Climate: A dense fog warning from the Nationwide Climate Service is in impact till the solar breaks by way of round 10 am. Look each methods whenever you cross the road, and use low beams in the event you’re driving. At present, anticipate a excessive round 45 levels, and a low of 35 levels tonight. Thursday’s cloudy and Friday brings a 30 p.c probability of rain, growing to 80 p.c within the night forward of a moist weekend.
🌫️ Dense fog and areas of freezing fog have developed across the Puget Sound as soon as once more this morning. Make sure you decelerate, use your low beams, and provides your self loads of time on the street. #WAwx pic.twitter.com/ftcJvlVeFM
— NWS Seattle (@NWSSeattle) December 4, 2024
Tammy Morales resigns from Seattle Metropolis Council: Morales, who defeated Tanya Woo gained re-election to her seat final 12 months, is resigning efficient January sixth. Morales introduced her resignation two days after Alexis Mercedes Rinck was sworn in. Morales stated the “hostile” tradition of this council brought about her “psychological and bodily well-being to deteriorate.” This dashes hopes for beginning the 12 months with two progressives on the Council.
BREAKING: Council Member Tammy Morales has resigned. pic.twitter.com/ZpKaUulAIP
— Hannah Krieg (@hannahkrieg) December 4, 2024
Edmonds police officer arrested in Lynnwood: Officer Melinda Leen, 35, driving off obligation and desirous to make her Subaru look even harder, flashed a pistol at one other driver in a match of street rage this Monday. The motive force known as Lynnwood police, who promptly detained and arrested Leen. Edmonds Police Chief Michelle Bennett stated Leen, who has not been charged with a criminal offense however may face second-degree assault costs, is on administrative go away pending an inner investigation.
Now to Ashley for some election information!
The stated information: Seattle lawyer Rory O’Sullivan introduced his candidacy for the place of Metropolis Lawyer at the moment. O’Sullivan has a background in authorized help, combating landlords, and pushing for public fundings for elections. He dislikes nearly the whole lot present Seattle Metropolis Lawyer has accomplished in her time in workplace and may’t wait to see somebody—even when it is not him—exchange her.
Again to me.
ICYMI: On Black Friday, Activists with Apples Towards Apartheid protested Apple’s relationship with human rights abuses in Gaza and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the firm’s retailer in College Village. Alex Garland has extra right here.
Voodoo Doughnuts opens in Capitol Hill subsequent week: It’s vibrant pink, on Pine, open 24 hours a day, and stuffed with doughnuts in an already doughnut-y neighborhood. The Portland-based firm is planning a grand opening subsequent Tuesday and stated the primary 50 individuals in line will get an “unique reward.” (Do you assume it’s a doughnut?)
Alleged worms be damned, the present should go on: I by no means anticipated to listen to from FOB Sushi once more after TikToker Keith Lee claimed it served him worm-infested sashimi, but it surely’s reopened with a clear invoice of public well being. After Keith’s video, FOB denied the allegations in an Instagram publish testifying to its security requirements. In response to FOB, the “worm” Lee’s followers noticed was truly the elastic tissues within the fish snapping when Lee touched it along with his chopsticks. Nonetheless, FOB voluntarily shut down for 2 weeks. When Public Well being – Seattle and King County visited 9 days in, it granted the restaurant the very best doable “glorious” score for the second time since January. The actual worm within the ointment right here is, effectively, once I assume “FOB Sushi,” I feel “wormwormwormwormwormworm.” I doubt I’m the one one. It’s onerous to return again from that.
That was quick: Martial legislation lasted solely six hours in South Korea yesterday. Now the nation’s unpopular President Yoon Suk Yeol faces the music. Members of the opposition get together have moved to question him over his undemocratic try and stifle dissent and quash political scandals involving his spouse and cupboard. Unions have threatened to strike if he doesn’t step down. Hundreds have held vigils in Seoul asking for his resignation.
CEO of UnitedHealthcare insurance coverage killed: The New York Put up studies a masked man shot Brian Thompson, 50, within the chest outdoors the Hilton Lodge in Midtown Manhattan and fled on a motorbike at about 6:46 am Japanese. Sources advised the paper the shooter wasn’t a visitor and it’s “unclear if he had different enterprise there.”
Israel kills extra Gazans: The Gazan Well being Ministry says the Israeli army killed 30 Palestinians and wounded one other 84 within the final 24 hour reporting interval. Al Jazeera studies the humanitarian state of affairs is worsening forward of the second winter of the conflict. The UN estimates billions in harm since October 7, 2023, and says Gaza will want the most important post-war reconstruction plan since WWII.
An enormous day for trans rights: After months of intense authorized preparation, the ACLU’s Chase Strangio turned the primary brazenly transgender lawyer to argue a case earlier than the US Supreme Court docket: United States v. Skrmetti, a authorized problem to Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for youths. It is tremendously essential and asks if banning such care is a violation of the Equal Safety clause. (I wrote about this and extra the week of the election). CNN reported the group outdoors the Court docket this morning is by far the most important crowd since its time period started in October.
That is the transgender lawyer from the ACLU who will argue earlier than the Supreme Court docket that underage kids ought to be allowed to bear life-altering surgical procedures (castration, chest binders, horomones and so forth.).
This “particular person” argues even two 12 months olds know they need to be trans. pic.twitter.com/HH5ne4EXiI
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) December 3, 2024
Thnks fr th Mmrs: Individuals had three lovely days with the thought of Chad Chronister, President-elect Donald Trump’s alternative to move the Drug Enforcement Company, earlier than the Florida sheriff obtained chilly ft and advised us he’s not prepared for that degree of dedication. I don’t anticipate any Chad to observe by way of, but it surely’s actually for the perfect. Like most of Trump’s picks for senior authorities positions, Chronister was an oddball, outsider alternative with the improper expertise and few associates in Washington, which might have made him depending on the president’s favor. Trump’s individuals didn’t even like him as a result of he enforced COVID-19 laws in the course of the pandemic.
Extra nom information: Trump is reconsidering his nominee for Protection Secretary, Fox Information host and army veteran Pete Hegseth, and should exchange him with Republican arch-villain Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis. At the very least six Republican senators fear about Hegseth’s alleged ingesting drawback and mistreatment of girls. NBC studies Sens. Joni Ernst of Iowa and Invoice Hagerty of Tennessee are additionally within the working.
No homo? Victor Willis, straight Village Particular person and co-writer of “Y.M.C.A.,” says each Trump and gays have the correct to take pleasure in his tune, however he’ll sue the jockstrap off any information company that refers to it as a “homosexual anthem.” In a Fb publish defending Trump’s continued use of the tune (and the tens of millions of {dollars} its made with the renewed curiosity), Willis denied his tune was homosexual. Legally, he is the only lyricist, and defined individuals simply assume it is homosexual as a result of his writing associate, Jacques Morali, was homosexual and members of the Village Individuals had been homosexual and homosexual individuals have learn it as being about homosexual life for many years (“get your minds out of the gutter,” Willis wrote). Get pleasure from this straight video. Nothing homosexual about it, not even the leather-based daddy. These guys are simply hanging out with the boys straight-style. That is straight. (This is an article from the Library of Congress on how “Y.M.C.A.” turned a g** a*****)
