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Hey, if you’re in Washington State, you should have received a ballot. If you haven’t, you can contact your county elections office and ask for a replacement. It’s municipal elections, so it’s things you see on the ground.

Here in Seattle, the choice for the municipal elections actually feels like a choice. The Prosecutor’s race is a Republican versus an abolitionist. It’s very exciting, although I am old enough to remember the Sidran era, so am a bit pensive about the result.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And of you’re still unvaccinated, you’ve had plenty of time, just get vaccinated.

Seth Meyers: Sen. Elizabeth Warren calls out billionaires shooting themselves into space

Trevor: Why you should pray for the droughts to end

Vice News: What it’s like to document the death of ecosystems

The Parody Project: ♫ The Problem With Manchin ♬

The Трамп Cultists And Other Miscreant, Quislings, and Treasonist:

• Seth Meyers: Scalise embraces Трамп’s big lie and Lindell’s 850-year-old voter claim
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Patron Saint of The Lost Cause ♬
• The Daily Show: When a senator can’t stop talking about coke and quail sex
• Ari Melber: Why GOP Sen. McConnell lost the debt clash and could lose the filibuster
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Only Трампers Left ♬:

• Robert Reich: Fire Postmaster DeJoy
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard REJECTS golden showers
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Dotard’s Deposition Position ♬
• Now This: Tucker Carlson’s latest radical conspiracy
• Rachel Maddow: Republicans eyeing upcoming votes stack local elections boards with Трамп loyalists
• Seth Meyers: Трамп tells Republicans not to vote
• Mother Jones: ♫ You Better Not Fuck in Texas” (a song by Jill Sobule) ♬:

• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп tells Republicans not to vote
• John Di Domenico: Трамп furious over woke NFL & 2022 Super Bowl halftime show
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Republicans Line Up to Kiss Donald’s Massive “Shrine” ♬
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ “What The Hell Is Wrong With You People?” ♬
• Amber Ruffin: ♫ Трамп Rally ♬
• The Late Show: Трамп’s bizarre Capitol riot message
• Seth Meyers: ♫ Amber Ruffin shares what Трамп has done for religion ♬:

• The Late Show: FAUX News thinks bisexual Superman crosses the line
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s Constitutional Wrongs ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп cares about size so much, it’s almost like he’s insecure about something
• Seth Meyers: Bannon could face criminal charges and Трамп tells Republicans not to vote
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ A Prayer for Heidi Cruz ♬

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

John Oliver: Misinformation

Trevor: How to ACTUALLY reduce abortions

This Week In The ТрампPlague:

• Jimmy Kimmel: Texas Governor Greg Abbott bans vaccine mandates and Ted Cruz helps launch imaginary crisis
• The Daily Show: Laughing off the vaccine mandate with Tucker Carlson
• Vice News: The vaccine mandate wars are here
• Samantha Bee: Full Frontal Rewind—America and vaccinations
• Bloomberg Law: Biden’s vaccine “mandate” and the likely legal challenge
• Rachel Maddow: Look past conspiracy nonsense and weirdos to appreciate modern medical science
• Wired: How online conspiracy groups compare to cults
• Seth Meyers: Southwest contradicts FAUX News, says chaos was not caused by vaccine mandate
• The Daily Show: Band of bullshitters—Freedom is contagious
• Chris Hayes: Texas Republicans spar over who is more pro-covid

Mark Fiore: AT&T and OAN, your conspiracies delivered!

Amber Ruffin: Why rich people are the reason America is broke

The Daily Show: Is profanity protected by freedom of speech?

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

Salmon are spawning upriver of the Grand Coulee Dam. What an amazing thing. It still needs humans to get them upriver, but oh boy is this something. Can’t wait to see if any of them return in 2024 and beyond.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And if you aren’t vaccinated, rectify that today.

Congratulations to the Seattle Kraken on their first game. A win would have been nice, but that’s often not the case for expansion teams. We’ll see.

Personally, I don’t really understand the appeal of hockey. I suppose with sports, it’s more visceral than logical, and it just never grabbed me. But I love seeing people already excited on Twitter. Glad you’re having fun!

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And if you aren’t vaccinated yet, for goodness sake, get vaccinated now; Make your appointment today.

Please join us this evening as the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets for some politics over an elixir.

The Seattle chapter of DL meets every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm. We are still out on the patio (under an awning) in the back. The kitchen is still closed, but feel free to bring your own dinner. 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.

