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Andrew Engelson
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· May 13
It’s time for Washington and Oregon to work for an independent Cascadia
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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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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...
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can't believe this ancient mesopotamia shoe wearing ass said people need to dress up at the airport
November 26, 2025 at 1:30 AM
can't believe this ancient mesopotamia shoe wearing ass said people need to dress up at the airport
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WA AG Nick Brown is suing HUD over changes to its homeless housing grant program that could put thousands of currently housed people on the street in the Seattle area alone. The changes eliminate most funding for permanent housing and impose right-wing ideological requirements on programs.
AG Brown sues over HUD policy that would put more people into homelessness | Washington State
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is illegally upending supports for tens of thousands of Americans experiencing housing insecurity or homelessness with abrupt changes that wi...
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November 25, 2025 at 11:05 PM
WA AG Nick Brown is suing HUD over changes to its homeless housing grant program that could put thousands of currently housed people on the street in the Seattle area alone. The changes eliminate most funding for permanent housing and impose right-wing ideological requirements on programs.
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What next for Cascadia?
If you've been reading this newsletter for a while you know I'm more than a little outspoken about the need to consider autonomy or outright independence for Oregon and Washington as the US continues ...
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November 26, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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City council member Sara Nelson staying classy as she departs the office.
But I think my favorite part of this interview with KIRO's John Curley is when Curley asserts that incoming Mayor Katie Wilson will be making "every single DEI hire that you can have" including "LGBTQ two spirit" people and Nelson said nothing. An ally to queer community to the very end.
November 25, 2025 at 10:55 PM
City council member Sara Nelson staying classy as she departs the office.
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Cancel your WaPo subscription and send your money to an outlet that *doesn't* actively hate its readers.
ProPublica, Liberal Currents, Flaming Hydra, your local paper or alt weekly, whatever. Anything but this.
ProPublica, Liberal Currents, Flaming Hydra, your local paper or alt weekly, whatever. Anything but this.
At this point, the Washpost edit page is just trolling its readers.
This is today's actual house editorial.
This is today's actual house editorial.
November 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Cancel your WaPo subscription and send your money to an outlet that *doesn't* actively hate its readers.
ProPublica, Liberal Currents, Flaming Hydra, your local paper or alt weekly, whatever. Anything but this.
ProPublica, Liberal Currents, Flaming Hydra, your local paper or alt weekly, whatever. Anything but this.
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Drug safe supply activists in Vancouver challenge their conviction, judge orders Coast Guard to return helicopter to Newport, Idaho measure to repeal abortion ban moves forward, and a dance piece celebrates #Cascadia 's ocean & rivers: www.cascadia-journal.com/cascadia-tod...
Cascadia today: Helicopter returned to Newport + drug supply activists appeal conviction + a dance about rivers and oceans
Judge rules Coast Guard helicopter must return to Newport
A few days after residents of Newport filed suit over the Coast Guard removing a rescue helicopter from the coastal town, a federal judge rul...
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November 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Drug safe supply activists in Vancouver challenge their conviction, judge orders Coast Guard to return helicopter to Newport, Idaho measure to repeal abortion ban moves forward, and a dance piece celebrates #Cascadia 's ocean & rivers: www.cascadia-journal.com/cascadia-tod...
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You wouldn’t believe the lengths @kehyslop.bsky.social had to go to to get basic info on the training for school liaison officers. This contoversial VPD program was briefly shuttered in 2021 before being reinstated in 2023. #vanpoli thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
We Finally Have Some Info on School Liaison Officer Training | The Tyee
After two years of FOI requests and complaints, the Vancouver police finally let The Tyee review some training modules.
thetyee.ca
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
You wouldn’t believe the lengths @kehyslop.bsky.social had to go to to get basic info on the training for school liaison officers. This contoversial VPD program was briefly shuttered in 2021 before being reinstated in 2023. #vanpoli thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
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Remember that striking Starbucks workers are asking you not to buy Starbucks right now
November 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Remember that striking Starbucks workers are asking you not to buy Starbucks right now
if you see this, post your getaway vehicle
November 25, 2025 at 5:36 AM
if you see this, post your getaway vehicle
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Spokane Valley is something else
Spokane Valley Councilwoman Jessica Yaeger says she’s a ‘proud Islamophobe’ in Facebook post
Spokane Valley councilwoman says she's a 'proud Islamophobe' in Facebook post
Spokane Valley Councilwoman Jessica Yaeger declared she is a “proud Islamophobe” on a post Thursday morning on her personal Facebook page.
