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Drinking Liberally — Seattle

by Darryl — Tuesday, 9/17/19, 12:56 am

DLBottlePlease join us this evening for some politics over a pint, some civics over a cider, some campaigning with champagne, or some electioneering over…umm…Everclear? Whatever your taste in governing or guzzling, stop by the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally.

We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. Look for us in the back room of the pub beginning about 8pm.




Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 265 chapters of Living Liberally, including 22 in Washington state, seven in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find a chapter near you. Or start a new chapter for your community!

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Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

by Darryl — Friday, 9/13/19, 11:58 pm

Trevor: Big Pharma pays up for their part in the opioid crisis.

Samantha Bee: It’s time to cancel the Electoral College.

The Late Show: We’ve got your back-2-Congress supplies.

Bruce W. Nelson: A mangy fetlocks lullaby for tired adults.

Vox: The gun solution we’re not talking about.

Minute Physics: Protecting privacy with MATH.

The Dotard Трамп and Other Sharpies and Racist Dullards:

  • Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп wants to ban vaping to protect Melania’s son
  • Stephen: The Трамп family—A political dynasty for decades to come?
  • Jim Jefferies: Talking to reporters about Трамп’s attacks on the media
  • Rachel Maddow: DOJ pursuit of Трамп vendetta against McCabe takes odd turn
  • Stephen: Bolton lost Трамп’s support after angering Kim Jong Un
  • Lawrence O’Donnell: House Judiciary Committee votes on new rules for impeachment
  • Lauren Mayer: It’s Raining Lies:

  • Trevor: Трамп fires John Bolton
  • Seth Meyers: Трамп faces scrutiny over personal properties and hurricane lies
  • Samantha Bee: The well-documented case of Трамп’s undocumented employees
  • Stephen: Трамп to rally crowd, “I’m never leaving office”
  • Jimmy Kimmel: The Dotard “fires” Bolton & offers more lies
  • Seth Meyers: Трамп’s sharpie scandal has triggered multiple investigations
  • Stephen: It’s a lot of fun to work for The Dotard
  • The Late Show: Bigly shop of horrors
  • Samantha Bee: Here’s how taxpayers are funding Трамп’s resorts
  • Stephen: Трамп ignores Pence and Bolton, invites Taliban to Camp David
  • Trevor: Трамп siphons money for his wall
  • Stephen: Pro tip, Mr. Dotard…don’t go after Chrissy Teigen on Twitter
  • Francesca Fiorentini: How Трамп plans to keep America white:

  • Seth Meyers: Трамп lies about the Bahamas & explains Bolton firing
  • The Late Show: The Taliban aren’t the only ones getting invites from The Dotard
  • Ari Melber: In legal blow court revives corruption suit against Трамп
  • Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп advisers looking for “escape” from China tariffs
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп cancels Taliban & slams Legend & Teigen
  • Mark Fiore: The Sharpie presidency
  • Stephen: A stupid President saves us from a smart warmonger

NY Times opinion: Why blaming video games for violence is wrong.

Samantha Bee: What’s up With Rudy Giuliani’s 9/11 tribute video?

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship.

Hasan Minhaj testifies at student loans hearing.

Now This: New college student pep talk from Michelle Obama.

The Atlantic: How black Americans were robbed of their land.

Twenty-twenty Vision:

  • Stephen: Several Democrats are beating Трамп in head-to-head polls
  • Bill Maher: Snap, Crackle and Pop
  • Trevor: The Democratic debate
  • Now This: Kamala Harris talks about her own Medicare for All plan with Ady Barkan
  • NY Times: Best moments of the Democratic debate
  • Stephen: Jake Tapper thinks Warren, Biden & Sanders will go all the way to the convention
  • Full Frontal: Staffers draw the candidates from memory
  • Now This: Why is Beto O’Rourke running for president?
  • NY Times: Who are Трамп’s Republican challengers?
  • Stephen: Jake Tapper weighs in on Julián Castro’s attack on Joe Biden
  • Joy Reid: Beto O’Rourke on how and why to ban assault weapons
  • Jimmy Kimmel breaks down the Democratic debate
  • The Late Show: Deep in the Heart of Texas:

  • Seth Meyers: Eric Holder’s family didn’t want him to run for president in 2020
  • Lawrence O’Donnell: The real 2020 lesson from the NC-09 special election
  • Now This: Elizabeth Warren’s best moments in the Democratic debate were attacks on corporations
  • Stephen: Sparks fly at third Democratic debate
  • Samantha Bee: We’re gonna need a bigger vote

Roll Call: Congressional Hits and Misses.

