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Good morning. If you live in the 3rd District in Seattle, I hope you will vote again the recall of Kshama Sawant. I am glad that she has been a left anchor on the council. From the $15 minimum wage to holding the line on many progressive issues, she has been a net positive on the council.

Furtjer, the things that she is accused of are pretty ticky tacky. If you want to fine her, I guess? But having wealthy people fund her recall is not reasonable or proportionate. It’s tough to imagine one of the more conservative members facing a recall for similar reasons.

I will also add that many of the arguments against her were true when she ran last time. DSA has too much power in her office? She can be tough to work with? These arguments were made and rejected. She’ll be up for reelection, or won’t run in less than 2 years if you want to recruit someone.

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

I have no idea if a $3.5 million settlement is correct for the Charleena Lyles case. It seems like a poor substitute to having her around. And I can’t imagine how difficult it would be for her children who were there. My goodness.

But given that the police killed her, a large settlement is in order. I have trouble wrapping my mind around any large amounts of money.

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

Please join us tonight for a virtual feast of politics over a beer 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. 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 don’t approve of the heavy rain. I like Western Washington autumn and winter to be constantly drizzly. What the hell is this deluge and dry nonsense? Anyway, flood watches are being canceled today, but will return with the rain later this week.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And if you have been vaccinated, awesome. I know that’s most people reading this. If you haven’t, get on it.

SNL Weekend Update: House passes Build Back Better bill

Ali Velshi: Missouri gives Strickland his freedom, but no compensation for decades lost in prison

The Nihilists, Nobblers, and Nutburgers That Make Up The Трамп G.O.P.:

• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to the Ahmaud Arbery guilty verdicts
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Republicans Play the Victim Card ♬
• SNL: Jeanine Pirro cold open
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s new picture book & MyPillow Mike spreads conspiracies for 96 hours straight
• WaPo: Prominent White supremacists found liable in deadly Unite the Right rally
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ There Ain’t a Lick of Pride Amongst Republicans ♬:

• Chris Hayes: Lawyer who tried to overturn Трамп loss appointed to U.S. election board
• Seth Meyers: Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA-28) says it was torture listening to Kevin McCarthy’s speech
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ If We Could Time-Travel Transport Трампers ♬
• Jordan Klepper: A Трамп supporter ideology test
• Meidas Touch: Kevin McCarthy’s UNHINGED meltdown translated!
• Seth Meyers: McCarthy’s marathon meltdown and Kennedy smears Biden nominee as a communist
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп wishes Sleepy Joe Biden a happy birthday
• Stephen: GOP making a hero of Kyle Rittenhouse
• Jimmy Kimmel: MyPillow Mike’s 96 hour Delusia-Palooza & Трамп gets naked
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Half Price Giza Sheets ♬
• Carla Ulbrich & Lauren Mayer♫ Ban The Books! ♬:

• Steve Hofstetter: Trashing Ted Cruz in Texas
• LegalEagle: Kyle Rittenhouse—Murder or self-defense?
• SNL: Republican or not
• Bruce W. Nelson: “Doctor Bruce”, children’s writer, reads a poem about Трамп and friends
• Seth Meyers: Mike Lindell fails to file “big SCOTUS case” he promised by Thanksgiving
• Jordan Klepper: Трамп supporters’ Hillary Clinton’s health conspiracies

Robert Reich: How unaccountable institutions are shaping your life

Full Frontal Rewind: Solving America’s cornucopia of discrimination

Vice News: We can’t beat the climate crisis without rethinking this

This Week In ТрампPlague:

• Jordan Klepper takes on the anti-vax mandate nutburgers
• WaPo: Should I still wear a mask indoors?
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Freedom Song ♬
• Parody Project: ♫ Blew it again ♬:

• Steve Hofstetter: The truth about the vaccine
• WaPo: California’s Indigenous farmworkers struggle with vaccine barriers

Vox: Why you don’t hear about the ozone layer anymore?

LegalEagle: What’s the deal with Rittenhouse Judge Schroeder?

SNL Weekend Update: Mother Earth on climate change

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

• Mark Fiore: Thanksgiving with little Suzie Newsykins
• Adrian Bliss: President pardons the Thanksgiving turkey
• Lewis Black: Thanksgiving rant
• Gyasi Ross: The Thanksgiving history you’ve never heard:

• Jimmy Fallon: Pros and cons of Thanksgiving travel
• SNL: Thanksgiving memories
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Thanksgiving song ♬
• The Daily Show: Thanksgiving gets explosive
• Lance Woods: I went to a White Thanksgiving
• Flashback: Sarah Palin’s Thanksgiving Day Massacre!:

• Desi Lydic: How to have Thanksgiving on a budget
• Jimmy Kimmel: Who do you dread seeing on Thanksgiving?

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Crosscut is getting rid of its opinion section. I am more interested in their news than their opinion.

