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The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally will meet tonight, despite the snow, the sleet, the cold. We will not be denied our weekly forum for engaging in civic discourse, debating political philosophy and examining the democratic ideals bequeathed to us by the Founding Fathers. Some of us just need 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 usually 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, eight in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find a chapter near you. Or start a new chapter for your community!

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship.

Roll Call: The evolution of the SOTU.

Minute Physics: Shells of cosmic time.

Amazon Pecker Pix:

• Ari Melber: Explosive Bezos allegation could jeopardize Трамп ally immunity
• WaPo: What you need to know about AMI, the company Jeff Bezos says tried to blackmail him.
• Ari Melber: Jeff Bezos’ extortion claim and the “Saudi angle”
• Rachel Maddow: Saudi media blitz could explain devotion of National Enquirer/AMI.
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Jeff Bezos accuses National Enquirer owner of blackmail

Bill Maher: New Rule—The Republicans are the problem:

Jonathan Mann: Billionaires are bad.

Trevor: Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5)—Getting down to business with the congressional freshman class.

The Dotard Трамп And Other Co-conspirators:

• Rachel Maddow: The Dotard Трамп campaign & GOP donations being put to dubious use
• Stephen: The Dotard Трамп’s SOTU didn’t impress Joshua Trump
• Jimmy Kimmel: The Dotard Трамп on football, impeachment and golf with Tiger Woods
• WaPo: SOTU—Трамп versus Nixon
• Joy Reid: Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-07) wants “reparations” for separated families:

• Stephen: Will Трамп be “239 pounds” at this year’s physical?
• Seth Meyers: Jake Tapper thinks there’s a chance for another government shutdown
• Ari Melber: Ex-DOJ official—Whitaker testimony “an embarrassment to the DOJ”
• Stephen: We’re finally going to get Трамп’s tax returns
• The Late Show: The real State of the Union
• Jimmy Kimmel: The Dotard rants about “PRESIDENTIAL HARASSMENT!”
• WaPo: The Dotard Трамп gets The Clap
• Mother Jones: How Трамп’s new Interior pick David Bernhardt became “the guy doing the dirty work.”
• Trevor: Трамп’s leaked private schedule causes a stir
• Jimmy Fallon recaps the State of the Union address
• Stephen: CBS This Morning hosts stay up late for the SOTU
• Stephen: CBS This Morning hosts on what Трамп left out
• Jimmy Kimmel: The Dotard Трамп’s “willful ignorance” poses national security threat
• The Late Show: Vladimir Putin’s State of The Union response
• Robert Reich: How Трамп plays the press
• Jimmy Fallon: Reactions to Трамп’s State of the Union address
• Stephen interviews Трамп’s Super Bowl interview
• Samantha Bee: Elliott Abrams’ bitchin’ plan for Venezuela.
• Roll Call: Members describe the SOTU speech in 3 words
• WaPo: Fact-checking the SOTU
• Jimmy Kimmel responds to the State of the Union address
• Seth Meyers: Trump and Phil Robertson freak out about “socialism”
• Stephen: Трамп’s inauguration is now under investigation
• Trevor: State of the Union 2019—Uncancelled
• Rachel Maddow: Amid dodges, Matt Whitaker denies discussing Mueller probe with The Dotard.
• Jonathan Mann: Joshua Trump:

• Conan had a researcher fact-check Трамп’s SOTU address
• Seth Meyers: Трамп’s 2019 State of the Union address
• Mark Fiore: Executive Time!
• Jimmy Fallon: Трамп gives post-show press conference after SOTU
• Lawrence O’Donnell: The Dotard Трамп and God
• Samantha Bee: The State of the Union is long
• Stephen: The Restate of the Union
• Jimmy Kimmel: People don’t know who Mike Pence is

Real Engineering: Why SpaceX built a stainless steel starship.

Roy Wood, Jr.: The State of Black Shit

Bill Maher: The state of our union

Mental Floss: 19 common things science hasn’t figured out.

Trevor: About Liam Neeson’s racist confession.

Election Vente-Vente

• Stephen: Cory Booker’s 2020 announcement, dissected
• Seth Meyers: “Senator” David Jimenez (D-NM) et al. announces bids for President
• Roll Call: Cory Booker is running for president—Here are some congressional basics

Vox: America’s cocaine habit fueled its migrant crisis.

Samantha Bee: Real Black history (abridged)

Amber Ruffin’s drunk history: The Little Rock nine take on segregation in schools.

Kurzgesagt: Building a Marsbase is a horrible idea—Let’s do it!

The Atlantic: How should Americans tackle anti-Semitism?

Troubles in Old Dominion:

• Seth Meyers: Democrats call on Ralph Northam to resign after racist photo surfaces
• Conan: The scandals continue in Virginia
• Stephen: Ralph Northam can’t moonwalk his way out of this
• WaPo: Cascading scandals make future uncertain for top Virginia Democrats
• Trevor: Ralph Northam’s 1984 blackface explanation is a racism dumpster fire
• The Late Show: Another confession from a Virginia politician
• Seth Meyers: Jake Tapper thinks Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has done everything wrong
• Jimmy Kimmel: Presidential candidate Julián Castro on The Dotard’s State of the Union, health care & immigration
• Trevor: SOTU 2019 may be over, but the 2020 Democrats are just getting started
• Stephen: Who wants to be Virginia’s Governor?

Daily Show: Worst scandals in Presidential history—Obama’s Jacketgate.

Wendover: Living underwater—How submarines work.

Jonathan Mann: Ban billionaires.

Roll Call: The week in Congressional hits and misses.

Jim Jefferies has some words for the NFL.

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

Everyone stay safe. Check your bus to make sure that it isn’t a snow route now. Give yourself extra time to get places. And give a thought for the people who have to work in this mess.

Finally, we’re going to get to the most important post imaginable! Why are people yanking the stop cord on the bus when it has already been pulled? I get if you’re absent minded or something, but then when it doesn’t make a sound, instead of looking up to see the lights show a stop has been requested, just pulling the cord more and more aggressively. Maybe it’s just new bus riders in the cold snap.

6:05: Here we go!

6:06: Prepare for an onslaught of lies, lies, lies, lieslies.

6:07: There is a small crowd here at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern for Drinking Liberally.

6:08: Why is Melanie wearing pajamas.

DemocratIC agenda. Don't be petty.

— Christina Reynolds (@creynoldsnc) February 6, 2019

6:10: He has said absolutely nothing so far.

6:11: Wait…”The Great Crusade” wasn’t the liberation of Europe! He is basically feeding his base with anti-Islamic dog whistles.

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— Trump Sniff Counter (@TrumpSniffCount) February 6, 2019

Not everything is an applause line.

— Carl Ballard (@BallardCrl) February 6, 2019

6:19: The economy is good. That’s because Trump inherited the Obama recovery, and he hasn’t totally fucked it up. Yet.

6:22: What companies have come back to the U.S. as a result of the G.O.P. tax scam?

6:23: The U.S. is a net exporter of energy. But that was achieved under Obama. “Thanks Obama!”

Our economy is so hot Trump is gonna move on her like a bitch

— Jessica Mason Pieklo (@Hegemommy) February 6, 2019

6:29: I hate these fucking anecdotes. For every Alice there is a Joe Arpaio, so fuck off, Drumpf.

6:32: Here comes the bullshit “dangerous southern border” part of the speech.

6:33: “Caravans of refugees are coming!!!!!11!1!!1!” When, exactly, did Republicans become such fucking cowards?

6:37: Human traffickers, MS 13, and caravans, OH MY!

96 Americans die from gun violence every day. Every day. Yet, Trump will never mention that. He's only concerned about victims of crime when he can use their stories to further his agenda

— Joe Sudbay (@JoeSudbay) February 6, 2019

Human trafficking? You mean like what may have happened to the kids this presidential administration lost track of after they took them from their families at the border? #SOTU19

— Ruth H. Hopkins (@RuthHHopkins) February 6, 2019

6:42: Let’s see…Drumpf says 300 girls rescued from 1000 pimps!?! That is a very large pimp to girl ratio!

6:45: Drumpf describes his wonderful “barrier”. Did he get some funding from Mexico yet?

"I will get it built! And Mexi….uh.."

— Sam Seder (@SamSeder) February 6, 2019

6:46: “Walls work and walls save lives”. That should convince the Mexicans.

6:48: “More women serving in Congress than anytime before.” Drumpf does get sine credit for that, but not how he thinks!

6:50: “First ever program focusing on economic empowerment for women in developing countries.” Bullshit. Obama and Clinton had such programs. Hell, Shrub probably did as well.

Trump has one move. Scare white people that brown people are rapists, drug dealers, murderers and sex traffickers.

That is All This Is.

Race baiting plain and simple. #SOTU

— Bryan Behar (@bryanbehar) February 6, 2019

6:52: USMCS is pretty much a slightly modernized NAFTA.