Drunk History: The true story behind the legend of Billy the Kid.

Now This: Alarming map shows sea ice melting since 1984.

Jim Jefferies: Why we should all care about saving the tuna.

Robert Reich: The secret GOP plan to keep power.

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

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Drinking Liberally — Seattle

by Darryl — Tuesday, 9/10/19, 12:59 am

DLBottle

It’s Tuesday. And that means the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets. Stop by, if you can, and join the conversation.

We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. Look for us in the back room of the pub beginning about 8pm.




Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 265 chapters of Living Liberally, including 22 in Washington state, seven in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find a chapter near you. Or start a new chapter for your community!

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Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

by Darryl — Saturday, 9/7/19, 12:09 am

Trevor: Fires ravage the Amazon

WaPo: The boy Tucker has some issues with New York City and its mayor.

Jim Jefferies: Ancestry tests have a lot of issues.

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses, recess edition.

Full Frontal: Climate change.

The Dotard Трамп and Other Evil Meteorologists:

  • Stephen: Did Трамп break the law by altering hurricane Dorian map?
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп hard at work not working
  • WaPo: The Dotard now says his trade war is hurting the stock market
  • Stephen: Hey former Трамп administration officials, your future is bright
  • Trevor: The Dotard Трамп’s disastrous hurricane Dorian response
  • Schmoyoho: I Don’t Care—Трамп & Boris sing Sheeran & Bieber:

  • Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп has “never heard” of a Category 5 hurricane
  • Seth Meyers: The Dotard keeps lying about hurricane Dorian and Alabama
  • Bill Maher: Weather vain
  • Stephen: Trump’s hurricane tweets not overburdened with accuracy
  • The Late Show: The Dotard Трамп’s masterclass—Another thing nobody asked for
  • WaPo: How Трамп’s impulses keep undercutting his political agenda
  • Stephen: The Dotard is obsessed with proving hurricane Dorian’s threat to Alabama
  • Lauren Mayer: Трамп killed The Onion:

  • Bruce W. Nelson: Me and my magic sharpie
  • Seth Meyers: The Dotard’s incompetence and corruption on display as hurricane nears
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Deep Fake News with Трамп & Pence on RuPaul’s Drag Race

Daily Show: Obama’s Dijon burger—The worst scandal in presidential history!

Bill Maher: New Rule—The fudge report.

Jim Jefferies: The NFL’s serious brain damage problem.

Vox: The mysterious rays shooting at us from space.

Mark Fiore: The platitude primer.

Twenty-Twenty Vision:

  • WaPo: The political journey of Joe Biden
  • Stephen: Afghan veteran Pete Buttigieg has a vision for ending the war
  • Seth Meyers: Sen. Bernie Sanders on fighting climate change and eliminating private insurance
  • WaPo: The political journey of Bernie Sanders
  • Stephen: The only thing that can stop Joe Biden
  • The Late Show: Hey uncle Joe, you need Gaffely
  • Stephen: Dems lay down hard truths about climate change
  • WaPo: The political journal of Elizabeth Warren
  • Seth Meyers: Sen. Bernie Sanders on the health care industry and his athletic past
  • Mother Jones: Elizabeth Warren cuts through the dumbest climate argument.
  • Stephen: Mayor Pete wants to solve problems for the next generation
  • WaPo: The political journey of Kamala Harris
  • Stephen chats with Joe Biden

Hasan MinhajThe Two Sides of Canada

Seth Meyers: Political monologue.

Jimmy Dore: Peter King defends cop who choked Eric Garner:

Vox: The chart that predicts recessions.

Daily Show: America endures another mass shooting.

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

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Drinking Liberally — Seattle

by Darryl — Tuesday, 9/3/19, 1:12 am

DLBottleThe Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets tonight. It’s pretty simple. We grab a drink and we chat about all things politics. Won’t you join us this evening?

We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. Look for us in the back room of the pub beginning about 8pm.



Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 265 chapters of Living Liberally, including 22 in Washington state, seven in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find a chapter near you. Or start a new chapter for your community!

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Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

by Darryl — Friday, 8/30/19, 11:17 pm

Sky News: America’s opioid crisis.

Jim Jefferies: The nuclear button.

Jonathan Mann: Bret Stephens is a bedbug:

Comedy Central: The story of Labor Day.

Ayman Mohyeldin: DOJ ruling reveals Comey did not break the law

The Dotard Трамп and Other Natural Disasters Worth Nuking:

  • WaPo answers The Dotard’s question, “Could you nuke a hurricane?”
  • Lawrence O’Donnell: High Трамп disapproval fuels Democrat’s hopes to retake Senate
  • Now This: Трамп caught lying about Melania and Kim Jong-Un
  • Ayman Mohyeldin: House Democrats to probe Трамп’s push to host summit at his resort
  • New York Times: Трамп is building tent courts along the border. Here’s what they look like.
  • WaPo: “He should just shut up”: San Juan mayor lashes out at Трамп’s tweets
  • Chris Hayes: The Dotard launches an existing “Space Command”
  • Now This: The Dotard reportedly suggested nuking hurricanes
  • Full Frontal: Трамп’s henchmen pt. 2
  • Rachel Maddow: “The most inhumane of all of The Dotard Трамп’s policies”
  • Now This: Why it might take a comedian to beat The Dotard
  • WaPo: Трамп once said he never has second thoughts. Now he has some.
  • Ayman Mohyeldin: The Dotard falls out of love with FAUX News.
  • Randy Rainbow: Cheto Christ Stupid-Czar:

  • Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп admin action poses huge risk for immigrants with serious health issues
  • Bruce W. Nelson: I hereby order!
  • Chris Hayes: Directing someone explicitly to break the law is an impeachable offense
  • Now This: How one rich American is helping to burn the Amazon for profit
  • Joy Reid: Rate of Трамп offenses outpaces House impeachment investigation.
  • WaPo: ‘We don’t work for you’: FAUX News’s Neil Cavuto keeps calling out The Dotard
  • Rachel Maddow: Трамп admin deportation threatens life of immigrant who helped FDA research
  • Now This: Трамп caught lying repeatedly about trade war with China
  • Lawrence O’Donnell: GOP Senators worried about economy under The Dotard Трамп

Jim Jefferies: Porn preferences in the South.

Rachel Maddow: Трамп aims to open vital U.S. forest to logging, drilling, and mining

Now This: Kishi Bashi explores America today through Japanese internment.

Mark Fiore: Pharmagon—Your antidote to profit based killing.

The Atlantic: When a child wants to save the planet.

Weird History: How you could have survived the Black Plague.

Twenty-Twenty Vision:

  • VICE News: Joe Walsh acted like Трамп for years. Now he’s trying to take him down.
  • Chris Hayes: We should run the presidential election the way we run EVERY other election
  • Robert Reich: 9 ways to stay sane during the primaries
  • Now This: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez doubles down on Electoral College criticisms
  • Lawrence O’Donnell: Top Democrats beat The Dotard Трамп handily in new head-to-head polls
  • WaPo: Here are the Republicans challenging Трамп in 2020

Hasan Minhaj: The real cost of cruises.

Bruce W. Nelson: From my cold, dead hands.

Roll Call: Why do members of Congress have to gavel in and gavel out during recess?

Jim Jefferies and Rory Scovel: Russians keep getting mysteriously injured or killed.

News Broke: How the Handmaid’s Tale is the Christian right’s playbook:

Minute Physics: How to build a lava moat.

Fire and Rain:

  • AJ+: California is burning. Can the green new deal save it?
  • Reflect: Трамп was a “no show” at G7 meeting on Brazil’s wildfires
  • Sky News: The Amazon rainforest ablaze
  • VICE News: The new face of climate change—The climate migrant.
  • The New Yorker: Why is the Amazon burning, and what’s next?

Wendover: The US’ overseas military base strategy.

Vox: The mysterious rays shooting at us from space.

Today I Found Out: The first car and the incredible road trip that saved it from obscurity.

Chris Hayes: Remembering Barack Obama’s biggest scandal.

The Atlantic: Social-media companies threaten democracy.

Jim Jefferies: Death is Big Business.

