News (mostly bad) from the beautiful Pacific Northwest

On July 16, 2026July 19, 2026 By rushbabe49In Authoritarianism, business, Crime and Punishment, Culture, DEI, Drugs and Addiction, Economics, Education, elections, environmentalism, Gender Ideology, government, immigration, Law and Justice, Media and the Internet, Media bias, Military and Defense, Nature, Politics in the Age of Trump, Progressive "Thought", Science and research, social media, technology, transportation, Washington State PoliticsLeave a comment

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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*What’s going on in Washington State? Yeah, just the usual.

On April 30, 2026May 1, 2026 By rushbabe49In Authoritarianism, business, Covid Madness, Crime and Punishment, Culture, DEI, Economics, elections, Energy/Petroleum, government, History, Law and Justice, Media and the Internet, Media bias, Politics in the Age of Trump, Progressive "Thought", social media, technology, transportation, Washington State Politics3 Comments

What's "The Usual" you ask? Let's start with high gasoline and diesel prices. Per our local legacy media, Washington State has the second-highest gas prices in America. For example, here are some of my local gas station prices from earlier this week. Some are higher today! This KOMO Story tells us that the statewide average …

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