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As the coronavirus spreads, but I keep taking public transportation, I keep thinking about the grossest things that I have seen. People coughing or sneezing on to their hands and then grabbing the post or the strap. Food strewn about. Mystery liquid or scents.

So I’m glad to see that Metro is as in it as they can be. There are a lot of people who are doing a lot to keep us as healthy as possible right now. Even though I often times can’t see them, I will try to give them the same types of consideration as the memory of things that have grossed me out over the years.

Daily Show: Ten people making Black history

Lauren Mayer: Watergate Girl.

Now This: AOC shines a light on Black voter suppression & discrimination.

Twenty-Twenty Vision:

• Trevor: 10th Dem debate in South Carolina
• Seth Meyers: Bernie Sanders’ rise prompts media meltdown, establishment panic
• Jimmy Kimmel picks Democratic running mates
• Stephen: Hometown hospitality with Senator Elizabeth Warren
• The Late Show: South Caroline-a-a-a
• Daily Show: Fading dreams—Candidate reintegration center

• Trevor: Bernie surges & Biden spins a South African arrest tale
• Stephen: Post-SC debate monologue
• Daily Show: Jordan Klepper & Roy Wood Jr. check in with Charleston’s Black voters
• AJ+: Why presidential candidates eat on camera ALL THE TIME
• Our Cartoon President: Democratic candidates brawl in South Carolina debate
• Bruce W. Nelson: It’s little comfort
• Seth Meyers: Jake Tapper Says Russia Is Succeeding in Sowing Chaos in the 2020 Election
• Daily Show: Would LGBTQ voters elect Mayor Pete?
• Wired: Voting expert explains how voting technology impacts the 2020 election

Taina Asili: “We Are Rising” around the world!

The Daily Show: Celebrating Black history.

Now This: How this Black woman is changing the architecture industry.

The Dotard Трамп:

• Stephen: Wall street panics after The Dotard unveils lackluster coronavirus response plan
• Seth Meyers: Democrats debate dictators while Трамп acts like one
• Jimmy Kimmel: Representative Adam Schiff on ending our national nightmare
• WaPo: Трамп’s border wall harms the environment, activists say
• Stephen: Трамп unconcerned as stock market plummets on coronavirus fears
• Bad Lip Reading: “State of the Union—2020”
• Mother Jones: How QAnon is mutating for 2020
• Jonathan Mann: Трамп cut funding to the CDC
• Mark Fiore: This is all so very normal!
• Trevor: The Dotard takes India
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп is DEFINITELY NOT WORRIED about coronavirus
• The Late Show: A coronavirus PSA from Vice President Mike Pence
• Now This: Fact checking Трамп’s coronavirus press conference:

• Stephen: Трамп fears the coronavirus crisis will spoil his reelection campaign
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп washes his hands of the coronavirus
• Seth Meyers: Jake Tapper thinks The Dotard learned the wrong lesson from his impeachment
• Conan: Conan on Mike Pence’s cure for coronavirus
• Daily Show: Трамп has the coronavirus under control
• Bill Maher: The flus will not replace us!
• Jimmy Kimmel: The Dotard says coronavirus is very much under control
• Robert Reich: Five ways William Barr is turning America into a dictatorship
• The Late Show: Donald Трамп is India’s newest cricket announcer

Greenman: Big news from Blackrock.

Bill Maher: New Rule—My way or the die way.

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week.

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

If you work in Washington State, you have sick leave protection. And if you work in Seattle, the laws are stronger. With the new coronavirus going around, it’s pretty important to take sick leave if you need it, but even with the regular getting sick, it’s a good idea to take your sick leave.

Every Presidency a lot happens. And so a lot is on the ballot. Big stuff, little stuff. Obviously, we’re focused on a potential global pandemic today.

But! Recently the NLRB passed a rule to make easier for a franchise to fire workers in retaliation for union organizing. It is now on the individual franchisee rather than the larger franchise. A million of these smaller decisions — boards, court cases you never heard of — are on the ballot.

Come join us as the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally gets together tonight for some politics, food and drink.

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? There are hundreds of chapters of Living Liberally, including dozens in Washington state, a bunch in Oregon and even a few in Idaho.

The stock market has taken a tumble this morning. And so, it’s as good a time as any to remind you that stocks are not the economy. You could be doing well or not. Collectively, one tumble in the market due to a disease isn’t employment or wages. So some spooked investors are spooked. But we should continue to deal with homelessness and wages and job security and empowering unions because those matter more than the rise and fall of the DJIA on any particular day.

