The Seattle Chapter of Drinking liberally turns 10 years old this Tuesday. Please join us in our celebration. There are rumors that founding hosts Nick and Lee will make an appearance. I’ll be handing out copies of “Drinking Liberally: 10 Years In Poetry.” There will be food. There will be drinks. There will be conversation. Will you be there?

We meet every Tuesday evening—birthday or not—at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. Our starting time is 8:00 pm, but some folks stop by earlier for dinner.

Can’t make it to Seattle tonight? Check out one of the other DL meetings this week. Tonight the Tri-Cities chapter also meets. On Wednesday, the Bellingham and Burien chapters meet. The Woodinville, Kent, and Spokane chapters meet on Thursday. And next Monday, the Yakima and South Bellevue chapters meet.

There are 189 chapters of Living Liberally, including seventeen in Washington state, four in Oregon and two in Idaho. Chances are excellent there’s a chapter meeting somewhere near you.

Mental Floss: Why does asparagus make your pee smell?.

Global Divestment Day: 2015.

Sam Seder and Cliff Schecter: The GOP civil war brewing between House and Senate Republicans.

Pap and David Pakman: The progressive solution to the student loan crisis.

Eight people who have accomplished more than you at every age.

America’s Racist Mayor:

• Young Turks: Is Guiliani a “love truther” or just a racist asshole?
• WAPO: Why aren’t Republicans condemning Giuliani?:

• Josh Earnest: “I feel sorry for Rudy Giuliani today.”
• Young Turks: Giuliani makes excuses for his racism…

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses—Chuck Schumer edition.

Richard Fowler: Republican lawmaker wants to own women’s uteri.

To prison for poverty.

Sam Seder and Cliff Schecter: The wheels are falling off the Republican clown car.

Thom: The Good, The Bad, and The Very, Very Ugly.

Pap and Howard Nations: GOP mad scientists create a disaster.

Climate change elevator pitch: Ken Calderia.

2016 Clown Parade:

• Thom: Jeb has a Bush problem
• David Pakman: Jeb Bush gives cringeworthy speech. (Who does that remind you of?)
• Young Turks: Jeb Bush is just like his brother in the scariest way
• Sam Seder and Cliff Schecter: The mystery woman behind corrupt Chris Christie’s shady dealings
• Maddow: Jeb Bush’s campaign launch blunders
• Pap: Scott Walker’s criminal scandal is worse than you think.
• Pranking Scott Walker (a.k.a. Governor Koch):
  http://youtu.be/h3GVQEFBI94
• Chris Hayes and friends: Scott Walker Didn’t Get A College Degree. Should You?
• David Pakman: “Freedom” Sen. Rand Paul opposes net neutrality?!?
• David Pakman: Nut case Sen. Rand Paul’s epic backtrack on vaccines & mental disorders
• Richard Fowler: Bobby Jindal slashes education budget

Mental Floss: Misconceptions from the internet.

David Pakman: Republicans about to go Benghazi on net neutrality.

Young Turks: Mother Jones catches Bill O’Reilly lying about Falkland Island War coverage:

Sam Seder: Watch this anti-net neutrality ad accidentally backfire on their message.

White House: West Wing Week.

Thom: Does the GOP want to starve poor people?

War Without End, Amen:

• Mark Fiore: The long war of foreverness.
• Sam Seder and Cliff Schecter: War powers and the erosion of Democracy.

Obama’s lunar new year message.

Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship.

Young Turks: Judging Rush Limbaugh’s statements about Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert.

Lawrence O’Donnell: Was TX judge blocking executive order even legal?

David Pakman: Conservative convicted felon Dinesh D’Souza calls Obama ‘ghetto’.

Mental Floss: 80 facts about the 1980s.

Thom with more Good, Bad, and Very, Very Ugly.

