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With Sarah Huckabee Sanders leaving the White House, who will not give press briefings? Who will they find to spread gossip and administration spin? Who will be described as a “senior administration official” in the press when quoting them adds nothing to their story?

The store in front of the bus stop near Drinking Liberally always has delivery cars parked in it. At least at the time I am leaving. Yesterday. Yesterday! Yesterday, the delivery car pulled into the stop while the bus was at the red light. Don’t do that. I realize parking can be at a premium in Capitol Hill, but not so much at 10:30. In conclusion gaaah.

It’s Tuesday…and that’s Drinking Liberally night in Seattle. So please join us for an evening of politics over a pint at the Seattle Chapter of Drinking liberally.

We meet 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 about 8pm.

Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 265 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!

Remember when Howard Schultz was running for President? And we all heard stories about how terrible he was? Anyway, what happened to him? Is he still off somewhere being terrible? Nobody knows.

Jim Jefferies: Talking with conspiracy theorists in the age of bullshit.

Robert Reicht: Socialism—The same old scare tactic

WaPo: Male supremacy is a “gateway drug” for extremists.

Roll Call: The week in Congressional hits and misses.

SCTV: Senators.

Rachel Maddow: Missouri unnecessary pelvic exam rule invites ire of women voters.

Chris Hayes: New revelations from hard drives of deceased GOP operative.

Lauren Mayer: Summer Break (the Teacher Song).

John Oliver: Medical Devices

AJ+: The religion of libertarianism

The Dotard Трамп and His Gaggle of Grifters:

• Stephen: Wanda Sykes—What’s going on now is “not normal”
• Conan: Dana Carvey knows all of Трамп’s verbal tics
• Jimmy Kimmel chats chats with British teen who trolled The Dotard
• Trevor: If you don’t know, now you know—Boris Johnson
• Ari Melber: Lindsey Graham goes from Dotard Трамп’s a “jackass” to full MAGA
• Stephen: Brits greet Трамп with baby blimps and a giant penis
• Conan: Трамп tries authentic Irish cuisine
• The Late Show: Postcards from Трамп’s European junket:

• Conan knows why Трамп wasn’t invited to stay at Buckingham Palace
• Late Show: A special menu for Трамп’s UK state dinner
• Our Cartoon President: Cartoon Dotard Трамп shows the world his brain is good
• Jimmy Fallon: Talk like Трамп
• Stephen: Robert Mueller makes his final statement
• Conan on Трамп’s Royal faux pas
• Now This: The Трамп administration just made Cuba travel harder
• Stephen: What Трамп’s new tariffs will do to beer, avocados & tequila
• Jimmy Kimmel: The real reason The Dotard hates Bette Midler
• Trevor: Trump hits the U.K., beefs with London’s Mayor and gets negged by Buckingham Palace
• Chris Hayes: The Dotard Трамп changes his mind about that whole going to the moon thing
• The Late Show: The Трамп May press conference got weird
• Robert Reicht: The impeachment process explained
• Bill Maher: America’s royal fuck-up
• Stephen: The Dotard turns down an Irish castle for an Irish airport
• Now This: Трамп got royally trolled while in the U.K.
• Conan: Трамп’s London travel guide:

• Stephen Interviews Piers Morgan’s interview of The Dotard Трамп
• Our Cartoon President: Cartoon FAUX & Friends reboot as period drama
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп is on his best behavior in the UK
• Trevor: Трамп in the U.K. day 2—75,000 protesters and one weird tuxedo
• Stephen: Jared Kushner struggles with “Is The Dotard a racist?”
• Conan: EXCLUSIVE audio from Queen Elizabeth’s meeting with The Dotard
• Now This: Трамп mocked and ridiculed on first official UK visit
• Stephen: James Corden rates The Dotard’s royal performance
• Our Cartoon President: Inside Cartoon Трамп’s royal dinner with the Queen

Jimmy Kimmel: The Week in Unnecessary Censorship.

Pitchfork Economics: Strategies for building a robust and equitable recovery from recession.

Vox: The race to save endangered foods.

AJ+: The poor go to jail and the rich make bail in America.

Jim Jefferies: W. Kamau Bell on getting racially profiled in Berkeley.

Daily Show: Why are young Americans embracing socialism?

Rachel Maddow: Doctor with dubious past decided on unnecessary pelvic exam rule.

Roll Call: Is the military ready for climate change?

