Ruling Class: Nobody Leaves the Cage ‘Til We Say So
A proposed new ordinance in King County aims to slam the door on the so-called “catch and release” plan for non-violent felony offenders booked into the county jail. County Council member Jane Hague...
View ArticleCollision at 6th & Stewart
Note that cars continue to run red lights even after the collision. I will ask for your forgiveness in advance for this post. I’m still very shaken up. I’m still very angry. I’m still very...
View ArticleA Solution to the Seattle Teacher’s Strike
A few years ago, we were informed that a school bus could no longer be sent to pick up our 10 year-old daughter. The school system had run out of money for buses we were told, which meant that my...
View ArticleBricks are People Too
Seattle Gumwall – The Day Before We are on one hell of a roll I must say. Lest anyone doubt the veracity of my vision for Seattle, on Tuesday, we ameliorated one of the few true tourist attractions...
View ArticleI See Your Twuuuuu Colors Shining Through … Again
They came, they gentrified, they kicked black people, poor people, and pretty much everyone except affluent, ex-suburban white kids out of the city. Before you knew it, wide swaths of American cities...
View ArticleA Coward’s Christmas Carol
For the second year in a row, overwhelmingly affluent, overwhelmingly white, overwhelmingly ex-suburban, overwhelmingly gentrifying people are threatening to ruin the Westlake tree lighting...
View ArticleBiting the Hand
I’m going to let you all in on a little something: People cannot change their gender. No, it’s true, they can’t. At least not without killing themselves. I know, I know, this news will really piss some...
View ArticleThe Most Un-Surprising Report Ever Issued
In related news, a new shocking report has been released which finds that grass is green and, oh yes, apparently the sky is blue as well. In explaining our rating, the report above makes a few...
View ArticleBlame it on the Rain
I’m an avid reader of local meteorologist Cliff Mass’ Blog. It’s an interesting mixture of weather information and brothel reviews which I find both fascinating and arousing. Upon checking out...
View ArticleDude Looks Like a ………… Dude?
I made a resolution at the beginning of 2016. I decided to make an effort, a real effort, to just ignore the insanity around me. After all, what can I do? What can one person do when the masses have...
View ArticleSequoia Sitta
Since about 11:00 today, a man has been sitting near the top of the Macy’s Giant Sequoia at 4th and Stewart/Olive. For the majority of the day, helicopters have been hovering overhead, and dozens of...
View ArticleHypocrite
Twice, once in 2008, and again in 2012, the Mayor of Seattle (and nearly all of those Seattleites who call themselves “progressive”), voted for a man, the President of the United States, who was...
View ArticleReality Check
When one has lived a charmed life, it can be difficult to imagine what it must be like to be tormented by mental illness. Add to this the fact that many mentally ill people are simply dumped onto the...
View ArticleMounting Proof That Ed Murray is Seattle’s Worst Mayor Ever
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. If you want to know what the mainstream will be talking about tomorrow, listen to what I’m saying today. What do I mean by this? I’ll tell you. The life...
View ArticleSpotted: The Outrage Machine’s “Check Engine” Light
The Outrage Machine, perhaps the best example of modern American craftsmanship there is, has really been churning along the past couple of years, and it’s been doing so, well past the red line. Alas,...
View ArticleEverything’s Relative
Black folks have slavery. Poor whites have slavery as well as massive de-humanizing propaganda, bigotry campaigns, and a calculated effort by the elite to drive down their incomes and living standards....
View ArticleCapitol Hill’s New Body-Shaming Statue
You know, I’ve never heard anyone call fauxgressives brave, and if this statue deep in “Amen Territory” is any indication, I’m not going to hear it for some time. Yes, Donald Trump is evil incarnate....
View ArticleBiting the Hand
I’m going to let you all in on a little something: People cannot change their gender. No, it’s true, they can’t. At least not without killing themselves. I know, I know, this news will really piss some...
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