Proud Boys disrupt Diwali celebration: On Saturday, far-right influencer Jake Lang, a pardoned Jan. 6 rioter, and others of his ilk interrupted a Diwali celebration at Seattle Center. They carried racist signs that read ‘Deport All Dot Heads’ and ‘Stop Hindu Replacement of Christians.’ Seattle lawmakers including Rep. Pramilia Jayapal condemned the display.
Capitol Hill Crisis Center’s big price tag: The King County Council approved a $45 million purchase of the old Polyclinic building on Capitol Hill with the intention of turning it into a mental health crisis center. Part of the logic of purchasing this building was its central location and its pre-existing history as a medical facility. Renovations shouldn’t cost too much. The county estimated it would take $17 million in renovations. Now, that cost has more than doubled to $35 million due to higher-than-expected construction costs, inflation, and supply chain issues.
Oregon man and one-eyed dog rescued in Pacific Ocean: Against the advice of his friends and neighbors, Harry Blodgett, an 86-year-old Oregon man, and his one-eyed dog, Sasha, set sail on a 30-foot sailboat from Astoria to American Samoa this fall. After 60 days, he was rescued 460 miles from San Diego. His boat had broken sails. They broke two weeks into his trip. While recovering in a hospital, Blodgett said he plans to attempt the trip again.
Salmon arrive in Longfellow Creek: There are salmon in West Seattle. That’s pretty much the news. Southern Resident Killer Whales appeared in the Puget Sound area this weekend, likely chasing these fish for a quick snack.
It was a wet and windy Saturday: Around 85,000 Seattle City Light customers lost power. It’s back on now.
The weather: It’ll be a routine rainy Seattle day. A bit of bluster, but nothing to write home about.
ICYMI: A seagull ate a rat.
Another possible suit against I-638: The Seattle Public School Board is considering a resolution to pursue legal action against Washington’s new anti-trans sports law. If approved, the resolution will allow SPS Superintendent Ben Shuldiner and the district’s lawyers to sue over the law’s legality.
Wilson and Zahilay Back the Mack: Last week, Seattle’s biggest celebrity Macklemore revealed the US arenas that banned him from performing his Free Palestine benefit tour. Climate Pledge Arena was on that list. The arena’s ownership didn’t comment on the situation. But Mayor Katie Wilson and King County Executive Girmay Zahilay did. In a joint statement, they said they support Macklemore’s benefit concert to “help meet the urgent humanitarian needs of Palestinians.”
Stephen Miller’s first day as White House chief of staff: In response to last week’s blue wave and the coming Democratic control of both chambers of Congress, President Donald Trump has made far-right ideologue and longtime adviser Stephen Miller his White House chief of staff. Miller is the architect of Trump’s immigration platform and his deportation push. He has no interest in compromising with Democrats and plans to win back the MAGA base with policies that will energize voters. Surely, they will all be evil.
Will UFC’s Dana White be the press secretary? Trump publicly begged White to take the job. But now he says it was all a joke.
Nvidia CEO’s affair with a Chinese spy: Chipmaker Nvidia is in a world of stock market hurt this morning. Shares fell by 7.5 percent Monday, a day after CEO Jensen Huang admitted to having an extramarital affair with a Chinese spy. The company lost more than $300 billion of its valuation. According to a WIRED report, a year ago, Huang hired a crisis PR firm that specializes in public scandals, especially around powerful men and their alleged sexual misconduct.
Is that 3,000 tarantulas in your socks or are you just happy to see me? Oh. It was tarantulas.
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