Nathan Rouse
@nathanrouse.bsky.social
Public defender. End cash bail. Abolish ICE. Commentary on the criminal legal system, local politics, housing, transit, and cycling infrastructure. All opinions my own.
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i spoke out against KCPAO’s exploitative and gratuitous use of a series of photos of brutalized and bloodied women survivors in my public comment before the presentation even started, because I saw them posted on the city’s website before the meeting. i thought perhaps …
January 28, 2026 at 2:41 AM
i spoke out against KCPAO’s exploitative and gratuitous use of a series of photos of brutalized and bloodied women survivors in my public comment before the presentation even started, because I saw them posted on the city’s website before the meeting. i thought perhaps …
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Great thread from an absolutely astounding morning at Seattle City Council. It appears that losing allies on the council has not made Bob Kettle or Maritza Rivera behave in more normal ways.
The King County Prosecutor's Office is currently doing an exceptionally exploitative presentation about sex trafficking to the Seattle City Council that includes slides of identifiable bloodied, brutalized women and identifiable women who are nude or nearly nude.
January 27, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Great thread from an absolutely astounding morning at Seattle City Council. It appears that losing allies on the council has not made Bob Kettle or Maritza Rivera behave in more normal ways.
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My public comment to the Seattle Public Safety Committee this morning before the pornified KCPAO presentation.
January 27, 2026 at 6:47 PM
My public comment to the Seattle Public Safety Committee this morning before the pornified KCPAO presentation.
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He's turning an actual debate into a moral issue, chastising people like me and actual experts on sex work like Emi Koyoma for suggesting that aggressive prosecution and pointless, potentially violence-inciting "john letters" are stupid, wrong, and have "psychological problems."
January 27, 2026 at 6:44 PM
He's turning an actual debate into a moral issue, chastising people like me and actual experts on sex work like Emi Koyoma for suggesting that aggressive prosecution and pointless, potentially violence-inciting "john letters" are stupid, wrong, and have "psychological problems."
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Kettle is also criticizing people in chambers - today, longtime sex worker advocate Emi Koyoma - who argue against the carceral state and the "john letters" the police send to men. He says "the people who come in here and yell at us" are being hypocrites on Epstein.
January 27, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Kettle is also criticizing people in chambers - today, longtime sex worker advocate Emi Koyoma - who argue against the carceral state and the "john letters" the police send to men. He says "the people who come in here and yell at us" are being hypocrites on Epstein.
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The King County Prosecutor's Office is currently doing an exceptionally exploitative presentation about sex trafficking to the Seattle City Council that includes slides of identifiable bloodied, brutalized women and identifiable women who are nude or nearly nude.
January 27, 2026 at 6:14 PM
The King County Prosecutor's Office is currently doing an exceptionally exploitative presentation about sex trafficking to the Seattle City Council that includes slides of identifiable bloodied, brutalized women and identifiable women who are nude or nearly nude.
GOAT
from The Everything App...Marshawn Lynch riding a bike to Lumen
January 25, 2026 at 11:44 PM
GOAT
Terrorism.
CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
January 25, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Terrorism.
Good journalism from the Seattle Times about a disturbing practice that’s deliberately hidden from the public. As an attorney who’s worked in this particular hospital, I’m not the least bit surprised.
When medical workers cover patients’ heads with hoods, no one is watching
Many medical facilities across the U.S. use hoods on psychiatric patients to block them from spitting. Experts say the practice is traumatic and can be dangerous.
www.seattletimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Good journalism from the Seattle Times about a disturbing practice that’s deliberately hidden from the public. As an attorney who’s worked in this particular hospital, I’m not the least bit surprised.
Shut down the government, tank the economy, who tf cares. Not another cent to DHS. Abolish ICE, abolish CBP, tear it all apart. Leadership right now is civil disobedience, zero complicity, no bargains.
January 25, 2026 at 4:42 AM
Shut down the government, tank the economy, who tf cares. Not another cent to DHS. Abolish ICE, abolish CBP, tear it all apart. Leadership right now is civil disobedience, zero complicity, no bargains.
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This should be a top legislative priority
Mayor Wilson — turn off the cameras.
January 25, 2026 at 3:42 AM
This should be a top legislative priority
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BTW when I say abolish ICE, I mean abolish it entirely and replace it with exactly nothing. Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. That's it.
January 25, 2026 at 2:32 AM
BTW when I say abolish ICE, I mean abolish it entirely and replace it with exactly nothing. Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. That's it.
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There's a pretty direct line from us reacting to Black Lives Matter by choosing to
elect people who said "defund is dead" to where we are now.
elect people who said "defund is dead" to where we are now.
January 24, 2026 at 10:15 PM
There's a pretty direct line from us reacting to Black Lives Matter by choosing to
elect people who said "defund is dead" to where we are now.
elect people who said "defund is dead" to where we are now.
Sen. Cantwell, your turn! @cantwell.senate.gov
Federal agents cannot murder people in broad daylight and face zero consequences.
I will NOT support the DHS bill as it stands.
The DHS bill needs to be split off from the larger funding package before the Senate—Republicans must work with us to do that.
I’ll keep fighting to rein in DHS and ICE.
