Boeing on strike: Final night time, 33,000 Boeing Machinists union members rejected a brand new contract and went on strike. “We strike at midnight,” Worldwide Affiliation of Machinists District 751 President Jon Holden mentioned. As of Sunday, Holden had urged his members to simply accept the deal. But, 96% of the union rejected the contract due largely to a wage improve they considered as far lower than what they wished. Earlier than the official declaration of the strike, at union headquarters Thursday union members made picket indicators and lower their union initials into metal barrels. They will gentle these barrels to maintain picketers heat by way of the night time. That is fucking steel. Final time the machinists went on strike, the 2008 recession began days later. Hopefully, the financial system retains its cool this time round. HMW and Billie drove as much as Everett to look at the walkout and may have extra on the weblog later.
Good boys, women, and theys get new buses: Relax, all people. Let’s not all nut directly. The Fast Experience G Line, the explanation for all of the hell on Madison Avenue for the previous couple of years, is full. The road will join Martin Luther King Jr. Approach with First Avenue downtown and can run each six minutes. Voters permitted the road once they permitted the 2015 Transfer Seattle and 2016 Sound Transit 3 poll measures. The road value $144.3 million to make, which is a little more than the projected invoice of $120 million. However, it bumped into pandemic-caused delays, federal funding points, and points with bus know-how, based on the Seattle Instances. Not solely is the road totally different, however the bus is sexier than every other bus. It has a left-side boarding door! Bikes can go on this bus! The brand new route will influence current bus routes, together with the 11, 12, 3, 10, 47, 49, and 60.
Principally cloudy: Fall actually hit onerous, huh? It is the darker and darker mornings that actually sign the change for me. Not less than the climate feels applicable for the primary palpable indicators of us inching towards the dying of the sunshine that’s winter. Right now, will probably be principally cloudy and principally crisp. The rain will come tonight and keep by way of tomorrow. Discover some solar on Sunday, appropriately.
River otter goes rogue: A mom and her younger baby walked alongside the Bremerton Marina dock. Out of nowhere, an otter pulled the kid into the water. The mom then pulled the kid out because the otter stored attacking. The kid was handled for “scratches and chew wounds to the pinnacle, face and legs” and “the girl was bit on the arm,” based on KING 5.
Ring-a-ding-ding: Excellent news for the College of Washington soccer staffer whose faculty soccer rings have been snatched: many of the rings are again! The UW Police Division recognized two suspects within the theft and recovered eight of the 12 rings.
Because of superb work by @UW_Police I used to be in a position to get better 8/12 rings to date! Can’t thank everybody for the trouble in getting the rings again and hope to search out the final 4! Two from NDSU and Two from Ok-State! https://t.co/4MquXwYSTf pic.twitter.com/kfIncKqvJ5
— Jake Otten (@JakeOttenUW) September 12, 2024
Moscow homicide trial moved: The homicide trial for Bryan Kohberger, the ex-Washington State College grad scholar accused of brutally murdering 4 College of Idaho undergrads, will happen in Boise, Idaho reasonably than within the authentic location—and the place the place the murders occurred—Moscow, Idaho. Kohberger’s group had been pushing for this trial relocation. The Idaho Supreme Court docket made the decision to maneuver the trial since all the thrill round it might imply Kohberge would not get a good trial in Moscow. The Court docket additionally appointed a brand new choose to supervise the proceedings, which will not happen till subsequent June.
Tesla battery hellfire: When an Aug 19 crash alongside Interstate 80 in California ignited a Tesla Semi’s battery, it took 50,000 gallons of water to extinguish the flames, based on the Nationwide Transportation Security Board. The battery hearth reached temperatures of 1,000 levels Fahrenheit. The hearth division had to make use of an plane to drop hearth retardant on the world. Firefighters closed the freeway for 15 hours to make sure the battery had cooled down sufficient to maneuver the truck.
Mpox vaccine: Whereas the mpox virus has been detected in 120 nations within the final two years, it is spreading the quickest in Africa. Round 723 folks have died from mpox in a dozen nations on the continent. The World Well being Group granted authorization for an mpox vaccine to combat the virus in adults and sluggish the unfold in African nations.
Election-deniers in positions of energy: In an indication of what might come to go in November, the Heart for Media and Democracy (CMD) watchdog group has recognized a major function that individuals who consider the 2020 election was “stolen” and who’ve outwardly whittled away at election integrity are enjoying in swing state politics. Throughout Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, CMD discovered “50 Republicans operating for Congress; six vying for state govt places of work; 81 leaders of native Republican organizations; and 102 present members of state and county election boards” who have been all election-deniers. Some even participated within the Jan 6 rebellion, based on the Guardian.
Extremely coveted Rick Steves endorsement simply dropped:
As a traveler, I am each a proud American and a citizen of the world — and I’ve received just a few ideas on this coming election.
This election is deeper than partisanship. It is way over Republican versus Democrat. Sooner or later, massive challenges like pandemics, refugees, and… pic.twitter.com/ebLJosmAJY
— Rick Steves (@RickSteves) September 13, 2024
Who might’ve seen this coming? Donald Trump’s racist, deranged, unfaithful tirade about Haitian immigrants stealing and consuming pets is having real-life penalties. A bomb risk made in Springfield, Ohio on Thursday compelled the evacuation of metropolis corridor, two faculties, and different buildings. Springfield’s mayor mentioned the risk “used hateful language in the direction of immigrants and Haitians in our group.” Phrases, particularly hateful rhetoric, have energy. Individuals will get harm over these lies.
Portland mayoral candidate’s unhealthy driving report: Mayoral candidate Carmen Rubio misplaced her endorsement from a building staff and laborers union after her unhealthy driving report got here to gentle. Rubio “racked up 150 parking and site visitors citations in Multnomah County and had her license suspended six instances.” Her unpaid tickets have been despatched to collections at the least 100 instances, based on native reviews. That was sufficient for Laborers’ Worldwide Union of North America Native 737 to rescind its endorsement.
Dangerous passenger reaps what he sowed: A passenger behaved so badly on a September 2023 Australian flight from Perth to Sydney that the airplane needed to flip round and fly again to Perth. Now, a choose has dominated the passenger not solely should pay a steep tremendous for his unhealthy actions, however he should additionally reimburse the airline for the price of the wasted gas. The gas prices round $5,806 USD.
Microsoft hypocrisy: Microsoft is massive on local weather and the atmosphere—or, so the tech firm would have you ever consider. A brand new Atlantic report discovered that Microsoft is peddling its AI know-how to fossil gas firms as a instrument to search out and develop “new oil and fuel reserves and maximizing their manufacturing.” How true have been these 2020-era local weather commitments, hmmm?
A tune in your Friday: Have you ever heard of Portland’s Kenzy Peach? She solely got here on the scene a couple of yr in the past, however she’s already tearing it up. I am turning into obsessed along with her. Look, that is a type of moments the place you may get in on an artist early, as a result of I feel Peach has star-making stuff. This is her newest single:
