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It’s election day…in Georgia. The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally will be getting together to discuss the Georgia election results and other things political and liberal. Please 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 out on the back patio. Some folks may meet 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.

– Did you all enjoy the snow over the weekend? We had very little Downtown, but it looked like quite a bit in Suburbia and in the South Sound.

– Congratulations to WSU on getting to the historic Jimmy Kimmel L.A. Bowl. Who could forget its storied past?

– I am get vaccinated guy, but also get vaccinated for the flu.

Trevor: Herschel Walker’s wild plan, Twitter’s new covid policy, and police robots

NowThis: Hakeem Jeffries to make history as first Black party leader in Congress

Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ On the awful secularization of Groundhog Day ♬

Electoral Dysfunction:

• Chris Hayes: Obama campaigns in Georgia and weighs in—Vampires or Werewolves?
• Joy Reid: I genuinely want to know what the case is for Herschel Walker
• Ali Velshi: Why reordering the Democratic primaries is a big deal
• NowThis: Georgia sees record numbers for early voting in Senate runoff race
• Chris Hayes: Election loser Blake Masters recruited to figure out why GOP lost big
• The Late Show: Herschel Walker found someone who appreciates his speeches
• Desi Lydic: How harassed election officials impact elections
• Chris Hayes: ♫ Rusty Bowers on AZ voters rejecting election deniers ♬

Robert Reich: The Fed’s inflation mistake continues

VICE News: The poetry of thriving with HIV

Jonathan Jensen: ♫ A parody tribute to Randy Rainbow ♬

The Party of White Supremacists and Holocaust Denial:

• Stephen: Presidents know who is coming to dinner and a hot new Herschel Walker scandal
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to Hakeem Jeffries being minority leader
• Bruce Nelson: ♫ Mangy Fetlocks agrees with The Dotard Трамп (sort of) ♬
• Alex Wagner: Трамп-supporting Oath Keeper leader guilty on rare seditious conspiracy charge
• Chris Hayes: The growing influence of yhe MAGA Troll Caucus
• Tommy Campbell: Oath Keepers sedition verdict shakes Трамп’s bone spurs
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп compares poorly with Jeffrey Dahmer ♬
• Rocky Mountain Mike: Elon:

• Liberal Redneck: Kanye, Nazis, etc
• J-L Cauvin: Mitch McConnell reaction to Трамп and the Nick Fuentes dinner
• Alex Wagner: Appeals Court tears apart review of seized Mar-a-Lago documents
• The Late Show: ♫ Stew Rhodes Couppants ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Stewart Rhodes and Kelly Meggs (cut off at the legs) ♬
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Capitol rioter’s sentencing memo perfectly describes Трамп
• The Daily Show: Трамп dinner guest Nick Fuentes vs. FAUX News
• Mehdi Hasan: The hypocrisy of the GOP’s obsession with “groomers”
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп admits stealing documents, Lindsey loves Herschel & MyPillow Mike’s craziest idea yet
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The walls are closing in ♬
• Ari Melber: Трамп-Ye-supremacist dinner shredded
• Rachel Maddow: Republican leader Трамп’s dinner with racist forces reckoning for normal Americans
• J-L Cauvin: Hidden camera EXPOSES The Dotard Трамп-Nick Fuentes meeting
• Bruce Nelson: ♫ Madison Cawthorn’s Last Clueless Speech ♬
• Ali Velshi: Is there room in the GOP for White supremacy and antisemitism?
• Rachel Maddow: Arizona GOP election rejecting zeal could boomerang on party’s candidates
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s tax returns FINALLY handed over and Mara-a-Lago beefs up security
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ That’s Angertainment ♬:

• Ari Melber: Трамп’s “toxic” wing causes chaos in House
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ A short dramatic musical play in one disgusting act ♬
• Chris Hayes and Rachel Maddow on Oath Keepers convictions make it harder to whitewash Jan. 6
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard defends Kanye West & his new DJ Hittlurr
• Good Liars: Трамп supporters who don’t mind antisemitism
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Appeals Court tells Трамп something he never hears
• Chris Hayes: Трамп embraces worst parts of base in bid to claw his way back power
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп & Kanye’s Mar-a-Lago dinner with Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes & Herschel’s erection slip up
• Stephen: Stewart Rhodes convicted of seditious conspiracy
• GZERO Media: Putin’s kompromat on Трамп:

• Lawrence O’Donnell: West is the worst person Трамп has ever had at his dinner table
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп reacts to Melania Трамп’s Thanksgiving meal
• Chris Hayes: Трамп defends Jan. 6 rioters after pressure from Kanye and Fuentes
• Stephen: Marjorie Taylor Greene is back on Twitter and Mike Lindell thinks he has a shot at RNC Chair
• Alex Wagner: Seditious conspiracy verdict deals rebuke to GOP gaslighting on Jan. 6 riot
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s Hosting Nazis for Dinner ♬

LegalEagle: FTX was (and is) a complete mess

Alex Wagner: Congress demands answers on Supreme Court Justice access scandal and accountability problem

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

After spending a few hours yesterday fixing some server issues, I’ve started looking into how I might modestly update this shitty old blog. First thing you’ll notice is that I’ve removed the ads. They’ve only been generating a few bucks a month in revenue anyway, so why bother? I don’t really need the money, but if you want to help offset my $28/month in server costs, donations are always appreciated. That said, you’d probably do more good contributing to an ongoing journalistic concern than this shitty old blog archive. Up to you.

As for other updates, well, I hardly visit HA much anymore let alone post to it. So if you have ideas, please feel free to offer them in the comment thread, and who knows, maybe I’ll read them?

– Tax them capital gains. Collect the heck out of them.

– If you’re a woman, trans man, or NB who can get pregnant and you’re under 45, King County is recommending that you get screened for syphilis.

– Councilmember Sawant can call cops murderers to her heart’s content.

– Wash your damn hands right now. And get vaccinated or boosted with the fucking miracle before you see your family at Christmas.

– Good morning. I hope you aren’t too inconvenienced by the snow and wind. Nothing stuck in the urban core, but maybe where you are?

– If Joe Kent wants to waste his doner’s money on a recount, more power to him, I guess. It would have to be a much greater swing than the governor’s race in 2004, but with fewer voters.

– Bring them grizzly bears back to Washington.

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

Yep…even tonight.

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally will be getting together. Please join us for an evening of political discussions over a beverage or two.

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.

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.

Good morning. I hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving, or if you don’t celebrate, long weekend, or if you had to work, a good time at work.

– It is bad to have dinner with a violent white supremacist, right?

– Firmageddon

– Ranked choice is coming to Seattle…eventually.

– Wash your hands right now. And I can’t believe it if aren’t vaccinated or boosted, but the good news is you can make an appointment today.

John Oliver: Qatar World Cup

Liberal Redneck: The results of rhetoric

Vox: How FIFA corrupted the World Cup

Jimmy Kimmel: Kanye West’s new board game

Electoral Dysfunction:

• Chris Hayes: Herschel Walker claims Texas as his primary residence on taxes
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Sarah Palin’s Lost Again ♬
• NowThis: What causes voter suppression, and how Congress can stop it
• Robert Reich: 2022 was the most expensive midterm in history
• Chris Hayes: Rep. Mary Peltola reelected to Alaska House seat, defeats Sarah Palin
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ About Трамп’s low-energy announcement ♬

Michael Kosta: New Yorkers to fill him in on the news

Joy Reid: We are a country that chooses violence over and over again

Robert Reich: Does Elon Musk have a right to destroy Twitter?

