FAA
• Chris Hayes: Politics of Biden-Трамп docs cases may help to center Jan. 6 prosecution
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп’s blaring pathological lies about docs probe
• Jimmy Kimmel: MAGA nuts salivate over classified Biden docs as Трамп indictment looms
• Seth Meyers: How Biden and Трамп classified docs cases differ
• Ari Melber: Трамп vets gain power in Biden-Garland DOJ
• WaPo: How the Biden and Трамп classified documents cases differ

Founders Sing: The AI Song

Alex Wagner: Assault weapons banned in Illinois after series of deadly mass shootings

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

Please join us this evening as the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally gets together for an evening of politics over a beer.

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm out on the back patio. Some folks may meet in the back room of the pub.

Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, there is probably another nearby chapter for you.

Robert Reich: The little secret about corporate profits

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

Mark Fiore: Anti-Christmas greetings

NowThis: Biden honors heroes of Jan 6 with the Presidential Citizens Medal

Chaos, Spite, Greed, and Grift:

• The Late Show: ♫ Republicans are in disarray ♬
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп APOLOGIZES for January 6th
• Jimmy Kimmel: Republicans STILL can’t elect a Speaker and Трамп stands by McCarthy
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Kev McCarthy, Sad, White, and Blue ♬
• Tommy Campbell: Hope Hicks texts slam The Dotard and Kevin McCarthy keeps losing
• WaPo: What lies ahead for George Santos as a member of Congress
• The Late Show: ♫ A definitely true message from George Santos ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Kevin bangs his head against the wall (over and over and over) ♬
• Seth Meyers: Boebert and Hannity clash, Republicans turn on The Dotard amid GOP Speaker chaos
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard announces he will run for Speaker of the House
• Stephen: Kevin McCarthy’s major weakness & George Santos’s lies should disqualify him from office
• Jon LieberSpeaker vote mess shows how ungovernable US House is
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Totally Unbelievable Life of George Santos ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Super right wing vs McCarthy and Трамп loses ANOTHER election
• NowThis: Late Night TV hosts roast Kevin McCarthy’s failed attempts
• The Late Show: Here’s how far Kevin McCarthy will go to get speaker votes
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп reacts to Hope Hicks’ January 6th testimony
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Is Kimberly Guilfoyle really worth $30,000 a minute? ♬
• Jonathan Mann: ♫ Kevin McCarthy Sowing and Reaping ♬:

• Seth Meyers: McCarthy humiliated by failed Speaker vote as House GOP explodes into chaos
• Tommy Campbell: Mike Lindell and Don Jr’s holiday broadcasts get destroyed
• Mother Jones: The other Big Lie
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Kev McCarthy Won’t Sleep Well Tonight ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Embarrassing day for House Republicans and Трамп’s tax returns released
• Stephen: Kevin McCarthy’s ground hog day

Honest Ads: If healthcare was honest

Stephen: Michelle Obama takes the Colbert Questionert

NowThis: Record-breaking number of women will serve in the 118th Congress

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

It’s Tuesday! That means the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally will be getting together to converse over some politics and bring in the new year with a toast. Stop by, if you will.

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm out on the back patio. Some folks may meet in the back room of the pub.

Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, there is probably another nearby chapter for you.

• NowThis: 10 GOP moments that made us say “WTF?” in 2022
• Mehdi Hasan: Women were on the front lines of 2022’s battle for Democracy
• Jimmy Kimmel: The year in unnecessary censorship
• NowThis: Biden’s top moments we’ll remember from 2022
• Mark Fiore: Out with the old….
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Happy Worst Year Ever for Трамп ♬:

• NowThis: How Twitter became the biggest clusterfuck of 2022
• WaPo: The wildest political moments of 2022
• Jimmy Kimmel crowns viral clip of the year 2022
• NowThis: The biggest political stories of 2022
• David Pakman: The absolute worst of 2022
• Vox: 2022, in 7 minutes
• NowThis: Roe v. Wade—What happened in 2022 & what to look for in 2023

Katie Phang: Historic gun safety reforms bust myth of NRA invincibility

NowThis: How to fight misinformation

The Cult of The Dotard:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Mark Meadows, Sandwich Shop Legend ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Mar-a-Lego—Search and seizure edition!
• Al Franken: The day the President laughed
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ “The George Santos Resume-Inventing Workshops” are only $99 ♬:

• Katie Phang: MAGAworld rocked by Jan. 6 testimony bomb—Top advisors knew of plan to march on Capitol
• Tommy Campbell: George Santos trying to defend his lies is hilarious
• Don Winslow Films: #GregAbbottFakeChristian
• Maria Teresa Kumar: Dotard Трамп, Jr. and more included in trove of new transcripts from Jan. 6 Committee
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ Jew-ISH (Does Not Mean Jewish) ♬:

• J-L Cauvin: Трамп defends George Santos
• Chris Hayes: Ginni Thomas transcript shows Justice Thomas should have recused himself says Lofgren
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Incels Crying a River for Kari Lake ♬
• Tommy Campbell: Mike Lindell snaps after Hannity admits there was no fraud

LegalEagle: SBF is going to jail for a long time

NowThis: Student loan debt forgiveness—What’s next?

Jordan Klepper and Roy Wood, Jr: Constructive-ish criticism—our 2015 police bias training

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

Hey…it is almost WARM outside. That means the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally will be getting together to talk politics and share good cheer over drinks. Feel free to stop by.

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm out on the back patio. Some folks may meet in the back room of the pub.

Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, there is probably another nearby chapter for you.

Cheers,
Darryl

• Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian: The War on Christmas 2022
• Puppet Regime: Zelensky vs Santa Claus
• The Late Show: ♫ “A Very Goldblum Christmas” album is available now ♬
• Parody Project: ♫ O Holy Cow—A Christmas Parody ♬
• Lauren Mayer: Let ’em fight:

• Bad Lip Reading: Joe Biden’s inspirational holiday video
• Roy Zimmerman: ♫ Christma-Hanu-Rama-Ka-Dona-Kwanzaa ♬
• Amber Ruffin: ♫ Santa Thinks You Need Therapy ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Marjorie Tater Greene’s advice for Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer ♬
• The Late Show: “A very cold war Christmas”—A Late Show animated holiday classic:

• The Daily Show: The Daily Show Christmas Movie—A Vote for Love
• The Late Show: A Very Shining Christmas
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Mangy Christmas To You! ♬
• Amber Ruffin: ♫ Amber Ruffin performs a special Christmas song ♬
• The Late Show: Precise Advice—Holiday Edition!
• Rocky Mountain Mike: ♫ Трамп In Jail Rock ♬:

• Amber Ruffin: John Oliver explains how the Brits do Christmas, and we have questions
• Parody Project: ♫ AMBROSE ♬
• Biden delivers Christmas address from White House
• Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian: Christmas Eve at Mar-a-Lago:

• Mark Fiore: ♫ Little Suzie Newsykins sings All I Want For Christamas ♬
• The Late Show: ♫ Deck the halls with gifts for pets ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Dotard Трамп Christmas Message ♬
• Parody Project: ♫ PRISON CELLS – Christmas 2022 ♬

Stephen Colbert: ALTER EGOS, part 4

The Dotard Трамп and Other Seditionists and Grifters:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The truth about Трамп’s “major announcement” ♬
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп REFUSES to release his taxes to the Democrats
• Ari Melber: Coup bombshells put heat on Garland to indict Трамп
• Rocky Mountain Mike: ♫ Butt Plugs And Dildos ♬

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп—Still popular with weasels! ♬
• Rachel Maddow: Fifth amendment invoked to the point of “unintentional hilarity” by Jan. 6 witnesses
• Tommy Campbell: Трамп cowers as taxes go public and Boebert’s holiday page
• MSNBC: Jan. 6 Committee presents key video evidence compilation
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Who in hell is Roger Stone? ♬
• Yasmin Vossoughian: Good Liars create “Honest Трамп cards” focusing on 2020 election loss
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Coming Soon—Трамп Donuts ♬
• LegalEagle: Трамп’s criminal referral from the January 6 Committee:

• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to January 6th criminal referrals
• SNL: Трамп NFT
• Ari Melber: He did it—Full Jan. 6 report scorches Трамп for multiple crimes
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп Lives Rent Free in Their Heads ♬
• Alex Wagner: Трамп team’s inability to remember anything from Jan. 6 strains credulity
• Tommy Campbell: Trump’s NFT cards destroyed and Lindell’s prayers fail

NowThis: Crisis pregnancy centers caught spreading false info about abortions

Robert Reich: Don’t believe the lies—Your wages are not driving inflation

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

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally will be taking a hiatus for weather and holidays. I’ll post a notice when we start meeting again.

Oh…and happy holidays!

Jimmy Kimmel: Michelle Obama on Barack being called “fine,” raising their daughters & watching trash TV

LegalEagle: The most dangerous toys of all time

Stephen: A great day for love! Biden signs Respect For Marriage Act

Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian: Grooming Children with Bibles, Not Drag Queens!

Lewis Black: Florida politics

The Sedition Party:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп Showed Kari Lake Something Small ♬
• Tommy Campbell: Mike Lindell challenges RNC debate and prisoner swap angers Republicans
• J-L Cauvin:
• NowThis: Schumer & Pelosi reflect on working with “child” Dotard Трамп
• Alex Wagner: Meadows texts show alarming number of GOP lawmakers addled by conspiracy theories
• Daily Show throwback: The Dotard Трамп—America’s African President
• Parody Project: Addicted to Трамп:

• Jimmy Kimmel: The Dotard Трамп pathetic, embarrassing announcement
• Chris Hayes: New footage of Pelosi attack debunks right-wing conspiracy theories
• Ari Melber: Text evidence bomb hits MAGA world—Coup plots unearthed by Jan. 6 panel
• Jonathan Mann: ♫ This Is Stupid ♬
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Texts show “Lying clown” Giuliani was Ginni Thomas’s “hero”
• Alex Wagner: DeSantis doubles down on covid paranoia; Vaccine-rejecting GOP suffers higher death rate
• Tommy Campbell: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s target plug and wild comments
• Seth Meyers: Трамп’s pathetic “major announcement” is a major dud and GOP coup texts leaked
• Stephen: Трамп reduced to hawking sad NFT set and Musk bans @ElonJet
• Jimmy Kimmel: “Superhero” Трамп teases MAJOR announcement and Musk’s Twitter not paying rent
• Ari Melber: Foreign arrests show peril for Трамп
• Mark Fiore: Even freer speech
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Potential GOP disappointment over Hunter’s laptop ♬
• Chris Hayes: Marjorie Taylor Greene says Jan. 6 “Would have been armed” if she led it
• Jimmy Kimmel: Dumb GOP politicians tried to overturn election and Musk loses richest man title
• Stephen: DeSantis goes full batshit vaccine conspiracy mode & Musk is no longer on top & Rubio’s push to ban TikTok
• Liberal Redneck: On the absence of empathy
• Seth Meyers: Трамп disappears into seclusion and Greene says she would’ve “won” Jan. 6 riot
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Convict 45 ♬:

• Chris Hayes: “Major Announcement Man”—Трамп hawks virtual trading cards of himself as superhero
• Ari Melber: GOP humiliation—See DeSantis shred his own vaccine record on TV
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп Superhero NFTs (An affordable alternative to burning cash!) ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп slams disloyal Jewish people and Marjorie Taylor Greene fumes over dildos and butt plugs
• Alex Wagner: McCarthy struggles to muster support; Трамп weakness stirs potential challengers
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ On Being Grateful (to Not be Eric Трамп) ♬

Robert Reich: The Powell Memo—Corporate America’s blueprint

Ari Melber: FAUX hosts rage after Biden signs gay marriage law

Lauren Mayer: ♫ The Twitter Files ♬

NowThis: Biden, Pelosi, & Schumer react to passage of Respect for Marriage Act

Vox: A fact-checked debate about legal weed

Daily Show correspondents roast Trevor

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

It’s Tuesday, and that means the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally will be getting together to talk politics and share good cheer over drinks. Please stop by if you wish.

