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Dozens of speakers at Tuesday’s board meeting urged the district to update its immigration sanctuary policy to reflect current realities.
Teachers and community members ask the Detroit school district for mandatory training on interacting with immigration enforcement
Dozens of speakers at Tuesday’s board meeting urged the district to update its immigration sanctuary policy to reflect current realities.
bit.ly
November 12, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Dozens of speakers at Tuesday’s board meeting urged the district to update its immigration sanctuary policy to reflect current realities.
Clutching your pearls, snapping them off your neck--pearls everywhere--snatching them up, shoving them in my mouth like handfulls of Necco, crunchy like chalk...
November 11, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Clutching your pearls, snapping them off your neck--pearls everywhere--snatching them up, shoving them in my mouth like handfulls of Necco, crunchy like chalk...
Y'all ruined the word "chilling." Way to go.
November 11, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Y'all ruined the word "chilling." Way to go.
I want to pull a quote, but you should really read the whole thing.
I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I want to pull a quote, but you should really read the whole thing.
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In Chicago, ICE entered a child care facility, grabbed an infant child care teacher, and traumatized kids and parents alike.
This Monday, Nov 10th at 8pm EDT, join us for the ICE Out of Child Care Centers and Schools Emergency Call. Details below.
This Monday, Nov 10th at 8pm EDT, join us for the ICE Out of Child Care Centers and Schools Emergency Call. Details below.
November 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
In Chicago, ICE entered a child care facility, grabbed an infant child care teacher, and traumatized kids and parents alike.
This Monday, Nov 10th at 8pm EDT, join us for the ICE Out of Child Care Centers and Schools Emergency Call. Details below.
This Monday, Nov 10th at 8pm EDT, join us for the ICE Out of Child Care Centers and Schools Emergency Call. Details below.
Our kids. Your kids. All kids.
Some WA Head Start programs prepare to cut services as funding runs out
About 3,000 children are in Head Start programs whose federal funding runs out Friday.
www.seattletimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Our kids. Your kids. All kids.
Our kids. Your kids. All kids.
This has been a really rough few days. I recently learned of a controversy around our book THE PRINCESS IN BLACK AND THE PRINCE IN PINK. Some were outraged that Deseret Book carried it (a chain of bookstores in the west). Deseret Book appears to have complied to their demands and removed it. 1/
November 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Our kids. Your kids. All kids.
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42 million people cant buy food this month. It’s time to tax billionaires.
Top 10 US billionaires’ collective wealth grew by $698bn in past year – report
Top 10 US billionaires’ collective wealth grew by $698bn in past year – report
Oxfam warns Trump policies risk driving inequality to new heights – but Democrats have also exacerbated wealth gap
The collective wealth of the top 10 US billionaires has soared by $698bn in the past year, according to a new report from Oxfam America published on Monday on the growing wealth divide.
The report warns that Trump administration policies risk driving US inequality to new heights, but points out that both Republican and Democratic administrations have exacerbated the US’s growing wealth gap. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
42 million people cant buy food this month. It’s time to tax billionaires.
People stuck in Tacoma ICE facility are literally trying to kill themselves it's so bad.
Conditions inside Northwest ICE Processing Center 'a nightmare'
911 calls originating from the detention center frequently ask for help treating detainees for medical issues they cannot handle.
www.king5.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:03 AM
People stuck in Tacoma ICE facility are literally trying to kill themselves it's so bad.
Important conversation with @ebyard.bsky.social who clearly and concisely explains what you've been feeling in your gut all along.
On this week’s TLP episode, @imarajones.bsky.social talks with @ebyard.bsky.social about how anti-trans attacks in schools fit the right-wing authoritarian project, & with @neapresident.bsky.social on how communities and educators are responding.
https://open.spotify.com/show/3bKZAZDRPlB8ZRyUSpJ6t8
https://open.spotify.com/show/3bKZAZDRPlB8ZRyUSpJ6t8
November 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Important conversation with @ebyard.bsky.social who clearly and concisely explains what you've been feeling in your gut all along.
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A big part of why I use the ballot drop boxes is that WA has statewide standards for how the boxes get emptied & the ballots get transported. USPS doesn’t have the same requirements of care.
November 1, 2025 at 2:53 AM
A big part of why I use the ballot drop boxes is that WA has statewide standards for how the boxes get emptied & the ballots get transported. USPS doesn’t have the same requirements of care.
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I’m grateful to @atg.wa.gov Nick Brown for leading a lawsuit demanding that Trump release funding that Congress already approved to keep SNAP benefits going in November so families don’t go hungry.
WA sues Trump admin over impending SNAP cuts
www.axios.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I’m grateful to @atg.wa.gov Nick Brown for leading a lawsuit demanding that Trump release funding that Congress already approved to keep SNAP benefits going in November so families don’t go hungry.
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Republicans are using the government shutdown to illegally rip SNAP benefits away from 42 million Americans.
16 million children are at risk of going hungry. The extremists don’t give a damn.
You deserve better.
16 million children are at risk of going hungry. The extremists don’t give a damn.
You deserve better.
October 29, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Republicans are using the government shutdown to illegally rip SNAP benefits away from 42 million Americans.
16 million children are at risk of going hungry. The extremists don’t give a damn.
You deserve better.
16 million children are at risk of going hungry. The extremists don’t give a damn.
You deserve better.
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1/2: "I've been to war. I served in Iraq in a war-torn place. Portland is very, very far from that...And so the president was lying." - AG Nick Brown
October 27, 2025 at 11:30 PM
1/2: "I've been to war. I served in Iraq in a war-torn place. Portland is very, very far from that...And so the president was lying." - AG Nick Brown
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👀 on the record even? let's go
Two Illinois National Guard members speak out: "I won't turn against my neighbors."
2 Illinois National Guard members speak out: "I won't turn against my neighbors"
Staff Sgt. Demi Palecek and Capt. Dylan Blaha say they'll defy federal orders regarding Trump's immigration enforcement operation in Chicago.
cbsn.ws
October 27, 2025 at 8:09 PM
👀 on the record even? let's go
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One great thing to see at the Cincinnati #NoKings rally was lots of people engaging with local organizations that had tables – there were political organizers, labor unions, charitable organizations, human rights groups. Looking for a next step? Reach out to your local organizations.
When we say No Kings, we mean Freedom.
My speech in Cincinnati for the No Kings rally of October 18th.
(video)
snyder.substack.com/p/when-we-sa...
My speech in Cincinnati for the No Kings rally of October 18th.
(video)
snyder.substack.com/p/when-we-sa...
When we say No Kings, we mean Freedom (video)
My speech in Cincinnati for the No Kings rally of October 17th
snyder.substack.com
October 26, 2025 at 4:48 PM
One great thing to see at the Cincinnati #NoKings rally was lots of people engaging with local organizations that had tables – there were political organizers, labor unions, charitable organizations, human rights groups. Looking for a next step? Reach out to your local organizations.
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Want to make a difference & learn how Congress works? Apply now to intern in my Bellevue or DC office. Gain hands-on experience serving our communities in WA-01.
Applications are open now! Visit bit.ly/45GRMFp for more details.
Applications are open now! Visit bit.ly/45GRMFp for more details.
October 26, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Want to make a difference & learn how Congress works? Apply now to intern in my Bellevue or DC office. Gain hands-on experience serving our communities in WA-01.
Applications are open now! Visit bit.ly/45GRMFp for more details.
Applications are open now! Visit bit.ly/45GRMFp for more details.
This donor list may or may not surprise you, but all these companies can go fuck themselves.
These Seattle-area companies are helping pay for Trump’s White House ballroom
Three companies headquartered in the Seattle-area appeared on the White House list of donors to President Donald Trump's ballroom project.
www.seattletimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:37 AM
This donor list may or may not surprise you, but all these companies can go fuck themselves.