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

It’s Tuesday, and the Seattle Chapter of Drinking liberally will, once again, meet. As it happens, this meeting is the last week of our ninth year since the inaugural meeting of the Seattle chapter. That’s right…next Tuesday will be the tenth anniversary of the Seattle Chapter of Drinking liberally. That’s a huge number of meetings, and a boat-load of political conversation floating in an ocean of beer.

Please join us. We meet every Tuesday evening at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. Our starting time is 8:00 pm, but some folks stop by earlier for dinner.

Can’t make it to Seattle tonight? Check out one of the other DL meetings this week. Tonight the Tri-Cities, Vancouver, WA, and Shelton chapters also meet. The Kent chapter meets on Wednesday. And on Thursday, the Tacoma chapter meets.

There are 189 chapters of Living Liberally, including seventeen in Washington state, four in Oregon and two in Idaho. Chances are excellent there’s a chapter meeting somewhere near you.

Mental Floss: Misconceptions from television.

Sam Seder: New PA Gov. suspends death penalty.

John Green: Understanding Boko Haram:

Thom with The Good, The Bad, and The Very, Very Ugly.

The Fog of War:

• Mark Fiore: Brian Williams and the fog of war.
• Cenk on Brian Williams
• Pap and Sam: The scary pathology of Brian Williams
• Jimmy Dore: “Hey everybody, fire Brian Williams.”
• David Pakman: William’s name disappears….
• Maher: The real problem for Brian Williams

Jon: FAUX News wants a Muslim King for President.

Thom: More Good, Bad, and Very, Very Ugly.

Ann Telnaes: Alabama resists civil rights again.

Young Turks: Senator Inhofe caught using fake photos of Russian invasion to push for military aid.

Climate Change and Denial:

• This is what 8000 people marching for real climate Leadership looks like.
• Sam Seder: FAUX News’ most batshit insane climate denial segment ever?
• David Pakman: Dumbshit Pat Robertson claims snow in Boston disprove climate change.
• Greenman: Climate change elevator pitch with Eric Rignot.
• David Pakman: FAUX News had to “give up her freedom” because of snowstorm and climate change “hoax”.
• Young Turks: FAUX News nutbag suggests climate change “hoax” costs us our freedom!

Obama: “Can I live?” The Buzzfeed video.

Young Turks: A woman without an identity.

West House: West Wing Week.

Perpetual War:

• Liberal Viewer: Should Congress declare war on ISIS?
• Thom with Alan Grayson: ISIS and perpetual war.
• Sam Seder: Obama’s perpetual war?
• David Pakman: Obama wants war authorization

Mental Floss: 23 weird awards.

Joe Biden misses his butt buddy?!?

David Pakman: NYC Mayor Calls for $15/hr minimum wage.

Matt Binder: The Crusades were in self-defense?: The bizarre Wingnut historical revisionism.

Jon is Leaving:

• Cenk: Jon is leaving
• David Pakman: Jon is leaving.
• HuffPo: Jon is is leaving….
• Chris Hayes: Jon Stewart destroyed Rumsfeld & CNN ‘Crossfire’
• Rush Limbaugh bloviates about what he thinks is the reason Jon is leaving.
• Young Turks: Who will replace Jon?
• James Rustad: Welcome back Kilborn
• Sam Seder: Jon Stewart’s legacy

Elizabeth Warren preempts GOP on Dodd-Frank rollbacks for large banks.

Young Turks: FAUX News caught reading RNC memo word for word.

Pap with Howard Nations: The IRS is soft on dark money.

Thom: Don’t be fooled…the Koch brothers are NOT social liberals.

Maddow: Dearth of inspectors raises pipeline risks:
http://youtu.be/_ty2pk7a9js

Mental Floss: Why is the heart associated with love?

President’s Day: February’s sexiest holiday.

