Flooding in Western Washington

For much of this week, we have had what the weather guys call an “atmospheric river” bringing heavy rain to our area from that big water to our west, known as the Pacific Ocean. Here are some photos and videos showing our waters. First, Snoqualmie Falls. https://twitter.com/markskaggs10/status/1998898875147628652?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ And here’s one from a helicopter. https://twitter.com/pnwconservative/status/1998872381176344595?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Note …

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Well, Seattle, You Asked For It! Socialist elected Mayor.

Last week's election was what normally happens in Western Washington. Since most elections in Seattle are between Leftists, and all-mail balloting, the vote counts take over a week, and even if the less-left candidate is in the lead after a couple of days, miraculously the farthest-left gains the most new votes (like close to 100% …

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Once again, time for a dispatch from the Western Washington Dystopia

As is becoming normal, the news lately is full of tales of filth, trash, murder, miscarriages of justice, and censorship. First up, the new "Hate Crime Snitch Line" is now up and running. Citizens can use it to report "bias incidents" about their neighbors and just random citizens they encounter. The all-seeing, all-knowing State will …

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Asymmetric Warfare in Politics, or Why it’s so Tough to Find Conservatives to Run for Office

Our State of Washington has been ruled for decades by Democrats, mostly elected by the voters (or non-voters) of Seattle, whose population outnumbers the rest of the state.  In the last 20 or so years, a new phenomenon has arisen that has basically consigned conservatives in Western Washington to minority status, and that is the rise …

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One Western Washington Resident’s Reaction to Another Tax Proposal from Olympia

After the election, wherein the Republican presence in political offices in Washington State was considerably reduced, we are aware that our Lords and Masters have vastly increased costs of living ready to lay on us. This comment on X was in response to a conjecture that the DemocRats will be instituting a "delivery tax" on …

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The State of Washington: East Vs West

The State of Washington is divided by the North-South Cascade Mountains, a line of "extinct" volcanoes.  The scare-quotes are real (see 1980's eruption of Mount St. Helens).  The climate (in more ways than one) of each half of the state is dramatically different.  The Western half is known as the "wet" half, due to the …

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Sunday Stills: My Favorite Trails

I have a few favorite trails, here in beautiful Western Washington State.  The nearest, and probably least-known, is the Narbeck Wetland Trail, which is right across a major thoroughfare from the biggest building (by square footage) in Washington, an aerospace factory.  The trail winds through wetland ponds (when there's not a drought-this year was very …

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A New Photo Challenge! Terri’s Sunday Stills, Fallen Leaves

I just found out, from my friend Cee Neuner, about Terri's Sunday Stills Challenge.  Whee!  Terri lives in Eastern Washington, and I live in Western Washington, so we get some of the same weather, and wildlife, and plants.  Below is a fun photo that I took yesterday in my back yard.  It looks like this …

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Heatwave in Western Washington brings the expected responses

Yes, there is definitely a heatwave here in Western Washington.  Every local news web site has multiple stories about the high temperatures being felt here, where 80 is normal summer.  Here are a couple of screenshots of what I see on my phone right now. We have been in places where it was this hot, …

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