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Now This: Is Congress ready for Gen Z?

Alex Wagner: In Obama portrait unveiling, an important reminder of Democratic transitions of power

Trevor with Labor Sec. Marty Walsh: The future of work in America

WaPo: Obama’s portrait unveiling in 2 minutes

This Week In The Трамп Crime Syndicate and Cult:

• Joy Reid: The GOP uses un-American “fascist techniques”
• Alex Wagner: Michigan example exposes dishonesty of GOP insistence on abortion as a “state issue”
• The Late Show: Want to protect your elections office? Try the new Election Interfere-Ring Doorbell
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп reacts to Serena Williams losing and retiring
• Steve Hofstetter: Ron DeSantis caught cheating
• Zerlina: More details come out on Трамп docs
• Stephen: His reputation for stiffing lawyers leaves Трамп struggling to find good defenders
• Tommy Campbell: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s rally fails and nuke secrets drop
• Alex Wagner: Assessment of foreign nation’s nuclear capability among seized Mar-a-Lago documents
• The Daily Show: ♫ Come On Judge Aileen ♬:

• The Late Show: OKCousin—Dr. Oz’s new family dating app
• Jimmy Kimmel recaps Трамп’s terrible summer
• Trevor: Secret extremist group 101—maybe don’t keep a list of everyone’s names?
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Defendant Трамп “Has no reputation to protect”
• Seth Meyers: FBI seized nuclear docs stolen by Трамп at Mar-a-Lago, GOP hypocrites shrug
• Alex Wagner: New report on right-wing extremist group shows alarming penetration of civic institutions
• Stephen: Why Is Judge Cannon giving Трамп special treatment?
• J-L Cauvin: Better Call Трамп (2024)
• WaPo: Book bans in America are rising
• The Parody Project: NO SURPRISE (Student Debt):

• Chris Hayes: Material on foreign nation’s nuclear capabilities seized at Mar-a-Lago
• Alex Wagner: Трамп Judge’s Special Master ruling wreaks havoc on damage assessment of Mar-a-Lago stash
• Desi Lydic FAUXsplains: The Трамп documents scandal
• Stephen: “How do we explain this to our allies?”
• Vice News: Former spy assesses Трамп’s Mar-a-Lago documents
• Good Liars: If Трамп and Hillary committed the same crime…
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to a Special Master being appointed
• Alex Wagner: Dubious court rulings show consequences of Трамп’s judicial confirmation spree
• Seth Meyers: Трамп’s month of mounting criminal scandals intensifies as Biden surges
• Ali Velshi: New documentary looks at how GOP leadership traded rule of law for political power
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ Hypocrisy, Thy Name is GOP ♬

• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп lashes out at the FBI, nuclear secrets stashed at Mar-a-Lago & Don Jr’s saddest video yet
• Joy Reid: Legal expert on Трамп-appointed Judge, “This is more like food court than judicial court’
• Stephen with Alex Wagner: “This could take a very long time”
• Stephen with Alex Wagner: “Other people have gone to jail for this”
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп reacts to the death of Queen Elizabeth II
• Tommy Campbell: Mike Lindell blaming his failed summit on the internet is so funny

Bloomberg Law: Clarence Thomas and oral arguments—Taciturn to talkative

Mark Fiore: Exceptions to American exceptionalism

Robert Reich: A tribute to the teacher who changed my life

Now This: Obama cracks jokes at the White House

Trevor Noah (throwback): How gerrymandering invalidates many Americans’ votes

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

So, it looks like the COVID-19 emergency is coming to an official end in Washington next month. This doesn’t mean that the disease is over, of course. But with better treatments and better vaccines it isn’t as deadly.

I don’t know if it’s the right call, but I do know that you should wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

Hey! By the end of the week, most of us will be able to get the updated Omicron vaccine. This is great news. I would encourage all of you who can to get this vaccine as soon as supplies are available. Let’s keep protecting ourselves and others. Vaccines are the greatest method we have to protect ourselves and our communities from COVID-19. The more people who get vaccinated and boosted, the better we’ll all be.

Tuesday is here, and that means the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally gathers for an evening of politics and good cheer over drinks. You are invited 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 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.

Chris Hayes: Democrat Peltola defeats Palin in special Alaska House race

Bloomberg Law: Union busting—What employers can and cannot legally do

Alex Wagner: Alaska’s Rep.-Elect Peltola heads to Congress with mandate for compromise

Трамп and His Treason Weasels:

• Lawrence O’Donnell: Sen. Graham hits rock bottom with “riots” threat over Трамп
• Tommy Campbell: Marjorie Taylor Greene caught exaggerating swatted story
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Musical Whiplash after Dotard Jr.’s “Redact This” Tweet ♬
• Zerlina: The Dotard lashes out at DOJ
• LegalEagle: Трамп’s bad defenses and worse lawyering
• Katie Phang: Inside the West Palm Beach courtroom for Трамп Special Master request
• Liberal Redneck: Трамп and other threats on our democracy
• Mark Fiore: The Трамп guide to legal defense
• Rachel Maddow: Familiar Трамп stall strategy plays out in “Special Master” gambit
• Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian: The “Which Awful Person Said It?” gameshow:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Let’s Talk About that Traitor Трамп ♬
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп got caught with classified docs in his desk
• Robert Reich: The Republican war on teachers
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard unboxing of classified documents
• Rachel Maddow: Public service agencies, large and small, chilled by violent threats from Трамп supporters
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ Riots in the Street ♬
• Al Franken: The most shocking January 6th hearing
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ I Hope that Трамп Will be Interred Next to Ivana ♬
• Ari Melber: DOJ Vet says Трамп will be indicted, and can’t escape after stealing, lying and stonewalling
• Christopher Titus: Sarah Palin and Bill-O-The-Clown
• The Daily Show (throwback): How The Dotard learned to stand in a totally normal way
• John Di Domenico: Трамп cemeteries & burial grounds announced! Great investment opportunity!
• Rocky Mountain Mike: ♫ Report From Mar-a-Lago ♬:

• Tommy Campbell: Mike Lindell’s summit fails to shock the world
• Alex Wagner: Purpose of Трамп’s Special Master ploy becomes clear
• Stephanie RuhleDOJ completes review of purloined Mar-a-Lago docs
• Katie PhangBiden primetime address reignites nutburger QAnon conspiracy theories
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ In a World Full of Wonder, Wonder Why We Still Have Трамп ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard wants to marry Sydney Sweeney
• Rachel Maddow: Intelligence officials assess fallout of Трамп mishandling of U.S. secrets

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

Alex Wagner: Energized women voters send GOP candidates scrambling to conceal unpopular abortion views

Carla Ulbrich: ♫ Katie Porter’s Whiteboard (remix) ♬

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

Back from vacation, looking forward to a 3 day weekend.

Anyway, it’s pretty rad that kids under 18 are eligible to take public transportation for free from most agencies now. And Washington State Ferries starting in October. It’s really a great thing. Public transportation is a great thing and I love encouraging people to take it.

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

Do you have any plans for Tuesday evening? No? Well, then, stop by the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally for some politics and good cheer over a drink. You’ll be glad you did!

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.

John Oliver: Carbon offsets

Liberal Redneck: Student loan forgiveness

Now This: Women’s Equality Day—How women feel about celebrating in a post-Roe world

Carla Ulbrich Guitar:♫ Katie Porter’s Whiteboard ♬:

Lauren Mayer: ♫ A Couple of Seconds With Mandela ♬

The Taint of Трамп:

• Lawrence O’Donnell: “Трамп went through the boxes himself”
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп announces he is representing HIMSELF!
• Mark Fiore: The Dotard and his cultists demand transparency
• Ari Melber: Трамп legal meltdown—Трамп motions to review seized Mar-A-Lago docs as right-wing media leaks info
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Marjorie Taylor Slime ♬
• Tommy Campbell: Mike Lindell’s silly cyber sequel and Трамп’s lawyers flop
• Jon Stewart and friends: Трамп’s classified documents and Mar-a-Lago’s menu
• WaPo: You don’t need to be a spy to break the Espionage Act
• Parody Project: ♫ Turning Back The Clock ♬:

• Chris Hayes: Special election results show voters are increasingly rejecting GOP extremism
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Contrasting Liz Cheney and Donald Трамп ♬
• The Daily Show: Top Трамп scandals
• Rachel Maddow: Bill Barr lied about considering charging Трамп with obstruction of Mueller, court says
• Ari Melber: Sheer panic for The Dotard as criminal searches mount and Giuliani “targeted” for charges
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard’s “I have a dream” speech
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ It’s best to ignore Трамп ♬
• Chris Hayes: Trump fears indictment as “Lock her up” rallying cry may come back to haunt him
• Ali Velshi: Here is what you need to know about Georgia’s election investigation
• Robert Reich: What nuclear secrets are hiding at Mar-a-Lago?
• Tommy Campbell: Marjorie Taylor Greene keeps her socks on at Mike Pillow’s summit
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Two Wisconsin Boys, Jeffrey Dahmer and Ron Johnson ♬
• Chris Hayes: Трамп had more than 300 classified documents at Mar-a-Lago
• Trevor: United the GOP stands…in support of Трамп
• Ari Melber: Giuliani “will be indicted”—Rudy insider says Трамп “stole his soul”
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to Jamie Foxx’s impression of him
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Dotard wants his documents ♬
• Robert Reich: How Republicans could steal the next presidential election
• Mehdi Hasan: The dangerous new movement in right-wing America
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to Dr. Fauci QUITTING!
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп is living the worst post-presidency life ever
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Mike Lindell, Oh What da Hell? ♬
• Ali Velshi: Your power, as a citizen, scares the far-right. Your vote threatens them

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

WaPo: Why Biden acted on student loans

Joy Reid: Abortion rights concerns motivating Women to vote and boost Democratic candidates

Jon Stewart: How can America do better during healthcare disasters?

