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Horrible MAGA right wing smear machine tries to drive a beloved Asian grocery store out of business 😭
Seattle grocery fights back against right-wing influencer
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
seattletimes.com
Seattle grocery fights back against right-wing influencer after viral video
After Nick Shirley posted a video accusing Lam’s grocery of fraud, the store has been fighting to clear its name against an onslaught of social media hate.
![JULIE KANG: You can’t put more housing in neighborhoods where people already live!They might not like it!
[in front of easel that reads "D5 Smart Growth Plan"] That’s why I’ve identified several sites in District 5 that everyone would be ok with
[gesturing at map] Here’s a nice lot between the tow yard and the hazardous waste transfer station [*actual example]
[pointing at picture of a culvert with brackish water running out of it] Here’s a lovely tract just downhill from the raw sewage sluice!
[picture of a tar pit surrounded by trees with a washing machine, a bike, and various garbage sinking into it] and there’s also the Weeping Tar Bog of Northgate
-All of these places would be *perfect* for renters!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:carj4mhaflwfubqzioy5wxl3/bafkreidujxkrfydx357cvyaolmntccpe5w3e6djxgek2voatwezykxszke)
![BOB KETTLE: We need some answers from the mayor on public safety!
BOB: For starters, why did she fire the police chief?
[CAPTION: Because he was out of town 40% of the time]
BOB: And why did it take so long for the mayor to have a press conference after the Bite of Seattle shootings?
[CAPTION: because she had to wait for the chief and his 2 top deputies to fly back into town from a conference in Dallas]
BOB: Does the mayor even have a public safety plan?
[CAPTION: crime rates are down in all categories this year]
BOB: [pointing at caption] Can we please get rid of these text boxes? t’s very distracting[CAPTION: but you said you needed answers]
-In closing, um, crime is bad and I blame the mayor
[CAPTION: this press conference could’ve been a Nextdoor post]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:carj4mhaflwfubqzioy5wxl3/bafkreigdxkhrf3mhk3lkxinipmbbgwynfqiutbielptapyykwpx5qarcy4)
![-Brian Heywood here! I want to address some disinfo about Initiative 638
-It will not, as they claim, force all children to undergo mandatory genital inspections
-the *truth* is it would only require *girls* to have their genitalia inspected
-and that's only if they want to play organized sports!
-[zooming in] this is totally normal stuff, folks
-[extreme closeup of Brian's bloodshot eyes] Don’t get all weird about it!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:carj4mhaflwfubqzioy5wxl3/bafkreiaiv346gf4q57vcww5xjuz5r6ccgpqhvzwl5hrbew6n6r5ddrb3se)
