As Darryl reminded me at Drinking Liberally this week, today is the 14th blogiversary of HA. Reflecting back on my very first post, I obviously had no idea how this blog would quickly take over my life.
I don’t much blog here at the moment (or anywhere for that matter), but a big thank you to all my loyal readers and trolls for helping to make the past 14 years, well, something.
There are a lot of things more important about the Cohen bribery scandals. But Essential Consultants? That’s the name of your evil scheme. I know that the goal was to fly under the RADAR. But so much else was designed to get caught. Seriously has there been a more boringly named GOP effort to destroy the Republic since the Enterprise?
It’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.
It’s weird that people who spent 8 years looking for Obama’s Katrina aren’t saying the same for Trump. I mean Puerto Rico is still suffering from Trump’s actions. The continued suffering of our fellow citizens is a choice. The same people who thought that everything Obama did was as bad as Katrina sure are missing their chance.
John 15:6
If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
Discuss.
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 :
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:
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:
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.
This week Seattle nice died. Mark your calendars. It wasn’t when we stole the land from the people who already lived here. It wasn’t when we restricted where Native Americans and African Americans could live. It wasn’t when we let Skid Row develop. It wasn’t when we mostly went along with Japanese internment. It wasn’t several decades of just being shit to anyone who had any connection to California. It wasn’t letting the current homelessness crisis develop.
So, Donald Trump wrote the letter saying that Donald Trump is the healthiest person who ever lived. I can’t exactly explain why he would lie about his health. I think in general it’s probably not a good idea to speculate on his health. I mean sure, his campaign ran ads speculating about Hillary Clinton’s health. Clearly he is hiding something.
Tomorrow 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.
So, I guess a comic made some jokes at the White House Correspondents Dinner. Very offensive. I for one am sure that nobody who works in the Trump White House has ever heard vulgarity or insult.
Seriously though, I think the dinner is pretty gross as a concept. Oh we’re chummy buddy buddy over here. That should definitely be our job. I guess the White House correspondents should do their jobs better before they throw themselves a party.
Cain said to the LORD, “My punishment is more than I can bear. Today you are driving me from the land, and I will be hidden from your presence; I will be a restless wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.”
But the LORD said to him, “Not so; if anyone kills Cain, he will suffer vengeance seven times over.” Then the LORD put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him. So Cain went out from the LORD’s presence and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
Cain lay with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Cain was then building a city, and he named it after his son Enoch. To Enoch was born Irad, and Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael was the father of Methushael, and Methushael was the father of Lamech.
Discuss.
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:
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.
I see we’re into the redemption phase of the me to movement. It seems pretty quick. I don’t know the correct amount of time, but even as someone who believes in second chances, this seems rushed. Especially since most people haven’t faced any legal punishment.
Also, I’m not seeing any steps that people are taking to prevent future harassment and assault by people credibly accused of past bad acts. No clearly laying out future consequences if they keep acting the same. Maybe that’s impossible, but then all the more reason not to start the redemption tour.
I think I might do the Wednesday open threads on the way home. See how y’all like it. This is definitely not just because I forgot to put one up this morning. Thank you and God bless.
Please 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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