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Independent, Queer-owned, Seattle-based antifascist news. Speaking truth to power - at all costs.
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MAGA candidate steps into WA Congressional District 4 race after Rep. Dan Newhouse announces retirement
By Hannah Saunders Conservative Rep. Dan Newhouse announced his retirement on December 17, and while those who vote blue may have felt a relief, MAGA candidates are already stepping up to fill in t…
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December 23, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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New proposed rules to strip federal funding for hospitals providing gender-affirming care to Trans and Nonbinary youth
By Hannah Saunders Medicaid and Medicare funding for hospitals that provide gender-affirming care to Transgender and Nonbinary youth will be stripped through newly proposed rules, according to a U.…
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December 20, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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End violence against sex workers
By Hannah Saunders Today is the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, and was started in 2003 by Annie Sprinkle and Robin Few, who held a vigil to honor and mourn the lives taken b…
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December 18, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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Sunny the Sad Doll
Meet another Sunny the Sad Doll piece! Joseph R. Davis (Bunny) created his original character Sunny the Sad Doll in 2013 as a way to express complex and dark motifs in a way that could be universal…
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December 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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SPD Paid for Top Exec to Stay at Four-Star Hotel for a Month; Unclear Whether New Contract Would Have Let Police Handle Auderer Case Internally

Today's Afternoon Fizz:

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SPD Paid for New Executive to Stay at Four-Star Hotel for a Month; Unclear Whether New Contract Would Have Let Police Handle Auderer Case Internall - PubliCola
1. The Seattle Police Department spent more than $6,300 on a month-long stay at the four-star Arctic Club Hotel in…
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December 16, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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AG Construction & Remodeling placed signs resembling Trump’s infamous red Make America Great Again (MAGA) symbol across Seattle recently, which state, “Make Your Home Great Again.”

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Remodeling company places MAGA-styled signs in Seattle
By Hannah Saunders AG Construction & Remodeling placed signs resembling Trump’s infamous red Make America Great Again (MAGA) symbol across Seattle recently, which state, “Make Your …
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December 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Last week’s pineapple express brought historically severe floods to parts of Western Washington, leaving neighborhoods submerged underwater and entire farms swept away.

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Recovery efforts in place for historic flooding in Western Washington
By Hannah Saunders Last week’s pineapple express brought historically severe floods to parts of Western Washington, leaving neighborhoods submerged underwater and entire farms swept away. Alt…
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December 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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🚨 Flash flood warning 🚨

If you live near a river or in an area impacted by the pineapple express, please have a go-bag ready (clothing, medications, food, water, pet supplies).
December 16, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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How many ICE agents does it take to change a car tire?

Spotted last week near Ingraham High School in Seattle.
December 15, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Nelson's ex, Anna Dobbs, has secured enough donations to bring his body home. Proceeds will continue to go towards their 9-year-old son and Nelson's memorial. throughthestatic.org/2025/12/09/c...
Christian Hadley Nelson is set to return home to Georgia
By Hannah Saunders The Seattle Police Department’s (SPD) latest shooting victim, 29-year-old Christian Hadley Nelson, will be returning home to Georgia after his ex, Anna Dobbs, secured his a…
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December 10, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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ICE has been targeting Othello in South Seattle the past few days, with one person reportedly being kidnapped near the light rail station. This comes after a recent SPD shooting.

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ICE targets community recently impacted by SPD shooting
By Hannah Saunders After Seattle Police shot and killed 29-year-old Christian Hadley Nelson for brandishing a firearm near the Othello Light Rail Station on December 2, ICE have taken to further te…
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December 8, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Help the mother of SPD victim Christian Hadley Nelson bring him home and lay him to rest
By Hannah Saunders Seattle Police shot and killed 29-year-old Christian Hadley Nelson in broad daylight near a busy intersection in South Seattle on December 2 after receiving a 911 call of a tople…
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December 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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The crime scene from Christian Nelson's murder by the SPD is still partially up two days later. Because this is what normalized police violence looks like. #defundspd #policebrutality #seattle
December 6, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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We have identified the Black man SPD shot in the street in broad daylight as 29-year-old Christian Hadley Nelson. He was a father to a 9-year-old boy.

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TtS identifies SPD shooting victim as 29-year-old Christian Hadley Nelson
By Hannah Saunders TtS has identified the Black man who Seattle Police shot dead in the street on December 2 as 29-year-old Christian Hadley Nelson. The King County Medical Examiners Office is also…
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December 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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🚨 TtS has identified the Black man SPD shot dead in the street on Dec. 2 as 29-year-old Christian Hadley Nelson. His ex wife and friend came forward, and TtS worked to cross reference information.

The King County Medical Examiners Office is expected release his identity in the near future.
December 5, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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SPD’s extreme use of force at the May 24 event in Cal Anderson Park led to numerous people being hospitalized— including one person who now has long-term memory lapses— and a sentinel event review (SER) for recommendations on how to improve policing at protests.
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Office of Inspector General cancels sentinel event review into SPD’s use of force over leaked information
By Hannah Saunders The Seattle Police Department’s extreme use of force at the May 24 event in Cal Anderson Park led to numerous people being hospitalized— including one person who now has long-ter…
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December 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM