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Snohomish County CM pushes pay differential ordinance for employees in military June 30, 2021 at 4:12 pm
Incoming plebes reapply their name tags on their navy white works on Induction Day at the U.S. Naval Academy on June 30, 2021 in Annapolis, Maryland. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Snohomish County Councilmember Nate Nehring has introduced an ordinance to help county employees who currently serve in the United States Armed Forces.
“So just to provide a little bit of background: A couple of months ago, I was approached by a county employee who also happens to be a member of the military, and he informed me that many counties offer what’s called military pay differential to their employees when they’re called into duty to serve our nation, and many private employers offer this as well,” Nehring explained on the Jason Rantz Show.
A Republican Washington state representative wore a yellow Star of David badge during a speech Saturday.
Jewish people in Europe were required to pin the Star of David to their clothing during the Nazi era. In the current context, we re all Jews, said Washington state Rep. Jim Walsh.
Walsh apologized Wednesday, calling the badge a gesture that went too far.
A Washington state lawmaker apologized Wednesday for wearing a yellow Star of David a symbol forced on Jews by the Nazis during the Holocaust at a speech over the weekend to protest restrictions implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, pinned a yellow Star of David badge on his shirt during a Washingtonians for Change event in Lacey, Washington Saturday.
Image from: Screengrab/Jim Walsh
This sickening trend among Republicans is repugnant, of course, but they keep doing it, seemingly oblivious to how offensive this is. I don t get it.
A Washington state lawmaker critical of COVID-19 vaccine mandates wore a yellow Star of David at a speech over the weekend a symbol the Nazis forced Jews to wear during the Holocaust.
State Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, had the star affixed to his pink shirt during a speech to conservative activists at a Lacey church basketball gym on Saturday.
“It’s an echo from history,” Walsh wrote on a Facebook page where a video of the event was posted. “In the current context, we’re all Jews.”