Sara Nelson Fills Vacant
Seattle City Council Seat

Not to be Crude
But that newest
CC member's
Def got a
Weight
Prob.

which likely
Won't keep them
from voting 100%
for our Bullionaires'
Best Interests. so GO

Big Concrete!

‘You'd
probably
feel litigious,
too, if a door flew
off your plane mid-flight.’

not a door;
a removeable
(Obviously!) ‘door
blank’ (supposedly!)
bolted to the airframe
replete with an Inoperable
window (they Won’t roll down
tentsey no matter how Hard you
try!) (not Joking) [this time] which
‘just happened’ to Pop Loose midflight

Alaskan Air disallowed said
plane over open water
‘cause it ‘had Issues’
like Depressuriza-
tion but it’s
BOEING’s

got some Issues:
they put the Bean
Counters In Charge &
prioritized profiteering
and Shareholder Returns

over Excellent Engineering.*
as goes Boeing so
goes America?

*a hallmark of one of PNW’s
once-great & best Assets
that ship's long
since sailed.

hard freezes keep the rat population down, so i welcome this weather.

@2: are you a disgruntled boeing employee or something? sabotage is a stretch. it's going to be something mundane - like the torque spec was wrong.

"Reichert does well with rural voters" No shit, Brandi. Reichert only kept his congressional seat by a slim margin, due to all the goddamn rural voters in the district. Bunch of gun-humpers.

As if most of the state has any idea what GOP lawmakers actually do in the state of WA and aren't just lumping them in with the rest of the national party. I would love to see what effect they think GOP lawmalers have possibly had on the state at all. It would be nice if Reichert were elected and able to put some levelheaded moderation back in place, restore our firearm rights, etc, but I'm not too hopeful Ferguson and his embrace of anti-self-defense absurdity and whatever other authoritarian political fads show up won't take the lead here.

KTLA interviewed one of the fellows sitting mighty close to that hole on that Boeing plane. Right after the door flew off (at 16,000 feet) he felt a very cold blast of air, of course, saw the city lights below, was being pulled out of his seat by pressure equilibrium – upward mostly but also by his legs, his shoe and sock were sucked off his foot, and he lost his cellphone (which was recovered on the ground amazingly in working condition).

He said that he wasn’t fully sentient about it all because one goes into shock mode. I would like to think that I’m the type of guy who would be reasonably calm and collected about the situation. I don’t think I’d be screaming and crying like an infant, but I can’t offer a guarantee that I wouldn’t need a change of underwear afterwards.

Here I go again. I’m about to sound old, but one can’t help but noticing the deterioration of time-honored standards and practices in many areas. The American mortgage industry, once upon a time, was the envy of the world – safe, solid, dependable. Like a rock. Then the money boys discovered ways to squeeze out billions for themselves and were allowed to do so leaving everyone else in shambles. Pessimistically, I’ve just been waiting to see this in the aviation industry - reorganized priorities and going for the quick, big bucks. I thought the first signs would have been cutting corners on flight inspections and such. Practices that have kept air travel one of the safest ways to get around. But no, is the crack happening in the airplane manufacturing industry? Using cheap materials? Canceling oversight because it’s expensive. Anything to increase the stock price.

Stock prices are supposed to reflect – aren’t they? – a successful company making a successful product. But in this topsy-turvy world, they risk product integrity to hopefully elevate price per share. Well, that’s always worked out well, hasn’t it? I'm truly glad that I don't have to fly anymore.

E-bay sounds like it has a lot of time on its hands. I stopped using that marketplace a few years back because all of a sudden items I purchased there (never many) were frequently bootleg knock-offs. Sonicare toothbrush replacements, for instance, that would loose bristles during use. Hand sanitizer that smelled heavily of mildew. The price looked good though. Lesson learned.

I can’t say much more about people who refuse vaccinations not only for themselves, which is tres, tres stupid, but also won’t allow their little disease warehouses to get them either. All because it isn’t natural (pssst….smallpox, polio, measles…all natural). In my perfect world, those parents would be tried for child abuse and public endangerment.

Don’t know what to say (or do) about much of Africa. W’s AIDS help saved a lot of lives. And Jimmy Carter and his organization has almost stamped out the guinea worm with access to clean water, etc. Malaria is on the verge of being eliminated and curable, but for years and years, billions and billions of dollars have been poured into Africa and you still see tar-paper shacks, people walking barefoot on muddy streets, very few signs of general affluence. It may be better than before, but what does it take? And please don’t tell me it’s more Christianity.

Anybody who names their kid Brock is just askin’ for it.

