sa We went to a gala for AI-produced movies. Here's what we saw By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT A behind the scenes look at a film gala held in San Francisco that screened movies made with artificial intelligence. Full Article
sa Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes AI safety bill opposed by Silicon Valley By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 29 Sep 2024 20:36:24 GMT Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed AI safety bill SB-1047, which was opposed by tech companies including ChatGPT maker OpenAI and Facebook parent company Meta. Full Article
sa Elon Musk hoped Trump would 'sail into the sunset.' Now he works frenetically to elect him By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 10:00:17 GMT The world's richest man once said Donald Trump's character didn't 'reflect well' on the U.S. Now Elon Musk is touring the country, and spending big, to put Trump and other Republicans in power. Full Article
sa RGIII says 'without a doubt' being ready for start of camp is realistic By www.washingtonexaminer.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 04:00:00 GMT Robert Griffin III continued to throw during practice; he continued to run and he continued to be optimistic about his chances for being ready at the start of the season. That’s why, when asked if the start of training camp was a realistic possibility for his return, Griffin didn’t hestitate. Full Article
sa Sapient Partners with Rancho BioSciences to Accelerate the Next Generation of its Human Biology Database By www.the-scientist.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 14:57:54 GMT Infrastructure expansion will enable rapid ingestion, homogenization of new multi-omics and real-world data for accelerated delivery of multidimensional insights to inform drug development Full Article The Scientist The Marketplace
sa analytica expands its international network to the USA By www.the-scientist.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 14:46:11 GMT analytica USA picks up on analytica's unique selling point by covering the entire spectrum of laboratories in industry and research, from laboratory planning to final equipment. Full Article The Marketplace The Scientist
sa Sapio Sciences Expands Collaboration With AWS to Advance Science-Aware AI Vision By www.the-scientist.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 15:49:32 GMT Collaboration enables customers to securely and confidently use AI to accelerate drug research and discovery. Full Article The Scientist The Marketplace
sa Who cares if cheaper Empower is unregulated in DC? Uber and Lyft did the same By www.washingtonexaminer.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Dec 2023 21:46:01 GMT Why are Washingtonians using the Empower ride-sharing app? Full Article
sa Stolen Salvation Army truck that fed homeless found in DC with suspect apprehended By www.washingtonexaminer.com Published On :: Thu, 14 Dec 2023 01:34:15 GMT Washington, D.C., police have arrested a suspect after recovering a stolen Salvation Army van used year-round every night to feed the homeless. Full Article
sa Nats second baseman Danny Espinosa to the 15-day disabled list By www.washingtonexaminer.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Jun 2013 04:00:00 GMT The locker sat empty in the happy clubhouse, its contents packed away and its occupant gone. Danny Espinosa has been a key contributor to the Nationals since his first promotion from the minor leagues late in the 2010 season. He has played 390 games for Washington, most of them at second base. But on Tuesday he was absent, a glaring void next to his normal spot alongside teammate Ian Desmond’s stall. Around the room loud music blasted from the stereo system after a thrilling 3-2 comeback win over the New York Mets on Tuesday night. Espinosa wasn’t there to enjoy it. Full Article
sa Nats ace Stephen Strasburg to the 15-day disabled list By www.washingtonexaminer.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Jun 2013 04:00:00 GMT Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg did not throw a bullpen session as hoped this week and instead was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Wednesday with a strained lat muscle. Full Article
sa Nats second baseman Danny Espinosa undergoes MRIs By www.washingtonexaminer.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Jun 2013 04:00:00 GMT Nationals second baseman Danny Espinosa underwent MRIs on both his left shoulder and his right wrist on Wednesday. Full Article
sa Metro budget proposal includes massive layoffs and service cuts to address $750 million deficit By www.washingtonexaminer.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Dec 2023 20:52:04 GMT On Tuesday, Metro General Manager and CEO Randy Clarke proposed a budget for the next fiscal year that includes massive layoffs and dozens of service cuts as the agency faces a $750 million deficit. Full Article
sa Biden's auto safety official forced to resign from temporary role By www.washingtonexaminer.com Published On :: Sun, 17 Dec 2023 14:33:37 GMT The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's acting head Ann Carlson will resign on Dec. 26. Full Article
