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Quick one today. But I do want to draw your attention to this piece on federal funds for Sound Transit’s BRT.

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

John Oliver: Student loans

Electile Dysfunction 2024:

• Joy Reid: Трамп’s cashless crisis—Could someone “own the president” by posting his $454 Million bond?
• The Other Brother: ♫ Our Nation Will Be Pitied ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to Mike Pence not endorsing him
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп wants your fear. Don’t give it to him.
• Robert Reich: How Трамп is following Hitler’s playbook
• Jen Psaki: Voting rights attorney on why Трамп “would do anything” in 2024
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Mangy’s Helpful Tips for Voting ♬:

• Lawrence O’Donnell: Susan Rice on national security risk posed by Трамп’s debts
• Rachel Maddow: How pro-Трамп election officials could make sure your vote doesn’t count
• Stella Magz: Save the billionaires!
• NowThis: Project 2025—The conservative vision for the U.S.
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s a Visionary Sociopath ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard refuses to forgive Mike Pence
• Mark Fiore: What you get
• Jabari Jones: The AI Трамп rally!
• Rocky Mountain Mike: Bloodbath and Beyond
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп auditions potential VPs, but can’t pay his $464 million bond
• Liberal Redneck: Is Трамп really broke? Is Biden really off the hook?
• Ali Velshi: Трамп becomes the butt of Biden jokes as legal bills he can’t afford erode rich guy image
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Scamming the Clueless Suckers (again) ♬
• Lawrence O’Donnell: “Racist conman” Трамп’s debts pose national security risk

Stella Magz: Rich conservative Ben Shapiro thinks retirement is stupid

WaPo: Why birth control misinformation is on the rise

Traitors, Трампs, and Thieves:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ You Can Follow Trump OR You Can Follow Jesus ♬
• Tommy Campbell: Mike Lindell commits felony promoting court case and cohost Brannon quits
• Chris Hayes: “Monopoly money”—Why Трамп’s Truth Social deal may not help his $454M bond
• The Other Brother: ♫ The Bimbo Rock ♬
• Ali Velshi: Americans wise to Трамп’s rhetorical tricks recognize his threat; Трамп excuses ring hollow
• The Daily Show: ♫ Jason Isbell sings the most absurd FAUX News Biden headlines ♬:

• Christopher Titus: Трамп is broke?
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ It’s Really Hard to Love a Трампer ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп begs for immunity from Supreme Court & MyPillow Mike’s crazy life stories
• Ari Melber: Трамп begs actual billionaires to bail him out in fraud bond debacle
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ How To Write Beautiful Poetry. Lesson One—Alliteration ♬
• Joy Reid: Bombshell plot exposed—“Secret men-only right-wing society” plots Christian government takeover
• LegalEagle: How Fani Willis and Nathan Wade (almost) derailed Трамп’s Georgia prosecution
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп and the Epstein Docs (a limerick song) ♬
• Lawrence O’Donnell: NY fraud case will expose Трамп’s foundational political lie about his wealth
• The Schoolbook Suppository: A.I. Trump #4—Yarn
• ScaredKetchup: Трамп Show 41—Bond Money FAIL, AI Lauren Boebert, Alina Habba, Bobblehead & MORE:

• Chris Hayes: New details on Трамп’s “absolutely desperate” finances
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ It’s Looking VERY Bleak for Трамп ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп STILL STEWING over Jimmy’s Oscars joke & he spins “bloodbath” remarks
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ The Bare Necessities of Трамп ♬
• Ali Velshi: “It’s really just about control”—GOP stops hiding agenda targeting women
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп Cheated on His Wives, so He’ll Surely Cheat on You ♬
• Chris Hayes: Another GOP rep quits rather than deal with Republican “toxic dysfunction”
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reveals how he will come up with $464 million
• Rachel Maddow: Panicking Трамп coming up short for civil fraud penalty; no friends stepping up as deadline nears
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп, Keep Your Filthy Hands Off Our Democracy ♬
• Jabari Jones: AI Трамп does stand-up comedy (and bombs)
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ A Simple Request for Happiness ♬
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп wishes Barron Трамп a happy 18th birthday
• Darrin Bell: Animation of a political cartoon about broke Трамп hiring felon Manafort:

• Ari Melber: Witness who may land Трамп in jail talks Jack Smith probe
• The Other Brother: ♫ Pariah ♬
• Jabari Jones: AI Comrade Трампsky begs Putin for cash!
• Chris Hayes: Трамп running out of time to post $454 fraud bond
• LegalEagle: Трамп charges dismissed* in Georgia
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп CLAIMED That He was REALLY, REALLY Rich ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп weighs in on Kate Middleton drama & Stormy allowed to testify

Jon Stewart on America’s decades-long battle for reproductive rights

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

Good morning. I hope that you enjoyed fake Spring part two. Real Spring should be arriving soon, but in the meantime, enjoy more rain. You are in Washington, it can’t be that surprising. Anyway real Spring starts about the same time as regular season baseball, so I look forward to both, eventually.

