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So, last week New York had state primaries. I think that most of the people who I follow online were pretty disappointed. I make it a policy to assume that people in other states have it. So I didn’t take a side. But after the election, come the fuck on, my dudes.

2/3 of Democratic voters in New York are sellouts and corrupt? Maybe they like that Cuomo was the first (only?) governor to support the fight for a $15 minimum wage. Or they think the fracking ban is great.

My point isn’t Cuomo qua Cuomo. My point is that Democratic primary voters in New York are some of the most liberal voters in the country. You can be upset about the results without shitting on the voters.

Ari Melber: First amendment doesn’t protect Alex Jones defamation.

The Atlantic: What is “normal”, what is “different”?

Real Engineering: Can we terraform the Sahara to stop climate change?

Bill Maher: I don’t know it for a fact…I just know it’s true

The Tremendously Big and Tremendously Wet Dotard Трамп And Friends:

• Lawrence O’Donnell: Majority say The Dotard Трамп is not fit to serve, new poll shows
• Stephen: Bob Woodward responds to denials from Mattis and Kelly/a>
• Trevor: Трамп tries to sniff out his anonymous critic
• The best Dotard Трамп memes: Episode 3—Totally not fake news
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Paul Manafort must have “blockbuster information,” says former prosecutor
• Stephen with Bob Woodward: Let the silence suck out the truth
• Ari Melber: Manafort plea deal, a convicted Russian hacker, and suspicious money transfers
• WaPo: Politicians react to Трамп’s Puerto Rico tweet:

• Daily Show: Masterpiece Tweeter—“9/11 haters and losers”
• Trevor: The Dotard calls his Puerto Rico hurricane response an “unsung success”
• Stephen: This Tweet Трампs all other horrible Трамп Tweets
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп praises North Korean parade
• Late Show: More audio from Bob Woodward’s call with the President
• Seth Meyers: The Dotard calls Puerto Rico response “An unappreciated great job”
• Trevor with April Ryan: “Under Fire” and demanding the truth from the Трамп White House
• Lawrence O’Donnell: The Dotard Трамп’s 9/11 lies and behavior in Shanksville
• Jimmy Kimmel: Bob Woodward’s Трамп book is 1000% true
• Ari Melber: Humanitarian crisis as Трамп detains record number of migrant kids
• Stephen: What does Bob Woodward fear most?
• WaPo: The most explosive reporting in Bob Woodward’s new book on the Трамп White House
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Michael Avenatti says it’s too late for The Dotard Трамп and Cohen to surrender
• Trevor: Obama lights up the Dotard Трамп
• Stephen: Late Show is tracking two very different storms
• Jimmy Kimmel: The Dotard Трамп is actually A LOT like Abraham Lincoln
• Rachel Maddow: Трамп admin took millions from FEMA for ICE detentions
• Rachel Maddow: Document shows DHS transferring $29M from Coast Guard to ICE
• Lawrence O’Donnell: The Dotard may face new test with Russia after NBC report
• Ari Melber: Independents bail on Трамп spelling midterm troubles
• Stephen: The Dotard Трамп’s storm before the storm
• Trevor: The Dotard Трамп is really bad at 9/11
• Late Show: Трамп’s approval ratings hit a new low
• James Corden: Трамп’s circle of trust is closing in…
• Jimmy Kimmel: The Department of Swagger
• Ari Melber: Stunning flip—Manafort pleads guilty and is cooperating with Mueller
• Seth Meyers: Трамп attacks Woodward and demands op-ed investigation
• Rachel Maddow: Robert Mueller secures full cooperation and guilty plea from Paul Manafort:

• Trevor: Shitstorm Dotard rages on Twitter while hurricane Florence hits the Carolinas
• The Dotard in Just clap and smile, please!
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Book reveals new dangers Трамп poses to security
• Ari Melber: Manafort guilty plea could reveal truth about Трамп Tower meeting
• Stephen: Obama speaks out and ‘plaid shirt guy’ silently trolls Трамп
• Jimmy Kimmel: It’s almost like Трамп doesn’t mean what he says
• Bill Maher: Florence and the ratings machine
• Trevor: Are social media companies really silencing conservatives?

