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Open Thread Wednesday.

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I had not picked a Presidential candidate, but Harris was in my top tier. And she was my first top tier candidate to drop out. I was surprised by how much it stinks that she’s out. She has been an amazing Senator, and it will be good to see her back there full time.

Drinking Liberally — Seattle

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DLBottlePlease join us this evening as the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally gathers for pre-holiday celebrations and libations. You probably won’t regret it.

We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. Look for us in the back room of the pub beginning about 8pm.




Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 267 chapters of Living Liberally, including 22 in Washington state, seven in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find a chapter near you. Or start a new chapter for your community!

Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

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Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship.

Now This: How solving hunger can trickle down to other U.S. problems .

Wired: Former Secret Service agent explains how to protect a President

The Dotard Трамп And Other Unpardonable Turkeys:

Jim Jefferies: The only way to keep your data private.

Now This: How this Congresswoman is fighting the rising cost of medication

Stephen: Unhideable edition of “Whose Boat Is This Boat?” arrives at Coeur D’Alene library.

Vox: How America fails its whistleblowers.

Twenty-twenty Vision:

Mental Floss: Everything you need to know about online shopping.

Samantha Bee and Tarana Burke talk past, present, & future of #MeToo, Part 1.

Samantha Bee and Tarana Burke talk past, present, & future of #MeToo, Part 2.

AJ+: Why this $300 clam is so important to Native Americans and China:

Now This: How human activity is causing sea levels to rise.

Trevor: Alicia Menendez—“The Likeability Trap” and the challenges female politicians face.

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

Nice Thanksgiving you got there…it’d be a shame if something happened to it….

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Howz your Thanksgiving going? Did Uncle Jake come over and ruin it by spewing MAGA bullshit? Or did your entire family celebrate in thanks that RBG is still alive and an election draws nigh? Let us know in the comments. And enjoy a few bonus videos:

Judge blocks I-976, as Eyman finds another way to vandalize our ballots

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Tim “Biggest Lie of My Life” Eyman as been dealt another blow today by King County Superior Court Judge Marshall Ferguson. Ferguson blocked I-976, Eyman’s most recent $30 car tab initiative, from taking effect.

King County Superior Court Judge Marshall Ferguson expressed concern during a hearing Tuesday that [the ballot measure’s] language was misleading, and in his order Wednesday he said the plaintiffs were likely to win their case. He ordered Washington state to cease efforts to implement the initiative on Dec. 5, when it was due to take effect, pending further orders.

Just given Eyman’s record of repeated failures on ballot measures, I-976 is likely to be struck down. In general, Eyman has a robust pattern of failure, dishonesty, and fiscal mismanagement in his life, that has recently resulted in civil suit, bankruptcy, a divorce, and a even a very public episode of shop lifting.

In his latest move, Eyman is running for Governor. But he can’t even do that honestly, with campaign material saying “Governor Eyman for Washington” and “Governor Tim Eyman for Washington.”

So, unless he has even more difficulties in filing to run, we will see Eyman’s name on the ballot for the August 4th primary. That will be just one more way for Tim Eyman to engage in ballot vandalism.

Drinking Liberally — Seattle

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DLBottlePlease join us this evening for a feast of politics…and a beer at the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally.

We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. Look for us in the back room of the pub beginning about 8pm.





Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 268 chapters of Living Liberally, including 22 in Washington state, seven in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find a chapter near you. Or start a new chapter for your community!

Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

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Seth Meyers: : Al Gore calls climate change the most serious challenge humanity has ever faced.

Vox: The destruction of the Amazon, explained.

Samantha Bee: A #MeToo Thanksgiving.

The Dotard Трамп:

Jim Jefferies: This crazily expensive soup is also incredibly cruel.

Jimmy Kimmel: This week in unnecessary censorship.

Trevor: Steve Ballmer—Providing government data without partisanship with USAFacts.

Roll Call: “Impeachapalooza 2019”—Congressional Hits and Misses

Twenty-twenty Vision:

Robert Reich: The real deal with medicare for all.

Stephen: Regarding #Fartgate, whomever dealt it has nothing to be ashamed of

The Daily Show: Eric Swalwell—Fartgate 2019.

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

Friday Open Thread

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Dear HA Readers,

This is just a note to let you know that I don’t think that I will be posting open threads, or anything else, next week. Thanksgiving week is going to be a lot, so probably nothing from me. I usually write these posts on my commute, and I won’t be commuting most of the week. So here’s an early happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate it, and strange Thursday off or thanks for reading from outside the US to the rest of you.

XOXO,

Carl Ballard

Open Thread November 20

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Dear Representative Jayapal,

I am writing to thank you for your support of the MORE Act. I am glad that it is getting a markup today. While reading about the legislation, I was glad to see your name on the list of cosponsors.

I hope that it will remain a piece of legislation that not only legalizes marijuana, but also brings some justice to the people who have been harmed by the prohibition.

Thanks,

Carl Ballard

Drinking Liberally — Seattle

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DLBottleThe Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets Tuesday for a night of politics over a pint. Won’t you stop by?

We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. Look for us in the back room of the pub beginning about 8pm.




Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 268 chapters of Living Liberally, including 22 in Washington state, seven in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find a chapter near you. Or start a new chapter for your community!

Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

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Robert Reich: The real winner of the 2019 elections.

Wendover: The US government program that pays for your flights.

The New Yorker: Why a designer turned the U.S.-Mexico border into an art installation.

Hasan Minhaj: Mental health.

The Atlantic: From the Iraq war to ballet, a veteran’s inspiring story.

Vox: We’re melting the Arctic and reviving deadly germs.

The Dotard Трамп and Other Impeachable Grifters:

Wired: Forensics expert explains how to lift fingerprints.

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

The Atlantic: Will America fall like Rome?

Roll Call: Congress is as outlandish as it could be—Congressional hits and misses of the week.

Bill Maher: New Rule—Let it go.

Vox: China’s fight with the NBA, explained.

Twenty-twenty Vision:

Roll Call: If Congresscritters cannot be impeached, how are they disciplined?

Robert Reich: The myth of voter fraud.

The New Yorker: Janelle Monáe on growing up queer and Black.

Vox: America’s wilderness is for sale.

Now This: The Past, present, and future of seeking asylum in America

Full Frontal: Columbus day should be Indigenous Peoples Day featuring Congresswoman Deb Haaland.

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

Open Thread November 13

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Oh no, closed doors! So I fear things,

It will be fought but won’t clear things

So Republicans say,

‘Til they got their way.

Now how dare you hold open hearings?

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