Jon Talton
@jtalton.bsky.social
Business Columnist at the Seattle Times, former Arizona Republic, Rocky Mountain News, Cincinnati Enquirer, Dayton Daily News and Charlotte Observer. Instructor of theater at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. Long ago EMT-paramedic.
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“The National Center for Atmospheric Research is toast,
It’s payback which the ‘king’ will loudly boast,
He hates climate science,
It’s not part of his alliance,
The environment is his personal whipping post.”
Limerick Project Day 333
It’s payback which the ‘king’ will loudly boast,
He hates climate science,
It’s not part of his alliance,
The environment is his personal whipping post.”
Limerick Project Day 333
December 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
“The National Center for Atmospheric Research is toast,
It’s payback which the ‘king’ will loudly boast,
He hates climate science,
It’s not part of his alliance,
The environment is his personal whipping post.”
Limerick Project Day 333
It’s payback which the ‘king’ will loudly boast,
He hates climate science,
It’s not part of his alliance,
The environment is his personal whipping post.”
Limerick Project Day 333
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One year ago today, the Washington State Department of Agriculture announced the eradication of the invasive Northern Giant Hornet. www.historylink.org/File/21035
December 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
One year ago today, the Washington State Department of Agriculture announced the eradication of the invasive Northern Giant Hornet. www.historylink.org/File/21035
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"Mr. President, your boasts about the economy being the greatest ever aren't going over well. People, including some of your own supporters, think you are out of touch."
"Really?"
"Really"
"I know what: Let's do a primetime broadcast. This time they'll get the message."
"Really?"
"Really"
"I know what: Let's do a primetime broadcast. This time they'll get the message."
December 18, 2025 at 2:22 AM
"Mr. President, your boasts about the economy being the greatest ever aren't going over well. People, including some of your own supporters, think you are out of touch."
"Really?"
"Really"
"I know what: Let's do a primetime broadcast. This time they'll get the message."
"Really?"
"Really"
"I know what: Let's do a primetime broadcast. This time they'll get the message."
I saw more people in downtown Seattle today than I’ve seen in years.
December 14, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I saw more people in downtown Seattle today than I’ve seen in years.
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#OnThisDay in 1930, Seattle's Denny Regrade was completed, 32 years after work began. historylink.org/File/711
December 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
#OnThisDay in 1930, Seattle's Denny Regrade was completed, 32 years after work began. historylink.org/File/711
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#OnThisDay in 1946, a Curtis Commando R5C transport plane crashed into Mount Rainier, killing 32 U.S. Marines. historylink.org/File/7820
December 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
#OnThisDay in 1946, a Curtis Commando R5C transport plane crashed into Mount Rainier, killing 32 U.S. Marines. historylink.org/File/7820
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#OnThisDay in 2004, a special state historical court cleared Nisqually Chief Leschi (1808-1858) of murder charges. historylink.org/File/7257
December 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
#OnThisDay in 2004, a special state historical court cleared Nisqually Chief Leschi (1808-1858) of murder charges. historylink.org/File/7257
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Nine years ago today, the Seattle Sounders completed a dramatic come-from-behind season by beating Toronto FC to win their first Major League Soccer championship. historylink.org/File/20303
December 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Nine years ago today, the Seattle Sounders completed a dramatic come-from-behind season by beating Toronto FC to win their first Major League Soccer championship. historylink.org/File/20303
Likely the last deployment of the legendary USS Nimitz. Home port Naval Base Kitsap, Washington
www.stripes.com/branches/nav...
www.stripes.com/branches/nav...
USS Nimitz to return to homeport at Naval Base Kitsap on Dec. 16
The Nimitz is returning from a nine-month deployment — what the Navy has said is likely the last of its 50 years in service.
www.stripes.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Likely the last deployment of the legendary USS Nimitz. Home port Naval Base Kitsap, Washington
www.stripes.com/branches/nav...
www.stripes.com/branches/nav...
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The East India Co., the Luddites, Marx/Engels, Henry George, Karl Polanyi and more--all in 28 minutes!
I was thrilled to be invited on the excellent
@econofact.bsky.social podcast to speak about how my book, Capitalism and Its Critics, relates to current debates.
econofact.org/podcast/capi...
I was thrilled to be invited on the excellent
@econofact.bsky.social podcast to speak about how my book, Capitalism and Its Critics, relates to current debates.
econofact.org/podcast/capi...
