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Alabama Election Thread

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Will you be singing Sweet Home Alabama? Or will Alabama Get Away? Either way this is the place to discuss tonight’s Yellowhammer special election. If it ain’t (broadly) about this election, take that crap to the previous open thread.

I’ll be (*ahem*) Mobile on my way to Roanoke Park Place Tavern, and may post random observations and whatnot as the spirit moves me.

Here’s one for the geeks among us:

5:56: AP has Moore leading for the first time, 7% reporting….

6:02: I wish Washington election results would trickle in like this. This “one ballot dump a night” business sucks!

6:05: With 16% precincts reporting, Moore’s lead has shrunk to +2%.

6:10: Now 21% reporting, Moore’s lead is up to +5%

6:20: 33% in, Moore up by 5%.

6:26: Now 40% in and Moore is still up by 5%.

6:33: Yep…with 50% of precincts reporting, Moore’s lead over Jones has shrunk to 3%. Remember, bigger and more urban precincts usually report later….

6:40: Moore’s lead is back up +7% with 62% in.

6:57: Now 75% reporting and Moore’s lead has shrunk to +3% (51% to 48%).

7:03: Now 77% and Moore’s lead shrinks to +2%.

7:06: And at 81%, Jones is down by -1%.

7:09: And with 85%, Jones is almost even with Moore at 49% each. Jones is still down about 5,000 votes out of a million and some votes.

7:13: NYT still has Jones winning with a 73% probability by a margin of 2.1%

7:15: And as I typed that, the NYT “needle” jumped giving Jones a probability of 84% and a final 2.7% margin.

7:19: AP has 86% of precincts and Moore’s lead is about 500 votes.

7:22: Now we have 88% reporting and Jones is up by 8,000 votes. The NYT web site has Jones probability of winning >95%.

7:37: I love the fact that Jones’ margin of victory is LESS THAN the number of write-in votes. In so many ways, this qualifies as a STRANGE election!

7:52: If you are an Alabamian, child molestation is worse than being a Democrat. VERY SLIGHTLY WORSE!

Drinking Liberally — Seattle

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DLBottleJoin us this Tuesday evening for a Special Election edition of the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally. Stop by and cheer your team. In one coner is a man accused of molesting children. In the other corner is a man accused of molesting the KKK church bombers.

We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the small room at the back of the tavern beginning about 8pm, but the polls close at 5pm, so some of us will be there early. We expect election returns to trickle in all evening.





Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 242 chapters of Living Liberally, including 23 in Washington state, five in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find, or go out and start, a chapter near you.

Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

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Gay man who was denied marriage license by Kim Davis is now running against her.

New Scientist: Interstellar probe Voyager 1 is alive and well

Roy Moore Molested a Middle School Girl and Other Tales of Political Perversion:

Mental Floss: 21 things that turned 21 in 2017.

VOX: The US medical system is still haunted by slavery.

Jimmy Kimmel: Unnecessary Censorship, Star Wars edition.

The Dotard Трамп and His Merry Band of Colluders, Thieves, and Political Prostitutes:

Seth Meyers chats with Samantha Bee.

PsychoSuperMom: If There’s A War On Christmas (Christmas Started It!)

Trevor: https://youtu.be/gLLi6tO60LM

The GOP Tax Scam on America:

The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: Conservative affirmative action and taking down big college

VOX: NASA’s plan to save Earth from a giant asteroid.

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

Drinking Liberally — Seattle

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DLBottle

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally will meet on Tuesday night for an evening of political conversation over drinks. Please stop by!

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





Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 242 chapters of Living Liberally, including 23 in Washington state, five in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find, or go out and start, a chapter near you.

Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

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VOX: Why cities are full of uncomfortable benches.

The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: The round-earth theory is Satan’s greatest lie.

Sam Seder: Sean Hannity freaks out over angry photos he had taken of himself.

The Dotard Трамп and His Co-Conspirators:

President Obama on the fight against AIDS.

VOX: The real reason American health care is so expensive.

The Opposition With Jordan Klepper: The globalist attack on Christmas.

Ben and Jerry’s cofounder: What the GOP tax scam sounds like:

Conan: Vir Das presents news from the rest of the world.

VOX: How Technicolor changed movies.

Roy Moore and Other Perpetrators of Sex Crimes:

Jimmy Kimmel’s epic takedowns.