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

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Drinking Liberally — Seattle

by Darryl — Tuesday, 8/27/19, 12:46 am

DLBottlePlease join us this evening as the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally gets together to ask the important questions like, “Is buying Greenland part of Safe Seattle’s latest idea for dealing with the city’s homeless population?” and “Are other hate groups in on it?” Stop by…you’ll be glad you did!

We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. Look for us in the back room of the pub beginning about 8pm.




Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 265 chapters of Living Liberally, including 22 in Washington state, seven in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find a chapter near you. Or start a new chapter for your community!

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Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

by Darryl — Friday, 8/23/19, 10:11 pm

Robert Reich: The 5-step CEO pay scam.

Now This: March for Our Lives lays out bold plan for gun reform.

Today I Found Out: The terrifyingly effective Nazi de-bollocker.

Vox: Why the US and Iran are fighting over this tiny waterway.

The Dotard Трамп and Other Rapey Racists:

  • Now This: The Dotard Трамп keeps using anti-Semitic “dual loyalty” tropes
  • Chris Hayes: The Dotard Трамп pushes anti-Semitic trope — again!
  • WaPo opinion: Трамп lacks the courage to act on gun reform
  • Ari Melber: Former FAUX News reporter unloads on The Dotard’s embarrassing conduct
  • Lauren Mayer: Unlike Трамп (Greenland’s not for sale):

  • Lawrence O’Donnell: Psychiatrist on “The essential emptiness of The Dotard Трамп”
  • Liberal Viewer: Трамп vs Obama—Who did Putin outsmart?
  • The Daily Show: Kids tour the The Dotard Трамп Presidential Twitter library
  • WaPo: El Paso hospital denies Трамп’s claim that doctors left operating room to see him
  • Conan will help The Dotard buy Greenland
  • Rachel Maddow: Whistleblower alleges undue influence on Трамп tax audit
  • Trevor: Rep. Ayanna Pressley on the urgency of gun control and Трамп’s immigration cruelty
  • Now This: Трамп cancels Denmark trip after learning he can’t buy Greenland
  • Ari Melber: Echoes of gitmo? Трамп seizing “indefinite detention” powers
  • Conan gets advice from the “Property Brothers” about buying Greenland
  • Chris Hayes: The Dotard Трамп makes up a lot of awards
  • Lawrence O’Donnell: The Dotard Трамп’s actions create obstacles for Трамп campaign
  • Roll Call: Why can the Трамп administration make changes to the Endangered Species Act?
  • WaPo: Трамп’s anti-Semitic outbursts
  • Rachel Maddow: NY AG Letitia James undaunted by Трамп frenzy to keep finances hidden
  • Trevor: Donsplaining:

  • Now This: Asylum-seeking mom reveals the horrors she endured at the U.S. border
  • Ari Melber: The Dotard Трамп insider says he’s a snowflake
  • Mark Fiore: Sabotaging America First
  • Rachel Maddow: Another cruel Трамп immigration proposal, another legal challenge

WaPo: Parkland survivors on gun control.

Vox: Why the US drinking age is 21.

Minute Physics: Why some days aren’t 24 hours.

Jim Jefferies: Curing diseases with biotech comes at a huge cost.

The Daily Show: Leading ladies.

Climate Crisis:

  • Jonathan Mann: Eulogy For A Glacier (Okjökull)
  • WaPo: Who is leading the 2020 climate change debate?
  • Alternatino: What will America be like in 2045?
  • Francesca Fiorentini: Can our planet survive capitalism?
  • AJ+: The Sunrise Movement—Can the Green New deal fix Detroit?
  • WaPo: Why you should be worried about the fires raging in the Amazon
  • Now This: The Amazon is burning…here is what you can do.

Trevor: Crazy rich nation.

Adam Ruins Everything: How Gillette scammed women into shaving their legs.

Mental Floss: 22 weird old jobs from 100 years ago.

Wired: How this woman started diving in DIY submarines.

The Twenty-Twenty Vision:

  • Now This: How the Iowa State Fair became a political mainstay
  • Rachel Maddow: Governor Jay Inslee announces exit from Democratic primary race
  • Trevor: Bill de Blasio campaigning on progressive change in the 2020 White House
  • New York Times: Who is Julián Castro?
  • Mother Jones: What sets his plan against climate change apart
  • The New Yorker: What campaign songs tell us about presidential candidates
  • Now This: The Iowa Corn Kernel Poll makes its bold 2020 election prediction
  • Trevor: Q&A with Michael Bennet

Lawrence O’Donnell: What America Can Learn From Legendary Activist Dolores Huerta.

