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Let’s finally move away from Carl rides the bus in Tacoma to something different indeed. Today in Carl takes the train in Seattle: Fare ambassadors.

I don’t take the train regularly, and I guess fare ambassadors have been around for a bit. But they were on the train checking people’s cards yesterday. It was the first time since the pandemic that I had seen them.

I guess this is more of a heads up to, um, fare dodgers than anything else. But it is another thing returning to pre pandemic ways.

And one thing that isn’t pre pandemic is that you really need to get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

It’s Tuesday! And that means a meeting of the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally takes place. Consider stopping by tonight and join our political discussions over a beverage.

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 newly remodeled 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.

Hey, Carl. You spent the last two open threads talking about things that you think are worse and better about Tacoma busses versus Seattle, do you have a couple things that are just different? You know to stretch it out even further?

Yes!

Talking to strangers: It’s not just the bus. It’s like everyone everywhere in Tacoma is chit chatting with someone. I am a big fan and defender of the Seattle chill. But I can understand how it can be isolating.

And for a more bus specific one, there are a lot more frequent stops in Tacoma. It was every couple blocks for stretches. It made the route slower, but less of a walk before and after.

Anyway, hopefully this is less Carl rides the bus and back to normal (?) open threads soon. In the meantime, please wash your hands right now and get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

Liberal Redneck: Religion and politics in the south

Jonathan Mann: ♫ Climate change at Burning Man ♬

Alex Wagner: Follow the money—Fracking billionaires funding anti-renewable energy propaganda cartoons

The Criminals In Our Politics:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Suddenly, All the Republicans are Running ♬
• Lawrence O’Donnell: E. Jean Carroll beats Трамп in court—again
• Alex Wagner: Judge stomps on Mark Meadows’ bid to take Georgia trial federal
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to GUILTY Peter Navarro
• Chris Hayes: Georgia DA eviscerates Jim Jordan, suggests he buy book on RICO law
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Dotard Трамп—Professional Victim (His only real business success) ♬
• Ari Melber: Atlanta D.A. wins first clash with Трамп co-defendant in RICO case
• scaredketchup: The Трамп Show Ep 13 with co-host Lauren Boebert:

• Tommy Campbell: Ted Cruz embarrasses himself with botched beer stunt
• Alex Wagner: Prosecutors race against Трамп media’s campaign to corrupt jury pool
• Lawrence O’Donnell: “He’s toast, it’s over”, says attorney on the evidence that will doom Трамп in docs case
• Jonathan Capehart: Anger over Nixon pardon mirrors divide over Трамп
• Trevor: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s 15 minutes of shame
• NowThis: Трамп & FAUX News—Where it all fell apart
• Chris Hayes: Трамп advisor Navarro committed one of the “stupidest, most pointless crimes”
• Alex Wagner: Unsealed report reveals the Georgia special grand juror’s secret
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп and other Internet Scammers ♬
• Stella Magz: ♫ The Dotard throws son Eric under the bus ♬
• Tommy Campbell: Mike Lindell admits to paying employees with pillows
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ FAFO for Dummies ♬:

• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to Jill Biden getting covid again
• WaPo: Could Трамп be legally barred from running for president?
• Ari Melber and Bill Maher: Трамп’s TV trial, MAGA’s appeal and ending the Hollywood strike
• Lawrence O’Donnell: It was a good day for Fani Willis and a bad day for two Трамп co-defendants
• Stella Magz: Ann Coulter versus The Dotard Трамп
• Chris Hayes: “The corruption of Lindsey Graham”—Why the Senator risked indictment for Трамп
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Proud Boy Calypso ♬
• Alex Wagner: Lordy, more tapes! Трамп lawyer’s notes add details on lead-up to FBI search of Mar-a-Lago

Robert Reich: Why flying sucks so much

J-L Cauvin: Mitch McConnell DESTROYS Nancy Pelosi re-election announcement

Trae Crowder: Divided on the field

Electoral Dysfunction:

• Ali Velshi: MI Secretary of State on case for disqualifying Трамп
• Chris Hayes: Republicans trying to rebrand the anti-abortion movement to stave off election losses
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ Democrats, Don’t Panic ♬:

• The Remix Bros: Republican Debate 2023 #remix
• Chris Hayes: Mehdi Hasan takes on Vivek Ramaswamy in new interview

Mark Fiore: The corruption of Clarence Thomas

Lewis Black’s Rantcast: Social media SUCKS!

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

Last Open Thread, I mentioned some things that I didn’t like about taking the bus in Tacoma. But! Especially compared to Seattle, here are some things that are good about it, from my limited experience.

First, I haven’t had busses that show up on One Bus Away, but then not in real life.

