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Hey…it’s the Tuesday after ballots dropped (in King County, anyway). Stop by the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally and we can discuss it.

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm out on the back patio. The cold weather may entice some folks to stay in the back room of the pub as well.

Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, there is probably another nearby chapter for you.

Spitting Image: Best of Biden

John Oliver: Transgender Rights, Part II

Electoral Dysfunction:

• Joy Reid: Florida’s saying votes aren’t welcome if you’re Black, brown, poor, or not going to vote GOP
• Liberal Redneck: Trashin’ Alabama for three straight minutes
• Mehdi Hasan: Ron DeSantis escalates his fascistic voter suppression efforts
• Jordan Klepper: Michigan midterm voters
• Alex Wagner: Election offices add protection against Трамп “Stop the Steal” conspiracy theorists
• Liberal Redneck: Voting Republican to “save the economy”
• NowThis: Slavery is on the ballot during the 2022 midterms
• Jonathan Mann: ♫ Will Dr Oz Eat A Cheesesteak? Ah No. ♬

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

Alex Wagner with Trevor Noah: American racism vs. overt racism in South Africa

Chris Hayes: What abortion ban with exception for “life of the mother” really means

WaPo: How SNL’s January 6 committee hearing compared to reality

The Cult of The Dotard Трамп:

• Trevor: Трамп doesn’t find Trevor funny
• Alex Wagner: DeSantis’ new education restrictions puts Florida teachers’ certification on the line
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard Reacts to Steve Bannon Going to Prison
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Nancy Pelosi, January 6th’s Commander-in-Chief ♬
• Rocky Mountain Mike: ♫ Ivana’s Casket ♬
• Mark Fiore: Your very own social network
• Ari Melber: Bannon becomes first Трамп vet sentenced to prison in a Jan. 6 probe
• Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian: “The Biggest Hypocrite in Congress” award:

• Chris Hayes: House inquiry finds Трамп charged Secret Service “exorbitant” rates for hotel stays
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ D.J.T., or Doing Jail Time ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The greatest love story of all time—Clarence and Ginni Thomas
• Robert Reich: The case for prosecuting The Dotard Трамп
• Ari Melber: Roadmap to coup culpability—Трамп hit with historic subpoena
• Tommy Campbell: Herschel Walker’s prop badge fail & Трамп hotels scammed taxpayers
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Why Трамп Should Be Arrested ♬
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп lawyers prove they don’t know why they asked for a Special Master
• SNL: Jan 6th final hearing
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ Punch Trump, Get Happy ♬
• Ari Melber: “MAGA trifecta of crimes’—DOJ vet on legal heat for Трамп and Bannon
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s Secret Service Secret Shame ♬:

• Legal Eagle: Alex Jones’s billion dollar bad day (and why it’s going to get worse)
• Rachel Maddow: Report reveals greater extent of Трамп admin interference in CDC than previously known
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ No President Has Done More for Israel Than Трамп Has ♬
• Alex Wagner: Трамп’s conspiracy theory collides with reality in another embarrassing Durham failure
• Ari Melber: From “FUCK Трамп anthem” to mass protests, new report shows how people power can win
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Trump & Taft, Twins? ♬
• SNL Weekend Update: Трамп’s 14-page response to Jan. 6 subpoena

Jon Stewart: Why Americans hate paying taxes

Alex Wagner: Peril of abortion bans to women’s health becomes dreaded reality

Jonathan Mann: ♫ Debt Forgivness 4eva ♬

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

Neither snow nor rain nor cold nor gloom of smoky nights stays these liberals from the swift consumption of their fermented rounds….or from rounds of vigorous discussion. That’s right, the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets tonight! Stop by if you fancy.

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm out on the back patio. Some folks may prefer to stay in the back room of the pub.

Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, there is probably another nearby chapter for you.

Ali Velshi: The viral political ad women have been waiting for

Seth Meyers: Vice President Harris talks Biden’s marijuana pardons, 2022 midterms and abortion rights
Seth Meyers: Vice President Kamala Harris discusses the next steps for pardoning marijuana possession

Desi Lydic investigates paper shortages affecting upcoming elections

Трамп and His Band of Lying Seditionists:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Alex Jones Whines About Hell (He’d best get used to it) ♬
• Tommy Campbell: Mike Lindell loses appeal and tells churches to break the law
• Stephen: Alex Jones is out a billion & Walker changes the subject
• Trevor: Трамп subpoenaed by January 6 Panel & Alex Jones ordered to pay $1 billion
• Robert Reich: Election deniers could pick the next President without you
• Bill Maher: New Rule—Republican idiocracy
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s Capitol riot demands denied, Alex Jones’ $965 million hissy fit & MORE KIDS for Herschel?
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Blaming it on the Liberals ♬
• The Late Show: Herschel Walker’s campaign clarifies his bull story
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ Rights Aren’t Pie ♬:

• J-L Cauvin: Трамп’s EPIC REACTION to the January 6th subpoena
• Seth Meyers: Dramatic Jan. 6 hearing issues Трамп subpoena, hints at criminal referrals
• The Daily Show: These “conservatives” sound like the KKK
• Stephen: Shocking twist…the Jan 6 Committee votes to subpoena the Dotard
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп primes the riot pump, Tucker puckers up to Kanye & Herschel’s story gets worse
• Seth Meyers: VP Harris on Texas Gov. Abbott bussing migrants across the country for “political theater”
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп reacts to Ariel Elias stealing a beer
• Stephen: Why is Rudy Giuliani partying in Times Square without Stephen Colbert?
• Lawrence O’Donnell: The Dotard has confessed
• Seth Meyers: Трамп accidentally confesses in stolen docs case
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ A Second Amendment Hymn ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп vs late night hosts, Marjorie Taylor Greene vs immigrants & Herschel Walker vs The Libs!
• Lawrence O’DonnellDOJ appears to crush every Трамп argument in new filing
• Stephen: Stephanopoulos on The Dotard
• Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian: The Herschel Walker exception:

• The Late Show: Kanye’s social media presence is not getting stronger
• Seth Meyers: DOJ says Трамп still has more stolen docs, tells SCOTUS to stay out of case
• Jimmy Kimmel: Crazy series finale of Jan 6th hearings and Трамп’s little subpoena
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп said it was okay to have stolen documents ♬
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп reads & DESTROYS Maggie Haberman’s book
• Robert Reich: What happened at the last January 6th hearing?
• Desi Lydic FAUXsplains Herschel Walker
• The Daily Show: A day in the life of Трамп’s Special Master, Raymond Dearie
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп—Loser, Loner and Liar ♬
• Stephen: Speaker Pelosi displayed superhuman composure during Jan 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol

John Oliver: Crime reporting

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

Seth Meyers: FAUX News’ Halloween fearmongering—Hot Tamales, Sugar Daddies

SNL Weekend Update: Political news of the week

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

Stephen: “How about three women?”—Speaker Pelosi looks forward to electing more Female leaders

LegalEagle: The most ridiculous lawsuits ever

John Oliver: Museums and antiquities

WaPo: Five years after #MeToo, here’s why it’s still hard to come forward

Stephen: Biden’s October surprise—Marijuana pardons

Robert Reich: The secret to building grassroots power

Amber Ruffin: Are police in schools doing more harm than good?

Трамп and His Felonious Fans:

• Katie Phang: Oath Keepers leader on trial says group “should have brought rifles” on Jan. 6
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Herschel May Not Be Your Daddy (or Senator) ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Herschel Walker abortion lies add up, Трамп files accidentally released & Gay Velma drives GOP mad
• Trevor: Conservatives launch new dating app “The Right Stuff”
• Stephen: Herschel Walker’s girlfriend kept receipts
• Amber Ruffin: Ron DeSantis getting DRAGGED by Jiggly Caliente
• Katie Phang: MAGA extremism—Violent “civil war” rhetoric spikes online ahead of midterms
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп PRAISES Dr. Oz’ dog experiments
• Alex Wagner: “He was pro-choice, obviously,” new report quotes woman who says Walker paid for abortion
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Automotive Epiphany ♬
• The Late Show: Be a man and drive the new Pontiac Schvantz:

• Alex Wagner: Blizzard of new revelations sends Walker camp scrambling
• Tommy Campbell: Herschel Walker tackled by ex’s receipts and son’s rant
• The Late Show: ♫ Herschel Walker, “It Wasn’t Me” ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп—A Question of Storage ♬
• Alex Wagner: Трамп lawyers deploy slow-down tactics but Трамп’s case doesn’t improve
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Prof. Laurence Tribe—Трамп’s Special Master appeal is a “sideshow”
• Chris Hayes: How FAUX News became a PR channel for Republican Senate candidates
• The Late Show: Hallmark introduces The Herschel Walker Collection
• Seth Meyers: Трамп takes classified docs case to SCOTUS and Rudy’s gross toilet habits
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ I’m Tired of Singing (about Трамп’s Faults) ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s COVID Superman fantasy and Ted Cruz is taking back America on a bus
• Lauren Mayer: Let’s Boot Out Herschel Walker:

• Stephen: Tyler Templeton reports LIVE from Mar-a-Lago for “Tooning Out The News”
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Republican Limbo Song ♬
• SNL Weekend Update: Mitch McConnell and Herschel Walker on 2022 midterms
• J-L Cauvin: Mitch McConnell reacts to Трамп saying he has a death wish
• jimmy Kimmel: Supreme Court REJECTS MyPillow Mike, Трамп weathers tell all storm & Herschel’s concussion defense
• Seth Meyers: GOP stumbles toward midterms as Трамп claims all elections are rigged
• Alex Wagner: What Трамп’s outreach to the Supreme Court is really all about
• Trevor: Who is Herschel Walker?
• Trevor: Maggie Haberman—The Ultimate Guide to The Dotard Трамп
• Stephen: “At this point we can’t ignore him”—Maggie Haberman on covering
• Stephen: “He’s backed himself into a corner”—Why Maggie Haberman thinks Трамп will run in 2024
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп, Just Your Average Sociopath ♬:

• Alex Wagner with Maggie Habberman: Трамп entitlement developed as rich kid, far from his new blue collar base
• Jon Stewart and friends: Herschel Walker’s abortion controversy
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Where else did Трамп leave his beloved classified documents?
• Tommy Campbell: Mike Lindell’s storm report fails and Marjorie’s divorce
• Seth Meyers: GOP reels as scandal-ridden MAGA candidates like Walker and Oz implode
• Chris Hayes: DeSantis auditions for role of green M&M in white boots
• Trevor: FAUX News’s bizarre defense of Herschel Walker
• Alex Wagner: Walker confirms accuser’s identity, but denies knowledge of her abortion
• Jimmy Kimmel: Wild new Трамп tell-all and Herschel Walker’s abortion scandal
• Stephen: GOP pretends Трамп isn’t racist
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ If You Hate America, You’ll LOVE Трамп! ♬

Ari Melber: See Трамп-Nixon drug war shredded in epic Peter Tosh breakdown

Liberal Redneck: OPEC, foreign oil, gas prices, etc.

WaPo: What the Michigan midterms means for the future of abortion

Stephen: “No one fucks with a Biden” and Buttigieg claps back at MTG

The Daily Show: The Kamala Harris Veep reboot

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

Jon Stewart and Friends: Brett Favre and the Mississippi Welfare Scandal

Katie Phang: Upcoming term full of more blockbuster cases

Amber Ruffin: Hillary and Chelsea Clinton

Vice News: Indigenous tribes push back against evangelical missionaries

Now This: How Dolores Huerta continues to inspire immigration activsts

Lewis Black: 100 fucks given

Tales of The Dotard Трамп and Other MAGA Thieves, Liars, and Grifters:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ There Doesn’t Have to Be a Process, There CAN Be a Process ♬
• Katie Phang: Jan. 6 bombshell? “Significant information” obtained by Committee amid Ginni Thomas interview
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to the divorce of Marjorie Taylor Greene
• Ari Melber: Трамп coup nightmare—Aides testify as DOJ moves up the line in criminal probe
• Seth Meyers: Jan. 6 Committee obtains damning Roger Stone video, weighs Трамп subpoena
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Beware of (Dotard Трамп’s) False Profits ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп nearly fired Ivanka & Jared via tweet
• Mehdi Hasan: Where Roger Stone and Ginni Thomas stand in 1/6 probe
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s favorite part of being President? The rich people! ♬
• Stephen: Трамп denies watching TV during Jan 6 insurrection
• Chris Hayes: A tale of two MAGA extremist candidates for governor
• Parody Project: ♫ SPECIAL MASTER ♬:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп—Better ignored, best forgotten ♬
• Robert Reich: This one thing made Alex Jones stop lying
• Stephen: Mastriano getting desperate in PA
• Vice News: Cowboy for Трамп removed from office for Jan. 6
• Chris Hayes: Трамп Judges reminds us the rule of law is a “human institution”
• Tommy Campbell: Mike Lindell considered attacking the FBI and it’s nuts
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ (Not) Too Young” (the Трамп kids legal defense song) ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s gullible sheep ♬
• Mark Fiore: The “Commitment to America”
• Jimmy Kimmel: Shirtless Трампers fight hurricane and Marjorie Taylor Greene is getting divorced
• Seth Meyers: Jan. 6 panel grills Ginni Thomas about shocking coup texts with Трамп team
• Rachel Maddow: Endgame of GOP undermining elections is to evade accountability to voters
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Triggering the Трампers (part one) ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Triggering the Трампers (part two) ♬
• Katie Phang: Judge’s endgame seems to be to help Трамп says former FBI agent
• Seth Meyers: Трамп’s bizarre nuke rant
• LegalEagle: Трамп’s beatdown in the 11th Circuit (Cannon rebuked):

• Chris Hayes: Why the Oath Keepers trial defense could spell trouble for Трамп
• Mehdi Hasan: The GOP’s backwards obsession with “law and order”
• Joy Reid: Stone may join club of pardoned Трамп henchmen who commit more crimes says expert
• Tommy Campbell: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s helicopter hog contest is hilariously bad
• Stephen: Haberman’s book details racist, sexist behavior by Трамп
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Ginni Thomas finally meets with Jan. 6 Committee
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ What to do with Трамп and Трампers? ♬
• Ali Velshi: Wild new book details how Proud Boys take orders from Трамп’s rhetoric

Mehdi Hasan: DACA’s survival again rests in the courts

Amber Ruffin: The Little Mermaid is Black. GET OVER IT!

Vox: Who’s really using up the water in the American West?

