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Man fuck English ivy. Ban the shit out of it. I have pulled so many of the fuckers. I imagine many of you who aren’t apartment dwellers have pulled even more. They’re invasive fuckers and they choke out natives. Yuck.

But also whenever I see ivy sold at a garden store or whatever I have to wonder who buys it. Like fine, it can be a decorative indoor plant that can be contained to a pot. Just fucking grab some clippers and grab yourself some. Look at all those goddam roots, you don’t need to buy it. Honestly, if you’re buying it, you can’t be trusted with it.

And if you’re looking for outdoor use, why not go eat shit instead?

– Shoreline!

– Burien?

– Seattle.

– I am not sure that Washington’s approach to sports gambling is good, but perhaps there isn’t a good option.

– There are going to be so many horrible things in the Trump Administration including the ICE raids.

It’s Tuesday, and ’round here that means Drinking Liberally. So please join us tonight for an evening of politics and conversation over a drink at the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally.

We meet tonight and every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the back room of the pub. We start at 8:00pm.

Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, stop by another chapter near you.

If you don’t know, I have a podcast, and on this week’s episode we interview President Joe Biden about his very “middle-out” economic legacy.

Honestly, it feels like a bit of a consolation prize given the outcome of November’s election, but either way, omigod what a weird journey it’s been from foul-mouthed local blogger to this. Just goes to show that anybody who says this nation is a meritocracy has no idea what they’re talking about. In real life, luck, path dependence, and compounding are the signal while merit amounts to mere noise.

So, eat it, trolls. And everybody else, please give it a listen.

Good morning.

It looks like bird flu is becoming a problem in humans. This is scary shit and will probably get worse in the Trump Administration. It’s something that a competent administration could dealt with, but we have seen that they are not a competent administration when it comes to disease management.

It seems from the article that Washington and Oregon are doing a better job of testing people than Idaho. Still, the diseases don’t stop at state borders.

ONN News: Wrongly convicted death row inmate exonerated mere hours after execution

Tommy Campbell: Mitch McConnell trips over beef dip

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

Electile Dysfunction 2024:

• Seth Meyers: Трамп lied about Medicare and Social Security as cabinet of billionaires plans cuts
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ A Song for the Suffering Billionaires ♬
• Chris Hayes: Трамп sends Kimberly Guilfoyle to Greece amid Dotard Jr. breakup rumors
• Steve Shives: RFK Jr.’s lawyer opposes the polio vaccine!
• Joy Reid and Lawrence O’Donnell: The Dotard walks back promises to lower grocery prices
• Jimmy Kimmel: The Dotard is named Time’s Person of the Year
• Andre Antunes: ♫ HULK HOGAN x AOC [Трамп-a-mania] ♬:

• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: Kimberly Guilfoyle appointed ambassador to Greece
• Stephen: Трамп to send Don Jr.’s fiancée to Greece & RFK Jr.’s corn problem
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to Time Man of the Year
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Kim Guilfoyle—Our Ambassador to Grease? ♬
• Chris Hayes: Трамп’s energy secretary pick once drank bleach to defend fracking
• Rachel Maddow: Reality stubbornly resists Трамп’s Jan 6th narrative
• Tommy Campbell: Melane’s Christmas ornaments grift DESTROYED
• Seth Meyers: Трамп admits his tariffs might raise prices, says he’ll deport U.S. citizens
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ No more anti-Трамп songs ♬
• Steve Shives: Трамп’s terrible reason for banning birthright citizenship
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s rambling lying Meet the Press interview and his trip to Paris
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s Cabinet—Just ordinary (billionaire) people ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard launches his presidential cologne
• Christopher Titus: Трамп’s 2nd tern us about to get personal!:

• Rachel Maddow: Five things to know about Kristi Noem, Трамп’s pick for homeland security secretary
• Stella Magz: Dotard Jr’s discarded trash is shipped to Greece
• Alex Wagner: Трамп already walking back core campaign promise on prices, inflation
• Chris Hayes: McConnell decries “dangerous” polio vaccine skeptics amid RFK Jr. report
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Musk, Ramaswami, and Co.—That’s What Entitlement Looks Like ♬
• Seth Meyers: Трамп admits he lied about grocery prices and celebrates TIME cover on Wall Street
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard argues with JD Vance about MAGA

LegalEagle: I’m suing the FBI & DOJ

Desi Lydic & Troy Iwata See Who Won Big at Fox Nation’s Coveted Patriot Awardssee who won big at FAUX Nation’s coveted patriot awards

Grace Kuhlenschmidt asks New Yorkers, “Who deserves a pardon from Biden?”

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

Listen, people are innocent until proven guilty. And in general I am fine with people running for a district they don’t live in; Let the people decide. Still, the law is there, and you can’t just lie that blatantly.

Come on buddy.

So I guess let John Ley serve until he’s found guilty. But geez man. These Republicans who see election fraud everywhere sure are eager to commit some. Allegedly.

– So much AI garbage pretending to be news. Wow.

– South Seattle getting shit on by the rest of the city.

– Man, who knew the requirements for how many stairs in a building could be so interesting.

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets tonight for an evening of good cheer, conversation and drinks. Stop by if you can.

We meet tonight and every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the back room of the pub. We start at 8:00pm.

Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, stop by another chapter near you.

– Bremerton fast ferry riders, test out the bike rack.

– Look at the sexy new trains for the Amtrak Cascades route.

– The Emerald talking about COVID-19 just because it’s still a threat.

Michael Kosta meets the Number 1 book banner in Florida

Hitler Rants Parodies: Hitler phones Biden

Electile Dysfunction 2024:

• Jimmy Kimmel: Von Shitzenpantz’s Pick Hegseth embroiled in scandal
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп—Immortal, Immutable (Incontinent, Incompetent) ♬
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: The Snake
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ Why Are You Surprised When a Snake Hisses? ♬
• Tommy Campbell: Трамп’s NEW fragrances DESTROYED in hilarious commercial dub
• Steve Shives: Right-wing reporter hustles for job in Трамп administration:

• Stephen: Biden pardon upsets Dems & return to Notre-Dame & The Dotard to annex Canada?
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ A song about naming Трамп’s Cabinet ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп heading to Notre Dame in Paris, GOP’s pretend outrage over Hunter & California Трамп-proofs
• The Five 8: ♫ America the Stupidful ♬
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Hegseth says he “won’t back down,” but he will as soon as Von Shitzenpantz names his replacement
• Dixon White: Back from the future of MAGA 2025!
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Mister Трамп, Won’t You Make Me Ambassador to France? ♬:

• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard says Kash Patel is the next J Edgar Hoover
• Robert Reich: Why The Dotard won
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп hawks new cologne, DeSantis eyed for defense secretary & more anger over Hunter pardon
• Steve Shives: Трамп’s cabinet is already a freak show of failure
• The Late Show: CBS premieres a new “FBI” crime drama
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Wicked—Popular Dictator ♬:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Pete Hegseth—A Horrible Man (but a beautiful song) ♬
• Stephen: Трамп considers DeSantis over Hegseth & Zuckerberg dines at Mar-A-Lago
• Tommy Campbell: Pete Hegseth sent his mom on TV over her scathing letter and it backfired
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The GOP—Marching to the Gaetz of Hell ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard announces his ambassador to France
• Stephen: Hegseth doesn’t have a problem
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ No Man WAS Above the Law (’til Трамп) ♬

Stella Magz: I promise I’ll do better

Roll Call: Congressional Hits and Misses of the week

Pardon Me?:

• Stephen: Pres. Biden should pardon everybody & Трамп picks Kash Patel to run FBI & Hegseth’s drunk history
• Jimmy Kimmel: Republicans OUTRAGED over Hunter Biden pardon, & Трамп & Elon’s Thanksgiving & wacky pick to lead FBI
• Liberal Redneck: Joe Biden pardons Hunter Biden
• Stella Magz: Joe Biden pardons his son Hunter
• Christopher Titus: Biden’s shocking lie exposed!:

• Lawrence: Трамп’s family pardon pushes Hunter Biden pardon out of top story slot
• Steve Shives: Why I’m not mad about the Hunter Biden pardon
• The Late Show: Who will President Biden pardon next?
• Hitler Rants Parodies: Hitler is informed Biden has pardoned his son
• Jon Stewart: Трамп nominates Kash Patel for head of FBI & Hunter Biden’s last minute pardon

ONN: Study finds more Americans buying firearms to defend selves from toddlers who found their guns

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

– More density in Belltown, please.

– Bringing civility back to the Seattle City Council.

– Ann Davison is still the worst.

– Last Open Thread I mentioned the light rail reduction over the weekend. No more. It will happen later.

– The backlash to the backlash in Seattle? Maybe. Or maybe it’s one election.

– Or maybe there can only be one good Council member at a time?

– Make sure to plan on having a little extra time if you’re taking the 1 Line over the weekend.

– Still working on a sign-off, this is me, signing off.

Please join us tonight as the Please join us tonight as the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally gets together for an evening of politics and good cheer 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 back room of the pub. We start at 8:00pm.

Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, stop by another chapter near you.

– The race for King County Executive is shaping up nicely. One note, the longer you struggle with Girmay Zahilay’s name, the greater the side eye.

– I had no idea about Spokane’s Community-Oriented Policing Services but it seems like they have done some questionable things.

– SAM security deserve a fair contract.

– These open threads are often a bullet list, but maybe that’s not the way to go for a city’s legislative agenda.