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Jenn.
@jennwa.bsky.social
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She/her, US PNWer, progressive, mom, former research scientist

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Voters tonight
November 5, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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One of my favorite TikToks ever, and it just becomes more true every day! www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMX7xxrd/
October 30, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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WA state is preparing for the loss of SNAP benefits, at Governor Ferguson's behest. $2.2 million from the state vs $37 million from the feds feels like a drop in the bucket, but I'm sure will be life-saving for those who get this help. Our AG is also suing the USDA 🎉

governor.wa.gov/news/2025/go...
Governor Ferguson moves $2.2 million per week to support food banks ahead of federal SNAP cutoff October 28, 2025 Federal food benefit funding to run out due to government shutdown OLYMPIA — Governor Bob Ferguson today directed nearly $2.2 million per week to provide additional support to Washington’s food banks in the wake of the Congressional Republicans’ government shutdown. Beginning Nov.1, funding for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will end due to the continued federal government shutdown. Nearly 1 million Washingtonians rely on the federal SNAP program, with approximately $37 million of federal funds going to households across Washington every week. Governor Ferguson is working with state agencies to mitigate some of the harms caused by the federal government shutdown. Attorney General Nick Brown filed a lawsuit today against the USDA, arguing the suspension of SNAP is unlawful. Rural Washington will be hit particularly hard when federal SNAP benefits stop. In Yakima County, for example, 28 percent of residents rely on SNAP — the highest percentage of any county statewide. When federal SNAP funding runs out, more Washingtonians are expected to turn to food banks and pantries. These community resources are also facing historic demand in the midst of rising food costs. Individuals should expect longer than usual wait times and limited resources. “President Trump and Congressional Republicans have shut down the federal government,” Governor Ferguson said. “As a result, Washingtonians are going to lose access to federal SNAP benefits. We’re working to mitigate these harms until the Republican-controlled Congress gets the government running again. I’m grateful for the hard work of local food banks and pantries to help people keep food on the table. If you’re able to support your local food bank, either with donations or volunteering, I encourage you to do so. We’ll keep looking for innovative solutions at the state level. Presiden…
October 28, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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Truth Social getting hammered
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August 30, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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Gotta go with the Seattle Pike Place Market fish monger choice: Salmon!
A Seattle Pike Place Market fish monger, wearing a black shirt with orange apron and baseball cap, throwing a gutted and headless raw salmon toward the viewer. There are onlookers in the background, and displayed fish in the foreground.
August 12, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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One of the races I'm watching. Chad Magendanz regaining power here would be terrible! We typically see a blue shift in WA, so I anticipate Victoria Hunt's numbers to go up over the next week, and up again in the November general. Phew!

AND Katie Wilson in Seattle?? Great night!
State Senate District 5 Victoria Hunt (D) 52.89% 12,680 votes Chad Magendanz (R) 47.11% 11,293 votes Last updated 8/5/2025 8:06:16pm Vote Total: 23,973
August 6, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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Michael's has Pride merch, and it's 40% off! I got a bunch of stuff for my family, including a couple t-shirts.
Pride merchandise including a hat, feather boa, pack of mini flags, pins, jewelry, temporary tattoos, and face gems.
June 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Me and my Bluesky bubble
Jennifer Coolidge and Reese Witherspoon at the nail salon in Legally Blonde. Coolidge looks sceptical, while Witherspoon looks interested in something off camera.
June 8, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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It's apparently an actual word, at least in British English. 🤷‍♀️
Dictionary Definitions from Oxford Languages Learn more adjective BRITISH humorless and disapproving. "don't be so po-faced about everything"
April 20, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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Bitcoin is also crashing. Down 5.5% in the last 8 hours. (Times are UTC in the screenshot.)
Chart of Bitcoin price over the past five days. At the top is the current price of $78,013.88 at 12:35 pm UTC, and info that the price has dropped 5.34% in the past 5 days. The chart itself is fairly stable until 8 hours ago, when it suddenly plunges from a highlighted price of $82,557.80 at 4:00pm UTC, April 6th, 2025.