Rachel Maddow: Judge more annoyed than charmed by Maria Butina boyfriend duet video.

Stephen: To boldly advertise where no one has advertised before.

Minute Earth: Why malaria isn’t just a tropical disease.

Supremely Fucked:

• WaPo: Brett Kavanaugh can’t stop touching his pocket Constitution
• Trevor: So you think you can judge—A lot of words with nothing happening.
• Stephen: Brett Kavanaugh’s alleged gambling is focus of new inquiry
• Lawrence O’Donnell and Rachel Maddow: Anonymous nature of Brett Kavanaugh letter complicates vetting
• WaPo: Did Brett Kavanaugh offer a ‘dog whistle’ to abortion foes?
• Late Show: Inside Brett Kavanaugh’s poker game
• Trevor with Sen. Amy Klobuchar: The case against Brett Kavanaugh and “Nevertheless, we persisted”
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Allegations against Supreme Court nominee a challenge to Senate
• Heads of State: Is Brett Kavanaugh a serial abortionist?
• Rachel Maddow: Brett Kavanaugh called out for false statements on stolen documents.
• WaPo: John Dean warns against Kavanaugh confirmation
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Supreme Court nominee accusations put Senate GOP in spotlight

WaPo: Ben Folds writes a song about Rod Rosenstein:

Chris Hayes: Who is being held accountable for poisoning the people of flint?.

Jimmy Dore: Vince Vaughn burns his Nike’s in protest of Kaepernick commercial.

The Atlantic: America has always been a tribal society.

The life of Bryan.

Just Neil deGrasse Tyson:

• Late Show: Superpowers debunked with Neil DeGrasse Tyson
• Stephen: Трамп’s Space Force is not a crazy idea
• Ari Melber: Neil DeGrasse Tyson warns “scientifically illiterate” electorate
• Stephen: The military/space alliance runs deep
• Late Show conspiracy theories

New Yorker: Do personality tests like Myers-Briggs actually work?

Michael Che demands more political speeches at the 70th Emmy awards.

Is Colin Jost fit to host the 70th Emmy awards?

Michael Che wants musical numbers over jokes at the 70th Emmy awards.

Jim Jefferies: Has Jim found God?

Vox: Why we say okay.

The Atlantic: The problem with parents, kids, and social media.

Mid-Terms Are Coming:

• Stephen: Will Beto O’Rourke skate his way to the Senate?.
• Now This World: Russian interference in the U.S. 2018 midterm elections.
• Lawrence O’Donnell: GOP midterm “Shipwreck” could be worse
• Samantha Bee: Minority rule.
• Stephen with Beto O’Rourke: We don’t need a wall.
• Jimmy Fallon: Senator Cory Booker explains how young voter turnout could change Congress overnight.
• Seth Meyers: Трамп lies about Puerto Rico death toll as GOP braces for midterms.
• Samantha Bee: Gamify the Midterms, Act 2.
• Samantha Bee: Gamify the midterms, Act 3.
• Trevor: Democalypse 2018 —Democrats aim for a midterm victory in Orange County

James Cordon with Professor Robert Winston: Science tricks.

Bill Maher: New rule—scary socialism!

Wendover: How fighting wildfires works.

Stephen: Porn wars with Tucker Carlson and Michael Avenatti.

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship.

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

Still kind of under the weather. But at least I’m back to work. Hope there isn’t too much backlog.

I am feeling a bit blah, so this is all from me today.

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets tonight for an evening of political discussions over a drink. There are 56 days until the November mid-term election.

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 254 chapters of Living Liberally, including 22 in Washington state, seven in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find a chapter near you. Or consider starting your own chapter.

I would like to apologize. In Friday’s Open Thread, I said that Republican Supreme Court nominees had been lying to Congress since Thomas. That was before John Dean’s testimony. It was at least since William Rehnquist. I apologize for any undue benefit of the doubt that I gave to GOP nominees and the Presidents who nominated them.

