Dave Wenning

Thankful it’s a state court issue from which Trump cannot pardon him.

“Massey’s killing raised new questions about U.S. law enforcement shootings of Black people in their homes, and prompted a change in Illinois law requiring fuller transparency on the background of candidates for law enforcement jobs.”

WATCH: Massey family speaks at vigil after Illinois sheriff's deputy convicted over killing of Sonya Massey A jury on Wednesday convicted an Illinois sheriff’s deputy of second-degree murder, a lesser charge, in the shooting death of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who called 911 to report a suspected prowler.

A jury on Wednesday convicted an Illinois sheriff’s deputy of second-degree murder, a lesser charge, in the shooting death of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who called 911 to report a suspected prowler. https://to.pbs.org/49ykzxM

All of this! I know folks *can* understand this stuff. I see that every day. It’s part of my job. But I can’t help anyone learn if I can’t figure out what they know.

Bob giving thumbs up seated in chair next to Rachel Smith, president of Washington Roundtable. Flags in background from Oregon, Canada, USA, Washington state

Today I announced an agreement between Washington state, Oregon, and British Columbia to renew and strengthen our partnership.

Together, the Cascadia region will address housing affordability, invest in clean energy, and create the conditions for long-term economic growth.

Trump’s tariff policy is as strategic as a toddler playing with a light switch.

Head Start programs in Southwest Washington start to shrink as federal funding dries up Grant funding for the low-income early learning program will expire for some programs starting on Saturday. Oregon Head Start is still funded for two more months.

Saturday marks the expiration of federal funding at Head Start programs around the country. Nine programs in Washington state, from Tumwater to Wenatchee to Vancouver, will be unable to access federal dollars because of the government shutdown.

uh-oh. turns out the mortgage document that the DOJ is alleging was fraudulent b/c great niece paid some rent (great niece testified she didn't) refers to "short-term rentals," which seems to blow DOJ theory that it could't be rented out of the water. Another disaster of a case.

Because Big Money and corporate interests won’t be able to control him? 🫢

Bigleaf maples, singing their swan song.
Twirling, falling, rustling goodbye, goodbye, goodbye...🍂
Leaf by leaf, blanketing the ferns below, preparing them for winter's long nap.

Take care, everyone 🤝
#pnw

Phony AI videos of Hurricane Melissa flood social media AI-generated videos claiming to show Hurricane Melissa have been circulating on social media, causing confusion. These videos, including sharks in a hotel pool and a damaged airport, are not real.

Although it’s common for hoax photos, videos and misinformation to surface during natural disasters, they’re usually debunked quickly. But videos generated by new artificial intelligence tools have taken the problem to a new level. https://to.pbs.org/47OoBRm

Wow. Pretty much identical to the purges going on in the military and the federal agencies under Trump/Musk/Hegseth/et al...

Sauce for the goose…

It’s pretty convenient how they aren’t releasing employment data with the government shut down.

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Illinois deputy found guilty of murder in the shooting of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who called 911 asking for help.

Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.

That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.

Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.

While Republicans keep telling us billionaires are job creators if their taxes are cut. Didn’t they just get them cut? Again? 🤔

Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.

UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.

Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.

This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.

Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva has now been waiting 36 days to be sworn in to office — setting a new record that any member of Congress has had to wait following a special election.

@governorferguson.bsky.social ?

"To any governors or state legislators out there... if you are in a position where you have the power to redraw your maps... if you have the ability to meet this moment with the urgency that it deserves, I'm calling on you to do exactly what we're doing in California and to fight fire with fire."

This is how our government has been corrupted:

1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat

We must get big money out of politics.

It is the root of our dysfunction.

“When they get a taste of their own medicine, they cry fowl.”

"I supported the For the People Act when the the Dems put it forward in 2021. Do you remember how many Republicans voted for that bill?"

"No on Prop 50" Chair: [silence]

"It was zero. Not a single Republican voted for independent redistricting commissions nationwide."

More evidence of two tiers of justice. This most recent action is reminiscent of when Trump in the 2016 campaign asked those who believe in the 2d amendment to help him with Hillary.

I dare you to get a shipping SNAFU straightened out now, when the chatbot says it’s on its way, but UPS says they never received it. Had one of those. Took a week back then.

Starbucks' outrageous CEO-to-worker pay gap might make you spit out your morning coffee. And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?

“Some employees say Amazon's rapid embrace of AI is more investor spectacle than substance. Marie is a machine learning engineer…

"Because we're already familiar with machine learning, we understand it doesn't work for everything," Marie said.”

Amazon cuts over 2,300 jobs in Washington as employees warn of AI risks The local impact of Amazon’s latest round of layoffs is coming into focus.

Of the 14,000 employees Amazon laid off this week, 2,303 were in its home state of Washington, according to a state filing.