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ppl (1.23.14)
This lady’s been chillin’ at the intersection of Highland Park Way SW and West Marginal Way SW in Seattle: It’s right where Nickelsville used to be. A world-class destination for panhandlers: Would you like to know what her sign says? –Of … Continue reading
New Feature: Homeless, Inc.
If you’ve been following TBQ, you’ve heard me talking about Homeless, Inc. Homeless, Inc. is the name I have given to Seattle’s mammoth low-income housing industry. It numbers among its members some of the most familiar names in the charity … Continue reading
The Village Quixotic (or: How to avoid headaches by thinking with your tear ducts)
Some astute TBQ readers have been linking me stuff about Olympia’s new Nickelsville knock-off, a joint called “Quixote Village.” Here’s an extract from the 12/31/13 edition of the Olympian newspaper: The residents of Camp Quixote are no longer vagabonds. They … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, General, Politics
Tagged Daily Olympian, editorial bias, fraud, homeless, inc., Jill Severn, media bias, monica spain, Nickelsville, Quixote Village, SHARE
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The Ghettoization of the Soul
Here’s another Nickelsville hype piece from our friends at Real Change News. The story is designed to make you believe that Nickelsville is the last place of refuge for families with children: Nickelsville Elementary
Posted in Essays, General
Tagged kids at Nickelsville, Nickelsville, Real Change News, Scott Morrow
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ppl (12.18.13)
ppl is an ongoing series of posts about the post-Nickelsville clean-up. Nickelsville is an illegal squatters camp –now three separate camps – that was evicted from the Highland Park neighborhood of West Seattle in early September, 2013. See the previous entry … Continue reading
Posted in General, Photos (People), Photos (Stuff)
Tagged Highland Park Washington, Myers Way South, Nickelsville, Scott Morrow
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The Friends of Mike McGinn
Dedicated to . . . The WA State Public Disclosure Commission N.C. & N.H., for their devotion to public service J.R., for her amazing secretarial skills Scott St. Clair, for his inspiration The people of the Great State of Washington, for … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, General
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Nickelsville: Finding a solution
I offer this recent guest editorial from the Seattle Times for your edification. The author, one Derek Low, is a student* in the MSW (Master of Social Work) and MPH (Master of Public Health) programs at the University of Washington: … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, General
Tagged Nickelsville, Peggy Hotes, pimps of poverty, Scott Morrow, SHARE
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ppl (12.3.13)
(“ppl” is an ongoing series of posts about the post-Nickelsville clean-up. Nickelsville is an illegal squatters camp –now three separate camps – that was evicted from the Highland Park neighborhood of West Seattle in early September, 2013. See previous entries … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged All-City Fence, corruption, Mike McGinn, Nickelsville, Scott Morrow
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What puffery is this? (Parts 1 & 2)
Part 1 Go to Part 2 Here’s a cleverly disguised puff-piece from a recent copy of Seattle Times. You can file this one under “Corporate Media Bias”: Football team owner funds research into brain injuries
Posted in General
Tagged brain injury, corporate media, media bias, NFL, paul allen, seahawks, seattle times, vulcan
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My Little Socialist: Kshama Sawant
Seattle Councilmember-elect Kshama Sawant is all over the Interblogz these days, and not just for being a nerdy young Woman of Color who beat out a stodgy Old White Man. That would have been news enough, but on top of … Continue reading
Posted in General, Politics, Profiles
Tagged economics, Kshama Sawant, sawant, Seattle City Council, socialism
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Monica Spain Is Missing!!
Update: 11/26/13 [Go to update.] Who’s Monica Spain? you ask.
Posted in General
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Independent Media: Why it matters.
