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Since Donald Trump returned to office in January, SCOTUS has backed him at least in part in 21 of 23 emergency docket cases. In doing so, the court has expanded how it uses its emergency power, following at least six different legal paths to side with Trump, a Reuters analysis found reut.rs/4o4MidQ
October 2, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Since Donald Trump returned to office in January, SCOTUS has backed him at least in part in 21 of 23 emergency docket cases. In doing so, the court has expanded how it uses its emergency power, following at least six different legal paths to side with Trump, a Reuters analysis found reut.rs/4o4MidQ
The Atlantic Announces Free Digital Subscriptions for All U.S. Public High Schools
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September 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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🎗️🚠 Turning what would otherwise be scraps into a great cause! 🙌
Alpental, WA, Edelweiss Chair Fundraiser Raises $194,000+ for Local Nonprofits - SnowBrains
SNOQUALMIE PASS, WA – August 12, 2025 — Alpental is proud to announce that the beloved Edelweiss Riblet double chairlift has raised $194,343.11 for local community organizations, demonstrating the ski...
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August 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
🎗️🚠 Turning what would otherwise be scraps into a great cause! 🙌
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Excellent article touching on unworkable, poorly thought out consequences of eliminating USFS Regional Offices and consolidating R&D into Fort Collins, CO.
These ideas are so poorly conceived, I have a hard time believing they can come to fruition— but they *will* add stress to our workforce.
These ideas are so poorly conceived, I have a hard time believing they can come to fruition— but they *will* add stress to our workforce.
As Washington, D.C. continues slash-and-burn policies for federal agencies, the USDA plans to close the Forest Service's nine regional offices responsible for 193 million acres of public land.
Robert Chaney looks at what it means for Greater Yellowstone and the Region 1 Headquarters in Missoula.
Robert Chaney looks at what it means for Greater Yellowstone and the Region 1 Headquarters in Missoula.
Forest Service to Abandon Nine Regional Offices - Mountain Journal
As Washington continues slash-and-burn policies for federal agencies, USDA announces consolidation of offices responsible for 193 million acres of public land
mountainjournal.org
July 27, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Excellent article touching on unworkable, poorly thought out consequences of eliminating USFS Regional Offices and consolidating R&D into Fort Collins, CO.
These ideas are so poorly conceived, I have a hard time believing they can come to fruition— but they *will* add stress to our workforce.
These ideas are so poorly conceived, I have a hard time believing they can come to fruition— but they *will* add stress to our workforce.
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Hurricane forecasters and scientists rely on weather data collected and processed by Department of Defense satellites. The Navy has decided to stop sharing the data.
Defense Department will stop providing crucial satellite weather data
Hurricane forecasters and scientists rely on weather data collected and processed by Department of Defense satellites. The Navy has decided to stop sharing the data.
n.pr
July 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Hurricane forecasters and scientists rely on weather data collected and processed by Department of Defense satellites. The Navy has decided to stop sharing the data.
Yes please
Scientists in Japan develop plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours reut.rs/43ZAdz6
Scientists in Japan develop plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours
Researchers in Japan have developed a plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours, offering up a potential solution for a modern-day scourge polluting oceans and harming wildlife.
reut.rs
June 4, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Yes please
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Carlos Correa is out of the lineup for today's game as the Twins ease him back from a concussion.
Here's what manager Rocco Baldelli said about that yesterday: www.nytimes.com/athletic/637...
Here's what manager Rocco Baldelli said about that yesterday: www.nytimes.com/athletic/637...
May 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Carlos Correa is out of the lineup for today's game as the Twins ease him back from a concussion.
Here's what manager Rocco Baldelli said about that yesterday: www.nytimes.com/athletic/637...
Here's what manager Rocco Baldelli said about that yesterday: www.nytimes.com/athletic/637...
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Washington's first-in-the-nation shared streets bill, allowing local governments to lower speed limits to 10 mph on specific streets where vehicle traffic must yield to pedestrian, bike, and scooter traffic, is now law.
app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?...
app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?...
May 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Washington's first-in-the-nation shared streets bill, allowing local governments to lower speed limits to 10 mph on specific streets where vehicle traffic must yield to pedestrian, bike, and scooter traffic, is now law.
app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?...
app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?...
‘[Sound Transit] connects riders to businesses and neighborhoods, allowing mobility in places that sometimes offer relatively less-expensive housing.’
www.seattletimes.com/business/lig...
www.seattletimes.com/business/lig...
