More Amazon workers depend on Medicaid dollars than any other workforce here in Washington. ⚕️💵 Yet the world's everything store is drawing applause on Wall Street where its stock continues to soar. 📈💲 washingtonobserver.substack.com/p/meet-washing…

The Big Money on the Left has Mayor Bruce Harrell in its crosshairs this election season in Seattle. 🗳️💸 "Bad Bruce" stands accused of not standing by women in the workplace. Said money is backing a familiar face eyeing the mayor's office.⏳ washingtonobserver.substack.com/p/hardball-in-…

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If you are a Washington student and have experienced bullying and/or harassment in any form, please do reach out to Seattle Times Education Lab. DMs open. seattletimes.com/education-lab/…

"Two of the people familiar with the assessment said Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium was not destroyed. Another source said that the intelligence assessed enriched uranium was moved out of the sites prior to the US strikes." cnn.com/2025/06/24/pol…

Superman on John Wick mode.

"Why do you own a gun?" "My answer to that frequent question is always this: Because I feel that I have to." "There’s a saying I hear a lot from the armed queer community, and that’s "You go far enough left, you get your guns back." eugeneweekly.com/2025/06/19/arm…

‘PARASITE’ is the best film of the 21st Century, according to over 500 actors, directors & other names in Hollywood (Source: nytimes.com/interactive/20…)

More cannabis growers in Washington are calling it quits as prices fall and customers pull up anchor. 💸 The billion-dollar question here: Where is our fair state's surplus weed going? New numbers show someone may be repackaging it for the black market. washingtonobserver.substack.com/p/hard-times-i…

Today, it would be because ppl are just genuinely dumb.

You the taxpayer have no right to know about the state's wheeling and dealing with unions. Not until they seal the deal. Thus sayeth the Supremes. 🤝 What government business ought to stay behind closed doors? 🚪 #waleg washingtonobserver.substack.com/p/supremes-shi…

Nothing is half as terrifying in 28 Years Later as the Teletubbies.

James Gunn says ‘SUPERMAN’ is “the story of America.” “An immigrant coming from another world, trying to make a life here. But for me, it’s mostly about how basic human kindness is a value we’ve lost.” (Via: thetimes.com/culture/film/a…)

The longtime dean of the University of Oregon journalism program has resigned after the student newspaper scrutinized his travel expenses, including trips to Paris, Lisbon, Madrid and beyond.