The proper response

COPE voting results are in: Washington State Labor Council announces federal and state endorsements for 2026 For the midterms, the federation is supporting a mostly Democratic slate for the Legislature along with every incumbent Democratic member of Congress except for Marie Gluesenkamp Perez. The…

Internal AutoZone memo: “.. We’re facing the largest supply shortage of lubricating fluids in the modern history of America. Realistic, middle-of-the-road estimates are for our average available supply in this product category to drop by 40%.” (via Costa Oil) #$AZO

NYT confirms — with new details: Last year, Navy SEALs used two boats to escort Kash Patel and nine others on what a Pentagon email called a 'VIP Snorkel' next to one of the military's most sacred sites, the underwater tomb of the U.S.S. Arizona. One Navy vet called the swim "horrifying."

Absolutely appalling move by Jared Polis

NEW STORY// Editorial: Seattle Times Called Us 'Builders' Mouthpiece' for Trying to Build a Better City By Doug Trumm via @theurbanist.org

It seems like what you *meant* to say is: "It's hard to avoid the conclusion that what happened to Twitter has been a net negative for U.S. politics." This, though, is just nonsensical: "Meanwhile, all the pols & institutions stayed on X [Twitter] & are being dragged farther right." Um, what?

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The funeral for NPI legend Joel Connelly will be this Thursday, May 14th, at noon at St. James Cathedral in Seattle. RSVP if you would like to join us.

And never mind the negative repercussions for farmers, small business owners, and low income families "If Trump does it, it must be right!" is Republicans' motto.

Brandi Kruse is having a really bad day. This is quite the temper tantrum, with a side of nasty targeted harassment aimed at Washingtonians For Ethical Government's Pam Stuart. www.seattletimes.com/education-la...

"synthetic responses" No, Gallup, NO. It's not polling if you aren't surveying actual people. It's just stuff you're making up. Don't go there.

LET THIS SINK IN—the U.S. now has no confirmed CDC director, no FDA commissioner, no Surgeon General, an NIH director with no medical license, and the last Acting CDC Director was a George Bush speechwriter. In fact—the only doctor/scientist we have in the White House is… Dr Oz.

this is absolutely BONKERS behavior from the director of the FBI. it's a disgrace to his position and the entire US government.

Instead of taking away money that fixes and maintains our already underfunded roads, we could just levy a windfall profit tax on the billions of dollars oil companies, banks and defense industries have earned because of Trump's illegal and misguided war, 50% of which go directly to the 1%.

The mass media is taking notice of the pivotal 2026 elections for Washington State Supreme Court, to voters’ benefit A rare majority of the high court is on the ballot this year, meaning five of nine total seats, and for once, Washington voters are getting some vital early coverage and context…

Representative Emily Randall’s bipartisan Ferries Act would provide a critical boost to maritime transportation across the U.S. The congresswoman and Governor Bob Ferguson are pushing for expanded federal investments in ferries. The legislation they're calling on Congress to pass would modernize…

State House hopeful Kelabe Tewolde pitches a new generation of leadership for Washington’s 37th Legislative District Running against longtime incumbent Representative Sharon Tomiko Santos, Tewolde is pitching voters on a generational shift rooted in his own experiences growing up in Southeast…

Filing Week recap: Take a look at the most contested races, which legislators ended up unopposed, and the biggest surprises More than 1,100 candidates filed for office in Washington this past week, with dozens of legislative races already effectively decided before voting begins in the August Top…

While it is still a right wing government, it is a huge improvement over the previous regime, and that is worth celebrating.

In an illustrative contrast, when state supreme Court justices rule against state legislatures in red states, the governor and state legislature literally hound them out of public life over false personal claims. This situation in Utah is disgusting. www.sltrib.com/news/politic...

