Please join us this evening for the weekly meeting of the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally, border wall edition. Who knows…we might be in a state of national emergency by the time our event starts. You’ll need a drink.

We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the room at the rear of the tavern beginning about 8pm.

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Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 260 chapters of Living Liberally, including 22 in Washington state, eight in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find a chapter near you. Or you might consider starting your own chapter!

BuzzFeed: Americans and Russians swap snacks.

Jonathan Mann: Medicare for allllll:

Young Turks: Tucker Carlson does incel porn.

The Dotard Трамп and His Band of Mobsters:

• Mark Fiore: The year in lies.
• David Pakman: Трамп busted bragging about news written by his own staff
• Farron Cousins: Idiot Трамп says he can’t be impeached because he “won…the great election….”
• Jimmy Dore: Rick Perry pushes Israel loyalty oath for Americans:

• A quick recap of the 2018 Circus that is the Трамп Presidency
• Chris Hayes: Трамп golf club concealed undocumented workers
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп looks ahead to worst year ever as Democrats retake control of the House
• David Pakman: Трамп provided FAKE GREEN CARDS to his illegal immigrant workers
• Farron Cousins: The Dotard lies and says voters are calling to express support for his border wall
• WaPo: “We’re gonna impeach the motherfucker” says Rep. Rashida Tlaib on Трамп
• Young Turks: Трамп hiding undocumented workers
• Winlar: Border wall
• Ari Melber and Lawrence O’Donnell: The Dotard Трамп destroyed Ronald Reagan
• Sky News: The true impact of the US government shutdown
• Rachel Maddow: Трамп is curiously well versed in specific Russian talking points:

• David Pakman: John Kelly confirms he was lying all along
• Farron Cousins: Jerry Falwell’s idiot son attacks poor people to defend The Dotard Трамп
• WaPo: Dirty parks, closed museums as the government shutdown enters 12th day

Vox: Why fixing the US bail system is tricky.

Nova: 2018 in review—the biggest science stories of the year.

Robert Reich: Why we must get Big Money out of politics.

Wired: How photography is affecting our brains.

The 116th Congress:

• Rachel Maddow: Democrats paint stark contrast with outgoing Republicans
• Sam Seder: New Congresswoman SLAMS The Dotard Трамп, “We’re gonna impeach the motherfucker!”
• Chris Hayes: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Dances, People Lose Their Minds
• Vice News: These scientists just got sworn into Congress and they’re ready for a fight
• Young Turks: ANOTHER Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez attack backfires spectacularly
• Sam Seder: Conservatives lose their shit over Ocasio-Cortez dancing on rooftop
• Roll Call: New Congressional hits and misses
• David Pakman: Dems take over and IMMEDIATELY pass a bill to end shutdown
• Ari Melber: Why Nancy Pelosi shrugs off the haters like Drake.
• Steve Kornacki and Joy Reid: Nancy Pelosi will demonstrate what Democrats can do with power:

• Roll Call: Pelosi’s first responsibility as Speaker? A marathon of 300 photo-ops
• Sam Seder: Watch Mike Pence awkwardly swear in a bisexual member of Congress
• Young Turks: Conservative HEADS EXPLODE over Rashida Tlaib.

Pitchfork Economics: Whatever happened to the middle class?

The Atlantic: The world’s happiest animal.

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

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets tonight to contemplate the possibilities and promise of 2019. Please join us and start out the new year left!

We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the room at the rear of the tavern beginning about 8pm.

Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 260 chapters of Living Liberally, including 22 in Washington state, eight in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find a chapter near you. Or you might consider starting your own chapter!

Daily Show: The year in outrage.

Young Turks: Jerks of the Year.

The Year in Review: Humanitarian crises around the world.

Craig Melvin and Jane Timm: Fact checking The Dotard Трамп’s most sweeping claims of 2018.

Vox: 2018, in 5 minutes.

Young Turks: Turks of the Year.

The Daily Show’s Michael Kosta: Top Michaels of 2018.

Hallie Jackson: Swamp watch—Looking at the year’s biggest DC scandals.

Young Turks: The worst part of 2018.

Goldy and Friends: What is the trick in trickle down?

Wired: Biobots—Snakebot, batbot, and more robots inspired by nature.

Wendover: Cities at sea—How aircraft carriers work.

Drunk History: A surprising Christmas story—Washington crossing the Delaware .

Robert Reich: Ten steps to save American democracy:

Ari Melber: Pelosi exposes the secret holding back women in Congress.

Farron Cousins: Job growth SOARS after minimum wage increases.

Aliens under the ice: Life on rogue planets.

Roy Wood, Jr: CP Time—2018 Episodes.

The Dotard Трамп And Other Clowns of Chaos:

• Young Turks: Трамп ruins Christmas
• Ari Melber: Democratic Senator says GOP Congress thinks Трамп is “nuts”.
• David Pakman: OOPS! Трамп’s AG lied about his academic background
• Sam Seder’s drunken Трамп conspiracy theory
• Jonathan Mann: Eight year old Guatemalan boy
• Chris Hayes and Trymaine Lee: The damage done by Jeff Sessions’ last act as AG
• Young Turks: Kirstjen Nielsen’s disgusting response to migrant child’s death
• Joy Reid: U.S. suffering effects of Трамп gutting environmental protections
• David Pakman: Трамп caught signing fake bills in oval office
• Lauren Mayer: January’s coming!:

• ABC: The year 2018—Drama in politics
• Ari Melber with Former Defense Secretary William Cohen: Трамп is “destructive” and “Unpresidential”.
• Young Turks: Трамп’s border wall meltdown just got INSANE
• Farron Cousins: The Dotard lied to troops’ faces about giving them a pay raise
• Sam Seder and Rebecca Traister: Women’s rage only building in the Трамп era
• David Pakman: Трамп exposes identities of Navy Seal Team on Twitter
• Young Turks: Is the Трамп dossier actually true?
• WaPo: The three problems Трамп is facing over the holidays
• Ari Melber: Трамп approval at record low as country blames him for shutdown

The Daily Show: The White People Whisperer—Dr. David Campt’s guide to avoiding holiday disasters.

Steve Kornacki: State Election Board dissolves before certifying NC-9 race.

The Atlantic: The adrenaline rush of herding reindeer.

Pitchfork Economics: How Republicans sold their trickle-down tax cuts as a great deal for the middle class.

BuzzFeed: A surgeon reviews gun violence in PG-13 movies.

Phosphorescent: This Land is Your Land:
https://youtu.be/d_6IiZ5T0oc

Young Turks: “Deportation bus guy” goes to jail.

Vox: Why monks have that hair cut.

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

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The Late Show: The Oregon Trail on mushrooms.

The Atlantic: Inside a historic win on election day 2018.

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

Robert Reich: How to hold corporations accountable.

Vox: Why Colombia is losing the cocaine war.

I.C.E.-y Walls:

• Samantha Bee: The New Ellis Island.
• Ari Melber: Hypocrisy in The Dotard’s shutdown
• Seth Meyers: Трамп threatens a government shutdown over his wall
• Full Frontal: Deck the Walls

• Jimmy Kimmel: The Трамп wall will be BEAUTIFUL
• Samantha Bee: Lumpkin or leave it.
• The Atlantic: A visitor’s guide to America’s great big border wall.
• Samantha Bee: The least terrible season of the year.
• Seth Meyers: Трамп’s wall and charity were scams
• Samantha Bee: I.C.E. on Ice with Adam Rippon and Jason Jones.
• Full Frontal: The best Christmas tree ever.

Adam ruins frequent flyer miles.

GQ: The tattoo artist who covers racist tattoos.

Chris Hayes: Paul Ryan and the GOP’s hypocrisy on the debt and deficit

Minute Physics: Hardy’s paradox and the quantum double double slit experiment.

Wired: How Boston Dynamics’ robots became internet favorites.

Vox: Why “Buy one, get one free” isn’t a great deal.

The Daily Show looks back at 2018.

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses.

