The plot thickens in Bruce Harrell’s 1996 gun drama: Final week, KUOW broke the story that Bruce Harrell pulled a gun on somebody in Iowa in 1996. Harrell stated he was packing warmth as a result of he’d obtained demise threats as a candidate for the housing board and that this incident was loosely associated to these threats and a symptom of racial profiling. KUOW interviewed the individuals Harrell pulled the gun on—Rose Sanchez, who was eight months pregnant on the time, her husband, and her mom. The three had gone to the on line casino and arrived at a parking spot concurrently with a Jeep pushed by Harrell. The Sanchez household took the spot. As they exited the parking storage, Harrell in his Jeep drove as much as them, stated, “You took my parking spot,” in line with Rose Sanchez and pointed his gun at them. Harrell had claimed “a number of males” approached him within the parking storage, that he pulled his gun, however that everybody “amicably settled the dispute… and entered the institution collectively.” Rose stated that did not occur. This interview with KUOW was the primary Rose had heard the person who pulled a gun on her household was the mayor of Seattle.
WA State Trooper launched from jail: A state trooper struck and killed a 20-year-old motorcyclist in Richland on Saturday as she tried a left flip on the intersection of Freeway 240 and Village Parkway. The trooper refused to take a breath take a look at or any subject sobriety exams. In response to police reviews, “she had shiny eyes and slurred speech on the scene, resulting in possible trigger for her arrest.” She was launched from jail on Monday and positioned on administrative depart.
Duplicate Liberty Bell recovered: Okay, to begin with, I did not know there was a Liberty Bell reproduction on the Evergreen Washelli Cemetery. Apparently, there may be, or, actually, there was. The reproduction—one in every of 20 on this planet—is value $100,000 and was stolen within the night time over the weekend. Although it wasn’t lacking for lengthy! A Seattle Police Division parking enforcement officer noticed the stolen bell below a tarp on Northwest 83rd Road. No bizarre Nationwide Treasure spin-off occurring right here.
Moist at the moment: There’s nothing to jot down residence in regards to the climate at the moment. The clouds, no less than, can have a perform at the moment, emptying themselves of rainwater periodically.
Cuts hits HUD: The Division of Authorities Effectivity will set its sights on cuts to Housing and City Improvement (HUD) packages within the northwest. The one regional workplace slated by DOGE to shut is the one which covers Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. In Seattle, 150 individuals are anticipated to lose their jobs. The quantity is larger in Oregon and Idaho. As KING5 reviews, HUD’s duties embody “increasing residence possession, growing entry to inexpensive housing, preventing housing discrimination, and tackling points surrounding homelessness.” Cool, cool, cool. Simply what a area impacted severely by a housing affordability disaster wants.
Trump withdraws navy assist from Ukraine: Trump suspended all navy assist from Ukraine, assets important for the nation attempting to fend off a Russian invasion. A spokesperson for Trump stated the president is dedicated to reaching a peace deal and pulling assist is a approach of making certain the U.S. “is contributing to an answer.” In response to a former Ukrainian protection minister interviewed by The Guardian, that is the “White Home attempting to ‘bully’ Volodymyr Zelenskyy into accepting a foul peace deal on Moscow’s brutal phrases.” At its basest stage, that is the U.S. turning its again on an ally.
Right here come the tariffs: The 25% tariffs towards items from Canada and Mexico in addition to the 20% tariffs on items from China went into impact Tuesday. A commerce warfare appears imminent. In response to the U.S. tariffs, China stated it will impose tariffs on U.S. agricultural items resembling an “further 15% tariffs… on hen, wheat, corn, and cotton” in addition to “additional 10% tariffs on sorghum, soya beans, pork, beef, aquatic merchandise, fruits, greens, and dairy merchandise.” In the meantime, Canada is imposing 25% tariffs on U.S. imports of beer, wine, bourbon, residence home equipment, and Florida orange juice, however will goal extra items if Trump’s tariffs are nonetheless kicking after 21 days. Life goes to get much more costly.
Properly, that looks like a First Modification violation: Trump threatened to tug all federal funding from faculties that enable what he known as “unlawful protests.”
he thinks he’s king. he points govt orders (royal decrees) and your complete society is predicted to obey
[image or embed]
— jamelle (@jamellebouie.web) March 4, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Time to strap your eco warrior helmets on: In a brand new govt order, Trump has expanded tree-cutting in nationwide forests to 280m acres to extend the timber trade. He additionally ordered the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Administration to avoid the Endangered Species Act. The transfer, whereas most likely tremendous unlawful, means below the order nothing is protected, not even essentially the most ecologically vital bushes. Trump’s order, which is clearly meant to assist the logging trade on the expense of our forests, is constructed on the lie that thinner forests would lower wildfires. The truth is, scientists say, “felling forests, notably established, fire-resistant bushes” makes wildfires burn quicker and extra aggressively. Have you learnt what does lower wildfires? Reducing our dependence on fossil fuels, not pulling our nation out of worldwide local weather accords, not undoing local weather coverage, and so forth.
Save our bushes: Within the Northwest, nationwide forests have been largely protected against logging old-growth forests since 1994. The affect domestically is unclear. Nevertheless, I really feel assured that the Save Our Bushes NIMBY teams will change into militarized if need-be and wage warfare towards anybody coming for our forests. Trigger that is their entire factor proper? I higher see stunning tree-focused warfare songs penned on the entrance strains of a forest combat:
TREE MURDER SONG: pic.twitter.com/UG2ZIwwuTK
— nathalie graham (@gramsofgnats) February 12, 2020
RIP Carl Dean: Dolly Parton’s husband of almost 60 years, Carl Dean, died Monday on the age of 82.
Scientists attempt to revive woolly mammoth: To this point, they’ve created woolly mice—mice with thick, woolly hair.
RSVP no to this occasion: Amidst a rising measles outbreak, mother and father in Texas are allegedly internet hosting “measles events” so their youngsters can catch the virus and acquire pure immunity to it, slightly than getting a vaccine. Public well being officers suppose that is silly. “Please don’t try this, it’s simply foolishness, it’s taking part in roulette,” one official stated. The easiest way to guard your self, your youngsters, and your group from measles is to get absolutely vaccinated.
A track in your Tuesday: Senseless pop is important in these onerous occasions. Do not pay attention if you do not need an ear worm, although.
