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Man…they stopped Santa on some BULLSHIT!
December 26, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Man…they stopped Santa on some BULLSHIT!
Fred Keenan, the first SPOG president, lands in a department helicopter dressed as Santa Claus on Dec. 17, 1961.
Ten years later, Keenan admitted to extorting kickbacks from gambling parlors and gay bars.
Merry Christmas!
Ten years later, Keenan admitted to extorting kickbacks from gambling parlors and gay bars.
Merry Christmas!
December 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Fred Keenan, the first SPOG president, lands in a department helicopter dressed as Santa Claus on Dec. 17, 1961.
Ten years later, Keenan admitted to extorting kickbacks from gambling parlors and gay bars.
Merry Christmas!
Ten years later, Keenan admitted to extorting kickbacks from gambling parlors and gay bars.
Merry Christmas!
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Seattle Man Leaves Out Plate of Cheese for When St. Rat Comes Up Through Toilet Tonight: tinyurl.com/nhf8cr8s
December 25, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Seattle Man Leaves Out Plate of Cheese for When St. Rat Comes Up Through Toilet Tonight: tinyurl.com/nhf8cr8s
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December 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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WA Dems who voted for the Laken Riley Act:
* Marie Gluesenkamp-Perez
* Kim Schrier
* Dan Newhouse
* Marie Gluesenkamp-Perez
* Kim Schrier
* Dan Newhouse
42 Democrats voted for the Laken Riley Act knowing full well this was the plan.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
ICE documents reveal plan to hold 80,000 immigrants in warehouses
The Trump administration wants to build seven large-scale deportation hubs to speed up deportations, internal ICE documents show.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 24, 2025 at 11:28 PM
WA Dems who voted for the Laken Riley Act:
* Marie Gluesenkamp-Perez
* Kim Schrier
* Dan Newhouse
* Marie Gluesenkamp-Perez
* Kim Schrier
* Dan Newhouse
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Reminder that we are a year into aggressive ICE raids and concentration camps, and there’s not a single example of local cops protecting people against this violence, kidnapping, or death.
December 23, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Reminder that we are a year into aggressive ICE raids and concentration camps, and there’s not a single example of local cops protecting people against this violence, kidnapping, or death.
We've identified the officers who shot and killed Christian Nelson in Othello earlier this month: Ernest Cleaves and Matthew Chang.
December 23, 2025 at 7:23 PM
We've identified the officers who shot and killed Christian Nelson in Othello earlier this month: Ernest Cleaves and Matthew Chang.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Aid for Seattle goes here ↙️↙️↙️
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December 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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The only “staffing crisis” politicians seem to care about is at the police department.
Homelessness services are critically understaffed. Workers deal with many of the same populations and issues for half the money.
Homelessness services are critically understaffed. Workers deal with many of the same populations and issues for half the money.
December 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The only “staffing crisis” politicians seem to care about is at the police department.
Homelessness services are critically understaffed. Workers deal with many of the same populations and issues for half the money.
Homelessness services are critically understaffed. Workers deal with many of the same populations and issues for half the money.
COMMUNITY REQUEST: We’re raising funds to cover $78 in monthly recurring operational expenses.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Is part of Katie’s transition, literally becoming Mayor Bruce?
December 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Is part of Katie’s transition, literally becoming Mayor Bruce?
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it's bad when cops are evil but it's funny (sometimes) when they're really fuckin stupid about it
Seattle police Sergeant Jamin Dobson had a beef with another officer, so Dobson decided to bug his office — with his own bodycam. That's against the law in WA.
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Seattle sergeant covertly recorded another officer using his bodycam
Sgt. Jamin Dobson set his body-worn video to "stealth mode" and used it to film a rival sergeant's workspace, violating the state's two-party consent laws, a gross misdemeanor.
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December 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
it's bad when cops are evil but it's funny (sometimes) when they're really fuckin stupid about it
It was a visual joke that failed—even among people who identified the reference
Others thought the picture of Charlie was actually Sgt Jamin Dobson
Others thought the picture of Charlie was actually Sgt Jamin Dobson
there's no way this isn't a screen grab from always sunny
Seattle police Sergeant Jamin Dobson had a beef with another officer, so Dobson decided to bug his office — with his own bodycam. That's against the law in WA.
www.divestspd.com/p/seattle-se...
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December 16, 2025 at 7:37 PM
It was a visual joke that failed—even among people who identified the reference
Others thought the picture of Charlie was actually Sgt Jamin Dobson
Others thought the picture of Charlie was actually Sgt Jamin Dobson
Seattle police Sergeant Jamin Dobson had a beef with another officer, so Dobson decided to bug his office — with his own bodycam. That's against the law in WA.
www.divestspd.com/p/seattle-se...
www.divestspd.com/p/seattle-se...
Seattle sergeant covertly recorded another officer using his bodycam
Sgt. Jamin Dobson set his body-worn video to "stealth mode" and used it to film a rival sergeant's workspace, violating the state's two-party consent laws, a gross misdemeanor.
www.divestspd.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Seattle police Sergeant Jamin Dobson had a beef with another officer, so Dobson decided to bug his office — with his own bodycam. That's against the law in WA.
www.divestspd.com/p/seattle-se...
www.divestspd.com/p/seattle-se...
