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Last night I saw Seattle Shakespeare’s outdoor showing of Twelfth Night. It was pretty fantastic. I had been to one of their performances a few years ago, and my recollection was that it was pretty small. This time around was quite a bit larger. My one complaint is that there was quite a bit of noise: if next time they could change the flight pattern of airplanes, that would be better.

The Atlantic: The horrific untold story of trans ICE detention.

Vox: The problem with America’s college entrance exam.

Now This News: Migrant kids’ drawings reveal the detainment camps.

The Dotard Трамп and Other Child Rapists, Racists, and Liars:

• Lawrence O’Donnell: William Barr reportedly won’t recuse himself from Epstein case
• Ari Melber: GOP defector blasts Republican party for shielding The Dotard
• Now This News: What the Mueller report reveals about Трамп’s mental state
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s skin is officially too thin
• Our Cartoon President: Space Force
• Reflect: Kellyanne Conway’s pathetic answer to Трамп’s role in Jeffrey Epstein’s child prostitution ring
• Rachel Maddow: Migrant children describe sex assault, retaliation by border agents
• Bad Lip Reading: Трамп in Asia:

• Ari Melber: Team Трамп rocked by new report inside “Access Hollywood” crisis
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Migrant kids report, misconduct by agents at Arizona border station
• Chris Hayes: The Dotard,”The kidney has a very special place in the heart”
• Now This News: Трамп’s new NAFTA is a bad deal, says Reps. Jayapal and Pocan
• Ari Melber: Трамп’s own War On Christmas exposed—He’s literally scrooge
• Rachel Maddow: Acosta makes himself look worse with defense of Epstein deal
• Mark Fiore: Migrant Detention, Inc.
• Jimmy Kimmel: The Dotard Трамп would never boycott anything… right???
• Ari Melber: Alexander Acosta tried to “weasel out of responsibility”
• Now This News: Everything we know about Трамп pal Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking charges
• New York Times: Who is Jeffrey Epstein?
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Secretary Acosta refuses to apologize for Epstein plea deal
• Ari Melber: Трамп braces for Mueller as Dems prep obstruction subpoenas
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп vs. Twitter:

• Now This News: Soccer champ Megan Rapinoe slams Трамп in interview
• WaPo: Трамп fanboy Sebastian Gorka argues with Playboy Magazine’s Brian Karem in the Rose Garden.
• Lauren Mayer: What they did for Трамп
• Chris Hayes: The consequence of elite impunity
• Rep. Jayapal slams Трамп’s immigrant child detention center conditions
• Ari Melber: “It’s child abuse!’ Dems blast Трамп’s “kids in cages” policy

Jim Jefferies: Even condoms are connected to Wi-Fi now.

Wapo: Inside the holding facility for migrant children in Carrizo Springs, TX.

Wired: Scientist explains how sunscreen affects your body.

Physics Girl: How we’ll find the aliens in our solar system!.

The Battle for Twenty-Twenty:

• Rachel Maddow: Bernie Sanders pushes back on ageism—Look at the totality of the person
• Trevor: Kirsten Gillibrand’s plan to unite Americans & fight climate change
• Joy Reid: Democratic 2020 field shrinks by one and other news of the Democratic primary
• Now This News: How Kamala Harris plans to lift up the middle class and unite Americans
• WaPo: How 2020 Democrats tout “conversations” instead of details

The Atlantic: Why doctors are taking on the NRA.

Kurzgesagt: Could your phone hurt you? Electromagnetic pollution.

Chris Hayes: Behind the DNC staffer murder conspiracy theory.

WaPo: How the U.S. Women’s World Cup win became political.

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

Look who is running again. Carolyn Long lost her race in the last cycle. It’s still a long shot like last time. If you’re able, they could use some money or someone to knock on doors or do data entry. It’s a long way to go between now and election day, but she could use your help.

I already wrote this post once, but WordPress ate it (it’s definitely WordPress, and not me not saving it).

Anyway, we need to bring back the thorn. Ot þorn. We don’t need Latin speaking scribes or French speaking rulers to tell us what letters we get to use. Just þink about it. We still make a th sound in English, but it isn’t quite t-h. An actual letter is better.

Þat said, the boat has sailed on æ.

It’s Tuesday. So please join us tonight for drinks, conversation and, perhaps, dinner at the Seattle Chapter of Drinking liberally. Everyone is welcomed!

We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. Look for us in the back room of the pub beginning about 8pm.

Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 265 chapters of Living Liberally, including 22 in Washington state, seven in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find a chapter near you. Or start a new chapter for your community!

I don’t think that getting out of the Iran deal, without a plan going forward, is working out. I can’t wait for the news that they’re 6 months from building a bomb like we heard throughout the Bush and Obama years until the deal was adopted.

Jim Jefferies: Fixing the Constitution in five minutes

Today I Found Out: The truth about the Declaration of Independence.