I also never stopped for 10 minutes waiting for the drivers to switch.

I have been spending some time in Tacoma recently. And I still don’t have a car. I feel like something is missing from my understanding of the culture on the bus.

Tacoma bus people are so laid back, even in rush hour. Nobody who was paying with cash had it ready. Some people didn’t even get up to board until the bus had opened its doors. Do none of you have somewhere to be? No connections to catch?

Also, I don’t understand sitting. Most people who got on alone took the outside of two seats. And nobody moved in even when people were standing.

I hope this doesn’t come across as too judgy. I’m sure if I grew up with it, that Metro busses would feel pushy, squished together, and rude. But it’s quite a culture shock even in the Puget Sound.

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

Please join us this evening as the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally gathers for conversation 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 newly remodeled 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.

J-L Cauvin: Mitch McConnell reacts to second freezing episode

WaPo: Mitch freezes up again

The Dotard Трамп And Other Participants In His Criminal Organization:

• Matt Friend roasts Trump, DeSantis, Ramaswamy, McConnell and more
• Ari Melber: Coup evidence bomb goes off—Трамп’s Jan. 5 Roger Stone outreach echoes amidst smoking gun tape
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Rudy G, the Disgraced Former Mayor ♬
• Trevor Noah: Trevor Noah dunking on Трамп – Part 2
• scaredketchup: Трамп’s Tiny White Balls 3 (An AI MAGA-mercial):

• Stella Magz: Ted Cruz battles over brews & Mitch glitches again!
• Jen Psaki: “Like any defendant”, Judge says, Трамп must “make the trial date work”
• Rachel Maddow: Report on Трамп’s private remarks reveals true stakes of 2024 election
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to March 2024 trial date
• LegalEagle: When Elon Musk fought Jack Smith’s search warrant for Трамп
• Ari Melber: Трамп loses to Jack Smith again—Coup evidence bomb goes off in March 2024 trial
• Jonathan Jensen: ♫ I Bought the Lie ♬:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ When Donald Trump’s in Prison ♬
• Ari Melber: Трамп braces for trial as judge knocks indicted aide Navarro’s defense
• Jordan Klepper shows Трамп supporters January 6th hearing clips
• Mark Fiore: Трамп’s four dimensional day planner
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Fani Willis, Tanya Chutkin and Letitia James—American Heroes ♬
• Parody Project flashback: Mark Meadows
• Ari Melber: Трамп loses to Jack Smith again—Speedy coup trial ordered, and RICO D.A. demands fast-track trial
• Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian: The secrets of Moms For Liberty:

• scaredketchup: The Трамп Show Ep 12—MUGSHOT special
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Praying to God While You Worship the Devil (The Evangelicals for Трамп Song) ♬
• Rachel Maddow: Трамп bid to put off federal trial for years falls flat; Judges consult on speedy trial schedule
• Tommy Campbell: DeSantis booed and called out over Navy Seal claims, & FAUX spins Трамп’s mugshot
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп’s lawyer just previewed what Трамп will say if found guilty
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to the Blind Side lawsuit
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп Will NEVER Surrender (the secret of his delicate hands) ♬
• Ari Melber: Трамп’s prison fears rise as indicted chief of staff takes the stand in RICO case

Ali Velshi: Senate Democrats advance bill to impose ethics standards on Supreme Court

Liberal Redneck: Freeze, Mitch! (And the scourge of ancient evil)

NowThis: Clinic defenders troll anti-abortion protesters

Electile Dysfunction:

• Tommy Campbell: Don Jr mocked for debate spin room ban meltdown
• NowThis: Fact Check—Where does Fentanyl come from?
• Lewis Black’s Rantcast: Vivek Ramaswamy was cryogenically frozen?
• Parody Project: ♫ Not You, Ron-Ron ♬:

• Stella Magz: Remember, the internet is forever, Jeanine Pirro!
• J-L Cauvin: Ron DeSantis attacks the Weather Channel over hurricane Idalia
• NowThis: Who is Tim Scott?

Lauren Mayer: ♫ The News Writes My Songs ♬

Robert Reich: Why do we have weekends?

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

Back in September (no Open Thread on Monday) with some things that are kind of old.

– Love the idea of a worker owned restaurant. I can’t speak to the customer side, but it sounds like a good experience.

– Filter the runoff, sure.

– Parts of East Link opening next year? OK.

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

Good morning. My family moved to the Seattle area when I was young enough to transfer most of my sports loyalty to the Seattle teams. But I still root for the Mets over the Mariners (M’s are my AL team). Mostly I just don’t think about it.

But now that every team plays each other, there’s a series against each other late in the year. And while the Mets sweeping would be my ideal, they are out of contention this year, and it would make Seattle so miserable in this penant race.

