Did KCSD ever fire that guy with all the Nazi memorabilia? The guy that referred to himself as “Obergruppenfuhrer”?

Does SPD still have the second highest rate in the nation for racial disparity in drug arrests?

Did we ever fire the cop who said “I’m gonna beat the Mexican piss out of you”?

Did we fire the cop who described an immigrant woman as a “limited value individual”?

How about the one who beat the shit out of a septuagenarian black man for holding a golf club?

How about the one who punched a black teenage girl in the face because she was yelling?

How about the ones who were at the January 6th coup?

Local cops don’t have a great track record for not being fascist/racist. I’m not holding a lot of hope for them to protect us from ICE.

It’s nice to hear him going back to some of his campaign platforms. Maybe the last Seattle election reminded him that we actually want progressive policies.

Thoughts.

1. Of course KOMO ran a bullshit right-wing overreaction article. They’re a Sinclair rag paid/forced to push the narrative that Seattle is a lawless wasteland because of left-leaning politics.

2. I hadn’t hear that Mike Solan is quitting. Excellent news! Fuck that guy!

Wilson over Harrell is a stretch goal. Getting Sarah Nelson and Ann Davison out is a must.

This isn’t a local issue. Nationally, violent crime against trans people is astronomical, especially if it’s a person of color. Especially when you consider the fact that these types of hate crimes are un/underreported in huge swaths of the county.

The notable post of this story is that is happening here as well.

I’m gonna object to the subject matter, as well. It’s just hate. It’s just small-minded, homophobic, hate-filled bullshit. If somebody posted up on the corner saying that black people will go to hell for being black and that we will all burn for accepting them being black, I would have just as much of a problem with that fucker.

Our tax dollars at work. Paying for SPD’s bullshit once again.

Cops should have malpractice insurance.

Sigh. A few years ago we seemed to be making some actual progress towards reforming the racist pile of shit that is SPD and SPOG. Now we’re paying to give them the Eye of Sauron. Eat my ass, Harrell. Same with Sarah Nelson and Anne Davidson.

I give this a resounding “meh.” If you’re worried about your hearing (you should be), get a decent pair of Loops or something like that. Making ElCo offer $1 shitty foam earbuds isn’t really gonna accomplish anything.

Komo is shit. Has been for years.

Tip for people thinking about coming to Syttende Mai in Ballard:

Don’t drive. Don’t even think about it. On the tiny off chance you find a parking spot within five miles, you’re just gonna get sideswiped by a drunk 70-year-old named Nils. If you’re far away, park somewhere around Greenwood and Holman and take the D line down.

Good for them! Like to see a quality local business thrive.

Please do this. Also do it for some of the other similar streets in the city, like Ballard Ave. Maybe open it to delivery trucks only before 8am, then foot traffic only the rest of the day?

Also remember that if a protestor picks up one of these “non-lethal crowd control measures” and throws it back at the police, they get charged with Assault With a Deadly Weapon.

That’s a big chunk of it, yes. KOMO is owned by Sinclair media, KIRO isn’t much better. Fox13 is fucking fox, so I won’t even bother. The Times is Hearst Corporation. So the vast majority of media sources here are directly owned by institutions that have a vested interest in maintaining status quo.

The Stranger is still independent, but the quality has suffered greatly over the last 10+ years.

Also, this is partly a natural pendulum swing back to the right. A lot of people were upset after the Sawant experiment (debacle?), but instead of finding better leftist politicians, we just fled back to the centrist, corporate bullshit that led us down the Sawant path in the first place.

Agreed, and the appointment of Mark Solomon kind of solidifies that. I’m hoping that we pass 1A, and by the time we actually get to work on it we’ll have voted in a council that actually does the shit we want.

Let’s go, Seattle. Put our money where our mouths are. Tax the rich to help the poor, invest in infrastructure, be a sanctuary to the needy, all the good shit.

As a lower-upper-lower-middle-class DINK, I am more than willing to give up some more tax money to help. People making more than 10x what I do should feel the fucking same.

I tangentially know Edward Lin and can verify that he has good priorities that line up with mine. Been a city attorney for years working on affordable housing initiatives and fundraising. Good public speaker, very personable, etc. Not a well- known name, but a solid candidate.

SPD loves to waste our money protecting themselves.

It’s owned by Sinclair. The news is going to be poorly-written, right-wing drivel. The ads are just icing on the shit cake.