The Dotard Трамп and His Band of Putin Toys:

• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп wishes Michael Flynn good luck before sentencing
• Ari Melber: Mueller zeroes in on Flynn sanctions call with Russian
• Stephen: He’s the top result on Google for “idiot”
• WaPo: Трамп shuts down foundation amid allegations of illegal conduct
• Jimmy Kimmel: Trump leaving D.C. a mess for 16-day vacation
• Trevor: John Kelly’s White House departure & Трамп’s struggle to find a new Chief of Staff
• Rachel Maddow: Трамп announces Syria plan counter to U.S. goals; Allies are baffled
• Stephen: The TV is telling the President what to do
• WaPo: The most bizarre political moments of 2018
• Jimmy Kimmel: Special medication just for The Dotard Трамп
• Late Show: White House Christmas Message Featuring Melania Трамп:

• Late Show: The Трамп Foundation needs your help
• Chris Hayes: John Brennan reacts to Michael Flynn hearing
• Ari Melber: Michael Flynn played himself in court
• Trevor: The GOP doesn’t care if their “law and order” President breaks the law
• WaPo: Трамп’s most awkward moments of 2018
• Jimmy Kimmel children’s book: “How the Trump Saved Christmas”
• The Late Show: The Dotard Трамп gets a message from the mob
• Stephen with Rep. Adam Schiff: We expect a President to tell the truth
• Chris Hayes: What ever happened to The Dotard Трамп’s 10% middle class tax cut?
• Stephen: Secretary Mattis takes a parting shot at Трамп
• WaPo: Трамп’s many, many shutdown threats
• Trevor: Трамп’s new Chief of Staff and Stephen Miller’s new hairline
• Ari Melber: Mike Flynn admits lies, eviscerating some Dotard’s conspiracy theory
• Jimmy Kimmel: Not a very merry Christmas for The Dotard Трамп
• Stephen: Does Mick Mulvaney like The Dotard Трамп? “No.”
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Judge threatens to send Michael Flynn to prison
• The Late Show: This character from “Rudolph” hasn’t aged well
• Jimmy Kimmel: Mueller on a Cruller
• Stephen: Stephen Miller has a bad hair day
• Ari Melber: Dotard Трамп’s AG pick ignored DOJ call to recuse
• Daily Show: Трамп’s best words of 2018
• Chris Hayes: Country feels on the precipice of real crisis
• Rachel Maddow: Judge shocks court with harsh rebuke of Michael Flynn
• WaPo: Giuliani’s new defense of The Dotard—Even if it’s true, it’s not a crime
• Mark Fiore: Its beginning to look a lot like convictions
• Late Show: Star Trek—Space Command
• Jimmy Kimmel thanks The Dotard Трамп
• Stephen: The Трампs and charity Don’t seem to mix
• Trevor: Russia slides into Americans’ DMs to suppress the Black vote
• Late Show: A Very Special Counsel Christmas:

• WaPo: Трамп routinely says things that aren’t true. Few Americans believe him.
• Maz Jobrani: Stop yelling at me for making Трамп jokes
• Ari Melber: Трамп shows “consciousness of guilt” in Russia contact
• Rachel Maddow: President Трамп infidelity to allies drives Jim Mattis to resign in protest
• James Corden: Трамп’s new Chief of Staff thinks highly of him
• Daily Show: Трамп’s mythical crying man yule log
• Stephen: “Treason” is the last word Flynn wanted to hear.
• WaPo Opinion: No, collusion is not a crime. But conspiracy is.
• Jimmy Kimmel: Santa wants to Make Christmas Great Again
• Stephen: Good news—the Government still exists
• Trevor with Bob Woodward on “Fear” in America & President Трамп’s war on truth
• Ari Melber: General Clark says The Dotard Трамп’s military decisions have “no logic”
• Stephen: Mick Mulvaney will let Трамп be Трамп

Jimmy Kimmel: This year in unnecessary censorship.

The Atlantic: We should be “screaming mad” about Amazon’s “corporate welfare”.

Mental Floss: Everything you need to know about the holidays.

Vox: The World War II battle against STDs.

Stephen: Tucker Carlson’s new target is gingerbread people.

Dulcé Sloan: How to handle your news rage.

The New Yorker: Inside the forges of New York City’s bladesmiths.

John Oliver: Brexit update.

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

These days, the air is filled with the smell of conspiracy and the stench of corruption. Add ‘er all up, the nose sure brings out the craziness! The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets tonight to ponder the political mystery and intrigue of our crazy times…all over a drink, of course.

