Ken
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Ken
@keny206.bsky.social
As if communities' relationships with police weren't fraught enough, ICE is undermining trust and safety.
"Some [local police] chiefs have worried that the fragile trust they have worked toward is coming rapidly undone."
‘It’s All Just Going Down the Toilet’: Police Chiefs Fume at ICE Tactics
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:48 AM
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I met with the Seattle Mayor, King County Executive, and a coalition of labor, faith, and immigrant rights groups to strategize on how we can all defend our community from ICE.

We’re standing together and staying coordinated to protect our community from Trump’s attacks.
January 30, 2026 at 9:02 PM
How is this keeping us safe from "the worst of the worst"? ICE terrorizes immigrants with valid refugee status, flies them a thousand miles away, then takes no responsibility for getting them back home.
They ‘Had Done Everything Right.’ ICE Detained Them Anyway.
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:27 AM
We owe it to Alex Pretti and his family to honor his memory as shared by those who knew and loved him. This piece by childhood friend Kristen Radtke is truly a gift, and I read it with heartbreak and gratitude...
"I didn’t realize, in the hours before his name was released to the public, that the man millions of people had seen lying facedown on the pavement from multiple angles of eyewitness video was my childhood best friend."

Read more from @kristenradtke.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/86856...
January 28, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Full statement available on the union's website www.afge.org/publication/...
January 27, 2026 at 8:10 PM
WA voters, one small thing we can do: Let's make sure our state legislators ban facial coverings for law enforcement officers (including ICE agents). Click "Send a comment to your legislators" in support of HB 2173 and companion bill SB 5855. Here's a link to HB 2173...
HB 2173 Washington State Legislature
app.leg.wa.gov
January 26, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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I’ve never heard of a “law enforcement” agency putting an officer who just killed someone back on the street under 24 hours. And that’s because all shootings are treated as homicides pending investigation. This is as clear a sign as you’ll get that DHS personnel enjoy practical immunity from murder.
CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.

This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
January 25, 2026 at 8:56 PM
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The party that has spent unlimited resources and energy getting states to pass laws to allow citizens to openly carry loaded weapons anywhere - now believes that exercising this right is permission for law enforcement to murder you.

Honestly, how dumb do they think we are?
January 25, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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NEW: A federal court ruling in Minnesota, which notes ICE agents broke the Fourth Amendment by entering a family's home sans warrant, lands as ICE faces scrutiny over a secret memo claiming their agents can enter homes w/ administrative paperwork alone.
US Judge Rules ICE Raids Require Judicial Warrants, Contradicting Secret ICE Memo
The ruling in federal court in Minnesota lands as Immigration and Customs Enforcement faces scrutiny over an internal memo claiming judge-signed warrants aren’t needed to enter homes without consent.
www.wired.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Today's the last day to comment on a Dept. of Interior proposal to allow more offshore drilling, putting coastline communities and habitats at great risk—all at a time when American oil companies already produce enough oil that they export lots of it. Put people before oil companies!
January 23, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Let's trust doctors, not politicians, with children's health. Thank you, Washington state, for sticking with the American Academy of Pediatrics' guidance on protecting children (and the general public) from preventable diseases.
WA keeps recommending 15 vaccines for kids, dismissing new federal guidance
Washington state is continuing to recommend 15 vaccines for children and adolescents, in line with the schedule recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
www.kuow.org
January 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Here in one of the world's wealthiest nations, how shameful that HHS cuts entire states off of the support for families and children in our communities who most need it...the very support that helps parents work, get a degree, and earn a chance to rise out of poverty.
US suspends funds for needy families in five Democratic-led states
Administration has alleged fraud in decision to halt grants from California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:13 PM
This administration hopes we don’t notice that their Environmental Protection Agency cares more about corporations than Americans. For 50 years, the EPA has considered the value of protecting human health when regulating pollution. Not any more. Time to write my legislators…again.
EPA to stop calculating money and lives saved by curbs on air pollution
Agency to focus rules for fine particulate matter and ozone only on cost to industry, aligning with Trump approach
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:20 AM
"We honor her memory by living her values: rejecting hate and choosing compassion, turning away from fear and pursuing peace, refusing division and knowing we must come together to build a world where we all come home safe to the people we love." —Becca Good, widow of Renee Good
Renee Macklin Good’s wife says she nurtured kindness
On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.
www.mprnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 6:23 AM