The 2016 Clown Parade:

• Sam Seder: Shock as Scott Walker dodges the evolution question.
• Young Turks: Scott Walker punts on evolution.
• Sam Seder: What does Rush Limbaugh know about Scott Walker?
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Rand Paul quickly caves to Bibi & principles
• Michael Brooks: Don’t be fooled…Republican (presidential candidates) are certainly not concerned about inequality!
• Young Turks: Rand Paul caught lying about his college record.
• Matt Binder: Alex Jones’ crazy sexist rant defending Rand Paul
• David Pakman: Shocking poll…58% of IA GOP think Joni Ernst has what it takes to be president

Thom: Even more Good, Bad, and Very, Very Ugly.

Maddow: Elvis leaves the Mississippi GOP.

Ann Telnaes: A flock of media sheep:

Kimmel: The collective wisdom of Pat Robertson.

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

Please join us for drinks, conversation, and political prognostication at the Seattle Chapter of Drinking liberally.

We meet every Tuesday evening at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. Our starting time is 8:00 pm, but feel free to stop by earlier than that for dinner.

Can’t make it to Seattle tonight? Check out one of the other DL meetings this week. The Tri-Cities and Redmond chapters also meet on Tuesday. On Wednesday, the Bellingham and Spokane chapters meet. The Bremerton and Kent chapters meet on Thursday. And next Monday, the Aberdeen and Yakima chapters meet.

There are 188 chapters of Living Liberally, including seventeen in Washington state, four in Oregon and two in Idaho. Chances are excellent there’s a chapter meeting somewhere near you.

Former Congressman reminisces on the start of email in Congress.

The 2016 Clown Parade:

• Sam Seder: Wait. What? Will Mitt get back in?
• Vaccine Trufer Rand Paul has some shushin’ and mansplaining to do
• Daily Show writers riff on the 2016 contenders
• Jon handicaps the 2016 presidential contenders
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Young potheads.
• Chris Hayes: Chris Christie caught receiving lavish gifts
• David Pakman: Mitt is out
• Pap and Sam Seder: Glasses won’t save Rick Perry from prison time

The Ash Carter conformation hearing highlight reel.

White House: West Wing Week.

The Flordo-Texico War of 2015:

• Jon knows who would win a war ‘twixt Texas and Florida
• Oh Nos! Florida Democrat calls the state of Texas “CRAZY” (and he calls his own state “crazy” too).

Mental Floss: More life hacks.

Sam Seder: You’ll never believe what Mitt Romney said to Obama.

Young Turks: FAUX News has a wargasm over King Abdullah in flight suit.

Vsauce: Did the past really happen?

Vaccine Trufers:

• Pap and Sam Seder: Republicans FAIL on the vaccination debate PART I
• Pap and Sam Seder: Republicans FAIL on the vaccination debate PART II
• Mark Fiore: How to avoid maiming and killing children.
• Maddow: Christie and Paul…the Vaccine Trufers:
  http://youtu.be/iTlWXwXA0bY
• Young Turks: Measles killing kids is the new freedom
• Vax-trufer Glenn Beck: Anti-Vaxxers being persecuted like Galileo
• Sam Seder: Republican blames measles outbreak on “illegal aliens”
• WaPo: The politics of the vaccine conspiracy.
• David Pakman: Rand Paul falsely claims “profound Mental Disorders after vaccines”
• Sam Seder: Rand Paul demonstrates he is a genuine QUACK
• Young Turks: Rand Paul goes into Damage Control Mode
• David Pakman: Rand Paul also belonged to a fringe medical group that denied HIV caused AIDS.
• Young Turks: Where do the antivaxers get their information?
• Mitch McConnell is no vaccine trufer. Sort-of…
• Maddow: Anti-Vaxers are an extreme public health risk
• James Rustad: “She don’t use Vaccines”
• David Pakman: Right Winger, “I’m not going to vaccinate my kid so that some female won’t get cervical cancer…
• Sam Seder: Nutjob conservatives misunderstanding HPV vaccine

Greenman: Eric Rignot on Ice Sheet Retreat.

Thom: More Good, Bad, and Very, Very Ugly.

Ann Telnaes: Sotomayor and Kagan backtrack on allowing cameras at the Supreme Court.

