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I think the budget and transportation packages passed at the end of the legislative session are pretty great. I would prefer no money for new highways, but overall, it feels like non-driving portions of the transit package are more than just an afterthought. And they didn’t fall into the trap of giving tax cuts when there’s a surplus.

Also, congrats to legislative staff on your right to organize!

And please wash your hands right now. And book an appointment today to get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

I think it was coming, but it’s nice to see Seattle extend outdoor seating (first item), with the intent to make it permanent. It is nice, especially as we’re lifting COVID-19 restrictions. I have family who won’t eat inside when there *are* vaccine requirements. So it’s nice that the option is there.

Anyway, please wash your hands right away. And get vaccinated or boosted.

Governor Inslee signed a bill into law on Friday to cap insulin at $35 a month in insurance plans. I was heartened to see that it was bipartisan. People want these sort of laws. They are obviously morally correct.

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

Late Night: ♫ Song about Ketanji Brown Jackson gets interrupted ♬

John Oliver: Sex work

Roy Wood, Jr. The State of Black shit, 2022

SOTU:

• Trevor: Eventful State of the Union
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Comparing Trump and Zelensky ♬
• Stephen goes live after Biden’s State of the Union address
• Trae Crowder: Boebert and MTG
• The Late Show: The State of the Union playset!
• Mark Fiore: The State of the Putin
• Seth Meyers: Biden warns Putin
• Jimmy Kimmel: Marjorie Taylor Greene & Lauren Boebert heckle Joe Biden
• Mother Jones: Highlights of Joe Biden’s first SOTU address
• The Daily Show: State of Our Union—America’s favorite sitcom
• Stephen with Bernie: Was President Biden feeling the Bern?
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to Joe Biden’s State of the Union

SNL: COVID dinner discussion

The Daily Show: How Bill Gates plans to make energy from… Shit

LegalEagle: Rights you didn’t know you had, and SHOULDN’T USE

Putin’s bitch, Putin’s Mitch, and Other Authoritarian Wannabes:

• Seth Meyers: Putin rattles world with nuclear threat as Трамп calls him smart again
• Jimmy Kimmel: Evidence of Трамп’s “criminal conspiracy” revealed and Tucker Carlson’s dumb idea
• Stephen: Трамп could be charged with criminal conspiracy
• Desi Lydic FAUXsplains: Why did Putin invade Ukraine?
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ If You’ve Got Morons On Your Team ♬:

• Tommy Campbell: Mike Lindell loses it on Jimmy Kimmel
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Putin and the insurrectionists ♬
• Full Frontal Rewind: Sam’s hottest GOP burns
• Trevor with Ta-Nehisi Coates: On relatability and criticisms of the Трамп presidency
• Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian: Intro to political jargon 101
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп and Putin, remarkably alike ♬
• act.tv: Gen McCaffrey on Трамп support of “murderous thug” Putin
• The Daily Show: Tell Ron DeSantis to leave bullying to the bullies
• Jimmy Kimmel: The Dotard babbles about Russia’s war on Ukraine, and QAnon claims Jimmy Kimmel has been arrested & cloned!
• Robert Reich: You are being lied to about inflation
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Tucker Carlson is hot for Mr. Putin ♬:

• Stephen: Putin is sounding a lot like Трамп
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard Трамп, Jr—Full 2022 CPAC speech
• Mother Jones: How Трамп enabled Putin
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s “tough on Russia” fairy tale
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ A Troll Song ♬
• The Daily Show: Tyranol—The drug for “conservatives” who want to forget they praised Putin

SNL: Please don’t destroy—Good variant

The New York Times: Trayvon Martin made America confront its original sin

Amber Ruffin: If prosecutors represent America, why are 95% of them White?

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

Stephen with Bernie: Sen. Sanders strongly supports Biden’s Supreme Court nominee

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

Good morning to everyone except Mike Kreidler. Come on, dude. Come on.

I am generally against people stepping down in the middle of their term. And I think that’s a good starting place as more information comes to light. But damn, treat your employees better.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated or boosted.

Good morning to the Washington State Senate. I am glad that they passed 2 important gun regulations. Untraceable ghost guns shouldn’t be out there, and there shouldn’t be guns at government meetings. So there is more work matching up the House and Senate versions of the local meetings bill. The ghost guns bill will be sent to Governor Inslee to be signed. Exciting.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. If you’re not vaccinated, get vaccinated, and if you’re eligible, get boosted.