Trevor and his brothers debate government spending

Ari Melber: After wrongful conviction, man becomes civil rights lawyer in quest for justice

Honest Ads: If cryptocurrency was honest

SNL: Biden unites Democrats

Trevor: The Pandora Papers—How the mega-rich have been getting out of paying taxes

Full Frontal Rewind: Samantha Bee’s take on climate change

Amber Ruffin: How getting rid of the credit score system fights racism

The Psychopathology That Is The Cult of Трамп:

• Ari Melber: Riot reckoning? Трамп aides face possible “criminal referrals”
• Seth Meyers: Damning new details of Трамп’s coup attempt revealed in Senate report
• Stephen: Republicans may sabotage the economy
• Bill Maher: The slow-moving coup
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ Drunken Sailors (the Debt Ceiling Song) ♬:

• Now This: GOP Candidate denies speaking at “Stop the Steal” rally
• Rachel Maddow: Unanswered questions suggest probe of DOJ misuse by Трамп shift focus to White House
• Rachel Maddow: Senate report exposes “A mini attempted coup d’état’ within the DOJ under Трамп
• Rachel Maddow: Political hijacking of DOJ By Трамп raises cleanup questions for Garland
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ MTG on CTP ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп dragged by former staffers & Facebook outage sends QAnon Qrazies into conspiracy meltdown
• Desi Lydic: Desi Lydic FAUXplains 25 years of Fox News
• Ali Velshi: Republicans saboteurs give away the game on debt ceiling obstruction
• Chris Hayes: Where are the consequences for the Трамп enablers?
• The Daily Show: Happy 25th anniversary FAUX News
• Rocky Mountain Mike: Hanity:

• Seth Meyers: The GOP jumps the shark—Christie says 2020 Biden is “dead,” Rubio calls Biden agenda “Marxism”
• Chris Hayes: What 25 years of FAUX News “poison” has done to America
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Paul Gosar’s Lost His Freakin’ Mind ♬
• act.tv: Even FAUX News challenges Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on absurd abortion law
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Virginia GOP funds anti-Semitic ad targeting Democratic incumbent
• The Daily Show: Now that’s what I call yikes, with Pat Robertson
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп reacts to the Senate report
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s attempt to overturn the election & everything is terrible
• Joy Reid: GOP leaders cultivating an “idiocracy” celebrating stupidity:

• Ari Melber: “It’s bad news”—MAGA’s Gaetz sex crime probe takes a new turn
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ What a Horrible Family! ♬
• Stephen spoils juicy details from Grisham’s book, and Pence whitewashes Jan. 6th riot
• Joy Reid: The Republican Party is becoming an armed insurgency says Malcolm Nance

SNL Weekend Update: A Black woman who’s been missing for ten years

The Late Show: A first look at the trillion dollar coin

John Oliver: PFAS

Chris Hayes: Why Facebook’s business model is “Incommensurable with democracy”

SNL: Billionaire Star Trek

Tha God’s Honest Truth: Why are racists afraid of teaching critical race theory?

Lawrence O’Donnell: Return of beachfront property to Black family rights “A horrible injustice”

Bill Maher: The beginning of the end

ТрампPlague:

• WaPo: Monoclonal antibody treatment—Why it’s so difficult to distribute
• Jordan Klepper: Wearing masks = slavery and Satan. Noted.
• Stephen: Dr. Sanjay Gupta on breakthrough cases and vaccine hesitancy
• Stephen: Dr. Sanjay Gupta on how to make America “pandemic proof”
• Chris Hayes: FAUX News hosts deride vaccine mandates while complying with strict covid policy
• act.tv: #PsakiBomb
• Trevor: Why is everyone asking for religious vaccine exemptions?
• Ari Melber: Biden vaccine mandate is working

Robert Reich: The Democrats’ one chance to cut child poverty in half

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

The Late Show: The Social Notwork—Mark Zuckerberg’s worst day

Seth Meyers: Facebook’s disastrous week, from whistleblower bombshell to global outage

Mark Fiore: The Democratic land of Centristopia

SNL Weekend Update: Democrats delay infrastructure vote

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

Good morning to everyone except Kathy Lam­bert. Seriously, that isn’t a mistake, it was a deliberate choice. She must have thought that she could get away with it. And hell, maybe it still will.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And my goodness it’s time to get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.

Sorry, I forgot about this until now.

Tuesday means politics…and the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally will get together to chat, celebrate, and even complain. There’s room for you to stop by for a pint and some discussion, too.

The Seattle chapter of DL meets every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm. We are still out on the patio (under an awning) in the back. The kitchen is still closed, but feel free to bring your own dinner. 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.

Holy cow, everyone. There’s light rail up to Northgate. Northgate. Northgate to Downtown. On a light rail. You don’t need to get a bus on the crowded freeway.

Some of you are recent transplants to the Seattle area, or lived further South. But I can remember as a teenager catching the 307 when I wanted to go Downtown. And it would inexplicably stop at Northgate. And then when you left Northgate it felt like forever. And the 41 to and from Downtown always felt so slow. I am glad that it will be much quicker. I can’t wait to try it out.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And for the love of God get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.

Stephen: “How does it feel to know you changed the world?”—Anita Hill’s testimony resonates decades later

Vox: Why nuclear plants are shutting down

Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian: “Bringing integrity to Christian homemakers” awards dinner

Seth Meyers: Manchin and Sinema derail Biden’s agenda as FAUX fearmongers about it

Roy Wood Jr.: Banger breakdown—“The Star-Spangled Banner” by Francis Scott Key

Samantha Bee: New Jersey is paving the way for reproductive rights

The Terrorist Organization That Operates Under the Name “Republican Party”:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп Lost Arizona AGAIN ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Republican support for Трамп dwindles and financial Armageddon looms
• Mother Jones: Трамп rioters brought guns to the Capitol
• Bill Maher: ‘Til debt do us part
• Stephen: John Lithgow gives a dramatic reading of “A Confederacy of Dumptys”
• Trevor: What happens when a state bans abortions?
• The Daily Show: ♫ I’m Milley, I’m Milley, I’m Milley ♬
• Chris Hayes: MAGA Cannibalism: Gov. Kristi Noem under review by AG she urged to resign
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to R Kelly’s conviction
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ “I Don’t Think Трамп’s an Idiot” ♬
• Desi Lydic: Leaked audition for “The View”
• Seth Meyers: Трамп defended “Toadstool” penis and Manchin and Sinema block Biden’s agenda
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ It’s Too Late, Enablers ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Advice for Those STILL Backing Трамп ♬:

• act.tv: FAUX News’ resident liberal hands “conservative” panel their asses
• John Oliver: Attacks on voting rights
• The Daily Show: FAUX News on kneeling versus “Fuck Joe Biden”
• Jimmy Kimmel: Jimmy Kimmel tells all the Трамп colonoscopy jokes he never got to make
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s Latest Hissy Fit ♬
• Stephen: Breaking! Biden wins Arizona! Cyber Ninjas audit ends in crushing humiliation for GOP
• Mark Fiore: Newly frugal guy in “Armageddon Ho!”
• Seth Meyers: FAUX News bans Rudy Giuliani and Arizona “audit” humiliates Трамп and GOP
• Jordan Klepper: So are we co-parenting with the government or not?
• The Remix Bros: DJT’s Let Me Handle It REMIX Ft. MTG & Lil KC
• Stephen: McConnell risks financial armageddon
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ A Message for Трампsters about their car’s warranty ♬
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп’s phone call reaction to being called a toadstool
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп STILL won’t concede
• The Daily Show: “Calm, peaceful, and prosperous”
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп Defends The Smallest and Most Vulnerable ♬
• Stephen: Rudy Giuliani is banned from FAUX News, but not from the Late Show!

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

Steve Hofstetter: Some credit report advice

The Daily Show: Why do missing White women get more media coverage?

Vox: The end of oil, explained

Ari Melber: America is very Blue in 2021 but the Senate isn’t—Kornacki shows why

Stephen: Let’s not reward Congress for doing the bare minimum

ТрампPlague:

• Full Frontal welcomes (most of you) to NYC!
• The Daily Show: Even the experts don’t know who should get a COVID booster shot
• Samantha Bee: TikTok misinformation is spreading and it’s #Dangerous
• Rachel Maddow: YouTube cracking down on “absolute sewer” of covid vaccine misinformation
• Keith Olbermann: LET’S STOP THE PLEASANT EUPHEMISMS: They aren’t “anti-Vax.” They’re AFRAID OF GETTING VACCINATED!
• The Daily Show: All nominees for this year’s Pandemmy Awards
• The Daily Show: The 2021 Pandemmy Award winners
• Now This: Meet Florida’s new nutburger Surgeon General
• WaPo: What you need to know about coronavirus booster shots
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп reacts to Brett Kavanaugh’s positive test
• Chris Hayes: Florida’s per capita covid death rate is 50x Australia’s. Thanks, Deathsantis

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

Robert Reich: The real reason the economy might collapse

Seth Meyers: A political monologue

Vox: How 4 companies control the beef industry

Trevor: The scramble to fund the government—Keeping up with the Congressians

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

I haven’t been paying much attention to the Seattle mayor’s race since I already know who I’m voting for. But my goodness, Bruce Harrell is so bad on homelessness. Come on.

That said, I do think that as COVID-19 decreases in the region (touch wood) the capacity of some groups dealing with homelessness will increase. So the visible to non homeless people parts of homelessness may decrease regardless.

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

The other day, I linked to the Washington State Redistricting Commission’s legislative district maps. Now they have Congressional District maps. Very exciting.

Do the maps make sense for your community? Are you upset about them? Are you just dreading having to learn new Representatives? Rant about it here, or make your voice heard by contacting the commission.

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

I’m about to head over to the weekly gathering of the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally. Won’t you join me?

We meet tonight and every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You will find us in the courtyard out back starting around 8:00pm. Note that you will need to bring a mask and proof of vaccination to get into the bar.

Chapters of DL are re-opening all over the place. If you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter tonight, find a location and date near you.

I forgot to mention it last week, but there are new potential legislative district maps from each of the redistricting commissioners. People who are much smarter than me can figure out the implications of those maps. But for me, I like the maps that keep me in my same district.

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