Boeing’s massive, unhealthy billion-dollar losses: In a shock to no one, Boeing had a not-so-good yr final yr. In 2024, the aerospace firm misplaced a cool $11.8 billion. The excellent news is that it is solely the second-biggest loss in Boeing historical past. The largest-ever loss occurred in 2020 after the deadly 737 MAX crashes and the following grounding of these planes. The losses from 2024 began in January after an Alaska Airways aircraft’s (additionally a 737 MAX) fuselage door blew out mid-flight. These doorways aren’t supposed to do this. Boeing needed to pull aircraft deliveries. The corporate additionally blames monetary losses on final fall’s machinists’ union strike.
The individuals need healthcare: Washington noticed its highest-ever enrollment of Inexpensive Care Act (ACA) customers this yr with about 308,000 residents selecting plans by means of the state’s ACA market, Washington Healthplanfinder. Why was enrollment so excessive? In keeping with the Seattle Instances, “This yr, greater than 75% of shoppers benefited from federal premium tax credit, which have been carried out by the Biden administration.” These tax credit enabled individuals to buy plans that value round $540 a month earlier than the subsidies for under $70 a month. Thanks, Joe. You merely have no idea what you have obtained till it is gone.
Seattle decide blocks Trump’s birthright order: Donald Trump issued an govt order to rescind birthright citizenship, one thing spelled out as a constitutional proper to anybody born on this nation. Senior U.S. District Choose John Coughenour blocked the order for at the very least 14 days with a brief restraining order. “This can be a blatantly unconstitutional order,” Coughenour, not mincing any phrases. “There are different occasions in world historical past the place we glance again and other people of goodwill can say the place have been the judges, the place have been the attorneys?” At one level, he queried the lawyer from the Justice Division, Brett Shumate, about whether or not the order was constitutional. Shumate mentioned, “It completely is.” Coughenour replied, “Frankly, I’ve problem understanding how a member of the bar may state unequivocally that this can be a constitutional order. It boggles my thoughts.”
Excellent news, rain lovers: Benefit from the rain, you sick freaks. (Mentioned with love as a result of I’m considered one of you.)
Precipitation? Have not seen that shortly! ☔️
🌧️ Gentle lowland rain and mountain snow will transfer southward throughout the area tonight, with some lingering showers Friday morning. #WAwx pic.twitter.com/AkLFoI4TtI
— NWS Seattle (@NWSSeattle) January 23, 2025
First cop charged, tried, and sentenced beneath new state legislation: I-940 created a brand new authorized normal the place prosecutions in opposition to a police officer charged with utilizing lethal pressure now not need to show “malice.” Auburn police officer Jeffrey Nelson was discovered responsible of fatally taking pictures a person exterior a grocery retailer in 2019. On Thursday, based on KING5, he acquired his concurrent sentences: “16 years and eight months for the second-degree homicide cost and 10 years and three months for the first-degree assault cost.”
This fucking man: Pete Hegseth remains to be within the affirmation course of to turn into protection secretary. As a part of the method, Hegseth reportedly wrote in response to a query from Sen. Elizabeth Warren that he paid $50,000 to a girl who accused him of assault in 2017. Senators will vote on his affirmation tonight at 9 pm Jap time.
Extra pardons: These pardons are completely different from the Jan. 6 rioter pardons—which police teams are not pleased about. Trump additionally pardoned practically 24 pro-life protesters serving jail time for “blocking entry to and briefly shutting down abortion clinics.” Trump known as them peaceable protesters. They weren’t. A few of these protesters injured clinic employees throughout their anti-abortion crusades, some barricaded clinics for hours and endangered the lives of individuals needing therapy. Some have been serving federal sentences. Professional-life teams resembling Susan B. Anthony Professional-Life America, College students for Life, the Thomas Extra Society, and Individuals United for Life received the pardons by lobbying Trump in official and unofficial channels. They produce other measures they need him to behave on, too. Aunt Lydia has the White Home’s ear.
Heil Tesla: Activists projected Elon Musk’s questionable gesture onto his German Tesla manufacturing unit this week. In doing so, they imagine they’ve proved that it was a Nazi salute since they’re now being investigated by state safety companies for “utilizing symbols of unconstitutional organizations.”
New: activists who projected this onto Berlin Gigafactory are charged with displaying Nazi symbols pic.twitter.com/IYWwCNiBcP
— James Jackson (@derJamesJackson) January 24, 2025
Related polling: In keeping with a brand new AP-NORC ballot, over 52% of Individuals dislike Elon Musk. On prime of that, 60% of Individuals “have an unfavorable view of the president counting on a billionaire for recommendation about authorities coverage,” experiences Axios. The political social gathering breakdown for the latter stat had 78% of Democrats disliking Trump’s billionaire advisement and solely 35% of Republicans disliking it.
A sliver of fine: Within the weeks since congestion pricing in components of Manhattan, New York went into impact, these areas are seeing far fewer collisions. Simply 12 days after new larger tolls for vehicles lessened visitors, it additionally lessened accidents by 51% and crashes by 55%.
No selection however to stan: “Costco’s shareholders overwhelmingly reject anti-DEI proposal”
Do not forget about chicken flu: The onslaught of Trump information is difficult to look away from. Take a second to recollect the quiet risk killing our animals and birds. A business poultry farmer on Lengthy Island simply euthanized 100,000 geese after confirming chicken flu in his flock. Issues may worsen, too, as Trump hit mute on federal well being officers. Sorry, Trump voters, the value of eggs will not be happening any time quickly.
Lockdown highlights disaster: Yesterday, Roosevelt Excessive Faculty went into lockdown after Seattle police arrested a 32-year-old man experiencing a psychological well being disaster on campus. Sporting tactical gear and allegedly carrying pepper spray, handcuffs, and a badge, he entered the constructing and claimed to be a federal agent conducting “recon” and threatened to arrest employees members. Authorities really helpful him to Psychological Well being Court docket. Whereas the incident was scary for college students, it additionally highlights the intense penalties of insufficient psychological well being funding in our state.
Viva Las Vegas: Former Seahawks coach Pete Carroll is packing up his gum and heading to Las Vegas, signing a three-year deal as a result of clearly, the Raiders love gamble. At 73, he’ll be the oldest coach within the NFL, however in his heyday, he did take USC to glory, received a Tremendous Bowl in Seattle (he ought to’ve received us two if solely he’d given the ball to Marshawn!!!!), and now he’s rolling into Vegas, the place coaches go to vanish quicker than your paycheck on the blackjack desk.
Ballots and cheat sheet coming quickly: In the event you haven’t already, you’ll quickly be graced together with your ballots for the February eleventh particular election. And hey, no strain—in the event you really feel like outsourcing your civic obligation to us (which, let’s be sincere, might be the neatest transfer you’ll make all yr), our voter cheat sheet drops Monday. Keep tuned, keep skeptical, and for God’s sake, strive to not screw this up.
Final day for V-Day Notes: Wish to make your particular somebody cringe with public affection? The Stranger is handing out free valentines, yeah, free—so get your mushy little observe to us by right now at midday if you need it in print on February 5. Preserve it stylish, people—no bizarre rants or mean-spirited crap, and for the love of all issues holy, no emojis.
A music to your Friday: The eponymous music off Puerto Rico rapper Dangerous Bunny’s latest album “Debí Tirar Más Fotos” (translated to “I ought to’ve taken extra pictures”) makes me cry and I can barely perceive the language. The album is a love letter to Puerto Rico, one crammed with sorrow about how the nation has modified in its present state of colonization.