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I don’t blog much anymore, but I thought I’d stop by HA for a moment to mark my 15th blogiversary.

It was on May 10, 2004 that I put up my very first post, clearly with no fucking idea how this foul-mouthed blog would eventually take over my life.

I’ve got a habit of shooting for the moon, but I’m also a realist, so nobody was more surprised than me when my shitty little blog developed such a large and loyal audience. I’ve been very fortunate. So if you’re still around to read this thank you… thank you for your support. (Also, a big thank you to Darryl and Carl for keeping alive what would otherwise be a static archive.)

And finally, as always: Tim Eyman is a horse’s ass.

Seattle, we’re such weather wimps. This weekend we’ll hear oh, it’s too hot! Oh, I don’t have AC. My children can’t get comfortable. Pretty soon the inevitable I can’t open my window because of all the smoke, and I just want to be able to breathe.

The second time in as many weeks coming home from Drinking Liberally, the bus passed without stopping. Last week another one came soon. Yesterday it was 10 more minutes. It was pleasant out, but goddam. I don’t know where I’m going with this, but should I call Metro if it happens again?

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets this Tuesday evening for conversations over a drink. Please join us if you can!

We meet 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 about 8pm.

Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 264 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!

Social media is a part of a lot of people’s jobs. This can cause a gray area in some situations. But transitioning from HR crude (to say the least!) messages is a workplace problem. Don’t be gross at work, even when you are not officially on the clock, to potential coworkers. Obviously, don’t creep even if it’s not at work too.

Not The White House Correspondents’ Dinner: Deep fakes.

Late Show: A Message From The NRA

Trevor: Putin’s plot to take over the Arctic.

Today I Found Out: Why Doesn’t the U.S. Use the Metric System?.

Seth Meyers: Mostly political monologue.

Wendover: The economics that made boeing build the 737 Max.

Jim Jefferies: America can learn a lot from Australia’s gambling addiction.

Not The White House Correspondents’ Dinner: Balance v. truth

Minute Physics: How quantum computers break encryption.

The Dotard Трамп and His Fellow Liars, Purgers, and Thieves:

• Stephen: William Barr’s master class on hair splitting
• Bill MaherDemocracy—Endgame
• Chris Hayes: Stephen Moore is not so great at defending himself
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп suing to hide financial records
• Rachel Maddow: Robert Mueller expressed displeasure to Barr over handling of report
• James Corden: AG William Barr didn’t feel like his job
• Trevor with Jaboukie Young-White: Fixing the Dotard’s Twitter account.
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Kellyanne Conway breaks the law again
• Not The White House Correspondents’ Dinner: In memoriam to White House press briefings
• Stephen: William Barr pulls a no-show on Congress
• Jimmy Kimmel: Democrats mock AG Barr and Трамп hates ObamaCare
• Watch Sen. Mazie Hirono tear AG William Barr a new asshole
• Watch Sen. Kamala Harris tear AG William Barr a new asshole
• Rachel Maddow: Did Barr shut down Mueller for not making a call on Трамп’s crime?
• Stephen: Трамп still faces 16 known criminal probes
• Chris Hayes: The Dotard gets “spiritual” on national day of prayer
• Jimmy Fallon: Robert Mueller unhappy with William Barr’s report summary
• Rachel Maddow: Hillary Clinton—Mueller report shows that the Russians were successful
• Conan: Трамп has Never Taken A Small Bite In His Life
• Stephen: Colbert Barges in on William Barr’s testimony
• James Corden: Sen. Lindsey Graham dropped an F-bomb
• Jonathan Mann: Lindsay Graham says, “Трамп is a fucking idiot”.:

• Mark Fiore: A new oath for new times
• Stephen: Трамп calls himself “The youngest person”
• Jimmy Kimmel: Attorney General Barr’s Senate hearing
• Late Show: Rep. Steve Cohen gives Bill Barr props
• Trevor: Summary of Barr’s Senate testimony—“Nah”
• Chris Hayes: Republicans don’t defy The Dotard Трамп because they don’t want to
• Not The White House Correspondents’ Dinner: WHCD’s Collapse
• Stephen: Трамп’s fed pick is unqualified…and worse
• Rachel Maddow: Hillary Clinton, “I’m living rent free inside of Dotard Трамп’s brain”
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Chairman Adam Schiff—A.G. Barr deliberately misled the Congress
• Seth Meyers: Mueller complained about Barr’s letter to Congress
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп celebrates 10,000 lies in office
• Bill Maher: ASMR feat. Moby
• Stephen: The Dotard aims to charge refugees a fee to seek asylum
• Chris Hayes: Emails show DHS had no way to link separated families
• Not The White House Correspondents’ Dinner: The roast of The Dotard Трамп
• Seth Meyers: Barr refuses to testify after lying about Mueller
• Stephen: From “all in” to “all out” for pseudo-economist Stephen Moore

Not The White House Correspondents’ Dinner: Honorary journalism honor award honors.

