On Aurora 2022: 28 incidents of gunfire 2023: 23 incidents of gunfire 2024 so far: 46 incidents of gunfire, 459 shell casings recovered.

Steps are being taken to increase accountability and decrease bureaucracy at KCRHA. Will it be enough?? seattletimes.com/seattle-news/h…

Freedom of speech makes the identification of errors and the rectification of wrongs possible--it's not a guarantee, but it gives us a shot. As long as we have genuine freedom of speech, we've got a chance to be a better, nobler country. If we abandon it, we're done. It's over.

Tell me why everyone in the comments is up in arms about this 17yo's medical privacy and not the fact that a minor is undergoing "hormone therapy" with an extensive history of underlying psychiatric conditions and abuse. Leor Sapir WashingtonStateDSHS

Ontario to close 10 safe consumption sites and open 19 recovery hubs "They will not provide supervised drug consumption, needle exchange programs or the “safe supply” of prescribed controlled substances." BreakTheNeedle breakingneedles.com/p/ontario-to-c…

Spokane is now considering adjusting the loans of 3 affordable housing providers at a loss of $1.14 mil thecentersquare.com/washington/art…

NEW: A violent male child molester housed at the Washington state women's prison (Purdy) has repeatedly sexually harassed a female cellmate who is herself a victim of child rape—and the prison superintendent is allowing it to happen. This is a story of gender ideology gone

The harm reduction lobby does conceptual exercises on what they want for drug users. It's chok full of everything from accessing a safe supply of drugs to letting the drug user decide the dosage. It sounds compassionate, right? But here's the reality: 🧵

Politicians often turn to rent caps, higher taxes, and tenants' rights legislation in an effort to meet our national housing shortage. But none of those things are the answer. Caitlyn McKenney has more ⬇️ fixhomelessness.org/2024/deregulat…