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– 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.

The Daily Show tackles Black Friday, America’s biggest shopping day

Electile Dysfunction 2024:

• Steve Shives: Трамп is lying about other world leaders already
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп Shoes, Трамп Watches, Трамп Guitars, and NOW…. ♬
• Seth Meyers: Трамп team in “knife fight” and aide is investigated, and Rudy Giuliani throws tantrum in court
• Jonathan Jensen: ♫ Kakistocracy ♬:

• Tommy Campbell: Was Pam Bondi PAID OFF by Трамп?
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Shall I Compare Трамп to a Summer’s Day? Probably not ♬
• The Other Brother: ♫ Anything Goes Again ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s terrible tariff plan & MAGA grifters on cameo
• Bruce W. Nelson: “Трамп Guitars,” his latest grift
• LegalEagle: How tariffs actually work
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ Cabinet of Crackpots ♬:

• Steve Shives: Трамп’s new Attorney General pick is tied to Christian Nationalists
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Elon Is NOT Like You, and Does NOT Like You ♬
• Alex Wagner: Yikes! Industries warn of devastating effects of Трамп’s tariffs; Трамп ignores his own poor record
• The Daily Show: First Buddy—The sidekick that never leaves you. Ever.
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Stand Back. Stand By. Get Ready for the Measles! ♬
• Seth Meyers: Elon irks Трамп world, Gaetz won’t return to Congress and shouting matches at Mar-a-Lago
• Chris Hayes: Remember the last time a country fooled around and found out?
• Knotheadusc: ♫ MAGA-Co ♬:

• Tommy Campbell: Lauren Boebert CAUGHT selling custom videos on Cameo
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Pete Hegseth Song ♬
• Mother Jones: Five things Christian Nationalists want for the Трамп presidency
• Steve Shives: Transphobia must be confronted
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s loony cabinet gets final touches, Matt Gaetz joins Cameo & RFK Jr has more skeletons
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Pete Hegseth’s Informative Tattoos ♬

Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ It’s Such A Good Feeling Deactivating Twitter & Moving to Bluesky ♬

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

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! This year, avoid launching a genocide by sharing diseases with your hosts.

• Seth Meyers: Late Night giving of thanks
• The Daily Show: Thanksgiving turkeys—Delicious centerpiece or government mind control?
• Steve Shives: Can we disagree and still be friends?
• Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s best Christian: The puritans are back!:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Mangy Fetlocks Song of Thanksgiving ♬
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ All I want for Thanksgiving ♬
• Stella Magz: Rudy for the holidays
• Eric Schwartz: ♫ Happy Thanksgiving, Anyway ♬:

• Ross Childs: Happy Vancegiving, everyone!!
• Dark Brandon: MAGA—The irony of complaining about illegals on stolen land
• The Daily Show: Leslie Jones, Michael Kosta, & Desi Lydic help you survive Thanksgiving
• Thanksgiving Classic: Sarah Palin’s Thanksgiving massacre!:

• Liberal Redneck: How can we survive Thanksgiving 2024??
• Knotheadusc: ♫ No Place for MAGA in Our Holidays ♬

Pretty checked out right before Thanksgiving.

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets this evening for more adventures in politics. You are invited to stop by.

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.

– Boo to the Seattle budget.

– Boo, I say. Boo.

– I’m not one to put much faith in issue polling, but it seems like not popular, so boo.

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

Electile Dysfunction 2024:

• Jon Stewart: Jon Stewart urges Dems to fight like Republicans and exploit loopholes
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп, Mike Johnson, and Shaken Baby Syndrome ♬
• Seth Meyers: Musk defends Gaetz amid sex trafficking allegations and Трамп cabinet adds Oz & McMahon
• Desi Lydic: Bombshell Matt Gaetz testimony alleges sex trafficking a minor
• SNL: Trump and Biden meeting
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Though you may be worried, Трамп’s not ♬
• Stephen: Gaetz proves too toxic for GOP Senators & Трамп’s unpopular cabinet picks
• Knotheadusc: ♫ Who’s Sorry Now? Election Edition ♬:

• Christopher Titus: The Dotard’s clown car cabinet picks
• Stella Magz: Matt Gaetz withdraws AG nomination!!
• Ross Childs: Where has J.D. Vance been?
• Desi Lydic: Трамп’s TV administration adds Dr. Oz and Linda McMahon
• ScaredKetchup: Трамп Show 62 w/ AI Lauren Boebert, Bernie Sanders, Matt Gaetz, and MORE
• Ari Melber: Трамп announces Pam Bondi as new attorney general pick
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Трамп nomination song ♬
• Stephen: GOP protects Gaetz & The Dotard picks McMahon to lead DOE & Dr. Oz’s dubious takes
• The Late Show: Venmo’s advice for Matt Gaetz
• Sandy and Richard Riccardi: Idiocracy:

• Jimmy Kimmel: Matt Gaetz accused of paying for sex, Трамп’s sentencing gets pushed & MyPillow Mike gets the shaft
• Scared Ketchup: ♫ Trump vs RFK Jr on the POWER of Food! ♬
• Liberal Redneck: Трамп’s cabinet picks are somehow even more insane this time
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Elon Musk is the new Melania ♬
• Seth Meyers: Трамп’s “National emergency” plan, GOP’s Gaetz cover-up, and RFK Jr.’s McDonald’s pic
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s Proud Boys night out and no FBI checks for his cabinet
• Scott Grinthal & Lauren Mayer: ♫ Matt Gaetz Is Standing Down ♬:

• Michael Kosta: Which stocks should you buy during the Трамп administration?
• Sandy and Richard Riccardi: ♫ I Thought the Tariffs ♬
• Dark Brandon: A message from The Dotard to his Incel supporters
• Stephen: Трамп’s not-so-happy-meal & Gaetz’s drug-fueled orgies
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ It May be the G.O.P., but It No Longer Stands for “Grand Old Party” ♬
• Ari Melber: “Shrinking” Трамп backs down as MAGA reckons with Gaetz collapse, GOP resistance & lack of “mandate”
• Chris Hayes: AOC eviscerates Republican rep’s trans bathroom stunt
• Steve Shives: Why, God?!

• Jimmy Kimmel: Matt Gaetz’s bombshell sex allegations, Трамп’s shady squad & Don Jr’s unwanted attention
• Stella Magz: Linda McMahon—World wrestling education….
• Darrin Bell: Timelapse video-political cartoon—Morning Joe bends the knee to Трамп
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Matt Gaetz, He Rose so High, only to Fall so Far ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard chooses Pam Bondi to replace Matt Gaetz
• The Late Show: GOP Senators give Matt Gaetz some thoughtful feedback
• Seth Meyers: Gaetz out as more damning info surfaces, Трамп cabinet rocked by scandal
• Hitler Rants Parodies: Hitler Phones The Dotard
• SNL Weekend Update: Трамп’s shocking cabinet picks, Elon Musk spending every day with Трамп
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s body double conspiracy & Gaetz out as Attorney General
• Stephen: Трамп picks Dr. Oz to run medicare & Ambassador Colbert? & Hegseth family values & praying for Трамп

John Oliver: TikTok ban

Cult of The Felon Von Shitzenpantz:

• Tommy Campbell: The Onion buys Infowars hilariously owning Alex Jones
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Was Nancy Mace a MAN? Just asking. ♬
• Desi Lydic: Gaetz drops AG bid & Nancy Mace wages transphobic attack on Sarah McBride
• Tommy Campbell: Don Jr. caught rubbing his gums at rocket launch and it’s hilarious
• LegalEagle: The insane story of how The Onion bought InfoWars (and how Alex Jones is trying to steal it back)
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Matt Gaetz’s Internship for High School Girls ♬

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

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

– Happy Friday to all who celebrate. Maybe an introduction instead of an exit?

– The bike and walking path over 520 looks pretty cool.

– Anybody doing Autumn foraging?

– Seems like there could be trouble for Hanford.

– I hope glass recycling doesn’t go the way plastic bags did.

Good morning. I hope you survived the storm. Not too bad on the urban core of Seattle, but your mileage may vary. Anyway, here are some links.

– Still reading these essays in Assigned Media, but goddam. Any trans people reading this, I am glad you’re around.

– Seattle’s budget is yuck.

– Home Depot Unveils 12-Foot Turkey Carcass Skeleton

– Spokane looks to be doing good transportation planning.

– It’s good to have a police accountability agency, but it sure would be great if they did some police accountability.

– Still in need of a proper sign off, but it’s probably still a good idea to wash your hands.

Join us tonight as the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets for a pre-bomb cyclone drink, with festivities and discussions about all things politics. Please 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.