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Drinking Liberally — Seattle goes on hiatus

by Darryl — Tuesday, 12/20/22, 3:29 pm

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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!

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Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

by Darryl — Friday, 12/16/22, 11:34 pm

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.

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Drinking Liberally — Seattle

by Darryl — Tuesday, 12/13/22, 6:01 pm

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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.

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Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

by Darryl — Friday, 12/9/22, 7:12 pm

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.

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Drinking Liberally — Seattle

by Darryl — Tuesday, 12/6/22, 4:13 pm

DLBottle DLBottle 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.

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Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

by Darryl — Friday, 12/2/22, 11:09 pm

Trevor: Herschel Walker’s wild plan, Twitter’s new covid policy, and police robots

NowThis: Hakeem Jeffries to make history as first Black party leader in Congress

Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ On the awful secularization of Groundhog Day ♬

Electoral Dysfunction:

  • Chris Hayes: Obama campaigns in Georgia and weighs in—Vampires or Werewolves?
  • Joy Reid: I genuinely want to know what the case is for Herschel Walker
  • Ali Velshi: Why reordering the Democratic primaries is a big deal
  • NowThis: Georgia sees record numbers for early voting in Senate runoff race
  • Chris Hayes: Election loser Blake Masters recruited to figure out why GOP lost big
  • The Late Show: Herschel Walker found someone who appreciates his speeches
  • Desi Lydic: How harassed election officials impact elections
  • Chris Hayes: ♫ Rusty Bowers on AZ voters rejecting election deniers ♬

Robert Reich: The Fed’s inflation mistake continues

VICE News: The poetry of thriving with HIV

Jonathan Jensen: ♫ A parody tribute to Randy Rainbow ♬

The Party of White Supremacists and Holocaust Denial:

  • Stephen: Presidents know who is coming to dinner and a hot new Herschel Walker scandal
  • J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to Hakeem Jeffries being minority leader
  • Bruce Nelson: ♫ Mangy Fetlocks agrees with The Dotard Трамп (sort of) ♬
  • Alex Wagner: Трамп-supporting Oath Keeper leader guilty on rare seditious conspiracy charge
  • Chris Hayes: The growing influence of yhe MAGA Troll Caucus
  • Tommy Campbell: Oath Keepers sedition verdict shakes Трамп’s bone spurs
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп compares poorly with Jeffrey Dahmer ♬
  • Rocky Mountain Mike: Elon:

  • Liberal Redneck: Kanye, Nazis, etc
  • J-L Cauvin: Mitch McConnell reaction to Трамп and the Nick Fuentes dinner
  • Alex Wagner: Appeals Court tears apart review of seized Mar-a-Lago documents
  • The Late Show: ♫ Stew Rhodes Couppants ♬
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Stewart Rhodes and Kelly Meggs (cut off at the legs) ♬
  • Lawrence O’Donnell: Capitol rioter’s sentencing memo perfectly describes Трамп
  • The Daily Show: Трамп dinner guest Nick Fuentes vs. FAUX News
  • Mehdi Hasan: The hypocrisy of the GOP’s obsession with “groomers”
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп admits stealing documents, Lindsey loves Herschel & MyPillow Mike’s craziest idea yet
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The walls are closing in ♬
  • Ari Melber: Трамп-Ye-supremacist dinner shredded
  • Rachel Maddow: Republican leader Трамп’s dinner with racist forces reckoning for normal Americans
  • J-L Cauvin: Hidden camera EXPOSES The Dotard Трамп-Nick Fuentes meeting
  • Bruce Nelson: ♫ Madison Cawthorn’s Last Clueless Speech ♬
  • Ali Velshi: Is there room in the GOP for White supremacy and antisemitism?
  • Rachel Maddow: Arizona GOP election rejecting zeal could boomerang on party’s candidates
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s tax returns FINALLY handed over and Mara-a-Lago beefs up security
  • Lauren Mayer: ♫ That’s Angertainment ♬:

  • Ari Melber: Трамп’s “toxic” wing causes chaos in House
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ A short dramatic musical play in one disgusting act ♬
  • Chris Hayes and Rachel Maddow on Oath Keepers convictions make it harder to whitewash Jan. 6
  • J-L Cauvin: The Dotard defends Kanye West & his new DJ Hittlurr
  • Good Liars: Трамп supporters who don’t mind antisemitism
  • Lawrence O’Donnell: Appeals Court tells Трамп something he never hears
  • Chris Hayes: Трамп embraces worst parts of base in bid to claw his way back power
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп & Kanye’s Mar-a-Lago dinner with Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes & Herschel’s erection slip up
  • Stephen: Stewart Rhodes convicted of seditious conspiracy
  • GZERO Media: Putin’s kompromat on Трамп:

  • Lawrence O’Donnell: West is the worst person Трамп has ever had at his dinner table
  • J-L Cauvin: Трамп reacts to Melania Трамп’s Thanksgiving meal
  • Chris Hayes: Трамп defends Jan. 6 rioters after pressure from Kanye and Fuentes
  • Stephen: Marjorie Taylor Greene is back on Twitter and Mike Lindell thinks he has a shot at RNC Chair
  • Alex Wagner: Seditious conspiracy verdict deals rebuke to GOP gaslighting on Jan. 6 riot
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s Hosting Nazis for Dinner ♬

LegalEagle: FTX was (and is) a complete mess

Alex Wagner: Congress demands answers on Supreme Court Justice access scandal and accountability problem

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

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Drinking Liberally — Seattle

by Darryl — Tuesday, 11/29/22, 5:44 pm

DLBottle DLBottle Yep…even tonight.

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally will be getting together. Please join us for an evening of political discussions over a beverage or two.

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.

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.

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Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

by Darryl — Friday, 11/25/22, 8:20 pm

John Oliver: Qatar World Cup

Liberal Redneck: The results of rhetoric

Vox: How FIFA corrupted the World Cup

Jimmy Kimmel: Kanye West’s new board game

Electoral Dysfunction:

  • Chris Hayes: Herschel Walker claims Texas as his primary residence on taxes
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Sarah Palin’s Lost Again ♬
  • NowThis: What causes voter suppression, and how Congress can stop it
  • Robert Reich: 2022 was the most expensive midterm in history
  • Chris Hayes: Rep. Mary Peltola reelected to Alaska House seat, defeats Sarah Palin
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ About Трамп’s low-energy announcement ♬

Michael Kosta: New Yorkers to fill him in on the news

Joy Reid: We are a country that chooses violence over and over again

Robert Reich: Does Elon Musk have a right to destroy Twitter?

Lawrence O’Donnell: Cherokee Nation calls on Congress to fulfill 187-year-old promise

The KKKrazy Klan of The Dotard Трамп:

  • J-L Cauvin: Трамп just got reinstated to Twitter by Elon Musk
  • Katie Phang: Trump braces as his tax returns go to Congress and Pence mulls DOJ interview
  • Tommy Campbell: Supreme Court laughs at Трамп and Herschel Walker flubs
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ If Jesus Shows Up Here Again ♬
  • Stephen: Трамп allowed back on Twitter and he won’t “partake” in Special Counsel
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Elon lets The Dotard & Kanye back on Twitter and Donny screams about Turkey
  • Seth Meyers: The Dotard whines after Garland appoints Special Counsel to investigate him
  • Red State Update: ♫ Songs From the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol ♬:

  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Jack Smith, a Special Counsel indeed! ♬
  • Katie Phang: MAGA allies freak out as new prosecutor eyes Трамп crimes
  • Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп’s big loss in the Supreme Court today was just the beginning
  • J-L Cauvin: Трамп DESTROYS Ron DeSantis as “Fake woke destroyer”
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Dotard Трамп had a BAD day today ♬
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Trump livid over tax return ruling, Herschel Walker lashes out & FOX has an imaginary axe to grind
  • Tommy Campbell: Mike Lindell’s terminator versus Herschel Walker’s werewolf
  • Seth Meyers: Mike Lindell pleads for his Twitter back, wants to meet with Elon Musk

NowThis: Biden Gives U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team a pep talk for World Cup match

Adam Conover: Elon Musk is an idiot (and so are Zuck and SBF)

