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Yeah it was later confirmed they were CBP
January 9, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Yeah it was later confirmed they were CBP
Correction: The shooters were CBP agents, not ICE
January 9, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Correction: The shooters were CBP agents, not ICE
Great to see your writing again!!
January 8, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Great to see your writing again!!
Such a huge bubble right now. And of course the tech billionaires won’t have to pick up the pieces when it all comes crashing down
January 7, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Such a huge bubble right now. And of course the tech billionaires won’t have to pick up the pieces when it all comes crashing down
You're misunderstanding what I wrote; women in black specifically honor both people who die while homeless and also people who die due to public violence. These are two different categories but have some overlap
January 5, 2026 at 6:07 PM
You're misunderstanding what I wrote; women in black specifically honor both people who die while homeless and also people who die due to public violence. These are two different categories but have some overlap
Katie Wilson has officially taken the oath of office. In her speech, she pledged to fight for Seattle’s artists, activists and ordinary people who make it run, and liberate residents’ time from the grind of capitalism, saying the city should “honor what you're doing when you’re not making money.”
January 2, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Inauguration speakers include many who have collaborated with Wilson during her time as a community organizer, including health services research Ifrah Abshir, Nickelsville organizer Jarvis Capucion, Central District resident Cynthia Green and policy expert John Burbank.
January 2, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Inauguration speakers include many who have collaborated with Wilson during her time as a community organizer, including health services research Ifrah Abshir, Nickelsville organizer Jarvis Capucion, Central District resident Cynthia Green and policy expert John Burbank.
Wilson's husband and fellow co-founder of the Transit Riders Union Scott Myers kicked off the event. He echoed Wilson’s progressive economic messages, saying rampant economic inequality had created the political space for outsiders to take power.
January 2, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Wilson's husband and fellow co-founder of the Transit Riders Union Scott Myers kicked off the event. He echoed Wilson’s progressive economic messages, saying rampant economic inequality had created the political space for outsiders to take power.
It took over three years for the department to respond to one request for records about SPD’s subjection of strip searching practices on youth. Two other requests of mine remained in limbo as well. It seems plausible that there are political motivations to the delays by the SPD legal unit.
December 31, 2025 at 10:14 PM
It took over three years for the department to respond to one request for records about SPD’s subjection of strip searching practices on youth. Two other requests of mine remained in limbo as well. It seems plausible that there are political motivations to the delays by the SPD legal unit.