I don’t think I can watch?

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

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally will be getting together this evening for a drink and some conversation. Join us if you will.

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.

It’s Monday, baby! Time to start another incredible week. A week that you have got.

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

Trae Crowder: Southern diversity

Stella Magz: Vivek’s message to Gen-Z—Earn your right to vote….

More Perfect Union: Could America have a general strike like France?

Jonathan Mann: ♫ Join a union ♬

The Dotard Трамп:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ A Prison Lullaby for The Dotard Трамп ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard gives nicknames to the GOP debaters
• Alex Witt: “Nearly impossible” for Трамп to run presidential campaign while facing 3 prosecutors in 4 cities
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп’s mug shot will live in history forever
• Ari Melber: Трамп vet Roger Stone caught on tape admitting Трамп lost while lying about “the steal”
• Trevor Noah: Dunking on Трамп—Part 1
• Brian Tyler Cohen: Fani Willis takes the gloves off against Трамп
• Jonathan Mann: ♫ Ron DeSantis Will Not Let You Down ♬:

• MSNBC: See instant reaction to “instantly iconic” Трамп rage mug shot
• scaredketchup: AI Kyle Rittenhouse & Lauren Boebert
• Parody Project: ♫ Flashback—It’s Begining to look like RICO ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard describes his time in Fulton Jail
• Jonathan Mann: ♫ America’s Mayor ♬
• Pod Save America: Political experts react to Трамп indictment & legal ads
• Tommy Campbell: Ron DeSantis calls Трамп supporters listless vessels
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Rats are Fleeing Трамп’s Sinking Ship ♬
• scaredketchup: Трамп’s Tiny White Balls 2—Now it’s a campaign
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп’s Georgia co-defendants are already turning on each other
• J-L Cauvin: Mike Pence merch drop for Milwaukee GOP debate
• scaredketchup: Трамп & friends EPIC boat FAIL (from the VAULT 2017)
• Randy Rainbow: ♫ Don’t Arraign on His Parade! ♬:

• Jen Psaki: “Defendant or cooperator?”—Weissmann on bombshell report that Трамп’s chief of staff talks to feds
• Trevor Noah: Трамп’s not-so-triumphant 2024 campaign announcement
• Alex Wagner: Key Mar-a-Lago witness flips after dumping Трамп-aligned lawyer, court filings reveal
• Stella Magz: Mugshots of the rich and famous
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ 19 Co-defendants in Georgia ♬
• Ari Melber: Why the Roger Stone tapes hurt Трамп’s RICO case
• Tommy Campbell: Mike Lindell cries, rants and suffers tech failures throughout election summit
• MSNBC: The Dotard returns to Xitter with mugshot in hand
• LegalEagle: Insurrection v. First Amendment
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard getting ready to be weighed in Georgia
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп and snowballs’ chances in hell ♬
• Hitler Rants Parodies: Hitler phones Трамп
• Stella Magz: Lauren Bobert—Catch my grift?
• Rachel Maddow: The dog that didn’t bark—Трамп’s calls for massive protests go unanswered
• Trevor Noah compares Трамп to African dictators before and after the 2016 election
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard makes bail in Georgia
• Liberal Redneck: Трамп’s big week:

• Robert Reich: How YOU can disqualify Трамп from being President in 2024
• Stella Magz: The Dotard’s biggest lie of his life?
• Lauren Mayer: (They’re) Never Gonna Give Up Trump
• Alex Wagner: Is it odd for a “billionaire” to use a bail bondsman? Yes.
• John Di Domenico: Republican debate 8.23.23—Трамп rips RINOs in epic rant
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп’s mugshot will be the greatest humiliation of his life
• scaredketchup: Obama reacts Ep. 1—Трамп rally (from the vault 2017)
• Ali Velshi: Most GOP candidates pledge loyalty to a convicted Трамп
• The Juice Media: ♫ Someone had to do it ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to Republican debate in Milwaukee
• MSNBC: Трамп is unable to convince followers to protest on his behalf as he is arrested…again
• Ari Melber: Indicted coup plotter’s lawyer won’t say if Трамп is paying
• Jen Psaki: Unusual signs of fear from Трамп after new indictment

Robert Reich: It’s time to roast Starbucks

Mark Fiore: Meta turns off the news

NowThis: Who is Chris Christie?

More Perfect Union: How Ron DeSantis let billionaires destroy Florida

WaPo: The first 2024 GOP primary debate, in 3 minutes

Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ White House Rocked by Breaking Scandal—Biden Petted a Dog ♬

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

The investment in drug treatment in Seattle has been so lacking for so long that anything feels like a major thing. I hope it’s more successful than the nothing most people who overdose get now.

I am still aroundish.