Here is the main reason I’d be a bit wary of calling the Seattle mayor’s race just yet. In the 2017 race (Durkan v Moon), Durkan’s numbers got steadily worse, except for a sudden and brief reversal when there were about 7,000 votes left to count.

Incredible. Progressive challenger Katie Wilson now has a 91-vote lead in Seattle’s race for mayor. She had been steadily gaining on incumbent Bruce Harrell. There are about 8,000 ballots left to count.

Late update on Seattle mayor's race: The county says they have 277,881 on-time ballots for the city. That means 44,985 left to count. But: • Some will have signature issues • ~1.5% of voters are not making a choice in the race So I would expect 270-275k total votes for mayor

‼️👀‼️ With today’s ballots, Seattle’s race for mayor has narrowed even further (50.7% to 48.9%). Progressive challenger Katie Wilson got 55% of today’s votes. There are roughly 55,000 ballots left to count. She needs ~54% of the remainder to surpass incumbent Bruce Harrell.

Last year, Meta's internal documents projected that it would get $16 billion in annual revenue from running ads for scams and banned goods. via Reuters www.reuters.com/investigatio...

‼️ Seattle’s race for mayor is going to be *very* close ‼️ Bruce Harrell has a 5.7-point advantage. But with roughly 100,000 votes left to count, the numbers are shifting toward progressive challenger Katie Wilson. She took 51.6% of the votes tallied today. The trendlines:

Oh wow, a bit of a surprise in the new ballots that just posted from the Seattle mayor's race. Bruce Harrell has actually expanded his lead. He got nearly 57% of the ballots counted today, expanding his lead to 8 points. But lots of votes remaining to count.

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has a 7-percentage-point lead (53.3% to 46.2%) over progressive challenger Katie Wilson. But there is a very good chance he will end up losing. 🧵 1/7

Canada’s major sports teams have now lost in 5 straight championships: • 2025 Toronto Blue Jays (MLB) • 2025 Edmonton Oilers (NHL) • 2024 Edmonton Oilers (NHL) • 2021 Montreal Canadiens (NHL) • 2019 Toronto FC (MLS) (The Toronto Raptors were the last winner, in 2019)

it's cool to see that this game's starting pitcher is still hanging in there

Steve Bannon insists that Trump *will* serve a third term, despite the clear wording of the 22nd Amendment. "At the appropriate time, we'll lay out what the plan is. There is a plan," Bannon says. via The Economist

The poker schemes described by the feds were alleged to include: • Hand signals • On-site tipsters • Off-site analysts • Rigged card-shuffling machines • Hidden cameras in poker chip trays • Contact lenses and sunglasses that could reveal secret markings on the cards www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

NEW: After the floods that killed 135+ people in Texas, we heard concerns about the performance of a radio system used by first responders. It was brand new and had cost Kerr County some $7 million. So what went wrong? 1/8

Trump's message that the Epstein files are a "hoax" appears to be convincing his base. A new poll finds that more than two-thirds of Fox News viewers support his handling of the files. Most other Americans are skeptical.

Seattle sports this year: • Seahawks miss playoffs despite having double-digit wins. • Mariners fall one win short of making it to World Series for the first time ever. • Oklahoma City wins the NBA title.

Amazon's vast and rapid automation goals would result in robots filling hundreds of thousands of jobs within a decade. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/t...

Two years ago, the Seattle Mariners declared a goal of winning 54% of their games. Since then, their win rate is 53.87% If they had won tonight? 54.17%

Mariners fans! Don’t fret! Our AI companions know what the future holds.

The U.S. military mobilization in the Caribbean: • 8 Navy warships • 10 stealth fighters • About 10,000 troops • New ammunition storage sites in Puerto Rico The goal, officials say privately, is to oust Maduro from power. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...

Oh how I wish Virginia Roberts Giuffre was still alive. It would be great to talk to her today.

Higher prices on coffee, beef, bananas, dairy, fruits, veggies, cereals... via WSJ

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says In a social media post, the president said the people aboard a boat were suspected of smuggling drugs for an unspecified group his team had labeled terrorists. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

Updates on explosion at Tennessee ammunition plant: • 19 people missing • Homes rattled many miles away • Cause of the explosion remains unclear • The scene is still volatile, with additional explosions possible www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Journalism, he said, is how we know what's happening in troubled lands. "These extraordinary eyewitness accounts are the culmination of the daily efforts of countless people who work to ensure that information isn't manipulated for ends contrary to truth and human dignity“ apnews.com/article/pope...

