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Good morning from I forgot I was doing an open thread until I was almost at work. Take one off for the holiday, and suddenly you forgot what you do on your commute. Is it too early to tell people to wash their hands? Ot they can get vaccinated for COVID-19 and the flu while they’re at it?

Liberal Redneck: Is Joe Biden too old to run again?

The New York Times: The dark side of credit card rewards

NowThis: How misinformation on social media undermines truth and democratic institutions

American Fascism:

• Jen Psaki: Star Jan. 6 witness says Трамп should be “nowhere near” the Oval Office again
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Mike Johnson Ushering in The End of America ♬
• Stephen: Ghost buses and lovely Jan 6 footage & Трамп never cared about America
• LegalEagle: Трамп took the stand; it did not go well
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Donny Boy ♬:

• Tommy Campbell: Did Трамп pay another doctor to pretend he’s healthy?
• Katie Phang: New audio exposes Speaker Mike Johnson’s controversial views
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard is excited for Kyle Rittenhouse’s book
• Seth Meyers: Former Трамп aides warn America as Трамп rises in polls as he threatens revenge
• Ronny Chieng: The Dotard Трамп’s official scheduler
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп KNOWS That He’s a Criminal ♬
• Founders Sing: ♫ I’m Dreaming of a White…Трамп’s Fascist Fantasy ♬:

• Seth Meyers: Judge rejects Трамп mistrial motion & Трамп could be on trial for entire election
• Jimmy Kimmel: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s DUMB idea and Трамп lashes out at Nikki Haley
• Hitler Rant Parodies: Hitler plans to run in the 2024 presidential election
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ If Трамп Gets Into Office ♬
• Chris Hayes: Трамп attacks led to “serious and credible” death threats to court
• Ari Melber: Jail for threats? In Трамп case, RICO lawyer says real attacks land defendants in jail, not “gagged”
• Rocky Mountain Mike: ♫ Mark Meadows ♬:

• WaPo: Why are RICO cases so complicated?
• John Leguizamo rips Univision’s “caca” Трамп interview
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Dotard Трамп Counting Song ♬
• Tommy Campbell: Republican wants ONE THING, Markwayne Mullin and Sean O’Brien taunt each other and pillow guy pleads poverty
• SNL Weekend Update: Colin Jost interviews Rep. George Santos again

Mother Jones: Hidden history—Henry Ford perfected the mass production of cars. And antisemitism

NowThis: What’s the deal with voter ID laws?

John Oliver: Dollar Stores

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

Seth Meyers: A Thanksgiving-themed monologue

The Late Show: The dark story of the turkey Biden didn’t pardon

Scared Ketchup: ♫ Trump Show 25—Thanksgiving fun! ♬:

Jonathan Mann: ♫ Zombie Turkey ♬

SNL: Thanksgiving week airport parade

GZERO Media: Three things lawmakers are thankful for this Thanksgiving

AP: Top moments from White House turkey pardons

Thanksgiving timeless classic: Sarah Palin’s Thanksgiving Massacre!:

Stephen: Will Ozempic ruin Thanksgiving? And, canned cranberry sauce wins every poll

ABC: Presidential turkey pardons through the years

– Seattle has a budget. Where are the impact fees? Guys, where are the impact fees?

– Gosh, I don’t think mailing white powder to election offices when they’re counting votes is a good idea.

– Hey, get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible. And hey, some free testing kits. Might as well take advantage of that. And get a flu shot while you’re making an appointment. Someone has already died of the flu in Washington, so the sooner the better.

Please join us tonight for some pre-Thanksgiving turkey talk and political prognostication over a pint at the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally.

We meet tonight and every Tuesday evening at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. The starting time is 8:00 pm. You’ll find us in the back.

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

Listen, every city needs a crank or two on the City Council. I would prefer they be cranks in the Sawant mold of far left politics than the Rob Saka mold of anti-transit hyperbole masked as immigrant friendly language. He had to drive a slightly different route to pick up his kids and he compared it to the border wall.

The H line is great, and guy is complaining that he has to go around the block. And now he’ll be on the City Council for 4 years. I am sure that the people who hated Sawant’s hyperbolic statements will push back just as hard on this.

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

Leslie Jones: Supreme Court adopts its first ethics code & Sen. Mullin tries to fight in senate

The Late Show: ♫ Take Me Out to the High Court ♬

NowThis: ‘Grab-bag’ extremists drive surge in U.S. political violence

Electoral Dysfunction:

• Leslie Jones tries not to lose her shit—RFK Jr. edition
• SNL: Republican debate
• NowThis: How third-party candidates impact U.S. elections
• Stephen Colbert with Jonathan Karl: “Retribution and revenge”—Jonathan Karl on Трамп’s 2024 campaign theme
• Seth Meyers: Late Night Republican presidential debate:

• Alex Wagner: “On the level of Hitler and Mussolini”—Biden camp slams Трамп on anti-immigrant plan
• Leslie Jones: Tim Scott drops out and Трамп calls opponents “vermin”
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to NO INDICTMENT for Joe Biden
• Darrin Bell: Animation of a political cartoon—Is voting AGAINST Трамп enough?
• Jen Psaki: Judge rules Трамп “engaged in an insurrection,” but is eligible for ballot
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Rise of Dotard Dictator ♬

