Josh Dougherty
@doughj.bsky.social
Brand strategist, podcast host, and agency founder by day. Cycling, soccer, travel, wine, and politics the rest of the time.
Writing and podcast over at abravenew.com
Writing and podcast over at abravenew.com
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MLS is to move to a summer-to-spring calendar, in line with major European leagues, from summer 2027 🚨
Seasons will begin in July, have a winter break longer than the month January and conclude in May. MLS said negotiations with the MLSPA over the transition are ongoing 📆
Seasons will begin in July, have a winter break longer than the month January and conclude in May. MLS said negotiations with the MLSPA over the transition are ongoing 📆
November 13, 2025 at 10:36 PM
MLS is to move to a summer-to-spring calendar, in line with major European leagues, from summer 2027 🚨
Seasons will begin in July, have a winter break longer than the month January and conclude in May. MLS said negotiations with the MLSPA over the transition are ongoing 📆
Seasons will begin in July, have a winter break longer than the month January and conclude in May. MLS said negotiations with the MLSPA over the transition are ongoing 📆
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In a world of constant change, a brand built on purpose and unique memory is your competitive advantage.
Let’s build something brave together. Click the link in bio for a free consultation.
#HealthTechMarketing #DigitalHealth #BrandingAgency #SeattleMarketingAgency
Let’s build something brave together. Click the link in bio for a free consultation.
#HealthTechMarketing #DigitalHealth #BrandingAgency #SeattleMarketingAgency
November 13, 2025 at 8:48 PM
In a world of constant change, a brand built on purpose and unique memory is your competitive advantage.
Let’s build something brave together. Click the link in bio for a free consultation.
#HealthTechMarketing #DigitalHealth #BrandingAgency #SeattleMarketingAgency
Let’s build something brave together. Click the link in bio for a free consultation.
#HealthTechMarketing #DigitalHealth #BrandingAgency #SeattleMarketingAgency
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There is something deeply broken about an economy that creates trillionaires while people get buried under the cost of living and 42 million go hungry. The ultra-rich should realize that my Billionaires Income Tax, aimed at ensuring they pay their fair share, represents the moderate path forward.
Tesla shareholders have approved a pay package that could make CEO Elon Musk, already the world’s richest person, the world’s first trillionaire. https://cnn.it/43KZnkA
November 7, 2025 at 1:57 AM
There is something deeply broken about an economy that creates trillionaires while people get buried under the cost of living and 42 million go hungry. The ultra-rich should realize that my Billionaires Income Tax, aimed at ensuring they pay their fair share, represents the moderate path forward.
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Sara Nelson's time as Council President was a true stain on the legislative department in Seattle. Her leadership fostered toxicity, led to Seattle losing many very good legislative staff + a great legislator, & coincided with a stagnation of Council generated legislation. Bye bye One-Term CM Nelson
November 5, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Sara Nelson's time as Council President was a true stain on the legislative department in Seattle. Her leadership fostered toxicity, led to Seattle losing many very good legislative staff + a great legislator, & coincided with a stagnation of Council generated legislation. Bye bye One-Term CM Nelson
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Georgia Democrats had not won a statewide race that wasn't for a federal office since 2006.
They won two races tonight, both against GOP incumbents.
The margins? 62% to 38% in both.
They won two races tonight, both against GOP incumbents.
The margins? 62% to 38% in both.
November 5, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Georgia Democrats had not won a statewide race that wasn't for a federal office since 2006.
They won two races tonight, both against GOP incumbents.
The margins? 62% to 38% in both.
They won two races tonight, both against GOP incumbents.
The margins? 62% to 38% in both.
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Once again, the main day of Tea Party protests had about 300,000 nationwide, but saw endless coverage.
The No Kings protests had about 7,000,000 nationwide, and many media outlets reacted with a yawn.
No Kings was nearly 25x as big as the Tea Party but the Tea Party got 25x the attention.
