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Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

by Darryl — Friday, 6/1/18, 11:56 pm

Vox: Scientists are remaking mosquitoes to fight malaria.

Conan: Obama also asked James Comey to make a promise….

Trevor: A Mali migrant rescues a child in France

Jimmy Kimmel accepts Ted Cruz’s challenge.

Minute Physics: Length contraction and time dilation.

The Dotard Трамп and His Gang of Criminals:

  • Rachel Maddow: Dotard Трамп ends signal with pardons, could face rude awakening
  • Conan: James Comey says Трамп’s “spygate” claims are made up
  • Lawrence O’Donnell: What you’re really worried about tonight if you’re Dotard Трамп
  • Ari Melber: How a Трамп pardon in collusion case could be a crime
  • Late Show: Трамп and Xi’s high stakes poker game
  • Rachel Maddow: FBI assembling contents of Michael Cohen’s shredder machine:

  • Chris Hayes: Backlash grows against separation of migrant families
  • Trevor: Where is Melania?
  • Ari Melber: How Dotard Трамп uses trolling as political warfare
  • Lawrence O’Donnell: WhatDotard Трамп’s pardons really do
  • Samantha Bee’s has some words for Ivanka Трамп
  • WaPo: What the Dotard has said about pardons
  • Trevor: Kim Kardashian goes to the White House and Трамп pardons Dinesh D’Souza
  • Conan: James Comey is like a breakup Трамп can’t get over
  • Ari Melber: Listen to the tape of Michael Cohen making threats for the Dotard
  • Rachel Maddow: Paul Manafort gets contender for world’s sketchiest legal defense fund
  • Jimmy Dore: Sean Spicer desperately trying to stay relevant
  • Chris Hayes: Dotard Трамп falsely blames Democrats for family separation
  • Lawrence O’Donnell: The Michael Cohen tape.
  • WaPo: What’s the hurry Sarah Sanders?
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Hammered Dotard Трамп gives commencement speech
  • Ari Melber: Трамп’s problem with lying
  • Bill Maher: Tweet sorrow:

  • Lawrence O’Donnell: Jeff Sessions is key witness in Robert Mueller obstruction probe
  • Chris Hayes and friends: How Dotard Трамп paved the way for Roseanne

Trevor: France’s migrant hero.

Minute Earth: How long can we live?.

Bill Maher: New Rule—Conspiracy theories.

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship.

The most valuable airspace in the world.

Racists SUCK!

  • Trevor: Even the anti-PC brigade condemns Roseanne Barr
  • Jimmy Kimmel on Roseanne cancellation
  • Lawrence O’Donnell: The Dotard Трамп doesn’t denounce Roseanne Barr’s racist tweet
  • WaPo: Roseanne Barr’s offensive comments got her canceled
  • Chris Hayes: Roseanne Barr reflects a chunk of the Dotard Трамп base
  • Full Frontal: Ask your doctor about Ambien
  • Trevor and Roy: Starbucks shuts down for racial bias training.
  • Hallie Jackson and Morgan Radford: White nationalists running for office in record numbers
  • Starbucks’ racial bias training went great, according to Starbucks
  • Jonathan Mann: When Трамп tells a lie, when Rossanne says something racist

Vox: The culture war between doctors and midwives, explained.

Seth Meyers sits down with The Washington Post.

Jonathan Mann: 4,645 Americans died in Puerto Rico:

Best of Newsbroke (farewell).

How scientists discovered dark matter.

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

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Drinking Liberally — Seattle

by Darryl — Tuesday, 5/29/18, 12:13 am

DLBottlePlease join us this evening for a round of political prognostication over a pint at the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally.

We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the room at the rear of the tavern beginning about 8pm.




Can’t make it to Seattle? There are 253 chapters of Living Liberally, including 23 in Washington state, six in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find a chapter near you. Or consider starting your own chapter.

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Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

by Darryl — Saturday, 5/26/18, 12:14 am

The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: Solar panels and whining cheerleaders

Jimmy Kimmel: Do whatever you want at Starbucks!

Mental Floss: Dogs can smell fear, and other dog facts

Newsbroke: Powerful White Nationalists behind the “English only” movement

Mark Fiore: Freedom sticks.

Young Turks: Racist woman attacks US serviceman.

The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: Jeanine Pirro is an American institution

The Dotard Трамп And His Band of Dopes:

  • Trevor: Трамп’s nighttime chats with Sean Hannity
  • Seth Meyers: Трамп cancels NK summit and pushes crazy “spy” claim
  • Stephen: A judge ruled Трамп can’t block people on Twitter anymore
  • Rachel Maddow: Mueller probe’s many threads are why details can’t be public.
  • Chris Hayes: What about the North Korea summit commemorative coins?
  • Michael Brooks: Трамп’s ICE terror squad LOSES 1475 CHILDREN—Abolish it NOW!
  • Late Show: The Summit—A Трамп-Kim love story
  • Seth Meyers: Трамп’s “spygate” claims
  • WaPo: The boom and bust of Michael Cohen’s taxi business
  • David Pakman: Giuliani unhinged—Трамп might commit perjury because “truth is relative”
  • Ari Melber: DOJ caves to President Dotard Трамп-backers
  • The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: Abstinence-only sex ed and the POTUS prayer shield
  • SNL Weekend Update: Eric and Donald Трамп Jr. on Трамп Tower meeting
  • Stephen: This isn’t your grandfather’s constitutional crisis
  • Rachel Maddow: James Clapper on Russia, “They swung the election to a Трамп win”
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп cancels North Korea summit
  • Joy Reid: Is Dotard Трамп running the country or producing a show?
  • SNL: Sarah Palin’s advice:

  • Chris Hayes: This is the next key figure to watch in Трамп scandals
  • Farron Cousins: Judge rules that Трамп blocking people on Twitter is unconstitutional
  • Ari Melber: Giuliani revisited—Has Трамп’s TV brawler “lost it”?
  • Stephen: Трамп hates White House leaks, according to White House leaks
  • Seth Meyers: Late Night’s timeline for Robert Mueller’s investigation
  • Chris Hayes: Checking in on Dotard Трамп’s promise that tax cut would bring jobs
  • Late Show: How the FBI came up with ‘Crossfire Hurricane’
  • Lawrence O’Donnell: Dotard Трамп letter hinted at “end of a romance”
  • Seth Meyers: Fired Трамп aides and officials
  • Stephen: Michael Cohen’s “taxi king” partner flips
  • The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: America’s “no scrubs” immigration policy
  • Trevor: The U.S.-North Korea summit might not happen
  • Rachel Maddow: James Clapper Russia assessment calls Dotard Трамп legitimacy into question
  • Ari Melber: Stunner from Court TV founder—Giuliani is admitting Трамп’s guilt
  • Late Show: An approximation to Трамп’s interview with Mueller
  • Farron Cousins: Dotard Трамп SUCKS at being President
  • Rachel Maddow: Clapper—Dossier was not used for intelligence assessment of 2016.
  • Chris Hayes: Mike Pence thinks he’s #Winning on the NFL kneeling issue
  • David Pakman: Judge rules Трамп regularly violating 1st amendment
  • Stephen: Nice try, deep state, Трамп has you figured out
  • Young Turks: Mueller finds half a million more reasons for Cohen to flip on Трамп
  • The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: Anthony Scaramucci talks White House leakers
  • Chris Hayes: Despicable new Dotard Трамп policy on children:

  • Seth Meyers: Трамп’s spying claims and Don Jr’s meeting with Gulf emissaries
  • Rachel Maddow: Dotard Трамп haphazard N.K. summit dump put journalists in wanton danger
  • Joy Reid: A new concern for Dotard Трамп Jr.
  • Lawrence O’Donnell: President Dotard Трамп’s “lie” infiltrates language
  • Stephen: The commemorative coin spoke too soon
  • WaPo: Трамп promised to drain the swamp. The swamp seems to be doing fine.
  • Michael Brooks: Totally confused Трамп bumbles his way through explaining the North Korea situation
  • Ari Melber: Michael Cohen’s new reported ties to Ukraine
  • Chris Hayes: Confused by Трамп scandals? Chris explains.
  • Late Show: The Mole—Трамп Administration edition
  • Rachel Maddow: History highlights President Трамп’s failure on Russian election outreach
  • Stephen: Guess who rose from the sinkhole on the White House lawn?
  • SNL: Dotard Трамп and Robert Mueller
  • Chris Hayes: Reality show President’s diplomatic effort crashes & burns

Jimmy Kimmel does Jordan Klepper

Michael Brooks: Moron NRA spokesman responds to NFL rule like a third grader

Jim Jefferies: Leave your emotional support camel at home.

Heads of State: Gorsuch rules against workers in forced arbitration case.

Vox: Why people are buying cartoon cats on the blockchain

The Atlantic: Edge of Daybreak—The real jailhouse rock.

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

Samantha Bee will make you care about Yemen.

NOVA: AI explained—What is a neural net?

David Pakman: NFL goes fascist, bans kneeling during National Anthem

Midterm Madness:

  • The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: Republicans don’t need money to win midterms
  • Stephen: Profiles in discourage—Joe Arpaio edition
  • Lawrence O’Donnell: Stacey Abrams makes history with Georgia win.
  • Samantha Bee: Midterm checkin

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses.

The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: Cecile Richards—Planned Parenthood and “Make trouble”

Jonathan Mann: Boycott the NFL.

The Atlantic: The Collapsing Bridge—a poem.

Samantha Bee: Abolish ICE!:

Vox: Monogamy, explained.

Seth Meyers: This is the kind of story we need right now.

The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: Jordan’s predictions—Future fake news

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

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Drinking Liberally — Seattle

by Darryl — Tuesday, 5/22/18, 12:41 am

DLBottleOnce again, tonight is an election night with primaries in Arkansas, Georgia and Kentucky, and some runoff elections in Texas. Stop by tonight’s edition of the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally and join our conversations about politics, elections, guns, the media, bike lanes, head tax….

We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the room at the rear of the tavern beginning about 8pm.





Can’t make it to Seattle? There are 253 chapters of Living Liberally, including 23 in Washington state, six in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find a chapter near you. Or consider starting your own chapter.

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Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

by Darryl — Friday, 5/18/18, 11:45 pm

Trevor’s solution to unnecessary 911 calls.

The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: “Dangerous minds”-ing the Colorado teachers’ strike

The Atlantic: The 99% is a myth—here’s how it really breaks down.

Physics Girl: The most mysterious object in the universe.

Young Turks: Tomi Lahren gets owned on immigration.

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship.

