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Man, remember to get your ballot postmarked or dropped off by Tuesday.

Family stuff ahead, so who knows if I post even less frequently, more erratically. Annnyway.

I love taking the bus. Last night coming home from Drinking Liberally, it was the best! A group of 50 something women having a night on the town got on and were aggressively trying to flirt with the bus driver. “Oh he’s my favorite driver, he can take me anywhere.” Delightful.

Also, and this was 10:30, some teens hop on. Too much time in the summer, but good for them finding things to do. Being able to hang out. Taking the free for them bus Downtown.

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

Come one, come all! The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets tonight for socializing, political discussion, and relaxation. Stop by if you can. And if you haven’t dropped off your ballot yet, take the opportunity to do so.

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.

Finally some dang rain. It was drizzling in Downtown Seattle earlier today when I was walking to work. It’s been more than a month, so good. I hope we can stay cool and that some of the plants can get a drink. Ideally Seattle summer would have one good rainy day a week.

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

LegalEagle: Elon sues the lawyers that made him buy Twitter

The Daily Show: Elon Musk—Visionary or villain?

Liberal Redneck: Hollywood and the summer of the strike

MAGA Morons:

• Joy Reid: A rough week for DeSantis
• Ari Melber: Coup bomb goes off as Jack Smith eyes a 3rd indictment for Трамп
• Bruce W. Nelson: Mangy Fetlocks presents a news update
• scaredketchup: ♫ AI Трамп & Friends Sing: “Real Women Vote Трамп” (The Trump Show Ep. 10) ♬
• Lawrence O’Donnell: GA Supreme Court reject Трамп’s petition
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to January 6th target letter
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ “I’m Being Indicted for You” ♬
• Vox: What happened to Tim Scott
• Ali Velshi: House GOP members push conspiracy theory that FBI instigated Jan. 6 despite lack of evidence
• Parody Project: ♫ Witch Hunt ♬:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп Plans to Turn Away Canadian Smoke at the Border ♬
• Jen Psaki: Senator Tuberville is politicizing the military
• Alex Wagner and friends: Трамп’s court defense exposes insincerity of his public protestations
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The FBI Keeps Targeting Conservative Criminals! SO UNFAIR! ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to Carlos Alcaraz WINNING Wimbledon
• Tommy Campbell: Jared Kushner testifies, Jim Jordan chokes and DeSantis chomps pizza
• Joy Reid: Offensive Rap video political ad hailing Marjorie Taylor Greene as “Mayor of Magaville.”
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп the Target (a musical metaphor) ♬
• Lawrence O’Donnell: “Arrogant & brazen”—Legal experts trash Трамп lawyer’s docs case argument
• Ari Melber: See the three coup crimes that could send Трамп to prison
• Jonathan Capeheart: Republican lawmakers spark outrage with comments on race
• Rachel Maddow: Republican attorneys general demand access to out-of-state abortion medical records
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Weary GOP culture warriors looking for increased “battle pay” ♬
• Alex Wagner: State prosecutors begin to pick apart Трамп’s fake elector house of cards
• Tommy Campbell: Lauren Boebert trashes converse pin and Jesse Watters ripped by his mom
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard endorses a Joe Manchin presidential run
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп offers no defense of possible charges following Jan. 6 target letter
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Marjorie Taylor Greene, Ranking (Hunter’s) Member ♬
• Jen Psaki: What “Moms for Liberty” is all about

WaPo: SAG actors join writers for historic double strike

NowThis: Why calling Black people “Colored people” is problematic

Robert Reich: How to fix a broken Supreme Court

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

Oh goodness. Traffic is going to be a mess in Seattle this weekend. But I hope Taylor Swift’s fans have a blast. And Capitol Hill Block Party goers have a blast. And Bite of Seattle people enjoy it. Some places will be bad to drive and public transportation might be the least comfortable since the pandemic. But you man what a vibrant city.

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

Have you received your ballot yet? Me too. Have you voted yet? Me either. But fortunately, there are voters guides. Fortunately, there are voter guides.

– My go to since I could vote has been The Stranger. Even though the staff has turned over multiple times, it’s still a good source for Seattle area elections.

