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I live in a rural, bright red county & I watch the county commissioners most every week. We got >$8 million. I can’t remember anyone saying “It’s a trap! Send it all back!” And the Public Health dept got ~$1 million to pay for extra expenses incurred bc of Covid.
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Some good news: I'm proud to have secured the federal funds to make this happen.
In Congress, I’ll always go to the mat for public transit because it's always been a top priority for people in WA state.
Expanding light rail is a win for jobs, commutes, and so much more. 🚈🚈
In Congress, I’ll always go to the mat for public transit because it's always been a top priority for people in WA state.
Expanding light rail is a win for jobs, commutes, and so much more. 🚈🚈
Federal Way light rail extension opens: Here's what you need to know
The extension will bring Washington's largest transit network that much closer to connecting Seattle and Tacoma.
www.king5.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Some good news: I'm proud to have secured the federal funds to make this happen.
In Congress, I’ll always go to the mat for public transit because it's always been a top priority for people in WA state.
Expanding light rail is a win for jobs, commutes, and so much more. 🚈🚈
In Congress, I’ll always go to the mat for public transit because it's always been a top priority for people in WA state.
Expanding light rail is a win for jobs, commutes, and so much more. 🚈🚈
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EXCLUSIVE:
Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew rejects White House narrative of her ICE arrest
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew rejects White House narrative of her ICE arrest
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew rejects White House narrative of her ICE arrest
In an interview, Bruna Ferreira, who chose the White House press secretary as her son’s godmother, contested the portrayal of her as a criminal, absentee mom.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
EXCLUSIVE:
Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew rejects White House narrative of her ICE arrest
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew rejects White House narrative of her ICE arrest
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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THIS. This is what I was looking for.
In June 2025, Secretary Kennedy dismissed all 17 existing members of the ACIP. Those *currently* on that panel are essentially quacks.
And because most Americans can handle nuance, this entire debacle massively damages institutional credibility.
In June 2025, Secretary Kennedy dismissed all 17 existing members of the ACIP. Those *currently* on that panel are essentially quacks.
And because most Americans can handle nuance, this entire debacle massively damages institutional credibility.
Bad framing: ACIP voted to scrap the universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation for newborns.
Accurate framing: Anti-vax conspiracy theorists appointed to ACIP by Robert Kennedy Jr., who made a fortune as an anti-vax profiteer, voted to expose babies to a preventable, incurable, deadly illness.
Accurate framing: Anti-vax conspiracy theorists appointed to ACIP by Robert Kennedy Jr., who made a fortune as an anti-vax profiteer, voted to expose babies to a preventable, incurable, deadly illness.
December 6, 2025 at 9:15 AM
THIS. This is what I was looking for.
In June 2025, Secretary Kennedy dismissed all 17 existing members of the ACIP. Those *currently* on that panel are essentially quacks.
And because most Americans can handle nuance, this entire debacle massively damages institutional credibility.
In June 2025, Secretary Kennedy dismissed all 17 existing members of the ACIP. Those *currently* on that panel are essentially quacks.
And because most Americans can handle nuance, this entire debacle massively damages institutional credibility.
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UPDATE: (gift) Exclusive @miamiherald.com www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Exclusive: Woman detained by feds in Keys says she was following agents’ orders
“This is not the America that I grew up in, and this is not the America that we represent.”
www.miamiherald.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:37 AM
UPDATE: (gift) Exclusive @miamiherald.com www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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this shit is just beyond parody, man
December 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
this shit is just beyond parody, man
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90 seconds straight of legendary gags
This Day in Buster…December 5, 1920
Buster Keaton with The Flying Escalantes - pals from the Vaudeville circuit - assisting on escaping with the girl next-door, Virginia Fox. “Neighbors” has its premiere in Atlanta, going on general release in January 1921.
#oldhollywood
Buster Keaton with The Flying Escalantes - pals from the Vaudeville circuit - assisting on escaping with the girl next-door, Virginia Fox. “Neighbors” has its premiere in Atlanta, going on general release in January 1921.
#oldhollywood
December 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
90 seconds straight of legendary gags
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FDA Approves New Drug That Reverses Effects Of Narcan
FDA Approves New Drug That Reverses Effects Of Narcan
SILVER SPRING, MD—Praising the drug’s ability to quickly and effectively increase fatalities amongst the nation’s opioid users, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new nasal spray Wednesd...
theonion.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
FDA Approves New Drug That Reverses Effects Of Narcan
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Have safely left Uganda & feel immeasurably relieved. Almost everything gay there is illegal. Every HIV outreach risks imprisonment. Every meeting we had was against the law & could’ve been raided. The threat of & actual extortion was constant. Dealt w police more in a month than in 48 yrs combined.
December 3, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Have safely left Uganda & feel immeasurably relieved. Almost everything gay there is illegal. Every HIV outreach risks imprisonment. Every meeting we had was against the law & could’ve been raided. The threat of & actual extortion was constant. Dealt w police more in a month than in 48 yrs combined.
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He seems to be constantly fighting 'wokeness' these days...
December 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
He seems to be constantly fighting 'wokeness' these days...
From the Guardian: Hegseth adds an apparent call for virtual impunity for serving soldiers, writing: “Our troops will make mistakes, and when they do, they should get the overwhelming benefit of the doubt.”
Will soldiers disobeying Hegseth’s order get the same benefit of the doubt?
Will soldiers disobeying Hegseth’s order get the same benefit of the doubt?
Hegseth told soldiers under his command in Iraq to ignore legal advice about when they were permitted to kill enemy combatants under their rules of engagement. The anecdote is contained in a book Hegseth wrote last year in which he sharply disparaged the Geneva and Hague Conventions.
Pete Hegseth told US soldiers in Iraq to ignore legal advice on rules of engagement
Defense secretary shares anecdote in The War on Warriors and rails against ‘rules and regulations’ governing war
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:21 PM
From the Guardian: Hegseth adds an apparent call for virtual impunity for serving soldiers, writing: “Our troops will make mistakes, and when they do, they should get the overwhelming benefit of the doubt.”
Will soldiers disobeying Hegseth’s order get the same benefit of the doubt?
Will soldiers disobeying Hegseth’s order get the same benefit of the doubt?
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Here are just two of the victim impact statements in the David Gentile sentencing memo.
We need to find a way to start talking about the victim impact of Trump's crime endorsement wave.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
We need to find a way to start talking about the victim impact of Trump's crime endorsement wave.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
![“The loss of retirement income has made a significant impact on our daily lives. Our
inability to meet our housing expenses necessitated in us taking on credit card debt to
maintain our home in which we provide housing for our handicapped son. You can
imagine the anxiety this has caused us in providing for his and our needs. We now
have over $100,000.00 in credit card debt in addition to the interest we have incurred
to allow us to maintain our mortgage and remain in our home. At the time of this
investment we had NO credit card debt! As elderly senior citizens at the age of 82 and
76 our ability to find additional income is extremely limited. We are now at a point of
looking at our belongings to sell to allow us to stay in our home. The emotional stress
of this has taken a fiscal and mental toll on our ability to function. We felt we planned
well for our retirement years and feel robbed by the actions of this crime.” D.E. DOJ0002356.
• “Since the GPB fraud stated, we have lost well over half of our family[’]s net worth
[and] a large portion of our income . . . At 74, I have been unable to retire now. My
wife [] has contracted cancer and has ongoing treatment. And our daughter [], who has
cerebral palsy, has had to ensure the ensuring stress from all of that.” M.F. DOJ0001930.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo/bafkreifj3ulaoxnrnhbrk7z2gnegme22juwnwnj45xuwopak457jjg2kue@jpeg)
December 2, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Here are just two of the victim impact statements in the David Gentile sentencing memo.
We need to find a way to start talking about the victim impact of Trump's crime endorsement wave.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
We need to find a way to start talking about the victim impact of Trump's crime endorsement wave.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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LONG RAMBLING EMOTIONAL THREAD:
It's World AIDS Day. Since the Administration has decided to keep it quiet, I'd like to share my introduction to AIDS.
