Please tell me D4vd is not pronounced "David."

UW prof in political storm as Trump targets national weather lab A UW meteorologist known as a "fighter" is leading opposition to Trump administration efforts to dismantle a longstanding research hub based in Colorado.

The war on science continues.

Trump Administration Live Updates: F.B.I. Director Files Defamation Suit Against The Atlantic

When I worked in news, we had a saying when someone threatened to sue or sued: "We look forward to the discovery process."

The race to sell Seattle hockey: Inside the Kraken’s 5-year struggle as NBA looms Over five years, the Kraken have made inroads. With NBA expansion targeting Seattle, there's more urgency to finally deliver on the ice.

After five years, the Kraken fan base "remains a curious mix of transplants who used to cheer for other teams and those completely new to the sport. On many game nights, Climate Pledge Arena is split evenly between the two groups, with many of the newer fans bringing a rowdy atmosphere ..."

I have seriously lost track of how many times we've completely obliterated Iran's military and how many times Trump has reopened the Strait of Hormuz.

Inasmuch as baseball players are always trying to get a hit, no matter the situation, how can a RISP batting average be meaningful as a predictor?

I do not. I wrote something on the Book of Face, which intrigued him.

Losses early in a season, while a team is waking up, will will count just as much at the end of the season when the team is barely able, if at all, to make the playoffs.

Every time I watch the Mariners on TV they seem to lose. Every time I don't watch the #Mariners on TV they also seem to lose. Not sure how to proceed.

As if they were listening, Marriott just messaged me …

These days, points are so devalued that brand loyalty is pointless.

Seattle union says police agreement on crisis response should be tossed The complaint gets at the heart of an ongoing frustration in Seattle City Hall: that the city’s primary solution to police violence coming out of 2020 has been delayed.

On the one hand, Seattle has a police department that is so overworked it rarely responds to 911 calls. On the other hand, Seattle has a police union that has long been stuck in a defiant, protective posture reminiscent of 1968.

The FBI guy is on a paranoid bender and won’t leave his room.

The War guy quotes bible passages from Pulp Fiction.

The Health guy collects raccoon dicks.

It’s an Idiocracy on steroids.

Timeline cleanse. Key West, FL.

The Mariners are really starting to bum me out. And I say again: It might be time for Dan Wilson to go. I don't know how else to explain the fact so much talent is underperforming.

While you’re at it, please explain groceries to him.

This is getting out of hand, Claude.

I have no words.

"Universities have faced pressure to help address societal problems, the committee noted, saying they were 'expected to be all things to all people: selective but inclusive, affordable but luxurious, meritocratic but equitable.'"

Yale Report Finds Colleges Deserve Blame for Higher Education’s Problems

"High costs, murky admissions practices, uneven academic standards and fears about free speech on campuses, the committee said, are among the reasons for widening discontent over higher education's worthiness."

Hate doing your taxes? Be thankful you don’t have to do an MLB player’s books Pitcher Jared Hughes tried his taxes his rookie season. “After that,” he later recalled, “I realized it was time to get an accountant.”

And you thought _your_ tax return was complicated.

Another day, another class-action litigation settlement form to fill out for a data breach. This time it's Comcast, and I will get ~$50.

Again: for any big liberal donor who wants to funnel millions into fixing this country's politics, the ROI on buying any struggling paper and simply tasking it with doing real reporting on local news is vastly higher than the same $$ given to some group that does mass ad buys every election year.

Can the Catholic Church excommunicate the vice president?

I will turn 84 in 2041. Good grief.

Someone needs to add notation to Dr. Trump’s portrait. I see posts about various imagery but there’s no collection of footnotes all in one place. There’s a lot to unpack.

I can't think of a worse thing for consumers at this moment than a merger of United Airlines and American Airlines.

Reasons for encouragement, even amid the madness Plus: A report card on 'No Kings' coverage by media large and small

A major reason Orban lost overwhelmingly is that "Hungarian citizens were disgusted by corruption in government, and knew about it because of investigative journalism that remained strong despite Orban’s all-out effort to control the legitimate press."

Kool-Aid all around!

Remember when Trump threatened to wipe out a whole civilization? And then backed out of that and talked about forming a deal with Iran? And then dropped that and went to a UFC fight as negotiations fell apart? And then unveiled a triumphal arch and a photo of himself as Jesus?

That was this week.