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Ron Davis

@ronpdavis.bsky.social

Husband, dad, progressive policy and politics guy who wants to fix our cities. Will never give into MAGA weirdos. Follow my newsletter at https://rondezvouswa.com/

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The rich always threatened to leave if you tax them. They never do. #taxtherich TikTok video by Ron Davis

The billionaires are bluffing. Tax increases in MA, CA, NJ, and Seattle were all met with β€œthe rich and the jobs will leave” and yet they all grew substantially anyway.

Don’t buy the BS. Pass the millionaire tax, with no cuts for mega corporations or giant estates.

www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8xaFDY4/

02.03.2026 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Pass the millionaires tax

02.03.2026 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The rich always threatened to leave if you tax them. They never do. #taxtherich TikTok video by Ron Davis

The billionaires are bluffing. Tax increases in MA, CA, NJ, and Seattle were all met with β€œthe rich and the jobs will leave” and yet they all grew substantially anyway.

Don’t buy the BS. Pass the millionaire tax, with no cuts for mega corporations or giant estates.

www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8xaFDY4/

02.03.2026 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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Neighborhood Cafe and Corner Store Bill Fails for Third Straight Year Β» The Urbanist # The failure of HB 1175 to make it to the state Senate floor mirrors a similar fate two years ago. Bill sponsor Mark Klicker placed the decision to let the neighborhood cafe bill die squarely on Loca...

NEW STORY // Neighborhood Cafe and Corner Store Bill Fails for Third Straight Year

By Ryan Packer via @theurbanist.org.

www.theurbanist.org/2026/03/02/n...

02.03.2026 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 56    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 6
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It's so telling that these people are rushing to condemn "the campus left" at this moment
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/o...

02.03.2026 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2924    πŸ” 394    πŸ’¬ 153    πŸ“Œ 139

Unbelievable! And they are trying to cut the estate tax, which supports higher ed.

01.03.2026 23:47 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Evergreen State College is about to shut down its pool and bookstore-- yes, it's going to operate without an actual campus bookstore!-- along with a bunch of other academic programs.

I'm trying to imagine the response of Governor Evans, who founded the college AND advocated for an income tax...

01.03.2026 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Why does my rich blue state always under fund schools? We refuse to tax the rich year after year, and our children pay the price. #taxtherich #publicschool TikTok video by Ron Davis

We are one of the richest states, in the richest country on the planet. But we still fail to fund our schools, punishing children, teachers, families and communities.

Who does the establishment work for, anyway?

www.tiktok.com/@rondezvouss...

01.03.2026 04:14 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
WA is wealthy & claims to be progressive but underfunds schools and under taxes the rich. πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ
YouTube video by Ron Davis WA is wealthy & claims to be progressive but underfunds schools and under taxes the rich. πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ

www.youtube.com/shorts/iFA3f...

01.03.2026 04:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why does my rich blue state always under fund schools? We refuse to tax the rich year after year, and our children pay the price. #taxtherich #publicschool TikTok video by Ron Davis

We are one of the richest states, in the richest country on the planet. But we still fail to fund our schools, punishing children, teachers, families and communities.

Who does the establishment work for, anyway?

www.tiktok.com/@rondezvouss...

01.03.2026 04:14 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

yes, that would be amazing

01.03.2026 04:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Our leaders could act with far more clarity, conviction and disruption. Some of them (Warren, AOC, Khanna, Murphy) do. Most of them do not.

28.02.2026 23:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Washington's own @cantwell.senate.gov's not very strongly worded letter is essentially a complaint that she wasn't allowed to be seen voting in favor of the bombing before it happened.

28.02.2026 19:27 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Today Chuck Schumer wrote a not- very-sternly worded letter to the President about his illegal launch of a war.

Of course they think we are weak!

28.02.2026 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
When transit is faster than driving, life is amazing. Thank you for this, Seattle! More please!
YouTube video by Ron Davis When transit is faster than driving, life is amazing. Thank you for this, Seattle! More please!

youtube.com/shorts/UItIL...

28.02.2026 02:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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When transit comes often and goes fast, life is so good! πŸ–οΈ Thank you Seattle for your investment! #transit TikTok video by Ron Davis

Trains that come often = better life commuting!

www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8xUNfXC/

28.02.2026 02:43 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Southern California air board rejected pollution rules after AI-generated flood of comments The opposition appeared overwhelming: Tens of thousands of emails poured into Southern California's top air pollution authority as its board weighed a June proposal to phase out gas-powered appliances...

They were going to pass rules to phase out gas stoves, until they received 20,000 public comments against the regulations. Except, oops, it turns out the comments were generated by AI.

27.02.2026 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 969    πŸ” 417    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 35

Washington state wants to emulate Massachusetts with their millionaire tax, but an anti-tax group submitted 60k signatures against it. However, it looks like 37k of those signatures are fake.

The same ppl who want voter ID are getting caught submitting fake signatures.

24.02.2026 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Hand wearing a Rolex desperately reaching out of the water as an inflatable raft and its oars flip over along with several wads of cash into Lake Washington.

Hand wearing a Rolex desperately reaching out of the water as an inflatable raft and its oars flip over along with several wads of cash into Lake Washington.

Billionaires Missing, Presumed Dead After Raft Fleeing Millionaire Tax Capsizes Off Mercer Island: tinyurl.com/42unvjb3

21.02.2026 06:03 β€” πŸ‘ 199    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 8

Corporate Dem Rep. Amy Walen voted against passing the Millionaires Tax today 😑

Just another reason we're proud to have backed @vandanaslatter.bsky.social over Walen in the race last fall to become Senator for their Legislative District ❀️

27.02.2026 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#WALeg House Finance Committee votes on the Millionaires Tax TODAY!

There are a number of amendments to get through first however. Staff are currently briefing the Representatives on those.

27.02.2026 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

Yes, feels very promising.

27.02.2026 07:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow!!! Have you seen any analysis as to whether this is supposed to be a bellwether?

27.02.2026 06:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for an Ellison Takeover

The richest man owns X.

The second and third richest men control Google.

The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post.

And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros.

See the problem here?

26.02.2026 23:40 β€” πŸ‘ 38858    πŸ” 16496    πŸ’¬ 1829    πŸ“Œ 1079

guess where seattle's zoning code limits basically all affordable housing

26.02.2026 21:52 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

When I ran, they fined me hundreds because my letter ended by saying it was from β€œRon Davis” rather than β€œRon Davis for Seattle” or whatever the name of the campaign was, plus our PO Box.

They readily admitted it was a clerical error.

Our β€œethics” office is in the bag for team big biz.

26.02.2026 23:29 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

London made a plan, consulted the public, and approved the plan. Can we get the London Process in Seattle?

26.02.2026 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 79    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

We just cannot do the easiest things can we

26.02.2026 03:44 β€” πŸ‘ 67    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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We need to stop reinventing the wheel we know how to build stacked, larger, family sized homes on a single lot. No need to get more creative, or overthink this. Just build what we always have. They’ll sell, they are beloved, they need to be allowed again

25.02.2026 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 162    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3

That's right!!! πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

Even after paying the proposed Millionaires Tax, a household earning $1.5 million per year would still be left with $117,188 per month. By contrast, Washington’s current median household income is $98,141 per year...

#WALeg

24.02.2026 17:28 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0