Before the week is out, our Trump-loving, @GOP-voting neighbors & co-workers will "know" with true Republican certainty that Trump & the Republicans are to thank for all the women now serving in Congress.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

— Mordant FreedomVoter (@MordantFV) February 6, 2019

Did Trump claim credit for the electoral backlash against Trump?

— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) February 6, 2019

6:56: Drumpf declares a war on “global freeloading”.

Note to @realDonaldTrump: Patients with pre-existing conditions already have protections written into law. It's called the Affordable Care Act. Stop the attacks on our care. #SOTU #HealthCareVoter #ProtectOurCare

— Laura Packard (@lpackard) February 6, 2019

7:01: Drumpf is all about paid family leave. We’ll see how long that lasts.

7:06: Yay for more nuclear weapons! “Mush Room Cloud! Mush Room Cloud!”

Applause for withdrawing from the INF treaty?! WTF? Who the hell applauds a failure in nuclear arms control agreements?

— Mordant FreedomVoter (@MordantFV) February 6, 2019

Nothing scares seniors on universal basic income and single payer health care like talk of socialism.

— ⚡️LOLGOP⚡️ (@LOLGOP) February 6, 2019

7:16: Drumpf says “radical regime of Iran” as if he is trying to convince people (and himself) it is true.

7:23: The State of Our Union is 75 years ago.

I bet Judah doesn't think there were good people on both sides. #SOTU

— shauna (@goldengateblond) February 6, 2019

7:29: Drumpf gives a stirring speech asking us to chose greatness. Tomorrow he will Tweet something about “Cryin’ Chuck”.

7:40: Ummm…happy lunar new year?

Stacey Abrams looks great, relaxed & strong! She's rocking this #SOTU response!

— BCarniello (@BCarniello) February 6, 2019

Good chance @staceyabrams would be giving this speech as governor of GA not private citizen if it wasn’t for GOP voter suppression

— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) February 6, 2019

How dare he speak of Dachau when he created this. #SOTU pic.twitter.com/CsdZ6o1CAs

— Parker Quinlan (@parkerquinlan) February 6, 2019

Stacey Abrams: "Compassionate treatment at the border is not the same as open borders."

— Michael Del Moro (@MikeDelMoro) February 6, 2019

A cold front will grip the ENTIRE nation Tuesday night, as the President* takes to the stage and delivers a postponed state of the union address. Please join us as the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally debriefs, and fact checks the tsunami of effluvial matter likely to ensue. The “big chill” starts at 6pm, so stop by then if you care to watch it. Or, if you are participating in the boycott, stop by later.

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 usually 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, eight in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find a chapter near you. Or start a new chapter in your community!

Brrrrrrr. Stay warm everyone.

Jim Jefferies: Oh no, it turns out infrastructure is crumbling everywhere.

Samantha Bee: Deaf lives matter with Nyle DiMarco.

Chris Hayes: In opposing voting access, Mitch McConnell shows his hand.

Vox: El Chapo’s drug tunnels, explained.

Rachel Maddow: Pipelines, power grid vulnerable to cyber attack by China and Russia

Bill Maher: Climate emergency

The Dotard Трамп and Others Owned by Pelosi:

• Stephen: “What the hell is going on with global waming?”
• WaPo: The colorful, quirky and weird parts of the Stone indictment, explained
• Jimmy Kimmel: Kids Explain Climate Change to The Dotard Трамп
• Stephen: The Dotard Трамп is denying U.S. intel AND reality
• Ari Melber: Dem Rep to Трамп, we are coming for your hidden tax returns
• Trevor: The government shutdown ends and FAUX News can’t decide whether Трамп won or lost
• Stephen: Трамп’s incoherent NYT interview
• Lawrence O’Donnell: The Dotard Трамп tells NYT spending talks are a “waste of time”
• Roll Call: What is a national emergency? How Congress gave the White House broad, far-reaching powers
• Stephen: Трамп’s immigration claims are right out of ‘Sicario’
• Seth Meyers: Трамп threatens military action in Venezuela
• FOD: When your driver won’t stop talking nuclear:

• WaPo Opinion: For these married couples, Трамп’s travel ban is devastating. They’re being torn apart.
• Stephen: Трамп says one thing, U.S. intel says another
• Robert Reich: Seven suggestions for surviving the rest of Трамп’s presidency
• Late Show: Other things written on John Bolton’s notepad
• Jimmy Kimmel: Roger Stone is a Batman villain
• Ari Melber: Inside Mueller’s cyber investigation battle plan
• Stephen: Трамп’s dumb “Hall of Presidents” request
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Senator Chuck Schumer calls for intel. “intervention” to educate The Dotard
• Trevor: Roger Stone’s Arrest Reveals a Racial Double Standard
• Late Show: Whatcha gonna do when Mueller comes for you?
• Joy Reid: President Трамп hands Vladimir Putin gift in missile treaty withdrawal
• Seth Meyers: Roger Stone indicted as Трамп caves on shutdown
• Roll Call: The Трамп shutdown is hard on the TSA
• Chris Hayes: “I accomplished the military”
• Stephen: The Dotard Трамп’s compromise got him nothing
• Jimmy Kimmel: Charles Pierce on Трамп, Stone, Biden & Giuliani
• Trevor: The government shutdown ends and FAUX News can’t decide whether Трамп won or lost
• Mike Fiore: The tactical truth team
• Stephen: Roger Stone is weirdly enjoying all of this
• Lawrence O’Donnell: The Dotard Трамп and other Republicans decry Roger Stone arrest
• SNL Weekend Update: Cathy Anne on Трамп’s border wall
• Samantha Bee: Roger Stone—America’s athlete’s foot.
• Stephen: The Трамп-Putin meeting we didn’t know about
• Jimmy Kimmel: Dotard Трамп’s shutdown defeat and Roger Stone’s arrest
• Late Show: These videos of Трамп are “deepfakes”
• Ari Melber: The Dotard Трамп is “soft on crime” when ex-aides are involved
• Seth Meyers: Point—Counterpoint on the Трамп shutdown and 2020 candidates
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп says he summoned intel chiefs after hearing they contradicted him
• WaPo: Трамп never caves until he caves
• Trevor: It’s 2019 and the U.S. President still thinks a cold snap disproves global warming
• Stephen: Cliff Sims helped curate Трамп’s enemies list
• Jimmy Kimmel: The Dotard Трамп is right “A WALL is a WALL!”

Rachel Maddow: Blue wave Democrats bring new productivity to House committees

The Atlantic: Inside the struggle of the U.S. government shutdown

Jimmy Kimmel: This week in unnecessary censorship.

Lauren Mayer: Yet another song explaining cold weather doesn’t disprove climate change:

Vox: The DeLorean paradox—how it failed and became a legend.

Chris Hayes: NC House race is still undecided.

Jim Jefferies: How toxic masculinity screws men up

Samantha Bee: Military spending

Rachel Maddow: Russia accused of disinformation campaign in disinformation case

The 2020 Season Fucking Starts!

• Stephen: No thanks, billionaire presidential candidates
• WaPo: The political pitfalls in the race to 2020
• Ari Melber: Nick Hanauer points out that AOC is the centrist, not Howard Schultz:

• Trevor: Everyone hates Starbucks billionaire Howard Schultz
• Roll Call: Elizabeth Warren is running for president
• Roll Call: Tulsi Gabbard is running for president
• Roll Call: Kirsten Gillibrand is running for president
• Roll Call: Kamala Harris is running for president
• Jimmy Fallon: Howard Schultz can’t read the room in campaign ad
• WaPo: Do 3rd party candidates affect election outcomes?
• Ari Melber: Howard Schultz wants less for America than for Starbucks
• Seth Meyers: Howard Schultz and Cliff Sims stumble in interviews
• WaPo: Howard Schultz’s horrible, no good, very bad week

New Yorker: Witness a mother’s call with her daughter in government custody.

Daily Show: That’s fracked—Can a Colorado school combat environmental racism?.

Nova: What does the polar vortex have to do with climate change?

Rachel Maddow: Fading NRA panics over exposed ties to Russia

Adam Ruins Mount Everest tourism.

WaPo: Is extreme weather related to climate change?

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

Hey, Seattle and anywhere that has levies on the ballot, vote for your damb levies. The way we fund education in Washington is better than a lot of states, but it still relies too heavily on local funding. Still, it is how we fund education. So if you want structural change statewide, call your legislators. But fund education in the mean time.

On the bus home from Drinking Liberally last night, there was a homeless man with a keyboard. He was hitting the keys, but it wasn’t making any sound. At some point he started singing under his breath. In many ways Metro buses are homeless shelters, especially later at night. The louder version of that is something that happens at many homes.

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets tonight for an evening of political conversations over drinks. Please stop by!

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 beginning about 8pm.

Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 263 chapters of Living Liberally, including 22 in Washington state, eight in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find a chapter near you. Or start a new chapter in your community!

Please, Howard Schultz, don’t run for President. Instead, you can not run for President. Maybe start with Senate. From Oklahoma, because Washington doesn’t need you.

Stephen: Ocasio-Cortez is teaching Twitter 101 on Capitol Hill

Trevor: A BuzzFeed story and a teen’s standoff with a native American come into question.

