Still Unconstitutional!: Despite the Supreme Court’s 5-4 vote yesterday to uphold Obamacare and its individual mandate, Republicans are not anywhere near giving up fighting it.
Still Bullshit: Meanwhile, PolitiFact.com rates “false” Mitt Romney’s recurring statement that Obamacare adds trillions to the deficit.
Still Waiting: On March 26, Bill O’Reilly stated on his show that if the Supreme Court were to uphold the Affordable Care Act, he would “apologize for being an idiot.”
Colorado Blazes Turn Deadly: At least one person has been killed, and another gone missing, in the Colorado Springs wildfires that have destroyed nearly 350 homes and forced more than 36,000 people to flee.
Too Fast, Too Furious: The House voted to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt yesterday—a first in US history—over his involvement in witholding documents related to the gun running operation codenamed “Fast and Furious.”
Mega-illegal: A New Zealand judge has ruled that the police raid of Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom’s Auckland mansion was illegal, as was the FBI’s shipment of his copied computer files to the US.
Federal Way Shooting Suspect Held on Probable Cause: King County Court is holding without bail the suspect of the Federal Way bar shootout which left one dead and six injured earlier this week. Charges will be filed today.
Plan a Trip to Bellevue: A nearly 30,000 square foot liquor store, Total Wine & More, opened in Bellevue this week, touting lower prices and promising to be “Costco’s worst nightmare.” A similar store, BevMo!, opened in Tacoma.
Cancel Your Trip to Bellevue: Rush hour toll prices on 520 will rise by 2.5 percent this weekend, to $3.59 for electronic pass-holders and $5.13 for those without.
Plan a 2023 Trip to Bellevue: Sound Transit and the City of Bellevue have agreed to a few cost-saving changes to the East Link light-rail plan, which will connect Seattle, Mercer Island, Bellevue, and Redmond. Meanwhile, a UW-Northgate link, including a stop in the Roosevelt neighborhood, was also approved.
Go Huskies: Former University of Washington b-ball stars Terrence Ross and Tony Wroten were picked in the first round of the NBA draft yesterday.
That’s Just Nutty: David Nutt, former drug advisor to the UK government, says that the prohibition of psychadelic drugs like mushrooms and LSD has hampered scientific research into the mysteries of the mind.
And now, an awesome time-lapse video of someone completely rebuilding an engine:
What are you doing this weekend?