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"Let us be the ancestors our descendants will thank" ~ Winona LaDuke
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Spent the last week talking with Skagit Transit board members and so I've got Skagit transit riders on my mind. Too many evacuation notices assume everyone has a car. Really hope there's enough outreach to bus, paratransit, & tribal transit riders happening right now.
December 11, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Spent the last week talking with Skagit Transit board members and so I've got Skagit transit riders on my mind. Too many evacuation notices assume everyone has a car. Really hope there's enough outreach to bus, paratransit, & tribal transit riders happening right now.
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A billboard in Richmond, Kentucky.
December 11, 2025 at 1:56 AM
A billboard in Richmond, Kentucky.
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Secretive New Mexico Data Center Plan Races Forward Despite Community Pushback truthout.org/articles/sec...
Secretive New Mexico Data Center Plan Races Forward Despite Community Pushback
To power the growing demand for AI, New Mexico is gearing up to build a data center with a city-sized carbon footprint.
truthout.org
December 11, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Secretive New Mexico Data Center Plan Races Forward Despite Community Pushback truthout.org/articles/sec...
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Gallego: "This administration, since they started striking these boats illegally, has been very happy to show their snuff films . Now suddenly they're willing to show the first hit but not the second. Why? ... they're afraid the public is going to see the military killed 2 men that had surrendered."
December 11, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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“Whether the Trump administration will grant those funds is in question. In June, the president denied the state’s request for major-disaster aid after severe weather caused by a bomb cyclone hit western Washington in November 2024. The administration did not offer any explanation for the denial.”
Gov. Bob Ferguson declared a statewide emergency in response to the intense flooding. Several impacted counties also issued evacuation orders Wednesday afternoon.
Western Washington faces 'catastrophic' flooding as two atmospheric rivers dump heavy rain
Western Washington braced for what the National Weather Service in Seattle called “catastrophic” conditions Wednesday as an atmospheric river drenched the state.
www.kuow.org
December 11, 2025 at 1:26 AM
“Whether the Trump administration will grant those funds is in question. In June, the president denied the state’s request for major-disaster aid after severe weather caused by a bomb cyclone hit western Washington in November 2024. The administration did not offer any explanation for the denial.”
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That’s the Snohomish River on the left and where it pours out into the bay on the right. This is an old archive photo from this area years ago taken by someone at low tide. Low tide right now looks like high tide and high tide is almost level with the walkway above. Friday is supposed to be bad.
December 11, 2025 at 1:15 AM
That’s the Snohomish River on the left and where it pours out into the bay on the right. This is an old archive photo from this area years ago taken by someone at low tide. Low tide right now looks like high tide and high tide is almost level with the walkway above. Friday is supposed to be bad.
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Amazing
December 11, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Amazing
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Mount Vernon has issued a Level 3 evacuation. Everyone in the flood plain should leave immediately. The American Red Cross is opening a shelter at the First United Methodist Church, 1607 E Division St. Skagit County will close non-essential services due to flooding.
Live updates: Mount Vernon residents ordered to evacuate; Sumas, Everson also evacuating | Cascadia Daily News
Some Skagit County residents have been evacuated. Check back for updates throughout the day
www.cascadiadaily.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Mount Vernon has issued a Level 3 evacuation. Everyone in the flood plain should leave immediately. The American Red Cross is opening a shelter at the First United Methodist Church, 1607 E Division St. Skagit County will close non-essential services due to flooding.
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Earlier today, I signed an emergency declaration in response to intense flooding.
Now, it's important we get an expedited emergency declaration from the federal government so we can access protective measures and additional federal resources. That will be key.
Now, it's important we get an expedited emergency declaration from the federal government so we can access protective measures and additional federal resources. That will be key.
December 11, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Earlier today, I signed an emergency declaration in response to intense flooding.
Now, it's important we get an expedited emergency declaration from the federal government so we can access protective measures and additional federal resources. That will be key.
Now, it's important we get an expedited emergency declaration from the federal government so we can access protective measures and additional federal resources. That will be key.
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Have you experienced “shrinkflation” in Trump’s economy?
December 11, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Have you experienced “shrinkflation” in Trump’s economy?
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“Rob Davis, a Paleolithic archaeologist at the British Museum, said the combination of high temperatures, controlled burning and pyrite fragments shows “how they were actually making the fire and the fact they were making it.””
Scientists in Britain say ancient humans may have learned to make fire far earlier than previously believed, after uncovering evidence that deliberate fire-setting took place in what is now eastern England around 400,000 years ago. https://to.pbs.org/3KUcGsH
Humans were making fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought, study finds
LONDON (AP) — Scientists in Britain say ancient humans may have learned to make fire far earlier than previously believed, after uncovering evidence that deliberate fire-setting took place in what is ...