People placed millions of dollars of bets to predict who would win the Nobel Peace Prize. Then, hours before María Corina Machado was announced as the winner, the odds rapidly shifted toward her. There is now a leak investigation: www.ft.com/content/afc7...

This solar farm on the Tibetan Plateau covers 162 square miles — seven times the size of Manhattan. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/b...

The last three NFL games: • Giants 34, Eagles 17 • Jaguars 31, Chiefs 28 • Patriots 23, Bills 20 The winning teams were a combined 11-40 last season. The losing teams were a combined 42-9.

Today is the 30th anniversary of this iconic Seattle sports moment. 📸 by the great Elaine Thompson, who was on her eighth day working as a photographer for AP.

I'm seeing a lot of people sharing an image of troops eating Voodoo Doughnuts in Portland. But it appears to be an AI or Photoshop that's based on an image published in years past.

Major League Baseball keeps wondering how to get more kids to become fans of the sport. Then they go and schedule the playoff games for when the kids are all in school.

The Trump administration claims "far-left Democrat judges" are obstructing their efforts. But here is Judge Immergut's background: • Investigated Bill Clinton • Became a Republican-appointed prosecutor • Trump appointed her as a federal judge www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/u...

Starbucks has abruptly closed the fancy Starbucks store that's on the ground floor of the Starbucks global headquarters. www.seattletimes.com/business/sta...

Trump's message to the world: "Your countries are going to hell." www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

which news org do you trust most for tomorrow's rapture coverage?

This quote is quite something. Erika Kirk on whether she wants the death penalty for her husband’s killer. From an interview with NYT’s Robert Draper.

The $50k in cash paid by undercover FBI agents to Tom Homan was inside a bag from the fast casual restaurant chain Cava, the @nytimes.com reports. The sting grew out of a long-running counterintelligence investigation that had not been targeting Homan.

I can’t stop watching this game-saving Victor Robles catch. Out of nowhere. #mariners

Some great news for both NYT and the Pacific Northwest: @agpnw.bsky.social is taking over my job.

Charlie Kirk updates: • Kirk's spokesman says he has died. • University says "no suspect in custody." • Law enforcement officers are sweeping the campus, building by building. • Official says shooter fired from a vantage point at a building several hundred feet away. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

Charlie Kirk shooting: • Attack occurred ~20 minutes after he began speaking at Utah Valley University. • A university spokeswoman says they do not know Kirk's condition. • Utah Gov. Spencer Cox: “Those responsible will be held fully accountable." • FBI responding. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

New testing data on U.S. high school seniors: • Lowest reading scores since 1992. • Lowest math scores since 2005. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/u...

Earlier this summer, there were ~12 congressional Republicans ready to push for disclosure of all Epstein files. Only 6 were needed because all Democrats were expected to support the effort. But after Trump repeatedly called the files a "hoax," the GOP support has dwindled to only 4.

This year, movie theaters in North America had their lowest-performing summer since 1981 (excluding the 2020-21 pandemic restrictions). Below is an inflation-adjusted chart of box office revenues. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

After making millions as a commodities trader, a job he came to hate, Jonathan Kleisner joined the Fire Department as a rookie paramedic at the age of 41. Now he’s determined to be the best rescue medic anywhere.

Teens calling Idaho's suicide hotline are being told they can't proceed with the conversation without parental consent. Many of the callers are then hanging up. Idaho approved a strict parental consent law last year. idahocapitalsun.com/2025/08/29/i...

Quite a day for free-market capitalism

FBI agents will need less education and receive less training as the Trump administration shifts the bureau to focus more on street crimes instead of complex cases such as financial fraud, corruption, and national security. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/u...

Trump expresses fear that he might not get into heaven, but he's hoping a Ukraine-Russia peace deal might help his cause. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/u...

Meta's internal rules for AI chatbots: "It is acceptable to engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual." The rules also approved allowing chatbots to describe an 8-year-old "in terms that evidence their attractiveness" via Reuters: www.reuters.com/investigates...