Mayor-elect Wilson is trying to be the mayor for everyone, but she’ll wind up as the mayor for no one.
No one likes Cauce.
The right thinks she’s too “woke.” The left hates her for crushing student protests.
No one likes Cauce.
The right thinks she’s too “woke.” The left hates her for crushing student protests.
December 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Mayor-elect Wilson is trying to be the mayor for everyone, but she’ll wind up as the mayor for no one.
No one likes Cauce.
The right thinks she’s too “woke.” The left hates her for crushing student protests.
No one likes Cauce.
The right thinks she’s too “woke.” The left hates her for crushing student protests.
One of the great rewards of being a local social media institution is interacting with our fans.
December 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
One of the great rewards of being a local social media institution is interacting with our fans.
Somebody got charged with a felony over this
December 11, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Somebody got charged with a felony over this
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Heart swelling, eyes welling. There is hope
I think this is probably a new era of grand jury practice where there is communal awareness of abusive policing.
The GJ just doesn't believe the state.
I'm not an expert on the history of grand juries, but my sense is that this is the first time we are seeing that phenomenon at scale.
The GJ just doesn't believe the state.
I'm not an expert on the history of grand juries, but my sense is that this is the first time we are seeing that phenomenon at scale.
JUST IN: Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Snell just confirmed, at the prodding of U.S. Magistrate Judge Keri Holleb Hotaling, that this motion for dismissal followed a "no bill" from a grand jury.
That means the grand jury refused to indict.
That means the grand jury refused to indict.
December 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Heart swelling, eyes welling. There is hope
Officer Nicholas Burgess holds up a “weapon” at Cal Anderson on May 24, and it’s just a packet with a picture of a cartoon dog farting.
December 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Officer Nicholas Burgess holds up a “weapon” at Cal Anderson on May 24, and it’s just a packet with a picture of a cartoon dog farting.
🚨 ALERT🚨
ICE operating in South Seattle.
Abductions yesterday, agents spotted today in Othello.
Be on the lookout:
ICE operating in South Seattle.
Abductions yesterday, agents spotted today in Othello.
Be on the lookout:
December 8, 2025 at 12:46 AM
🚨 ALERT🚨
ICE operating in South Seattle.
Abductions yesterday, agents spotted today in Othello.
Be on the lookout:
ICE operating in South Seattle.
Abductions yesterday, agents spotted today in Othello.
Be on the lookout:
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THROWBACK THURSDAY
In 1960s, Black Panthers first popularized calling cops “pigs.”
The Seattle police leaned into and got a pig mascot
In 1960s, Black Panthers first popularized calling cops “pigs.”
The Seattle police leaned into and got a pig mascot
December 4, 2025 at 7:28 PM
THROWBACK THURSDAY
In 1960s, Black Panthers first popularized calling cops “pigs.”
The Seattle police leaned into and got a pig mascot
In 1960s, Black Panthers first popularized calling cops “pigs.”
The Seattle police leaned into and got a pig mascot
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Did you know that the FBIs rules allow them to recruit children to be informants?
Me neither.
Me neither.
Essential reading:
theintercept.com/series/the-f...
theintercept.com/series/the-f...
The FBI’s Secret Rules
theintercept.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Did you know that the FBIs rules allow them to recruit children to be informants?
Me neither.
Me neither.
THROWBACK THURSDAY
In 1960s, Black Panthers first popularized calling cops “pigs.”
The Seattle police leaned into and got a pig mascot
In 1960s, Black Panthers first popularized calling cops “pigs.”
The Seattle police leaned into and got a pig mascot
December 4, 2025 at 7:28 PM
THROWBACK THURSDAY
In 1960s, Black Panthers first popularized calling cops “pigs.”
The Seattle police leaned into and got a pig mascot
In 1960s, Black Panthers first popularized calling cops “pigs.”
The Seattle police leaned into and got a pig mascot
Per Chief Barnes, he didn’t point.
He merely “advanced” on officers. “Advanced” is a nice non-descriptive descriptor. Perfect cop language.
It could mean “took one step in their direction”
He merely “advanced” on officers. “Advanced” is a nice non-descriptive descriptor. Perfect cop language.
It could mean “took one step in their direction”
Photos from today’s fatal police shooting in Othello.
SPD claims a man pointed a gun at them. There are about a half-dozen evidence markers indicating where shell casings were found.
SPD claims a man pointed a gun at them. There are about a half-dozen evidence markers indicating where shell casings were found.
December 4, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Per Chief Barnes, he didn’t point.
He merely “advanced” on officers. “Advanced” is a nice non-descriptive descriptor. Perfect cop language.
It could mean “took one step in their direction”
He merely “advanced” on officers. “Advanced” is a nice non-descriptive descriptor. Perfect cop language.
It could mean “took one step in their direction”