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

– Listen, whatever problem I had with public transportation, man am I glad I don’t need a car.

– Oh hey, Seattle is expanding its preschool program I had assumed that it would be on the chopping block, so yay for that.

– The story of the cougar attack (link has descriptions and photos of the aftermath) is pretty harrowing. That earing, man.

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

Please join us tonight for an evening of 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.

– Sorry it’s late.

– Just asking questions, like what the hell,  Seattle City Council?

– Congratulations to Portland on the gas leaf blower ban.

Anyway, please get vaccinated if you haven’t yet and boosted if you’re eligible.

Lewis Black: Is AI perpetuating racial stereotypes or way too woke?

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week?

Electile Dysfunction:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ 81 Years versus 91 Charges (Biden vs. Трамп) ♬
• The Late Show: New RNC leadership fires 60 workers
• John Fugelsang: White-opia—The MAGA secession paradise!
• Seth Meyers: FAUX News says Biden’s on drugs as Трамп White House drug scandal grows
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Biden is making sure battleground voters know what they will lose if Трамп wins
• NowThis: Трамп floats Social Security, Medicare cuts
• Desi Lydic and Michael Kosta: RFK’s unexpected VP contender & House Votes to ban TikTok
• Rachel Maddow: “Everything’s for sale,” Трамп’s TikTok flip-flop follows disturbing pattern
• Stephen: The Biden-Трамп rematch & Lara Трамп makes the RNC great again & RFK Jr. courts Aaron Rodgers for VP?!?
• Desi Lydic and Michael Kosta reenact Biden’s deposition & RNC hires nepo-baby-in-law Lara Трамп
• Republican Voters Against Трамп make an ad
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ When Nancy Mace Gets in your Face ♬
• Stephen: Will Трамп’s VP pick be a Democrat? And other insights from an interview
• LegalEagle: Why everyone hates the Supreme Court’s decision on insurrection & the 14th Amendment
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп & Biden rematch set & Aaron Rodgers on RFK Jr’s VP shortlist & House passes bill to ban TikTok
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s Plan For America ♬
• The Late Show: Pretend you’re the President!
• ScaredKetchup: Трамп Show 40 St. Patrick’S Day special—AI Co-host Lauren Boebert, Elon Musk, Marge Taylor Greene:

• Jimmy Kimmel: Aaron Rodgers reportedly shared false Sandy Hook conspiracies & Трамп blames EVERYTHING on A.I.
• Desi Lydic and Michael Kosta: Elon and Трамп’s “Alpha” male struggle & Putin’s “election” forecast
• NowThis: Agenda 47—Трамп’s plan if he’s re-elected
• Christopher Titus: Seriously, why do Трамп fans KEEP SUPPORTING HIM?
• Hitler Rants Parodies: Hitler is informed Biden and Трамп clinch 2024 presidential nominations
• Katie Phang: RNC unveils radical plan to upend voting in America
• Stephen: Mocking Biden’s stutter & Трамп loves Hitler and admires dictators

Liberal Redneck: Congress vs TikTok

Residual SOTFU (Mostly a Pile of Britt):

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Katie Britt scared the shit out of me! ♬
• SNL Weekend Update: Biden’s State of the Union & Mitch McConnell endorses Трамп
• Jen Psaki: Reporter reveals truth about Sen. Britt’s disastrous SOTU response
• Jon Stewart calls bull shit on Трамп & the GOP’s performative patriotism:

• Mama Sissie Says: Katie Britt’s message to America decoded
• Stella Magz: Katie Britt unites the country!
• Joy Reid: Happy housewife? Joy unmasks ‘trad wife’ image of Republican U.S. Senator Katie Britt
• Tommy Campbell: Katie Britt’s State of the Union rebuttal was a hilarious disaster
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ A Perfect Vacuum Under MTG’s MAGA Hat ♬
• Jen Psaki: Jordan Klepper reacts to Katie Britt’s disastrous SOTU response
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Republican response—Katie Britt State of the Union 2024 ♬
• Nicolle Wallace: “Wrong year, wrong president, wrong country,” GOP Senator’s brazen misrepresentation exposed by SNL
• Chris Hayes: Republicans react to Katie Britt’s State of the Union response
• Red Wine and Blue: Suburban moms respond to Katie Britt
• The Remix Bros: ♫ Joe Biden’s State Of The Union 2024 REMIX ♬
• SNL: State of the Union address and rebuttal

Stephen: Should Congress ban TikToc?