Grifter Dotard Трамп and Company:

  • Lawrence O’Donnell: The Dotard Трамп attacks W.H. leakers, who leak about leaking
  • Bill Maher: Royally screwed
  • Late Show: Hallmark’s White House apology collection
  • Chris Hayes on Dotard Трамп’s “astonishingly blatant abuse of power”
  • Ari Melber: Трамп aide’s suspicious meeting triggered ‘crossfire hurricane’
  • Vox: The big problem with comparing Трамп to Nixon
  • Mark Fiore: Jared, boy-peacemaker!
  • WaPo: A year of Трамп’s attacks on the special counsel probe
  • David Pakman: Senate investigation concludes Russia interfered to help Трамп win
  • Stephen: Трамп wants the U.S. to “be cool” about China
  • Late Show: Another late night call between Hannity and Трамп
  • Farron Cousins: Hannity FLIPS OUT on Mueller investigation, calls it a threat to American democracy
  • Rachel Maddow: Missing financial reports drove leak of Michael Cohen information:

  • Chris Hayes: Steve Schmidt, “There is blood on Dotard Трамп’s hands
  • Lawrence O’Donnell: Dotard Трамп Jr’s hard-to-believe memory lapses
  • Stephen: Dotard Трамп Jr.’s testimony summarized—“I do not recall”
  • Seth Meyers: North Korea threatens to pull out of Трамп summit
  • Bill Maher: 25 things you don’t know about Michael Cohen
  • The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: Meet Трамп’s new fixer
  • Late Show: Mueller’s anniversary gift for the President
  • Trevor: The Трамп administration is plagued by professional leakers
  • David Pakman: Трамп now “helping” China after their $500 million contribution
  • Joy Ann Reid: Details from grand jury witnesses offers peek at Robert Mueller’s progress
  • Ari Melber: Did Dotard Трамп and his advisers coordinate political attacks?
  • Farron Cousins: Watch Rudy Giuliani FREAK OUT on CNN when busted lying
  • Stephen: Sean Hannity puts the President to bed each night
  • Lawrence O’Donnell: “These are animals”
  • Seth Meyers: Трамп deals with new Russia and Michael Cohen bombshells
  • Chris Hayes: Senate Judiciary transcripts shed new light on Трамп Tower meeting with Russians
  • Lauren Meyer: Follow All The Money:

  • Lawrence O’Donnell: John Kelly still silent after staffer mocked “dying” Sen. McCain
  • The Late Show: Are You Moving An Embassy?
  • Stephen: A GOP bill would require Трамп/Pence photos at post offices
  • Ari Melber: Mueller circling Roger Stone with new Russia probe subpoena
  • Trevor: Fraudulent for-profit schools make a comeback under Betsy DeVos
  • Rachel Maddow: Kushner family sees Qatar-tied bailout as US policy warms to Qatar
  • The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: John Bolton jeopardizes Трамп’s Nobel prize
  • Seth Meyers: Michael Cohen pay-to-play allegations and John Kelly’s immigration comments
  • Stephen: There’s one thing Jake Tapper wants from Mueller’s probe
  • Lawrence O’Donnell: Michael Cohen’s missing suspicious activity reports
  • Bill Maher: New Rule—Трамп is above the law
  • The Late Show: Pillow talk with Трамп and Hannity
  • Chris Hayes: The unintended consequences of The Dotard Трамп’s FAUX-only media diet
  • Heads of State: Трамп explains how his China deal is totally NOT a bribe:

  • Stephen: The White House “buckles up” for Mueller probe
  • Ari Melber: Dotard Трамп-Hannity bromance hitting T-pain level.
  • The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: The U.S. Embassy moves to Jerusalem
  • James Corden: Dotard Трамп remembered his anniversary
  • Lawrence O’Donnell: “Bob Mueller didn’t say that”
  • Trevor: Backlash over Трамп’s Jerusalem embassy move
  • Sam Seder: Bill Gates dunks on the Dotard Трамп’s absolute stupidity
  • Chris Hayes: Bill Gates dishes about President Dotard Трамп meetings
  • Seth Meyers: Late Night White House press briefing, “Is Трамп through with porn stars?
  • Stephen: What happens in the White House, leaks from the White House

John Oliver: Venezuela

Jimmy Dore: Rick Perry gives Dennis Miller mean jokes to use on female comedian.

Ronny Chieng: “Pawfficer Donut” becomes Michigan’s first police cat.

Young Turks: Republican breaks stupid meter with “scientific” theory

Kurzgesagt: The deadliest being on planet earth.

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses.

The Atlantic: A visual history of light.

Hate’n and Shoot’n In ‘Merica:

  • Slate: Why the far right believes every Muslim is a liar.
  • Young Turks: Gun nut marches around college campus with assault rifle
  • WaPo: What we know about the Texas shooting suspect
  • Sam Seder: Student says she’s not surprised that tragedy happened at her school
  • Chris Hayes: Dannel Malloy (D-CT) to governors, “You can make your state safer!”
  • The Atlantic: A devastating hate crime in Kansas
  • WaPo: The Texas school shooting thought the eyes of a survivor.
  • Young Turks: Racist snowflake triggered by people not speaking English
  • Sam Seder: This man is the Forrest Gump of being racist in NYC
  • Farron Cousins: Confused Tucker Carlson has a meltdown on national TV

Francesca Fiorentini: The biggest myths about socialism.

The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: The unimpressive royal wedding

Big Tobacco saying sorry (because they legally have to).

