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You guys! King County rocks. More than 90% of people under 5 have received their first shot and more than 80% have had their full course. It’s been a lot, and it isn’t over, but this is truly great work by so many people.

Thanks to everyone who got the shot. Thanks if you are afraid of needles or were worried about side effects but did it anyway. Thanks to everyone, starting with Seatac voters, and eventually statewide, who made sure we have a sick leave to take a day off if necessary. Thanks for politicians who pushed state and local mandates.

Thanks to everyone who organized and participated in a vaccine event. Thanks to the people giving shots and taking information. Thanks for people who were there while we waited 15 minutes. Thanks to the private places that gave their space. Thanks to Lumen Field and Amazon for me specifically.

If you haven’t yet, please get vaccinated or boosted.

Still no news, I guess (there is a lot of news).

Nothing happened over the weekend. No news. Or it’s possible that I didn’t sleep well over the weekend and am half-assing this. Um, the legislature starts today. So that’s something.

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

Robert Reich: The big picture: How we got into this mess, and how we get out of it

Трампian Traitors:

• Stephen: Hannity’s role in Jan 6th planning revealed
• The Daily Show: The January 6th insurrectionists—Where are they now?
• Chris Hayes: Jan. 6 Committee releases “explosive” texts from Sean Hannity
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ “In Трамп They Trust” … Seriously? ♬

• Parody Project: ♫ January 6 Commemorative—The lawless and the Capitol ♬
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ How Can You Claim That You’re Being Silenced (When We Can Still Hear You Just Fine) ♬
• Stephen: Remembering Jan. 6
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп in Jail and Other Positive Thoughts ♬
• Joy Reid: Whiny Ted Cruz backpeddles
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to Twitter banning Marjorie Taylor Greene
• Steve Hofstetter: On fucking Republicans
• Meidas Touch: Ted Cruz is pathetic
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ I Just Watch Jeopardy (when the Трампers Get me Down) ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: This week in Jan. 6 history
• Stephen: John Dickerson on how history will remember Mike Pence
• Rachel Maddow: Giuliani aide’s submission to January 6 Committee exposes new facet of Трамп coup plot
• The Late Show: ♫ 525,600 Minutes Since The Insurrection ♬:

• Stephen: Трамп is still out there with his big lie”—Sen. Klobuchar on the aftermath of Jan 6th
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп reacts to Joe Biden’s powerful January 6th speech
• Ali Velshi: Трамп victim act follows authoritarian playbook drawing in fanatical supporters
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Dereliction Donald ♬
• Stephen: John Dickerson warns us not to fall for the GOP’s distraction tactics
• Ali Velshi: Preserving the future of our democracy
• The Daily Show: FAUX News talking about BLM protests but make the footage January 6th
• Chris Hayes: Why the “consensus opinion” during and right after Jan. 6 is worth remembering
• Stephen: Biden takes the gloves off, tears into the former President For inciting Jan. 6th riot
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Twitter Blocked! ♬
• Mark Fiore: Another January 6th
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп, Jr. is engaged
• Rachel Maddow: GOP deference to big lie over facts of January 6 exposes scary gap among Americans
• Chris Hayes: Ted Cruz begs for forgiveness after accurate observation of Jan. 6 reality
• Remix Bros: ♫ DJT x Joe.I.Am’s “Lies Lies Lies” REMIX ♬:

• The Daily Show: Conservatives on January 6th vs. Benghazi
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Mangy vents about arrogant gasbag, Steve Bannon, and the addlepated Peter Navarro ♬
• Seth Meyers: Twitter permanently suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene’s personal account
• Parody Project: ♫ We do not speak your name—January 6 Commemorative ♬
• The Late Show: Takes that didn’t make the cut of Трамп’s message to the Capitol rioters
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to the anniversary of January 6th
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Dotard’s Base and His Mushroom are Shrinking ♬
• Chris Hayes: Remembering Jan. 6th
• Daily Show: Ted Cruz—The booger on the lip of democracy

Michael Spicer: David Bowie predicts the impact of the internet on Newsnight, 1999

This Week in ТрампPlague:

• Meidas Touch: Ron DeathSantis struggles to breathe, gasps for air in shocking new video
• Stephen: Florida will beat covid by testing less
• Winlar: ♫ Test my corpse for covid ♬
• Desi Lydic: The CDC explains its new covid guidelines
• Meidas Touch: WTF? DeSantis lets up to 1 MILLION covid test kits EXPIRE

Vice News: The race to zero emissions, & why the world depends on it

Cracked explains: How Companies Undermine Your Right to Repair Their Broken Products

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

Good morning to everyone who isn’t spreading disinformation (point 1) via SPD radio traffic. What a bunch of shits. Let’s figure out a way to escalate an already tense situation.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated or boosted. Do it. Make an appointment today.