We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the room at the rear of the tavern beginning about 8pm.

Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 260 chapters of Living Liberally, including 22 in Washington state, eight in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find a chapter near you. Or you might consider starting your own chapter!

Full Frontal: This American trash—Voter suppression in Georgia.

Stephen chats with Joaquin and Julián Castro.

Tiny Fingers Resistance: White “Power”:
https://youtu.be/SbT7pxwX4d4

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses.

Vox: Why advertisers are tracking your emojis

The Dotard Трамп and His Various Criminal Organizations:

• Jimmy Kimmel: Huckabee in a tree
• Stephen: From “FAUX & Friends” to U.N. ambassador?
• Lauren Mayer: The Emoluments Song
• James Cordon: It’s Трамп’s party and he’ll cancel if he wants to
• WaPo Opinion: Here’s what you need to know about Mueller’s grand juries
• Stephen: Трамп cancels Christmas…for the press
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Oval office meltdown shows why Трамп won’t testify to Mueller
• Chris Hayes: Christmas with The Dotard sounds…awkward
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп denies telling Michael Cohen to break the Law
• Rachel Maddow: Трамп inauguration finances under criminal investigation
• Seth Meyers: Трамп speaks out after Cohen sentencing
• Late Show: Mr. Peanut responds to Трамп’s “peanut stuff”
• Ali Velshi: Now The Dotard’s inaugural committee is also under criminal investigation by the feds.
• Jimmy Fallon: Трамп’s White House Chief of Staff John Kelly steps down
• Stephen has a prison tip for Michael Cohen
• Trevor: Did Трамп just botch his border wall negotiation on live TV?
• Jimmy Kimmel: The Dotard Трамп is super pissed
• WaPo: The biggest Pinocchios of 2018
• Pelosi vs Trump: Showdown in the Oval and it wasn’t pretty:
  https://youtu.be/w5xJlqGjF_Q
• Late Show: What was Mike Pence thinking?
• Stephen: The worst part about being First Lady? Comedians!
• Samantha Bee: Birth of a FAUX Nation
• WaPo: The revolving door between FAUX News and the Трамп administration
• Seth Meyers: Prosecutors say The Dotard Трамп committed a crime
• Stephen: Comey is “not that kind of admirer” of Mueller
• Jimmy Kimmel: What people don’t realize about The Dotard Трамп
• Rachel Maddow: Mike Flynn asks for no jail time; cites FBI not warning him not to lie.
• James Corden: It’s obvious Трамп has been smocking something…
• SNL: Weekend Update, Трамп edition.
• Jimmy Fallon: Трамп, Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi argue in the oval office
• The Atlantic: Трамп thrives on cruelty
• Stephen: A loophole for Трамп’s legal woes—Win in 2020
• The Beat: Cohen raid spurs criminal probe on Трамп inauguration spending
• Trevor: Michael Cohen’s sentence and Stormy’s suit
• WaPo: Dozens of retired judges call on ICE to stop courthouse arrests
• Jimmy Kimmel: The real White House wives of D.C.
• Stephen: What Трамп wants in a Chief of Staff
• Late Show: Happy trails, General Kelly!
• Seth Meyers: Cohen sentenced; Трамп’s shutdown threat
• Stephen: The embarrassing President feels embarrassed
• Rachel Maddow: Case against The Dotard’s progeny clearer after Cohen and AMI
• Jonathan Mann: “Actually I’ll Shut Down The Government, Nancy”:

• Lawrence O’Donnell: The Dotard Трамп’s impeachable offenses became more impeachable
• WaPo Opinion: Republicans are choosing party over country
• Jimmy Kimmel: Michael Cohen sentenced to prison, Трамп still free!
• Seth Meyers: Trump’s coin flip and Time Magazine’s 2018 Person of the Year
• Jimmy Fallon: Трамп’s White House Chief of Staff hunt
• Stephen: Nancy and Chuck chat with Трамп
• James Corden: Michael Cohen is going to prison!

Jim Jefferies: Examining Holland’s extremely racist Christmas character, “Black Pete”.

Knowing Better: Buying happiness

Nick Hanauer and Goldy: Why do we call it “pitchfork economics”

WaPo: Tracing the trail of anti-Soros content at Radio and Television Martí (I’m looking forward to my big-ass Soros paycheck for this one).

