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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 2h

ICE request to Seattle PD: "I am investigating the following subject for possible immigration violations."

WA State law: law enforcement shall not cooperate with immigration investigations

Any lawyer want to chime in? Is Seattle PD violating state law here fulfilling this?

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 2h

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell says he will FOIA DHS so that Seattleites get transparency on what they are doing.

I have waited years on a FOIA that is still unfulfilled, aiming to uncover what SOCOM was training for in Seattle.

Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 2h

NEW: Seattle Mayor says it's unprecedented for Trump to use American cities as a training ground for the military.

In reality, Seattle quietly signed an agreement to allow SOCOM to train Special Operations Forces in the city in 2019 and 2020

www.hardpressed-info.com/seattle-mayo...

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell Is Misinformed, Sparse On Action

One day after HardPressed revealed that the Seattle Police Department (SPD) was prioritizing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) requests for records over citizens’ requests, Seattle Mayor Bruce...

www.hardpressed-info.com

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 7h

NEW: In times of crisis, intelligence and information are required to successfully keep people safe.

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell is misinformed and sparse on action:
www.hardpressed-info.com/seattle-mayo...

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell Is Misinformed, Sparse On Action

HardPressed

www.hardpressed-info.com

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 7h

NEW: In times of crisis, intelligence and information are required to successfully keep people safe.

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell is misinformed and sparse on action:
www.hardpressed-info.com/seattle-mayo...

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell Is Misinformed, Sparse On Action

HardPressed

www.hardpressed-info.com

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 11h

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell is seriously misinformed when he answered at this presser: “To my knowledge, in duty, an ICE agent has never made a 911 call to a local jurisdiction”

Significant reporting shows that ICE have made false 911 calls:

Mayor Bruce Harrell @mayorofseattle.bsky.social · 1d

Today, I signed two Executive Orders to safeguard Seattle communities from federal overreach with a focus on preparedness and coordination in the event of unilateral troop deployment and protecting immigrant and refugee communities.
harrell.seattle.gov/2025/10/08/m...

Mayor Harrell Signs Executive Orders to Protect Seattle Communities from Unlawful Federal Troop Deployment and Unjust Immigration Enforcement Actions - Office of the Mayor

Seattle – Today, Mayor Bruce Harrell signed two Executive Orders to safeguard Seattle communities from federal overreach and unlawful actions from the Trump administration, with a focus on preparednes...

harrell.seattle.gov

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 1d

After the NG was deployed to Seattle in 2020, I spent years obtaining thousands of documents itemizing what guard members eat, where they sleep, when they had their clothes washed, how they were mobilized.

My analysis on Mayor Harrell's new NG EO:

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 11h

I spent more than a year, documenting how certain members of Seattle's elite political class have harmed and failed Roger Wright. Neither Bruce Harrell, nor Katie Wilson have responded to requests for comment about the story.

www.realchangenews.org/news/2025/09...

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 11h

In New York:
hellgatenyc.com/fdny-ice-hea...

The FDNY Sped to ICE Headquarters for a Bogus 911 Call: 'They Used Us'

After the fire truck pulled up to the federal building where more than 100 people are being held, a van of the sort ICE uses to transport detainees sped out past protesters.

hellgatenyc.com

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 11h

In Illinois:
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Broadview police chief accuses ICE agents of making false 911 calls

Broadview Police Chief Thomas Mills said ICE agents are draining the resources of his department and the community by making false 911 calls.

www.cbsnews.com

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 11h

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell is seriously misinformed when he answered at this presser: “To my knowledge, in duty, an ICE agent has never made a 911 call to a local jurisdiction”

Significant reporting shows that ICE have made false 911 calls:

Mayor Bruce Harrell @mayorofseattle.bsky.social · 1d

Today, I signed two Executive Orders to safeguard Seattle communities from federal overreach with a focus on preparedness and coordination in the event of unilateral troop deployment and protecting immigrant and refugee communities.
harrell.seattle.gov/2025/10/08/m...

Mayor Harrell Signs Executive Orders to Protect Seattle Communities from Unlawful Federal Troop Deployment and Unjust Immigration Enforcement Actions - Office of the Mayor

Seattle – Today, Mayor Bruce Harrell signed two Executive Orders to safeguard Seattle communities from federal overreach and unlawful actions from the Trump administration, with a focus on preparednes...

harrell.seattle.gov

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 1d

This is actually kind of pathetic. Bruce Harrell's second executive order says that the city will submit some FOIA requests about ICE:
harrell.seattle.gov/wp-content/u...

To create transparency on federal civil immigration-related actions that impact the City of
Seattle, the City through the Mayor’s Office will regularly submit Freedom of Information
Act (FOIA) requests to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to obtain
information related to federal immigration enforcement activity within the city. These
requests will seek data on:
i. The date, time, and location of enforcement actions;
ii. The names of individuals arrested or detained;
iii. The stated basis or alleged criminal conduct underlying detentions or arrests.

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 1d

If federalized troops or a show of force from DHS do land in Seattle, this order shows that Harrell appears more interested in a press conference and the image of action than taking the threat seriously.

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 1d

What Bruce Harrell's order omits are any actions the city would take to thwart a federalized troop invasion.

Harrell's order also omits any assertions that the Seattle Police Department would act to enforce the color of law criminal statute 18 U.S.C. § 242:

Whoever, under color of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom, willfully subjects any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or to different punishments, pains, or penalties, on account of such person being an alien, or by reason of his color, or race, than are prescribed for the punishment of citizens, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and if bodily injury results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include the use, attempted use, or threatened use of a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and if death results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, or may be sentenced to death.