The week in Congressional hits and misses:

Net Neutrality:

• Young Turks: Net Neutrality wins big.
• David Pakman: Wheeler wants FCC to regulate internet under title II
• Chris Hayes: FCC makes the internet a utility
• Sam Seder: The historic net neutrality decision.
• Young Turks: Orwellian “Department Of Internet” ad attacks net neutrality

Sen. Reid: Republicans are more afraid of Dreamers than ISIS (with a cameo by Sen. Murray).

Thom: Why do we need black history month.

Greenman: Elevator pitch for climate change.

Young Turks: Obama at Prayer Breakfast warns of religion twisted to justify war.

Liberal Viewer: Did someone threaten Henry Kissinger?

Sam Seder: Crazy Republican suggests getting rid of Citizen United would destroy the Bill of Rights.

Mental Floss: Misconceptions about crime.

Thom: The Good, The Bad, and The Very, Very Ugly.

The ISIS Propaganda Department….

• Young Turks: ISIS owes FAUX News a big thank you.
• Thom: FAUX News is the PR department for ISIS:
  http://youtu.be/9hnvXKeLSEA

Pelosi: Republicans are “baying at the moon” with their 56th ObamaCare repeal vote.

Greenman: Ken Caldeira on what climate models have told us.

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

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking liberally meets tonight for food, conversation, revelry, and drinks with a progressive political theme. All are welcome. There are no dues, no initiation, and no items on the agenda. Just show up and say “hello.”

We meet every Tuesday evening at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. Our starting time is 8:00 pm, but feel free to stop by earlier than that for dinner.

http://youtu.be/gCPiuZsIw0U

Can’t make it to Seattle tonight? Check out another DL meeting over the next week. Tonight the Tri-Cities and the brand new Long Beach chapters also meet. The Lakewood chapter meets on Wednesday. And for Thursday, the Tacoma chapter meets.

There are 187 chapters of Living Liberally, including seventeen in Washington state, four in Oregon and two in Idaho. Chances are excellent there’s a chapter meeting somewhere near you.

Highlights of the Loretta Lynch’s confirmation hearing.

Thom: The real deficit that the GOP doesn’t talk about.

Mental Floss: 17 crazy hair myths.

White House: Precision medicine:

Maddow with a nice Fox story.

Thom: The Good, The Bad, and The Very, Very Ugly.

David Pakman: Obama has reduced Bushes’ $1.4 trillion deficit by 75%.

$889 Million:

• Young Turks: Koch plan to spend almost a billion to buy the 2016 elections.
• Jon: Your next President…Johnny actual Cash.
• Ann Telnaes: The Koch Brothers and $889 million free speech dollars.
• Larry Wilmore: Dark Money
• David Pakman: Koch Brother’s intend to buy the 2016 elections.
• Young Turks: Candidates drop to their knees to please the Koch brothers
• Sam Seder: The Koch brother’s puppet for 2016

Thom: The Right’s home schooling conspiracy.

David Pakman: ObamaCare will cost 20% less than was originally projected:

Mark Fiore: King Abdullah, Royal pain.

Mental Floss: 24 cheese name origins.

Thom: More Good, Bad, and Very, Very Ugly.

On the Road to 2016:

• Maddow does Letterman to laugh at 2016 candidates.
• Young Turks: Sarah Palin teleprompts herself into a reality war with FAUX News
• Young Turks: More fur flies in the Sarah Palin, Bill-O-The-Clown war.
• David Pakman: Sarah Palin lashes out a FAUX News.
• Maddow: What if Hillary doesn’t run?
• Jon on Sarah et al.
• James Rustad: Jesus loves me this I know; ’cause Rick Perry tells me so.
• Pap and Thom: Will Perry do some time in the Pokey?
• Sam Seder and Cliff Schecter: Who can win what in the primary?
• Chris Christie falls out of a chair.
• David Pakman: Mike Huckabee says something idiotic about school prayer and school violence
• Sam Seder: Mike Huckabee’s “Trashy NY Women” comment
• Alex Wagner: Mitt’s a no-go
• Young Turks: The Mittster gives his fans a sad
• Sam Seder and Cliff Schecter: Why Mitt Romney dropped out.

