*The City of Seattle, Making a Fool of Itself on a Daily Basis. The “Mass Shooting” in the Spotlight

The past weekend was Seafair in Seattle, a city-wide celebration that has gone on for many decades. There are events all over the city, including the big Torchlight Parade through downtown, and the big food festival Bite of Seattle. Since the onerous Covid restrictions imposed by the Far-Left city government in 2020, the Bite has …

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Courtesy of “Fake-Book.” How the Left and Right Differ.

I stay away from all Meta properties, especially Facebook, but someone on X posted this long essay, and said what I've been pointing out for at least 15 years here and elsewhere. See if you don't agree. X link below quote. Spot on!! I can’t wait for the comments!! Nicklas Nilsson explains the difference between …

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*Washington State Republican and Independent Voters: YOU MUST CAST A BALLOT IN THE PRIMARY ELECTION!!!

Please, please, DO NOT STAY HOME! This Primary is perhaps the most important one you will ever have in our all-DemocRat state! We simply cannot allow the Public-Employee Unions and Socialist Democrats to ruin this state further! There are important local, county, and State Supreme Court candidates in this Primary, and we need every single …

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Sama Says: Here’s what they ate on the Titanic!

I'll bet you didn't know what the passengers on the ill-fated Titanic ate for dinner. Sama Hoole has posted the menu cards for all the classes on the ship, and discusses their food below. VERY interesting! First class dined on nine different animals on the Titanic's last night. Oysters, salmon, filet mignon, chicken, lamb, duckling, …

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Political “Food Fight” illustrates how dysfunctional Seattle is.

The "food fight" in question involves the City of Seattle plans to pay for school breakfasts and lunches for ALL students, not just "low-income" ones. This is a grand idea of the new Socialist Mayor Katie Wilson, and it has inspired some jousting among City Council members. The issue, of course, is how to pay …

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Guest Author: Cynical Publius on the courses he would teach at Johns Hopkins if they hire him for “ideological diversity”

It appears that Johns Hopkins University is making an effort to leaven the 100% Leftist slant of its faculty with some "conservative" additions (scare quotes mine, since this has been tried elsewhere and not succeeded). His list of courses is hilarious, and right on target. And, of course, there's a ZERO chance the university would …

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News (mostly bad) from the beautiful Pacific Northwest

First, in Weather: Today was a stormy day around here. Thunder, lightning, power outages, rain, the whole shebang. With emphasis on the BANG part. Thunderstorms knock out power around Western Washington. 8,000+ lightning strikes ignite wildfire concerns around Washington and Oregon. Ceiling Leak forces gate closure at SEA Airport amid thunderstorms, ground delay. https://twitter.com/tommylikecloud/status/2077819064202973193?s=20 Next, …

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*These are the Refugees We Want: Immigrants from South Africa

White farmers and business people from South Africa continue to apply to immigrate to America in fairly large numbers. Most of them are solidly middle-class, and they are leaving farms large and small, businesses, and homes they have lived in for generations. To come to a new country, where they will literally have to start …

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WASHINGTON STATE VOTERS! PLEASE PAY ATTENTION! PRIMARY ELECTION APPROACHING!

And yes, I do mean to shout. The Primary and General elections in the Democrat-Ruled State of Washington are the most significant for the survival of our state, and its ability to continue as a "going concern." We have already seen the departure or announcements of departure of large companies that in the past, made …

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Lesser-known Signers of the Declaration of Independence: Thomas Nelson, Jr., of Virginia. Two views.

Nelson was a member of what was known as the"First Families" of Virginia. Here are two different views of his story. Founding Father Thomas Nelson Jr. was born in 1738 in Yorktown to one of Virginia’s First Families. He grew up in all the trappings of wealth and prepared for taking his eventual place as …

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