Physics Girl: Why are there giant concrete tunnels in the desert?

Samantha Bee: Full Frontal rewind on gun control:

Ari Melber: Parkland Activist—NRA’s “blood money” in gun companies’ pockets

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship.

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

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Drinking Liberally — Seattle

by Darryl — Tuesday, 8/20/19, 12:01 am

DLBottlePlease join us this evening as the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally gathers for a night of political conversation over a pint. You’ll be glad you did.

We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. Look for us in the back room of the pub beginning about 8pm.




Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 265 chapters of Living Liberally, including 22 in Washington state, seven in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find a chapter near you. Or start a new chapter for your community!

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Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

by Darryl — Friday, 8/16/19, 10:47 pm

Ari Melber: Bill Nye The Science Guy: “We need sweeping changes”.

Seth Meyers: Experiencing the effect of climate change in virtual Reality.

Vox: What the US gets wrong about minimum wage.

Now This: Newark’s water crisis has residents speaking out.

Francesca Fiorentini: If the economy is great, why aren’t we?

Jim Jefferies: Addiction.

The New Yorker: Why Stacey Abrams is leading the fight against voter suppression.

Seth Meyers: Kathy Griffin gave a speech about the First Amendment at the University of Oxford

Wired: Bill Nye explains the science behind solar sails.

Wendover: How to stop an epidemic.

The Dotard Трамп And His Fellow Racists and Rapists:

  • Mark Fiore: Трамп administration poetry in motion
  • Stephen: “Tariff Man” Dotard Трамп doesn’t want to be The Grinch Who Stole Christmas
  • WaPo: Трамп officials finally admit tariffs impact consumers
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп has lied over 12,000 times
  • Seth Meyers: Трамп and trucking
  • Rachel Maddow: Stop pranking The Dotard Трамп with ideas about buying Greenland
  • Stephen: Epstein death sets off wild wave of conspiracy theories
  • Ari Melber: New Polls has The Dotard behind nationwide and in key state
  • The Late Show: Kellyanne Conway appears on “conspiracy today”
  • Seth Meyers: Трамп combines cruel immigration policies with broken promises
  • Eric Schwartz: Gimme Something to Work With:

  • Rachel Maddow: Republicans block FEC probe of NRA’s Russia money and The Dotard Трамп
  • Stephen: Трамп calls military drills “ridiculous” after reading letter from Kim Jong Un
  • Ari Melber: The Dotard Трамп is sued for targeting legal immigrants
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп Tweets bizarre video of Dayton & El Paso visit
  • Stephen: Трамп ignores Hong Kong protests
  • Late Night: The Dotard Трамп saves the planet
  • WaPo: How the new Трамп immigration rule targets poor legal migrants
  • Stephen: The Dotard acts like a villain to energize his base
  • Ari Melber: The Dotard Трамп demands Israel retaliate against “The Squad”
  • Jimmy Kimmel: The Dotard loves Kim Jong Un more than Melanie
  • Trevor: Is The Dotard Трамп trying to deport Melania?
  • Bill Maher: Make America Atlantic City again.
  • The Late Show: Move over trade war, we’re in a “Straw War” now
  • Seth Meyers: Трамп freaks out about the possibility of a recession
  • Jimmy Kimmel: The Dotard losing $3-5 billion as President
  • Ari Melber: Трамп wants to buy Greenland amid multiple foreign policy crises
  • Stephen: Трамп’s trade war is trashing the U.S. economy
  • Now This: Carl Reiner and other veterans speak out against Трамп
  • Lauren Mayer: Blather, Wince, Repeat:

  • The Late Show: Ho! Ho! Ho! The tariffs are delayed
  • Seth Meyers: The Dotard Трамп is the conspiracy-theorist-in-chief
  • Lawrence O’Donnell: The Dotard Трамп grapples with self-inflicted economic wounds as markets plunge
  • Stephen: Rep. Ayanna Pressley will only refer to Трамп as “The occupant”

Comedy Cellar: Is it OK to be happy about Jeffrey Epstein’s death?

Trevor: Jeffrey Epstein’s death & America’s prison problem.

