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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 50m

Same!

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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 2h

I'd say Nevada, Iowa, except there are no tourists in Nevada, Iowa.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 4h

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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Gov. Bob Ferguson @governorferguson.bsky.social · 6h

Attorney General Bondi recently threatened to put me in jail. Now, the President has threatened to put the Illinois governor and Chicago mayor in jail.

This is about as authoritarian as it gets.

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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 4h

Underrated actor Dolph Lundgren as Russian boxer Ivan Drago in Rocky IV, contemplating the injuries he's given former heavyweight champion Apollo Creed in the ring. With disdain, he stares at a television reporter. "If he (Creed) dies, he dies," Drago says.

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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 5h

@kayah.bsky.social slid into my DMs back in early twitter days and now we’re married. I count that as probably the biggest win of, like, my life.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 19h

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 7h

great, not only am I annoyed by this dude's email but now I'm also hungry

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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 7h

The Seattle Times is great for all your packing and glass-cleaning needs

But if you’re using a newspaper to drain bacon, I fear you’re doing it wrong

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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 21h

Our neighbor keeps complaining about her rat problem while simultaneously insisting that she has to leave food in her yard “for the crows”

Dennis Reynolds untethered. His rage knows no bounds.

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 2d

Hey, here's some SCOTUS news that has nothing to do with the Trump administration: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Supreme Court shoots down challenge to WA carbon market

A natural gas power plant in Grays Harbor County had sued over the state's keystone climate policy.

www.seattletimes.com

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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 2d

school’s so hard up for cash they’re hitting up randos and pretending they’re alumni

bold strategy, let’s see if it pays off

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Dr. Robert D. Bullard @drrobertbullard.bsky.social · 2d

New Report Examines Fossil Fuel Ties of Dozens of Trump Administration Hires - Inside Climate News insideclimatenews.org/news/0610202...

New Report Examines Fossil Fuel Ties of Dozens of Trump Administration Hires - Inside Climate News

Public Citizen and the Revolving Door Project found 42 former fossil fuel industry employees among nominees and appointees to agencies charged with enforcing energy and environmental policy.

insideclimatenews.org

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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 4d

If you like yelling about misuse of the passive voice, THIS IS IT.

CNN @cnn.com · 4d

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken. https://cnn.it/4pPCXIt

37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments | CNN

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.

www.cnn.com

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Jessica Lussenhop @jlussenhop.bsky.social · 5d

Wild scoop from the Minnesota Star Tribune, which includes a high-ranking Homeland Security official calling Kash Patel a “giant douche canoe” www.startribune.com/trump-offici...

Trump officials discussed sending elite Army division to Portland, text messages show

A high-ranking White House official was indiscreetly texting about the Portland, Ore., planning last weekend, according to messages shared with the Minnesota Star Tribune.

www.startribune.com

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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 5d

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Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 5d

NEW: ICE is planning to hire a team of nearly 30 people to surveil social media 24/7, build dossiers on people, and flag them for arrest and deportation. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-so...

ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team

Documents show ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.

www.wired.com

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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 6d

Washington's drought is so bad state officials are turning off the water for an entire river basin.

I called an irrigator to talk about it and he said the cuts don't affect him. That's because he already ran out of water last month. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Unprecedented water rationing to begin in WA’s Yakima Basin

Reservoirs in the Yakima River Basin are expected to run out of water early next week.

www.seattletimes.com

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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 7d

Just a heads up that if you work with me during team meetings I'm going to force the group to listen to Smooth by Santana (feat. Rob Thomas)

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Joseph O'Sullivan @olympiajoe.bsky.social · 7d

Our PBS newsroom in Washington got shuttered by presidential decree.

My colleagues & friends getting laid off.

Here's their layoff fund -- please donate if you have the means to help!

www.gofundme.com/f/support-ca...

Donate to Support Cascade PBS journalists after online newsroom axed, organized by Isabella Breda

On Monday, Sept. 22, Cascade PBS announced that it would be s… Isabella Breda needs your support for Support Cascade PBS journalists after online newsroom axed

www.gofundme.com

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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 8d

"You kill people and break things for a living" is quite a sentiment when paired with "we're deploying you to American cities."

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d

Hegseth: "A few months ago I was at the White House when President Trump announced his liberation day for America's trade policy. It was a landmark day. Well, today is another liberation day. The liberation of America's warriors ... you kill people and break things for a living."

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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 12d

hey everybody i have enough emails please stop emailing me

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Jim Brunner @jimbrunner.bsky.social · 13d

Fundraiser for journalists axed by weak sauce suits at Cascade PBS.

Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 13d

It’s difficult to find the words to express how our unit is feeling right now, but we’ll take a stab at it: shocked, disappointed, angry, gutted. @cascadepbs.bsky.social’s choice to eliminate long-form written reporting is a massive loss for our community in a critical moment. tinyurl.com/LayoffFund

Donate to Support Cascade PBS journalists after online newsroom axed, organized by Isabella Breda

On Monday, Sept. 22, Cascade PBS announced that it would be s… Isabella Breda needs your support for Support Cascade PBS journalists after online newsroom axed

tinyurl.com

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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 14d

sometimes when frida pawlo lays on her back she looks like this

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Matt Shuham @mattshuham.bsky.social · 14d

>>Hernandez’s attorneys... say his arrest was made without a warrant, based on no information beyond Hernandez’s race and his invocation of his constitutional right to silence... Late Tuesday morning... the federal government had decided to move to dismiss the removal proceedings against him

Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 14d

NEW from @isabellabreda.bsky.social - Four weeks after ICE arrested him while he worked the Bear Gulch fire on the Olympic Peninsula, immigration officials released firefighter Rigoberto Hernandez from the detention center in Tacoma.

www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Firefighter arrested at Bear Gulch blaze released from ICE detention

The firefighter had spent nearly four weeks detained by immigration officials. His attorneys argue that was he wrongfully arrested and his constitutional rights were violated.

www.seattletimes.com

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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 14d

NEW from @isabellabreda.bsky.social - Four weeks after ICE arrested him while he worked the Bear Gulch fire on the Olympic Peninsula, immigration officials released firefighter Rigoberto Hernandez from the detention center in Tacoma.

www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Firefighter arrested at Bear Gulch blaze released from ICE detention

The firefighter had spent nearly four weeks detained by immigration officials. His attorneys argue that was he wrongfully arrested and his constitutional rights were violated.

www.seattletimes.com

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