The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally will, as usual, be getting together this evening. Stop by, have a drink, 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.
Good morning to the legislature. A short session starts today. We have both a current budget shortfall and a structural one with our upside down tax policy. I am glad Governor Ferguson has proposed an income tax on people earning over a million dollars. That will be good for 2030 Washington state. But right now, Representative Scott is proposing a payroll tax to compensate for the immediate problems.
But it’s not just budget stuff. Also:
It’s a good time to write your legislators. And let’s hear any bills that you’re interested in in the comments.
Robert Reich: Where are America’s leaders?
WaPo: The Capitol insurrection changed his life. Now he teaches about it.
Reign of The Felon Von Shitzenpantz:
Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Hey Canada, if you’re listening…. ♬
Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week
Miscellaneous Grifters, Insurrectionists, Executioners and Pedophiles:
Lauren Mayer: ♫ Where In The World Is Congress? ♬
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
How are you this lovely morning? I can really tell the sun isn’t coming up at its absolute worst time.
Sorry I missed it yesterday.
Anyway, the legislature starts next week. A new mayor and City Attorney as well as new City Council members in Seattle. There are great new elected officials in cities and counties all over Washington. And I believe, I know that state and local issues matter so much. Maybe more than National ones.
And yet… ICE agents killed a woman a thousand miles away, and it’s top of mind here. Fuck man. Nobody deserves that. I hope that the agent faces consequences and real justice.
And for the people who obstructed aid, and for the liars trying to cover it up. A plaintive hope for justice isn’t enough.
Here we are in 2026! Celebrate a new (and better?) year by stopping by the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally.
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.
Guys. Are we at war? You know, it feels like we’re at war. Are we stealing Venezuelan oil? The President seems to think so, but maybe not. Anyway, Patty Murray seems — correctly in my opinion — outraged. Both by the act itself and by not consulting Congress. Maria Cantwell is issuing wishy washy nothing.
Brenna Perez: Is It Illegal To Film ICE?
Jimmy Kimmel: The year in unnecessary censorship
Reign of The Felon Von Shitzenpantz:
Matthew Cooke: “Merry Christmas” is back! No more of this “happy holidays” !@$(&@#
Liberal Redneck: Goodbye 2025 (yayyyy), hello 2026 (boooo)
Other Grifters, Goons and Sex Offenders:
Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian: Top 10 tips for surviving 2026
MS NOW: “We the People”—The movements, protest groups and people that made a difference in 2025
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
Not working is somehow making this post even shorter. But, for my last open thread of the year, sadly it is exactly this short.
Tonight, the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally will toast in the new year and usher out 2025 …usher it right down to the gates of hell. Stop by and enjoy the festivities!
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.
It’s a thread. It’s open. It’s a Monday. You get it.
Simon Clark: The misinformation situation is worse than you think
WaPo: DOGE’s impact on one FEMA employee
Reign of The Felon Von Shitzenpantz:
The Resistance: ♫ Sing It Louder Than The Lies ♬
Chris Hayes: U.S. measles cases surge to highest level in 30 years
Deplorables:
Robert Reich: Who really benefits from America’s debt?
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
Unto us, a thread is given.
Unto us, childish and bored.
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