Capitalism and Its Critics | Econofact Chats
John Cassidy of The New Yorker joins EconoFact Chats to discuss his latest book, Capitalism and its Critics.
econofact.org
December 8, 2025 at 11:42 PM
The East India Co., the Luddites, Marx/Engels, Henry George, Karl Polanyi and more--all in 28 minutes!
I was thrilled to be invited on the excellent
@econofact.bsky.social podcast to speak about how my book, Capitalism and Its Critics, relates to current debates.
econofact.org/podcast/capi...
I was thrilled to be invited on the excellent
@econofact.bsky.social podcast to speak about how my book, Capitalism and Its Critics, relates to current debates.
econofact.org/podcast/capi...
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#OnThisDay in 1941, the FBI arrested Martin George Dudel, publisher and editor of Seattle's German-language newspaper Staatszeitung, as an "enemy alien" historylink.org/File/8654
December 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
#OnThisDay in 1941, the FBI arrested Martin George Dudel, publisher and editor of Seattle's German-language newspaper Staatszeitung, as an "enemy alien" historylink.org/File/8654
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#OnThisDay in 1941, more than 1000 rioters in Seattle trashed stores that weren't complying with the WWII blackout. historylink.org/File/10649
December 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
#OnThisDay in 1941, more than 1000 rioters in Seattle trashed stores that weren't complying with the WWII blackout. historylink.org/File/10649
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#OnThisDay in 1984, Robert Jay Mathews, founder of the white-supremacist group The Order, was killed during an FBI siege on Whidbey Island. historylink.org/File/7921
December 8, 2025 at 8:15 PM
#OnThisDay in 1984, Robert Jay Mathews, founder of the white-supremacist group The Order, was killed during an FBI siege on Whidbey Island. historylink.org/File/7921
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#OnThisDay in 1999, South African leaders Nelson Mandela and Graca Machel began a three-day visit in Seattle. historylink.org/File/3052
December 8, 2025 at 9:17 PM
#OnThisDay in 1999, South African leaders Nelson Mandela and Graca Machel began a three-day visit in Seattle. historylink.org/File/3052
Another excellent column by my colleague, Naomi Ishisaka:
Today's column: "Remember Sam Doyle, the first-time activist I wrote about in March?
Now, you can call her Mountlake Terrace City Councilmember-elect Doyle. …
Her experience can serve as something of a case study for people who might be interested in running for office for the first time."
Now, you can call her Mountlake Terrace City Councilmember-elect Doyle. …
Her experience can serve as something of a case study for people who might be interested in running for office for the first time."
She took a chance, ran for City Council — and won by 20 votes
Sam Doyle’s nail-biter of a win serves as something of a case study for people who might be interested in running for office for the first time.
www.seattletimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Another excellent column by my colleague, Naomi Ishisaka:
Thread:
A highly informative and deeply depressing piece on the new British budget and what's happened to the Labour government by The Observer's @rachelsylvester.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Thread:
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"No one's going to build a factory based on a tariff that's on on Monday, off on... Tuesday, the president's changed his mind by Wednesday, he gets hormonal by Thursday and someone says something nasty in the middle school cafeteria on Friday and they're back on again."
November 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
"No one's going to build a factory based on a tariff that's on on Monday, off on... Tuesday, the president's changed his mind by Wednesday, he gets hormonal by Thursday and someone says something nasty in the middle school cafeteria on Friday and they're back on again."
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Crony capitalism writ large. Putin had the Trump administration sussed out from the start. Great reporting by the WSJ.
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Crony capitalism writ large. Putin had the Trump administration sussed out from the start. Great reporting by the WSJ.
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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#OnThisDay in 1917, the Camp Lewis Library (Liberty Library) - – the first official military library - opened. historylink.org/File/11255
November 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
#OnThisDay in 1917, the Camp Lewis Library (Liberty Library) - – the first official military library - opened. historylink.org/File/11255
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#OnThisDay in 1952, a U.S. Air Force C-54G Skymaster crashed in Tacoma, killing 37 people. historylink.org/File/8803
November 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
#OnThisDay in 1952, a U.S. Air Force C-54G Skymaster crashed in Tacoma, killing 37 people. historylink.org/File/8803
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#OnThisDay in 1968, a four-alarm fire broke out at Todd Pacific Shipyards in Seattle. historylink.org/File/10043
November 28, 2025 at 7:32 PM
#OnThisDay in 1968, a four-alarm fire broke out at Todd Pacific Shipyards in Seattle. historylink.org/File/10043