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Take the chill off the evening by joining us for some hot political conversation over a drink at this week’s meeting of 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 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!

Jim Jefferies: Traditional remedies vs. modern science.

Minute Physics: The man who corrected Einstein.

Vox: The man who rigged America’s election maps.

Kurzgesagt: What if we nuke a city?

Bill Maher: Ambassador Susan Rice on “Tough Love”

The Dotard Трамп and Other Impulsive, Narcissistic Assholes:

• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s impeachment train is picking up steam
• Ari Melber: Congress prioritizes protecting Трамп impeachment witnesses (with Rep. Denny Heck, D-WA-10)
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Nancy Pelosi to The Dotard: “All roads with you lead to Putin”
• The New York Times: Seven days in Syria—How a Трамп decision led to total chaos
• Jimmy Dore: Mitt Romney hilariously waffles on impeachment
• Katy Tur: Trump Syria deal is a “colossal mistake at every possible level”
• SNL: Giuliani & Associates:

• Rachel Maddow: Трамп “doesn’t know what he’s doing or talking about”
• Chris Hayes: This is how bad things have gotten
• Jimmy Kimmel: The Dotard Трамп doesn’t care anymore
• Bruce Nelson: It’s hard to be a dumb ass in the White House
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп’s Republican enablers break with him on Syria
• Bill Maher: New Rule—Prickstarter
• Ari Melber: Trump has meltdown as Giuliani faces criminal probe
• The New Yorker: Nancy Pelosi on her impeachment phone call with Трамп
• Daily Show: Трамп v. Трамп on the Kurds:

• Jimmy Kimmel: The Dotard Трамп has lied 13,000 times as President
• Trevor: Трамп’s Mideast move creates mayhem
• Ari Melber and Rachel Maddow: Tanking Russia economy inspired meddling in Трамп election
• Lawrence O’Donnell: John Brennan on “all roads with Трамп lead to Putin”
• Mark Fiore: The great and unmatched wisdom war!
• Chris Hayes: Rudy Giuliani is basically lobbying on behalf of the Turkish government
• Jimmy Kimmel: The Dotard Трамп letter proves he’s crazy
• Now This: Rudy Giuliani’s hypocrisy exposed in resurfaced 1998 interview
• Ari Melber: Impeachment circular firing squad? See Трамп’s allies turn on aide who admitted Ukraine plot
• Katy Tur: How impeachment fear has made The Dotard Трамп worse
• Randy Rainbow: GIULIANI! (Here He Goes Again):

• Ari Melber: Трамп impeachment inquiry banks evidence as witnesses testify
• The New Yorker: Andy Borowitz on the life-changing magic of impeaching Трамп
• WaPo: Mick Mulvaney’s bombshell briefing on Ukraine, in 2 minutes
• Trevor: Трамп thinks he bought America
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Rudy SHOULD be worried about SDNY investigation
• Chris Hayes: Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA-9) on The Dotard’s meeting meltdown—“Very dismissive and very insulting.”

AJ+: How the U.S. used jazz, art & Orwell to fight the Soviets.

John Oliver: Weather.

Jimmy Dore: Jeb Bush calls George W. Bush “stupid”!

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses.

Remembering Elijah Cummings:

• Reflect: Chuck Schumer reflects on Elijah Cummings’ life and death
• WaPo: “He was a voice for justice”—Colleagues pay tribute to Rep. Cummings
• New York Times: Remembering Elijah Cummings.
• Reflect: Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD-5) announces on the House floor Elijah Cummings’ death
• Now This: Rep. Elijah Cummings, civil rights champion, dead at 68
• WaPo: Remembering Rep. Cummings’s most powerful moments
• Roll Call: Elijah E. Cummings in Congress, 1996-2019.

Vox: How the US stole thousands of Native American children.

Mental Floss: The real origins of 20 scary stories.

Jim Jefferies: Why we’re all so depressed.

Minute Earth: How the modern world tricks our bodies into hurting themselves.

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship.

Twenty-Twenty Vision:

• Trevor: Nepotism in & around the White House
• New York Times: Key debate moments in 5 minutes
• Bill Maher: Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
• The Daily Show: Bill Weld’s 2020 primary challenge against Трамп
• SNL: CNN Equality Town Hall
• The New Yorker: Pete Buttigieg on how to mend America’s deep divisions
• Bad Lip Reading: BIDEN 2020:

• The Daily Show: Leo Deblin’s family fill-in
• Jimmy Kimmel: 12 Democrats angrily agree with each other for hours
• Trevor: The Ohio debate

Full Frontal Rewind: Conspiracies people are talking about.

Robert Reich: Should the Supreme Court be reformed?

Trevor: Susan Rice on “Tough Love,” life in the Obama White House and the Трамп era

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

There’s a lot of corporate money going to the Seattle City Council races. I get it. Amazon doesn’t want to pay taxes. But they are part of the community. They should pay their share for the problems that their growth in the city has caused.

Did you watch the Democratic debate? Do you have a sense of how Tom Steyer’s Presidency would be?

What I’m saying is we should have only my preferred candidates. And better questions than “what jerks are you friends with?”

