Goood morning: I took a stroll final evening, as a result of I am on that steps grind, and goddamn it is a fantastic time of 12 months. It’d rain as we speak, but when it does it will be a sprinkle. The temperature will rise to 55 levels. The solar will set at 6:20 pm. I hit 10,109 steps yesterday.
And now to different climate “information”: A Republican Washington State Home candidate seems to consider the federal government can management the climate. Carrie R. Kennedy, who’s difficult Democratic State Consultant Clyde Shavers up within the tenth Legislative District, which covers the islands, reposted a Bikers for America Fb publish about climate manipulation on October 13, which mainly peddled the conspiracy concept that the US Authorities triggered the latest East Coast hurricanes as a part of an try and depopulate the nation. None of that’s true. She has posted related conspiracies earlier than on her Fb and her X account. Take note, this is not some kooky challenger method behind within the polls. Shavers solely gained the first with 52 % of the vote share. She’s received some juice.
After I reached out to Kennedy final evening to ask about a number of of her climate manipulation posts, the Bikers for America publish now not seems on her Fb. Fortunately we grabbed some screenshots.
Additionally lacking from her feed is an October 8 repost of a publish she wrote in 2020, which mentioned, “If ‘they’ can create a virus, can ‘they’ management the climate?!!! Simply sayin'”. She captioned it, “From 2020…” with a scratching chin emoji and a lady crossing her arms in entrance of her. The repost not seems on her web page, however the unique publish stays. She didn’t reply to my request for remark. I hate fact-checking this shit, however, only a heads up, the federal government can’t management hurricanes, and simply because the federal government can do one sort of science doesn’t imply it might probably do one other.
Boeing plans to chop white collar employees: Boeing machinist jobs stay protected for now because the aerospace firm plans to put off 10 % of its workforce. The cuts seem principally centered on white collar staff, akin to engineers, and different non-union employees “in any respect ranges as much as vice presidents,” based on the Seattle Instances. Boeing plans to inform the primary wave of staff concerning the lay offs mid-November, with their last days deliberate for January 17.
The 12 months with no Hilloween: The Broadway Enterprise Enchancment Space has cancelled the youngsters carnival on Broadway this Halloween, based on Capitol Hill Seattle Weblog. Apparently, funding and sponsorship simply didn’t pan out this 12 months. However there’s nonetheless loads of different great things to come back for Hilloween this 12 months, together with a Haunted Soiree on the DAR Rainier Chapter Home. I am so mad I missed the pet costume parade—goddamn I like these.
Work from the waterfront: There may be numerous open workplace house alongside the waterfront, in accordance the Seattle Instances. With the opening of the Overlook Stroll, which connects Pike Place with the waterfront, actual property pursuits within the space hope to see a resurgence in companies transferring into the open business areas. I am not a lot of a back-to-the-office stan, however I went to the Overlook Stroll over the weekend, and actually I would work from the workplace two days per week if I may eat lunch there.
Jill Stein involves city tonight: The anti-war Inexperienced Social gathering candidate plans to talk tonight alongside former Seattle Metropolis Council Member Kshama Sawant. The occasion begins at 5 pm at Washington Corridor on 14th Avenue in Seattle. If you cannot be there in individual, it may be live-streamed. For any of you able to complain about Sawant supporting somebody apart from Vice President Kamala Harris for President, be cool and watch Wealthy let you know why that is dumb. [Eds note: To be clear, he also thinks it’s dumb for Sawant to support Stein.]
Trump does one thing foolish: Two medical incidents at a Trump city corridor derailed the occasion, and Trump performed some music and “bopped and shimmied,” because the Related Press put it, to a extremely unusual mixture of songs, together with Rufus Wainwright’s cowl of “Hallelujah” and “Ave Maria.”
Hope he is okay. https://t.co/WGhGteFpjm
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) October 15, 2024
We’d like a shorter election cycle: The polls are tight. I am depressed on a regular basis, and, tbh, I am a type of individuals who quits when shit will get robust. Good luck to everybody else. I am following up on that promise from the Irish authorities that they will pay you to take over a sheep farm or no matter. Shit appears darkish. If y’all mount a resistance motion I am going to ship wool. [Eds note: Other options include spending some time phone-banking for Harris in battleground states, calling friends and family in battleground states to convince them to vote for Harris or to convince them to get off their asses and knock doors. But Ireland does sound nice.]
The geopolitical equal of blocking somebody: North Korea blew up the a few of the unused highway and rail routes that used to attach it to South Korea, based on the Related Press. Tensions rose a number of days in the past after North Korea accused South Korea of flying drones over Pyongyang. North Korean chief Kim Jong Un mentioned the 2 international locations are by no means, ever, getting again collectively.
I am on a music strike till my laptop audio system get higher. Listening to something on this laptop computer makes my tooth harm.
Editor’s be aware: This story was up to date to accurately replicate the leads to tenth Legislative District’s 2024 state home major race.
