Climate: Good morning. Thanks for being right here. Let me let you know somewhat bit concerning the climate earlier than we get too rowdy, okay? Okay. So, in keeping with the Nationwide Climate Service, Slog readers who reside or work in Seattle can anticipate sunny skies and a excessive of 69 levels (haha, intercourse quantity). The nice and cozy climate will proceed by way of the weekend.
However wait: I hate to yuck your yum if you’re excited concerning the sunny day forward, however local weather change is bruuuuuutaaaaaaaallllll. Yesterday, United Nations Secretary Basic António Guterres delivered a speech in New York, saying we’re at a harmful tipping level within the local weather disaster. Guterres mentioned, “We’re enjoying Russian roulette with our planet” and “we’d like an exit ramp off the freeway to local weather hell.” This comes after hitting a “surprising” new milestone—12 consecutive months of unprecedented warmth. Yikes!
Israeli forces have bombed a UN-linked faculty in central Gaza, killing many forcibly displaced Palestinians and injuring dozens extra, in keeping with officers and native media. pic.twitter.com/QvrGqcdwih
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) June 6, 2024
Ethic schmethics: Council Member Tanya Woo, after listening to recommendation from Seattle Ethics and Elections Committee Director Wayne Barnett to recuse herself from a controversial vote to roll again the minimal wage for gig employees, sought a “second opinion” from the entire committee. In a gathering yesterday, many of the committee agreed that she had a monetary curiosity within the invoice due to her father-in-law’s restaurant, however they didn’t act. Barnett advised me meaning the committee left his opinion in place. In line with Seattle Instances reporter David Kroman, Woo mentioned she hoped for extra readability within the fee assembly. He tweeted that Woo is “‘leaning’ one route however wants extra time to contemplate.” If she recuses herself, the invoice is fairly clearly lifeless.
The fee didn’t take any motion. They largely agreed that Woo ought to recuse however not unanimously. I talked to Woo afterward who mentioned she hoped for extra readability. She mentioned she’s “leaning” one route however wants extra time to contemplate https://t.co/ja66xKNTIk
— David Kroman (@KromanDavid) June 5, 2024
Kent replace: As I reported earlier this week, the Metropolis of Kent didn’t sweep an encampment of greater than 200 migrants on Tuesday, regardless of getting the go-ahead from King County. The County advised Kent that they wouldn’t ship King County sheriffs to assist, so Kent backed off, telling press they wouldn’t sweep with out the sheriff’s workplace help. The County advised me yesterday morning that “If Kent is now not planning to implement their request, then the County won’t implement the trespass however will proceed our work with the organizations we’ve got funded to do outreach to asylees.” So, the encampment and the migrants who reside there are in limbo once more. The Seattle Instances has extra.
Talking of sweeps: Seattle loves them!
NEW: Seattle’s $26.6 million Unified Care Staff carried out greater than 2,800 sweeps in 2023, a three-fold enhance from 2022. For @RealChangeNews, I investigated town’s coverage of systemic displacement and dislocation towards its homeless residents.https://t.co/tH81Pt8kH0
— Man Oron (@GuyOron) June 5, 2024
I hate them so dangerous: Senate Republicans killed the Proper to Contraception Act, which Democrats designed to guard entry to contraception and assist them win favor with voters heading into an election. The Democrats additionally plan to vote on a bundle of laws to guard IVF subsequent week. Good luck with that!
We’re right here and we’re queer: Hey! We wrote a bunch of homosexual stuff for Delight month, put it in a print version, and now we wish you to go discover it within the wild and skim it. Have enjoyable!
Our 2024 Queer Difficulty has landed!
Given Seattle Delight’s fiftieth anniversary, in our first print Queer Difficulty since COVID-19, we determined to give attention to that future slightly than dwell on our previous. pic.twitter.com/nTVtZ7sYSW
— The Stranger 🗞 (@TheStranger) June 5, 2024
Mr. Trump: In a brand new order filed Wednesday, a Georgia appeals court docket indefinitely paused former President Donald Trump’s election subversion case. In line with CNN, this quantities to an enormous victory for Trump (who’s on the lookout for a W after he obtained convicted on 34 felony counts final week lol) as a result of the choice in all probability pushed the difficulty till after the election this November.
Additionally: Trump might not be allowed to hold a gun in New York quickly.
Extra Trump: Okay, final thing I promise. All of the nationwide information girlies are speculating about who Trump might choose to be his VP, an attention-grabbing job to fill given how he in all probability would have let his supporters cling the final man he picked. It appears to be like like Trump’s narrowed his search to 4 dudes: North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, Florida Senator Marco Rubio, South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, and Ohio Senator JD Vance. Trump has requested paperwork from all of them, which is a part of the choice course of. However different rumors insist the previous president already dominated out Vance, or that Trump will probably decide Scott. A senior marketing campaign supervisor is attempting to maintain the thriller alive. He mentioned, “Anybody claiming to know who or when President Trump will select his VP is mendacity, until the individual is called Donald J. Trump.”
In honor of her upcoming album: That is the very best Charli XCX track, palms down. If you end up older and we go get drunk at a dive bar on a weeknight, I’ll let you know why this track hits me as laborious because it does. I’m so delicate.
