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So, etiquette question: I was biking to Drinking Liberally and it was dark out. It was still a bit crowded on the bike lane. I was behind someone with their light turned off. Should I have said something?

Anyway…

• ICE is not welcome in Seattle. And they are going to have a hard time getting convictions.
• A proper parole system would be better, but I do like Rep. Tarra Simmons’s bill to let prisoners petition for early release if a judge finds that they are no longer a threat to their community.
• If you’re on Bluesky, Representative Julia Reed has some good informative threads about the legislature.

Remember how on Monday I said that you could contact your legislators? Great news, you can do it today!

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:

• There is a bill to ban police officers from hiding their face.
• There are the garbage initiatives that aren’t going to pass but might suck some of the oxygen from discussions, and will likely go to the voters.
• Making AI chatbots identify themselves as such.

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:

• Jimmy Kimmel and Rachel Maddow: Трамп’s extreme unpopularity & ICE shooting in Minneapolis & peaceful protests
• Seth Meyers: Трамп admin lies about deadly ICE shooting in Minneapolis amid national outcry
• John D. Cundle: ♫ Jack Smith’s “Proof” Exposed—That’s a Fact, Jack! ♬
• Steve Shives: The President of peace
• LegalEagle: Venezuela invasion is a crime
• Jon Stewart: Трамп kidnaps President Maduro, targets Venezuelan oil & ditches “America First”
• ScaredKetchup: ♫ Presidente Трампito sings Maduro meme anthem: “Ole Ole” ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп delivers scatterbrained speech to GOP, he guns for Greenland & 5th anniversary of insurrection
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп Touts “All-Aspirin Diet” ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard says ICE feared Renee Good’s “slam poetry”
• Puppet Regime: Putin calls Трамп about Venezuela invasion
• Stephen: Did Maduro’s dancing prompt Трамп to attack Venezuela? & no regime change & another war for oil
• John D. Cundle: ♫ Jimmy Kimmel THANKS Трамп?! ♬
• The Late Show: ♫ A New Dance Craze Sweeps Across The Americas ♬:

• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Send the Marines ♬
• John D. Cundle: ♫ Трамп wants to be Obama ♬
• Seth Meyers: Трамп says U.S. will “run” Venezuela & take its oil, threatens Colombia, Mexico, Cuba
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп Reveals Plan for World Domination ♬
• Ari Melber: 4-Star General on Трамп’s ‘clueless’ blundering into Venezuela war
• Get High, Watch This: Трамп’s approval ratings are unbelievable!!!
• Stephen: Jan 6 is a permanent stain on Трамп’s legacy & the Pokémon President & Colbert out-rates The Don
• John D. Cundle: ♫ Moves Like Obama—Трамп vs Obama ♬
• Political Primate: Stripped bare–The real cost of Трамп’s 2025 demolition project
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: ♫ Трамп the Conquerer ♬
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Трамп Dropped In (To See What Condition His Cognition Was In) ♬
• Shirley Șerban: ♫ Man, I Feel Like a Woman (Felon Von Shitzenpantz edition) ♬
• John D. Cundle: ♫ Fake News ♬
• ScaredKetchup: Presidente Трампito’s inaugural address
• Jimmy Kimmel: The crazy stuff Трамп did over the holidays & takes cognitive test Dotard “aced”
• LegalEagle: Трамп violated international law
• Matthew Cooke: Трамп’s invasion of Venezuela is the job of the U.S. Presidency
• Liberal Redneck: So what’s the REAL reason America raided Venezuela and took Maduro??
• Political Primate: Why The Dotard’s Greenland gambit is a warning for democracy
• Seth Meyers: Трамп rules out Venezuela election in the next 30 days
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп—Rotting Just a Little Each Day ♬:

• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard addresses the world after Venezuela attack
• Stella Magz: New year, new Venezuela, same Stella Magz….
• David Corn: The Трамп administration has a warning—We will use violence
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ King of the Hemisphere ♬
• JoJoFromJerz: That fucking felon WILL NOT ERASE THE TRUTH OF JANUARY 6th
• Ronny Chieng: Трамп puts the squeeze on Venezuela’s oil & eyes Greenland as next target
• Jonathan Pie: Трамп vs The World
• Hitler Rants Parodies: Hitler is informed that Von Shitzinpantz wants to take over Greenland
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard names “Jan 6-7” a national holiday
• Stephen: Трамп admin, “Obey or die”
• John D. Cundle: ♫ Fortunate One ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Venezuela, The ULTIMATE Epstein Files Distraction ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s Venezuela money grab, problem falling asleep in meetings & unarmed woman killed by ICE

Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Hey Canada, if you’re listening…. ♬

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

Miscellaneous Grifters, Insurrectionists, Executioners and Pedophiles:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Poor Tina Peters—A Plaintive Prison Ballad ♬
• Knotheadusc: ♫ MAGA Face ♬
• Lauren Mayer and Scott Grinthal: ♫ Bad Case of Health Care Blues ♬
• Jonathan Mann: ♫ Fuck ICE! ♬
• The Late Show: Don’t use Grok, use Gros
• Stella Magz: Ice agents executes a Minneapolis woman
• Jimmy Kimmel: Jimmy Kimmel on the awful ICE shooting in Minneapolis & a baseline of decency being gone in America
• Christopher Titus: We’re Living In 1937 Germany Right Now:

• The Late Show: Celebrating January 6th?
• Jesse Welles: ♫ Good vs. Ice ♬
• Stephen: Rubio, “U.S. wants to buy Greenland” and stealing Venezuela’s oil & Dr. Oz: booze brings people together
• Stella Magz: Farewell MTG
• J-L Cauvin: Mike Lindell roasts Tim Walz
• Ronny Chieng: Maduro faces Judge & MAGA scrambles to justify abduction
• Stella Magz: Pee-wee Hitler threatens the world
• Caitlin Speaks: How MAGA is pushing the very thing they fear:

• WCCO (Minnesota): Former Gov. Jesse Ventura visits Roosevelt High School following ICE activity…and has some words
• Jordan Klepper: Meet Benny Johnson—The YouTube star cosplaying as White House press commentator
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ That ICE Agent was Pretty Proud ♬
• Francesca Fiorentini: Kristi Noem’s lies are failing in court
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: ♫ I Don’t Wanna Talk About Jeffrey Epstein ♬
• NPR: Трамп calls Jan 6 a “day of love.” This bodycam footage shows otherwise.
• Seth Meyers: Трамп & Pee-wee Hitler threaten Greenland and MAGA dumps “America First” for “Law of the Jungle”
• New York Times: Videos contradict Трамп administration account of ICE shooting in Minneapolis
• Tommy Campbell: Трамп’s embarrassing Mar-a-Lago New Year party

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.

• Switch your fleet to electric vehicles.
• SPD trying to bigfoot the mayor.  Come on buddy. The actual changes seem pretty good.
• Erika Evans is such an improvement at City Attorney.
• The creeps at ICE should stop looking at Washington State driver’s license data.

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:

• John D. Cundle: ♫ Justice Arc #1—Fake Kings Fall ♬
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: ♫ The Thin-Skinned War-Spinned Liar ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s FINAL Goodbye ♬
• ScaredKetchup and Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Gavin Newsom’s epic New Year’s MTV Трамп troll ♬
• NM RagingGranny: ♫ It’s Beginning To Look a Lot Like Fascism ♬
• John D. Cundle: ♫ Jimmy Kimmel vs Трамп at the Kennedy Center ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Talentless Трамп Tanks the Kennedy Center Honors ♬
• Parody Project: ♫ The Big Bad Governor of California ♬:

• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to WSJ “fake health news”
• Sarah Cooper: How to MRI
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s Worried He’ll Fall Down Stairs ♬
• John D. Cundle: ♫ For My Friends, Everything (For My Enemies, The Law) ♬
• Paula Poundstone: A White House Christmas romance
• Randahl Fink: Why Трамп’s regime will fall:

• Get High, Watch This: The Dotard takes ANOTHER cognitive test
• John D. Cundle: ♫ Трамп Kennedy Center Calendar 2026 ♬
• The Other Brother: ♫ Presidential Immunity ♬
• Sandy Pliskin: ♫ Three chords and a lie ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard’s 2026 New Year’s Resolutions
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп is Full of “It” ♬

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:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Richard Grenell Can Just Go to Hell ♬
• Tommy Campbell: Newsome trolls Трамп and Co-Grifters
• John D. Cundle: ♫ Трамп’s Highway of Cowards ♬
• The Other Brother: ♫ The Sixth Day of January ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Masks are for cowards—The ICE recruitment song ♬
• Jesse Welles: ♫ Masks Off ♬
• The Resistance: ♫ How Bad Could It Be? ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Have Yourself a Stephen Miller Christmas ♬
• John D. Cundle: ♫ Don’t Let It Be ♬

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.

• Ken Dilanian: The top Трамп administration legal battles of 2025
• Josh Johnson: Best MAGA takedowns of 2025
• Ross Childs: JD Vance remembers 2025
• PBS Newshour: Why PolitiFact has labeled 2025 the “Year of the Lies”
• Michael Kosta: Трамп’s feuds, pardons & “groceries” obsession in 2025
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard announces his top 10 list for 2025
• Chris Hayes: The Трамп-Musk DOGE DISASTER of 2025
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ 2025’s Most Frequently Asked Question—“Any Chance Трамп Died Last Night? ♬
• Steve Shives: 2025—The year in limericks:

• Desi Lydic in 2025: Трамп’s ass-kissing cabinet, MAGA’s Pope tantrum & more
• Songs Of Reckoning: ♫ Goodbye 2025 ♬
• Vox: 2025 in 8 minutes
• Robert Reich: How Americans defeated the oligarchs in 2025
• Jon Stewart: Best Трамп takedowns of 2025
• The Humanist Report: Who’s America’s biggest villain in 2025?
• WaPo: The wildest political moments of 2025
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Thanks and Auld Lang Syne ♬
• Ronnie Chieng took on The Dotard’s J6 pardons, Signalgate fallout & Elon’s DMs in 2025
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: ♫ Should Old Flight Records Be Forgot ♬
• The Daily Show: What the fuck happened in 2025

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:

• John D. Cundle: ♫ It’s Hard to Soar with Eagles (When They’re Led by Трамп) ♬
• The Resistance: ♫ How Bad Could It Be? ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard gets one million Epstein files for Christmas
• The Remix Bros: ♫ Трамп Loves Minors Miners (remix) ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп—Consumed by Jealousy and Insecurity ♬
• The Other Brother: ♫ The Трамп Kennedy Center ♬
• Jen Psaki: Трамп makes sketchy business of second term
• Fact Quickie: How did the Трамп family first make their fortune?:

• Calmly Unhinged: “I took congnative tests!” The Трамп speech as read by a British woman
• Jonathan Jensen: The Dotard’s Lullaby
• Tommy Campbell: Трамп exposed by top aide & Vanity Fair’s viral photos & Newsom trolls
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Трамп “Renaming America” challenge ♬
• J-L Cauvin: Who is the Democrat that The Dotard hates the most?
• Parody Project: ♫ Трамп Monkey ♬
• The Resistance: ♫ Needs Improvement!—A Kindergarten Report Card for The Dotard Трамп ♬
• Ari Melber: The “Трамп SLUMP,” Epstein nightmare lives, & Kimmel DUNKS on The Dotard
• Robert Reich: Is this Трамп’s biggest scam yet?
• John D. Cundle: ♫ Lock Him Up! ♬
• Calmly Unhinged: “I hereby give myself a billion dollars.” A Трамп speech as read by a British woman
• John Waldron: Top REPUBLICANS want Трамп OUT!
• Rachel Maddow: For all of his unpopularity, corruption may be what brings Трамп’s downfall
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard defends Bari Weiss cutting 60 Minutes
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп to Rename Washington Monument ♬

The Resistance: ♫ Sing It Louder Than The Lies ♬

Chris Hayes: U.S. measles cases surge to highest level in 30 years

Deplorables:

• John D. Cundle: ♫ Epstein Files Transparency Act ♬
• Clare Blackwood: Karoline Leavitt addresses the “Patriot-and-definitely-not-Hunger Games”
• Hitler Rants Parodies: Hitler is informed that some of the Epstein files have been released
• Knotheadusc: ♫ Frosty Melania ♬:

• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: ♫ Bari Weiss Bari Weiss ♬
• John D. Cundle: ♫ I Double Talk the Line ♬
• SNL Weekend Update: Epstein files released
• Jen Psaki: Noem burns through taxpayer funds at SHOCKING rate on dubious deals
• Matthew Cooke: Is MAGA a Neo-Nazi movement?:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Republicans Rumored to Accept Трамп’s Plan to Attack Disneyland ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to Elise Stefanik Retiring

Robert Reich: Who really benefits from America’s debt?

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

• John D. Cundle: ♫ No Kings Christmas—Трамп’s Royal Holiday Special ♬
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: ♫ Charles Dickens’ The Reverse Scrooge (Remastered) ♬
• Ross Childs: JD Vance and Santy!
• Puppet Regime: Protests against AI rock the North Pole
• Knotheadusc: ♫ Up In The White House ♬
• Stephen: How does Melanie Трамп really feel about Christmas?
• John D. Cundle: ♫ You’re a Rotten One, Dotard Трамп ♬
• Hitler Rants Parodies: Hitler tries to get everyone on Santa’s naughty list
• Puppet Regime: Putin’s big holiday party mistake
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп—Petty, Pervy, and Worse than Scurvy (a Christmas song) ♬
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: ♫ Can You Hear What I Scream? ♬
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Grandma Can No Longer Pay for Healthcare ♬:

• The Resistance: ♫ Dear Santa (Please Bring Us Democracy) ♬
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: ♫ The 12 Days of Epstein ♬
• Steve Shives: Трамп isn’t Scrooge—he’s worse
• Knotheadusc: ♫ Dim Don! Dopey, Orange Guy! ♬
• John D. Cundle: ♫ Run, Run Donny! ♬
• The Late Show: Colbert’s canceled Christmas—The Last Noel
• Stella Magz: The Трамп administration sent me a Christmas Card….
• The Daily Show: Трамп Yule Log
• Christopher Titus: Трамп Christmas con
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Трамп in a Box ♬
• ScaredKetchup: ♫ Трамп in a Box ♬
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: ♫ Blamey JD Christmas ♬:

• ScaredKetchup: Трамп show holiday spectacular w/ Kid Rock, Justin Beaver, & Marjorie Taylor Green
• Knotheadusc: ♫ Have a Grumpy, Трампy Christmas ♬
• Parody Project: There Was a Chump Thought He Was King
• Hitler Rants Parodies: Hitler calls Santa
• SNL: Трамп Christmas address
• John D. Cundle: ♫ O Little Town of Mar‑a‑Lago ♬
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: ♫ I Saw Trump Release the Epstein Files ♬
• Robert Reich reacts to “It’s a Wonderful Life”
• Executive Odors: ‘Twas the Night Before Epstein
• Knotheadusc: ♫ Rubber Beside the Christmas Tree ♬
• John D. Cundle: ♫ Have Yourself a Very Merry Impeachment ♬
• The Onion: Ho, Ho, Ho! I started dating Mrs. Claus when she was 14!
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: ♫ Oh, Holy Hands ♬