sa Titan sub implosion: Coast Guard says it has recovered remaining debris from submersible wreck By www.washingtonexaminer.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Oct 2023 18:51:28 GMT The United States Coast Guard says it has recovered the remaining debris from the site of the Titan submersible that imploded four months ago while visiting the site of the RMS Titanic shipwreck. Full Article
sa Largest ‘Terror Bird’ Fossil Identified — Sat Atop Food Chain 12 Million Years Ago By www.discovermagazine.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 20:15:00 GMT Researchers confirm the terror bird fossil 20 years after its South American discovery, comparing the creature to a massive, carnivorous-like ostrich. Full Article The Sciences
sa An Eruption Like Pompeii Most Likely Didn't Preserve These Dinosaur Fossils By www.discovermagazine.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 23:30:00 GMT Both scientific ‘red herrings’ and flaws in human logic led to inaccurate ‘Pompeii effect’ hypothesis. Full Article The Sciences
sa LISTEN: A Politics-Free Election Day Edition of Savage Lovecast By www.thestranger.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 12:31:00 -0800 Happy Soft Cock Week to all who celebrate! by Dan Savage We’re giving you a break from whatever stressful stuff is going on this week to bring you some of the more…interesting calls we’ve collected. A man’s girlfriend wants to try saline injections on her breasts for a “24 hour boob job.” The question is, can he safely do the injecting? A woman’s cat is grieving the loss of her longtime companion, a small dog. Now the kinky feline is demanding unspeakable rough treatment and her “owner” is neither G, G, nor G and does NOT consent. Happy Soft Cock Week to all who celebrate! Our guest is “professional cuddler” Michelle Renee, who is helping to launch a worldwide celebration of the penis in repose. She offers a kind and loving perspective on a topic that really needn’t cause so much anxiety. On the Magnum, Dan chats with Paul Rosenberg, founder and manager of Rain City Jacks, a private, non-profit jack-off… [ Read more ] Full Article Savage Love Sex
sa Ticket Alert: Six, Chiodos, and More Seattle Events On Sale This Week By everout.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 14:52:00 -0800 Plus, More Event Updates for November 7 by EverOut Staff Henry VIII’s six wives will belt pop songs on the Paramount Theatre stage when the Tony Award-winning musical Six returns to Seattle next spring. Post-hardcore band Chiodos is coming to Seattle next year to celebrate 20 years of their debut album All’s Well That Ends Well. Plus, Billboard-charting hard rock outfit Catch Your Breath has dropped dates for their Broken Souls tour. Read on for details on those and other newly announced events, plus some news you can use. ON SALE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8 MUSIC Catch Your Breath - The Broken Souls TourThe Crocodile (Feb 6, 2025) Chiodos: 20 Years of All’s Well That Ends WellThe Showbox (Mar 28, 2025) Fleetmac WoodThe Crocodile (Apr 4, 2025) Full Article EverOut
sa I Saw U: Wearing a Jean Skirt at the Smoker Dad Show, Petting Your Dog at Mitten, and Singing Along at Magnetic Fields By www.thestranger.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 17:30:00 -0800 See someone? Say something! by Anonymous good boy, Mitten Bakery ???? "Who's a good boy?" you petting your cute dog next to me. I asked "Oh me?". You said, "Well if I get two good boys out of it ya!" - I didn't get ur #! Smokin Hot at Smoker Dad I Saw U at the Sunset Tavern at the Smoker Dad release show. You were wearing a tight jean skirt, and you told me I had a timeless beauty. Same, girl. Barrettes at Hop Vine 10.28 I stared, we waved! I looked up how to sign “ur super cute” but was too shy. I like your hair, sweater, how you cover your mouth when you laugh! I saw u x2 @ SBP UW & Fremont. You were tall & brunette w glasses. I’m shortish and brunette w glasses. You seemed interested, I’m shy. But I’m interested too Party at Porter We were both on the floor at the Porter Robinson show. You were in front of me, tall and blonde. Thanks for making an incredible show even more fun. Bus 49 Connection Tall guy in tan sweater, wearing a black mask, purple-haired girl hoping to meet again. We made eye contact a few times in cap hill and I was too shy to look at you. Kinda felt like I was in a kdrama—wanna be my Lee Min Ho? Dieu en Mouvement BV Lincoln SQ: 3:30, Sunday. You were exiting. Tall, dark, a beautiful print coat, thin glasses, I said I liked your outfit. You are art in motion. Fellow Magnetic Fields Fans We sat in the balcony turret the first night of 69 Love Songs. Thanks for singing along with me! Hope you got to come back for Papa was a Rodeo. Is it a match? Leave a comment here or on our Instagram post to connect! Did you see someone? Say something! Submit your own I Saw U message here and maybe we'll include it in the next roundup! Full Article I Saw U