Liberal Redneck: Biden’s gaffes

The New York Times: Family caught in immigration battle reaches NYC—“The bus left us here”

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

Stephen: A fix for the chronic underrepresentation of Hispanics and Latinos on television

VICE News: Authors of banned books speak out

WaPo: How the NFL blocks Black coaches

LegalEagle: Don’t record your crimes!

NowThis: Black Women’s Equal Pay Day 2022—How to close the wealth gap

The Dotard Трамп:

• The Late Show: This is what The Dotard said to prompt the one-finger salute
• Ari Melber: Трамп indictment next? Why the blockbuster Jan. 6 report may change everything
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Dotard Трамп’s Life Isn’t Going Well ♬
• Seth Meyers: NY AG’s bombshell lawsuit accuses Трамп of staggering fraud and seeks $250M
• Chris Hayes: Трамп admits to willful retention of documents in Hannity interview
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп lashes out after being charged with a “staggering” amount of fraud
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп could now lose everything including his freedom
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Dotard Трамп is “Goin’ down” ♬:

• Chris Hayes: Tracking the brazen pattern of Трамп fraud
• Stephen: DeSantis misled migrants to score political points and Rapping back at Utah Republican
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard claims he NEVER asked for a Special Master
• Tommy Campbell: Mike Lindell surrenders phone to FBI in Hardee’s drive-thru
• Joy Reid: New report—Трамп’s White House lawyers warned him against taking documents to Mar-a-Lago
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Declassifying, Just by Thinking of It ♬
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп’s chances of indictment may have “skyrocketed”
• Seth Meyers; DeSantis’ cruel Martha’s Vineyard stunt backfires & Трамп humiliates J.D. Vance
• Jon Stewart and Friends: The path to Republican power lies in dickishness”, Jon on DeSantis’ latest stunt
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп claims he declassified documents using special powers!
• Trevor: Ron DeSantis’s migrant stunt spurs probe and Трамп is mad he stole his idea
• Ari Melber: Master vs. MAGA—Team Трамп rebuked in court over stolen docs
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Special Master, Трамп Disaster ♬
• New York Times: The Real Threat to American Democracy
• Chris Hayes: The non-lawyer who is giving Трамп legal advice on the Mar-a-Lago case
• The Late Show: The perfect dating app for conservatives:

• Alex Wagner: Special Master to Трамп, “Put up or shut up”
• Joy Reid: Трамп took advantage of the fact that we’re not tough on white collar crimes
• Mother Jones: The decades-long saga of how the GOP went crazy
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп is facing a judge who’s not playing games
• Joy Reid: Трамп may have indicated he intentionally sent docs to Mar-a-Lago
• Mark Fiore: Cruelty Travel
• Trevor: Трамп can declassify documents by “Thinking about it”
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Wisconsin could be more like Florida (and that ain’t good) ♬
• Chris Hayes: What Republicans threaten to do if they retake The House in November
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп returns to Mar-a-Lago after “unwarranted” & “illegal raid”
• Desi Lydic: Leaked in-flight safety video from DeSantis’s migrant plane
• WaPo: N.Y. attorney general sues Трамп for business fraud
• NowThis: The latest on GOP Governors’ political stunts with migrants
• Tommy Campbell: Donald Трамп’s bigly fraud lawsuit & Marjorie Taylor Greene trashes electric planes
• Seth Meyers: Трамп unravels on FAUX News, claims he can declassify documents with his mind
• Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian: America’s busiest troll:

• Chris Hayes: Appeals Court rejects part of Трамп judge’s ruling, allows DOJ to resume document review
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп is mad at DeSantis and a new video of Republicans breaching election security
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ Pardon Me Ron (Is That the Plane to Martha’s Vineyard?) ♬
• Stephen: Things just got worse for the former President
• J-L Cauvin: The Трамп family reacts to being sued by the New York AG
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп says bad stuff’s gonna happen ♬
• Ayman Mohyeldin: Political theater, “candidate quality” signal trouble for Republicans come November
• Stephen: Трамп confuses Hannity with wild Mar-a-Lago excuses

The New Yorker: One woman’s mission to feed Harlem

Robert Reich: The truth behind “self-made” billionaires

Liberal Redneck: Stacey Abrams, heartbeats, and Georgia

Alicia Menendez: President Biden seeks to restore trust in American Democracy

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

Stephen: “The rules were fairly clear” in Nina Totenberg’s friendship with Justice Ginsburg

John Oliver: Law & Order

LegalEagle: Legal in the US, but not…

Robert Reich: How billionaires got so powerful

The Dotard Трамп, MAGA Republicans, and Other Flavors of Traitors, Liars, and Grifters:

• Chris Hayes: DOJ subpoenas 40 Трамп associates over Jan. 6 investigation
• Alex Wagner: Трамп goal of discrediting courts plays out in Mar-a-Lago Special Master case
• Seth Meyers: FBI seizes Mike Lindell’s phone at Hardee’s & DOJ issues 40 Трамп-related subpoenas
• Joy Reid: Mark Meadows now has “hot potato” of culpability for Mar-a-Lago docs
• Tommy Campbell: Lauren Boebert hilariously fails to debate Adam Frisch
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп reacts to Roger Federer retiring
• Alex Wagner and Jen Psaki: Republican power grab in the judiciary warps midterm election dynamic
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп probes ramp up, MyPillow Mike’s new career in fast food & GOP Governors pull migrant stunt
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ Karma’s a Bitch and She Votes ♬:

• Alex Wagner: GOP governors follow shameful history with cruel stunt abusing migrants
• Stephen: We predicted every insane, criminal step down nutball treason highway to January 6th
• Rachel Maddow: Barr ENDS Трамп’s entire career after ‘meddling in SDNY’ confirm…helps Pelosi with probe
• LegalEagle: Трамп’s very Special Master
• Stephen: DeSantis owns The Libs by making them look compassionate
• Alex Wagner: Lindsey Graham hands Democrats a gift with federal abortion ban proposal
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard REJECTS invitation to Queen Elizabeth’s funeral
• Ari Melber: “Substantial escalation” in Jan. 6 probe as DOJ seizes phones from “top” Трамп aides
• Tommy Campbell: Steve Bannon busted, Mike Lindell’s space movies and Трамп’s horse
• Alex Wagner: Victims of DeSantis’ cruel migrant plane prank appear to have law on their side
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard’s first time meeting the Queen
• Ari Melber: Трамп’s nightmare? Feds seize another MAGA insider’s phone as Jan. 6 probe escalates
• John Di Domenico: “I was secretly knighted by Queen Elizabeth!”
• Stephen: DOJ fake elector investigation brings subpoenas and Mike Lindell loses his phone
• Liberal Redneck: Immigrant shipments:

• Alex Wagner: How one law firm became the engine behind Трамп’s war on the judiciary and democracy
• Seth Meyers: Mark Meadows complies with DOJ subpoena and Brett Favre scandal texts revealed
• Jimmy Kimmel with Beto O’Rourke: Abbott & DeSantis busing migrants, abortion ban, gun laws & voter suppression
• Katie Phang: Трамп faces a deluge of legal woes
• Alicia Menendez: Investigations into Трамп’s actions to overturn the 2020 election widen

The Late Show: ♫ Guess Who Saved The Trains? Joe Biden ♬

NY Times: OB-GYNs confront legal impact of abortion bans

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

Are you passionate about politics? Let’s talk about it. How about tonight? Stop by the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally and get your fix of politics over a drink.

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm out on the back patio.

Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, there is probably another nearby chapter for you.

Now This: Is Congress ready for Gen Z?

Alex Wagner: In Obama portrait unveiling, an important reminder of Democratic transitions of power

Trevor with Labor Sec. Marty Walsh: The future of work in America

WaPo: Obama’s portrait unveiling in 2 minutes

This Week In The Трамп Crime Syndicate and Cult:

• Joy Reid: The GOP uses un-American “fascist techniques”
• Alex Wagner: Michigan example exposes dishonesty of GOP insistence on abortion as a “state issue”
• The Late Show: Want to protect your elections office? Try the new Election Interfere-Ring Doorbell
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп reacts to Serena Williams losing and retiring
• Steve Hofstetter: Ron DeSantis caught cheating
• Zerlina: More details come out on Трамп docs
• Stephen: His reputation for stiffing lawyers leaves Трамп struggling to find good defenders
• Tommy Campbell: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s rally fails and nuke secrets drop
• Alex Wagner: Assessment of foreign nation’s nuclear capability among seized Mar-a-Lago documents
• The Daily Show: ♫ Come On Judge Aileen ♬:

• The Late Show: OKCousin—Dr. Oz’s new family dating app
• Jimmy Kimmel recaps Трамп’s terrible summer
• Trevor: Secret extremist group 101—maybe don’t keep a list of everyone’s names?
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Defendant Трамп “Has no reputation to protect”
• Seth Meyers: FBI seized nuclear docs stolen by Трамп at Mar-a-Lago, GOP hypocrites shrug
• Alex Wagner: New report on right-wing extremist group shows alarming penetration of civic institutions
• Stephen: Why Is Judge Cannon giving Трамп special treatment?
• J-L Cauvin: Better Call Трамп (2024)
• WaPo: Book bans in America are rising
• The Parody Project: NO SURPRISE (Student Debt):

• Chris Hayes: Material on foreign nation’s nuclear capabilities seized at Mar-a-Lago
• Alex Wagner: Трамп Judge’s Special Master ruling wreaks havoc on damage assessment of Mar-a-Lago stash
• Desi Lydic FAUXsplains: The Трамп documents scandal
• Stephen: “How do we explain this to our allies?”
• Vice News: Former spy assesses Трамп’s Mar-a-Lago documents
• Good Liars: If Трамп and Hillary committed the same crime…
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to a Special Master being appointed
• Alex Wagner: Dubious court rulings show consequences of Трамп’s judicial confirmation spree
• Seth Meyers: Трамп’s month of mounting criminal scandals intensifies as Biden surges
• Ali Velshi: New documentary looks at how GOP leadership traded rule of law for political power
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ Hypocrisy, Thy Name is GOP ♬

• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп lashes out at the FBI, nuclear secrets stashed at Mar-a-Lago & Don Jr’s saddest video yet
• Joy Reid: Legal expert on Трамп-appointed Judge, “This is more like food court than judicial court’
• Stephen with Alex Wagner: “This could take a very long time”
• Stephen with Alex Wagner: “Other people have gone to jail for this”
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп reacts to the death of Queen Elizabeth II
• Tommy Campbell: Mike Lindell blaming his failed summit on the internet is so funny

Bloomberg Law: Clarence Thomas and oral arguments—Taciturn to talkative

Mark Fiore: Exceptions to American exceptionalism

Robert Reich: A tribute to the teacher who changed my life

Now This: Obama cracks jokes at the White House

Trevor Noah (throwback): How gerrymandering invalidates many Americans’ votes

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

Do you have any plans for Tuesday evening? No? Well, then, stop by the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally for some politics and good cheer over a drink. You’ll be glad you did!

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm out on the back patio.

Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, there is probably another nearby chapter for you.

John Oliver: Carbon offsets

Liberal Redneck: Student loan forgiveness

Now This: Women’s Equality Day—How women feel about celebrating in a post-Roe world

Carla Ulbrich Guitar:♫ Katie Porter’s Whiteboard ♬:

Lauren Mayer: ♫ A Couple of Seconds With Mandela ♬

The Taint of Трамп:

• Lawrence O’Donnell: “Трамп went through the boxes himself”
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп announces he is representing HIMSELF!
• Mark Fiore: The Dotard and his cultists demand transparency
• Ari Melber: Трамп legal meltdown—Трамп motions to review seized Mar-A-Lago docs as right-wing media leaks info
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Marjorie Taylor Slime ♬
• Tommy Campbell: Mike Lindell’s silly cyber sequel and Трамп’s lawyers flop
• Jon Stewart and friends: Трамп’s classified documents and Mar-a-Lago’s menu
• WaPo: You don’t need to be a spy to break the Espionage Act
• Parody Project: ♫ Turning Back The Clock ♬:

• Chris Hayes: Special election results show voters are increasingly rejecting GOP extremism
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Contrasting Liz Cheney and Donald Трамп ♬
• The Daily Show: Top Трамп scandals
• Rachel Maddow: Bill Barr lied about considering charging Трамп with obstruction of Mueller, court says
• Ari Melber: Sheer panic for The Dotard as criminal searches mount and Giuliani “targeted” for charges
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard’s “I have a dream” speech
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ It’s best to ignore Трамп ♬
• Chris Hayes: Trump fears indictment as “Lock her up” rallying cry may come back to haunt him
• Ali Velshi: Here is what you need to know about Georgia’s election investigation
• Robert Reich: What nuclear secrets are hiding at Mar-a-Lago?
• Tommy Campbell: Marjorie Taylor Greene keeps her socks on at Mike Pillow’s summit
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Two Wisconsin Boys, Jeffrey Dahmer and Ron Johnson ♬
• Chris Hayes: Трамп had more than 300 classified documents at Mar-a-Lago
• Trevor: United the GOP stands…in support of Трамп
• Ari Melber: Giuliani “will be indicted”—Rudy insider says Трамп “stole his soul”
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to Jamie Foxx’s impression of him
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Dotard wants his documents ♬
• Robert Reich: How Republicans could steal the next presidential election
• Mehdi Hasan: The dangerous new movement in right-wing America
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to Dr. Fauci QUITTING!
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп is living the worst post-presidency life ever
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Mike Lindell, Oh What da Hell? ♬
• Ali Velshi: Your power, as a citizen, scares the far-right. Your vote threatens them

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

WaPo: Why Biden acted on student loans

Joy Reid: Abortion rights concerns motivating Women to vote and boost Democratic candidates

Jon Stewart: How can America do better during healthcare disasters?

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

Ronny Chieng: What the hell is Space Force up to?

