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Remember how, in my post below, I asked of Seattle after the World Cup “What now”? Well, here’s what.

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First from National News Site, Fox News: Seattle's World Cup makeover vanished fast once the tourists packed up and returned home. Local Press: https://twitter.com/komonews/status/2075996369093816464?s=20 Now, from some local citizen journalists: https://twitter.com/thehoffather/status/2075431111472419226?s=20 https://twitter.com/weheartseattle/status/2075384480064573502?s=20 https://twitter.com/BrandiKruse/status/2075683574549000366?s=20 The answer seems to be: Same old, same old. The cleanup for the World Cup was just that, a temporary cleanup, and …

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Horror. Humiliation. Heroic Courage. A Rape-gang Survivor Speaks.

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Fiona Goddard is a young British woman who went through an almost unspeakable experience at the hands of Pakistani Rape Gangs in the city of Bradford, North Yorkshire. She was under their control for months, became pregnant, bore a child, and had that child taken away from her by the State. The fact that she …

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And the Decline of Europe Continues Apace

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The un-elected tyrants at the European Union, along with the Parliamentary-system elected officials in individual countries like England and France, continue to apply the straitjacket to their indigenous population, while welcoming in and supporting all manner of illegal migrants from the Third World. This has led to the predictable decline of European Culture and the …

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Is Seattle really ready for the Soccer World Cup? Let’s check and see.

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Just today, from overnight, this is what went on in Pioneer Square, the downtown historic district. https://twitter.com/KatieDaviscourt/status/2065909744918007810?s=20 Street takeovers by young people who block off the intersection and drive their cars around, skidding and throwing people every which way. This is near the soccer stadium where the first matches will be played on Monday. By …

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Hello! It’s May Day again!

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In the recent past, May Day looked a lot like this in most places. https://twitter.com/rj_abel/status/2050193893719720057?s=20 https://twitter.com/HWarlow/status/2050126366482243986?s=20 Artist above is Margaryta Yermolaeva. Even black cats celebrate May Day! https://twitter.com/BluebellRaven/status/2049953525824967108?s=20 Unfortunately, May Day acquired a new meaning in the 20th Century, and that new meaning is not quite as joyful or benign as its previous celebratory meaning. …

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World Cup Soccer is coming to Seattle. Preparations underway.

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Seattle is well-known for its prodigious homeless camps, open-air drug markets, police shortage, and Aurora Avenue prostitution. Seattle is also known these days for its Socialist Mayor, Katie Wilson, who was elected with zero political experience and a history of depending on her parents for support even after marriage and a child. Here are some …

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Legislative Tyranny. Washington State committing slow (then faster) suicide. Citizens hardest hit.

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Let's start with a local story, from MyNorthwest.com. They don't have a Plan B: Intentionalist survey shows Seattle's small businesses struggling more than during Covid. The combination of increasing taxes, rising minimum wages, declining city services and foot traffic have made small business's survival a real struggle. Now, since Seattle just elected a Socialist mayor, …

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Friday Funnies. Ayatollah Memes.

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For some reason, the meme-makers have been quite prolific making fun of the Israeli penchant for eliminating Supreme Leaders of Iran almost before they take power. Here are some funnies from today. Remember the beepers? USA Not many applicants for that position Who will be left? And elsewhere… The general feeling in Tehran right now …

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This may be the most important post I do this year, for my fellow Pacific Northwesterners. The REAL Extremists, by Tony Seruga

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Tony Seruga and his partner are the Ultimate Dot-Connectors. They do geo-fencing at events, seeing who was there; compare data from zillions of events, and connect the attendance and funding dots. This X post, copied in its entirety and linked at the end, connects all the very ugly dots on who our Extremists really are. …

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Law Enforcement in Washington State? What Law Enforcement?

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There is an article today on the local KOMO Web site, regarding policing in Washington. It cites statistics on police officers per capita in the 50 states plus Washington DC. It says that Washington State comes in at Number 51. Yes, we have the lowest number of officers per capita than all other states, including …

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