sa Sara Nelson Count Your Days By www.thestranger.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 11:12:00 -0800 Just over a year ago, Sara Nelson was flying high, practically waving from cloud nine on election night. She'd pulled off a conservative coup of Seattle's City Council. After two years as a conservative outcast, she now had a majority of fellow business-friendly colleagues who were set to remake local politics in their image —the city’s progressive constituency be damned. Down with police defunding, social housing, and new business taxes. Hello, drug ordinances, SODA zones, and rollbacks to gig worker pay. But her rise might be shorter than a Seattle summer. by Hannah Krieg Just over a year ago, Sara Nelson was flying high, practically waving from cloud nine on election night. She'd pulled off a conservative coup of Seattle's City Council. After two years as a conservative outcast, she now had a majority of fellow business-friendly colleagues who were set to remake local politics in their image —the city’s progressive constituency be damned. Down with police defunding, social housing, and new business taxes. Hello, drug ordinances, SODA zones, and rollbacks to gig worker pay. But her rise might be shorter than a Seattle summer. The Seattle Times officially called the City Council Position 8 race for progressive newcomer Alexis Mercedes Rinck last Thursday night. Unofficially, politicos are calling next year’s race for City Council Position 9 for anyone who challenges current Council President Nelson. Rinck’s decisive defeat of the council’s nepo baby Tanya Woo marks not only a second rejection of Woo, but a sign of voters’ dissatisfaction with the conservative council they only recently elected. “People are fed up with Nelson’s bullshit,” said Carrie Barnes, a major contributor to the Progressive People Power PAC that supported Rinck. “And we aren’t going to let corporate interests sneak her back into office in 2025 when less people vote. [Rinck] is just the beginning.” The “It's So Over” to “We Are So Back” Pendulum The 2023 elections left Seattle progressives devastated. Big business and real estate interest poured more than $1 million into the seven council races. Without organized labor —the city’s other monied interest — counterbalancing them, the corporate PACs bought all but one of the seven seats up for grabs. Those PACs lobbied the council they bought to appoint Woo, their only failed candidate, to the citywide council seat ditched by former Council Member Teresa Mosqueda at the beginning of 2024. Five council members voted to install Woo and she quickly announced her intention to run that year to retain the seat. Enter Rinck. “I’m of the belief that big business shouldn't be deciding who represents this City,” Rinck told The Stranger when she announced her candidacy in March. “You know, Woo was appointed by five people. I'm looking to be elected by 100,000 people.” And as of Friday afternoon, 197,000 people voted for Rinck. She won 57.9% of the vote to Woo’s 41.6%. Her vote count trumps the combined totals of the 2023 city council victors and she scored 58,000 more votes than Nelson in her citywide race in 2021. The math is clear — Rinck represents more of the electorate than any other member and it's not particularly close. Rinck benefited from higher turnout driven by the presidential race at the top of the ticket. People of color and voters under 40 made up a slightly higher proportion of the electorate in the 2024 general than in 2023, according to Washington Community Alliance (WCA) data analyst Andrew Hong. Nelson and, more recently, the Seattle Times Editorial Board, have argued against a popular democracy reform to combine even and odd year elections. They agree with proponents that this would increase turnout, but they don’t trust voters are smart enough to decide on so many elections at once. So while a higher quantity of voters cast a ballot in even years, Nelson reasons the votes are lower quality. It all sounds pretty damn racist, classist, and paternalistic when considering that more people of color, renters, and young people vote in odd years. While the even-year boost helped Rinck, Hong says she didn’t need it to win. Her success in the primary actually reflects a turnabout in the electorate. A nearly identical voting bloc came out in the 2023 election as in the 2024 primary. So Hong deduces that Rinck somehow “convinced people who voted for moderates in 2023 to vote for her in 2024.” Girl Bossed To Close To The Sun That shift spells trouble for Seattle’s conservative-majority council as Rinck ran as a clear referendum to the newly elected council. Advocates warned that this council would attack renters’ protections, workers’ rights, gut funding for affordable housing, and bend over backwards to give the cops whatever they ask for. And as the year went on, the City Council proved those advocates right. Nelson put herself in a position to shoulder unique blame for any perceived failures of the council. She played kingmaker, recruiting and supporting many of the 2023 winners. Then her stooges elected her president after spending two years as the body’s conservative outcast. And she immediately started making power moves, including firing the head of central staff Esther Handy. This is the precise shit that new, insecure leadership does when they want to ensure total loyalty. But Nelson may have power tripped flat on her face. “The issues that this City Council has taken up under the leadership of Council President Sara Nelson are not popular amongst Seattleites,” says MLK Labor Council Executive Treasurer Katie Garrow. “In the 2025 campaign, we don’t need to persuade voters on our ideas. We just need to make it clear that Nelson was the leader of the council while these already unpopular positions have been pursued. It seems clear from Rinck’s success that they're with us, not the council majority.” Most notably, she’s burned any possible bridge with workers. SEIU 775 Secretary-Treasurer Adam Glickman said there’s nothing Nelson can do to win back support from labor, one of two major players in local political PACs. Nelson wasted months on a controversial crusade against a newly passed minimum wage for gig delivery drivers. And as president, she oversaw Council Member Joy Hollingsworth's “political suicide,” a short-lived attempt to permanently enshrine a tip punishment system for workers. “It was sort of unbelievable that our leaders thought that was a position that Seattleites agreed with,” says Garrow from MLK Labor. Even for voters who may not have workers' rights top of mind, Rinck’s consultant, Erin Schultz of NWP Consulting, says voters might be frustrated by the fights Nelson and her majority picked. The council did not explicitly campaign on wasting half their first year engaged in career-ruining battles against workers' rights. They ran as a backlash to the collective hallucination that the previous council defunded the Seattle Police Department (SPD) — the City allocated $398 million to SPD in 2019 before the protests and have proposed $457 million in 2025. Voters may have expected to see more change to public safety. At the same time, the City Council has not done much for the corporate donors who bankrolled their last campaigns – if only by virtue of not accomplishing much in general. Still, Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce CEO Rachel Smith told The Stranger earlier this year that the business community felt satisfied with the council they bought. They may even gladly reward Nelson and the rest of the majority for stalling efforts to increase corporate taxes to address the budget shortfall in the ongoing negotiations On The Flip Side Not everyone forecasted Rinck’s win as a death knell for Nelson. “Seattle City Council never really stopped being unpopular,” says Nelson’s consultant, Ben Anderstone of Progressive Strategies Northwest. Anderstone echoed Hong’s analysis. Many of the same voters who went center in 2023 picked Rinck in 2024 and for “not-especially-ideological reasons,” according to Anderstone. Rather, the data points to an anti-incumbent bias, rather than the electorate’s true progressive nature, says Hong. “Seattle voters are uniquely reactionary,” says Hong. “They want change, and they're impatient for change, so they're not going to wait that long to vote out whatever the majority is.” The 2023 council represented a backlash to the 2019 council, which rode into office on the backlash against Amazon’s attempt to buy the election. Hong says this trend indicates that centrists and progressives have both failed to solve the issues that voters care about most, particularly the housing and homelessness crisis. Anderstone says that incumbents are not destined to lose, “but any incumbents need to effectively message around [voter’s] frustrations.” Choose Your Fighter Over the next few months, the chattering class will vet and prop up candidates to take on Nelson. It’s critical that consultants and endorsing bodies back the right candidate. If a progressive beats Nelson – and if Rinck resists the council’s conservative gravitational pull — the balance of power shifts. Right now, the council has enough conservatives to pass whatever legislation they want. But three progressives in Council Members Tammy Morales, Rinck, and the Nelson challenger could sway more moderate council members to join them in passing more progressive policies or blocking the most egregious legislation. So far, it seems they are on the hunt for someone like Rinck. Rinck’s consultant Schultz tells The Stranger Rinck is a “unicorn” of a candidate. “It's very rare that you have someone that brings real policy experience, is rooted in their values, and is connected with community,” says Schultz. Schultz also commends Rinck for running a “badass” campaign. She earned early support from a broad coalition, which Schultz says helped legitimize her as a relatively unknown candidate. Glickman says Rinck threaded the needle of appealing to progressives without losing moderates to Woo’s conservative campaign. When asked how she pulled that off, Glickman said, “If I had a total answer to that, I'd be the richest political consultant in the country.” It won’t be hard to have a broader coalition than Nelson. As Upper Left consultant Michael Charles says, “Nelson has done no favors for herself by making allies that lead me to believe that she'll run a strong campaign next year.” But Nelson won’t rely on her merit