I agree, but also they don’t make their money from sales. They make money from AWS servers/ services. I would bet that they lose money or maybe slightly break even on every sale of a physical item.

For not being an American bozo, you’re being a bit of a prick.

I wish nothing but pain for this fuckhead. May he develop dementia and circle the drain for years, living in a puddle of his own mess, then die alone and sobbing the day before he would get the power to dissolve the trust.

I’d say that Bezos is more of a Harry Palmer villain. A little more grounded and based in reality that the Bond franchise. Muskrat is a Bond villain.

Also remember that if a protestor picks up one of these “non-lethal crowd control measures” and throws it back at the police, they get charged with Assault With a Deadly Weapon.

What? You’re saying if America becomes less accepting of gay people, Russia will become more accepting? Like, having a pride parade in retaliation?

Hate to say it, but I don’t think that the downfall of the American hegemony would go well for queer folks, even a fucked up as it is. To a certain extent, global power IS a zero sum game. Especially in the context of Tulsi Gabbard, who seems to be aligned with Russian interests. If American influence wanes, that vacuum will get filled by soft power coming from Russia, China, or some combination thereof. Neither of them are huge fans of the queers.

Harambee was our anchor being. Everything’s been fraying at the edges since that day.

There was a dude in Seattle who went by Phoenix Jones. He fashioned himself a masked vigilante, roaming the streets saving people from muggings and assaults.

Turns out he was mostly just picking fights with drunk frat guys. And we’re pretty sure he was dealing drugs and using the superhero facade to beat up his competition.

Teachers, nurses, etc. Passion professions get fucked regularly.

https://youtu.be/f5RrGFBbbSY?si=vEDVePKEGnGNIE5_

That’s a big chunk of it, yes. KOMO is owned by Sinclair media, KIRO isn’t much better. Fox13 is fucking fox, so I won’t even bother. The Times is Hearst Corporation. So the vast majority of media sources here are directly owned by institutions that have a vested interest in maintaining status quo.

The Stranger is still independent, but the quality has suffered greatly over the last 10+ years.

Also, this is partly a natural pendulum swing back to the right. A lot of people were upset after the Sawant experiment (debacle?), but instead of finding better leftist politicians, we just fled back to the centrist, corporate bullshit that led us down the Sawant path in the first place.

Agreed, and the appointment of Mark Solomon kind of solidifies that. I’m hoping that we pass 1A, and by the time we actually get to work on it we’ll have voted in a council that actually does the shit we want.

Let’s go, Seattle. Put our money where our mouths are. Tax the rich to help the poor, invest in infrastructure, be a sanctuary to the needy, all the good shit.

As a lower-upper-lower-middle-class DINK, I am more than willing to give up some more tax money to help. People making more than 10x what I do should feel the fucking same.

Boss: “How did you get this done already?”

Me: “I upped efficiency by employing clever time-saving techniques.”

Boss: “So you cut corners.”

Me: “Hell yeah I did.”

Seriously. Do we really think that all of these old men suddenly care about fairness in women’s sports?

Give us something free and we’ll resell it to the poor.

I tangentially know Edward Lin and can verify that he has good priorities that line up with mine. Been a city attorney for years working on affordable housing initiatives and fundraising. Good public speaker, very personable, etc. Not a well- known name, but a solid candidate.

Yup. My partner’s dad speaks Spanish, German and English. As he gets older, he’s increasingly unsure which one he’s speaking.

I’m a native English speaker, speak ok German, and only a bit of Spanish. Communication is kinda tough.

Same. If somebody speaks to me in Spanish, half the time I react by speaking German.