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– More density in Belltown, please.

– Bringing civility back to the Seattle City Council.

– Ann Davison is still the worst.

– Last Open Thread I mentioned the light rail reduction over the weekend. No more. It will happen later.

– The backlash to the backlash in Seattle? Maybe. Or maybe it’s one election.

– Or maybe there can only be one good Council member at a time?

– Make sure to plan on having a little extra time if you’re taking the 1 Line over the weekend.

– Still working on a sign-off, this is me, signing off.

Please join us tonight as the Please join us tonight as the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally gets together for an evening of politics and good cheer over a drink.

We meet tonight and every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the back room of the pub. We start at 8:00pm.

Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, stop by another chapter near you.

– The race for King County Executive is shaping up nicely. One note, the longer you struggle with Girmay Zahilay’s name, the greater the side eye.

– I had no idea about Spokane’s Community-Oriented Policing Services but it seems like they have done some questionable things.

– SAM security deserve a fair contract.

– These open threads are often a bullet list, but maybe that’s not the way to go for a city’s legislative agenda.

The Daily Show tackles Black Friday, America’s biggest shopping day

Electile Dysfunction 2024:

• Steve Shives: Трамп is lying about other world leaders already
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп Shoes, Трамп Watches, Трамп Guitars, and NOW…. ♬
• Seth Meyers: Трамп team in “knife fight” and aide is investigated, and Rudy Giuliani throws tantrum in court
• Jonathan Jensen: ♫ Kakistocracy ♬:

• Tommy Campbell: Was Pam Bondi PAID OFF by Трамп?
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Shall I Compare Трамп to a Summer’s Day? Probably not ♬
• The Other Brother: ♫ Anything Goes Again ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s terrible tariff plan & MAGA grifters on cameo
• Bruce W. Nelson: “Трамп Guitars,” his latest grift
• LegalEagle: How tariffs actually work
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ Cabinet of Crackpots ♬:

• Steve Shives: Трамп’s new Attorney General pick is tied to Christian Nationalists
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Elon Is NOT Like You, and Does NOT Like You ♬
• Alex Wagner: Yikes! Industries warn of devastating effects of Трамп’s tariffs; Трамп ignores his own poor record
• The Daily Show: First Buddy—The sidekick that never leaves you. Ever.
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Stand Back. Stand By. Get Ready for the Measles! ♬
• Seth Meyers: Elon irks Трамп world, Gaetz won’t return to Congress and shouting matches at Mar-a-Lago
• Chris Hayes: Remember the last time a country fooled around and found out?
• Knotheadusc: ♫ MAGA-Co ♬:

• Tommy Campbell: Lauren Boebert CAUGHT selling custom videos on Cameo
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Pete Hegseth Song ♬
• Mother Jones: Five things Christian Nationalists want for the Трамп presidency
• Steve Shives: Transphobia must be confronted
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s loony cabinet gets final touches, Matt Gaetz joins Cameo & RFK Jr has more skeletons
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Pete Hegseth’s Informative Tattoos ♬

Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ It’s Such A Good Feeling Deactivating Twitter & Moving to Bluesky ♬

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

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! This year, avoid launching a genocide by sharing diseases with your hosts.

• Seth Meyers: Late Night giving of thanks
• The Daily Show: Thanksgiving turkeys—Delicious centerpiece or government mind control?
• Steve Shives: Can we disagree and still be friends?
• Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s best Christian: The puritans are back!:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Mangy Fetlocks Song of Thanksgiving ♬
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ All I want for Thanksgiving ♬
• Stella Magz: Rudy for the holidays
• Eric Schwartz: ♫ Happy Thanksgiving, Anyway ♬:

• Ross Childs: Happy Vancegiving, everyone!!
• Dark Brandon: MAGA—The irony of complaining about illegals on stolen land
• The Daily Show: Leslie Jones, Michael Kosta, & Desi Lydic help you survive Thanksgiving
• Thanksgiving Classic: Sarah Palin’s Thanksgiving massacre!:

• Liberal Redneck: How can we survive Thanksgiving 2024??
• Knotheadusc: ♫ No Place for MAGA in Our Holidays ♬

Pretty checked out right before Thanksgiving.

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets this evening for more adventures in politics. You are invited to stop by.

We meet tonight and every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the back room of the pub. We start at 8:00pm.

Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, stop by another chapter near you.

– Boo to the Seattle budget.

– Boo, I say. Boo.

– I’m not one to put much faith in issue polling, but it seems like not popular, so boo.

