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John Oliver: Opioids III—The Sacklers

Cracked: If megachurches were honest (Honest Ads)

Now This: How new census data impacts the future of U.S. politics

WaPo: How climate change could shift where tornadoes strike most

Traitors, Traffickers, and Terrorists of the Трамп-era G.O.P.:

• Ari Melber: Трамп crime? Bombshell new testimony reveals DOJ pressure to support “Big Lie”
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s “Patriotic” Followers ♬
• Seth Meyers: Rudy Giuliani drowns in legal bills and Mike Lindell melts down at cyber symposium
• Rachel Maddow: The one line that exposes Трамп’s real plan to overturn the 2020 election
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Republicans, a steaming plate of contradictions ♬
• Stephen: “FAUX News has lost control of the monster that it created,” says Brian Stelter
• Rocky Mountain Mike: ♫ Hooked On Their Stealing ♬:

• Ari Melber: Трамп’s inside job busted by Barr’s replacement in 2021 testimony
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп—Finally Successful Celling ♬
• LegalEagle: I tricked Rudy Giuliani into congratulating me on 2,000,000 subscribers
• The Daily Show: For the record, it was 14 words
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Is Трамп Striving to Reduce His “Bottom Line”? ♬
• Rachel Maddow: Facts so far in Трамп coup probe suggest criminal referral likely
• Seth Meyers: Bombshell emails reveal Трамп planned coup with loyalist Jeffrey Clark
• Founders Sing: ♫ You’re all a buncha suckers ♬
• John Di Domenico: Трамп announces shadow Cabinet ahead of reinstatement on 8.13 or 8.21 or 8.31 or Sept or Oct or Nov.
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ In Appreciation of Those With Трамп Intolerance ♬
• Seth Meyers: Judge rules Dominion lawsuit against Трамп allies can move forward
• Rachel Maddow: Resignation of U.S. attorney takes spotlight in probe of Трамп effort to overturn election
• Ali Velshi: Трамп implemented a “calculated, premeditated plan to pressure the DOJ”
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ What a Dreadful Current Crop of GOPers ♬

Amber Ruffin: Black parents’ tax dollars pay for White kids’ “segregation academies”

The Late Show: Captain Planet has… given up

LegalEagle: When pets are legally people

Robert Reich: The media bias nobody is talking about

Lauren Mayer: ♫ Just ‘Cause You’ve Got a Dick Doesn’t Mean You’ve Got to Act Like One ♬

The Week in ТрампPlague:

• The Late Show: Marlon Brando Stars as “The Covid One”
• Rachel Maddow: Fauci worried about delta variant spread “If we don’t do the right thing”
• Stephen: The vaccine conspiracy train makes stops at Ivermectin
• Now This: Dr. Reiner, “Don’t get your medical advice from the Governor of Florida”
• The Late Show: Sen. Rick Scott and Joe Camel celebrate American decision making
• Mark Fiore: Patriotism is our passport
• Joy Reid: Politics expert says of GOP COVID deniers, “The Republican Party only cares about ME”
• Seth Meyers: Getting to know the lambda variant
• The Late Show: Ron DeSantis’ ludicrous anti-mask defense
• Stephen: Covetton Med has luxury therapies for long covid sufferers
• The New Yorker: One woman’s mission to get vaccines to her rural Alabama town
• Ari Melber: How a “mini-Трамп” is running Florida into the ground amidst covid-19 deaths
• The Late Show: ♫ I saw a vaccinated tiger ♬
• act.tv: Another day, another perfect #PsakiBomb:

• Stephen: The ТрампPlague got Stephen uninvited from Barack’s 60th (and other covid news)
• WaPo: How to safely travel with the covid-19 delta variant surging
• The Late Show: Sen. Rand Paul’s anti-vax mandate rant

WaPo: Late-night hosts react to Cuomo’s resignation

Vox: The law that broke US immigration

Dulce Sloan: What happened to America’s public pools?

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

Happy Thursday, everyone.

Carl has access to WiFi for a few minutes edition.

Join us this evening for a night of political chat over a drink at the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally.