Cold weekend, y’all. Even here in LA. And why is 56 degrees so much colder on the West Coast than it is on the East Coast? Stay warm. Try to be happy.

That kid should be kicked out of that day care for endangering the others. Let his parents take care of him.

Reichert's positions are basically indistinguishable from a 1990s Democrat, maybe slightly to the left of that, which I believe would make him dangerously right wing by local standards, and they may fear he is about to impose The Handmaid's Tale on Washington.

Good for the airline passengers who endured a near death experience and are here to (once again) hold Boeing accountable for their shoddy work. This is currently the only way to hold greedy corporations accountable. I hope they get zillions and that the government stops letting Boeing employee's quality check Boeing workers. It's like the government has never read the simple children's story about the fox and the hen house. Duh....
Hugs to Nathalie and all Slog writers for not sending rotten corpses to mean-spirited Slog commenters. Some of ya'll are truly terrible people who need to get your hearts right.

@2 Actually, workers at the outsourced contractor of those parts had been complaining about bad parts but the company had been silencing them.

https://jacobin.com/2024/01/alaska-airlines-boeing-parts-malfunction-workers-spirit-aerosystems

There is no doubt the GOP as a party is irrelevant in WA but Davison pretty much proved people will vote for a better candidate. I don't know if a Reichart-Ferguson race is on the same line as Davison-NTK but I do know Ferguson is extremely unpopular with many people I speak with and there is a real fear of an even harder shift to the left if he wins and the Dems continue to control the legislature. They have already hinted that they will introduce an income tax if they end up with supermajorities. The two wild cards this year are the 6 initiatives which will bring out the moderate base who wants to push back against Olympia and Trump which will fire up the Progressives and cause down ballet issues. I think its a toss up right now and if TS and their friends fall back on the tired cliches of GOP bad instead of discussing the real issues they are going to find themselves "shocked" yet again like they were when Davison won.

@10: "I'm toying with the idea of voting a split ticket at the state level."

I always voted R for State Auditor; don't like the idea of the same party auditing themselves.

I don't know anything about Ferguson, but I remember Reichert as the sort of cute but dumb as mud and pompuous as all get-out Sheriff who thought he solved the Green River Killer case personally, and then the empty-suit GOP congressman who did as he was told. That was enough for me.

@ 18 - Lots of disgruntled employees everywhere. It's always been a thing. I remember folks I knew in high school 300 years ago laughing at what they did with some of that fast food people ate later. In the case I'm remembering, it was Colonel Sanders. But getting back at the man by putting people's lives at risk is way more than a thumbtack on the teacher's chair, isn't it? I mean loose bolts on an airplane could mean hundreds of lives. Wow. Is this the result of what some have noticed as the dearth of moral guidance in millenials and gen z? Do they see little difference between an airline disaster and slipping on a banana peel?

@20 I suppose that's true if you're a fan of disastrous policies that damage out groups, which could be written more concisely as "Republican".

"Even then, on Sheriff Reichert's watch, the saliva sample that could have busted Ridgway as early as 1996 when the DNA technology became available, was not tested until 2001."

"But as despicable at that might be, it's nothing compared to the malpractice of our local media, whose unselfconscious myth-making enabled Reichert to build a political career upon the graves of dozens of murdered young women."

https://www.thestranger.com/blogs/2010/10/12/5127209/mythbusters-dave-reichert-did-not-catch-the-green-river-killer

@20 Conversely, I love how you used both "litigious" and "bureaucrat" to describe the Attorney General of Washington, as if actually doing one's job is bad in and of itself.

Raindrop, with all due respect, you are a regurgitator of talking points from the party that hasn't nominated a respectable and/or competent gubernatorial candidate since 1980. A party that acted like the spoiled children they are when Governor Inslee (an eastern Washingtonian by birth) imposed regulations that helped curb the effects of a pandemic and then attempted to "recall" him in a blatant money grab from stupid people who were being protected from themselves. Even after the state supreme court found the recall effort unconstitutional twice, they were still collecting funds.

If, by some unfortunate twist of fate, we were to elect a Republican Governor, the non-horrible people of this state would accept the results of the election - something the Republicans have difficulty doing, being both sore losers and horrible people.

I dislike and distrust both the currently KKKorporate-mismanaged Boeing and the entire GOP, not just within Washington State. It's comforting for me to know I'm not alone.
I hope the passengers suing Boeing hit the profiteering CEOs for every ill-gotten penny and win.
Aircraft doors flying off in mid-flight?! News like this doesn't inspire me to fly anywhere.
I feel sorry for retired Boeing engineers shaking their heads, who remember the glory days of engineer-run (NOT white collar billionaire mismanaged), top quality manufactured commercial FAA-approved jets, union wages, and well deserved health and retirement benefits.

