Excellent: As somebody who’s changing into an increasing number of appreciative of cloud cowl, I’m actually trying ahead to the climate at the moment. This morning will begin out largely cloudy with temperatures within the mid 60s. The solar ought to come out a bit extra round midday, and temperatures will proceed to rise till we hit the low 70s. Excellent day to put on huge pants, little high.
Prices dropped: Yesterday, prosecuters dropped costs towards 46 anti-genocide protesters arrested this spring for blocking the Airport Expressway entrance at SeaTac. The South Seattle Emerald has extra.
Very demure: Cutesy memers at King County Metro hopped on the most recent TikTok development. What do we expect? Is the meme over when it turns into a PR technique, or does public transit get a cross?
You see how we journey public transit? Very aware. Very demure.
Shout out to @SoundTransit‘s transit safety. Very demure of them to affix within the enjoyable. pic.twitter.com/V5cQDQfOow
— King County Metro 🚏 (@KingCountyMetro) August 14, 2024
Justice for Sonya Massey: After Deputy Sean Grayson shot and killed Illinois mom Sonya Massey in her residence earlier this summer season, her household now advocates for a nationwide database of police violations and obligatory, complete background checks for police job candidates. Massey household legal professional Antonio Romanucci described Grayson as a “ticking time bomb.” Grayson labored at six totally different regulation enforcement businesses up to now 4 years, his lengthy checklist of disciplinary points pushing him from division to division quite than ending his profession.
Based mostly: Among the most costly pharmaceuticals are about to get a whole lot of cheaper due to a deal President Joe Biden struck.
He’s broke, she’s up: New polling reveals Vice President Kamala Harris could dominate the swing states. She’s beating President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Carolina and Arizona, and tying him in Georgia. Trump solely leads in a single swing state, Nevada, in response to the brand new survey. It is a huge shift for Democrats. The identical pollsters performed the same pull in Could, when the Democrats nonetheless deliberate to run President Joe Biden once more. On the time, Trump led Biden in each swing state apart from Wisconsin. However it’s unclear if the numbers mirror lasting love for Harris or her new candidate shine, in response to Politico.
Mark your calendars: Yesterday, vice presidential candidate and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz agreed to a debate with JD Vance on Oct 1. He made some remarks casting doubt on whether or not his opponent will present up, minimize this morning Vance agreed to the controversy and in addition requested Walz to affix him for an additional face-off on Sept 18. Your transfer, Walz!
Olympics could also be over, however you’ll be able to nonetheless cheer for newly topped Olympic champion Imane Khelif, who confronted a tidal wave of transphobic, sexist, and racist harassment after boxing very well. Khelif filed a felony criticism to French authorities over alleged “acts of aggravated cyber harassment,” in response to Selection. The lawsuit named infamous transphobes JK Rowling and Elon Musk, however anybody who participated within the hate marketing campaign, together with former President Donald Trump, Libs of Tik Tok’s Chaya Raichik, and YouTuber Logan Paul, might face investigation as effectively.
Time to place your cash the place your mouth is woman https://t.co/0EeFJmdkBb pic.twitter.com/YBho7QOxyo
— Cara Lisette (@CaraLisette) August 14, 2024
ICYMI: The United Auto Staff union filed labor costs towards Telsa CEO Elon Musk and former President Donald Trump for threatening to intimidate putting employees throughout their interview on Twitter Monday. Trump stated to Musk, “I take a look at what you do, you stroll in and also you simply say, ‘You need to give up?’ They go on strike – I received’t point out the identify of the corporate – however they go on strike, and also you say, ‘That’s okay, you’re all gone. You’re all gone. Each one in all you is gone.” Then Musk laughed a bit and stated “yeah.” What a fucking fool to confess that and what a sick, sick grasping freak to do this to employees within the first place. Go to hell, Musk. Or at the very least pay a fats settlement!
Extra bother: A Democratic PAC referred to as Finish Residents United filed a criticism towards Trump and X as a result of they allege the latest interview violated Federal Election Fee rules. The PAC’s president, Tiffany Muller, stated, “The Donald Trump-Elon Musk marketing campaign rally hosted on X wasn’t simply an incoherent diatribe of lies marred by technical difficulties, it was a blatantly unlawful company contribution to Donald Trump’s marketing campaign. This brazen company contribution undermines marketing campaign finance legal guidelines and would set a harmful precedent for unfettered, direct company engagement in campaigns.”
Raygun, what have you ever accomplished?
no shade however think about being so dangerous at one thing that it sparks an investigation https://t.co/kDBVt0r5z0
— HELLOTEFI 🐇 (@hellotefi) August 14, 2024
One other one: Columbia College President Minouche Shafik resigned from her place. She stated the encampment protest for Palestine, which she described as a “interval of turmoil the place it has been troublesome to beat divergent views throughout our group,” took a “appreciable toll on my household, because it has for others in our group.” Based on the BBC, Shafik’s resignation marks the third president of an Ivy League college to resign over her dealing with of pupil protests for Gaza.
Energy outage: Based on Puerto Rico’s primary energy firm, LUMA Vitality, nearly 1 million Puerto Ricans—about half of all households—are with out energy after Class 1 hurricane Ernesto swept over the island yesterday.
Matthew Perry: Cops arrested at the very least one individual in Southern California this morning in connection to Mates actor Matthew Perry’s dying final October. Federal prosecutors will unseal paperwork later at the moment after which we’ll know extra.
