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

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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The World Cup is gone from Seattle. Now what?

Now what? Just back to the way things used to be three months ago, and maybe worse. The people in the Chinatown-International District are taking their anger (at the dumping on their already dirty, crime-filled streets of the homeless criminals and addicts from the SODO area to keep them from disturbing the international tourists) to …

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Speaking of Tax Increases…Hubby critiques the notice about the “EMS Levy Lid Lift” from Everett WA Utilities

Can any of my readers figure out what the phrase EMS Levy Lid Lift means? Well, if not, I will explain. EMS means "Emergency Medical Services", meaning the 911 system which dispatches ambulances to reports of accidents and medical emergencies in Everett. In the state of Washington, EMS is part of the Fire Departments, and …

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The Day of the Cost Increases for Businesses and Individuals in Washington State

July 1 is a very important day in Washington State. It is the day that costs increase, reliably, year after year, with no endpoint. First, the standout increase that affects every single resident of Washington State. That is the increase in the gas tax. Last year, the Democrat Legislature passed a law that increases the …

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The Seattle Fishwrap (AKA Times) does a front-page article on Puget Sound Energy’s electricity rates exploding. I critique that article.

On Sunday, the Seattle Times did a long article describing how local residents are suffering from the high, and going higher, electricity rates imposed on them by their mandated supplier, Puget Sound Energy. Below, I provide quotes from the article, and my comments after each quote. The title of the article is "PSE customers hit …

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