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how many times has the Seattle Times run a "compassion is great, but" editorial arguing for a lack of compassion at this point? we get it, you think homelessness should be illegal, find literally anything else to talk about. (Also, no Seattle neighborhood has been "destroyed," good god.)
November 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
how many times has the Seattle Times run a "compassion is great, but" editorial arguing for a lack of compassion at this point? we get it, you think homelessness should be illegal, find literally anything else to talk about. (Also, no Seattle neighborhood has been "destroyed," good god.)
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Yes, Trump Will Get More Reckless as His Power Ebbs
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She crushed this interview. Very mayoral
Good interview with Mayor-elect Wilson on CNN yesterday!
Seattle’s new mayor-elect speaks to CNN on Mamdani comparison: Its ‘remarkable’, ‘makes a lot of sense’ | CNN
In her first national interview, Mayor-Elect Katie Wilson talks to CNN’s Erin Burnett about her win in Sacramento and why she’s fine with being called a socialist.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:21 PM
She crushed this interview. Very mayoral
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Pulitzer Prize photo right here.
November 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Pulitzer Prize photo right here.
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What building should AOC name after Nancy Pelosi when she becomes President in 2029?
November 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
What building should AOC name after Nancy Pelosi when she becomes President in 2029?
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With Half the Ballots Still Uncounted, This Mayoral Election is an Open Contest
Katie Wilson needs to get about 54 percent of the outstanding ballots to close the gap with incumbent Bruce Harrell.
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Katie Wilson needs to get about 54 percent of the outstanding ballots to close the gap with incumbent Bruce Harrell.
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By Erica C. Barnett Mayor Bruce Harrell gained a point on his challenger Katie Wilson yesterday, as King County Elections…
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With Half the Ballots Still Uncounted, This Mayoral Election is an Open Contest
Katie Wilson needs to get about 54 percent of the outstanding ballots to close the gap with incumbent Bruce Harrell.
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Katie Wilson needs to get about 54 percent of the outstanding ballots to close the gap with incumbent Bruce Harrell.
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very important thread on the absolute nazi shit happening at ICE 👇
🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style.
Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
October 28, 2025 at 2:53 AM
very important thread on the absolute nazi shit happening at ICE 👇
How a Fringe Movement of Gun Nuts, Backwoodsmen and Free Marketers Paved the Way for Autocracy www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/o...
The libertarian “coin” is a crypto/AI, grift and grab!
What’s to be done?!
The libertarian “coin” is a crypto/AI, grift and grab!
What’s to be done?!
Opinion | How a Fringe Movement of Gun Nuts, Backwoodsmen and Free Marketers Paved the Way for Autocracy
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October 27, 2025 at 9:23 PM
How a Fringe Movement of Gun Nuts, Backwoodsmen and Free Marketers Paved the Way for Autocracy www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/o...
The libertarian “coin” is a crypto/AI, grift and grab!
What’s to be done?!
The libertarian “coin” is a crypto/AI, grift and grab!
What’s to be done?!
The Contagious Gen Z Uprisings www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/w...
The Contagious Gen Z Uprisings
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October 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Sara Nelson Said She "Chuckled" At Opposition to Police Surveillance, Burien City Manager Files Complaint About Accurate Quote
Today's Afternoon Fizz:
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Today's Afternoon Fizz:
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1.During a debate sponsored by the Urban Community Councils of Seattle Thursday evening, City Councilmember Sara Nelson casually said she…
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Sara Nelson Said She "Chuckled" At Opposition to Police Surveillance, Burien City Manager Files Complaint About Accurate Quote
Today's Afternoon Fizz:
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Today's Afternoon Fizz:
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The president is sending the military to control American cities and if you're a reporter who's framing that illegal power grab as "pushing the boundaries of constitutionality" or "acting boldly to fight crime" or whatever, please go find another line of work where you won't get us all killed.
September 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
The president is sending the military to control American cities and if you're a reporter who's framing that illegal power grab as "pushing the boundaries of constitutionality" or "acting boldly to fight crime" or whatever, please go find another line of work where you won't get us all killed.
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NEW: A week or so ago, one federal agent kept popping up in videos from Trump's violent DC crackdown—so @jsweetli.bsky.social and I investigated. Turns out he's a 26-year-old US Parks Police officer, a lesser known law enforcement unit currently championed by Interior Sec. Doug Burnum.
Our report:
Our report:
Officer repeatedly seen on camera in DC crackdown shows Trump agents' impunity
US Park Police officer Patrick O’Hanlon isn’t unique in his behavior. He just got caught.
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August 31, 2025 at 3:40 PM
NEW: A week or so ago, one federal agent kept popping up in videos from Trump's violent DC crackdown—so @jsweetli.bsky.social and I investigated. Turns out he's a 26-year-old US Parks Police officer, a lesser known law enforcement unit currently championed by Interior Sec. Doug Burnum.
Our report:
Our report:
Catelin Drey's election also breaks a Republican supermajority in the Iowa state Senate.
August 27, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Catelin Drey's election also breaks a Republican supermajority in the Iowa state Senate.
It is what it is: an attempt by Red to occupy Blue
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No Kings, No Occupations — Toward a Democratic Opposition Politics
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It is what it is: an attempt by Red to occupy Blue
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Charting the Outer Bounds of Opposition and Resistance, and Then Some
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Mamdani on Cuomo: "I don't need to do much to make the governor appear extremely dislikable."
August 14, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Mamdani on Cuomo: "I don't need to do much to make the governor appear extremely dislikable."
‘Clinton Plan’ Emails Were Likely Made by Russian Spies, Declassified Report Shows www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/u...
So it went.
So it went.
‘Clinton Plan’ Emails Were Likely Made by Russian Spies, Declassified Report Shows
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August 1, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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So it went.
So it went.
Messing with kids education is a no.
Another thing that I think we are LONG overdue at doing is politicizing PTAs.
This just gave us the opportunity to do teach-ins at PTAs about what SCOTUS just stole from parents.
This just gave us the opportunity to do teach-ins at PTAs about what SCOTUS just stole from parents.
July 15, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Messing with kids education is a no.
Zeynep!!!! thank u for being a systems thinker. Paraphrasing Bateson on system design: ‘overly purposeful design tends towards hate’ in Steps to an Ecology of Mind.
Musk’s Chatbot Started Spouting Nazi Propaganda. That’s Not the Scariest Part. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/o...
Musk’s Chatbot Started Spouting Nazi Propaganda. That’s Not the Scariest Part. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/o...
Opinion | Musk’s Chatbot Started Spouting Nazi Propaganda. That’s Not the Scariest Part.
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July 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Zeynep!!!! thank u for being a systems thinker. Paraphrasing Bateson on system design: ‘overly purposeful design tends towards hate’ in Steps to an Ecology of Mind.
Musk’s Chatbot Started Spouting Nazi Propaganda. That’s Not the Scariest Part. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/o...
Musk’s Chatbot Started Spouting Nazi Propaganda. That’s Not the Scariest Part. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/o...
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More of this, please.
January 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
More of this, please.