Samantha Bee: Black history month rewind.

Vice News: America’s infrastructure is crumbling.

Roll Call: How statehood is granted to U.S. territories.

The Dotard Трамп And Other Inept And Corrupt-As-Fuck Nutburgers:

• Lawrence O’Donnell: Former prosecutor says that Трамп is “trying to destroy” national security institutions
• Farron Cousins: Congressman confirms Трамп tried to bribe Julian Assange
• Trevor: Трамп’s tremendous road since impeachment
• David Pakman: Трамп promised Assange pardon to deny Russia hack
• Rachel Maddow: Трамп takes risk putting political loyalty over expertise at ODNI
• Eric Schwartz: Don’t call yourself a Christian:

• Joy Reid: Former Congressman dangled Трамп pardon to Assange
• Rachel Maddow: Трамп to install loyalist with no intelligence experience as DNI
• Mark Fiore: Our emerging autocracy.
• Young Turks: Трамп SET OFF by FAUX host
• David Pakman: Трампists bamboozled by bogus pardon tweets
• Our Cartoon President: Cartoon Трамп’s first date w/CNN
• Now This: Who Is Mark Esper? Narrated By Mohanad Elshieky
• Rachel Maddow: Трамп attacks US intel over report that Russia backs his reelection
• Lars von Retriever: MetalТрамп—Madhouse (Anthrax)
• Roll Call: “Lock him up!” Roger Stone sentenced to 40 months in prison
• Farron Cousins: Трамп throws tantrum after intelligence officials confirm election interference
• Sky News: Court hears that Трамп offered Wikileaks founder pardon for cover-up
• Ari Melber: Judge rebuffs Трамп, sends adviser Roger Stone to prison for three years
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Swalwell—It’s important to “name and shame” Russia after new meddling claims
• Lauren Mayer: Трамп’s growing pardons in the rose garden
• Randy Rainbow: No rules for the Dotard:

• Lawrence O’Donnell: Warren on reports that Russia is interfering to help Трамп in 2020
• Our Cartoon President: Democratic candidates gang up on cartoon Mike Bloomberg
• Now This: Why these former Трамп voters are disappointed by the Dotard’s behavior
• Farron Cousins: Трамп under investigation for his farm bailout scheme
• Joy Reid: Mick Mulvaney admits “We need more immigrants”
• Young Turks: Трамп makes Twitter troll head of national intelligence
• Rachel Maddow: Prosecutor disavows Barr bigfooting of Stone sentencing

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship.

Now This: How Sears secretly helped Black Americans under Jim Crow

Joy Reid: Republicans mail out fake census documents

Twenty-Twenty Vision:

• Mother Jones: Mike Bloomberg is way richer than people realize
• James Corden: Is another caucus fracas looming for Democrats?
• Vox: America’s presidential primaries, explained
• Daily Show: Getting to know Bernie Sanders
• Trevor’s ideal presidential debate
• WaPo: The Nevada Democratic debate in less than 4 minutes
• Joy Reid: Rep. Denny Heck (WA-10) on Russian interference in the 2020 election
• Now This: Funniest moments from the Nevada Democratic debate
• David Pakman: Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) is trailing in Senate race.
• Robert Reich: The debate
• James Corden: Democrats go “all in” for Vegas debate
• Daily Show: Getting to know Joe Biden

Now This: Rashida Tlaib questions why 2020 census erases Middle Eastern & North African identity.

Robert Reich: How Democrats clean up the messes left by Republicans

Now This: Stacey Abrams on fair elections & her Black heroes.

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

Glad that Seattle is providing for more transitional encampments (first point). I can’t imagine that it’s enough, but it’s a step in the right direction. Maybe the rest of us could remember that they’re, like, actual humans living in tents and tiny houses.

The Washington State Presidential Primary ballots will be mailed on Friday. So you should be getting it next week. You have to declare your party and get it returned by March 10.

(Sorry I didn’t write this sooner)

It’s Tuesday! And that means the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets for an evening of libations-fueled political musings. Please stop by, if you can.

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? There are hundreds of chapters of Living Liberally, including dozens in Washington state, a bunch in Oregon and even a few in Idaho. Find a chapter near you. Or start a new chapter for your community!

Stephen interviews new American citizen, John Oliver.

Now This: Black women replace men in historical paintings

The New Yorker: How reënacting slavery became an education tool.

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week.

The Dotard Трамп and His Band of Liars, Thieves, and Snowflakes:

• Seth Meyers: Governor Gavin Newsom on suing The Dotard
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп loves to disgrace us with his presence
• Chris Hayes: How organizers plan to do something about The Dotard in 2020
• Robert Reich: Five ways Трамп has NOT drained the swamp
• The Late Show: Kim Jong-Un is miffed about Трамп and Oscars snubs
• Samantha Bee: Meet the impeachment managers
• Rachel Maddow: Rule of law already broken where it involves Трамп
• Bruce W. Nelson: No Man Left Behind (Трамп’s Guiding Principle):

• Jimmy Kimmel: The Dotard Трамп wins best picture
• The Late Show: Introducing the President Трамп foundation line
• SNL Weekend Update: Cathy Anne on Трамп’s impeachment acquittal
• Chris Hayes: How to check Трамп
• Bruce W. Nelson: Oh Vladimir! (A Song of Love)
• Seth Meyers: Трамп and Barr protect convicted felon Roger Stone and Bernie wins New Hampshire
• WaPo: Barr pushes back on Трамп comments attacking Justice Department
• Bill Maher: Rich daddy pays for it
• Jimmy Kimmel: The Dotard Трамп is drunk with power
• Bruce W. Nelson: We have got Colbert, Трамп has got Kid Rock
• Samantha Bee: Трамп’s revenge tour
• Vox: How a Bible prophecy shapes Трамп’s foreign policy
• Conan: Трамп’s Valentine’s day plans
• Jimmy Kimmel: The Dotard gets us in the mood for Valentine’s Day
• Robert Reich: The truth about Трамп’s economy
• Lauren Mayer: Oh Yeah, He Learned His Lesson:

• Late Show: “Трамп’s Anatomy,” coming this fall to CBS
• Rachel Maddow: Barr interfering in some cases that are not yet public
• Bruce W. Nelson: Don Junior and The Badger (an epic poem)
• Chris Hayes: The only thing to stop Трамп is us
• Seth Meyers: Трамп and Barr corrupt the Justice Department as John Kelly speaks out

The Atlantic: How the nuclear family broke down.

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship.

The Late Show: Jon Batiste sings classic Valentine’s Day Black History Month love songs.

Now This: Rare footage shows all-Black towns in 1920s America.

Twenty-twenty Vision:

• Trevor: The New Hampshire primary 2020
• Stephen: Biden campaign shook, Democratic field narrows after New Hampshire primary
• Seth Meyers: Late Night Democratic Presidential debate, New Hampshire
• Mark Fiore: Time to panic
• New York Times: What New Hampshire tells us about the 2020 election
• Conan: The Nevada’s caucus app
• Daily Show: Don’t fuck this up, New Hampshire
• Stephen: South Carolina primary has native son Stephen all fired up
• Bill Maher: One-on-one with Amy Klobuchar
• Samantha Bee: We gave Andrew Yang $50K. Here’s what happened next.
• Roll Call: New Hampshire candidates’ speeches in just 2 minutes
• WaPo: New Hampshire primary speeches in 3.5 minutes
• Trevor: Bloomberg battles The Dotard and his stop-and-frisk past
• Seth Meyers checks in with the DNC on a big night for Democrats
• Our Cartoon President: Democrats react to the New Hampshire primary results
• Daily Show: Yang is out, but universal basic income still matters
• Trevor: Bernie wins New Hampshire, Biden fades, and Klobuchar surges
• Stephen: The Dotard’s New Hampshire rally

The Atlantic: “Karma” comes for a border agent.

Jimmy Dore: NYTimes says Mitt Romney is a “Man alone!”:

Roy Wood, Jr.The Chitlin’ Circuit.

Samantha Bee: Prager U wants you! (To become a conservative).

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

Applications for King County’s Section 8 lottery are going on now. If you are eligible, I would encourage you to apply.

Did you vote in a special election? Did your local bond pass? Should I have covered it before it was over? All good questions.

Please join us this evening as the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets for an evening drinks, conversation and NH primary returns.

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? There are hundreds of chapters of Living Liberally, including dozens in Washington state, a bunch in Oregon and even a few in Idaho. Find a chapter near you. Or start a new chapter for your community!

Big election coming up tomorrow. Could make a huge difference for years to come. Of course, I am talking about the King Conservation District. You can vote online for this one, so you can vote on the toilet. In fact, I will be disappointed in you if you don’t vote from the toilet.

I asked a couple environmentalists and they said Porter. So vote for Porter — while pooping — is the official Carl Ballard recommendation.