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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.

Hey folks, the Seattle Chapter of Drinking liberally meets tonight for an unimpeachably great time! Hard to know what we’ll chat about, however.

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 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!

Since my Twitter thread about this didn’t get any traction, I am going to ask here (rather than the more logical assumption that it’s just not that interesting to most people). I have a hummingbird that comes to my window for some nectar and has been for a while. For most of summer, I have left all of my windows open, but now that it’s getting chilly I only have the window with the flowers it likes open. Anyway, long story short, it got trapped in my apartment, and I couldn’t just scoot it out. So I grabbed some Tupperware and caught it then took it to an open window.

So this morning for the first time in months, I kept the window closed when I went to work. Am I doing the right thing, or should I have risked having it trapped all day?

Trevor: Jodi Kantor & Megan Twohey on “She Said” and breaking the Harvey Weinstein story.

Stephens: Sen. Bernie Sanders details his climate change legislation.

The Atlantic: Tree poaching.

Now This: Student fights back at McDonald when a customer told her to “Speak English”.

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship.

Today I Found Out: What’s up with the all seeing eye on the dollar bill?.

The Dotard Трамп and Other Impeachable Assholes:

• Bill Maher: America’s traitor
• Chris Hayes: The Dotard Трамп gets mocked by the dictionary
• Stephen: Трамп set to speak at U.N. General Assembly
• WaPo: Unraveling the story about Трамп, Biden and Ukraine
• Mark Fiore: Exclusive audio the Трамп—Zelensky phone call
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп comments to Russians prompted White House officials to limit access
• The Daily Show: Трамп’s Ukraine whistleblower scandal—How will it all end?:

• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп faces impeachment proceedings
• Seth Meyers: Hasan Minhaj was barred from an Indian political rally that Трамп attended
• Ari Melber: Eugene Robinson discusses the Трамп-Ukraine scandal and Republicans’ response
• Liberal Viewer: FAUX News edits out Rudy Giuliani contradicting himself within 30 seconds
• The Late Show: Трамп’s call with Ukraine leader sounds a lot like blackmail
• Now This: The Трамп-Ukraine scandal, explained.
• Stephen: Трамп’s political allies shamble to his defense after whistleblower report
• Jimmy Kimmel: When it Ukraines it pours
• Seth Meyers: Whistleblower alleges Трамп cover-up of Ukraine scandal
• Jimmy Kimmel: Joe Biden on Ukraine transcript, impeachment & defeating The Dotard.
• Now This: Трамп’s potential crimes revealed by Adam Schiff at whistleblower hearing
• WaPo: 2020 candidates react to Трамп accusing whistleblower of treason
• Lauren Mayer: The quid pro quo song
• Stephen: Innocent people don’t do things like this—Трамп’s Ukraine cover-up spills into view
• Reflect: Pelosi schools Трамп on nationalism using JFK’s inaugural address
• WaPo: Rudy Giuliani’s wild week of television interviews
• Trevor: Ukraine whistleblower complaint released
• Robert Reich: Трамп’s economy revealed
• Stephen: Трамп-Ukraine call log clearly demonstrates quid pro quo demand
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп talks to Ukraine about Biden
• Samantha Bee: Ukraine and the Трамп impeachment inquiry (Part 1)
• Samantha Bee: Ukraine and the Трамп impeachment inquiry (Part 2)
• The Late Show: Garmin DNI—The GPS for intelligence official
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп WH limited access to transcripts of calls with Vladimir Putin
• WaPo: What is in the declassified Трамп whistleblower complaint
• Jonathan Mann: Трамп Impeachment Potato and Rice:

• Stephen: Rudy Giuliani is at the center of Трамп’s whirling corrupt-nado
• Now This: Sen. Chris Murphy on why a Трамп impeachment investigation is essential
• Rachel Maddow: Whistleblower’s safety a concern as Трамп makes veiled threats
• WaPo: “You can’t say Трамп didn’t warn us”—Late-night hosts react to release of whistleblower complaint
• Seth Meyers: Трамп pressured Ukraine to meddle in the 2020 election
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп lashes out at whistleblower
• Stephen: Buckle up America—Pelosi moving forward with Трамп impeachment inquiry
• Trevor: Трамп pressures Ukraine to investigate Biden and impeachment looms
• Ari Melber: Former intel official says that Трамп’s aides could face criminal exposure
• The Late Show: More world leaders reveal they were pressured by The Dotard
• Stephen: Sen. Bernie Sanders says the impeachment inquiry needs to move quickly
• WaPo: Impeachment—What happens next
• Seth Meyers: Трамп releases damning Ukraine Memo Amid Impeachment Inquiry

Minute Physics: When it’s OK to violate privacy.

Bill Maher: Former EPA administrator Gina McCarthy on our climate tipping point.

AJ+: How oil-loving Texas is making America green again

Samantha Bee: Greta Thunberg—The GOP’s teenage climate nemesis:

Weird History: Things you may not have known about Nikola Tesla.

Matt Lieb: Why criticism of Israel isn’t antisemitism.

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