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Amy Sundberg @amysundberg.bsky.social · 3h

Excellent reporting here from Guy. And very timely!

Guy Oron @guyoron.net · 3h

NEW: In the hotly contested Seattle mayoral race, homelessness has become a fault line. Challenger Katie Wilson criticizes incumbent Bruce Harrell’s record, which includes carrying out more than 6,000 sweeps of homeless encampments.
Read my full article in @boltsmag.org:
boltsmag.org/seattle-mayo...

In Seattle Mayoral Race, Tensions Between Crackdown and Compassion on Homelessness - Bolts

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has ramped up sweeps of homeless encampments in his first term. In his reelection bid, he faces a progressive challenger who wants to curb them.

boltsmag.org

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 2h

Has lived in the US since he was NINE MONTHS OLD.

Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 4h

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Alex ITMFA @ahym666.bsky.social · 1d

Love a mayoral candidate who talks about public restrooms!

Katie Wilson for Seattle @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social · 11d

We should be solving our problems, not spraying them away. That’s why I’m fighting for clean, accessible, and safe bathrooms for our city. Whether you’re the Big Dumper or a mom with a toddler, you shouldn’t have to scour the city for a place to poop. #thisisyourcity

youtube.com/shorts/V4VdJ...

The Big Dumper’s City Needs Public Restrooms!

YouTube video by Katie Wilson for Seattle

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1d

My first thought was “wow I hope this guy didn’t give out his name because he could absolutely be charged” and yup, he is correct to stay anonymous.

This man’s account is shocking. His neighbors’ situation is shocking. The entire Chicago raid is shocking.

On the other side was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for his help.
"I wasn't planning on letting her stay, but I didn't know what the hell was going on," the man said of his Venezuelan migrant neighbors. But he quickly relented. The little girl was inconsolable and hid under his bed.
"I didn't want them to take her," said the man, who didn't want to be named because he fears he'll be targeted by federal authorities for his actions.
"I gave her my bedroom, and I just told her,
'Just stay there. Don't open, don't, shh, just stay quiet," he recalled telling the mom and daughter as he choked back tears.

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ntkallday @ntkseattle.bsky.social · 1d

Seattle is lucky to have Erica. She’s been on top of it for Years.

Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 2d

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.

publicola.com/2025/10/09/r...

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…

publicola.com

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Stefan E. Jones @stefanejones.bsky.social · 2d

There's a whole book on using mockery to defeat autocrats:

www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

Free download: d119vjm4apzmdm.cloudfront.net/open-access/...

Pranksters vs. Autocrats by Srdja Popovic and Sophia A. McClennen | eBook | Cornell University Press

The Lawrence and Lynne Brown Democracy Medal, presented by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State, recognizes outstanding individuals, groups, and organizations that produce innovations....

www.cornellpress.cornell.edu

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ntkallday @ntkseattle.bsky.social · 2d

Brilliant. And we love to see it.

Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 2d

www.wweek.com/culture/2025...

Can you put into words what that purpose is? You and the frog have really become icons of this protest.

There’s been a nice overall whimsy that has shown up. The frog is amazing. We had a bunch of other inflatable people here last night, too. I saw people playing Twister the other day.

What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid.

It also dismantles their narrative a little bit. When they try to describe this situation as “war-torn,” it becomes much harder to take them seriously when they have to post a video saying [U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security] Kristi Noem is up on the balcony staring over the Antifa Army and it’s, like, eight journalists and five protesters and one of them is in a chicken suit.

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ntkallday @ntkseattle.bsky.social · 2d

If only.

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tammymorales.bsky.social @tammymorales.bsky.social · 2d

Unbelievable
You know what's offensive? Wasting millions of taxpayer dollars on keeping hotel rooms empty when thousands of our neighbors are sleeping on the streets. GTFO with your feigned self- righteousness Bruce. We're over it.

Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 2d

Addressing the audience of human service providers, Harrell continues, "It is offensive—completely offensive—for any of you to think that I would lead the city in a way that's not fully compassionate."

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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 3d

Words to live by.

Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 3d

he's going to come after you either way, so you might as well act with integrity

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Alex ITMFA @ahym666.bsky.social · 3d

Harrell’s boy’s club:

www.kuow.org/stories/moni...

