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Andrew Engelson

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Seattle-based journalist and resident of Cascadia 🇱🇸 ️‍🌈 He/They Sign up for my daily newsletter! https://cascadia-journal.ghost.io/ @cascadiajournal.bsky.social Have a news tip? Message me on Signal @andyjourno.55

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Andrew Engelson @andyengelson.bsky.social · May 13

In this authoritarian crisis, it's time for us to start having conversations about what independence for #Cascadia would look like, and how to achieve it peacefully. My latest post for @cascadiajournal.bsky.social cascadia-journal.ghost.io/its-time-for...

It’s time for Washington and Oregon to work for an independent Cascadia

Sign up for the free Cascadia Journal e-newsletter by Andrew Engelson, Drew Alcosser, and Brandon Letsinger Earlier this month, there was a pivotal moment in Donald Trump’s four-month attack on demo...

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ICE must be destroyed 🏳️‍⚧️🏴 @miawong.bsky.social · 2h

The last time the Mariners were in the ALCS I was 4 years old

Moreover, ICE must be destroyed

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Always

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Queen.

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CASCADIA WINS!

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 3h

There is: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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And...more baseball

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Robert Cruickshank @robertcruickshank.com · 3h

You’re looking live at the entire population of Washington and Oregon

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This Mariners game has total 1995 vibes m.youtube.com/watch?v=F8SB...

1995 ALDS Gm5: Ken Griffey Jr. scores the game-winning run to sends Mariners to ALCS

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I'm in a gay bar on Capitol Hill watching and everyone is in awe

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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 4h

Helluva ballgame with the Tigers and Mariners. If you're fucking around on social media without also staring at your television right now, you are doing life poorly.

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Andrew Engelson @andyengelson.bsky.social · 3h

Well, and Dan...

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Thirty years, to be precise.

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Been a while since I've watched the Mariners play a tense game 5 in the ALDS...

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 15h

Thoughts and prayers to Cosplay Cop Kristi who had to brave the dogs, farmer’s markets, capybaras, and marathon runners of Portland this week.

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Andrew Engelson @andyengelson.bsky.social · 6h

"Whether it's the Antifascist Frog or a posse of cowboy-riding chickens, the inflatable cartoon suit strategy is brilliant: mocking, playful, and clearly nonviolent."

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I wrote something about inflatable animal costumes and opposing fascism: cascadia-journal.ghost.io/portlands-we...

Portland's weird, effective resistance

Hi there! In October, I'm hoping to hit 70 paid subscribers to Cascadia Journal. For just $5 per month you can help me continue to publish these weekly essays about how Cascadia becoming more autonomo...

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Andrew Engelson @andyengelson.bsky.social · 13h

This season's hottest Halloween costume idea just dropped...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Q: Have you given any more thought to possibly suspending habeas corpus?

TRUMP: Suspending who?

Q: Habeas corpus

TRUMP: I don't know. I'd rather leave that to Kristi.

Andrew Engelson @andyengelson.bsky.social · 13h

Don't mess with Cascadia. 🐔

Lisa Catara (official)💎 @lisa-catara.bsky.social · 1d

Rock out with your c*cks out, Portland.
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Via womenspf

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Andrew Engelson @andyengelson.bsky.social · 13h

Call the feds what they are: arsonists.

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 1d

This is enough carbon-free energy to power maybe two thirds of Vegas btw

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 1d

SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

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"Guns do not belong in school. Plain and simple.” – Makena Gadient

Cascadia Journal @cascadiajournal.bsky.social · 15h

Portland arts organization push back on Trump's lie that the city is a "war zone," WA could see health costs double if feds don't act, and Seattle schools say NO to cops in high schools. This and more news from across #Cascadia:
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Cascadia today: WA health costs may double + no cops in Seattle high schools + Portland arts orgs push back at Trump

Good morning! I have a goal to reach 70 paid subscribers before the end of October – will you help me meet that goal? And thank you so much to all of you who have subscribed! It's because of your help...

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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 17h

From the Nobel Committee today:

“Democracy depends on people who refuse to stay silent, who dare to step forward despite grave risk, and who remind us that freedom must never be taken for granted, but must always be defended – with words, with courage and with determination.”

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Mhgreen3000 @mhgreen3000.bsky.social · 1d

Who do we mean when we say “Black Seattle”?

This mayoral race isn’t about personalities—it’s about whether symbolism becomes substance. What do “seats at the table” mean if the rest of us go hungry?

My latest column for the @soseaemerald.bsky.social

COLUMN | What This Mayoral Election Owes 'Black Seattle'

From City Hall to the Central District, Seattle's mayoral race raises deeper questions: Who speaks for "Black Seattle," and what does real representation look like beyond the ballot? Marcus Harrison G...

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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 1d

Reversing Decision, SPD Removes Controversial Captain Tietjen from East Precinct

Police Chief Shon Barnes blamed PubliCola's story, "internal leaks," and "a lack of comprehensive input" from others for the controversy.

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Reversing Decision, SPD Removes Controversial Captain Tietjen from East Precinct - PubliCola

By Erica C. Barnett Two days after PubliCola exclusively reported that Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes had promoted controversial police…

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Andrew Engelson @andyengelson.bsky.social · 1d

Very cool. I have Hungarian heritage, but hadn't heard of Krasznahorkai. “He holds up this mirror of satire to Hungarian society. He’s been very courageous in making his stance known that he’s not really pleased with Orbán.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/b...

Laszlo Krasznahorkai Is Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature

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Casey Parks @caseyparks.bsky.social · 1d

Right now, the 9th Circuit is considering whether to allow troops to deploy to Portland's ICE facility. At this moment, looks like there are only Know Your Rights and a clergyperson outside.

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Cascadia Journal @cascadiajournal.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning, #Cascadia! Here's your roundup of news: An appeals court is hearing arguments in the lawsuit against Trump deploying troops in Portland, the complex politics of race in the Seattle mayor's contest, and spooky stories from a Seattle graveyard: cascadia-journal.ghost.io/cascadia-tod...

Cascadia today: Court to rule on Portland deployment + Seattle mayoral debate + ghosts of Beacon Hill

A quick request. It's a troubled time, and Cascadia Journal seeks to report on how our region is responding to various threats, whether it's authoritarianism or climate change. I also try to keep thin...

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