Gonzaga University was where bad Catholic priests were sent to retire: At least 20 Catholic priests who had a history of sexual misconduct in the Northwest ended up at Gonzaga University when they hit retirement age. Most of these men worked in small Alaskan Native villages and Indian reservations. None of the scandals were ever made public knowledge. The priests were quietly sent to Cardinal Bea House on Gonzagaâs campus. At least there, they could be âmonitored.â Gonzaga allegedly didnât know about their records.
Sen. Kevin Ranker under investigation for harassment: According to records obtained by the Associated Press, the investigation is about "sexual harassment and hostile workplace issues." Ranker, of Orcas Island, agreed to cooperate with the investigation.
Tacoma Public Schools has another round of layoffs: So far this year, the school district has laid off 37 employees. That saves $19 million in the budget. This most recent round of layoffs saw five people lose their jobs. Another six positions are expected to be terminated.
Seattle one of the few places where homelessness grew in 2018: Nationally, the number of homeless people remained pretty much the same (it rose 0.3 percent). In Seattle, it went up 4 percent. In Washington, it went up 5.6 percent. Seattle has the third highest number of homeless people behind New York and Los Angeles. Those cities saw decreases this year.
Lay some lilies on Tumblrâs grave today: The microblogging platform is most likely going to kick the bucket after the new rules banning adult content went into effect today. This, while a big bummer, also serves as a grim portent for what FOSTA-SESTA will do to the internet as we know it. It's a canary in the coal mine, warning of a more censored, puritanical internet.
This whole thing exposes something interesting about Congressâ priorities: Eli Sanders takes a look at how this whole FOSTA-SESTA (anti-sex trafficking law thatâs putting the pressure on sites to have cleaner content) exposes Congressâ inaction on paid online disinformation.
Stephen Miller sprayed fake hair on his head and didnât think anyone would notice: The far-right political advisor for Donald Trump should really just shave his head all the way. Heâs got the politics already, why not buy into the skinhead thing completely?
Politics aside, can we talk about Stephen Miller's spray on hair? đđ pic.twitter.com/hLEcflWzjW
â Charles Forster (@Chazthetic) December 16, 2018
Itâs gonna get juicy out: Here in the lowlands of Seattle weâll be getting pounded with a river of moisture. Keep an eye on that blue around the mountains. Snow, baby!
Rain is on approach this afternoon. Expect rain, heavy at times, this evening into tonight as the next system pushes through. Mountain snow as well, mainly above 3,000 feet. #WAwx pic.twitter.com/gINuIFYOOS
â NWS Seattle (@NWSSeattle) December 17, 2018
This is how I feel when it's raining:
8-hour time lapse of a droopy plant after being watered pic.twitter.com/F5SFBXZ59k
â Carl Forrest (@CarlForrest) December 15, 2018
A petition to repeal Initiative 1639 is dead on arrival: The goal was to get enough signatures to garner a White House response in order to, in the words of the former Congressional candidate who put the thing together, "abolish the unlawful, unjust, and unconstitutional" gun reform laws. That's not going to happen. Guess we'll just have to live with sensible gun policy!
Check out this girl play basketball: Sheâs a high schooler. She tears that court up.
South Carolina commit, Zia Cooke scored 43 points in a high school game last night. Watch highlights: pic.twitter.com/H8OMcjyGhL
â ment nelson (@mentnelson) December 16, 2018
Thereâs ample evidence to indict Trump: According to Fox Newsâs âsenior judicial analyst.â Yeah, you read that correctly. That happened on Fox News. Trump is also now the subject of 17 federal investigations.
The Russian election hack of 2016 targeted black Americans: The most significant campaign run by Russia and their puppet social media accounts was meant to sway black American voters. They also really used Instagram a lot, possibly more than Facebook. And meant to suppress Democrat voter turnout.
CBSâs Leslie Moonves wonât receive severance package: Moonves, the former chief executive of CBS, is embroiled in a sexual misconduct scandal and will not receive $120 million on his way out the CBS door. Thatâs because he lied about the allegations, hid evidence, and was a general scumbag. CBS found that there were grounds to just fire the bastard.