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“At 50, everyone has the face he deserves." - Orwell

Ernie Stevens Jr., Who Oversaw the Massive Expansion of Tribal Gaming, Dies at 66 As the top spokesperson for tribal gaming, he helped expand its footprint and transform reservations around the country.

Obituary: Tribal leader Ernie Stevens was like Paul Revere, a friend said, going from reservation to reservation, saying “the American dream is coming.”

This poem is called Blinded: In Front of the Rivian

Rivian headlamps
Rearview mirror side mirrors
Rush hour traffic, rain

FAA reducing air traffic by 10% across 40 'high-volume' markets The Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday that it will reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 “high-volume” markets beginning Friday morning to maintain safety during the ongoing government shutdown.

BREAKING: The FAA announces a 10% reduction in airline traffic in 40 markets to maintain safety during ongoing government shutdown.

Anonymous and unidentified federal agents make all of us less safe.

Erika Evans is one to watch. Solid CV, inspiring speaker. Can’t wait to see where her trajectory takes her. City of Seattle is a nice dead end, at least for mayors. So I think she wins no matter what happens tomorrow. We all win with people like her in politics.

The second book was Less, by Andrew Sean Greer. This one is maybe about rediscovering yourself in middle age? I will forever be grateful to Greer for the line "happily, sexily, fuck-the-world fat." Also sweet, as well as funny & well written.

I finished two books for my book group this week - one for the last meeting, which I missed, and one for the next. The one I missed was Love and Saffron, by Kim Fay, about food and cooking and friendship and love. I don't care about food and cooking, but I like friendship. It was sweet.

~ 103 gallons (390 liters).
~ 691 lbs (313 kg) of jet fuel used.
~ $577 cost of fuel.
~ 1 tons of CO2 emissions.

I want to vote for both King County Exec candidates and neither Seattle Mayor candidate

Flight delays soar past 1,660 as government shutdown hits Day 27 Air travel turmoil deepened with more than 1,660 flights delayed nationwide on Monday and more than 8,600 delays on Sunday, with air traffic controller absences surging amid a federal government shutdown now in its 27th day.

Thousands of flight delays because of the shutdown.

Republicans get to go on vacation. Meanwhile, you get stuck in the airport.

The end of the Affordable Care Act tax credits will drive up the cost of health care for millions of people -- even for folks who don't use the health care marketplace.
 
We can't afford to ignore this problem. Republicans must come back and negotiate with us to solve this urgent crisis.

For a 14-minute flight. Private jets ought to be illegal.

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Uncle Sam billboard on I-5 goes from right-wing zingers to a statement of Native rights The 70-year saga of the Uncle Sam billboard on I-5 south of Chehalis and its provocative, right-wing messaging took an abrupt turn this summer when the billboard and the 3.5 acres on which it sits was...

We love to see it!

I have lost so much pigment in what’s left of my hair arguing with planners to legalize these everywhere and someday I’m going to sip a glass of wine inside of one built as result of those efforts

The stock market is breaking records. Time for a gut check Almost everything in your 401(k) should be coming up a winner now. That makes it time for a gut check.

Almost everything in your 401(k) should be coming up a winner now. That makes it time for a gut check.

Opinion | Trump Is Forcing the World Into a New Era of Disorder Without a plan for what comes next, the United States is not only hastening its own decline but also forcing the world into a new era of disorder.

Never before has the world’s reigning superpower intentionally dismantled a system designed to sustain its own leadership, particularly while those trappings were returning enormous benefits, write Rebecca Lissner and Mira Rapp-Hooper.

The East Wing of the White House is gone. Here's a look at some of the history made there Betty Ford reportedly said that if the White House West Wing is the “mind” of the nation, then the East Wing is the “heart.”

The White House East Wing is gone — see what historic moments and memories it once held.

There needs to be a counter op ed somewhere. Time to find an attendee at the SHSC debate who was disappointed at the poor showing by centrist candidates.

Wilson Maintains Lead over Harrell, Two New Polls Indicate » The Urbanist # Progressive challenger Katie Wilson continues to have the edge in the highly competitive Seattle mayoral race, despite a large fundraising advantage for corporate-backed incumbent Bruce Harrell. Two...

NEW // Wilson Maintains Lead over Harrell, Two New Polls Indicate

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Revisiting George Orwell. Like everyone older than 12 or so at the time, I read Nineteen Eighty-Four for school in 1984. Big Brother watched us from stickers stuck to every surface in the U District. How is it that my generation grew up to be responsible for what we see around ourselves in 2025?

Vote! It is the one time the government is legally bound to listen to what you want

Protecting access to books and media 🩷

Harrell, Wilson Disagree Over Whether Formerly Homeless People Can Thrive In "Workforce" Housing - PubliCola By Erica C. Barnett On Friday, several private and nonprofit affordable housing developers joined Mayor Bruce Harrell to criticize his…

Harrell, Wilson Disagree Over Whether Formerly Homeless People Can Thrive In "Workforce" Housing

The mayor says it would be a "disaster" to move formerly homeless people into vacant units next to "teachers and baristas." His opponent says plenty of homeless people just need homes.

This too!

Trump’s ballroom renovations uproot Jackie Kennedy garden Former first lady Ladybird Johnson named the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden in 1965 after her predecessor.

The bulldozers that razed the White House’s East Wing to make room for Donald Trump’s new ballroom have also demolished a garden named for Jackie Kennedy.

Thank you! I do appreciate the context.