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

Please join us this evening as the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets for an evening of political discussions, drinks and good cheer. If you can, 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 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.

I am heading on vacation. So no more open threads from me this week or part of next. And this one is basically nonsense. I will avoid the heat wave (by being in a different hot place), and hopefully you can too.

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

Ronny Chieng: What the hell is Space Force up to?

WaPo: How a string of big wins shifted Biden’s presidency

Trevor with Alex Wagner: We haven’t given up on democracy

Robert Reich: How crypto could take your savings

AJ+: Why millions of Americans can’t afford water

Mark Fiore: Steal back the news cycle

Treason Трамп and His Traitorous Trogs:

• Trevor: Трамп’s excuses get more insane as FBI unseals warrant
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Every day is worse than the day before for Трамп
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ “Send Me a Check”, a Трамп fundraising song ♬
• Chris Hayes: The truth behind the DeSantis “election integrity” stunt in Florida
• Liberal Redneck: Liz Cheney and the new GOP
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to the defeat of Liz Cheney
• Tommy Campbell: Lauren Boebert’s family values showcased with frantic phone calls
• LegalEagle: Трамп’s alleged crimes at Crime-a-Lago
• WaPo: How Republicans downplayed the Mar-a-Lago search
• Chris Hayes: The hilarious Dr Oz “Crudité” flop
• Rachel Maddow: Трамп team’s hand seen in multi-state scheme to corrupt election equipment
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Dotard Трамп’s 2025 Performance at the Kenosha Bus Terminal ♬
• Parody Project: ♫ RUBIO ♬:

• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard wishes Salman Rushdie a strong recovery
• Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian: “Religious freedom” is neither
• Desus Nice: FBI’s shady Трамп findings and GOP OUTRAGE over Mar-a-Lago search
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s Comfortable with Lies ♬
• John Di Domenico: Трамп’s official response on the FBI Mar-a-Lago “raid”
• Chris Hayes: “Cult of criminality”—Long list of Трамп allies convicted of crimes grows
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп’s NY Times quote is him admitting to a crime
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ My Ted Cruz Nightmare ♬
• Ari Melber: Busted and panicking, Трамп sent apparent threat to Attorney General after search
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ I Dream of Declassification ♬:

• Tommy Campbell: Mike Lindell defending Treason Трамп is hilarious
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ If the FBI Can Go After Трамп, They Can Go After You and Me (Thank God) ♬
• WaPo: What we know about the Georgia 2020 election probe
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп reacts to the FBI STEALING his passports
• Ari Melber: Humiliating—Lawyer who rejected Трамп job offer recounts decision
• Rachel Maddow: What matters, and what doesn’t, in the DOJ’s Трамп papers probe
• Alex Wagner: Political end for Liz Cheney could be the beginning of a nightmare for Трамп’s GOP
• Chris Hayes: Трамп openly inciting rhetoric against DOJ is dangerously familiar
• Now This: Dotard supporters target law enforcement
• Al Franken: “Unannounced raid” at Трамп’s Mar-a-Lago, hating Ted Cruz & Jan 6 hearings
• WaPo: How Трамп’s election denialism took over the GOP
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ An honest Republican song ♬
• Randy Rainbow: ♫ Lock Him Up Yesterday! ♬:

• Ari Melber: Meltdown—Трамп caught sending apparent threat to Attorney General after Mar-A-Lago search
• Chris Hayes: “America’s Mayor” Giuliani now criminal target in Georgia election probe
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп reading George Conway’s cookie column
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Dotard Трамп Has Never Peed Outside ♬
• Rachel Maddow: DOJ filing shows Mar-a-Lago search is part of ongoing criminal investigation

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

WaPo: Liz Cheney’s rise, fall and future

Alex Wagner: How does Utah’s anti-trans law work? Secret investigations of kindergarten records

Winlar: ♫ Safe. Legal. And None Your God-damned Bus’ness! ♬:

The Daily Show: Eating ice cream—The Worst Scandal in Presidential History

Vox: How US corporations poisoned this Indigenous community

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

This article about nurses in the region becoming travel nurses has this line after many details “If this sounds unsustainable, it is.” Jeez. The pandemic really showed us what many of the problems with our health care system were in an emergency. And while COVID-19 is still a problem, we’re in a time when we can figure out longer term solutions for our nursing shortage.

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

More. More abortion friendly policies at the local level. As many people in the article noted, more at the state and county level are good too. More. More. More.

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

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally will be meeting this evening for political discussions, drinks and good cheer. 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 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 chapter nearby.

Good morning. I was looking at the Olympic mountains on my walk this morning, and man is there no snow. I feel like in the past it didn’t go away this much. Maybe I am misremembering my youth?

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And if you aren’t vaccinated or boosted, get it already. What are you waiting for?