Hey you! Yes, you. The legislature is meeting remotely. That means you, yes you, can testify without traveling to Olympia. So, you, yes you, should. We’ve had 2 years of learning how Zoom works, so go for it.

And please wash your hands right now. If you aren’t vaccinated, quit wasting time and make an appointment.

Another problem year in the books. Things got a lot better, especially after Trump left office. In King County, we have mostly returned to normal for healthy, vaccinated people. You have to wear a mask, but also otherwise it’s fine. Bars are open. Schools are mostly open. Restaurants are open. The library is open. I spent Christmas with vaccinated family. Public transportation is less used than pre covid, but it’s getting back.

But man, I know that’s not true everywhere. And it wasn’t true for most of the year. It has been slow, slow, slow.

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

Now This: The “doomsday glacier,” explained

Giving 2021 a Farewell Kick in the Nuts:

• Full Frontal’s Mike Brown: 2021 year in review
• Now This: Why Americans protested in 2021
• Jimmy Kimmel: The year in unnecessary censorship
• Robert Reich: 2021—A year defined by worker power
• The Daily Show: A look back at 2021—The least bad year of the last 2 years
• Remix Bros: ♫ 2021 Remix ♬
• Ayman Mohyeldin: President Biden reaches year’s end with growing list of successes
• Vox: 2021 in 6 minutes
• Now This: Most powerful images of 2021
• WaPo: The wildest political moments of 2021

The Daily Show: Kimberlé Crenshaw, pioneering critical race theory scholar, on why we’re talking about CRT

Chris Hayes: Experts raise alarms about cracking Antarctic ice shelf

The Fraudsters, Fake Fundamentalists, and the Fecal Fucks that make up the Трамп G.O.P.:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Why Would We Want to Build Back Better When Things are Already Perfect? ♬
• Steve Hofstetter: Trash talking about politics in the South
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп REACTS to the Ghislaine Maxwell GUILTY verdict!
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ When you’re a Schmuck (like Jared Schmeck) ♬:

• Tommy Campbell: Mike Lindell begs churches and Marjorie Taylor Greene buys pharma stocks
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Madison Cawthorn’s a Gaseous Twit ♬
• LegalEagle: Why Alex Jones lost the Sandy Hook lawsuits
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп REJECTS “Let’s Go Brandon” for 2022!
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Mike Pence, a worm by any other name…. ♬
• Steve Hofstetter: Proof that Greg Abbott is sabotaging democracy
• Really American: Let’s Go Darwin—GOP cultists REJECT science
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Just What is he Hiding? ♬
• Chris Hayes: Congresswoman openly advocates end to American democracy
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard celebrates Kwanzaa
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп Media Business Plan ♬
• Ari Melber: Indicted Трамп aide Bannon sees Jan. 6 “playbook” leaked by ally
• Really American: GOP embraces “fresh” faces of hatred
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Congregational hymn from The Church of the Holy Трамп ♬

Tiffany Cross: Harry Reid’s legacy is the Affordable Care Act former Sen. Al Franken says

Roy Zimmerman: ♫ Is America Ready? ♬:

Full Frontal Rewind: The ultimate case for abortion rights

This Week in ТрампPlague:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ A Public Service Ad for Flight Safety ♬
• Chris Hayes: How Omicron’s contagiousness is changing the pandemic normal
• Really American: COVID reveals Republicans science denialism
• Gizmodo (slide show): FAUX News’ worst lies about covid-19 from 2021
• The New York Times: We’ve lost two years to covid. It’s time to grieve
• Tiffany Cross: Dr. Anthony Fauci calls shorter covid quarantine guidelines “Prudent, based on science”
• Bruce W. Nelson: Dr. Oz’s campaign song

Chris Hayes: Alaska records all-time December high of 67 degrees

Ari Melber: : Schumer floats new plan to end McConnell’s obstruction

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

Here’s a thread I made just for you.

Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Birds aren’t real ♬

Lawrence O’Donnell: Kamala Harris’s successes overlooked by political media

Very Merry War on Christmas!:

• J-L Cauvin: Трамп threatens Santa Claus on Christmas
• Melania Трамп: “Who gives a fuck about Christmas….”
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Buying Трамп Stuff For Christmas ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Zuck on a truck
• The Daily Show: Holiday yule log—Remembering Pine-Eleven like it’s 9/11
• Joy Reid: Santa tells Joy Reid “I would love for our country to have peace, happiness, harmony”
• Roy Zimmerman: ♫ O Amazon ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ One Day Until Christmas (One Day Closer to Trump in Jail) ♬:

• SNL: The global warming Christmas special
• Lewis Black: Some Christmas rants
• VICE News: Vic Berger’s Christmas spectacular
• Mark Fiore: ♫ Manchin the Evil Coal Man ♬
• Full Frontal Rewind: Best holiday sketches
• Roy Zimmerman: ♫ Happy Holidays ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: The perfect gift for the ultra-paranoid far-right conspiracy theorist in YOUR life
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ A Very Merry Christmas Fire ♬

Full Frontal correspondents talk to crazy America

The Pug-Ugly Plug Uglies, Plague Peddlers, and Pugnacious Purveyors of Poisoned Politics that Make Up the Трамп G.O.P.:

• Rachel Maddow: GOP runs roughshod over election system in Wisconsin with no accountability
• Rachel Maddow: Accountability elusive as Трамп’s big lie runs amok in Wisconsin
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Jim Jordan (Just your average insurrection-planning guy) ♬
• Alicia Menendez: Трамп reveals “Tell” in escalating money probe
• Robert Reich: The oligarchy’s ultimate political weapon
• Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian: Just because Jesus forgot about A-B-0-R-T-I-0-N doesn’t give you the right:

• Joy Reid: House GOP is trying to throw all the sand it can into Jan. 6 probe gears
• J-L Cauvin: Mitch McConnell invites Joe Manchin to join the GOP
• Chris Hayes: Lawrence Tribe says DOJ must immediately conduct a “full-blown” Jan. 6 probe
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The shocking truth about Трамп and the Lizard People ♬
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Trump will never admit what he did on January 6
• Rachel Maddow: Sketchy Chinese company under investigation is well suited to partner with The Dotard Трамп
• Stephen: The best of #HeWhoShallBeNamed
• Joy Reid: Many who mock Jan. 6 Committee actively plotted with Трамп’s White House
• Rachel Maddow: Republicans bullying election officials achieve their ends even in failure
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп storms the White House to thank Joe Manchin
• Tommy Campbell: Mike Lindell fails preschool and FAUX News texts are hilarious
• Parody Project: ♫ It’s beginning to look a lot like RICO ♬:

• Chris Hayes: Jan. 6 Committee weighs possibility of criminal referrals for Трамп and his cronies
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Jesse Watters and Turning Point to Fascism ♬
• Jon Stewart didn’t “miss out” on Трамп
• Rachel Maddow: Would the January 6th committee subpoena sitting members of Congress? Yes, says Schiff

The Remix Bros: ♫ LIL KC’s Die In My Colon ♬

Fuck You, 2021:

• Rocky Mountain Mike: ♫ Best of 2021 ♬
• Now This: Some of the most inspiring teachers of 2021
• Amber Ruffin: 2021—A crazy year in America

Lawrence O’Donnell: Rep. Jayapal reacts to Mitch McConnell inviting Manchin to join the GOP

This Week in ТрампPlague:

• Now This: Pres. Biden remarks on omicron ahead of holiday weekend
• WaPo: When Трамп has told his supporters to get vaccinated
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп stumps for vaccine ♬
• Really American: FAUX News spread disinformation for politics
• Now This: Michelle Obama teams up with celebrity moms for vaccine PSA
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ 3 Times Vaccinated ♬:

• Chris Hayes: New data on omicron variant prompts cautious optimism
• Jordan Klepper: New variants
• Now This: Omicron is now the dominant variant in the U.S.
• WaPo: How omicron is reshaping the pandemic
• Really American: FAUX EXPOSED using fear and cozying up to big pharma

Lawrence O’Donnell: Biden Administration succeeds in averting supply chain disaster

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

I am probably going to halfass these even more than usual until January.

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally is giving-in to the viral terrorists. We will not be meeting at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern tonight or in the near future. With any luck the omicron wave will be fast and not furious, and we will all get to drink together to each other’s good health real soon.

Be safe, get your booster, and always wear a mask in any circumstance where someone else’s droplets might end up in your mouth, nose, or eyes….

Man, I don’t know how to feel about Senator Ericksen dying. Obviously, any loss of human life is sad. And you should feel bad for his family. It stinks. While there are things you can do, dying of COVID, or anything else, isn’t a morality tale.

He also made COVID-19 worse in the state, and — because we’re not hermetically sealed — the rest of the country and world. His legacy of conservative advocacy is pretty gross. It’s the sort of thing that you hope to defeat in elections. Having a death short-circuit that leaves a void.

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

LegalEagle: Are the Crumbley parents responsible?

Samantha Bee: The met sacks the Sacklers

The Sickest and Whack-est of the Shitstorm Known As 2021:

• Roy Wood Jr.: 2021 in review—The Year in Cancellations
• WaPo: Some of the biggest Pinocchios of 2021
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Rush Limbaugh, R.I.P (or B.I.H.) ♬

• Michael Kosta: 2021 in review—The year in scams
• Trevor: 2021 year in search—Healing, recovery, taking care of ourselves & others

Robert Reich: Can Congress really use insider information to trade stocks?

