Aaron Brakel
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What was the last big tsunami to hit Washington state like? @kuow.org's got you covered.
"At Pacific Beach, a married couple and their two grandchildren were rudely awakened when waves lifted their home off its foundation and shoved it 40 feet to the northwest. ..." www.kuow.org/stories/tsun...
"At Pacific Beach, a married couple and their two grandchildren were rudely awakened when waves lifted their home off its foundation and shoved it 40 feet to the northwest. ..." www.kuow.org/stories/tsun...
Nine Alaska seismic stations to go dark in January, slowing West Coast tsunami alerts
www.kuow.org
December 8, 2025 at 4:04 AM
What was the last big tsunami to hit Washington state like? @kuow.org's got you covered.
"At Pacific Beach, a married couple and their two grandchildren were rudely awakened when waves lifted their home off its foundation and shoved it 40 feet to the northwest. ..." www.kuow.org/stories/tsun...
"At Pacific Beach, a married couple and their two grandchildren were rudely awakened when waves lifted their home off its foundation and shoved it 40 feet to the northwest. ..." www.kuow.org/stories/tsun...
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middle class folks older than 50 couldn't afford ACA premiums *with* the subsidies, bc most didn't qualify for them. but they pay for them anyway via federal taxes.
people who are not 100% for the status quo aren't stupid, or greedy, they're just wondering when the fuck it starts working for them
people who are not 100% for the status quo aren't stupid, or greedy, they're just wondering when the fuck it starts working for them
December 5, 2025 at 10:13 AM
middle class folks older than 50 couldn't afford ACA premiums *with* the subsidies, bc most didn't qualify for them. but they pay for them anyway via federal taxes.
people who are not 100% for the status quo aren't stupid, or greedy, they're just wondering when the fuck it starts working for them
people who are not 100% for the status quo aren't stupid, or greedy, they're just wondering when the fuck it starts working for them
Know the feeling..
Woke up with a bad president again. This sucks.
December 5, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Know the feeling..
I want a better president.
I want a better president.
December 1, 2025 at 6:15 AM
I want a better president.
Trump. Making America shittier, one day at a time.
Just got the word that the Trump administration is throwing a brilliant medical researcher friend of mine out of the country because they’re Chinese. Insane and unreal. Literally doing research in the US to help the US
November 29, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Trump. Making America shittier, one day at a time.
Read the screenshot for a Juneau Onion story.
This is true. It is the best email I got this year.
November 27, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Read the screenshot for a Juneau Onion story.
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We will skip through the meadows and run through the woods and swim in the river.
November 25, 2025 at 2:37 AM
We will skip through the meadows and run through the woods and swim in the river.
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The US does virtually nothing for Ukraine - some intelligence & some arms Europe pays for.
Trump is a full-fledged supporter of Putin & not entitled to any voice on Ukraine.
Ukraine & Europe should just ignore the Kremlin proposal that Trump embraces as his.
Trump is a full-fledged supporter of Putin & not entitled to any voice on Ukraine.
Ukraine & Europe should just ignore the Kremlin proposal that Trump embraces as his.
November 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The US does virtually nothing for Ukraine - some intelligence & some arms Europe pays for.
Trump is a full-fledged supporter of Putin & not entitled to any voice on Ukraine.
Ukraine & Europe should just ignore the Kremlin proposal that Trump embraces as his.
Trump is a full-fledged supporter of Putin & not entitled to any voice on Ukraine.
Ukraine & Europe should just ignore the Kremlin proposal that Trump embraces as his.
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Humans will NEVER colonize another planet. Never.
If we can’t even agree to do the minimum to keep Earth habitable, there’s no way in hell we’ll cooperate to make another planet habitable.
If we can’t even agree to do the minimum to keep Earth habitable, there’s no way in hell we’ll cooperate to make another planet habitable.
November 22, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Humans will NEVER colonize another planet. Never.
If we can’t even agree to do the minimum to keep Earth habitable, there’s no way in hell we’ll cooperate to make another planet habitable.
If we can’t even agree to do the minimum to keep Earth habitable, there’s no way in hell we’ll cooperate to make another planet habitable.
Some of the ugliest Russian war crimes include abducting children and attempting to hide it by erasing their Ukrainian identity.
Russia is abducting Ukrainian children, changing their identities, and placing them with Russian families under the guise of “adoption.”
🧵 1/16 ⬇️
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November 9, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Some of the ugliest Russian war crimes include abducting children and attempting to hide it by erasing their Ukrainian identity.
Please take a couple minute to read this thread.
This is the most dishonorable and racist administration I can conceive of.
This is the most dishonorable and racist administration I can conceive of.
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Please take a couple minute to read this thread.
This is the most dishonorable and racist administration I can conceive of.
This is the most dishonorable and racist administration I can conceive of.
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BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
“Climate change” is unavailable for comment.
JUST IN: Sen. Ted Cruz, speaking at Federalist Society conference, says efforts to censor are uniformly from the left. Cruz: "It is not both sides. It is only one side saying: 'Silence my critics.'...It's only one side that is calling for silencing those they disagree with.'"
November 8, 2025 at 8:54 AM
“Climate change” is unavailable for comment.
Throw the bums out
The 6 far-right extremist terrorists on the Supreme Court have now begun hearing arguments from criminal career bigot Kim Davis about ending same-sex marriage. She’s the scumbag known for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
It’s always been about hate.
It’s always been about hate.
November 8, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Throw the bums out
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How the fuck can a country allow "one man" to receive a $1 trillion dollar pay package, while at the exact same moment committing to starving 42 million citizens?
It's completely insane.
It's completely insane.
November 8, 2025 at 4:10 AM
How the fuck can a country allow "one man" to receive a $1 trillion dollar pay package, while at the exact same moment committing to starving 42 million citizens?
It's completely insane.
It's completely insane.
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I’m just saying, but if I had just gotten completely shellacked on Tuesday, I wouldn’t be asking SCOTUS to let me starve millions of people 3 days later.
November 8, 2025 at 2:09 AM
I’m just saying, but if I had just gotten completely shellacked on Tuesday, I wouldn’t be asking SCOTUS to let me starve millions of people 3 days later.
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There’s a bill pushed by Republicans in the US congress that would deny me future federal funding for research because I’ve co-authored papers with scientists in China in the past 5 years. 🙄
Conferees on Defense bill asked to jettison House language that would end US collaborations with Chinese scientists and former students back in China www.science.org/content/arti...
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:56 AM
There’s a bill pushed by Republicans in the US congress that would deny me future federal funding for research because I’ve co-authored papers with scientists in China in the past 5 years. 🙄
That’s nice.
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“This evolution marks a shift toward a model of control exercised from the air, without boots on the ground, yet one that nonetheless reaches deeply into the daily lives and private spaces of those below.”
carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/...
carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/...
An Automated Occupation in South Lebanon
Israeli drones are taking on a variety of tasks, including killing people, searching bags, and guiding spies working on Israel’s behalf.
carnegieendowment.org
November 6, 2025 at 8:14 AM
That’s nice.
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DEI is more than the Republicans want you to believe.
November 2, 2025 at 2:15 PM
DEI is more than the Republicans want you to believe.
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American Cruise Lines Announces 10 New U.S. Built Ships Through 2028
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American Cruise Lines Announces 10 New U.S. Built Ships Through 2028
American Cruise Lines is pleased to announce 10 new ships for the U.S. market beginning with American Pioneer debuting in Florida on October 31st. Ame...
maritime-executive.com
November 2, 2025 at 6:48 PM
American Cruise Lines Announces 10 New U.S. Built Ships Through 2028
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maritime-executive.com/corporate/am...
This strikes at the fundamental issue of our time in the U.S. – the check and balance branches that should be limiting the authoritarian regime are not capable of doing the job.
The extra judicial killings will continue until Congress decides to do its job
The U.S. military killed at least three people in another strike on a boat in the Caribbean Sea, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on social media on Saturday. He said that the vessel was being used to smuggle drugs without providing evidence to support the claim.
November 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
This strikes at the fundamental issue of our time in the U.S. – the check and balance branches that should be limiting the authoritarian regime are not capable of doing the job.
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Remember during oral argument on the presidential immunity case when conservative justices scoffed at and mocked the hypothetical that a president with immunity could just start killing whoever he wanted and there was nothing that could be done if he has immunity?
October 30, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Remember during oral argument on the presidential immunity case when conservative justices scoffed at and mocked the hypothetical that a president with immunity could just start killing whoever he wanted and there was nothing that could be done if he has immunity?
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BREAKING: Trump has ordered the National Guard to create “quick reaction” forces nationwide by January to respond to civil unrest within the U.S.
Ask yourself why no other president felt the need to do this.
Ask yourself why no other president felt the need to do this.
October 30, 2025 at 12:50 AM
BREAKING: Trump has ordered the National Guard to create “quick reaction” forces nationwide by January to respond to civil unrest within the U.S.
Ask yourself why no other president felt the need to do this.
Ask yourself why no other president felt the need to do this.
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I honestly think targeting SNAP was in Trumps plan after all and this just gave him an easy way to do it. A starving population is easier to control because when people are too busy trying to survive, they stop fighting back. That’s why corrupt governments cut food aid first.
October 24, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I honestly think targeting SNAP was in Trumps plan after all and this just gave him an easy way to do it. A starving population is easier to control because when people are too busy trying to survive, they stop fighting back. That’s why corrupt governments cut food aid first.