I did not consider this demographic

Sounds like they’ve stopped trying to fix it and are just leaving it soapy these days

Stop Putting Soap in the Waterfront Park Fountain - The Stranger Someone keeps dumping soap in the Waterfront Park fountain outside the Seattle ferry terminal. It’s turning the water all sudsy and making a mess of things.  The fountain was created by Japanese-Ameri...

knock it off!!
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HAIL STORM

‘Everyone is Replaceable’: Death Rattles Oregon Amazon Facility A worker died at Amazon’s Troutdale warehouse last week. Employees were told to look away.

For more than a week, Amazon has managed to keep a death at its Troutdale, Oregon, facility out of public view.

Workers I spoke to are pissed.

Appreciate @gramsofgnats.bsky.social’s attention to WA’s public defense crisis. The Constitution is mostly a restraint on government. This is the rare case where it grants a positive right. That's why counties are suing and we’re going to win.

Oh hell yeah

posting screenshots of my articles to Instagram stories with Dungeon Crawler Carl books in the background so people will talk to me about it

Washington State Has a Public Defense Crisis - The Stranger You’ve seen Law & Order. You’ve heard the Miranda Rights. You know that if someone charged with a crime cannot afford an attorney, all US states have a constitutional obligation to provide one. But, because of the backwards way we fund it, the public defense system in Washington has been destitute for decades.  Complicating things […]

Hey, uh, public defense in Washington is teetering on the brink of disaster due to historic underfunding by the state and new caseload standards that will add further monetary stress to an already-struggling system www.thestranger.com/news/washing...

we've been here for a year :(

Ahead of World Cup, Homeland Security Secretary Threatens to Stop Processing All International Arrivals in “Sanctuary Cities” - The Stranger On Tuesday, the new Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told reporters that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) could pull custom officers from airports in sanctuary cities as punishmen...

Threatening an action that could jeopardize $10.9 billion of income nationwide is galaxy-brained thinking from the Trump administration
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The Washington State Supreme Court Races Are a BFD This Year - The Stranger Something unprecedented is happening in the Washington State Supreme Court. Five seats are on the ballot this year. That many seats have never been up for grabs at once in the modern court, but a…

In 2024, we fought hard to elect Sal Mungia to the WA Supreme Court over conservative Dave Larson, and Sal won by only 0.51% of the vote

@gramsofgnats.bsky.social is right, these races are a BFD, and we will be laser-focused on them in our Progressive Voters Guide this year.

And of course the thunderdome that is the WA state Supreme Court fight with 5 of 9 seats on the ballot, covered here by @gramsofgnats.bsky.social

A must-read

The Washington State Supreme Court Races Are a BFD This Year - The Stranger Something unprecedented is happening in the Washington State Supreme Court. Five seats are on the ballot this year. That many seats have never been up for grabs at once in the modern court, but a wave...

Did you know that 5 of the 9 Washington State Supreme Court seats are up for grabs this year? Well now you do. With our civil liberties on the line, it's time to bone up on your Supreme Court knowledge.

Rob McKenna, who is literally the anti-millionaire tax campaign's lawyer, has an organization (Full Court Press) that is specifically engineered to groom conservative candidates for court positions.

Historically, not a lot of money goes into these races. Having to get the whole state to know who you are is expensive. Normally, it wouldn't be dire, but the opposition is flush with cash and they're desperate to finally get a foothold in WA government

WA State Supreme Court races are low information elections. The normies do not know anything about the court! Lots of people vote on what name sounds better. Lots of people just don't vote.

The Washington State Supreme Court Races Are a BFD This Year - The Stranger Something unprecedented is happening in the Washington State Supreme Court. Five seats are on the ballot this year. That many seats have never been up for grabs at once in the modern court, but a wave...

I know we all have a lot to worry about, but here is one more thing for the pile: The Washington State Supreme Court has *five* positions on the ballot this year. You can bet your ass that wealthy conservatives will see this as an opportunity:
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Seattle library levy renewal shouldn't break taxpayers | Editorial The mayor has proposed a $410 million levy, a much bigger package than the expiring $219 million levy. Seattle City Council should not add millions more.

Notable that the Seattle Times Editorial Board, railing against the idea of a larger library levy, completely sidesteps what the proposed increases would DO. I don't think most Seattleites see seismic retrofits and building upkeep as "ornaments on the tree."
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ohhh we've got some stone-cold stunners, folks
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mama there’s an unpopular policy decision behind you

She is noticeably more relaxed and joke-y in front of this crowd full of housing wonks. Queen of the nerds

Katie Wilson just announced as the YIMBY in chief at a public rally about zoning changes to the comprehensive plan

Gabriel, the environmental student from UW, who called in about how the plan isn't protecting the trees is the one outlier. Gabriel, please use your brain here and consider that density is actually the real sustainable, environmentally-friendly option

On the other side, one woman started the called with "I'm a D2 resident and a millennial." The housing crisis, she correctly identifies, has made it harder for her to start a family. It's also made taking care of aging parents more complicated

A big generational divide in these commenters. All the older homeowners want new housing/upzoning to be anywhere but their neighborhoods.

I also like the woman who is discussing all the benefits of trees and how adding more housing will decimate our tree canopy: "People recovering from surgery recover faster just by looking at a tree."

I love NIMBYs. In decrying zoning changes to the comprehensive plan, one woman says: "Has anyone considered what the lack of planning for off leash areas is going to do?" The horror!

Portland and Seattle Magazines Bought up by Michigan Media Company - The Stranger City magazines Seattle Met and Portland Monthly have been sold off by their parent company, SagaCity, in a receivership deal to pay off the company’s debts.  In addition to the Seattle and Portland ma...

Sad local journalism news. Reporting by @vivmccall.bsky.social and @suzettesmith.bsky.social
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