Pieminder
@pieminder.bsky.social
Book nerd, archivist, dog aficionado, photographer of walls, PNW ride or die
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The people who built their entire identities around worrying about jackbooted government thugs shooting people in the streets are weirdly silent now that jackbooted government thugs are shooting people in the streets.
January 24, 2026 at 5:50 PM
The people who built their entire identities around worrying about jackbooted government thugs shooting people in the streets are weirdly silent now that jackbooted government thugs are shooting people in the streets.
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Yesterday, Minneapolis gave us hope. That’s what they’re trying to kill: the will of a people who are willing to fight them.
January 24, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Yesterday, Minneapolis gave us hope. That’s what they’re trying to kill: the will of a people who are willing to fight them.
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Just saw on KARE 11 that this boy was sent to a detainment facility in Texas and that his family didn't know his whereabouts for almost 24 hours.
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 21, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Just saw on KARE 11 that this boy was sent to a detainment facility in Texas and that his family didn't know his whereabouts for almost 24 hours.
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So.
You don't know what to do. You are scared, angry, and you can't believe this is happening. You can't believe it might happen to you, to your community.
What do you do now?
A thread.
You don't know what to do. You are scared, angry, and you can't believe this is happening. You can't believe it might happen to you, to your community.
What do you do now?
A thread.
January 17, 2026 at 11:04 PM
So.
You don't know what to do. You are scared, angry, and you can't believe this is happening. You can't believe it might happen to you, to your community.
What do you do now?
A thread.
You don't know what to do. You are scared, angry, and you can't believe this is happening. You can't believe it might happen to you, to your community.
What do you do now?
A thread.
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Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
That is what was relayed
January 15, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
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Welp. That one’s gonna hurt for a while.
Love love love this team, though. Bring back Naylor and let’s run this shit back.
Love love love this team, though. Bring back Naylor and let’s run this shit back.
October 21, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Welp. That one’s gonna hurt for a while.
Love love love this team, though. Bring back Naylor and let’s run this shit back.
Love love love this team, though. Bring back Naylor and let’s run this shit back.
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Seattle No Kings from the monorail
October 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Seattle No Kings from the monorail
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Geno Suarez hits a Grand Slam to put the Mariners up 6-2 and seal Game 5 of the ALCS!
"The City is Shaking!"
#SeizeTheMoment
"The City is Shaking!"
#SeizeTheMoment
October 18, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Geno Suarez hits a Grand Slam to put the Mariners up 6-2 and seal Game 5 of the ALCS!
"The City is Shaking!"
#SeizeTheMoment
"The City is Shaking!"
#SeizeTheMoment
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OK, just one more before I'm officially on vacation! Enjoy.
An Interview With the Creator of the Seattle City Council Sock Puppets
publicola.com/2025/08/27/a...
An Interview With the Creator of the Seattle City Council Sock Puppets
publicola.com/2025/08/27/a...
An Interview With the Creator of the Seattle City Council Sock Puppets - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett City Hall has been speculating for months about who’s behind a series of short Youtube videos…
publicola.com
August 27, 2025 at 8:29 PM
OK, just one more before I'm officially on vacation! Enjoy.
An Interview With the Creator of the Seattle City Council Sock Puppets
publicola.com/2025/08/27/a...
An Interview With the Creator of the Seattle City Council Sock Puppets
publicola.com/2025/08/27/a...
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The Seattle Municipal Archives is wild. Like what do you mean there's a photo of Jean Godden being knighted by Slick Watts.
May 31, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The Seattle Municipal Archives is wild. Like what do you mean there's a photo of Jean Godden being knighted by Slick Watts.
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bloomberg: ~90% of deported migrants to el salvador had no criminal record
April 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
bloomberg: ~90% of deported migrants to el salvador had no criminal record
Oh how I miss Paul Wellstone
It is SUCH. A. GREAT. AD.
In fact, should we have a Wellstone campaign advertising thread?
...aw, hell, why not?
In fact, should we have a Wellstone campaign advertising thread?
