Sarah Clifthorne
@sarahclifthorne.bsky.social
Making Washington State a better place to live and work.
WA State OFM has a new report out on the potential harms of the proposed tariffs. With 40% of WA jobs tied to trade, the Trump tariffs could cost WA $2.2 billion over the next 4 years, plus higher prices for cars, clothing, and food.
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Crosswinds Ahead: The Turbulent Tariff Toll on Washingtonians
The federal government has proposed a variety of substantial tariff increases in 2025. If the “Liberation Day” tariffs are enacted, Washington state residents and businesses could experience
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September 10, 2025 at 2:30 AM
WA State OFM has a new report out on the potential harms of the proposed tariffs. With 40% of WA jobs tied to trade, the Trump tariffs could cost WA $2.2 billion over the next 4 years, plus higher prices for cars, clothing, and food.
ofm.wa.gov/washington-d...
ofm.wa.gov/washington-d...
Happy 90th Birthday to the Social Security Act! 🎉🎂🥳
Frances Perkins drafted the blueprint for the legislation that later became the social security act signed into law by President Franklin Roosevelt on August 14, 1935.
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#SocialSecurity
Frances Perkins drafted the blueprint for the legislation that later became the social security act signed into law by President Franklin Roosevelt on August 14, 1935.
#PuttingPeopleFirst
#SocialSecurity
August 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Happy 90th Birthday to the Social Security Act! 🎉🎂🥳
Frances Perkins drafted the blueprint for the legislation that later became the social security act signed into law by President Franklin Roosevelt on August 14, 1935.
#PuttingPeopleFirst
#SocialSecurity
Frances Perkins drafted the blueprint for the legislation that later became the social security act signed into law by President Franklin Roosevelt on August 14, 1935.
#PuttingPeopleFirst
#SocialSecurity
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Republicans are calling for massive cuts to the cutting-edge science happening at PNNL and the essential work at the Hanford cleanup.
I was in the Tri-Cities to say I'm tearing up Trump's budget and writing a new one.
NO WAY to shortchanging Hanford or groundbreaking research.
I was in the Tri-Cities to say I'm tearing up Trump's budget and writing a new one.
NO WAY to shortchanging Hanford or groundbreaking research.
August 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Republicans are calling for massive cuts to the cutting-edge science happening at PNNL and the essential work at the Hanford cleanup.
I was in the Tri-Cities to say I'm tearing up Trump's budget and writing a new one.
NO WAY to shortchanging Hanford or groundbreaking research.
I was in the Tri-Cities to say I'm tearing up Trump's budget and writing a new one.
NO WAY to shortchanging Hanford or groundbreaking research.
I am looking for a leader to guide WA efforts to:
📈 Grow industries that keep WA competitive globally
🌎 Expand trade & export for local biz
🤝 Partner with trusted local orgs to support small biz
🏞️ Ensure rural & historically underserved areas share in growth
www.governmentjobs.com/careers/wash...
📈 Grow industries that keep WA competitive globally
🌎 Expand trade & export for local biz
🤝 Partner with trusted local orgs to support small biz
🏞️ Ensure rural & historically underserved areas share in growth
www.governmentjobs.com/careers/wash...
State of Washington Job Opportunities | Work that Matters
www.governmentjobs.com
August 8, 2025 at 5:59 AM
I am looking for a leader to guide WA efforts to:
📈 Grow industries that keep WA competitive globally
🌎 Expand trade & export for local biz
🤝 Partner with trusted local orgs to support small biz
🏞️ Ensure rural & historically underserved areas share in growth
www.governmentjobs.com/careers/wash...
📈 Grow industries that keep WA competitive globally
🌎 Expand trade & export for local biz
🤝 Partner with trusted local orgs to support small biz
🏞️ Ensure rural & historically underserved areas share in growth
www.governmentjobs.com/careers/wash...
Reposted by Sarah Clifthorne
Happy Juneteenth! During a time when history and truth are being stripped from our institutions nationwide, Juneteenth reminds us of the importance of celebrating and uplifting Black voices in American history. (1/3)
June 19, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Happy Juneteenth! During a time when history and truth are being stripped from our institutions nationwide, Juneteenth reminds us of the importance of celebrating and uplifting Black voices in American history. (1/3)
Reposted by Sarah Clifthorne
Trump wants you to think there is violence in LA. This is Hollywood saying No Kings.
June 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Trump wants you to think there is violence in LA. This is Hollywood saying No Kings.
In light of the horrific political assassination this morning of an elected state leader in Minnesota, this statement by a Trump cabinet member about replacing elected state leaders in California is worth re-sharing.
Thinking of all who step up to make our civic democracy work. Thank you.
Thinking of all who step up to make our civic democracy work. Thank you.
Kristi Noem: "We are not going away. We are staying here to liberate the city from the socialists and the burdensome leadership that this governor and that this mayor have placed on this country and what they have tried to insert into the city."
Sen. Alex Padilla is then forcibly removed!
Sen. Alex Padilla is then forcibly removed!
June 14, 2025 at 6:56 PM
In light of the horrific political assassination this morning of an elected state leader in Minnesota, this statement by a Trump cabinet member about replacing elected state leaders in California is worth re-sharing.
Thinking of all who step up to make our civic democracy work. Thank you.
