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Really enjoyed writing this one. On Cal Raleigh, his bootylicious nickname and 90s Seattle nostalgia giving way to a new era. And it's through the prism of one man who can speak to all of this: Sir Mix-a-Lot.

www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
Column | Big Dumper, Sir Mix-a-Lot and how Seattle got back
With Seattle’s latest booty shaker powered by Big Dumper, the Mariners aren’t stuck in the past.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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remigrate is not a dog whistle, and is open nazi language
October 14, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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This is white supremacist, great replacement Nazi shit coming out of the mouth of the U.S. vice president.
"Europe is on the brink of civilizational suicide," US Vice President Vance told Fox News. "Countries don’t control borders, restrict free speech. If Germany takes in millions more incompatible migrants, it’ll destroy itself. America can’t save it."
March 16, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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Senate Democrats:

Don’t betray working families. Don’t give Trump and Elon Musk a blank check. Don’t be complicit in the slashing of government programs.

Vote NO on cloture and NO on final passage of Republicans’ bad bill.
March 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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A Seattle Times op-ed summarizing a few of the arguments from my UW talk this week: "To understand right-wing media's power, study improv and theater of influencers." I end with some recommendations for countering the right's bullshit machine: www.seattletimes.com/opinion/to-u...
To understand right-wing media's power, study improv and theater of influencers | Opinion
Right-wing populism is leveraging online platforms' participatory nature. A counter-movement must amplify its constituents' values, with a commitment to truth.
www.seattletimes.com
March 1, 2025 at 1:24 AM