Lawrence O’Donnell: Cherokee Nation calls on Congress to fulfill 187-year-old promise

The KKKrazy Klan of The Dotard Трамп:

• J-L Cauvin: Трамп just got reinstated to Twitter by Elon Musk
• Katie Phang: Trump braces as his tax returns go to Congress and Pence mulls DOJ interview
• Tommy Campbell: Supreme Court laughs at Трамп and Herschel Walker flubs
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ If Jesus Shows Up Here Again ♬
• Stephen: Трамп allowed back on Twitter and he won’t “partake” in Special Counsel
• Jimmy Kimmel: Elon lets The Dotard & Kanye back on Twitter and Donny screams about Turkey
• Seth Meyers: The Dotard whines after Garland appoints Special Counsel to investigate him
• Red State Update: ♫ Songs From the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol ♬:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Jack Smith, a Special Counsel indeed! ♬
• Katie Phang: MAGA allies freak out as new prosecutor eyes Трамп crimes
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп’s big loss in the Supreme Court today was just the beginning
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп DESTROYS Ron DeSantis as “Fake woke destroyer”
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Dotard Трамп had a BAD day today ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Trump livid over tax return ruling, Herschel Walker lashes out & FOX has an imaginary axe to grind
• Tommy Campbell: Mike Lindell’s terminator versus Herschel Walker’s werewolf
• Seth Meyers: Mike Lindell pleads for his Twitter back, wants to meet with Elon Musk

NowThis: Biden Gives U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team a pep talk for World Cup match

Adam Conover: Elon Musk is an idiot (and so are Zuck and SBF)

LegalEagle: Elon bought himself a bunch of lawsuits

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

• Jalopnik: How to change the subject to cars when Thanksgiving talk gets political
• Ruben the Bulldog: Thanksgiving law
• WaPo: Biden pardons turkeys ‘Chocolate’ & ‘Chip’ for Thanksgiving
• A Thanksgiving Classic: Sarah Palin’s Thanksgiving massacre!:

• Roy Wood, Jr.: CP Time—Thanksgiving edition
• Now This: How to honor indigenous people on Thanksgiving
• Lewis Black’s Rantcast: The Holidays
• Bill Mahar: Scorn of Plenty:

• Mark Fiore: Thanksgiving for billionaires
• How to Drink: The REAL story of Thanksgiving
• ABC News: The importance of understanding the true history of Thanksgiving
• The Late Show: Joe Biden is soft on poultry and soft on crime:

• Puppet Regime: The price of a Thanksgiving pardon
• Comedy Central: “Do I look like I have dietary restrictions?”—Comedians on Thanksgiving
• Jonathan Mann: ♫ Zombie Turkey ♬

– Seattle has a budget.

– My commute has changed a bit since late October. I now take the bus with a bunch of rowdy high school students. Man, I wish I had the free bus when I was a kid. How fabulous, great job everyone who made it happen.

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

Please join us this evening as the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally gathers for an evening of politics, 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 out on the back patio (under an awning). The cold weather may entice some folks to hang out in the back room of the pub as well.

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 saw Macbeth at Seattle Shakespeare over the weekend. Fantastic performances and staging. It was the final weekend, so this isn’t a review or anything like that.

It is me saying that I was very impressed with their mask policy. Obviously, get vaccinated or boosted is the thing that helps the most in saving lives from COVID-19. But with people in close quarters for a couple hours, masks are also important. And it was mandatory, and at the introduction, they said they would kick people out or stop the show if people weren’t masked.

They aren’t killing the little old ladies who make up their core audience. Don’t be absurd.

Roy Wood, Jr.: Black superhero history

The New York Times: Empty classrooms, abandoned kids—Inside The Great Teacher Resignation

Desi Lydic: Twitter’s Head of Communications speaks out

Electile (Dys)Function:

• Stephen: It’s 2016 all over again!
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Kari Lake’s been drained ♬
• Trevor: Pelosi won’t seek re-election & Herschel Walker talks vampires
• Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian: Thanksgiving in a House Divided!
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to his own 2024 announcement speech
• WaPo: Fact checking The Dotard’s 2024 campaign announcement
• Seth Meyers: Трамп goes on unhinged tirade as flailing GOP turns on him
• Tooning out the News: Трамп’s bizarre 2024 launch
• Rocky Mountain Mike: Kari Lake:

• The Late Show: ♫ All the Democrats do is win Senate control ♬
• Good Lairs: Florida man makes announcement
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Blake Masters’ electron stolen says Трамп! ♬
• Weekend Update: Democrats retain control of the Senate
• Seth Meyers: Трамп ignites GOP civil war by announcing 2024 bid, and even FAUX cuts away
• Alex Wagner: Candidacy is no shelter from legal storm for Трамп
• Stephen: GOP knives are out for Mitch McConnell
• Seth Meyers: Трамп officially launches his 2024 presidential campaign
• Trevor: Трамп’s “boring” 2024 announcement & Elon’s “hardcore” work demand
• Vox: Why so many “election deniers” lost in 2022:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Herschel Walker speaks out about emissions ♬
• Rachel Maddow: Every vote matters, just ask Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
• Seth Meyers: Democrats maintain control of the Senate
• J-L Cauvin: Mitch McConnell destroys Трамп for Catherine Cortez Masto Senate win
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Did someone say Kari Lake is a beach? ♬
• Tommy Campbell: Трамп announces plan to lose again
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s BIG announcement at Mar-a-Lago, GOP keeps their distance & Pence sheds light on insurrection
• The Late Show: The announcement the former President should have made
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Dotard Трамп’s back! ♬
• Stephen: Katie Hobbs defeats Kari Lake and why The Dotard wants to run for President again
• Now This: How Dems were able to hold the Senate majority in the 2022 midterms
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп is back by unpopular demand, Ivanka bails on daddy & Marjorie Taylor Greene wants VP spot
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп announces, “Blah, blah, blah, blah…” ♬

• Al Franken: Midterms—America told GOP to “Stop it!”
• The Late Show: Ivanka Трамп is gone girl
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Pence, The Walking Dead, and The Dotard ♬
• Stephen: McCarthy is in for a rough ride as Nancy Pelosi passes the torch
• Trevor chats with Barack Obama on protecting democracy and the commitment to facts
• Ari Melber: MAGA’s Big Lie candidates crushed in midterms as Murdoch trolls “loser” Трамп
• Mark Fiore: It’s not my fault!
• Jimmy Kimmel: Pence spreads hot Трамп gossip, MAGA nuts fight election fraud & Republicans hatch a childish plan
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Lindsey weeps for Herschel ♬
• SNL Weekend Update: Jose Suarez on his goal to be the first Latino-American President

Stephen: Family meeting with Michelle Obama

Amber Ruffin: How Native American kids were forced to become whiter

Mehdi Hasan: The most defining moments of Nancy Pelosi’s legacy

The Dotard Трамп and Other Dishonorable Liars and Grifters:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Was Трамп a loser? ♬
• J-L Cauvin: Mitch McConnell reacts to Rick Scott challenging him
• Seth Meyers: House GOP’s Marjorie Taylor Greene problem and Herschel Walker’s vampire story
• Lawrence O’Donnell: The Republican Party is “in ruin”
• Rachel Maddow: Former Chief Of Staff levels another abuse of power accusation at Трамп
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ MAGarrhea ♬:

• Chris Hayes: Трамп’s 2024 bid swayed Garland—But not in the way the ex-President hoped
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп reacts to Nancy Pelosi retiring from leadership
• Timmy Campbell: Mike Lindell begs Bill Maher and Twitter’s verified mess
• SNL: FAUX and Friends
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп—Mystery, Enigma, Skunk ♬
• Ari Melber: Garland can’t “punt” decision on indicting Трамп
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп gives away his daughter…and the Senate
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to Tiffany Трамп’s wedding at Mar-A-Lago

WaPo: How Nancy Pelosi became the most powerful woman in Congress

Stephen chats with Michelle Obama (full interview)

Desi Lydic: Black Friday—Why?

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

New Coleman Dock, baby! I have walked or biked by it quite regularly, and it doesn’t look ready from the outside. But it’s very exciting. Maybe I can pop into it on my way home from work and take a look. It’s very exciting when new infrastructure opens up.

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