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When you have an intractable situation, how much do you blame people who are trying to work around it? In the case of an upside down tax system in Washington, how much should you blame Democrats? They have made significant changes to the tax code in recent years (after holding the Governor’s Mansion for decades, and a trifecta for years).

If Democrats could be confident that the state supreme court would allow a high earners income tax, the blame would go to Democrats for not trying. But in the actual working of state government, at least some blame has to go to the court. And to the earlier court that ended it.

Anyway, national publications aren’t going to have much nuance.

Anyway, anyway, please wash your hands right now. And don’t be a dipshit, get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.

Tonight the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally engages in our weekly gathering to discuss all things political over fine beverages. Feel free to stop by and join us.

The Seattle chapter of DL meets every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm. Note that a COVID vaccination card and ID are required to enter the Roanoke.

Chapters of Drinking Liberally can be found all over the place. If you can’t make the Seattle chapter, find a chapter near you. Or start a new chapter.

Welcome to all of the Canadians who can now cross the border again. I had missed (?) all of the Bluejays hats around the city when they play the Mariners. And I imagine even more Canucks gear at some point. But seriously, it’s good because both sides of the border are good enough on COVID-19, and a lot of places depend on tourism.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And just get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.

Jon Stewart: How can America help its working class?

The Daily Show: Putting major court cases on trial

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

Samantha Bee: How Amy Klobuchar is taking on big tech for you

Robert Reich: How wealth inequality spiraled out of control

Vox: The chicken industry’s worker safety problem

The Incendiary Insurgents, Impaired Idiots, Incoherent Imbeciles, Immoral Iconoclasts and Impeachable Imps That Make Up Трамп’s GOP:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Mangy Paraphrases Marjorie (Taylor Greene) ♬
• The Daily Show: Tucker Carlson’s January 6th conspiracy documentary
• Ari Melber: Giuliani admits under oath he didn’t even check 2020 claims
• Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian: The United States of Freedom
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ As QAnon Waits Patiently for JFK Jr ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: QAnuts gather for JFK Jr’s triumphant return & Klan mom Marjorie Taylor Greene racks up mask fines
• Bill Maher: Let’s go Brandon
• Amber Ruffin: Marjorie Taylor Greene needs to stop
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ God Has Chosen Трамп ♬:

• Seth Meyers: Трамп and the GOP are trying to cover up what happened on January 6
• Zerlina: A week in review of the January 6th investigation
• Stephen: The Q Files—JFK Jr. fails to appear at the Rolling Stones concert
• Rachel Maddow: Gabby Giffords group takes NRA to court over millions in illegal donations to Republicans
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп REACTS to the Virginia election
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп is in a Panic! ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: The Dotard crashes World Series, let’s go Brandon pilot investigated
• act.tv: The hypocrisy of Ted Cruz
• Seth Meyers: Virginia Republicans kept their distance from Трамп while courting his base
• Medhi Hasan: If you’re not scared about American fascism, you’re not paying attention
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Josh Hawley worries about feminization ♬
• Seth Meyers: Republicans lose in New Jersey and QAnon supporters await JFK Jr’s return
• Bill Maher: Heroes of the coup—Commemorative coin collection
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s dire warnings about Biden and QAnon waiting for dead celebrities
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Marjorie Taylor Greene’s New Campaign Song ♬
• Stephen: GOP has a big night and Rep. Boebert thinks parents don’t deserve paid family leave

Cracked: Six real Bible verses we’re hoping God gives us a pass on

Ari Melber: Obama on campaigning through Hip Hop and quoting Jay-Z

Mark Fiore: Leading the world to West Virginia

Lauren Mayer: ♫ Katie Porter’s Whiteboard ♬:

Ari Melber: Pundit freak-out fact-check—Why Democrats didn’t blow it in 2021 election

Samantha Bee: These Supreme Court decisions could decide the future of abortion rights

Amber Ruffin: Renaming Army bases from Confederate Generals to Black women

This Week In ТрампPlague:

• The Late Show: Santa’s reindeer won’t fly his sleigh this year
• Ari Melber: Biden vax mandate gets shot in the arm from SCOTUS
• The Late Show: Covid has an agent? New doc reveals the power brokers who helped corona go viral
• Zerlina: A turning point in the covid-19 fight?
• Jimmy Kimmel: Covid news
• The Late Show: Marshall from Paw Patrol isn’t a fan of the mandate

Bloomberg Law: The shadow docket and how the Supreme Court uses it

John Oliver: Homelessness

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

The Remix Bros: ♫ Meta remix ♬

The Late Show: “The no book’ starring Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema

Roy Wood, Jr.: Black horror movies

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

With last night’s ballot drops, I think it’s safe to say the people who will be in Seattle and King County elected offices. Other than Port it’s the same as election night.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And if you haven’t been vaccinated, get your shit together and make an appointment today.

Well that was unpleasant. While some of the races are still too close to call, it looks like the Seattle conservative, and in one case actually conservative, people won. It’s disappointing.

More lefty people won in SeaTac, but the Republicans they were running against were more explicit about it. In fact, suburbia still trended left in a lot of places. The you should be afraid Seattle messages didn’t scare people running in places that weren’t Seattle. The national picture is… bleaker.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now! And get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.

