Good Morning! If you, like me, were surprised by how much you like our little taste of autumn this weekend, you’re in luck. Today should be a lot of the same. But if it left you panicked, scrambling for your SAD lamp, tomorrow’s your day: Highs in the mid-80s, without a cloud in the sky. It might not be our last day of summer weather, but why chance it? Watch the sunset at a street-end park, smell some Puget Sound air, touch grass.
But until then, let’s do the news.
Charlie Kirk Update: Utah Governor Cox and FBI Director Kash Patel both gave extended media interviews this weekend: Cox to Meet the Press, and Patel to Fox and Friends. Patel spent most of his interview talking about how good he is at being the head of the FBI, and touted his “investigatory experience,” of which he has [checks notes] none. Cox said that the suspect in custody, Tyler Robinson, is not cooperating with authorities, but most of his friends and family are. Based on those interviews, he said that Robinson has a “leftist ideology,” but didn’t elaborate on what those views might be, just that he was influenced by the “deep, dark internet.” He also said that Robinson’s “roommate” is actually his partner, and said that that partner is trans. If that’s true, he then went on to repeatedly misgender Robinson’s partner. “It sounds like we’re really stretching to find a way to tie this in to the trans community,” Jacey Thornton, executive director of Project Rainbow Utah, told the New York Times. Charges will likely be filed on Tuesday.
Making a Martyr: It’s not surprising that conservative talk show hosts and Christian nationalist preachers are trying to turn Kirk’s death into a galvanizing moment for the far-right. But it’s more striking to see the federal government throwing its weight behind it. VP JD Vance escorted Kirk’s casket home on Air Force Two. A Republican congresswoman literally called for him to be allowed to lie in rest in the Capitol. And several Trump administration officials have said they’re tracking people who make negative statements about Kirk, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau.
Conservatives Are Scared: Trump informed Congress that an additional $58 million will go to the US Marshal Service to provide more security for the Supreme Court, and urged the legislative branch to throw more resources at the Capitol Police.
Thoughts and Prayers: Parents filed a complaint against a principal in the North Shore School District in Bothell after he reposted a Charlie Kirk memorial image with the text: “Thoughts and prayers. Too bad gun control would have been far far more effective (he’d still be alive). Maybe thoughts and prayers will work…oops – nope.”
The Mariners, They’re Just Like Us: They also can’t stand the megaphone preachers outside T-Mobile Stadium. “The men — and they are almost always men — who carry billboards and megaphones and exhort the baseball-watching masses to repent, before it’s too late,” writes the Seattle Times. “They are, like it or not, the soundtrack of the Mariners pregame experience. And the Mariners, it turns out, do not like it.” The team has asked the city to limit loudspeakers before and after games. “We are not trying to weigh in on what is being said, we are trying to weigh in on the volume of what is being said,” a Mariner’s spokesperson said. I’m sure they’ll see it that way.
Crash in the C-ID: A man was killed on Sunday morning when he was hit by a semitruck in Little Saigon, at the intersection of 12th Avenue South and South King Street, according to SPD. Officers evaluated the driver of the semitruck and determined that impairment was not a factor in the collision, and the driver was not arrested. But they did make sure to emphasize that the city’s surveillance system caught the crash on camera.
Area Orca Threatens Region’s Mental Health: Look, I’m really, really sorry to tell you this. I know we’re all hanging onto our sanity by a thread here. But Alki, a female orca in the J Pod, was spotted near the San Juan Islands pushing her dead calf through the water. “She doesn’t have arms to hold it, so she has to keep carrying it, keeping it with her as close as possible,” Deborah Giles, a killer whale scientist with the SeaDoc Society, told the Seattle Times. Alki is 26 years old, and she’s had several miscarriages. She also lost her 2-year-old calf, Sonic, back in 2017. This is what grief looks like in our endangered orca pod. Pour one out for Alki today.
