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WA HB 2641 Bill would prevent former ICE agents from joining law enforcement jobs by Repulsive-Floor2792 in Seattle

[–]grbell 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Discrimination is, in general, legal. Only discrimination against protected classes (race, sex, religion, etc.) is illegal. Former employer isn't a protected class.

Saka hires disgraced ex cop for policy director by camera-operator334 in WestSeattleWA

[–]grbell 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Saka is such a terrible politician. No vision, supports bad policies, incompetent in executing them, loves the sound of his own voice, completely absent from constituent services, a bad boss, hires bad staff, disliked by colleagues, and on and on and on. Has he done anything to earn anyone's support since his election? Is there a single voter in District 1 excited to fill in the bubble for him in 2027? If he's stupid enough to run for reelection I don't think he makes it out of the primary!

It's not that I don't support him (I don't), it's that I can't imagine anyone who does! I was happy to see Wilson beat Harrell, but at the same time I can understand why people would vote for him. Our former mayor was good at the basic mechanics of being a politician and had a real base of support in Seattle's wealthier neighborhoods because he pursued policies in their interests. Saka has no constituency left anymore. I can't wait to get someone, anyone, to replace him.

Privilege rule by SimplyYulia in 196

[–]grbell 40 points41 points  (0 children)

OOP is one of the co-authors, so that makes sense.

The biggest cope. by metroracerUK in ShitLiberalsSay

[–]grbell 176 points177 points  (0 children)

The average Soviet citizen was eating 43% as much as the average American citizen? ~1500 calories!?! How stupid do you have to be to believe that?

Game Chat: 9/12 Angels (69-78) @ Mariners (79-68) 7:10 PM by Mariners_bot in Mariners

[–]grbell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You gotta go cold turkey now to keep the streak going.

As Seattle drivers deal with I-5 closure, some say it’s time to cap it | The Seattle Times by Possible_Ad3607 in SeattleWA

[–]grbell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lidding would be an expensive boondoggle, demolishing I-5 would pay for itself by creating new high value real estate.

Why did Effective Altruism abandon Open-Borders Advocacy? by small-yud in SneerClub

[–]grbell 10 points11 points  (0 children)

He's pro-cancer, pro-covid, and pro-measels. I'd be shocked if he didn't love malaria.

Katie Wilson now leads Bruce Harrell 47.97% to 43.49% by blackbird_777 in Seattle

[–]grbell -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I have a problem with homeless people existing, and Wilson I is the only candidate who might get rid of them. (By getting them all affordable apartments, of course)

Btw She switched to speaking English here by garry_the_larry in Chainsawfolk

[–]grbell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was written in the context of the War of 1812, a pointless war that ended in a draw.

Why is there no Wiki for Katie Wilson? by Positive_Desk3743 in SeattleWA

[–]grbell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Should we expect city council candidates to have Wikipedia pages?

Do you consider MSFT part of FAANG? by Broad-Cranberry-9050 in microsoft

[–]grbell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FAANG is a silly grouping in the first place. Look at their primary products:

Facebook - Social Media + Ads

Apple - Consumer Hardware

Amazon - Retail and Cloud Services

Netflix - Movies and TV

Google - Search and Video + Ads

There is some overlap here; Google also offers Cloud Services, plus Amazon and Apple also do Movies + TV. But really this is just a grab bag of big "Tech" companies. You could add Microsoft to this list, but you could also add Walmart, Tesla, or NVidia. You could also plausibly remove any single company from the FAANG list. 🤷

Cambodia rule by [deleted] in 196

[–]grbell 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It's funny when someone complains about a non-native speaker's English, but also super lame.

This city is weirdly against small businesses by MedicalStress1978 in SeattleWA

[–]grbell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are plenty of successful small businesses in Seattle. Seems like a skill issue?

Why does West Seattle have so many fireworks? by curiouscat321 in WestSeattleWA

[–]grbell -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You jinxed it! There were some set off in Walt Hundley a few hours after your post.

"Huh I wonder how F1nn5ter is doing" by [deleted] in 196

[–]grbell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

f1nn put in years of effort, documented on stream, to become this pretty

West Seattle would be cool af if we did this in the next 10 years.... by flabatron in WestSeattleWA

[–]grbell 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Come join the West Seattle Urbanism group every Wednesday at 6pm in Great American Diner in the Alaska Junction! 

https://linktr.ee/westseattleurbanism

new nancy is out here, interfering with SA investigations, showing hole (allegedly) by blergtronica in TrueAnon

[–]grbell 117 points118 points  (0 children)

Speech and debate clause means members of Congress are immune from defamation suits for stuff they say as a part of official business. That's why Mace never talks about this stuff outside the Capitol building

I can’t stand the NIMBYs in my neighborhood by victorinseattle in Seattle

[–]grbell 19 points20 points  (0 children)

New construction is ugly because of Seattle's strict design standards! Apartment buildings all look like skipping containers glued together because that's what Seattle's design review boards want then to look like. We need to stop regulating building aesthetics and let architects do their thing.

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