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Hannah Krieg @hannahkrieg.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: Sara Nelson is "fact-checking" attacks made by an IE backing her opponent, but she really can't do much more than deflect and "well, actually."
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Fact: Council President Sara Nelson’s "Fact Check" Flops

In the death rattle of her doomed re-election campaign, Seattle Council Sara Nelson is scrambling to set the record straight on the attacks an Independent Expenditure supporting her opponent Dionne Fo...

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Hannah Krieg @hannahkrieg.bsky.social · 9d

NEW: Lawmakers allow rents to rise three times as fast as minimum wage --- if you're lucky enough to be subject to rent stabilization at all! www.theburnerseattle.com/post/washing...

Washington Lawmakers Let Rents Rise Three Times Faster Than Minimum Wage

Washington State boasts the highest state-level minimum wage in the nation, but that doesn’t mean it's keeping up with the cost of living. Minimum wage workers will see a 2.8% bump next year. Meanwhil...

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Hannah Krieg @hannahkrieg.bsky.social · 13d

AMR supremacy. Most popular City Council Member by miles. Pack it up, Kettle

David Kroman @kromandavid.bsky.social · 13d

Scuttlebutt around City Hall: If (when?) Sara Nelson loses this fall, Bob Kettle is the current favorite to be Council President.

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Hannah Krieg @hannahkrieg.bsky.social · 13d

THE BURNER IS 9 MONTHLY SUBSCRIBERS AWAY FROM ITS SEPTEMBER GOAL! If you have $6 a month to spare for local, leftwing journalism, please join the ko-fi today! Ko-fi.com/hannahkrieg

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Hannah Krieg @hannahkrieg.bsky.social · 13d

NEW: The IE supporting Mayor Bruce Harrell just hit $1 million, obliterating Wilson's sub $100k IE. Will the election go to the highest bidder or will Harrell's opposition generate enough outrage over the naked attempt to buy the election to backfire? www.theburnerseattle.com/post/the-ult...

The Ultra Wealthy Are Trying To Buy Mayor Bruce Harrell’s Re-Election For $1 Million

The ultra wealthy are scared shitless that progressive challenger and primary-election-winner Katie Wilson will be the next Mayor of Seattle. So much so, the real estate industry, a bunch of CEOs, ret...

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Hannah Krieg @hannahkrieg.bsky.social · 16d

NEW: Mayoral candidate Katie Wilson is boycotting KOMO until Sinclair reinstates Jimmy Kimmel. Instead of joining her, Harrell's calling her advocacy for free speech opportunistic and hypocritical. www.theburnerseattle.com/post/mayoral...

Mayoral Candidate Katie Wilson Won’t Participate In KOMO Debate Unless They Bring Back Jimmy Kimmel

In a press conference at KOMO PLAZA Thursday, progressive Seattle Mayoral candidate Katie Wilson told the press she will not agree to any appearances on KOMO until the network brings back Jimmy Kimmel...

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Hannah Krieg @hannahkrieg.bsky.social · 17d

Mayor Bruce Harrell's budget proposal shows his priorities. He'll divert money from a fund earmarked for affordable housing, but no belt-tightening for the cops! www.theburnerseattle.com/post/mayor-h...

Mayor Harrell Raids Affordable Housing Fund To Give Cops More Money In 2026 Budget

In a repeat of last year’s budget strategy, Mayor Bruce Harrell once again proposed raiding almost $200 million from a City fund primarily designated for affordable housing to balance the budget defic...

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Hannah Krieg @hannahkrieg.bsky.social · 18d

Brady Walkinshaw: hold my beer

Genna Martin @photogenna.bsky.social · 19d

Any rich folks in Seattle have an extra $3.5 mil lying around and want to be a hero? This is your moment! www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Cascade PBS slashes Seattle newsroom, citing federal cuts

Formed in 2015 by the merger of KCTS 9 TV and Crosscut, Cascade PBS will continue making video programs but will stop making "long-form written journalism."

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Hannah Krieg @hannahkrieg.bsky.social · 20d

NEW: Only three WA members of congress voted "no" on a political gotcha, posing as a condemnation of political violence, that mostly just praises Charlie Kirk. They all co-sponsor a different resolution that condemns all political violence. www.theburnerseattle.com/post/only-th...

Only Three WA Congressional Dems Vote "No" On Resolution Lionizing Charlie Kirk

Republicans introduced, and passed with bipartisan support, a ceremonial measure to honor the life of right-wing provocateur Charlie Kirk who rose to fame by clip-farming 20 year-olds outside of their...

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Hannah Krieg @hannahkrieg.bsky.social · 24d

NEW: WA Reps. Gluesenkamp Perez + Schrier betrayed their party to help Trump tighten his fascist grip around D.C.

Gluesenkamp Perez also voted to try 14 year olds as adults in D.C. Don't expect them to protect us when the crackdown comes to the other WA.
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WA DINO Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Sides With Trump, Votes To Try 14 Year Olds As Adults In D.C.

Yesterday, two of Washington’s Democrat congress members, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Rep. Kim Schrier, betrayed the city they work in, betrayed their party and betrayed the resistance against au...

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Hannah Krieg @hannahkrieg.bsky.social · 26d

NEW: Some hoped the KCE race would be an opportunity for two strong progressives to sharpen each other, but a recent poll suggests Grimay Zahilay will face the same tired, right-wing attacks tying him to "Defund" and Kshama Sawant.
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Recent Poll Tests Tired, Right-Wing Attacks Against Girmay Zahilay

King County Council Member Girmay Zahilay beat his council colleague Claudia Balducci in the primary contest for King County Executive, now a new poll is testing messaging to bring him down. Some hope...

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · Sep 11

Hi @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social, we're friendly, we've been on each other's shows. We both agree Kirk's murder is horrific. Q: was Kirk "practicing politics in exactly the right way" when he called for me to be deported because he didn't like my Covid views on MSNBC?
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...

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Hannah Krieg @hannahkrieg.bsky.social · Sep 11

NEW: Amazon suspends Palestinian worker for speaking out about the company's role in the genocide in Gaza. This comes after Microsoft fired four workers for anti-genocide actions. Seattle-area tech workers are fed up. www.theburnerseattle.com/post/amazon-...

Amazon Suspends Palestinian Software Engineer For Speaking Out About The Company's Participation In Genocide

Amazon suspended Palestinian software engineer Ahmed Shahrour for sending company execs and workers a letter condemning Amazon for aiding in the ongoing genocide of his people through Project Nimbus. ...

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Hannah Krieg @hannahkrieg.bsky.social · Sep 10

It took Rep. Emily Randall like an hour to condemn the far-right extremist Charlie Kirk's killing, but it took her 1 year, 9 months, and 20 days to make a public statement condemning the "humanitarian crisis" in Gaza

Rep. Emily Randall @repemilyrandall.bsky.social · Sep 10

No one deserves to die from extreme political violence, from senseless gun violence. Prayers are not enough.

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Hannah Krieg @hannahkrieg.bsky.social · Sep 10

war criminal :(

Robert Cruickshank @robertcruickshank.com · Sep 10

Brad Smith, who is getting a massive tax cut this year thanks to Trump, thinks WA should slash spending on schools and health care and housing rather than tax the rich and big businesses. And he's spending a lot of $$ to try and defeat Dems in a key swing seat near Tacoma to make his point.

Microsoft president calls on businesses and nonprofits to fight back against new taxes

Microsoft President Brad Smith continued his critique of state and local policymakers in Washington, warning that a tax-first agenda risks undermining the region's economic foundation.

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Hannah Krieg @hannahkrieg.bsky.social · Sep 10

Even in the best case where the feds leave the data alone, surveillance is a tool of incarceration for many, petty crimes of poverty and illness, a system that works SO well

The Needling @theneedling.com · Sep 10

Seattle City Council Promises Federal Government Won’t Abuse Surveillance Camera Expansion, Only Local One: tinyurl.com/2y5pmphs

Seattle police officer in riot gear brandishing a baton at two young women in Capitol Hill

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Worker. Renter. @worker-renter.bsky.social · Sep 10

Kettle, Nelson, Rivera, Saka, Hollingsworth have followed their "Public Safety" mantra straight into compliance with fascists.

They have put the lives and freedom of countless people in danger.

Vote. Vote. Vote!

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Stop Surveillance City @stopsurveillance.bsky.social · Sep 10

"After this vote, constituents should never again take their representative seriously when they finger wave at facism, when they beat their chest in the direction of D.C., when they trash talk Trump."

Fantastic write up of yesterday's meeting and vote

Hannah Krieg @hannahkrieg.bsky.social · Sep 10

NEW: The City Council will gaslight you, scold you, call you privileged if you disagree, but yesterday they didn't just expand an unproven surveillance program, voted to grease the wheels of fascism. www.theburnerseattle.com/post/the-sea...

The Seattle City Council Grease The Wheels Of Fascism, Approve Massive Surveillance Expansion

On Tuesday afternoon, the Seattle City Council voted 7-2 to approve a huge expansion to the Seattle Police Department’s (SPD) surveillance pilot program. Only Council Members Alexis Mercedes Rinck and...

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Hannah Krieg @hannahkrieg.bsky.social · Sep 10

she's so real for that

Hannah Krieg @hannahkrieg.bsky.social · Sep 10

NEW: The City Council will gaslight you, scold you, call you privileged if you disagree, but yesterday they didn't just expand an unproven surveillance program, voted to grease the wheels of fascism. www.theburnerseattle.com/post/the-sea...

The Seattle City Council Grease The Wheels Of Fascism, Approve Massive Surveillance Expansion

On Tuesday afternoon, the Seattle City Council voted 7-2 to approve a huge expansion to the Seattle Police Department’s (SPD) surveillance pilot program. Only Council Members Alexis Mercedes Rinck and...

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Hannah Krieg @hannahkrieg.bsky.social · Sep 8

GUEST POST: We are fucked when it comes to funding education between Trump's crusade against social programs and cowardice of WA Dems. A coalition of unions and advocacy organizations from childcare, K-12, and higher education are fighting back. www.theburnerseattle.com/post/we-real...

We Really Need to Talk about Education Funding Before it’s Too Late

What would it look like for Washington state to have a world class education system from childcare to higher education? A coalition of unions and advocacy organizations from childcare, K-12, and highe...

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Hannah Krieg @hannahkrieg.bsky.social · Sep 8

*shuffling through my Divest SPD baseball cards at the protest to see what cop just pepper sprayed the shit out of me*

DivestSPD @divestspd.bsky.social · Sep 8

Good news, Divesters! The wait is over. Print editions of our Bad Apple Baseball Cards are finally on sale!

All proceeds will fund our exciting new project: a statewide police misconduct database.

Buy here: tinyurl.com/DivestCards

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Hannah Krieg @hannahkrieg.bsky.social · Sep 8

NEW: The City Council is poised to pass a massive expansion to SPD's surveillance capabilities tomorrow. If they do, they're worse than do-nothing Dems in the face of Fascism. They useful idiots aiding in Trump's quest to disappear our immigrant neighbors.
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Seattle City Council: Expanding Surveillance Makes You Useful Idiots For Trump’s Regime

On Tuesday, the Seattle City Council will vote to massively expand the Seattle Police Department’s (SPD) surveillance capabilities. Advocates aren’t just worried about our local boys in blue spying on...

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Hannah Krieg @hannahkrieg.bsky.social · Sep 8

NEW: The City Council is poised to pass a massive expansion to SPD's surveillance capabilities tomorrow. If they do, they're worse than do-nothing Dems in the face of Fascism. They useful idiots aiding in Trump's quest to disappear our immigrant neighbors.
www.theburnerseattle.com/post/seattle...

Seattle City Council: Expanding Surveillance Makes You Useful Idiots For Trump’s Regime

On Tuesday, the Seattle City Council will vote to massively expand the Seattle Police Department’s (SPD) surveillance capabilities. Advocates aren’t just worried about our local boys in blue spying on...

www.theburnerseattle.com

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Paul Chapman @poulchapman.bsky.social · Sep 5

Read Hannah's article! The Seattle Ethics Commissioner appears unconcerned that the City of Seattle's official media account is electioneering for Bruce Harrell.

The Oct 1 Ethics Commission meeting will review an appeal of the decision. Submit your feedback to [email protected]

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