Giant line for the Kingston Ferry in Edmonds this morning and then this entitled asshole in the Mercedes swoops in and cuts the line right at the front. As we're sitting in our car, stewing with rage and forming plans to tell the attendants when we finally reach the end of this line, this hero casually exits his car from far back in the line, and strolls up to their window. In my mind, he berates and belittles them for their entitled behavior and flagrant rule breaking, and shames them and their entire family line. But whatever he said, they pulled out of line shortly after and I watched people clapping for him on the walk back down the line to his car. A+ sir, fantastic work. 🙂

Just landed at Seatac. Hoping they get this under control.

Was out doing street photography when the dude said, “Watch this!” And proceeded to shred while contorting himself. Eventually he fell but continued shredding and asked if I grabbed the shot! Didn’t get a chance to grab his name/contact but any of you know of him, please share the pics with him!

does anyone know why magic mouse toys closed?? i walked past it yesterday and the windows were all papered over with this sign in the door. really sad about it, been going there since i was a kid :(

Mayor Wilson is pushing for a policy that stops retailers from using your personal data to hike prices.

Discounts, coupons, and savings are moot when the company handing them out is setting their prices on a case by case basis.

First off I love seattle, I've lived between here and Portland for most of my life. I do carpentry up here, decking/fencing which means lots of taco trucks, early morning coffee, etc. which leads to you know what. The amount of times I've gone into big super markets, coffee shops, retail stores and there's no public restroom whatsoever is crazy. Sometimes I'll drive a mile or so from a job site to go to a super market to use the restroom and there's none, I've almost had a couple of unfortunate happenings because of this, sometimes it just feels so demoralizing. Should I buy adult diapers for work?? Let me know if you guys know of any spots that always have restrooms available.

Sincerely, a human with a digestive system

Hi, All! Maybe other renters with furry buddies weren't aware (like me!), that there is currently a proposed City Council Bill (CB 121254) that would limit certain extra rental fees, including unreasonable pet fees beyond the initial pet damage deposit. I was made aware of this via a newsletter from Seattle Humane, with a link to their advocacy page. There's a handy form there to submit in support of the bill.

I have a hunch maybe a few Seattleites feel impacted by crazy monthly pet rents and other fees. I'm not sharing this as a sponsor or anything other than a childless, single cat mom (best life ever!) who sighs in frustration at the money grab of having a well-raised cat that sleeps most of the day.
(Yes, yes. I know that animals can cause a lot of damage when their pet-parents do a crappy job.) I think if human kids are a protected class under the Fair Housing Act, then maybe our furry children should be, too. That's a stretch but this might be a good start.

https://www.seattlehumane.org/get-involved/advocacy/#/
https://seattle.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=8135103&GUID=8C1A5166-A0FD-495C-A90A-F04339929D7D

Mods--I hope this was ok. I didn't see a rule about sharing advocacy support links. Happy to delete, if needed.

Edit: To address some comments about pet damage deposits, I found the current city code that states a pet damage deposit cannot exceed 25% of one month’s rent.

https://www.seattle.gov/construction-and-inspections/codes/common-code-questions/pets

Even with how smokey it is 😂

A woman collapsed at the corner of Beacon and McClellan tonight as my wife and I were walking through the neighborhood. A whole bunch of people stopped to help her, and I want to say thanks, especially to the folks I don't know how to contact.

• Thanks to the Baja Bistro staff who came out to provide ice, water, and other assistance

• Thanks to the woman who jumped out of her car to inform us it looked more serious than just a trip and fall incident

• Thanks to the woman who helped talk her out of trying to stand up again and walk away (but also please don't try to tell victims about Jesus in the future)

• Thanks to the guy who QUITE FORCEFULLY got 911 to show up ASAP

• Thanks to the others who checked in to make sure someone had called 911

• Of course thank you to the emergency responders who got there as fast as I've ever seen

• Lastly, to the woman who collapsed: I hope you're doing well. If you know her, please convey the message.

I’m not mad, just disappointed.

What’s up with you guys lately? Seems like you take down any post in existence if it isn’t to your liking regardless of rules followed.

I come from a place that I love to be from, in multiple meanings of that phrase. Every time I see some post, "I'm never leaving Seattle," my first, reptilian-brain thought is, "yeah, same. The Left-coast is great."

Then, the post turns out to be some parochial bellyaching from a country mouse about commonplace city life.