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week.

Richard Muller: I was wrong on climate change.

David Pakman: DUI State Senator claims he can drive drunk and be privileged from arrest.

New Territory in the Republican War on Women™:

• Michael Brooks: Louie Goober, “Republican ‘Females’ Send the Wrong Message!”.
• Sam Seder and Cliff Schecter: Republicans try to hide their disgusting women’s health politics

Thom: GOP turns Medicaid expansion over to banksters.

David Pakman: Thanks to Republicans, Obama’s approval keeps increasing.

White House: West Wing Week.

Super What???

• Jon: PSI–New England.
• Ed: The ad everyone will be talking about.

Maddow: Five U.S.Pipelines Rupture in January.

Thom: Even more Good, Bad, and Very, Very Ugly.

Matt Binder: Politifact finds FAUX News lies more than ever:

Grandpa McCain to protesters: “Get outta here you low life scum”.

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

Please join us tonight for drinks, conversation, and, perhaps, dinner at the Seattle Chapter of Drinking liberally.

We meet every Tuesday evening at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. Our starting time is 8:00 pm, but feel free to stop by earlier than that for dinner.

http://youtu.be/QDRX1XIG3E4

Can’t make it to Seattle tonight? Check out one of the other DL meetings this week. Tonight the Tri-Cities chapter also meets. On Wednesday, the Bellingham, Burien and Spokane chapters meet. And next Monday, the Yakima and South Bellevue chapters meet.

There are 186 chapters of Living Liberally, including sixteen in Washington state, four in Oregon and two in Idaho. Chances are excellent there’s a chapter meeting somewhere near you.

Eric Schwartz: Obama’s New Favorite Word.

Ann Telnaes: A bad taste in West Virginians’ mouths.

Jon calls out Mike Huckabee…to his face.

Mental Floss: 26 fascinating founding father facts:

Michael Brooks: Pope Francis, “Climate change is real.” Rush’s head explodes.

Maddow: Scalise, “Believe what I say, NOT what I DO.

David Pakman: Top 1% will own 50% of wealth by 2016.

Freedom Fries in Old Europe:

• Mark Fiore: The Muhammad Minute.
• Jon is shocked by FAUX News…again.

Larry Wilmore: Exactly what we’re going to get when we open up relations with Cuba .

Thom: FAUX News pushes faulty Gitmo numbers.

Maddow: Christian wackos & Gov. Jindal’s Presidential prayer rally???

Vsauce: Is all fair in love and war?

Roll Call: This Week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

SOTU:

• President Obama’s 2015 SOTU.
• Boehner Clapping
• Cenk: Joni Ernst’s 2015 State of the Union response
• David Pakman: Obama drops epic burn on Republicans
• Sam Seder: Did Obama set a trap in his speech?
• Pap and Sam dissect Obama’s SOTU
• Young Turks: Obama jabs Republicans.
• Ed and Pap: About Joni
• David Pakman: Joni’s response.
• Joni Ernst castrates Obama’s SOTU speech
• Thom’s state of the union.
• Sam Seder: Talk Radio nutburger things Obama is sending subliminal Muslim messages during SOTU.
• Al Sharpton with some prompter tips for Ted Cruz.
• Mainstream media on the Youtube interviews of Obama
• Hank Green’s excellent Presidential interview adventure.
• Youtubers interview President Obama
• Obama’s SOTU before a ’90s sitcom audience
• Jon gives the ‘Implodey’ award for the worst responses
• Sam Seder: Joni and the SOTU non-response
• Obama’s 2014 SOTU address: What he got done, and what Congress blocked.
• Chris Hayes: The State Of Our Billionaires Address
• 31 times Republicans applauded
• Sam Seder: FAUX News host accidentally makes the case for free community college.

Jon: The Monsters of Money.

