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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.

Mark Fiore: ‘Merican Freedom Air

Full Frontal: What we should learn from the California recall election

LegalEagle: Is Roe v. Wade dead?

An Inconvenient Climate Week:

• Samantha Bee: Climate change’s dirty little secret—Sewage
• Seth Meyers: John Kerry shares why young people should be optimistic for the climate’s future
• James Corden: Bill Gates knows “how to avoid a climate disaster”
• Trevor: The consequences of climate change you may not know about
• Stephen: Is systemic climate action possible? Stephen seek guidance from mama earth
• Full Frontal: Greg Gutfeld wasn’t invited to #ClimateNight
• The Late Show: Don’t want to bring a child into this world? Try Trojan Buzzkill condoms
• Jimmy Fallon: Dr. Jane Goodall on the environmental importance of planting trees
• Seth Meyers: Sen. Bernie Sanders takes on fossil fuel lobby in fight over climate change
• Daily Show: Greta Thunberg—Why we need government action to save the planet
• Jimmy Kimmel: Climate scientists are not fucking with us!
• Stephen: Aging politicians and meat eaters stand in the way of America’s climate progress
• Seth Meyers and James Corden join forces for climate night

Robert Reich: Democrats have to make this choice

Jimmy Kimmel: This week in unnecessary censorship

AJ+: Why the stock market not the economy

The Domestic Terrorist Group Known as “The Republican Party”:

• Stephen: “A secret national security crisis”—Woodward & Costa on the hair-trigger world post-election
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Doofus Dave Plans to Save America ♬
• Lawrence O’Donnell: “Peril” details dark final year of Трамп in power
• Jimmy Kimmel: Bombshell allegations about Трамп’s peaceful, orderly, prosperous days as President
• The Late Show: This third grader has some thoughts on Lindsey Graham’s election fraud comments
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Perhaps You’ve Been Conned ♬
• Stephen: The Big Lie is “not some passing storm, it’s the climate in the Republican party,” says Robert Costa
• Parody Project: ♫ NO BUSINESS ♬:

• Jordan Klepper has some pillow talk with Mike Lindell
• The Daily Show: The Obama bike helmet scandal!
• Rachel Maddow: Surprises at Трамп moneyman hearing—“Could be other indictments coming”
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard Трамп SUES the New York Times and his neice
• Trevor: Rep. Pete Aguilar—Seeking the truth of what happened on January 6th
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Mangy Fetlocks Blows Off a Little Steam ♬
• Stephen: “The one courageous person was Gen. Milley”—Bob Woodward and Robert Costa
• The Founders Sing: ♫ Here they come again ♬:

• Seth Meyers: Mary calls the Dotard a “loser” after he sues her over tax documents
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s sad suing spree
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard Трамп, Mike Lindell & more show up to Justice for J6 Rally
• Rachel Maddow: GOP operatives charged over Russian’s donation to Трамп

Josh Meyers: Gov. Gavin Newsom on winning California’s recall election

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

This Week in ТрампPlague:

• Now This: For the first time, Alabama experiences more deaths than births in 2020
• The Daily Show: Ron DeSantis makes some interesting appointments to Florida’s government
• Stephen: Debunked! Michael Flynn’s vaccine salad dressing theory gets off at disinformation station
• Rocky Mountain Mike: ♫ The Hidden Valley DNA ♬:

• Seth Meyers: The “leave him alone guy” sticks up for Rand Paul
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ We’re Gonna Own the Libs ♬
• LegalEagle: Are Biden’s vaccine mandates legal?
• Trevor: Why Nurses have been hit the hardest during the pandemic
• The Late Show: ♫ Return Of The Cold ♬
• Jordan Klepper: The fight over masks in schools
• The Remix Bros: ♫ Swollen Balls REMIX Ft. Nicki Minaj ♬:

• Trevor: COVID is the deadliest pandemic in U.S. history
• Seth Meyers: FAUX News poll contradicts FAUX News talking points on vaccine mandates
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ My Girlfriend is Anti-Vax ♬
• Trevor: The Pandemmy Awards—You decide the winners

Robert Reich: The secret to actually taxing the rich

Samantha Bee: The midterms are only 411 days away. Holy Shit!

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

It seems like the right call for Eatonville Middle School to go back to remote learning when there’s an outbreak of COVID. Still though, must stink for the parents and the students. Quick change of plans, and a step backwards.

The vaccine has helped, but of course for middle school, there’s only so much you can do. And there are plenty of people who could be vaccinated, but aren’t.

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

Coming soon, our eviction moratoriums will be much more patchwork. Washington’s will expire at the end of the month. And Seattle’s has just been extended to January.

One odd effect of this patchwork is that the places that have been hardest hit by COVID-19 are the least likely to offer further rent relief. I am very glad Seattle’s moratorium was extended. But COVID is hitting Eastern and parts of Southern Washington a lot harder than here. But it’s less likely that they have the same sorts of extensions.

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