The Seattle chapter meets every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm. We will be on the patio in the back. The kitchen is still closed, but feel free to carry in food. Note that a COVID vaccination card and ID are required to enter the Roanoke.

Chapters of Drinking Liberally are re-opening all over the place. If you can’t make the Seattle chapter, find another chapter near you.

Here’s one.

John Oliver: Emergency medical services

The Daily Show: New York rolls out protective measure to keep citizens safe

The Treasonweasels, Truthless Turkeys, and other Terrible Tools of the Трамп Tribalists:

• Ari Melber: “100 times worse than Nixon”—Historian warns of Трамп’s “coup” in damning 2021 emails
• John Di Domenico: Трамп slams Cuomo’s 11 counts of sexual harassment
• Ali Velshi: Трамп DOJ official prepped to ask GOP in six states to void Biden win
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Imagine if you will ♬
• Bill Maher: The big liars
• Keith Olbermann: Mccarthy’s excuse for talking of hitting Pelosi. Is he stoned? No, seriously – is he?
• Chris Hayes: This Трамп loyalist “Aimed a nuclear weapon” at U.S. democracy
• LegalEagle: DOJ won’t defend Mo Brooks
• Ari Melber: Трамп’s “attempted coup”—Bombshell evidence reveals how close Трамп came to overthrowing democracy
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп visits the U.S. Capitol for the first time since January 2021
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ An Honest Assessment of Dotard Трамп ♬:

• Ari Melber: Rep. Gaetz turns on FAUX News after sex crimes probe blackout
• LegalEagle: Трамп notes urged DOJ to declare election corrupt
• Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian: Hello & goodbye to world history
• Ali Velshi: Missouri Governor pardons right wing characters and leaves wrongfully convicted man in prison
• WaPo: Трамп asks judge to block release of tax returns
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп demands Andrew Cuomo resign
• Ari Melber: Loser mentality—GOP plans Трамп attack on 2024 loss
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Kevin McCarthy, A Man with no Shame ♬
• Ali Velshi: The truth behind Tucker Carlson’s disturbing trip to hungary

The Daily Show: Should gay couples be equal?

Full Frontal Rewind: Climate change

This Week in ТрампPlague:

• The Late Show: Sen. Ron Johnson and deadly asteroid agree on value of human life
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ If You Don’t Need a Mask Because God’ll Protect You, Then Why Do You Need a Gun? ♬
• WaPo: Lindsey Graham tests positive for the coronavirus
• Joy Reid: Joy Reid calls out GOP leaders re-tooling party around vaccine refusal
• Ali Velshi: Who will and will not need a covid vaccine booster soon
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Let’s bring back syphilis ♬
• Rocky Mountain Mike: ♫ I’ve Seen Unvaxed People ♬:

• Lawrence O’Donnell: Parents sue Arkansas Governor and lawmakers over mask mandate ban
• Lewis Black Rantcast: Fuck covid
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Donald Damages Democracy ♬
• Mark Fiore: Wonderful unvaccinated people
• The Late Show: Rep. Matt Gaetz pulls in for a cocaine pit stop

Robert Reich: How the system is failing young people

Trevor: Happy birthday, President Obama!

Ari Melber: Obama at 60—See the 44th President’s incredible journey to the White House

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

Today is Primary Election Day in Washington state. So get that ballot in the mail or into a drop box and then stop by the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally for some election chat over drinks.

We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm. We will be on the patio in the back. The kitchen isn’t open yet but will be soon. Carry-in food is okay when the kitchen is closed. Note: The Roanoke Park Place Tavern will require proof of vaccination and a matching ID for admission to the bar.

Chapters of Drinking Liberally are re-opening all over the place. If you can’t make the Seattle chapter, find a chapter near you.

Enjoy.