Jim Jefferies with Curtis Cook: Is Kanye West the mythical Black Republican?

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

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Drinking Liberally — Seattle

by Darryl — Tuesday, 5/15/18, 12:23 am

DLBottleIt’s another election Tuesday with primaries in Idaho, Nebraska, Oregon and Pennsylvania. Additionally, there are some special election in state house or senate districts in Pennsylvania and Alabama. Stop by tonight’s edition of the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally and join the conversations about national, state, or local politics. Or just decompress over a drink.

We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the room at the rear of the tavern beginning about 8pm.





Can’t make it to Seattle? There are 253 chapters of Living Liberally, including 23 in Washington state, six in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find a chapter near you. Or consider starting your own chapter.

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Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

by Darryl — Saturday, 5/12/18, 12:24 am

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship.

Guam: Why America’s most isolated territory exists.

Sam Seder: FAUX guest stuns everyone after saying torture worked on McCain.

Jimmy Fallon with Trevor Noah: Helping train teachers and educate South African orphans.

The Dotard Трамп and His Stormy Mofia:

  • Trevor: Трамп pulls out of the Iran nuclear deal
  • Stephen: Трамп ignores U.S. allies, leaves the Iran deal
  • Lauren Mayer: This isn’t normal!
  • Bill Maher: No deal.
  • Lawrence O’Donnell: Dotard Трамп attacks stop after Michael Avenatti revelation
  • WaPo: This Трамп appointee runs a federal agency from his home in Dallas.
  • Late Show: A word from the Nobel Peace Prize
  • Seth Meyers: Трамп’s fixer, Michael Cohen, had a secret slush fund
  • Jimmy Kimmel: If Dotard Трамп is nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize
  • Chris Hayes: Robert Mueller questioned companies that paid Michael Cohen
  • The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: Трамп plays the hits at the NRA convention
  • Ari Melber: How Cohen’s “slush fund” could destroy Трамп like Nixon’s tapes
  • Young Turks: Trump’s idiotic smear of universal health care
  • Stephen: Gina Haspel says waterboarding is so 2002
  • Trevor: Michael Hayden, “The Assault on Intelligence” in Трамп’s post-truth America
  • Vox: Трамп quits Iran nuclear deal, undoing years of diplomacy
  • Heads of State: Why Трамп is ripping immigrant children from their parents:

  • Rachel Maddow: Without Iran plan, Трамп destroys US credibility and betrays allies.
  • Lawrence O’Donnell: Paying Michael Cohen is filling the swamp with money
  • Ari Melber: The Dotard cheapens North Korean hostage return with ratings obsession
  • SNL Weekend Update: On Rudy Giuliani’s confessions
  • Trevor: Michael Cohen’s secret side hustle
  • Joy Ann Reid: Michael Cohen case folds in on itself with unexpected Schneiderman twist
  • Stephen: Трамп says Giuliani will “Get his facts straight”
  • The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: Трамп pulls out of the Iran nuclear deal
  • Conan: Melania Трамп’s Other Campaign Ideas
  • WaPo: Who is Viktor Vekselberg
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Drunk Dotard Трамп is out of order
  • Late Show: Pennywise The Clown loves Jeff Sessions’ new immigration policy
  • Seth Meyers: Трамп supporters think he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize
  • Samantha Bee: Art of the Iran deal
  • Stephen: Michael Cohen has been selling access to the President
  • James Corden: Трамп’s Mueller interview prep is off to a rough start
  • Trevor: Rudy Giuliani’s catastrophic media blitz
  • Late Show: Iran’s response to Dotard Трамп
  • Ari Melber: Republicans line up against justice, invite the Rod Rosenstein showdown
  • The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: Michael Avenatti’s sexy media blitz
  • Rachel Maddow: Newly exposed payments to Michael Cohen add depth to Stormy Daniels case
  • Lawrence O’Donnell: The Dotard Трамп filled the swamp with former lobbyists
  • Stephen: Melania Трамп is riding high after her first state sinner
  • Francesca Fiorentini: Greatest hypocrisies in the Трамп era:

  • Trevor and Michael Kosta Discuss the Трамп-Giuliani “scumbag defense”
  • Stephen: Трамп’s plan for peace is to “out-crazy” Kim Jong-Un
  • Chris Hayes: Scott Pruitt’s security threats
  • Mark Fiore: Blowing up the Iran deal with buster!
  • WaPo: A Russian oligarch, a porn star and AT&T—The tale of Michael Cohen’s shell company
  • Ari Melber: Mueller puts lawyer tied to Трамп campaign behind bars
  • Late Show: Rudy Giuliani is digging himself into a hole.
  • Bill Maher: New Rule—Married to the mob.
  • Conan: Americans approve of Трамп being North Korea’s next hostage
  • David Pakman: Dotard Трамп’s “Space Military”
  • Michael Brooks: Trump starts lying as soon as he meets released North Korea prisoners
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Rudy Giuliani is very confused
  • Stephen: This week in Scott Pruitt’s scandals
  • Jimmy Fallon with Trevor Noah: President Трамп’s “Knife crimes” comments make a new reggae song
  • Maddow with Michael Avenatti: Michael Cohen only really has one employer
  • Lawrence O’Donnell: Michael Avenatti on suspicious payments to Dotard Трамп’s lawyer.
  • Seth Meyers: Rudy Giuliani keeps making things Worse for Трамп
  • Ari Melber: Sex-tape lawyer who helped Cohen silence women could topple him
  • Stephen: Melania to today’s youth—‘Be best’
  • The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: Richard Cordray’s fight for consumer protection

Mental Floss: TV moms, animal kingdom moms, and Mother’s Day!.

