So many weird things have happened in the last few days that have been...thought provoking, to say the least....

First...encounter with a Trump voter:
Hubby texts his brother...'hey you should come visit sometime'
Brother(combat veteran, now officer) responds : "why the fuck would I visit Seattle where there's tranny protestors and women with pussy hats'
Hubby responds 'so much hate in your heart that there's no room for your brother?' (no reply so far)

Second.... encounter with the 1%
Hubby had been approached by a wealthy business owner about opening up a shop....hubby brought this rich guy to a shop that's closing to buy out all their unsold inventory...rich guy and old shop owner and negotiating a quarter million dollar purchase...rich guy doesn't even flinch at these kind of numbers....then he and hubby grab coffee at McDonald's after....rich guy starts browsing for coupons for freaking McDonald's coffee.....wtf....it's like they are just wired differently...

Third....encounter with the senior health system (Medicaid)
My mom nearly died on December 3...(again) she's been transferred from facility to facility as her recovery improved.....yesterday, she was sent to a skilled nursing facility in Tacoma....I went to see her and was horrified....dark, gloomy....and the smell was horriffic....it was like I was walking in a place that was for the not quite living.... And I had to leave my mom there....

I'm left feeling like what has America become....
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So this is Christmas....

Two years ago a friend and his girlfriend and new baby, moved to Hayden, Idaho to be near her family, so she had support while he underwent cancer treatment....

He just moved back...without them. He's Puerto Rican...

He said when the first moved there it wasnt quite as bad but once Trump got elected...they went nuts.... He said every time he went and public someone made a comment about his race, he said a couple in a store, all decked out in camouflage walked up as he was pushing his baby and said 'oh what a cute beaner baby'

Said his car was spit on every day....he couldn't make any friends because their 'reputation' would be ruined if they were his friend....his girlfriend's family told him he 'didnt fit the image' for the family....it actually broke them up for 9 months, after which the mother told her daughter '..well, now that I got rid of him...'

He said he was certain that if he stayed there, he would have been hung.

So he left...he will set up a place here and bring them home...

Trump's America..... festering like flesh eating bacteria in Idaho.....

Wtf....seriously....this shit is so obviously wrong...

this is what makes me sick - that at the end of it all - after destroying america and handing us to an enemy - he walks away from it all - they all do....

[link:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-lawyers-mueller-pardons_us_597157abe4b00e4363de87b8?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009|

WASHINGTON — Lawyers for Donald Trump, spurred by the president’s own inquiries, are exploring his power to grant pardons — to aides, family and himself — as a means of undermining special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, The Washington Post reports.

The Post, citing an unnamed source familiar with the queries, said the president himself had asked advisers about the constitutional power, although another source noted that Trump sought only to further his understanding of the privilege. Trump’s lawyer John Dowd called the claims “nonsense.”

Trump’s lawyers are also looking into Mueller’s potential conflicts of interests, perhaps as a way of removing him from the Justice Department’s investigation, according to a Post article that cited several of Trump’s legal advisers.

Also on Thursday, various outlets reported Trump’s longtime personal attorney and lead counsel on the Russia investigation, Marc Kasowitz, would be stepping into a smaller role. Kasowitz made headlines last week after he threatened a stranger in a string of profane emails, saying things like “watch your back, bitch,” and “I’m on you.”

Greatest name ever lol

I could imagine they shuffled him off to avoid the inevitable - its a 9 day trip if i recall correctly - SO much will be revealed in 9 days - I can see him getting into a country like...hmm...russia....then resigning....living out his happy days over there in exile.....

you know some of them have at least though of it....lol

http://www.king5.com/news/local/seattle/several-may-day-events-in-seattle-monday/435391980


• The Veteran Anti-War Formation- Rally then March to Judkins Park
9am-11am, Garden of Remembrance- 200 University

• Immigrant and Workers’ Rights Rally, then March to Seattle Center
11am-3pm, Judkins Park – 2150 S Norman St.

• May 1st Action Coalition Rally at Seattle Center
3pm, Fisher Green Stage at Seattle Center – 305 Harrison St.

Passing along the info that I received as a commute notification from our building in DT seattle - thought I would pass it along in case we can increase those numbers

MONDAY, MAY 1:
May Day: Veteran Anti-War Formation: March at 8:45 a.m. from the Garden of Remembrance at 2nd Ave and University. The march route is south on 2nd Ave, east on James St, east on E Cherry St, south on 23rd Avenue to Judkins Park. About 200 people are expected to attend.

Annual May Day March for Workers and Immigrant Rights: Rally at Judkins Park at 11 a.m. followed by a march from Judkins Park to Seattle Center at 1 p.m. The march route is via S Jackson St, 12th Ave, Madison St, 6th Ave, Denny Way, 5th Ave N to Seattle Center. About 8,000 people are expected to participate.

Source: Yahoo

An investigation has been launched into a fire which broke out at Trump Tower.

The blaze was reported at US President Donald Trump's luxury New York hotel at 4.30am local time (9.30am GMT).

The small fire was on the 47th floor of the hotel and took just under an hour to be put out.

It is thought it was spareked when a piece of machinery malfunctioned in an apartment which was being built., CBS news reported.

Part of the building was evacuated and one person was treated for smoke inhalation.

Several fire trucks were seen outside the building on Friday morning.

Harold Mindel, who shared a photo online of several fire engines at the scene, said on Facebook: “Waking up at 4.40 am with the sounds of many fire trucks heading to Trump International Hotel and Condo at Columbus Circle and Central Park West.”

FDNY, New York City’s fire department, are investigating the fire, the city’s PIX11 news site reported.

A message on the fire service's Twitter feed said: "Man all hands 1 Central Park W, high rise fire on 47th flr”.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-tower-fire-blaze-breaks-113700078.html

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things that make you go HMMM...

just got back from Urgent Care - I have a rash all over my upper body- doc said its a inflammatory response to stress....said it's harmless, not contagious, not a concern at all - but yeah....i got a trump rash

someone else here made a mention of his/her doc saying they have seen alot of anxiety lately as well...

so maybe a reminder to us all to take some time away from news and take care of ourselves....stress really can take a toll...

think ill put on some Shpongle, smoke a bowl and PvP a while in GW2