@wadems.org Less words, more action.
January 4, 2026 at 4:16 PM
@wadems.org Less words, more action.
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The ethical and legal damage will be with us forever but it’s the raging incompetence that will strike first, within the next few days.
Director of the CIA is in the room but you have OSINTdefender's twitter page up on the screen
January 4, 2026 at 3:52 PM
The ethical and legal damage will be with us forever but it’s the raging incompetence that will strike first, within the next few days.
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Nightmarish. CBS News is now running straight state propaganda. They handed Hegseth all three segments and are now tweeting flattering sound bites.
January 4, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Nightmarish. CBS News is now running straight state propaganda. They handed Hegseth all three segments and are now tweeting flattering sound bites.
I'm starting to just weigh everything on a scale from chaos to stability, and that can't be good.
January 4, 2026 at 7:24 AM
I'm starting to just weigh everything on a scale from chaos to stability, and that can't be good.
Maybe we're to the point where we don't just furrow our collective brow (the American brow!) and say, "I have concerns about the legality of this," and instead just ask ourselves if we want the world to operate this way.
January 4, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Maybe we're to the point where we don't just furrow our collective brow (the American brow!) and say, "I have concerns about the legality of this," and instead just ask ourselves if we want the world to operate this way.
I don't like Maduro either, because, you know, I like freedom and democracy, but if the US can just kidnap heads of state.. does that mean another country can come in and kidnap ours?
January 4, 2026 at 7:16 AM
I don't like Maduro either, because, you know, I like freedom and democracy, but if the US can just kidnap heads of state.. does that mean another country can come in and kidnap ours?
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socialized healthcare costs too much but we have the money to run Venezuela
School lunch costs too much but we have the money to run Venezuela
Cancer research costs too much but we have the money to run Venezuela
January 4, 2026 at 2:55 AM
socialized healthcare costs too much but we have the money to run Venezuela
If I could get this kind of pep talk from @kelleyjrobinson.bsky.social every week, I think I'd be 200% more optimistic and 300% more effective. Math.
Let's get free.
Let's get free.
HRC Holiday Message 2025!
YouTube video by Human Rights Campaign
youtu.be
December 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
If I could get this kind of pep talk from @kelleyjrobinson.bsky.social every week, I think I'd be 200% more optimistic and 300% more effective. Math.
Let's get free.
Let's get free.
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In 2003 I read a story by @thestranger.com about the Governor of Vermont who was running for President. I started volunteering there, have worked in politics and government ever since, and am now the Mayor of Kenmore, WA.
November 23, 2025 at 2:22 AM
In 2003 I read a story by @thestranger.com about the Governor of Vermont who was running for President. I started volunteering there, have worked in politics and government ever since, and am now the Mayor of Kenmore, WA.
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Dozens of speakers at Tuesday’s board meeting urged the district to update its immigration sanctuary policy to reflect current realities.
Teachers and community members ask the Detroit school district for mandatory training on interacting with immigration enforcement
Dozens of speakers at Tuesday’s board meeting urged the district to update its immigration sanctuary policy to reflect current realities.
bit.ly
November 12, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Dozens of speakers at Tuesday’s board meeting urged the district to update its immigration sanctuary policy to reflect current realities.
Clutching your pearls, snapping them off your neck--pearls everywhere--snatching them up, shoving them in my mouth like handfulls of Necco, crunchy like chalk...
November 11, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Clutching your pearls, snapping them off your neck--pearls everywhere--snatching them up, shoving them in my mouth like handfulls of Necco, crunchy like chalk...
Y'all ruined the word "chilling." Way to go.
November 11, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Y'all ruined the word "chilling." Way to go.
I want to pull a quote, but you should really read the whole thing.
I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I want to pull a quote, but you should really read the whole thing.
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In Chicago, ICE entered a child care facility, grabbed an infant child care teacher, and traumatized kids and parents alike.
This Monday, Nov 10th at 8pm EDT, join us for the ICE Out of Child Care Centers and Schools Emergency Call. Details below.
This Monday, Nov 10th at 8pm EDT, join us for the ICE Out of Child Care Centers and Schools Emergency Call. Details below.
November 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
In Chicago, ICE entered a child care facility, grabbed an infant child care teacher, and traumatized kids and parents alike.
This Monday, Nov 10th at 8pm EDT, join us for the ICE Out of Child Care Centers and Schools Emergency Call. Details below.
