Emmett O'Connell
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@finchfrii.bsky.social new No on Prop 1 (Workers Bill of Rights) mailer in Olympia
October 15, 2025 at 9:31 PM
@finchfrii.bsky.social new No on Prop 1 (Workers Bill of Rights) mailer in Olympia
Ironically Texas is one of the other states that has a law banning other states' guards from deploying without the Texas governor's consent.
October 6, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Ironically Texas is one of the other states that has a law banning other states' guards from deploying without the Texas governor's consent.
If you've never read a Judge George Fearing decision, this is a classic.
Chef's kiss.
Washington State Courts - Opinions
www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/?fa...
Chef's kiss.
Washington State Courts - Opinions
www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/?fa...
September 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
If you've never read a Judge George Fearing decision, this is a classic.
Chef's kiss.
Washington State Courts - Opinions
www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/?fa...
Chef's kiss.
Washington State Courts - Opinions
www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/?fa...
Free speech absolutist.
What is hugely ironic is that this language mirrors exactly what they had accused the platforms of doing against conservatives for years.
What is hugely ironic is that this language mirrors exactly what they had accused the platforms of doing against conservatives for years.
September 12, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Free speech absolutist.
What is hugely ironic is that this language mirrors exactly what they had accused the platforms of doing against conservatives for years.
What is hugely ironic is that this language mirrors exactly what they had accused the platforms of doing against conservatives for years.
Glad everyone is on the same page that it is bad to harass away fans at Seahawks games and you should definitely not throw things at them or you'll be arrested
sports.yahoo.com/nfl/article/...
sports.yahoo.com/nfl/article/...
September 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Glad everyone is on the same page that it is bad to harass away fans at Seahawks games and you should definitely not throw things at them or you'll be arrested
sports.yahoo.com/nfl/article/...
sports.yahoo.com/nfl/article/...
Welcome to Paradise
August 25, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Welcome to Paradise
With these ticket prices you can pay for labor.
August 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM
With these ticket prices you can pay for labor.
If you're going to be in Olympia next week, hang out with The Olympia Standard at 3 Mags as we chat with most of our favorite Olympia people!
August 15, 2025 at 3:55 AM
If you're going to be in Olympia next week, hang out with The Olympia Standard at 3 Mags as we chat with most of our favorite Olympia people!
The Olympia Standard — LIVE!
Join us for a special live recording featuring:
Councilmember Dani Madrone
FC Olympia
Mayor Dontae Payne
…and more!
3 Magnets, 600 Franklin St SE
Thursday, August 21 @ 7 PM
Come hang out, grab a drink, and hear what’s shaping Olympia!
Join us for a special live recording featuring:
Councilmember Dani Madrone
FC Olympia
Mayor Dontae Payne
…and more!
3 Magnets, 600 Franklin St SE
Thursday, August 21 @ 7 PM
Come hang out, grab a drink, and hear what’s shaping Olympia!
August 4, 2025 at 12:06 AM
The Olympia Standard — LIVE!
Join us for a special live recording featuring:
Councilmember Dani Madrone
FC Olympia
Mayor Dontae Payne
…and more!
3 Magnets, 600 Franklin St SE
Thursday, August 21 @ 7 PM
Come hang out, grab a drink, and hear what’s shaping Olympia!
Join us for a special live recording featuring:
Councilmember Dani Madrone
FC Olympia
Mayor Dontae Payne
…and more!
3 Magnets, 600 Franklin St SE
Thursday, August 21 @ 7 PM
Come hang out, grab a drink, and hear what’s shaping Olympia!
Approaching in the morning through off and on drizzle in the Toutle valley, eventually we passed through the clouds.
August 3, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Approaching in the morning through off and on drizzle in the Toutle valley, eventually we passed through the clouds.
The Hummocks just downstream of Mt St Helens is one of the most striking and beautiful landscapes I've ever seen, especially given it's very recent history.
So glad we went a little further than we meant to today
www.mountaineers.org/blog/did-you...
So glad we went a little further than we meant to today
www.mountaineers.org/blog/did-you...
August 3, 2025 at 2:15 AM
The Hummocks just downstream of Mt St Helens is one of the most striking and beautiful landscapes I've ever seen, especially given it's very recent history.
So glad we went a little further than we meant to today
www.mountaineers.org/blog/did-you...
So glad we went a little further than we meant to today
www.mountaineers.org/blog/did-you...
Now, a city council candidate, instead of looking for the actual quote, picked up this bad paraphrase, and takes it the next few feet, building a myth around the magnet theory, that Olympia is specifically important the unhoused to boost their budget.
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July 19, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Now, a city council candidate, instead of looking for the actual quote, picked up this bad paraphrase, and takes it the next few feet, building a myth around the magnet theory, that Olympia is specifically important the unhoused to boost their budget.
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Which the overseas reporter mangled the quote, implying that Olympia was bringjng in unhoused people from outside the city, instead of from state highway rights-of-way inside the city.
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July 19, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Which the overseas reporter mangled the quote, implying that Olympia was bringjng in unhoused people from outside the city, instead of from state highway rights-of-way inside the city.
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Here is what councilmember Dani Madrone actually said:
"local governments are in this position of, you know, the state said, "Here's some money to get the folks without housing Off state lands, bring them into your jurisdiction, and then, you know, you better hope we continue to fund it."
