Erin MacDougall, PhD
@erinmacseattle.bsky.social
Public health scientist. Mother, daughter, granddaughter advancing human rights. Joyful urban farmer and jazz enthusiast. Activated to leave the world healthier than when I arrived.
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We need the Stranger to be good on public education. We need them to understand it, care about it, cover it, and make sensible, trusted recommendations about it.
Right now, they don't.
Vote for Clark, Mizrahi, Song, and LaVallee. And urge the Stranger to start taking SPS seriously. /end
Right now, they don't.
Vote for Clark, Mizrahi, Song, and LaVallee. And urge the Stranger to start taking SPS seriously. /end
October 17, 2025 at 10:53 PM
We need the Stranger to be good on public education. We need them to understand it, care about it, cover it, and make sensible, trusted recommendations about it.
Right now, they don't.
Vote for Clark, Mizrahi, Song, and LaVallee. And urge the Stranger to start taking SPS seriously. /end
Right now, they don't.
Vote for Clark, Mizrahi, Song, and LaVallee. And urge the Stranger to start taking SPS seriously. /end
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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!
Seattle friends: with the upcoming elections, we face tough and important choices. In support of your voting consideration, I'm sharing this: publicola.com/2025/10/16/i...
"It Was Cold": Mothers Who Lost Children to Gun Violence Say Harrell Ignored Their Pleas for Help - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett D’Vonne Pickett, the owner of The Postman mailing and shipping store and in the Central District,…
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October 17, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Seattle friends: with the upcoming elections, we face tough and important choices. In support of your voting consideration, I'm sharing this: publicola.com/2025/10/16/i...
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BREAKING: In a new memo sent to fellow board directors this week, former school board president Liza Rankin calls for a new school closure process. She clearly refuses to listen to the public, which has come out very strongly against closures.
I'm backing Clark, Mizrahi, and Song to stop this. 1/
I'm backing Clark, Mizrahi, and Song to stop this. 1/
August 2, 2025 at 10:47 PM
BREAKING: In a new memo sent to fellow board directors this week, former school board president Liza Rankin calls for a new school closure process. She clearly refuses to listen to the public, which has come out very strongly against closures.
I'm backing Clark, Mizrahi, and Song to stop this. 1/
I'm backing Clark, Mizrahi, and Song to stop this. 1/
Please vote in August primary!!
This election is a huge turning point for Seattle's public schools. That's why @ronpdavis.bsky.social and I wrote this guide to the election -- and why we're backing Sarah Clark, Joe Mizrahi, and Vivian Song for school board. Read our explanation here:
Mizrahi, Clark and Song for School Board
By two SPS dads
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August 1, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Please vote in August primary!!
Say No to Blue Angels in Seattle billboard: 'Say no to Blue Angels,' new billboard says in Seattle
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Opposition to Blue Angels is revving up
Before the Blue Angels roar over Seattle, some are calling for the end of the air show.
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July 25, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Say No to Blue Angels in Seattle billboard: 'Say no to Blue Angels,' new billboard says in Seattle
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Specialty services for LGBTQ+ youth will be removed from the national 988 suicide and crisis hotline on Thursday, July 17, following a federal decision announced last month.
Washington prepares for end of 988 crisis line support tailored to LGBTQ+ youth
Specialty services for LGBTQ+ youth will be removed from the national 988 suicide and crisis hotline on Thursday, July 17, following a federal decision announced last month.
www.kuow.org
July 17, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Specialty services for LGBTQ+ youth will be removed from the national 988 suicide and crisis hotline on Thursday, July 17, following a federal decision announced last month.
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I hate when I go to bed early on a Saturday night and wake up Sunday morning only to discover we’ve gone to war in the Middle East without the consent of Congress. 😡
June 22, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I hate when I go to bed early on a Saturday night and wake up Sunday morning only to discover we’ve gone to war in the Middle East without the consent of Congress. 😡
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All Together for Seattle Schools open letter about Seattle Public Schools' manipulation of waitlists and how it harms overall district enrollment. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
SPS MUST PROMOTE AND GROW ENROLLMENT
Date: April 3, 2025 To: Superintendent Jones and SPS Board of Directors From: All Together for Seattle Schools and the undersigned community members Click here to SIGN this letter! Re: Tell SPS to...
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April 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM
All Together for Seattle Schools open letter about Seattle Public Schools' manipulation of waitlists and how it harms overall district enrollment. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Thank you, Senator Booker ❤️
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Senator Cory Booker joins Rachel Maddow to reflect on his historic, record-setting speech
YouTube video by MSNBC
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April 3, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Thank you, Senator Booker ❤️
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King County already impacted by RFK Jr.'s cuts to Health & Human Services
King County is already feeling the effects of cuts to the federal Health & Human Services Department led by RFK Jr.
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King County is already feeling the effects of cuts to the federal Health & Human Services Department led by RFK Jr.
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King County already impacted by RFK Jr.'s cuts to Health & Human Services
King County is already feeling the effects of cuts to the federal Health & Human Services Department led by RFK Jr.
www.king5.com
March 29, 2025 at 3:16 AM
King County already impacted by RFK Jr.'s cuts to Health & Human Services
King County is already feeling the effects of cuts to the federal Health & Human Services Department led by RFK Jr.
www.king5.com/mobile/artic...
King County is already feeling the effects of cuts to the federal Health & Human Services Department led by RFK Jr.
www.king5.com/mobile/artic...
"Given this history, that the government’s now putting up signs giving Trump credit is a new level of Orwellian."