This Monday, Nov 10th at 8pm EDT, join us for the ICE Out of Child Care Centers and Schools Emergency Call. Details below.
Our kids. Your kids. All kids.
Some WA Head Start programs prepare to cut services as funding runs out
About 3,000 children are in Head Start programs whose federal funding runs out Friday.
www.seattletimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Our kids. Your kids. All kids.
Our kids. Your kids. All kids.
This has been a really rough few days. I recently learned of a controversy around our book THE PRINCESS IN BLACK AND THE PRINCE IN PINK. Some were outraged that Deseret Book carried it (a chain of bookstores in the west). Deseret Book appears to have complied to their demands and removed it. 1/
November 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Our kids. Your kids. All kids.
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42 million people cant buy food this month. It’s time to tax billionaires.
Top 10 US billionaires’ collective wealth grew by $698bn in past year – report
Top 10 US billionaires’ collective wealth grew by $698bn in past year – report
Oxfam warns Trump policies risk driving inequality to new heights – but Democrats have also exacerbated wealth gap
The collective wealth of the top 10 US billionaires has soared by $698bn in the past year, according to a new report from Oxfam America published on Monday on the growing wealth divide.
The report warns that Trump administration policies risk driving US inequality to new heights, but points out that both Republican and Democratic administrations have exacerbated the US’s growing wealth gap. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
42 million people cant buy food this month. It’s time to tax billionaires.
People stuck in Tacoma ICE facility are literally trying to kill themselves it's so bad.
Conditions inside Northwest ICE Processing Center 'a nightmare'
911 calls originating from the detention center frequently ask for help treating detainees for medical issues they cannot handle.
www.king5.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:03 AM
People stuck in Tacoma ICE facility are literally trying to kill themselves it's so bad.
Important conversation with @ebyard.bsky.social who clearly and concisely explains what you've been feeling in your gut all along.
On this week’s TLP episode, @imarajones.bsky.social talks with @ebyard.bsky.social about how anti-trans attacks in schools fit the right-wing authoritarian project, & with @neapresident.bsky.social on how communities and educators are responding.
https://open.spotify.com/show/3bKZAZDRPlB8ZRyUSpJ6t8
https://open.spotify.com/show/3bKZAZDRPlB8ZRyUSpJ6t8
November 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Important conversation with @ebyard.bsky.social who clearly and concisely explains what you've been feeling in your gut all along.
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A big part of why I use the ballot drop boxes is that WA has statewide standards for how the boxes get emptied & the ballots get transported. USPS doesn’t have the same requirements of care.
November 1, 2025 at 2:53 AM
A big part of why I use the ballot drop boxes is that WA has statewide standards for how the boxes get emptied & the ballots get transported. USPS doesn’t have the same requirements of care.
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I’m grateful to @atg.wa.gov Nick Brown for leading a lawsuit demanding that Trump release funding that Congress already approved to keep SNAP benefits going in November so families don’t go hungry.
WA sues Trump admin over impending SNAP cuts
www.axios.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I’m grateful to @atg.wa.gov Nick Brown for leading a lawsuit demanding that Trump release funding that Congress already approved to keep SNAP benefits going in November so families don’t go hungry.
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Republicans are using the government shutdown to illegally rip SNAP benefits away from 42 million Americans.
16 million children are at risk of going hungry. The extremists don’t give a damn.
You deserve better.
16 million children are at risk of going hungry. The extremists don’t give a damn.
You deserve better.
October 29, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Republicans are using the government shutdown to illegally rip SNAP benefits away from 42 million Americans.
16 million children are at risk of going hungry. The extremists don’t give a damn.
You deserve better.
16 million children are at risk of going hungry. The extremists don’t give a damn.
You deserve better.
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1/2: "I've been to war. I served in Iraq in a war-torn place. Portland is very, very far from that...And so the president was lying." - AG Nick Brown
October 27, 2025 at 11:30 PM
1/2: "I've been to war. I served in Iraq in a war-torn place. Portland is very, very far from that...And so the president was lying." - AG Nick Brown
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👀 on the record even? let's go
Two Illinois National Guard members speak out: "I won't turn against my neighbors."
2 Illinois National Guard members speak out: "I won't turn against my neighbors"
Staff Sgt. Demi Palecek and Capt. Dylan Blaha say they'll defy federal orders regarding Trump's immigration enforcement operation in Chicago.
cbsn.ws
October 27, 2025 at 8:09 PM
👀 on the record even? let's go