Okay to Make Up for That: Here’s your annual reminder that Fat Bear Week is coming up at the end of the month, and you can already meet the bears.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul Reads the Room: Over the weekend, Governor Hochul announced her endorsement of Zohran Mamdani. “I didn’t leave my conversations with Mr. Mamdani aligned with him on every issue,” she wrote in an OpEd in the New York Times. “But I am confident that he has the courage, urgency and optimism New York City needs to lead it through the challenges of this moment.” Lookin’ at you, Governor Ferguson.
Katie Wilson’s Getting Ready for the Debates: In response to the repeated comparisons to Mamdani, Wilson posted a video this weekend. “As we all know, Zohran is charismatic, telegenic, and stylish,” she said to the camera. “I, on the other hand, am deeply awkward, not going to win any beauty pageants, and honestly, I’ve spent my whole adult life looking really dumpy.” She laughs off camera. “I don’t know, is that too much?” She then goes to Goodwill, and gets Queer Eyed by a campaign volunteer so she has some new looks from the mayoral debates. It’s adorable, it’s awkward, it’s true to her. It’s everything we love about Katie Wilson. (And if you’re not sold, it looks like she was also on stage at SketchFest Seattle this weekend.)
Busy Week in City Hall: Council will start voting on the more than 100 amendments to the Seattle Comprehensive Plan on Wednesday. If they stay on schedule, we’ll know what our 20-year development plan for the city looks like by the end of the week.
The Emmys Happened! Even as democracy crumbles, we get a little TV, as a treat. The Pitt beat out Severance for best drama, The Studio won best comedy, and Hannah Einbinder ended her speech with: “Go Birds, Fuck ICE, Free Palestine.”
I can’t believe people would trash Charlie Kirk’s memory by having the audacity to quote him verbatim.
@1…
Ok, that was very funny. Kudos…
@1 Happens whenever someone quotes Trump about how he wants to date that 10 year old girl in 10 years or have sex with his own daughter, too. I can’t imagine why.
It appears that over the weekend Barth has “forgotten” about his very public endorsement of slaying law enforcement officers, including federal agents, pleading “what planet is he [me] on?” when I cited Barth’s extraordinary position last Friday. Allow me to refresh your memory.
July 9, 2025, TS Slog AM Comments;
https://www.thestranger.com/slog-am/2025/07/09/80138987/slog-am-burning-down-the-frat-house-earthquakes-at-our-volcano-are-fine-actually-grok-called-itself-mechahitler-which-is-not-fine/comments
Vawoli is carping about Slog ignoring the July 4th attack on the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado TX. Benjamin Song, member of antifa group “Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club” along with at least 9 others, laid an ambush at the facility, drawing personnel out of the building with fireworks, then opening fire on them from a small wood. The incident ended with multiple arrests, including alleged group leader Song. At least 10 of the suspects are currently awaiting trial under charges of attempted murder on federal officers.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndtx/pr/ten-individuals-charged-attempted-murder-federal-officers-and-firearms-offenses
All to which Barth made the following remarks;
43 “I didn’t shoot anyone, i’m just not losing any sleep over fascist goons getting what they dish out.”
45 “Yes i am gleeful that people are standing up against an unlawful and blatantly unconstitutional organization and i don’t see what the problem is. This is basically the plot to inglorious basterds. We’ll get to the truth and reconciliation phase eventually but in the meantime ice and their enablers can all eat shit.”
65 “i am saying that even normies hate fascists so much that it’s completely mainstream to fantasize about killing them…”
Extraordinary, sure, and sadly, pedestrian. Barth repeats the all too familiar pattern; Identify and label the bad thing with the magical “F” word, fantasize about murdering it, endorse the murdering, and should someone act on this wonderful advice, publicly celebrate.
Wondering aloud what planet I am on from an interlocutor who appears to be living in a Tarantino gore fest is rather amusing. Bella ciao Barth!
Speaking of JD Vance, he’s hosting Charlie Kirk’s radio show right now (9 to noon, 1300 AM in the Seattle area). Karoline Leavitt is one of the guests.
No report about the guy on Fox news that said we should lethally inject all the homeless people? At least we know where WereBackBaby went now.
