Vivian McCall

[OPEN: A Chinese spy opens his laptop. President Xi Jinping appears on screen.]

SPY: I have an update from Sheryl in Appleton Wisconsin. Little Jeremy was up all night.

XI: [Clucking his tongue] Colic.

big news for the swastika community
wait do they have another name

Like all men but more so, he was a hunter. In a literal sense, he used not a bullet but a bird. It was not about a chase but about a puzzle of logic and skill that amounted to a test of his self-mastery. He was the mouse and the architect of his maze. The giver of his own pleasure and torment. He desired. He desired desiring. He desired being desired. He desired desire itself. I understood this just as I came to understand the range of his kinks and complexes and how they fit within what I thought I understood of his soul.

when the full Olivia Nuzzi book streets Bluesky is going to collectively experience something akin to the ecstasies of the Bacchae

Well deserved for @jakewittich.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉🎉

A big indicator of this fascist moment, for me, was exposing Hanania’s past as pseudonymous white supremacist blogger, him issuing a non-apology apology then writing gutter racist shit under real name, & nevertheless enjoying mainstream success

reminder of who he is www.huffpost.com/entry/richar...

Envelope that led to King County Elections office evacuation had traces of fentanyl in it In Pierce County, a note was included along with the white powder.

many elections officials and election workers have been THROUGH IT in terms of harassment and threats in the past 5 years, and the King County auditors office specifically had to contend with a hazmat response after receiving a suspicious letter 2 years ago: www.king5.com/article/news...

Names of Seattle police officers at Jan. 6 rally released The names were released roughly one week after the officers dropped their lawsuit to prevent the release of their names.

this isn’t a game — the Seattle police department infamously had more officers attend the pre-insurrection Jan 6 rally than any other police department nationwide. it took years for the public to learn which officers were involved: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

i talked to The Stranger about how losing candidates simply must stop casting aspersions on hardworking elections offices in a pathetic attempt to invalidate voters’ decisions:

There Was Nothing Unusual About Seattle’s Election, or the Results There was nothing odd, wrong, or suspicious about Seattle’s election results. They sure felt slow, but they weren’t. Someone tell that to outgoing Mayor Bruce Harrell and Seattle Police Officer’s Guil...

During his concession speech, Harrell said: "A lot of people were saying that I shouldn’t concede and that there were anomalies, differences, and stuff."

There was no evidence of irregularities. At all. Why imply this?

He didn't say.

www.thestranger.com/news/2025/11...

"Skepticism"? They're blowing people up. There's no due process.

Harrell Concedes the Mayor’s Race, and Wilson Takes Her Victory Lap Bruce Harrell conceded the mayoral race to Katie Wilson this afternoon. And he finally said her name in public. In a packed room full of aides, campaign staff, city council members, and supporters, Ha...

Bruce Harrell conceded and said Katie Wilson’s name at last. Then Wilson stepped up at the Labor Temple, laid out her vision for child care, transit, and housing, and reminded supporters that pressure from the people is what will move the city. Seattle has a new mayor. Now the work starts.

Bruce Harrell has officially conceded the mayor's race.

Steve Miller, Phil Ponce, Phil Rogers, Jim Rose, Rich Samuels, Steve Sanders, Andy Shaw, Tom Skilling, Rob Stafford, David Stewart, Jim Williams, Larry Yellen, Linda Yu and Pam Zekman

The signatories: Derrick Blakley, Kathy Brock, Chris Bury, Bill Cameron, Pat Cassidy, Lilia Chacon, Muriel Clair, John Cody, Janet Davies, Craig Dellimore, John Dempsey, Mark Giangreco, Theresa Gutierrez, Robert Jordan, Sherman Kaplan, Anne Kavanagh, Rich King, Bill Kurtis ...

Air traffic controllers promised fast shutdown pay, but they've been told that before The Transportation Secretary says air traffic controllers will be paid promptly as the government reopens. But after the last shutdown, in 2019, some controllers sued to get paid in full for overtime.

The Transportation Secretary says air traffic controllers will be paid promptly as the government reopens. But after the last shutdown, in 2019, some controllers sued to get paid in full for overtime. n.pr/49jqYx0

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nu6C...

Newsmax's Greg Kelly on US strikes on alleged drug boats: “It's totally legal. It's pure, it's good. And it has nothing to do with transgender.”

Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...

you'll never guess which side

Katie Wilson Is Seattle’s Next Mayor Somewhere, Bruce Harrell is slamming a table. Katie Wilson is up by 1,976 votes and 0.72 percent of the vote. It’s tight, but we’re outside of recount territory, and it’s mathematica...

www.thestranger.com/general-elec...

okay, if he loves suffering this much maybe he is catholic

Ballot Drop: Katie Wilson is Likely Our Next Mayor She's probably the mayor, folks. Goodbye, Bruce?

www.thestranger.com/news/2025/11...

Katie Wilson is likely our next mayor. Story soon.

UPDATE: The city declined to provide a breakdown of internal costs for Mayor Bruce Harrell's slickly produced budget video, which largely duplicates his campaign talking points, after initially saying that they would. 1/2

I have clowned on Katie a bit this election, but this bit really made me laugh.

she's wearing her world famous election hat

No one will ever sum up Bari Weiss's career more succinctly than "what's the point of standards"

Monday Ballot Drop: Wilson Is Up, But It Is Too Tight To Call Ahhhhhhhhh

Hey, so here is a great example of why voting in local elections really, really matters. Wilson up by 91 votes today. There are roughly 10,000 ballots left to count, but still, this is going to be tight!

www.thestranger.com/news/2025/11...

Pansy Pansy

Listen wherever ~ nfan.link/skin-graft

I released a record on Friday. Thanks to KEXP for the review!

www.kexp.org/read/2025/11...

this man tried to have a theological debate with the pope! He's the POPE!