@davidpostman.bsky.social
Trump sold out your grandma to fatten his MAGA cash www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
After Donations, Trump Administration Revoked Rule Requiring More Nursing Home Staff
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Trump sold out your grandma to fatten his MAGA cash www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
Reposted
2/2: What we're seeing right now coming from Washington, D.C., is motivated by hate and bias and it is guided by the whims of the president -- not the facts, not the courts, and certainly not the United States Constitution. – NB
January 26, 2026 at 10:42 PM
2/2: What we're seeing right now coming from Washington, D.C., is motivated by hate and bias and it is guided by the whims of the president -- not the facts, not the courts, and certainly not the United States Constitution. – NB
Reposted
Trump’s chaos can obscure the bigger picture
But the data is clear
Pro democracy litigators are winning two thirds of the time
And 76% when including immigration cases
@democracydefendersfund.org is part of that coalition
Your support makes it possible to push back and win against autocracy -TN
But the data is clear
Pro democracy litigators are winning two thirds of the time
And 76% when including immigration cases
@democracydefendersfund.org is part of that coalition
Your support makes it possible to push back and win against autocracy -TN
Why I Am Hopeful Despite It All
My 50th Publisher’s Note
contrarian.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Trump’s chaos can obscure the bigger picture
But the data is clear
Pro democracy litigators are winning two thirds of the time
And 76% when including immigration cases
@democracydefendersfund.org is part of that coalition
Your support makes it possible to push back and win against autocracy -TN
But the data is clear
Pro democracy litigators are winning two thirds of the time
And 76% when including immigration cases
@democracydefendersfund.org is part of that coalition
Your support makes it possible to push back and win against autocracy -TN
Reposted
Strong government-to-government relationships help all of us in serving the public. Today’s meeting with the Snoqualmie Tribe underscored our shared commitment to justice, environmental stewardship, and community safety. We're grateful for their partnership.
January 8, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Strong government-to-government relationships help all of us in serving the public. Today’s meeting with the Snoqualmie Tribe underscored our shared commitment to justice, environmental stewardship, and community safety. We're grateful for their partnership.
Reposted
Constitutional rights aren't optional. We’re joining 18 AGs to stop unlawful, race-based stops by Border Patrol. These raids harm farm operations and damage community trust. We’re fighting to keep the court’s injunction in place.
Read the brief: bit.ly/ufwvnoem
Read the brief: bit.ly/ufwvnoem
December 31, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Constitutional rights aren't optional. We’re joining 18 AGs to stop unlawful, race-based stops by Border Patrol. These raids harm farm operations and damage community trust. We’re fighting to keep the court’s injunction in place.
Read the brief: bit.ly/ufwvnoem
Read the brief: bit.ly/ufwvnoem
Reposted
Agree.
Sharyn Alfonsi is standing up.
People need to stand up with her and for her.
Sharyn Alfonsi is standing up.
People need to stand up with her and for her.
Via @liamjscott.bsky.social at the other site here’s the full email from 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi. She’s putting her career on the line by fighting here. And she’s fighting for all of us.
December 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Agree.
Sharyn Alfonsi is standing up.
People need to stand up with her and for her.
Sharyn Alfonsi is standing up.
People need to stand up with her and for her.
Reposted
SAFE releases its annual report with 8 recommendations for legislative action. This group was instrumental in eliminating the backlog of more than 10,000 sexual assault kits.
December 19, 2025 at 9:51 PM
SAFE releases its annual report with 8 recommendations for legislative action. This group was instrumental in eliminating the backlog of more than 10,000 sexual assault kits.
Reposted
The president’s comments last week harm Somali American communities across the country, including here in Washington. Somali Americans are integral to their communities. If anything, it’s the president’s race-based immigration policies that make our neighborhoods less safe.
Somali Americans like me deserve dignity, not Trump's dehumanizing language | Op-Ed
Somali Americans are not a stereotype. We are parents, students, business owners and leaders. We contribute in ways that are both measurable and meaningful.
www.seattletimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The president’s comments last week harm Somali American communities across the country, including here in Washington. Somali Americans are integral to their communities. If anything, it’s the president’s race-based immigration policies that make our neighborhoods less safe.
Reposted
Thanks to our investigation, Confluence Health has refunded $1.8 million to patients who paid for hospital care but were eligible for financial assistance under Washington’s Charity Care Act.
December 8, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Thanks to our investigation, Confluence Health has refunded $1.8 million to patients who paid for hospital care but were eligible for financial assistance under Washington’s Charity Care Act.
Reposted
This week’s Top 10 list makes it clear: Trump’s regime isn't just corrupt — it is also vindictive
Baseless prosecutions
Indictments tossed
Grand juries refusing to charge
The targeting never stopped — and neither did we.
More in The Contrarian 👇 - TN
contrarian.substack.com/p/trumps-top...
Baseless prosecutions
Indictments tossed
Grand juries refusing to charge
The targeting never stopped — and neither did we.
More in The Contrarian 👇 - TN
contrarian.substack.com/p/trumps-top...
Trump’s Top 10 Worst Criminal Prosecutions
Publisher's Roundup 46
contrarian.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
This week’s Top 10 list makes it clear: Trump’s regime isn't just corrupt — it is also vindictive
Baseless prosecutions
Indictments tossed
Grand juries refusing to charge
The targeting never stopped — and neither did we.
More in The Contrarian 👇 - TN
contrarian.substack.com/p/trumps-top...
Baseless prosecutions
Indictments tossed
Grand juries refusing to charge
The targeting never stopped — and neither did we.
More in The Contrarian 👇 - TN
contrarian.substack.com/p/trumps-top...
Reposted
My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
December 6, 2025 at 2:41 AM
My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
Reposted
The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) is warning consumers to be on the lookout for undisclosed “hidden” fees this holiday season. Hidden fees are merchant charges that are not included in the advertised price of a consumer good or service and are not otherwise disclosed to the consumer in advance.
November 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) is warning consumers to be on the lookout for undisclosed “hidden” fees this holiday season. Hidden fees are merchant charges that are not included in the advertised price of a consumer good or service and are not otherwise disclosed to the consumer in advance.
Reposted
Are you a veteran, service member, or their family? Do you need a will but can’t pay for a lawyer? Sign up for our upcoming free legal clinic at the Seattle VA Hospital!
When: November 1st, 12-3 PM
Where: Seattle VA Hospital on Beacon Hill
Sign up at the link below ⬇️
www.atg.wa.gov/civil-legal.
When: November 1st, 12-3 PM
Where: Seattle VA Hospital on Beacon Hill
Sign up at the link below ⬇️
www.atg.wa.gov/civil-legal.
Do You Have a Legal Problem?
1125 Washington St SE • PO Box 40100 • Olympia, WA 98504 • (360) 753-6200 OFFICE HOURS: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Monday - Friday Closed Weekends & State Holidays
www.atg.wa.gov
October 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Are you a veteran, service member, or their family? Do you need a will but can’t pay for a lawyer? Sign up for our upcoming free legal clinic at the Seattle VA Hospital!
When: November 1st, 12-3 PM
Where: Seattle VA Hospital on Beacon Hill
Sign up at the link below ⬇️
www.atg.wa.gov/civil-legal.
When: November 1st, 12-3 PM
Where: Seattle VA Hospital on Beacon Hill
Sign up at the link below ⬇️
www.atg.wa.gov/civil-legal.
Reposted
Concerns about transparency and integrity in govt are at an all-time high, and officials have an obligation to uphold the spirit of the Public Records Act. We welcome the public’s input into these model rules aimed at helping stage agencies increase transparency and responsiveness to requests.
Press proposal to improve transparency in WA advances
New rules for providing access to public records sought by the press should increase government transparency in Washington and benefit all state residents.
www.seattletimes.com
October 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Concerns about transparency and integrity in govt are at an all-time high, and officials have an obligation to uphold the spirit of the Public Records Act. We welcome the public’s input into these model rules aimed at helping stage agencies increase transparency and responsiveness to requests.
Reposted
Sotomayor: “yet an-other grave misuse of our emergency docket. We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job. Rather than stand idly by while our constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent.”
SCOTUS says racial profiling is constitutional, at least when Trump admin does it during roving, aggressive, astonishing immigration enforcement in LA -- where a district court found fed officers were arresting Brown people for ... speaking Spanish.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
25A169 Order
www.documentcloud.org
September 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Sotomayor: “yet an-other grave misuse of our emergency docket. We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job. Rather than stand idly by while our constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent.”
Reposted
No big deal, just one of Trump’s lawyers claiming a bullshit ability for the President to take over state elections. This, on the same day Trump threatened to declare war on an American city. He does not care about the rule of law or the Constitution. He only cares about his own power. - NB
Trump lawyer Cleta Mitchell says Trump may try to declare a “national sovereignty” crisis in 2026 to claim “emergency powers” over elections and override the states
September 6, 2025 at 9:34 PM
No big deal, just one of Trump’s lawyers claiming a bullshit ability for the President to take over state elections. This, on the same day Trump threatened to declare war on an American city. He does not care about the rule of law or the Constitution. He only cares about his own power. - NB
Hello my few Bluesky friends. You should read this beautiful story and share with others because these days everyone needs to read a good story about good people. Jim, Lori and Amy raised my spirits today. Pass it on.
www.seattletimes.com/life/by-dona...
www.seattletimes.com/life/by-dona...
The gift: How a kidney donation made WA strangers into instant friends
Altruistic kidney donations — when somebody gifts an organ to an unknown stranger — are rare. This is the story of one that brought two local families together.
www.seattletimes.com
August 30, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Hello my few Bluesky friends. You should read this beautiful story and share with others because these days everyone needs to read a good story about good people. Jim, Lori and Amy raised my spirits today. Pass it on.
www.seattletimes.com/life/by-dona...
www.seattletimes.com/life/by-dona...
Reposted
2/2: Join us on Sept. 2 at Clover Park Technical College in Lakewood at the Workers' Townhall: www.eventbrite.com/e/workers-to...
