Good morning! Don these ThunderShirts my bitches, right now’s going to be a stormy one. Likelihood of showers, with a excessive of 71. [Editor’s note: I had to Google it; I think it’s a dog joke.]
Asylum-seekers march on county council: The 200 asylum-seekers who’ve camped subsequent to an Econo Lodge in Kent since June plan to march to the King County Council assembly right now. A launch from one of many mutual support teams supporting the migrants mentioned that King County has slowly allowed the companies on the camp, together with showers, to deteriorate. The group plans to confront the council over “its hostile neglect of asylum-seeker housing.” The march begins from Goat Hill Park at 12:45 pm, and the King County Council assembly begins at 1:30 pm.
And that carnage has worn out total households: The Guardian has a chunk this week about eighteen members of the identical household killed in an Israeli airstrike. The official estimate for the variety of individuals killed in Gaza hovers at about 40,000, however authorities officers estimate hundreds extra our bodies lay buried below the rubble.
For these of you who faucet your ORCA playing cards: The fare system modifications in 10 days. Beginning August 30, Sound Transit plans to change to a flat price for the Hyperlink, reasonably than imposing a fare vary of $2.50 to $3.50 relying in your vacation spot. It is not a loopy change up, nevertheless it’s good to know for these of us who overlook to faucet on the best way out. (And likewise on the best way in. Have not caught me but, Mr. Ambassador.) No, truly, I am not that cool, I all the time faucet. Additionally, Sound Transit, the place the hell are my Boop toys? You create this little ORCA mascot, put out a bid for somebody to make them, and but, I’ve heard nothing. The place. Is. Boop?
The Sound Transit Uncertainty Precept states that “you’ll be able to both know the place the trains are going, or when the trains are going, however by no means each” pic.twitter.com/EqUmZXpWgf
— Skyhawk (@Skyhawkson) August 11, 2024
The Seattle Occasions fear-mongers about intercourse offender island: Actual fast, we will take a second take a look at The Occasions piece about McNeil Island, a spot the place Washington sends individuals for intercourse offender therapy after they end their prison sentences. Based mostly on the Occasions’ framing, you’d assume they found an enormous variety of individuals committing new intercourse offenses after the state launched them from the island. What they really discovered was that out of 179 individuals launched over the previous decade, 13 dedicated a brand new sexual offense. However, unshockingly the Occasions led the piece with a heinous instance of 1 one that went on to commit a rape after launch. An attention-grabbing tidbit buried within the piece is that the state launched a file variety of individuals from McNeil Island final 12 months partially as a result of the state had been “inflating the diploma of dangerousness” of the residents “significantly after age 60.” If you wish to learn a much less biased reporting on civil dedication for intercourse offenders, take a look at The Marshall Undertaking.
Former Seattle Police Division (SPD) Officer Daniel Auderer provides interview: Unhappy boy Auderer, who was fired from SPD after the division discovered he mocked the loss of life of 23-year-old Jaahnavi Kandula, advised Jason Rantz he by no means thought he’d be terminated from SPD. Truthfully, me neither, Auderer. An excellent factor to recollect about Auderer as he laments his compelled departure from SPD is that even previous to his physique digicam catching him laughing on the loss of life of Kandula, he already had a significant disciplinary historical past. In 2015, he punched and choked a homeless man, twice in 2016 the division investigated him for punching girls, together with one who was handcuffed on the time, and in 2010 he and a bunch of officers almost beat to loss of life a schizophrenic man.
Talking of cops: DivestSPD has a brief piece right now on SPD Officer Ernest Cleaves, who drove thrice the velocity restrict with out emergency lights whereas chasing an SUV. The division reprimanded Cleaves for the unauthorized pursuit, which Cleaves justified as a result of the SUV had backed into his patrol automotive, which he thought-about an intentional assault on him.
George Santos pleads responsible: The downed diva pleaded responsible Monday to wire fraud and aggravated id theft, in keeping with the Related Press. Principally, he stole identities to make donations to his marketing campaign and deceived donors, however he additionally admitted in courtroom to duping voters. He has to serve six years in jail.
When it’s throughout I feel historical past will verify that the one one that truly had a brat summer time was George Santos
— 🕳️ (@orinanne) August 19, 2024
Biden’s bye-bye: President Joe Biden gave the closing remarks on the Democratic Nationwide Conference (DNC) final night time. He lauded his many accomplishments throughout his time in workplace and promised he wasn’t offended in any respect about these backstabbing, two-faced, bastards who kicked him off the ticket. My favourite factor was that all through the speech Biden stored correcting the group on their response to his speech, saying stuff like, “I am not making an attempt to be humorous,” and “That was a joke.”
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— Hannah Krieg (@hannahkrieg) August 20, 2024
The room (and the web) additionally cherished AOC’s speech: The Congresswoman from New York delivered a speech lauding Harris as a champion of the center class, was certainly one of two audio system who talked about a ceasefire, framed Trump as slimy salesman who would “promote this nation for a greenback,” and mentioned she’d gladly return to bartending “as a result of there’s nothing fallacious with working for a residing.”
AOC’s full DNC speech pic.twitter.com/4jHnHEl0mo
— Acyn (@Acyn) August 20, 2024
Subsequent up tonight on the DNC: Vice President Kamala Harris’s husband, Doug Emhoff, takes the stage. Vox already referred to as him a Zaddy, however anybody else who does it is going to face on the spot banishment. NPR has just a little profile on the Second Husband and the potential first First Husband.
A little bit bit bouncy: I am taking off this week Wednesday by way of Friday, and I form of anticipate to be listening to this as I go away the town and hit some open street. Here is Pixey’s “Million Greenback Child.”
