Robert Cruickshank
@robertcruickshank.com
Digital Strategy for California YIMBY, Chair of Sierra Club Seattle. Personal account -- what you see here represents my own opinions, for better or worse.
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It’s past time for Blue State governors from CA, NY, IL, MN, WA, OR, MA etc filling up fed coffers with tax revenues to have discussions on what can a “blue state compact” look like exploring practicable soft secession - ie escrow accounts for tax payers from those states.
What is the point of appropriations if the White House can just cut off spending against its enemies?
The USDA just cut off ag aid to MN
January 10, 2026 at 4:27 AM
It’s past time for Blue State governors from CA, NY, IL, MN, WA, OR, MA etc filling up fed coffers with tax revenues to have discussions on what can a “blue state compact” look like exploring practicable soft secession - ie escrow accounts for tax payers from those states.
Dude was an absolute hero
Jan. 9, 1776: A 47-page pamphlet is published in Philadelphia that will alter the course of history. “Common Sense” by an anonymous writer calling himself “An Englishman”—Thomas Paine—takes up the once-unthinkable idea of American independence and concludes: “ 'TIS TIME TO PART.” 1/10
January 10, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Dude was an absolute hero
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We evacuated our kids out of Minneapolis this weekend and my spouse reports that as she drove them out of town she saw "multiple freeway exits where people are being pulled over." It feels like the Twin Cities is being subjugated by a hostile occupying force.
January 10, 2026 at 1:47 AM
We evacuated our kids out of Minneapolis this weekend and my spouse reports that as she drove them out of town she saw "multiple freeway exits where people are being pulled over." It feels like the Twin Cities is being subjugated by a hostile occupying force.
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Not many people know this, but Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Fernando Mendoza is actually an alumnus of the University of California, Berkeley
January 10, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Not many people know this, but Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Fernando Mendoza is actually an alumnus of the University of California, Berkeley
Massive win for transit in LA: Metro will pick underground heavy rail over a monorail for the all-important line from the Valley to the Westside via (and under) Sepulveda Pass.
January 10, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Massive win for transit in LA: Metro will pick underground heavy rail over a monorail for the all-important line from the Valley to the Westside via (and under) Sepulveda Pass.
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On this week-in-review, @finchfrii.bsky.social and @robertcruickshank.com discuss:
😡 WA still providing driver data to ICE
🌱 New Seattle electeds inaugurated
🤨 SPOG misleads on Wilson’s drug policy
🪓 Gov Ferguson proposes huge austerity
💸 Inslee criticizes Ferguson’s raid on climate funding
😡 WA still providing driver data to ICE
🌱 New Seattle electeds inaugurated
🤨 SPOG misleads on Wilson’s drug policy
🪓 Gov Ferguson proposes huge austerity
💸 Inslee criticizes Ferguson’s raid on climate funding
Week in Review: January 9, 2026 - with Robert Cruickshank
Washington state continues sharing driver data with ICE despite officials claiming they stopped. Governor Ferguson's austerity budget and climate faces criticism from former Gov. Inslee and Democrats....
officialhacksandwonks.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:05 AM
On this week-in-review, @finchfrii.bsky.social and @robertcruickshank.com discuss:
😡 WA still providing driver data to ICE
🌱 New Seattle electeds inaugurated
🤨 SPOG misleads on Wilson’s drug policy
🪓 Gov Ferguson proposes huge austerity
💸 Inslee criticizes Ferguson’s raid on climate funding
😡 WA still providing driver data to ICE
🌱 New Seattle electeds inaugurated
🤨 SPOG misleads on Wilson’s drug policy
🪓 Gov Ferguson proposes huge austerity
💸 Inslee criticizes Ferguson’s raid on climate funding
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All the lies they're telling about Renee Good are in service of an even bigger lie: that individual human lives have no intrinsic worth and are therefore theirs to dispose of. publiccomment.blog/p/the-poison...
The Poison Always Drips Through
On Renee Good and George Floyd
publiccomment.blog
January 9, 2026 at 9:34 PM
All the lies they're telling about Renee Good are in service of an even bigger lie: that individual human lives have no intrinsic worth and are therefore theirs to dispose of. publiccomment.blog/p/the-poison...
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“So which is it to be? A stand for liberty in the spirit of Thomas Paine, or acquiescence to the depredations of our own mad King George? The rule of law or the rule of Trump?”
www.thebulwark.com/p/we-have-ki...
www.thebulwark.com/p/we-have-ki...
We Have the King That Thomas Paine Feared
The rule of law was central to the American experiment. Is it still?
www.thebulwark.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:40 PM
“So which is it to be? A stand for liberty in the spirit of Thomas Paine, or acquiescence to the depredations of our own mad King George? The rule of law or the rule of Trump?”
www.thebulwark.com/p/we-have-ki...
www.thebulwark.com/p/we-have-ki...
"Not every district saw declines this school year. Bellevue’s enrollment grew by 216 students...Superintendent Kelly Aramaki credited a combination of new academic programs, such as dual language programs in Arabic, Korean and Japanese at elementary schools."
This is how SPS can grow!
This is how SPS can grow!
Public school enrollment falls across WA
This school year, nearly 50,000 fewer students are enrolled in Washington's public pre-K through 12th grade schools than in 2019-20, when COVID-19 hit.
www.seattletimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:21 PM
"Not every district saw declines this school year. Bellevue’s enrollment grew by 216 students...Superintendent Kelly Aramaki credited a combination of new academic programs, such as dual language programs in Arabic, Korean and Japanese at elementary schools."
This is how SPS can grow!
This is how SPS can grow!
You needed a good, hopeful thing to end the week. This is it.
This morning, Ms. Rachel and I visited District 2 Pre-K Center, where we sang and read with the wonderful students and educators. We also discussed universal childcare - and how we're making it happen for NYC!
January 9, 2026 at 8:47 PM
You needed a good, hopeful thing to end the week. This is it.
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"White supremacists would have you believe that they’re trying to protect people like Renee Good from people like George Floyd. Instead, Floyd and Good were both sacrificed to the same false god." publiccomment.blog/p/the-poison...
The Poison Always Drips Through
On Renee Good and George Floyd
publiccomment.blog
January 9, 2026 at 7:46 PM
"White supremacists would have you believe that they’re trying to protect people like Renee Good from people like George Floyd. Instead, Floyd and Good were both sacrificed to the same false god." publiccomment.blog/p/the-poison...
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Not that there was any doubt, but Renee Good was murdered in cold blood. It will keep happening until we say enough. Waiting for the midterms isn't sustainable. There are vigils and demonstrations happening all weekend. If you're able attend one, and then do it again. As many times as it takes.
January 9, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Not that there was any doubt, but Renee Good was murdered in cold blood. It will keep happening until we say enough. Waiting for the midterms isn't sustainable. There are vigils and demonstrations happening all weekend. If you're able attend one, and then do it again. As many times as it takes.
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Good’s last words to the ICE agent: “That’s fine. I’m not mad at you.”
His to her, after shooting her in the face: “Fuckin’ bitch.”
His to her, after shooting her in the face: “Fuckin’ bitch.”
🚨 NEW VIDEO 👇🏽This puts an end to all the lies. Horrific.
They were having a calm exchange seconds before he murdered Renee Good, and she was barely moving and clearly avoiding him.
Stop the lies.
They were having a calm exchange seconds before he murdered Renee Good, and she was barely moving and clearly avoiding him.
Stop the lies.
January 9, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Good’s last words to the ICE agent: “That’s fine. I’m not mad at you.”
His to her, after shooting her in the face: “Fuckin’ bitch.”
His to her, after shooting her in the face: “Fuckin’ bitch.”
Come work with us! The Metropolitan Abundance Project, a spinoff of California YIMBY, is hiring for an important role in transportation research and advocacy. Help do for transportation what YIMBYs have done for housing!
Transportation Research Associate - Metropolitan Abundance Project
The Organization The Metropolitan Abundance Project (MAP) works to make American cities prosperous, affordable, sustainable, and joyous places to live and raise families. We help advocates and legisla...
www.metroabundance.org
January 9, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Come work with us! The Metropolitan Abundance Project, a spinoff of California YIMBY, is hiring for an important role in transportation research and advocacy. Help do for transportation what YIMBYs have done for housing!
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Weird to be commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Am Rev while living under a government that has a) sent armed troops to occupy cities perceived to be too rebellious, b) rendered largely irrelevant the representative branch of government, and c) claimed imperial right to rule other countries.
January 9, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Weird to be commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Am Rev while living under a government that has a) sent armed troops to occupy cities perceived to be too rebellious, b) rendered largely irrelevant the representative branch of government, and c) claimed imperial right to rule other countries.
