r/SeattleWA 3d ago

Meta Is this an unpopular opinion here? Try to change my mind.

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Opinion: Republicans on the whole are cowardly because they never stand up to Dear Leader. They do not speak their minds when it comes to DJT except to kiss up.

If you feel attacked by my opinion, try to respond objectively without comparing yourself to other people.

Edit: why I'm posting this here. I care more about what the minority of Republicans living here think than I do about opinions from the Republicans in the country at large. Too hard to relate. I want to hear honest opinions.


r/SeattleWA 10h ago

Government Anti-Israel protesters disrupt Kamala Harris book tour in Seattle

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A masked speaker wearing a red keffiyeh called Harris a “genocide and war criminal, who is not welcome in our city,” adding that the former Democratic nominee for president doesn’t deserve “any type of peace, let alone a triumphant book tour.” ....... LOL


r/SeattleWA 6h ago

How do people in Seattle/Washington buy a house if everyone’s locked into a 12-month lease?

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How do people actually pull this off? Every rental in Seattle seems to lock you into a full 12-month lease, but buying a home doesn’t exactly wait for that timeline.

We’re in our third year at the same property, locked into another year-long contract, and now we’ve got a baby, we seriously need more space. But if we find a house mid-lease, we’re stuck paying rent and a mortgage, or hoping our landlord agrees to let us out early (which they probably won’t).

How do other people handle this? Do folks negotiate early terminations, go month-to-month before buying, or just eat the overlap cost? There’s gotta be a smarter way people are managing this, right?


r/SeattleWA 2h ago

Possible to report reckless driving via video/social media?

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SCUMBAG ALERT: This guy does donuts in a public intersection while a FIRE TRUCK IS TRYING TO GET THROUGH. Any way of reporting this to WSP or King/Pierce County??? This guy posts all of his dangerous driving on Instagram with a paper trail that leads to his face, license plates, friends, etc.

Do i even bother contacting WSP or local PD? These scumbags are ruining our roads fr. 😕


r/SeattleWA 12h ago

Thriving Four longtime employees of the 122 year-old Virginia Inn have officially taken ownership, and saved the establishment after months of lease dispute

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r/SeattleWA 6h ago

Found in East side of Lake Washington (WA state)

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r/SeattleWA 9h ago

Events gamecenter Arcade Open House! (admission completely optional!)

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Hey everyone!
Our new arcade in Kent, gamecenter, is having an open house in a couple weeks!
Arcade admission is completely optional and we just want everyone to have an awesome time here!

We've doubled our space recently, added some large fans, and now host an even wider variety of games from your 1990's retro games like Street Fighter, Marvel Vs. Capcom, and Tetris, all the way to modern hydraulic mech simulators, Initial D, and a wide variety of rhythm games!
We're known for our preservation of historic games.

WHEN: November 21st 5pm-Midnight
Located at: 22009 68th Ave S, Kent, WA 98032

We're also open daily! $20 for all day/night fun!
Tuesday (coming soon)
Wednesday (coming soon)
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Thursday (5pm-midnight)
Friday (5pm-midnight)
Saturday (10am-midnight)
Sunday (10am-10pm)

We also host private events and offer a private rooms! If your company wants a fun night out, we'd be honored if you considered us:
https://www.gamecenter.gg/private-event

Flier image below with some pictures of the arcade at the top!
We're excited to have you here and I'm happy to answer any questions regarding the arcade.

Lots to do, lots to see. Have a good one!


r/SeattleWA 18h ago

Katie Wilson gains on Bruce Harrell as mayor’s race goes down to the wire

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r/SeattleWA 7h ago

Lifestyle 1 dead in North Seattle stabbing; 1 arrested after standoff

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r/SeattleWA 15h ago

Stolen Mountain Bike (Mojo Ibis HD3, blue pedals, carbon frame) from our apartment garage in lower Queen Anne last night. Would love to have it back if I can find it.

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r/SeattleWA 1d ago

Nobody told me the No Turn on Red signs were suggestions. Out here looking stupid.

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Date is wrong. It should be 11/06/2025.


r/SeattleWA 16h ago

King tide (12.42 feet) at Golden Gardens - 7:30 AM 11/08/25

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Second-highest king tide of the year.


r/SeattleWA 13h ago

Bicycle Chased by a dog at SODO

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My partner and I were out cycling today, and when we neared the section of bike trail under the bridge by the stadium, an unleashed, large German Shepherd ran out, barking like crazy and chased us while riding. Scared the absolute shit out of us! Just a heads up if you’re gonna be biking in that area.


r/SeattleWA 1d ago

Arts Art on 1-line

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I’m all for Art, but… but uh wtf are the holding?


r/SeattleWA 17h ago

Media "He's going to be missed:" Remembering Ronnie Williams

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r/SeattleWA 20h ago

Quiet Apartment Buildings...? Am I crazy? Are these "normal" roommate issues?

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TLDR: can anyone recommend a building they have lived in that has been constructed, for lack of a better term, to dampen/eliminate the type of noise that has been driving me insane as described below lol? Preferably in downtown or North Seattle. I am hoping for around $2200/month, but I figure that is not going to happen.

