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Grocery fever, seasonal produce and coming pandemics + this day in history w/the selling of 'The Scream' and our song of the day by Mazzy Star on your Morning Monarchy for May 2, 2018.

(TMU) — A considerable and potentially momentous shift in the need for Seattle to confront its homelessness emergency occurred last week, when a judge invoked the 123-year-old Homestead Act in determining a homeless man’s vehicle is, in fact, his home — thusly, cannot be seized to satisfy an outstanding debt. Further, King County Superior Court Judge Catherine Shaffer found […]

(TIM) — A law that went into effect in 2017 introduced the Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO), which allows law enforcement in the state of Washington to confiscate a gun owner’s firearms if the owner is deemed a threat to themselves or others by a judge. This law, also referred to as a “red flag” gun law, has led […]

Kentucky fried crisis, clearing convictions and Putin's chef + this day in history w/the assassination of Malcolm X and our song of the day by Courtney Barnett on your Morning Monarchy for February 21, 2018.

Chief Counsel Raphael Sanchez for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in Seattle was arrested for stealing immigrants’ identities and then paying his bills with the stolen information.
Sanchez resigned on Monday and had his first court appearance on Thursday.

Chief Counsel Raphael Sanchez for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in Seattle was arrested for stealing immigrants’ identities and then paying his bills with the stolen information.
Sanchez resigned on Monday and had his first court appearance on Thursday.

(AP) — Following years of resistance from citizens, the city of Seattle has decided to completely remove controversial surveillance equipment – at a cost of $150,000. In November 2013, Seattle residents pushed back against the installation of several mesh network nodes attached to utility poles around the downtown area. The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington and […]

Losing my religion, SecureDrop suicide and punching Harvey + this day in history w/the "Shining City Upon a Hill" and our song of the day by Typhoon on your Morning Monarchy for January 11, 2018.

This week on #GoodNewsNextWeek: West Virginia coal miners are trading in mines for hives; so-called agrihoods are just another name for victory gardens; and repair cafes show that mending is better than ending.

This week on #GoodNewsNextWeek: West Virginia coal miners are trading in mines for hives; so-called agrihoods are just another name for victory gardens; and repair cafes show that mending is better than ending.