@17 Catalina Vel-DuRay: Goofball former King County Sheriff, Dave Reichert openly declared that if elected WA Governor in 2025 he'll ban statewide abortions. Agreed and seconded with you that RepubliKKKans are horrible excuses for people.

@20: Nope. SuperBob's got my vote. No woman or girl in Washington State would be safe with Reichert in Olympia.
Eat your paste before it hardens, raindrop dear.

@23 Catalina Vel-DuRay for the WIN!

12: You are correct, but that’s the reason Reichert won’t make it past the primary. The MAGA crowd loves Semi Bird, and they control the party. I wouldn’t be surprised if Bird gets a state party endorsement this spring, which would all but give the general to Ferguson.

Teslick dear, signs for Bird are all over E Washington. He's the right kind of black person: Military, Christian, MAGA

Can we PLEASE call his supporters "Bird Brains"?

@26 Teslick: We can only hope.

@27 Catalina Vel-DuRay: Yikes about voters in Eastern Washington.
At this point in history, all those still supporting the GOP---PERIOD---should be called "Bird Brains".

@26 that might be true if we had party specific primaries in WA state but we have a top 2 system meaning you can vote for whoever you want irrespective of affiliation. I would bet there are a great many moderate dems who will vote for Reichart over Ferguson in the primary. Ferguson will probably still win but I don't think he'll be facing a Loren Culp type. In the general Reichart would have a very narrow path to victory but if it happens, which is a big IF, it would be more about voters rejecting Ferguson and progressive policies than embracing Republican policies ala the Seattle 2021 election.

@5 originalcinner: +1 Agreed and seconded. I share your concerns.

@19 Bauhaus I: It certainly is food for thought. What concerns me most is the insanely growing number of distracted people, pedestrians as well as motorists, who are so glued to their phones--whether engrossed in a scrolling contest, texting, or clicking selfies--that they cause traffic accidents. Is it any wonder that I-5 is so frequently a parking lot anymore, and not just during rush hour? Who decided to turn cordless phones into a less reliable, modern day throwaway Swiss Army knives? Phones are rarely used as phones anymore.
I remember back when those in my parents' and grandparents' generations would harp at me for watching what they considered too much television in the '60s and '70s. Just about everybody owned at least one if not more TV sets. PBS was created after a national study revealed that too many school aged kids were doing poorly academically, especially when both parents had jobs outside the home.
Comparatively, I see modern technology--i.e.: chatbots, ALI (Artificial Lack of Intelligence to me), etc., going exponentially further in making humans into numb and faceless robots, all for unregulated corporate gain.
What I find especially concerning is that everything seems to be changing so fast. How can one keep up?
Automated customer service call centers are little help when human employees have been replaced by voice activated computer systems, preset to respond to only two specifically phrased "frequently asked questions" (FAQs). What good is a phone app for company pushed goods and services that are of no use or need? And good luck with 'For faster service, visit our website at www.urscrewed.com' when you're not stuck for hours on hold.
I predict that a lot of people in younger generations will be even more frustrated by what tech giants call "progress" when they reach our age.

@ 8

The entire Repulican party- state and national, has devolved onto a cowardly, bullying death cult.

Which also says something about its supporters.

raindrop dear, have you ever considered that there might be other ways of getting the attention you so desperately crave, other than by being absolutely ridiculous 100% of the time?

have you
considered
'humor' dewey?

Hey! be Careful!
don't injure your
Neck coping with
all these ins-n-outs

you're prolly
Exhausted right
about now Amirite?

have a little
Lie Down &
come Up with
something Funny

take All
the Time
you Need!

there's
NO Rush.

we’ll Always Be
right Here
for you

“It
is No
measure
of Health to
be Well-adjusted
to a Profoundly sick society.”

no,
sorry,
dewey:

Funny.

you know:
as in 'ha-ha!' ?

you're
Obviously
Over-Tired
overly-Stimulated

and Need
deep Rest.
we're NOT
going Any
where Lad.

There was a slogger named drip
The Dems would make him flip
For the GOP he would apologize
While the rest of us wanted to euthanize,
And say,'have you lost your grip?'

Well-played
pat_L.

the Youth-in-
Asia protocols*
seem the Kindest &
most Approrpriate given
the Circumstances. it's the

Least
we could do
for the little fellah.

*black pill
& a little
Wake

Let tS
set it
up

@42

at
Least
we can
find Truth in
your Projections.

thank you!

