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I’m considering switching to Mint Mobile and wanted to hear from people who are actually using it in this area. How has your experience been with: Cell coverage/reception, especially indoors? Call quality and dropped calls? Data speeds? Coverage while driving around the area? Any noticeable issues during busy times? I’m less interested in general Mint Mobile reviews and more interested in how well it works locally. If you’ve been using Mint for a while, I’d really appreciate hearing about your experience — both good and bad. Thanks!

Carmela Conroy (D) and Michael Baumgartner (R) faced off last night for WA-05, with much of the debate focused on foreign policy. Some of the biggest differences were over Iran and Israel. Baumgartner defended continued U.S. involvement in preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons and reiterated strong support for Israel. Conroy argued the U.S. is already at war with Iran, called for an end to U.S. aid to Israel, and now supports recognition of a Palestinian state (a leftward shift from her 2024 position). She referred to what's happening there as an ethnic cleansing. On the economy, Baumgartner highlighted Republican tax policies and defended some tariffs as necessary to "protect strategic American industries." Conroy criticized the Trump administration’s tariffs and “trade chaos,” arguing they’ve hurt American exporters and consumers, including our previously strong partnership with Canada. Wildfire response was particularly relevant (imo) after a historic fire season that has burned hundreds of thousands of acres across Washington and nearly a thousand homes around Spokane with the Spokane Complex Fires. Conroy criticized federal cuts affecting FEMA that Baumgartner supported and argued that reducing federal emergency-response support leaves communities like those in Eastern Washington more vulnerable when disasters strike. Baumgartner emphasized the federal response to the fires and efforts to secure emergency assistance for affected communities.

I knew it was a thing long ago, though are there any dry cleaners around that charge by the pound?

SEIU 925 held a rally of about 40 people outside the Gates Center at UW and then went in where (I think) 3 different members gave public comment. I couldn’t find a post on social media with all of their demands, but someone talked to me outside and said the main ones are: - a cost of living adjustment to their wages (several of them had signs saying “A 0% raise is not a raise!”) - safer staffing levels particularly at UW Medicine - protesting removal of all DEI and diversity-related clauses from their contract At the end of the public comment period, SEIU 925 members filed out chanting “C-O-L-A, UW workers need fair pay!”

I heard from a friend commuting there was a lot going on at Westlake, including seeing someone get CPR. It hasn't made the news yet, but the SPD posted on X: "Police investigating homicide in the 400 block of Pike St. A 67 y/o man was found unconscious and later pronounced deceased. A 39 y/o man is currently in custody. Bus lane block on 4th Ave. Please avoid the area." This is different from the other recent homicides, it was in daylight, it was an elderly person, it doesn't seem like a gun was involved and there was an arrest. Stay safe out there there!

There was a cop blocking silverlake road this morning so no one could turn off 112th. As I drove by there were 4 more cop cars charging towards the lake with lights on. Around 6:30 this morning, anyone know what was going on?

I'm honestly so tired of people listing things between the top part of Snohomish County all the way down to the base of Thursday as being in seattle, calling King County "Seattle" is being generous, calling the entire Sound Seattle is just being factually inaccurate.

Most people think what we see on Seattle’s sidewalks is a housing crisis. It isn’t — and after losing my sister to the same disease, I can tell you exactly why we keep failing. We are spending over a billion dollars a year in this region to manage homelessness, and the numbers on the street keep climbing. The reason is simple, and almost no one in power will say it out loud: we are funding the symptom and ignoring the cause. What’s killing people on the street is overwhelmingly addiction and mental illness — and we spend almost nothing to treat it. I know this disease from the inside. My sister had every advantage, even a PhD studying addiction, and it still took her capacity to choose, one piece at a time, until it killed her. We tell ourselves that leaving people on the street respects their choices — but she couldn’t choose anymore, and neither can they. That isn’t freedom. It’s neglect we’ve dressed up as freedom. I wrote about her, and about what her story reveals about a system that spends a fortune to fail the sickest among us. It’s the most personal thing I’ve published — and, I think, the most important.

Hi! I’m looking for a reliable house sitter in the South Lake Union area from November 17 through December 7. I adopted a second cat almost two months ago, and I’m still struggling with introducing him to my resident cat. They are currently kept in separate areas, so I need someone who is comfortable caring for two cats in the same home while keeping them safely separated. Ideally, I would love to find someone experienced with cat introductions who could continue—or gently restart—the introduction process while I’m away. I can provide detailed instructions, but I would really appreciate someone who understands cat behavior and can adjust based on how they respond. I recently moved to Seattle and don’t have a local support system yet, so finding someone dependable for this longer trip is really important to me. I’ve tried Rover, but I’m also hoping for recommendations for trusted independent sitters, veterinary technicians, or cat-sitting services. Please let me know if you have any recommendations or experience with a similar situation. Thank you!

Just yelled at someone for this because they were making everyone go Lime scooter speed on a main road. Doofus just stared back at me wondering why I yelled and was gesturing for him to move over, and kept rolling in the road holding everything up. RCW 46.61.710. You are supposed to act like a bicyclist, so do so. These scooter and e-bike riders are getting so ridiculous. Wish there would actually be enforcement for things. I'm cool with scooters and bikes and even have my own, but only if you're following the rules and understand a scooter is not designed to go road speeds and that you are actively creating a hazard for yourself and everyone else. You do NOT want to get hit by a car while you are on a scooter. The end result isn't pretty. That is all. (Obviously this set me off this morning, I was already super grumpy before this lol)