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Imports to Seattle & Tacoma plummet KING5 News reports that imports to Seattle and Tacoma dropped 25 percent over the same period last year, thanks to Trump's irrational tariff policies. Port of Seattle commissioner Ryan Calkins noted increased duties on imports will be passed on to consumers in
Seattle city attorney failed on promises An investigative project I've been working on for months involved gathering data from the Seattle Municipal Court to see just what Republican Seattle city attorney Ann Davison's "tough on crime" image she's projected looks like in
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I had the privilege of covering Seattle's primary election results for mayor at Katie Wilson's campaign party this week for PubliCola. It was an event filled with energy and excitement. Wilson's daughter was celebrating her second birthday and after Wilson – who, in a stunning
Microsoft AI aided surveillance & targeting in Gaza An investigative feature at the Guardian found that Redmond-based Software giant Microsoft provided its Azure AI services to Israel's military surveillance agency, Unit 8200, which used it to target Palestinians. Using Azure, Unit 8200 recorded and scanned every mobile
Is WA ready for the next megafire? The New York Times reports on how western Washington is preparing for a potential mega-wildfire thanks to drought and climate change. Dense forests of the western Cascades aren't as adapted to wildfire as the drier, ponderosa-pine forests of the
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Wildfires bring smoke to Salish Sea The Bear Guch fire, a human-caused wildfire burning in the southeastern Olympic mountains, has grown to nearly 5,000 acres and brought a haze of smoke to the Salish Sea region, KING-5 reports (acreage is updated from InciWeb). According to an article
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As some of us in Cascadia investigate what might be required to achieve more autonomy or independence from the United States as the Trump administration continues to ignore the constitution and defy the rule of law, it's good to learn lessons from other separatist movements. In the case
Portland mayor caves on DEI, Seattle to sue The Portland Mercury reports that mayor Keith Wilson has ordered the city to adjust or remove policies that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion for minorities and women – in order to meet demands by the Trump administration under threat of cuts to federal
