Emily Moore
@emilymoore.bsky.social
Climate and energy policy in the Pacific Northwest @Sightline.org. Views my own.
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Federal immigration agents forced open a door and detained a U.S. citizen in his Minnesota home at gunpoint without a warrant, then led him out onto the streets in his underwear in subfreezing conditions, according to his family and videos reviewed by The Associated Press.
US citizen says ICE removed him from his Minnesota home in his underwear after warrantless search
Federal immigration agents have detained a U.S. citizen in Minnesota at gunpoint without a warrant. That's according to ChongLy “Scott” Thao, who says agents forced open his door, entered with guns drawn and led him outside in his underwear in freezing conditions.
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January 20, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Federal immigration agents forced open a door and detained a U.S. citizen in his Minnesota home at gunpoint without a warrant, then led him out onto the streets in his underwear in subfreezing conditions, according to his family and videos reviewed by The Associated Press.
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I’m at a lunch for landlords (yknow, for research) and the speaker is predicting that rents in Portland will start heading up again in 2026 “as new supply remains constrained”
To the people who do this for a living, cause and effect couldn’t be clearer
To the people who do this for a living, cause and effect couldn’t be clearer
January 15, 2026 at 9:18 PM
I’m at a lunch for landlords (yknow, for research) and the speaker is predicting that rents in Portland will start heading up again in 2026 “as new supply remains constrained”
To the people who do this for a living, cause and effect couldn’t be clearer
To the people who do this for a living, cause and effect couldn’t be clearer
Ambitious WA data center bill just dropped. Lots of good stuff incl. protections for other ratepayers if the data center bubble goes bust and demand response requirements.
app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?...
app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?...
HB 2515 Washington State Legislature
app.leg.wa.gov
January 15, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Ambitious WA data center bill just dropped. Lots of good stuff incl. protections for other ratepayers if the data center bubble goes bust and demand response requirements.
app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?...
app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?...
Great reporting by @oregonian.com on the daunting path ahead for clean electricity in OR.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Oregon electric utilities have strict green-power deadlines. They’re way off track
Slow compliance puts utilities ability to meet the emission targets in doubt and could drive up costs for ratepayers.
www.oregonlive.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Great reporting by @oregonian.com on the daunting path ahead for clean electricity in OR.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
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Wayne Barnett finally cracks down and it's on...Katie Wilson's mom
January 14, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Wayne Barnett finally cracks down and it's on...Katie Wilson's mom
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This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
January 13, 2026 at 10:20 PM
This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
Just a reminder these are all people who entered the US legally...(and another that being in the US without proper papers is a civil, not criminal offense).
"Among the cases she cited was one of a Somali mother who was detained, leaving behind a toddler."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
"Among the cases she cited was one of a Somali mother who was detained, leaving behind a toddler."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
ICE Arrested Dozens of Refugees in Minnesota and Sent Them to Texas, Lawyers Say
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Just a reminder these are all people who entered the US legally...(and another that being in the US without proper papers is a civil, not criminal offense).
"Among the cases she cited was one of a Somali mother who was detained, leaving behind a toddler."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
"Among the cases she cited was one of a Somali mother who was detained, leaving behind a toddler."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
"Designating the state shark" is one of the more fun bills WA leg introduced today. (It's the bluntnose sixgill shark AKA cow shark)
January 14, 2026 at 2:49 AM
"Designating the state shark" is one of the more fun bills WA leg introduced today. (It's the bluntnose sixgill shark AKA cow shark)
"Clashes" is not how I would describe the racial profiling and violent occupation of Minneapolis by armed, masked federal agents, but at least the NYT is giving this disturbing situation more attention
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
‘Like a Military Occupation’: Clashes Rise With Federal Agents in Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:34 AM
"Clashes" is not how I would describe the racial profiling and violent occupation of Minneapolis by armed, masked federal agents, but at least the NYT is giving this disturbing situation more attention
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
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#WALeg kicks off TODAY. Our climate team's transmission wish list 👇
WA needs poles and wires in the ground, fast.
