Emily Makings

Public policy analyst. 'I go to ball games, the bleachers are fine.'

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

Why is it ‘cancelled’ in the U.K. but ‘canceled’ in the U.S.?

Because we gave them that L in 1776.

[Emily Makings @eschlect]

Appalling grammar from WA's Court of Appeals. When a name ends in "s," it is pluralized by adding "es." E.g., "keeping up with the Joneses." https://t.co/JpkAqTV2kP

[Emily Makings @eschlect]

It is complicated, but states with more competitive tax structures get Wins Above Replacement https://t.co/c2abPfDoD8

[The Seattle Times @seattletimes]

Will the "millionaires tax" hurt Seattle sports? It’s complicated. https://t.co/ww6eWYSRWZ

[Samuel Hammond 🦉 @hamandcheese]

Magisterial
https://t.co/Ji8IN8AL0F

[Emily Makings @eschlect]

Somewhere, V. Lane Rawlins is stumped

[COUGFANcom @CougfanCOM]

The ol' alma mater livin' large in the latest New York Times crossword puzzle:

[Emily Makings @eschlect]

Happy Opening Day! Go M's! https://t.co/zYAKN0RZJZ

[Andy Garin @andy_garin]

Data-driven research, at its best, presents you with results that surprise you. 😲

When I began studying Seattle's minimum pay standard for delivery drivers, I personally expected to see high-attachment delivery drivers making more money after the policy went into effect. 1/13

[ArtButMakeItSports @ArtButSports]

My Anooralya Story, by Emily Kam Kngwarray, 1993, 📸 by @im_samant

[ArtButMakeItSports @ArtButSports]

The Monkey Prince Angada delivers Rama’s message to Ravana, by Manaku, 1725, 📸 by @StephChambers76

[Alex Mayer @alexmayer34]

RIP Ryne Sandberg. Most career All-Star appearances (10) and career hits (2,386) of any Washington-born player in @MLB history. You will be missed, Ryno. 🦏

[Emily Makings @eschlect]

@WaStateAuditor Love the team name, and congrats! But….was there an independent entity keeping score?

[ArtButMakeItNow @artbutnow]

Jardin rouge, by Alfred Pellan, 1958, 📸 via @lynk0x

[Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources @waDNR]

In case you are in need of something to fill that huckleberry shaped void....we can help https://t.co/Od2b0pbFNx

[Emily Makings @eschlect]

Happy Opening Day! https://t.co/zYAKN0RZJZ

[Matt Loveless @MattLoveless]

Do the right thing @Seahawks.

[Emily Makings @eschlect]

"Of all robbers I think the tariff is the meanest robber. It has such sneaky, sneaking ways: it hits you in the back—hits you when you ain't lookin': gives you no sort of chance to protect yourself." --Walt Whitman

[Tax Foundation @TaxFoundation]

Tariffs are taxes.

Tariffs are regressive taxes.

Tariffs are distortionary, regressive taxes.

Tariffs are distortionary, regressive taxes that raise prices for US businesses and consumers.

[Emily Makings @eschlect]

The news out of Mabton somehow keeps getting crazier. (The story linked includes links to prior stories about the ongoing fiscal/governance troubles.)

[Emily Goodell @GoodellEmily]

It's unclear who had access to the police evidence room between Monday, when the mayor told the city's final officer to get out and leave his keys behind, and when the city hired new Public Safety Director/Interim Police Chief Steve Araguz on Tuesday. https://t.co/TJU4oOp2B5

[Emily Makings @eschlect]

A modern day Jarndyce v Jarndyce, from WA's Court of Appeals: "A byzantine trail of financial swindling, entity obscuring, asset veiling, and litigation finessing leading back two decades and extending into two lawsuits precedes this appeal." https://t.co/fbqjlLveJ2

[Emily Makings @eschlect]

Fascinating throughout https://t.co/kOTfqhpX9Q

[Emily Makings @eschlect]

Pandas are the worst. https://t.co/ASAZSjtj0D