Stunning day for democracy: At the moment’s anticipated to be clear, sunny, and near 80 levels. The right climate to stroll to your nearest poll field.
At the moment is Major Election Day! A lot on the poll this yr, together with however not restricted to: Governor, Lawyer Normal, a bunch of state legislative seats, and a citywide Seattle Metropolis Council seat! For those who’re overwhelmed by the choices, we have got a helpful cheat sheet for you. Wanna inform all your mates WHY you voted the best way you voted? Then try our full endorsements for the arguments. For those who’ve waited till at the moment to vote—like I’ve—it is best to drop off your poll at a drop field, since mail carriers accumulate mail from mailboxes at varied occasions, and so they may miss yours. So seize a pal by the hand and skip alongside to the closest poll field earlier than 8 pm tonight. As of seven am at the moment, voter turnout clocked in at about 20%. Dismal! Hop to it!
Extra Election Day information: The races for Commissioner of Public Lands and Insurance coverage Commissioner characteristic a bunch of Democrats vying for the highest spot. With no clear front-runner for both put up, Republicans might plausibly block Dems from the overall election, in response to polling from the Northwest Progressive Institute (NPI). Within the survey for the Commissioner of Public Lands race, former Republican Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler captured 18% help and Republican Sue Kuehl Pedersen secured 12% help. No Democratic candidate put up double digits in that race. The same state of affairs has developed within the Insurance coverage Commissioner’s race. Confused? Vote the best way we inform you to!
Talking of voting: At the moment town council will determine whether or not to place Initiative 137, which is a payroll tax on rich corporations to fund social housing, on the November poll. In the intervening time, no council members have submitted another measure. If that actuality holds, then the initiative will probably face voters in November, when it has one of the best probability of passing.
The council may also vote on the SCORE jail contract, a pilot program with a squishy finances and plenty of excellent operational questions. Regardless of these unanswered questions, they will probably push it by to appease their large enterprise backers who suppose you’ll be able to jail the psychological sickness out of individuals. Council President Sara Nelson moved to restrict public remark on the assembly to an hour, a choice that has gone over super-well prior to now. If you wish to share your ideas, public remark registration opens at 1 pm, so enroll early on-line to safe your spot. A rally in opposition to the SCORE contract begins exterior Metropolis Corridor at 1 pm at the moment.
In the meantime, the Metropolis’s finances forecast continues to darken, in response to the Seattle Occasions. With lower-than-expected business and gross sales tax income, Seattle should tack on a further $7 million to its finances deficit, bringing the overall to $260 million.
Zookeepers ready to strike! As a labor dispute on the Woodland Park Zoo rages on and staff teeter on the sting of a strike, union members have began to make preparations for the animals within the creation of a piece stoppage. If the Joint Crafts Council (JCC) Coalition of Unions can’t attain an settlement with zoo administration, the union’s 200 members plan to scale all the way down to a skeleton crew that may look after animals however not service the general public. Zoo staff say that prime turnover and low morale triggered situations on the zoo to worsen. The union desires “honest wages and advantages,” or else it’s going to take direct motion, together with a potential strike.
ICYMI: My newest Dangerous Apples column dropped Monday. As I predicted within the column, KOMO reported that Officer Daniel Auderer filed a $20 million declare in opposition to the Metropolis over his firing.
NEW: Newest Dangerous Apples, a column concerning the misdeeds of the Seattle police Division. Two of the cops this week made greater than $200,000 in 2023.
🍎 Au revoir, Auderer
🍎 Testy site visitors cop & a troubling cease
🍎 Struggles with gun traininghttps://t.co/wSqdLhGAkN
— Ashley Nerbovig (@AshleyNerbovig) August 5, 2024
Uh, possibly Twitter is actual life? Vice President Kamala Harris selected Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota as her working mate, in response to the Related Press. A former instructor, soccer coach, union member, and member of the Nationwide Guard, Walz appears cool. Trump referred to as him “Dangerously Liberal,” which we love. Oh additionally, Harris gained the Democratic nomination Monday evening. She plans to formally introduce Walz as her Veep at a rally in Pennsylvania this night, which must be awkward contemplating Harris had additionally come shut to picking Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro as her working mate.
They’re gonna win:
If he’s picked he ought to do clips like this every single day for America. pic.twitter.com/A0wrt2qqSk
— Albie🩸🦷🤝🥥🌴 (@AlbieBrian) August 5, 2024
Debby weakens from hurricane to tropical storm: The storm entrance crawled slowly by the Southeast coast, leaving no less than 5 lifeless and inflicting heavy rains and flooding in some areas, in response to CNN.
Nationwide rebellion in Bangladesh: Scholar protests in Bangladesh triggered the prime minister to resign and flee the nation Monday, in response to Al Jazeera. Now the important thing organizers of the protest need Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus to guide the interim authorities.
Stuff nonetheless unhealthy with the markets: Hypothesis continues about whether or not the US is likely to be heading towards a recession. The US created fewer jobs than anticipated in July, unemployment rose, and the Federal Reserve continues to vote in opposition to reducing rates of interest, in response to the BBC. The “good(-ish) information”? BBC American economist Claudia Sahm mentioned we aren’t at present in a recession. Yay!
I will Name U Again: My pal Kevin simply made a playlist referred to as “Actual Scorching Lady Shit.” He put this on there. I like this.
