Jim Brunner
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Melvins at the Showbox. King Buzzo still undefeated rockin the eye muumuu.
Looks like the far left ate its own chances to put up a single challenger against Rep. Adam Smith in the fall. The combined Kshama Sawant/Melissa Chaudhry vote is over 27%. Republican Doug Basler is at 23%.
Looks like WA04 is rejecting Republican Jerrod Sessler in the primary. For the record, here's a list of conspiracy theories he endorsed earlier this year. -2020 election "sham" -J6 "setup" -vaccine stuff -"Geo engineering" -rigged voting machines -Afghan. pullout a plot to import Dem voters
The Seattle hot dog is incorrect. www.seattletimes.com/life/food-dr...
This analysis seems particularly relevant: "Over the last decade, Democrats traded downscale voters for upscale ones... The resulting coalition, which has involved a shrinking share of working-class voters of color, especially men, just isn’t big enough to beat a motivated MAGA base."
Trump has approved WA's request for a Major Disaster Declaration for December's flooding. This unlocks individual assistance & aid for state and local governments for repair costs.
Whoa - Joe Kent, national counterterrorism director & former WA-03 candidate, quits in protest of Iran War. x.com/joekent16jan...
After more than 14 hours, the WA House is still debating the new state income tax on people earning more than $1 million. Reps have tried to snag power naps in shifts, but the fatigue is real. Hours and hours still to go.
How late could WA ‘millionaires tax’ vote go tonight? House Dems have posted schedule for shifts on who needs to be “on point” when. The latest shifts go from 3 a.m. to 7 a.m., and 7 a.m. to whenever it ends….
During floor debate last night, state Rep. Rob Chase, R-Spokane Valley, repeated conspiracy theories FBI agents staging Jan. 6 attack, and said a "mathematician" "pretty much proved" there were 300,000 "phantom" votes in WA 2020 election. www.tvw.org/watch/?clien...
'Millionaires' tax set for vote this a.m. in Senate Ways & Means. Some changes made, in part to appease Gov. Ferguson. Biz tax exemption threshold raised to $300k, with some help for biz up to $600k. Charitable deduction doubled to $100k. app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/...
Dave Reichert lost to Bob Ferguson by 433,000+ votes, but WA state GOP apparently believes that margin was due to fraud? Party hasn't won a gubernatorial race since 1980.
In a new fundraising email, @jayapal.house.gov rips WA Republican Party for its X post suggesting she "self-deport" from the US after she criticized Trump's mass deportation tactics. Jayapal is a U.S. citizen.
Covered aftermath of flooding today in Skagit County. This kid was having a great on a jet ski - in his front yard
Analysis: King County executive transition team inflation 2009-2025. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Happy 5th anniversary to this all-time great anonymous "senior Republican" quote about Trump in WaPo after the 2020 election. "What is the downside in humoring him for this little bit of time? .. It's not like he's plotting how to prevent Joe Biden from taking power on Jan. 20."
Anyone else see the screwed up initial WA election results last night on Sec State website? Any other screenshots?
Still can't believe they threw Suarez the fastball there. Thank you, Canada!