Today is the last day of the Seattle eviction moratorium. Nobody is getting kicked out of their house tomorrow, but the process of evicting people will start. I imagine a lot of landlords have already filled out paperwork. And rent may go up quickly. If you live in the city, you can apply for assistance.

Anyway, wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated or boosted.

Trevor: Ta-Nehisi Coates on debunking the myth of American exceptionalism

Amber Ruffin: The ABCs of White priviledge

Zerlina: Judge Ketanji Brown makes history

Mark Fiore: Isolationist’s elegy

Now This: Everything you need to know about Biden’s SCOTUS nominee

The New Yorker: How oysters can help fight climate change

The Dotard Трамп and Other Types of G.O.P Traitors:

• Seth Meyers: Трамп praises Putin’s “genius” and “savvy” as Ukraine crisis worsens
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Madison Cawthorn Whines to Tucker ♬
• The Daily Show: Tremendously not well
• Jimmy Kimmel: Cancún Cruz wows CPAC crowd with lively lib-owns and Трамп’s stolen documents
• Mother Jones: How Bannon’s “billionaire” BFF built an empire of bullshit
• Lauren Mayer: Why Are You Afraid of History?:

• Tommy Campbell: Bank closes Mike Lindell’s accounts, parachuting pillows and Трамп gets fired
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Tucker and Vlad, Fascist Love ♬
• Seth Meyers: Трамп botches social media app and classified items found at Mar-a-Lago
• Vox: How American conservatives turned against the vaccine
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Legislative Luddites of Wisconsin ♬
• Robert Reich: Why gerrymandering could get way worse
• Alex Wagner: Трамп on Putin invasion plan—“This is genius”
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп and Daddy Vladdy ♬
• The Daily Show: Remembering Obama’s scandalous presidency
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп praises his KGBFF Putin while world leaders condemn Russia’s attack on Ukraine
• Stephen and friends: Why so many Republicans are pulling for Putin
• Full Frontal Rewind: Sam’s hottest GOP burns
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ What To Do, What to Do With Трамп ♬:

• The Daily Show: John Durham is not a real person—A Daily Show investigation
• Seth Meyers: The Dotard doubles down on calling Putin “smart,” and gets confused on FAUX News
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп Thrilled by Putin’s Real Estate Successes ♬
• The Late Show: Vladimir Putin isn’t the only murderous thug the former President loves
• Alex Wagner: How the Republican Party has evolved on Russia
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s Golfing Was Intended to Prove That Government Doesn’t Work ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Tucker Carlson spews Putin garbage and QAnuts side with Russia

John Oliver: Critical race theory

The Remix Bros.: ♫ DETHLOCKE (Greg Locke)—I’ve Seen Too Much ♬

Ari Melber and friends: Biden’s court? Black women lawyers cheer barrier broken at Supreme Court

Robert Reich: End USPS sabotage

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

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

Hello all you wonderful people. I have no news for you other than I am somewhat inexplicably tired. But talk amongst yourselves.

And it’s still a great time to wash your hands. And an even greater time to get vaccinated if you haven’t yet or boosted if you’re eligible.

Washington State has been partnering with pharmacies to give out N95 masks. But the policy hasn’t been very well publicized. I saw this Tweet back in January. But I never saw a good list of where they’re being handed out, and anyway I had several. But last weekend, I was running low, so I went to my local pharmacy and asked where they were and the lady working there went and grabbed me a handful. I hope that’s been happening throughout the state.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. Now. And if you aren’t vaccinated, please get vaccinated. If you are eligible for the booster, please make an appointment.

The Late Show: Taboo—White fragility edition

MeidasTouch: Exposing Alabama’s RACIST gerrymandered maps

Robert Reich: Are both sides actually getting more extreme?

