I continue to believe that we can save everyone. We don't have to leave anyone behind. No human being is an acceptable loss. No one is a purity test. We all live or we all die. We just have to demand that no one be left behind.

It was pretty telling that a Seattle Times column about tech salaries included a median income chart that had "law enforcement officer" at the third-highest income—and that includes all law enforcement jobs (not just police) and does not reflect the latest large raises for cops.

"This is a great deal, and this deal has not been seen before," Kettle says of the agreement the city negotiated with the police union, which bestows $126,000 starting salaries on rookie cops after 6 months and includes no significant accountability improvements.

I genuinely don’t know how to address the utter lack of awareness and sense Seattle drivers exhibit. It’s beyond the need for defensive driving lessons, there’s just a lot of folx who probably shouldn’t drive cars

It’s like they have a moral objection to turn signals, but what happened to you?

I think the phrase “sucking dick in the gay bar bathroom” was a hint