David Pakman: Mitt Romney’s new focus on poverty is hilarious.

Maddow: Koch brothers’ dirty money:
http://youtu.be/oAmQnQqbS-Q

White House: West Wing Week.

Sam Seder and Michael Brooks: The 2016 Republican Clown Car has arrived.

Thom: Citizen’s United…five years later.

The Renewed Republican War on Women™:

• David Packman: Republican nutbags introduce 6 anti-abortion bills in first week.
• Chris Hayes: Republican women revolt against abortion ban.
• Maddow: GOP women reject abortion bill, end debate
• Young Turks: Antiabortion bill passes the G.O.P. House.
• Ann Telnaes: March for more government intrusion.

Mental Floss: Misconceptions about cleanliness and germs.

Ann Telnaes: Sochi Putin and the real Putin.

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

Goldy is live tweeting, so hell, I’ll live blog. Please join the fun in the comment thread.

We’ve got MSNBC on the tube here.

6:07: Obama is in the house.

6:08: Let’s try embedding a Goldy tweet:

6:10: Boehner still sounds drunk…

6:12: Goldy’s first verbal comment during Obama’s speech: “Look how grey he is”.

6:14: “The shadow of crisis has passed…” Okay…

6:16: Why the fuck do Presidents throw these stupid anecdotes into the SOTU?

6:18: Carl Ballard: “People almost always agree with cliches.”

6:18: Man…maybe it is MSNBC pulling tricks, but Boehner looks a LOT darker than Obama…

6:21: Did Obama just pull a Palin?!?!

6:23: ANOTHER ANECDOTE?!? WTF…did Shrub’s speech writer contribute to this??

6:34: My inner fashion nazi asks, “Is Michelle wearing some kind of armor?!?”

6:39: Precision medicine? How about just more accurate medicine?

https://twitter.com/JC_Christian/status/557729946127593472

6:49: Cuba: I think Marco Rubio’s head just exploded….

6:53: Climate: “Obama is trying to confuse us with numbers and facts and stuff.”

6:54: “We commit to cutting the population of Gitmo in half” But, but, but…isn’t that TORTURE???

7:26: Let the squealing begin!

7:29: “…higher monthly insurance bills….failed policies like ObamaCare.” YOU LIE!

7:30: “Keystone Jobs Bill” Um…somebody tell Joni about the Keystone jobs expectations.

7:40: The DL communists are now streaming Kshama Sawant.

8:02: Sawant’s live stream started but there is troubles with the livestream. No doubt we can blame the troubles on some flunkie earning minimum wage….

Please join us tonight for a special State-of-the-Union edition of the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally. Festivities are scheduled to begin at 6:00 pm sharp.

We meet every Tuesday evening, speech or no speech, at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. Our usual starting time–when there is no SOTU address–is 8:00 pm.

http://youtu.be/tZjLs6Ec5Tg

http://youtu.be/sCZTHntFCyc

Can’t make it to Seattle tonight? Check out one of the other DL meetings this week. Tonight the Tri-Cities, Vancouver, WA, and Shelton chapters also meet. The Lakewood chapter meets on Wednesday. The Woodinville and Kent chapters meet this Thursday.

There are 181 chapters of Living Liberally, including sixteen in Washington state, four in Oregon and two in Idaho. Chances are excellent there’s a chapter meeting somewhere near you.

Liberal Viewer: FAUX News IDIOT claims that no non-Muslims in Birmingham.

Lawrence O’Donnell: Steve Scalise’s “unbelievable” slavery explanations.

Mental Floss: 30 stories from behind the scenes of blockbusters.

The Republican War on Social Security:

• Jimmy Dore: Social Security reform means YOU don’t get to retire.
• Sam Seder: How Republicans aim to destroy social security.
• Pap: Why is the GOP going after the disabled?
• Farron Cousins: Can we save Social Security?

James Rustad: I’m not your steppin’ stool.

Thom: FAUX News is wrong! America IS progressive.