Of fucking course Tyler Robinson isn’t cooperating with police. They’re asking for the death penalty. He might cooperate and plead guilty if that’s taken off the table. Until then, lawyering up and shutting up is not only his Constitutional right, it’s the smart move.
4, I’m flattered that you remember more of my own comments than i do because i barely read yours. I see you guys were crying over a story that barely made the news about a failed plot to attack an ice facility where no one died. I care about as much as you do that ice has been detaining legal citizens with no regard whatsoever for the constitution. Sounds like a wash to me but if the government ever decides to begin respecting people’s rights i’ll start caring when people fight back.
@1
five’ll
getchya
Ten that’ll
getchya Twenty.
@2 ~ +1.
@4
borderline*
to be sure but
Over the Line?
meh.
*Barth’s comments
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The gunshot that killed Charlie Kirk was the sound of the Democrats kissing the 2028 election goodbye. It’s going to be Vance until 2032…unbelievable. Didn’t have to be this way.
@10 It’s a long time between now and then.
@10 Some might even say they’ve really fucked the couch.
@10 That’s the biggest dose of copium I’ve seen in a long time.
I thought the Russians had retired the Necrosova account
Wishful thinking I guess.
@13 Right? Hey, one of our super extreme right wing incel kids killed one of our holocaust denying anti trans guys… you democrats really screwed the pooch on this one!
We’re still in the eulogy phase but eventually clips of all the obnoxious things kirk said will be the only thing he is remembered by. Kind of like rush limbaugh was everyone’s hero until his body got cold and no one had anything nice to say about him except that they enjoyed his little chat show and now nobody mentions him at all.
There will be another shock jock in his place by the next election and everyone will have long since moved on. Trump couldn’t even be bothered to pretend he cared the next day. These propagandists are only useful when they’re throwing shit.
“If that’s true, he then went on to repeatedly misgender Robinson’s partner.”
Oh wow, how awful. That’s even worse than being shot and killed right in front of your wife and children.
“Conservatives Are Scared: Trump informed Congress that an additional $58 million will go to the US Marshal Service to provide more security for the Supreme Court, and urged the legislative branch to throw more resources at the Capitol Police.”
Prefacing that paragraph with “Conservatives are Scared” is probably the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen posted on Slog, and I’ve been reading since 2005.
The mask is off y’all, keep showing them who you really are.
You and I don’t have to leave Seattle to find lots of bears (hint:Capitol Hill). But please don’t call them fat. Body shaming, after all, is still bad.
@17 His wife and kid weren’t actually there. The roommate isn’t trans. He didn’t get indoctrinated to the left by 1 semester of college in Utah. None of the things your people are saying is true. Surprise, surprise! Or should I say, OwO ?
@4 – Thank you for mentioning the Antifa / John Brown Gun Club terrorist attack on the ICE center in Alvarado TX. Here is a helpful update for all the wonderful people who comment on Slog:
As of September 15, 2025, eleven of the twelve identified suspects have been arrested and are in federal custody facing charges including attempted murder of federal officers, firearms offenses, and conspiracy. The twelfth suspect remains at large and is considered armed and dangerous. No releases from custody have been reported for the charged individuals; they are detained pending trial in the Northern District of Texas.
@21: The main stream media is reporting the roommate is trans. Not that it matters.
@12 – “@10 Some might even say they’ve really fucked the couch.”
You idiots are still going with that proven lie. Sad!
@ 21 – okay, you are correct that Charlie Kirk’s wife and kids were not there for his murder, thank you.