State leaders can step up by creating a transmission authority, removing redundancies in project approval processes, focusing enviro analysis, and other recs from @emilymoore.bsky.social and @ktrumbull.bsky.social
State leaders can step up by creating a transmission authority, removing redundancies in project approval processes, focusing enviro analysis, and other recs from @emilymoore.bsky.social and @ktrumbull.bsky.social
How the 2026 Washington Legislature Can Right-Size the Power Grid | Sightline Institute
A transmission authority, plus three other ideas, to speed development of the transmission lines Washingtonians needed yesterday.
www.sightline.org
January 12, 2026 at 4:20 PM
#WALeg kicks off TODAY. Our climate team's transmission wish list 👇
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semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
January 12, 2026 at 8:04 PM
semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
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Its not that the media is not covering what is happening, but it does feel like the military occupation of an American city should be treated as a national crisis.
A video of ICE agents conducting door-to-door searches today in Minneapolis
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
January 12, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Its not that the media is not covering what is happening, but it does feel like the military occupation of an American city should be treated as a national crisis.
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In the video that the shooter took, which I believe was leaked to be exculpatory, he appears to yell “fucking bitch” after he shoots Renee Good.
January 9, 2026 at 6:48 PM
In the video that the shooter took, which I believe was leaked to be exculpatory, he appears to yell “fucking bitch” after he shoots Renee Good.
Thanks @theurbanist.org for sharing.
👇 My ideas for Seattle's new mayor @mayorofseattle.bsky.social (a real renter, just like us!) to get renters in on the clean energy action.
👇 My ideas for Seattle's new mayor @mayorofseattle.bsky.social (a real renter, just like us!) to get renters in on the clean energy action.
NEW // Op-Ed: Katie Wilson Can Be Seattle’s Climate Mayor for Renters
Op-ed by Emily Moore via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2026/01/08/o...
Op-ed by Emily Moore via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2026/01/08/o...
Op-Ed: Katie Wilson Can Be Seattle’s Climate Mayor for Renters » The Urbanist
# Seattle renters are largely locked out of the cost-saving and comfort-improving clean energy appliances, like heat pumps, induction stoves, and solar panels. Newly inaugurated Seattle Mayor Katie Wi...
www.theurbanist.org
January 9, 2026 at 6:17 AM
Thanks @theurbanist.org for sharing.
👇 My ideas for Seattle's new mayor @mayorofseattle.bsky.social (a real renter, just like us!) to get renters in on the clean energy action.
👇 My ideas for Seattle's new mayor @mayorofseattle.bsky.social (a real renter, just like us!) to get renters in on the clean energy action.
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“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell (1984)
January 8, 2026 at 3:32 PM
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell (1984)
Half of Seattle rents, including our new mayor (and yours truly).
But renters can't enjoy upgrades that lower bills and make our homes cleaner, safer, and more efficient. Some ideas for how @mayorofseattle.bsky.social can change that:
But renters can't enjoy upgrades that lower bills and make our homes cleaner, safer, and more efficient. Some ideas for how @mayorofseattle.bsky.social can change that:
@mayorofseattle.bsky.social is a renter. So is our climate director @emilymoore.bsky.social – and Emily has ideas for the newly-inaugurated Mayor Wilson to help renters get in on clean energy action like heat pumps, plug-in solar, and induction stoves.
Katie Wilson Can Be Seattle’s Climate Mayor for Renters | Sightline Institute
New programs for heat pumps, induction stoves, and plug-in solar would let renters reap the rewards of the clean energy revolution.
www.sightline.org
January 8, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Half of Seattle rents, including our new mayor (and yours truly).
But renters can't enjoy upgrades that lower bills and make our homes cleaner, safer, and more efficient. Some ideas for how @mayorofseattle.bsky.social can change that:
But renters can't enjoy upgrades that lower bills and make our homes cleaner, safer, and more efficient. Some ideas for how @mayorofseattle.bsky.social can change that:
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"Was the officer struck by the vehicle, as President Trump insists, or did the car pass by or around him?"
If we only had some trusted institution that could adjudicate between competing claims by relying on facts.
If we only had some trusted institution that could adjudicate between competing claims by relying on facts.
January 8, 2026 at 1:38 AM
"Was the officer struck by the vehicle, as President Trump insists, or did the car pass by or around him?"
If we only had some trusted institution that could adjudicate between competing claims by relying on facts.
If we only had some trusted institution that could adjudicate between competing claims by relying on facts.
On top of everything, ICE agents didn't administer any lifesaving aid, prevented a doctor from attending to the woman, and blocked the street so that an ambulance (arriving 15 minutes later) couldn't get through. EMTs carried the woman's body out without a stretcher.
WATCH: Eyewitness Emily Heller tells Chris Hayes what she saw when an ICE agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis. “There was no doubt in mind that she was fatally shot immediately,” says Heller.
‘Point blank in the face’: Eyewitness details deadly ICE shooting
YouTube video by MS NOW
www.youtube.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:51 AM
On top of everything, ICE agents didn't administer any lifesaving aid, prevented a doctor from attending to the woman, and blocked the street so that an ambulance (arriving 15 minutes later) couldn't get through. EMTs carried the woman's body out without a stretcher.
All you have to do is watch the video to see that the Trump administration is pushing blatant lies and propaganda. The NYT is irresponsibly implying there are two possible sides to this story.
I can't stop thinking of the murdered woman's six year old.
I can't stop thinking of the murdered woman's six year old.
January 8, 2026 at 3:48 AM
All you have to do is watch the video to see that the Trump administration is pushing blatant lies and propaganda. The NYT is irresponsibly implying there are two possible sides to this story.
I can't stop thinking of the murdered woman's six year old.
I can't stop thinking of the murdered woman's six year old.
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@chrislhayes.bsky.social: “A 37-year-old American citizen, the mother of a young child is dead tonight. She was shot in the face by an agent of the federal government, and that government has spent the day telling despicable lies about her.”
January 8, 2026 at 1:05 AM
@chrislhayes.bsky.social: “A 37-year-old American citizen, the mother of a young child is dead tonight. She was shot in the face by an agent of the federal government, and that government has spent the day telling despicable lies about her.”
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losing my mind at the "she should have followed directions" people
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
January 7, 2026 at 6:25 PM
losing my mind at the "she should have followed directions" people
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
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Live updates: At a City Hall press conference, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said a 37-year-old woman was shot and killed by ICE. Calling the situation devastating, Frey said there was little he could say to make it better, but he delivered a blunt message to federal agents.
Live: Mayor Frey strongly urges ICE to leave Minneapolis
Local law enforcement flooded the scene in south Minneapolis following the shooting around 9:30 a.m.
bit.ly
January 7, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Live updates: At a City Hall press conference, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said a 37-year-old woman was shot and killed by ICE. Calling the situation devastating, Frey said there was little he could say to make it better, but he delivered a blunt message to federal agents.
Of course!
A Washington Post article suggests that, beyond a certain threshold, larger homes don't make people happier. Instead, well-being is correlated with affordable housing in walkable neighborhoods where they feel socially connected.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
![Excerpt reads: "Prioritize your neighborhood
Neighborhoods drive our happiness (or unhappiness) more than we think.
When Lina Martinez, director of POLIS, the Center for Wellbeing Studies at Universidad Icesi in Colombia, studied the happiness of households in the city of Cali, she couldn’t find much difference between poorer and richer areas. “Their happiness is pretty much the same,” she said. But that changed when she isolated neighborhood conditions, such as access to transit, health care and parks. “The conditions of the neighborhood affect happiness,” she said. “I can’t link that to the space where [people] live.”
That aligns with findings from a 2023 study of the Vancouver metro area: Researchers found no significant differences in well-being between people living in single detached homes, duplexes, townhouses, laneway houses and apartment buildings (basement units smaller than 300 square feet were the only negative exception). What did people say they missed most in their neighborhood? Affordability, proximity to family and friends, and a sense of community. Home design was eighth on the list."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreicapfknasylzk2lqzaxxeb5mchgnru75obggn45dusda6j5zogvuu@jpeg)
January 7, 2026 at 6:40 AM
Of course!
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All the cool kids are building bike lanes.
Seattle, let's fix Rainier!
Seattle, let's fix Rainier!
On a Brooklyn Boulevard, Mamdani Revives a Project Hampered by Scandal
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:08 AM
All the cool kids are building bike lanes.
Seattle, let's fix Rainier!
Seattle, let's fix Rainier!