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If you’re in a jurisdiction that’s having a special election, get your ballot postmarked or dropped off by Tuesday. If you’re in Seattle, please vote for the social housing initiative. If you’re in King County, separately, there’s an online ballot for King Conservation District. An important, if kind of silly, election. I voted for Porter, but I don’t really have a strong opinion on the others.

And, hey, it’s Valentine’s tomorrow. So you might as well get voting done today. Save yourself any hassle.

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

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

Red, White, and Balloon:

• Seth Meyers: Biden takes out Chinese spy balloon after FAUX News spends days freaking Out
• NowThis: Late-night TV shows have field day with Chinese spy balloon
• LegalEagle: Chinese spy balloon—is it legal to shoot down?
• WaPo: U.S. military shoots down ANOTHER “high-altitude object” in Alaska
• Jonathan Mann: ♫ China Balloon Psy Op ♬
• Rocky Mountain Mike: ♫ Bang Bang (Joe Biden Shot It Down) ♬:

• Mark Fiore: Rage balloons!
• Jonathan Jensen: ♫ My Beautiful (Spy) Balloon ♬
• SNL: Spy balloon
• Chelsea HandlerBiden murders a Chinese spy balloon & Marjorie Taylor Greene hates her job
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard says he would destroy Chinese balloons
• Travis & Jonathan: ♫ Chinese Spy Balloon ♬
• Jonathan Mann: The Balloon Becomes American
• Desi Lydic FAUXplains the Chinese spy balloon

SNL Weekend Update: Last week’s political news

The Snowflakes in the Cult of The Dotard Трамп:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Republican gun play goes horribly awry ♬
• Lawrence O’Donnell: House Republicans spent the day getting crushed by Democrats
• Alex Wagner: What the DOJ special counsel might hope to learn from Mike Pence under subpoena
• Jonathan Jensen: ♫ I’m a Deceiver (Song parody for George Santos) ♬:

• Rachel Maddow: Neo-Nazis intent on race war target U.S. infrastructure
• NowThis: Трамп 2024 is already losing cash
• Keith Olbermann: Laptop hearing becomes “Трамп is a pussy-ass bitch” hearing
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ Debt Ceiling ♬
• Lawrence O’Donnell: GOP’s debt limit threat is biggest danger to America right now
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ 5,232 Miles ♬
• Ari Melber: Republicans plan to gut Social Security
• Tommy Campbell: Mike Lindell snaps and says Jimmy Kimmel lied about claw machine
• Bad Lip Reading: The House of Representatives:

• Ari Melber: GOP plots controversial cuts as McCarthy tested
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Dead end street to be named for Трамп? ♬
• Keith Olbermann: Weaponization committee hit by its own weapon
• Chris Hayes: GOP using “weaponization” panel to air conspiracy theories ahead of 2024
• Alex Wagner: Republican sabotages her own party to insist on election fraud claims
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Chrissy Teigen’s description of Трамп as a “pussy-ass bitch” was heard in a House hearing today
• Ari Melber: Is Pence subpoena Трамп’s nightmare? Ari Melber breaks down DOJ’s pursuit of “coup club”
• Rachel Maddow: No known record of Santos mugging or assassination attempt

Seth Meyers: Political headlines

AJ+: Why maternity leave would be good for all Americans

State of the Union:

• Tommy Campbell: Biden goes Dark Brandon at State of the Union and destroys
• NowThis: Top moments from Biden’s SOTU address
• Al Franken: Biden chides Republicans who voted against the historic infrastructure package
• Seth Meyers: Biden Gloats about SOTU while Greene and Boebert unravel at Twitter hearing
• Roll Call: The State of the Union … and other comedy acts—Congressional hits and misses
• WaPo: Biden’s SOTU address in 4 minutes
• Politics Girl: SOTU
• Tooning Out the News: Rowdy Republicans heckle Biden’s State of the Union
• Chris Hayes: Yes…Republicans HAVE called for cuts to Social Security and Medicare
• Joy Reid: Historian praises Biden’s SOTU speech
• Keith Olbermann: Biden’s startling State of the Union Masterpiece
• Chelsea Handler: A lady with rabies screams “liar!” as Biden delivers State of the Union Address
• Seth Meyers: Greene melts down and GOP gets caught lying during Biden’s State of the Union
• Liberal Redneck: State of the State of the Union

Robert Reich: The dark side of sports stadiums

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

Hey, you. Yeah you. Do you qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit? Are you close? Might as well see if you’re eligible for the Washington Working Families Tax Credit.

And hey, wash your hands right now. And please for goodness sake, for goodness sake get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

A little over a week ago, one of my coworkers got COVID. It was probably the most prolonged time I have spent with someone who had it. And still, I have continued to test negative. So, please get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

Tonight is State of the Union night, and the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally will get together for lively political discussion over drinks. We will still meet at 8pm at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle). But the pub has TVs if you want to show up at the 6pm start of the SOTU address and watch it there. Otherwise, swing by after the SOTU address.

Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, there is probably another nearby chapter for you.

Those of you in King County, who are you voting for in the Conservation District election? It is very silly that we have this weird pseudo election, but we have an obligation to try to get the best people in positions like that.

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

The Daily Show: The Docs—A classified horror story starring Трамп, Biden & Pence

Ari Melber: Ransom or govern? Biden holds line with McCarthy “shakedown”

The Racist and Liars that Comprise the Dotard Nationalism Movement:

• Jimmy Kimmel: George Santos’ new wingman, Трамп pleads the 5th & drag queen story time with Marjorie Taylor Greene
• Lawrence O’Donnell: McCarthy votes to “defund the police” as Democrats push for police reform
• Tommy Campbell: Chinese spy balloon causes Republican hysteria
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to all Black quarterback Super Bowl
• Alex Wagner: Marjorie Taylor Greene embarrasses herself with misinformed talking point by opening her mouth
• Medhi Hasan: It’s hard to overstate MTG’s threat to America
• Seth Meyers: Prosecutors present evidence against The Dotard in Stormy Daniels hush money case
• Parody Project: ♫ King of the Con ♬:

• Keith Olbermann: Nobody asks McCarthy about HIS antisemitic trope
• SNL Weekend Update: Трамп’s Facebook reinstated with “guardrails” and George Santos admits to dressing in drag
• Desi Lydic: Is it a real FAUX News story or some bullsit Desi made up?
• Stephen: George Santos says no more lies and MAGA states limit teaching about race
• J-L Cauvin: Superbowl predictions from The Dotard
• Ari Melber: Losing—See Трамп under oath after caving to New York A.G.
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп rants about windmills & DeSantis, the case of curious George Santos & MyPillow Mike is coming!
• Seth Meyers: The Dotard rips into DeSantis & kicks off 2024 campaign and Lindell loses RNC vote
• Jordan Klepper vs. Трамп supporters who think he’s still President
• Alex Wagner: Republicans bereft of ideas for how to shed Трамп albatross
• Tommy Campbell: Трамп’s dome plan is stupid
• Chris Hayes: The right’s ‘campaign of lies’ about the Pelosi attack
• Ari Melber: Трамп denial—After 2022 humiliation, RNC doubles down on big lie and MAGA losers
• Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s Best ChristianThe secret to reading an inconvenient Bible like a Christian nationalist pro
• Jimmy Kimmel: MyPillow Mike Lindell at Kimmel, Трамп won’t stop whining & Santos steps down amid investigation
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ Gosh, THEY’RE the snowflakes! ♬:

• Ali Velshi: Some Republicans ‘can’t wait’ for Трамп to die
• Chris Hayes: Трамп and DeSantis try to out anti-vaxx each other
• Alex Wagner: Republicans feign anti-Semitism standard to eject Rep. Omar from committee
• Mark Fiore: The select subcommittee of a weaponized Jim Jordan
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to Tom Brady retiring
• Ari Melber: Bar’s sin—Трамп’s AG abuse of power
• WaPo: Ocasio-Cortez—Omar vote “about targeting women of color”
• Seth Meyers: Greene embarrasses herself at hearing and DeSantis tries to out-MAGA Трамп
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s heaping helping of trans-paranoia, supermodel Santos & MyPillow Mike STILL in claw machine
• Stephen sits down with George Santos

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

Chris Hayes: U.S. life expectancy is declining. Biden should act.

Vice News: On the frontlines of the abortion war—Death threats and arsons

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

– Narcan at libraries has been a thing. I am not 100% sure what the advantages of having it in a vending machine are, but I trust advocates.

– Get flippin’ vaccinated or boosted already. Goodness sake.

– I had never heard of resilience hubs before reading this article. Interesting.

– Look at all the chemicals we’re dumping in Puget Sound.

– The last 747 has been manufactured. I am surprised how nostalgic I feel about it.

– The bills on what to do about possession of drugs (item 1) is interesting. It doesn’t seem likely to pass, but you can write your legislator in favor of Senator Dhingra’s decriminalization bill.

– Good news for bike infrastructure.

– Fred Clark is good people. Drop him a few dimes if you can spare them. And if you haven’t, go read the Left Behind series.

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

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets tonight for some lively political discussion over a drink. We welcome you to 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 in the back room of the pub.

Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, there is probably another nearby chapter for you.

I think it’s a good idea to sue car companies that make products that are easy to steal. If it makes a difference, that seems like a better thing for everyone. But I guess only if it pressures them to make a change.

I don’t know that a city makes more sense than states or the Federal government. But those haven’t done it, so don’t let the perfect get in the way of the good.

I don’t know, maybe next we can design our way to not needing cars at all.