Alex Wagner: SCOTUS primed for same sex marriage decision.

Maddow: Texas Republican Congressman apologizes for Obama/Hitler remark.

White House: Big Block of Cheese Day.

Steve Kornacki: Republicans eager to erode Wall Street Reform.

Jon explains Florida.

David Pakman: Anti-Science nutjobber Sen. Ted Cruz will oversee NASA.

Je Suis Charlie:

• Young Turks: Charlie Hebdo’s defiant post-shooting cover
• David Pakman: Charlie Hebdo’s first post-shooting cover
• Jon: On Obama’s no-show
• Eric Schwartz: Another Mother Flood (Je Suis Charlie):

• Jimmy Dore: Tribalism and religion
• Jon: Je Suis confused.
• Jimmy Dore: Charlie Hebdo critics are missing the fucking point
• Young Turks: French TV show exposes FAUX News lies.

Mark Fiore: Whip Steve Scalise.

Ed: U.S. and England are united over Iran sanctions.

Mental Floss: Is blood ever blue?

Alex Wagner: Why deniers deny…2014 was the hottest year on Record.

Pap: Right wing extremism kills people.

Young Turks: Recreational vs medicinal marijuana…the Washington regulation debate.

Roll Call: SOTU Promo.

Sam Seder: FAUX News’ sad Petraeus conspiracy.

Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA-9) “co-sponsors” a bill he strongly opposes.

Represent.us: How to fix America.

2016 Presidential Wannabes:

• Sam Seder: The 2016 election has begun!
• Young Turks: Mike Huckabee hates on Beyonce songs but has his own history with explicit lyrics
• David Pakman: The bowels of the 2016 G.O.P. primary show movement
• Sam Seder: Hilarious flashback…the moment Mitt thought he “had” Obama on Benghazi.
• Steve Kornacki: Nutjob Presidential wannabe Mike Huckabee questions Obama’s parenting.
• Chris Hayes: Rand Paul slams Romney and the 2016 GOP traveling circus
• Michael Brooks: Huckabee kicks off his 2016 campaign
• Gov. Christie: A record we can celebrate
• Young Turks: Mitt 3.0—The Reboot.
• Maddow: Romney surprises with reversal on running for president again.
• James Rustad: Mitt me baby, one more time
• Sam Seder: Should we be worried about Jeb Bush?
• Chris Hayes: GOP wackos line-up for 2016 and why Romney can’t run.
• Michael Brooks and Cliff Schecter: Asshole Rand Paul mocks veterans and the disabled
• Maddow: GOP moves up convention to lessen primary woes

People’s climate march: wrap up.

Young Turks: 2014 was the hottest year ever recorded.

David Pakman: Unemployment falls to 5.6% under Obama.

Mental Floss: Misconceptions about getting sick.

Pap: Republicans are too dysfunctional to lead.

David Pakman: “Freedom fries, boycott France” Republican hypocrites are “angry” Obama didn’t go to France:

Obama announces plan to expand broadband internet.

Maddow: Friday night news dump…weird bucket of stuff edition.

The Republican War on America’s Borders:

• GOP’s love of homeland security is less than their hatred of young immigrants.
• Young Turks: Republicans threaten border anarchy if they don’t get their way.

White House: West Wing Week.

Thom with The Good, The Bad, and The Very, Very Ugly.

Maddow: Anonymous v. ISIS.

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

Hazard Above: A drone films its own demise.

Thom with The Good, The Bad, and The Very, Very Ugly.

David Pakman: Explosion outside NAACP Colorado Springs likely domestic terrorism:

Maddow: Remembering the John Ensign sex scandal.