to win anyway. Outside spending plays a huge role in who wins the election. Nelson had almost five times as much money behind her as her opponent Nikkita Oliver in 2021 and she won by about seven percentage points. Business way outspent labor in 2023, buying their corporate takeover. In 2024, business and labor spent roughly the same amount on their candidates, and labor won Rinck’s seat. SIEU 775 will certainly play ball this go round. Glickman concedes that labor may have been a little “naive” for investing so little in the left-lane candidates in 2023, giving rise to the new corporate council. Now with more energy around fundraising with the launch of P3 PAC, designed explicitly to never let a corporate takeover like the one in 2023 happen again, progressives seem better positioned to compete with big business. But Glickman says Seattle can expect a “big, bitter, expensive” race. Full Article News Elections 2024
sa Salami Rose Joe Louis's Dream Pop Makes Catastrophic Ecological Degradation Sound So Good By www.thestranger.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 11:38:00 -0800 Salami Rose Joe Louis plays Madame Lou's on Monday, November 11. by Dave Segal Recording for Flying Lotus's Brainfeeder label, Salami Rose Joe Louis (Lindsay Olsen) has blazed a distinctive trail in that fertile sector of California's underground where electronic music and jazz converge. On early releases by this multi-instrumentalist and producer—such as 2019's Zdenka 2080—Olsen sings in a hushed, dulcet manner over sparse, melodious electronic music that wears its jazz inflections gracefully. Faint echoes of '90s and '00s introspective, minimalist IDM (intelligent dance music, if you don't know) acts such as Múm insinuate themselves, too. It's ultimately dream pop, but not in the cloying way manifested by the genre's try-hards. With 2023's Akousmatikous and this year's collab with Flanafi, Sarah, SRJL's rhythms get jazzier and the instrumentation fuller, with help from Soccer96 and Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, among others. The songs are more kinetic while the vocals retain their breathy, Julee Cruise-like sweetness. The music's levitational feel and smooth propulsion belie lyrics about catastrophic ecological degradation and the dangers of propaganda/disinformation. Enchanting listeners through understatement and mutedly sparkling tones, Olsen offers the most pleasant dystopian sci-fi soundtracks extant. For this show at Madame Lou's tonight, she'll be joined by guitarist Flanafi, bassist Tone Whitfield, and drummer Luke Titus—most of whom played on the exceptional new Salami Live at 2131 North Kacey Street EP. <a href="https://salamirosejoelouismusic.bandcamp.com/album/salami-live-at-2131-north-kacey-street">Salami Live at 2131 North Kacey Street by Salami Rose Joe Louis featuring Flanafi, Tone Whitfield, Nazir Ebo</a> Salami Rose Joe Louis plays Madame Lou's Monday, Nov 11, 7:30 pm, $21, 21+. Full Article Music Arts
sa Slog AM: City Budget Hearing Tonight, Rob Saka Seeks End of South Lake Union Streetcar, Trump Set on Senator Marco Rubio for Secretary of State By www.thestranger.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 08:25:00 -0800 The Stranger's morning news round-up. by Ashley Nerbovig Goooooood morning: The National Weather Service predicts a 50% chance of rain today, with a breezy evening ahead. Meteorologists expect wind speeds to possibly top 29 miles per hour, so batten down your rotting porch pumpkins people! Time to talk dollars: Want to tell the City Council how to spend your tax dollars? Go to public comment tonight at 5 pm at City Hall. Or you can participate remotely. You can go to tell them to support a capital gains tax, or oppose cuts to tenant services. Or tell the Council to respect the Jumpstart spend plan and actually use the payroll tax to pay for affordable housing, as it was intended. Check back on the blog for more coverage of the budget from Hannah. ICYMI: With the blowout loss for former Council Member Tanya Woo, Hannah tells City Council Member Sara Nelson to count her days. Local politicos plan to mount a serious challenge to the conservative Council President Nelson next year in the hopes of ousting her and her pro-cop, pro-business agenda out of office. Rob Saka Seeks Street Car phase-out: Saka proposed phasing out the South Lake Union streetcar and redirecting the funding to bus service in the City. The budget for the street car is about $4.4 million, which isn't a whole lot of money when you consider Saka wants $2 million to remove the Delridge median so he can take a left turn. Last week, the Office of Police Accountability (OPA) completed its investigation into Seattle Police Department (SPD) Officer Kevin Dave, who hit and killed 23-year-old Jaahnavi Kandula as she crossed through a crosswalk in January 2023. The OPA found Dave violated the department's driving policies as well as its policies requiring officers to follow the law. The City must hold a Loudermill hearing for Dave, which allows him to tell his side of the story before deciding on his discipline, so it may be a couple months before we know the final outcome. In the meantime, Dave