Jim Jefferies: Silicon Valley’s gamification of everything.

Not The White House Correspondents’ Dinner: Horny for good journalism.

Trevor: Melinda Gates—“The Moment of Lift” and giving back on a global scale.

Lauren Mayer: NRA!

Knowing Better: The straight white man’s guide to feminism and social justice.

Desi Lydic: Why the wage gap is very real but shouldn’t be.

Not The White House Correspondents’ Dinner: Racism is racist with Brandon Victor Dixon:

Verge Science: On board Virgin Orbit’s flying launchpad.

Jim Jefferies: Not all snowflakes are unique.

Robert Reich: Five responses to climate change deniers

Twenty-Twenty Vision:

• Conan thinks Biden’s 24 pt lead will fade once he starts talking
• Jimmy Fallon: Beto O’Rourke answers fan questions on Facebook live
• Trevor: Pete Buttigieg on how much White male privilege decides which candidates matter
• Stephen: Joe Biden is making The Dotard nervous
• Seth Meyers: Calls into FAUX, calls Russia probe a “coup”
• Trevor: Why are Black women voters leaning toward Joe Biden?
• Bill Maher: Gov. Jay Inslee on combating climate change:

• Chris Hayes: Senator Kirsten Gillibrand calls for Attorney General William Barr to resign
• Stephen: Joe Biden’s new Obama-heavy ad
• Jimmy Fallon: Beto O’Rourke and Obama snapchat at the dentist
• Conan: Eric Swalwell’s approval rating is on the rise
• Trevor: Biden gets his Трамп nickname and stumbles through his first 2020 rally
• Seth Meyers: Can Governor John Hickenlooper break through?
• Jimmy Fallon: Four Beto O’Rourkes jam out on MySpace

Jimmy Dore chats with Sen. Mitt Romney.

Not The White House Correspondents’ Dinner: Sigourney Weaver saves journalism

Jordan Klepper: Meet the vets who use pro wrestling to combat PTSD.

Physics Girl: Singing this note is impossible.

Lewis Black: New York’s subways are about to get way worse.

Jim Jefferies: Taking care of your body is too much damn work.

Not The White House Correspondents’ Dinner: Conservative comedian Zam Larson (Taran Killam).

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

I was at the bus stop not super late, but post rush hour. There were a handful of people at the stop. When I saw my bus coming, I walked over and waited first in line. As I stated to board, the driver gave me the wait signal, as someone else was taking a minute to exit.

And then as I was waiting, someone goes around me trying to board. Like I just decided to stop! Then when he realized there was someone getting off the bus, he stayed in the head of the line. Seriously, what?

How can anyone write a thread when it’s so nice out? I could have written something last night? Well I didn’t so you’re stuck with this nonsense.

Please join us this evening as the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally gathers for conversations over a drink. All are welcomed!

We meet 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 around 8pm.

Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 264 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!

Another weekend another shooting in America. This time Chabad of Poway. It is another damn shame. Another toxic mix of hate and guns.

Fuck. It’s all so depressing. Talk to your kids if they’re espousing this kind of hate.

Jim Jefferies: The best way to win an argument

Today I Found Out: Why were executions held at midnight?

Minute Earth: Why is lyme disease getting worse?

WaPo: The fight for access to birth control and abortion, explained.

The Dotard Трамп and His Ring of Co-conspirators:

• Trevor: Why “No collusion” doesn’t equal “No obstruction”
• Lawrence O’Donnell: The Dotard thinks Justices he appointed can overturn impeachment
• Bill Maher: New Rule—Crime and no punishment
• WaPo: Then and now—How Congress handled calls for underlying impeachment evidence
• Jimmy Dore: Трамп nominates Herman Cain To Fed Board:

• Ari Melber: Democrats hit Трамп for “massive, unprecedented” criminal obstruction
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Democrats threaten to jail Трамп officials who defy congressional subpoenas
• Rachel Maddow: President Dotard Трамп’s scramble to block Congressional investigations
• Rachel Maddow: Former Nixon attorney says The Dotard Трамп’s criticism of Don McGahn is “risky”
• Full Frontal: Historians roast Трамп
• Conan: Why The Dotard is losing Twitter followers
• WaPo: Hillary Clinton writes that the Mueller report documents serious crimes against America
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Even FAUX News’ Judge Andrew Napolitano believes The Dotard Трамп committed obstruction of justice
• Ari Melber: How Dotard Трамп’s bluff on House subpoenas may backfire
• Roll Call: Five ways Трамп is reshaping environmental policy
• Late Night: The Dotard Трамп and the big beautiful wall:

• Trevor: Трамп throws a tantrum over Twitter followers and tests the power of Congress
• Stephen: Robert De Niro on Трамп, “Even gangsters have morals”
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп’s obstruction is disrespectful of the American public.
• Reflect: The worst moments of Трамп’s clown speech at the NRA
• Joe Biden SLAMS The Dotard’s “very fine people on both side” in presidential campaign announcement
• Trevor: Democrats are at odds over impeaching the Dotard
• Roy Wood, Jr.: What the hell does Ivanka actually do?
• Lawrence O’Donnell: The light at the end of the Dotard Трамп tunnel
• Vice News: The Mueller report

• Mark Fiore: Free advice for Democrats.
• Lawrence O’Donnell: The Dotard claims his Charlottesville comments were “answered perfectly”
• Bill Maher: Rep. Adam Schiff on post-Mueller politics.
• WaPo: What is next for Democrats after the Mueller report’s release?
• Rachel Maddow: Mueller report shows The Dotard Трамп’s repeated efforts to obstruct
• Farron Cousins: The Dotard wanted to put detained children in Gitmo
• Lawrence O’Donnell: More video of Republican hypocrisy on impeachment
• David Pakman: Трамп threatens to use Supreme Court to block impeachment!?!

Jim Jefferies: You can attend your own funeral in South Korea.

Verge Science: This is what sea level rise will do to coastal cities

Ronny Chieng: Desperate ideas for a warming planet.

WaPo: Behind the speech—A joke that didn’t land. For a good reason.

Jimmy Fallen: Mostly political monologue.

Real Engineering: The truth about space debris.

Twenty-twenty Vision:

• The Late Show: The Democratic endgame
• Trevor: The CNN Town Halls—Warren talks cents, Klobuchar gets real and Buttigieg wings it
• WaPo: Where the 2020 Democrats stand on free college and debt cancellation
• Conan: Who has the best chance at beating Трамп
• Mother Jones: 2020 candidates respond—Is it time to impeach Трамп?
• Kamala Harris: Stop human rights abuse at the border
• Jimmy Dore: Bernie screams about his tax returns
• New York Times: Biden announced his candidacy. Will his record help or hurt him?
• Cory Booker: It’s not enough to just say “I’m not a racist”
• Bill Maher: A fresh face
• WaPo: From ‘perfectly reasonable’ to ‘no’—2020 candidates weigh in on impeachment
• Roll Call: Joe Biden is running for president, here are some congressional basics
• Conan: Bernie is building an unusual constituency
• Elizabeth Warren: Why you should vote for who you believe in
• Trevor: Joe Biden jumps on the 2020 train with a whole lot of baggage
• WaPo: Joe Biden’s biggest 2020 competitor may be … Joe Biden
• Ari Melber: Did Mueller prove Swalwell wrong on collusion?

Jim Jefferies: A simple solution to the retirement crisis.

Today I Found Out: How did flipping the bird come to mean “fuck you”?

Vice News: The evolution (or not) of school shootings in America since Columbine.

Farron Cousins: Devin Nunes is so afraid of the public he’s holding a fundraiser in secret location.

WaPo: Why do politicians switch parties?

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship.

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

CPB in Spokane acting scuzzy has caught up with them. I hope that Mr. Elshieky gets all of the money and that there are real reforms. Also, even if the fuckery were justified (it’s not) the bus ride from Spokane to Portland isn’t exactly the hot route for international smugglers.

Matt Shea is such a garbage person. At a certain point, there have to be the barest of consequences for all of the fuckery. I would hope that there is enough decency in the Republican Party to show him some serious consequences. But the truth is that the rot is the party. They have become the party that redefined the Second Amendment and elevated Donald Trump. Of course they don’t care about genocide manifestos or targeting professors and protesters.

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Happy Earth Day! Tomorrow, the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally gets together for our weekly dose of political discussion over a beer. Please stop by.

We meet 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 about 8pm.

Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 264 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!

Hey y’all, it’s that time again. Time for some spring cleaning? Yes, but I was also thinking of the Northwest Progressive Institute spring funding gala. It looks like a pretty good lineup as usual.