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Please join us this evening for political conversation over a drink at tonight’s meeting of 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 small room at the back of the tavern beginning about 8pm.

Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 238 chapters of Living Liberally, including 23 in Washington state, five in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find, or go out and start, a chapter near you.

I was at a family function over the weekend. I know, the stereotype is that old white people are Trump’s base, but not my aunt and my grandmother. I never thought of either of them as particularly political, but my goodness.

Ezekiel 23:19-20
Yet she became more and more promiscuous as she recalled the days of her youth, when she was a prostitute in Egypt. There she lusted after her lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of horses.

Discuss.

Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) tells Jimmy Kimmel whether it is more fun being a Senator or a comedian.

Stephen: The worst campaign ad of the 2018 mid-terms has arrived

Bill Maher: New rule, city mouse, country mouse.

Minute Physics: Solar panels made with a particle accelerator?!?

Dotard Трамп and Friends:

• Seth Meyers: Spicer speaks out, Mueller targets Manafort in Russia probe
• Stephen: Трамп’s UN speech advocates for both peace and nuclear war
• David Pakman: Трамп praises non-existent country of “Nambia”
• Jimmy Kimmel: Dotard Трамп Tweets about North Korea & Hillary Clinton
• Trevor between the scenes: Трамп praises nonexistent country “Nambia”:

• Sam Seder: Трамп & Melania’s perfectly normal husband-wife handshake
• Keith Olbermann: Why Трамп is always (always!) the victim
• Late Show: Kim Jong-Un responds to Трамп’s ‘Rocket Man’ nickname
• James Corden: Here’s how to contribute to Dotard Трамп’s legal defense
• Trevor: Hurricane Mueller storms the Трамп administration
• Stephen: Stephen reacts to Трамп’s whining about ‘The worst ever’ Emmys
• Samantha Bee: General Kelly v. “Honorable” Omarosa
• Seth Meyers: Manafort, Rocket Man and the new GOP “health care” Bill
• Late Show: Oh the places you’ll go… in a private jet on taxpayer money
• Young Turks: Melania delivers anti-bullying speech…with zero sense of irony
• Conan reveals Трамп’s 2020 campaign slogan
• Jimmy Kimmel: Dotard Трамп Prepared to ‘totally destroy’ North Korea
• Stephen: Law & Order, Robert Mueller unit
• Mark Fiore: Suck it, U.N.!
• David Pakman: FAUX News DESTROYED for saying Трамп vindicated on Obama wiretap
• James Corden: North Korea has a comeback for President Трамп
• Farron Cousins: Melania Трамп gives anti-bullying speech, never mentions her husband’s horrible behavior
• Sam Seder: The UN isn’t laughing with Трамп. They’re laughing at the Dotard
• Trevor: A Трампian debut at the United Nations
• Samantha Bee: Freedomish of speech:

• Bill Maher: Dotard Трамп
• Farron Cousins: Трамп blocks cancer patient on Twitter after she criticizes healthcare bill
• PsychoSuperMom: Трамп’s not bipartisan, he’s bipolar
• Stephen deciphers Paul Manafort’s code word “black caviar”
• Conan: John Kelly looked uncomfortable during Трамп’s UN speech
• Jimmy Kimmel: The love language of Dotard & Melania Трамп
• Stephen: Stephen wants to make Nambia imaginary again

Seth Meyers: Who the hell is Dana Rohrabacher?.

Adam ruins Mt. Rushmore.

VOX: The rise and fall of the American fallout shelter.

Hillary Clinton Won 3M Votes More Than Трамп:

• Stephen gives Hillary a ‘cheeky’ dossier of unused election night jokes
• Stephen: Hillary Clinton on what happened.
• Stephen: Hillary Clinton on Трамп’s U.N. “speech”

Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship.

Samantha Bee: Is there any hope for the left?

Mental Floss: 26 facts about libraries.

VOX: How American Gothic became iconic.

Repeat Offenders—Republicans are Trying To Kill Americans, Again:

• Stephen: Obama’s assessment of the Graham-Cassidy bill
• Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) and Jimmy Kimmel talk health care.
• Michael Brooks: Cassidy wants healthcare states’ rights… Unless your state wants medicare for all.
• Seth Meyers: Republicans can’t defend their cruel Graham-Cassidy health care bill
• Dawn of the bill: Return of the killer healthcare plan
• Young Turks: John McCain reveals his Graham-Cassidy healthcare vote…
• Obama responds to health care repeal bill
• Jimmy Kimmel: Bill Cassidy’s “health care” bill:

• Jimmy Kimmel fights back against Bill Cassidy, Lindsey Graham and Chris Christie
• Jimmy Kimmel: Round 3 of Jimmy Kimmel’s health care battle
• Stephen: Ten things Chuck Grassley hates about the healthcare bill he’s voting for
• Lewis Black: Republicans don’t know what insurance is
• Young Turks: Polls show America HATES Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill

Dom Joy: 50 state word association .

Stephen: A very Ted Cruz porno.

Farron Cousins: Republican politicians launch their own fake news website to spread propaganda.

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

So, who should replace Tim Burgess on the City Council? It can be anyone in Seattle. I will take myself out of contention.

When Jim Compton left, and there was an opening on the Council, they said they wanted a woman of color, got a hundred or so applications, and went with a white lady. This time, there are women of color on the Council, so maybe they’ll say that they need some other unrepresented group, and then not pick them.

So, Tim Burgess. Are you excited? This guy? (Seattle Times link, and he has changed some positions since then) The guy who wrote an excessive panhandling law so broad that it probably would have covered The Girl Scouts selling cookies on the street?

Sure…it seems like the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets way to frequently. But, since our last meeting, Seattle is on its third mayor. And we’ve discovered rain again. And health insurance for ~30 million Americans is on the chopping block…again. And our President has threatened to “destroy” a nation of 25 million people. So drop by tonight and we’ll all catch up on all the local, regional, national and international politics.

We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the small room at the back of the tavern beginning about 8pm.

Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 238 chapters of Living Liberally, including 23 in Washington state, five in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find, or go out and start, a chapter near you.

New, new mayor day, Seattle. I say we just have a new mayor every week. This year we’ll have a gay mayor, a person of color mayor, a Republican mayor (probably), and a woman mayor. What a shitty political year.

Luke 14:26

If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be my disciple.

Discuss.

Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship.

Jimmy Dore: Alt-right protester cries about being pepper sprayed by Antifa

Samantha Bee: Life after hate.

Bill Maher: Liberal states’ rights.

Seth Meyers: Ezra Klein explains the importance of shame to discipline politicians.

Трамп Suffering From Malignant Narcissism and Friends:

• Keith Olbermann: It’s now dawned on Трамп that people hate him
• Jimmy Dore: Трамп appoints science denying moron to head NASA
• Seth Meyers: Mueller goes for the kill, Трамп pushes tax cuts
• Trevor: Трамп supporters sour over a bipartisan DACA deal
• Stephen: Don Jr. knows how to make an entrance (without being seen)
• Sam Seder: Alex Jones claims Трамп’s Diet Coke is being poisoned!
• Keith Olbermann: Robert Mueller is zeroing in on Трамп’s cover up
• Daily Show: President Трамп is America’s shittiest Miss America contestant
• Seth Meyers: Трамп responds to hurricane Irma, Bannon speaks out
• Jimmy Dore chats with Rick Perry about Texas and FEMA Money:

• Clinton calls Трамп a creep in her new book, “What Happened”
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп joins presidential hurricane PSA
• Samantha Bee: A dreamer is a wish your Трамп takes
• Bill Maher: 25 things you don’t know about Melania Трамп
• Jimmy Fallon: Comedian Julio Torres responds to DACA deal
• Trevor: Ivanka and Don Jr.’s daddy excuse (between the scenes).
• Stephen: Трамп’s pick to head NASA has no background in science
• Keith Olbermann: The media doesn’t understand what Трамп is doing
• Seth Meyers: Vox founder Ezra Klein’s hierarchy of how we judge President Трамп
• Sam Seder: Conservative tears are flowing after Трамп’s DACA deal
• James Corden: Donald Трамп Jr. denies Russian collusion…again
• Former Obama speechwriter on Трамп
• Bill Maher: Amnesty Don
• Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert on Donald Трамп jokes
• The reason why nobody can control Donald Трамп
• Jimmy Dore: Mitt Romney worries if Трамп is angry with him
• Seth Meyers: Трамп and Democrats discuss a DACA deal

Fact Check: Has the House passed more bills than it did during any recent president’s first year?

Samantha Bee: What we missed on vacation—Tuggin’ Ted, hurricanes & humanity:

What Hillary Clinton really thinks (long interview).

Mark Fiore: The climate science cash cow.

Daily Show: Violent Buddhists target Muslims in Myanmar.

Honest college tour.

Jimmy Fallon: Dr. Jane Goodall’s guide to getting started in community with conservation and activism.

A “Staff Issue” Causes Ted Cruz to Pull His Own Weiner:

• Jonathan Mann: Ted Cruz looking at porn
• Sam Seder: Ted Cruz ruins his whole day by liking a porn Tweet
• James Corden: We know what you like, Ted Cruz
• Conan: Ted Cruz’s Twitter scandal overshadowed the Apple keynote
• Three times politicians made mistakes on Twitter
• Porn stars hate Ted Cruz
• Jimmy Kimmel: Ted Cruz likes stepmom porn.

Minute Physics: Bell’s Theorem and the quantum Venn diagram paradox.

Jimmy Dore chats with Jeb Bush about hurricanes and stuff

Francesca Fiorentini: Why the media isn’t linking hurricanes to climate change.

Seth Meyers checks in with HUD, Ben Carson, and Hurricanes

Young Turks: Motel 6, “Sorry we ratted you out to ICE!”

Samantha Bee’s racist tattoo removal business is booming.

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

On the bus this morning, I realized I’m in all dark business attire while most people are in Seahawks colors. For the first quarter of the season or so every year, I forget. It’s a shame, since when else am I going to wear bright green to work?

New Seattle mayor. It’s a crappy gig, and I don’t know who on the Council would want it. Maybe Tim Burgess who is retiring anyway?

Then somewhat less bad is temporarily replacing that Council Member. The City Council can pick anyone for that. It seems like they’d elevate a staff member or find some city notable.

Please join us for an evening of political toasts and roasts at tonight’s gathering of 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 small room at the back of the tavern beginning about 8pm.

Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 238 chapters of Living Liberally, including 23 in Washington state, five in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find, or go out and start, a chapter near you.

Where are people donating for hurricane relief? I gave some money to Save The Children but I don’t know if there’s something better. I’d rather be in a position where I thought taxes would cover it.