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

Electile Dysfunction 2024:

• Jon Stewart: Jon Stewart urges Dems to fight like Republicans and exploit loopholes
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп, Mike Johnson, and Shaken Baby Syndrome ♬
• Seth Meyers: Musk defends Gaetz amid sex trafficking allegations and Трамп cabinet adds Oz & McMahon
• Desi Lydic: Bombshell Matt Gaetz testimony alleges sex trafficking a minor
• SNL: Trump and Biden meeting
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Though you may be worried, Трамп’s not ♬
• Stephen: Gaetz proves too toxic for GOP Senators & Трамп’s unpopular cabinet picks
• Knotheadusc: ♫ Who’s Sorry Now? Election Edition ♬:

• Christopher Titus: The Dotard’s clown car cabinet picks
• Stella Magz: Matt Gaetz withdraws AG nomination!!
• Ross Childs: Where has J.D. Vance been?
• Desi Lydic: Трамп’s TV administration adds Dr. Oz and Linda McMahon
• ScaredKetchup: Трамп Show 62 w/ AI Lauren Boebert, Bernie Sanders, Matt Gaetz, and MORE
• Ari Melber: Трамп announces Pam Bondi as new attorney general pick
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Трамп nomination song ♬
• Stephen: GOP protects Gaetz & The Dotard picks McMahon to lead DOE & Dr. Oz’s dubious takes
• The Late Show: Venmo’s advice for Matt Gaetz
• Sandy and Richard Riccardi: Idiocracy:

• Jimmy Kimmel: Matt Gaetz accused of paying for sex, Трамп’s sentencing gets pushed & MyPillow Mike gets the shaft
• Scared Ketchup: ♫ Trump vs RFK Jr on the POWER of Food! ♬
• Liberal Redneck: Трамп’s cabinet picks are somehow even more insane this time
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Elon Musk is the new Melania ♬
• Seth Meyers: Трамп’s “National emergency” plan, GOP’s Gaetz cover-up, and RFK Jr.’s McDonald’s pic
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s Proud Boys night out and no FBI checks for his cabinet
• Scott Grinthal & Lauren Mayer: ♫ Matt Gaetz Is Standing Down ♬:

• Michael Kosta: Which stocks should you buy during the Трамп administration?
• Sandy and Richard Riccardi: ♫ I Thought the Tariffs ♬
• Dark Brandon: A message from The Dotard to his Incel supporters
• Stephen: Трамп’s not-so-happy-meal & Gaetz’s drug-fueled orgies
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ It May be the G.O.P., but It No Longer Stands for “Grand Old Party” ♬
• Ari Melber: “Shrinking” Трамп backs down as MAGA reckons with Gaetz collapse, GOP resistance & lack of “mandate”
• Chris Hayes: AOC eviscerates Republican rep’s trans bathroom stunt
• Steve Shives: Why, God?!

• Jimmy Kimmel: Matt Gaetz’s bombshell sex allegations, Трамп’s shady squad & Don Jr’s unwanted attention
• Stella Magz: Linda McMahon—World wrestling education….
• Darrin Bell: Timelapse video-political cartoon—Morning Joe bends the knee to Трамп
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Matt Gaetz, He Rose so High, only to Fall so Far ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard chooses Pam Bondi to replace Matt Gaetz
• The Late Show: GOP Senators give Matt Gaetz some thoughtful feedback
• Seth Meyers: Gaetz out as more damning info surfaces, Трамп cabinet rocked by scandal
• Hitler Rants Parodies: Hitler Phones The Dotard
• SNL Weekend Update: Трамп’s shocking cabinet picks, Elon Musk spending every day with Трамп
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s body double conspiracy & Gaetz out as Attorney General
• Stephen: Трамп picks Dr. Oz to run medicare & Ambassador Colbert? & Hegseth family values & praying for Трамп

John Oliver: TikTok ban

Cult of The Felon Von Shitzenpantz:

• Tommy Campbell: The Onion buys Infowars hilariously owning Alex Jones
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Was Nancy Mace a MAN? Just asking. ♬
• Desi Lydic: Gaetz drops AG bid & Nancy Mace wages transphobic attack on Sarah McBride
• Tommy Campbell: Don Jr. caught rubbing his gums at rocket launch and it’s hilarious
• LegalEagle: The insane story of how The Onion bought InfoWars (and how Alex Jones is trying to steal it back)
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Matt Gaetz’s Internship for High School Girls ♬

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

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

– Happy Friday to all who celebrate. Maybe an introduction instead of an exit?

– The bike and walking path over 520 looks pretty cool.

– Anybody doing Autumn foraging?

– Seems like there could be trouble for Hanford.

– I hope glass recycling doesn’t go the way plastic bags did.

Good morning. I hope you survived the storm. Not too bad on the urban core of Seattle, but your mileage may vary. Anyway, here are some links.

– Still reading these essays in Assigned Media, but goddam. Any trans people reading this, I am glad you’re around.

– Seattle’s budget is yuck.

– Home Depot Unveils 12-Foot Turkey Carcass Skeleton

– Spokane looks to be doing good transportation planning.

– It’s good to have a police accountability agency, but it sure would be great if they did some police accountability.

– Still in need of a proper sign off, but it’s probably still a good idea to wash your hands.

Join us tonight as the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets for a pre-bomb cyclone drink, with festivities and discussions about all things politics. Please stop by if you can.

We meet tonight and every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the back room of the pub. We start at 8:00pm.

Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, stop by another chapter near you.

– NDA’s for renters. What will asssholes think of next?

– HA was once a preeminent spot to learn about school closure. This round we can leave it to others to look for solutions.

– I don’t know what the right thing for a library asked to host bigoted organizations is. But I can say with 100% certainty fuck transphobes.

The Onion: Scientist explains how climate crisis would be averted if Greta Thunberg just tried a little harder

Electile Dysfunction 2024:

• ScaredKetchup: ♫ Future Attorney General Matt Gaetz is High School Neanderthal ♬
• Tommy Campbell: Wayne Gretzky partied with Трамп and RFK Jr.’s RIDICULOUS health post
• Seth Meyers: Трамп and Biden meet at White House; Трамп picks FAUX host Pete Hegseth for SecDef
• Alex Wagner: Anticipating Трамп abuses, Biden pushes to bolster courts
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s insane cabinet taking shape, Jimmy interviews Marco Rubio & the bigliest election moments
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ What if Трамп suddenly disappeared ♬
• Stephen: Трамп picks RFK Jr. to run nation’s health & Gaetz nom is a “Fuck you” to America & Gabbard is Aweful
• The Late Show: Escape the news on Carnival’s new cruise
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard unleashes his cabinet
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ The Dotard and Melanie Marriage Therapy ♬:

• Steve Shives: Should Democrats demand a recount?
• Charlamagne Tha God Pleads to Трамп, “Leave the Constitution in one piece”
• Stella Magz: Трамп’s cabinet is junk drawer….
• Jordan Klepper: Трамп acts cordial with Biden while Gaetz, Gabbard, and Hegseth score nominations
• Liberal Redneck: Takeaways from Трампp’s win, one week later
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s new squeeze Elon Musk, comic book villain cabinet secretaries & Don Jr mocks Zelensky
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s Plan—Transition from Democracy to Kakistocracy ♬
• SNL: Cold Open for Трамп
• Tennessee Brando: ♫ Hope They Enjoy CHEAPER EGGS ♬
• Sidney Morss: Post-election dating
• Seth Meyers: Трамп cabinet “shocks” Republicans and Gaetz resigns before “highly damaging” report
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Thank God That Kari Lake’s Gone ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s CRAZY cabinet picks and meeting with Biden
• Stephen: Shock noms—Трамп picks Gaetz, Hegseth, Huckabee, Gabbard and Biden & Трамп’s cordial WH meeting
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ What Doesn’t F&@#-ing Kill Us Makes Us Stronger♬:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The New Трамп “Environmental Anthem” ♬
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп humiliates Elon Musk by telling House GOP, “Elon won’t go home”
• The Late Show: Трамп fills his cabinet with friends from the TV
• Jabari Jones: AI Трамп nominates the Hamburglar
• Tommy Campbell: Marco Rubio forgets he warned all about “con artist” Трамп
• Jordan Klepper: Трамп nominates RFK Jr. and Matt Gaetz in latest shock moves
• Dulcé Sloan makes a time capsule of American art & culture before The Dotard bans it all
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Not See Country ♬
• LegalEagle: All the crazy shit Трамп is going to try
• Steve Shives: Democracy dies in disbelief
• The Late Show: Republicans react to Matt Gaetz nomination
• John Oliver: ♫ Reelection of the Felon von Shitzenpantz ♬
• Stella Magz: Matt Gaetz of HELL
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп packs cabinet with more kooks, MAGA minions bootlicking Dotard & his fight with Gavin Newsom
• Darrin Bell: Timelapse video-political cartoon—Трамп nominates Matt Gaetz for AG
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s Cabinet—Misfits, Miscreants, and Malcontents ♬:

• Stephen: Von Shitzenpantz taps Rubio & Noem for cabinet & Rudy’s tough times & how to move to Canada
• Kat Abu: FAUX News’ outsized seat at Трамп’s table
• The Late Show: Zelensky calling
• Alex Wagner: Трамп may have gone too far with Gaetz elevation to attorney general
• ScaredKetchup: Трамп, Bobo & Putin’s darkest secrets revealed in POOTIE CALL 2!
• Patrick Fitzgerald: You Got an Enemy
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ KEEP the Immigrants, Deport the Racists ♬
• SNL Weekend Update: Трамп wins 2024 election, becomes first felon elected President

The Onion: Expert explains why, essentially, you’re fucked

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