Editor's Note 2026

The following posts are on subjects I think worthy of consideration. I would hope this information is relevant for your consideration. That being said, nothing posted should be construed as to what I believe. It is my hope to open up the dialogue about various aspects of education.

Birth of this blog and the Melissa Westbrook connection 

USS Liberty incident

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Still No Arrest in the String of North Aurora Shootings

May 23, 2026 — Aurora Ave N & N 98th St.: Police reported more than 30 shots, found roughly 40 shell casings, and recovered video evidence. SPD said the Gun Violence Reduction Unit was investigating, but its public report does not announce an arrest.

June 23, 2026 — near N 93rd/Aurora: A 15-year-old boy was seriously wounded. SPD initially received conflicting accounts and later determined the shooting may have occurred inside a vehicle. The public SPD report says detectives were investigating; it does not report an arrest.

January 3, 2026 — N 128th St & Aurora: A woman was shot in the leg after gunfire near Aurora. SPD explicitly stated that no arrests had been made at the time of its report.

Early August 2026 — 14100 block of Aurora: SPD reported another shooting in which a person was shot in the leg. As of the August 4 report, detectives were still investigating, and the report does not identify an arrest.

A Run Around Green Lake Doesn't Make the Storm Controversy Go Away

There is nothing wrong with Seattle Storm players getting out into the community.

Running around Green Lake, meeting fans and promoting fitness is exactly the kind of positive community activity professional athletes should be doing.

But timing matters.

Just weeks after a Seattle Storm co-owner was accused of verbally berating two teenage girls at a home game, Storm players were back in the spotlight at Green Lake, participating in a community run that attracted hundreds of people.

It was a feel-good story.

And perhaps that is exactly what the Storm needed.

Because the team's image had taken a serious hit.

During the Storm's July 28 game against the Indiana Fever, two teenage fans were holding signs supporting Fever player Sophie Cunningham and her position on protecting women's sports. According to reporting on the incident, Storm co-owner Celeste Keaton confronted the girls and used profanity toward them. The Storm subsequently apologized, and the WNBA suspended Keaton from attending the team's next five home games and fined her.

One of the teenagers said the confrontation left her in tears.

Think about that for a moment.

These weren't rival team owners negotiating a business deal. They weren't professional athletes trash-talking each other on the court.

They were teenage fans at a basketball game.

Whatever someone's position on transgender athletes, women's sports or Sophie Cunningham's opinions, there is a basic standard that should apply: Adults — particularly team owners — should know how to conduct themselves around teenagers.

The WNBA apparently agreed that the incident crossed a line. A five-game suspension is not exactly a minor slap on the wrist.

And yet the public-relations machine moves on.

Now we have smiling athletes running around Green Lake, meeting fans and generating positive headlines.

Again, there is nothing wrong with the run itself. Natisha Hiedeman organized the Run Budz event, and other Storm players including Sonia Raman, Jordan Horston, Ezi Magbegor, Katie Lou Samuelson and Taylor Thierry participated. Hundreds of people reportedly showed up.

But community events don't erase accountability.

A team can promote inclusion while still having to answer uncomfortable questions about how its own leadership treats people who disagree with it.

A team can celebrate community while acknowledging that some of its fans may feel unwelcome.

And players can participate in charitable and community activities without being expected to become a public-relations shield for their employer.

That's the part I think Seattle sports fans should be paying attention to.

Don't let a feel-good event distract from the underlying issue.

The controversy wasn't about whether Storm players should run around Green Lake.

It was about whether two teenage girls should have been subjected to an angry confrontation from a team owner because of a political or cultural opinion they expressed at a basketball game.

Those are two very different questions.

The Storm has apologized. The WNBA has disciplined Keaton. Those steps matter.

But accountability shouldn't end when the cameras move to Green Lake.

If the Storm genuinely wants to be an organization where "everyone who attends a Storm game deserves to feel welcome," as majority owner Ginny Gilder said after the incident, then that principle has to apply even when the fan in question holds an opinion the organization doesn't like.

That's what inclusion actually means.

It can't mean "everyone is welcome, as long as you agree with us."

Seattle doesn't need another carefully staged feel-good moment.

It needs honesty.

And the Storm should be able to do both: run around Green Lake and answer hard questions.

Seattle’s Crime Problems Didn’t Start With the New Mayor

 There is a growing debate at Seattle City Hall over public safety, and residents have every right to demand answers. But before city leaders point fingers at Mayor Katie Wilson, we should take a step back and look at the timeline.

