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[JLH @jlhanny]

@TheNerdyCatLady After my mom passed, I just wanted time to stop so I could catch my breath. It didn’t. I collect clocks now, that have no batteries. I control the time!

[Purplereign @Angiemut]

GOOD POINT👇👇👇
To all the Supermarkets and big commercial stores that operate 'Self Check-outs'....... You are heading towards almost exclusively self-checkout now. Yesterday I went shopping at one such store and the lady checking receipts at the exit was stopping everyone.
I didn't choose to participate in that nonsense, I had already filled my trolly, emptied my trolly and scanned the items, refilled my trolly and so I just skipped the exit line and left.
I heard her saying "Umm - Excuse me “ as I kept walking and raised the receipt above my head, leaving the store.
You can either trust me to do self-checkout, or you can put your cashiers back in place like it used to be.
• I'm not interested in proving that I did your job for you.
• If you want me to be a cashier with no training then that's your problem not mine.
• Keep employing young people and give them job opportunities.
YOU DON'T PAY ME TO SCAN MY OWN SHOPPING.
YOU DON’T GIVE ME STAFF DISCOUNT FOR WORKING FOR YOU.
Signed ......All of us
People we need to share this statement its basically about PROFIT to the stores AND putting People out of a JOB....!!!

[Washington State GOP @WAGOP]

Don't delay. And don't leave judge races blank. We need independent constitutionally minded judges on the bench, not insiders cherry-picked
by @Govferguson. @WAGOP Recommends:

Position 1, Scott Edwards and Laura Christensen Colberg
Position 3, Judge David Stevens
Position 5, Judge Dave Larson
Position 7, Todd Bloom

[Travis Couture @TravisSCouture]

FWIW… socialists like Katie Wilson barely won, thanks to very low turnout.

Radical Lands Commissioner Dave Upthegrove won because the center and right didn’t turnout enough.

The radicals always vote. Don’t get outworked electorally by socialists.

[Goodyear @goodyear]

If Jimothy is crossing the road, your tires better be able to stop.

Check your tread, Seattle.

[JLH @jlhanny]

@that_1 I sure don’t dress like that when I’m canning! But, I know HOW to can 🤦🏼‍♀️ What a clown show.

[JLH @jlhanny]

@GOP_is_Gutless Nope. I’ll make them cookies!

[JLH @jlhanny]

@defense_civil25 Fuck off Iran!

[JLH @jlhanny]

@Panagiotou90St Amen!

[JLH @jlhanny]

@DerrickEvans4WV They passed a law in Washington State to do the same thing!

[Isaac Holyk for U.S. Senate @voteholyk]

Washington needs to wake up.
We are about to lose our AAA bond rating and that will be devastating.
@GovBobFerguson is projecting another huge budget shortfall after 1 million people moved into the state.
They are all freaking out because of it.
Guess what the one thing is they AREN'T talking about?
Cutting spending in any way.
They are only looking at ways to generate more money.
🤨
What's happening here is NOT political.
This is just basic governance and finances.
It has nothing to do with Democrats or MAGA.
When you don't have enough money to cover your expenses you start cutting things you don't need.
If people do not vote out the ones doing this WA State will be destroyed.
This isn't about Trump or anything else.
This is about saving our home.
WAKE UP!!
#wakeupwashington

[JLH @jlhanny]

@SecMullinDHS @POTUS You are doing a great job! I miss your Capital behind the scenes tours before you got thrown into the fire. This is trial by fire now, but I have complete faith in you. I can tell you are stressed out, but from what I’ve seen as I’ve followed you, I believe you will persevere.

[JLH @jlhanny]

@SUBRATA30016572 ❤️❤️❤️❤️🫪

[JLH @jlhanny]

@SenAdamSchiff You sir, are an asshole! How rude of you.

[Michael Baumgartner for WA-5 @VoteBaumgartner]

Bob, stop the virtue signaling nonsense and just do your job. On behalf of the entire state of Washington, we’d like a lot less posing and a lot more focus on the taxes that are killing jobs in our state. Also,everyone knows you get big business and union donations through PACs and the special interest groups you do favors for, so not all only is your statement preening nonsense, it’s dishonest. Stop the games and do your job, Bob. 🇺🇸

[Ari Hoffman @thehoffather]

NEW: The WA Dept of Corrections has spent over $4.8 million on "gender affirming" care for convicted felons in prison since 2019, with costs accelerating sharply in recent years — including nearly $400,000 paid through Medicaid even after WA Democrats moved to cut Medicaid spending elsewhere.