Vox: Why Route 66 became America’s most famous road.

Full Frontal: Investigating the case of Jerry Falwell, Jr., the pool boy, Michael Cohen, and Tom Arnold.

The Late Show: Exclusive footage of North Korea’s latest missile test

Seth Meyers: Jake Tapper on debates and Rep. Steve King’s “crazy remarks” on rape and incest.

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship.

Rachel Maddow: Mitch McConnell at nexus of increased Russian leverage on U.S..

Twenty-Twenty Vision:

  • Roll Call: Hickenlooper ends presidential campaign but doesn’t rule out Senate
  • Seth Meyers: Marianne Williamson on humor, morality and beating Трамп in 2020
  • Seth Meyers: Marianne Williamson on opioids and reaching the 2020 debates
  • WaPo: 2020 Democrats call out Трамп for ‘fanning’ racism
  • Trevor: Michael Bennet—Running to overcome a broken Washington in 2020
  • Now This: Republican gormer Gov. Bill Weld is challenging Трамп in 2020
  • Stephen: Mayor Pete eats his way through Iowa, while Hickenlooper looks for the exit
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Joe Biden’s dopey comments
  • Trevor: Voting with conviction in 2020
  • WaPo: Why the Iowa State Fair is key for presidential candidates
  • Stephen: Gregory Whytman campaigns at the Iowa State Fair
  • Now This: Mayor Bill de Blasio talks conflicts of interest, discrimination, and investigating Трамп
  • Trevor: Democratic candidates hit the Iowa State Fair

Slate: The Atlantic slave trade in two minutes.

Ali Velshi: 400 years from slaves arriving on Virginia.

Full Frontal: BBQ and reproductive justice.

Now This: FAUX News hypocrisy on white nationalist terrorists vs Muslim terrorists exposed.

Robert Reich: Is America becoming a third world country?

Bill Maher: New Rule—Armed and lonely.

Trevor: Tucker Carlson takes a sudden vacation following his hot take on white supremacy.

Seth Meyers: George Takei was sent to a Japanese-American internment camp at age five.

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

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Drinking Liberally — Seattle

by Darryl — Tuesday, 8/13/19, 12:11 am

DLBottleIt’s a Tuesday in the dog days of summer. That means the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally will be gathering for an evening of post-primary politics over pints. Please join us!

We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. Look for us in the back room of the pub beginning about 8pm.




Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 265 chapters of Living Liberally, including 22 in Washington state, seven in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find a chapter near you. Or start a new chapter for your community!

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Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

by Darryl — Saturday, 8/10/19, 12:47 am

The New York Times: How Americans learned to love their front lawns.

Francesca Fiorentini: What’s scarier to racists than reparations?

Mark Fiore: Make the apocalypse great again!

The Dotard Трамп and Other Tools of The Russian Mafia:

  • Ari Melber: Trump hires undocumented workers, defends raid that left kids alone
  • Trevor: Backlash over SoulCycle & Equinox owner’s Трамп fundraiser
  • Stephen: El Paso to Трамп, “You’re not welcome here”
  • Chris Hayes: He can’t help, so he hurts
  • Seth Meyers: Трамп picks political fights as he visits Dayton and El Paso
  • The Late Show: Worried Трамп’s trade war will cause economic calamity?
  • Stephen: Трамп to reporters, “You do the vetting for me”:

  • Rachel Maddow: ICE raid speaks louder than Трамп’s platitudes on El Paso shooting
  • Ari Melber: Трамп-ordered ICE raid leaves kids crying
  • Seth Meyers: Hey! New York Times Трамп headline
  • Lawrence O’Donnell: Banks turn over documents on Russians possibly tied to The Dotard Трамп
  • Now This: Racist white woman echoes Трамп in Sesame Place incident
  • Stephen: Трамп offers no moral leadership
  • Rachel Maddow: The Dotard Трамп’s Chief-of-staff caught being honest about USDA relocation
  • Seth Meyers: Трамп attacks Biden & the NRA calls Трамп
  • The Late Show: The Dotard claims his rhetoric brings people together
  • Samantha Bee: How to get your head(lines) right
  • Chris Hayes: From the standpoint of The Dotard Трамп
  • James Cordon: Трамп is suing California to keep his taxes secret
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп thinks he’s bringing people together
  • Lawrence O’Donnell: What The Dotard Трамп was really doing during El Paso visit
  • Stephen: Трамп greeted by protests in Dayton and El Paso