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"local governments are in this position of, you know, the state said, "Here's some money to get the folks without housing Off state lands, bring them into your jurisdiction, and then, you know, you better hope we continue to fund it."
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July 19, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Here is what councilmember Dani Madrone actually said:
"local governments are in this position of, you know, the state said, "Here's some money to get the folks without housing Off state lands, bring them into your jurisdiction, and then, you know, you better hope we continue to fund it."
/3
"local governments are in this position of, you know, the state said, "Here's some money to get the folks without housing Off state lands, bring them into your jurisdiction, and then, you know, you better hope we continue to fund it."
/3
Great. I hate it.
July 15, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Great. I hate it.
One of my pet peeves about living in a state capital is locals using the dome as a local icon. But I'm willing to live with it.
But if you demand to use it for your organization or event, use the correct dome.
But if you demand to use it for your organization or event, use the correct dome.
July 6, 2025 at 2:49 PM
One of my pet peeves about living in a state capital is locals using the dome as a local icon. But I'm willing to live with it.
But if you demand to use it for your organization or event, use the correct dome.
But if you demand to use it for your organization or event, use the correct dome.
My daughter asked me for a Star Wars watching order. I don't care if you agree with my proposed order, all I want to say what an age that she can start with Andor.
Also: this was almost immediately after asking me if Star Wars was political.
Also: this was almost immediately after asking me if Star Wars was political.
July 3, 2025 at 12:35 AM
My daughter asked me for a Star Wars watching order. I don't care if you agree with my proposed order, all I want to say what an age that she can start with Andor.
Also: this was almost immediately after asking me if Star Wars was political.
Also: this was almost immediately after asking me if Star Wars was political.
Washington State Republican chair citing the court v president battle that resulted in the Trail of Tears.
So you know, normal.
So you know, normal.
![These ignorant, hyper-partisan left-wing judges are out of control. Luckily, fewer and fewer people are listening to them.
The Trump Administration has already appealed this opinion.
Remember Andrew Jackson's quote: [US Supreme Court Justice] "John Marshall has made his decision. Now let him enforce it."
Hint: Marshall couldn't. And he was 1000x smarter that the nitwits of the current era.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jhpqxnuhgifthbbvs3jlys2q/bafkreiat2h3lt2f3spdhpgo3als352ckxpnk3vzrqhu5lf5tvmsovvcqdm@jpeg)
July 2, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Washington State Republican chair citing the court v president battle that resulted in the Trail of Tears.
So you know, normal.
So you know, normal.
I love this hand wringing about the end of suburban sprawl.
I'm sorry, is it the free market or government investment? I cannot tell.
Red States Are Losing Their Housing Edge
www.city-journal.org/article/red-...
I'm sorry, is it the free market or government investment? I cannot tell.
Red States Are Losing Their Housing Edge
www.city-journal.org/article/red-...
July 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I love this hand wringing about the end of suburban sprawl.
I'm sorry, is it the free market or government investment? I cannot tell.
Red States Are Losing Their Housing Edge
www.city-journal.org/article/red-...
I'm sorry, is it the free market or government investment? I cannot tell.
Red States Are Losing Their Housing Edge
www.city-journal.org/article/red-...
There is a bear leaning on (apparently) a strawberry tree on the Atlético Madrid crest because, in 1222, Madrid’s council claimed the forests; the bear stood to show control of timber. The tree’s ID as strawberry may stem from a mix-up, or just artistic flair.
June 19, 2025 at 9:55 PM
There is a bear leaning on (apparently) a strawberry tree on the Atlético Madrid crest because, in 1222, Madrid’s council claimed the forests; the bear stood to show control of timber. The tree’s ID as strawberry may stem from a mix-up, or just artistic flair.
If every sports thing was a team from Seattle beating a team from LA, I'd be okay with that
June 18, 2025 at 3:46 AM
If every sports thing was a team from Seattle beating a team from LA, I'd be okay with that
This is what I'm talking about. This is a quick, agile reframe that allows folks who are active online and we'll informed (if not open minded) to be resilient against information that might undermine their broader belief structure
June 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
This is what I'm talking about. This is a quick, agile reframe that allows folks who are active online and we'll informed (if not open minded) to be resilient against information that might undermine their broader belief structure
You want to know what's wild?
States that ranked high on this list of ALEC labor policy also ranked low on the human development index.
Just wild.
www.thecentersquare.com/washington/a...
Data: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
States that ranked high on this list of ALEC labor policy also ranked low on the human development index.
Just wild.
www.thecentersquare.com/washington/a...
Data: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
June 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
You want to know what's wild?
States that ranked high on this list of ALEC labor policy also ranked low on the human development index.
Just wild.
www.thecentersquare.com/washington/a...
Data: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
States that ranked high on this list of ALEC labor policy also ranked low on the human development index.
Just wild.
www.thecentersquare.com/washington/a...
Data: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
What an interesting point in a news website that employs overseas reporters to watch videos of local meetings.
www.thejoltnews.com/stories/loca...
www.thejoltnews.com/stories/loca...
June 10, 2025 at 1:08 AM
What an interesting point in a news website that employs overseas reporters to watch videos of local meetings.
www.thejoltnews.com/stories/loca...
www.thejoltnews.com/stories/loca...