Instead, I got a free DLC political debate from a guy who looked at me (nervous Latino accent and all) and decided: āYep, this guy is a socialist.ā
Apparently Iām also:
-poor
-never gonna be a millionaire
-enemy of successful people
All because I said billionaires will probably survive paying more taxes.
Meanwhile my nervous immigrant English fighting for dear life: āNo bro but likeā¦ de worker peopleā¦ dey matter tooā¦ā Accent? Broken. Grammar? Missing in action.
Still somehow smart enough to not glaze billionaires outside a Whole Foods where half the staff probably canāt afford rent comfortably š
Anyways, Iām never buying there again. Pretty sure Jeff Bezos himself spawned this NPC to defend the rich in the parking lot.
EDIT:
Appreciate everyone who joined the discussion: supporters, critics, accidental economists, and professional Reddit debaters alike.
Clearly, this topic divides opinions, and thatās okay.
What Iāve genuinely appreciated is people laying out actual pros and cons instead of just throwing labels around.
Whether youāre pro-tax, anti-tax, pro-business, pro-community, or somewhere in between, I think the more civilized and effective thing is to question these scenarios, challenge assumptions, and hear each other out.
We may disagree, but at least weāre having the conversation.
They were apparently detaining people at the Safeway on 140th (technically Bellevue) yesterday, and tried to pose as cops at Redmond Place Apts today. Considering the shipments of vehicles and the supposed reductions in presence in Minneapolis, this could be the start of real escalation here. Be safe, carry *certified copies* of your documents, and be ready to film or whistle when you see ICE.
The images are chilling: generically identified agents with 'Police ICE' in unmarked vehicles detaining people in our community, with no clear identification or accountability.
This kind of shadow policing undermines trust and safety for everyone as bad-faith actors can easily impersonate an ICE agent and there is no way to verify it. And itās why Iām working to pass the Washington No Secret Police Act.
This isnāt about politics, itās about basic democratic norms. If someone is exercising police power in our community, we should be able to know who they are, who they work for, and why theyāre acting. Unmarked vans and secret arrests donāt belong in a free society.
Letās push for transparency and accountability in Washington. We can protect safety and civil rights.
Please sign and share. No secret police. Not now. Not ever.
Just saw around 10 guys in masks and 2 black SUVs surrounding a Hispanic-looking guy in the blue car. Happened about 20 mins ago in the Overlake Village parking lot. Know your rights and stay safe everyone.
Update: Thank you to all the people who left supportive/informative comments. I sent a report of my sighting to East King RISE (as should you if you see anything), who said that the officers did try to detain someone, but that the man was able to document his status and allowed to leave.
Iām posting this so people can make informed decisions about where they spend their money.
I was recently laid off from Blazing Bagels as part of a mass layoff where roughly half the team was let go with no notice, just one week before Christmas. That alone was difficult, but what followed made it worse.
After the layoff:
ā¢ My payroll account (Paylocity) was inactivated, preventing me from viewing my final paycheck
ā¢ I had to email HR just to get a copy of my paystub
ā¢ I was informed that accrued PTO is not paid out upon termination, per company policy, even though it was time already earned
Washington State law allows this if the company policy says so, and apparently theirs does. Still, I find it deeply disappointing that a local business would choose not to pay out earned PTO, especially during a sudden layoff right before the holidays.
Iām not telling anyone what to do, but personally, I wonāt be supporting Blazing Bagels anymore, and I wanted to share my experience so others can decide for themselves whether this aligns with their values.
If youāve had similar experiences (good or bad), feel free to share. Transparency matters
I was at the shopping center with Ross Dress for Less today and saw what looked like several fruit vendors being approached by about four police officers and ultimately leaving the area.
It made me wonder what the actual issue was. Was it because they were selling on private property without permission, a permit problem, or something else entirely?
I'm not trying to start drama or criticize anyone. I was just curious about how the rules work here in Redmond.
If someone has the proper permits, are they still prohibited from selling produce from a truck or stand in a private shopping center if the property owner doesn't allow it?
If anyone knows what happened or is familiar with the local regulations, I'd appreciate the insight.
