Brenton Clark
@celticwnb.bsky.social
he/him. likes taking long walks and not getting hit by cars. occasionally funny.
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Brenton Clark
@celticwnb.bsky.social
· May 11
Note to self: never, ever buy Kroger brand olives again
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I talked with @pascalsabino.bsky.social at @boltsmag.org about the ways that the current VRA case could have outsized implications for local representation --- something I've been yelling about on here a lot. This whole piece is worth a read on your Saturday morning
boltsmag.org/voting-right...
boltsmag.org/voting-right...
November 22, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I talked with @pascalsabino.bsky.social at @boltsmag.org about the ways that the current VRA case could have outsized implications for local representation --- something I've been yelling about on here a lot. This whole piece is worth a read on your Saturday morning
boltsmag.org/voting-right...
boltsmag.org/voting-right...
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Welp, after years of planning, pots of dedicated funding, promises that despite other elements getting yanked from the plans that sidewalk repairs were still on the table, the only sidewalk on LWB that got repaved this year was the segment right in front of Bruce's house.
November 22, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Welp, after years of planning, pots of dedicated funding, promises that despite other elements getting yanked from the plans that sidewalk repairs were still on the table, the only sidewalk on LWB that got repaved this year was the segment right in front of Bruce's house.
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Hell yeah @rianjohnson.bsky.social (reposting with alt text)
November 22, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Hell yeah @rianjohnson.bsky.social (reposting with alt text)
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There’s a moment in the classic film “Paths of Glory” in which an artillery officer, told to commit a war crime, asks for the order in writing.
That is happening right now, in real life, among US troops in the Carribbean.
Except in the movie, the demand kept the crime from happening.
That is happening right now, in real life, among US troops in the Carribbean.
Except in the movie, the demand kept the crime from happening.
Gift link: wapo.st/43FXQfO
detailed WashPost account of how Trump and Stephen Miller sidelined serious lawyers so they could fabricate a justification for committing murder
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM
There’s a moment in the classic film “Paths of Glory” in which an artillery officer, told to commit a war crime, asks for the order in writing.
That is happening right now, in real life, among US troops in the Carribbean.
Except in the movie, the demand kept the crime from happening.
That is happening right now, in real life, among US troops in the Carribbean.
Except in the movie, the demand kept the crime from happening.
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If we had to hear “Baby Shark” everywhere we went for two whole months out of the year we’d throw a fit, right?
And rightfully so.
So tell me, why do we put up with it when the song is “Frosty the Snowman”?
And rightfully so.
So tell me, why do we put up with it when the song is “Frosty the Snowman”?
November 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
If we had to hear “Baby Shark” everywhere we went for two whole months out of the year we’d throw a fit, right?
And rightfully so.
So tell me, why do we put up with it when the song is “Frosty the Snowman”?
And rightfully so.
So tell me, why do we put up with it when the song is “Frosty the Snowman”?
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What MLK JR Way S could have looked like 😔
November 22, 2025 at 1:21 AM
What MLK JR Way S could have looked like 😔
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Fast moving Friday night, with MTG resigning from Congress, and Alito granting a temporary stay to Texas Republicans on gerrymandering.
November 22, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Fast moving Friday night, with MTG resigning from Congress, and Alito granting a temporary stay to Texas Republicans on gerrymandering.
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BREAKING: 30 more Starbucks locations are joining the strike.
Starbucks workers in 25 cities are jumping into the week-long strike.
Now @sbworkersunited.org members at 95 stores in 65 cities have walked off the job.
Starbucks workers in 25 cities are jumping into the week-long strike.
Now @sbworkersunited.org members at 95 stores in 65 cities have walked off the job.
November 20, 2025 at 8:58 PM
BREAKING: 30 more Starbucks locations are joining the strike.
Starbucks workers in 25 cities are jumping into the week-long strike.
Now @sbworkersunited.org members at 95 stores in 65 cities have walked off the job.
Starbucks workers in 25 cities are jumping into the week-long strike.
Now @sbworkersunited.org members at 95 stores in 65 cities have walked off the job.
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BUS RIDES IN CITES SHOULD BE FREE.
November 21, 2025 at 10:36 PM
BUS RIDES IN CITES SHOULD BE FREE.
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UTOPIA Washington aids trans Pacific Islanders
“While the Kent-based group, whose name stands for United Territories of Pacific Islanders Alliance, centers on queer and trans Pacific Islanders, the food boxes were distributed to anyone in need of food support.”
“While the Kent-based group, whose name stands for United Territories of Pacific Islanders Alliance, centers on queer and trans Pacific Islanders, the food boxes were distributed to anyone in need of food support.”
UTOPIA Washington aids trans Pacific Islanders
UTOPIA Washington, an organization focused on serving the queer and transgender Pacific Islander community, distributed 300 Thanksgiving meal boxes across King County on Nov. 17 as part of Transgen…
nwasianweekly.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:53 PM
UTOPIA Washington aids trans Pacific Islanders
“While the Kent-based group, whose name stands for United Territories of Pacific Islanders Alliance, centers on queer and trans Pacific Islanders, the food boxes were distributed to anyone in need of food support.”
“While the Kent-based group, whose name stands for United Territories of Pacific Islanders Alliance, centers on queer and trans Pacific Islanders, the food boxes were distributed to anyone in need of food support.”
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A rural Tennessee county central to the civil rights movement is more than a quarter Black.
But its 19-member county commission? All white.
Facing VRA lawsuits, the county leaders agreed to redraw the maps ahead of the 2026 midterms.
A big win... except SCOTUS may soon undermine it all:
But its 19-member county commission? All white.
Facing VRA lawsuits, the county leaders agreed to redraw the maps ahead of the 2026 midterms.
A big win... except SCOTUS may soon undermine it all:
Black Residents in West Tennessee Just Won Fairer Districts. Now Comes SCOTUS. - Bolts
The Supreme Court may further erode the Voting Rights Act in an upcoming decision. Beyond affecting Congress, that would reverberate across local governments nationwide.
boltsmag.org
November 22, 2025 at 12:07 AM
A rural Tennessee county central to the civil rights movement is more than a quarter Black.
But its 19-member county commission? All white.
Facing VRA lawsuits, the county leaders agreed to redraw the maps ahead of the 2026 midterms.
A big win... except SCOTUS may soon undermine it all:
But its 19-member county commission? All white.
Facing VRA lawsuits, the county leaders agreed to redraw the maps ahead of the 2026 midterms.
A big win... except SCOTUS may soon undermine it all:
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
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WA Democrats who voted with Republicans to condemn socialism:
Marie Glusenkamp Perez
Kim Schrier
Marilyn Strickland
(Rick Larson and Suzan DelBene did not vote)
Marie Glusenkamp Perez
Kim Schrier
Marilyn Strickland
(Rick Larson and Suzan DelBene did not vote)
Not two weeks after a democratic socialist is elected mayor of New York City, 86 Democratic House members vote to 'condemn socialism.'
November 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
WA Democrats who voted with Republicans to condemn socialism:
Marie Glusenkamp Perez
Kim Schrier
Marilyn Strickland
(Rick Larson and Suzan DelBene did not vote)
Marie Glusenkamp Perez
Kim Schrier
Marilyn Strickland
(Rick Larson and Suzan DelBene did not vote)
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West Coast cities have an ongoing housing crisis despite the continued existence of Iowa.
Unquestionably, California needs more housing. But there are, in fact, jobs outside of California. The vast majority of them, in fact.
Dude, stop doubling down on this. It’s not true at all.
We’re seeing housing prices outpace wages and inflation, where homebuyers are trending older and older. In places like California and in large cities (where the jobs are) it’s nearly impossible for younger people to buy anything anymore
We’re seeing housing prices outpace wages and inflation, where homebuyers are trending older and older. In places like California and in large cities (where the jobs are) it’s nearly impossible for younger people to buy anything anymore
November 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
West Coast cities have an ongoing housing crisis despite the continued existence of Iowa.
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Katie Wilson may have won the mayoral election, but her challenges are just beginning. Outgoing Mayor Bruce Harrell is leaving a budget mess behind him.
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/19/k...
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/19/k...
Katie Wilson to Inherit Seattle’s Budget Woes » The Urbanist
# Katie Wilson may have won the mayoral election, but her challenges are just beginning. Outgoing Mayor Bruce Harrell is leaving a budget mess behind him.
www.theurbanist.org
November 21, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Katie Wilson may have won the mayoral election, but her challenges are just beginning. Outgoing Mayor Bruce Harrell is leaving a budget mess behind him.
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/19/k...
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/19/k...
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Council Adopts Harrell's Budget With Minor Changes, Setting Up Huge Deficits for Incoming Mayor Wilson
The "audit the budget" crowd piles on more than $50 million in new spending, using new taxes to expand or start new programs and backfill an ongoing shortfall.
publicola.com/2025/11/21/c...
The "audit the budget" crowd piles on more than $50 million in new spending, using new taxes to expand or start new programs and backfill an ongoing shortfall.
publicola.com/2025/11/21/c...
Council Adopts Harrell's Budget With Minor Changes, Setting Up Huge Deficits for Incoming Mayor Wilson - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett On Thursday, the Seattle City Council voted (earlier than usual!) to pass the city’s 2026 budget,…
publicola.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Council Adopts Harrell's Budget With Minor Changes, Setting Up Huge Deficits for Incoming Mayor Wilson
The "audit the budget" crowd piles on more than $50 million in new spending, using new taxes to expand or start new programs and backfill an ongoing shortfall.
publicola.com/2025/11/21/c...
The "audit the budget" crowd piles on more than $50 million in new spending, using new taxes to expand or start new programs and backfill an ongoing shortfall.
publicola.com/2025/11/21/c...
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We need to return to the 92% top marginal tax rates of the Eisenhower administration not because we need the wealthy's money but because we need them to have less of it.
(Though perhaps more importantly, we need to tax proceeds from loans collateralized by unrealized gains as regular income.)
(Though perhaps more importantly, we need to tax proceeds from loans collateralized by unrealized gains as regular income.)
The richest 100 Americans gave $1.1B to the 2024 election. For comparison, between 2000 and 2010, they spent an average of $21 million on federal elections.
We don’t have to accept oligarchy as normal. @washingtonpost.com on billionaire money in politics: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We don’t have to accept oligarchy as normal. @washingtonpost.com on billionaire money in politics: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
How billionaires took over American politics
The current concentration of wealth is unlike anything in history. So is billionaires’ involvement in politics.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
We need to return to the 92% top marginal tax rates of the Eisenhower administration not because we need the wealthy's money but because we need them to have less of it.
(Though perhaps more importantly, we need to tax proceeds from loans collateralized by unrealized gains as regular income.)
(Though perhaps more importantly, we need to tax proceeds from loans collateralized by unrealized gains as regular income.)
Wake up, babe, the new traffic calming approach just dropped!
Took a lane on Rainier and it was probably the best experience I've ever had. Nobody messes with you when you've got a 6 ft tall precariously balanced stack of potentially windshield crushing chairs.
November 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Wake up, babe, the new traffic calming approach just dropped!
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Took a lane on Rainier and it was probably the best experience I've ever had. Nobody messes with you when you've got a 6 ft tall precariously balanced stack of potentially windshield crushing chairs.
November 21, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Took a lane on Rainier and it was probably the best experience I've ever had. Nobody messes with you when you've got a 6 ft tall precariously balanced stack of potentially windshield crushing chairs.
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while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.
November 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.
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Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
November 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
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This came to us in a dream.
November 18, 2025 at 8:56 PM
This came to us in a dream.
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It's @keribla.bsky.social's first story for @propublica.org! But it won't be her last on the Bureau of Prisons.
Do you work for BOP and have tips, documents, or data you can share to paint a fuller picture of what’s going on inside? You should contact Keri.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
Do you work for BOP and have tips, documents, or data you can share to paint a fuller picture of what’s going on inside? You should contact Keri.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Leave in Droves for ICE
Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse.
www.propublica.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
It's @keribla.bsky.social's first story for @propublica.org! But it won't be her last on the Bureau of Prisons.
Do you work for BOP and have tips, documents, or data you can share to paint a fuller picture of what’s going on inside? You should contact Keri.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
Do you work for BOP and have tips, documents, or data you can share to paint a fuller picture of what’s going on inside? You should contact Keri.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
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It's always hard to pick a worst day politically, but today the president called for the death of members of the opposition party, and the administration decided that people were being too hard on the swastika
November 21, 2025 at 4:15 AM
It's always hard to pick a worst day politically, but today the president called for the death of members of the opposition party, and the administration decided that people were being too hard on the swastika