The Electoral College is super dumb: It may have made sense in 1776 but now we have everything our candidates have ever said and done at our fingertips. I can listen to Beto O’Rourke’s rap album. I can watch reruns of The Apprentice. I’ll make an informed decision. The Electoral College was especially obsolete in 2016 when a total of seven electors voted for someone other than their party’s candidate, the most ever. Now instead of getting rid of it, a new Washington state bill would make it impossible to do that by replacing any delegates with a surprise vote.
A freak blizzard killed 1,600 cows east of Yakima: If you think we’ve got bad weather here, just ask the cows Near the Tri-Cities who saw 30 inches of snow and temperatures as low as 18 below zero. Farmers tried everything they could to provide shelter but there’s only so many cows that can fit into a barn or behind makeshift straw wind shields.
Our snow is still pretty dangerous too: This wet, heavy snow has downed trees and powerlines all over the county and doesn’t look like it’s in a hurry to leave. We might get some more snow tomorrow, but it won’t be much. Mostly just get ready to trudge through the slush for a while.
What’s this?! Temperatures in the lower 40s by the weekend?!? I’m not saying it’s time to break out the Bermuda shorts, but at least we won’t have to order coffee on a stick at the local coffee shop. And I won’t need a team of Huskies and a sled to get to work. #wawx pic.twitter.com/ESfuPO5YG0
— NWS Seattle (@NWSSeattle) February 13, 2019
Hawaii felt left out so now they have snow:
Snow has fallen in a Hawaii state park for what officials say could be the first time ever https://t.co/PEJB3G9iIw pic.twitter.com/EhTHNCVNjg
— CNN (@CNN) February 13, 2019
Are students even going to get a summer? The thing about snow days is they’re really great at the moment, but bite you in the butt once June rolls around. Western Washington students have had at least six snow days now and some school districts like Tacoma’s saw prolonged teacher strikes early in the school year. Tacoma’s school district is looking into shortening Spring Break and adding Saturday school for a few weeks. Not looking so fun now is it kids?
MoviePass is officially dead: It seemed too good to be true, right? You pay for the price of one movie ticket a month and you can see as many movies as you want in theaters. Yeah, that’s because it was a terrible idea that lost the company millions of dollars. The more popular it got, the more money they lost, which (and I’m no business expert) seems like a pretty bad business model. MoviePass was pulled off the Nasdaq because its stock price is only 8 cents, well below their $1 trading limit.
An ultra-rare black leopard was spotted in Kenya: When I say ultra-rare, I mean this is the first time a black leopard has been photographed since 1909 and now we have video!. This leopard has melanism, which is essentially the opposite of albinism, where its body produces an excess of the pigment melanin that turns its hair black. It is a deadly hunter but all I want to do it cuddle with it.
A 20-year-old rapper was shot to death by police in Vallejo, California: The worst part is he was asleep when it all happened. Willie McCoy, who went by Willie Bo, was asleep behind the wheel of his car with a handgun in his lap when police say he “suddenly” jerked awake and reached for the gun. Four officers opened fire.
Howard Schultz is color-blind: No not that color-blind; he can still tell the difference between a chocolate frappuccino and whatever the fuck that pink unicorn drink was. He says he doesn’t see racial color. You have got to be kidding me, Howard. I’m going to go out on a limb and call bullshit. For the last time, everyone sees racial differences and it’s counterproductive to ignore them.
Former Starbucks CEO and potential 2020 presidential candidate Howard Schultz on racism: “I didn’t see color as a young boy and I honestly don’t see color now.” https://t.co/IUvgDyhtFr pic.twitter.com/wgmWHufjx1
— CNN (@CNN) February 13, 2019
Trump is expected to sign the bipartisan agreement over border security: Nobody wants to see another shutdown so now that dreaded compromise is happening on Capitol Hill. But Trump is bending over backwards to declare himself the winner in this fight even though he got next to no wall funding. I’m sure he’ll find a way though, that man puts the CON in economics.
Tonight’s best Seattle entertainment options include: The memoir-adapted play American Junkie, and an indie-folk show with Steve Gunn and Meg Baird.