In a recent issue of the New York Times, I saw no fewer than three stories that illustrate problems with corporate media. And when I say corporate media, I mean any media source that depends on: Ad revenue Stockholder/owner approval … Continue reading
Posted in General, Media, Politics
Tagged boeing, corporate media, journalism, media merger, ny times
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KPLU: Time to start paying your interns
Update! Retraction! (sort of) 11/12/14: Thanks in part to you, my diligent readers, Ms. Erin Hennessey, News Director at KPLU, got back to me on KPLU’s Skyway Nickelsville piece (see below). She also had a couple of clarifications for me: … Continue reading
Nickelsville ~ End of an Illusion
Yo! This be the latest entry in an ongoing Web journal about a squatters camp in Seattle, Washington. For the complete journal, see the “Nickelsville” item in the menu above. Previous Entry: October 30 ~ How I know there’s no investigation into SHARE … Continue reading
So why did McGinn lose, really?
Simple: The guy had bad karma. And how did he get bad karma? By being a fool in a past life, maybe. Or, more likely, being a fool in this one. As most of my readers will already know, by … Continue reading
Posted in General
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Look, Ma! No Dumpster!
Is anyone surprised by this picture of trash overflowing at Nickelsville’s Skyway site? Nobody should be surprised. The trash photo was taken by some intrepid and anonymous photographer and posted on the West Hill Community Association’s Facebook page on October 30, … Continue reading
Posted in General
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ppl (10.28.13)
This post is part of series dedicated to an avid TBQ’er who likes to text me with photos of ex-Nickelsvillains he still sees roaming the highways and byways of Highland Park, long after Nickelsville itself has moved on. I’m naming the project … Continue reading
Posted in General
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ppl (10.27.13)
This post is part of series dedicated to an avid TBQ’er who likes to text me with photos of ex-Nickelsvillains he sees roaming the highways and byways of Highland Park, long after Nickelsville itself has moved on. I’m naming the project “ppl” … Continue reading
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News Flash: Homeless, Inc. lady makes bank
Remember Sharon Lee of the Low Income Housing Institute? (That’s the group that was co-founded by Scott Morrow in 1991 and is now hosting one of the downtown Nickelsville. The one with all the kiddies.) She made $167,000 at LIHI in … Continue reading
Slumdog Millionaires
For S. Here’s a recent, and for me very convenient, story in the Seattle P-I about immigration fraud and extortion going on at the site of a new, low-income housing project. Charge: Contractor on city-backed housing project extorted workers This … Continue reading
The Good, the Bad, and the Shmorrow
For Scott St. Clair, for Janice, for Karin, for Yordan . . . And for Cap. * * * * * Last month I paid a social call at Nickelsville’s new Skyway digs. While there I was surprised to find … Continue reading
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ppl (10/8/13)
This post is dedicated to an avid TBQ’er who likes to text me with photos of ex-Nickelsvillains he sees roaming the highways and byways of Highland Park, weeks after Nickelsville itself has moved on. I’m naming the project “ppl” after the texting/twitter … Continue reading
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Castle-Mari: A word about the new marquee . . .
I live in a place called Blight Center, Washington. Check it out, man: Even our Welcome sign is blighted. And this picture was taken right after The Mayor dedicated it. (OK. Technically, we don’t have a mayor here. But then, … Continue reading
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Bridge Report: Godzilla Terrorizes Korean Peninsula, Heads for Japan
TBQ readers in Korea report that Godzilla has been munching on Seoul food. However, the monster is known to have a special fondness for Japanese raw men. The creature was last spotted in the Sea of Japan, headed for … Continue reading
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Googlebug: “Drug Dealers Near Seattle”
So I was googling away with Google’s Maps latest beta version and just for google-giggles I did a search on “drug dealers near Seattle.” See? To my surprise, there were several hits . . . Look who made the list: The … Continue reading
Posted in General, Humor
Tagged drug dealers, drugs, GIS, Google, Google maps, mapping programs, user-generated input
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Real Change / Shmeal Change
I shouldn’t be promoting these guys, but you know . . . there’s nothing like the smell of fresh bullshit in the morning. Shmeal Change to City: Keep your religion, we prefer our handouts with NSA I wouldn’t mind if … Continue reading