VOX: Building a border at 4,600 meters.

Samantha Bee: Full Frontal’s undercover sting:

Minute Physics: The black hole tipping point.

Late Show’s alter egos V.

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

Drinking Liberally — Seattle

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DLBottlePlease join us tonight for another evening of politics and conversation over a drink 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 small room at the back of the tavern beginning about 8pm.




Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 242 chapters of Living Liberally, including 23 in Washington state, five in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find, or go out and start, a chapter near you.

Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

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Stephen: The GOP is toast according to the GOP.

Sarah Silverman raises awareness for autism & Puerto Rico.

ONN: Sebastian Moore investigates school vouchers.

The Dotard Трамп and His Band of Merry Clowns:

The military coup in Zimbabwe, explained.

VOX: What if we got rid of all road signs and traffic signals?

Jim Jefferies Show: Jim goes to a gun range.

Roy Moore Molested an Eight Grader and Other Creepy Stories:

Jimmy Dore: Ron Paul freaks out after Rand Paul is attacked!.

Michelle Wolf: Thoughts on men.

Adam ruins sell-by dates.

The G.O.P. Tax Scam on America:

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship.

Reclaiming Black Friday.

Why the U.S. is fighting in Niger.

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

Political Turkey

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Stephen: Трамп even made pardoning turkeys about Obama.

Jimmy Fallon with some #ThanksgivingFails.

Sam Seder and Janeane Garofalo: Don’t try to win a Thanksgiving debate, just plant a seed.

ISS Expedition 53: Thanksgiving memories.

Happy Thanksgiving from Tony Robbins.

Francesca Fiorentini: Should we pardon politicians instead of turkeys?

WaPo: A brief history of turkey pardons.

Nova: When turkeys attack.

Stephen: Ivanka Трамп’s Thanksgiving centerpiece.

Three strategies to get you through Thanksgiving.

Mark Fiore: Happy Трампsgiving.

WaPo SATIRE: Hanksgiving is a … holiday? (Warning: Totally Satirical Satire).

Thanksgiving: What you need to know.

VOX: Nine charts to be thankful for—humanity is getting better.

Late Night: The Трамп family’s first Thanksgiving.

Young Turks: Did Трамп screw up the turkey pardon?.

Thanksgiving Classic: Sarah Palin’s Thanksgiving Day Massacre (with a big ol’ side of word salad):

Stephen: Thanksgiving and Трамп’s (lack of) giving.

Short takes: What do kids know about Thanksgiving.

Late Show: Thanksgiving tips.

Sam Seder and Janeane Garofalo: How to deal with your MAGA uncle over the holidays.

TYT Politics: Thanksgiving in Puerto Rico—Feeding the hungry.

Drinking Liberally — Seattle

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DLBottle

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets tonight for an evening of politics and conversation over a drink. Please join us.

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




Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 242 chapters of Living Liberally, including 23 in Washington state, five in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find, or go out and start, a chapter near you.

Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

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Last Week Tonight: Wax Presidents trailer.

Late Show: The DOJ’s Hillary Clinton announcement

VOX: Walking while black.

Full Frontal: What’s happening to Tangier Island?

WaPo: Race and incarceration in the U.S., by the numbers.

The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: Alt-Diversity in the Courtroom.

The Dotard Трамп and His Nesting Dolls:

Adam ruins lab mice.

Matt Lieb: George Soros BIG secrets EXPOSED!!!!!!!!

VOX: The all-American fruit you’ve probably never heard of.

Trevor Noah: Even the keystone pipeline is exposing itself.

Tomi Lahren as an ’80s pop song.

Stephen: VP Joe Biden says Charlottesville was a turning point.

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship.

Roy Moore Molested a Middle School Girl And Other Rapey Observations:

The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: All Lives Friday—Serious deals for serious threats.

No wonder everyone hates Keurig.

Francesca Fiorentini: Newsbroke is skewed!

Colin Kaepernick visits Harlem for his GQ Men of the Year moment.

VOX: The environmental cost of free two-day shipping.

Randy Rainbow: Those were the good old days:

Late Show: Hannity made a chart.

ONN: How to talk to a family member about politics and that their jewelry business is a pyramid scheme.

Mental Floss: Twenty four facts about Koalas.