Twenty-twenty Vision:

• The New Yorker: How the Democratic candidates are trying to go viral at the debates
• Vice News: Why presidential candidate Seth Moulton revealed his PTSD
• Trevor: Getting to know Elizabeth Warren
• Roll Call: What is McConnelling? How campaigns skirt coordination laws to help PACs make ads
• Now This: Pete Buttigieg explains how we can fix our Democracy and more
• Bill Maher: Andrew Yang
• Conan: Bernie Sanders is outraged at Walmart’s pickle selection
• The New York Times: Why Biden’s first run for President failed

Jimmy Kimmel: Obama, Drake, Трамп & NBA finals.

WaPo: Sean Hannity (a.k.a. Client #3) calls for people to be imprisoned a lot.

Mark Fiore: Freedom gas.

Now This: How abortion “trigger bans” could endanger people overnight.

Jordan Klepper: Open carrying while White vs. open carrying while Black.

Roll Call: Former CBO director—If Congress wanted to change Obamacare, they “blew it” with their process.

Stephen: What the “straight pride” parade won’t have.

Jimmy Dore: Alabama’s new anti-abortion law.

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

I have seen many great shows at The Showbox. It will be sad if we see it go. Still, I saw a lot of great shows at other venues that aren’t there anymore. And live music continues. Hopefully new venues will take its place.

Important update! Last week I asked about where to watch the Women’s World Cup. Thanks to those who had thoughts. Here’s a better place to look. Hopefully this draws a conclusion to me posting about it.

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets tonight. Please join us for an evening of political conversation over a cocktail. You’ll be happy you did.

We meet 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 about 8pm.

Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 264 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!

So the President is just going around calling people nasty? Maybe he’s comparing them to Janet Jackson. That’s the ticket.

Jimmy Kimmel: Global warming could prevent him from realizing his dream.

Mother Jones: Only one state lawmaker lives on the border. Listen up.

Now This: Ilhan Omar nails the religious double standard in abortion bans

Chris Hayes: Mitch McConnell blocks bills to combat election interference

Physics Girl: Dyed pool vortex rings!

AJ+: Is the U.S. going to war with Iran?

Vox: This photo almost started a nuclear war.

The Dotard Трамп and His Band of Grifters:

• Trevor: Is Ben Carson on his way to getting fired?
• Chris Hayes: Robert Mueller contradicted AG William Barr
• Bill Maher monologue: Mueller’s muddled message
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп & Kim Jong Un Lash Out at Joe Biden
• Our Cartoon President: Cartoon Robert Mueller finally breaks his silence:

• Lauren Mayer: Mueller has spoken
• Trevor: Robert Mueller’s public statement on the Russia investigation
• Ari Melber: Democrats demand Mueller testimony
• Robert Mueller speaks
• Trevor: The Dotard Трамп can’t compartmentalize
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп admits Russia helped elect him
• Vice News: What Robert Mueller’s press conference means for Congress
• Jimmy Dore: Herman Cain cracks after losing Fed. Reserve seat
• Ari Melber: Inside Robert Mueller’s new challenge to Congress
• Rachel Maddow: Robert Mueller makes clear onus for Трамп accountability is on Congress
• Trevor: Трамп heads to Japan, but his heart is still with Kim Jong-un
• Randy Rainbow: Just impeach him!:

• Now This: Robert De Niro and former federal prosecutors on the Mueller report
• Jimmy Kimmel: Speaker Nancy Pelosi on the Mueller report & impeaching The Dotard Трамп
• WaPo: How a 1924 law could give Trump’s tax returns to Democrats
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Intel Chairman Adam Schiff on Mueller testimony
• Trevor: Mueller passes the impeachment buck to Congress

The Atlantic: Atomic veterans were silenced for 50 years. Now, they’re talking.

Jordan Klepper: Why are White people so bad at talking about Native issues?

Stephen: The drive-by milkshaking of Nigel Farage.

Bill Maher: Democrats need a coach.

WaPo: Texas’s secretary of state resigns following botched voter purge.

Mental Floss: Everything you need to know about tourism.

Jim Jefferies: Finally, a commencement address that’s actually useful.

Mark Fiore: Just an innocent content platform.

Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas: The cost of college.

Vox: You’re watching Fox News. You just don’t know it.

Twenty-twenty Vision:

• Vice News: Climate change is the only thing on Jay Inslee’s mind
• Jimmy Kimmel: Senator Amy Klobuchar on presidential run, health care & The Dotard Трамп
• Now This: Pete Buttigieg rips Трамп for draft dodging vietnam
• Chris Hayes: Cory Booker on impeachment—The Dotard Трамп can’t be allowed to be above the law
• The Late Show: Kim Jong Un puts 2020 Democrats on blast
• Vice News: Andrew Yang wants to give you $1,000 a month
• Jimmy Kimmel’s Song to remember Democratic candidates
• Rachel Maddow: John Hickenlooper brings reproductive rights record to national stage
• Trevor: Kirsten Gillibrand—Her presidential campaign & the GOP’s war against Roe v. Wade

Robert Reicht: What is oligarchy?

