Michelle Obama Performed a Life-Giving Speech Last Night: She spoke about her role as a parent of “two, beautiful, intelligent, Black young women” in the White House, a structure built by slaves. “This election is about who will have the power to shape our children for the next four to eight years of their lives,” Obama said. Later: “We cannot afford to be tired, or frustrated, or cynical.”
The Michelle Obama speech that brought down the house at the DNC https://t.co/mlSq2RA2bG pic.twitter.com/v8fAwEWeCf
— BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) July 26, 2016
grant me the Michelle Obama to accept the things I can’t change, courage to Michelle Obama things I can & the Michelle Obama to know the dif
— Caro (@socarolinesays) July 26, 2016
Bernie Sanders Encouraged His Supporters to Vote for Clinton, Too: “If you think you can sit it out, take a minute to think about the Supreme Court justices Donald Trump would nominate and what that would mean to civil liberties, equal rights, and the future of our country,” Sanders said. Sanders and his supporters won significant changes to the Democratic party platform, including tuition-free college for the middle class and a national $15 minimum wage.
But Some Local Bernie Delegates Aren’t Ready to Support Her: The Seattle Times reports that most of the Washington delegation didn’t boo Clinton during Sanders’ speech.
Seattle Delegate Nahtrang Nguyen Wants Clinton Fans to Support More Progressive Policies: “I feel personally that Secretary Clinton really needs to prove her intention through actions and not words,” Nguyen told KPLU.
Contractors Who Dug Bertha’s Rescue Hole Are Suing Seattle Tunnel Partners: Malcolm Drilling Company wants $11 million in extra pay. “Malcolm, based in San Francisco, asserts in the lawsuit, among other things, that soil conditions were worse than STP represented,” Mike Lindblom reports. So where’s this money going to come from? STP claims the state already owes them money for the rescue pit.
E-Mails Show That Journalist Who Covered Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price Wanted to Write His Book: Paul Keegan, a freelancer who wrote a cover story on Price for Inc. magazine, wrote to Price and said, “Over the last few months, I’ve done a lousy job of hiding the fact that I would love to work with you.” More: “A good collaborator is like a therapist, drinking buddy, and close confidant all rolled into one, so it’s important to find someone you feel comfortable with, can really open up to, and trust completely to get out of the way to tell your story.” Then he talked about himself in the third person. “And your book will be a big hit with or without Paul Keegan.” Gross.
Local Ferry Food Provider Is Fighting an Out-of-State Contract: Washington State Ferries awarded its food service contract to a Connecticut-based multinational called Centerplate. According to KING 5, Centerplate “has a checkered history of wage theft and is currently under investigation by Ohio ethics commissioners and the FBI for collusion.” Olympic Cascades, a local food provider, is trying to get Washington State Ferries to appeal the decision.
Seattle Businesses Are Failing at Recycling: In 2015, Seattle recycled 58 percent of its municipal solid waste, two points below the city’s goal. By 2020, 70 percent of the city’s waste is supposed to be recycled.
And Someone Rappelled Down the Space Needle on Sunday: “Unconfirmed reports” say it was for a reality TV show.
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