Please join us this evening as the Seattle Chapter of Drinking liberally meets for a post-debate debriefing over a drink and maybe dinner.

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. The debate starts at 5pm, so feel free to stop by early to watch.

Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 266 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!

John Oliver: Thailand Hitler problem

AJ+: What happens when you restrict abortion?

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship.

Vox: How America’s CEOs got so rich.

Wendover: Why so many airlines are going bankrupt.

The Dotard Трамп And His Other High Criminals and Liars:

• Stephen: Трамп’s refusal to cooperate with Congress constitutes obstruction
• Seth Meyers: Rudy Giuliani associates arrested as support for impeachment rises
• Trevor: Трамп withdraws troops from Syria
• Ari Melber: Shep Smith leaves FAUX News amid growing tensions over The Dotard Трамп
• Lauren Meyer: The wizard of fraud:

• Jimmy Kimmel: Second whistle blown on The Dotard Трамп
• Vox: The phone call that could get Трамп impeached
• Stephen: Трамп rolls over for Turkey, angering GOP leaders
• WaPo: Трамп’s misleading “border wall” narrative
• Daily Show: WHY CAN’T THE DOTARD HEAR QUESTIONS?
• Seth Meyers: Hey! Republicans and the intelligence agencies
• The Daily Show: Man keeps imaginary friend for entire life
• Ari Melber: U.S. Ambassador to Russia is shocked by Yovanovitch’s opening statement
• Trevor: Chaos unfolds after Трамп gives Kurds the cold shoulder
• Stephen: Трамп may be brought down by two calamitous phone calls
• Chris Hayes: Where The Dotard Трамп’s conspiracy theories come from
• The Late Show: The Whistleblowers perform “It takes two”:

• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп is handling crisis very badly
• Seth Meyers: 58% of Americans support the impeachment inquiry into The Dotard Трамп
• The Late Show: The House Intelligence Committee presents “The Masked Whistleblower”
• Now This: Трамп is facing 43 new sexual misconduct allegations
• Jimmy Dore: Mitt Romney bothered by Ukraine transcript he didn’t read
• The Late Show: Guess Who? GOP whistleblower edition
• Chris Hayes: Rudy Giuliani is just a fixer with a law degree
• Mark Fiore: The Dotard Трамп impeaches you!
• Jimmy Kimmel: As impeachment ramps up, Трамп melts down
• Trevor: The Dotard stops Sondland’s testimony & Democrats protect the whistleblower
• Seth Meyers: Трамп declares himself above the Constitution
• Bruce Nelson: If Trump’s Mouth Is Moving, He’s Lying:

• Stephen: The Dotard Трамп really thinks he’s Tony Soprano
• Ari Melber: Rudy Giuliani said to be under investigation for Ukraine work
• SNL: Mike Pence impeachment strategy
• Late Show Nursery Rhymes Presents: Under the Bus
• Now This: Трамп’s hypocrisy on Syria and the Kurds revealed

Lewis Black: Surprise medical bills.

Jim Jefferies: Toys are finally becoming more inclusive

John Oliver: : China’s one child policy.

Francesca FiorentiniCan America let go of being number one?.

Twenty-Twenty Vision:

• Stephen: Crowded stage at next debate not ideal for the Dems
• Trevor: Bernie Sanders’s heart procedure
• The Late Show: Just one question, vol. 2
• Robert Reich: Why 2020 won’t be won by centrists:

• SNL Weekend Update: Sen. Elizabeth Warren fundraises for her 2020 campaign
• Stephen: Awkward moments for Democratic candidates
• Samantha Bee: The worldwide premiere of Full Frontal’$ “Totally Unrigged Primary”

Mental Floss: Everything you need to know about budgets.

AJ+: The very radical politics of Dolly Parton’s ‘9 to 5’.

Jim Jefferies: STIs are stronger than ever.

Full Frontal: The best of big tech at its worst.

Trevor: The NBA’s full-court drama with China.

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

My phone is almost out of juice and I can’t find my charger. So short post from me, so I can close the WordPress app on my phone.

I keep writing limericks about how awful President Trump is. But now a cinquain.

Obstructs

Justice. Does not

Turn over documents,

Or let his people testify.

Impeach.

Please join us this evening as the Seattle Chapter of Drinking liberally meets for drinks, discussion and dancing. Only two of those things are actually true.

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 266 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!

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses.

Now This: Why grown men are afraid of Greta Thunberg.

John Oliver: Compounding pharmacies.

Real Engineering: Should we fear the next big solar storm?

Wired: Astronomer explains how SETI searches for aliens.

