Jennifer Ott
@historyjen.bsky.social
Environmental historian. Author of Where the City Meets the Sound: The Story of Seattle's Waterfront, coming out in May 2025
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Boom.
Dimon on why JPMorgan Chase is not funding WH Ballroom:
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
November 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Boom.
I’m so excited about our newest podcast at HistoryLink! Field Notes has 6 episodes of excellent storytelling, produced and hosted by Tony Williams. www.historylink.org/file/22657
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November 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I’m so excited about our newest podcast at HistoryLink! Field Notes has 6 episodes of excellent storytelling, produced and hosted by Tony Williams. www.historylink.org/file/22657
Shout out to University of Washington - so many good things came out of my 4 years there and so many doors opened to me.
Really important to stress that the Crown Jewels of the US higher education system were never the Ivies or elite SLACs (other countries have equivalents of these) but the well-funded, large, cheap, and excellently staffed public state university systems bringing high quality education to the masses.
One of the bragging rights that the US ed system had in the 20th century is that we didn't have education tracks. Essentially, any kid could go to a CC or state school & major in whatever they wanted to (obviously an oversimplification). I fear this aspect of the American dream is dying.
November 24, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Shout out to University of Washington - so many good things came out of my 4 years there and so many doors opened to me.
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Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
November 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
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OPINION: "[A]s parents, we must listen—really listen—to the reasons our children consider enlistment. Maybe it’s to escape poverty. Maybe it’s identity, structure or honor. Maybe they believe they have no other choice. It is our responsibility to show them that they do," Horace Small writes.
Opinion | Why We Must Steer Black Children From Military Service
Horace Small writes that Black parents must discourage children from serving in the armed forces.
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November 16, 2025 at 6:45 PM
OPINION: "[A]s parents, we must listen—really listen—to the reasons our children consider enlistment. Maybe it’s to escape poverty. Maybe it’s identity, structure or honor. Maybe they believe they have no other choice. It is our responsibility to show them that they do," Horace Small writes.
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@murray.senate.gov don’t give in to the Republicans until ACA is protected!
November 10, 2025 at 2:11 AM
@murray.senate.gov don’t give in to the Republicans until ACA is protected!
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This bill doesn’t address the core issue that millions of Americans will no longer be able to afford ACA insurance coverage next year. I’m willing to work with anyone to create a path forward but this isn’t it.
November 10, 2025 at 1:56 AM
This bill doesn’t address the core issue that millions of Americans will no longer be able to afford ACA insurance coverage next year. I’m willing to work with anyone to create a path forward but this isn’t it.
Exciting to see all the great programs and projects in OSPI's Office of Native Education newsletter:
Native Education Newsletter - November 7, 2025
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November 9, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Exciting to see all the great programs and projects in OSPI's Office of Native Education newsletter:
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🔥 @agiftfromtodd.bsky.social : "Y’all get it now?? Do you understand what’s possible? I don't wanna hear no more 'my vote doesn't matter. Nothing ever changes.' Look what happens when you participate. We win everything. There are more of us… for the rest of your damn life, you gotta vote.”
November 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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he’s saying exactly what we’ve been saying, he’s absolutely right, and any colleagues of his should listen to him
every part of the country that could just told Donald Trump to go to hell and we demand our elected representatives follow suit
every part of the country that could just told Donald Trump to go to hell and we demand our elected representatives follow suit
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
he’s saying exactly what we’ve been saying, he’s absolutely right, and any colleagues of his should listen to him
every part of the country that could just told Donald Trump to go to hell and we demand our elected representatives follow suit
every part of the country that could just told Donald Trump to go to hell and we demand our elected representatives follow suit
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I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this video.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
November 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this video.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
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Mamdani: "We believe in standing up for those we love. Whether you are an immigrant, a member of the trans community, one of the many Black women that Donald Trump has fired from a federal job ... your struggle is ours too."
November 5, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Mamdani: "We believe in standing up for those we love. Whether you are an immigrant, a member of the trans community, one of the many Black women that Donald Trump has fired from a federal job ... your struggle is ours too."
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Trump: "Hear me, President Trump, when I say this: to get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us."
November 5, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Trump: "Hear me, President Trump, when I say this: to get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us."
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I know this doesn’t look like much of a costume at first but she is actually a Rottweiler
November 1, 2025 at 12:23 AM
I know this doesn’t look like much of a costume at first but she is actually a Rottweiler
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I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
October 31, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
Spectacular!
October 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Spectacular!
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I would rather live next door to someone who speaks another language than live next door to someone who doesn’t want to live near people who speak other languages. I know nothing about Person A but I know person B is a shitbird.
Vance says it is "totally reasonable and acceptable" for people to not want to live next door to people who speak a different language than they do
October 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I would rather live next door to someone who speaks another language than live next door to someone who doesn’t want to live near people who speak other languages. I know nothing about Person A but I know person B is a shitbird.
I can only imagine the stress people are feeling as this *unnecessary* government shutdown continues. Next week, SNAP benefits will not be distributed to people. If you can, send some support. In Seattle, we do monthly donations to Rainier Valley FB & Ballard: www.ballardfoodbank.org/donate
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October 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I can only imagine the stress people are feeling as this *unnecessary* government shutdown continues. Next week, SNAP benefits will not be distributed to people. If you can, send some support. In Seattle, we do monthly donations to Rainier Valley FB & Ballard: www.ballardfoodbank.org/donate
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The first thing to say when someone tells you they have a Totenkopf tattoo is “why aren’t you at the tattooists right now having that Totenkopf tattoo removed?”
October 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The first thing to say when someone tells you they have a Totenkopf tattoo is “why aren’t you at the tattooists right now having that Totenkopf tattoo removed?”
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For real, though, I am fortunate to be in a place where I don't have to choose between this grocery run and, say, my water bill. But I've been there before, and I worry about my neighbors and community members who have to make those kinds of choices. It sucks, and it doesn't have to be like this.
October 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
For real, though, I am fortunate to be in a place where I don't have to choose between this grocery run and, say, my water bill. But I've been there before, and I worry about my neighbors and community members who have to make those kinds of choices. It sucks, and it doesn't have to be like this.