#BREAKING: States with the most ICE deportations are seeing the largest rent decreases.

Attacker bites chunk out of woman’s face in downtown Seattle hate crime: komonews.com/news/local/hate…

Here's a few examples of people who don't need to be making a million dollars a year, who might be impacted by the state income tax. It doesn't take being rich, it just takes having a weird year where things all land on the same tax year. WA’s 9.9% tax on household income over $1M. Four more ordinary people with one unusual year: 🔹 Bothell software tester She makes $160K and her husband makes $70K. Her company stock doubles, and $900K of RSUs vest in one year. RSUs count as wages when they vest, whether or not she sells. $230K + $900K = $1.13M $130K × 9.9% = $12,870 🔹 Renton heir on a deadline He makes $110K and his wife makes $70K. He inherited his mom’s IRA and took small withdrawals for years. Federal law forces him to empty the last $900K by the end of year 10. $180K + $900K = $1.08M $80K × 9.9% = $7,920 🔹 Kennewick warehouse lead She spent 30 years at an employee-owned distributor. When she retires, her ESOP account pays out $1.3M, and her husband earns $50K. $1.3M + $50K = $1.35M $350K × 9.9% = $34,650 🔹 Tacoma restaurant owner The restaurant closes and the lender forgives $1.1M of business debt. He’s technically solvent because his home equity and 401(k) count as assets, so the forgiven debt is taxable. He drew $40K from the business and his wife makes $60K. $1.1M + $100K = $1.2M $200K × 9.9% = $19,800 A stock pop, a legal deadline, a retirement, a failed business. None of them got rich that year. The restaurant owner lost his business and still owes the tax.

EXCLUSIVE: A source sent me this email that allegedly went out to the entire Seattle Fire Department, claiming that because of Socialist Mayor Katie Wilson's proposed budget, $7 million in overtime will be cut and "be managed through planned unit outages, taking our daily minimum staffing from 222 to 209. Depending on staffing levels, four to six units may be taken out of service daily to meet this reduction. This could also mean closing a fire station for a shift if the outage occurs in a single house." Reminder that Wilson claimed her budget prioritized public safety. Also a reminder that SFD terminated 70 firefighters for not getting the jab, many of whom still want their jobs back. Also, the attrition rate for new recruits from the academy is soaring I am awaiting confirmation from SFD

UNCONSCIONABLE: Washington State's Sentencing Guidelines Commission, appointed by the Governor and Legislative Democrats, voted 7-2 to LOWER the penalties for those convicted in sex sting operations against minors, also known as "Net Nanny" Operations. Last year, WA Democrats submitted a similar policy in legislation with SB 5312. It was defeated by outrage from the public and Legislative Republicans (#tbt). We have adamantly opposed this dangerous and tone-deaf idea. Children need more protection from criminals and those seeking to do them harm, not less. #UnsafeWA #UnaccountableWA #ThrowbackThursday #waleg

The King County Prosecutor and U.S. Attorney both say they never saw Mayor Katie Wilson's gun violence plan before it was announced and learned about it on TV. The prosecutor's quote was used to endorse a plan she says she never reviewed.

A review of the Bite of Seattle festival mass shooting shows police officers took a shooter into custody in less than half a minute, but it took much longer for the public to get official information because of apparent delays brought on by the Mayor's Office to Seattle police. In an update to the Seattle City Council's public safety committee, Assistant Chief Tyrone Davis and Interim Chief Andre Sayles walked through an after-action review of the Bite of Seattle shooting. Davis, who was the acting chief at the time of the shooting, revealed new details about the hours-long delay in releasing information to the public about the shooting. Full story here: bit.ly/4higMHk #komo #komo4 #komonews #seattle

Did you all see this? In the repeal the #WA Income Tax voters statement... The against statement appears both physically darker in the .pdf & just a bit taller in text.

Mayor Wilson wants CARE to lead Seattle gun violence response with community partners: bit.ly/4dsNHI2

@GovBobFerguson is lying about the parents’ right bill. He’s hoping that you are too stupid to understand what the real truth is. This is straight out of Alinsky’s “Rules for Radicals.” 1984 Newspeak. I know normal people with normal functioning brains won’t fall for this, but a lot of people with room temperature IQ’s who want the government to take care of them from birth to grave will fall for this. So, normal people, if you don’t vote, don’t come ask me to help you get your rights back.

Although judicial candidates are not allowed to express opinions about future cases, we are completely free to comment on current or past decisions. Yesterday, the Washington Supreme Court, in a 6-3 vote overturned the will of the people by declaring I-2066, the natural gas initiative, unconstitutional. I would have joined the dissent. This is yet another example of the Supreme Court using a different standard for initiatives than they do for laws coming out of the legislature. I-2066 was the law of the land in Washington duly adopted by 1,971, 474 voters that was taken away by six people. It is important to note that five of the six justices in the majority were initially appointed by a governor, four of them were appointed by Governor Inslee. More important to note, the three dissenting judges were all elected by the people. We need to reform the current way we fill vacancies on our Supreme Court. Governor Ferguson has abused that power this year more than any past governor. In 2024, I wrote about the need for reform the appointment process and proposed a solution to increase the likelihood that judges will be accountable to the people of this state and not to the political elite. In the meantime, the opportunity to send a message that the courts belong to the people is on November 3rd when you have a chance to vote on who occupies five of the nine seats on the Court. larsonforjustice.com/why-app…

The WA State Supreme Court has overturned the will of the people in I-2066, the initiative to protect natural gas use in WA. Once again, the Court used the "single-subject rule" as its justification for denying the people's voice. And the right they retain in the State Constitution. This rule has become the default excuse the Court uses when it has no good reason to reject a people's initiative. This use of the "single-subject rule" is intellectually lazy and dishonest. But it's something sponsors of initiatives have to anticipate. We did that effectively with I-2081 (the original WA Parents' Bill of Rights), I-2111 (no state income tax) and I-2113 (restore police pursuits)--which all passed court scrutiny. In WA, writing an initiative is similar to writing legislation. But not exactly the same. The State Supreme Court applies different standards of review. That's not right, but it's reality. This fall, vote for Edwards, Stevens, O'Donnell, Larson and Bloom to the WA State Supreme Court. They will respect the State Constitution and the initiative process. (Four screenshots of excerpts from the decision against I-2066. Plus a link below to the complete decision.) courts.wa.gov/opinions/pdf/1…