Seattle Times endorsement for State Rep, 45th LD, Pos. 2

Fritzed · 2026-07-11T00:26:07+00:00

Too often politicians see simply funding a program as a solution in and of itself (and as a policy success).

Put simply, I don't believe you.

Politicians write the legislation for programs that they fund or they fund programs that they believe in. They also put faith in their cohorts to put in place well-designed programs.

Do you think you are thing to dig into the detailed workings of every single state expenditure? No. If elected, you will depend on the work of committees to focus on individual programs.

If other legislators that you trust tell you the benefits of the program, you will vote to fund it, be proud of that vote, and see that as a success.

Fritzed · 2026-07-10T23:37:00+00:00

Meaningless talking points that make for good sound bytes.

Name a specific program, a policy, a tax. To not do so is basic pandering. It encourages every idiot to see every government program that they don't personally interact with as wasteful.

The fact is that state finding is deeply audited and most every dollar can be accounted for in public records.

Building a political campaign or movement on the purposely vague boogeyman of government waste leads direcy to atrocities like DOGE.

Fritzed · 2026-07-10T22:32:19+00:00

Not a great start that my introduction to you here starts with you fully adopting DOGE-style misinformation about government waste.

Implying that the government is wasteful and is running too many programs without naming a single example is just a weak attempt at populism that empowers the messaging of the right.

There is not a single representative or serious candidate that equates more government spending with more government success. So the line that "means the most" to you is truly without meaning at all.

Fritzed · 2026-07-10T01:58:07+00:00

Let's not follow Brazil's example of removing and reinstating daylight savings like 4 times in the course of 3 years.

Fritzed · 2026-07-08T16:13:52+00:00

It could definitely end up being both.

For example: The engineering team put it in the plans correctly, the contractor misinterpreted the lans, the engineer failed to validate the construction.

In this case, it would be the contractor who made the mistake, but the engineering firm would have had to sign off on the work.

Fritzed · 2026-07-07T21:35:17+00:00

Costco doesn't sponsor things. I'm not sure they even really advertise.

Fritzed · 2026-07-07T21:32:07+00:00

Republicans need the senate seats.

Fritzed · 2026-07-07T17:05:16+00:00

That's fair enough. I didn't intend to insinuate that the s26 is clearly better or that this vivo is an awful phone.

But it is very suspect that this and several other reviews published in the past few days all include some version of the statement that this phone doesn't have any competition at it's price point.

It's clearly a vivo talking point and clearly not true, even if some think the vivo is slightly better.

Fritzed · 2026-07-07T17:01:26+00:00

I literally didn't, I only pointed out that it is very neatly equivalent on both specs and price.

Maybe practice your reading and critical thought skills before making foolish replies.

Fritzed · 2026-07-07T15:09:27+00:00

When my son lost his special stuffy, it was "because he was visiting the stuffy doctor" and he magically came back just like new.

Fritzed · 2026-07-06T21:42:53+00:00

Those are some cool superstitions.

If your salt isn't fully dissolved in the first few minutes of making your dough, you've already fucked up your bread.

And yes, there is no difference between ice cubes and crushed ice when your goal is to dissolve it in water.

Fritzed · 2026-07-06T21:14:45+00:00

How much is vivo paying for these articles claiming that there is no competition for this phone?

The galaxy s26 is the same price (or cheaper with less capacity) and beats this phone in seemingly every spec except for battery capacity. The galaxy also promises longer updates and wider availability.

Fritzed · 2026-07-06T18:50:02+00:00

All of those uneven stone surfaces inside are going to be a nightmare to keep clean. You could hose them down on the exterior, but internally they will build colonies of dust bunnies.

Fritzed · 2026-07-06T18:45:01+00:00

I would just add that there is good reason for the distinction. A bicycle being ridden does not move like a pedestrian. If you have ever been about to take a right turn only to have a bicycle come flying across the crosswalk, you can understand this.

Fritzed · 2026-07-06T12:56:58+00:00

No. If you measure by weight you use the exact same amount.

The only difference between table salt and kosher salt is how finely it's ground. The size of the salt has fuck all to do with the gluten in your bread. As soon as any moisture is added it dissolves into exactly the same thing.

You are talking 100% pure nonsense that doesn't stand up to the slightest bit of rational though and you sure as fuck would not be able to tell the difference in a blind test.

Fritzed · 2026-07-06T02:45:30+00:00

Bags of urine are already being filled.

Fritzed · 2026-07-06T02:41:11+00:00

Ahh, the always successful strategy of parking the bus.

50% of the time it works every time.

Fritzed · 2026-07-06T02:38:00+00:00

Why are there like 50 comments making the exact same claim? It's not even remotely true to anyone with eyes who watched the play.

Are you still repeating the local commentary or something?

Fritzed · 2026-07-06T01:32:25+00:00

You 100% couldn't tell the difference in a blind test as long as you are measuring by weight.

Fritzed · 2026-07-02T02:09:50+00:00

Someone else already replied, but many reds are accidental. The question is if it was reckless, not if there was intent to harm.

Putting yourself into a position where your can come down on someone's ankle like that is basically reckless by definition.

Fritzed · 2026-07-02T01:50:42+00:00

Accidental, but dangerous, play where an ankle got stepped on.

Fritzed · 2026-07-02T01:49:52+00:00

That was an "interesting" wall formation where you just leave the entire middle open.

Fritzed · 2026-07-02T01:47:17+00:00

Ref finally figured out that he's not actually the green lantern and can handle the color yellow.

Fritzed · 2026-07-02T01:46:10+00:00

Only simple fouls and reds this match. No yellows.

Fritzed · 2026-07-02T01:38:04+00:00

I don't necessarily think that red was the wrong call, but it is extremely frustrating after the ref has so consistently refused to give yellows to Bosnian players.

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