#LaborDayEveryDay #WaforWorkers #AGOWAforWorkers
#LaborDayEveryDay #WaforWorkers #AGOWAforWorkers
Workers' Town Hall with Attorney General Nick Brown in Lakewood
Join AG Nick Brown for a Workers' Town Hall in partnership with the Washington State Labor Council and Pierce County Labor Council.
www.eventbrite.com
August 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
2/2: Join us on Sept. 2 at Clover Park Technical College in Lakewood at the Workers' Townhall: www.eventbrite.com/e/workers-to...
#LaborDayEveryDay #WaforWorkers #AGOWAforWorkers
#LaborDayEveryDay #WaforWorkers #AGOWAforWorkers
Reposted
This week AG Nick Brown joined Jonathan Capehart on MSNBC’s The Last Word to discuss what it means to support the people of Washington state, and how Democratic attorneys general are working together.
Watch the full interview here: www.msnbc.com/the-last-wor...
Watch the full interview here: www.msnbc.com/the-last-wor...
July 31, 2025 at 7:43 PM
This week AG Nick Brown joined Jonathan Capehart on MSNBC’s The Last Word to discuss what it means to support the people of Washington state, and how Democratic attorneys general are working together.
Watch the full interview here: www.msnbc.com/the-last-wor...
Watch the full interview here: www.msnbc.com/the-last-wor...
Federal appeals court rules Trump’s birthright citizenship ban unconstitutional
July 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Federal appeals court rules Trump’s birthright citizenship ban unconstitutional
Reposted
This is "Brady". He targeted our client #BrentEfron by false dating profile on #Tinder. He claimed to share same liberal values but was actually undercover operative for #ProjectVeritas secretly filming w/o consent during private date.
If you can identify him, please contact me.
If you can identify him, please contact me.
July 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
This is "Brady". He targeted our client #BrentEfron by false dating profile on #Tinder. He claimed to share same liberal values but was actually undercover operative for #ProjectVeritas secretly filming w/o consent during private date.
If you can identify him, please contact me.
If you can identify him, please contact me.
Reposted
A disgraceful story. The absolute disregard and hostility the power centers of our country exhibit towards young people is part of the story of this time.
And the NYT caught the car on affirmative action. So now begins the process of retroactively excavating race-conscious admissions. Awful.
And the NYT caught the car on affirmative action. So now begins the process of retroactively excavating race-conscious admissions. Awful.
You know, when I heard that all of our personal data had been hacked, I didn't expect the first major use of it to be the NYT trying to fuck over Zohran but maybe I'm naive www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/n...
Mamdani Identified as Asian and African American on College Application
www.nytimes.com
July 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM
A disgraceful story. The absolute disregard and hostility the power centers of our country exhibit towards young people is part of the story of this time.
And the NYT caught the car on affirmative action. So now begins the process of retroactively excavating race-conscious admissions. Awful.
And the NYT caught the car on affirmative action. So now begins the process of retroactively excavating race-conscious admissions. Awful.
Reposted
Paramount has settled Trump’s frivolous suit, apparently to gain FCC approval for a big transaction
This isn’t just capitulation—it’s a sale of journalistic integrity that invites more legal attacks on the free press
We must fight this dangerous precedent
This isn’t just capitulation—it’s a sale of journalistic integrity that invites more legal attacks on the free press
We must fight this dangerous precedent
Prominent lawyers join press freedom fight to thwart Paramount settlement with Trump
Prominent attorneys Abbe Lowell and Norm Eisen joined the Freedom of the Press Foundation's campaign to thwart efforts by Paramount to reach a settlement with President Trump over his "60 Minutes" law...
www.latimes.com
July 2, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Paramount has settled Trump’s frivolous suit, apparently to gain FCC approval for a big transaction
This isn’t just capitulation—it’s a sale of journalistic integrity that invites more legal attacks on the free press
We must fight this dangerous precedent
This isn’t just capitulation—it’s a sale of journalistic integrity that invites more legal attacks on the free press
We must fight this dangerous precedent
Nick had a good chat with The Stranger re: protests and what fascism looks like. “The suppression of dissent, the rewriting of history, the targeting of opponents—these are textbook signs. We have to oppose this with every legal and moral tool we have.”
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/06...
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/06...
State Attorney General Nick Brown on Fighting Trump:“I don’t know how anyone can look at the last five months and not start to see fascism.”
We spoke with Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown, one of the few top state officials calling out Trump’s actions for what they are: fascist. In his position, Brown, who recently threat...
www.thestranger.com
June 13, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Nick had a good chat with The Stranger re: protests and what fascism looks like. “The suppression of dissent, the rewriting of history, the targeting of opponents—these are textbook signs. We have to oppose this with every legal and moral tool we have.”
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/06...
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/06...
Reposted
"What we're seeing from the president is, you know, it really does meet the definition of fascism... We're seeing authoritarianism. We're seeing dictatorial behavior. We're seeing that to suppress what the president believes is the opposition." -AG Nick Brown (1/2)
June 9, 2025 at 11:43 PM
"What we're seeing from the president is, you know, it really does meet the definition of fascism... We're seeing authoritarianism. We're seeing dictatorial behavior. We're seeing that to suppress what the president believes is the opposition." -AG Nick Brown (1/2)