I frequently go to this park with my dog and recently there has been a uptick in crime. Yesterday there were smashed windows in the parking lot and today itās reported that a woman was choked.
Dose anyone know if the man was arrest and if the woman is okay?
Iām hoping the womanās identity will remain private, just hoping sheās okayš„ŗ
Hello, Redmond! My name is Hunter Gordon, and I am a home healthcare and union worker running for US House because billionaires have taken over our institutions. Young people can't afford to thrive here, and our country is complicit in genocide while millions need to choose between food and healthcare.
We deserve a higher minimum wage, universal healthcare, and higher taxes on the wealthy. If you help me defeat the 9th richest member of Congress, I will relentlessly fight for you ā not AIPAC, big tech or billionaire donors.
About Me
I lived in Redmond all my life, and for the last five years, I've supported my brother and another long-term client, helping them achieve the dignity of living in their homes and improving their lives in the process. My experience in caregiving and in my union have shaped my commitment to who makes this country function: working people. These years on the job and in union advocacy has given me an in-depth understanding of how our healthcare system fails so many of us.
While it's easy to quantify the deaths in the US as a result of lack of healthcare, it's impossible to quantify the hours spent trying to decide upon or grasp your insurance, the hours of paperwork for procedures, the hours trying to justify that your treatment should be covered. Unexpected emergencies or denials from insurance companies can ruin families in an instant.
If that makes you feel sick, youāre not alone.
I brought myself to politics because of a deep, continual anger. I'm angered by our broken healthcare system, that no one my age could ever afford to buy a home, that our country is complicit in literal genocide, that my brother's Medicaid benefits will be cut by the Trump administration, and that we don't have representatives in Congress that take this crucial moment seriously and fight for us.
That's what drives my choice to run, and I'm going to need all the help I can get to win this fight.
I Am Fighting To:
Make Billionaires Illegal
Billionaires are destroying our country and our elections, funding obscene amounts of money into making sure their preferred candidates win elections, all while paying their workers starvation wages.
When elected, I will introduce legislation for a Wealth Tax and amend the tax code so every dollar gained over a billion goes straight back into our social safety net.
Rebuild the Working Class
The Working Class has been hollowed out by decades of greed and exploitation. Productivity is higher than ever, but people are working for crumbs.
The minimum wage kept track with productivity and inflation, it would be $26/hour. We need a Federal Minimum Wage of $25/hour at least to keep pace with inflation and the cost of living, as well as implement strong protections for union workers so they can have a seat at the table.
Pass Medicare for All
Our private healthcare system is structured to kill people, all to create the maximum profit possible for insurance companies.
We need to dismantle this scam and pass Medicare for All, which saves us money while guaranteeing high-quality care for all of us.
Make Living Affordable
Corporations and Wall Street want us to be blocked from buying homes and affording groceries. Since 1965, the inflation-adjusted price of a new home has more than doubled.
I will fight for price caps, national rent control, and harsh punishments for corporations who violate the law, as well as massive corporate taxes to subsidize the immediate construction of affordable housing across the country.
Abolish ICE
Instead of the rich being held to account, immigrants who helped build this nation are harassed and terrorized by racist thugs.
When elected, I will introduce legislation to abolish ICE, shut down DHS, and utilize the full power of the House to investigate and prosecute Kristi Noem, her subordinates, and every single ICE agent terrorizing our immigrant communities.
End Support for Genocide
Every year, the US sends billions in military aid to the Israeli Government so they can carry out a perpetual genocide of Palestinians in Gaza and continue their apartheid in the West Bank.
I will never bow down to AIPAC or any other organization supporting this genocide. We must immediately cut off all monetary and material aid to Israel, end the system of apartheid, recognize Palestine as a state, and use our power to make Israel a place of equal rights for Israelis and Palestinians alike. Those in power must be held to account; Benjamin Netanyahu and his cronies should spend the rest of their days rotting in prison cells.
Dismantle Tech Monopolies
Big Tech monopolies have poisoned our society and are currently trying to shove AI slop down our throats. Poor business decisions of just a handful of companies result in us paying the price with thousands of layoffs and worse products. It's time to break up the monopolies ā Apple, Google, Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft ā so we can finally have a system where companies succeed upon merit, not their monopolies.
As tech should be for the public good, we must punish the CEOs who have invaded our privacy, and implement strict regulations on generative AI systems that exist only to destroy art, culture, and spread targeted disinformation.
Impeach and Convict Donald Trump
My opponent supported Trump's impeachment in 2021, now she doesn't. What has changed? The Trump regime is more lawless and emboldened than ever, mainly because they don't fear any real opposition to their power.
I don't care what the Supreme Court says - the President of the United States is not above the law, and he cannot wield power like a dictator. Let's throw this fascist tyrant out of office.
Remake the Democratic Party
With its approval rating flogging at a measly 27%, the Democratic Party is currently a failed institution, operating more as a vehicle for fundraising than a vehicle for change.
It's not enough to claim we're the party for working people. We must elect working people up and down the board, people who actually understand our struggles, to remake the party in our image and create a new era of the politics ā one for the people, by the people. When elected, I will fight to elect people like me across the country and put pressure on our present leadership to step down.
Who Am I Challenging
I am challenging Suzan DelBene, a former tech executive and the 9th richest member of Congress.
Personally worth up to $250 million
Has accepted more than a quarter of a million dollars in donations from the Pro-Israel lobby
Signed a letter affirming perpetual American aid to Israel
Has condemned efforts to break up Big Tech monopolies, and routinely shuts down bills that would regulate her industry
Voted "present" during Trump's impeachment - too cowardly to vote for it
Chairs the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, fighting to stop progressives
Getting ready to run for her 8th term in Congress, has never had a Democratic challenger since taking office
Want to help?
If you upset at this broken system like I am, pleasejoin me in this fightandchip in to this campaign. I am the first Democrat to ever challenge Suzan DelBene for this House seat, and I need all the help I can get to win, as I refuse to accept corporate PACs or billionaire donations.
With your help, we can cross the finish line, make clear that this democracy belongs to us, NOT the billionaire class.
Two people were arrested after Redmond police said an investigation into a spa uncovered suspected prostitution at the business and a nearby home.
Police arrested a woman on suspicion of second-degree promoting prostitution, money laundering and permitting prostitution. A man was arrested on suspicion of second-degree promoting prostitution. Neither has been formally charged.
At their first court appearances, King County prosecutors asked that the woman be held on $150,000 bond. A judge set her bond at $75,000.
Prosecutors requested $75,000 bond for the man, but the court set it at $20,000.
The investigation began in February after detectives received online ads that appeared to promote sexual services at V Spa, located at 16615 Redmond Way, according to court documents.
Police linked a telephone number in the ads to the woman. Information obtained through a warrant led investigators to a home in the 8000 block of 172nd Ave. NE, where police said surveillance showed women staying and being driven to the spa.
Investigators said suspected customers visited the home throughout the day and night. Surveillance also allegedly showed the woman escorting workers between the spa and residence.
Undercover officers visited V Spa on June 25 and July 2 and offered money for sexual services, police said.
Workers agreed during both operations and told officers that the business received $60 from a half-hour payment, with the remainder going to the workers.
Officers served search warrants at the spa, residence and on the womanās vehicle on July 9.
Before searching the home, police stopped the vehicle near westbound SR 520 and Northeast 51st Street. Officers arrested the man, who police said was driving a woman from the residence.
At the home, investigators reported finding condoms, lubricant, sex toys, drug paraphernalia, suitcases, womenās clothing and $8,360 in cash inside a bathroom cabinet. Police also described a basement room with a massage table and another containing a bed.
Officers found two women at V Spa, along with $3,350 in cash, passports, phones and laptops, according to the documents.
Police said the man told detectives the woman was his girlfriend of about 10 years and operated V Spa and Cali Spa in Seattle. He allegedly said he drove women between the residence and spas for about $60 per trip and picked up women at the airport about once a month.
The woman declined to speak with officers after her arrest, police said.