Light rail is a target to critics, but the economic benefits are clear
Progress on light rail to the Eastside opens the prospect of reclaiming much of the transit lost in 1970. Studies and experience make economic benefits clear, Jon Talton writes.
www.seattletimes.com
May 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
‘[Sound Transit] connects riders to businesses and neighborhoods, allowing mobility in places that sometimes offer relatively less-expensive housing.’
www.seattletimes.com/business/lig...
www.seattletimes.com/business/lig...
Redmond did it right
“Visitors exiting trains there will find shops and restaurants within steps, with regional transit connections close by and a connection to the region’s trail network literally at the station’s front door.”
www.theurbanist.org/2025/05/10/e...
“Visitors exiting trains there will find shops and restaurants within steps, with regional transit connections close by and a connection to the region’s trail network literally at the station’s front door.”
www.theurbanist.org/2025/05/10/e...
Everything You Need to Know About Downtown Redmond Link - The Urbanist
# Light rail finally arrives in Downtown Redmond Saturday, the culmination of years of work by Eastside leaders to bring high-capacity transit to this growth hub.
www.theurbanist.org
May 12, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Redmond did it right
“Visitors exiting trains there will find shops and restaurants within steps, with regional transit connections close by and a connection to the region’s trail network literally at the station’s front door.”
www.theurbanist.org/2025/05/10/e...
“Visitors exiting trains there will find shops and restaurants within steps, with regional transit connections close by and a connection to the region’s trail network literally at the station’s front door.”
www.theurbanist.org/2025/05/10/e...
Seattle's next move to slow Rainier Avenue: Plant trees in center lane
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Slowing Seattle’s most dangerous road
Planting trees in the center lane is the latest move in using road design to reduce collisions and deaths on what has long been seen as Seattle's most perilous road.
www.seattletimes.com
May 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Seattle's next move to slow Rainier Avenue: Plant trees in center lane
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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ICE Agents Wait At Edge Of Delivery Table To Deport Newborn
April 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
ICE Agents Wait At Edge Of Delivery Table To Deport Newborn
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Pike Place Market is launching a limited vehicle access pilot starting tomorrow!
It’s a major step toward making the Market more walkable, vibrant, & people-friendly.
Read more: www.theurbanist.org/2025/04/22/m... via @theurbanist.org by @typewriteralley.bsky.social
It’s a major step toward making the Market more walkable, vibrant, & people-friendly.
Read more: www.theurbanist.org/2025/04/22/m... via @theurbanist.org by @typewriteralley.bsky.social
Market to Test Out Long-Requested Pike Place Car Ban - The Urbanist
# Car access to Pike Place's main corridor will be restricted to loading vehicles, emergency access, and people accessing ADA parking. The Market is calling the move a
www.theurbanist.org
April 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Pike Place Market is launching a limited vehicle access pilot starting tomorrow!
It’s a major step toward making the Market more walkable, vibrant, & people-friendly.
Read more: www.theurbanist.org/2025/04/22/m... via @theurbanist.org by @typewriteralley.bsky.social
It’s a major step toward making the Market more walkable, vibrant, & people-friendly.
Read more: www.theurbanist.org/2025/04/22/m... via @theurbanist.org by @typewriteralley.bsky.social
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1. Jose Hermosillo is US citizen who was wrongly jailed in an immigration detention facility for 10 days
The administration says he "turned himself in" to the Border Patrol and told them he was a Mexican who crossed the border illegally.
I interviewed Hermosillo.
He says the government is lying.
The administration says he "turned himself in" to the Border Patrol and told them he was a Mexican who crossed the border illegally.
I interviewed Hermosillo.
He says the government is lying.
U.S. citizen wrongly detained by Border Patrol says government account is false
Jose Hermosillo was held in a detention facility for undocumented immigrants for 10 days. In his first media interview, he tells his story.
popular.info
April 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
1. Jose Hermosillo is US citizen who was wrongly jailed in an immigration detention facility for 10 days
The administration says he "turned himself in" to the Border Patrol and told them he was a Mexican who crossed the border illegally.
I interviewed Hermosillo.
He says the government is lying.
The administration says he "turned himself in" to the Border Patrol and told them he was a Mexican who crossed the border illegally.
I interviewed Hermosillo.
He says the government is lying.
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"An emergency order directs federal personnel to increase timber quotas by 25% on the national forests...'Even though the order cloaks it in wildfire prevention, nobody should be fooled. This is all about maximizing timber and maximizing timber industry profits.'" 🌏 www.desertsun.com/story/news/e...