www.spokesman.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Spokane Valley is something else
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Seattle: If you're struggling with food, here's a current list of some available options, arranged by day of the week
It's not totally inclusive, so check the site below for more options, or to donate/volunteer!
www.seattlefoodcommittee.org
It's not totally inclusive, so check the site below for more options, or to donate/volunteer!
www.seattlefoodcommittee.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Seattle: If you're struggling with food, here's a current list of some available options, arranged by day of the week
It's not totally inclusive, so check the site below for more options, or to donate/volunteer!
www.seattlefoodcommittee.org
It's not totally inclusive, so check the site below for more options, or to donate/volunteer!
www.seattlefoodcommittee.org
So it seems to me that in the recent past cops rarely busted windshields. Honest question: why do ICE goons do it regularly?
November 25, 2025 at 4:57 AM
So it seems to me that in the recent past cops rarely busted windshields. Honest question: why do ICE goons do it regularly?
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Alaska vowed to resolve the murders of Indigenous people.
But when one nonprofit asked state law enforcement officials for a fundamental piece of data — a list of Indigenous murders they’d investigated — the state said no.
With @adn.com
But when one nonprofit asked state law enforcement officials for a fundamental piece of data — a list of Indigenous murders they’d investigated — the state said no.
With @adn.com
Alaska Vowed to Resolve Murders of Indigenous People. Now It Refuses to Provide Their Names.
When the nonprofit Data for Indigenous Justice filed public records requests with the Alaska Department of Public Safety concerning cases it had investigated, the state rejected them.
www.propublica.org
November 25, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Alaska vowed to resolve the murders of Indigenous people.
But when one nonprofit asked state law enforcement officials for a fundamental piece of data — a list of Indigenous murders they’d investigated — the state said no.
With @adn.com
But when one nonprofit asked state law enforcement officials for a fundamental piece of data — a list of Indigenous murders they’d investigated — the state said no.
With @adn.com
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it's (always) the same map
November 24, 2025 at 7:11 PM
it's (always) the same map
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ACLU of Oregon sues Trump over response to ICE protests, Seattle city attorney promises pushback against federal overreach, Douglas squirrels return to a Seattle park, and an expansion at Portland Art Museum opens. This and more news from #Cascadia: www.cascadia-journal.com/cascadia-tod...
Cascadia today: ACLU or OR sues Trump + Seattle city attorney promises pushback against feds + new pavilion at Portland Art Museuem
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November 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
ACLU of Oregon sues Trump over response to ICE protests, Seattle city attorney promises pushback against federal overreach, Douglas squirrels return to a Seattle park, and an expansion at Portland Art Museum opens. This and more news from #Cascadia: www.cascadia-journal.com/cascadia-tod...
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I am going to tell you a very important secret. You can just not celebrate holidays if you don’t want to. You can skip them for any reason that feels right to you or no reason at all. You won’t go to jail; the world won’t end. It’s fine.
November 24, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I am going to tell you a very important secret. You can just not celebrate holidays if you don’t want to. You can skip them for any reason that feels right to you or no reason at all. You won’t go to jail; the world won’t end. It’s fine.
The checker at the co-op today mentioned Hall & Oates and I'm playing them as dinner music and OMG they were SO GOOD
November 23, 2025 at 3:22 AM
The checker at the co-op today mentioned Hall & Oates and I'm playing them as dinner music and OMG they were SO GOOD
This is the way, #Cascadia
““If they’re not gonna run the programs, then what are we paying them for?” she said. “It’s like, you know, you’re paying us for a service and they’re not delivering. So let’s stop paying for it.”
👀 @mikiesherrill.bsky.social goes there …
👀 @mikiesherrill.bsky.social goes there …
New Jersey may stop paying federal taxes under new governor
Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill said on a podcast with Jon Stewart it's a "great idea."
www.politico.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:33 AM
This is the way, #Cascadia
Bruce's parting kiss to Seattle...
So, Pike Place pedestrianization is over? What the fuck @pikeplacemarket.bsky.social?