The No Kings protests had about 7,000,000 nationwide, and many media outlets reacted with a yawn.
No Kings was nearly 25x as big as the Tea Party but the Tea Party got 25x the attention.
Ask yourself this: How would the New York Times have covered the protests if it had been seven million MAGA supporters flooding the streets? We don’t even have to guess: We know how they and other mainstream outlets covered the Tea Party protests during Obama’s first term.
October 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Once again, the main day of Tea Party protests had about 300,000 nationwide, but saw endless coverage.
The No Kings protests had about 7,000,000 nationwide, and many media outlets reacted with a yawn.
No Kings was nearly 25x as big as the Tea Party but the Tea Party got 25x the attention.
The No Kings protests had about 7,000,000 nationwide, and many media outlets reacted with a yawn.
No Kings was nearly 25x as big as the Tea Party but the Tea Party got 25x the attention.
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The Stranger hasn’t really covered SPS in years. They don’t regularly come to school board meetings or interview caregivers or follow the impactful issues affecting Seattle kids and families. Vote for Sarah Clark for School board!!! She’s *ON THE BOARD NOW* and doing great for students and our city!
FRIENDS DON'T LET FRIENDS VOTE EXCLUSIVELY THE STRANGER BALLOT.
Vote for Clark over Smith for School Board. Clark has stuck her neck out over and over again publicly in a way that has over and over changed SPS policy. She knows the issues, has an excellent head start, and is a former SPS student.
Vote for Clark over Smith for School Board. Clark has stuck her neck out over and over again publicly in a way that has over and over changed SPS policy. She knows the issues, has an excellent head start, and is a former SPS student.
October 18, 2025 at 3:29 AM
The Stranger hasn’t really covered SPS in years. They don’t regularly come to school board meetings or interview caregivers or follow the impactful issues affecting Seattle kids and families. Vote for Sarah Clark for School board!!! She’s *ON THE BOARD NOW* and doing great for students and our city!
The upcoming election is super important for the future of public schools in Seattle. Please vote for Sarah Clark, Joe Mizrahi, Vivian Song, & Jen LeVallee. They will fight school closures, support options and alternative programs, partner with families, and put students first.
October 25, 2025 at 10:41 PM
The upcoming election is super important for the future of public schools in Seattle. Please vote for Sarah Clark, Joe Mizrahi, Vivian Song, & Jen LeVallee. They will fight school closures, support options and alternative programs, partner with families, and put students first.
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#BREAKING Federal judge in Chicago temporarily blocks the Trump administration from "ordering the federalization and deployment of the National Guard of the United States within Illinois."
Perry says the order will say defendants are "temporarily enjoined from ordering the federalization and deployment of the National Guard of the United States within Illinois."
October 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
#BREAKING Federal judge in Chicago temporarily blocks the Trump administration from "ordering the federalization and deployment of the National Guard of the United States within Illinois."
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Yesterday, Stephen Miller had one of the most terrifying Freudian slips I've ever heard.
He claimed Trump has plenary authority (absolute power)—before cutting himself off.
Today, Trump said Governor Pritzker and Mayor Johnson should be *jailed*.
This is how authoritarian regimes talk. (1/3)
Yesterday, Stephen Miller had one of the most terrifying Freudian slips I've ever heard.
He claimed Trump has plenary authority (absolute power)—before cutting himself off.
Today, Trump said Governor Pritzker and Mayor Johnson should be *jailed*.
This is how authoritarian regimes talk. (1/3)
October 8, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Yesterday, Stephen Miller had one of the most terrifying Freudian slips I've ever heard.
He claimed Trump has plenary authority (absolute power)—before cutting himself off.
Today, Trump said Governor Pritzker and Mayor Johnson should be *jailed*.
This is how authoritarian regimes talk. (1/3)
Yesterday, Stephen Miller had one of the most terrifying Freudian slips I've ever heard.
