@providence My spouse just got back from Swedish in Issaquah and she showed me a poster that you are requiring a Mask during all patient interactions. I decided to fix your sign. Please feel free to share it. I've included your poster for reference.
@brettdennen Please consider including Seattle in your tour schedule. It's been several years since your last visit, and your concerts hold special memories for fans here, like the first concert I attended with my daughter. Your return would be greatly appreciated and eagerly anticipated by many.
I’ve been reviewing H-1B LCA location data and noticed a pattern worth discussing.
At 2018 156th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98007, I’m seeing 40+ separate employers all listing the exact same address as their worksite. On the visualization tool I’m using, they resolve to the same geocode.
Some context:
• The address is a shared/serviced office location (Regus – Bellevue Technology Center)
• That explains why many companies can legally register or receive mail there
• But for LCAs, the key issue isn’t registration — it’s where the H-1B employee actually performs work
From a compliance perspective, this raises questions:
• Is the address being used as a virtual or placeholder location?
• Do the LCAs reflect real, physical worksites?
• Were posting notices done at the actual work locations if employees are elsewhere?
• Are wages tied to this address while work occurs at unlisted third-party sites?
I’m not alleging intent or fraud. I’m flagging a structural anomaly:
• Dozens of unrelated employers
• Same address
• Same geocode
• Same metro wage area
• No clear suite/floor distinctions in the filings reviewed
A shared office can be legitimate. At this scale, it becomes harder to reconcile without additional facts.
Curious how others assess:
• When shared-office density shifts from normal to questionable in LCA filings
• What signals best separate legitimate coworking use from address-only usage
• Whether similar clustering patterns appear elsewhere
Interested in perspectives, especially from those with WHD, USCIS, or compliance experience.
@GovBobFerguson I would say a "Hard No" to that offer. Governor Walz is why we are in this situation with the Somalia Fraud and the lawlessness that is happening in in the state of MN. He's looking for useful idiots to hide his maleficence. You and I should refuse to be a useful idiot.
@robbystarbuck Remember it's an invasion. Those non-citizens are actually foreign invaders. The democrats are using them as useful idiots to rise against the government. Desperate people say and do desperate things.
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🚨Big Tax Change Coming Oct 1, 2025 – Will Hit Small Businesses Hard
Starting October 1, 2025, Washington will begin charging sales tax on many services that were never taxed before. This comes from ESSB 5814, a new law passed earlier this year.
What’s Newly Taxable:
Temporary staffing services (except for hospitals)
Payroll services (like ADP, Paychex)
IT services (help desk, network support, data processing)
Custom website development & software customization
Digital ads (Google Ads, Facebook Ads, etc.)
Security & investigation services
Live presentations, seminars, and training
Why This Matters:
Small businesses rely heavily on outsourcing payroll, IT, and advertising. These costs will now go up about 10% overnight.
Larger companies often have in-house staff, so they won’t feel this as much.
Hospitals were carved out of the law (they don’t pay the new tax on temp staffing), but private clinics, nonprofits, and small businesses were not.
The result? Small businesses will either have to raise prices, cut back services, or eat the extra costs.
Bottom Line:
This law was sold as “modernizing” Washington’s tax system, but in practice it looks like an anti–small business tax hike. If you run or support local businesses, this will impact you.
It's not only digital ads, but there is a host of other services that are going to be taxed:
What’s Newly Taxable:
Temporary staffing services (except for hospitals)
Payroll services (like ADP, Paychex)
IT services (help desk, network support, data processing)
Custom website development & software customization
Digital ads (Google Ads, Facebook Ads, etc.)
Security & investigation services
Live presentations, seminars, and training