Since the All-Star Games have come and gone, and all the homeless have returned to the area around the stadia in south downtown Seattle, we have the usual summer reports. The Capitol Hill Block Party was going on recently, and it had its usual amount of mayhem. In case you were not aware, Capitol Hill …
[Blogger's note: It seems that I can no longer embed full tweets from Twitter on my blog. I am very unhappy about this, since when I joined Twitter I was thrilled at how easy it was to display tweets in all their glory. I appreciate all that Elon Musk has done to make Twitter a …
And I use the word Reign on purpose. Below are links to stories in the local news today, to illustrate the effects of one-party rule in Washington State. Two Men Killed in Cal Anderson Park shooting identified. Growing Illegal Encampment spotted along I-5 Near U District. Encampment takes over site of former Beacon Hill Burger …
Continue reading Jay Inslee’s Washington State. The results of a Twelve-Year Reign.
Yes, it's that time again. Time for a news roundup of what's going on in the dystopia that Seattle and environs are becoming. Contributed to by the perverse state law that prohibits police pursuit of fleeing vehicles, which results in hundreds more stolen cars, and criminals allowed to get away. First, we have the case …
Most states have new laws which take effect in January. California has a new law preventing its doctors from disagreeing with the medical establishment, on pain of losing their licenses. Here are some of the wonderful new laws taking effect in Washington. The statewide minimum wage rises to $15.74/hour, and this applies all across the …
Continue reading Happy New Year? New WA laws take effect, reducing Liberty for all.
Does this quote from a young man of my acquaintance prove it? Over at another Web site, he titled his essay "Good Riddance, America." His description of how young people feel and act is quite upsetting. But I think he is absolutely correct. And I think that my generation, the Baby Boomers, started it. I …
Continue reading Ronald Reagan said “Freedom is never more than a generation away from extinction”
This week, KOMO-TV in Seattle released a documentary entitled Fight for the Soul of Seattle. Anyone living in or near Seattle should see this. Broadcaster Eric Johnson takes a tour of downtown Seattle, going over all the changes that have affected the city and its people over the past few years. Some of the video …
Continue reading An important documentary for all Pacific Northwesterners to watch
In Seattle, the City Council passed, over the Mayor's veto, a bill to reduce the budget of the police department. Included in this bill was a provision to eliminate the Navigation Team (wherever did they get that name? It says zero about what the team actually does.) that has been doing (ineffective) outreach to the …
Continue reading The Mask Slips on Seattle Homeless Mitigation Plans
In the past few days, there have been multiple shootings in downtown Seattle. Ordinary citizens are wondering if they should be going there at all, and are expressing their opinions publicly. Local businesses are appealing to city government to improve conditions in their neighborhoods, so they are not confronted with drug deals, gang shootings, and …
On my favorite KOMO Web site today, there is a sad story about a King County worker assaulted, right outside the King County Courthouse in (used-to-be) beautiful Downtown Seattle. This is so disgusting that I am going to copy some of that story for you here. This is what the City of Seattle and County …
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