Трамп, Трамп Cultists, And Other Liars and Fascists:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Tossin’ Трампers Over the Border Fence ♬
• Stephen: Hur compliments Biden’s memory and Mar-a-Lago documents bombshell
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard says “Hitler did some good things”
• Huff Post: The Dotard’s big-mouth mistake
• Seth Meyers: Трамп back in court as key witness says Трамп shared national security secrets
• The Other Brother: ♫ Hello Hitler ♬
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Ronny Jackson—The Candyman ♬:

• Katie Phang: Трамп loses again as judge shoots down “Hail Mary” request in docs case
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s Failed Hail Mary Pass ♬
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ “How Low Can They Go?” (The GOP Limbo Song) ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to disgraceful Fani Willis decision
• Tommy Campbell: Marjorie Taylor Greene says “Lincoln Riley” & Трамп spells her name wrong
• Jabari Jones: AI Трамп needs a prison husband
• Bruce W. Nelson: A poem based on Robert De Niro’s assessment of Трамп
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s sad new nickname & Jimmy talks to former inmates about The Dotard
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ I Can’t Stand To Think ’bout Трамп Again Today ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard responds to Jimmy Kimmel & the 2024 Oscars
• Lawrence O’Donnell: It was a bad day for House GOP Трамп fanatics and their star witness
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Alina Habba—Failed Audition to Portray a Smart Person ♬
• Alex Wagner: Shocking Mar-a-Lago witness details suggest broader Трамп criminality
• Jimmy Kimmel: House passes bill to ban TikTok & RFK Jr. considering Aaron Rodgers as a running mate
• Seth Meyers: Hur hearing backfires on GOP and witness in Трамп documents case gives bombshell interview
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard asks Elon Musk to buy Truth Social
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп Was Joke’s Butt at The Oscars ♬

Vox: Is the US running out of Social Security?

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

So, if you follow me on Bluesky, you may know that someone threw up on me on the 1 Line the other day. Not the most pleasant experience, but I was standing up and the people near me, sitting down got it much worse. Yuck, but!

Also quite a community Light Rail has. Within a second, people were reaching into their bags getting napkins and wipes and hand sanitizer. The guy who threw up ran out at the next stop, but there was real sympathy for him. A bunch of people jamed on the bus during rush hour looked after each other, felt sympathy, and even joked around. Too bad it took that to make it happen.

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

– Interesting look at the future of bike infrastructure in South Seattle under the Seattle Transportation Plan. Looking forward to the rest of the series

– Feels weird to support the King County Sheriff’s Office in a lawsuit, but yeah. They’re clearly right in their dispute with Burien about the homelessness ordinance.

– I don’t know what’s happening with Kate Middletown. Probably nothing. But yeah, bad PR from the royals.

– The NW Museum of Cartoon Arts is going to Kickstart their first exhibition soon.

– Wash your hands right now and get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

This is primary election night in Washington state (and a few other places). Stop by the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally and we can talk about it.

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.

– Free COVID-19 and flu tests.

– When during the campaign, city council candidates said that they would take a look at the budget but couldn’t mention the specifics, well I guess it’s because it includes cutting a summer camp for special needs kids. Maybe they should have started looking before they were elected.

– Are we going to see an end to ballot title shopping?

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

John Oliver: Boeing

Electile Dysfunction 2024:

• Stella Magz: Casual reading of a Трамп speech, part II
• The Late Show: A less-than-super Tuesday
• Alex Wagner: Why Democrats are cheering for Lara Трамп as Biden kicks campaign into gear
• Darrin Bell: Animation of a political cartoon about Biden & Трамп winning the primaries
• Rachel Maddow: U.S. voters face stark contrast in 2024 choices, with no “magic wand” coming to help
• Ari Melber: Трамп’s Nixon nightmare? Biden surges as indicted Трамп faces damning history
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to Nikki Haley quitting the 2024 race
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ I don’t dislike Трамп just ‘cuz he’s creepy ♬
• Ronnie Chieng: Meet Mark Robinson—The GOP’s next top lunatic:

• Liberal Redneck: Трамп stays on ballot, Nikki drops off, and Mitch hangs it up
• Tommy Campbell: Трамп-backed JR Majewski quits after Special Olympics insult & Трамп rally fails
• Lawrence O’Donnell: The second most important thing for democracy and Democrats is winning the Senate
• Ronny Chieng: Трамп’s AI attempt to lure Black voters & Kyrsten Sinema’s surprise announcement
• Stephen: SCOTUS keeps Трамп on the ballot & Трамп’s brain is broken & speed & Xanax abuse in Трамп’s WH
• Mark Fiore: Friends in high places
• Jordan Klepper presses Haley supporters–Biden or Трамп in 2024?
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ What Will the Children Learn From Трамп ♬
• Jimmy Fallon: Biden trolls Трамп in State of the Union Address & Biden’s reaction to Marjorie Taylor Greene
• Stephen: Taylor Swift urges fans to vote & Michelle Obama isn’t running
• David Shuster: Трамп explodes as #DementiaDon goes viral
• Stell Magz: Super Tuesday was not so super for Nikki Haley
• Jen Psaki: “Is this the guy you want with nuclear codes?”, Psaki shows extent of Трамп’s verbal blunders
• Jabari Jones: AI Трамп—The first campaign ad
• Jabari Jones: AI Трамп—The second campaign ad:

• Seth Meyers: Трамп praises Jan. 6 criminals as SCOTUS overrules Colorado ballot ban
• J-L Cauvin: Mitch McConnell endorses The Dotard
• Alex Wagner: Supreme Court sends alarming message beneath the surface of unanimous Трамп ballot ruling
• Stephen: Super Tuesday in space & Biden’s biggest competition & McConnell’s final act
• Ari Melber: Трамп’s Super Tuesday shows cracks for November
• Lincoln Project: Super Tuesday sniff
• Vox: Why US elections only give you two choices
• Jon Stewart unpacks the GOP’s (election year) “migrant crime” narrative
• Hitler Rants Parodies: Hitler is informed Трамп wins Super Tuesday and Nikki Haley drops out
• Ronny Chieng: Nikki Haley drops out as race between Biden and Трамп takes shape
• Lawrence O’Donnell: History will remember SCOTUS calling Трамп an “oathbreaking insurrectionist”
• Seth Meyers: Трамп-Biden rematch set after Haley drops out and Greene humiliated in interview

Michael Kosta: Eagle Pass, TX residents sound off on the real “invasion”

SOTFU:

• Stephen: Biden delivers a feisty, fiery, heated State Of The Union Speech
• MSNBC: We saw tonight what Biden “really thinks of Трамп” at the SOTU
• Seth Meyers: Tucker Carlson reacts to Biden’s SOTU and The Dotard reveals extreme second term agenda
• Jabari Jones: AI Biden—The REAL State Of The Union
• Ari Melber: Biden quiets “haters,” shreds Трамп & confronts GOP’s “do-nothing” Congress in speech
• ScaredKetchup: Katie Britt’s disastrous Republican response to Biden’s State of the Union (AI) Трамп Show 39 teaser:

• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to Biden’s SOTU speech
• Stella Magz: Katie Britt’s State of The Union rebuttal outtakes
• Joy Reid calls out “silly and performative” GOP reactions at State of the Union
• MSNBC: Maddow calls out glaring contradiction in Katie Britt’s GOP SOTU response

Lauren Mayer: Let’s be like France

Cult of the Oath-Breaking Insurrectionist:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп—Burning America down ♬
• MonoNeon: ♫ The White Ones, The Black Ones ♬
• Ari Melber and friends: Трамп keeps losing “magic” immunity claim, but SCOTUS may prevent his Jan. 6 trial anyway
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп is Getting DUMBER! ♬
• Joy Reid: Inside the extremist Republicans’ reproductive agenda
• Tommy Campbell: Lauren Boebert’s son wore her bar’s hoodie during Colorado crime spree
• The Other Brother: ♫ They’re Going to Take the Case ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to unanimous Supreme Court decision in his favor
• Patrick Fitzgerald: Melania:

• Rachel Maddow: “The Republican Party is going through some things.” Maddow marvels at GOP veering into extremism
• Alex Wagner: Prospect of classified briefings for Трамп adds to urgency of documents trial
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The “Dementia Don” Song ♬
• The Daily Show: Jon & Desi brainstorm how Dems might keep Трамп out of the White House
• Stella Magz: Marjorie Taylor Greene stays classy during an interview with Emily Maitlis
• LegalEagle: Alabama Supreme Court says embryos are children
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Like Трамп, but WAY Better ♬
• ScaredKetchup: Трамп Show 39—Trump Bobblehead, AI Boebert Bond girl, Marge Bounty Hunter, Speaker Mike, SCOTUS
• Alex Wagner: Orban visit puts Трамп soft spot for dictators on display
• The Late Show: Drugs in Трамп’s White House
• J-L Cauvin: Mitch McConnell’s emotional reaction to Kyrsten Sinema retiring

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

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

– Seattle’s new draft Comprehensive Plan could use more housing.

– Representative Jayapal getting stuff for the district.

– Have you got long Covid? There’s a UW Medicine study on therapies.

– And speaking of COVID-19, please wash your hands right now and get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

Sorry. Had to work early today and completely forgot about this.

It’s Super-Tuesday! And that means tonight is a super night to stop by the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally. There will be plenty of discussions about elections and politics, all over cocktails and beers.

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.