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

NowThis: Sen. Patty Murray on the current state of reproductive rights

Stephen: Biden boosted by good economic news, and other news from the world of politics

Robert Reich: The one thing that would make elections better for everyone

NowThis: Voter disenfranchisement, by the numbers

Liberal Redneck: The state of conspiracy theories

The Cult of The Dotard:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ What the Hell Do People See in Dotard Трамп? ♬
• SNL Weekend Update: George Santos’ lies and other political news of the week
• Jimmy Kimmel: The Dotard cheats his way to golf glory, George Santos is a gay icon & Ted Cruz’s hypocrisy shines
• Seth Meyers: Criminal charges in Трамп election case could be imminent, Atlanta DA says
• Ari Melber on sedition case: Smoking gun busts MAGA militia leader at trial
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ On Knowing When and Where to Put Your Feet Up (or not) ♬
• Wanda Sykes: George Santos’ bad week
• Tommy Campbell: Mike Lindell’s cyber fails, tipsy Ronny Jackson and Kitara
• Randy Rainbow: ♫ Speaker of the House ♬:

• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп Gives Трампiest performance ever at a FUNERAL & George Santos addresses drag queen video
• Chris Hayes: The Republican Party’s 2024 candidate quality problem
• Alex Wagner: Report exposes Durham as tool of Barr’s political weaponization of DOJ
• Stephen: New lies from George Santos and Трамп’s disastrous eulogy for Diamond
• NowThis: Florida leaders & students call out Ron DeSantis’ racist ass over attacks on AP course
• Ari Melber: Трамп and Barr lose as “deep state” bomb goes off—Failed DOJ plot revealed in exposé
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп wins golf tournament (by cheating, of course) ♬
• Seth Meyers and Alex Wagner: How Ron DeSantis is whitewashing history
• The Late Show: ♫ ♬George Santos On Hannah Montana? ♬
• Founders Sing: ♫ You’re such a fucking liar ♬:

• Steve Hofstetter: Did Трамп win the election?
• LegalEagle: Alex Jones is now personally bankrupt
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Dotard’s remarkable Diamond eulogy ♬
• Mark Fiore: Anti-woke everything!
• Lawrence O’Donnell: George Santos is a “perfect monument” to House GOP lies
• Ari Melber with comedian Matt Friend: The unbelievable Трамп
• Wanda Sykes: Meta lifts Трамп’s Facebook and Instagram ban & Missouri plans to ban CRT
• Parody Project: ♫ The Real G.O.P. ♬:

• Jimmy Kimmel: George Santos lashes out at late night
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ Stand by your Marge ♬
• Ari Melber: Smoking gun in coup case—Трамп aide Navarro never had “privilege” in Jan. 6 clash
• SNL Weekend Update: Colin Jost interviews Rep. George Santos
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп to pay Hillary MORE than he paid Stormy ♬
• Chris Hayes: How the GOP probe into “weaponization” of the government turned out last time
• Seth Meyers: Santos and Трамп scandals keep getting worse for GOP

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

NowThis: Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) on becoming Senate’s first woman President Pro Tempore

Roy Wood, Jr.: Police militarization & Atlanta’s “Cop City”

Secret, Secret, I’ve Got a Secret…Document

• Wanda Sykes: Biden’s classified documents, The Dotard’s awkward eulogy & other political stories
• J-L Cauvin: Mike Pence reveals he has more classified documents
• Seth Meyers: Ted Cruz’s hypocrisy and Tucker Carlson’s conspiracy theory on classified docs
• Tommy Campbell: Mike Pence kept classified documents and it’s hilariously bad for Трамп
• Jon Stewart and friends: Trump, Biden, and Pence’s classified documents
• Alex Wagner: U.S. classified document ‘spillage’ issue plain after Pence documents also discovered
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard EXPLODES about Biden documents scandal

Stephen: Another candy company enters the culture wars

NowThis: Roe v. Wade would’ve turned 50 today. Here’s what’s happened since its overturn

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

SNL Weekend Update: April Ludgate and Leslie Knope on working for the government

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

Good morning. Some municipalities have elections coming up soon. If you live in Seattle, you should be getting your ballot for the social housing initiative soon. I would encourage you to support it.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. Right now. And schedule yourself or your family to get vaccinated or boosted.

Has anyone else had Orca Cards be too sensitive? The other day mine tapped off and then immediately back on. I tried to tap that again but it just said I had already tapped. A line was forming behind me and I have a monthly pass, so it didn’t cost me anything. But I imagine it would be annoying if it was taking money out of my account.

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

So…watchya doin’? In the mood to engage in some lively political discussion? How ‘bout if it’s over a beer? Yes? Then you should stop by tonight’s gathering of the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally.

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm out on the back patio. Some folks may meet in the back room of the pub to stay warm.

Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, there is probably another nearby chapter for you.