I also don’t exactly know what Crosscut is for: If it’s for Seattle, giving John Carlson a regular gig seems like more wingnut welfare (although googling this, it looks like it’s been a minute). If it’s for a wider regional audience, the opinions seem more narrow than the news coverage. Right now, the 3 latest opinion pieces have “Seattle” in the headline.

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

Please join us tonight as the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally gathers for an evening of liberal politics over a drink.

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.

Didn’t hit publish yesterday.

If you’re 18 years old, or older and it has been more than 6 months since you were vaccinated with Pfizer or Moderna or 2 months after Johnson & Johnson, you are eligible in Washington for the COVID-19 booster. We’re doing a lot better than a lot of states, because we have taken the disease seriously. Let’s continue that.

And hey, if you haven’t got the first shot, now would be an excellent time.

Stephen: We got infrastructure

Amber Ruffin: ♫ Congress passes infrastructure bill, but it isn’t enough ♬

Samantha Bee: Tough love or abuse? The troubling truth behind the “troubled teen industry”

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

The Washed-out Weak-Willed Whackjobs and Wretched Whiny Weasels That Make Up Трамп’s G.O.P.:

• Jimmy Kimmel: Republicans ban Sesame Street from CPAC and The Dotard Трамп Jr. Sells Hate
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Making Heroes out of Monsters ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard Трамп and Mike Pence react and support Hang chants
• SNL Weekend Update: Steve Bannon Indicted
• Trevor: Fringe-watching—Rep. Paul Gosar
• The Late Show: C-SPANIME covers The censure of Paul Gosar:

• Jimmy Kimmel: MyPillow Mike sits down with Трамп and QAnon Shaman gets prison time
• MeidasTouch: What we were ALL thinking about Kevin McCarthy’s tantrum
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Rules for Republicans ♬
• Samantha Bee: We need to save the Postal Service—Here is how we do it!
• Seth Meyers: Chris Christie tries to rehab his image; won’t say if he’ll back The Dotard
• Rachel Maddow: County Clerk tied to pillow guy searched by FBI after compromising election equipment
• Stephen: Flynn & Powell pushed the military to seize control after Трамп lost the election
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Laws Are for Poor People ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s pre-riot blowup with Pence
• The Daily Show: RIP “Infrastructure Week”—Cause of Death: Actual Infrastructure Week
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Ted Cruz Limerick Song ♬

• Seth Meyers: Steve Bannon indicted for contempt of Congress and Трамп defends Jan. 6 mob
• Ari Melber: The violent G.O.P.
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ LET’S GO BANNON! ♬
• Mark Fiore: Трамп branded executive privilege
• Chris Hayes: What rising tide of Gosar-level threats says about health of Democracy
• Steve Hofstetter: How to get Lauren Boebert out of office
• Seth Meyers: House censures Paul Gosar as GOP defends him and Lindell interviews The Dotard
• Jimmy Kimmel: QAnon nuts still waiting for JFK Jr, the Трамп Tower of tell-alls & Chris Christie’s golden moment
• Samantha Bee: https://youtu.be/0vaZD6qBDF0
• Rocky Mountain Mike: ♫ Bannon ♬

• What Al Franken wanted to do at the Capitol insurrection
• Chris Hayes: Republican who pushed “dead voter” fraud claims turned out to be the fraudster
• Stephen: The Q Files—Q faithful are still waiting for JFK in Dallas
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Profile in cowardice—Senator John Barasso ♬
• Trevor: Трамп asked Pence if he was a patriot or pussy on Jan 6th and Bannon turns himself in

John Oliver: Union busting

Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian: One nation under the wrong impression

Lewis Black: Best of climate change rants

Amber Ruffin: Where the hell is Kamala Harris?

This Week in ТрампPlague:

• The Late Show: Want those antibodies out of your body? Bathe in Borax
• Samantha Bee: Guilt trip 2021—What vaccine mandates mean for the holidays
• Amber Ruffin: COVID booster shots are eligible for all adults
• Jordan Klepper: Stopping the spread…of the vaccine mandates
• Desi Lydic explores human adaptability
• Trevor: ICUs are filling up with COVID patients & Leo Deblin has a solution
• The Late Show: It’s plasticfest at Red Lobster!
• SNL: Ted Cruz Sesame Street
• The Late Show: ♫ New Year’s Eve is back in Times Square ♬

Zerlina: Recent trials exemplify racism in criminal justice system

Meidas Touch: Let’s go Brandon!

Trevor: The real reason gas prices are so damn high

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

Had some weird public transportation stuff today, so I am working from home. Forgot this like the early days of my work from home.

Am I getting old (yes!) or has everyone stopped using headphones all of a sudden (also yes?)? In just the last few weeks on the bus, on the ferry, walking around, riding a bike. Come on, everyone. Just, like, I don’t know, do the thing we’ve been doing for decades. If I wanted to hear whatever you’re listening to louder than the podcast I’m listening to now, it’s 2021, I could make that happen.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated if you’re eligible and haven’t been yet.