It’s Election night in Washington state. So please join us for an evening of electoral politics over a pint at the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally.

The Seattle chapter of DL meets every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm. But show up early for the 8pm ballot drop. Note that a COVID vaccination card and ID are required to enter the Roanoke.

Chapters of Drinking Liberally can be found all over the place. If you can’t make the Seattle chapter, find a chapter near you. Or start a new chapter.

Hey, get your ballot postmarked or dropped off by tomorrow. Local races are going to make a huge difference. It’s quite a clear cut difference in many races, including Seattle. 2 years ago, it was pretty stark in many of the districts, but also a few were both fine.

But this year, there’s a clear difference in every race. I — you’ll be shocked to know — voted for the lefty candidates for all offices. I hope you will too if you live in the city.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And the vaccine is safe, people have been taking it all year: Get flipping vaccinated.

Trevor: The police quota system

LegalEagle: Pirate law

Mark Fiore: Welcome to Facebooks Metaverse

Lauren Mayer: ♫ Poor billionaires ♬

The Cadaverous Creeps, Churlish Crooks, Confused Clowns, Corrosive Cowards, and Contumacious Cronies of the Трамп Cabal:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Jim Jordan Spent Too Much Time in a Headlock ♬
• The Late Show: FAUX News craziest Трамп lie yet!
• Joy Reid: Rep. Adam Schiff says the GOP is now an anti-truth, anti-democratic cult of the former guy
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ “Hide Our Secret Shame”, a Republican anthem ♬
• Really American: Cruz defends Nazi salutes on Tree Of Life anniversary
• The Daily Show: FAUX News all of a sudden loves protesters blocking traffic
• Rocky Mountain Mike: Richard Henzel reads “The Craven”
• Bruce W. Nelson: Brainwashing is Easy
• Seth Meyers: Bombshell report ties January 6 organizers to GOP Congress members
• Robert Reich: What happened to the party of limited government?
• Ari Melber: Howard Dean on Ted Cruz and wing-nut racism
• Chris Hayes: Charlottesville defendant watched Tucker Carlson to prep for trial
• The Late Show: Ted Cruz’s wild Nazi salute rant
• Desi Lydic: Why Texas’s unconstitutional abortion law can’t be found unconstitutional
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Pastimes of The Past Presidents ♬:

• J-L Cauvin: Трамп reacts to Alec Baldwin
• Jimmy Kimmel: Capitol riot planners met with GOP, anti-vaxxers “stand with Kyrie” & Dotard Jr hits new low
• Rachel Maddow: Трамп “coup lawyer” caught on video boasting about quasi-legal memo & trashing Pence
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ January 5th ♬
• Jordan Klepper: He’s 150,000% sure
• Stephen: G.O.P. ridicules billionaire tax plan
• Chris Hayes: Congressman Jamie Raskin—We won’t play “hide and seek” with targets of Jan. 6 subpoenas
• Parody Project: ♫ My Ninja ♬
• Really American: Congressmembers caught aiding coup attempt
• Seth Meyers: Greene, Gosar and Brooks face growing scrutiny for Jan. 6 insurrection
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Republicans don’t care ♬
• Rachel Maddow: Wisconsin Republicans add mysterious “Carol” to election review circus
• Stephen: Rainfall swamps the west, and GOP members conspired with Jan. 6th riot organizers

Trevor: Ta-Nehisi Coates on America’s flawed criminal justice system

Seth Meyers: Biden says his presidency is at stake as Democrats scramble for a deal

Jon Stewart: The hypocrisy of bailouts

This Week In ТрампPlague:

• Jimmy Kimmel: Jimmy Kimmel’s COVID-safe Halloween costume pageant
• The Late Show: ♫ Together We Can Save Our Dongs ♬:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Song of the idiot anti-masker ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Pandummies spread misinformation and Marjorie Taylor Greene maskless again
• Ari Melber: Professional liar Tucker Carlson makes false Vax claim as FAUX News colleague reveals viewer death wish
• Jimmy Kimmel: Soppy bag of phlegm, Tucker Carlson, mocks Biden and Трамп botched COVID response

The Problem with Jon Stewart: LeVar Burton’s master class on disparity

Chris Hayes: How the second amendment is threatening the first

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

Gosh, it sure is raining. I like a good 5 months of drizzle. But this is not great. Come on, rain. Be cool.

Seriously, though don’t forget how to drive just because it’s been rainy. Be kind to other people on the bus. Just everyone be cool.

And please wash your hands right now. For all that’s correct and good, get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.

Congratulations to Kim Wyman on her selection for election security head at the Department of Homeland Security. If it was going to be a Republican — and I absolutely don’t think it had to be one — she’s probably the best choice.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And get fucking vaccinated if you haven’t yet.

It isn’t too late to stop by this evening’s Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally for some politically-inspired conversation over a libation.

The Seattle chapter of DL meets every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm. We are still out on the patio (under an awning) in the back. The kitchen is still closed, but feel free to bring your own dinner. Note that a COVID vaccination card and ID are required to enter the Roanoke.