continues to fight the traffic ticket Republican City Attorney Ann Davison issued him for his killing of Kandula. Seattle Municipal Court shows Dave's next hearing is scheduled for 8:30 am on December 18 in courtroom 301. BREAKING: OPA concluded its investigation into SPD Officer Kevin Dave on Friday and sustained policy violations for breaking the law and vehicle operation. Next step will be deciding discipline for him. — Ashley Nerbovig (@AshleyNerbovig) November 11, 2024 What's your plan for this week anyway? Maybe you're checking out Christmas Dive Bar? Or maybe it's too soon? Maybe you're trying to enjoy something with more Thanksgiving vibes? Well, as always, our sister publication EverOut has you covered with the top 41 things to do this week in Seattle. Republicans likely to control the US House: As it stands, Republicans have won 214 seats in the House, with Democrats at 205, and 16 races yet to be called. To control the House, Republicans need only to pick up another four seats, which they seem highly likely to do. Congress returned to Washington this week, ready to start setting Trump's right-wing agenda into motion. Trump plans to pick Senator Marco Rubio for Secretary of State: The worst people in American continue to jockey for a position in Trump's new administration, with Florida Republican Rubio possibly securing the role of America's top diplomat, according to Politico. We're sure to hear more names in the coming days, including people such as Tiffany Justice, co-founder of Moms for Liberty, who Trump may consider for Secretary of Education. The nightmare continues. Israel kills 14 in Gaza: Two Israeli strikes killed 14 people in an area Israel had mostly declared to be a humanitarian zone. The deaths included at least two children, according to the Associated Press. Migos’ “Bad And Boujee” (Feat. Lil Uzi Vert): Been a minute since I checked out Tom Breihan's the Number Ones column, and I'm glad I plumbed it for a song today because I normally wouldn't think about Migos around holiday season, but that's when "Bad and Boujee" climbed to the number one spot on the charts, so I suppose that makes it a holiday classic. Full Article Slog AM Slog AM/PM
sa How Alexis Mercedes Rinck’s Victory Reclaimed Public Safety as a Progressive Issue By www.thestranger.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 10:29:00 -0800 Tuesday’s catastrophic results at the federal level mask a different, more durable, and deeply consequential result here in Seattle: Voters chose a public safety candidate from the left. by Kamau Chege Tuesday’s catastrophic results at the federal level mask a different, more durable, and deeply consequential result here in Seattle: Voters chose a public safety candidate from the left. For close observers, the result was no surprise: Alexis Mercedes Rinck, running on a strong message of smart, sensible, and progressive public safety and stability, won her primary handily, led in the polls in the lead up to the general election, and easily defeated an incumbent councilmember citywide with more votes than any city council candidate has ever won in a Seattle election. The critical takeaway is how she won. Rinck, unlike other candidates from Seattle’s left wing in recent years, conceded to the obvious but difficult-to-navigate reality that Seattle voters view public safety as the single most important issue in local elections and, importantly, that those views actually reflect a material reality that bears serious public attention and public work. Missing from the campaign were efforts to browbeat voters for being concerned about public drug use, visible homelessness, and a pervasive sense of disorder in our streets. Unlike her opponent, however, Rinck’s policy proposals to tackle voters’ biggest concerns are evidence-based. She supports deep investments in affordable housing — and is willing to raise revenue to pay for it. She’ll work to expand mental health treatment opportunities for those who need it. She’ll fully fund critical municipal services that connect people to resources before they fall into crisis. And she’ll work to build more housing everywhere. Woo’s campaign, meanwhile, felt rudderless and contradictory to itself. She was at once painting herself as an outsider seeking change, but also as an incumbent who got progressive results. But in facing a charismatic, competent opponent who conceded that Woo’s main issue was central but ran on doing something about it that might actually work, Woo’s campaign collapsed. At the beginning of the year, a campaign based on public safety seemed like fertile ground for Woo and her colleagues on the city council who won their elections hammering the same themes against a left that failed to counter pandemic-era attacks about defunding the police. Rinck’s progressive campaign neutralized those attacks by recognizing a fundamental liberal principle: that when public spaces become private domains — whether through encampments or open air drug markets — they deny public amenities to the many while inadequately serving the few who are unhoused or in crisis. The solution most people want, as Tuesday’s results suggest, lies not in costly