Goood morning! Excessive close to 68 levels this morning and a slight probability of rain round 4 pm and 5 pm, however that will increase to an opportunity of rain after 5 pm, based on the Nationwide Climate Service. If you are going to blissful hour, then work a raincoat into your outfit.
Think about current as Pasco Mayor Pete Serrano: Yesterday, Seattle’s chattering class had a good time dunking on Serrano, a Republican operating for Washington Lawyer Normal, and Rachel Savage, who owns The Vajra on Capitol Hill. Serrano posted to Twitter a video of the 2 admitting their concern of driving the sunshine rail. As Savage relays her concern, the digicam zooms in on a Black man sitting on the Capitol Hill station with a paper bag in his palms, strongly implying that he is some trigger for concern. Savage just lately began to marketing campaign in opposition to a housing mission for these transitioning out of homelessness. It is a very cool mission by the Downtown Emergency Providers Heart, and Savage can proper fuck off. I’ve written to each folks for remark and can replace after I hear again.
In the meantime, perhaps Serrano ought to shore up help again house earlier than coming right here to speak shit on Seattle. Yesterday Serrano’s hometown paper, the Tri-Metropolis Herald, endorsed his opponent, Democratic former US Lawyer Normal Nick Brown for Lawyer Normal (AG). The Herald referred to as Serrano unprepared for the function. In addition they talked a little bit shit on his legislation college, saying that Serrano attended “Florida Coastal Faculty of Legislation, which we assume is a wonderful legislation college, but it surely’s not Harvard,” which is the place Brown attended. I do not suppose we must always discover a diploma from Harvard all that spectacular, however Florida Coastal Faculty of Legislation was not “a wonderful legislation college.” Open for lower than 30 years, the college closed in 2021 because of funding and accreditation points. In its remaining yr, it had the bottom bar passage fee of any Florida college.
A two-year-old caught in an Amazon locker: A toddler someway bought trapped in an Amazon Hub Locker for a short while Sunday, prompting a name to the Seattle Police Division and Seattle Fireplace Division, based on GeekWire. The reporter could not discover too many particulars about how the child bought caught, or how he bought out, however he is secure now.
Glad October!!! Do you all have plans? Wish to go do one thing? Okay. What? What do you need to do? Oh, you have no concepts? Properly go take a look at our nifty little information from our pals at EverOut. Jenny Slate involves city Thursday, October 24, that may very well be enjoyable to take a look at. Possibly take a look at the Georgetown Morgue, which opens up yearly in October for a creepy tour. Attempt to discover some lifeless physique medicine to snort? What about HUMP: Half two!?! So many choices. Let’s hang around!
Double revenue, no youngsters, with a canine: Calling all dinkwads, FYI Man desires to listen to from you. Fill out his fast survey as he dives into the numbers of Seattle’s model of a nuclear household.
So union sturdy: For the primary time since 1977, the Worldwide Longshoreman’s Affiliation has gone on strike, with dockworkers at 36 ports from Maine to Texas strolling off the job. The employees need greater wages, higher advantages, and to stop corporations from automating their jobs, based on the Related Press. The Longshoreman command quite a lot of energy with their strike, which might result in provide chain points inflicting greater costs and shortages. Looks as if these bosses may need to resolve this rapidly and reply to employee calls for.
Based mostly Biden:
President Biden is true. He shouldn’t invoke Taft-Hartley to finish the port strike. Dock staff are placing in opposition to extreme company greed. The transport trade has made $400 billion in earnings since 2020. It is time for dock staff to be handled with respect, not contempt. pic.twitter.com/BKm7UA1rAo
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) October 1, 2024
Israel claims it has invaded Lebanon: The Israeli army has referred to as for folks to evacuate some Lebanese border cities because it prepares for what it says shall be restricted floor operations into Lebanon, based on the Related Press. Whereas Israel stated it entered Lebanon, Hezbollah has denied this declare, and no impartial affirmation has been made. If true, Israel has as soon as once more disregarded the Biden Administration’s makes an attempt to ease tensions and keep away from a struggle between Israel and Hezbollah, based on the Washington Publish. And but, no weapons ban.
In the meantime, the White Home reported that Iran is getting ready an imminent air strike in opposition to Israel after the nation claimed it was getting ready to invade Lebanon. The White Home warned such an assault would lead to “extreme penalties for Iran,” based on the Washington Publish. When Iran shot missiles towards Israel in April, the US helped intercept the overwhelming majority of the strikes.
President Jimmy Carter is so previous: Glad birthday to the previous president who turned 100 years previous immediately! He could be a Libra; he is so Libra coded. Carter has been in hospice look after the final 19 months, however he is nonetheless hanging round, supposedly excited to solid his poll for Vice President Kamala Harris in November.
A whole lot nonetheless unaccounted for after Hurricane Helene: Within the storm space, which cowl six states, no less than 133 folks have died, and that demise toll might proceed to rise, based on CNN. The storms left some areas virtually wholly inaccessible, with folks sending in provides by air, by mule, or by mountaineering miles to ship support.
Mexico beat us to it: The primary lady president of Mexico takes workplace Tuesday. Environmental scientist and former Mexico Metropolis Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum plans to proceed the legacy of her predecessor, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. NPR did a “5 issues to know” record.
The speaker on my pc is so fucked: I feel this tune appears like it might be actually lovely if it did not sound like I used to be taking part in it beneath water. Inform me what I am lacking.
