No, it’s not socialist Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant who took part in protests staged by kayak-paddling activists against Royal Dutch Shell’s deep-sea oil drilling rig headed for … [Read more...]
Rod Chandler’s Top 21 Photographs of 2020 – Part 1
Former Congressman Rod Chandler is sharing with Shift’s readers his top 21 nature photographs of 2020. For the past year, Shift has featured Rod’s beautiful work at the top of our Monday editions of … [Read more...]
Jay’s $750,000 Dam Study Justifies Destroying Eastern WA Livelihood
Liberals would have you believe removing the Lower Snake River Dams is about saving the fish. It says so right there in the study. (pg 7) But like most things Democrat, the remarkable degree of … [Read more...]
Multiple area beaches shut down because of poop water
Multiple Seattle-area beaches are closed today due to dangerous levels of fecal bacteria in the water. Half of them due to a power outage at West Point Wastewater Treatment Plant at Discovery Park. On … [Read more...]
Extreme “green” group show true nature, leaves behind piles of trash after protest
Over the weekend, extreme greenies -- part of the BreakFreePNW group -- camped out on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe train track near Anacortes in an attempt to stop shipments leading to the nearby … [Read more...]
5 ethical issues Seattle may want to reconsider
The ethics investigation into Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) Director Scott Kubly over his involvement in the City of Seattle’s purchase of Pronto, the failed bike-share company, is … [Read more...]
Laziness at work: Seattle City Council complains of “workload,” uses taxpayer money for help
From changing the name of a national holiday, to attempting to scare off a multi-billion dollar oil company with a group of “kayaktivists”, to being arrested on disorderly conduct charges, Seattle … [Read more...]
5 “green” fails on Earth Day
It’s Earth Day, the day we assume is the very favorite one of the year for extreme greenies. After all, they have center stage – and a fawning mainstream media - for demonstrating all the silly … [Read more...]
Sound Transit holds “open house” meetings on latest tax-raising scheme
The Sound Transit propaganda machine is kicking into high gear to build public support for its latest tax-raising scheme – the $50 billion plan on this fall’s ballot called ST3. As part of pretending … [Read more...]
Seattle Democrats declare war on innovation to appease big labor
The City of Seattle has distinguished itself in a lot of ways recently. It’s the only major city that boasts of a socialist as a city council member. It was the first major city to pass a $15 minimum … [Read more...]
Extreme greenies take credit where credit is not due
Extreme “green” activists love to take credit for natural economic factors. In September, Seattle City Council members Kshama Sawant and Mike O’Brien celebrated Royal Dutch Shell’s withdrawal from the … [Read more...]
Seattle’s most entertaining councilmembers are here to stay
The 2015 election results are in, and nothing much has changed in Seattle. The incumbent city councilmembers did very well. Of course, that means more entertaining acts of extreme political … [Read more...]