Samantha Bee: Democracy—A retrospective:

Wired: How to create a crossword puzzle.

Late Show: Pop Quiz with Joaquin and Julián Castro.

Tragedy On the Border:

• Lawrence: 7-year-old migrant girl dies in Border Patrol Custody
• Katy Tur: Young girl died in Border Patrol custody awaiting medical attention
• Chris Hayes: 7-year-old migrant girl dies in CBP custody

The Late Show: Frosty The Snowman doubts climate change.

Adam ruins cool technology.

Vox: What we get wrong about affirmative action

Jimmy Dore: Jeb Bush’s weird reaction to his dad’s death.

Roll Call: More Congressional hits and misses.

Full Frontal: Frost Bee the Snow Woman.

The Threeway—GOP, NRA and Russia:

• Rachel Maddow: Maria Butina admits being an agent of Russia and will help US prosecutors
• The Beat: Russian agent admits conspiracy to push Kremlin’s NRA agenda
• Ali VelshiRussian Who Tried To Influence NRA, GOP Pleads Guilty

Robert Reich: The truth about privatization

Daily Show: Switzerland—So many guns, no mass shootings.

Vox: How the Saudis ended up with so many American weapons.

WaPo: “Truth isn’t truth”—Rudy Giuliani tops 2018’s quotes of the year list

Mark Fiore: Undo-ocracy.

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

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets tonight for an evening of political conversation over drinks and dinner.

We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the room at the rear of the tavern beginning about 8pm.

https://youtu.be/HjiZN_p9cSM

Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 260 chapters of Living Liberally, including 22 in Washington state, eight in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find a chapter near you. Or you might consider starting your own chapter!

Trevor chats with his Grandma about apartheid and tours her home.

Stephen remembers George H.W. Bush.

Vox: The problems with rebuilding beaches.

Chris Hayes: Every vote counts.

Trevor with Al Gore: The Climate Reality Project and “24 Hours of Reality”

Late Show: Planet Earth’s climate change episode.

The Dotard Трамп and His band of Co-Collusioners and Embezzlers:

• Rachel Maddow: Another FBI official overseeing the Трамп–Russia investigation exits
• Seth Meyers: Трамп’s negotiations with China
• Late Show: Robert Mueller’s Holiday Greeting Cards
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Prosecutors say Cohen committed crimes at the direction of “Individual-1” (Aka Трамп)
• Chris Hayes: Rudy Giuliani, cybersecurity expert
• Samantha Bee: White collar crime
• Stephen: Michael Cohen doesn’t want to go to jail
• Ari Melber: Sean Hannity thinks snitching is good, except for Трамп witnesses
• Randy Rainbow: Трамп’s favorite things:

• Mark Fiore: Tarriff Man!
• Samantha Bee: Mueller? Mueller?
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Fmr. Prosecutor—Mueller could ensnare Трамп and family in conspiracy case
• Ari Melber: Cohen gave Mueller crucial “Russia-related” info
• Stephen: A “smoking saw” in the Khashoggi murder
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп worried about mean comments at Bush funeral
• The Atlantic: Трамп’s emergency powers are “ripe for abuse”
• Stephen: The Трампs, Obamas & Clintons all in one row
• Maddow: Flynn oddly immune from Трамп’s wrath, even after Mueller memo
• Late Show: The Adventures of Tariff Man
• Stephen: Are we proud of him for not ruining a funeral?
• Seth Meyers: Russia probe clouds Трамп’s G20 summit
• Jimmy Kimmel: Trump, Mueller & Daniels OH MY!
• Stephen: Flynn’s sentencing memo was wo [redacted]
• Maddow: Movement in Butina case eyed for potential Трамп-Russia news
• WaPo: What you need to know about George Conway’s criticism of Трамп
• Stephen: Mike Pence isn’t a lock for the 2020 ticket
• Трамп’s people try to defend him and fail hilariously
• Trevor: The V.A. is screwing over veterans
• Chris Hayes: Robert Mueller releases Michael Flynn sentencing memo
• Late Show: Rudolph and friends respond to Donald Trump Jr.

