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adhaque.bsky.social
"My name is Mahmoud Khalil and I am a political prisoner. I am writing to you from a detention facility in Louisiana where I wake to cold mornings and spend long days bearing witness to the quiet injustices underway against a great many people precluded from the protections of the law."
March 18, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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houseourneighbors.bsky.social
"Prop 1A generates significantly more funding for social housing through a tax that only affects wealthy corporations, while Prop 1B siphons money away from critical existing programs at a time when those funds are needed most."
soseaemerald.bsky.social South Seattle Emerald @soseaemerald.bsky.social · Feb 4
#Seattle voters made their voices heard by passing I-135, but the future of social housing is on the ballot. In our latest op-ed, Gennette Cordova urges Seattleites to continue to support social housing by voting YES on Prop 1 and choosing Prop 1A.

Read more:
OPINION | Don't Let Corporate Interests Undermine Our Votes: Choose Prop 1A
In Seattle, the push for social housing continues with Proposition 1A, which proposes a new tax on high-income earners to fund the Seattle Social Housing Developer (SSHD). Prop 1A promises to…
soseaem.org
February 4, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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guyoron.net
BREAKING: After 28 months of contract negotiations and a 12 day strike, the Seattle Art Museum and SAM VSO Union have reached a tentative agreement
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM (SAM) AND VSO UNION REACH TENTATIVE AGREEMENT December 11, 2024 SEATTLE – As of December 10, 2024, the Seattle Art Museum and the SAM VSO Union have reached a tentative agreement on terms for the Parties’ first collective bargaining agreement. The Museum and the Union are proud to have reached strong terms that reflect the Museum’s values and will improve working conditions for all VSOs. The Union bargaining team has recommended its members vote YES on ratification. Union Statement: Bargaining a first contract can be a stressful and arduous endeavor for all those involved, but especially so for a scrappy, independent union like the SAM VSO Union. Despite the many challenges we have faced since bargaining commenced over 28 months ago, the Union remained steadfast in its commitment to securing a first contract that our members would be proud of. We fought hard at the table to win back the retirement benefit that the VSOs lost during the COVID-19 pandemic. We also secured a strong union security clause that will ensure a robust and healthy Union well into the future, but also includes an alternative for those already employed at SAM who may wish to abstain from Union membership. These meaningful wins are due in large part to the VSOs’ courage and commitment to improve the bargaining unit’s terms and conditions of employment at SAM for years to come. While we did not secure all the improvements we had hoped for, the Union was able to secure a number of wage and benefit improvements that went far beyond what SAM leadership initially offered. As such, we are appreciative of the compromises that SAM leadership made to get us to where we are today. We will continue to represent and advocate for a strong unionized security department at SAM, and we will continue to fight for improved workplace conditions for us all. “When we fight, we win!” SAM Statement: Throughout the bargaining process, SAM has been committed to reaching an agreement that reflects our values, demonstrates our dedication to our people, and enables the museum to fulfill its mission. The deal we reached accomplishes those goals, including market-leading wages for union members and robust benefits that recognize the unique services provided by our colleagues. We have also centered ensuring that wherever possible, we improved benefits for all employees. We also committed to transparency and candor, and to provide timely, accurate information during bargaining, and we fulfilled that promise as well. This contract reflects thoughtful compromises from both the union and the museum, which is how the bargaining process is intended to work. “I am grateful to the bargaining teams from SAM and the VSO Union who committed their time, energy and passion to reach a contract we can all be proud of,” said Scott Stulen, SAM’s Director and CEO. “This contract addresses the unique working conditions of VSOs and the important services they provide, while maintaining our commitment to equity across the staff. It’s also a critical step so we can continue our focus on making SAM a welcoming, inclusive and inspiring place for all our employees and guests. We’re excited to welcome back our colleagues and move forward together.”
December 11, 2024 at 7:23 PM
ashlynm.bsky.social
Was considering going to Free First Thursday at the Seattle Art Museum tonight when I belatedly learned that the independent union of security workers have courageously gone on strike after 26 MONTHS of stalled 'negotiations' for livable compensation. Sharing this for anyone else who missed it (1/2)
December 5, 2024 at 2:55 PM
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kqandrews.bsky.social
Also Anne Boyer:
The first page of Anne Boyer’s essay “No,” which appears as the first piece of her 2018 essay collection “A Handbook of Disappointed Fate.”
November 17, 2023 at 12:11 AM
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passeriform.bsky.social
Giftlink:...native berries such as dogwoods, spicebush (Lindera benzoin) & viburnums naturally provide the high fat &calorie content that birds need. Native perennials such as pokeweed and Virginia creeper are also good Nonnative shrubs, on the other hand, are more like fast food.
wapo.st/46cTpat 🌱🌿
Perspective | Want to help birds this winter? Plant native berries.
Many birds turn to calorie-packed berries in autumn for an energy boost as they prepare for winter. Nutrient-rich natives provide the best fuel.
wapo.st
November 16, 2023 at 11:12 PM
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catsofyore.bsky.social
Sometimes people post AI art in my replies and I know you mean well but I'm really not into it. AI is not just a harmless little toy. Aside from the numerous ethical issues like using the work of artists without their consent, it is a growing environmental problem. gizmodo.com/microsoft-wa...
Microsoft Is Using a Hell of a Lot of Water to Flood the World With AI
An environmental report revealed that the company’s water consumption increased by over a billion gallons from 2021 to 2022.
gizmodo.com
November 16, 2023 at 9:44 PM
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mariahrosemarie.bsky.social
native ppl, despite making up less than 15% of the population (& nearly 20% of the world's poor) harbor 80% of all biodiversity on their lands. native resistance to ecological destruction on turtle island alone cuts nearly 1 billion tons of Co2 emissions per yr.

