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Happy Transit Operator Appreciation Day everyone. If you said “thank you” enough while exiting your bus, the Water Taxi fairy will reward you.

• Nobody wants the TransAlta power plant but President Trump orders it to stay open is a real microcosm of his entire administration.
• Matt Shea, go away.
• Are there more important elections this year than the banner in the International District? Maybe. But I won’t see my member of Congress or state legislators as often.
• 500 shelter units by the end of May feels very ambitious.
• A nurse is a human in Washington.

It is a Saint Patrick’s Day edition of the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally this evening. Stop by for a drink, diverse conversation and good luck.

We meet tonight and every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the back room starting about 8:00pm.

Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, stop by another chapter near you.

Hey gang, how was your weekend?

Just seeing the list of bills Governor Ferguson has signed, it looks mostly good. But other than the billionaire tax, nothing strikes me as particularly bold. Like, I don’t need every bill to be amazing, but I do want more.

I don’t know. Let’s he’s definitely better than any Republican would be. But, in a state that hasn’t elected a Republican governor since 1980, that’s not enough.

Barack and Michelle Obama announce that the Obama Presidential Center opens June 19

Reign of the Most Popular Guy in the Epstein Files:

• Tommy Campbell: Трамп neck rash trolled & — Noem Roasted After Firing
• Stephen: Oil market chaos & Трамп sez expensive gas is “a small price to pay” & D.C. hot rods
• Knotheadusc: ♫ Shaddap You Face– Little Dotard Edition! ♬
• The Resistance: ♫ GTFO! ♬
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: He Lied To Us
• Christopher Titus: Трамп’s war in Iran…so far!
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ More Body Bags as Dotard Brags ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s an absolute disaster, Iran aspires to attack California & MAGA coalition is cracking
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп’s lie about Iran school bombing disgraces the American presidency
• Stella Magz: The Dotard dances while the world burns….
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard drops biggest bomb ever on Iran
• The Resistance: ♫ Don’t Believe a Word ♬
• Seth Meyers: Oil and gas prices soar amid Трамп’s Iran war, worst energy crisis in decades
• Parody Project: ♫ If You Only Had a Dog ♬:

• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: ♫ When to wear a hat ♬
• Stephen: Трамп got to name the war & tankers on fire & Hegseth’s insecurity
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп’s war in Iran shows he doesn’t know what he’s talking about
• The God Show: Bless the PBS reporter who broke Трамп’s brain
• Hitler Rants Parodies: Hitler phones Трамп about the Iran war
• The Late Show: ♫ “Closing Time” by The Dotard Трамп ♬
• Knotheadusc: ♫ We Still Got Трамп ♬
• Marilyn Dee: ♫ You Give Buildings a Bad Name ♬
• JoJoFromJerz: Трамп’s war is costing over $2 billion a day!
• David Corn: This may be the worst planned war in history
• Seth Meyers: Трамп & MAGA clash over sending troops to Iran & Hegseth splurges on steak & lobster
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Madman in the White House ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп golfs amid Iran war, wears his own merch to honor fallen soldiers & tries to fix next election
• Shirley Șerban: ♫ You Just Leave Your Hat On ♬
• The Resistance: ♫ Everything He Touches Turns To Shit ♬
• Stephen: Трампn sez “war is over” & Hegseth’s shellfish splurge & the Florsheim boys
• Get High, Watch This: Трамп gets terrible, horrible, infuriating news…and he’s DEVASTATED!!!
• Marsh Family: ♫ Grief and Destruction ♬:

