I have no idea how to estimate the post election swing on this recall. If Sawant was only down 53 to 46 in previous elections, you would have to say it was a gimme. But a higher percent of the votes have been counted (King County has the same facilities, but only one election). And recalls aren’t the same as general elections. So we’ll see. Probably more quickly than usual.

Annnnnyway, please wash your hands right now. And if aren’t vaccinated, please do. If you haven’t been boosted and you are available, please do. I have my booster appointment this weekend. There were plenty of slots available in South Lake Union when I signed up last night.

If you live in the 3rd District in Seattle, you have until tomorrow to drop off or have your ballot postmarked. Again, I hope you will oppose the recall. Sawant is good on the council, and the recall is a net negative waste of time and money even for a more typical member.

Also, I appreciate the residents of the tiny house village in the U District being neighborly, but there’s something off about this story. People transitioning out of homelessness can be good stewards of the place seems obvious enough that maybe it doesn’t need a story. But maybe it’s a good counter to the relentless negative messaging around the unhoused that it does need saying sometimes?

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

Good morning. If you live in the 3rd District in Seattle, I hope you will vote again the recall of Kshama Sawant. I am glad that she has been a left anchor on the council. From the $15 minimum wage to holding the line on many progressive issues, she has been a net positive on the council.

Furtjer, the things that she is accused of are pretty ticky tacky. If you want to fine her, I guess? But having wealthy people fund her recall is not reasonable or proportionate. It’s tough to imagine one of the more conservative members facing a recall for similar reasons.

I will also add that many of the arguments against her were true when she ran last time. DSA has too much power in her office? She can be tough to work with? These arguments were made and rejected. She’ll be up for reelection, or won’t run in less than 2 years if you want to recruit someone.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.

I have no idea if a $3.5 million settlement is correct for the Charleena Lyles case. It seems like a poor substitute to having her around. And I can’t imagine how difficult it would be for her children who were there. My goodness.

But given that the police killed her, a large settlement is in order. I have trouble wrapping my mind around any large amounts of money.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.

I don’t approve of the heavy rain. I like Western Washington autumn and winter to be constantly drizzly. What the hell is this deluge and dry nonsense? Anyway, flood watches are being canceled today, but will return with the rain later this week.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And if you have been vaccinated, awesome. I know that’s most people reading this. If you haven’t, get on it.

Crosscut is getting rid of its opinion section. I am more interested in their news than their opinion.

I also don’t exactly know what Crosscut is for: If it’s for Seattle, giving John Carlson a regular gig seems like more wingnut welfare (although googling this, it looks like it’s been a minute). If it’s for a wider regional audience, the opinions seem more narrow than the news coverage. Right now, the 3 latest opinion pieces have “Seattle” in the headline.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated if you haven’t yet, you jerkoff.

Didn’t hit publish yesterday.

If you’re 18 years old, or older and it has been more than 6 months since you were vaccinated with Pfizer or Moderna or 2 months after Johnson & Johnson, you are eligible in Washington for the COVID-19 booster. We’re doing a lot better than a lot of states, because we have taken the disease seriously. Let’s continue that.

And hey, if you haven’t got the first shot, now would be an excellent time.

Had some weird public transportation stuff today, so I am working from home. Forgot this like the early days of my work from home.

Am I getting old (yes!) or has everyone stopped using headphones all of a sudden (also yes?)? In just the last few weeks on the bus, on the ferry, walking around, riding a bike. Come on, everyone. Just, like, I don’t know, do the thing we’ve been doing for decades. If I wanted to hear whatever you’re listening to louder than the podcast I’m listening to now, it’s 2021, I could make that happen.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated if you’re eligible and haven’t been yet.

Looks like some windy shit today. And flooding rivers to boot. Nasty. Everyone, please stay safe and dry if you can. I definitely felt the wind on a walk earlier this morning. And the waves are very choppy. But no rain at this moment.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And hey, there’s still time to get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.

Gaah. Forgot to write this. How about all that rain…huh?

Wash your hands and get vaccinated, you disgusting germ factory.

When you have an intractable situation, how much do you blame people who are trying to work around it? In the case of an upside down tax system in Washington, how much should you blame Democrats? They have made significant changes to the tax code in recent years (after holding the Governor’s Mansion for decades, and a trifecta for years).

If Democrats could be confident that the state supreme court would allow a high earners income tax, the blame would go to Democrats for not trying. But in the actual working of state government, at least some blame has to go to the court. And to the earlier court that ended it.

Anyway, national publications aren’t going to have much nuance.

Anyway, anyway, please wash your hands right now. And don’t be a dipshit, get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.

Welcome to all of the Canadians who can now cross the border again. I had missed (?) all of the Bluejays hats around the city when they play the Mariners. And I imagine even more Canucks gear at some point. But seriously, it’s good because both sides of the border are good enough on COVID-19, and a lot of places depend on tourism.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And just get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.

With last night’s ballot drops, I think it’s safe to say the people who will be in Seattle and King County elected offices. Other than Port it’s the same as election night.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And if you haven’t been vaccinated, get your shit together and make an appointment today.

Well that was unpleasant. While some of the races are still too close to call, it looks like the Seattle conservative, and in one case actually conservative, people won. It’s disappointing.

More lefty people won in SeaTac, but the Republicans they were running against were more explicit about it. In fact, suburbia still trended left in a lot of places. The you should be afraid Seattle messages didn’t scare people running in places that weren’t Seattle. The national picture is… bleaker.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now! And get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.