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– Looking good for the Renton minimum wage.

– What is going on with bike lanes in Bellevue? I mean it’s just an abuse of the ethics process, right?

– Yay for P-Patches.

– It seems like going after men who solicit prostitutes over the prostitutes themselves was a step forward in 2015, but there are still problems.

– The Seattle/King County clinic starts tomorrow and runs through the weekend. Free health care including vision and dental at the Seattle Center.

– Get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

The world of politics gets crazier and crazier. So join us for some sane political conversation over a beverage at tonight’s Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally.

We meet tonight and 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. 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.

Listen, you jamooks. Every open thread I post has the admonition to get vaccinated or boosted. It is the single best weapon we have to fight COVID-19; Wash your hands. Wear a mask in crowded places: Great, but not as good as keeping up on your shots. It also helps with long covid. So seriously, what the hell are you waiting for?

Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian: How to teach the Bible in public schools

Chris Hayes: What the hell?!? Baffled by special counsel report on Biden

Electoral Dysfunction, 2024:

• Rachel Maddow: Трамп paid $20,000 to rent plant for fake union auto worker event
• Mark Fiore: Nutzy about the Super Bowl
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to Supreme Court trying to ban him from the ballot
• SNL: CNN Town Hall South Carolina
• Lawrence O’Donnell: “Appalling!”—Historians torch Supreme Court’s handling of Трамп ballot case
• Shirley Șerban: ♫ Taylor Swift Super Bowl Conspiracy! She sings about it here… ♬:

• Jimmy Kimmel: Nikki Haley rips off mean Tweets, Ted Cruz’s suspicious legislation & can The Dotard run for President?
• SNL Weekend Update: MAGA’s Taylor Swift Super Bowl conspiracy, Трамп’s $50 million legal fees
• Ari Melber: Indicted Трамп has Republicans openly plotting election theft
• Stephen: Трамп has no immunity & Biden speaks to the dead & Super Bowl LVIII is a Biden-Swift Psyop
• Jen Psaki: Vindictiveness of a single man—Why the party of Трамп is bleeding cash
• Anthony Davis: Трамп’s criminal stooge REVEALS secret plans on FOREIGN TV
• Rachel Maddow: Трамп appears to set up RNC chair as fall guy for failures
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Every justice knows Clarence Thomas should have recused on Трамп ballot case
• The Late Show: Has Трамп picked a running mate?
• Seth Meyers: FAUX forced to admit Biden economy is booming & Biden calls Трамп a “sick fuck”
• Ari Melber: Will loser Трамп lose again? SCOTUS eyes two Трамп coup cases
• Stephen: Speaker Johnson gets spanked & nobody wins Nevada GOP primary & Трамп’s pick to run the RNC
• Jimmy Kimmel: Nikki Haley’s embarrassing loss to no one & boy Tucker interviews Putin
• Steve Shives: If Republicans said the quiet parts out loud about Taylor Swift:

• Ari Melber: Can MAGA crush High Court? Pressure on Chief Justice Roberts in Трамп coup cases
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ They’re Writing Our Campaign Ads For Us ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ When Dotard Трамп Prays ♬
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Prof. Tribe on Трамп ballot case—Colorado was doing its job applying the Constitution
• Alex Wagner: Hillary Clinton envisions middle ground on booting Трамп from ballot
• Stephen: Трамп vs. 91 Year-Old Norma Anderson & Biden off the hook in garage docs case

Jon Stewart: America’s gun problem & dystopic present

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

Chaos-R-Us:

• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп is not stupid enough to believe everything Трамп says
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard DEFENDS Vince McMahon
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ “Трамп, No Opportunity for Immunity” A rock ‘n’ roll ballad ♬
• Chris Hayes: FAUX News fearmongering backfires on live TV
• Ali Velshi: Трамп loses presidential immunity appeal, can face prosecution
• Joy Reid: Citizen Трамп—Absolute immunity claim smacked down by appeals court
• ScaredKetchup: Трамп Show 35 Tucker Carlson Putin Interview, Taylor Swift & Travis Kelse, AI Lauren Boebert & MORE:

• Ari Melber: Трамп lawyer admits “shameful, violent, criminal” Jan. 6 conduct to Supreme Court
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ To Wake Up Folks, It Helps to Poke ‘Em With a Stick ♬
• Seth Meyers: MTG and House Republicans humiliated as Mayorkas impeachment crashes and burns
• John Di Domenico: Трамп SPUNK now AVAILABLE to make your own Трамп Children! The BEST genes!
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Tucker Loves Putin (But Not America) ♬
• Tommy Campbell: The Dotard’s immunity claim denied & appeals court rules he’s citizen Трамп
• John Di Domenico: Gary Busey and The Dotard Трамп interview
• Ari Melber: He loses again…Court approves criminal trial in historic ruling
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Tucker Carlson’s in Moscow (with his Daddy “Vladdy”) ♬
• Liberal Redneck: DC Circuit Court rules Трамп has no immunity
• Rocky Mountain Mike and Friends: ♫ Engoron ♬:

• Bruce W. Nelson: Tucker said to enjoy Putin’s bouncy Castle
• Joy Reid: Трамп’s MAGA Republicans slammed for vowing to block immigration reform bill
• Alex Wagner: Amid a string of embarrassing Republican failures, RNC Chair McDaniel to quit
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to Luke Combs & Tracy Chapman Grammy duet
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Is MTG’s Speech an Indick-table Offense? ♬
• Ari Melber: Трамп can be jailed in 2024—Appeals court deals nightmare blow in Jack Smith case
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп thinks he looks like Elvis
• Ali Velshi: Jack Smith hits back against Трамп’s claims of bias in classified documents case
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s Meeting with Jesus ♬
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Go Bankrupt! ♬:

• Tommy Campbell: Lauren Boebert’s losing, desperate conservatives push NFL and Taylor Swift “PsyOp”
• Seth Meyers: Трамп lawyer admits Jan. 6 was “criminal” in Supreme Court ballot ban hearing
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to losing presidential immunity
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп lawyers’ unprofessionalism and incompetence revealed in new filing
• Stella Magz: The Tucker/Vlad interview
• Bruce W. Nelson: Russia Today, report on Tucker’s visit
• Ali Velshi and friends: Reactions to Трамп’s immunity appeal ruling
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s immunity claim REJECTED, Taylor Swift Super Bowl bets & LeVar Burton’s banned book rainbow
• John Di Domenico: Трамп remixes Miley Cyrus “I Can Buy Myself Power”
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Perhaps Dotard Трамп’s an Idiot ♬
• Jen Psaki: Трамп’s ridiculous response in 14th Amendment case

New York Times: There’s a tax season villain, and it’s not the I.R.S.

LegalEagle: Incredible these things used to be illegal in America

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

– Hey, you! Washington State resident. Did you get a ballot for a special election? Realize that you need to have it postmarked or dropped off by Tuesday? Need help with your choice? Good news! Fuse has you covered.

– Hey you! Resident of most of King County. You can vote for Conservation District.

– Hey you! Are you Tim Ceis? Bad news!

– Hey you! Person with an immune system that’s inherently probably pretty good but has its faults and is in a society with people whose immune systems are bad. Good news, you can wash your hands right now. And you can get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

– Transit tunnel is back at capacity. Very good.

– Now is the time to buy a bike

– Good news!!! The police can be dicks to people drawing in chalk again. Take that, chalk artists.

– I really liked this article about asylum seekers in our backyard.

– Anyway, please wash your hands right now and get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

It’s Tuesday! So please join us this evening for some politics over a pint at the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally.

We meet tonight and 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. 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.

Cheers,
Darryl

Good morning everyone.

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

Taylor Derangement Syndrome:

• Alex Wagner: GOP invents Taylor Swift conspiracy theory instead of facing reality about unpopular policies
• Stephen: MAGA’s holy war on Taylor Swift & God’s army convoy limps toward Texas
• Joy Reid: “They’d impeach Taylor Swift if they could,” GOP’s angry threats slammed by top Dem
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп thinks he’s more popular than Taylor Swift & Senators grill social media CEOs
• Desi Lydic FAUXsplains Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce CIA psyop:

• Christopher Titus: MAGA manic over TAYLOR SWIFT
• Seth Meyers: FAUX and GOP lose their freaking minds over Taylor Swift & Трамп looks for new lawyers
• Jimmy Kimmel: MAGA nuts melt down over Taylor Swift, Трамп goes totally off the rails & A.I. Joe Biden
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Taylor Swift? Safe for Kids. Трамп? Not a Bit ♬
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ They Need to Calm Down ♬

Darrin Bell: It’s not about race…

Electoral Dysfunction, 2024:

• Seth Meyers: Трамп obsesses over cognitive test, Трамп WH drug scandal & $83 million verdict
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Candidate’s a Conman ♬
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Historians’ brief teaches Supreme Court 14th Amendment’s real history
• Mark Fiore: Civil war for fun and profit
• The Late Show: Трамп, “We don’t have problems at the border”
• Tommy Campbell: Union endorses Biden and trashes Трамп & Navarro heckled after sentencing
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп ACES Genius Test (almost) ♬
• Chris Hayes: “Booming” Biden economy forces GOP to shift focus to new “shiny object”
• Stella Magz: Straw poll shows trouble for Loren Bobert
• Robert Reich: Трамп’s Chaos Agenda
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The mystery of Elise Stefanik’s Missing Brain ♬
• Seth Meyers: Katy Tur breaks down the similarities of Трамп’s presidential runs
• NowThis: Who Is Elise Stefanik?
• Stephen: Women voters put Biden ahead of The Dotard and Haley on America not being racist
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Happy Groundhog Трамп Song ♬

NowThis: Corporate drilling is sinking these Arizona towns

The Dotard Трамп and Other Ultra Maggots:

• Alex Wagner: Special counsel queried on “hidden room,” closet skipped by FBI in Трамп documents search
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Bruce’s Morning Affirmation #1 ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Bruce’s Morning Affirmation #2 ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Bruce’s Morning Affirmation #3 ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to 49ers vs Chiefs Super Bowl
• Liberal Redneck: Do Republicans want to fix the border or not?
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Hail Трамп! Praise Jesus! ♬
• Stephen: GOP backs out of border deal & Abbott’s Texas rebellion moves U.S. towards civil war
• ScaredKetchup: Trump & Melania in “couples therapy” Ep. 2:

• Alex Wagner: Tantrums, weak self-control cut against Трамп outside the MAGA bubble
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ What You Think When You Think “Трамп” ♬
• LegalEagle: Трамп’s worst lawyer costs him millions (Carroll v. Трамп)
• ActTV: Трамп knows BULLSHIT!
• Jabari Jones: FUN with AI Трамп!
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп—“Pathetic” is Just His Brand ♬
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Orange Buffoon ♬

• Stephen: Furries rumor debunked & Florida’s ban on Ppide flags
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard says Dan Campbell looks like a January 6th coach
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп Hires Norfolk & Chance Law Firm ♬
• Katy Tur: Tracking the new developments across Трамп’s legal cases
• The Late Show: Трамп has PACs for days
• Lawrence O’Donnell: $83M to Carroll could start Трамп’s “collapse into bankruptcy”
• Parody Project: Battle Hymn Of The Трампublic:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ I Am WAY More Successful than Трамп (Just sayin’) ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard attacks Lil John
• Jabari Jones: AI Трамп rides again!
• Alex Wagner: Former Трамп CFO talking to prosecutors about perjury plea deal
• Seth Meyers: Трамп and MAGA allies sabotage border deal, sparking GOP backlash, infighting
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Keep On Talkin’, Dotard (’til the money’s all gone) ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп plays dumb about red-spotted hands, fish having sex in Florida & do you have a Black friend?

NowThis: Why this anti-EV argument is ridiculous

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

– Oregon Republicans knew the rules, knew the consequences, and here we are.

– King Conservation District elections are open until the 13th. If you’re registered to vote in most of King County, you can do it online. I voted for Brittney Bush Bollay, but I also heard good things about Erik Goheen.

– Possible exposure of a male nipple? At a gay bar? Seriously, can the LCB just be better?

– Burien just wasting money on cruelty.

– Anyway, please wash your hands right now and get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

– I don’t like this warm January.

– Shitty initiatives from a shitty rich guy.

– More lines. Every letter needs a rapid ride.

– Beth’s is coming back. So exciting. A whole new generation can have over large omelets.

– Kent, and like, everyone, needs to be safer.

– Wash your hands right now and get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible. Maybe if you’re coughing like the guy s couple seats away from me, you can avoid public transportation?

Tonight (like pretty much EVERY Tuesday) the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally gets together. There is much to discuss…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 small room at the back of the tavern. 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.

I don’t understand video games or the economics around them. But goddam, the Activision Blizzard layoffs are brutal. If these giant companies can’t keep their employees when the economy is strong, and they’re making money hand over fist, it doesn’t bode well. In tech, I hope that they aren’t stupid enough to think that something something AI is going to replace employees.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now and get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

Stephen and Trevor: What Trevor learned about America by leaving America

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

John Fugelsang: “Mansplaining” in the Oxford Dictionary

Electoral Dysfunction, 2024:

• Liberal Redneck: Quick hitter on DeSantis quittin’
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп Positioned to Raise Pervs’ Status ♬
• Stephen: DeSantis, “I will not stop now” & Haley gets under Трамп’s skin
• Tommy Campbell: Трамп threatens Nikki Haley & Marjorie Taylor Greene’s tipsy comments
• SNL Weekend Update: Sen. Tim Scott on why he’s endorsing The Dotard Трамп
• Chris Hayes: Трамп’s lies catch up with him
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп challenges Nikki Haley to an aptitude test
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Joe Biden’s Just an Old Guy, While Трамп’s a… ♬
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп reacts to Ron DeSantis qutting 2024 race
• ScaredKetchup: Ron DeSantis drops out, endorses Трамп, talks to God—A Трамп Show SPECIAL REPORT
• Jimmy Kimmel: Goodbye to Ron DeSantis & stable genius Трамп confuses Nikki Haley and Nancy Pelosi
• Christopher Titus: The Dotard’s worst nightmare
• Francesca Fiorentini: DeSantis is out of the primary and back to ruining Florida
• Robert Reich: Why are billionaires backing Трамп?
• Hitler Rants Parodies: Hitler is informed DeSantis drops out of presidential race
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Ron DeSantis will NEVER Back Down. (Oh, really?) ♬
• Seth Meyers: DeSantis campaign ends in humiliation and a confused Dotard blames Haley for Jan. 6
• J-L Cauvin: Ron DeSantis quits 2024 race and endorses Трамп
• The Late Show: Rudy Brewliani’s Coffee:

• SNL Weekend Update: Трамп sports mysterious hand rash & CNN cancels Republican debate
• Jimmy Kimmel: MAGA nuts rally around Трамп after NH win, Capitol rioters arrested & trouble brewing in Dildo
• Stephen: Трамп is big mad at Nikki Haley & White House pharmacy scandal
• Chris Hayes: GOP lawmaker claims he’s “qualified” to ban abortion because he’s a veterinarian
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard explains how he destroyed DeSantis
• Mark Fiore: Трампzilla vs Nikki Haley
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Our Candidate is Great (New Трамп Campaign Song) ♬
• Darrin Bell: Creation of a political cartoon about RonDeSantis quitting the race
• Ali Velshi: Why Democrats can’t ignore threat of third party
• The Daily Show: Covering the NH primary over the years
• Stephen: Haley takes Dixville notch & Трамп’s war on the English language & Rudy pours coffee in NH
• John Di Domenico: DeSantis DROPS out of 2024 Race, and Трамп RIPS him
• The Late Show: Трамп picks up one union endorsement
• J-L Cauvin: Tim Scott proposes to his girlfriend
• Stella Magz: Arizona GOP chair resigns after Kari Lake “secret” recording
• Darrin Bell: Creation of a political cartoon about Трамп sabotaging the border deal
• Jimmy Fallon: Трамп confuses Nikki Haley with Nancy Pelosi & DeSantis drops out of presidential race
• Hitler Rants Parodies: Hitler is informed Трамп wins New Hampshire primary
• Seth Meyers: Even FAUX News admits New Hampshire result was bad for Трамп and good for Biden
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ I Wanna Be the VP The Dotard Трамп would like to Hang ♬

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

NowThis: How Reaganomics changed the economic landscape

Lauren Mayer: ♫ Greedflation ♬

The Dotard Трамп and Other Nazi Adjacents:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Christian Right Is Often Neither One ♬
• Tommy Campbell: Mike Lindell dropped from FAUX and maid crashes his hotel broadcast
• Hitler Rants Parodies: Hitler phones The Dotard
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ I Stand for the Flag (But I’d Kneel to Kiss Трамп’s Bottom) ♬
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп becomes first former President to testify as a defendant in his own trial
• Chris Hayes: Lindsey Graham “threw Трамп under the bus” in Georgia testimony, new book says
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ 83.3 Million Dollars. Трамп’s Latest Losing Investment ♬
• ScaredKetchup: Трамп Show 34. Трамп ordered to pay $83 million to E. Jean Carroll for defamation, opens pancake house:

• Ari Melber: Трамп hit with record-breaking $83 million fine for sexual assault lies
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп reacts to defamation verdict of $83 million
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Stormy Daniels Weighs in On Трамп’s Testimony ♬
• Stephen: The Dotard’s bad day in court
• Joy Reid: Трамп’s bombshell bankruptcy? Possible $100 million payout to victim could break his bank
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Dotard Трамп’s Favorite Song ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s courtroom confusion & Jimmy actually agrees with Ted Cruz
• Seth Meyers: Bombshell report says Lindsey Graham threw The Dotard under the bus in GA case
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп Thinks That I May Be Nancy Pelosi ♬
• Jordan Klepper: What would a second civil war look like?
• Stella Magz: We’re gunna have a civil war because of Abbott? Seriously?!?
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ One Charge At A Time ♬:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ God MADE Трамп—The Incredible Трамп Origin Story ♬
• Alicia Menendez: Трамп storms out of Manhattan courtroom
• NowThis: GOP-led states reject aid for summer food assistance programs
• SNL: Трамп courthouse cold opening
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Experts Saying Трамп’s Brain is Seriously Fried ♬
• Ari Melber: Prison time for Трамп White House aide who admitted coup plot on live TV

WaPo: Biden orders expanded contraception and abortion protections

LegalEagle: Can Texas really secede from The Union—National divorce?

Robert Reich: The silent revolution in American economics

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

– If you’ve been charged more than you think you should for a Zoom doctor’s appointment with UW Medicine, check out the note at the end.

– Cops using excessive force against protesters should be a bigger deal than just the cost of doing business.

– Shoreline, figure out the Access bus. Gosh sake.

– Anyway, please wash your hands right now and get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.