WaPo: How a string of big wins shifted Biden’s presidency

Trevor with Alex Wagner: We haven’t given up on democracy

Robert Reich: How crypto could take your savings

AJ+: Why millions of Americans can’t afford water

Mark Fiore: Steal back the news cycle

Treason Трамп and His Traitorous Trogs:

• Trevor: Трамп’s excuses get more insane as FBI unseals warrant
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Every day is worse than the day before for Трамп
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ “Send Me a Check”, a Трамп fundraising song ♬
• Chris Hayes: The truth behind the DeSantis “election integrity” stunt in Florida
• Liberal Redneck: Liz Cheney and the new GOP
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to the defeat of Liz Cheney
• Tommy Campbell: Lauren Boebert’s family values showcased with frantic phone calls
• LegalEagle: Трамп’s alleged crimes at Crime-a-Lago
• WaPo: How Republicans downplayed the Mar-a-Lago search
• Chris Hayes: The hilarious Dr Oz “Crudité” flop
• Rachel Maddow: Трамп team’s hand seen in multi-state scheme to corrupt election equipment
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Dotard Трамп’s 2025 Performance at the Kenosha Bus Terminal ♬
• Parody Project: ♫ RUBIO ♬:

• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard wishes Salman Rushdie a strong recovery
• Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian: “Religious freedom” is neither
• Desus Nice: FBI’s shady Трамп findings and GOP OUTRAGE over Mar-a-Lago search
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s Comfortable with Lies ♬
• John Di Domenico: Трамп’s official response on the FBI Mar-a-Lago “raid”
• Chris Hayes: “Cult of criminality”—Long list of Трамп allies convicted of crimes grows
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп’s NY Times quote is him admitting to a crime
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ My Ted Cruz Nightmare ♬
• Ari Melber: Busted and panicking, Трамп sent apparent threat to Attorney General after search
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ I Dream of Declassification ♬:

• Tommy Campbell: Mike Lindell defending Treason Трамп is hilarious
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ If the FBI Can Go After Трамп, They Can Go After You and Me (Thank God) ♬
• WaPo: What we know about the Georgia 2020 election probe
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп reacts to the FBI STEALING his passports
• Ari Melber: Humiliating—Lawyer who rejected Трамп job offer recounts decision
• Rachel Maddow: What matters, and what doesn’t, in the DOJ’s Трамп papers probe
• Alex Wagner: Political end for Liz Cheney could be the beginning of a nightmare for Трамп’s GOP
• Chris Hayes: Трамп openly inciting rhetoric against DOJ is dangerously familiar
• Now This: Dotard supporters target law enforcement
• Al Franken: “Unannounced raid” at Трамп’s Mar-a-Lago, hating Ted Cruz & Jan 6 hearings
• WaPo: How Трамп’s election denialism took over the GOP
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ An honest Republican song ♬
• Randy Rainbow: ♫ Lock Him Up Yesterday! ♬:

• Ari Melber: Meltdown—Трамп caught sending apparent threat to Attorney General after Mar-A-Lago search
• Chris Hayes: “America’s Mayor” Giuliani now criminal target in Georgia election probe
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп reading George Conway’s cookie column
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Dotard Трамп Has Never Peed Outside ♬
• Rachel Maddow: DOJ filing shows Mar-a-Lago search is part of ongoing criminal investigation

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

WaPo: Liz Cheney’s rise, fall and future

Alex Wagner: How does Utah’s anti-trans law work? Secret investigations of kindergarten records

Winlar: ♫ Safe. Legal. And None Your God-damned Bus’ness! ♬:

The Daily Show: Eating ice cream—The Worst Scandal in Presidential History

Vox: How US corporations poisoned this Indigenous community

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

Stephen: Inflation Reduction Act is great for the environment

Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian: What does the Bible *really* say about marriage?

Robert Reich: The real freeloaders in America? The super-rich

Vox: The fall (and rise?) of unions in the US

The Dolts, Dimwits, and Deplorables that Defend The Dotard:

• Bruce W. Nelson: Mr and Mrs Mangy Fetlocks in Astounding CPAC Duet
• Ari Melber: Трамп warrant revealed—Receipts show search was valid
• WaPo: What to know about the FBI search of Трамп’s Mar-a-Lago home
• Bill Maher: The contents of Трамп’s safe
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to the FBI raid of Mar A Lago
• LegalEagle: Alex Jones obliterated on cross because his lawyer sent his cell phone to opposing counsel
• Tommy Campbell: Marjorie Taylor Greene goes to jail and Трамп raided
• Liberal Redneck: FBI raids Mar-a-Lago
• The Founders Sing: ♫ The FBI Raided ♬:

• Stephen: Does Трамп have rats in his inner circle?
• Ari Melber: “Secret stuff”—Трамп had docs at Mar-a-Lago intended only for government facilities
• Alicia Menendez: DOJ calls Трамп’s bluff, moves to unseal search warrant “absent objection”
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s Hideout Raided Donald Aggravated ♬
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ (Let’s Get) Rid of ‘Em ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard Jr ACCUSES FBI of stealing his baking soda from Mar-A-Lago
• Inside Edition: FBI allegedly seized 15 boxes in Mar-a-Lago raid
• Ari Melber: Трамп’s legal nightmare—AG Garland faces down MAGAWorld vowing justice
• Trevor: Трамп pleads the Fifth & conservatives claim the FBI planted evidence
• The Late Show: The “What Crime Is It?” game:

• Trevor: FBI raids Трамп’s Mar-a-Lago home
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Suxtabee Tucker ♬
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Only way it gets worse for Трамп is to be charged
• Stephen: “Civil war” trended on Twitter after Mar-A-Lago raid
• Bill Maher: The Mar-a-Lago raid
• Rob McElhenney: FBI search at Трамп’s Mar-a-Lago
• Ari Melber: Heat on Трамп—Warrant cites three big felonies
• Tommy Campbell: Mike Lindell’s ridiculous ultimatum to Jimmy Kimmel and Трамп donors dress Melanie
• Winlar: ♫ A hot Nazi (is still a Nazi…) ♬:

• LegalEagle: Huge verdict against Alex Jones
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Introverts, Extroverts and Трампerverts ♬
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп DESTROYS FBI claim that he has nuclear secrets
• Lawrence O’Donnell: “There is no uprising” for Трамп after FBI search
• Ari Melber: Трамп becomes first President on record to plead the 5th
• Jordan Klepper vs. Wisconsin Трамп supporters
• Steve Hofstetter: The truth of Herschel Walker’s violent past
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ When You’re Guilty as Hell, Plead “The Fifth” ♬
• The Late Show: Mar-A-Lago has some new rules after the FBI raid
• Songbird: ♫ The Ballad of 45 ♬:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Questions Asked by Трамп’s PR Team Over the Years ♬
• Ari Melber: Трамп reeling—Pleads the 5th after FBI search for “criminal evidence”
• Mark Fiore: The Perp-in-Chief
• LegalEagle: Трамп search warrant for nuclear weapons documents?
• Stephen: Librarians come for the former President
• Ali Velshi: “Documents relating to nuclear weapons” among targets of FBI search of Mar-a-Lago
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трампers are NOT (just) Stupid ♬

Jonathan Mann: ♫ I’m So Glad The Starbucks Workers Are Unionizing ♬

Mother Jones: The racist law targeting America’s mothers

John Oliver: Monkey pox

The Late Show: President Biden had some interesting symptoms during his bout with covid

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

John Oliver: Mental health care

Lauren Mayer: ♫ Outrage Fatigue! ♬

The Simpletons, Sycophants, and Psychos that Associate with Трамп:

• The Late Show: Jared Kushner’s memoir will be available on Audible
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп—Master of Psychological Projection ♬
• Ari Melber: Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones hit with millions in fines for Sandy Hook lies
• Tommy Campbell: Alex Jones’s lawyer accidentally hands over Alex’s messages and it’s hilarious
• Ali Velshi: Alex Jones rocked in court by surprise evidence from his own phone
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard announces Bedminster burial plot for Marla Maples
• Al Franken: The case for prosecuting Трамп:

• Mark Fiore: The Burn Pit Party
• Jon Stewart: Jon’s response to Ted Cruz’s PACT Act excuses
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Alex Jones, Charlatan and Professional Skid Mark ♬
• Tommy Campbell: Mike Lindell does his own re shirts and Трамп’s golf fail
• Ari Melber: Text bombshell stuns conspiracy theorist Alex Jones in trial on “sick” Sandy Hook lies
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Ted Cruz, The Walking, Talking Toxic Burn Pit ♬
• Stephen: Jon Stewart vs. Ted Cruz plus a photo of Трамп without his makeup
• John Di Domenico: Never before seen outtakes from The Dotard’s Jan 7th address
• The Daily Show: Conservatives vs. KKK—Spot the difference
• The Parody Project: The Crimes They Are Arranging:

• Stephen: John Fetterman goes full troll on nutburger Dr. Oz
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп, Sean Spicer, and The Angel of Death ♬
• Joy Reid: Lawyer “strongly suspects” White House ordered January 6 texts to be deleted
• Seth Meyers: Feds subpoena key Трамп aide as pro-Трамп election deniers plan next coup
• Ari Melber: Трамп and Bannon melt down as FAUX News turns on MAGAWorld
• Liberal Redneck: The GOP hates vets/everyone
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ On Josh Hawley’s Little Book (A Reader’s Review) ♬

LegalEagle: Real Lawyer reacts to Onion headlines

Trevor: The realities of America’s student debt crisis

Electoral Dysfunction:

• Stephen: Electing election deniers and Kansas votes to preserve abortion rights
• Ali Velshi: How activists worked to secure an abortion rights victory in Kansas
• Seth Meyers: Kansas voters back abortion rights; Трамп endorses “Eric” in Missouri
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ A Toast to Kansas ♬
• Mehdi Hasan: Kansas voters rebuke anti-abortion rights amendment
• Trevor: Trump endorsed “Eric”…in a Missouri Senate race with two “Eric”s
• Joy Reid: Victory for reproductive freedom in Kansas should make GOP nervous about midterms
• Stephen with the Pod Save America crew: With the midterm approaching, voters need to ask, “Who’s fighting for me?”
• WaPo: What Kansas’s abortion referendum means
• Seth Meyers: Jane Mayer on Kansas and the Supreme Court

Robert Reich: How America can lower gas prices like other countries

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