Please join us this evening for some conversation over a drink 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. 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.

Looks like some windy shit today. And flooding rivers to boot. Nasty. Everyone, please stay safe and dry if you can. I definitely felt the wind on a walk earlier this morning. And the waves are very choppy. But no rain at this moment.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And hey, there’s still time to get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.

The Daily Show: A message to the NYPD from the NYPD and FAUX News

Desi Lydic: The hist-HER-y of female veterans

Amber Ruffin: Alabama prison guards are killing their inmates. Here’s how we stop it

Now This: How climate change threatens indigenous food culture

The Collusional Cowards, Catastrophic Cheaters and Corrupt Conspirators that Comprise the Cult of Трамп:

• Stephen: “Presidents are not kings”—Judge rebuffs The Dotard’s claim to executive privilege
• Joy Reid: The Daily Show’s Jordan Klepper on going inside the MAGA movement
• Chris Hayes: FAUX News caught deceptively editing Biden speech
• Jordan Klepper: These two Трамп supporters…sheesh
• Ali Velshi: Steve Bannon indicted (again), giving new teeth to January 6th Committee
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп Fears Sharks and Subs ♬:

• J-L Cauvin: Трамп reacts to Kyle Rittenhouse crying strong tears
• Mark Fiore: The Parents Bill of Wrongs
• Stephen: “They almost succeeded”—Jonathan Karl on America’s close call on Jan. 6th
• Stephen: “Utterly delusional”—Jonathan Karl on 45’s mental state after leaving office
• act.tv: Tucker Carlson admits he doesn’t know what CRT is
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Josh Hawley, Republican Hero ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Insurrectionists face prison
• Seth Meyers: The Dotard loses major court case over secret Jan. 6 records sought by Congress
• Chris Hayes: How pro-Трамп group’s election fanfic imagined the aftermath of 2020 election
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Great (Pence) Replacement Theory ♬
• The Daily Show: Republicans threatened after infrastructure vote & Hawley’s masculinity obsession
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Rep. Adam Schiff—Jan. 6 Committee is “deeply interested” in Giuliani testimony
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп reacts to Big Bird
• Chris Hayes: What if the Jan. 6 insurrectionists had found Mike Pence?
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ “Presidents Are Not Kings!” from the (imaginary) musical comedy, The Fall of Трампty Dumpty ♬
• Seth Meyers: Ted Cruz attacks Big Bird and Giuliani admits he didn’t verify election claims
• The Daily Show: FAUX News’ Kamala Harris scandal—The French accent!!!!!
• Rocky Mountain Mike: ♫ Brandon And Karen ♬:

• Really American: Gosar posts bizarre video threatening Biden and AOC
• Stephen: Jan. 6th Committee rounds up more Трамп associates as meatflation strikes U.S. consumers
• VICE News: Hunting down Incel extremists
• SNL: Aaron Rodgers & Трамп
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ A Song for Buster the Cat ♬
• Seth Meyers: GOP and FAUX News lie about the economy under Biden vs. Трамп

Desi Lydic: Why Arizona opts-out of Daylight Saving Time

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

Jon Stewart: The guns and domestic violence panel

This Week in ТрампPlague:

• The Late Show: Aaron Rodgers’ surprising anti-vaxx excuse
• Desi Lydic FAUXsplains—Kids edition!
• LegalEagle: This video is a HIPAA violation! (According to wrong people)
• Really American: Ted Cruz goes after Big Bird as government propagandist
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Ted Cruz, noxious bag of gas ♬
• Ari Melber: Troll Ted Cruz takes on Big Bird and loses
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ Ted Fought Big Bird and the Bird Won ♬:

• Samantha Bee: Republicans’ meltdown over Big Bird
• Trevor: Keeping up with corona
• Chris Hayes: The grim consequences behind Ted Cruz trolling Big Bird
• SNL Weekend Update: Ice Cube on refusing the COVID-19 vaccine
• Trevor: Aaron Rodgers’s wild anti-vax rant & Ted Cruz goes after Big Bird
• The Late Show: ♫ Big Bird has a new word for Ted Cruz ♬
• Ari Melber: Pandemic sparks wider debate over cruel capitalism

Samantha Bee: Passing the infrastructure bill was a huge win. Let’s celebrate!

Amber Ruffin: Roasting billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates & Mark Zuckerberg

Mike Rubens: Why America is losing its religion

Jon Stewart: What can we do about gun violence?

Parody Project: ♫ Money sucks the Congress down ♬:

SNL Weekend Update: Biden infrastructure bill passes

Robert Reich: Is this fall’s labor strike wave a tipping point?

John Oliver: The power grid

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