Climate: Don’t let the sunshine deceive you. You’ll want a jacket right this moment! This morning will begin off with temperatures within the excessive 30s, however transfer as much as the low 40s round lunchtime. Temperatures will high off to about 44 round 3pm, which may also be the sunniest a part of the day. Then the clouds will overtake the solar and temperatures will sink again down, dipping all the way in which again to the excessive 30s within the night. For extra, verify your favourite climate web site, social media account, app, pal, no matter.
Cautious: After Mason County animal sanctuary noticed 20 of their large cats die from chicken flu late final 12 months, Seattle veterinarians are warning pet homeowners to maintain their cats inside, cease feeding them uncooked meat or uncooked milk, and to take away chicken feeders and baths to curb the unfold. KING5 has the small print.
We’d like MOORE income: Council Member Tammy Morales’s departure from the dais threw a wrench in any plan to go new progressive income someday this 12 months, however—may there be hope? Council Member Cathy Moore stated on the Seattle Channel that she continues to imagine the Metropolis wants extra income.
Will the @SeattleCouncil revisit a plan for a citywide capital features tax in 2025? Invoice sponsor Cathy Moore, plus Councilmembers Alexis Mercedes Rinck and Maritza Rivera weigh in. Watch the total episode of Council Version with @callananseattle right here: https://t.co/8DQcWkjGAA pic.twitter.com/zLxfpBJm8i
— Seattle Channel (@SeattleChannel) January 14, 2025
This once more: Early this morning an Auburn police officer shot and killed a person throughout a visitors cease. To this point, we don’t have many particulars. In line with the Auburn Police Division—the place all the small print to date are coming from—a cop stopped a automobile round 2 am for undisclosed causes, an “altercation” occurred, and the cop shot a person, fatally. From the police’s account, the Seattle Occasions reported a “firearm was displayed within the automobile.” Seems like a creating story if I’ve ever heard one.
Okay now let Ashley speak:
Blast balls: Yesterday, the Metropolis Council’s Public Security Committee voted 3-1 to ship a invoice repealing the Metropolis’s blast balls ban (say that 5 instances quick) and thus permitting the “use of much less deadly weapons” by police to full council. Council Member Cathy Moore voted down the invoice after the opposite members of the committee, Council Members Bob Kettle, Sara Nelson, and Rob Saka, voted down each single modification she launched to enhance the invoice. Council Member Pleasure Hollingsworth abstained. The invoice now heads to full council on February 4.
In every of us are two wolves —- “Comrade Moore” and “Cathy Moore hates the poor” https://t.co/8lHan3G5ZM
— Hannah Krieg (@hannahkrieg) January 14, 2025
Abu Ghraib, a staffing subject: In the course of the assembly about blast balls, Kettle made an out-of-pocket remark that US troopers’ sadistic torture of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib jail within the 2000s happened as a result of “below deployment” of troopers. The remark is past disturbing. As if the easy incontrovertible fact that prisoners outnumbered guards required American troopers to rape and torture Iraqis. The feedback raises bigger questions on how Kettle reacts to misconduct by members of the Seattle Police Division and whether or not, even within the face of horrific and unconscionable habits by officers, his reply could be at hand over more cash and extra sources to the division. In response to a query about his feedback, Kettle stated, “They have been to focus on how being ‘below deployed’ can put operational efforts and folks in danger.”
This is the total quote from Kettle about Abu Ghraib. https://t.co/yb6wOcfNp8 pic.twitter.com/uWnGpN7cEq
— Ashley Nerbovig (@AshleyNerbovig) January 14, 2025
Thanks, Ashley! Again to me.
Shameful: Yesterday, the US Home of Representatives handed a invoice amending Title IX to ban colleges from permitting transgender ladies and ladies from taking part in on sports activities groups or collaborating in actions “designated for ladies or ladies.” It appears to be a recipe for social exclusion and privateness invasion. As Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.), considered one of 13 openly-LGBTQ+ lawmakers, stated: “We all know there is just one logical conclusion to this. That is interrogation of younger ladies about their our bodies; this asking folks to point out them what’s beneath their underwear. That’s what we’re speaking about.”
What do you need to say for your self? Members of the Senate Armed Providers Committee questioned President Donald Trump’s secretary of protection choose, Pete Hegseth, yesterday. As an creator of a number of books that make plain his controversial beliefs and a former Fox Information host, Hegseth has a protracted public report to defend. He stood by a few of his earlier remarks. For instance, Hegseth reaffirmed his promise to fight “wokeness,” on the high of the navy, which he has publicly argued has weakened the troops. However, however, he backpedaled on his stance that ladies shouldn’t be allowed to tackle fight roles. He is now advocating to evaluation navy requirements to verify that nobody lowered them to accommodate ladies.
Extra affirmation hearings: It is a busy day on non-local Capitol Hill. Hearings for cupboard nominees right this moment embrace Pam Bondi for Justice Division, Sean Duffy for the Transportation Division, Marco Rubio for State Division, Chris Wright for Power Division, John Ratcliffe for CIA, and Russell Vought for the Workplace of Administration and Price range.
Trump and people rattling tariffs: President-elect Donald Trump stated yesterday that he plans to arrange a brand new company to gather tariffs and different revenues from overseas nations. He’ll name it the Exterior Income Service, which is form of a letdown of a reputation after the entire Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE) factor.
Going stag: There is a large media hullabaloo over phrase spreading that former First Woman Michelle Obama is not going to attend Trump’s inauguration subsequent week. Usually, any residing former presidents and first girls make it the massive occasion. This 12 months everybody else in that membership, together with her husband, former President Barack Obama, will go to Trump’s ceremony. So, individuals are wringing their arms over Michelle’s fairly laborious break from custom. However do not forget Trump did not come to Joe Biden’s inauguration. Why’s Michelle skipping out? We do not know! Can’t think about not eager to attend that!
South Korea: On Wednesday, South Korean cops detained impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol associated to his determination to impose martial legislation final month. NPR writes that Yoon spent the previous few weeks “holed up” within the Seoul’s Hannam-dong residence promising to battle his ousting. Whereas Yoon appeared to adjust to legislation enforcement, he cried out, “Rule of legislation has utterly collapsed on this nation,” as they escorted him to the headquarters of an anti-corruption company, in keeping with video footage of the scene.
To your ears: I noticed that Nicole Kidman film, “Babygirl,” and now this track is caught in my head. I banish it from my mind and ship it to you.