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

Vox: Why so many suburbs look the same

Gunz-n-Nazis-in-America and Putin’s Mitch:

  • Samantha Bee: Just another terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week of gun violence
  • Now This: The truth about mental illness and gun violence
  • Daily Show: FAUX News vs. El Paso shooter’s manifesto:

  • WaPo: No, Dotard, video games do not cause mass shootings or white supremacy
  • Trevor: What causes mass shootings?
  • Rachel Maddow: Victims of white nationalist terror fight back (and win) in court
  • The Late Show: The Dotard’s violent video game
  • Bill Maher: Tragedy meets Трамп
  • Stephen: America’s gun culture is melting down.
  • WaPo: Dayton protesters tell Trump to go home
  • James Cordon’s message after the El Paso & Dayton tragedies
  • Now This: Woman fights for gun reform after losing both parents to gun violence
  • VICE news: Inside Sen. Chuck Grassley’s town hall after the El Paso and Dayton shootings
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Mass shootings in El Paso & Dayton
  • The Atlantic: Inside America’s ridiculously old-fashioned gun-tracing center
  • WaPo: How FAUX News has referred to migrants as an “invasion” that is “replacing” Americans
  • The Late Show: There was a turtle by the name of Mitch
  • Trevor: Are FAUX News’s gun violence solutions better for guns than for people?
  • Now This: Remembering the victims of the El Paso shooting
  • WaPo: How tech firms pulled the plug on 8chan
  • Samantha Bee: A reminder to our government that white supremacist violence is terrorism:

  • Seth Meyers: Politicians react to shootings in El Paso and Dayton
  • VICE News: Gamers have had it with being scapegoated for gun violence

Full Frontal: Spring breakers—Young voter edition featuring Allana Harkin

Jimmy Kimmel: The Dotard can’t even spell his own name

Bill Maher chats with Richard Engel.

Vox: All student debt in the US, visualized.

Twenty-Twenty Vision:

  • Stephen: Dem candidates take desperate measures to qualify for next debate
  • The Late Show: Vote Gregory Whytman 2020!
  • WaPo: Biden—“Everything the president says encourages white supremacists”
  • Seth Meyers: Late Night Democratic presidential debate round two
  • Bill Maher: New Rule—Past & furious
  • Francesca Fiorentini: 5 ways to beat Трамп at his own game in 2020
  • Stephen: October’s Dem debate could see MORE candidates
  • Trevor: Dems share four-letter thoughts on Трамп and guns

Wired: Why cities are banning facial recognition technology.

Robert Reich: The myth of the rugged individual.

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

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Drinking Liberally — Seattle

by Darryl — Tuesday, 8/6/19, 12:39 am

DLBottleIt’s election night in Washington state. So fill out your ballot, drop it off at the nearest ballot box, and then join us for an evening of electoral edification and political pontification at the Seattle Chapter of Drinking liberally.

We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. Look for us in the back room of the pub beginning about 8pm. Show up a little earlier to catch the 8pm ballot drop.




Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 265 chapters of Living Liberally, including 22 in Washington state, seven in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find a chapter near you. Or start a new chapter for your community!

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Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

by Darryl — Friday, 8/2/19, 11:14 pm

Jim Jefferies: The TSA isn’t actually very good at stopping terrorism.

Now This: Even FAUX News is #MoscowMitch on his inaction against Russian interference.

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses.

Chris Hayes: The Ronald Reagan tape.

Vox: Where Manhattan’s grid plan came from.

The Racist Slumlord Dotard Трамп and His Racist Enablers:

  • Stephen: Marianne Williamson and “The least racist person in the world”
  • Now This: Трамп’s racist use of “infested” when describing black & brown communities
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Kathy Griffin on her ISIS membership & Dotard Трамп
  • Ari Melber: Watch a Republican Congressman scold Трамп—Don’t be “An asshole”
  • Chris Hayes: A history lesson from the Dotard
  • Stephen: Alert your book club! Donald Trump Jr. is an author
  • Ali Velshi: A majority of House Democrats now backs impeachment
  • Jimmy Dore: Mitt Romney hilariously avoids calling Трамп a “racist”:

  • Seth Meyers: Трамп tweets racist attacks on Elijah Cummings amid investigations
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп offers Putin help with Russia fires
  • Robert Reich: How Трамп plans to kick 3 million people off food stamps
  • Stephen: Трамп isn’t a first responder, but he was “down there” on 9/11
  • Mark Fiore: Need damage control? Be a racist!
  • Now This: The Dotard Трамп habitually attacks women journalists of color
  • Joy Reid: Mitch McConnell loses sense of humor over “Moscow Mitch” ahead of roast
  • Jimmy Kimmel: The Dotard attacks Baltimore
  • Stephen: Rahm Emanuel points out that Obamacare’s protection for pre-existing conditions is working
  • The Late Show: Shark week just got even scarier
  • Stephen: Will Трамп stop his MAGA rally crowd from chanting racist shit?
  • Chris Hayes: Ta-Nehisi Coates defends his hometown of Baltimore
  • Now This: The Dotard bullshits about being at ground zero alongside first responders on 9/11
  • Stephen: God bless America, except Baltimore
  • Ari Melber: Трамп under fire for mocking burglary at Rep. Cummings’ home

Full Frontal: Kentucky wants to break up with Mitch McConnell.

Lauren Meyer: #MoscowMitch & #LeningradLindsey:

Jenny Hagel on the Political Protests in Puerto Rico.

Robert Reich: The 5 biggest myths Republicans use to avoid raising the minimum wage

Twenty-Twenty Vision:

  • Ali Velshi: More House Republicans head for the exits
  • WaPo: What a string of House GOP retirements means for 2020
  • Stephen: A whole lot of Delaney fans
  • Now This: The Democratic candidates’ favorite debate catchphrases revealed
  • The Late Show: Just one question—Democratic candidates edition
  • Seth Meyers: Chris Hayes wishes he could moderate a presidential debate
  • Trevor: Democratic debate 2, night 1
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Kids tell us who should be next President
  • Samantha Bee: Decriminalizing migration is not open borders, with Julián Castro
  • Seth Meyers: Best case/worst case—2020 Democratic presidential candidates
  • The Late Show: Say goodbye to nice guy Joe Biden
  • The Daily Show: Too many candidates
  • Samantha Bee: Student loan Debt—It’s not just for millennials anymore!
  • The Late Show: Kim Jong Un throws his hat in the ring
  • Trevor: Andrew Yang—Bringing bold and unique ideas to his 2020 White House bid
  • Stephen: Guess who is probably not going to be president
  • Jimmy Kimmel on the first Democratic debate
  • Seth Meyers: Chris Hayes wants to see Buttigieg, Warren, Harris, Sanders and Biden debate each other
  • Now This: Fact checking the 2020 candidates on night 1 of second Democratic debates
  • The Late Show: Scooby-Doo unmasks a Democratic candidate
  • Stephen: Throw your hands up in the air
  • Now This: Eight true facts from 2020 candidates on night 2 of second Democratic debates
  • Trevor: Democratic debate 2, night 2
  • Stephen: Dems debate night 2—Joe Biden attacked from all sides
  • Seth Meyers: CNN’s Democratic debate, night one
  • Jimmy Kimmel on the second Democratic debate
  • Stephen: This time it isn’t all white people
  • Seth Meyers: CNN’s Democratic debate, night two

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship.

Robert Reich: Where your tax dollars really go.

Wired: Scientist explains climate change using maps.

Ben Folds sings his new song “Moscow Mitch”:

Vox: Why the US has so many tornadoes.

Stephen: Rahm Emanuel—Democrats fall in love, Republicans fall in line

Ari Melber: Mitch McConnell earns “Moscow Mitch” moniker blocking security bills.

Seth Meyers: Jose Antonio Vargas explains what politicians get wrong about immigration

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

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Drinking Liberally — Seattle

by Darryl — Tuesday, 7/30/19, 12:48 am

DLBottleThe Seattle Chapter of Drinking liberally meets tonight for drinks and political conversation. Tonight is the first night of Democratic Debate 2, so stop by and watch the debate.

We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. Look for us in the back room of the pub beginning about 8pm. The debate starts at 6pm, so show up early if you want to watch it.




Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 265 chapters of Living Liberally, including 22 in Washington state, seven in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find a chapter near you. Or start a new chapter for your community!

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