The Atlantic: Is this video a deep fake?

Daily Show: Obama’s flag pin—The worst scandal in presidential history:

Vox: The problem with sex testing in sports.

Knowing Better: Taking on the red pill—Men’s rights activism.

NY Times opinion: Why America is just okay

Today I Found Out: The bizarre story of the Seattle mystery wending machine.

The Dotard Трамп And Other Federally Funded Grifters:

• Chris Hayes: Guess who’s a huge fake news offender on Facebook?
• Now This: AOC and colleagues detail abuse inside Трамп’s migrant detention facilities
• WaPo: How FAUX News infotainers used to talk about meeting with dictators
• The message is clear: close the camps
• Now This: Why does The Dotard keep talking about his brain?
• Robert Reich: Proof Трамп’s tax cut is a failure
• Hallie Jackson: What will The Dotard Трамп’s Fourth Of July events cost?
• Our Cartoon President: Save the right!
• Rachel Maddow: Трамп admin rolls out latest cruel tactic against immigrants
• WaPo: Everywhere we saw Ivanka during Трамп’s Korea trip
• Lauren Mayer: Nepotism Barbie Girl:

• Lawrence O’Donnell: The Dotard Трамп wants to go around Supreme Court census ruling
• Robert Reich: Patriotism v. Nationalism
• Samantha Bee: Immigration coverage—A trip down memories we can’t forget lane
• Now This: New photos reveal overcrowding in Трамп’s migrant detention centers
• WaPo: The investigation into the FBI’s canceled headquarters plan, explained
• Yasmin Vossoughian: Drawings by migrant children depict themselves caged
• Mark Fiore: The Трамп of July
• Now This: How Трамп is endangering American farmers
• Rachel Maddow: The Dotard Трамп hints at defying court, edges toward constitutional crisis

Comedy Central: The truth about border crossers.

Roll Call: What do Presidents do on the 4th of July?

Real Engineering: The Soviet superplane that rattled America.

Vox: How India runs the world’s biggest election.

WaPo: The complicated history of the Betsy Ross flag.

Now This World: Planting new roots in the U.S.

Vice News: Explosion porn from the U.S. Government.

The Battle for Twenty-twenty:

• Songify The First Democratic Debate
• Rachel Maddow: Julián Castro calls on career officials to resist Трамп cruelty policy
• Mother Jones: Eric Holder’s bold plan to fix America’s elections:

• Trevor: 538’s Perry Bacon Jr. with highlights from 2020’s first Democratic primary debate

The Atlantic: Wolves—Can’t live with them, can’t live without them

Represent US: Corruption rundown—Gerrymandering, EPA ethics probe, and affairs with lobbyists.

Robert Reich: Should we abolish billionaires?

Samantha Bee: History has always been gay!

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses.

Wendover: How the Panama Canal works.

Chris Hayes: Climate crisis update.

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

It’s the last post before the military parade. A lot of people have talked about why tanks in the streets are bad from a creeping (or at this point sprinting) fascism perspective and what they might do to the infrastructure.

But one thing I would like to add is that we’re still at war in Afghanistan. Maybe finish the war before you declare victory?

It’s Tuesday. And in Seattle that means Drinking Liberally. So please join us tonight for an evening of politics and conversation over a pint at the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally.

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

Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 265 chapters of Living Liberally, including 22 in Washington state, seven in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find a chapter near you. Or start a new chapter for your community!

The President just said, on a whim,

I have got to say hi to ol’ Kim

Not much would happen

Between these crap men

But once more we legitimized him.

Jimmy Fallon: Wheel of political impressions with Trevor Noah.

Stephen: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “We can’t just say, ‘Is Miami going to exist in 50 years?'”

New York Times: How Stonewall became famous.

Physics Girl visits the First Gravitational Wave Detector! LIGO.

John Oliver: Mt. Everest.

WaPo: How to spot manipulated video.

Jaboukie Young-White: Rhode Island teens fight for civics education.

Verge Science: The real reasons the US refuses to go metric.

Vox: These photos ended child labor in the US.

Dotard Трамп and Other Rapists and Kidnappers:

• Stephen: Трамп was “cocked and loaded” to strike Iran
• Reflect: AOC Hammers Kellyanne Conway’s Hatch Act violations & Трамп’s racism
• Mark Fiore: Leverage baby
• Robert Reicht: Трамп’s secret tax on ordinary Americans
• Now This: Justice Department lawyer says detained kids don’t need beds, soap, or toothbrushes
• Seth Meyers: The tiny voice in the back of The Dotard Трамп’s head—Meeting the Queen of England
• New York Times: How Трамп blew up presidential debate traditions
• Ari Melber: Hollywood stars take on Трамп with Mueller report table-read
• Stephen: “Not my type”—Трамп’s unconvincing sexual assault denial
• VICE News: Jared Kushner’s Middle East peace plan isn’t going very well
• Chris Hayes: The Dotard Трамп groupie who got away
• Seth Meyers: Трамп is accused of sexual assault again
• Samantha Bee: How to cover sexual assault allegations against the President:

• Stephen: America’s high ideals aren’t on display at U.S. detention facilities
• Ari Melber: Russia Expert “Can’t say” if The Dotard was joking on abolishing reporters
• Seth Meyers: The tiny voice in the back of The Dotard Трамп’s head—The dream has finally happened
• The Late Show: Kim Jong Un shares his letter from Трамп
• WaPo: Megan Rapinoe and her attempts to take a stand—and make a point
• Reflect: Kellyanne Conway’s Hatch Act violations explained
• Trevor: Трамп’s 22nd sexual assault allegation
• Stephen: Online knitters stand up to Трамп and other white supremacists.
• Rachel Maddow: Robert Mueller will testify on July 17th
• Seth Meyers: The tiny voice in the back of The Dotard Трамп’s head—dinner
• Stephen interviews Chuck Todd’s interview of The Dotard Трамп
• Ari Melber: Former FAUX News reporter says The Dotard Трамп is a “conman”
• Now This: How Трамп clearly obstructed justice, according to Mueller
• Stephen: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez—“We sent Kellyanne Conway a subpoena this morning”
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Why The Dotard Трамп can’t delay the census
• Stephen: A 22nd woman publicly accuses Трамп of sexual assault
• WaPo: “What happens to these kids?”—Protesters gather outside Florida detention center
• Seth Meyers: The Dotard almost started a war with Iran

Samantha Bee: How US meddling in Central America created the modern day border crisis

The Atlantic: Confessions of a Russian spy.

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship.

Now This: Rep. Pramila Jayapal opens up about her abortion.

Bill Maher: New Rule—No planet B.

New York Times: What it’s like to be a teenager in Putin’s Russia.

Minute Physics: The portal paradox.

Bill Maher: Future headlines.

Roy Wood, Jr.: Honoring escaped slaves for Juneteenth.

The Twenty-twentypocalypse:

• Seth Meyers: Vice President Joe Biden on the 2014 State of the Union and LaGuardia Airport
• The Late Show: Primarymon—Democratic candidate trading cards
• Trevor: Votegasm 2020—Democratic debates, Night One
• Trevor: Votegasm 2020—Democratic debates, Night Two
• Rachel Maddow: Every candidate made their case in the first debate
• Jimmy Fallon sings Advice to Democratic candidates, “Don’t become a meme”:

• Ari Melber: Interview with Jay Inslee just before the debate.
• Stephen unpacks the first debate of the 2020 campaign
• Bill Maher reacts to the debates
• Velshi & Ruhle: Gov. Jay Inslee says The Dotard Трамп is fanning the flames with Iran
• The Late Show: “The Golden Candidates”—Season 2020
• Seth Meyers: The first Democratic presidential primary debate
• Seth Meyers: The second Democratic presidential primary debate
• Jimmy Fallon: Night one of the first Democratic debate
• Full Frontal: A debate showdown in South Beach
• Stephen: Andrew Yang wants to give you money
• WaPo: “What the hell are they hiding?” 2020 Democrats denied entry into Florida migrant detention center
• Bill Maher: Allan Lichtman on the keys to 2020
• Seth Meyers: Kate McKinnon perfectly impersonates Marianne Williamson at the Democratic debate
• FOD: Democratic presidential debate ad 2019
• The Late Show: The Democratic Candidates’ alter egos

Jim Jefferies: America’s drinking age makes no sense.

Nova: The evidence for planet 9’s existence.

Rachel Maddow: SCOTUS makes state races key to next decade of political power

Trevor: The Plain View Project exposes pervasive police racism.

Seth Meyers interviews Rep. Pramila Jayapal:

Wired: Architecture professor explains why malls are dying.

Robert Reicht: Why we need to break up big tech

Mother Jones: The Supreme Court’s “doomsday ruling” for voting rights.

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

Happy probably the best game of the Women’s World Cup day. USA and France are the 2 best teams. Let’s hope there are some questionable VAR calls. Who doesn’t love waiting 5 minutes only to be disappointed with some ticky tac technicality. Seriously though, super excited.

No more NRA tv. What a sad. Now who will launder Russian money? Now who will mock victims of school shootings? Who will spread false narratives about the 2nd Amendment? There’s still a lot of wingnut welfare out there, but now there’s a bit less.

Join us this evening for some hot political conversation over a cold, cold beer at the Seattle Chapter of Drinking liberally.

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

Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 265 chapters of Living Liberally, including 22 in Washington state, seven in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find a chapter near you. Or start a new chapter for your community!

I am glad to see Jay Inslee’s fossil fuel plan. It is ambitious. It is necessary to be bold on this existential problem. I hope all of the candidates will follow suit.