Bill Maher with Chelsea Handler: Women in office.

The G.O.P. Tax Scam Heist Reform:

The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: Puerto Rico’s hurricane recovery—A 10 out of 10.

Jimmy Kimmel: Supreme Court Justice League.

Young Turks: Of course the Keystone Pipeline is spilling thousands of barrels of oil.

VOX: Why the rise of the robots won’t mean the end of work.

Stephen gets interviewed by the Russians.

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

Drinking Liberally — Seattle

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DLBottlePlease join us this evening for a post-election edition of the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally. Debrief, discuss, and debate, over a drink.

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





Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 242 chapters of Living Liberally, including 23 in Washington state, five in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find, or go out and start, a chapter near you.

Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

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Seth Meyers gives a shout-out to the Wounded Warrior Project.

Trevor: So much winning for the Dems

Francesca Fiorentini: How the GOP plans to make the rich richer again:


Jim Jefferies: Becoming the second billionaire, reality-star President.

ONN: How much credit does the sitting President deserve for the tides?

The Dotard Трамп and His Band of Russophiles:

John Oliver: Economic development.

David Pakman: Obamacare signups set new record

GOP Tax winners and losers.

Vox: How to break the two-party system.

Jimmy Dore chats with Bill O’Reilly.

Moore Bad Shit Going Down:

The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: Cracking down on voter fraud.

Roy Zimmerman: Thank for the support.

Fact checking the estate tax

Jeff Ross roasts the border.

WaPo: What does temporary protected status (TPS) mean?

Gunz in ‘Merica:

Mark Fiore: Stealing is legal.

Seth Meyers and jokes he cannot tell with Hillary Clinton.

Slick Steves: Paul Manafort’s travel agent, shares his top tips!

The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: Donna Brazile—she’s with us.

Trevor: Saudi Arabia’s political purge.

Election 2017:

VOX: Harassment is breaking Twitter’s free speech experiment.

The Late Show: The Justice Department can’t stand CNN.

Bill Maher and friends: Overtime chat.

The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: Swing states are in danger

Adam ruins psychics.

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

Election 2017 open thread

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6:00: It is looking like a blue night….

6:03: Democrats take gubernatorial races in NJ and VA. The former reflects the least popular governor in American history. The latter follows from the least popular President in American history. Sure, NJ might have swung a bit from Trump, but Chris Christie pretty much hand delivered this race to the Democrats simply through sheer force of douchebaggery.

6:08: Wait for it…Republicans will accuse Twitter of swaying the elections by bumping up the character count to 280 JUST BEFORE THE ELECTION.

6:47: There is still some windbag on the teevee spewing sophomoric rhetoric and empty platitudes.

7:07: This is big:

8:10: Manka Dhingra leads in the 45th, 55.4% to 44.6%

Drinking Liberally — Seattle

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DLBottleIt is election day! So fill out that ballot, drop it in the mail or a drop box and then join us for an evening of politics, election-watching, and robust 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 small room at the back of the tavern beginning about 8pm. Or show up early and watch elections results pour in from across the U.S. Here is the Daily Kos Elections election night guide to help you out.





Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 241 chapters of Living Liberally, including 23 in Washington state, five in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find, or go out and start, a chapter near you.

Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

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Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship.

Jim Jefferies: Recruiting tomorrow’s satanists.

Full Frontal: This brilliant hack could bring down the administration.

Samantha Bee: The Matrix has you(r vote).

Trevor: Silicon Valley answers to Congress amid the Russia probe

Francesca Fiorentini: Top 3 moments in male fragility in 2017.

The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: Enemies are everywhere.

Adam ruins detox cleanse.

Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) has some questions for Facebook.

Dotard Трамп and His Merry Band of Liars and Thieves:

Samantha Bee: Close the boyfriend loophole.

The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: Are you afraid of the left?

What is in the House G.O.P. tax bill?

John Oliver: Floods.

Young Turks: Republicans raising middle class taxes, slashing billionaires’.

Conan: Papa John’s new kneeling pizza.

VOX: The dollhouses of death that changed forensic science.

The mesmerizing art of Turkish marbling.

Samantha Bee: ThunderCub Ames Mayfield.

Francesca Fiorentini: This is the weirdest way to explain tax reform.

The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: Powerful men are living in fear.

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

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