incarceration or aimless sweeps but in moving people from crisis to care. The public’s fixation on safety and stability in this election should not surprise us. Fears about safety flourish in populist moments, in cities divided between haves and have-nots, and in places grappling with widening inequality. As zoning laws continue to strangle our ability to build, crisis care programs are starved for funding, and democratic institutions strain under populist pressure, voters gravitate to a basic need for physical and psychological security. Rinck’s campaign offers us a model and a playbook for organizing with hope and meeting people where they are — even if that is initially a place of fear and contradiction. Her campaign, and those we hope will follow it in winning back the City Council for progressives, offers abundance in the face of scarcity and hope in the face of despair. We’re facing bleak times as a country. Perhaps it’s precisely because things are so bad right now that we can't give in to despair, whose pernicious power is its ability to narrow our attention to narratives that only encourage more despair. Its impact results in our inaction. As implausible as it seems, this moment demands hope, and specifically, hope as action. We must remind ourselves and each other of our own agency, and our ability to imagine a better future, a better system. Despair calls on us to retreat. Hope asks: what if we win? Then demands we go out and make it happen. On Tuesday, Rinck did just that. Kamau Chege is a democracy reform advocate. Rian Watt is an economic justice advocate. Full Article Guest Rant
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sa Sarah Borghi Souvenir Printed Microfibre Tights 50d. By www.newlook.com.sg Published On :: Fri, 4 Oct 2002 16:11:49 GMT Souvenir fashion pantyhose / tights from Sarah Borghi. 50 deniers. With Microfibre and Lycra. Sheer to waist, gusset. Meryl labelled. Colors Noce,Ottanio,Ribes. Sizes 1,2,3,4. See Sizechart. Price: USD10.49 Full Article
sa Sarah Borghi Foglie Microfibre Print Tights 50d. By www.newlook.com.sg Published On :: Fri, 4 Oct 2002 16:11:49 GMT Foglie fashion pantyhose / tights from Sarah Borghi. 50 deniers. With Microfibre and Lycra. Meryl labelled. Colors Mosto,Nero. Sizes 1,2,3. See Sizechart. Price: USD10.49 Full Article
sa Sarah Borghi Amanda 15d Lycra. By www.newlook.com.sg Published On :: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 16:11:49 GMT Sarah Borghi women satin sheer stay-ups stockings in Lycra 15 denier, with precious siliconed laced border. Made in Italy. Colors Bianco,Playa,Sabbia,Nero,Fume`. Sizes 1,2,3. See Sizechart. Price: USD8.98 Full Article
sa Sarah Borghi Vel 40 Calza Autoreggente 40d-2. By www.newlook.com.sg Published On :: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 16:11:50 GMT Stayup thigh high stockings from Sarah Borghi. 40 deniers, velvet microfibre and Lycra 3D stocking. Stayups with lace. Meryl labelled. Colors Marrone,Fume`. Sizes 1,2,3. See Sizechart. Price: USD11.24 Full Article
sa Sarah Borghi Line - 50d. By www.newlook.com.sg Published On :: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 16:11:50 GMT Line fashion pantyhose / tights from Sarah Borghi. 50 deniers. With Microfiber. Sheer to waist with cotton gusset. Flat seams. Meryl labelled. Suitable for figure-hugging dresses as there will not be any 'traceable' panty line. Flat seams for optimal comfort with no unsightly bulges and to minimise marking on your sides. Cotton gusset for extra comfort, durability and hygiene. Trianon color only. Sizes 3,4. See Sizechart. Price: USD10.49 Full Article
sa Sarah Borghi Plasir - 50d. By www.newlook.com.sg Published On :: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 16:11:50 GMT Plasir fashion patterned pantyhose / tights from Sarah Borghi. 50 deniers. With Microfiber. Sheer to waist with cotton gusset. Flat seams. Meryl labelled. Suitable for figure-hugging dresses as there will not be any 'traceable' panty line. Flat seams for optimal comfort with no unsightly bulges and to minimise marking on your sides. Cotton gusset for extra comfort, durability and hygiene. Nero color only. Sizes 1,3,4. See Sizechart. Price: USD10.49 Full Article
sa Sarah Borghi Links Fashion Microfiber Socks 30D. By www.newlook.com.sg Published On :: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 16:11:50 GMT Calzino moda fashion ankle high socks from Sarah Borghi. 30 deniers. Fashion socks with Microfiber. One size in 3 fashion bright colors. Colors Nero,Pistacchio,Scarlatto. Price: USD3.70 Full Article
sa Sarah Borghi Hops 20d Patterned Footless Tights. By www.newlook.com.sg Published On :: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 16:11:50 GMT Hops fashion pantyhose from Sarah Borghi. 20 deniers. Sheer to waist with cotton gusset. Flat seams. Footless. All colored fabrics are seamlessly woven (not printed or sewn) to ensure durability of colors as well as comfort. Note: See the complete Sarah Borghi Spring/Summer 2004 Fashion Collection. Vivace color only. Sizes 1,2,3,4. See Sizechart. Price: USD10.49 Full Article