...aw, hell, why not?
March 24, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Oh how I miss Paul Wellstone
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Wait Minnesota, yall got a skating potato 🥔 too???
March 6, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Wait Minnesota, yall got a skating potato 🥔 too???
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The National Archives is nonpartisan but has found itself targeted by the current president 📜
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
The National Archives is nonpartisan but has found itself targeted by Trump
As President Donald Trump moves to overhaul the federal government with astonishing speed, he has wreaked havoc on one agency long known for its nonpartisanship and revered for its mission: the Nation...
apnews.com
February 27, 2025 at 2:21 AM
The National Archives is nonpartisan but has found itself targeted by the current president 📜
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
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One thing Democratic leadership could do right now is to name an alternate HHS secretary--someone to provide ongoing public updates and health information. And do it for other departments too. Start showing voters what a Democratic government would look like--press conferences, speeches, all of it.
February 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
One thing Democratic leadership could do right now is to name an alternate HHS secretary--someone to provide ongoing public updates and health information. And do it for other departments too. Start showing voters what a Democratic government would look like--press conferences, speeches, all of it.
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Seattle folks: there is a massive fundraiser this weekend supporting immigrant rights nonprofits. Lots of local restaurants and businesses are donating a portion of their profits. Eat good food, help a good cause: bit.ly/m/seattlefun...
Seattle Immigration Fundraiser - Landing Page
A collective small business effort to raise funds for immigration rights by 100+
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February 4, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Seattle folks: there is a massive fundraiser this weekend supporting immigrant rights nonprofits. Lots of local restaurants and businesses are donating a portion of their profits. Eat good food, help a good cause: bit.ly/m/seattlefun...
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Where my art majors at
January 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Where my art majors at
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Archives services have to have independent leadership. Political leaders shouldn’t be able to influence retention of archives through service leadership. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/06/u...
Trump Says He’ll Replace the National Archives Leader
The president-elect’s suggestion that he plans to replace the head of the agency comes after her predecessor raised alarms about his handling of presidential records.
www.nytimes.com
January 7, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Archives services have to have independent leadership. Political leaders shouldn’t be able to influence retention of archives through service leadership. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/06/u...
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Long ago, I saw someone on a political round table on TV say, “Justice is not supposed to be vengeance. It’s an intervention to prevent vengeance,” and I think about it *a lot*.
December 5, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Long ago, I saw someone on a political round table on TV say, “Justice is not supposed to be vengeance. It’s an intervention to prevent vengeance,” and I think about it *a lot*.
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I wrote this because of this common question. peelarchivesblog.com/2017/05/31/w...
Why don’t archivists digitize everything?
Today on the blog we’re tackling one of our most frequently asked questions: “Why don’t you digitize everything?” and its related runner-up, “When will you be putting all your records o…
peelarchivesblog.com
November 22, 2024 at 7:19 PM
I wrote this because of this common question. peelarchivesblog.com/2017/05/31/w...
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"this is fine"
British Library Manuscript - royal ms 20 a ii f3r
British Library Manuscript - royal ms 20 a ii f3r
November 16, 2024 at 11:36 AM
"this is fine"
British Library Manuscript - royal ms 20 a ii f3r
British Library Manuscript - royal ms 20 a ii f3r
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National Archives opens portal to the investigative files of Civil Rights Cold Cases. It’s a work in progress but contains some amazing and moving records of Jim Crow injustice… (h/t @clancyny.bsky.social)
www.archives.gov/press/press-...
www.archives.gov/press/press-...
National Archives Announces Portal for Civil Rights Cold Case Records Access
The National Archives announced the launch of the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Portal today. This portal serves as both a subject guide and an index for the Civil Rights Cold Case Records...
www.archives.gov
November 19, 2024 at 9:08 PM
National Archives opens portal to the investigative files of Civil Rights Cold Cases. It’s a work in progress but contains some amazing and moving records of Jim Crow injustice… (h/t @clancyny.bsky.social)
www.archives.gov/press/press-...
www.archives.gov/press/press-...