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Portlander Mateo Garcia arrived at the ICE facility Wednesday with a gray and white Andalusian horse named Príncipe. He said he visited the site to represent Mexican people who can’t protest due to deportation fears.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
October 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Portlander Mateo Garcia arrived at the ICE facility Wednesday with a gray and white Andalusian horse named Príncipe. He said he visited the site to represent Mexican people who can’t protest due to deportation fears.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
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The No Kings rally not only proved that when we stand together for democracy and equality, but we can create change without chaos.
Power to the people, always!
Power to the people, always!
Seattle’s ‘No Kings’ rally stays peaceful with zero property damage reported
A sea of demonstrators filled downtown Seattle over the weekend in what organizers are calling one of the largest and most peaceful protests the city has seen in recent years.
www.kiro7.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The No Kings rally not only proved that when we stand together for democracy and equality, but we can create change without chaos.
Power to the people, always!
Power to the people, always!
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Journalists: Stay safe when reporting on immigration in the US 📣
The US Journalist Assistance Network invites you to join a free webinar about legal rights and digital safety while reporting on immigration and the border.
🗓️ 10/30 | 1-2:30pm ET
🔗 cpj.org/USJANPanel
The US Journalist Assistance Network invites you to join a free webinar about legal rights and digital safety while reporting on immigration and the border.
🗓️ 10/30 | 1-2:30pm ET
🔗 cpj.org/USJANPanel
October 20, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Journalists: Stay safe when reporting on immigration in the US 📣
The US Journalist Assistance Network invites you to join a free webinar about legal rights and digital safety while reporting on immigration and the border.
🗓️ 10/30 | 1-2:30pm ET
🔗 cpj.org/USJANPanel
The US Journalist Assistance Network invites you to join a free webinar about legal rights and digital safety while reporting on immigration and the border.
🗓️ 10/30 | 1-2:30pm ET
🔗 cpj.org/USJANPanel
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Horrifying.
Pregnant women describe miscarrying and bleeding out while in ICE custody, advocates say
The ACLU and other groups are pressing for ICE to identify and release all pregnant women in custody and to stop detaining anyone known to be pregnant, postpartum or nursing.
www.nbcnews.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Horrifying.
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We can look to our history of wins here in Washington state for guidance on how to move forward. Proud to be celebrating LGBTQ History Month.
October 23, 2025 at 12:40 AM
We can look to our history of wins here in Washington state for guidance on how to move forward. Proud to be celebrating LGBTQ History Month.
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I fought hard here in Washington state to protect a ban on conversion therapy.
The federal government is also making cruel and illegal attacks on transgender individuals which our Attorney General Nick Brown has been fighting in court.
The federal government is also making cruel and illegal attacks on transgender individuals which our Attorney General Nick Brown has been fighting in court.
October 23, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I fought hard here in Washington state to protect a ban on conversion therapy.
The federal government is also making cruel and illegal attacks on transgender individuals which our Attorney General Nick Brown has been fighting in court.
The federal government is also making cruel and illegal attacks on transgender individuals which our Attorney General Nick Brown has been fighting in court.
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Washington state has a rich history of LGBTQ individuals fighting for equal rights and making extraordinary contributions to our state.
However, LGBTQ rights are still under attack today. For example, there’s a court case seeking to overturn Colorado's ban on conversion therapy.
However, LGBTQ rights are still under attack today. For example, there’s a court case seeking to overturn Colorado's ban on conversion therapy.
October 23, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Washington state has a rich history of LGBTQ individuals fighting for equal rights and making extraordinary contributions to our state.
However, LGBTQ rights are still under attack today. For example, there’s a court case seeking to overturn Colorado's ban on conversion therapy.
However, LGBTQ rights are still under attack today. For example, there’s a court case seeking to overturn Colorado's ban on conversion therapy.