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January 27th, 2019 - 12:07 pm § in Misc.

FB Dialog: When “Privilige” Becomes a Racist Epithet

  May I assume you understand why judges knock down folks who ask leading questions? Over on FACEBOOK, Chad Zichterman is trying to rip me a new hole because he wants to convince me that I am a bad person because I do not think he has the right to accuse me of being privileged.  […][...]

January 27th, 2019 - 1:39 am § in Misc.

SUNDAY REVELATIONS: NASA Finds Message From God on Mars

(The Daily Currant) NASA announced today that its Curiosity Rover has found an unambiguous message from God written on tablets in a Martian cave. According to an official press release two giant stone slabs the size of small elephants were located deep inside a cavern abutting Aeolis Mons, a large[...]

January 27th, 2019 - 12:28 am § in The Ave Scene

19¢ Burgers at Dicks!

Same price as in 1954 when McD’s was 15¢ Dick’s Burgers, the, soul, heart and apple core of Seattle Food is selling 19¢ Cheeseburgers & Hamburgers on Tuesday, January 29th! It is Dick’s  65th Anniversary! Enjoy one of our classic burgers for the at all 7 Dick’s Drive-[...]

January 25th, 2019 - 11:34 am § in Donald Trump, Politics

TRUMP ENDS SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WALL FUNDING

Trump agreed Friday to back a House and Senate agreement to reopen the government. First are the details and then, the real challenge of fashioning a policy in 3 WEEKS. “Congressional leaders are zeroing in on an agreement to reopen the federal government, that includes a short-term continuin[...]

January 25th, 2019 - 8:03 am § in Donald Trump, Hypocrisy

Trump Tweets After Arrest of Roger Stone

Trump: “My administration has brought more indictments and convictions vs the DC Swamp than any administration in history! “[...]

January 25th, 2019 - 1:43 am § in The Ave Scene

Where did the cars go?

They Closed the Viaduct and There was NO problem! How come? David Gutman at the Seattle Times is mystified. I am not.  During the Tunnel debate studies showed that for the most part Aurora/I99 only served for drivers from the north and south who wanted to get into or out of the city.  The Viaduc[...]

January 25th, 2019 - 1:08 am § in The Ave Scene

WHY DOES A NEW UNIT COST $300,000?

Amidst the housing crisis I am told that new unit, a 2 bed room apartment, built today in public housing costs over $300,000!  How can that be?  The number excludes land costs and assumes no profit.  Gad? Yes BUT … I am a boater. Go the the Seattle Boat Show.  You can buy a rather [&hellip[...]

January 24th, 2019 - 1:27 am § in The Ave Scene

WTF? Why does Seattle Need STREETCARS?

REMEMBER THE SLUT? South Lake Union Transit was the original name for  the street car built by Seattle to entice Paul Allen to invest money in South Lake Union. Danny Westneat has a great column in the Seattle Times on the Mayors bad decision to spend more money on Seattles Choo Choo system …[...]

January 23rd, 2019 - 10:04 am § in Donald Trump

A word worth a thousand pictures

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but sometimes a word says more than any picture. Here, an Iowa farmer bemoans what tariffs and the government shutdown are doing to him, but he still supports Trump. There’s a word for people like him, and he knows what it is. (Click on photo to [&[...]

January 22nd, 2019 - 11:56 am § in Misc.

Kamala Harris …. meet her

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