• SNL Weekend Update: Трамп fires Kristi Noem and wants to pick Iran’s next leader
• Parody Project: ♫ When Johnny Comes Rolling Home (Iran War) ♬
• The Late Show: The Dotard Трамп hosts “The Celebrity Ayatollah”
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: ♫ Then Don’t Start A War ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Angel of Death Considers PR Campaign Idea ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп claims Iran war will end soon, suggests school bombing wasn’t U.S. & Hegseth blows billions
• Seth Meyers: Трамп’s Iran war sparks massive oil crisis as he declares victory at bizarre rally
• LegalEagle: The Felon Von Shitzenpantz’s Most Illegal War Yet
• Stephen Colbert: Iran’s new iron fist & Трамп under fire for undignified transfer & not learning your damn language
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard explaining why he wore a hat at Dover
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Even the Dopes are Getting Wise to Трамп ♬
• The Late Show: The Dotard Трамп declares war on Asian carp
• Puppet Regime: Трамп tries to name a new leader of Iran
• Knotheadusc: ♫ Uno Pendejo Blanco ♬
• JoJoFromJerz: Трамп wears disgusting MAGA merch hat at fallen troops ceremony
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп’s Iran war propaganda videos show the depths of his depravity
• The Resistance: ♫ A Fish Starts To Stink At The Head ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп thinks we’re as dumb as he is, gaslights us on oil prices & Hegseth’s a sensitive snowflake

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

More Perfect Union: The secret reason you can’t buy a house

The Worst of the Rest:

• ScaredKetchup: ♫ Kristi Noem is an Unemployed Bird Legged… ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s Next Golden Opportunity? ♬
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Bondi, Bondi! ♬
• JoJoFromJerz: BUSTED! Team Трамп blew BILLIONS on fruit basket stands, donuts and crab?!
• SNL: Hegseth Iran presser
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Why Pete Hegseth is an Idiot ♬
• Caitlin Speaks: Markwayne Mullin—Трамп’s pick to replace Kristi Noem might be WORSE:

• Jon Stewart: GOP’s next-level hypocrisy on Minnesota ICE protests, 2nd Amendment & Epstein files
• Stella Magz’s opinion: Pete Hegseth is a FRAUD
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Steve Witkoff—Rich, Dumb, and Dangerous ♬
• LegalEagle: Bondi demands the DOJ be exempt from ethics oversight
• John D. Cundle: ♫ Markwayne Mullin, Watch Out He Bites! ♬
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ I Guess That’s Why I’m Wearing Clown Shoes ♬:

• Stella Magz: Erika Kirk’s sympathy tour scores her another job
• Knotheadusc: ♫ Behind Closed Doors (Kristi and Corey edition) ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ I’m Not Thinking of the Epstein Files AGAIN ♬
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ Fixin’-To-Vote-Rag ♬
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: ♫ Say Goodbye, Dear Kristi Noem ♬
• The Resistance: ♫ Where Is The Line ♬

John Oliver: USAID

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

Surprise! It’s snowing in Downtown Seattle. Nothing sticking, but maybe upland or a place with a little less urban heat island? Anyway…

• Sine Die on a legislature that passed the millionaire tax, but probably unnecessary pain until it’s implemented. In general, a lot of good things, but also a lot of potential left on the table.
• WTF KIRO?
• I love every story about people using waste for good products.
• I’m not the hiker, and I don’t think any of the writers here are hunters, but man big money ruins everything.
• Wild that they’re still making preparations for the Iran game in the World Cup.

I have lived a fairly privileged life. But someone making $1 Million a year is so outside my daily experience. On top of that to complain about taxes on the million and first dollar and beyond? I mean, these captains of industry have to have their pet legislators pull an all nighter to try to stop a tax on dollar one-million and one that year. Just pathetic. If you’re making that money, the state has been very good to you. Show some goddam appreciation.

Anyway, this is my last post before the end of the session, so your last reminder to contact your legislator.

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally gets together this evening for drinks and discussion. Join us, if you can.

We meet tonight and every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the back room starting about 8:00pm.

Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, stop by another chapter near you.

I don’t know about you, but I got my ass kicked by the time change. Where do I go to get my hour back? Anyway…

• Did you attend the Women’s March?
• The legislative session ends this week and hopefully they have done enough to secure the state from President Trump.
• Also, landlords have to disclose flood risks to tenants. In practice, I’m sure it will be part of a long list of things in the agreement you sign to move in. Still, better than nothing.
• The Senate version of the mosquito fleet act has a lot of unnecessary provisions that I hope can be removed in the final version.
• Call or email your legislator.