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December 11, 2025 at 1:46 AM
“Rob Davis, a Paleolithic archaeologist at the British Museum, said the combination of high temperatures, controlled burning and pyrite fragments shows “how they were actually making the fire and the fact they were making it.””
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My minds made up: the kids are getting steel for Christmas
Trump: "You can give up certain products. You could give up pencils. Because under the China policy, every child can get 37 pencils. They only need 1 or 2. They don't need that many. You always need steel. You don't need 37 dolls for your daughter. 2 or 3 is nice. So we're doing things right."
December 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
My minds made up: the kids are getting steel for Christmas
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JUST IN: A federal judge has blocked DHS from enforcing a new prohibition on “unusual noise” outside a government building in Oregon, saying it unconstitutionally criminalizes and chills free speech storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 10, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Seattle is known for its rain, so to outsiders, this may seem like an ordinary occurrence, but it's not. It is REALLY REALLY wet right now and the rain keeps falling — not the persistent Seattle mist of yesteryear, but a continuous rain that doesn't seem to be letting up anytime soon.
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson declares a statewide emergency in response to flooding occurring throughout the Pacific Northwest. www.king5.com/article/weather...
Statewide emergency declared in Washington as major flooding occurs
Gov. Ferguson is asking the federal government to approve an expedited emergency declaration for the 'extremely serious' situation.
www.king5.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Seattle is known for its rain, so to outsiders, this may seem like an ordinary occurrence, but it's not. It is REALLY REALLY wet right now and the rain keeps falling — not the persistent Seattle mist of yesteryear, but a continuous rain that doesn't seem to be letting up anytime soon.
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Thinking about the additive effects of climate change in the PNW. Skykomish River is reaching record flood levels, and I wonder how the 2022 Bolt Creek Fire burn scar is exacerbating flooding: www.weather.gov/riw/burn_sca...
Flash Flood Threat Within Fire Burn Scar
www.weather.gov
December 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Thinking about the additive effects of climate change in the PNW. Skykomish River is reaching record flood levels, and I wonder how the 2022 Bolt Creek Fire burn scar is exacerbating flooding: www.weather.gov/riw/burn_sca...
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And now the train is headed back to Wenatchee because landslides closing both snoqualmie and Stevens
December 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
And now the train is headed back to Wenatchee because landslides closing both snoqualmie and Stevens
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This is Levi. He encountered a forbidden stick while on his walk. Decided to go for it anyway. 13/10 (TT: levisgoldenworld)
December 10, 2025 at 11:15 PM
This is Levi. He encountered a forbidden stick while on his walk. Decided to go for it anyway. 13/10 (TT: levisgoldenworld)
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oh wow Ebey Island is under evacuation #SnoCoWx #Snohomish
December 10, 2025 at 11:10 PM
oh wow Ebey Island is under evacuation #SnoCoWx #Snohomish
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What is dummy-mandering... and why should you know about it?
December 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
What is dummy-mandering... and why should you know about it?
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“You starve your public schools to feed your private schools and charter schools,” said one superintendent about the state’s efforts to grow charter schools. “Our foundation was set up for a free and appropriate education for all kids. All kids!”
By @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
By @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
This Is Ground Zero in the Conservative Quest for More Patriotic and Christian Public Schools
Oklahoma has spent years reshaping public schools to integrate lessons about Jesus and encourage pride in America’s history. By the time the second Trump administration began espousing its “America Fi...
www.propublica.org
December 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
“You starve your public schools to feed your private schools and charter schools,” said one superintendent about the state’s efforts to grow charter schools. “Our foundation was set up for a free and appropriate education for all kids. All kids!”
By @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
By @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
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Austin Smith, a former Republican state representative and onetime leader within Turning Point Action—the political arm of Turning Point USA—pleaded guilty to forging signatures on nominating petitions for his 2024 reelection bid.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
December 10, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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In another stellar achievement for RFKJr, the measles outbreak in South Carolina is “accelerating” with no end in sight following Thanksgiving and other large gatherings, state health officials say. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
South Carolina measles outbreak is 'accelerating,' driving hundreds into quarantine
Some students who remain unvaccinated are now in a second 21-day quarantine since the beginning of the school year.
www.nbcnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:03 PM
In another stellar achievement for RFKJr, the measles outbreak in South Carolina is “accelerating” with no end in sight following Thanksgiving and other large gatherings, state health officials say. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...