sa Sarah Borghi Zelig 15d Patterned Tights. By www.newlook.com.sg Published On :: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 16:11:50 GMT Sarah Borghi Zelig - women fashion tights. 15 denier elastane patterned fashion tights. Sheer to waist. Cotton gusset. Flat seams. Patterned with words "Beautiful Glamourous Cool Fashionable". Sizes 1,2,3,4. See Sizechart. Price: USD10.49 Full Article
sa Sarah Borghi Vivy Fishnet Kneehigh with String. By www.newlook.com.sg Published On :: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 16:11:50 GMT Vivy fashion knee highs from Sarah Borghi. Fashionable fishnet knee highs with string. One size. See the complete Sarah Borghi Spring/Summer 2004 Fashion Collection.Nero color only. Freesize. Price: USD11.70 Full Article
sa New collection: Sarah Borghi By www.newlook.com.sg Published On :: Sun, 15 Dec 2002 08:00:00 +0800 Two new collections of stockings by Sarah Borghi. Amanda 15d Lycra satin sheer stay-ups and Vel 40 Calza Autoreggente 40d in velvet with microfibre and Lycra 3D. Full Article
sa New collection: Sarah Borghi By www.newlook.com.sg Published On :: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 08:00:00 +0800 Two new collections of pantyhose by Sarah Borghi. Sarah Borghi Fashion 20d and Sarah Borghi Trilogy 40d in satin sheer. Full Article
sa New collection: Venosan medical hosiery By www.newlook.com.sg Published On :: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 08:00:00 +0800 Two new collections of medical hosiery by Venosan. Venosan Legline 20 below Knee and Venosan Legline 30 below Knee. Prescribed for light compression applications including varicose veins. Full Article
sa e-Great Singapore Sales 2003 on MSN!/eGuide portal By www.newlook.com.sg Published On :: Fri, 30 May 2003 08:00:00 +0800 Period: 30-May-2003 to 13-Jul-2003. The Great Singapore Sale (GSS) is into its 10th year. Newlook Marketing is a participating e-merchant of the Great Singapore Sales and a participating member of e-Great Singapore Sales 2003 (EGSS) with MSN Shopping. Offers of 10% to 30% discount for various items are up for grab. Full Article
sa New collection: Sarah Borghi fashion collections By www.newlook.com.sg Published On :: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 08:00:00 +0800 Two new collections of fashion pantyhose by Sarah Borghi. 50 denier sheer to waist microfiber patterned tights. Full Article
sa New collection: Sarah Borghi Sneaker Cotton Footcover By www.newlook.com.sg Published On :: Sat, 15 Nov 2003 08:00:00 +0800 A new collection of footcover by Sarah Borghi. Cotton on the skin and microfiber on the other side. Full Article
sa New collection: Sarah Borghi Spring/Summer fashion collection 2004 By www.newlook.com.sg Published On :: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 15:02:56 +0800 Seven new collections of fashion hosiery from Sarah Borghi: Pantyhose and knee highs. All stripes and patterns are seamlessly woven to ensure durability of the colors and patterns. Full Article
sa New collection: Satin Flower Jacquard Bustier with G-String By www.newlook.com.sg Published On :: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 08:34:37 +0800 A new collection of Bustier by Sensual Mystique®.Tapestry feeling satin flower jacquard long-line bustier. Comes with lightly padded underwire cups, hook and eye front, body controlling side, front, and back boning plus a waist cinching lace-up back, adjustable garters and matching g-string. Full Article
sa New collection: Slimming Massager By www.newlook.com.sg Published On :: Sat, 2 Dec 2006 03:06:53 +0800 This revolutionary slimming massager allows you to exercise and burn your fats while resting.Built-in 8 pre-programmed exercise routines to sculpt, firm and tone muscles. Operating on two AAA 1.5V batteries, this massager is highly portable and you can workout anytime and anywhere.Improves blood flow and helps in arthritis pains, diabetes, hypertension, knee inflammation, muscle pain, muscle toning, nervous headaches, paralysis, rRheumatism, rheumatoid of knee joint, sexual vigour, stiff shoulders/neck and Tennis elbow. Full Article
sa New collection: Sarah Borghi Ritz Longuette By www.newlook.com.sg Published On :: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 00:19:28 +0800 A new collection of knee highs by Sarah Borghi®.Fashion patterned knee highs. Tube design to fit most feet length. Full Article
sa New collection: Satin Corset with matching G-String By www.newlook.com.sg Published On :: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:22:51 +0800 A new collection of cami by Sensual Mystique®.Satin shine corset with boning and matching g-string. Side zip with ribbon lace up front. Full Article
sa New collection: Satin strapless bustier with boning By www.newlook.com.sg Published On :: Sat, 9 Jun 2007 09:26:20 +0800 A new collection of Bustier set by Elegant Moments®.Satin strapless bustier with ivory satin and lace trim, boning, lace up back, hidden hook and eye side closure. Comes with adustable and detachable leg garters as well as matching G-string.Size Chart:SizeSmallMediumLargeX-LargeBust32 - 3434 - 3737 - 4039 - 42Cup SizeA - BB - CCCWaist23 - 2525½ - 2828 - 3131 - 34Hips34 - 3636 - 3939 - 4141 - 44EquivalentDress Size6 - 810 - 121416 - 18 Full Article