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– I’ve been asked a couple times to sign the $15 minimum wage initiative. So far I’ve declined, waiting for the process to play itself out. But if the process plays out badly (second piece) I’ll be glad to sign it.

– The Republican base had a choice to become more inclusive as the demographic tide advanced on them, or to double down on maximizing the racist white vote.

– These are possibly the NIMBYest NIMBY’s in all of NIMBYdom.

– Rainier Valley is Fueling Link Ridership Growth

– The Case for Reparations

– I’m pretty sure this XKCD What If got written for the hover text for the penultimate picture more than anything else, although the answer itself is fun enough.

Comments

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    Yes, there’s a high chance the whole minimum wage thing will implode, but that still won’t convince me to sign a petition for a charter amendment.

    The City Charter is the constitution of the City of Seattle. It should lay out basic goals and values and define the structure of City government. It should not include specific legislation matters such as wage rates for certain workers. That’s a topic for legislative process, not constitutional process.

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    “The North Carolina Senate on Thursday voted to make it a crime to disclose the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing, or fracking[.]”

    http://www.cnbc.com/id/101698191

    Roger Rabbit Commentary: The Republican response to poisoned drinking water is to throw you in jail for asking what’s in your drinking water. Why on earth does ANYONE vote for these shitheads?

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    @6 When I went to Rep. Inslee’s townhall meeting a couple years ago, he said the uninsured cost the average family $1,300 a year in higher premiums. If some of these freeloaders now have to pay for their own health care, all I can say is, IT’S DAMN WELL ABOUT TIME!!!

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    @3 right on que, comment that follows is from the biggest shithead.

    I guess making it crime to disclose what chemicals are in fracking must be called not allowing someone to purposely stifle free speech in the name of free speech. FREEDOM from the Putin Lovin Commies.

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    Another inmate has died in the death camp known as Snohomish County Jail. According to KOMO-4, that makes 10 deaths in this lockup since 2010.

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    DUMMOCRETINS are real scum… http://www.buzzfeed.com/kateno.....u?bftw=pol

    Why do DUMMOCRETINS make everything political?
    Why do DUMMOCRETINS hate minorities?

    We all know why… It’s all or nuthin with DUMMOCRETINS… By blocking the military provision for DREAMers it’s necessary and politically important for your Senate DUMMOCRETINS to go on the record try and make conservatives look bad on immigration this year. Boehner and Cantor better trumpet this loud and clear. But that’s A-OK to release crimminal illegal aliens into the American population so they for DUMMOCRETIN in 2016. http://www.washingtontimes.com.....tion-1jpg/ Who cares they walk among us? http://www.washingtontimes.com.....at-escape/

    You all suck shit!

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    More stupidity from the Party of Stupid.

    “The House passed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization bill on Thursday that would bar the Department of Defense from using funds to assess climate change and its implications for national security. … The bill aims to block the DOD from taking any significant action related to climate change or its potential consequences.”

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/.....82067.html

    Roger Rabbit Commentary: Does this mean the Pentagon can’t bomb terrorists who blame their attacks on climate change?

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    Driver-less cars, Negating the need for taxi drivers and completely changing mass transit. But also another set of people, put out of work. We are going to have find a way to come to grips with the permanently unemployed

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