I grew up in Seattle. My mom remarried a man who had a brother who was a King County Sheriff's Deputy. His name was Terry and he was gay. 1/x
It's World AIDS Day. Since the Administration has decided to keep it quiet, I'd like to share my introduction to AIDS.
I grew up in Seattle. My mom remarried a man who had a brother who was a King County Sheriff's Deputy. His name was Terry and he was gay. 1/x
December 2, 2025 at 3:59 AM
LONG RAMBLING EMOTIONAL THREAD:
It's World AIDS Day. Since the Administration has decided to keep it quiet, I'd like to share my introduction to AIDS.
I grew up in Seattle. My mom remarried a man who had a brother who was a King County Sheriff's Deputy. His name was Terry and he was gay. 1/x
It's World AIDS Day. Since the Administration has decided to keep it quiet, I'd like to share my introduction to AIDS.
I grew up in Seattle. My mom remarried a man who had a brother who was a King County Sheriff's Deputy. His name was Terry and he was gay. 1/x
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Meet UW’s first Rhodes scholar in 13 years: 19-year-old Shubham Bansal
Meet UW’s first Rhodes scholar in 13 years: 19-year-old Shubham Bansal
A 19-year-old UW student was just awarded the prestigious Rhodes scholarship, which he will use to study public health and policy at the University of Oxford.
www.seattletimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Meet UW’s first Rhodes scholar in 13 years: 19-year-old Shubham Bansal
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Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
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This is both offensive and intentional. If the ICE agents are "ignorant" they are willfully and deliberately ignorant. Their job is not to uphold the law but to terrorize non-white Americans in service to the white nationalist cause.
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:56 PM
This is both offensive and intentional. If the ICE agents are "ignorant" they are willfully and deliberately ignorant. Their job is not to uphold the law but to terrorize non-white Americans in service to the white nationalist cause.
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Sigh
Listen.
Vote for democrats.
Listen.
Vote for democrats.
November 26, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Sigh
Listen.
Vote for democrats.
Listen.
Vote for democrats.
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Apropos of the Witkoff thing, recently it occurred to me that Bondi and Patel are chattering abt polygraphing and canning non-MAGA FBI agents and all other such stuff. Meanwhile people in the FBI keep leaking every time Kash gives his wannabe country music girlfriend some new chunk of public ...
November 25, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Apropos of the Witkoff thing, recently it occurred to me that Bondi and Patel are chattering abt polygraphing and canning non-MAGA FBI agents and all other such stuff. Meanwhile people in the FBI keep leaking every time Kash gives his wannabe country music girlfriend some new chunk of public ...
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In 1968, a soldier named Hugh Thompson defied orders to save Vietnamese lives during the My Lai massacre. Eventually seen as a hero, in real time he was vilified and nearly court-martialed
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
The Catch-22 around Trump’s illegal orders | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, Pennsylvania chooses a budget over the planet.
www.inquirer.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
In 1968, a soldier named Hugh Thompson defied orders to save Vietnamese lives during the My Lai massacre. Eventually seen as a hero, in real time he was vilified and nearly court-martialed
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
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Wisdom from an amazing little girl.
op: carmenveal via IG
op: carmenveal via IG
November 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Wisdom from an amazing little girl.
op: carmenveal via IG
op: carmenveal via IG
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The latest evaluation of bike lane projects in Boston continues to show that if you build bike infrastructure, people will use it.
Full report: www.boston.gov/sites/defaul...
Full report: www.boston.gov/sites/defaul...
November 24, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The latest evaluation of bike lane projects in Boston continues to show that if you build bike infrastructure, people will use it.
Full report: www.boston.gov/sites/defaul...
Full report: www.boston.gov/sites/defaul...
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Me, on how Pam Bondi's shenanigans from last week will likely backfire.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTdP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTdP...
Back to Bondi
YouTube video by emptywheel
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Me, on how Pam Bondi's shenanigans from last week will likely backfire.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTdP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTdP...
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When you're a star, Trump lets you socialism
November 21, 2025 at 10:44 PM
When you're a star, Trump lets you socialism
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I laughed
November 21, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I laughed
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