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We can have just a little nuclear Armageddon, as a treat

By Dr. Wes Browning | October 12, 2022

President Joe Biden says the risk of Armageddon due to possible Russian use of tactical nuclear weapons has increased because the Russian military in Ukraine is “significantly underperforming.”

Meanwhile, Vladimir Putin wants to call up 300,000 more conscripts to throw at the invasion. This move looks like the same sort of desperation Lyndon Johnson fell into in the 1960s. Now we’re the new Sweden: Russian draft evaders just landed by boat at an Aleutian island seeking refuge. ...

There must be alternatives to Pedersen’s housing Alternative L

By Camille Gix | October 12, 2022

The scoping period for the One Seattle Comprehensive Plan Update has come and gone. More than 1,500 people participated by proposing their own alternative, commenting on existing alternatives or voting on comments posted on the engagement platform. We were one of those posters, having created our own “Alternative 6 for Social Communities,” centered on zoning — to ensure social housing can be fully implemented — and making Seattle a city where all have access to basic necessities within 15 minutes from their homes. ...

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9th District candidate Adam Smith talks with Real Change

By Tobias Coughlin-Bogue | October 12, 2022

Rep. Adam Smith is running as a solidly Democratic incumbent in the solidly blue Ninth Congressional District against Doug Bazler, a die-hard Trump supporter who has tried and failed to unseat Smith five times already. If reelected, Smith will enter his seventh term in Congress. In that time, he’s risen to be the chair of the powerful Armed Services Committee, where he has direct input on military deployments and spending. ...

When Disney went to war: The Museum of Flight exhibit opens eyes to animators’ integral role in WWII mobilization

By Susan Storer Clark | October 12, 2022

On Dec. 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Naval Air Service bombed Pearl Harbor in Hawai‘i. Early the next day, before Congress had formally declared war, Walt Disney received a phone call at his home informing him that an anti-aircraft battalion was taking over facilities at The Walt Disney Studios. By the end of the week, Disney had a contract with the U.S. Navy to produce training films. ...

46th Leg. District Lelach Rave talks with Real Change

By Ashley Archibald | October 12, 2022

The 46th Legislative District saw one of the most competitive primary election races of 2022. State Sen. David Frockt announced his retirement, causing Rep. Javier Valdez to run for the vacancy, opening a vacuum that five progressive women candidates attempted to fill. ...

46th Leg. District candidate Darya Farivar talks with Real Change

By Ashley Archibald | October 12, 2022

Darya Farivar is a lifelong resident of the 46th Legislative District, which runs from Laurelhurst to Kenmore. Her parents even had their meet-cute at Roosevelt High School after leaving Iran during the 1979 revolution.

Farivar has plans for the 46th and believes that she has the experience and background to deliver on them. She’s currently the public policy director for Disability Rights Washington (DRW), a role that takes her to Olympia frequently to push legislation that meets the needs of disabled people. ...

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Pardon me | Restitution is nigh | Consumer alert | Moar books | A shoe-in

By Ashley Archibald | October 12, 2022

Pardon me

On Oct. 6, President Joe Biden pardoned thousands of people convicted of federal cannabis possession, a move that will clear barriers to housing and employment for those impacted.

Biden also called on the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to review current federal rules that classify cannabis as a dangerous substance on par with heroin and worse than drugs like methamphetamine and fentanyl. ...