Seattle’s public-safety problems did not begin when Wilson took office in January 2026. Many of the problems now being discussed — particularly in North Seattle and along Aurora Avenue — existed under previous administrations and previous City Councils.

That matters when we talk about accountability.

District 5 is a particularly important example. Today, District 5 is represented by Councilmember Debora Juarez, who was appointed in July 2025 to fill the vacancy created by Cathy Moore’s resignation. Juarez’s term runs through November 2026, when voters will choose who completes the remainder of the term. Juarez previously served from 2015 to 2023. In Q1 of 2019 alone District 5 had the following 93 aggravated assaults, 336 simple assaults, 4 murders, 19 forcible rapes, and 151 burglaries. North Aurora's drug trade, sex trafficking and fencing of stolen Home depot goods were all unopposed and the standard during Juarez's tenor. 

The citizens of District 5 crime and public-safety concerns in North Seattle certainly did not suddenly appear in 2026.

The city itself has acknowledged the serious problems surrounding north Aurora Avenue, including shootings and open prostitution. In June, the City Council and Mayor Wilson’s administration jointly announced actions intended to address the violence.

So here is the question Seattle residents should be asking:

If these problems existed before Mayor Wilson took office, why is the conversation being framed as though she created them?

Holding a new mayor accountable for what happens on her watch is fair. That is part of the job. But accountability should not become historical amnesia.

If a neighborhood has experienced years of public-safety problems, residents deserve to know what previous city leaders did, what they failed to do, what resources were available, and which policies were supported or opposed by the elected officials representing that neighborhood.

And that includes District 5.

Council member Juarez has publicly made public safety along Aurora Avenue a priority. Her office has announced actions addressing the violence, and she has called for additional measures following subsequent shootings. Why didn't she care from 2015 to 2023?

That raises a legitimate question about shared responsibility.

Where was the urgency before the current mayor took office?

This isn't an argument that Mayor Wilson should get a free pass. She shouldn't. If crime continues, residents should expect measurable results from the mayor, the police department, the City Attorney, and the City Council.

But the same standard should apply to everyone.

The City Council is not a bystander. Council members write and vote on legislation, approve budgets, set policy priorities and represent specific neighborhoods. District council members, in particular, have a responsibility to listen to the residents who elected them and advocate for their communities.

That means we shouldn't reduce a complicated, years-long public-safety problem to a political talking point about a mayor who has been in office for only a matter of months.

Seattle deserves better than that.

Residents deserve a serious accounting of what has happened in District 5 over the past several years — including crime trends, police staffing, prosecutions, funding, neighborhood complaints, Council actions and the decisions made by the elected officials representing the district.

Then we can have an honest conversation about what Mayor Wilson is responsible for.

And what everyone else is responsible for.

Because if Seattle wants safer neighborhoods, the goal shouldn't be finding the easiest person to blame.

The goal should be figuring out what actually went wrong, who had the authority to fix it, what was tried, what failed, and what needs to happen next.

That is the accountability Seattle residents deserve.

ANOTHER PIMPOUT ON AURORA AVE

 According to Seattle police, multiple callers reported hearing a volley of more than 30 gunshots. Officers arrived minutes later and saw a crowd dispersing from a nearby club.  CLUB?

The only club is a strip joint that seems to be the showroom for the merchandise these pimps are fighting over. 

 

Investigators found shell casings on both sides of Aurora Avenue.

Police recovered about 20 shell casings on the west side of the roadway and another 20 on the east side. Officers also found a nearby vehicle and multiple buildings that had been struck by gunfire.

This is a repeat of the same type of incidents that happened last year and so far SPD has made ZERO arrest in those.  

https://saveseattleschool.blogspot.com/2025/04/over-100-rounds-fired-during-weekend.html 

BLACKHAWK DOWN SEATTLE

 Figure it out!

Steal, Fraud, Spend and come back for more.....really? 

 

INVESTIGATING SOMALIAN DAYCARES IN SEATTLE

 20 Somalian daycares in a 3 block area of subsidized housing(same style as Lewiston Maine). He goes to 12 and has doors slammed in his face & no kids!

https://youtu.be/WiL5LObJGNU 

Why Oh Why Do WE Keep Giving School Districts More and More

 

SCHOOL DISTRICTS ‑- LEVIES FOR PAYMENT OF BONDS

       

AGO 1958 No. 230 - Nov 26 1958

Attorney General John J. O'Connell

SCHOOL DISTRICTS ‑- LEVIES FOR PAYMENT OF BONDS.

(1) A school district may not levy an excess tax levy in an amount greater than is required for payment of principal and interest due on school district bonds in the particular year for which the levy is made.

