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Good morning. I was walking down the waterfront and really admire those of you still on your bicycle in this. And kind of surprised how many people there were. Not  that walking in the yuck is great. Anyway!

• I think the swap of streetcars between Tacoma and Portland will be good for both cities. Hopefully not a white elephant.
• Oh man, I look forward to seeing the Moving Stories Metro is producing. Maybe some of you can apply.
• Carl Ballard approves of Joe Ballard.
• Thank goodness for the West Coast Healthcare Alliance, Hep B vaccination edition.

LegalEagle: Court Martial for Kelly (featuring Sen. Kelly)

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: ♫ We Will Blue It ♬

Robert Reich: The corporations bankrolling Трамп’s gilded ballroom

Reign of The Felon Von Shitzonus:

• Glenn Kirschner: Appeals court rules that Трамп’s flunky Alina Habba is UNLAWFULLY serving as NJ US Attorney
• Stephen: Трамп’s cocaine double standard & Melania En Español
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: Vintage Трамп news
• Hitler Rants Parodies: Hitler is informed that Трамп has been awarded the FIFA Peace Prize
• J-L Cauvin: Impeach him NOW!
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s MRI Lullaby ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп can’t stop falling asleep at cabinet meeting & goes off the rails in all night posting spree
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ It’s Beginning To Look Like Трамп’s Last Christmas ♬:

• The Resistance: ♫ It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Russia ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп—Moldy Cheese or Toxic hors d’ouvres ♬
• The Late Show: ♫ A Three Hour Bore ♬
• Jon Stewart: Трамп berates reporters, gets mystery MRI & closes border to (non-White) immigrants
• LegalEagle: Obeying this order is a crime
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: ♫ Under the Bus ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Dotard Трамп, A Regular Guy ♬
• The Resistance: ♫ I’m Too Sleepy ♬
• Glenn Kirschner: No, Трамп CAN’T cancel or terminate pardons issued by Joe Biden (or distract from the Epstein debacle)
• Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer♫ No Kings Here! (Live at the Kennedy Center) ♬
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ Incompetence Will Save The Day ♬:

• Jordan Klepper and Desi Lydic: Trump Tinsel—Made from recycled Epstein files you shouldn’t piece together
• LegalEagle: Lindsey Halligan is OUT
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп keeps claiming he has a health care plan, flubs Congo President’s name & takes another nap
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The S.T.U.P.I.D. (Трамп) Song ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard gets confused about Somalians
• Stephen: Трамп’s holiday cash grab & release the MRI results & the President won’t exercise & “Kill them all”
• Josh Johnson: Трамп launches war on drug traffickers…Unless they’re also Honduran ex-Presidents
• Parody Project: ♫ A Circus Leads This Troubled Land ♬:

• The Resistance: ♫ Got Me An MRI ♬
• Glenn Kirschner: Трамп tries AGAIN to indict Letitia James AND FAILS!
• Stephen: Our unpopular president & cabinet meeting nap time & Hegseth throws Admiral Bradley under the bus
• Hitler Rants Parodies: Hitler is informed Трамп appeared to fall asleep during a cabinet meeting
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s Golden Age Arrives in Just TWO WEEKS! ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s cabinet meeting naps get Republican spin & Hegseth’s “war crimes” problem gets worse

Brenna Perez: ILLEGAL ORDERS—Turns out they ARE following them

Jordan Klepper: Portland’s naked protesters gave me hope for the future

Caitlin Speaks: If billionaires can’t fast track citizenship…who can?

Liars, Grifters, War Criminals and Pedo-Politicians:

• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп heightens insanity of war-mongering as Epstein island images released
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: ♫ So the GOP is Resignin’ ♬
• Stephen and Jen Psaki: The new faces in the Pentagon press briefing room
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп lashes out in unhinged Thanksgiving message & Hegseth in hot water over possible war crimes
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Pentagon Pete ♬
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Hegseth’s story on boat strike hinges on a new “fog of war” lie
• The Late Show: RFK Jr.’s raunchy poetry
• Jesse Welles: The Department of War:

• Lawrence O’Donnell: After report of Hegseth’s “kill everybody” order, Трамп’s first instinct was to lie
• ScaredKetchup: ♫ Pete Hegseth sings “Kill Them All” (A War Crimes production) ♬
• Cliff Cash: MAGA are truly the dumbest people on earth
• The Resistance: ♫ Illegal Order ♬
• Stephen and Rachel: Government bad guys can face consequences even decades after their crimes
• Ari Melber: Трамп war crimes probe gets real—UNDER OATH testimony as Трамп aide ducks
• Stella Magz: Erika Kirk struggles with cognitive thinking….
• Melissa Murray: “Double-decker sandwich of illegality”—Трамп Pentagon head Hegseth accused of “war crime”
• Parody Project: ♫ The Real GOP ♬:

• John D. Cundle: ♫ Love Sinks—The MAGA Breakup Ballad ♬
• LegalEagle: I investigated Dr. Phil
• Christopher Titus: It’s NOT both sides
• Desi Lydic: Pete Hegseth dodges war crime allegations & Melania decks the WH halls
• More Perfect Union: How Qatar bought Трамп, and what they want
• Liberal Redneck: Did the alarm bells just sound for the GOP?!
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: ♫ Mr Secretary of War Crimes ♬
• Randy Rainbow: ♫ RFK! ♬:

• Rachel Maddow: Possible war crime puts Трамп’s “illegal orders” freakout in new context
• Jordan Klepper: Трамп renames U.S. Institute of Peace after himself 🤣 & Epstein island was a shithole
• ScaredKetchup: Epstein Island (Take 2)
• Champnella: Sean Duffy and The Dotard Трамп will make pollution great again!
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Pete’s Christmas Dilemma ♬
• Steve Shives: What do conservatives actually love about America?

Christopher Titus: If you hate gay or trans people, you’re suspect

Stephen: Illegal orders from leadership put military members in a disastrous position

Robert Reich: Why Palantir is America’s most dangerous corporation

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

Be prepared to say, “Yeah, it sounds like an atmospheric river starting Sunday” to all of your coworkers.

• Still excited about the One Line extension.
• Shared streets.
• I don’t know the specific resumes of the women nominated to replace Girmay Zahilay, but kudos for picking all Black women.
• Rich people got a tax cut from the Federal government, so they wouldn’t even notice a tax increase in Washington. So a no new tax budget seems like leaving a lot on the table.
• Just let trans people play sports.

All right!

• By next week, light rail will go all the way South to Federal Way.
• The transition for the first newly elected King County Executive in over a decade was going to be a shakeup. Still, this seems like more than might be necessary.
• Don’t give those fuckos our voter info.
• Range Media is having a fundraiser.
• The legislature is going to be in session before you know it, so hey, write your legislators.

It’s Tuesday again. So the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally will get together to chat and hang-out over a drink. Stop by, if you wish.

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.

Good morning. I hope you all enjoyed Thanksgiving and such.

• I was in Olympia over the weekend and I asked about the biking and got quite a response. I lived there a long time ago, but not 130 years ago.
• Vintage bus tours look like a lot of fun.
• This story about people collecting leaves in the bike lanes is great.

John D. Cundle: ♫ Frogs Against Fascism ♬

Reign of The Felon Von Shitzenpantz:

• The Resistance: ♫ Quiet Piggy! ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Trump’s Numbers Have Been Tanking! ♬
• Christopher Titus: Another week in HELL …AGAIN
• Jimmy Kimmel: Senator Mark Kelly on Трамп suggesting he be executed & Hegseth opening an investigation into him
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: ♫ Low Energy Трамп ♬
• LegalEagle: Every illegal act Трамп committed in 2025 (so far)
• Glenn Kirschner: Трамп threatens Congress members who spoke truthfully about obligation to disobey unlawful orders
• Tommy Campbell: Трамп’s “Quiet piggy” remark to reporter—Newsom trolls hard
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: ♫ I.N.C.O.M.P.E.T.E.N.C.E. ♬:

• Stella Magz: Трамп smitten with Mamdani & MTG resigns
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ Affordability ♬
• John Di Domenico: The Dotard thinks magnets are magic and no one knows how they work!
• Lawrence O’Donnell: The image of Трамп and Mamdani perfectly captures the decline and fall of Трамп
• Matthew Thomas Gillespie: ♫ Трамп’s Pardon Parade ♬
• Tommy Campbell: Трамп’s fatigue shows, JD Vance’s turkey rant & Newsom trolls again
• Rachel Maddow: Sen. Kelly bites back at Трамп and Hegseth’s threats over “illegal orders” video
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Trump Trinity—Hateful, Cowardly and Small ♬
• Shirley Șerban: ♫ Quiet, Piggy – A Retold Fairy Tale (or three) for Трамп ♬:

• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: ♫ Трамп Screwed Affordability ♬
• John D. Cundle: ♫ Affordability Crisis Song ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ We Need to Hang the Heroes (The Pete Hegseth Song) ♬
• LegalEagle: American Authoritarianism
• Jen Psaki and Glenn Kirschner: Explaining the “illegal order” PSA
• The Resistance: ♫ You Are Who You Hang With ♬
• Brenna Perez: HUGE ТрампRx grift—ACA subsidies, IRA Medicare prices, and HSAs
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп is hot for Mamdani, Marjorie Taylor Greene resigns from Congress & RFK Jr’s explicit poems
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Latest Трамп Scandal SCANDAL, THE HIDDEN ‘MRI FILES’ ♬

Matthew Cooke: The zombie bot farm billionaire con

ONN: Fraternity under investigation after forcing pledges to volunteer at soup kitchen

Grifters, Pedophiles, and Nazi Adjacents:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The ICE Recruitment Song ♬
• Lawrence: Congressional Republicans are stuck with Трамп. And they know that it’s hopeless
• Ross Childs: Where’d JD go!?
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Smile (Kevin Hassett) ♬
• More Perfect Union: Why Трамп supporters are at a breaking point
• Chris Hayes: “Morale has never been lower”—More GOP reps reportedly plot early exits
• John D. Cundle: ♫ MTG Drops a BOMB on Трамп! ♬
• Marsh Family: ♫ MTG Has Broken Cover ♬:

• Stella Magz: Healthcare plan or Трамп Mobile? Which will roll out first?
• Knotheadusc: ♫ The Time Is Nigh ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ When Pete Hegseth & Pam Bondi Get to Prison ♬
• LegalEagle: I witnessed Трамп’s case against James Comey implode in court
• The Resistance: ♫ The Tiny Orange King Who Talked Himself Out of Power ♬
• John D. Cundle: ♫ MTG… Where’d You Go? (A Трамп breakup song) ♬
• Seth Meyers: MAGA stunned after Zohran Mamdani charms Трамп in Oval Office meeting
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Kelly & Hegseth, Compare and Contrast ♬
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: ♫ Marjorie, Marjorie, Marjorie ♬
• John D. Cundle: ♫ I Want My MTG ♬

Zach Star Himself: When Washington and Lincoln try to stop school shootings (in 2025)

Champnella: Mark Kelly or Pete Hegseth: Who do you trust?

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

• Flashback: Sarah Palin’s Thanksgiving Day Massacre!
• AGC ANDY: When politics get brought up at Thanksgiving dinner
• Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian: The top 10 pettiest holiday prayers
• Puppet Regime: Turkeys reject Трамп’s pardon:

• Liberal Redneck: Spending Thanksgiving with your family from the other side
• Jonathan Mann: ♫ Zombie Turkey ♬
• Robert Reich: How Трамп is making Thanksgiving more expensive
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ A Song of Thanksgiving ♬:

• Flashback: ♫ Arlo Guthrie’s Alice’s Restaurant ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп hurls insults & pardons turkeys, Hegseth threatens Senator Kelly & RFK Jr’s love poems
• Seth Meyers: Трамп’s weird turkey pardon speech & Comey & James cases tossed & MTG resigns

• It’s a pretty gross sci fi surveillance state future we find ourselves in.
• Anywhere is a bathroom if you’re a bird.
• Of all the things to take pride in! Islamophobia?
• Anyway, it sounds like there may be posts from Darryl but I’m out until Monday so enjoy Thanksgiving and the long weekend.

Let’s talk (political) turkey. Stop by the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally this evening, join the conversation, and enjoy your beverage of choice.

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.

Beautiful day for a bike ride if you bundle up.

• We’re disproportionately arresting Native youth.
• Gaps in the bike lanes are quite frustrating.
• The City of Seattle sure decided to screw up the budget going forward.

Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Why Do We Feel Left Behind? (A Song for American Workers) ♬

The Reign of King Felon Von Shitzonus:

• JoJoFromJerz: The Dotard Трамп thinks you’re stupid
• Sen. Patty Murray: slams Трамп for calling for members of Congress to be arrested and hanged
• The Late Show: Things happen
• John D. Cundle: ♫ Cruelty Is the Message ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Quiet, Piggy! ♬
• John Di Domenico: Трамп makes special appearance at Randy Rainbow LIVE in Las Vegas
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: ♫ I’m sick of The Dotard Трамп ♬:

• Ronnie Chieng: Трамп can’t keep his hands off MBS as Epstein files release is imminent
• Stella Magz: Трамп and the Department of Defensive….
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп, Anti-American and Antichrist ♬
• John D. Cundle: ♫ The Dues and Don’ts of Трамп’s USA ♬
• ScaredKetchup: ♫ Bitch Better Have My SNAP! ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Dementia Don, The White House Con ♬
• The Resistance: ♫ Twenty-Five Forty-Seven ♬
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Pig ♬:

• Stella Magz: Трамп & his Saudi prince charming….
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп calls for Jimmy Kimmel to be fired AGAIN, threatens members of Congress & signs Epstein bill
• Christopher Titus: Terrorists in the White House
• Lawrence: The Трамп presidency is collapsing like the Berlin Wall collapsed
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ What a crappy President we’ve got! ♬
• John D. Cundle: ♫ The Wreck of the Трамп Presidency ♬

John Oliver: Public media

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

Child Molesters, Liars, Idiots and Other MAGA Grifters:

• ScaredKetchup: Epstein Island—“Quiet, Piggy”
• The Resistance: ♫ A Little Bit Nazi — A Little Bit Rock ‘N Roll ♬
• Liberal Redneck: Congress votes to release Epstein files (for some reason)
• Champnella: Republican legal theory—Racist young Republicans are “kids” at 35 and Epstein victims are adults at 15
• Ronny Chieng: Epstein bill has Трамп & co. freaking out & Melania delivers AI war cry
• Seth Meyers: Трамп posts unhinged rant on Epstein and spirals over affordability as poll numbers tank
• Jesse Welles: ♫ Join ICE ♬:

• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: MTG was a LIBERAL
• Jen Psaki: Трамп fails to stop Epstein bill as his political grip slips and sycophants fall away
• Stephen: Epstein files vote is a huge loss for Трамп & “Quiet piggy” & dictator besties & a flying McDonald’s
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Ballad of Pedo Don (A Foul Fictional Character) ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard wants to release Epstein files
• Seth Meyers: Трамп attacks Greene and Massie amid MAGA civil war over Epstein scandal
• Brenna Perez: Epstein files release PASSING?!
• Jonathan Mann: ♫ Frightened Little Fascists ♬:

• Stephen: Schumer, “Трамп ‘can’t fuck around’ with Epstein files release’ & messing with Texas & RFK on DMT
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп faces Republican revolt over Epstein files & breaks up with Marjorie Taylor Greene
• Seth Meyers: Трамп loses battle to conceal Epstein files; Greene hits back over “Traitor” nickname
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s Tricycle is Tipping ♬
• Tommy Campbell: Some felon crushed by Epstein emails—Newsom trolls him again
• SNL Weekend Update: Government shutdown ends and Epstein email says Трамп “Knew about the girls”
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: DOJ Films presents “The Epstein-O-Matic”
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Take Me Home, Epstein Files ♬:

• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп braces for Hurricane Epstein, spews nonsense & lEon joins for dinner with Saudi Crown Prince
• Steve Shives: Why I’m in the Epstein files 11,000 times
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: ♫ Oh Pam Bondi ♬
• LegalEagle: Congress just rebelled against Трамп
• Jon Stewart: Epstein emails reveal “Bubba” bombshell about Трамп & Republicans pretend it’s NBD
• Ronnie Chieng: MTG claps back at Трамп as House votes to release Epstein files
• Stephen: Jeffrey Epstein, “Трамп’s a bad guy” & “Bubba” was neither a Clinton nor a horse & Трамп, “I don’t care”
• Jesse Welles: ♫ Red ♬
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп put his surrender and humiliation in writing signing Epstein files bill
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Mr. MAGA Man ♬:

• Stephen: Did Трамп really sign Epstein files bill? & Pam Bondi’s flip flop & Sean Duffy’s travel advice
• Ari Melber: The 1st Epstein files! MAGA’s Bannon plotted to redeem “monster” sex trafficker Epstein
• Champnella: I fixed Sean Duffy’s Department of Transportation ad…
• ScaredKetchup: Epstein Island 2
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ Marjorie ♬
• Ronny Chieng and Michael Kosta: RFK Hospital—An original series inspired by the medical advice of RFK Jr.
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: ♫ I’m Gonna Change the Epstein News Today ♬
• SNL: Epstein White House briefing

Robert Reich: Our economy is in danger. Here’s why

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

I was at the coffee shop and the barista casually said “happy Friday.” And I realized I had to be at work shortly but I haven’t written anything. So here you are and thanks to her.

Good morning, you lovelies and uggos.

• Books With Pictures is having a fundraiser. I know it’s Portland, but they’re great.
• Who wants a little jet fuel in their blueberries?
• Pasco seems to think it has too many healthy teeth, as they vote to remove fluoride from the water.
• Feds want to cut homeless funding. And while state and local governments can make up some of the money, it’s a lot to make up.

Feeling some political tension these days? Looking for a release? It doesn’t take a vote of Congress…just drop by the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally. Relax, have a beer, and join the conversation.

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.