If you noticed that this shitty old blog had gotten even shittier recently (really slow or not responding at all), it’s because I hadn’t updated the server it was running on for over 11 years, and had totally forgotten how to do anything at the Linux command line. Well… I think (hope) that’s been fixed. I still don’t know much about Linux, but I’ve managed to migrate the site to a spanking new server. Yay me!

Anyways, chances are you may have lost a few comments over the past couple days and I’ve disabled unsupported plugins so some functionality might be gone. Maybe permanently. Thems the breaks. But I think (hope) this shitty old site should be responsive again. So enjoy doing whatever it is you still do in the comment threads.

UPDATE:
So, the upgrade seemed to fix the original issues. Yay! But it broke my aged, hand-coded, customized theme. Fortunately, Darryl helped talk me through Linux, and after a little trouble-shooting we found a single line of bad code, which means, alas, for the moment, no comment numbers.

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The SUPREME-ly rotten COURT ♬

Reign of The Felon Von Shitzenpantz:

• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard is still alive!
• Seth Meyers: Трамп’s absence sparks health rumors & judges rule against Трамп on troops & tariffs
• Ali Velshi: Трамп’s economy is so bad he’s trying to distract from it by talking about Epstein!
• John D. Cundle: ♫ Трамп Dumped by Dictators—A Love Ballad ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Conspiracy Theory Explains Трамп’s Heartless Actions ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп rants about Epstein “hoax,” brags about troops in American cities & all of our enemies team up
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard just brought back the “War Department”
• Caitlin Speaks: Трамп keeps losing in court—3 cases BLOCKED!
• Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Goodnight Saigon / D.C. ♬:

• Stephen: The Dotard is alive & out the White House window & rage in the Rose Garden
• Liberal Redneck: Трамп holds press conference, apparently isn’t dead
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Bag of Pus? ♬
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: New Ad—Трамп’s National Guard
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard explains why he hates wind power
• Tommy Campbell: Gavin Newsom trolls Трамп AGAIN — and it’s even funnier
• Jonathan Mann: ♫ Did Dotard Трамп Die? ♬
• LegalEagle: (Another) extraordinary update on Abrego Garcia
• Stephen: A scary time for Chicago & Трамп gets FOMO over China’s military parade & The Dotard’s life lessons
• The Daily Show: Everything Трамп has banned since stepping back into office
• Sandy Pliskin: ♫ Hands OFF! ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard shuts down rumor that he had a stroke
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп—Tick, Tock, Tick, Tock, Tick…. ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп stops ALL the wars, MAGA mouth-breathers mad about Cracker Barrel & Ted Cruz shows off accent
• Seth Meyers: Трамп panics over Epstein vote & MTG breaks with Трамп & Chicago braces for troops
• Robert Reich: Трамп’s pay-to-pardon scheme
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ Who Puts the “Dick” in “Dictator” ♬:

• The Daily Show: Commander-In-Beef—Трамп faces off against the media, Zelenskyy, Harvard & more
• Stephen: RFK Jr. sparks vaccine chaos & why Трамп hates windmills
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s crazy summer & rumors that he died & Colbert’s cancellation
• Ari Melber: Трамп’s triple crisis—Jobs stall, Epstein scandal erupts & legal losses pile up
• Puppet Regime: It’s that time again!
• Seth Meyers: Senate grills RFK Jr. & Трамп strikes alleged “drug boat” & radioactive shrimp recalled
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: ♫ Waiting for the Throne ♬

Steve Shives: Concerned Principal talks with parent of trans student

Cult of the Felon:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Some Things Remain the Same (sadly) ♬
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: ♫ My Favorite Claims ♬
• Dark Brandon: A very strong case why MAGA are troglodytes
• Get High, Watch This: RFK Jr’s incredible brainworms…Трамп’s latest health crisis averted
• ScaredKetchup: President JD Vance’s first presser (plus NEW AI Taylor Swift preview)
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп’s Hairdresser—Just “Dyeing” to Meet Him ♬
• Political Primate: The Great Vaccination Unraveling—RFK Jr. and the death of herd immunity
• Mr. Newberger’s AI Funnies: ♫ Only Need But Two ♬:

• Dark Brandon: The Dotard comes clean about Jeffery Epstein
• Christopher Titus: Dumb as a rock with skin cancer
• Ross Childs: JD says “He’s fine”
• Lawrence O’Donnell: RFK Jr., the most dangerous nepo baby in American history, testified today not under oath
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Red State Blues ♬

Jonathan Mann: ♫ It’s A Psyop ♬

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

– I used to end these with a reminder to get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible. Still applicable in Washington.

– An interesting look at Flock Safety and surveillance in Spokane County.

– Every county should put restrictions on ICE.

– Anyway contact your legislator or member of Congress.

Almost called it Monday, but fortunately I corrected it before I hit post so Darryl didn’t have to fix my basic calendar mistake this time. Anyway:

– Trump repealing the roadless rule would be very bad indeed.

– Tacoma Children’s Hospital not doing gender affirming care is gross.

– Seattle can pump the breaks on more surveillance.

– I tried, but I can’t get into men’s soccer in the US. But congrats to the Sounders and booooooo to Inter Miami specifically.

– The people who had to be involved with ICE taking wildland firefighters off of an active fireshould all, at a minimum, lose their jobs.

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets this evening for some political discussions with a drink. There is no agenda, no program…just liberals hanging out and engaging in conversations.

We meet tonight and every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us out on the back patio. We start at 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.