Signs of the shameless times pop up in Seattle
Signs in the Sodo neighborhood suggesting an infrastructure project is due to the leadership of President Trump beg a question: Can simple signs alter reality?
www.seattletimes.com
March 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
"Given this history, that the government’s now putting up signs giving Trump credit is a new level of Orwellian."
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Today, Trump is dismantling much of the Department of Education. He has ordered wrestling executive-turned-Education Secretary Linda McMahon to shut most of her department.
But there’s a much larger story here. robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-att...
But there’s a much larger story here. robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-att...
Trump's attack on the American mind
Behind his closure of the Education Department and his assault on higher education, science, libraries, and museums lie the oligarchs of the techno-state.
robertreich.substack.com
March 20, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Today, Trump is dismantling much of the Department of Education. He has ordered wrestling executive-turned-Education Secretary Linda McMahon to shut most of her department.
But there’s a much larger story here. robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-att...
But there’s a much larger story here. robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-att...
This is terrifying.
“More than 1,000 chemists, biologists and other scientists could be laid off under a plan to dismantle the Office of Research and Development.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/c...
Trump Administration Aims to Eliminate E.P.A.’s Scientific Research Arm
More than 1,000 chemists, biologists and other scientists could be laid off under a plan to dismantle the Office of Research and Development.
www.nytimes.com
March 18, 2025 at 3:55 AM
This is terrifying.
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I got your waste, fraud, and abuse right here
March 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I got your waste, fraud, and abuse right here
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Trump is logging our national forests — rolling back decades of environmental policy in the PNW.
This is bad for our planet, our region’s unique ecosystem, and our communities. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
This is bad for our planet, our region’s unique ecosystem, and our communities. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
What Trump’s order on cutting federal forests could mean for the Pacific Northwest
Trump has instructed federal agencies to plan to log national forests harder, working around environmental protections, including for endangered species.
www.seattletimes.com
March 8, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Trump is logging our national forests — rolling back decades of environmental policy in the PNW.
This is bad for our planet, our region’s unique ecosystem, and our communities. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
This is bad for our planet, our region’s unique ecosystem, and our communities. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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Do not let Trump gaslight you into believing he has a mandate or is all powerful.
Most Americans don't support his agenda.
There will be backlash — and we must make sure it is swift.
Most Americans don't support his agenda.
There will be backlash — and we must make sure it is swift.
March 5, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Do not let Trump gaslight you into believing he has a mandate or is all powerful.
Most Americans don't support his agenda.
There will be backlash — and we must make sure it is swift.
Most Americans don't support his agenda.
There will be backlash — and we must make sure it is swift.
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NEW: One million children will go untreated for severe malnutrition, up to 166,000 people will die from malaria and 200,000 more children will be paralyzed by polio over the next decade, internal memos estimated.
The USAID programs were cut anyway.
By Brett Murphy and @annamaria.bsky.social
The USAID programs were cut anyway.
By Brett Murphy and @annamaria.bsky.social
Internal Memos: Senior USAID Leaders Warned Trump Appointees of Hundreds of Thousands of Deaths From Closing Agency
One million children will go untreated for severe malnutrition, up to 166,000 people will die from malaria and 200,000 more children will be paralyzed by polio over the next decade, the memos estimate...
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March 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
NEW: One million children will go untreated for severe malnutrition, up to 166,000 people will die from malaria and 200,000 more children will be paralyzed by polio over the next decade, internal memos estimated.
The USAID programs were cut anyway.
By Brett Murphy and @annamaria.bsky.social
The USAID programs were cut anyway.
By Brett Murphy and @annamaria.bsky.social
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Linda McMahon's big plan for the Department of Education is to keep up Trump and Musk's pro-billionaire agenda while our schools get robbed of the funding they need to support our country's students and teachers.
I will be voting NO on her confirmation.
I will be voting NO on her confirmation.
March 3, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Linda McMahon's big plan for the Department of Education is to keep up Trump and Musk's pro-billionaire agenda while our schools get robbed of the funding they need to support our country's students and teachers.
I will be voting NO on her confirmation.
I will be voting NO on her confirmation.
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Social Security is not a Ponzi scheme it’s a promise that every American pays into so they can retire with dignity.
Get loud and tell Elon Musk to keep his hands OFF social security.
Get loud and tell Elon Musk to keep his hands OFF social security.
March 1, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Social Security is not a Ponzi scheme it’s a promise that every American pays into so they can retire with dignity.
Get loud and tell Elon Musk to keep his hands OFF social security.
Get loud and tell Elon Musk to keep his hands OFF social security.
"That he views public servants as his enemy and the people who benefit from public programs as “parasites” tells you all you need to know about Elon Musk."
February 27, 2025 at 1:44 PM
"That he views public servants as his enemy and the people who benefit from public programs as “parasites” tells you all you need to know about Elon Musk."
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The first measles death in the US in a decade -- the tragic, preventable death of a child whose parents chose not to protect them with vaccination -- should spark an immediate nation-wide campaign to ensure all children are protected against preventable diseases. Anything less is unconscionable.
February 26, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The first measles death in the US in a decade -- the tragic, preventable death of a child whose parents chose not to protect them with vaccination -- should spark an immediate nation-wide campaign to ensure all children are protected against preventable diseases. Anything less is unconscionable.
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Spread the news far and wide.
House Republicans just passed a budget that would kick families off their health care, shut down nursing homes, and force kids to go hungry—all to pass more tax cuts for billionaires that will blow up our national debt.
February 26, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Spread the news far and wide.
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RED ALERT: Now Is the Moment, Folks
Over recent weeks I’ve told you several times that while Democrats are...
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February 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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