• Jimmy Kimmel: Mueller’s highly redacted Flynn memo
• Lawrence: Трамп will “have a lot to lie about” in 2020
• Rachel Maddow: Mueller’s Cohen filing points to Трамп’s role in criminal scheme
• Seth Meyers: Michael Flynn is cooperating with Robert Mueller
• Stephen: Tariff Man may have spoken too soon

Daily Show: Meet District Attorney Mark Gonzalez, criminal justice reformer.

Adam ruins mattresses.

Stephen: PETA forgot to correct these anti-animal phrases

Full Frontal: GLUE—Gorgeous ladies unionizing everywhere!

Minute Earth: These names can kill animals.

Jimmy Kimmel: Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders or Beto O’Rourke for President?

WaPo: What you need to know about the possible government shutdown

Daily Show: Bill Gates wants to reinvent the toilet

The G.O.P. and Related Election Crime Organizations:

• Jonathan Mann: Lame Wisconsin Ducks
• Chris Hayes: NC GOP Chair—It is clear…that there has been a systematic failure in the state
• Daily Show: Lame duck Republicans try to strip power from newly elected Democratic officials
• Vice News: Wisconsin Republicans are trying to strip power from newly elected Democrats
• Seth Meyers: Wisconsin GOP’s power grab and Трамп witness tampering
• Chris Hayes: Attorney General-elect on possible lawsuits to stop Republican power grab in Wisconsin
• Stephen: Door-to-door election fraud in North Carolina.
• WaPo: North Carolina’s election-fraud investigation sets its sights on GOP operative

Mental Floss: Everything you need to know about space.

Roll Call: What is a continuing resolution? Decoding this jargon as Congress averts a shutdown.

Trevor hosts the Global Citizen Festival to Honor Nelson Mandela’s 100th birthday:

The Atlantic: The last chess shop in New York City.

Stephen with Michelle Obama: It is hard to hate up-close.

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

Please join us this evening as the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally gathers for an evening of free speech, with no obstruction but plenty of collusion in using the words “resistance” and “impeachment” in prose, song, chants, and slam poetry.

We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the room at the rear of the tavern beginning about 8pm.

Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 260 chapters of Living Liberally, including 22 in Washington state, eight in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find a chapter near you. Or you might consider starting your own chapter!

The Atlantic: China is surveilling and threatening Uighurs in the U.S..

Ilhan Omar: Diversity in Congress leads to better policy

Wendover: The deadly logistics of climbing Everest.

Stephen looks back at America’s epic fall.

The Dotard Трамп and Other Disarticulating Collusioners:

• Trevor: Трамп’s side hustle vs. Obama’s side hustle
• WaPo: Matthew Whitaker’s past criticisms of Dotard Трамп
• Rachel Maddow: Unlike Richard Nixon, Dotard Трамп misconduct is piling up in full public view
• Ari Melber: Cohen bombshell confession—I reached out to Kremlin and Трамп knew
• Stephen: Cohen exposes Трамп’s business ties with Russia
• Trevor: Трампy news
• WaPo: Why Трамп has become ‘Individual 1’ in Mueller’s investigation
• Watch people’s faces as they react to Трамп:
  https://youtu.be/NKezzpSI1Ko
• Late Show: Pompeo exonerates a crown prince and a Lion King
• Chris Hayes: The President was compromised…full stop!
• Rachel Maddow: Michael Cohen plea shocker exposes Трамп camp lies about Russia dealings
• Mark Fiore: Трамп News Network
• Ari Melber: Retired Lieutenant Colonel—“Infantile” Трамп is no patriot
• Trevor: Migrants get pepper-sprayed at the U.S. border
• Stephen: The Dotard describes earth’s climate as “record clean”
• WaPo: Michael Cohen pleads guilty to lying to Congress about Moscow project
• HeadsOfState: Trump brags about gassing women and children at the border
• Stephen: The Russia probe’s newest character
• Rachel Maddow: Michael Cohen knowledge a “very dangerous threat” to The Dotard Трамп
• Late Show: Is tear gas a nacho topping?
• Trevor: Michael Cohen pleads guilty and Truth Трамп makes an appearance
• Ari Melber: Трамп planned to give Putin Moscow penthouse
• Mother Jones: Secret Service visits Tom Arnold after Трамп tweets
• Stephen: Paul Manafort auditions for a pardon:

• Robert Reich: What’s a subpoena, and should Трамп fear it?
• WaPo: Трамп keeps exaggerating his official White House numbers
• Trevor: Трамп’s broken promise to General Motors
• Stephen: The Dotard Трамп stole Stephen’s bit

The Atlantic: The chaos of the universe is contained in a watch.

