Chuck Taylor | Seattle
@chcktylr.bsky.social
Retired WA journalist. Seattle Times, Everett Herald, Crosscut, Seattle Weekly, Tri-City Herald. Born in NH, reared in MI, live in Seattle. Non-current private pilot. FAA-certified drone pilot. Amateur photographer.
Dear President Trump: Will I be able to use my $2,000 tariff rebate check to get a 50-year mortgage?
November 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Dear President Trump: Will I be able to use my $2,000 tariff rebate check to get a 50-year mortgage?
Spinelessness is contagious. Susan Collins infected Angus King. King passed it to next-door neighbors Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan. It made its way west to Dick Durbin, then to Catherine Cortez Masto, who infected Jacky Rosen. I suspect John Fetterman had it and infected nearby Tim Kaine.
November 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Spinelessness is contagious. Susan Collins infected Angus King. King passed it to next-door neighbors Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan. It made its way west to Dick Durbin, then to Catherine Cortez Masto, who infected Jacky Rosen. I suspect John Fetterman had it and infected nearby Tim Kaine.
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The point of having a standards editor is that you bring in a skilled, disinterested person to read or watch a story and point out possible bias, errors and lapses.
The actual story editors can miss those things because they're so closely tied to the production and reporting of the piece.
The actual story editors can miss those things because they're so closely tied to the production and reporting of the piece.
“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Bari Weiss wants to take down ‘too much power’ CBS News Standards unit: sources
EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit.
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The point of having a standards editor is that you bring in a skilled, disinterested person to read or watch a story and point out possible bias, errors and lapses.
The actual story editors can miss those things because they're so closely tied to the production and reporting of the piece.
The actual story editors can miss those things because they're so closely tied to the production and reporting of the piece.
Our so-called president is a loon. Pete Buttigieg: "The President wouldn’t last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they’ve been through ... he has no business shitting on them now." www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Our so-called president is a loon. Pete Buttigieg: "The President wouldn’t last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they’ve been through ... he has no business shitting on them now." www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Dear members of the US Senate: Read the fucking room.
November 10, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Dear members of the US Senate: Read the fucking room.
Proud to say my sister-in-law produced this "60 Minutes" piece on how messing with Harvard means messing up important breakthrough medical research.
“If you want to freeze society where it is, then cripple the research enterprise,” says Harvard professor Steven Pinker. cbsn.ws/4oZdhHQ
November 10, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Proud to say my sister-in-law produced this "60 Minutes" piece on how messing with Harvard means messing up important breakthrough medical research.
Read it and weep. Then pick up the phone.
Senate reaches deal on ending the shutdown
Democrats are coalescing around a bipartisan agreement to fund the government.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Read it and weep. Then pick up the phone.
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‘End of SNAP Benefits Could Be Good for Business,’ Says Owner of Torch & Pitchfork Emporium: tinyurl.com/48mw8sr6
November 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM
‘End of SNAP Benefits Could Be Good for Business,’ Says Owner of Torch & Pitchfork Emporium: tinyurl.com/48mw8sr6
Let's give a warm welcome to the guy who wants his name on your new stadium ...
Trump administers military Oath of Enlistment Commanders Lions game Northwest Stadium (11-9-2025)
YouTube video by EXTREME POLITICAL HISTORY - VIDEO PODCAST & JOKES
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Let's give a warm welcome to the guy who wants his name on your new stadium ...
Perfect. I especially like the Lions fan flipping him off.
Trump just got massively booed and flipped off by the crowd at the Commanders game.
(Video: Marisa Schultz)
(Video: Marisa Schultz)
November 9, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Perfect. I especially like the Lions fan flipping him off.
I want names. Who are the D senators cooking up this bullshit compromise?
Afternoon reports that some Democratic Senators may yield completely to Republican demands in return for the mere scheduling of a December vote to keep premiums affordable for those relying upon the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This would represent trading something for nothing.
November 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I want names. Who are the D senators cooking up this bullshit compromise?
My wife and I just called both WA senators to urge them to reject any compromise funding that doesn’t include extension of ACA subsidies.
November 9, 2025 at 11:04 PM
My wife and I just called both WA senators to urge them to reject any compromise funding that doesn’t include extension of ACA subsidies.
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Hegseth has purged more than two dozen top generals and admirals, in many cases counter to the advice of senior military leaders who fought alongside the officers in combat
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
Hegseth Is Purging Military Leaders With Little Explanation
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Hegseth has purged more than two dozen top generals and admirals, in many cases counter to the advice of senior military leaders who fought alongside the officers in combat
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
Gee, thanks, Meta.
