SCOOP: the Seattle government is deliberating concealing home many homeless have migrated into the region.
Through a public records request—and threat of a lawsuit—I've obtained the bombshell statistic that shows 23% of King County's homeless migrated from out of state.

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This all begins with the Seattle/King County 2020 homeless survey. I noticed deep in the survey appendix the questionnaire asks the homeless where they last had stable housing. But the report *doesn't include the results of that question.* So I filed a records request.pic.twitter.com/hLBW0rOxk6
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This has long been a contentious topic on homelessness. For years, progressive activists have denied that there is any significant migration because of their enabling policies. They said the "magnet effect" is just an illusion. I knew the data would reveal a surprise.
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After I filed my records request, the county deliberately stonewalled, delayed, and flat-out denied that the data existed. So I raised the stakes and threatened to sue the King Government and the public records officer for "obstructing a legal records request."pic.twitter.com/hmTnP9XkKb
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Finally, they relented and released the bombshell statistic: at least 23% of King County's homeless migrated to the region after becoming homeless *in another state.* The magnet effect is real, profound, and devastating to the premises of progressive policies.pic.twitter.com/WfbLUgY79s
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Here's the shocking part: Seattle's political class deliberately hid this statistics from the public because it violates its preferred political narrative. Seattle's policies have drawn more than 2,700 homeless from out of state—and they buried the truth.
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Replying to @realchrisrufo
I think that is a very small number compared to the truth.
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You're probably right. Given the survey response bias on this kind of question, the number is likely much higher.
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Replying to @realchrisrufo
They make up their numbers to fit their needs just like the covid fake count
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