Roll Call: Bad behavior and other Congressional hits and misses of the week

Mark Fiore: An all-newish friendly code of conduct

Stephen: Congressional fight club and Biden and Xi play it cool and Dems hand Mike Johnson a victory

The Dotard Трамп:

• Stephen Colbert with Rachel Maddow: Speaker Johnson passing government funding bill with Democratic support
• Ali Velshi: Mike Johnson’s funding plan doomed by GOP lawmakers “hell-bent” on shutdown
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп gives clowns a bad name ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to Bill Burr’s wife FLIPPING HIM OFF
• Seth Meyers: Damning video evidence emerges in Трамп trial and shocking Santos report released
• Tommy Campbell: Don Jr. heckled and whines on the stand, Трамп lawyers leaked footage
• Stephen: Трамп is a fascist & Stephen Miller’s horrific immigration plan & Bernie stops a fight
• Jimmy Kimmel: Fight almost breaks out in the Senate, a MAGA White House doozy & Mike Pence’s new book
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ MIKE JOHNSON VIEWS NO PORN! ♬
• ScaredKetchup: ♫ We Are Cowardly ♬:

• Tommy Campbell: George Santos DNA search, party of losers, and Lindell on the road
• Ari Melber: Трамп’s nightmare RICO tapes leak, and MAGA defense attorney confesses in court
• Seth Meyers: GOP Senator challenges Teamsters head to fight and McCarthy accused of sucker punch
• Jimmy Kimmel: Dotard Jr. defends Трамп crime family, QAnon shaman runs for congress & where the hell is Mike Lindell?
• Alex Wagner: Georgia prosecutor asks court to put Трамп co-defendant back in jail
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп Hotels Are Failing Due to Fear of Трампers ♬
• ScaredKetchup: Трамп Show 24 cohost AI Lauren Boebert, Freedom Condoms, Mike Johnson, Marge the Bounty Hunter & more
• Darrin Bell: Animation of a political cartoon—Elon Musk endorses antisemitic paranoia on Xitter
• SNL Weekend Update: Ramaswamy calls GOP party of losers and Ivanka testifies in fraud trial
• Parody Project: ♫ Get Me to the Jail On Time ♬:

• Ari Melber: Leaked coup tapes upend the Georgia RICO case
• Stephen Colbert and Rachel Maddow: Трамп’s “vermin” comment wasn’t a slip of the tongue
• Jimmy Kimmel: George Santos hit with scathing ethics report & Трамп Media Group DEMANDS an apology
• Alicia Menendez: New audio reveals Трамп wanted to go to the capitol during the Jan. 6 Insurrection
• Lawrence O’Donnell: GOP condemning Rep. Santos don’t fear him like they fear Трамп
• Stephen Colbert with Jonathan Karl: Why failure follows The Dotard and everyone close to him
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ What to Do About Трамп ♬
• Seth Meyers: Трамп plots “revenge” if he wins second term and calls opponents “vermin”
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Cockroach Calls Opponents “Vermin” ♬:

• Ari Melber: Secret coup video—See two Трамп aides flip in RICO sessions in GA
• Stephen: George Santos used donor funds for Botox & OnlyFans and more about our do-nothing Congress
• Hitler Rants Parodies: Hitler phones Трамп
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to his sister passing away
• Rachel Maddow: Трамп tests Republican Party willingness to follow him into fascism
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ In a World Full of Trouble, Dotard Hopes to Make More ♬
• Jen Psaki: Трамп, Johnson duo is the “authoritarian meets zealot buddy movie” that no one needs
• Jimmy Kimmel: Fighting, threats & kidney punches in Congress and Трамп compared to Hitler

Leslie Jones: Congress erupts in fights & San Francisco “cleans up” for the President of China

NowThis: Ohio Republicans attempt to block voters’ will on abortion access

The Late Show: Master Ron’s Congressional Karate Kung Fu

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

– Have you been seeing bicycle memorials around town? Here’s what that’s about. Also, oof and some hope from that map.

– Shotspotter is a waste of money and time. If we have the money and staff hours to send police on wild goose chases, I assume we won’t hear about shortages any more.

– Someone take away his phone, or his drugs, or his companies.

– Anyway, please wash your hands right now and get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible. Book that appointment, and get the flu shot while you’re at it. Easy.

I don’t think people trying to push their way onto light rail trains needs a Marxist analysis. But it certainly is annoying. Just, like, look into the train before crowding to the door. It isn’t that hard even when it’s crowded.

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

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally will meet tonight for an evening of politics and good cheer over a drink. Please stop by, if you can.

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm. You’ll find us on the back patio.

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 support the Providence nurses.

– Burien, man. What are you doing? Just, just take the money. Also, I don’t see how the city manager gets through this.

– Disappointing to see Gluesenkamp Perez and Schrier on the list of people who voted to censure Representative Talib.

– Hey, hey you. Wash your filthy hands right now. Right now. And get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible. Pair it with your flu shot. Go make that appointment today!