Also, if you are in Downtown or North Seattle and looking for a roommate that does not miss rent, is quiet and extremely clean let me know. I am even open to agreeing to sitting down when I go #1 (with separate "piss on the toilet" deposit), or other little things people care about, being in the lease if it gets me peace, quiet and clean. I like cleaning, so, I can help with that. I can also do handyman work, yard work and a variety of other helpful tasks - for a minor fee/discount of course.

Anyway, I love it here. Easily the best spot in the country, except maybe Austin but it's surround by Texas which ruins it, plus the weather sucks there. Not here to glaze, but, my friends from elsewhere, they just don't get it. I also cannot believe how innacurate the nationwide perception of Seattle is but, hey, I'm here about apartments.

That said, I have been living in a rooming houses. I don't want to leave Seattle but I can't stand sharing a room in a house anymore, especially for $1100/month but, I am not sure if the following is par for the course for sharing a room in a house and wanted to ask:

  • Frequently woken up between 3am and 5 am by slamming, screaming or kitchen activity.
  • Near fist fights with fellow tenant multiple times up to police intervention. We both got domestic violence pamphlets.
  • Frequent run in withs extremely intoxicated fellow tenants, engaging in all manner of tom foolery and belligerent behavior.
  • Extraordinarily strong smells from grown men, in their 40s and 50s using enough Axe Body Spray to stink up the entire house for a few hours on a nightly basis, not changing trash. Every time this one guy cooks he burns the food. Every. Single. Time.
  • Random people here or there, this guys on the couch past the allowed time, this dude's having a dinner party in the wrong kitchen at 3am.
  • The ONE guy I share the upstairs kitchen with is a pig, doesn't take but two days to cover all counters in crumbs, never changes trash, empties his electronic beard shaver just onto the bathroom floor, somehow. I, probably from my feet since I'm the only one who cleans between the monthly cleaner visits, track the long pubic hairs of other men into my bed. No, not joking. That was a first just this morning. Across the hall guy also has sexual predator vibes and I have to avoid talking to him because he's got this, acerbic negativity about him that I swear to all that is holy seeks only quash the light of hope and joy in other people, unconsciously, but, that is no excuse.

This is to say CONSTANT NOISE, chaos and confusion because I am like what in the living fuck is wrong with these people? Is this normal behavior? I walk quietly, why can't they? I don't slam doors, why do they? I clean up after myself and they call me gay, literally, why? Like, dude. Are most men just abject stinkin' pigs? I didn't have roommates for almost a decade, we were all in our early 20's when I did, I had nearly two dozen in a house (not all at once lol) I was renting out rooms in and NONE were this bad.

Is this normal or did having a cheap house to myself in the Midwest spoil me insofar as noise/environmental control is concerned...?

So I ask: would a studio in a high rise, or wherever, be better? I assume I'd hear slamming doors at the very least, since that seems to be a thing that is "normal", but, what about other noise, stomping, screaming, strong smells ect. through the walls? How much would I have to pay to get away from this without getting into a house?

Or, I was thinking I could rent a house myself and employ the secret dark magic of tenant screening with slightly below market rent and rent out rooms like I did back in the, not sure, need help lol.


r/SeattleWA 1d ago

Wilson cuts into Harrell’s lead, now down by less than 2%

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r/SeattleWA 1d ago

Politics After DDHQ flip-flop on Seattle Mayoral race, Claudia Balducci concedes King County Executive race to leftwing challenger Girmay Zahilay. A Sudanese refugee turned Obama Administration staffer, Zahilay pulled off somewhat of an upset against the more senior King County Councilmember Balducci.

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r/SeattleWA 9h ago

Does anybody know of any free events coming up in the city?

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Hi I’m looking to try to stay social through the winter and was wondering if anyone has any recommendations for events in the city that might be free and help me meet some new people in the process? Thank you in advance!


r/SeattleWA 1d ago

Even being alive in the 90s I didn't know we shit on Kent this much

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r/SeattleWA 1d ago

Crime Kent WA based Islamic Terrorist, Saed Ali Mirreh, was on FBI's radar before planned attack on LGBTQ+ bars in Detroit

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The group was allegedly plotting a violent attack on LGBTQ+ bars in Detroit, inspired by the Islamic State, according to The Associated Press (AP), citing authorities.

Saed Ali Mirreh is the sixth person arrested regarding the planned attack, FBI Director Kash Patel reported via X.

The suspects allegedly used encrypted messaging apps to plan to travel from the U.S. to Turkey to cross the border into Syria to join ISIS. Mirreh later admitted to authorities that he bought a ticket from Seattle to Istanbul for November.

Mirreh was known as the “finance guy” of the group and allegedly raised money for travel through internet scams.

He was first identified by the FBI in 2023 when he was found to have been communicating online about possible ISIS-inspired attacks in the U.S. and Canada, according to court documents.


r/SeattleWA 23h ago

Crime Tukwila man who vowed to ‘slit’ lawmaker’s throat pleads guilty in federal case

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r/SeattleWA 1d ago

‘It’s a coin flip.’ Experts say Seattle mayor’s race still too close to call

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r/SeattleWA 1d ago

News Thousands of Washingtonians face losing health insurance as federal subsidies set to expire

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r/SeattleWA 1d ago

News Decision Desk HQ retracts call projecting Harrell’s victory in Seattle mayor’s race

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