A perfect day for a biiiiiig walk: We could all use a little sunshine right now. Today, Seattlites can expect on-and-off sunny skiesâI think the weather nerds of the PNW call it âsunshowersââand temperatures in the high 50s.Â
Council President Rinck: We got another ballot drop last night! Here in Seattle, Alexis Mercedes Rinck has only expanded her decisive lead on the City Councilâs faildaughter Tanya Woo. And it's not just Woo that Rinckâs got beat. Her vote count trumps the combined total of the 2023 City Council victors and sheâs got a 26,000-vote lead over Council President Sara Nelsonâs 2021 campaign. Rinck may be a minority opinion on the council, but she represents more of the electorate than any other member.
Nail-biter: Washingtonâs 3rd Congressional District is still too close to call. U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez leads her far-right challenger Joe Kent by about 12,000 votes. We should have a clearer picture in the coming days, but for now the whole country is watchingâthis race is among the handful that will decide if Republicans retain their majority in the House.Â
Another close one: Itâs still a tight race for I-2066, the hedge fund millionaire's initiative that would ban the state from encouraging electrification.
Something good on Twitter: After a landslide victory, State House elect Shaun Scott has earned a meme.
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â Shaun Scott đšđ¤ (@eyesonthestorm) November 6, 2024
Joever: Yesterday, Vice President Kamala Harris addressed the nation to concede she had lost the 2024 presidential election. She kept her remarks very positive, very boilerplate Democrat. If she truly believed Trump is the threat to the American people he is, she should have come for blood. But, no. The Democrats love to capitulate to the right. And, it's part of why they lost so spectacularly. They championed an extreme and inhumane immigration platform, shrugged their shoulders at Israelâs utter decimation of Gaza, and totally abandoned working people crushed by the weight of the affordability crisis. I know youâre smart and you already know this, but as the #Resist libs start to re-recognize the ever-present threat of fascismâthe precarity of reproductive access, queer and trans liberation, immigrantsâ rights, workers protections, and moreâremember that the Democrats' constant sidesteps to the right landed us here.Â
well, as long as you had fun! https://t.co/FtJ9HJ4T8P
â Lead Actor from Pixarâs Sodas (@ByYourLogic) November 7, 2024
Trump transition begins: President-elect Donald Trumpâs allies have started lobbying for positions in his administration. According to CNN, Trump will use these positions to ârewardâ those who have remained loyal to him. Thatâs also a key feature of his plan: make the administrative state, or what they often call the âdeep state,â more friendly, thus radically expanding the executive's power and efficiency. Some top positions seem narrowed down. Trumpâs likely considering 2024 co-campaign manager Susie Wiles, his former budget director Russ Vought, CEO of the America First Policy Institute Brooke Rollins, or his former US trade representative Bob Lighthizer for White House Chief of Staff. Rumor has it he will also find jobs for loathsome little rat Elon Musk and anti-vax nut job RFK. Cool.
Off the hook: Trumpâs victory may mean the end of his two federal criminal cases related to his attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election and his mishandling of classified documents. His team delayed the cases until after the election, banking on a victory so Trump could fire special counsel Jack Smith and end the cases. As for his New York hush money case, Trump is scheduled for sentencing later this month, but his team will likely argue heâs entitled to constitutional protections afforded to sitting presidents after his election.Â
Solidarity: Yesterday, Cascade PBS workers staged an informational picket outside their workplace to pressure their bosses to meet their three demands in their contract: higher wages, better benefits, and strong workplace protections. And, boy, do they deserve higher wages. According to their press release, the Cascade PBS CEO made nearly seven times the average unit memberâs salary in 2023. Greed is a fucking disease.
Today at noon, @CascadePBSUnion members used our lunch break to rally for fair wages and a fair contract. If youâre in the area, drop by and say hi - weâll be the ones in the bright red shirts â pic.twitter.com/ZR9pEwK6jV
â Cascade PBS Union (@CascadePBSUnion) November 6, 2024
In honor of our incoming commander-in-chief: Heâs a theatre girly.