April 7, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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From Indivisible this morning. When one of, if not the largest liberal, loosely Democratic party affiliated groups is fed up with you, it's not a good sign! Indivisible groups have been very active recently, with new ones popping up everywhere. People are done with this shit, Chuck.
An image saying "Call Senate Democrats It's time for senator Schumer to step aside as minority leader," followed by a text, saying: "Indivisibles: Senator Schumer's decision to surrender leverage and allow the Republican funding bill to pass was a betrayal of every activist working to fight back against the Trump-Musk coup. After discussions with Indivisible group leaders in NY and across the country, we reached a clear decision: we need a Minority Leader who's up for the fight this moment demands. We're calling on Senate Democrats to join us in asking Sen. Schumer to step aside as Minority Leader and allow someone else to lead the opposition to Trump. Reply CALL or dial 1-855-925-3653 and we'll automatically connect you to your senator's office."
March 17, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Chef Gordon Ramsey in the kitchen on his TV show, yelling at another chef: "This is not efficient, Elon!!"
March 7, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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Good-ish news in the world of trans youth healthcare:
■LAMBDA ■■LEGAL We have an update to share with you in our case, PFLAG v. Trump, our challenge to the Trump Administration's effort to force medical institutions to stop providing gender-affirming care for transgender young people under 19. Several weeks ago, a federal judge granted a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of these heinous executive orders. That temporary restraining order was set to expire on March 5. Today, that same judge granted our request for a preliminary injunction, which blocks federal agencies from cutting off grant funding because a health care institution provides gender-affirming medical care to patients under the age of 19 for the duration of the case. The court was clear-the President's power has limits and targeting trans people's health care is discrimination, pure and simple. Trans youth and young adults deserve access to gender-affirming care! Stay up to date with our case developments as we fight for our most vulnerable community members against this administration.
March 5, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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Jesus
CNN Business "Fear & Greed Index", showing a needle chart with four sections: Extreme Fear, Fear, Neutral, Greed, and Extreme Greed. The needle shows a value of 24 and is pointing just barely inside the Extreme Fear portion. Directly from the page: "Fear & Greed Index What emotion is driving the market now? Learn more about the index. Previous close Extreme Fear 24 week ago Extreme Fear 22 1 month ago Fear 38 1 year ago Extreme Greed 79"
March 4, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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I'm not sure, but I found this: www.barrons.com/articles/tes...
There is no one true number for Musk's net worth. Based on recent data, SpaceX is worth some $350 billion, xAI is worth $75 billion , and X is worth $44 billion. Musk's stakes in those three are worth up to $220 billion. The value of Musk's Tesla stock is down to under $200 billion.
February 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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🤬🤬🤬 www.espn.com/college-spor...
Except from the article: "The order offers some clarity. For example, it authorizes the Education Department to penalize schools that allow transgender athletes to compete, citing noncompliance with Title IX, which prohibits sexual discrimination in schools. Any school found in violation could potentially be ineligible for federal funding. NCAA president Charlie Baker on Wednesday issued a statement saying the executive order "provides a clear, national standard." The NCAA has struggled to comply with varying state laws on this issue and threats of lawsuits. "We strongly believe that clear, consistent, and uniform eligibility standards would best serve today's student-athletes instead of a patchwork of conflicting state laws and court decisions," Baker said in the statement. "To that end, President Trump's order provides a clear, national standard. "The NCAA Board of Governors is reviewing the executive order and will take necessary steps to align NCAA policy in the coming days, subject to further guidance from the administration. The Association will continue to help foster welcoming environments on campuses for all student-athletes. We stand ready to assist schools as they look for ways to support any student-athletes affected by changes in the policy.""
February 6, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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This is my Grammys
Screenshot of the massive Zoom call organized by Indivisible, Move On, and other progressive democrat groups. The chat includes some action items: https://indivisible.org/resource/how-senate-democrats-can-shut-down-trumps-agenda-procedural-hardball https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/c/funding-crisis-response/event/create/ https://indivisible.org/resource/tell-your-senator-vote-no-vought-and-stop-next-funding-freeze https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/do-not-freeze-federal-aid?after_action=sd4
February 3, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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Yeah, I just saw that. It sounds promising, but we'll have to wait and see.