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Republicans tackling big affordability issues here like the 12 people in the state who have to pay a tax on private jets
Three Republicans have filed a bill in #waleg which appears to repeal the tax on private jets that Democrats passed last year. They even propose doing it as an "emergency," so it can be repealed immediately upon passage.
Read it: app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/...
Read it: app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/...
January 9, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Republicans tackling big affordability issues here like the 12 people in the state who have to pay a tax on private jets
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This bill to restrict the use of facial coverings by law enforcement officers is getting a public hearing on the very first day of Washington's legislative session, next Monday.
You can weigh in on it, without testifying, here:
app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie...
You can weigh in on it, without testifying, here:
app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie...
January 9, 2026 at 2:49 AM
This bill to restrict the use of facial coverings by law enforcement officers is getting a public hearing on the very first day of Washington's legislative session, next Monday.
You can weigh in on it, without testifying, here:
app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie...
You can weigh in on it, without testifying, here:
app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie...
We needed some good news today. This is very good news.
Today at the @sound-transit.bsky.social System Expansion Committee, Board Vice Chair Claudia Balducci announced the Crosslake Connection — the 2 Line across Lake Washington and the I‑90 floating bridge — has entered pre‑revenue operations. Test trains are running daily. 1/6
January 9, 2026 at 2:04 AM
We needed some good news today. This is very good news.
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Yesterday a six year old kid got orphaned and today the vice president of the United States is slandering his dead mom.
January 9, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Yesterday a six year old kid got orphaned and today the vice president of the United States is slandering his dead mom.
This is an unacceptable statement from Seattle City Councilmember Bob Kettle, suggesting it’s ICE’s tactics and conduct that’s the problem and not their targeting of immigrants in the first place.
I got this press release from CM Bob Kettle. What a joke. He’s fine with ICE’s mission, he just thinks they should be more professional about it. We need better leaders than this.
January 9, 2026 at 1:18 AM
This is an unacceptable statement from Seattle City Councilmember Bob Kettle, suggesting it’s ICE’s tactics and conduct that’s the problem and not their targeting of immigrants in the first place.
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I want to see every single congressional Democrat proposing & cosponsoring the Renee Nicole Good Act, which abolishes ICE, impeaches Noem, and imposes consequences on federal agents who murder citizens on our streets in cold blood.
Do you know who Willie Horton is? What about Laken Riley? How is it that you came to know these things?
Ok, now. Without googling, how many Jan 6 rioters have recidivated? Been charged with violent or child-sex crimes? What are their names? Who were their victims?
More on the disparity here.
Ok, now. Without googling, how many Jan 6 rioters have recidivated? Been charged with violent or child-sex crimes? What are their names? Who were their victims?
More on the disparity here.
What Would Republicans Do?
If a repugnant cabal of predators and perverts beats you in critical elections, their tactics are worth studying. And, in some cases, emulating.
www.offmessage.net
January 8, 2026 at 4:38 PM
I want to see every single congressional Democrat proposing & cosponsoring the Renee Nicole Good Act, which abolishes ICE, impeaches Noem, and imposes consequences on federal agents who murder citizens on our streets in cold blood.
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This is your city. Everyone should be safe in their homes, in their workplaces, and in our community. I’m determined to make it that way. Find immigration response resources at @washindivisble and at bit.ly/IRRP. #thisisyourcity #seattle www.instagram.com/mayorofseatt...
Mayor Katie B. Wilson on Instagram: "Today, I shared a message with Seattle. This is your city. Everyone should be safe in their homes, in their workplaces, and in our community. I’m determined to mak...
67 likes, 4 comments - mayorofseattle on January 8, 2026: "Today, I shared a message with Seattle. This is your city. Everyone should be safe in their homes, in their workplaces, and in our community....
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January 8, 2026 at 11:36 PM
This is your city. Everyone should be safe in their homes, in their workplaces, and in our community. I’m determined to make it that way. Find immigration response resources at @washindivisble and at bit.ly/IRRP. #thisisyourcity #seattle www.instagram.com/mayorofseatt...
The American Gestapo shoots two people in Portland. I hope the victims survive.
Two Shot and Injured by Federal Agents in Hazelwood Neighborhood
Two people are in the hospital following a shooting involving federal agents.
www.portland.gov
January 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
The American Gestapo shoots two people in Portland. I hope the victims survive.
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IF WE BUILD THEM, THEY WILL RIDE
January 8, 2026 at 10:16 PM
IF WE BUILD THEM, THEY WILL RIDE