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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social · 3d

There is no single way to resist; only the courage to invent one. 👍

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 3d

Portland is so good at trolling these fascists.

I ❤️ Portland

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 3d

This is why "defund the police" was so important.

Matt Henry 🥄 @matthenry.fyi · 21d

When the nazis were coming into power, there was a lag before local law enforcement was fully on board. People were able to get police protection from nazi-aligned paramilitaries. Here, today, police look at rising fascism and say “Finally. We’ve been waiting for this.” www.notus.org/democrats/me...

Democrats' New Fear: They Can’t Rely on Local Law Enforcement for Protection

“They called the local sheriff; they showed up and were going to arrest me,” said Rep. Steven Horsford.

www.notus.org

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Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 3d

The Fraternal Order of Police is on the side of MAGA and against the people they are supposed to be "policing." I think this says a lot to the people who insist local police are going to be "resistance."
www.foxnews.com/us/national-...

National police union calls Chicago's refusal to help ICE agents 'shocking' violation of duty

Police union leaders called Chicago's alleged directive to not assist ICE agents surrounded by protesters a violation of law enforcement's duty to protect fellow officers.

www.foxnews.com

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 3d

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I understand why people *want* the police to intervene--normies are like, 'I thought cops are supposed to arrest people doing crimes, ICE is right there doing crimes, go do your thing'

but police organizations take nearly every opportunity to be like, 'oh you misunderstood what our thing is'

Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 3d

The Fraternal Order of Police is on the side of MAGA and against the people they are supposed to be "policing." I think this says a lot to the people who insist local police are going to be "resistance."
www.foxnews.com/us/national-...

National police union calls Chicago's refusal to help ICE agents 'shocking' violation of duty

Police union leaders called Chicago's alleged directive to not assist ICE agents surrounded by protesters a violation of law enforcement's duty to protect fellow officers.

www.foxnews.com

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Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · May 6

Everyone in the past was neurotypical, which is how we got things like this single-author, eight-volume encyclopedia of ferns

eight leatherbound books all titled "FERNS" volumes 1 through 8

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 5d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Elise Wang @elisewang.bsky.social · 5d

One of the more incredible stories out of LA this year has been how a taco review blog became the best on-the-ground coverage of ICE raids in the city.

They do a dispatch every day, follow-up on the kidnapped people (which almost no media outlet has done), and fact-check government claims.

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 5d

@lataco.bsky.social first began as a blog documenting local Mexican cuisine. Now, it’s an essential reporting powerhouse to the city as Trump’s mass deportation plot unfolds.

Check out the latest from our friends at Reveal: tinyurl.com/4cm2bsdr

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Carceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · 5d

Judge Says DOJ May Be Vindictively Prosecuting Kilmar Abrego Garcia

It’s the latest twist in the government’s vendetta against the man they accidentally deported. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Judge Says DOJ May Be Vindictively Prosecuting Kilmar Abrego Garcia

It's the latest twist in the government's vendetta against the man they accidentally deported.

www.motherjones.com

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Aunty Em @everycourthouse.bsky.social · 5d

“We are home now. We marched from the park to ICE, very peaceful crowd. We were standing around ICE pushed us down, sprayed us with chemical and I was hit in the head with a projectile. This was so unprovoked. People have to know that the Feds are attacking people with NO provocation whatsoever.”

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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 5d

This really makes it sound like a Border Patrol agent tried to kill an anti-ICE activist in Chicago and DHS lied to cover for him

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 5d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 5d

"hand-to-hand combat with antifa every night"

a guy in a frog costume standing facing a line of police and ICE agents in Portland

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 5d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Ron Davis @ronpdavis.bsky.social · 6d

How about “Harrell shrugged off the idea that he may be better suited for retirement, instead of continuing 16 years of status quo failure and misogynistic mismanagement.”?

The Seattle Times @seattletimes.com · 6d

A policy-minded advocate for left-wing causes, Katie Wilson shrugged off the idea she might be better suited for a City Council seat, instead aiming for mayor.

Katie Wilson's name might be new to Seattle voters. She says that's good

A policy-minded advocate for left-wing causes, Katie Wilson shrugged off the idea she might be better suited for a City Council seat, instead aiming for mayor.

www.seattletimes.com

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