The President just said, on a whim,
I have got to say hi to ol’ Kim
Not much would happen
Between these crap men
But once more we legitimized him.
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Jimmy Fallon: Wheel of political impressions with Trevor Noah.
Stephen: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “We can’t just say, ‘Is Miami going to exist in 50 years?'”
New York Times: How Stonewall became famous.
Physics Girl visits the First Gravitational Wave Detector! LIGO.
John Oliver: Mt. Everest.
WaPo: How to spot manipulated video.
Jaboukie Young-White: Rhode Island teens fight for civics education.
Verge Science: The real reasons the US refuses to go metric.
Vox: These photos ended child labor in the US.
Dotard Трамп and Other Rapists and Kidnappers:
Samantha Bee: How US meddling in Central America created the modern day border crisis
The Atlantic: Confessions of a Russian spy.
Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship.
Now This: Rep. Pramila Jayapal opens up about her abortion.
Bill Maher: New Rule—No planet B.
New York Times: What it’s like to be a teenager in Putin’s Russia.
Minute Physics: The portal paradox.
Bill Maher: Future headlines.
Roy Wood, Jr.: Honoring escaped slaves for Juneteenth.
The Twenty-twentypocalypse:
Jim Jefferies: America’s drinking age makes no sense.
Nova: The evidence for planet 9’s existence.
Rachel Maddow: SCOTUS makes state races key to next decade of political power
Trevor: The Plain View Project exposes pervasive police racism.
Seth Meyers interviews Rep. Pramila Jayapal:
Wired: Architecture professor explains why malls are dying.
Robert Reicht: Why we need to break up big tech
Mother Jones: The Supreme Court’s “doomsday ruling” for voting rights.
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
by Carl Ballard — ,
Happy probably the best game of the Women’s World Cup day. USA and France are the 2 best teams. Let’s hope there are some questionable VAR calls. Who doesn’t love waiting 5 minutes only to be disappointed with some ticky tac technicality. Seriously though, super excited.
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Join us this evening for some hot political conversation over a cold, cold beer 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!
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Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week.
Stephen: Jon Stewart won’t let Mitch McConnell off that easy.
Vox: When white supremacists overthrew a government.
Minute Earth: How to turn cancer against itself.
Physics Girl: Five scary physics experiments!
Rachel Maddow: Clinic prioritizes patient care over GOP anti-abortion stunt
Trevor: Harvard pulls Kyle Kashuv’s acceptance.
Samantha Bee: Mitch McConnell—Dry rot of Democracy:
WaPo: The history behind Juneteenth and why it resonates today
Wendover: How air traffic control works.
The New York Times: Did Iran attack ships in the Gulf? What the evidence shows.
The Dotard Трамп And His Band of Liars and Thieves:
Jordan Klepper: Bill Nye talks manned Mars missions.
BuzzFeed: Questions you’ve always wanted to ask a refugee.
The Late Show: A preview of Obama’s new podcast.
Jimmy Kimmel: Backup plan for abortion ban.
Robert Reicht: America is More Radical Than You Think:
Minute Physics: Our ignorance about gravity.
Roll Call: Danny Glover, Ta-Nehisi Coates and Cory Booker on a reparations bill.
WaPo: Congress holds hearing on slavery reparations.
Vox: The weird rule that broke American politics.
Twenty-Twenty Vision:
Samantha Bee: How to take reparations from The hypothetical to reality!
Mental Floss: 31 facts about sharks.
The New Yorker: How space travel will create new laws.
Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship.
WaPo: A U.N. report shows Congress must act on Khashoggi’s murder, even if The Dotard won’t.
Roll Call: Why senators waving their hands about on the Senate floor.
Jordan Klepper: Who gets to sell weed in California?.
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
by Carl Ballard — ,
As Seattle gets denser, and more adults are wearing backpacks, we’re going to have to figure out some ethics. Like, public transportation. If it’s crowded, take it off and put it on the ground. There are signs for that. But even walking through busy streets, or standing, be aware of it. Don’t hit people in the face or make them dodge you.
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Grandma, Grandma! What did you do when we started to find out that people were dying in US custody?
Well, sweetheart, I was very concerned. It was a difficult time. So I thought that I would spend my time and talent on the most important thing. I decided that if I didn’t nitpick the people opposing them, who would. So I went online, and I pretended that concentration camps was a phrase only used by Nazis. I, as you can see, was the real hero.
by Darryl — ,
The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets tonight. Please stop by for some political discourse over a drink.
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!
by Carl Ballard — ,
Dave Meinert is buying Mecca (second point). Just thought he could it ride out. Oh what’s a little rape and harassment? I mean, he only owns one restaurant, hasn’t he suffered enough? If anything, he’s the real victim of his repeated predatory behavior over many years. And I thought you were in favor of restorative justice, isn’t that where men don’t get punished in any way, and get to own another restaurant?
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Stephen: Sec. Ash Carter lifted the military’s transgender ban
Trevor: Russia & China.
Samantha Bee: Multi-level marketing.
Jordan Klepper: Will this be the first person to walk on Mars?.
Jimmy Dore: “Nobody cares about me anymore,” aays Jeb Bush.
Lauren Mayer: Global weirding.
The Dotard Трамп and Other Colluders and Lickspittles:
Vox: Green New Deal explained.
Jim Jefferies: How do you get people to act on climate change?
Full Frontal: Pride like it’s 1969.
Jon Stewart rips lawmakers—9/11 first responders “did their jobs…do yours!”
Bill Maher: The deadbeat dad party
Tiny Fingers Resistance: Republican Women:
The New York Times: Why Border Patrol is rescuing migrant families on the Rio Grande.
Twenty-twenty Vision:
Roll Call: A busy week in Congressional hits and misses.
Wired: Retired Navy SEAL explains how to prepare for dangerous situations.
Samantha Bee: YouTube woes.
Vox: New York is building a wall to hold back the ocean.
Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship.
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
by Carl Ballard — ,
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?
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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.
by Darryl — ,
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!