We're basically alternating between unincorporated county residents opposing a tax increase and Maple Valley residents opposing affordable housing. "We shouldn't have to pay for the people who can't afford to live here," one Maple Valley resident just said.
I'm tuned into the Maple Valley City Council tonight, where a vote is expected to either implement an MFTE program intended to incentivize affordable housing...or fully repeal it. There's been significant public opposition, especially from residents of nearby unincorporated areas due to tax impact.
Reports indicate at least 100 children have already been killed in strikes on schools. That is unconscionable. Three U.S. service members are dead as a result of this entirely preventable war of choice. The blood of these service members, these children, and every civilian rests in Trump’s hands.
US military says three of its troops killed in first Iran operation casualties
Three U.S. service members have been killed and another five have been seriously wounded, in the first casualties of the unfolding U.S. operations against Iran, the U.S. military said on Sunday.
reuters.com
US Air Force F-15 fighter jet crashed near Ali Al-Salem Air Base in Kuwait during active operations in the Gulf. Pilot ejected safely and survived. Cause under investigation (mechanical or otherwise; not confirmed as combat-related yet). There are videos of the crash and of the pilot upon landing.
Did anyone have a bet on whether we would bomb an elementary school?
Let’s all call Massie today and get him to switch parties. Then force Gonzalez to resign. Then get the gavel, issue some subpoenas, and impeach some motherfuckers
NEW: Four federal judges have formed a firewall against ICE in West Virginia — and say they’ll punish state and federal officials of they continue detaining people in ways they have ruled illegal and unconstitutional. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
Rep. Wesley Hunt: "What I trust is that if we behave precisely and act in a way that has a strong destructive impact on these countries, that we don't have to get involved in these long wars. You have to trust the process."
BREAKING: 3 U.S. service members have been KILLED in action and 5 are seriously wounded as part of Operation Epic Fury. Trump did that. God bless our troops. I didn’t vote for this. I support our troops but not the leader hiding at Mar-a-lago with billionaires as our troops are killed.
CENTCOM has confirmed three US service members have been killed, five seriously wounded, by Iran’s retaliatory strikes on US bases in the region.
I saw some folks asking what the difference was between what OpenAI signed with the DoD and what Anthropic said they wanted, and Sam more or less admits here the key point: OpenAI's deal requires them to trust the NSA. Anthropic's contract had real safeguards.
US & Israeli attacks on Iran have targeted a girls’ school in the city of Minab in the south of the country killing over 85 + school children and staff. Israel has bombed every school in Gaza. It's almost like there's a pattern here 🤔 Cartoon by Carlos Latuff
#TrumpIsAPathologicalLiar Mr. Peace President was a sham as was the Board of Peace each rogue leader and no European nations paying him $1Billion to join. #ResistanceUnited #NoWarInIran
2026 FIFA World Cup, a group stage match between Iran and Egypt is scheduled for June 26 in Seattle. An opportunity for us to show the world that we are not ok with this new war in Iran.
In January we reported on how CT assets were repurposed to manufacture threats to support ICE operations.
Trump Warned of a Tren de Aragua ‘Invasion.’ US Intel Told a Different Story
Hundreds of records obtained by WIRED show thin intelligence on the Venezuelan gang in the United States, describing fragmented, low-level crime rather than a coordinated terrorist threat.
wired.com
Adam Kinzinger@adamkinzinger.substack.com · 9mo agoThe FBI being on high alert for terrorist actions is important right now. Too bad they fired and gutted their counterterrorism capacity
JUST IN: A federal judge in Oregon has barred ICE from conducting warrantless arrests without probable cause in the state, saying the agency's "dragnets" have flouted "clear and undisputed" law. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Just days ago, we found out that Trump is circulating an executive order claiming that China interfered in the 2020 election as a pretext to declare a national emergency and ultimately to declare extraordinary presidential powers over voting.
In case you were wondering, Polymarket had yet another spate of likely inside traders betting that the US would strike Iran by February 28. Per the due diligence investigation service Bubblemaps, the wallets used were created 24 hours earlier. The Pentagon Pizza Index has been replaced.
The United States joined Israel as the two countries began "major combat operations" against Iran, which initiated its own counter strike.
Trump Announces ‘Major Combat Operations’ In Iran—More Than 50 Dead In Strikes (Live Updates)
The United States joined Israel as the two countries began "major combat operations" against Iran, which initiated its own counter strike.
forbes.com
"Assaulting protesters and then gunning them down in the street is out; carelessly dropping a blind, helpless man in a coffee-shop parking lot to freeze to death is still very much in."
Same Brutal ICE. Now Stealthier.
ICE has learned how to be cruel and lawless without drawing so much attention to itself.
lnk.thebulwark.com
Iran has officially announced that the Supreme Leader is dead. Now I believe it.
This is one of the videos the NYT has verified and links to in their reporting. NYT: "Video verified by [NYT] showed ... rescuers digging through the rubble with building cranes and shovels, and piles of bloodied, dusty backpacks." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/w...
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres: “Military action carries the risk of igniting a chain of events that no one can control in the most volatile region of the world"
Following U.S. and Israeli strikes Saturday oil and gas tankers were reportedly not passing through the Strait of Hormuz near Iran, a corridor through which about 20% of oil passes through each year.
Oil Tankers Reportedly Avoid Strait Of Hormuz Following Air Strikes
Following U.S. and Israeli strikes Saturday oil and gas tankers were reportedly not passing through the Strait of Hormuz near Iran, a corridor through which about 20% of oil passes through each year.
forbes.com
Gas could reach a national average above $3 per gallon for the first time this year, as analysts anticipate crude oil prices will jump next week.
Gas Prices Could Go Above $3 Per Gallon Next Week After Iran Strikes, Analyst Warns
Gas could reach a national average above $3 per gallon for the first time this year, as analysts anticipate crude oil prices will jump next week.
forbes.com
Short of just walking up and putting him in handcuffs - WORDS WILL NOT STOP THE #EpsteinWars #StepDaddyBibi NEEDS LEVELED- that is the only way to take his hand off of Lady Liberty’s throat. America has been compromised.
