Newspapers believe we have to give them taxpayer money. Conflict of interest, anyione?

The Seattle Times, which is to political fairness what concrete is to cottage cheese, is demanding a bail out of state taxpayer dollars... of $24 million.... to start... but we all know, of course, that number will climb higher and faster as long as they continue to play ball with those in the legislature cutting the checks. .

How could it not?

Such a bill would cement the obvious fringe-left bias of most every newspaper in the state.

How is it REMOTELY possible to continue the charade of impartiality the media is SUPPOSED to have (but which we all know, have long since given up even the APPEARENCE of in either their articles or their editorials) when those they cover are cutting 8 figure checks to buy their cooperative coverage?

Wasn't it democrat Lyndon Johnson who once famously said that, "...down in Texas, once we buy a politician, he stays bought?"

And these news outlets supposed to benefit from this corruption would be any different?

It isn't. This is nothing but progressive advertising, paid for by OUR money, cash on the barrel head, under the guise of news.

Leftist bias in this state's major media is both well-known and undeniable. This is a guarantee it will stay this way.
How can any media outlet accept taxpayer money without supporting those who gave them the cash?

These scum want taxpayer money to continue to pump out leftist propaganda at taxpayer expense!

And this Seattle Times article expects us to go along with it?

What other business get taxpayer money to stay in business in this state? Bakeries? Car washes? Grocery stores? What?

Why is it OK for leftist propaganda organs but no one else?

We don't need biased local news in this state. We have enough of this garbage as is, and the costs to buy their products are OBSCENE.

Keep an eye on SB5400, the buy local media with taxpayer money bill.

If you can't compete with other news sources, then close down. If you have to shut down because you can't steal our money to run your "for profit" democrat PR arm?

You won't be missed. And proof of that is how have we survived without the Seattle Post Intelligencer, which went under several years ago, save for a website? Not only NO, but HELL no. Not a penny. This is NOT why we pay taxes to the Washington Soviet, and they waste enough of our money as is.

Washington schools continue to fail us.

I despise public schooling controlled by leftists who are working, deliberately or inadvertently, to destroy our country. 

In the 19-20 school years, Washington state reached a high of 1,103,173 students enrolled.  According to the latest OSPI figures, even though our population has increased from 7,546,400 in 2019 to 8,159,900, that number has dropped significantly to 1,096,285.

So, while the state has gained over 600,000 residents, the number of students over that same time period has decreased instead of increasing to reflect our population growth.

Here, for example, is the statistical summary of Washington State Public Schools, according to the state, leftist controlled Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, before his new grading system to cook the books in an effort to literally slather lipstick on an absolutely unacceptable pig known as the public school system in the state of Washington:

Note the "highlights," or the lowlights, as it were, of this report that the fringe-left OSPI generated, just before the school year started in September of 2022..

48% are at grade level in English.

30% in math. 46% in science.

17% drop-out rate

16 student average classroom size.

20% don't bother to show up at all.

Now, after OSPI changed the reporting criteria to make school academic outcomes LOOK better, here are the results OSPI wants us to believe:

3 school years later, the number of children showing up for class has collapsed, from a despicable 80% to a horrific 73%.

That means that we have a typical rate of 27% of children in this state blowing off school.

How is it possible for 27% of kids to skip school, but still have an 83% graduation rate?

And yet, somehow, even though the number of kids actually bothering to show up for school has almost ended the need for schooling that children obviously see as worthless, somehow, in the face, of kids NOT SHOWING UP?

The GRADUATION RATE INCREASED?

How is that even possible?

What's missing from the OSPI report card?

THESE numbers, provided by an OSPI report summary but missing from the actual report card itself.

Why aren't these numbers included on the Report Card?

Even with the obvious subterfuge OSPI is trying to sell us, these numbers are still horrific.

In fact, It was recently reported that Mississippi just passed Washington in 4th grade reading levels... 

Even though their expenditures per student are over $6000 LESS than Washington State, proving once again that money DOES NOT equate to academic outcomes.

Meanwhile, the actual Superintended rails against districts implementing the President's Executive Order to keep boys out of both girl's locker rooms/bathrooms and sports.

All while we're punching out semi-literate cretins and academics continue to suffer at absolutely unacceptable outcomes.

Unfortunately, I can't just blame OSPI for this obvious systemic educational incompetence.

PARENTS have a role to play in this nightmare.

That parents either don't seem to know... or care... that political inculcation far exceeds academics in importance in Washington schools as shown by recent school/district-sponsored fringe-left progressive school organized walkouts/riots over ICE enforcement in this country. These outcomes are to be expected when both school boards and teachers are not held accountable for the horrific jobs their doing.

