#WAPol #WashingtonState
I don't know how things work but, not knowing anything else, my first reaction is the Washington Dems should suspend the majority leader. There's too much riding on what they need to do to afford distractions like this.

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/after-slurred-remarks-during-budget-hearing-wa-house-majority-leader-admits-to-drinking/

RE: https://universeodon.com/@WADeptHealth/116138354027917756

#Water #WA #WashingtonState

Olympia bans ICE from city property, calls for end to ‘dangerous’ activity
By Ty Vinson
Updated February 25, 2026 4:17 PM

https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article314837901.html

The Olympia City Council unanimously approved two actions at its Feb. 24 meeting that were aimed at restricting federal immigration agents in the city, effective immediately.

#casPol #casPolitics #politics #FuckICE #fascism #olympia #WashingtonState #cascadia

Hi, these are the weekly #washingtonstate #kingcounty (that is, #seattle and environs) #COVID #COVID19 #wastewater toots.

A quick reminder that this King County respiratory disease data comes from Washington State, not the federal government.

The West Point (WSPT) sewage treatment plant's 7 day running average of its detected Sars-CoV-2 levels went up a bit. The last calculation was made on 2/17.

WSPT is one of three King County(-ish) sewersheds in this dataset. You can find overviews, individual sewershed results, and a breakdown of variants for the state wastewater surveillance program, along with other metrics like case counts and hospitalizations for Covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses, at https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/diseases-and-chronic-conditions/communicable-disease-surveillance-data/respiratory-illness-data-dashboard#WasteWater. If you go to the page and click "learn more" in the statewide view tab, you can find out lots of details about how these data are calculated and how to interpret them. The dashboard gets updated every Wednesday (generally). The Department of Health is here on the fediweb, at @WADeptHealth

Sunset Reflection at Lake Wenatchee

The sun started to slip behind the ridge.
The mountains went to shadow.
For a few minutes the reflection ran straight toward shore.

I felt grateful in that moment. The summer day had been full of swimming, kayaking, and slow walks along the shoreline. Standing there as the light faded felt like a quiet reward. I was just happy to be at the lake and able to enjoy all of it.

#pnw #LakeWenatchee #WashingtonState #PNWPhotography