Chris Hayes: Sheldon Adelson cuts $30M check to GOP-aligned super PAC.

Late Show: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s “Political confessions”.

Vox: The “duck curve” is solar’s greatest challenge.

Misbehaving Men:

  • The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: Men are ruining everything.
  • Jim Jefferies: How the NFL exploits its cheerleaders
  • Trevor: Eric “Champion of Women” Schneiderman falls to the #MeToo movement
  • Samantha Bee: Checking in with #MeToo.
  • Jim Jefferies: Tucker Carlson proves men are weak:

  • The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: SuperShe Island—No men allowed

Seth Meyers: Michelle Wolf talks about the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

Late Show tolerance tips.

WaPo: She rented an apartment owned by Sean Hannity…Then came the bedbugs, late rent and eviction..

Trevor: Slavery scenarios infect U.S. schools.

Primary Season:

  • The Opposition with Jordan Klepper:
  • Chris Hayes: The political demise of Don Blankenship
  • WaPo: Winners and losers from the first big primary day of 2018
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Mike Pence’s brothers revealed
  • Trevor: Don Blankenship takes on “Cocaine Mitch” McConnell
  • WaPo: What to watch in this year’s state primaries
  • Lewis Black: The Primaries Are Working Their Stupid Magic

Minute Earth: When trees go nuts.

Ari Melber: Extremists and worse slip through as GOP rushes to pack courts.

Andy Richter and friends: A lesson in implicit bias.

Stephen: Everyone in China is getting a “Social credit score”.

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

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Radio Goldy is back!

by Darryl — Friday, 5/11/18, 12:09 pm

Huh…I just turned on KUOW (94.9 MHz) to listen to the Week in Review, and it turns out Goldy is one of the panelists.

Check it out now (from noon to 1pm) or listen to the rerun this evening (7pm to 8pm).

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Drinking Liberally — Seattle

by Darryl — Tuesday, 5/8/18, 12:34 am

DLBottleIt’s Tuesday! And that means the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally will meet. Besides chatting politics over drinks, we’ll be watching the primaries in Indiana, North Carolina, Ohio, and West Virginia. Especially West Virginia. Stop by if you can.

We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the room at the rear of the tavern beginning about 8pm.





Can’t make it to Seattle? There are 253 chapters of Living Liberally, including 23 in Washington state, six in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find a chapter near you. Or consider starting your own chapter.

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Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

by Darryl — Friday, 5/4/18, 11:02 pm

Jimmy Kimmel: Senator Elizabeth Warren on health care and minimum wage

Young Turks: Iowa passes most restrictive abortion law in the US.

David Pakman: Megyn Kelly’s NBC media implosion.

Full Frontal: Don’t be so sure about that Blue Wave.

Farron Cousins: Paul Ryan’s attack on House chaplain blows up in his face.

Bill Maher interviews Mayor Michael Tubbs (Stockton, CA), America’s youngest mayor in a city over 100,000.

Amber Rufin raps a response to Kanye West’s slavery comments.

The Dotard Трамп And His Dirty :

  • Stephen adds to Robert Mueller’s 49 questions for Трамп.
  • Chris Hayes: Former EPA official, “Scott Pruitt is a liar”
  • Lawrence O’Donnell: Rudy Giuliani claims, “President Трамп can’t be subpoenaed”
  • WaPo: Трамп and Bornstein—From allies to enemies
  • Young Turks: Трамп dictated his own tremendously healthy medical report
  • Michael Brooks: Scaramucci calls in to SLAM Sarah Huckabee Sanders
  • Jimmy Kimmel’s exclusive chat with Dotard Трамп’s doctor
  • Seth Meyers: Dotard Трамп’s questions for Robert Mueller
  • Stephen: Rudy Giuliani made “Hannity” watchable
  • Late Show: Guiliani today reacts to Giuliani yesterday
  • Ari Melber: Rod Rosenstein blasts impeachment threat, “DOJ won’t be extorted.”
  • The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: Is Robert Mueller setting a perjury trap?:

  • WaPo: The Stormy Daniels payment—A timeline
  • Seth Meyers: Star Wars Day—Трамп administration opening crawl
  • Stephen: Alter egos—Just Ty Cobb
  • Ari Melber: Watch how central Roger Stone could be to the Mueller probe
  • Lawrence O’Donnell: How long will the “idiot” keep John Kelly on the job?
  • Young Turks: How Ivanka could end the Трамп presidency
  • Late Show: Netanyahu struggles to keep Трамп’s attention
  • Stephen: Goodbye to Stephen’s favorite Трамп Lawyer, Ty Cobb
  • Trevor: Robert Mueller gives Трамп the world’s easiest open book test
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Rudy Giuliani contradicts the Dotard Трамп
  • Rachel Maddow: DOJ gets wise about GOP efforts to tip off Трамп on Mueller probe
  • Jimmy Fallon: Kid Art—Трамп edition
  • Seth Meyers: Dotard Трамп’s Michigan rally goes off the rails
  • Stephen: On Michelle Wolf’s WHCD speech
  • Rachel Maddow: Robert Mueller subpoena talk unlikely without Rod Rosenstein blessing
  • Trevor: Michael Cohen leans on the Fifth Amendment
  • WaPo Fact Checker: Unraveling President Трамп’s top 5 claims
  • Ari Melber: Top Democrat says Mueller and Rosenstein have strong evidence
  • Stephen: John Kelly rumored to have called Трамп an “idiot”
  • Seth Meyers: Трамп’s personal caddie dishes on what the president is like on the green
  • Lawrence O’Donnell: Robert Mueller subpoena threat
  • Bill Maher: Трамп joins OkStupid:

  • Sam Seder: Neil Cavuto turns on Трамп, blasts him live on Faux News
  • Farron Cousins: Трамп sets new record by lying to Americans over 3,000 times in 466 days
  • Jenny Hagel responds to Трамп’s remarks about Hispanics
  • David Pakman: Awkward!!!—Трамп defends “shithole countries” comment standing next to Nigerian leader
  • Stephen: Трамп threatens to “get involved” in Mueller’s investigation
  • Trevor: Rudy Giuliani fuels Трамп’s Stormy Daniels scandal
  • The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: Трамп is a religion now
  • Chris Hayes: Robert Mueller raised possible subpoena with Dotard Трамп lawyers
  • Ari Melber: Raines, “It’s scary” to see “enfeebled” Giuliani advising Трамп
  • Fact checking the Dotard: Did James Comey leak classified information?
  • Stephen: Sarah Huckabee Sanders made a nuclear typo
  • Lawrence O’Donnell: Rudy Giuliani just plays a lawyer on TV
  • Seth Meyers: Трамп’s doctor speaks, Ty Cobb is OUT, Pence praises Arpaio
  • Stephen with Michael Avenatti: New evidence against Michael Cohen
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп is surprisingly self-congratulatory when drunk
  • Trevor: Трамп takes credit for the North & South Korean peace summit
  • Rachel Maddow: Messages for Manafort, ex-Трамп lawyer seen in President Трамп questions
  • Mark Fiore: The Question—Mueller interviews Трамп
  • Late Show: Need a location for your denuclearization talks?
  • Rachel Maddow and friends: Did Rudy Giuliani admit Трамп obstructed justice in firing Comey?
  • The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: Giuliani is the lawyer Трамп deserves
  • Stephen: Трамп’s old physician is back and wacky as ever:

  • WaPo: Why Трамп’s hush money repayment to Cohen may be illegal
  • Ari Melber: Clinton prosecutor says Трамп has no idea what Mueller has on him
  • Seth Meyers: Rudy Giuliani says Трамп lied about Stormy Daniels

NOVA: Why there’s no climate hoax.

Jimmy Kimmel: Senator Cory Booker refuses to hate the other side.

Full Frontal: May the fourth be with Chuck Todd.

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses.

Stephen: Profiles in Discourage—Foster Friess says the rich should “self-tax”.

Som’emz Da Madder Wid West Virginia:

  • Mother Jones: Inside Don Blankenship’s Wild, Super-Трампy West Virginia Senate campaign.
  • Young Turks: Is this the worst campaign ad of all time?

  • Joy Ann Reid: Don Blankenship defends “Chinaperson,” hits “Cocaine Mitch”
  • Sam Seder: GOP candidate has the most awkward, low IQ campaign ad of all time
  • Stephen: Profiles in Discourage—Blankenship’s ‘Cocaine Mitch’ advertisement.
  • Vox: This anti-sex trafficking law could end internet freedom.

    Jimmy Dore: John Boehner: “I’m gonna be selling puff…”

    Newsbroke Q&A: “Is Francesca a COMMUNIST?”

    Vox: George H.W. Bush’s broken promise that changed the Republican Party.

    Trevor: Teachers take to the streets & Kanye West says slavery was a choice.

    Samantha Bee: Facebook sucks.

    A Wolf Roast:

    • Seth Meyers Supports Michelle Wolf’s White House correspondents’ dinner stand-up
    • David Pakman: Did Michelle Wolf say anything that wasn’t true?
    • Sam Seder: Dennis Miller FINALLY reveals his groundbreaking Michelle Wolf roast:

    • Samantha Bee obeys the first three rules of comedy
    • Jimmy Dore: Dennis Miller makes dumbest threat ever
    • Trevor: Michelle Wolf’s “disgraceful” performance at the White House correspondents’ dinner
    • Samantha Bee: Greatest feminists in feminism herstory—Sarah Sanders
    • Seth Meyers: Kathy Griffin recaps the White House Correspondents’ Dinner

    Daily Show: Gregory Watson’s fight for the 27th Amendment.

    Jim Jefferies: Hey, “Incels,” women don’t owe you anything:

    Bonus Check: #GOPTaxScam.

    Anna: A slave who sued for freedom.

    Samantha Bee with a message for Dennis Miller.

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

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    Drinking Liberally — Seattle

    by Darryl — Monday, 4/30/18, 10:04 pm

    DLBottleTomorrow is Tuesday. And that means the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally will be meeting. Please join us for an evening of politics and drinks.

    We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the room at the rear of the tavern beginning about 8pm.





    Can’t make it to Seattle? There are 253 chapters of Living Liberally, including 23 in Washington state, six in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find a chapter near you. Or consider starting your own chapter.

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    Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

    by Darryl — Saturday, 4/28/18, 1:12 am

    DC needs a town crier.

    The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: Kansas Teens Are Running for Governor

    Vox: Why Atlantic fish are invading the Arctic.

