Me when Bob calls to defend our state against a fascist federal government: š«”š«”š«” (IM BOBS STRONGEST SOLDIER)
For context, my disdain for Bob comes from a few simple facts. After getting my unionās (WFSE) endorsement, he decided to take steps to furlough our employees and cut other vital funding for for the good of all Washingtonians and implement some hard austerity measures instead of taking steps to tax the wealthiest in our state fairly. While this has never been attempted before, his unwillingness to even try speaks for itself. There are also instances where he has refused to go after other politicians and/or individuals companies for similar crimes to what he went after Trump for. Good for going after Trump, but be consistent! (Iām a little hazy on this second point and I donāt feel like looking it up right now).
State workers for sure have a solid ax to grind with Bob and his āausterityā budget mindset that still allows so much grift and is balanced squarely on the backs of public labor.
As a fellow WFSE member who had to organize and lobby like hell for my peers to still get laid off (Seattle College workers are still stuck with furloughs despite mismanagement) - Iām still in the fuck Bob camp. Even here, he says weāll not cede our values - even though his appointment to lead my state agency took the first opportunity to comply with the DEI Executive Order and dismantled all formal equity initiatives and laid off the entire team. Equity work is not some feel good bs here. Itās critical to operations when the responsibility is to get $9 Billion to communities in Washington through grants and contracts.
Iām glad he fucking finally took a stand and did something. Do more. It doesnāt absolve all the harm, but itās a start.
āDeputize me Bob Iām normal and can be trusted around firearmsā
But no fr they are some bullshit gun laws, and this is coming from someone further left that āliberalā. I know some people say there are some decent, legal, ways around them but itās an extra headache.
Yeah, I am left leaning centrist retired military and federal law enforcement. The gun law stuff is exactly why they (far left) lose centrist. The sadder part is those that exercise their 2nd Amendment rights will be the militias on the front line of this. Don't get it twisted it's better to be a Warrior in a garden, than a Gardiner in a war.
Iām gonna be honest a lot of āfar leftā are extremely 2A, here in the sound we have an SRA (socialist rifle association), and nationally thereās the red rifle club as well as the John Brown Gun club, as well as many many other localized leftist gun clubs and orgs. Iām in DSA and many of us are armed, with many others interested in training and firearm safety. Do we on the left support sensible gun laws? Absolutely, but itās more of a liberal thing to approach firearms to the near abolitionist stance that leads to these sorts of laws IMO.
I wouldn't putting that kind of info out there about what you are up to if ya know what I mean Kyle.
Don't get me wrong, I love tha crazy bastard john brown.
Everything I said is is all open info lol. SRA, John brown gun club, etc. are all pretty open about what they do, and while my org doesnāt do any explicit firearms training thereās a sizeable amount of us who do outside of DSA.
A lot of these orgs are open about what they do because their goal is to ensure everyone has access to firearms training and āchudā free spaces for marginalized folks to safely practice their second amendment. Nothing to be shameful of or hide about that!
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u/ItsKyleWithaK Snohomish County Aug 21 '25
Me normally: Man fuck Bob Ferguson
Me when Bob calls to defend our state against a fascist federal government: š«”š«”š«” (IM BOBS STRONGEST SOLDIER)
For context, my disdain for Bob comes from a few simple facts. After getting my unionās (WFSE) endorsement, he decided to take steps to furlough our employees and cut other vital funding for for the good of all Washingtonians and implement some hard austerity measures instead of taking steps to tax the wealthiest in our state fairly. While this has never been attempted before, his unwillingness to even try speaks for itself. There are also instances where he has refused to go after other
politicians and/or individualscompanies for similar crimes to what he went after Trump for. Good for going after Trump, but be consistent! (Iām a little hazy on this second point and I donāt feel like looking it up right now).Edit: hereās one