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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 15h

I was at this debate. The Seattle Times is totally misrepresenting what happened to further the false narrative that Katie Wilson is a nitwit. Wilson was talking about the fact that the CARE team has not been allowed to exercise "its full latitude of responsibility" under the existing contract.

At a recent Seattle University/KOMO TV debate, Harrell’s opponent, activist Katie Wilson, didn’t appear to recognize that she has no authority under labor contracts to order police to do anything without going through a bargaining process.

“As mayor, I will absolutely be working with SPD to make sure that they’re allowing the CARE team their full latitude of response and also to make sure that the CARE team can respond without police when appropriate,” she said.

It’s not that easy.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 14h

BREAKING: Youth leaders in Cicero — a town in Chicago, IL — are leading a protest against ICE.

Ty to @statuscoupnews.bsky.social for being on the ground and sharing this story.

Solidarity with everyone pushing back against the MAGA mafia!!

#50501movement #Chicago #Cisero

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Ben B. @abominaldrvibes.bsky.social · 10h

Nobody wants to admit that “pro-business” policies displace people because there’s no profit for them to make off of housing the unhoused

Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 10h

Without getting into Burien's long history of policies that harm homeless residents, it's telling that every single city thinks they're doing more than their share and that the homeless people in their city are from "somewhere else." Everyone is doing too much and homeless people are from nowhere

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Ben B. @abominaldrvibes.bsky.social · 13h

The 10 million number is just people who are members of this group, the actual number of Evangelical Christian Zionists is likely even larger.

Rebecca Bodenheimer @rmbodenheimer.bsky.social · 14h

“Christians United for Israel, the evangelical Zionist group founded by Texas pastor John Hagee, claims 10 million members, more than the entire population of 7.5 million Jews in the United States.”

I wish more people knew this.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

God's "blank check": Christian Zionists are pouring billions of dollars into Israeli extremism

Evangelicals have become Israel's most important American allies.

www.motherjones.com

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 16h

New — Video shared with me shows ICE officers in DC detaining a man on Friday.

Bystander filming asks man for his name. ICE agent lies and says he’s not allowed to speak to him “by law” and another says “We’ve arrested American citizens for being too close…If he gets any closer, put him in cuffs.”

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Ben B. @abominaldrvibes.bsky.social · 13h

Every accusation is a confession with these people.

Ben B. @abominaldrvibes.bsky.social · 1d

Don’t worry everyone, I’m warming up right now in case the mariners need to call me up

Ben B. @abominaldrvibes.bsky.social · 1d

Every pitcher in history is going to have to come into this game.

Ben B. @abominaldrvibes.bsky.social · 1d

Username: BuntStuff69

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Ben B. @abominaldrvibes.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely unhinged and completely necessary

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 1d

CALLED IT

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 1d

troll them all and roll out Gilbert for the 9th

Ben B. @abominaldrvibes.bsky.social · 1d

Only one man can save us now

a baseball player with the name vaughn on his back

ALT: a baseball player with the name vaughn on his back

media.tenor.com

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Ben B. @abominaldrvibes.bsky.social · 1d

He’s like if Dale Gribble won the lottery

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Ben B. @abominaldrvibes.bsky.social · 1d

c.org/SNC6Nggp7P

Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?

Demand the United States Recognize Palestinian Statehood

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Ben B. @abominaldrvibes.bsky.social · 1d

I think you all know what I mean by “evangelical” and if you think this post was somehow a defense of Christianity as an entity or a slight against people who are not Christian, I’m begging you to log off for a few hours for your own good.

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Ben B. @abominaldrvibes.bsky.social · 1d

100% would watch you on YouTube

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2d

The Trump administration confirmed that the U.S. bailed out Argentina.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he had directly bought Argentine pesos in global currency markets in a bid to relieve pressure on the nation’s embattled President Javier Milei, a supporter of President Trump.

The U.S. just bailed out Argentina, Treasury Secretary confirms

The US Treasury has finalized a $20 billion financial rescue of Argentina, including a currency swap arrangement with the country's central bank.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Ben B. @abominaldrvibes.bsky.social · 1d

These establishmentarians waiting months to show up to a humanitarian crisis in their own state is cowardly and craven but at least the news will start reporting on it if US Senators are there trying to get in

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 1d

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) says he has been denied 4 times to see what is going on inside the Broadview, IL ICE facility:

"Something's going on in there that they don't want us to see. I don't know what it is, but all Americans should be asking the same question."

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Ben B. @abominaldrvibes.bsky.social · 1d

www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a...

Definition of AGNOSTIC

a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable; broadly : one who is not committed to believing in either the existence or the nonexistence of G...

www.merriam-webster.com

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Ben B. @abominaldrvibes.bsky.social · 1d

I’m agnostic

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Jessie Gender @jessiegender.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe actually sign those bills on your desk specifically focusing on trans protections too while you're there.

Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 1d

The Trump Administration’s removal of LGBTQ suicide prevention programs this summer was a disgrace.

I just signed legislation requiring student ID cards in public middle schools, high schools, and colleges to include the Trevor Project’s crisis and suicide prevention hotline.

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Ben B. @abominaldrvibes.bsky.social · 1d

Our government would rather spend billions to kill children abroad than spend a single penny to help any child anywhere

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 22d

Folks, you can't report the United States to its manager. There's no superhero coming to save us.

We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again.

That's the revolution.

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Ben B. @abominaldrvibes.bsky.social · 1d

Better late than never?

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Ben B. @abominaldrvibes.bsky.social · 1d

They are absolutely pooping themselves from fear.

Ben B. @abominaldrvibes.bsky.social · 1d

This is the "private equity" administration. Obtain power over the entity, sell it off piecemeal until it's all gone, jump from the crashing airplane with your golden parachute.

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