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Support the Amazon Head Tax
My column in the Seattle PI in support of the head tax on Amazon encourages neighbors to fight the real monster in Seattle.

Protect Your Browsing History with CloudFlare’s 1.1.1.1 DNS
I’m trying out CloudFlare’s 1.1.1.1 DNS. Although my current Internet provider has signed the ISP Privacy Pledge and does NOT monitor my browsing, I appreciate setting up the service on my laptop for when I’m out and about (though you...

Fifth Anniversary of Woman’s Marriage to a Corporation
Today marks what would have been the fifth anniversary of Angela Vogel’s marriage to my corporation, Corporate Person. On July 17th, 2012, King County granted their right to marry and then took to Facebook later to tell the couple that...

Seattle Landlord Doubles Rent to Force Out Tenants
In Massive rent hikes, remodel renders Lake Union building ‘uninhabitable’, Daniel DeMay reports on a landlord that has increased rent 121 percent — from $1,985 to $4,387, and performed remodeling without a permit in a purposely obstructive way to force out tenants....
With Amazon, Men Outnumber Women in Washington State
Update: The Seattle Police Department statistics for CY2016 are complete. There were 169 reported rapes in Seattle in 2016, up from 108 in 2015. That’s an increase of 56.5%. Last week, Amazon announced enormous pre-Trump hiring plans and it mentioned...