LegalEagle: Elon bought himself a bunch of lawsuits

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

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Political Turkey

by Darryl — Thursday, 11/24/22, 9:48 am

  • Jalopnik: How to change the subject to cars when Thanksgiving talk gets political
  • Ruben the Bulldog: Thanksgiving law
  • WaPo: Biden pardons turkeys ‘Chocolate’ & ‘Chip’ for Thanksgiving
  • A Thanksgiving Classic: Sarah Palin’s Thanksgiving massacre!:

  • Roy Wood, Jr.: CP Time—Thanksgiving edition
  • Now This: How to honor indigenous people on Thanksgiving
  • Lewis Black’s Rantcast: The Holidays
  • Bill Mahar: Scorn of Plenty:

  • Mark Fiore: Thanksgiving for billionaires
  • How to Drink: The REAL story of Thanksgiving
  • ABC News: The importance of understanding the true history of Thanksgiving
  • The Late Show: Joe Biden is soft on poultry and soft on crime:

  • Puppet Regime: The price of a Thanksgiving pardon
  • Comedy Central: “Do I look like I have dietary restrictions?”—Comedians on Thanksgiving
  • Jonathan Mann: ♫ Zombie Turkey ♬

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Drinking Liberally — Seattle

by Darryl — Tuesday, 11/22/22, 3:29 pm

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Please join us this evening as the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally gathers for an evening of politics, conversation, and good cheer over a drink.

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 (under an awning). The cold weather may entice some folks to hang out in the back room of the pub as well.

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.

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Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

by Darryl — Friday, 11/18/22, 8:00 pm

Roy Wood, Jr.: Black superhero history

The New York Times: Empty classrooms, abandoned kids—Inside The Great Teacher Resignation

Desi Lydic: Twitter’s Head of Communications speaks out

Electile (Dys)Function:

  • Stephen: It’s 2016 all over again!
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Kari Lake’s been drained ♬
  • Trevor: Pelosi won’t seek re-election & Herschel Walker talks vampires
  • Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian: Thanksgiving in a House Divided!
  • J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to his own 2024 announcement speech
  • WaPo: Fact checking The Dotard’s 2024 campaign announcement
  • Seth Meyers: Трамп goes on unhinged tirade as flailing GOP turns on him
  • Tooning out the News: Трамп’s bizarre 2024 launch
  • Rocky Mountain Mike: Kari Lake:

  • The Late Show: ♫ All the Democrats do is win Senate control ♬
  • Good Lairs: Florida man makes announcement
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Blake Masters’ electron stolen says Трамп! ♬
  • Weekend Update: Democrats retain control of the Senate
  • Seth Meyers: Трамп ignites GOP civil war by announcing 2024 bid, and even FAUX cuts away
  • Alex Wagner: Candidacy is no shelter from legal storm for Трамп
  • Stephen: GOP knives are out for Mitch McConnell
  • Seth Meyers: Трамп officially launches his 2024 presidential campaign
  • Trevor: Трамп’s “boring” 2024 announcement & Elon’s “hardcore” work demand
  • Vox: Why so many “election deniers” lost in 2022:

  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Herschel Walker speaks out about emissions ♬
  • Rachel Maddow: Every vote matters, just ask Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
  • Seth Meyers: Democrats maintain control of the Senate
  • J-L Cauvin: Mitch McConnell destroys Трамп for Catherine Cortez Masto Senate win
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Did someone say Kari Lake is a beach? ♬
  • Tommy Campbell: Трамп announces plan to lose again
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s BIG announcement at Mar-a-Lago, GOP keeps their distance & Pence sheds light on insurrection
  • The Late Show: The announcement the former President should have made
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Dotard Трамп’s back! ♬
  • Stephen: Katie Hobbs defeats Kari Lake and why The Dotard wants to run for President again
  • Now This: How Dems were able to hold the Senate majority in the 2022 midterms
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп is back by unpopular demand, Ivanka bails on daddy & Marjorie Taylor Greene wants VP spot
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп announces, “Blah, blah, blah, blah…” ♬