    Adam Ruins Everything: How the USA stole the Panama Canal.

    Stephen: Profiles in discourage—A disaster named Don Blankenship.

    Minute Earth: Why you shouldn’t give ginger to monkeys (and other animal sayings.

    Jim Jefferies: The fight to repeal the Irish abortion ban.

    Francesca Fiorentini: Will legalizing sex work protect women?.

    Mental Floss: The little-known lives of the women in classic Hollywood.

    Mother Jones: FAUX News goes ape-shit over Kanye West Tweets.

    Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship.

    The Dotard Трамп And His “Very Best” People:

    • Trevor: Drunk driving and overprescribing drugs?!?
    • Late Show: Трамп’s Counsel Of Doom adds a new member
    • Seth Meyers and Chris Hayes: That FAUX and Friends interview
    • Stephen: Dr. Ronny’s boozey scandal grows worse
    • Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп misses Macron:

    • Samantha Bee: Meet Mike Pompeo
    • Cohen pleads the 5th: Here is what the Dotard has to say about that
    • Trevor: Трамп celebrates Melania’s birthday by ranting to “FAUX & Friends”
    • Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s favorite restaurant catered state dinner
    • Stephen: A scandal a day keeps the doctor away from the VA
    • Heads of State: Scott Pruitt to limit what science the EPA can use
    • Seth Meyers: The check in on the V.A.
    • Stephen: Трамп is bringing back abstinence-only education
    • Daily Show: Jaws (1975)
    • Mark Fiore: Installing you new secretary of state
    • Late Show: Superman can’t save Scott Pruitt
    • The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: Happy Birthday, FLOTUS:

    • Jimmy Kimmel: Sarah Drunkabee Sanders
    • The President Show: The President talks guns with his constituents
    • Seth Meyers: The week in the tiny voice in the back of the Dotard’s head.
    • Late Show: Melania prepares the White House for Emmanuel Macron
    • Daily Show: Grandpa Trump calls FAUX & Friends
    • South Park: Please do not feed the President
    • Stephen: The GOP is hesitating to endorse Трамп 2020
    • The Roast of Dotard Трамп
    • Stephen: “FAUX & Friends” couldn’t get Трамп off the phone
    • Seth Meyers: As Macron visits, Трамп’s foreign policy makes no sense
    • Trevor: Dotard Трамп and Emmanuel Macron rekindle their bromance
    • WaPo: Scott Pruitt kept dodging ethics questions
    • Late Show: Russia’s new “thank you, Трамп” anthem
    • Jimmy Kimmel: The Dotard only hires unqualified people
    • Trevor: Трамп Forbes 400 fib
    • Stephen: Kanye West, Трамп’s Secretary of Dragon Energy
    • Jimmy Kimmel: Dotard & Melania host French President Macron
    • Lauren Mayer: Flip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah:

    • Stephen: Трамп is flipping out over rumors Cohen is flipping
    • Seth Meyers: Трамп goes on FAUX & Friends and freaks out about Michael Cohen
    • Trevor: Kanye West’s MAGA meltdown

    The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: Kanye West Goes Conservative

    Vox: This 19 year old can keep astronauts safe from space junk.

    Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses.

    The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: Go away, Hillary! (Just kidding — We need you)

    Bill Maher: Monologue:

    Trevor and Roy: Kanye West ignites a debate about racism.

    Minute Physics: Relativity of simultaneity—special relativity chapter 4.

    Hannity blamed Obama for foreclosures even as he exploited foreclosures.

    Vox: How Russian trolls weaponized your social media feed.

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

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    Drinking Liberally — Seattle

    by Darryl — Monday, 4/23/18, 11:41 pm

    DLBottlePlease join us Tuesday for an evening of politics and conversation over a pint at the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally.

    We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the room at the rear of the tavern beginning about 8pm.





    Can’t make it to Seattle? There are 251 chapters of Living Liberally, including 23 in Washington state, six in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find a chapter near you. Or consider starting your own chapter.

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    Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

    by Darryl — Saturday, 4/21/18, 12:19 am

    Stephen: The sketch of Stormy Daniels’ perpetrator looks very familiar.

    MoJo debunks the biggest myths about voter fraud.

    Stephen: Wu-Tang wants their album back, Jeff Sessions.

    The Atlantic: When Einstein warned the world.

    Golf Pro Dotard Трамп And His Caddies:

    • Late Show: Kim Jong-Un’s first impression of Mike Pompeo
    • Ari Melber: Humiliating leaked tapes catch Трамп lying about his wealth while posing as hi own spokesperson
    • Jimmy Kimmel travels back in time to visit baby Dotard Трамп
    • Trevor: Trump sends a $250 million message to Syria
    • Stephen: Comey Compared Dotard Трамп to a mafia boss
    • Heads of State: “I Swear” — Dotard Трамп SINGS about Russia investigation
    • Jimmy Kimmel: 3rd grader explains fake news to Dotard Трамп
    • Jimmy Dore: Rick Perry struggles to understand Amazon Alexa
    • Chris Hayes: President Dotard Трамп hits 108 days at his own golf properties
    • Late Show: Dotard Трамп is obsessed with the dossier:

    • Rachel Maddow: James Comey memos immediately leaked after FBI delivers to Congress
    • The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: Diamond and Silk’s Journey on the Трамп train
    • Stephen: Not-secretary of state Mike Pompeo went to North Korea
    • Conan: James Comey’s dramatic ABC interview
    • Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп calls Comey “Worst FBI director in history”
    • Jeff Jefferies: The U.S. should not bomb Syria if it won’t help its refugees
    • Maddow: Mike Pompeo’s N. Korea trip meant to boost his nomination
    • Chris Hayes with Senator Menendez (D-NJ): Syria strikes may have been “choreographed” with Russia:
    • Lawrence O’Donnell: The Comey emos—Трамп, Vladimir Putin & prostitutes
    • Maddow and O’Donnell: James Comey’s consistency is “powerful” evidence
    • Jimmy Fallon: Joel McHale wins Трамп diss Bingo
    • Francesca Fiorentini: Can Трамп fix Syria?:

    • Stephen: Nikki Haley is standing up to Трамп and Russia
    • Farron Cousins: Sniveling Ted Cruz sucks up to Трамп in The most disgusting way
    • Ari Melber: “Art Of The Deal” co-author on how Трамп uses confirmation bias
    • Stephen: Sen. Harris—There is bipartisan support for protecting Mueller
    • Samantha Bee: This week in bombshells: Comey, Ryan, & Bey
    • Vox: Why Трамп’s “limited strike” on Syria probably won’t work
    • Conan: Tony the cameraman has seen the pee tape
    • Rachel Maddow: James Comey—Rudy Giuliani boasts prompted investigation into FBI leaks
    • Lawrence O’Donnell with Pete Williams: The Comey memos—fast facts
    • Ari Melber: Comey memos boomerang on Трамп, add to potential obstruction case
    • Stephen interviews James Comey
    • The Daily Show: Hasan the record—What is impeachment?
    • Trevor: Трамп blabs about Mike Pompeo’s secret meeting with North Korea:

    • Conan: Трамп’s overqualified NASA nominee
    • Rachel Maddow: James Comey—George Papadopoulos discussed getting Clinton e-mails from Russian government
    • The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: The sick liberal pee tape fantasy
    • Jimmy Kimmel warns baby Dotard Трамп about Comey book
    • Stephen: Skeletons in the Cabinet—Scott Pruitt and Ryan Zinke

    Full Frontal: Medicinal cannabis for all.

    Wendover: How to design impenetrable airport security.

    Roy Wood Jr.: CP time—The fair housing act turns 50

    Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses.

    Chris Hayes: Senator Tammy Duckworth’s 10-day-old daughter makes history.

    Thinking About the Earth:

    • Vox: How a warmer Arctic could intensify extreme weather
    • NOVA: Understanding natural climate cycles
    • Bill Maher: Grass warfare
    • The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: Conservatism is the new punk rock
    • Trevor: NASA is experimenting with space sperm
    • Bill Maher with Gov. Jay Inslee: War on weed

    MoJo: Here are the country’s worst voter laws.

    Rachel Maddow: James Comey—I don’t believe that Loretta Lynch did anything improper

    Farron Cousins: Alex Jones admits live on air that he’s a total liar and scumbag

    Adam ruins Copernican mythology.

    Chris Hayes: West Virginia GOP Senate candidate is a convicted criminal.

    Loitering While Black:

    • Trevor: Two Black men get arrested for doing nothing at Starbucks.
    • The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: Could climate change save crab dicks?
    • The Late Show: Starbucks announces its racial bias training.
    • Sam Seder: Starbucks victims speak out on their ridiculous arrests
    • Stephen: Starbucks, you kicked out the wrong people.

    Samantha Bee: It’s not hard to hire women and people of color.

    Trevor: A series of gunfortunate events

    The Atlantic: When tax cuts failed.

    Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship.

    The Mannity And His Cleaning Man:

    • Stephen: Sean Hannity forgot to mention something
    • Slate: How FAUX News reacted after Sean Hannity revealed as Michael Cohen’s mystery client
    • Trevor: Sean Hannity had “exclusively almost” nothing to do with Michael Cohen
    • Lawrence O’Donnell and friends: Will Michael Cohen flip on the Dotard?
    • Bill Maher: The Dotard’s lawyers
    • The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: Sean Hannity fucked a house
    • Chris Hayes: Buzzfeed editor speaks out after Michael Cohen drops suit
    • Conan: Is Andy Richter Michael Cohen’s fourth client?
    • Jimmy Kimmel: Sean Hannity is Michael Cohen’s mystery client
    • Stephen: How loyal is Michael Cohen?
    • Samantha Bee: People are saying, Sean Hannity is a serial killer.
    • Ari Melber: Dotard Трамп’s fixer Cohen can’t fix his own problems
    • Rachel Maddow: FBI sought “papers of the President” in Michael Cohen searches
    • Mark Fiore: Cohen & Cohn, fixers-at-law
    • Stephen: Comey goes ‘Hollywood’ (according to Hannity)

    MoJo: The architects of voter suppression in America.

    Songify the News: MEMES & YODEL TRAP.

    Trevor with Karlie Kloss on Getting girls excited about coding with Kode With Klossy.

    Vox: How Parkland student David Hogg beats his critics.

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

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    Drinking Liberally — Seattle

    by Darryl — Monday, 4/16/18, 11:54 pm

    DLBottleThe Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets Tuesday night. Feel free to stop by…all are welcomed!

    We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the room at the rear of the tavern beginning about 8pm.




    Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 251 chapters of Living Liberally, including 23 in Washington state, six in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find a chapter near you. Or consider starting your own chapter.

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