Jordan Klepper takes on Canadian truckers

Samantha Bee: SAND—The sexiest topic we’ve ever covered

Vox: Why the US doesn’t have universal child care (anymore)

The Dotard Трамп:

• Ronny Chieng: Sign Ronny up!
• Ari Melber: Closing in on Трамп? MAGA riot panel subpoenas fake electors amid stealing scheme
• Jimmy Kimmel: Dotard Jr reveals daddy’s new social media site
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ LOCK HIM UP! (A Chant for Трамп) ♬
• Alex Wagner: Трамп’s long-time accounting firm dumps him on Valentine’s Day
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ Al Capone ♬
• Stephen: MTG’s Gazpacho police
• The Daily Show: ♫ January 6th was an insurrection but they call it… ♬
• WaPo: Republicans, once outraged by Clinton emails, now muted on Трамп documents
• Really American: What if Jan 6th wasn’t the first?
• The Late Show: ♫ Eminem responds To Rudy Giuliani ♬:

• Alex Wagner: Трамп’s legal and money woes snowball as his financial credibility crumbles
• Al Franken: Lies and the lying racists: The GOP on critical race theory
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Josh Hawley and “The Fist” ♬
• The Late Show: Dumped by your accounting firm? Call Manston & Manston
• Zerlina: Jan. 6th investigation taps Giuliani
• Tommy Campbell: Karen Truckers get hilariously dumb support from Mike Lindell
• Alex Wagner: Republicans see early success at damaging elections with new voting restrictions
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ How to Deal With “A Трамп” ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: MyPillow Mike’s insane plan to save Canadian truckers
• Joy Reid: Sen. Josh Hawley’s campaign selling coffee mugs with image of his Jan. 6 Fisting
• Lawrence: Judge sees “copious evidence” of possible fraud by Трамп
• Chris Hayes: GOP Senators block measures to reduce inflation while whining about inflation
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to Mazars accountants destroying him!
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Republicans redefining freedom ♬
• Trevor: America’s book bans—The latest culture war front
• Mark Fiore: Make America Flush Again!
• Stephen: Tales from the crypto—Melania’s NFT
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ A Real Donald Trump Kind of Guy ♬:

• Mehdi Hasan: Right-wing media’s latest bullshit obsession
• Samantha Bee: The GOP’s favorite racist rhetoric—The war on drugs
• Tiffany Cross and friends: Clearing the smoke on the Right’s manufactured crack pipe scandal
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ JESUS GUNS BABIES! claims Kandiss Taylor ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Lying Трамп dumped by accountants
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard, Jr. reacts to a judge forcing them to testify
• Vice News: Why some athletes are so adverse to being vaccinated
• Alex Wagner: New subpoenas show focus on Трамп campaign officials in fake elector scheme
• Desi Lydic: It all makes sense now….
• Zerlina: The Dotard Трамп’s finances
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ FAUX News, Hillary and Трамп as king ♬

Jon Stewart: The problem with Twitter

Zerlina: Starbucks employees fight for unionization

Rocky Mountain Mike: ♫ See Karen whine ♬:

Cracked’s Honest Ads: If internet service providers were honest

Samantha Bee: We know who Biden should pick for SCOTUS

LegalEagle: How to sue God

WaPo: What is the NFL’s Rooney Rule?

This Week in ТрампPlague:

• MeidasTouch: Laughing at the PATHETIC right wing conspiracy machine
• Chris Hayes: Fauci—You may be “done with covid,” but covid isn’t done with the U.S.
• Comedy Central: ♫ Too soon? Too bad. Get your tickets to COVID! The Musical. ♬
• Remix Bros.: ♫ Canadian Trucker Convoy REMIX ♬:

• Ari Melber: Anti-vaxxers roasted by comedian Jim Gaffigan
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Block the roads, stoke the fears ♬

Amber Ruffin: Black history month (Part 2)

Jon Stewart and friends: Corporate greed is causing inflation

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

Levar Burton: Reading in 2022

Full Frontal: Allana Harkin goes to the Super Bowl to talk politics

Ari Melber: NRA loses big—Gun safety activists win first case ever against a gunmaker

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

I don’t have any data to support it, but walking around, it seems like there are more tents on the sidewalk Downtown, and in the rest of the urban core, than since near the start of the pandemic. I don’t know if it’s kicking people out of parks and neighborhoods.

In any event, I am glad to see the private sector is going to have navigators to help people out of homelessness. It’s been all hands on deck for a while, and any help is good. But the lack of housing is the biggest problem, and until the city addresses that, there’s only so much these teams can do.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And if you aren’t vaccinated, make an appointment today. If you’re eligible for the booster, get boosted.

Mayor Harrell gave his first State of the City address. Sweeps and hiring more police. Bidness! But also labor.

Anyway,please wash your hands. Right now! And for God’s sake, get vaccinated if you haven’t yet. Get boosted if you’re eligible.