Let’s Go Washington apes Tim Eyman by pretending to make a big announcement about its next moves to garner media coverage The political committee that currently serves as the Evergreen State's right wing initiative factory used a press release with an all caps subject line to imply that its rich…

If you're looking at candidate filings on kingcounty.gov and wondering why didn't Hannah Sabio-Howell and Jamie Pedersen file, know that they actually did so on Monday, but for some reason, they're only in the state's system and King County isn't showing them yet. They will be on the ballot! #waleg

That was our #1 response: Secure new state and federal funding. Background:

At Sound Transit executive committee meeting, where a proposal to formalize austerity measures is under consideration. Seattle City Councilmember Dan Strauss just delivered a speech saying he is very troubled by what Chair Somers' plan does to the Ballard Link light rail extension. #ST3

Citing internal polling, Tim Eyman publicly urges Brian Heywood to wait until 2027 to force a vote on million dollar earners tax Declaring "I don’t pretend to know a lot about everything... but I do know a lot about ballot measures," the former initiative promoter also admitted that the law the…

Diesel price spike raises stakes for Trump, Republicans ahead of midterms The price of everything has gone up, Trump promised just the opposite... He’s gonna pay a price at the polls. -- Chuck Coughlin, a veteran Republican strategist and president of political consulting firm HighGround (Via…

WA Filing Week 2026: A look at who’s filed in key races as of Tuesday evening Who had filed for public office in Washington State as of Tuesday evening on Filing Week 2026? This post covers notable filings and provides links to the complete list for each county.

Courts had deemed Republican gerrymanders illegal in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Ohio several months before the 2022 elections. The Supreme Court and other courts let the GOP use those maps anyway, and it handed them the House. Now SCOTUS is doing the opposite thing for the same goal

Shocker

WA Filing Week 2026: A look at who’s filed in key races as of Monday evening Who had filed for public office in Washington State as of Monday evening on Filing Week 2026? This post covers notable filings and provides links to the complete list for each county.

They know what's coming. The writing is on the wall.

Brian Heywood loses again: State Supreme Court rules million dollar earners tax is constitutionally exempt from referendum Citing an unbroken line of precedent, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled that revenue measures supporting state government are not subject to the referendum when the…

Trump sez: Cheating to win is okay if Republicans win

An outstanding guerrilla protest

There is hope: Seattle and other communities are pushing back hard against energy-gobbling data centers. This unsustainable push into AI can be checked.

Appalling

Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (April 27th-May 1st) The week's major votes included House passage of a big Republican fiscal bill to give ICE and CBP more money and a farm bill loaded with terrible policy riders, along with the Senate's failure to take up war powers…

Aziz Ansari brings Kash Patel impersonation to first May 2026 SNL cold open Watch highlights from the eighteenth episode of SNL’s fifty-first season, hosted by Olivia Rodrigo, who also performed as the musical guest, including the Hegseth and Patel Iran Press Briefing Cold Open.

A company spokesperson declined to comment on Friday on ongoing discussions, other than to add Spirit “is operating as usual.” www.politico.com/news/2026/05... A few hours later.... the Spirit website is replaced with a redirect to spiritrestructuring.com. They had to have known this was coming.

My first RN job was in Labor and Delivery, Postpartum and Newborn care. Mifepristone has SO many other uses, but they don’t care about that. In my job we used it to help induce labor when needed, or help it along. This is a slippery slope. I hate it here. We TOLD you this was going to happen.

As one of our guest contributors wrote yesterday, Biden's old supposed problems are now Trump's problems.

Candidate Soundings: Rebecca Saldaña talks to NPI about her campaign for King County Council, District #2 Read or listen to an in-depth interview with Rebecca Saldaña, who is hoping to succeed Girmay Zahilay and Rhonda Lewis as the councilmember from King County's Second District, which includes…

“We know that information that's been anonymized can very easily be reidentified,” EFF’s Tori Noble told @proofnews.bsky.social. “[HIPAA] is not enough protection.” www.proofnews.org/womans-talk...

Only the latter is achievable in the near future. And it must be a top priority in 2029.

Joe Biden’s old problems are now Donald Trump’s problems — and Americans think Trump is making them even worse Donald Trump’s job performance ratings have fallen sharply, including on the very issues that public opinion research suggests powered his return to the White House in 2024. But while…

Judge Christine Schaller grants preliminary injunction to a group of sheriffs challenging a qualifications provision in SB 5974 A key part of a recently enacted law subjecting elected county sheriffs to the same standards as those who work for them was temporarily blocked a day before it was set…

U.S. citizens deserve real protections from warrantless government surveillance. Here’s why I voted against extending FISA.

Thank you, @repdelbene.bsky.social. This is the thoughtful, principled stance that we should see from *every* member of Congress.

Thurston County Superior Court Judge Christine Schaller just enjoined part of SB 5974, the law enforcement leadership legislation NPI championed during the 2026 session, granting a group of right wing sheriffs' motion for a preliminary injunction. We'll have a story soon on The Cascadia Advocate.