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#warehouses #uline #washingtonstate...

#warehouses #uline #washingtonstate

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/12/uline-trump-mega-donors-underpaid-mexican-workers?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Uline has a 800,000 sq ft warehouse on Hogum Bay Rd in Lacey.
https://www.uline.com/Corporate/SeattleWA

Is Uline using the labor practices here as in other warehouses in other states?

@emmettoconnell #misinformation The other important point Emmett makes in this LTE is for we adults and public agencies to reconsider our...

@emmettoconnell #misinformation
The other important point Emmett makes in this LTE is for we adults and public agencies to reconsider our own reliance on social media sites that promote misinformation. FB,X, and other sites are used by partisans to fan flames of dissensions during emergencies where citizens need accurate reporting for their safety. Too often FB has enabled false info during flood, fire, and other disasters that cloud the official response. Example: . https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/10/rightwing-misinformation-los-angeles-fire?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

@emmettoconnell #banningphones #phonesinschoolsInformative LTE about the reasons to ban smart phones in schools… the ban isn’t really...

@emmettoconnell #banningphones #phonesinschools
Informative LTE about the reasons to ban smart phones in schools… the ban isn’t really about mental health — it’s about classroom management. That’s fine, but let’s not misuse Haidt’s work to bolster this argument. In the workplace, we don’t justify asking employees to stay off their phones in meetings as a mental health issue — it’s about staying on task. Schools should be just as clear

Read more at: https://www.theolympian.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article297914418.html#storylink=cpy

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nerd-farmer-podcast/id1223805236?i=1000681482689 #russia #foreignpolicy#Syria @natebowlingThanks Nate...

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nerd-farmer-podcast/id1223805236?i=1000681482689
#russia #foreignpolicy
#Syria
@natebowling
Thanks Nate for another great Pod. Warmed my mind up for this new year and the new landscape of world domination. I appreciate Professor Hawn’s insights into Russian current affairs, Ukraine, Syria, and Putins approach to making Russia great again.

https://www.theolympian.com/news/state/washington/article296500779.html Who knew that Jim Walsh after the crushing defeat of his initiatives...

https://www.theolympian.com/news/state/washington/article296500779.html
Who knew that Jim Walsh after the crushing defeat of his initiatives and failures of managing State GOP reps elections would now convert to the savior of Civil Rights in Wa. Has he joined the ACLU? Common Cause? Does he support Libraries not banning books by individuals with different perspectives ? No, just trying to conflate and confuse people about individual rights. He supports book bans, mass deportations without due process, guns in schools. Look up his leg record.

https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article297034069.html #cellphoneban #cellphonebaninclassrooms Interesting to see this early...

https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article297034069.html
#cellphoneban #cellphonebaninclassrooms
Interesting to see this early assessment of the cell phone restrictions in Lacey Wa area schools.

https://olympiatime.com/ @emmettoconnell Great questions and insights about one of the foundations of our electoral politics…PCOs.Thanks...

https://olympiatime.com/
@emmettoconnell
Great questions and insights about one of the foundations of our electoral politics…PCOs.
Thanks Emmett for sharing your insights and telling the story of two of our P counties machinations over PCO status.

https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article295275154.html “I do know of one woman who was in her 80s who had never registered to vote...

https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article295275154.html

“I do know of one woman who was in her 80s who had never registered to vote before because her husband didn’t think that women should vote,” Hall said. “Her husband had passed away, so she came in, registered and voted.”

Read more at: https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article295275154.html#storylink=cpy

https://www.postalley.org/2024/11/11/reacting-to-trump-wait-for-it-to-burn/

https://www.postalley.org/2024/11/11/reacting-to-trump-wait-for-it-to-burn/

#climate #climatechange @ClimateNewsNow “Spanish forecasters had issued urgent warnings to political leaders, including the newly elected...