The Dotard Трамп And His Crooked Clown Posse:

• Trevor: Трамп’s potential impeachment snowballs
• Stephen: Rachel Maddow—there is a second whistleblower
• Rachel Maddow: Hillary Clinton—Ukraine is “the canary in the coal mine” on Трамп
• Jimmy Kimmel: Is The Dotard Трамп trying to impeach himself?
• Bruce Nelson: Трамп Reminds Me of a Horse:

• Stephen: The weird conspiracy theories sucking Трамп down the whirlpool of shame
• Lawrence O’Donnell: FEC chair sets the record straight on foreign interference in an election
• New York Times: Impeachment, Ukraine and the whistle-blower’s complaint—Meet the key players
• Chris Hayes: Rep. Connolly, “We have to call this what it is…extortion”
• Samantha Bee: Трамп has officially gone off the deep end
• Ari Melber: “This is not a drill”—Трамп’s Ukraine crisis tests government system
• Seth Meyers: The Dotard and the GOP melt down amid the Ukraine scandal and impeachment
• The Daily Show: Трамп’s Ukraine scandal and the moral blindness defense
• Lawrence O’Donnell: The Dotard Трамп v. the whistleblower
• Stephen: Трамп stole his border alligators idea from President Obama
• Trevor: Трамп wants a border moat filled with snakes & alligators
• Chris Hayes: Chris Hayes on how the text messages destroy The Dotard’s alibi
• Rachel Maddow: Mike Pence, at center of Трамп Ukraine scheme, scrambles for cover
• The Late Show: Rudy Giuliani appears on “conspiracy today”
• Stephen: Трамп’s inner circle facing intense scrutiny in Ukraine scandal
• Seth Meyers: Трамп publicly asks Ukraine to investigate Biden amid impeachment
• Lawrence O’Donnell and Rachel Maddow: Second whistleblower
• Jimmy Kimmel: Team Трамп implodes as scandals multiply
• Seth Meyers: Трамп is having an impeachment meltdown
• Trevor: The impeachment trial of Rudy Giuliani
• Stephen: Hillary Rodham Clinton—Impeachment inquiry is “exactly what should be done”
• Rachel Maddow: Трамп recycling old Ukraine script in smear against Joe Biden
• Robert Reich: The biggest difference between Трамп and Nixon
• The Daily Show found Трамп’s secret server
• The Late Show: Cookie Monster spells S-U-B-P-O-E-N-A
• Seth Meyers: Chris Hayes explains the three categories of impeachment reactions
• Mark Fiore: Трамп, Giuliani and Barr investigators at large
• Stephen: Трамп lapdogs McCarthy, Graham, and Miller struggle on the Sunday shows
• Trevor: Gavin Newsom on California’s emissions battle with Трамп
• Ari Melber: The Dotard Трамп openly admits to collusion, no probe needed
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Mike Pompeo admits he listened to Трамп-Ukraine phone call
• Stephen: If Трамп goes down, he’s bringing Mike Pence with him
• Chris Hayes: Трамп’s desperate attempts to obscure his corrupt abuse of power
• The Late Show: It’s The Dotard Трамп calling, can you do me a favor?
• Samantha Bee: Mike Pence takes HHS to the past
• Stephen: As the walls close in, The Dotard Трамп is clearly losing it
• Jimmy Kimmel: For Трамп, things that are true are talse
• SNL: Impeachment!:

• The Daily Show: FAUX & Friends can’t say “SERVER”
• Trevor: Mike Pence’s ignorance defense
• SNL Weekend Update: Democrats launch impeachment inquiry
• Stephen: Rachel Maddow—We just don’t know how impeachment will play out
• Now This: Hillary Clinton on the truth about The Dotard, impeachment, and her emails
• Seth Meyers: Chris Hayes on the increasing speed of the impeachment investigation
• The Late Show: Like rats from a sinking ship
• Ari Melber: Трамп Ukraine call rings “alarm bells” with evidence of a cover up
• Stephen: Trump tries to normalize his criminal behavior by doing it in public
• Samantha Bee: Ilhan Omar—Impeachment pioneer
• Rachel Maddow: Трамп sets staff to task of contradicting US intel on Russia
• Trevor: A crime you admit to…is still a crime
• Chris Hayes: Трамп now openly soliciting foreign interference
• The Daily Show explains it good—The Biden-Ukraine story
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп going crazy over Gatorgate
• Stephen explains the Ukraine scandal to Ainsley Earhardt of FAUX & Friends
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Giuliani admits he provided docs the State IG flagged to House committees

Matt Lieb (Newsbroke): Why a universal basic income (UBI) isn’t progressive

Stephen: Rachel Maddow—Russia uses oil and gas as a weapon.

Mark Fiore: The billion ant mega colony and the biggest war on earth.

The Atlantic: Why your phone isn’t safe.

Twenty-Twenty Vision:

• Stephen: Warren passes Biden in poll, Bernie shops at Kohls
• Now This: Mark Zuckerberg says an Elizabeth Warren presidency would “suck” for Facebook
• Robert Reich: Chatting with Bernie Sanders
• SNL: The Impeachment town hall
• WaPo: At gun forum, 2020 Democrats amp up calls for licensing system
• Stephen: Bernie Sanders is Cosmo’s new cover model

Now This: Why Jay Inslee vows to keep fighting the climate crisis.

Jim Jefferies: What socialism really looks like

Vox: No, vitamin C won’t cure your cold

Stephen: Sec. Hillary Clinton—Greta Thunberg spoke truth to power at the U.N.

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

So, the President asks you to commit crimes against humanity. Maybe shooting border crossing people. You can’t just ignore it. Even just leaking to a couple of reporters who are in the middle of writing a book isn’t enough. It’s still complicity.