HOWEVER:
Yes, Taylor Robinson’s roommate, identified as Lance Twiggs, is transgender (transitioning from male to female), and yes, they were in a romantic relationship. Multiple sources, including Utah Governor Spencer Cox’s public statements, FBI officials, and investigative reports, confirm these details. Cox explicitly described Twiggs as “a boyfriend who is transitioning from male to female” during interviews on ABC News’ “This Week” and CNN’s “State of the Union” on September 15, 2025, noting Twiggs’ full cooperation with authorities by providing incriminating texts and communications from Robinson. Six sources familiar with the investigation told Axios that Robinson and Twiggs shared a romantic relationship and lived together in a St. George, Utah, apartment, with potential ties to the motive linked to Kirk’s anti-transgender views. Fox News reported, based on senior FBI officials, that the pair were lovers, corroborated by a neighbor who witnessed them kissing and holding hands two weeks prior. Twiggs’ family acknowledged the roommate arrangement but described him as the “black sheep,” while declining to confirm romance details publicly. No conflicting evidence has emerged as of September 15, 2025.
tbass1981, I suggest that you contact the FBI and Utah’s Governor Cox immediately, and tell them everything you know, and why they are wrong, since you seem to know so much better about the situation than they do.
Technically fox news and the ny post are mainstream outlets but they’re also unapologetic mouthpieces for the administration, and none of them have updated the story since Saturday — still “alleged”, and nothing from any other mainstream outlets. Just seems like we would have heard more by now if this were true because it would be the easiest thing in the world to confirm. No friends, neighbors, or landlords are returning their calls?
Remember when they were reporting pro-trans messaging on the bullets? How did that go? You guys should know by now your politicians and their henchmen will lie about anything. They’re not even good at it but you guys are so desperate to believe you’re being victimized by a minority that represents less than 1% of the population that you can’t help yourselves.
But even if this reporting is accurate, you’re still left with a trans person cooperating with authorities who was not involved with the shooting, and a cisgender white guy from a gun-loving ultra-religious maga family implicated in the murder.
@barth @8 – “a failed plot to attack an ice facility where no one died”
Wow you are really good at minimizing a terrorist attack where a cop was shot in the neck.
I was stabbed twice in the knee area of my left leg, years ago by an attacker, totally unprovoked, and I, like the Alvarado police officer, was released from the hospital the same day. Guess what? It still hurts like shit. Fuck you
I’ve also seen the “roommate is trans and they’re dating” reporting but not sure how much I believe, as everything people dig up seems to show this individual still going by the name Lance and presenting as male. Possibly nonbinary or something the initial leaker didn’t quite understand?
@14 Yeah, the sanctions dried up the salary they give me to occasionally post on the obscure comment section of an alternative Seattle magazine, but Vladimir started depositing the $400,000 a year back in my account so we’re good.
@26 – barth, I suggest that you contact the FBI and Utah’s Governor Cox immediately, and tell them everything you know, and why they are wrong, since you seem to know so much better about the situation than they do.
“as everything people dig up seems to show this individual still going by the name Lance and presenting as male.”
Have you actually seen any “trans women”? Literally none of them “pass”
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCarthyism
Don’t accept this bullshit attempt to bring back McCarthysm and the tyranny of fear. The Constitution guarantees our rights to free speech and expression without being locked up and terrorized. We have been through this before, and we will not go back to the worst of our history because shitbags want to grasp at straws as their dying worldview croaks its last gasp. The future belongs to a united states of America, and no tin pot dictator wannabe can take away the legacy or our country just because cowards enable him for a brief time.
“and a cisgender white guy from a gun-loving ultra-religious maga family”
Yeah everyone with any common sense knows as an act of faith that teenagers and young adults NEVER EVER rebel against their parents!
Go, Katie Wilson, GO!!! Keep on kicking serious Harrell heinie!
I am so sorry about Alki’s latest J pod orca calf loss. I offer my heartfelt condolences. This is so maddening!
All of this was preventable. RepubliKKKan fossil fuel profiteers KNEW this 40 years ago, yet chose to overinflate
their corrupt-as-fuck KKKorporate wallets, instead. To hell with the fate of the Earth or the rest of us.
32 nice to see you’ve got another angle cooking in case the trans girlfriend story fizzles but re: contacting the fbi, i’m not the one in these comments insisting i know all the facts. I will believe this story if it’s confirmed but as a general rule i don’t take anonymously attributed stories at face value, especially after all the bullshit you guys have fallen for. It’s only been like 5 days and i’ve already lost track.
@31 CDizzle: +1 For the WIN!!! Bravo, thank you, ditto, and amen.
@34 – barth ” but as a general rule i don’t take anonymously attributed stories at face value”
It’s a good thing the literal Governor of Utah, Spencer Cox, isn’t “anonymous”.
barth I understand you get all your “news” from the “journalists” as Slog AM, but you really need to diversify your sources. Keep up, and you won’t make yourself look so naive and uninformed.
@34 barth, re: @32: Bioopsy’s just suffering terminal MAGA boredom. It comes from misreading his inherited cue cards from raindrop. I just scroll past his usual gibberish whenever I see his screen name.
@33 & 35:
Dittos, auntie Gee!
Yes! Go Katie!
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From that Far-Right Fascist news outlet, The New York Times:
“Kirk Shooting Suspect Held ‘Leftist Ideology,’ Utah Governor Says”
Gov. Spencer Cox of Utah on Sunday provided new information about the background and political leanings of the 22-year-old accused of killing Charlie Kirk, saying that the suspect had a “leftist ideology” and had also been in a romantic relationship with a partner who was in the process of transitioning from male to female.
Mr. Cox, speaking on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” described the suspect, Tyler Robinson, as a “very normal young man” who appeared to have been “radicalized” some time after he dropped out of college and moved back to his hometown in southern Utah, where he had spent the past few years.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/us/kirk-shooting-suspect-ideology-partner.html
https://archive.is/c2gT4
https://youtu.be/6npfjWoBCRM?
Eddie Izzard: Weirdo or executive transvestite (1998).
When i google “tyler robinson trans girlfriend” i get hits from fox, ny post, and something called the hindustan times. Yahoo is reposting from fox digital. None of these articles have been updated in over a day. Even the wsj that ran with the debunked bullets story isn’t touching this, possibly because they’ve already been burned once by patel’s fbi.
The governor of utah is not a primary source. He is presumably reading the same media i have access to. If he has access to more credible sources then this important update will be added to the aforementioned media reports in due time. For now they still have the word “alleged” throughout.
If it’s true that his trans girlfriend is cooperating with the fbi I would gladly accept it as the truth and i’m sure you will do the same if you’re proven wrong.
Barth I literally just posted an article from the Far-Right Fascist propaganda outlet, The New York Times, in comment #40. I even posted an archive link so you can read it for free. Shut up about it now.
NY Post and Fox news are reporting that he’s trans and their proof is an instagram post where he used a filter to make himself into a women one time 2 years ago… People have found the kid on instagram and tik tok and he’s clearly a cis white male.. just like the shooter. Great work.
Barth – “When i google “tyler robinson trans girlfriend” i get hits from fox, ny post, and something called the hindustan times.”
In case you didn’t notice, the New York Times link I posted is literally the same link that was posted on this morning’s Slog. Perhaps you should learn to read more carefully.
@1 Swiftress: Okay. This time I caught your fittingly biting sarcasm right away.
Bravo, kudos, and well done!
@10 Necrophiliac: Still misreading raindrop’s cue cards, as usual. You MAGA tools are beyond pathetic.
Stop, already, before you go blind in your hypnotized gaze at Felon Mu$k’s orange taco, and really go over the edge with the rest of the lemmings.
Reporting on what someone said is not confirming what they’ve said. This is why they attribute the statement to the governor in his tv appearance on meet the press. If the new york times had independently confirmed this information they would have included that in their reporting. This is how credible media outlets operate, not surprised this is foreign to you.
@44 – tbass1981 – Did none of you read the link to the New York Times article that Slog literally posted?
Mainstream news also reported that he was trans because the bullet said TRN on it. and reported that his dad was a cop too. His classmates are coming out and saying he’s very mormon and very right wing and his parents neighbor said that Tyler lived with them. I’ll believe those people over fox news where someone literally said that we should kill all the homeless people, thanks.
@46 – Amazing mental gymnastics. Please keep it up, I always enjoy a good hard gut laff.