#climate #climatechange @ClimateNewsNow
“Spanish forecasters had issued urgent warnings to political leaders, including the newly elected Valencian president, Carlos Mazon. One of his first official acts following his 2023 election had been to shut down an emergency flooding response unit, calling it a ‘superfluous expense.’ Even with the onset of heavy rains, Spanish climate deniers were ridiculing the forecasters’
https://www.postalley.org/2024/11/06/the-soaring-cost-of-climate-change-denial-delay-and-distraction/

#wavotes #VoteWA In the last four years, Hall and county auditors across Washington have been upping their physical and cybersecurity...

#wavotes #VoteWA

In the last four years, Hall and county auditors across Washington have been upping their physical and cybersecurity systems ahead of another presidential election cycle.

“We didn’t start planning three months ago,” Hall said. “We started planning three years ago.”

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2024/11/01/how-one-wa-county-upped-security-ahead-of-the-election/

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2024/07/01/how-the-washington-state-voter-guide-became-a-110-year-democratic-tradition/ #votersguideI...

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2024/07/01/how-the-washington-state-voter-guide-became-a-110-year-democratic-tradition/
#votersguide
I love our local and state voters guides. Nice story about how and why they came into being.

@natebowling 2/2 Billonaire Tax cuts and regulatory give aways cause pollution and reduce our life expectancy with unhealthy work...

@natebowling 2/2 Billonaire Tax cuts and regulatory give aways cause pollution and reduce our life expectancy with unhealthy work conditions. To economists these are “externalities” not included in the GDP. Without public resources the economy does not happen. Impacts from externalities worsen our quality of life. People understand this and are uneasy about the durability of an economy that allows the wealthy to live off our public investments, our environment, our health.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nerd-farmer-podcast/id1223805236?i=1000659266850 @natebowling 1/2Great Pod about the Economy!...

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nerd-farmer-podcast/id1223805236?i=1000659266850
@natebowling 1/2
Great Pod about the Economy! Cameron’s analysis misses how the Billionaire Class wealth machine impacts the rest of us and our ability to live healthy quality lives. Their money comes from exploiting the clean air, water, soil and benefits from our education system. Those resources are all of ours and they use them up without paying their share for maintaining them.

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2024/06/11/ex-washington-state-auditor-fights-disbarment-following-prison-time/ Only 8 Felony...

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2024/06/11/ex-washington-state-auditor-fights-disbarment-following-prison-time/
Only 8 Felony convictions sent this elected offcial to prison. No gag order needed nor did he promise retribution against those who indicted and found him guilty. Seems like 34 Felony convictions by Trump and his persistence warnings of violence against his accusers is worthy of jail time.

@brianmittge Good reminder of the important role cemeteries play in documenting history. Meanwhile growing use of cremation and composting...

@brianmittge
Good reminder of the important role cemeteries play in documenting history. Meanwhile growing use of cremation and composting reduces use of cemeteries. Families are finding other ways to commemorate their loved ones. Thank you Brian Mittge for highlighting this issue.

https://www.chronline.com/stories/brian-mittge-want-to-buy-a-cemetery,339539

https://dfsmemorials.com/cremation-blog/how-is-cremation-changing-the-funeral-industry-in-2024/

@beer Note the vinyl records above the bar!

@beer
Note the vinyl records above the bar!

@beer #beer

@beer #beer

@beer, #beer, @ilkbeer @ilklodgeBig day for Olympia on Friday with the beginning of ArtWalk festival, The Luminary Procession and grand...

@beer, #beer, @ilkbeer @ilklodge

Big day for Olympia on Friday with the beginning of ArtWalk festival, The Luminary Procession and grand opening of Ilk Beer’s pub the Ilk Lodge. A great place to taste a brew and meet up with your ilk before joining the rest of ArtWalk. Nice to have Ilk restoring the space of former Fishtail Brew Pub. 1/4

Operatives must pay up to $1.25 million for robocall scheme to suppress Black votes...

Operatives must pay up to $1.25 million for robocall scheme to suppress Black votes https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/09/settlement-new-york-robocalls-black-voters/