The Decline of Seattle is approaching, at an accelerated pace.

This week was the primary election, and the office of Mayor of Seattle is in play, among other interesting electoral contests. Now, I don't live in Seattle, so I have no stake in who their (far or farther Left) mayor is, and the "voters" rarely fail to voluntarily mess up their city. This election did …

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Guest Author: Steve Gordon, Seattle business owner, on the Seattle Fishwrap Er… Seattle Times

I am copying Steve's post in its entirety for my readers, especially those who live in the Seattle area. Every word is true. I cancelled my subscription over 10 years ago, and the local fish wrap has only gotten worse in its communism. Way TLDR on legacy media. This is the next plank in the …

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Washington State, this is the government you voted for.

Just from today. https://twitter.com/future42org/status/1948005175723172044?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Check out all the spending. https://twitter.com/thehoffather/status/1948065089069944986?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ https://twitter.com/underwashington/status/1947996751031640494?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Feeling it every day. And from yesterday: https://twitter.com/swank4america/status/1947880961716470078?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Judges are elected. Much higher taxes, less law-enforcement and more criminals on the streets. I don’t remember voting for this. Did you?

Links to today’s Jewels and Catturd podcast. Happy Friday!

Hello, everyone. Below are links to today’s awesome, fun podcast. You can find their show on multiple platforms. Just choose your favorite! https://twitter.com/jewelsjoneslive/status/1943739754102554825?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ https://twitter.com/catturd2/status/1943747327442780220?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Join us Littermates for all the Friday fun!

Links to Jewels and Catturd Podcast

Hello, readers! I will be posting the links to the daily podcast here. You have got to tune in live, but if you can’t, the recordings are posted immediately after each day’s show. https://twitter.com/catturd2/status/1943384871436455966?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Thursday show https://twitter.com/catturd2/status/1943022569076003157?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Wednesday show https://twitter.com/catturd2/status/1942660221467296200?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Tuesday show (none Monday this week) Listen every day. They are fantastic!

A thought on the price of gasoline

Think of it this way. They (the government) tax motor fuel, which society needs second only to water, the way they price alcohol and tobacco. They load it up with multiple different taxes (sales taxes, cap-and-trade taxes, energy taxes, weight taxes, road-use taxes), and in some places the tax burden is higher than the price …

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Guest Author: Travis Couture, WA Legislator, on the impact of all the new taxes on small businesses

This excellent essay was posted on X yesterday, and I think it deserves posting in its entirety. This is what we are experiencing here in Washington State. [emphasis mine] Tariffs aren’t affecting my small business, we manufacture custom cabinetry right here in Washington. What’s hurting us is Democrat tax increases. Everything we create is made …

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Welcome to the State of Taxington

With a DemocRat super-majority in the state legislature, and every state agency staffed by far-left radicals, the citizens had a pretty good idea what was in store for them. That has been amply confirmed this week. Here is what went down in Olympia, with commentary. https://twitter.com/letsgowa/status/1924895940869329257?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Home school your kids https://twitter.com/washingtonsrc/status/1924827450762035450?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ https://twitter.com/future42org/status/1924925596645392882?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Companies pay into …

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Who they are: DemocRat frantic, fanatic antics

Herewith, some memes and stories of what the TDS-addled DemocRats are getting up to these days. https://twitter.com/realhickory/status/1909552559485759586?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Especially egregious Goes with the above post https://twitter.com/bgatesisapyscho/status/1908799330225451038?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Unhinged Planned, you say? Paid, you say? The DemocRats are the party of violence. They issue death threats on social media frequently. The Left hasn’t had a new idea in …

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You’ve had the Friday Funnies. Now for the Friday Uglies, Seattle and Washington Edition.

These stories are all from today. A big thanks to all the locals who keep us informed about how our state and city politicians are taxing and regulating us into oblivion. https://twitter.com/bkheywood/status/1903235694220415259?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Overturning the will of the People https://twitter.com/vijayinwa/status/1902930873684771140?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Europe tried this and rejected it https://twitter.com/wahousegop/status/1903221151821975798?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ The Left has no limiting principal https://twitter.com/susan_dupres/status/1903240335205290387?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Retirees who …

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