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 1d

The other parts of Mayor Harrell's order include language like "Mayor’s Office shall work with the City Attorney’s Office"

That's not really groundbreaking stuff requiring an executive order.

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 1d

Curiously, the Director of Seattle's Office of Emergency Management has some interesting connections: www.sgn.org/story/156462...

SGN:: How an Israeli executive built a network inside Seattle's government

The Advanced Security Training Institute (ASTI), a 501(c)(3) corporation that trains American police inside Israel, has previously liked numerous X (Twitter) posts that have expressed anti-LGBT and an...

www.sgn.org

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 1d

The bedrock of the order is the creation of this new "resilience" task force. All this coordination should already be occurring at the Emergency Operations Center and under the Office of Emergency Management. That's where integrated response has been practiced for decades.

Section 1: Creation of Seattle Resilience Task Force
A. The Seattle Resilience Task Force is created to coordinate Citywide interdepartmental
planning and response. The Seattle Resilience Task Force will be led by the Mayor’s Office.
Participating departments are the Seattle Police Department, Seattle Fire Department,
Office of Emergency Management, Community Assisted Response and Engagement
Department, Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs, Office of Intergovernmental Relations,
Department of Neighborhoods, and the Human Services Department. The Seattle City
Attorney’s Office is invited and encouraged to participate.
B. The Seattle Resilience Task Force shall:
a) Implement City operational plans necessary to respond to unilateral deployment of the
National Guard or other federal military troops in the City.
b) Educate communities about their rights and preparedness for National Guard or other
federal military deployment in the City.
c) Communicate with the public, including outreach and regular public updates if federal
military troops are deployed in the City.
d) Meet with stakeholders and community advocacy groups to discuss the impacts of the
National Guard or other federal military troop deployment in Seattle to inform the Task
Force’s work.
e) Create a mechanism for the public to report alleged improper acts by the National
Guard or other federal military troops in the City.
f) Conduct after-action reviews to evaluate outcomes and strengthen future responses.
g) Undertake other actions as directed by the Mayor’s Office.

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 1d

Everything in the order is something that a competent Mayor's office would already be doing without this new executive order even existing.

Link to full order text:
harrell.seattle.gov/wp-content/u...

harrell.seattle.gov

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 1d

After the NG was deployed to Seattle in 2020, I spent years obtaining thousands of documents itemizing what guard members eat, where they sleep, when they had their clothes washed, how they were mobilized.

My analysis on Mayor Harrell's new NG EO:

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 1d

"Our primary mission is to identify and locate removable aliens who may pose a threat to public safety and/or national security. I am investigating the following subject for possible immigration violations," wrote one ICE agent to Seattle PD.

Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: Seattle Police Prioritizing ICE’s Records Requests Over Citizens’
www.hardpressed-info.com/seattle-poli...

Seattle Police Prioritizing ICE’s Records Requests Over Citizens’

HardPressed

www.hardpressed-info.com

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Jack Sapoch @jacksapoch.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites

The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 1d

I've followed up with further questions.

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 1d

SPD is referencing MDAR-17-0002 here:
clerk.seattle.gov/search/resul...

5.2 Processing Requests

5.2.1 Request Management. To provide fullest assistance to all requestors, prevent damage to or disorganization of City records or excessive interference with other essential City functions, or ensure that the appropriate amount of City time and resources will be fairly allocated among all requests and requestors, a PDO or the CPRA program staff may do one of the following:

Process multiple requests from a single requestor consecutively rather than simultaneously. The City has discretion to determine the order for processing the requests;

Treat multiple requests from a single requestor as a single request; or

Process multiple similar requests from different requestors (within or across departments) together as a group. Each requestor will receive a duplicate copy of the response as appropriate.

5.2.2 Order of Processing Requests. To allocate resources efficiently and fairly, and provide fullest assistance to all requestors, the City will process requests in the order that allows the greatest number of requests from the greatest number of requestors to be processed.

5.2.3 Allocating Specific Amounts of Time and Resources to Requests and Requestors. To provide fullest assistance to all requestors and to prevent excessive interference with other essential City functions, the City may allocate specific amounts of time and resources to responding to a request, whether individual or grouped, and/or to a particular requestor. This may include, but is not limited to, allocating a specific number of hours per week or month to be spent by public disclosure staff and/or by employees for whom responding to records requests is not among their primary assigned duties. The amount of time allocated shall be based on the factors detailed in Section 5.3.2 of this Policy.

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 1d

SPD responds, saying ICE requests are not grouped: “Because [ICE] are a federal agency, any records requests get processed outside the PRA - meaning, they do not fall under the City's MDAR which sets forth the grouping policy.”

Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: Seattle Police Prioritizing ICE’s Records Requests Over Citizens’
www.hardpressed-info.com/seattle-poli...

Seattle Police Prioritizing ICE’s Records Requests Over Citizens’

HardPressed

www.hardpressed-info.com

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 2d

Mayor Bruce Harrell's office delays providing full records on how the city of Seattle is coordinating with ICE until after his tight November election

Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: Seattle Police Prioritizing ICE’s Records Requests Over Citizens’
www.hardpressed-info.com/seattle-poli...

Seattle Police Prioritizing ICE’s Records Requests Over Citizens’

HardPressed

www.hardpressed-info.com

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