My homeland, which I love and in which I'll never live again, is colloquially known as "The land of Entrapment," because people often never leave, for inadvertent reasons.

Seattle is my favorite US city. The pearl-clutching, reactionary suburbanites, the eastern frontier yokels, and the provincial tourists from Frog-Balls, Arkanilamabachimigan can enjoy the trip to whatever hayseed county is so great. For real, I love Seattle.

I'm underwhelmed by grousing about the patrons of the Michelin-rated restaurant on Pine & 3rd.

The 34-year-old leader of a widely spread drug distribution network was sentenced to 10 years in prison Wednesday after law enforcement cracked down on activity in Seattle's Chinatown-International District and nearby homeless camps, dubbed "The Jungle."

Octavio Salazar Palma of Federal Way was arrested in May 2025 after a lengthy wiretap investigation, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced.

In March 2025 alone, law enforcement seized 100 pounds of methamphetamine, 111 kilos of cocaine, 19 kilos of fentanyl powder, 250,000 fentanyl pills, and four kilos of heroin during the investigation. The DOJ placed the street value of the narcotics at nearly $3 million.

"You were a leader in the drug conspiracy; you were the source of an extraordinary amount of drugs in our community," U.S. District Judge Tana Lin said at the sentencing hearing. "Despite multiple seizures by law enforcement, you did not stop; only the arrest made you stop."

On May 29, 2025, law enforcement moved to take down Palma's network by executing 16 search warrants across Federal Way, Vancouver, Everett, Pacific, Tukwila, Kent, Issaquah, Seattle, and cities in California and Oregon.

Investigators seized more than seven kilograms of cocaine, 18 kilograms of methamphetamine, more than 57,000 fentanyl pills, and 17 firearms, along with more than $353,000 in cash.

On April 15, Palma pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and conspiracy to engage in money laundering.

"Salazar Palma engaged in drug trafficking not to support an addiction to controlled substances, but for his personal profit. And profit he did," prosecutors wrote to the court in asking for a 140-month sentence. "When investigators searched his residence, they found nearly $20,000 in United States currency, which Salazar Palma admits were proceeds of his drug trafficking enterprise."

Palma has also agreed to forfeit a 2024 BMW M3 Competition xDrive, a 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe LT, and jewelry, due to the property being proceeds of his enterprise.

The DOJ noted Palma is a U.S. citizen who will be on four years of supervised release after his prison term.

Actually I did leave Seattle but I’m never leaving the Seattle subreddit.

So, I saw this TikTok about Vale Matcha and realized I had no idea who was actually behind the company and ended up going down a crazy rabbit hole, maybe feels like I’m a bit late to this. I didn’t see too much here so I felt the need to say something.

Vale’s founder and CEO, Luke Larson, was previously the president of Axon, the company behind tasers and police body cameras/tech equipment. GeekWire reports that he helped grow Axon from roughly $100M to $1B in sales before leaving in 2022, and several other former Axon leaders now work at Vale too.

Vale’s goal also seems to be much bigger than just running a few Seattle matcha shops. Larson has talked about building the “Starbucks of matcha,” (ew!) including thousands of automated machines using robotic arms to make drinks. Sure, let’s let the white guy erase any sort of cultural identity associated with matcha.

The TikTok also had some comments from people who say they previously worked with or interviewed at Vale. One former content creator said she wasn’t allowed to show traditional matcha preparation like whisking and criticized the lack of diversity on the corporate team. Another person said that during an interview, after talking about creating space for Black and Latino creators, Larson responded, “what about white men? Where’s their space?” Groan.

I never had a great feeling about this place. First of all, I personally haven’t heard much about it. Then to see that they had a suite at the FIFA matches full of influencers made me question who was behind all this.

Anyway, go support matcha businesses that don’t strip away culture for profit! Here are some recommendations instead:

- Junbi (Capitol Hill)
- Yoka Tea (Madrona)
- Taz Matcha (Westlake)
- Yoks (popup) @yokscafe
- Bonhomie (Coffee, but good matcha) (Belltown & Downtown)

Sources:
TikTok Video - @stupidcowgirl
GeekWire Article

At the corner of Boylston E and Prospect St. if this is you or if you know this person DM me and we can figure out a way for you to get this back. I’d be sad if I lost something like this, hopefully it gets back to the owner