November 8, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Gee, thanks, Meta.
Living and dying proof that you can be a genius and a racist asshole at the same time.
James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at age 97
Scientist James Watson, who shared a Nobel prize for helping discover the double-helix shape of the DNA molecule, has died. He was 97.
apnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Living and dying proof that you can be a genius and a racist asshole at the same time.
If I was 50 years younger, I would become an electrician. AI is going to be bad for anyone who can’t earn a living with their hands.
As AI threatens white-collar jobs, Washington trade schools are booming
Apprenticeship programs in Washington state have been growing steadily over the past decade, as have pre-apprenticeship tracks in Seattle Public Schools. Now, fears of AI eliminating white-collar jobs...
www.kuow.org
November 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
If I was 50 years younger, I would become an electrician. AI is going to be bad for anyone who can’t earn a living with their hands.
Looks like turnout in Seattle will be good for an off-year. Steady stream of cars at the drive-thru ballot drop box at Magnuson Park in Northeast.
November 4, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Looks like turnout in Seattle will be good for an off-year. Steady stream of cars at the drive-thru ballot drop box at Magnuson Park in Northeast.
"The party at Mar a Lago wasn’t a case of tone deafness, living it up despite others’ suffering. It was in large part a party held to celebrate others’ suffering."
The Big Smirk
The cruelty is the point, party edition
open.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
"The party at Mar a Lago wasn’t a case of tone deafness, living it up despite others’ suffering. It was in large part a party held to celebrate others’ suffering."
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Well sir, we don’t put many cowboy hats on sale this time of year. But with Halloween over, we do have one in the remainder bin.
COLLINS: Should the president know who he's pardoning?
MARKWAYNE MULLIN: I don't know anything about this one. That's the first time I've seen that.
MARKWAYNE MULLIN: I don't know anything about this one. That's the first time I've seen that.
November 4, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Well sir, we don’t put many cowboy hats on sale this time of year. But with Halloween over, we do have one in the remainder bin.
For those of us who live in cities under siege or likely to be, this emergency whistle might be a good buy. 2 for $8 on Amazon, which reports "6K+ bought in past month" from LuxoGear. It's what they're using in metro Chicago to call attention to federal thugs. www.amazon.com/LuxoGear-Eme...
November 4, 2025 at 2:57 AM
For those of us who live in cities under siege or likely to be, this emergency whistle might be a good buy. 2 for $8 on Amazon, which reports "6K+ bought in past month" from LuxoGear. It's what they're using in metro Chicago to call attention to federal thugs. www.amazon.com/LuxoGear-Eme...
“When all the data centers in New Carlisle, Indiana, are built, they will demand more power than two Atlantas.”
Tech companies are pouring money into AI, and they’re not making it back. Matteo Wong and Charlie Warzel on how everything could come crashing down: https://theatln.tc/QJfnnK6X
November 4, 2025 at 12:24 AM
“When all the data centers in New Carlisle, Indiana, are built, they will demand more power than two Atlantas.”
“The collapse of a superpower into a regime of bullies and mean girls and comic-book guys explains much about why American democracy is on the ropes, reeling from the attacks of people who in a better time would never have been allowed near the government of the United States.”
A Confederacy of Toddlers
The Trump administration is a regime of troubled children.
www.theatlantic.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:59 PM
“The collapse of a superpower into a regime of bullies and mean girls and comic-book guys explains much about why American democracy is on the ropes, reeling from the attacks of people who in a better time would never have been allowed near the government of the United States.”
WTAF.
O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao?
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
November 3, 2025 at 1:12 AM
WTAF.
Seattle’s tech boom might be over as software companies practice self-cannibalism: “There’s never been a better time to be a software engineer — if you’re exceptional. If you’re average, there’s never been a worse time.”
Big Tech disrupted Seattle’s economy. Now it seems to be disrupting itself
After a generation of record growth, Seattle’s tech employers have not only pulled back on hiring but shifted billions into AI that could cut hiring even further.
www.seattletimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Seattle’s tech boom might be over as software companies practice self-cannibalism: “There’s never been a better time to be a software engineer — if you’re exceptional. If you’re average, there’s never been a worse time.”
Wow. Epic World Series game 7. Extra innings.
November 2, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Wow. Epic World Series game 7. Extra innings.