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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.

Gaah. Forgot to write this. How about all that rain…huh?

Wash your hands and get vaccinated, you disgusting germ factory.

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.