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Hello. I definitely didn’t forget to write anything on the bus this morning until I was a few stops away from work. How dare you suggest such an absurd thing?

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally is meeting this evening. Stop by, if you can, for some political chat and good cheer over a cold one.

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 have been listening to the Hacks and Wonks candidate interviews for Seattle City Council. I don’t want to single anyone out specifically, but some of them don’t seem to like Seattle very much. I don’t get it. I don’t get it.

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

Parody Project: ♫ Hang up your robe Judge Thomas ♬

Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Sarah Huckabee’s nineteen thousand dollar scandal ♬

Electoral Dysfunction:

• Tommy Campbell: RFK Jr.’s Teleprompter fail, Newsom ruins Hannity and Трамп loves Hannibal
• More Perfect Union: Трамп could lose these voters. Here’s why.
• Liberal Redneck: RFK Jr. runs as independent

Seth Meyers with some political news

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

Anarchists, Nihilists, and Other Rudderless Трамп Cultists:

• Seth Meyers: Santos charged with more crimes, Mace mocked for scarlet letter shirt
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard says he “sits with Israel”
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ He Identifies as ALPHA ♬
• WaPo: Why House Republicans have struggled to pick a speaker
• The Late Show: Now you can bet on the House Speaker race
• Jimmy Kimmel: Congressman George Santos dodges reporters after being charged with CONSPIRACY, FRAUD & MORE
• Alex Wagner: GOP reaps humiliating disarray from seeds of anti-government grandstanding
• Chris Hayes: Steve Scalise withdraws….
• Hitler Rants Parodies: Hitler interviews Трамп:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ What’ve YOU Done to Make this Country Brighter? ♬
• Stephen: Трамп blabbed nuclear secrets at Mar-a-Lago and election lies bring down Mike Lindell
• Seth Meyers: Chaos and humiliation as Republican holdouts block Scalise’s Speaker bid
• Tommy Campbell: House Speaker chaos and lawyers drop Mike Lindell
• Darrin Bell: ♫ Animation of a political cartoon about Трамп blabbing nuke secrets ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ When an idiot calls you an idiot ♬
• Stephen: McCarthy as temp Speaker? & George Santos channels Mr. T & The Dotard threatens “fire hell” if he loses
• The Late Show: Playing games with classified info
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ A song to contrast Biden and Трамп ♬
• Lauren Mayer♫ The Speak(er) ♬:

• ScaredKetchup: Трамп Show 20 w/ AI co-host Kari Lake, guests AI Kevin McCarthy, Jim Jordan, Matt Gaetz & MORE
• Jimmy Kimmel: The Dotard Трамп & Marjorie Taylor Greene push conspiracies in wake of attacks on Israel
• Seth Meyers: Трамп endorses FAUX favorite and Jan. 6 coup plotter Jim Jordan for Speaker
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard defends Christopher Columbus
• David Pakman: Nutburger Republican who mocked Biden for falling, falls down the stairs
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Australian billionaire bought “exactly what he wanted” from Трамп
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Expert Asserts Trump Cultists Suffer Brain Deterioration ♬
• Robert Reich: From robber barons to Bezos. Is history repeating itself?
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard Трамп prison unboxing
• Gordon Lustig: Have you seen her:

• Stephen: Scalise nabs House Speaker nom
• Chris Hayes: Scalise faces GOP holdouts after speaker nomination
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп attacks Israel and pushes rigged election claims AGAIN & Republicans spat over Speaker
• Mother Jones: George Santos was indicted in a fake-donor scheme. Here’s why.
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ No Трампy, No Cry ♬
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп reveals secrets to Australian billionaire
• Stephen: House GOP therapy session

John Oliver: Homeschooling

WaPo: More than 1,150 guns were seized in K-12 schools last year

Desi Lydic speaks to real-life Florida men

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

– Sara Nelson got pretty close to the drug law she wanted passed. So every overdose while the law is in effect must be her fault, by her logic (item 2).

– Twitter doesn’t drive much traffic.

– 3 cheers for projects coming in ahead of time.

– I don’t know the best use of the land the Black Lives Memorial Garden is on, but I do enjoy walking through it. I’ll miss it when it’s gone.

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

I was walking down the waterfront recently and saw a ferry docking. The whole front of the ferry was oddly colored. I didn’t realize for a moment, but eventually I saw that it was an ad for a soda company. My goodness, it was so ugly.

I don’t know why seeing it on a ferry produced such a yuck reaction in a way that it never does on the bus. Still, it made me sad that I don’t drink their disgusting sugar concoction, so I can’t give it up. Maybe I should be madder when it’s on the bus: Those wraps make the view out worse, so the whole ride isn’t as good.

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

It’s Tuesday. Oh…and look at the time. The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally is meeting soon for an evening of politics over a pint. 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.

Legal Eagle: Staggering corruption of Senator Bob Menendez

Jordan Klepper challenges anti-vax, Canadian truckers

More Perfect Union: No President has done this before

Steve Shives: If Republicans said the quiet parts loud to workers

The Pathetic Party of Трамп:

• Jimmy Kimmel: MAGA Nuts Kick Out McCarthy, Marjorie Taylor Greene wants Speaker Trump & Rudy Giuliani’s drinking problem
• Alex Wagner: Leading candidates’ baggage complicates GOP search for new speaker
• Seth Meyers: Chris Hayes considers Трамп and dissects Matt Gaetz’s resolution to remove McCarthy
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп and His Clones ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard rejects order to stop insults
• Darrin Bell: Timelapse animation of a political cartoon about Трамп gag order
• Steve Shives: If Republicans said the quiet parts out loud to workers
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Jack Smith ♬
• Joy Reid: The endgame of election denial is that we shouldn’t have elections says authoritarianism expert
• Mark Fiore: Republican trials and tribulations
• Seth Meyers: Republicans float Трамп for House Speaker after McCarthy is ousted in chaos
• ScaredKetchup: TRUMP SHOW 20, Cohost Kari Lake—Theme Song:

• Stella Magz: Kevin McCarthy—BYEEEEEEE!
• John Di Domenico: The Dotard claims buyer beware clause’ makes fraud legal
• Bill Maher: Congress in chaos
• Tommy Campbell: Amex drops Mike Lindell and Трамп Loses business licenses
• Stephen: Sleazy Matt Gaetz shared X-rated videos on House floor, Трамп for speaker, & Rudy’s booze problem
• Remix Bros: ♫ Трамп’s Let’s Indict The MF (Bing Bong) REMIX ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп 2043! ♬
• ScaredKetchup: Трамп Show 18 w/ AI Lauren Boebert & Elon Musk
• Lawrence O’Donnell: McCarthy removal shows GOP’s uncontrollable hatred of government
• Alex Wagner: Judge hammers Трамп with gag order for attacks on court staff
• Patrick Fitzgerald: Royals:

• Jimmy Kimmel: The Dotard’s very bad summer
• Stephen: A crazy summer, Part 1—Трамп’s mugshot and cocaine in the White House
• Joy Reid: All that’s left in the GOP. Become the menace or serve the menace
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп, Too Poor for Forbes 400 (A lyrical tour de force) ♬
• Seth Meyers: Трамп fraud trial, Biden impeachment, House GOP chaos
• Stella Magz: The Republican shit show continues….
• The Late Show: Wanted—New Speaker of the House
• Jen Psaki: A recap all of Трамп’s lies about personal wealth
• Tommy Campbell: Трамп mocked by heckler and gets gag order from Judge Engoron
• Parody Project: ♫ Capitol Hill ♬:

• Stephen Colbert: McCarthy removed as House Speaker & Трамп slams “talentless, low rated CREEPS” of Late Night
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s FINAL farewell ♬
• ScaredKetchup: Trump Show 19—Co-host AI Lauren Boebert & guests Ted Cruz, Mike Pence
• LegalEagle: Трамп gets the corporate death penalty (and it’s getting worse)
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ On seeing a Трамп bumper sticker ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: The Dotard attacks “CREEPS of late night television” & McCarthy ousted as Speaker of the House
• Alex Wagner: Kevin McCarthy learns the hard way that “You cannot appease the mob”
• Joy Reid: Трамп is cornered as New York fraud trial begins expert says
• Lawrence O’Donnell: New York judge proves gag orders can work on Трамп
• Liberal Redneck: McCarthy ousted:

• Alex Wagner: The Трамп show is over as Трамп leaves court in a huff
• Stephen: Defeated McCarthy blames Democrats
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп DESTROYS the New York Jets
• Alex Wagner: Loose lips Трамп is said to have blurted U.S. secrets (again!)
• Jimmy Kimmel: Gaetz faces explosive allegations, Трамп spills top secret info & Lindell’s got money trouble
• Seth Meyers: Trump “open” to being speaker, will visit D.C. as Republicans near fistfights
• The Late Show: Secret Service delivers Трамп’s McDonald’s order to NYC courthouse
• Rachel Maddow: “There is no way to both-sides this.” Republican meltdown paints stark contrast with Democrats
• Steve Shives: Reminder—Republicans are NOT serious people
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ He Had Plans to Become a Dictator (The sad story of The Dotard Трамп) ♬

Lauren Mayer: ♫ She Belongs With Us ♬

Hitler Rants Parodies: Hitler interviews Biden

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

Lewis Black Rantcast: U.S. Supreme Court unethical?

The Daily Show: 16 minutes of Mitt Romney being roasted

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

– AI of any quality is longer away from us than people promoting it or worried about it think. Still, if you train it unethically people will be upset.

– Seattle is dying is famous.

– Who could have predicted that Idaho wouldn’t rush to do the sort of material health and child care etc. that they already could have now that abortion is illegal?

Anyway, please wash your hands right now and get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible. Probably best to go with medical people and not people who thought it would turn you into a zombie.

No Speaker, no laws. Go commit crimes, or what would be crimes if there were laws. Oh, am I doing a graffiti? Well the Constitution says the House “shall chuse their Speaker” and they haven’t done that.

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

Please stop by tonight’s edition of the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally for an evening of political pontification over a pint. (And, um…maybe a bit of gloating!)

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.

Happy Week Without Driving to all who celebrate. I have spent since earlier this year without a car, and usually not driving in that time. It is nice to be able to do in Seattle, but trickier and trickier the further out of the city you go. Bike infrastructure isn’t great anywhere, and there are some good suburban trails, but there are a lot of places that just are tough to get to without a car.

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

NowThis: Dianne Feinstein passes at 90, leaving behind 3 decades of work in the Senate

More Perfect Union: This new deal jobs program is coming back

Darrin Bell: Rupert Murdoch retires—an animation of the creation of an editorial cartoon

NowThis: Sen. Menendez faces several federal corruption charges

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

Robert Reich: Inequality for All turns 10. Has the movie’s warning come true?

Gropey. Old. Pervs. and Other MAGA Rubbish:

• Alex Wagner: Трамп suffers potentially catastrophic loss in court; Judge “furious”
• Mark Fiore: The House Freedom Caucus
• The Good Liars: This guy wants to arrest the Georgia DA
• Bill Maher: Tips for Трамп’s cellmate
• Lawrence O’Donnell: What are they going to call Трамп Tower if The Dotard loses it?
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ (In prison for) The Longest Time ♬:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп—Sicker by the Day ♬
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ “Something’s Coming” (for Трамп) ♬
• Mehdi Hasan: Трамп’s extremely fascist week
• LegalEagle: Ranking Трамп’s terrible lawyers
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s Not the Man He Says He Is ♬
• Ari Melber: Трамп loses fraud case as lawyers ask if his sons must move out
• Tommy Campbell: Трамп’s crazy phone claims & George Santos embarrasses himself defending Menendez
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп reacts to radical judge calling him a fraud
• Ari Melber: Трамп guilty as N.Y. A.G. wins key ruling in fraud case
• scaredketchup: Lauren Boebert co-hosts The Трамп Show 17
• Alex Witt: An insider’s take on the Трамп bombshell allegations
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Ultra-MAGA Marching Song ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce
• Alex Wagner: Another Трамп prosecutor asks judge for protective measures as threats continue
• Ali Velshi: Judge finds Трамп committed fraud in NY civil case
• Lewis Black Rantcast: Shakespeare’s plays too sexual?
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Fraudulent Трамп. Lock up The Lump! ♬
• Joy Reid: GOP-fueled government shutdown threat mocked as “a shutdown about nothing”
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп calls Travis Kelce a “big cuck”
• ScaredKetchup: Трамп’s Tiny White Balls 2—The re-do:

• Ari Melber: Трамп on edge as coup “sweep” plotter Navarro is convicted & others await trial
• Stella Magz: GOP—“Evidence? We don’t need no stinkin’ evidence!”
• Jordan Klepper finds out if democracy is done for
• Alex Wagner: Трамп’s “coded” calls for violence, tacit intimidation backfiring as judge considers gag
• WaPo: Republicans have floated government shutdown since January
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reveals Ivana’s final moments
• Joy Reid: The looming shutdown—With MAGA extremists, the cruelty is the point
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Questions for the Freedom Caucus ♬
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Judge Chutkan denies Trump’s request to remove her from Jack Smith’s 2020 election case

The Daily Show: Life on Dick Street

Vox: How to fight climate change with parking lots

Bloomberg Law: Why Congress so rarely passes government funding bills on time

NowThis: Why Illinois abolishing cash bail is important

More Perfect Union: The REAL reason EpiPens & inhalers are so expensive

Electile Dysfunction:

• Stella Magz: The Republican debate was embarrassing!
• Lewis Black’s Rantcast: Old Presidents
• WaPo: The second G.O.P. debate in 3 minutes
• NowThis: How “model bills” have helped push anti-trans bills across the U.S.
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ A New Hymn from The Church of the Holy Cow ♬
• Stella Magz: Latest polls—Are we REALLY surprised?

Vox: The anti-racist town in the American South, explained

Michael Kosta blows the lid off three conspiracies

WaPo: Remembering the life and career of Dianne Feinstein

NowThis: The Koch brothers and Clarence Thomas’ corruption

Bill Maher: “I need a drink”

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

– Look, if I had my way the iconic Seattle building would be the Smith Tower, not the Space Needle. It’s better located as part of the city and just looks better. But recognizing that that ship has sailed, the new Sounds crest is pretty rad.

– Green Jacket Lady 2025.

– You don’t have to stop biking just because it’s raining.

– Starbucks’s anti labor bullshit was anti labor and bullshit, judge finds.

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

Good morning to everyone except for Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison who can eat a doo doo pie. The incredibly low bar for sweeping homeless people isn’t low enough for her. It’s incredibly frustrating, and in the meantime, things aren’t improving. So cruel.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now and get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible. 1