  • Al Franken: Midterms—America told GOP to “Stop it!”
  • The Late Show: Ivanka Трамп is gone girl
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Pence, The Walking Dead, and The Dotard ♬
  • Stephen: McCarthy is in for a rough ride as Nancy Pelosi passes the torch
  • Trevor chats with Barack Obama on protecting democracy and the commitment to facts
  • Ari Melber: MAGA’s Big Lie candidates crushed in midterms as Murdoch trolls “loser” Трамп
  • Mark Fiore: It’s not my fault!
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Pence spreads hot Трамп gossip, MAGA nuts fight election fraud & Republicans hatch a childish plan
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Lindsey weeps for Herschel ♬
  • SNL Weekend Update: Jose Suarez on his goal to be the first Latino-American President

Stephen: Family meeting with Michelle Obama

Amber Ruffin: How Native American kids were forced to become whiter

Mehdi Hasan: The most defining moments of Nancy Pelosi’s legacy

The Dotard Трамп and Other Dishonorable Liars and Grifters:

  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Was Трамп a loser? ♬
  • J-L Cauvin: Mitch McConnell reacts to Rick Scott challenging him
  • Seth Meyers: House GOP’s Marjorie Taylor Greene problem and Herschel Walker’s vampire story
  • Lawrence O’Donnell: The Republican Party is “in ruin”
  • Rachel Maddow: Former Chief Of Staff levels another abuse of power accusation at Трамп
  • Lauren Mayer: ♫ MAGarrhea ♬:

  • Chris Hayes: Трамп’s 2024 bid swayed Garland—But not in the way the ex-President hoped
  • J-L Cauvin: Трамп reacts to Nancy Pelosi retiring from leadership
  • Timmy Campbell: Mike Lindell begs Bill Maher and Twitter’s verified mess
  • SNL: FAUX and Friends
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп—Mystery, Enigma, Skunk ♬
  • Ari Melber: Garland can’t “punt” decision on indicting Трамп
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп gives away his daughter…and the Senate
  • J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to Tiffany Трамп’s wedding at Mar-A-Lago

WaPo: How Nancy Pelosi became the most powerful woman in Congress

Stephen chats with Michelle Obama (full interview)

Desi Lydic: Black Friday—Why?

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

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Drinking Liberally — Seattle, Tuesday, 7pm at the Duchess Tavern

by Darryl — Monday, 11/14/22, 8:07 pm

DLBottle DLBottle Please join us on Tuesday as the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally gathers for an evening of post-election celebration. Please note the meeting time and venue change.

This week we will meet at the Duchess Tavern (2827 NE 55th St, Seattle WA 98105) starting at 7pm out on the patio.

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.

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Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

by Darryl — Friday, 11/11/22, 8:07 pm

Jimmy Kimmel: Dana Carvey’s Dotard Трамп, Barack Obama & Joe Biden Impressions

Drunk History: Unbelievable moments in US political history

Electoral Dysfunction:

  • Desi Lydic: How poll worker shortages impact elections
  • Stephen: FAIX News calls Трамп a “loser”
  • The Daily Show: Four states reject slavery & Louisiana votes to keep it
  • J-L Cauvin: Mitch McConnell’s crazy election day speech
  • Alex Wagner: Jon Favreau on Republicans paying the price for “lunatic candidates” in midterm elections
  • Jon Stewart and friends: The media, crime, and what the hell happened in the midterms
  • Ari Melber: GOP bomb goes off, turning on “toxic,” “Loser” Трамп after humiliating losses
  • WaPo: How FAUX News hyped a “red wave” for weeks
  • Seth Meyers: Election news
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Live on election day
  • The Late Show: ♫ 99 Unused Red Balloons ♬:

  • Mark Fiore: Time for some MAGA self-care
  • Robert Reich: Big midterm victories that give me hope for the future
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Big Lie ♬
  • SNL: President Biden midterms address
  • NowThis: Why the 2022 midterm elections made history
  • J-L Cauvin: Трамп reacts to 2022 midterms
  • Stephen: Stranger midterms 2022
  • Trevor: Democrats fend off “red wave” in midterm elections
  • Seth Meyers: Steve Kornacki explains how the midterms may separate the Republican party from Трамп
  • Tooning Out The News: Трамп’s freak candidates fall short
  • Vice News: How the Dems blew away extremism in Pennsylvania
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Terrible Ted Cruz rescues Herschel and Трамп goes bananas after midterms
  • The Late Show: Doug Mastriano’s supporters are waiting for God to intervene
  • Mehdi Hasan and Friends: The “Red Wave” that wasn’t
  • Lauren Mayer: ♫ We will survive ♬:

  • John Oliver: Election subversion
  • Seth Meyers: FAUX News turns on Трамп amid GOP meltdown, Biden gloats, Lindell freaks out
  • Liberal Redneck: 2022 midterm results
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Red Wave that Wasn’t ♬
  • NowThis: Voters protected abortion rights during midterms—Will the GOP listen?
  • Seth Meyers: Трамп & MAGA implode as red wave fizzles, Fetterman wins, Boebert struggles
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s never been weaker ♬
  • Jon Stewart and friends: Midterms polling fever
  • J-L Cauvin: The Dotard officially announces he is running in 2024
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп LIVID about election results, Fetterman beats Dr. Oz & Herschel unfazed and unintelligible
  • Stephen: GOP points finger at Трамп For disappointing midterms

Roy Wood, Jr.: CP Time—The history of Black governors

Трамп and His Imbeciles:

  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп—A Loser Remains a Loser ♬
  • Seth Meyers: Трамп and the GOP plan to subvert democracy and install one-party rule
  • Tommy Campbell: Lauren Boebert is losing and Ted Cruz gets booed again
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп Taking His Cult to the Desert ♬:

  • Remix Bros.: ♫ DJT & Lil KC’s MAGA King REMIX ♬
  • SNL Weekend Update: Donald Trump Jr. mocks Paul Pelosi, Kanye West’s Instagram suspension
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Republicans Won’t Keep You Safe (but They Sure Will Keep You Scared!) ♬
  • Vice News: The litter box lie that swept the (nutburger) nation
  • LegalEagle: Hillary’s emails v. Трамп’s boxes
  • J-L Cauvin: The Dotard endorses Herschel Walker in the Georgia runoff
  • Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трампers, What the Heck is Wrong with You? ♬
  • Tommy Campbell: Mike Lindell loses 140 million and claims Brazil was stold

Ronny Chieng teaches you about Asian veterans

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Drinking Liberally — Seattle

by Darryl — Tuesday, 11/8/22, 5:25 pm

DLBottle DLBottle Election day is here! If you haven’t dropped off your ballot, yet, do it! Only then will you be permitted to join us as the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally gathers for an evening of electoral politics and drinks.

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. The cold weather may entice some folks to stay in the back room of the pub as well.

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.

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Election Eve 2022

by Darryl — Monday, 11/7/22, 7:15 pm


Senate Democrats*
Senate Republicans
13.3% probability
86.7% probability
Mean of 48 seats
Mean of 52 seats

Electoral College Map

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Well…a lot can happen in a month. I’ve been rather negligent in gathering polling data and doing these analyses, so here we are on Election Day Eve. I’ll post an analysis based on polls collected through about 5pm today. If there are more polls tomorrow morning, there will be a final analysis tomorrow early afternoon or so.

My last analysis, about a month ago, found Democrats “in the lead” with a 97% probability of taking the Senate (if the election had been held then, that is). Lots and lots of new polls have been published. And it seems that pollsters have been procreating new baby pollsters between election seasons.

Taken altogether, after 100000 simulated elections, Democrats have a Senate majority only 1,086 times, (and there were 12,193 ties), and Republicans control the Senate 86,721 times.

What this suggests is that Democrats have a 13.3% probability of controlling the Senate and Republicans have a 86.7% probability of controlling the Senate, based only on the last two weeks of polling data (when available…older polls are used if necessary). That is quite the shift over a month.

There is a bit of good news for Democrats. Incumbent Mark Kelly (D-AZ) has a solid lead over his opponent, Blake Masters. Likewise, Colorado, New Hampshire and Washington seem safe for the Democratic incumbents.

Things are not so good for Democrats in Georgia, where Sen Raphael Warnock (D) is, essentially, tied with Herschel Walker. Bizarre, huh? In Nevada, Sen Cortez Masto’s (D) race has turned around and Adam Laxalt (R) might well be looking for a flat in D.C. soon.