rise up. help out. #LANDBACK (2/2)
October 9, 2023 at 11:46 PM
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mariahrosemarie.bsky.social
can't think of a better first post here - happy #indigenouspeoplesday ! (1/2)
October 9, 2023 at 11:29 PM
ashlynm.bsky.social
Quote with a picture of water that you took.
Spokane River at night, seen from a footbridge in Riverfront Park.
November 15, 2023 at 8:12 PM
ashlynm.bsky.social
how to sext someone who has already seen all your angles
Screenshot of a Snapchat chat in which this user has sent an image and a message. The image has a background of the Froggy Bed, designed by Twitter user @crapmachine, based on the Animal Crossing Froggy Chair, with additional markup by this user depicting two crudely drawn figures, with some of their features represented by emoji. The first figure is kneeling or squatting near the foot of the Froggy Bed, with red love heart emoji for eyes, and a peach emoji for a rear, perched above two red high heels emoji. The second figure is reclining on the Froggy Bed, head resting on a lily pad pillow, giving a thumbs up with one hand, legs hanging off the foot of the Froggy Bed, slightly facing the first figure. The reclining figure seems pleased by the kneeling figure's favorable reaction to the reclining figure's genitals, represented by an eggplant emoji shaft, smirking face emoji head, and two pig head emoji testicles. Then, this user sent the message "I made a picture of us"
November 15, 2023 at 12:47 PM
ashlynm.bsky.social
Update on the mushrooms growing on the stump in my yard. I feel so blessed by the fall fungi this year 🍄📷
At least two types of mushrooms (one caramel-colored and one of a rosier brown) each simultaneously presenting various stages of growth on a stump, shown from a low angle that showcases the cacophony of shapes, textures, and colors that can be found in this lush PNW climate, even in the overcast weather of fall.
November 12, 2023 at 5:20 PM
ashlynm.bsky.social
Found on a farm near Grants Pass, Oregon 🍄📷
A stump, surrounded by grass, twigs, and pine needles, is home to a colony of caramel-colored mushrooms with ruffled skirt-like structures projecting out from the side of the stump.
November 12, 2023 at 5:08 PM
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luckytran.com
PSA: Now is the perfect time to get your updated COVID vaccine!

It takes ~2 weeks to get full protection, so it's best to get vaccinated a while before Thanksgiving. Also, this is usually when the winter surge starts.

They're covered by insurance or CDC's bridge program.

Find a vax location here:
Vaccines.gov - Find COVID‑19 vaccine locations near you
Vaccines.gov helps you find clinics, pharmacies, and other locations that offer COVID‑19 vaccines in the United States.
www.vaccines.gov
November 11, 2023 at 9:21 PM
ashlynm.bsky.social
!jazbot whereami
jay.bsky.team Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · Nov 10
you can use this command to find out which mushroom you’re ending up on
divy.zone devin ivy 🐋 @divy.zone · Nov 10
!jazbot whereami
November 10, 2023 at 6:20 PM
ashlynm.bsky.social
The progression of growth on a stump in my yard last month when it started raining again in western Washington 🍄📷 #fungifriends
Small ruffles of fungus, white at the center and sandy-colored on the edges, first spotted emerging from the stump on October 6 The growth has accelerated rapidly and taken on a more uniformly beige coloring by October 10 By October 21, the growth resembles overlapping stacks of pancakes, or a tan-and-cream-colored coral reef, or bouquet of caramel carnations Also taken October 21, this angle shows another type of fungus, which resembles clumps of pale yellow spheres like oversized lemon dip n' dots, growing on the stump alongside and between several layers of the pancake-y one
November 10, 2023 at 6:13 AM
ashlynm.bsky.social
Found in northern California 🍄📷 #fungifriends
Photo of a yellow mushroom surrounded by pine needles and clover Small orange-yellow mushroom in a forest with clover, pine needles, and ferns
November 10, 2023 at 5:41 AM
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soniasulaiman.bsky.social
I am so grateful right now, for many things, and chiefly for the conviction in my bones that we will be free in my lifetime. I am grateful that I can do something with my words, and have I have been given a patient and enduring soul that is, in all honestly, quite stubborn when it comes to justice.
October 19, 2023 at 11:28 PM