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm out on the back patio. Some folks may meet in the back room of the pub.

Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, there is probably another nearby chapter for you.

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

Stephanie Ruhle: January 6 Committee eyes final report release date

Electoral (Dys)Function:

• Seth Meyers: GOP turn on The Dotard—and each other—after Walker’s loss in Georgia
• MSNBC: Voters teach GOP the lessons they won’t learn on their own
• Stephen: The Warnock v. Walker runoff ends here
• Bloomberg Law: Control of democratic elections hinges on U.S. Supreme Court
• Lauren Mayers: ♫ Werewolves in the Senate ♬:

• The Late Show: A compilation of Herschel Walker being honest and transparent
• Tooning Out the News: Herschel Walker defeated & MAGA movement rebuke
• Liberal Redneck: Georgia runoff round 2
• Stephen: Dems secure Senate majority
• MSNBCWalker loss extends list of Трамп-backed candidate failures
• Seth Meyers: Republicans wonder if Georgia is the final nail in Трамп’s political coffin
• Steve Kornacki: Changing demographics in Atlanta area helped Warnock’s campaign

SNL Weekend Update: Kanye West praises Hitler and Biden averts rail strike

NowThis: Inclusive capitalism, how it could help strengthen democracy

The Dotard Трамп and His Mob of Lying, Racist Assholes:

• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп org GUILTY of tax fraud, Herschel’s wild campaign ends & Kanye asks Jews to forgive Hitler
• WaPo: Трамп’s ever-shifting relationship with the Constitution
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to Трамп Org guilty verdict
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп is TIME’s “Conman of the Year” ♬
• Jonathan Mann: ♫ They Want To Plunge Us Into Darkness ♬:

• Alex Wagner: Team Трамп accepts defeat on Special Master stall tactic and more documents found
• Rocky Mountain Mike: ♫ The Har Mar Mall Song ♬
• Seth Meyers: Трамп calls for Constitution to be terminated after “Twitter files” dud
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Time(s) Трамп Lied ♬
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Jury finds Трамп’s businesses guilty. Seventeen times
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп hoards classified documents & Herschel loses in Georgia
• J-L Cauvin: Mitch McConnell congratulates Kyrsten Sinema for leaving the Democrats
• Tommy Campbell: Mike Lindell thinks the media is making him look crazy
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп and the Avalanche ♬
• Alex Wagner: Requisite For DeSantis’ “War on woke”—NOT BEING AWAKE!
• The Late Show: Storage Wars—West Palm Beach edition:

• NowThis: How Трамп’s extreme rhetoric could be shifting our Political discourse
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard demands Twitter release Hunter Biden pics
• Katie Phang: DOJ is “playing Трамп a little bit,” says former federal prosecutor
• The Late Show: ♫ Kayne. Elon. Трамп. ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ In So Many Ways, Трамп is KING! ♬
• Seth Meyers: Chris Hayes on why Трамп’s power over the GOP is weakening
• Tommy Campbell: Mitch McConnell snubbed at medal ceremony is pure gold
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп wants to terminate the Constitution, Kanye’s swastika tweet & Herschel’s idea to arm the IRS
• LegalEagle: The new Special Counsel is bad news for Трамп:

• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп could face insurrection criminal referral, GOPers vote nay on gay
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Clarence Thomas violated law “in plain view,” Tribe says
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ A Song for a (Horrid) Man Трамп Truly Admires ♬
• NowThis: The danger behind Трамп’s call to “terminate” the Constitution

Vice News: Families of trans kids are seeking sanctuary

WaPo: House passes Respect for Marriage Act

Dulcé Sloan: Drag vs. Conservatives

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

It’s election day…in Georgia. The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally will be getting together to discuss the Georgia election results and other things political and liberal. Please join us if you will.

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm out on the back patio. Some folks may meet in the back room of the pub.

Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, there is probably another nearby chapter for you.