(2) A school district may not increase the excess tax levy in order to exercise an option to redeem bonds prior to the fixed date of maturity.

(3) A surplus in the bond redemption fund should be used to retire bonds which are subject to redemption.  If not so used, it must be considered in determining the amount of excess tax levy when the next budget is prepared.

(4) The board of county commissioners does not have authority to fix the excess tax levy for the bond redemption fund at a different amount than the amount certified by appropriate authorities.

Who is the Oxford Dropout Katie Wilson ? Don't Cry In November That You Were Not Warned!

 

 

 

Katie Wilson claims to have attended Oxford but quit only 6 weeks from her scheduled graduation. 

So will she quit on Seattle ? 

Katie says she gets $$$$ from her parents that are professors in New York State, they still send her money despite her failure to disclose the income to the PDC.

In Washington, financial support from a candidate's parents is subject to campaign finance disclosure laws and contribution limits

 

 

 

 

She claims to spend over $24,000 a year on daycare but the father/ husband does not seem to have an income at least one that isn't paid under the table. So why can't the unemployed father watch the child/s?

Voters should view Katie Wilson as a poor choice for mayor. This viewpoint hinges on the argument that her past actions reveal a lack of commitment, a disconnect from ordinary people's struggles, and an inauthentic public persona [2, 4].

The strength of this interpretation relies on several key points:

• The perception of unearned privilege: Critics argue that her ability to walk away from an expensive, elite university education shows a casual disregard for a privilege that is unattainable for most people. This can undermine her credibility as a representative for working-class voters [4].
• The perceived contradiction between narrative and reality: This critique suggests a fundamental inconsistency between her "working-class" campaign narrative and her background. For voters who value authenticity and relatability, this can be a significant liability [4].
• The question of follow-through: The rhetorical comparison between her leaving six weeks before graduation and serving a four-year term is a powerful tool for her opponents. It suggests that if she faltered on a relatively short-term goal, she may not have the fortitude for the far more demanding and stressful long-term commitment of public office [2, 4].

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Ultimately, whether these points make her a "poor choice" depends on what each voter prioritizes. What one voter sees as a sign of unreliability, another might interpret as a sign of a unique life path. It's a subjective judgment based on a voter's values and how they weigh a candidate's character, narrative, and past actions [4].

 

 

Is It Time To Come Clean On Gender Dysphoria?

 U.S., federal law prohibits anyone who has been involuntarily committed to a mental institution or adjudicated as a "mental defective" from possessing firearms, regardless of their gender identity. 

You can be denied a gun for reasons beyond being institutionalized, as both federal and state laws prohibit firearm possession for individuals with certain mental health adjudications, involuntary commitment to a mental institution, or a determination by a lawful authority that they are a danger to themselves or others due to a mental illness. 

Gender dysphoria is a mental health condition marked by intense distress or unease because of a discrepancy between a person's gender identity (their internal sense of being male, female, both, or neither) and the sex they were assigned at birth 

 

Robin Robert Westman, 23, “sprayed” dozens of rounds of bullets through the stained glass windows of Annunciation Catholic Church on Wednesday, where children from the adjacent school were attending a start of term Mass. 

His parents helped him change his name when he was still a minor. What did they know and when did they know it. 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/08/27/annunciation-church-shooting-latest-news/ 

"I was at an FBI briefing just 6 months ago where “Nihilistic Accelerationism” was a hot topic as an emerging threat. That meant groups like The Com, 764, O9A… Not sure what happened to that priority but they were very much surveilled at the time. We failed w/ Robin Westman." 

The Zizians are an informal group of rationalists allegedly involved in six violent deaths in the United States—three in 2022 and three in 2025.^[1][2][3] Federal prosecutors say the Zizians are associated with persons of interest in the murders of four people: David Maland in Vermont (a U.S. Border Patrol agent), Curtis Lind in California (a landlord), and Richard and Rita Zajko in Pennsylvania (the parents of one of the group members).^[4] In addition, Ophelia Bauckholt (a German citizen) and Emma Borhanian, both associates of the Zizians, were killed during altercations with Maland and Lind.^[5] 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zizians 

The "Zizians" are a cult-like group that has been linked to multiple murders and other violent crimes in the U.S. in recent years

. The group is primarily composed of tech-savvy young people who identify as transgender and follow a radical form of the Rationalist movement. The term "Zizians" is derived from their leader, Jack "Ziz" LaSota, who uses female pronouns

 

Who will protect children from the trans?  

 Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan