Its coming up roses for Flynn.
It's coming up roses for Flynn. CHIP SOMODEVILLA/GETTY

Michael Flynn... is getting away with all this shit: Robert Mueller has recommended that Michael Flynn, Trump's former national security adviser, receive no prison time. Why? Didn't this motherfucker have connections to Russia? Mueller says that Flynn provided "substantial assistance" to the investigation and therefore will get off Scott Free. There is still a shroud of secrecy around Flynn and what he told Mueller. What we can assume is that it was vital information.

Seattle has a hockey team!: Sports fans rejoice! An NHL team will be in Seattle for the 2021-2022 hockey season. It was unanimously approved by the NHL’s board of governors. That’s great timing for the renovation project at Key Arena, the hockey practice facility at Northgate Mall, and the light rail extension to Northgate. That won’t be helpful for Key Arena traffic, but hey, light rail is light rail, baby. Mariner fans, meanwhile, are weeping because their whole team was gutted this week as the franchise “attempts to rebuild” or whatever.

WSU GOP wants $2,500 to build their own border wall: College Republicans! They just make me want to scream! And not in a good way (:///). These little fucks are crowdfunding to raise money for tools to build a replica of Donald Trump’s border wall. This is the sequel to a wall they built in 2016. Wasn’t once enough??? Also, wasn’t the point that The American People weren’t supposed to pay for the wall? Charles Mudede has some thoughts.

Can Washington Democrats grow a spine already?? The Dems announced that they will be suspending their investigation into Sen. Joe Fain and the rape allegations against him. This comes after pushback from GOP opposition.

Remember that Washington teen who pushed another girl off a bridge this summer? The 18-year-old suspect pushed the 16-year-old victim off a 60-foot-bridge over the Lewis River. The victim suffered broken ribs, a punctured lung, and bruising. The push could have been fatal. The suspect waived her right to a speedy trial and a court date was set for February.

If you know anything about this lumber fire you should cash in: There’s a reward for information about the Nov. 11 fire at Gascoigne Lumber Company in Queen Anne.


Emergency shelters are open! It’s freezing out. Seattle is opening some doors to let our most vulnerable get some shelter from the cold.


No one wants to host the Oscars: I guess there’s no glitz and no glamor in hosting Hollywood’s biggest night. No one wants to host the 2019 Oscars. Part of that is because the award show’s ratings have been steadily declining. The host also has to walk a fine line politically—you can’t say nothing about shit like Donald Trump or the Me Too era but you can’t say too much. The Academy is playing it too safe in its decision and finding, well, no one to take the job.

Breaking! Kevin Hart is going to host the Oscars. Woo. What a middle-of-the-road choice. I hear our deceased publisher's son, Tumult, really loves Kevin Hart. Big day for little Tumult and Ride Along 2 fans.

Bear down: This is… a lot.


Another EPA rollback: Trump is trying to reboot the coal industry. Ah, yes, exactly what we need. Look at all these reports about how the world is GOING TO DIE, excellent timing. Anyway, in order to resuscitate the industry, Trump is removing an Obama-era mandate on CO2 mitigating technology. It’s expensive. Trump will supposedly be removing the requirement.

Picture of the year:


Thank god this Colorado boy can now legally pelt his brother with snowballs: Who says there’s no social justice? This 9-year-old helped overturn a snowball ban in Severance, Colorado.

Lawsuit accuses Trump of profiting off the presidency: The Attorneys General of Maryland and the District of Columbia plan to file subpoenas for records. They’re investigating whether the spending—both foreign and domestic—at Trump’s D.C. hotel amount to gifts to the presidency.