November 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Bruce's parting kiss to Seattle...
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Happy weekend, Seattleite!
If you would like to spend your Sunday afternoon with some cool universal healthcare folks, discussing the 2026 Washington State Legislative session, meet us at Stoup Brewing Capitol Hill (1158 Broadway) at 3PM.
PleasE RSVP below.
Look forward to meeting you all! 🥳
If you would like to spend your Sunday afternoon with some cool universal healthcare folks, discussing the 2026 Washington State Legislative session, meet us at Stoup Brewing Capitol Hill (1158 Broadway) at 3PM.
PleasE RSVP below.
Look forward to meeting you all! 🥳
November 22, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Happy weekend, Seattleite!
If you would like to spend your Sunday afternoon with some cool universal healthcare folks, discussing the 2026 Washington State Legislative session, meet us at Stoup Brewing Capitol Hill (1158 Broadway) at 3PM.
PleasE RSVP below.
Look forward to meeting you all! 🥳
If you would like to spend your Sunday afternoon with some cool universal healthcare folks, discussing the 2026 Washington State Legislative session, meet us at Stoup Brewing Capitol Hill (1158 Broadway) at 3PM.
PleasE RSVP below.
Look forward to meeting you all! 🥳
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BREAKING: 30 more Starbucks locations are joining the strike.
Starbucks workers in 25 cities are jumping into the week-long strike.
Now @sbworkersunited.org members at 95 stores in 65 cities have walked off the job.
Starbucks workers in 25 cities are jumping into the week-long strike.
Now @sbworkersunited.org members at 95 stores in 65 cities have walked off the job.
November 20, 2025 at 8:58 PM
BREAKING: 30 more Starbucks locations are joining the strike.
Starbucks workers in 25 cities are jumping into the week-long strike.
Now @sbworkersunited.org members at 95 stores in 65 cities have walked off the job.
Starbucks workers in 25 cities are jumping into the week-long strike.
Now @sbworkersunited.org members at 95 stores in 65 cities have walked off the job.
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Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
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"$80 million “reparations” package, which he claimed would help Black Seattle residents buy houses or stay in their homes, ended up looking more like a cynical election ploy ...Harrell planned to achieve this ambitious number largely by adding “reparations” branding to existing programs."
Yikes.
Yikes.
Council Adopts Harrell's Budget With Minor Changes, Setting Up Huge Deficits for Incoming Mayor Wilson
The "audit the budget" crowd piles on more than $50 million in new spending, using new taxes to expand or start new programs and backfill an ongoing shortfall.
publicola.com/2025/11/21/c...
The "audit the budget" crowd piles on more than $50 million in new spending, using new taxes to expand or start new programs and backfill an ongoing shortfall.
publicola.com/2025/11/21/c...
Council Adopts Harrell's Budget With Minor Changes, Setting Up Huge Deficits for Incoming Mayor Wilson - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett On Thursday, the Seattle City Council voted (earlier than usual!) to pass the city’s 2026 budget,…
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November 21, 2025 at 8:12 PM
"$80 million “reparations” package, which he claimed would help Black Seattle residents buy houses or stay in their homes, ended up looking more like a cynical election ploy ...Harrell planned to achieve this ambitious number largely by adding “reparations” branding to existing programs."
Yikes.
Yikes.
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Burien voters swing progressive after debates on homelessness
“Two years after Burien leaders criminalized homeless camping on public property, voters in the South King County city of 51,000 have elected a new council majority that generally opposes that law-and-order strategy.”
“Two years after Burien leaders criminalized homeless camping on public property, voters in the South King County city of 51,000 have elected a new council majority that generally opposes that law-and-order strategy.”
What Burien's new City Council may mean for its approach to homelessness
Two years after Burien leaders criminalized homeless camping outside, voters have elected a new City Council majority that generally opposes that strategy.
www.seattletimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Burien voters swing progressive after debates on homelessness
“Two years after Burien leaders criminalized homeless camping on public property, voters in the South King County city of 51,000 have elected a new council majority that generally opposes that law-and-order strategy.”
“Two years after Burien leaders criminalized homeless camping on public property, voters in the South King County city of 51,000 have elected a new council majority that generally opposes that law-and-order strategy.”