Now This: Stacey Abrams celebrates the late John Lewis

The Remix Bros: ♫ Joe.I.Am’s Town Hall REMIX ♬

Chris Hayes: “Legend of the movement”—The story of civil rights activist Bob Moses

The Liars, Racists, Criminals, and Other Deplorables of the Modern G.O.P.:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Ultimate Tucker Carlson Folk Song ♬
• The Late Show: Headless chicken tells Трамп to stick with it
• Keith Olbermann: After police testimony to the 1/6 committee, is it time to declare the GOP a terrorist organization?
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Jim Jordan Upset at Lack of Policemen on January 6th ♬
• MSNBC: Capitol police officers dismiss GOP attempts to “downplay” Jan. 6 attack
• Now This: Capitol officer slams FAUX News hosts mocking his Jan 6 testimony
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Who does Mo Brooks think he’s fooling? ♬
• Mark Fiore: The Republican Commission
• Al Franken responds to Congressman’s claim that video from Jan. 6 looks like “A normal tourist visit.”:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Not All Трамп Associates Proven to be Guilty (Yet) ♬
• The Late Show: Kevin McCarthy calls out “Pelosi Republicans”
• Vice News: Florida banned critical race theory, but can’t define what it is
• The Daily Shows: Tucker Carlson’s questions about January 6th answered
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ More Republican Insanity ♬
• The Late Show: Bret Baier goes rogue on FAUX News

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

Desi Lydic: How do people get sucked into online conspiracies…and find a way out?

Vice News: Earth’s on fire and we’re arguing about cheeseburgers, so that’s great

This Week in ТрампPlague:

• The Daily Show: Let’s drag the delta variant’s ass
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The COVID Vaccine Cowards ♬
• The Daily Show: FAUX vs. FAUX: Immigrants and COVID
• Lewis Black’s Rantcast: Vaccinated lives matter!
• The Late Show: Congressman wins gold in “Telling world he doesn’t understand stuff”:

• AJ+: Husband films his regret for not getting vaccinated
• Now This: Infectious disease expert on new CDC guidelines
• John Di Domenico: Трамп orders followers to TAKE his own branded (rhymes with) Maxine!
• The Daily Show: A tale of two Hannitys
• Ali Velshi: Vaccine mandates spread as covid resurges and patience wears thin for vaccine hold-outs

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

Full Frontal: The best of the worst of big tech

John Oliver: Housing discrimination

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

Over the next few weeks, I will be on vacation. So the open threads will probably be a bit more sporadic. I will be flying for the first time in a couple years, and I really wish more of you had been vaccinated.

Anyway, just a heads up that these threads will be later and potentially weirder than normal.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now, and get vaccinated if you haven’t yet. Make a plan today.

Good morning to everyone who got vaccinated. And a gigantic fuck off to the rest of you (those with legitimate medical reasons — not some bullshit you saw on Facebook — excluded). We’re going backwards because you are whiny pathetic shits. So mask mandates are probably back, because you pieces of shit couldn’t act responsibility. Hospitalization is up because you wanted to impress bots on social media.

Honestly, if it’s some made up religious reason, stay in your house. Don’t ever leave. If it’s worth it to you to cosplay the end times, you also can’t buy anything, so stay the fuck away from retail workers.

If you haven’t yet had the vaccine, for God’s sake make an appointment today.

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally is meeting tonight. Please join us for some conversation over drinks.

We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm. We will be on the patio in the back. The kitchen isn’t open quite yet, but will be soon. Carry-in food is okay when the kitchen is closed.

Chapters of Drinking Liberally are re-opening all over the place. If you can’t make the Seattle chapter, find a chapter near you.

I was going to write about how your ballot should have arrived if you live in Washington, and get it postmarked or dropped off by August 3. That’s still true, but I want to talk about masks.

I still wear one inside. I am vaccinated and that’s much better protection than a mask. But the mask provides a bit more protection against breakthrough cases. So I still wear it grocery shopping, in the common areas of my apartment building, etc. I don’t wear glasses or have stink breath, so wearing one isn’t bad for me. You might have made a different calculation, and that’s fine.

So this morning, I got some food at a coffee shop near me. And the barista was very insistent about how it wasn’t necessary. We went through several rounds of “You don’t need to wear that.” “I know.”

It seems weird to push against masks, just in general. There are still a lot of non vaccinated people, even in Seattle. And maybe one employee isn’t a lot, but I don’t like it.

Anyway, yes, the vaccine is still the single most effective way to fight COVID-19. So please get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.

Stephen: Climate Changed—Is the sun god angry at us?

Keith Olbermann: THE NYC wildfire smoke and acrid smell. It’s from the NORTHWEST fires!