Chapters of Drinking Liberally can be found all over the place. If you can’t make the Seattle chapter, find a chapter near you.

I am curious if other people in Washington feel like the pandemic is over? I am writing this on public transportation with my mask on. And in some places (more as of today) I have to show that I’m vaccinated. More people at my work — me included some days — are working from home than before the pandemic.

But Seattle is hopping. Downtown has people doing typical Downtown stuff. People are out and about all day. Brunch places are packed on the weekends. I am able to go to the dentist for an overdue cleaning. People are doing routine medical procedures. Most importantly, people are not getting sick and dying in large numbers.

I don’t have children, so I understand that for a population that can’t get vaccinated it’s tougher. But even then, they’re back in school unless there’s a relatively rare breakout.

Anyway, it’s still important to take precautions. So wash your hands right now. And for the love of God get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.

The Late Show: Franzia has a message for bottled wine

Robert Reich takes on replies to his tweets

Jimmy Dore: Mitt Romney’s crazy solution to climate change

Trevor: The subminimum wage disability pay loophole

SNL: Football press conference

Rachel Maddow: Actual audit finds Wisconsin 2020 election was “safe and secure”

Vice News: Joel Castón is the first elected Representative for an incarcerated population

Amber Ruffin: ♫ Facebook values profit over public Safety? duh! ♬

Liars, Cheaters, Traitors and other Dotard Трамп Wannabes:

• Trevor: Трамп starts his own social media app & the GOP blocks another voting rights bill
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Stephen Miller fun facts ♬
• Rachel Maddow: Sitting Republican Congressman charged with lying to the FBI
• act.tv: Трамп is still working to undermine our elections!
• Really American: Lauren Boebert is dangerously dumb
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard announces the launch of TRUTH social
• Chris Hayes: GOP Congressman predicts his own federal indictment
• Rachel Maddow: The Oligarch raided by the FBI and how Mitch McConnell got the ‘Moscow Mitch’ nickname
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Republicans have gone from bad to worse ♬:

• Stephen: Rep. Schiff watched GOP colleagues “slowly surrender to the immorality” of Трамп
• Ali Velshi: 2022 is the Year of the Big Lie
• Rachel Maddow: Трамп’s “coup lawyer” Eastman disavows infamous memo
• The Daily Show: A Dotard Трамп sympathy card for any occasion
• Stephen: “Трамп will lose this litigation,” says Rep. Schiff
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Mangy’s Dream (If Steve Bannon Were Fired from a Cannon) ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to the death of Colin Powell
• Stephen: Melanie doesn’t believe in the “pee pee tape,” and is Stephen the real superman?
• Rachel Maddow: Трамп, without the presidency to hide behind, faces a litany of lawsuits
• Trevor: Alex Wagner on the grim state of American politics
• Really American: Трамп again volunteers that he doesn’t like to be peed on
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ Family Leave ♬

• Jordan Klepper: Meeting Iowans who think Трамп won
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп Still Can Prove He Was the Law and Order President ♬
• Rachel Maddow: Another criminal investigation reportedly looking at Трамп golf course tax scheme
• Stephen: Trolls overrun Трамп’s new social network
• Really American: Трамп launching “Truth” Social media platform
• Ari Melber: Biden DOJ will try to Jail Bannon, says Obama DOJ veteran
• Rachel Maddow: GOP election fraud hype collapses as figurehead is charged with voter fraud

Al Franken: Al Franken on the “non-partisan” Supreme Court

The Late Show: Facebook’s new name search isn’t going well

Schmoyoho: ♫ Joe Biden sings Spooky Time ♬

The Remix Bros: ♫ Yung Gret—Blah Blah Blah REMIX ♬

AJ+: Why we’ll keep seeing climate disasters even if we “fix global warming”

Vice News: Death threats are creating a mass exodus of election officials

Robert Reich: America is on strike

Trevor: Why are so many workers going on strike?

Mark Fiore: Virtual reality for virtual Democrats

This Week in ТрампPlague:

• The Late Show: FAUX & Friends’ Colin Powell vaccine skepticism
• Jon Stewart: What’s more Hitler?
• Chris Hayes: “Crimes against humanity”—On holding leaders accountable for covid failure
• The Late Show: ♫ It’s Time To Mix N’ Match Your Vax ♬:

• Meidas Touch: Exposing Ron Johnson’s covid disinformation
• Stephen: Some vaccine news
• Trevor: Cops and firefighters refuse to comply with vaccine mandates

Trevor: Sen. Tammy Duckworth on why the subminimum wage should be abolished

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

Vox: Why the US is always hitting a “debt ceiling”

Comedy Central’s Drunk History: Revolutionary war stories

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

Dulcé Sloan: Why low-income neighborhoods have fewer trees

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

King County’s projection for the upcoming election is that 46% of eligible voters will participate. That means you — yes you! — can have an outsized impact on the result. Fewer people voting means that your vote will do more to help keep the yell at school board asssholes off the school board. It means your vote will go further in determining where city and county resources are spent. So use your power to vote every time, but know it makes a lot of difference this year.

Anyway, wash your hands right now. And if you haven’t been vaccinated yet, get the fuck on it.