Lauren Mayer: ♫ The “Woke” song ♬:

Trevor: Huma Abedin—Her Muslim-American experience & Hillary Clinton

Roy Zimmerman: ♫ Happy Holidays ♬

The Losers, Lemons, and Lunatics that Make Up the Looney Трамп G.O.P.:

• Seth Meyers: Bombshell PowerPoint lays out shocking plan for Трамп’s coup attempt
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Duo in contempt of Congress ♬
• Ari Melber: New evidence implicates more GOP leaders in MAGA effort to cancel Biden’s victory
• Stephen: “He’s destroying his legacy”, scared FAUX News hosts texted Mark Meadows during Capitol attack
• Really American: Gym Jordan betrays America; tries to overthrow election
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп congratulates Kim Kardashian on passing the baby bar
• WaPo: Rand Paul’s history of voting against disaster relief
• Mehdi Hasan: Joyce White Vance undercuts Mark Meadows’ privilege claim
• Rachel Maddow: New Meadows texts further implicate members of Congress in Трамп plot to overturn election
• The Daily Show: A school board Christmas—Finding love in a CRT world:

• The Late Show: On the next season of Succession—Who will replace Chris Wallace?
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Why Jim Jordan received the Presidential Medal of Freedom ♬
• Ari Melber: “Powerpoint coup plot”—Explosive evidence revealed from Трамп’s top aide
• Seth Meyers: Bombshell private Jan. 6 texts from Don Jr and FAUX News hosts revealed
• act.tv: Rep. Pramila Jayapal shows how the GOP doesn’t even know right from wrong!
• Samantha Bee: Mark Meadows’s VERY bad week
• Tommy Campbell: Mike Lindell says the world is stupid and the FAUX News Christmas tree burns
• Stephen: Chris Wallace leaves with FAUX News’s last shred of credibility
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Don Jr’s text messages set to music ♬
• Chris Hayes: FAUX News hosts, Трамп Jr. texts reveal everyone was horrified by riot—except Трамп
• Trevor: Even FAUX News thought January 6th went too far
• Rachel Maddow: Meadows evidence appears to implicate members of Congress in plots to flip state elections
• Jimmy Kimmel: Texts reveal Donald Jr & FAUX News hosts begging The Dotard to stop insurrection insanity
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard announces Melania’s NFT crypto blockchain nonsense
• Steve Hofstetter & Leedy Corbin: MAGA heckler owned
• The Parody Project: ♫ Rudolph the former Mayor ♬
• Stephen: As wrong as it gets—Republicans don’t want you to know what happened on Jan. 6th
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ There are reports that Laura Ingraham MAY be a jellyfish ♬
• The Late Show: Eric Трамп wouldn’t leave Mark Meadows alone during the insurrection
• Seth Meyers: More shocking Jan. 6 texts reveal GOP lawmakers planning coup attempt
• The Late Show presents: A Conspiracy Carol:

• Mark Fiore: Mark Meadows mobile
• Rachel Maddow: Cheney emphasis makes clear—Possible Трамп federal crime a focus of January 6th Committee
• WaPo: How the MAGA squad supercharged political toxicity in Congress
• Robert Reich: How the Grinch stole the Post Office
• Stephen: Jan. 6th attack followed a campaign of subversion by GOP
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Radical Socialist, Rand Paul, begs nanny state for free money! ♬
• Really American: FAUX Hosts and Don Jr. EXPOSED regarding Jan. 6th lies
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard DESTROYS Chris Wallace as he leaves FAUX News
• Ari Melber: Трамп’s legal nightmare—New witness testifies in fraud probe

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

Samantha Bee modernizes a Christmas classic:

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

This Week in ТрампPlague:

• Dr. Fauchi: Our booster vaccine regimens work against omicron
• Jimmy Kimmel: This week in COVID history
• Really American: Misinformation leads to GOP deaths
• SNL: Fauci holiday message
• Parody Project: ♫ Omicron is Coming to Town ♬:

• The Late Show: Introducing the new starting lineup for the Chicago Bulls
• AJ+: Omicron is here—Will this pandemic ever end?
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Ron Johnson, Listerine, and pure thoughts ♬
• Chris Hayes: Dr. Fauci on omicron—Boosters promising in fighting off severe disease

Dulcé Sloan: The history of Kwanzaa

Jonathan Pie: The world’s end

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

Good morning. I hope you are all doing well. I am still feeling a bit yucky from the dentist. So not thrilled about that.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now, and get vaccinated or boosted (boosted?) if you haven’t yet.