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

The Idiots, Con-artists, Liars and Thieves That Constitute the Modern G.O.P.:

• The Late Show: Woman condemns Jan. 6 investigation and muffler kissing
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ I Alone Can Fix It, a Dotard Трамп Song ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to news that he is running in 2024
• Chris Hayes: The truth behind the alleged Michigan kidnapping case
• Seth Meyers: Yet another Трамп ally, Tom Barrack, arrested on foreign agent charges
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ You Effing Did This, The Liz Cheney Song ♬
• The Daily Show: The worst of Tucker Carlson
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ You’re So Indicted ♬:

• Vice News: How the US is battling domestic extremism post-Capitol riot
• The Late Show: No evidence Giuliani Golf exists
• Seth Meyers: Трамп and Bill-O-The-Clown struggle to sell tickets for their arena tour
• Rachel Maddow: Missouri Supreme Court rebukes GOP for ignoring election result on Medicaid expansion
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп REACTS to the Cleveland Guardians baseball team
• The Daily Show: A special shoutout to the pundits
• Legal Eagle: Трамп class action makes ridiculous claims
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Kevin McCarthy Picks Five ♬
• Ari Melber: MAGA crime spree—See 12 indictments caught on tape
• act.tv: Tom Brady, The Dotard’s favorite athlete, mock the big lie along with Biden!
• John Di Domenico: Трамп & Melania holiday dinner Part 2 flashback hamberders delivered & delicious!
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп announces his new cryptocurrency—Трампcoin
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп At the End of the Trail ♬:

• Stephen with Joy Reid: The GOP’s aim with voter restriction laws
• Legal Eagle: Rudy Giuliani suspended in DC
• Rachel Maddow: “Big Lie” audits result in decertification of voting equipment
• The Daily Show: Stephen Miller, Mitch McConnell & Joe Arpaio—Who’s who on the far right
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Jim Jordan Met With Трамп to Make Plans for January 6th ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to Bezos in space and the Biden–Brady bromance

Robert Reich: Imagine a world where workers have power

The Daily Show: Why is Arizona so fucking weird?

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

Jonathan Mann: ♫ That’s a penis not a spaceship ♬

This Week in ТрампPlague:

• The Late Show: If only Facebook had existed during the polio vaccine rollout
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ It’s Too Late Now ♬
• Stephen with Joy Reid: On FAUX News telling viewers not to get vaccinated
• The Late Show: Sean Hannity revives Tinker Bell
• Chris Hayes: Why some Republicans changed their tune on vaccines
• Lewis Black Rantcast: Covid Delta variant?
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ A Mangy Fetlocks Vaccine Reminder Song ♬
• The Daily Show: Death Wish—Coming to an unventilated theater near you
• Mark Fiore: Freedumb isn’t free
• Ari Melber: FAUX News backtracks as covid-19 surges
• Stephen: FAUX News tries to pass off anti-vax segments as being about freedom
• The Late Show: Michael Myers corrects Biden
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ “You Don’t Know What You’re Talkin’ About”, The Tony Fauci Song ♬:

• Ari Melber: The most dangerous thing you put in your body is vaccine propaganda
• act.tv: Sean Hannity showing his true colors per usual. Too little, too late, guy.
• The Daily Show: The government doesn’t need the vaccine to spy on you
• Chris Hayes: First it was seat belts…Now it’s vaccines
• Stephen: Will the delta variant send Americans back into lockdown?
• The Late Show: Brian Kilmeade’s vaccine freedom defense
• Stephen: The only thing spreading faster than covid variants is covid misinformation

Legal Eagle: How to remember the prohibition amendments

Now This: Panic over critical race theory explained by Judd Legum

The Late Show: And now for your weather update… Everything’s on fire or underwater

Ali Velshi: Now is the time to protect the right to vote

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

Fingers crossed, but so far it has been smoke free in and around Seattle. But for the rest of the state, it’s already there. So I think the City of Seattle’s Wildfire Smoke Guide is pretty good. Alot of it is pretty basic, but it’s a good start.

And speaking of things that can make it tough to breathe, get your COVID-19 vaccine today if you haven’t yet.