Rogue History: The (literal) fight for free speech they don’t teach you

Whitest Kids U’ Know: We wouldn’t happen to be invading Iran today, would we?

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

Hitler Rants Parodies: Hitler is informed about the US and Israeli strikes on Iran

Reign of The Felon Von Shitzenpantz:

• Seth Meyers: Трамп’s Iran war plan and timeline keep changing, Трамп gets distracted by drapes
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s mixed messages about war in Iran, he gets a vigorous stroking by tech CEOs & his gross rash
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ Nobody Likes Трамп (the SOTU song) ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ “Just Look at These Drapes!” The Трамп War-Briefing Song ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard replaces the war draft with ICE
• Dark Brandon: World War Epstein—Did Трамп start a war to distract from the files?
• Jen Psaki: Трамп admin unable to explain attack on Iran
• Stephen: Трамп can’t stop saying “war” & Israel says they will eliminate Iran’s next leader
• John D. Cundle: ♫ No More Wars (Just One More Lie) ♬
• The Late Show: Kesha blasts Трамп for stealing her song
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard declares war on Iran
• ScaredKetchup: Presidente Трампito BANNED from YouTube (he’s BACK)
• Christopher Titus: Epstein fury:

• Rachel Maddow: Трамп’s CLOWN CAR CABINET now an alarming liability as threat from Iran spikes
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Let’s Forget About Трамп and Epstein! ♬
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп speaks lovingly about drapes as U.S. death toll in his Iran war rises
• SNL: Трамп Iran war address
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Hail The Heroic Draft Dodger! ♬
• John D. Cundle: ♫ Трамп vs Iran—“The Plan Is We Have No Plan” ♬
• Desi Lydic FAUXsplains Трамп’s Iran not-war
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: It’s ’cause the Midterms
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reveals Operation No Means Yes
• 60 Minutes: This federal judge ruled against Трамп. Then the death threats rolled in
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Thank You President Трамп! ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп distracts from Epstein files with war in Iran, MAGA tries to spin & Dotard’s big red rash
• Seth Meyers: Трамп & MAGA clash over whether Iran war is a “war,” & Трамп says wars can last forever
• Michael Kosta: Трамп stumped by worst-case Iran scenario & Hegseth gives bullying pep talk
• Parody Project: ♫ Pervy Con Man ♬:

• Liberal Redneck: So does anyone know why we, ya know…STARTED A WAR WITH IRAN?!
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Peace Board Bombing ♬
• The Resistance: ♫ The Most Highly Anticipated Obituary in the History of the World ♬
• Jen Psaki: Трамп FLUNKS wartime president test with disturbing, flippant attitude
• LegalEagle: Трамп’s insane plan to steal elections leaked
• Jon Stewart: Трамп launches war with Iran and refuses to explain…anything
• Stephen: U.S. abandons citizens across Middle East & Трамп, “The big one is coming” & Iran war is “God’s plan”
• Rachel Maddow: British Intel spotted Трамп camp Russia ties
• Puppet Regime: Trump & Netanyahu’s war plans hit a snag of “utmost concern”
• The Late Show: The “war” against Iran
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Proof in The Трампstein Files ♬

Sandy Pliskin: ♫ Here’s to the State of Mississippi, 2026 ♬

John D. Cundle: ♫ Your Kids Go First ♬

Knotheadusc: ♫ I Don’t Want To Think About It ♬

Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Justice John Roberts Song ♬

Shirley Șerban: ♫ I Will Survive? I’ll Unsubscribe! ♬:

The Late Show: Book your next event at Mar-a-Lago

Jesse Welles: ♫ The Great Caucasian God (live) ♬

LegalEagle: ICE gets hammered in court

Grifters, Goons, Ghouls, and Gullible Fucks:

• Seth Meyers: Noem out at DHS & Bondi subpoenaed over Epstein files & gas prices rise due to Iran war
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп fires Kristi Noem, missing Epstein files published & Republicans play both sides of Iran war
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Operation Epic Fury (or is it Epstein Fury?) ♬
• JoJoFromJerz: Pete Hegseth thinks fallen troops don’t deserve headlines
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Don’t You Want Me, Epstein? ♬
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: War briefing with Pete
• Stephen: America at whaaa? Seeking regime change. Hegseth: No “stupid” rules of engagement.
• Michael Kosta: MAGA refuses to call Iran war a “war” as Americans scramble to flee Mideast
• Knotheadusc: ♫ Oh! Kristi ♬:

• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп goes to war with Iran, Bill Clinton testifies about Epstein & Boebert explains inflation
• ScaredKetchup: ♫ Adios Kristi Noem ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard fires Kristi Noem
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп’s son will not fight in his “illegal and unconstitutional war” in Iran
• JoJoFromJerz: Wake up MAGA! Трамп’s using our troops as props!
• NM RagingGranny: ♫ House of the Epstein Crimes ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Kristi Noem—America’s Most Expensive Date ♬
• SNL Weekend Update: U.S. launches attack on Iran & Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei killed
• Michael Kosta: Трамп axes Kristi Noem & Hegseth strong-arms “too-woke” Boy Scouts
• Stephen: Noem’s colleagues celebrate her firing & ICE whistleblower testifies & RFK Jr. attacks New England
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ Occam’s Razor ♬:

• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ ICE Under My Skin ♬
• Champnella: Love thy own fanatics
• JoJoFromJerz: The Dotard FIRES Kristi Noem. The reason might surprise you…
• Ross Childs: JD Vance & The McDonald’s CEO
• Chris Hayes: Noem’s tenure is ending in spectacular and humiliating fashion
• Rachel Maddow: Patel’s petty FBI firing spree guts key Iran unit at worst possible time
• Stella Magz: Трамп to Kristi Noem, “You’re fired!”
• Campbell: Трамп’s “mushroom doc” Casey Means & Boebert’s Clinton photo mess

John Oliver: Police body cameras

Grace Kuhlenschmidt: Culdesac is the first car-free neighborhood and conspiracy theorists hate it

Robert Reich: How we actually pay for war and billionaire tax cuts

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

Good morning lovelies and uggos.

• Oh, hey. Some real qualifications for sheriffs and police chiefs.
• It’s tough to read about organizations that do good treating their employees poorly.
• In general I think Mayor Wilson’s proposal to expand the number of tiny homes and shelters is good. But not sure that relying on volunteers is sustainable.
• Call your legislator right now. I don’t care that you’re on the bus: Make the straphangers next to you uncomfortable with your passion for the budget.

Good morrow ladies, gents, and all the lovely people who don’t slot well into the binary.

• Data center regulation is dead this session.
• Ban new ICE facilities and old ones. And despite members’ concerns, local jail.
• Yesler bike lanes that don’t randomly end forcing you into traffic? Yes please.
• Write your legislators. Or call them. The session is almost over, so you might as well do it now.

Swing by the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally this evening. We’ll be watching a few elections around the U.S., engaging in discussions about politics, and having a drink.

We meet tonight and every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the back room starting about 8:00pm.

Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, stop by another chapter near you.

Last nice day for a moment. Let’s enjoy it.

• Hunts Point mayor/ ICE landlord is a combination.
• Not sure what the minority party in Congress can do about a lawless President, but at least Representative Jayapal and Senator Murray are saying the right things and calling for a vote.
• The millionaire tax is still progressing.
• Write your legislators and members of Congress.

USAFacts: A data-driven State of the Union

Rachel Maddow: DOJ is all apologies as judges lose patience with defied orders

Jesse Welles: ♫ Domestic Error (live) ♬

Reign of The Felon Von Shitzenpantz:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Some Find Lying Exhausting. Not Трамп ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard gives medal to Connor Hellebuyck
• Hitler Rants Parodies: Hitler is informed that Трамп has raised global tariffs to 15%
• Seth Meyers: Трамп throws tantrum at SOTU, tries to co-opt men’s hockey Olympic gold medal victory
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп claims everything is GREAT, MAGAland gives rave reviews & bombshell Epstein report about The Dotard
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп is the only president stupid enough to believe he has unlimited power to set tariffs
• Stella Magz: Трамп’s State of Disaster
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Here Lies Трамп ♬
• Knotheadusc: ♫ And As He Begins to Ramble ♬:

• JoJoFromJerz: That wasn’t a state of the union. It was an ad for erectile dysfunction.
• The Resistance: ♫ The Real State of the Union (Stand Up, Speak Out) ♬
• Liberal Redneck: The State of the (super divided, probably about to fully implode) Union, apparently
• Jon Stewart: SCOTUS torches Трамп’s tariffs, Iran war looms & MAGA co-opts Team USA hockey win
• Stephen: A dark speech filled with divisive lies & USA women’s hockey gets a better offer
• Jimmy Kimmel reacts to Трамп’s State of the Union Address 2026
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s Getting More Demented Every Day ♬
• LegalEagle: Tariffs are dead! Long live tariffs!
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard takes credit for USA hockey Olympic gold
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Pervert Messiah (Now available in Orange!) ♬
• Former Kimmel writer Bess Kalb hilariously roasts Трамп’s free speech charade (in Congressional testimony)
• Desi Lydic: SOTU recap—Трамп gets Tarantino-gory & award-crazy in record-long address
• Seth Meyers: Трамп threatens war with Iran over nuclear program he claimed he obliterated
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп attacks Jimmy again, goes to war with Supreme Court & Kash Patel parties at Olympics
• The Late Show: ♫ The Dotard Трамп Is Deeply Unpopular ♬
• Stephen: Трамп’s speech was disborbing & why DOJ didn’t search Epstein’s storage units
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Little Dotard Melt-Down ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard’s State of the Union Speech LEAKED
• The Resistance: ♫ The Legacy He Deserves ♬

LegalEagle: Colbert’s banned interview

Parody Project: ♫ Weapons of Mass Illumination ♬

Robert Reich: Billie Eilish debunks billionaire charity

Piedmont Raging Grannies: ♫ The Constitution Binds Us All ♬

The Gullible, The Grifters, and The Goons:

• Tommy Campbell: RFK Jr & Kid Rock’s shirtless workout is trolled and mocked
• Jesse Welles: ♫ Join Ice (live) ♬
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: ♫ He’s Coverin’ Up Them Files ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard defends Kash Patel’s hockey fantasy
• The Late Show: The DOJ explains missing Epstein files with allegations about Трамп
• Seth Meyers: Kash Patel parties in Italy, SCOTUS strikes down tariffs, Трамп to release UFO files
• Matthew Cooke: How is everyone still falling for this?:

• Desi Lydic: RFK and Kid Rock strip down for workout video & Kristi Noem flies in a fuck plane
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Dotard Трамп and the Pedophile Elite ♬
• Jonathan Jensen: ♫ Jesus Doesn’t Love You When You Lie (the Karoline Leavitt Song) ♬
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ We Gotta Stop the Raids ♬
• The Late Show: Kash Patel ruins hockey
• Jesse Welles: ♫ Red (live) ♬
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: ♫ Official Business of the FBI ♬
• Randy Rainbow: ♫ The Fate of Melania ♬:

• Jordan Klepper: LindellTV News is QAnon meets QVC, and now they’re in the White House Press Corps
• Desi Lydic: DOJ buries Epstein files on Трамп & snowball fight turns MAGA into snowflakes
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп hasn’t testified about Epstein but Hillary Clinton forced to & Mayor Mamdani visits The Dotard
• The Resistance: ♫ When Will MAGA Wake Up? ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to RFK fitness video

ONN: U.S. populace appoints designated survivor

LegalEagle: Super Bowl ad announces 4th amendment nightmare

John Oliver: Twitter

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

Good morning.

• How has it taken so long to fix the English speaker with a Spanish accent problem? Ridiculous.
• The Urbanist article about Seattle libraries and homeless people is at least disputed by the library system.
• TB making a comeback in the States.
• Legislators probably shouldn’t drink on the job.
• Pedestrianize The Ave.
• Today is a good day to contact your legislator.