Likely Democratic pick-ups have all but vanished. Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH-13) once led Republican J.D. Vance for the Ohio Senate race. But Vance has led in 7 of the 8 polls taken in the past 14 days. In Pennsylvania, the Senate race between John Fetterman (D) and Mehmet Oz (R) has tightened, and Oz now holds a very slight lead. Wisconsin? Fuggitaboudit. Sen. Ron Johnson (R) is headed back to D.C. Florida? Not even close. Sen. Marco Rubio (R) will have the privilege of six more years of the job he hates.

Are the polls underestimating chances for Democrats? Maybe. The buzz in the poll aggregation community is that right-leaning pollsters have “flooded the zone” with polls bearing right-skewed results over the past several weeks. Why would they even do that? Wouldn’t that just make them look bad after the election? Either way, tomorrow is going to be “interesting.”

Here is the distribution of Senate seats from the simulations:*

This graphs shows the probability of at least each number of seats controlled by the Democrats:*

  • 100000 simulations: Democrats control the Senate 13.3%, Republicans control the Senate 86.7%.
  • Average ( SE) seats for Democrats: 48.5 ( 1.0)
  • Average (SE) seats for Republicans: 51.5 ( 1.0)
  • Median (95% CI) seats for Democrats: 48 (47, 50)
  • Median (95% CI) seats for Republicans: 52 (50, 53)

Expected outcomes from the simulations:

  • Democratic seats w/no election: 34
  • Independent seats w/no election: two
  • Republican seats w/no election: 29
  • Contested Democratic seats likely to remain Democratic: 12
  • Contested Republican seats likely to remain Republican: 21
  • Contested Democratic seats likely to switch: two
  • Contested Republican seats likely to switch: none

This table shows the number of Senate seats controlled for different criteria for the probability of winning a state:* Safe>0.9999, Strong>90%, Leans>60%, Weak>50%

Threshold Safe + Strong + Leans + Weak
Safe Democrat 44
Strong Democrat 2 46
Leans Democrat 2 2 48
Weak Democrat 0 0 0 48
Weak Republican 1 1 1 52
Leans Republican 1 1 51
Strong Republican 9 50
Safe Republican 41

This table summarizes the results by state. Click on the poll number to see the individual polls included for a state.

# Sample Percent Percent Democrat Republican
State @ polls size Democrat Republican % wins % wins
AL 0 0 (0) (100)
AK 0 0 (0) (100)
AZ 16 11772 51.1 48.9 94.5 5.5
AR 1& 451 32.2 67.8 0.0 100.0
CA 0 0 (100) (0)
CO 4 3028 54.8 45.2 100.0 0.0
CT 1 773 66.2 33.8 100.0 0.0
FL 7 4408 46.2 53.8 0.0 100.0
GA 15 12247 49.9 50.1 46.3 53.7
HI 0 0 (100) (0)
ID 0 0 (0) (100)
IL 1 441 59.2 40.8 99.5 0.5
IN 1 615 43.7 56.3 1.4 98.6
IA 1 753 43.6 56.4 0.8 99.2
KS 1 868 37.6 62.4 0.0 100.0
KY 1& 588 41.5 58.5 0.1 99.9
LA 0 0 (0) (100)
MD 1& 666 62.9 37.1 100.0 0.0
MO 5 4295 44.0 56.0 0.0 100.0
NV 9 6281 48.2 51.8 2.5 97.5
NH 9 10733 50.7 49.3 84.4 15.6
NY 5 4024 60.1 39.9 100.0 0.0
NC 7 6807 47.4 52.6 0.1 99.9
ND 0 0 (0) (100)
OH 8 7425 46.9 53.1 0.0 100.0
OK 3 2024 41.6 58.4 0.0 100.0
OK 3 1984 38.8 61.2 0.0 100.0
OR 2 2171 58.2 41.8 100.0 0.0
PA 14 11479 49.8 50.2 37.0 63.0
SC 1& 546 40.7 59.3 0.1 99.9
SD 1& 1275 31.8 68.2 0.0 100.0
UT 2 1242 43.2 56.8 0.1 99.9
VT 1& 987 66.4 33.6 100.0 0.0
WA 3 2183 51.1 48.9 76.1 23.9
WI 8 6410 48.5 51.5 3.8 96.2

@ Current party in office
& An older poll was used (i.e. no recent polls exist).
*Analysis assume that independent candidates will caucus with the Democrats.

Details of the methods are given in the FAQ.

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