Veronica Escobar sees unity between left and right.

Jim Jefferies throws a party for fellow soon-to-be U.S. citizens.

Kurzgesagt: End of space—Creating a prison for humanity.

The Atlantic: Your brain perceives reality by hallucinating.

Jon Stewart does Stephen Colbert:

• Jon Stewart’s interview with Stephen Colbert
• Even more of Jon Stewart’s interview with Stephen Colbert

Antonio Delgado is for a public option, renewable energy and restoring people’s faith in democracy.

Nova: Fireproofing our future through better design.

The Atlantic: Sex and the 1960s college girl.

Adam ruins guns:

Vox: FAUX News keeps breaking its own rules.

Real Engineering: Vinyl versus digital.

Trevor: Al Gore weighs in on ManBearPig.

Rashida Tlaib can’t stand bullies and is keenly aware her district is third-poorest in nation

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

Over the years, this blog has not been immune to legal controversy. Ignoring the toothless comment thread threats, we occasionally receive take-down demands, cease and desist letters and the like. Indeed, this blog was born out of a lawsuit. It began with Goldy’s Horse’s Ass initiative catalyzing a lawsuit brought against him by Washington’s then state Attorney General, Christine Gregoire. Goldy fought the AG and the AG won:

Siding with the state attorney general, Thurston County Superior Court Judge Gary Tabor ruled yesterday that a proposed statewide initiative declaring Eyman to be a horse’s ass isn’t a proper subject for an initiative. It isn’t legislative in nature, he said, and therefore is “outside the power given to the people.”

An initiative, the judge added, must be “for a purpose other than expressing a sentiment.”

Besides providing the seed for this blog, the only other positive outcome of the whole fiasco was giving the Seattle PI’s Neil Modie the type of multi-layered pun that a lesser journalist would kill for in the headline “A Bum Rap?”

Of course, for Goldy, the start of this blog launched him into a decade of impoverished muckrakery, living off of small donations, double digit blog advertisement revenue, and an occasional ghost-writing gig. Those were hard, if fun, years; Goldy took some scalps along the way.

Times have changed. We all have troubles, it seems. Just today we learned that farm bankrupcies are way up in the midwest.

And legal problems have finally brought down Horsesass. Fines, legal fees, court orders, high voltage! (done dirt cheap).

When I say “Horsesass”, perhaps I should say, the Horse’s Ass. Yes…the anti-government agitator, the perpetual purveyor of defective initiatives, Mr. self-identified lying liar, this blog’s namesake himself, Tim “Biggest-Lie-Of-My-Life” Eyman has filed for bankruptcy:

Attorney General Bob Ferguson has accused Eyman of secretly moving funds between two initiative campaigns in 2012 and receiving $308,000 in kickbacks from the firm that collected signatures for both measures.
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Ferguson filed a lawsuit in March 2017 seeking $1.8 million in penalties, plus reimbursement of the funds Eyman received from the firm.
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In documents filed Wednesday, Eyman reported assets of more than $2 million and liabilities of $3.2 million. He owes $77,000 in legal fees and a disputed $3.1 million to the Office of the Attorney General, according to the reports.

It’s an “own goal.” Eyman blatantly violated campaign finance laws, and thwarted court orders. And, apparently, he’s fresh out of sugar daddies.

Eyman claims the legal actions against him have caused his wife to divorce him. Yeah…I’m guessing it’s the lies! (Or maybe the embarrassing costumes?)

No word yet on whether his dog has run away.

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets this evening for some politics and conversation over a pint. Please stop by.

We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the room at the rear of the tavern beginning about 8pm.

Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 260 chapters of Living Liberally, including 22 in Washington state, eight in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find a chapter near you. Or you might consider starting your own chapter!