Records obtained also show approximately $527,900 spent on bottom surgeries, nearly $586,000 spent on top surgeries, and roughly $62,000 spent on laser hair removal services.

This information comes as Democrats continue to claim that Washington has a budget crisis and needs more "revenue," like the recently passed income tax.

[JLH @jlhanny]

@bluelivesmtr If you are old enough to write a speech, you are old enough to make your own lunch!

[Shane Kidwell @shanerkidwell]

5 people will determine if WA state has an income tax for the first time in our states history. The media doesn't talk about those 5 positions much...

I've been doing some digging on each and today wanted to share about WA Supreme Court Position 1.

But first let me connect some dots...

The Solicitor General of Washington state emailed the income tax bill's sponsor last December telling him how to write the bill so voters could not challenge it through referendum. His name is Noah Purcell. Remember that name.

The email is a public record. The Supreme Court cited it in a footnote on May 4 and chose not to look at it.

The justice running for Position 1 is Colleen Melody. For eleven years she ran the Civil Rights Division inside the Attorney General's office, under Bob Ferguson, when he was AG. Her division led Washington's challenges to the Muslim travel ban, the transgender military service ban, the effort to end birthright citizenship, and the attempt to repeal DACA. Ferguson became governor and appointed her to the Supreme Court in November 2025.

Per PDC (Public Disclosure Commission): Melody has raised $168,517. Purcell donated to her campaign. Remember who Purcell is? The Solicitor General...

Current AG Nick Brown donated. Both are officials whose office advises on and will argue the income tax case. She is the only judicial candidate either of them backed this cycle. Additional thousands in donations came from AGO staff. She is endorsed by every sitting Supreme Court justice, Ferguson, former Governor Inslee, and multiple state legislators who voted to pass the income tax.

The Washington State Republican Party has called for her recusal from income tax rulings given her professional ties to the office that designed the bill.

Her challenger Scott Edwards has raised $11,124 per PDC. He is the tax attorney and former UW law professor who litigated against the capital gains ruling and against Seattle's income tax. His career is the documented counterpart to Melody's on the tax question.

A third challenger, Laura Christensen Colberg, a family law attorney and 18-year pro tem commissioner in Snohomish County, has raised $0. She told Center Square she wants to bring a different perspective to what she called the generally liberal high court.
Melody holds a 15-to-1 fundraising advantage over her nearest challenger.

Primary August 4. Top two advance. General November 3.

I publish the full research and sourced breakdowns on Substack every week. Search Shane Kidwell if you want the deeper dive.

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@KING5Seattle
@fox13seattle
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[Shane Kidwell @shanerkidwell]

The media and democratic party of WA want you to skip the primary election in August... I would argue it is the most important primary in the history of our state.

Two weeks ago the Chief Justice of the Washington Supreme Court signed the order telling you that you cannot vote on the income tax through a referendum.

Her name is Debra Stephens. She was appointed to the court in 2007 by Governor Christine Gregoire. She was re-elected in 2014 with the endorsement of the Washington Education Association, the union that named passing the income tax as its top legislative priority for 2026. She ran without meaningful opposition in 2020.

In 2023 she was part of the 7-2 majority that upheld the capital gains tax by recharacterizing it as an excise tax rather than an income tax. Tax Foundation analysts said that ruling appeared to signal the court's willingness to reconsider the 1933 constitutional ban on income taxes in Washington.

Two weeks ago she signed the order that closed the referendum path.

She is seeking her fourth full term through 2033. The income tax constitutional challenge is working through the courts right now and will eventually reach whoever holds this seat.

Her four challengers all show $0 in contributions in the current PDC cycle (Public Disclosure Cycle).

Scott Edwards is a tax attorney and former UW tax law professor who litigated against the capital gains ruling she was part of and against Seattle's income tax. His entire legal career has been built on challenging Washington's attempts to expand tax authority.

Todd Bloom is an attorney and Washington State Bar Association Board of Governors member who ran in the 2024 court primary.

Karim Merchant is a criminal defense attorney who states he is committed to fighting government overreach.

David Shelvey is a Sumner attorney who also ran in 2024.Five people on this ballot. Top two advance August 4. General November 3.

The ballot says nonpartisan. The documented record says something more specific.

I publish the full research and sourced breakdowns on Substack every week. Search Shane Kidwell if you want the deeper dive.

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@KIRO7Seattle
@KING5Seattle
@fox13seattle
@seattletimes

[M. Adams @AdamsUnchained]

NEW: Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson has started to ship the homeless from Seattle to Bremerton via the Washington State Ferries system in an effort to get the city ready for the FIFA World Cup.

New tents have been popping up this week.