Real Engineering: California’s renewable energy problem.

Now This: Rose McGowan on rise of abortion bans.

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses.

Jimmy Kimmel: This week in unnecessary censorship.

Today I found out: Why do graduates wear caps and gowns and judges wear robes?

WaPo: What Senate Republicans said about Merrick Garland’s nomination.

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

The last time I took a bus to Olympia, the entire way between Tacoma and Olympia, I was sat next to a very talkative man. Y’all! He had so much to say about his neighbor’s herpes. On and on and on.

Anyway, people complain about the Seattle freeze, and there was recently some discussion about it on Twitter. But I love it. It is a lovely combination of Nordic stoicism and big city life. Small talk is great but not with randos. I love not talking to you. I know that it isn’t for everyone, but I appreciate it so hard.

Is I wrong to just use this to thread to figure out where to watch the Women’s World Cup? I don’t own a TV, so when I want to watch sports, I have to go out (or stream). Men’s international soccer, especially the World Cup, usually has bars open whenever. But on the women’s side, there are fewer options. So do you know of anywhere that will be hosting games, even when time zones make it tough?

Please join us tonight for an evening of politics over a pint at the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally.

We meet 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 about 8pm.

Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 264 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!

Trevor explains 5G.

Jordan Klepper: Jordan gets arrested standing up for undocumented students’ rights.

The Dotard Трамп:

• Stephen: Why Adm. William McRaven challenged the Dotard Трамп
• Our Cartoon President: Cartoon Pelosi fights off calls for impeachment
• Jordan Klepper: The terrifying situations undocumented people face daily
• SNL Weekend Update: Трамп’s Iran conflict confusion
• Jimmy Kimmel: The Dotard Трамп throws a tantrum
• Mark Fiore: Xenophobe trading cards
• Our cartoon President: Cartoon pillow guy Mike Lindell introduces himself to the press
• The Late Show: Трамп words that start with “I”:

• WaPo: Трамп’s CDC wants to silence this climate change scientist, but he isn’t going away
• Stephen: Stop investigating me! Or else!
• Our Cartoon President: Cartoon Reagan teaches cartoon Трамп how to be a Republican President
• Seth Meyers: The Dotard threatens Iran on Twitter
• Stephen: Трамп’s records are in Merrick Garland’s hands
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s fate in Merrick Garland’s hands
• Stephen: Justin Amash is the only Republican of his kind
• Our Cartoon President: Cartoon Rudy Giuliani teaches cartoon Трамп how to be disgusting
• Seth Meyers: Трамп lashes out after Pelosi accuses him of a “cover-up”
• Stephen: Finding Rick Perry—The missing Secretary of Energy

Jordan Klepper: Bill Nye has a plan to solve climate change.

SNL Weekend Update: Jeanine Pirro on her FAUX News suspension

Shit-hole States:

• The Late Show: Call now to help an abandoned Pennsylvanian
• Trevor: Extreme anti-abortion laws passed in Alabama, Missouri and Georgia
• SNL Weekend Update: Leslie Jones on Alabama’s abortion ban/a>
• Lauren Meyers: The Handmaid’s Song:

• WaPo: Abortion rights protests spread across the country
• Stephen: Today in unfortunate news out of Alabama

The Late Show: Ted Cruz says there are space pirates… Ye be warned!.

Stephen: Another unfortunate photo of Anthony Weiner.

The New York Times: I’m in Nike’s ads, but they won’t give me maternity protections.

Twenty-twenty Vision:

• Stephen: Where Sen. Kamala Harris stands on impeachment
• Our Cartoon President: Cartoon Joe Biden wants the Democrats to fall in line
• The View (SNL): Pete Buttigieg
• Samantha Bee: Democrats on FAUX
• Full Frontal: Candidate sweep
• Seth Meyers: Julián Castro talks about Barack Obama, Ben Carson and immigration
• Our Cartoon President: The Democrats freak out over cartoon Joe Biden’s lead
• Stephen: Трамп lambasts FAUX News for hosting Pete Buttigieg
• Jim Jefferies: Announcing the perfect Democratic Presidential candidate for 2020

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses.

Samantha Bee: Journalism’s corporate sponsors.

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship.

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

Dear Representative Jayapal;

I want to thank you for your support of impeachment hearings. I hope that it will be as broad as possible. While the obstruction in the Muller Report is important to investigate, he has committed plenty of high crimes and misdemeanors including many in the open. I hope that the House will consider the deaths of children in custody. I hope that you will consider the Lester Holt interview.

Thank you,

Carl Ballard