People keep pushing Trump on his potential gun bill: He’s got nothing. Vanity Fair.
He won’t take away your guns: But he will take away your flavored e-cigs. New York Times.
Feral hogs approach the U.S. border: Build the wall. CTV News.
The Milton post office will be closed: Due to a snake infestation. Caswell Messenger.
Trump delays tariff increase: As “a gesture of good will” toward China.
….on October 1st, we have agreed, as a gesture of good will, to move the increased Tariffs on 250 Billion Dollars worth of goods (25% to 30%), from October 1st to October 15th.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 11, 2019
Ride the Ducks Seattle: Is suing Ride the Ducks International. I don’t know if your mom told you this, but don’t get in a “Stretch Duck,” kids. The Seattle Times.
Kids: They’re vaping. One in Washington got sick. The Stranger.
A billionaire is dead: But more importantly, the name T. Boone Pickens once lived. Reuters.
K-Pop heartthrob boy band group Pentagon came to Seattle: The crowd came, too. The Seattle Times.
Biden is still the leader: But only by a single-digit advantage, not a double. CNN
Daniel Johnston: Is dead. The Stranger.
Cascadia Weekly: Is (allegedly) stealing content from journalists.
Heads up to fellow critics — especially @jasondashbailey and @TheFienPrint — to check out film section of @CascadiaWeekly, which is skimming entire reviews (though they include bylines! how nice! crazy concept of “free press”!). They snaked my HUSTLERS. https://t.co/N9SVGq4kW1
— Kate Erbland (@katerbland) September 11, 2019
Want to know more about Bellingham-based Cascadia Weekly? Read here and here. Association of Alternative Newsweeklies and BBJ Today.
A river in Zurich: Is dyed green. The Evening Standard.
Where is the River Zigzyakutakek? Other than in Egan Orion’s second middle name, after Colter and before Kennedy. Twitter.
More Central Americans will die now: The Supreme Court sides with Trump on asylum claims. New York Times.
This fucking Hurricane Sharpie story: It’s still going. Turns out Trump pressured Mick Mulvaney to yell at forecasters who wouldn’t lie for the President. New York Times.
Kamala Harris’s health care plan: It’s bad. HuffPost.
Worst case for a no-deal exit? “Riots in the streets, food price rises and reduced medical supplies.” BBC.
This is cute: But let it be known that we are Seattle’s Only Holl Blog.
Congratulations to the CHS reader who arrived on the site this morning after “Binging” for “capitiol holl blog”
— jseattle (@jseattle) September 11, 2019
California says Uber must treat its drivers as employees: Uber says nah. New York Times.
Could Uber even survive classifying all their drivers as employees: If they could, I doubt they would be putting millions of dollars into a ballot initiative to fight the change. GeekWire.
Update on climate change: The yellow clams are black now. The Washington Post.
There are no bad ideas in a brainstorm: But there are bad ideas in a candidate forum. The Stranger.
Dogs of 9/11: Did you forget them?
Every year as we move away from the events of 9/11, I find the images of the towers falling don’t impact the way they use to. I now try to focus on individual stories from that day to help remind me of the emotions I felt. This year I want to focus on the dogs of 9/11 pic.twitter.com/8vFeAcntcp
— Clays & Birds (@ClaysandBirds) September 11, 2019
Riley is the subject of the most famous K9 photo from 9/11. Riley was trained to find living people and was not trained to be a cadaver dog. Despite this he continued to work tirelessly. Riley passed away on 2/26/10 pic.twitter.com/zLQC60PP57
— Clays & Birds (@ClaysandBirds) September 11, 2019
Purdue Pharma settles: The terms: “The Sacklers would relinquish control of Stamford, Conn.-based Purdue Pharma and admit no wrongdoing. The company would declare bankruptcy and be resurrected as a trust whose main purpose would be producing medications to combat the opioid epidemic.” The Washington Post.
Out of the bones and ashes of the old First Hill McDonald’s: Rises a new demon. Capitol Hill Seattle Blog.
Biden thinks the media doesn’t get him: And, yet again, he’s wrong. Politico.
Dacha: It’s not just YOUR favorite new restaurant, sir. Seattle Times.
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