He claimed Trump has plenary authority (absolute power)—before cutting himself off.
Today, Trump said Governor Pritzker and Mayor Johnson should be *jailed*.
This is how authoritarian regimes talk. (1/3)
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BREAKING: We just won in court — again.
A federal judge BLOCKED Donald Trump’s unlawful attempt to DEPLOY 300 OF OUR NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS TO PORTLAND.
A federal judge BLOCKED Donald Trump’s unlawful attempt to DEPLOY 300 OF OUR NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS TO PORTLAND.
October 6, 2025 at 3:36 AM
BREAKING: We just won in court — again.
A federal judge BLOCKED Donald Trump’s unlawful attempt to DEPLOY 300 OF OUR NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS TO PORTLAND.
A federal judge BLOCKED Donald Trump’s unlawful attempt to DEPLOY 300 OF OUR NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS TO PORTLAND.
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NEW: Second, expanded TRO issued in Oregon case challenging Trump's National Guard deployment to the state bars any state or D.C. National Guard being deployed to Oregon.
Update at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/judge-bloc...
Update at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/judge-bloc...
October 6, 2025 at 3:56 AM
NEW: Second, expanded TRO issued in Oregon case challenging Trump's National Guard deployment to the state bars any state or D.C. National Guard being deployed to Oregon.
Update at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/judge-bloc...
Update at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/judge-bloc...
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BOOM 🔥:
Judge Immergut issues a second Temporary Restraining Order prohibiting the relocation, federalization, or deployment of ANY NATIONAL GUARD FROM ANY STATE into the state of Oregon.
Judge Immergut issues a second Temporary Restraining Order prohibiting the relocation, federalization, or deployment of ANY NATIONAL GUARD FROM ANY STATE into the state of Oregon.
October 6, 2025 at 3:20 AM
BOOM 🔥:
Judge Immergut issues a second Temporary Restraining Order prohibiting the relocation, federalization, or deployment of ANY NATIONAL GUARD FROM ANY STATE into the state of Oregon.
Judge Immergut issues a second Temporary Restraining Order prohibiting the relocation, federalization, or deployment of ANY NATIONAL GUARD FROM ANY STATE into the state of Oregon.
Let’s go!
For the first time in 24 years, the Mariners have won a postseason game in Seattle.
The series is tied at 1-1.
The series is tied at 1-1.
October 6, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Let’s go!
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This represents a major escalation.
President Trump effort to mobilize TEXAS National Guard for deployment in Portland and Chicago.
Court filing just entered in Oregon v. Trump⬇️
President Trump effort to mobilize TEXAS National Guard for deployment in Portland and Chicago.
Court filing just entered in Oregon v. Trump⬇️
October 6, 2025 at 2:09 AM
This represents a major escalation.
President Trump effort to mobilize TEXAS National Guard for deployment in Portland and Chicago.
Court filing just entered in Oregon v. Trump⬇️
President Trump effort to mobilize TEXAS National Guard for deployment in Portland and Chicago.
Court filing just entered in Oregon v. Trump⬇️
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ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.
October 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.
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One of the lessons I discuss in "On Tyranny":
Listen for dangerous words.
Listen for dangerous words.
October 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
One of the lessons I discuss in "On Tyranny":
Listen for dangerous words.
Listen for dangerous words.
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I don’t mean to overreact or anything, but this is the commander-in-chief telling military personnel that Democrats are a problem to be dealt with.
Trump to the Navy: "We have to take care of this little gnat that's on our shoulder called the Democrats."
October 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I don’t mean to overreact or anything, but this is the commander-in-chief telling military personnel that Democrats are a problem to be dealt with.
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"This country has a longstanding and foundational tradition of resistance to government overreach, especially in the form of military intrusion into civil affairs. ...
"This historical tradition boils down to a simple proposition: this is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law."
"This historical tradition boils down to a simple proposition: this is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law."