But parents... who drive change... are failing their children by accepting mediocre-at-best outcomes from overpaid prima donna brain-washing leftists masquerading as teachers... and our kids suffer as a result.

Mr. President, the time has come to get off your ass and ACT on Iran.

WHAT THE FUCK IS THE HOLD UP???

Jesus, haven't you learned anything from past failures to follow through on your threats, be it domestically or in foreign policy?

THOUSANDS have been slaughtered in Iran. YOU claimed if they kept killing protestors YOU WOULD ACT.

WHAT THE FUCK IS THE HOLD UP?

They have and are slaughtering thousands.

WHERE ARE YOU?

They went out and protested in part because YOU PLEDGED TO STRIKE IF THE IRGC SLAUGHTERED THEM.

For GOD'S SAKE, do you not get that if you allow the scum running Iran to ignore you with impunity, your threats to ANYONE will be meaningless in the future?

WHAT THE FUCK IS THE HOLD UP?

THE biggest fault you have is promising and not delivering, second only to you allowing American cities to spiral out of control while you don't DO anything to put a stop to it.

I've never hidden my support of you over all, but when you SAY you're going to do X, whatever X may be, YOU HAVE TO DO IT.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED IS IN PLACE.

The only thing you seem to lack is the will.

Ultimately, there's little difference between you, Biden and Obama on this issue.

WHY???

STOP TALKING.

START DOING!!!!

And in the future, consider doing the world a favor: act first.

Talk later.  

The insanity of leftist state and local governments trying to obstruct ICE enforcement.

I don't get state and local political scum attempting to control federal law enforcement. Are they brain damaged? Are they on drugs? Is it all kabuki theater as they attempt to convince their fellow fringe-left nutjobs that they're actually doing something? Racist Boston Mayor Michele Wu, among others, have signed utterly laughable and completely, legally, indefensible orders that they want to believe will somehow hinder ICE, et al, from performing their assigned mission, the mission that was a major factor in the president's successful election. Why do they even bother?

Look, we get that the left operates on hatred. Obama deported many more, for example... separated families by the thousands... built those cages leftist scum tried to blame Trump for... all without riot one.

We get that to be a leftist requires one to be both a hypocrite AND a racist.

But even the furthest fringe of the left knows there's nothing state or local governments can do. Obama proved it when he successfully stopped Arizona from enforcing state immigration laws.

"In Arizona v. United States (2012), the Supreme Court issued a mixed ruling on the Obama administration’s challenge to Arizona's SB 1070, generally upholding federal authority over immigration. The Court struck down key provisions that allowed state police to arrest immigrants for federal registration violations, but upheld the controversial "show me your papers" provision requiring status checks during stops."

While leftist scum operated states act all tough towards the fed, whether it's immigration law or election law, talking shit all the time, they know they have no power or leverage.

So, they instead encourage rent-a-riots (many of the rioting scum are getting paid to be there) to engage in obstruction and violence... all, of course, while they keep THEIR skirts clean.

Boston's mayor is no different, and these same leftists making a show of "fighting" the federal government as they support illegals pissing on federal immigration laws damn well know it.

Leftists proving their ignorance about the Constitution: students have NO right to protest or leave school DURING THE SCHOOL DAY.

Wow. Leftist ignorance abounds.

The First Amendment isn't a catch-all for leftist scum organizing students and engaging in walkouts.

(k-12) students possess First Amendment rights at school, but these are not absolute and must not cause "substantial disruption" to the educational environment. While students can protest, schools may discipline them for leaving campus or missing class (e.g., walkouts) because these actions disrupt school operations, according to ACLU of New Hampshire.

Other details:

Walkouts and Leaving Campus: Schools can punish students for leaving class or campus without permission, even if the reason is a protest, as it constitutes a safety risk and a disruption to the school day.

Discipline: Schools can apply neutral policies—like truancy, Saturday detention, or suspending students for missing class—regardless of the protest's message, according to this article from Hays Consolidated Independent School District and ACLU of New Hampshire.

In summary, the First Amendment protects the right to express views, but it does not protect leaving campus or cutting class without authorization.

Students can protest all they like, wherever they like, as long as staff is not involved AND as long as it isn't during the school day.

If it's during the school day, staff CANNOT legally be involved , students cannot leave campus without parental permission and no ON campus activity cannot "disrupt the school day."

So whining about the Constitution which has nothing to do with any of this doesn't move the fringe-left ball forward..