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and at night, the ice weasels came

7.8” of snow fell at Sea-Tac that day, with 1.6” falling the night before. And another 7.6” blasted the city 6 days later on Thanksgiving Eve.



A clinic in doubling down on an increasingly hopeless cause — a thread

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neener neener neener

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An amazing look into the world of a halibut fishing crew — a really fine read by ⁦⁦⁦@hbernton⁩ WA and Alaska halibut fishing crews see troubling signs in recent harvests | The Seattle Times seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-mag…


The suit, which alleges that some Kirkland tequilas lack enough agave derived alcohol to qualify as tequila, drags Costco into a spirited controversy involving claims of deceptive marketing, duped American consumers and outraged Mexican agave farmers. seattletimes.com/business/local…


'Democratic lawmakers initially expressed concern that the mandate ... was less about sincere safety concerns than a political negotiating ploy. "The ... administration’s decision to suddenly and drastically limit air traffic demands congressional review.” via @LRosenblatt_


Most downtown office landlords have struggled since COVID. But Martin Selig has extra liabilities, incl. a lot of older buildings. Popular with bargain-minded tenants pre-pandemic, they've seen higher vacancies as tenants upgraded to newer properties. seattletimes.com/business/real-…


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BREAKING: A Kansas county agrees to pay $3 million and apologize over a 2023 police raid on a small-town newspaper, editor says. apnews.com/article/kansas…


While local elections are officially nonpartisan, candidates typically garner endorsements ...from one of the two major parties. And less than a year into Trump’s 2nd term, it’s clear Democratic voters were more motivated to turn out. seattletimes.com/seattle-news/p…


so many pianos, so little time

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Hear me out: 100 year mortgages

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Remember NFTs? When the Seattle NFT Museum closed last year, after the NFT market melted down, wags saw it as the fitting end of a bizarre fad. But the snarky obituaries may be premature. NFTs are still a thing--and the museum is looking for bigger digs. seattletimes.com/business/techn…


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After the 2019 Seattle election I was a panelist at a lunch at the Washington Athletic Club with maybe 100 Very Important People there. Someone said they couldn’t understand how Kshama Sawant had won. I asked how many of them were renters. Only Peter Rogoff raised his hand lol

Great graphic. Would often tell the ppl most confused about Mamdani's rise to ask themselves three questions -- do you take public transit -- do you rent -- do you use tik tok that's more or less the coalition



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Sea-Tac Airport cancellations likely as FAA slashes 10% of flights. More details from @pgcornwell seattletimes.com/business/boein…


We now return you to your regularly scheduled programming


🚨 NEW POLYMARKET: Bill Ackman longest tweet of all-time by tomorrow? poly.market/cH6396O



“ChatGPT’s launch date, Nov. 30, 2022, now serves as a dividing line. Is your startup a pre-GPT or post-GPT company? Are you selling standard software or developing AI tools?” Via ⁦@byalexhalversonseattletimes.com/business/techn…


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