No. They are speculating that extortion could happen (and it very well may). If there were allegations of extortion the wording would be “Local businesses are claiming they are being extorted”. They do not want to be sued.... so they use words alluding to the possibility of future extortion and people run with it because it fits their personal belief system.
Obviously it isn’t good. The city is banking on either peaceful negotiations or enough people get bored and go home. If it extends long enough the city will try to pushing out the protesters.
You keep reinforcing my very points. Political hyperbole, check. Unable to back up statements with substance, check. Watch this video for the REAL truth, check. You're a Republican cliche. Boring.
Yes, north of Seattle, 20 mins to Chaz. I may have to pay some types of fee to get in, it is the newest country in the world now, number 196.
Multiple sauces amirite? Actually interestingly enough - interviews with businesses show they aren't losing any money as business is still brisk - apparently protestors need to eat and do crap as well. I'd imagine it's also attracting a lot of curiosity seekers.
You're being over dramatic. Its not like Seattle was being policed very well in the first place. I go to seattle every summer and TBH, I have become less interested in going. Having to deal with the entitled aggressive homeless is getting tiresome. I would assume to go up to BC for the same environment w/out all the trash. Its sad how the elected representatives of the city have let it go.
Personally, I don't see this as a federal issue (like the Clive Bundy situation was). It's more like the Michigan capital situation. Let the locals deal with it however they see fit. In Michigan, they just shrugged and let armed thugs shut down their legislature for a time. Okay. If a local government requests federal help, that's another story, but I don't see that happening in the present case. Doesn't need to be a national story at all, but I can see why conservative media would like to get some mileage out of it, with the false Antifa boogeyman stuff. Yawn.
We differ politically but you’re a cool dude Judo. You don’t come across as a know it all like other libs around here. I’m familiar with Minneapolis and have visited many times, but there is no way, no how that I know the place better than you. A few in here can simply pull stuff out of their backsides and become experts in Seattle.
LMAO , Mike clevinger !!! also I’ve got family in Austin that’s been talking for the last decade about how it’s changing for the worse and all these ****ing Californians are moving there ... so prolly some truth to Austin burning .
Have you seen these sculptures? https://discover.stqry.com/v/ballard/s/f67901e5-aa09-43ae-87d7-1f668e0eb493
Eh East Hastings Street in Vancouver has an enormous homeless population. Vancouver's homelessness isn't any better than what you see in the United States. It only got worse following the Winter Olympics they hosted.
They need a sustainability council. These guys need a lot of help to get this thing of the ground and going. I'll pitch in $50 for one or some of you guys to go up there and help them run this thing. There might be an ambassador position available. Good opportunity. The should probably add beer. If they're smart they would ask for Miracle Grow....not just for the food. I'm not sure what Ice (the good kind) means....lol. Please Mr. Trump....don't send in the troops. Let this one play out. It's like watching Naked and Afraid.
I wish I was being overly dramatic bro. My wife is from Seattle originally, she moved to HTown when she got transferred from her job 20 years ago.We met and married in HTown, but we go back to Seattle frequently over the years as she still has kinfolk living there. The past 5 to 8 years, Emerald city steadily been going straight to the shietter. Everytime we go back we can see that all around us, watch that documentary “Seattle is dying “, it does an incredible job telling the story of Seattle. It truly hit us hard when we moved here 2 years ago. I was apprehensive about Seattle because we both love HTown and the ongoing problems Seattle has that we saw with our own eyes everytime we’re back. However; we could not pass up the opportunities( Amazon really wanted her), so we’re here for the past 2 years, and I wish I was being overly dramatic but that phrase “ Seattle is dying” is no joke.
Yes bro, a few times through the years. Interesting artworks. I like the city ofBallard too, nice hip place, but it’s going south too. Sad
A friend of mine did those sculptures. She had an unfortunate freak death 5 years ago in her backyard. Really sad. I had been there and those Ponderosa pines were huge. https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2015/nov/18/spokane-artist-killed-by-tree-remembered-for-gener/ https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2019/mar/25/new-public-art-sculptures-at-spokanes-pedestrian-b/
I read about that story. Yeah, weird freak accident. I kept telling my wife that we’re living in the evergreen state now and be careful of the falling tree branches, and she just laughed at me. Condolences!