![Furthermore, this country has a longstanding and foundational tradition of resistance to government overreach, especially in the form of military intrusion into civil affairs. “That tradition has deep roots in our history and found early expression, for example, in . . . the constitutional provisions for civilian control of the military.” Laird v. Tatum, 408 U.S. 1, 15 (1972); see also James Madison, Address to the Constitutional Convention (1787), reprinted in 1 Records of the Federal Convention of 1787, at 465 (Max Farrand ed., 1911) (“A standing military force, with an overgrown Executive will not long be safe companions to liberty. The means of defence [against] foreign danger, have been always the instruments of tyranny at home.”). This historical tradition boils down to a simple proposition: this is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law. Defendants have made a range of arguments that, if accepted, risk blurring the line between civil and military federal power—to the detriment of this nation.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf/bafkreifvrgoustkepztl6hwof3xozxcpi3rfmxcydufeczwwn6thadh6mm@jpeg)
October 4, 2025 at 11:59 PM
"This country has a longstanding and foundational tradition of resistance to government overreach, especially in the form of military intrusion into civil affairs. ...
"This historical tradition boils down to a simple proposition: this is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law."
"This historical tradition boils down to a simple proposition: this is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law."
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NEW: Judge Immergut BLOCKS Trump's federalization of the Oregon National Guard, writing that the govt has "made a range of arguments that, if accepted, risk blurring the line between civil and military federal power—to the detriment of this nation." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 4, 2025 at 11:47 PM
NEW: Judge Immergut BLOCKS Trump's federalization of the Oregon National Guard, writing that the govt has "made a range of arguments that, if accepted, risk blurring the line between civil and military federal power—to the detriment of this nation." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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BREAKING: In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court limits federal judges’ ability to issue nationwide injunctions. The ruling deals a significant blow to those challenging the extreme measures taken by the Trump administration. More to come.
SCOTUS Limits Federal Judges’ Ability to Block Executive Actions Nationwide
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
June 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
BREAKING: In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court limits federal judges’ ability to issue nationwide injunctions. The ruling deals a significant blow to those challenging the extreme measures taken by the Trump administration. More to come.
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Jackson: "Eventually, executive power will become completely uncontainable, and our beloved constitutional Republic will be no more."
June 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Jackson: "Eventually, executive power will become completely uncontainable, and our beloved constitutional Republic will be no more."
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is raising the alarm bells as loudly as she can. We need every Democrat in Congress to hear it.
Jackson: "Eventually, executive power will become completely uncontainable, and our beloved constitutional Republic will be no more."
June 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is raising the alarm bells as loudly as she can. We need every Democrat in Congress to hear it.
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It’s outrageous that a masked ICE thug can punch a man in the face and escape consequences anonymously. That’s not America.
America is for the thug cop to be identified and THEN escape all significant consequences for lawless brutality after a brief period of paid leave
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America is for the thug cop to be identified and THEN escape all significant consequences for lawless brutality after a brief period of paid leave
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KTLA - Narciso Barranco, a father to three sons who are all US Marines, pepper-sprayed and punched in the face by alleged federal immigration officers while he was working as a landscaper at an IHOP. He was then forced into the back of an unmarked car in Santa Ana.
Masked men in U.S. Border Patrol vests take Santa Ana father after repeatedly hitting him
In a graphic video that has since gone viral on social media, about seven or more masked men wearing U.S. Border Patrol vests are seen violently detaining a Santa Ana father before forcing him into…
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June 23, 2025 at 11:39 PM
It’s outrageous that a masked ICE thug can punch a man in the face and escape consequences anonymously. That’s not America.
America is for the thug cop to be identified and THEN escape all significant consequences for lawless brutality after a brief period of paid leave
bsky.app/profile/news...
America is for the thug cop to be identified and THEN escape all significant consequences for lawless brutality after a brief period of paid leave
bsky.app/profile/news...