@42
Thanks, Mr Raindrop!
I’m trying to avoid the liberal sanitarium myself
There’s plenty of entertainment in all of the Slogger comments!

@36 Catalina Vel-DuRay, @37 kristofarian, and @40: pat L for the WIN!!!
@44: pat L: Agreed.

Okay--Griz wants to join in on the limerick game fun:

There once was a SLOG troll named raindrop
Whose inane political views just would not stop.
Many of us have tried hard in vain
To enlighten his gullible brain,
But he keeps on chugging the MAGA slop.

Stay warm and safe, everybody! We're supposed to return to the 40s and cloudy & rainy weather by late next week. That's January for you. Anyone seeking snow can venture up to the mountains.
Drive safely---USR 2, SR 20, I-5, I-405, and I-90 up to and east of Snoqualmie Pass can be a bitch.
No thanks---it's staying warm, inside, equipped with hot tea, red wine, and dark chocolate for Griz.

@8 & @12 Necrophiliac: Dude--stop chugging the MAGA Kool-Aid before you hurt yourself.
FOX-TeeVee causes brain cancer.

@33 Jexpat: +1 Agreed.

@48: You're off by 50 billion frequent flyer miles. I'm not into the Orange Turd like you are, raindrop dear. I have only flown on a commercial jet once these last 20 years, and neither through United nor Delta. I haven't been to Florida in over three decades and have no wish to visit the Southeastern Divided States many call Trumpland.
So sorry, old man--keep trying.

Perhaps you mean this:

There once was a troll some call Dewey
Who on SLOG would act rather screwy.
He'd spew out such rants
That he'd crap his pants,
Then play victim upon crying out, 'Who, me?'

@50 Garb Garblar: Thank you, Garb. Every so often I can hit one out of the park. ;)

victimhood!
martyrdom!

auntie Gee
slams 'le Grand
Salami!' @fity-one.

@51
Well done!

so El
dewey
53 ain't
a Reality?

I Disagree.

nope:

'-hood'
disqualifies
it from Limericksville

just
did.

@52 kristofarian: "Get out the mustard and rye bread, Grandma....!!!!!" ;)

@53: Yeah, well, ya walked right into that one, raindrop dear. ;)

@54 pat L: Many thanks! And thank you for being an inspiration. My latest limerick should go down in the SLOG history books. ;)

@55 kristofarian: I agree with you. I think my limerick @51 fits to a DJT. ;)

@57: Why all the butt hurt, raindrop dear? This is meant to be in good, clean fun. You seemed to be thoroughly enjoying stumbling on words yesterday evening. Cheer up, lil buckaroo---you could always become Nikki Haley's 2024 running mate. Just let her write her own campaign speeches. ;)

Happy MLK Jr. Weekend, everybody (which explains why there's no SLOG for Monday, January 15, 2024)!

@60b: Somehow, I don't think kristofarian is pouting, raindrop dear.
Laughing might be more like it. ;)

I wonder what tomorrow's SLOG will bring?

@60

it
Was
amusing
initially but
when you suggested
I'd soon be in the Loony Bin
your 'humor' took a Dark Turn

speaking
of Pouting:

"@33: And the entire Democrat party, state and national, has devolved into an annoying, identity politics, intersectionalistic, anti-success, white race bashing, history rewriting, gender bashing, reparation obsessed, childhood stealing, morality adverse, vandalizing, cop-hating, bullying (but I won't say death) cult."

now
that's
Quite a
Pout. got
any More?

& Yes
I Did! follow
my suggestion
@56 & see for yourself

what'll
likely Confuse
you's the Line Breaks.

you gotta
Read betwixt
the dang Lines.

good
Luck!

Oooo! Let me try!

There once was a slogger named Raindrop
Who was, politically speaking, a big flop
While not quite a MAGA tart
Still looney at heart
We amuse him because he's Our Dear Sop.

Oops, that last line should read "We love him because he's Our Dear Big Sop."

Mrs. Vel-DuRay regrets the error.

there once
was a young
Schlogger name dewey

who Liked to bite off
more'n he could Chewey

he loved to Offend
the Arc* try-n-Unbend

but it was too
much for one
Lad to Dooey

*thanks Dr
Reverend
Martin!

we
MISS
you!

@64 & @65 Catalina Vel-DuRay and @66 kristofarian: I LOVE it! +3 for the SLOG limerick WIN!!

Here's another:

There once was a rabid fan of the Orange Turd
Whose nonsensical rantings were more than absurd.
He'd go on the defend
Arguing MAGA to no end,
Desperate to get in the last word.

@67
👌😁🎏