You need meds

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I remember being late to work once because there was a moose on the state line bridge. Sent a photo to my boss to explain why I wouldn't be on time.

I had no idea they weren't as common at Rainer as over here.

Been part of the process on more than a few occassions and lemme tell you it's a rats maze of bureaucracy, red tape and often subjective rules. Then even when you get all your ducks in row and meet the criteria and manage to get on the ballot and even get your measure passed by the voters, the folks in Olympia will just do what they wanna do anyway...

The coordination is how they'll be caught.

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You can read about the general process on the Secretary of State's website. The specific criteria is informed by constitutional provisions (ctrl/cmd + F and search for initiatives) and state law.

Anecdotally I can tell you it's really ^#$%ing hard. For instance, the first obvious and raw hurdle is getting at least 8% of the number of votes cast in the last gubernatorial election. After 2020, that number is about 325,000 valid signatures. You typically need a buffer to account of signatures that Secretary of State's office invalidates for various reasons. So let's round that number up to 400,000 or more. Let's say you give yourself 2 years to get that number and work every day of those 2 years getting signatures. At a theoretical constant rate, you need to gather about 550 signatures each day. That's a lot, so let's say you gather a posse of 10 volunteers to help out. That's still 55 signatures each day. For 2 years, every single day.

In other words, it helps out a lot to have an organization, strategy and funding. But then once you get into the organization game you have to navigate internal politics. I'm not kidding that people will spend literal years of their life doing this as a full time job for causes they believe in.

You also have consider the various "gotchas" the legislature his built into the process. For instance the petition you have to print must abide by various requirements. Unfortunately the newspaper printing business has taken a few hits in the past couple of years, and so it's actually pretty expensive printing thousands of specialized, one-off petitions for people to sign.

I'm not saying all this to discourage you. Getting initiatives on the ballot is a super admirable and great way to participate in democracy. The whole reason for them is for us to get around the BS in the legislature to get stuff we want implemented. But it's worth knowing what it takes and what it means for you personally.

Where is your evidence it was the Anti-Fascist movement that started fires?

They are likely practicing for a coordinated effort unfortunately.

I have summited Big Si three times! Love it

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This tactic has been going on for a while. Earlier this year, three white supremacists were convicted of supporting this kind of attack on our energy infrastructure. I think they're really itching for that race war they've been dreaming of for so long.

Edit: link
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/three-men-plead-guilty-conspiring-provide-material-support-plot-attack-power-grids-united

Awesome picture

I ripped my Speedos coming down the haystack. Haven't been up there since.

The Blue Mountains in SE Washington?

Unfortunately, they can and will. Look at the past 6 years. They drank the orange kool-aid and can't wake up from the orange sleep of Mari-La.

I hidden trail cam might catch a license plate if strategically placed. It wouldn't stop them, but at least police (FBI?) would have a lead. Frankly, this is something the state should be setting up.

To be fair

God I wish I lived in North Bend 😩

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Going by your logic, I should only believe what I see with my 5 senses. So do you think the world is flat? Have you even been and Antarctica? Prove to me that it exists. Prove to me that your not some Russian Troll. You can't.

By this logic you can just bury your head in the sand and call everything you don't agree with "propaganda". You're creating this fake reality in which only you are right about things and the rest of us are fooled by whatever boogey man you believe is controlling things.

North Bend vs Seattle rainfall

and snowfall

My father in law says it rains there a lot more than other places because the mountains act like a wall holding back weather fronts moving eastward.

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