– Fuse has a Progressive Voters Guide. It’s always useful.

– If you’re more interested on specific issues, Pro-Choice Washington has a guide.

– And Seattle Bike Blog has a list of relevant endorsements.

– And I fully endorse wash your hands right now and get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

Ballots are out. If you know who and what you want to vote for, get it in early, and stop by the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally. If you don’t know, stop by and discuss your choices over a cold 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.

– SDOT, man.

– Always sad to see planned transit routes not go through.

– Cougar on Haystack Rock, your argument is irrelevant.

– I love seeing the Rent a Ruminant goats around.

– Get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

Robert Reich: The “Prime” target for Amazon’s shadiness? You!

Lauren Mayer: ♫ Too Darn Hot! ♬

J-L Cauvin: Did the Cheesecake Factory go woke?

Greenman: Fossil Fuel’s threat campaign against farmers and clean energy

The Трамп Mafia and Associates:

• Katie Phang: “Retaliation”—Why Трамп’s former DOJ officials fear a second term
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Overwhelmed by Трамп’s Crimes? It’s Not Just You. ♬
• Chris Hayes: Why big GOP donors are souring on DeSantis
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп lawyers just told a Трампian lie to espionage case judge
• Ari Melber: See GOP confronted over “straights only” discrimination, after SCOTUS echoes parts of Jim Crow
• Parody Project: ♫ Take It Easy 2023 ♬:

• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to the SAG strike
• Tommy Campbell: Mike Lindell puts half the MyPillow factory up for auction
• scaredketchup: The Трамп Show Ep 9 w/ AI Moms For Liberty, Scott Baio & RFK Jr
• Alex Wagner: Signs (and calendar) point to a hot indictment summer for Трамп
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп and the incident with the prison choir ♬
• Joy Reid: Dec. 2020 White House meeting that was “Antithetical to democracy” under DOJ scrutiny
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Jack Smith destroys Трамп’s “baseless” attempts to delay espionage case
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Republican “Takers”, Taking the Check but not Doing the Work ♬
• Rachel Maddow: Michigan Republicans, driven from power, reduced to “ball kicking”
• Alex Wagner: Feds probe meeting that spawned Трамп’s “will be wild!” tweet
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ GOP “Whistleblower” an Agent of China ♬
• Parody Project: ♫ Fourteenth Amendment ♬
• Lawrence O’Donnell: New GA grand juries to hear evidence against Трамп as possible charges loom
• Liberal Redneck: Sound of Freedumb
• Rachel Maddow: Tennessee A.G. uses private medical records in Republican campaign against trans people
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Run Dotard! Run! ♬:

• Tommy Campbell: Australia cancels Dotard Jr, Трамп embarrasses himself at Dairy Queen
• Joy Reid: “Host of federal crimes Трамп could be charged with” says co-creator of Jan. 6 prosecution memorandum
• Alex Wagner: Conspiratorial election denial bad for business pillow guy learns; GOP does damage control
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard just dropped Truth Social sweaters to END Threads
• John Oliver: Roasting Трамп for 7 minutes straight (part 2)
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ New Трамп Campaign Song! ♬

Robert Reich: We need affordable childcare, now

WaPo: Megan Rapinoe’s legacy is winning equal pay and World Cups

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

NowThis: How did the word “Woke” become so politicized?

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

Where the fuck are the good cops we keep hearing about? Seattle Police have a goddam gravestone of someone they killed in their breakroom. No good cop saw it and put it in the trash? This isn’t the heat of the moment, adrenaline pumping, someone said they saw a weapon; This is calmly mocking a dead kid. Day after day after day after fucking day.

And the Trump flag. Man was being sued for sexually assault at the time of the video. Probably why they stopped investing adult rape. These pieces of shit were waiving the adult rapist flag. In a city that despises him that they swore to protect and serve.

Christ on the Cross. No defund activist, nobody chanting all cops are bastards, no investigation, no lawsuit could make SPD look as bad as they did all by themselves. And every fucking day for who knows how long the good cops left it all up.

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

– Ballots are being mailed today. And I still need to research my candidates.

– Megan Rapinoe is going to retire after the end of this World Cup and OL Reign season. What a fantastic career and what fun it has been to see her play.

– This week in garbage mayors: Dean Sawyer of Newport, Oregon.

– This article on poor domestic abuse survivors is a lot.

– Get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets this evening for some politics and conversation over a pint. We’d love to have you stop by.

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.

The city of Seattle has had years to figure out ways to deal with homelessness in SoDo ahead of the All Star Game. Really could have got ahead of things, and figured out how to get people housed. Instead, last minute sweeps. Predictable, but not necessary.

We’ll have chances in the future to do this better, but I fear that we won’t. And in any case, this was squandered.

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

Joy Reid: The Supreme Court is acting like unelected politicians, not a court

NowThis: The history of legacy admissions

Vice News: The disturbing new face of mass incarceration

Liberal Viewer: White House cocaine

Chris Hayes: Wisconsin governor uses clever maneuver to fund schools for 400 years

Lauren Mayer: ♫ Bidenomics! ♬:

NowThis: Questions arise over legitimacy of “customer” in Colorado gay rights case

The Daily Show: What Independence Day really means

Parody Project: ♫ Fourth of July Special—A new verse for the National Anthem ♬

Chris Hayes: World records its hottest days ever this week

The Den of the Dotard:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп to get time off for bad behavior ♬
• scaredketchup: The Трамп Show—4th of July Special with A.I. Josh & Erin Hawley
• Ari Melber: MAGA is losing steam as Трамп eyes prison and 600 Jan 6 convicts are waiting for him
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard, Jr. is DESTROYED by break-up with Kim Guilfoyle
• Parody Project: ♫ DONNY BOY—Flashback to 2017 ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Marjorie Taylor Greene Thrown From a Moving Bus! ♬
• Alex Wagner: Florida suffers consequences of DeSantis political games with public health
• Tommy Campbell: Lindsey Graham booed, GOP Tweets Liberian flag and more hilarity
• Joy Reid: “Divider who peddles in lies, division”—Kumar on Трамп’s posts attacking Biden family
• Parody Project: ♫ AMERICA—Happy 4th of July ♬:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Study Indicates Трамп Hats Cause Brain Damage ♬
• Robert Reich: Republicans don’t own patriotism
• Ari Melber: From “sore loser” to prison? Трамп nightmare deepens as Jack Smith hits AZ 2020 plot with subpoenas
• Lawrence O’Donnell: New documentary looks to analyze connection between veterans and right-wing extremism
• John Di Domenico: Outlaw President Трамп’s July 4th message 2023
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп Grabbed Lindsey’s Carolina ♬
• scaredKetchup: ♫ Трамп Show Ep 9 Promo w/Moms For Liberty ♬
• John Oliver roasting Трамп for 10 minutes straight
• Chris Hayes: DeSantis flops because of “weird, alienating, hard-right campaign”
• Ari Melber: GOP’s Lindsey Graham booed by MAGA crowd after ‘playing himself’ with Трамп
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Chancres, Scabs, Boils, and Трамп—Make America Gruesome Again! ♬:

• Tommy Campbell: Brett Kavanaugh’s legacy admission and Mike Lindell blasted by caller
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard EXPLODES over the removal of Marjorie Taylor Greene
• Ari Melber: Трамп’s “smoking gun” tape stokes prison fears and co-conspirator finally gets lawyer for arraignment
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп Clings to Life! (like a leech) ♬:
• MSNBC: Freedom Caucus votes to oust Marjorie Taylor Greene
• Joy Reid: Former DOJ Public Affairs head on Трамп’s cavalier handling of top secret documents
• NowThis: Who is Jesse Watters?
• Ari Melber: The military “coup bomb” goes off—Трамп’s “unhinged” WH plot gets the Jack Smith treatment
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ MTG Rejected on Intellectual Grounds ♬

Joy Reid: SCOTUS “religious freedom” ruling was “completely based on a hypothetical”

Chris Hayes: “Fundamental right”—Judges rule against health care bans for trans youth

NowThis: Who is Martha-Ann Bomgardner Alito?

The Daily Show: The power & politics of Taylor Swift

Lawrence O’Donnell: Justice Kagan shares our crisis of faith in SCOTUS

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