Paris Burning:

• Mark Fiore: Je suis Charlie.
• Sam Seder: The real reason Charlie Hebdo was a target for terror?
• Maddow: French newspaper no stranger to Muslim threats
• Pap and Thom: Religious extremism and the Charlie Hebdo terrorist attack
• David Pakman: FAUX News turns Paris attack into (wait for it)…BENGHAAAAAAZZZIIIIIIII!!!11!1!!
• Ana Kasparian: 12 dead in Paris
• Sam Seder: Right Wing Catholic group leader sympathizes with terrorists in Paris
• Maddow: Obama delivers American condolences to France
• Obama speaks on the terrorist attacks in France
• Conan: Heartfelt statement on Charlie Hebdo.
• Sam Seder: FAUX News host asks, “How do we know they’re bad guys if we can’t see their skin color?”.
• Maddow: Terrorist manhunt in France
• Jon: Comedy shouldn’t be an act of courage.
• WaPo: 20 years of terrorist attack in France
• Sam Seder: Implications of the Paris terrorist attacks.
• Young Turks: Simultaneous hostage situations and raids end horrifying week in France
• Ann Telnaes: Charlie Hebdo retaliates against the terrorists.

White House: West Wing Week.

Elizabeth Warren: Wall Street is rigged.

David Pakman: “Fiscal conservative” Gov. Jan Brewer leaves AZ broke and hands out big bonuses.

Sam Seder: Michele Bachmann explains how she beat progressives.

Thom: More Good, Bad, and Very, Very Ugly.

Old McDonnell Had a Cell:

• Two years: McDonnell case by the numbers
• Sam Seder: Pat Robertson blames Bob McDonnell’s wife for Bob’s crimes.

Young Turks: Staggering numbers killed in Boko Haram massacre.

A cleaner Anacostia River for Washington D.C.

Hilarious Joe Biden moments.

Thom: The secret war against Solar power.

Young Turks: Cure for cancer is in the Bible, according to Mike Huckabee.

A New Congress:

• Harry Reid addresses the 114th Congress after his new home tries to kill him
• David Pakman: Day 1, Republicans introduce anti-abortion bill that violates Roe v Wade
• Young Turks: John Boehner gets hammered, cries & glows orange over Speakership.
• Sam Seder: GOP Congress day 1…Attack Seniors and disabled
• David Pakman: New Congress 80% white, 80% male, 92% Christian.
• Maddow: Boehner survives a challenge
• Jon: Congress as herpes
• Farron Cousins: Were midterm losses a blessing for Democrats?.
• Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week:

• David Pakman: Day after taking office, GOP majority takes credit for Obama’s economy
• Young Turks: This fact tells us why our Democracy is broken.
• Maddow: GOP Congress’ futile agenda.
• Barbara Boxer to retire from the Senate in 2016.
• Young Turks: GOP wages war to ruin the internet forever
• Sam Seder: Poor Louie Gohmert really wants to be Speaker of the House.
• David Pakman: Republicans elect whip with neo-nazi ties.

Thom: Republicans didn’t really win the Senate.

Mental Floss: Misconceptions about driving.

Lawrence O’Donnell: Let the 2016 games being.

David Pakman: Jeb Bush has new gay marriage stance after negative reaction to 1st one.

Obama’s Community College Proposal (SOTU preview):

• Obama announces his Free Community College Plan.
• Obama speaks on his “America’s College Promise” proposal.
• Young Turks: Obama proposes new tuition plan that anyone can afford

David Pakman: Reagan or Obama—Who will have a better economic and fiscal legacy?

Chris Hayes: From David Duke to the modern GOP

What if Earth treated us like we treat Earth?

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

Please join us tonight for some politics and conversation over a drink at the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally.

We meet every Tuesday evening, rain or shine, at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. The starting time is 8:00 pm, but some folks show up before that for dinner.

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Can’t make it to Seattle tonight? You have options! Check out one of the other DL meetings this week. Tonight the Tri-Cities chapter also meets. The Lakewood chapter meets on Wednesday. The Bremerton chapter meets on Thursday, as does Washington’s newest DL chapter in Kent.

There are 181 chapters of Living Liberally, including sixteen in Washington state, four in Oregon and two in Idaho. Chances are excellent there’s a chapter meeting somewhere near you.