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Rebecca Saldaña @rebeccasaldana1.bsky.social · Sep 6

I join with 40 elected asking META and Lavish to respect the right of workers to organize. #DemocracyMatters bsky.app/profile/unit...

UNITEHERE Local 8 @uniteherelocal8.bsky.social · Sep 5

BREAKING: 40 elected leaders sent a letter to Lavish Roots and Meta urging them to be neutral and respect workers’ desire to form a union. Over 200 Lavish workers who prepare and serve meals for Meta employees in WA state are organizing, and our elected leaders have our backs!

DEAR MR. ZUCKERBERG, META LEADERSHIP, AND MR. LAVIELLE,
We are writing as elected leaders representing communities in the Puget Sound region at
various levels of government. We urge you to remain neutral and respect the desire expressed
by food service workers at Meta offices in Bellevue and Redmond, WA, who are employed by
Lavish Roots, to organize a union without fear, intimidation and employer interference.
Many of the workers preparing and serving food and drink to Meta employees are our
constituents and we support them as they organize for basic safety, stability, equality and
respect. We believe that unions are essential in ensuring that working people in the service
industry have a path to sustaining themselves in a region that is faced with a rise in the cost of
living and income inequality.
We are looking forward to working collaboratively with you on this issue. Please don’t hesitate
to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.
Sincerely,

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Rebecca Saldaña @rebeccasaldana1.bsky.social · Sep 6

I often talk about how as a nation we let fear and hurt undermine our democracy after 9/11. Know our history. Listen. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...

9/11: The Day That Forever Changed U.S. Immigration Policy

Podcast Episode · Latino USA · 09/05/2025 · 28m

podcasts.apple.com

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Rebecca Saldaña @rebeccasaldana1.bsky.social · Sep 5

What i am listening to this smoky Friday. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

Ep 15: Turning Outrage into Action with Renée Hopkins

Podcast Episode · In the Meanwhile · 09/05/2025 · 1h 8m

podcasts.apple.com

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Rebecca Saldaña @rebeccasaldana1.bsky.social · Sep 5

I am not consistent on socials comments - but if you can send to [email protected] we will def look into whether the grant was used as intended. Thx

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Rebecca Saldaña @rebeccasaldana1.bsky.social · Jun 23

We need bold proven and humble leaders who reflect the best of our seattle values in times like these. That is why I am supporting @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social

Katie Wilson for Seattle @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social · Jun 20

A UW professor recently called Washington State “a tax haven like the Cayman Islands.”

What did he mean?

Let’s get into it!

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Rebecca Saldaña @rebeccasaldana1.bsky.social · Jun 23

“We have an opportunity to redefine what our relationship with the river” we need more stories like this: First Time in 100 Years: Young Kayakers on a Ride for the Ages #salmon #flow

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

Young kayakers begin a journey down a river set free for the first time in 100 years.

The rugged Klamath River in Oregon and California is running free again, mostly, for the first time in 100 years after the recent removal of four major dams.

www.seattletimes.com

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Climate Solutions @climatesolutions.org · Jun 16

And in Washington @AGOWA is joining 10 other AGs to stand up for clean air and sue the Trump Administration over the illegal attacks on the Clean Air Act waivers. Thank you for fighting to protect our right to clean air!
oag.ca.gov/news/press-r...

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Sam Ricketts @samtricketts.bsky.social · Jun 17

FACT SHEET: The “Baseload Fallacy”: Undercutting Wind, Solar, and Batteries While Supporting Nuclear and Geothermal Won’t Protect the Grid—Or Families’ Energy Bills, from @ClimatePower
climatepower.us/news/fact-sh...

FACT SHEET: The “Baseload Fallacy”: Undercutting Wind, Solar, and Batteries While Supporting Nuclear and Geothermal Won’t Protect the Grid—Or Families’ Energy Bills | Climate Power

Utility bills are surging across the country in the face of rising demand from data centers and new manufacturing facilities.

climatepower.us

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Rebecca Saldaña @rebeccasaldana1.bsky.social · Jun 13

That “Big beautiful bill” even tries to take away our libraries! Tell Congress to rewrite or reject it!

Carmen 📚 Latinx Book Influencer 📚 @tomesandtextiles.bsky.social · Jun 13

How 🧊 funding is affecting IMLS library funding

🔗: linktr.ee/tomesandtext...

Rebecca Saldaña @rebeccasaldana1.bsky.social · Jun 4

Wrong for so many reasons! The actions of ICE and Trump are immoral. www.npr.org/2025/06/01/g...

The White House is deporting people to countries they're not from. Why?

The administration argues the men's home countries won't take them — but lawyers say getting sent to a country like South Sudan could lead to more persecution.

www.npr.org

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Rebecca Saldaña @rebeccasaldana1.bsky.social · Jun 4

Proud to have @murray.senate.gov representing our state. Sen. Patty Murray: Shut up and be quiet? No thanks. Speak up, organize where and when you can.

www.seattletimes.com/opinion/sen-...

Sit down and shut up? No thanks | Op-Ed, Sen. Patty Murray

Make yourself heard however you can. Big or small, it all makes a difference and it all adds up to navigate the Trump era and minimize the damage

www.seattletimes.com

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Rebecca Saldaña @rebeccasaldana1.bsky.social · May 22

Come out and celebrate May is small business month. www.youtube.com/shorts/AA6Wo... #SmallBusinessMonth #RainierBeach

Walk the Block 2025

YouTube video by Rainier Beach Action Coalition

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Rebecca Saldaña @rebeccasaldana1.bsky.social · May 5

I love #vampires and LZ Granderson’s invite to watch #TheLostBoys and #Sinners, to gain lessons of how to #FightTyranny with Truth (+Courage) Read @Against vampires or tyrants, truth is the essential weapon

www.seattletimes.com/opinion/agai...

Against vampires or tyrants, truth is the essential weapon

The thing about the truth is that it doesn't need acknowledgment from the public to exist. But to be of use, truth does need people willing to call it by name.

www.seattletimes.com

Rebecca Saldaña @rebeccasaldana1.bsky.social · May 5

Not committing to post regularly, but I did finally update my password access my @bsky.app so I can post. #HealthyBoundaries #IRL #SocialMediaInDoses

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