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Founder & Editor of @theneedling.com, Seattle's Only Real Fake News. Pulitzer Prize-winning real real news reporter. A lil more about me: https://bit.ly/4ey9Dza
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I will say this - EVERYONE with power seems to be desperately hoping that unpopularity does the work that consequences need to do

What do YOU want to know?

Diversity is literally essential to survival. Scarcity is caused by a lack of equity in the system. Inclusion ensures all thrive, not just a select (white male) few. Mother Nature is Trump’s enemy. She will win!

I try to explain this to people. 😅I'm no weather wuss. I have sweated in the hottest places in the US for most of my life. But up here, even when it's warm, once the sun goes away, I'm inside. Like 70F-75F is the sweet spot here. Otherwise, for me, it's too hot or too cold.

The Needling always has the real scoop!

I guarantee that the Trumpists would not include the Shapiro arsonist among the “homegrown terrorists” sent to El Salvador. Nor Dylann Roof, Patrick Crusius, Peyton Gendron, or other “replacement theory” mass killers.

California OKs $2.8B to close Medicaid funding gap after expanding immigrant coverage

Folks here in WA who have watched his two campaigns for Congress can tell you that Joe Kent is a white nationalist monster. Too monstrous even for the GOP majority in WA-03, which is say something.

NEW: How will the right wing fear monger over the inevitable wealth tax referendum? A recent poll tests out their same tired arguments. www.theburnerseattle.com/post/pollste...

Our genetically modified supergenius otters, known for their cuteness, have not taken their handlers hostage. They're just going about their day as normal, certainly not running the zoo's social media.

Escape your old worries with brand new ones! Welcome to the joys of gambling.

Mother Earth Fired for Being DEI Planet: tinyurl.com/6uamjf45

Beautiful Day to Work Outside Abruptly Ended by 1-Degree Temperature Change: tinyurl.com/5x3r6h4u

These were the orcas that gave me my first orca sighting ever yesterday! Been wanting stars to align between my schedule and notifications that they're nearby and it finally happened. They hung out for a good while in front of Golden Gardens and had a good binocular view from Sunset Hill.

The "P" in "PDA" is for "preservation." You're a non-profit in charge of preservation booting out an institution older than Pike Place itself? This is the same org that wants to keep the market open to cars at all times.

This is 1000000% the energy we need right now. And it is the only way to keep WA families with the basic needs during this fascist administration.

The "P" in "PDA" is for "preservation." You're a non-profit in charge of preservation booting out an institution older than Pike Place itself? This is the same org that wants to keep the market open to cars at all times.

NEW: Ashley and I discuss how to vote on the fingerprint levy, name and shame the Democrats who betrayed us on rent stabilization, and dive into the wealth tax referendum scheme The Burner broke last week. www.theburnerseattle.com/post/pod-est...

ICYMI: Democrats may revolt against daddy Ferguson on wealth tax. One term governor?

This utterly sucks and the Pike Place PDA seems to be increasingly hostile to the culture of this city. Real estate doesn’t replace people or culture.

Gambling is now a safer form of investment than keeping your money in a 401(k)

More for the Punisher Skull Trucknut crowd.

This was the most thrilling 7 minutes Jeff Bezos ever gave a woman

Super Nintendo World Ride Operator Blows Into Malfunctioning Roller Coaster hard-drive.net/hd/video-gam...

Drag Queen Story Hour turned into a festival Saturday at the Brewmaster's Taproom, where the owner keeps a poignant reminder of "what intolerance looks like."

These were the orcas that gave me my first orca sighting ever yesterday! Been wanting stars to align between my schedule and notifications that they're nearby and it finally happened. They hung out for a good while in front of Golden Gardens and had a good binocular view from Sunset Hill.

"Two Plagues Twisted! – Boils and locusts swirled together with a rich Red Sea core!"

this is literally a sea penis dude

Fuck you, Pike Place Market PDA, for pushing out Virginia Inn, a historic place that is even older than you.

Srry I'm bad at bluesky. This is from yesterday afternoon

Mental health experts came together today to remind people overwhelmed by the constant barrage of chaotic political news that there’s nothing better for their nervous systems than to just stare blankly at a wall for a little bit.

"Two Plagues Twisted! – Boils and locusts swirled together with a rich Red Sea core!"

Unconscionable that Pike Market PDA is evicting the Virginia Inn Email Devin McComb ([email protected]) Zack Cook ([email protected]) & Bruce Harrell ([email protected])

half the panels this year are like "how to integrate AI in the newsroom" and the other half are like "new ways journalists are getting murdered worldwide"

The Virginia Inn says "failed negotiations for an equitable lease" with the Pike Place Market PDA will force the restaurant to close April 27. "On our behalf, please direct your grievances to Pike Place Market chairs Devin McComb ([email protected]) or Zack Cook ([email protected])."

Outrageous conduct by Pocatello police. Four officers versus one disabled teenager with a fence between them, and it took them barely ten seconds to decide their best option was to commit murder.

Look, Bruce Harrell pretending he cares about progressive taxation after a decade and a half long political career of opposing it. This head fake is what you do when you have an election coming up, a bunch of ugly scandals, and a crappy record on the merits. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

When someone from school sees you at the mall with your mom:

"Imagine my delight when I set foot in the halls of power and learned many of my fellow lawmakers are some combination of megachurch pastor, Eric Adams, and a restaurant smoking section. These are people who won’t judge me for my wealth."

Yes, we offer payday loans here at the casino. We’ll also pay you for spleens, unwanted bones, wiggly teeth, and tears from the widows of those lost at sea.

A birthday party in deep blue downtown Rochester might seem like a strange place to meet Trump supporters. But over the background music of The Price is Right, you can hear whispers that woke is the reason that a box of Wheat Thins is $3.49.

#BarelySatire

What matters is that Pike Place still has cars.

I look forward to this week in review every week! You should check it out.

The best way to combat antisemitism is to silence liberal Jewish critics of Bibi Netanyahu

What matters is that Pike Place still has cars.

Hungover robin wishes humans would shut the fuck up