Beth Lastname
@beth-the-bear.bsky.social
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Kristen Waggoner has helped the evangelical right get much of what it wanted from a conservative Supreme Court, with a carefully honed message and cheery disposition.
Kristen Waggoner’s Legal Crusade for Conservative Christian Values
Kristen Waggoner’s Legal Crusade for Conservative Christian Values
on.wsj.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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Went to college in PNW with a bunch of people from the East Coat who were expecting to paddle to class every day from their log cabins in the virgin timber
Nation Just Kinda Assumed Pacific Northwest Always Lived in Giant Puddle Like That: tinyurl.com/bdh393s4
December 19, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Went to college in PNW with a bunch of people from the East Coat who were expecting to paddle to class every day from their log cabins in the virgin timber
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After an ICE apprehension in New Holly, neighbors organized door-to-door outreach to share "Know Your Rights" info and build safety through community. Organizers say connection, not fear, keeps people protected.
Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero reports: soseaem.org/4s0vwiu #SeattleNews
Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero reports: soseaem.org/4s0vwiu #SeattleNews
Neighbors Organize Door-to-Door Outreach After ICE Apprehension in New Holly
Organizers and volunteers canvassed New Holly homes after an ICE arrest in the area, building trust and sharing tools to help neighbors understand their rights and stay connected.
southseattleemerald.org
December 18, 2025 at 12:48 AM
After an ICE apprehension in New Holly, neighbors organized door-to-door outreach to share "Know Your Rights" info and build safety through community. Organizers say connection, not fear, keeps people protected.
Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero reports: soseaem.org/4s0vwiu #SeattleNews
Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero reports: soseaem.org/4s0vwiu #SeattleNews
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President Donald Trump has added partisan and subjective plaques to a refashioned West Wing walkway he calls the Presidential Walk of Fame. The plaques include bombastic language, from “Sleepy Joe” Biden references to painting Republican icon Ronald Reagan as a fan of a young Trump.
Trump writes partisan plaques for predecessors in his newly installed Presidential Walk of Fame
President Donald Trump has added partisan and subjective plaques to a refashioned West Wing walkway he calls the Presidential Walk of Fame.
bit.ly
December 18, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Donald Trump jr. verlooft zich voor derde keer, ditmaal met model Bettina Anderson
Donald Trump jr. verlooft zich voor derde keer, ditmaal met model Bettina Anderson
Donald Trump jr., de zoon van de Amerikaanse president, heeft zich verloofd met model Bettina Anderson. Dat melden Amerikaanse media, waaronder The New York Times, nadat de president het nieuws bekendmaakte op een feestje in het Witte Huis.
dlvr.it
December 16, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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A cultural moment - kids stayed home from school to watch GH the day of Luke and Laura’s wedding. Almost as many as skipped to see the Rolling Stones. It was inescapable
Anthony Geary, who rose to fame in the 1970s and ‘80s as half the daytime TV super couple Luke and Laura on “General Hospital,” has died. He was 78.
'General Hospital' star Anthony Geary of Luke and Laura fame dies at 78
Anthony Geary, who played Luke Spencer on the longrunning soap opera "General Hospital," has died. He was 78.
bit.ly
December 16, 2025 at 6:19 AM
A cultural moment - kids stayed home from school to watch GH the day of Luke and Laura’s wedding. Almost as many as skipped to see the Rolling Stones. It was inescapable
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Early Sunday morning, a driver struck and killed a 38-year-old named Allie who was biking across Beacon Ave S. The driver fled the scene. As a lifelong cyclist who’s had my share of close calls, my heart goes out to Allie’s family and friends.
December 16, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Early Sunday morning, a driver struck and killed a 38-year-old named Allie who was biking across Beacon Ave S. The driver fled the scene. As a lifelong cyclist who’s had my share of close calls, my heart goes out to Allie’s family and friends.
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Shorelines shouldn’t be the exclusive playground of single-family homeowners. Dense urban mixed-use districts along shorelines are some of the best places in the world and they should be more common, not regulated out of existence by arbitrary land use policies.