Good morning. I am not sure that Inslee’s announcement of easing mask mandates at large outdoor spaces is the right call. Especially if he’s talking about further repealing the indoor mandates. I do want to see that at some point, but we’re still in the middle of it. I am glad he is being more cautious than many other governors, even Democratic governors.

Masks are a slight inconvenience, but people act like the sky is falling. It’s much worse to spread COVID-19. Let alone catch it.

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

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

Full Frontal: Power naps—Black America’s struggle to sleep

Parody Project: ♫ Ode to the World’s Worst (Politician) ♬

Amber Ruffin: Police brutality is not new

Roll Call: Congressional hits & misses of the week

The Dotard Трамп and His Fan Club of Traitors, Liars, and Deplorables:

• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп swiped things from the White House
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The “Legitimate Political Discourse” Song ♬
• Ali Velshi: Трамп’s odd toilet flushing fixation reconsidered after reports of document “dumping”
• The Daily Show: FAUX News talking about migrant caravans but make the footage Canadian truckers
• Rocky Mountain Mike: ♫ Discourse Is Discourse ♬:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп Didn’t just Pack the Courts ♬
• Now This: Marjorie Taylor Greene confuses Nazi police with soup
• Zerlina: GOP pushes anti-LGBTQ+ legislation
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard Трамп and Mitch McConnell are ready to fight!!!
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Gazpacho Police Are Coming for YOUR Soup! ♬
• Samantha Bee: How “conservative” book bans don’t protect kids, Part 1
• Samantha Bee: How “conservative” book bans don’t protect kids, Part 2
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп and Jordan’s Ten-minute “Collusion Call” Comes to Light ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Pence finally stands up to Трамп
• Ari Melber: Right-wing crack pipe lie gets smoked
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп Ran Democracy Through the Shredder ♬
• Tommy Campbell: Dotard Jr and Mike Lindell go crazy for Karens
• Jonathan Mann: ♫ Vag Itch From The Gazpacho Police ♬:

• J-L Cauvin: Mike Pence DESTROYS The Dotard and The Dotard REACTS
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Dotard Трамп’s Document Storage Tips ♬
• Chris Hayes: Flush away the evidence?—The Трамп toilet obsession takes a crooked turn
• WaPo: What The Dotard has said about handling classified documents
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп clogged the White House toilet trying to flush documents because of course he did
• Mark Fiore: The Republican Ministry of Terminology
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ “Flushing Dotard” ♬
• Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s best Christian: Dealing with annoying people
• Vice News: Th nutburgers saying the last election was stolen want to run the next one
• Ari Melber: From coup admission to new deflection–Peter Navarro
• Jonathan Mann: ♫ Legitimate Political Discourse ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ “Трамп Was Wrong” ♬
• Trevor: The Dotard clogged toilets with papers, and Florida goes homophobic
• Jimmy Kimmel: Marjorie Taylor Greene slams Pelosi’s “Gazpacho police” & Republicans downplay January 6th violence
• Zerlina and friends: White House records laws that The Dotard broke
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Spineless AND Shameless—The Model Трампublicans ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard denies he flushed documents down the White House shitter
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Rep. Greene’s “Gazpacho Police” rant a “stunning display of stupidity”
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Unelected Idiots Meddled in our Election ♬

Cracked’s Honest Ads: If NFTs were nonest

Amber Ruffin: Amber’s Black history month lessons (Part 1)

Andres Antunes: ♫ Karen Metal 4! [No Pomegranates] ♬:

AJ+: How a bank robbed former slaves—And got away with it

Robert Reich: These baristas started the wave of unions at Starbucks

This Week in ТрампPlague:

• Trevor: Joe Rogan N-word montage triggers another apology
• Comedy Central: The aftermath of a covid party
• Now This: WHO named COVID-19 2 years ago
• Randy Rainbow: ♫ THE TANGO—VACCINE ♬:

• Trevor: Blue states begin removing mask mandates
• Jonathan Mann: ♫ 2500 Deaths A Day (improvised) ♬
• Ali Velshi: Canada afflicted with right-wing American covid conspiracy chaos
• Trevor: Canadian truckers inch closer to U.S. border in protest of COVID restrictions

Trae Crowder: Florida’s “Don’t say gay” bill

Rocky Mountain Mike: ♫ Hitler burger ♬

Amber Ruffin: Systemic racism? No thanks

Jon Stewart and Dr. Mae Jemison: Why billionaires shouldn’t own space travel

Trevor: Highway racism

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