USDA orders California national forests open for major logging
Mudslide risk could increase in Southern California burn areas if trees are cleared, public lands advocate says.
www.desertsun.com
April 5, 2025 at 4:51 AM
"An emergency order directs federal personnel to increase timber quotas by 25% on the national forests...'Even though the order cloaks it in wildfire prevention, nobody should be fooled. This is all about maximizing timber and maximizing timber industry profits.'" 🌏 www.desertsun.com/story/news/e...
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If you are an NC resident and voted in November, please check if your name or the names of any family areone of the 60K votes being challenged. If so, confirm ASAP with your Board of Elections. You only have two weeks.
The website to check linked in the reply.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
The website to check linked in the reply.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
NC Court of Appeals gives over 60,000 challenged voters 15 days to prove eligibility
The majority wrote that, even though they have the authority to completely throw out the contested ballots, they decided to instead mandate a cure period for most of the challenged voters.
www.newsobserver.com
April 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
If you are an NC resident and voted in November, please check if your name or the names of any family areone of the 60K votes being challenged. If so, confirm ASAP with your Board of Elections. You only have two weeks.
The website to check linked in the reply.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
The website to check linked in the reply.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
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Agencies within the Trump administration have flagged hundreds of words to limit or avoid, according to a compilation of government documents. These terms appeared in government memos, in official and unofficial agency guidance and in other documents. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
March 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Agencies within the Trump administration have flagged hundreds of words to limit or avoid, according to a compilation of government documents. These terms appeared in government memos, in official and unofficial agency guidance and in other documents. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The Seattle library online resources webpage is a trebuchet in a world of paywalls. www.spl.org/online-resou...
Did you know the Seattle Public Library provides 72-hour access codes to the New York Times website — including Games, Cooking, Wirecutter, and The Athletic — as well as web access to the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post?
Magazines & Newspapers on Your Device
Learn how to get started with our digital magazine and newspaper services.
www.spl.org
March 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The Seattle library online resources webpage is a trebuchet in a world of paywalls. www.spl.org/online-resou...
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He skis like shit.
March 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
He skis like shit.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s new leadership on Thursday dismissed at least four enforcement lawsuits undertaken by the previous administration’s director.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau drops lawsuits against Capital One and Berkshire, Rocket Cos. units
The moves are the latest sign of the abrupt shift at the agency since acting CFPB director Russell Vought took over this month
www.cnbc.com
February 27, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s new leadership on Thursday dismissed at least four enforcement lawsuits undertaken by the previous administration’s director.
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To pay for tax cuts and a militarized border, House GOP chooses cuts to health care, nutrition, education. minnesotareformer.com/2025/02/25/r...
U.S. House Republicans overcome own members’ doubts to push through sweeping budget • Minnesota Reformer
The resolution will call on committees that oversee Medicaid, nutrition assistance and education programs to cut hundreds of billions of dollars to pay for a portion of the tax cuts.
minnesotareformer.com
February 26, 2025 at 3:14 AM
To pay for tax cuts and a militarized border, House GOP chooses cuts to health care, nutrition, education. minnesotareformer.com/2025/02/25/r...
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IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS NEWS:
Acting Treasury Secretary, David A. Lebryk: “the highest-ranking career official at the Treasury Department is departing after a clash with allies of billionaire Elon Musk over access to sensitive payment systems.”
(Gift link here:
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Acting Treasury Secretary, David A. Lebryk: “the highest-ranking career official at the Treasury Department is departing after a clash with allies of billionaire Elon Musk over access to sensitive payment systems.”
(Gift link here:
wapo.st/4jH7XYa)
January 31, 2025 at 10:41 PM
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS NEWS:
Acting Treasury Secretary, David A. Lebryk: “the highest-ranking career official at the Treasury Department is departing after a clash with allies of billionaire Elon Musk over access to sensitive payment systems.”
(Gift link here:
wapo.st/4jH7XYa)
Acting Treasury Secretary, David A. Lebryk: “the highest-ranking career official at the Treasury Department is departing after a clash with allies of billionaire Elon Musk over access to sensitive payment systems.”
(Gift link here:
wapo.st/4jH7XYa)
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Enrique Tarrio, the Proud Boys leader, says he wants to see “retribution” and for this Trump term to lay the groundwork for something more permanent.
“We’ve got to do everything in our power to make sure that the next 4 years sets us up for the next 100 years.”
“We’ve got to do everything in our power to make sure that the next 4 years sets us up for the next 100 years.”
January 22, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Enrique Tarrio, the Proud Boys leader, says he wants to see “retribution” and for this Trump term to lay the groundwork for something more permanent.
“We’ve got to do everything in our power to make sure that the next 4 years sets us up for the next 100 years.”
“We’ve got to do everything in our power to make sure that the next 4 years sets us up for the next 100 years.”