December 14, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Shorelines shouldn’t be the exclusive playground of single-family homeowners. Dense urban mixed-use districts along shorelines are some of the best places in the world and they should be more common, not regulated out of existence by arbitrary land use policies.
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Emergency Declared After President Actually Declares Emergency When Blue State Asked: tinyurl.com/4jrsnjzc
December 13, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Emergency Declared After President Actually Declares Emergency When Blue State Asked: tinyurl.com/4jrsnjzc
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~ 1,782 gallons (6,745 liters).
~ 11,941 lbs (5,416 kg) of jet fuel used.
~ $10,156 cost of fuel.
~ 19 tons of CO2 emissions.
December 13, 2025 at 5:29 AM
~ 1,782 gallons (6,745 liters).
~ 11,941 lbs (5,416 kg) of jet fuel used.
~ $10,156 cost of fuel.
~ 19 tons of CO2 emissions.
And what exactly I am supporting when I buy these treats
I’ll be considering and learning about these histories and current practices. And thinking about where my personal moral responsibility starts as far as the effects my choices have on others and the planet.
I am sad because I love all of these things. Which I guess is why their histories are so troubled: we love them and want them a lot, to the point that we are willing to overlook moral issues and pay high prices in so many ways.
December 7, 2025 at 11:13 PM
And what exactly I am supporting when I buy these treats
I’ll be considering and learning about these histories and current practices. And thinking about where my personal moral responsibility starts as far as the effects my choices have on others and the planet.
I am sad because I love all of these things. Which I guess is why their histories are so troubled: we love them and want them a lot, to the point that we are willing to overlook moral issues and pay high prices in so many ways.
I know least about cocoa - it was introduced to Europe as a result of Spanish contact with indigenous people of the new world. So that’s totally different.
December 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I’ll be considering and learning about these histories and current practices. And thinking about where my personal moral responsibility starts as far as the effects my choices have on others and the planet.
I am sad because I love all of these things. Which I guess is why their histories are so troubled: we love them and want them a lot, to the point that we are willing to overlook moral issues and pay high prices in so many ways.
I know least about cocoa - it was introduced to Europe as a result of Spanish contact with indigenous people of the new world. So that’s totally different.
But I don’t know enough about coffee and tea and chocolate yet. Tea and coffee have been staples of trade for centuries, presumably with producers being on more equal footing with buyers or traders at some early point.
December 7, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I am sad because I love all of these things. Which I guess is why their histories are so troubled: we love them and want them a lot, to the point that we are willing to overlook moral issues and pay high prices in so many ways.
I know least about cocoa - it was introduced to Europe as a result of Spanish contact with indigenous people of the new world. So that’s totally different.
But I don’t know enough about coffee and tea and chocolate yet. Tea and coffee have been staples of trade for centuries, presumably with producers being on more equal footing with buyers or traders at some early point.
The sugar business destroyed parts of the Caribbean to the extent that centuries later they still have not recovered.
December 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I know least about cocoa - it was introduced to Europe as a result of Spanish contact with indigenous people of the new world. So that’s totally different.
But I don’t know enough about coffee and tea and chocolate yet. Tea and coffee have been staples of trade for centuries, presumably with producers being on more equal footing with buyers or traders at some early point.
The sugar business destroyed parts of the Caribbean to the extent that centuries later they still have not recovered.
I’m thinking about some of the worst daily reminders of the greed and cruelty of colonialism: sugar, cocoa, coffee, tea. There are difficulties with the ways they are grown and bought now.
December 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
But I don’t know enough about coffee and tea and chocolate yet. Tea and coffee have been staples of trade for centuries, presumably with producers being on more equal footing with buyers or traders at some early point.
The sugar business destroyed parts of the Caribbean to the extent that centuries later they still have not recovered.
I’m thinking about some of the worst daily reminders of the greed and cruelty of colonialism: sugar, cocoa, coffee, tea. There are difficulties with the ways they are grown and bought now.
December 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The sugar business destroyed parts of the Caribbean to the extent that centuries later they still have not recovered.
I’m thinking about some of the worst daily reminders of the greed and cruelty of colonialism: sugar, cocoa, coffee, tea. There are difficulties with the ways they are grown and bought now.
December 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I’m thinking about some of the worst daily reminders of the greed and cruelty of colonialism: sugar, cocoa, coffee, tea. There are difficulties with the ways they are grown and bought now.
where is my atmospheric river? waiting and waiting
December 7, 2025 at 8:53 AM
where is my atmospheric river? waiting and waiting
What I cannot get out of my head right now. Shostakovich’s 8th String Quartet has been a pet of mine since college, but this version of the molto allegro is so fast and accurate and musical. Totally slayage. youtu.be/Vv3ghWE2txg?...
Heavy Metal on Strings: Shostakovich String Quartet No. 8 [DOVER QUARTET]
YouTube video by Brooklyn Classical
youtu.be
December 6, 2025 at 12:57 AM
What I cannot get out of my head right now. Shostakovich’s 8th String Quartet has been a pet of mine since college, but this version of the molto allegro is so fast and accurate and musical. Totally slayage. youtu.be/Vv3ghWE2txg?...
At this point, I’m quite grateful for the acquaintances who did not attend my boring classical performances - I now feel totally fine about not going to anything where I have to sit still. Sorry if I was rude back then. I’m sure I was. I have memories of being insufferable.
December 5, 2025 at 11:06 PM
At this point, I’m quite grateful for the acquaintances who did not attend my boring classical performances - I now feel totally fine about not going to anything where I have to sit still. Sorry if I was rude back then. I’m sure I was. I have memories of being insufferable.
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On Dec. 4, 1969, Chicago Black Panthers Fred Hampton and Mark Clark were assassinated by Chicago Police and the FBI
December 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
On Dec. 4, 1969, Chicago Black Panthers Fred Hampton and Mark Clark were assassinated by Chicago Police and the FBI
Let’s hope Washington is not far behind its sister state
Tomorrow, Oregon is poised to approve the nation's first statewide model zoning code + become the first state to make it mandatory in cities that underperform their peers on housing production www.sightline.org/2025/12/03/n...
New Oregon Rules Will Re-Legalize Neighborhood Apartments | Sightline Institute
Over time, the state zoning standards make space for tens of thousands more homes in Oregon cities.
www.sightline.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Let’s hope Washington is not far behind its sister state
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Rainier Beach High School Hosts 8th Annual Black College Expo
A Crossroads to Higher Education: Rainier Beach High School Hosts 8th Annual Black College Expo — Converge Media
Last month, for the second year in a row, Converge Media visited Rainier Beach High School for the 8th Annual Black College Expo. The expo was more than a college-readiness event; it was a crossroads ...
www.whereweconverge.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Rainier Beach High School Hosts 8th Annual Black College Expo
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Seattle is not small or narrow. It’s huge and we can easily double our population if we are being realistic. It would fund transit, schools and services and bring an economic vitality and vibrancy to every part of our city
December 1, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Seattle is not small or narrow. It’s huge and we can easily double our population if we are being realistic. It would fund transit, schools and services and bring an economic vitality and vibrancy to every part of our city
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Imagine aging in place in a flat like this in a walkable community.
Imagine raising kids in a flat like this in a walkable community.
Imagine being a kid growing up in a flat like this in a walkable community.
Imagine being anyone living in a flat like this in a walkable community.
Imagine raising kids in a flat like this in a walkable community.
Imagine being a kid growing up in a flat like this in a walkable community.
Imagine being anyone living in a flat like this in a walkable community.
November 30, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Imagine aging in place in a flat like this in a walkable community.
Imagine raising kids in a flat like this in a walkable community.
Imagine being a kid growing up in a flat like this in a walkable community.
Imagine being anyone living in a flat like this in a walkable community.
Imagine raising kids in a flat like this in a walkable community.
Imagine being a kid growing up in a flat like this in a walkable community.
Imagine being anyone living in a flat like this in a walkable community.