Vox: Why protected bike lanes are more valuable than parking spaces.

The Atlantic: Inside the trauma of family separation:

Rachel Maddow’s show turns 10!

Dotard Трамп—The Amoral Dolt With A 5th Grade Understanding of the World, and Friends:

• Stephen: A damning op-ed distracts Трамп from a damning book
• Seth Meyers: The GOP’s corrupt bargain with “reckless” and “erratic” Трамп
• Ari Melber: Трамп trying to change rule for indefinite jailing of children
• Lawrence O’Donnell: The Dotard Трамп talks impeachment, his own mental health
• Trevor: The New York Times drops shocking anonymous op-ed
• Chris Hayes with Sen. Chris Murphy: History isn’t kind to collaborators
• Stephen: The strange case of the explosive anonymous op-ed
• Ari Melber: Former Трамп campaign aide sentenced in Mueller probe
• WaPo Opinion: Трамп has violated his oath of office — via Twitter
• Jimmy Kimmel REALLY knows who wrote the NY Times op-ed on Трамп
• Трамп: “I’m not going to have time to go golfing, believe me.”
• Bill Maher: Threat level orange:

• Stephen: Presidential leak-crets from the anonymous op-ed writer
• Daily Show: Masterpiece Tweeter—Covfefe
• Late Show: Clue—White House edition
• Seth Meyers: Late Night White House press briefing
• Ari Melber: Senior Трамп Admin. official reveals secret resistance
• Lawrence: Who wrote it?
• Stephen: Трамп’s Cyberbullying of Jeff Sessions continues
• The Late Show: The Reading Rainbow—Bob Woodward’s ‘Fear’
• Seth Meyers: Трампy monologue
• Chris Hayes: Dangers threaten the Dotard Трамп presidency from within and without
• Rachel Maddow: Some Трамп Admin officials see role as protecting US from The Dotard
• Ari Melber with Alyssa Milano: The Dotard is defying the American majority
• Stephen with Sec. John Kerry: Resistance within the White House
• Lawrence O’Donnell: White House has list of who could have written op-ed
• James Corden: Surprise! Трамп’s inauguration crowd photo was doctored!
• Trevor: Boycott Season hits Nike, the New Yorker and Ryan Gosling
• Jimmy Kimmel: Jimmy Kimmel knows who wrote NY Times op-ed on Трамп
• WaPo: Unraveling President Трамп’s top 5 claims
• Mental health experts: Трамп is dangerous & unstable
• Seth Meyers with Chris Cuomo on Why Republicans Embrace The Dotard
• Stephen: Bob Woodward, insiders call the White House “crazytown”
• Ari Melber: Трамп White House rocked by scathing anonymous attack from Трамп official
• Lawrence O’Donnell: An “amoral” Трамп led cabinet to consider invoking 25th amendment

Rachel Maddow with Steve Kornacki: Ayanna Pressley poised to make history with historic House seat.

Ali Velshi: Can Beto O’Rourke and Dems turn Texas blue?

Mental Floss: The surprising history of school

Supremely Fucked:

• Ari Melber: Supreme Court pick ducks question on firing Special Counsel
• Mother Jones: Kavanaugh turns his back on Parkland father
• Rachel Maddow: Democrats aim for potential cracks in GOP support for Brett Kavanaugh
• WaPo: Sen Booker, “I’m knowingly violating the rules” and releasing documents
• Trevor: Kamala Harris brings the heat at Kavanaugh hearing
• Stephen: Трамп rebukes “embarrassing” protestors at Kavanaugh’s hearing
• Seth Meyers with Chris Cuomo on Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing.
• Rachel Maddow: GOP carries Brett Kavanaugh weight to protect legally precarious Трамп
• Kavanaugh turns his back on Parkland father
• Ari Melber with Sen. Whitehouse Трамп’s SCOTUS pick open to gutting Roe v. Wade
• Jonathan Mann: Not Obvious To Kananaugh:

• Seth Meyers: GOP Rushes Kavanaugh hearing amid Трамп’s legal woes
• Chris Hayes: Senator Cory Booker blasts SCOTUS hearing
• Rachel Maddow: Overlap in Brett Kavanaugh nomination and Трамп Russia probe becomes clear
• Trevor: The battle over Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation
• Mark Fiore: Embrace your inner Kavanaugh
• Stephen: Cory Booker tells Senate committee chairman to “bring it”
• Rachel Maddow: Democrats try to make case for Brett Kavanaugh perjury with past emails
• Late Show: The Brett Kavanaugh free for all
• WaPo: Harris questions Kavanaugh on the Mueller probe.
• Heads Of State: Brett Kavanaugh and Dotard Трамп on withholding SCOTUS documents
• Rachel Maddow: U.S. women see reason to reject Dotard Трамп SCOTUS pick Brett Kavanaugh

The Atlantic: Why is America obsessed with lawns.

WaPo: Obama’s rallying cry for the midterms:

Largest prison strike in U.S. history.

Burning Their Foot-bras To “Own The Libs”:

• Amber Ruffin and Seth Meyers on protests against Nike’s Ad campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick.
• Chris Hayes: People are lighting shoes on fire to “own the libs”.
• WaPo: “Just Do It”—Colin Kaepernick stars in new Nike ad campaign
• Jimmy Kimmel: Some People are really mad at Nike
• Trevor: Nike’s Kaepernick ad

Stephen: A Twitter bill to swallow.

Physics Girl: What size magnet will erase a credit card.

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

Since Justice Thomas, there has been an expectation that Republican nominees for the Supreme Court lie during their confirmation hearings. Thomas pretending that he wasn’t sexually harassing Anita Hill. George W. Bush’s nominees pretending that they didn’t have an opinion on roe. That kept going under Trump.

But yeah. Kavanaugh is worse. Just brazenly lying about who he talked to about the Muller investigation. Knowable facts. At this point, not only should the Senate not support him, the House should probably impeach him.

You get what you pay for. Except teachers. Obviously we should nickle and dime the people who spend hours teaching children. That’s why we should oppose the teacher strikes: Because who needs children, what have they ever done for me?

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets on Tuesday night for an evening of political conversation over cocktails. Massachusetts is the only state with a primary election tonight. There are 63 days until the November general election.

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 255 chapters of Living Liberally, including 22 in Washington state, seven in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find a chapter near you. Or consider starting your own chapter.

Matthew 5:31-32
“It has been said, ‘Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’ But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, makes her the victim of adultery, and anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

Discuss.

Roe v. Wade saved my daughter’s life.

Winlar: Hey! America!:

Minute Physics: How to stop structures from SHAKING.

Funny or Die: When u a Congressman and things get awkward AF at the outdoor festival.

The Atlantic: “Man-killing jobs” and environmental racism.

Young Turks: Fan to Alex Jones, “What about the trans porn on your phone?”

Trevor with Dahlia Lithwick: The politicization of Neil Gorsuch’s SCOTUS confirmation.

Egosurfer Dotard Трамп and His Associates in Crime:

• Chris Hayes with Adam Schiff: What happens if Democrats take the House?
• Ali Velshi: The Dotard Трамп’s disapproval soars as Robert Mueller approval holds solid
• Jim Jefferies: A Jew, a Christian, a Muslim and a Jim.
• Rachel Maddow: The GOP’s misuse of private security documents
• Young Turks: Трамп’s conspiracy theory about Russia tapes
• David Pakman: The Dotard is now arguing why we shouldn’t impeach him
• Farron Cousins: Betsy DeVos wants to redefine what “sexual assault” means
• Chris Hayes: The Dotard Трамп’s bizarre obsession with birds
• Conan: Трамп promised evangelicals….
• Liberal Viewer: Faux News spins Трамп threat as metaphor
• Ali Velshi: The story that set the Dotard Трамп off today
• Rachel Maddow: Robert Mueller gets another guilty plea flip following foreign money
• The Daily Show: So much winning!
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Dotard Трамп angry at Google, silent on Puerto Rico and border crises
• Heads of State: Трамп SINGS “The Sound Of Music”:

• Chris Hayes: President Dotard Трамп’s list of “good guys”
• Rachel Maddow: Attacks on DOJ to protect Трамп
• Young Turks: These polls are bad news for the Dotard
• Farron Cousins: Dotard Трамп lays framework to fire Sessions and Mueller
• Superdeluxe: Getting to know the Huckabee family
• Our Cartoon President: “My fellow Americans, I declare…”
• Dotard Трамп: Even more signs of dementia? (Episode 5)
• Ali Velshi: The Dotard Трамп caves on honoring Senator John McCain
• David Pakman: Roger Stone claims Dotard Трамп Jr. is getting indicted
• Chris Hayes: Dotard Трамп vs. speakerphone
• Andrea Mitchell with Pres. Jimmy Carter: Трамп’s “serious mistake” refusing to lower flag for McCain
• Lawrence O’Donnell: British intel snubs Rep. Devin Nunes requests for dossier info
• Randy Rainbow: IF YOU EVER GOT IMPEACHED:

• Farron Cousins: The Dotard is mad at Google and will look at “regulating” search results
• WaPo: Networks keep booking Трамп guests who can’t disparage Трамп
• Young Turks: The Dotard finds a new level of stupid
• Chris Hayes: A Dotard Трамп exposed to blackmail
• Ayman Mohyeldin: Manafort ally help foreign payment to Трамп inauguration
• Vox: Why obvious lies make great propaganda
• Trevor with Adam Schiff: Investigating Russia’s role in the 2016 election
• Rachel Maddow: Dotard Трамп is frantic to shore up his base as scandals deepen and insiders flip
• Ali Velshi: The other federal investigation worrying The Dotard Трамп
• Daily Show: Separation anxiety
• Young Turks: etsy DeVos’ proposed sexual misconduct guidelines update
• Farron Cousins: Furious Трамп wants Google investigated because he doesn’t like search results
• Chris Hayes: The Dotard Трамп intervened in plan for FBI HQ near his hotel
• Rachel Maddow: Paul Manafort looked to cut a deal with Mueller in second trial
• Chris Hayes: The Dotard Трамп to rally for Senator “Lying” Ted Cruz

WaPo: What is salmonella?

Trevor with Rep. Jim Himes (D CT-04): Why gun deaths are a uniquely American problem.

John Oliver: Retractions.

Sam Seder: Republicans say the darndest things on C-SPAN.

Minute Earth: Why do some animals eat poop?

David Pakman: Transphobe Alex Jones caught looking at transgender porn on live stream.

Midterms On The Horizon:

• Young Turks: Ron DeSantis on Black opponent, “The last thing we need to do is monkey this up”
• WaPo: Who is Andrew Gillum?.
• Mark Fiore: Back to screwed.
• Farron Cousins: Republican Governor candidate makes major racist gaffe.
• Young Turks: DeSantis uses racist language against Andrew Gillum
• Pap: Rep Duncan Hunter and Wife charged with federal crimes in campaign fund scandal
• WaPo: Beto O’Rourke was in a punk rock band. The Texas GOP tried to shame him.
• David Pakman: Nutjobber Republican blames McCain of dying to deliberately hurt her campaign
• Farron Cousins: Трамп-backed Republican runs racist, conspiracy theory-pushing Facebook page
• Young Turks: Трамп is terrified of Andrew Gillum

SuperDeluxe: Elon Musk as an Indie synth-pop song.

Sky News: Can people give up social media for 30 days?

Daily Show: DiscrimiNATION

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

Oh man! Rain now clearing out the remaining smoke, and a forecast of a good long weekend. What a time to celebrate labor.

Just walking around Downtown this morning, there were a couple piles of clothes. They were several blocks away from each other. Was there a raid? Is it just a coincidence?

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets on Tuesday night for an evening of political conversation over cocktails. There will be primary elections in Florida and Arizona and some runoff elections in Oklahoma along with lots of local and state-wide issues to discuss.

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 255 chapters of Living Liberally, including 22 in Washington state, seven in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find a chapter near you. Or consider starting your own chapter.