What We Don’t Know We don’t know when the pay raises will take effect for non-union Costco employees. And we have no word yet about where contract negotiations stand. However, labor relations attorney Jane Jacobs shared with me that the Costco announcement could signal the company will meet the union demands. “Strikes are an extremely expensive proposition for everyone involved. There are no winners in a strike, including the employees who lose wages.”
January 31, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Love this
A reddit post with 3.2k upvotes that says : "Nullxrt • 4h ago • Edited 4h ago I've never been more motivated to stay. Before the "buyout" memo, I was ready to go job hunting, but then a revelation hit. I took an oath under this position to the American people and leaving my job under the current state would be failing to maintain my oath as civil servant. I solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God"
January 29, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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Google Play has a coupon for $20 off any $99 purchase on Snapchat right now, and I also received a couple of random notifications from Snap today. I sense a vacuum that someone is trying to move into!
The bright yellow Snapchat logo appears after the word "Offer". Under that is the following text, and beneath that is a blue button labeled "Open App": "$20 Google Play discount on an app, game, or in-app item Saved Ends on 2/7/25 Use your $20 Play discount on a single app, game, or in-app item over $99. Offer applied at checkout. See terms"
January 25, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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I just went looking for that same info! Was shocked to see us not doing anything.
"Washington-ModTeam MOD • 9h ago • Tldr x.com has been restricted on r/Washington for several months since the login requirement was set. The only exception was for WADOT posts. Hi everyone. FYI x.com has been banned on r/Washington for several months. Posts from x.com were already held for manual review previously and mostly just so we could approve WADOT posts. The rest of the posts were memes or just random nonsense that could have been linked directly to the news organization instead of x.com."
January 23, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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Top free apps in the Google store right now. That ReelShort app is what comes up when you search for YouTube shorts, btw. I know from personal experience 😁 Guessing a lot of people are getting confused by that. And Temu is recommended right after you get Xiaohongshu (Red Note).
Top seven free apps in the Google play store: 1. REDnote - Social 2. Clapper - Social 3. Instagram - Social 4. WhatsApp Messenger - Messaging 5. Temu - Shopping 6. Threads - Social 7. ReelShort - Entertainment
January 19, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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And this was the last TikTok I got to see! Fortunate that it was under a minute.
January 19, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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For those who didn't RTFA, this happens every election. Whether it's worse this time remains to be seen. This is how fascism wins, so it's very concerning if people continue to be checked out. Hopefully they're just moving to other sources of news, not tuning out entirely.
"A post-election slump for fans of the losing candidate is not a new trend for networks that have become heavily identified for a partisan audience. MSNBC had similar issues after Trump was elected in 2016. Same for Fox in 2020, although that was complicated by anger: many of its viewers were outraged then by the network’s crucial election night call of Arizona for the Democratic presidential candidate, Joe Biden, and sought alternatives. MSNBC had its own anger issues after several “Morning Joe” viewers became upset that hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski visited Trump shortly after his victory last month. Yet while the show’s ratings are down 35% since Election Day, that’s a smaller drop than the network’s prime-time ratings. CNN points out that while it has been suffering in the television ratings, its streaming and digital ratings have been consistent. Will political interest rebound when Trump takes office? MSNBC can take some solace in history. In previous years, network ratings bounce back when the depression after an election loss lifts. When a new administration takes office, people who oppose it are frequently looking for a gathering place."
December 29, 2024 at 9:35 PM
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Went reverse image searching for a useful Alt text, and I'm laughing at how specific it is! (I.e. part was my own.)
Staff Sgt. Michael Beaulieu, a Combat medic, with the Headquarters Headquarters Troop, 1-172 Cavalry Squadron, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain) eats traditional Afghan bread called Nan, April 25. Beaulieu, of South Burlington, Vt., and other Cavalry Soldiers were at a Key Leader Engagement at the Afghan national police Headquarters in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. I.e., a man in a military uniform, eating a giant piece of bread while squinting into the sunshine with a very confused look on his face.
December 29, 2024 at 7:41 AM