We live in this city, we work in this city, we eat, drink, and fuck in this city. We see what makes it great, and we know what drives us crazy. We love it enough to want what’s best for it.

www.thestranger.com/the-complain...

But we love our rain. And our Mariners. And the local organized Antifa Cells, wherever they are.

So if anyone’s gonna talk shit about our home, it’s gonna be us.

We rank in the top 3 “gloomiest” regions, with an average of 226 cloudy days and 156 rainy days a year; we have some of the worst traffic despite being one of the best cities for public transportation; and the Mariners are the only team in the league who have never been to the World Series.

We love this city and we are proud to call this bewildering little corner of the country our home.

And look, we know it’s not perfect. Our cost of living is about 45 percent higher than the national average. And we have fewer public bathrooms per capita compared to many other major US cities.

Trump has implied that Seattle is too dangerous to host the 2026 World Cup matches (though violent crime is down), and our new mayor, Katie Wilson, is a “liberal slash communist.” But we are done being your punching bag, America!

We’ve heard them all before. But their criticisms got loud again during election season, as outsiders started to notice that our own mayoral race had a lot in common with New York’s historic election of Zohran Mamdani.

For years, delusional politicians, ass-kissing mainstream media talking heads, and professional liars have been misrepresenting Seattle to the masses: “It’s been taken over by antifa terrorists!” “Seattle is a lawless wasteland!” “The city is spiraling out of control!”

Thanks for the nice words! Megan Carter is out for blood. Can't wait to watch her the rest of the season.

Thank you!! ❤️❤️

Still worth a read, though: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/t...

I was just thinking this very same thing!

Haha, I hadn't thought of that! But it really is!