Seth Meyers: Rachel Maddow breaks down early polls for Biden and Трамп Presidential campaigns

NowThis: Why security measures are not enough to prevent school shootings

The People Have Spoken:

• Ari Melber: MAGA GOP loses again in 2023—after flailing in 2022 and 2020 shellacking and 2018 wipeout
• NowThis: Why Ohio’s win on abortion rights matters
• J-L Cauvin: Mitch McConnell reacts to the Kentucky governor race
• Darrin Bell: Animation of a political cartoon—VA governor Glenn Youngkin loses big
• Seth Meyers: GOP loses big in key elections, Ivanka takes stand in Трамп fraud trial
• Liberal Redneck: Election results and other bad news for Republicans
• NowThis: How a nonpartisan approach to organizing abortion ballot measures could help in the 2024 election
• Stella Magz: GOP bad karma in full swing
• Ari Melber: Voters back choice and crush Kavanaugh-Трамп tears in 2023 Ohio rout
• Sarah Silverman: Democrats & abortion rights win big on election night
• Chris Hayes: “You break it, you buy it”—GOP pays price for unpopular anti-abortion policies

John Oliver: Abortion rights

Roll Call: Congressional Hits and Misses of the week

Alex Wagner: Manchin, third party candidates complicate 2024 with more uncertainty

The Chaos Monkey Трамп Cult:

• Jimmy Kimmel: MAGA’s scariest creatures rally for Трамп & drag queen Trixie Mattel reads Ted Cruz’s book to kids
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп and the Cult of Colossal Dumbness ♬
• Seth Meyers: Трамп scolded by Judge and grilled by prosecutors in NY fraud trial testimony
• The Economist: Трамп’s trials—How much jeopardy is he really in?
• Sarah Silverman: Haley, Ramaswamy throw down at GOP debate
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Mangy Thinks About What Makes Sense and What Doesn’t ♬
• Steve Shives: GOP—Grifters, oafs, and phonies
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ Two Creepy People ♬:

• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Delays, Delays, Delays ♬
• Chris Hayes: Jack Smith previews plan for prosecuting Трамп
• J-L Cauvin: Mitch McConnell reacts to Joe Manchin news
• ScaredKetchup: TRUMP SHOW 23—Ivanka testifies, Kimberly G, Lauren Bobo-bot Boebert & Marge the Bounty Hunter
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трампublican Glee Club Song, Number One ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Republicans debate in Miami, Ivanka testifies in daddy Dotard’s fraud case & rough election for GOP
• Darrin Bell: Animation of a political cartoon—Ivanka Трамп “can’t recall” during fraud trial
• Ari Melber: Трамп warned fraud testimony may sink his wobbling company
• Seth Meyers: Haley calls Ramaswamy “scum,” Ramaswamy calls GOP “losers,” and Ivanka testifies
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Ivanka’s Revenge ♬
• Red State Update: Tommy Tuberville
• Tommy Campbell: Mike Johnson allows spy software to monitor his devices
• Bruce W. Nelson: Mangy Fetlocks Channels Alina Habba
• Randy Rainbow ♫ interviews Mike Johnson ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard testifying in court
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп pushes to delay Jan 6th trial and Ted Cruz’s new book
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Donald, Eric, and Don ♬
• Tommy Campbell: Mike Lindell admits Трамп won’t buy his pillows, DeSantis offers to wear boots on his head
• Sarah Silverman: Трамп’s testimony goes off the rails & Mike Johnson’s anti-porn app
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Fani and the Bandit / Eastman Is Down ♬:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Trump blames courtroom meltdown on global warming ♬
• Mark Fiore: The denialism of Speaker Mike Johnson
• Chris Hayes: Трамп uses fraud trial as “dress rehearsal” for his criminal cases
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп lashes out during fraud trial. Meanwhile, Speaker Mike Johnson and son monitor each other’s porn intake
• Stella Magz: Change of heart—Let Santos stay!
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Free Legal Advice for Трампp ♬
• Ari Melber: See prosecutor Jack Smith’s new plan for Трамп trial, path to prison
• The Daily Show: MAGA Mike Johnson—The GOP’s perfect combination of crazy and boring
• ScaredKetchup: HIDDEN CAMERA in Трамп’s fraud trial courtroom
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Eric Трамп and The Curse of Genetics ♬

Jonathan Mann: ♫ Wage Slavery ♬

LegalEagle: Oh no! Alex Jones can’t use bankruptcy to avoid the Sandy Hook judgments

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

It looks like the election was good for Democrats. But Seattle will get more conservative. At least the housing levy passed easily.

It is election night! Priority one is getting that ballot to a drop box. And priority two is stopping by the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally for some politics and good cheer over a drink.

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm. You’ll find us on the back patio.

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.

Tomorrow is the last day to get your ballot postmarked or dropped off. City, county and school board elections are super important. The guy with the Blue Lives Matter bumper sticker you passed last night? He’s voted. The lady who came to school board meetings to yell about trans kids? She voted the day she got her ballot. But their vote counts the same as yours, so let’s elect the best people.

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