Proud husband and father | Soli Deo Gloria | Views expressed are my own
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Donald Kimball retweeted
I still remember when neo cons insisted that this war would be over and done with in a matter of days. And I remember when we told them it wouldn’t play out like that, and it would prove to be a massive blunder, and they yelled at us and called us “panicans” and traitors.
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Donald Kimball retweeted
Judge Dave Larson (Ret.) has published an open letter to Washington voters to help you sort through the misinformation in this campaign.
A $1.5 million PAC funded by public employee unions and plaintiffs' trial lawyers is flooding your mailbox, phone, and social media feed with misinformation to turn you against Dave. As Dave noted, they're desperate to keep their hold on your courts.
The choice could not be clearer: vote for Dave Larson and return your courts to the people, or leave them under the control of narrow special interests. Dave selflessly came out of retirement to support you, while public employee unions, whose members are supposed to serve you, are spending millions in dues against you. Vote for Dave and send them a message: you own the courts, they don't!
Their message is that our Supreme Court races are partisan. They aren't. Washington's judicial races are nonpartisan for a reason, and as Dave lays out, the rights this PAC claims are on the ballot simply aren't. Those rights rest on voter-approved initiatives, laws, and precedent, not on any court decision.
"Our courts do not belong to partisan interests."
Dave spent 18 years on the bench deciding cases by the law, not by who funded his campaign. His letter sets the record straight, and it's worth five minutes before you vote.
Read the full letter: larsonforjustice.com/open-le…
Donald Kimball retweeted
WOULD YOU DROP YOUR BALLOT HERE?
This is the ballot drop box at the Crown Hill Safeway in the Ballard Neighborhood of Seattle.
I thought Bob Ferguson was sending in the unarmed National Guard to keep drop boxes secure
H/T @PeakSeattle
Donald Kimball retweeted
Holy smokes from NYT: "In the summer of 2025, a staffer for Mary Peltola, the Alaska Democrat who was eyeing a run for Senate, received unusual instructions from top campaign aides: Find as many people named Dan Sullivan in Alaska as you can.....The plan worked."
Donald Kimball retweeted
🚨 DO NOT WAIT TO VOTE!
In the August primary 1,300 Spokane County ballots were rejected because they were too late. Don’t let that happen to your vote. GET YOUR BALLOT IN NOW!
Donald Kimball retweeted
The non-partisan tax foundation found that high income taxes hurt growth. It’s critical that Colorado voters reject Amendment 87 which would make Colorado the 9th highest taxed state. It’s not to late to vote No on amendment 87
States with no individual income tax (Florida, Texas, Tennessee, Nevada, and others) consistently rank among the strongest gainers, while states with the highest top rates (California at 13.3 percent, New York at 10.9 percent, and New Jersey at 10.75 percent) dominate the list of largest losers.
Explore the data: hubs.ly/Q04C95Xm0
Donald Kimball retweeted
There are a remarkable number of political arguments that rely on:
a) politicians keeping their word
b) government bureaucracy working as promised
Given the consistent history of politicians and government, why would anyone believe either of those things? 1/2
Donald Kimball retweeted
I was just forcefully removed from a @ThornsFC game for the crime of wearing an @xx_xyathletics t-shirt. I am in shock. We peacefully wore our shirts. We were assaulted by fans. Then WE were forced to leave – with FORCE by stadium security. I am utterly in shock.
Donald Kimball retweeted
Electricity rates in Washington state are climbing rapidly, with public and private utilities increasing rates by 30% over the next three years.
Who is to blame?
@jayinslee is correct. The biggest drivers of how much you pay comes from the state capitol. #waleg
Donald Kimball retweeted
Komo (Seattle Times took a pass on this story) covers the impact the unconstitutional income tax will have on philanthropy.
A couple of observations:
-The impact is real and the CEO of Seattle Children’s brings the receipts
-The Seattle Times refusal to carry the op-ed is shameful
-We should all be talking about this because ST broke the story looking out for the public not because the CEO had to get around them to get the story out
-Bob Ferguson is clearly caught flat footed by the question and gives a “squirrel!!!” Answer
-Jamie Pedersen is baking more pie-crusts.. oh don’t worry we will fix it
-The unconstitutional income tax was written with so much haste and with no real input or concern for the negative impacts that we will continue to find sulphur filled easter eggs as we watch businesses shut down or flee the state
Vote Yes I-645 To Repeal the unconstitutional Income Tax
Donald Kimball retweeted
If America makes releasing open AI models legally perilous, open weight and open model AI won’t disappear.
But American ones might!
Developers and users can turn instead to capable foreign models—with whatever biases, security practices, and limitations come with them.
Our new guide to legislating open-weight AI
@neil_chilson
If you publicly post photos of "banned books" and brag about reading them, there's a 99% chance they are not, in fact, banned books.
Donald Kimball retweeted
Characteristics of *actual* banned books:
- Amazon refuses to sell bc it violates their “offensive content policy”
- online forums discussing it are filled with ‘we need to do something’ anons (FBI)
- people will fly around the world to murder you for translating it
Donald Kimball retweeted
After passing the largest tax increase in state history in 2025, the legislature and the governor actually CUT aid to children, youth and families and Medicaid.
Where were these supposedly concerned people then? #waleg
State leaders and childcare advocates say repealing the "millionaires tax" would slash childcare funding at a moment when families — and providers — are already struggling. seattletimes.com/education-l…
Donald Kimball retweeted
I’m voting YES on all 3 ballot initiatives.
- yes to repeal a state income tax
- yes to protect girls sports
- yes for parents rights in schools
The ballot language is intentionally confusing and untruthful, help out your friends and neighbors.
Donald Kimball retweeted
“When opponents put an initiative on the November ballot to repeal the tax and prevent lawmakers from passing similar income taxes in the future, the Democratic state Attorney General added an ominous description to discourage voters from supporting it.”
wsj.com/opinion/washington-m…
Donald Kimball retweeted
Just remember: The @seattletimes wouldn’t let a sports columnist write in defense of girls.
Approximately a dozen Camas High School runners walked off the start line, forfeiting their race Tuesday to protest their transgender teammate's participation. st.news/4hNHNUG
Donald Kimball retweeted
"Columbia Bank, which has more than 100 branches around Washington, says new state taxes were a major factor behind its plans for a corporate expansion in Arizona." seattletimes.com/business/co… #waleg
Donald Kimball retweeted
Last month, I promised to check back in a month to see if the gap in gas prices between Washington and Idaho & Oregon would reflect the recent decline in the CO2 tax.
Indeed, the gap between WA and ID has declined by 20 cents per gallon - exactly as predicted. 1/2 #waleg
In 2024, supporters of the CO2 tax told @SeaTimesOpinion that if the tax was removed, gas prices might not go down. I argued that this made no sense and offered to bet.
Well, with such a large decline - 20 cents per gallon - we can see if the gap between Washington and neighboring states like Oregon and Idaho, gets smaller over the next month. It will take some time for prices to filter through the system, so let’s all meet back here in a month and see what happened. 3/3 #waleg
Donald Kimball retweeted
It’s flat out impossible to take tax reformers promises seriously when the state decided to keep 70% of the income tax revenue.
If the legislature were serious about lowering other taxes while introducing new ones, they would’ve passed a dollar-for-dollar tax cut. Instead, they kept the revenue and will increase spending. #waleg
The "millionaires tax" only really makes sense as a beginning, not an end. Some Democratic lawmakers have been open about that, writes columnist Danny Westneat. seattletimes.com/seattle-new…