I will NOT support the DHS bill as it stands.
The DHS bill needs to be split off from the larger funding package before the Senate—Republicans must work with us to do that.
I’ll keep fighting to rein in DHS and ICE.
January 25, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Sen. Cantwell, your turn! @cantwell.senate.gov
About time!
Federal agents cannot murder people in broad daylight and face zero consequences.
I will NOT support the DHS bill as it stands.
The DHS bill needs to be split off from the larger funding package before the Senate—Republicans must work with us to do that.
I’ll keep fighting to rein in DHS and ICE.
I will NOT support the DHS bill as it stands.
The DHS bill needs to be split off from the larger funding package before the Senate—Republicans must work with us to do that.
I’ll keep fighting to rein in DHS and ICE.
January 25, 2026 at 2:37 AM
About time!
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Federal agents cannot murder people in broad daylight and face zero consequences.
I will NOT support the DHS bill as it stands.
The DHS bill needs to be split off from the larger funding package before the Senate—Republicans must work with us to do that.
I’ll keep fighting to rein in DHS and ICE.
I will NOT support the DHS bill as it stands.
The DHS bill needs to be split off from the larger funding package before the Senate—Republicans must work with us to do that.
I’ll keep fighting to rein in DHS and ICE.
January 25, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Federal agents cannot murder people in broad daylight and face zero consequences.
I will NOT support the DHS bill as it stands.
The DHS bill needs to be split off from the larger funding package before the Senate—Republicans must work with us to do that.
I’ll keep fighting to rein in DHS and ICE.
I will NOT support the DHS bill as it stands.
The DHS bill needs to be split off from the larger funding package before the Senate—Republicans must work with us to do that.
I’ll keep fighting to rein in DHS and ICE.
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Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
January 24, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
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I can't put into words the feeling of watching our government, a hive of evil antisocial filth, the absolute worst humanity has to offer, colliding with the best. Ordinary people trying to help each other, risking everything to stand up for what's plainly, unambiguously fair and right. It's unreal
January 25, 2026 at 1:34 AM
I can't put into words the feeling of watching our government, a hive of evil antisocial filth, the absolute worst humanity has to offer, colliding with the best. Ordinary people trying to help each other, risking everything to stand up for what's plainly, unambiguously fair and right. It's unreal
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NYT video analysis confirms victim’s gun was removed before he was shot. So he was unarmed. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/us/minneapolis-shooting-federal-agents-video.html
January 24, 2026 at 8:35 PM
NYT video analysis confirms victim’s gun was removed before he was shot. So he was unarmed. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/us/minneapolis-shooting-federal-agents-video.html
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JUST IN: Lawyers file declaration in federal court from first-hand witness to immigration agents' shooting of a US citizen onlookers today. Minneapolis Mayor Frey said details would be used to bolster case for ousting ICE from city. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
TincherSealedWitnessDec012426.PDF
www.documentcloud.org
January 25, 2026 at 1:03 AM
JUST IN: Lawyers file declaration in federal court from first-hand witness to immigration agents' shooting of a US citizen onlookers today. Minneapolis Mayor Frey said details would be used to bolster case for ousting ICE from city. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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People already working hard to prove how perfect Alex Pretti was. To show he didn't "deserve" to be killed. But it's a trap folks. You're only feeding into a dynamic where people who are considered lesser get no protection. You don't have to be an Alex Pretti to deserve to live.
January 24, 2026 at 8:17 PM
People already working hard to prove how perfect Alex Pretti was. To show he didn't "deserve" to be killed. But it's a trap folks. You're only feeding into a dynamic where people who are considered lesser get no protection. You don't have to be an Alex Pretti to deserve to live.
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Had limited access to my phone all morning. Came back and reviewed multiple videos of the killing of Alex Pretti.
It was an execution. He did not pose a threat. He was on the ground and his gun was taken from its holster by one officer. Then he was shot multiple times and killed by another.
It was an execution. He did not pose a threat. He was on the ground and his gun was taken from its holster by one officer. Then he was shot multiple times and killed by another.
January 24, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Had limited access to my phone all morning. Came back and reviewed multiple videos of the killing of Alex Pretti.
It was an execution. He did not pose a threat. He was on the ground and his gun was taken from its holster by one officer. Then he was shot multiple times and killed by another.
It was an execution. He did not pose a threat. He was on the ground and his gun was taken from its holster by one officer. Then he was shot multiple times and killed by another.
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The gun was removed by agents from his waistband - he was never pointing it at them. He was already disarmed when they fired "defensive shots," killing him. They then fired several shots at his lifeless body.
January 24, 2026 at 7:34 PM
The gun was removed by agents from his waistband - he was never pointing it at them. He was already disarmed when they fired "defensive shots," killing him. They then fired several shots at his lifeless body.
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Do you know how hard it is to get cops to seemingly side with people shot by a bunch of officers
Minneapolis Police Chief O'Hara: "The video speaks for itself. We have identified this person - 37-year-old, white male, resident of the city. The only interaction that we are aware of with law enforcement has been for traffic tickets and we believe he is a lawfully gun owner with a permit to carry"
January 24, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Do you know how hard it is to get cops to seemingly side with people shot by a bunch of officers