Daily Show: FAUX News can’t stop misreporting deaths

Jimmy Dore: “I’m a weed guy now” says John Boehner.

Stephen has a KKK story.

The Atlantic: “I have a message for you.” Words of Holocaust survivor.

Minute Physics: How to make MUONS.

Trevor: Martin Luther King Jr.—Not just an excuse for a mattress sale.

Samantha Bee: The masked federal worker

Roll Call: The week in Congressional hits and misses.

The Dotard Трамп:

• Jimmy Kimmel: Don Jr. & Eric Трамп hunt the last lion in Africa
• Seth Meyers: President Трамп whispered something bizarre to Claire McCaskill
• Trevor: The politics of the wall
• Stephen: Трамп has been Posting Altered Photos Of Himself
• Samantha Bee: Shutdown showdown
• WaPo: What Roger Stone’s indictment means for the Russia investigation
• Daily Show: Kim Jong-Un teases “Summit 2”
• Jimmy Fallon plays Talk like Трамп
• Stephen: White House aide Hogan Gidley is an odd dude
• Seth Meyers: The tiny voice in the back of Dotard Трамп’s head, “How come you don’t have a cool hat?”
• Trevor: Трамп’s wall-funding fantasy inspires the A-Mexican Express Card
• Jimmy Kimmel: Jimmy Kimmel’s Halftime Tribute to Трамп:

• Late Show: Rudy Giuliani’s gravestone—The rough drafts
• Stephen: Pence’s Трамп-MLK comparison doesn’t add up
• Jimmy Kimmel: The Dotard Трамп added to Mount Rushmore
• Stephen: The Dotard is on a losing streak.
• Seth Meyers: Cohen and Giuliani cause problems for The Dotard
• Jimmy Fallon: The Dotard responds to Photoshop accusations
• Stephen: The state of the State of the Union
• WaPo: What we know and don’t know about Трамп pardon power
• Jimmy Kimmel: What’s worse, working for Трамп or being married to him?
• Late Show: Need a location for your State Of The Union?
• Chris Hayes: The Dotard Трамп loves space, but doesn’t quite get how it works
• Stephen: The shutdown is making it harder for FBI agents
• Seth Meyers: No one likes Трамп’s latest shutdown offer
• Alyssa Milano presents Dotard Трамп commemorative plates
• Trevor: The state of the State of the Union is not good, folks
• Aloe Blacc sings New Трамп anthem “Great Again”
• Seth Meyers: Трамп’s shutdown is making America less safe
• Jimmy Fallon: Window thoughts with President Трамп
• Stephen: A new tell-all book details Трамп-Paul Ryan meeting
• Mark Fiore: What would MAGA Jesus do?
• Jimmy Kimmel chats with The Dotard Трамп’s dad
• Late Show: Art responds to Karen Pence
• Vox: How Трамп wins press conferences.
• Daily Show: Mike Pence is the hottest beat of 2019:

• Seth Meyers: The tiny voice in the back of Dotard Трамп’s head, “You have the most beautiful daughter
• Jimmy Kimmel: The Dotard Трамп’s SAVAGE alternative to State of the Union
• Stephen: Rudy Giuliani has out-Giuliani’ed himself
• Bill Maher: Yippee ki-yay, pussygrabber
• Leon Bridges sings Трамп Tweets.
• Seth Meyers: The tiny voice in the back The Dotard’s head, “It’s time to sign some documents”

Mother Jones: Onesie-wearing Beto O’Rourke sings The Ramones in newly unearthed video.

Vox: How bite marks made one man a murder suspect.

Samantha Bee: Women for President.

Trevor: Political news of the week

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship.

The Avenging Ones: Why don’t White superheroes help the Black community?.

The Atlantic: The big business of pot.

SNL Weekend Update: Sen. Elizabeth Warren on running for president.

Roll Call: Demonstrators arrested outside McConnell’s Russell office.

Trevor: El Chapo, drug lord, and exhibit A of the problem with a border wall.

Stephen: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez debunks myths about a 70% marginal tax

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

Obviously, fuck the trans military ban. Fuck Trump ans anyone who helped him implement this garbage. Fuck you if you support the ban. I mean we’re in the middle of unending wars or pseudo war, and your concern is telling people their gender. Even if it was peace time, fuck you.

The streetcar is back on (probably). Thank goodness. I don’t know if it’s business interests, or a genuine desire to move people around without relying on cars. Still, I really like the First Hill streetcar, and it would be great if it connected to South Lake Union.