{"id":2530,"date":"2026-07-06T11:41:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T11:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/?p=2530"},"modified":"2026-07-06T11:41:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T11:41:30","slug":"downhill-faster-in-seattle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/?p=2530","title":{"rendered":"Downhill faster in Seattle"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

A short video\u00a0released last week reported\u00a0that the finest restaurant in Seattle was shutting down. The Walrus and the Carpenter, a seafood house specializing in oysters, has closed its doors (no, I don\u2019t know if they served walrus). The restaurant, which operated successfully for over fifteen years in a tough business, received a number of James Beard nominations, and was a finalist for best restaurant in the country. Reservations had to be made at least a month ahead of time. But it simply could not continue in the current Seattle environment.<\/p>

Read more Hey, Republicans! Tucker Carlson is Your Enemy<\/a><\/p>\n

The basic problem was labor difficulties. For a year and a half, negotiations with the restaurant staff had been at a standstill due to exorbitant demands. The workers were represented by a \u201cunion\u201d called \u201cUnited Creatures of the Sea\u201d (I can tell you one thing for sure \u2013 they weren\u2019t associated with the Teamsters). The workers included such complex, esoteric professions as oyster shuckers and dishwashers. Since they were earning the Seattle minimum wage of $21.30 an hour, it\u2019s difficult to imagine what the demands could be.<\/p>\n

Matters soon escalated from picketing to harassment and attacks on diners. Finally, the owner called it quits. The closure came swiftly, likely due to concerns about further violence, and was accompanied by constant security patrols of the shuttered property.<\/p>

Read more Why Do Jews Keep Voting for Leftists Who Hate Them?<\/a><\/p>\n

The video also mentioned that several other high-end restaurants, including Bebop Waffle Shop, Belgado\u2019s, Jackson\u2019s Catfish Corner, the Jilted Siren, Wooden City Tavern, along with the local chain Skillets, had closed or were about to do so. It appears that the city is, one by one, losing its eating places. Vanished along with them are thousands of jobs in associated industries such as suppliers and Seattle\u2019s famed fisheries.<\/p>\n

This may seem trivial compared to the major travails that have struck Seattle in recent months \u2013 Starbucks jumping ship, Amazon, Oracle, and Nike downsizing offices, billionaires Howard Schultz, Rich Barton, and Gabe Newell fleeing the city — but in fact, it\u2019s crucial. A pathological polity does not go into a death spiral simply because of policy or local politics, but when it becomes impossible to live a normal, everyday life. Events such as the closure of the Walrus and the Carpenter —\u00a0along with all the others — suggest that this fast is approaching in Katie Wilson\u2019s socialist paradise, if it hasn\u2019t arrived already. Wave bye-bye to your town, Katie.<\/p>

Read more Climate Change Blamed in Heat Waves: Science or Simulation?<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A short video\u00a0released last week reported\u00a0that the finest restaurant in Seattle was shutting down. The Walrus and the Carpenter, a seafood house specializing in oysters, has closed its doors (no, I don\u2019t know if they served walrus). The restaurant, which operated successfully for over fifteen years in a tough business, received a number of James […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2528,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,522],"tags":[1030],"class_list":["post-2530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","category-seattle","tag-related-topics-seattle-katie-wilson-leftists"],"yoast_head":"\nDownhill faster in Seattle - Interstate Logistics Hub<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/?p=2530\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Downhill faster in Seattle - Interstate Logistics Hub\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A short video\u00a0released last week reported\u00a0that the finest restaurant in Seattle was shutting down. The Walrus and the Carpenter, a seafood house specializing in oysters, has closed its doors (no, I don\u2019t know if they served walrus). The restaurant, which operated successfully for over fifteen years in a tough business, received a number of James […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/?p=2530\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Interstate Logistics Hub\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-07-06T11:41:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/98a3322147532c4fe4929cf29bce705c.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\\\/?p=2530#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\\\/?p=2530\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/93038961905b9b4e826fad647449a9a4\"},\"headline\":\"Downhill faster in Seattle\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-06T11:41:30+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\\\/?p=2530\"},\"wordCount\":439,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\\\/?p=2530#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/32ccfb175bc381e80fa1003db8f291c9.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Related Topics: Seattle, Katie Wilson, Leftists\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Politics\",\"Seattle\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\\\/?p=2530#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\\\/?p=2530\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\\\/?p=2530\",\"name\":\"Downhill faster in Seattle - Interstate Logistics Hub\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\\\/?p=2530#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\\\/?p=2530#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/32ccfb175bc381e80fa1003db8f291c9.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-06T11:41:30+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/93038961905b9b4e826fad647449a9a4\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\\\/?p=2530#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\\\/?p=2530\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\\\/?p=2530#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/32ccfb175bc381e80fa1003db8f291c9.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/32ccfb175bc381e80fa1003db8f291c9.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":1200},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\\\/?p=2530#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Downhill faster in Seattle\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Interstate Logistics Hub\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/93038961905b9b4e826fad647449a9a4\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Downhill faster in Seattle - Interstate Logistics Hub","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/?p=2530","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Downhill faster in Seattle - Interstate Logistics Hub","og_description":"A short video\u00a0released last week reported\u00a0that the finest restaurant in Seattle was shutting down. The Walrus and the Carpenter, a seafood house specializing in oysters, has closed its doors (no, I don\u2019t know if they served walrus). The restaurant, which operated successfully for over fifteen years in a tough business, received a number of James […]","og_url":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/?p=2530","og_site_name":"Interstate Logistics Hub","article_published_time":"2026-07-06T11:41:30+00:00","og_image":[{"width":640,"height":640,"url":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/98a3322147532c4fe4929cf29bce705c.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/?p=2530#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/?p=2530"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/#\/schema\/person\/93038961905b9b4e826fad647449a9a4"},"headline":"Downhill faster in Seattle","datePublished":"2026-07-06T11:41:30+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/?p=2530"},"wordCount":439,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/?p=2530#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/32ccfb175bc381e80fa1003db8f291c9.jpg","keywords":["Related Topics: Seattle, Katie Wilson, Leftists"],"articleSection":["Politics","Seattle"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/?p=2530#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/?p=2530","url":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/?p=2530","name":"Downhill faster in Seattle - Interstate Logistics Hub","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/?p=2530#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/?p=2530#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/32ccfb175bc381e80fa1003db8f291c9.jpg","datePublished":"2026-07-06T11:41:30+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/#\/schema\/person\/93038961905b9b4e826fad647449a9a4"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/?p=2530#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/?p=2530"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/?p=2530#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/32ccfb175bc381e80fa1003db8f291c9.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/32ccfb175bc381e80fa1003db8f291c9.jpg","width":1200,"height":1200},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/?p=2530#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Downhill faster in Seattle"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/","name":"Interstate Logistics Hub","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/#\/schema\/person\/93038961905b9b4e826fad647449a9a4","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com"],"url":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2530"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2530\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}