Finally some dang rain. It was drizzling in Downtown Seattle earlier today when I was walking to work. It’s been more than a month, so good. I hope we can stay cool and that some of the plants can get a drink. Ideally Seattle summer would have one good rainy day a week.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now and get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

Oh goodness. Traffic is going to be a mess in Seattle this weekend. But I hope Taylor Swift’s fans have a blast. And Capitol Hill Block Party goers have a blast. And Bite of Seattle people enjoy it. Some places will be bad to drive and public transportation might be the least comfortable since the pandemic. But you man what a vibrant city.

Anyway, for goodness sake, wash your hands right now and get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

Have you received your ballot yet? Me too. Have you voted yet? Me either. But fortunately, there are voters guides. Fortunately, there are voter guides.

– My go to since I could vote has been The Stranger. Even though the staff has turned over multiple times, it’s still a good source for Seattle area elections.

– Fuse has a Progressive Voters Guide. It’s always useful.

– If you’re more interested on specific issues, Pro-Choice Washington has a guide.

– And Seattle Bike Blog has a list of relevant endorsements.

– And I fully endorse wash your hands right now and get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

– SDOT, man.

– Always sad to see planned transit routes not go through.

– Cougar on Haystack Rock, your argument is irrelevant.

– I love seeing the Rent a Ruminant goats around.

– Get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

Where the fuck are the good cops we keep hearing about? Seattle Police have a goddam gravestone of someone they killed in their breakroom. No good cop saw it and put it in the trash? This isn’t the heat of the moment, adrenaline pumping, someone said they saw a weapon; This is calmly mocking a dead kid. Day after day after day after fucking day.

And the Trump flag. Man was being sued for sexually assault at the time of the video. Probably why they stopped investing adult rape. These pieces of shit were waiving the adult rapist flag. In a city that despises him that they swore to protect and serve.

Christ on the Cross. No defund activist, nobody chanting all cops are bastards, no investigation, no lawsuit could make SPD look as bad as they did all by themselves. And every fucking day for who knows how long the good cops left it all up.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now and get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

– Ballots are being mailed today. And I still need to research my candidates.

– Megan Rapinoe is going to retire after the end of this World Cup and OL Reign season. What a fantastic career and what fun it has been to see her play.

– This week in garbage mayors: Dean Sawyer of Newport, Oregon.

– This article on poor domestic abuse survivors is a lot.

– Get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

The city of Seattle has had years to figure out ways to deal with homelessness in SoDo ahead of the All Star Game. Really could have got ahead of things, and figured out how to get people housed. Instead, last minute sweeps. Predictable, but not necessary.

We’ll have chances in the future to do this better, but I fear that we won’t. And in any case, this was squandered.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now and get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

– More affordable housing everywhere. Silverdale, heck yes.

Friend of the blog, Dave Neiwert has a new book out.

– Eff Moms For Liberty.

– Wash your hands right now and get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

– Baby orca!!!!

– Burien!!!!

– Get vaccinated!!!!!!

Theo. What the actual heck? They are a company that claims to care about workers in the chocolate industry, and maybe they do. But this doesn’t apply to their own workers. It’s really disappointing. Gross.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now and get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

Carmen Best isn’t going to face any consequences for dishonest and inaccurate statements made during CHOP. And that stinks. But maybe the fact that she did lie means don’t have her on TV. Maybe there should be more caveats when you interview her.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now and get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

– I hope you all had a great Pride, even the straight people.

– Spokane, Spokane.

– Oregon will vote on ranked choice.

– Wash your hands right now and get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

– Fuck those invasive beetles.

– I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed this article about playing in Reign City Riot. What a hoot.

– Joan Walsh is rad, and it’s good that she is going over past mistakes.

– Wash, wash, wash that gunk right outta your hands. And hey, get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

– Look at all those scooters and bikes being used. Great.

– I don’t know enough about the US Attorney who just resigned to maybe run for AG. Would he make a good AG?

– Police should act right or face the consequences.

– You. Yeah, you. Get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

I had heard conservative whinging about graffiti in Seattle being legal. And as always it’s fucking garbage. Seattle Police have to be shamed into investigating adult rape, but they have time to make a case against people who wrote “BLM” in chalk? Chalk. Chalk.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now and get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

Chalk!