Thinking of all who step up to make our civic democracy work. Thank you.
Univ. of Maryland is also stepping up! Any federal worker who has been terminated in 2025 is eligible for a free, self paced certificate in 5 programs:
* Foundations of Biz
* AI for Biz Leaders
* Climate Finance & Risk Mgmt
* Python Programming for Biz
* Tech Leadership & Governance
* Foundations of Biz
* AI for Biz Leaders
* Climate Finance & Risk Mgmt
* Python Programming for Biz
* Tech Leadership & Governance
Glad to see institutions getting creative on how to help impacted federal workers.
Georgetown Law is offering 50% off tuition: www.law.georgetown.edu/news/georget...
Harvard Impact Labs created a list of open research, civic tech, data, and policy job openings: www.publicsolutionsjobs.org
Georgetown Law is offering 50% off tuition: www.law.georgetown.edu/news/georget...
Harvard Impact Labs created a list of open research, civic tech, data, and policy job openings: www.publicsolutionsjobs.org
May 5, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Univ. of Maryland is also stepping up! Any federal worker who has been terminated in 2025 is eligible for a free, self paced certificate in 5 programs:
* Foundations of Biz
* AI for Biz Leaders
* Climate Finance & Risk Mgmt
* Python Programming for Biz
* Tech Leadership & Governance
* Foundations of Biz
* AI for Biz Leaders
* Climate Finance & Risk Mgmt
* Python Programming for Biz
* Tech Leadership & Governance
Reposted by Sarah Clifthorne
Rubio publicly criticizing an ally for cracking down on right-wing extremism. And Germany hitting back. We are in a new world
May 2, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Rubio publicly criticizing an ally for cracking down on right-wing extremism. And Germany hitting back. We are in a new world
Glad to see institutions getting creative on how to help impacted federal workers.
Georgetown Law is offering 50% off tuition: www.law.georgetown.edu/news/georget...
Harvard Impact Labs created a list of open research, civic tech, data, and policy job openings: www.publicsolutionsjobs.org
Georgetown Law is offering 50% off tuition: www.law.georgetown.edu/news/georget...
Harvard Impact Labs created a list of open research, civic tech, data, and policy job openings: www.publicsolutionsjobs.org
May 1, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Glad to see institutions getting creative on how to help impacted federal workers.
Georgetown Law is offering 50% off tuition: www.law.georgetown.edu/news/georget...
Harvard Impact Labs created a list of open research, civic tech, data, and policy job openings: www.publicsolutionsjobs.org
Georgetown Law is offering 50% off tuition: www.law.georgetown.edu/news/georget...
Harvard Impact Labs created a list of open research, civic tech, data, and policy job openings: www.publicsolutionsjobs.org
Shocked by Sen. Bill Ramos’s sudden passing. I appreciated his care, curiosity, and decency. Losing two lawmakers mid-session is heavy. So much pressure on lawmakers to finish their work by the scheduled April 27 end of #WAleg. Love to everyone in that building.
April 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Shocked by Sen. Bill Ramos’s sudden passing. I appreciated his care, curiosity, and decency. Losing two lawmakers mid-session is heavy. So much pressure on lawmakers to finish their work by the scheduled April 27 end of #WAleg. Love to everyone in that building.
WA’s Dept of Commerce invites community voices to shape our work. Take
@wastatecommerce.bsky.social’s quick survey or join a listening session to help make our work more community-driven, accessible, and transparent.
More info: www.commerce.wa.gov/community-en...
@wastatecommerce.bsky.social’s quick survey or join a listening session to help make our work more community-driven, accessible, and transparent.
More info: www.commerce.wa.gov/community-en...
Community Engagement
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April 18, 2025 at 2:08 AM
WA’s Dept of Commerce invites community voices to shape our work. Take
@wastatecommerce.bsky.social’s quick survey or join a listening session to help make our work more community-driven, accessible, and transparent.
More info: www.commerce.wa.gov/community-en...
@wastatecommerce.bsky.social’s quick survey or join a listening session to help make our work more community-driven, accessible, and transparent.
More info: www.commerce.wa.gov/community-en...
Happy to be at the stage of parenting where my kiddo shares new science with me.
Less happy the science reflects Americans’ lack of will to act on climate change.
In related news, pollen counts between 1990 & 2018 increased by up to 21% (?!?!)
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Less happy the science reflects Americans’ lack of will to act on climate change.
In related news, pollen counts between 1990 & 2018 increased by up to 21% (?!?!)
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Anthropogenic climate change is worsening North American pollen seasons | PNAS
Airborne pollen has major respiratory health impacts and anthropogenic climate change
may increase pollen concentrations and extend pollen seasons....
www.pnas.org
April 6, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Happy to be at the stage of parenting where my kiddo shares new science with me.
Less happy the science reflects Americans’ lack of will to act on climate change.
In related news, pollen counts between 1990 & 2018 increased by up to 21% (?!?!)
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Less happy the science reflects Americans’ lack of will to act on climate change.
In related news, pollen counts between 1990 & 2018 increased by up to 21% (?!?!)
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Heads up for EV drivers in WA.
Big news! Our partners at WSDOT just launched EV-MAP—a new tool to help plan for more EV chargers across the state. With just a click, you can explore current charging locations, find the best spots for new chargers, and download data to support planning.
Check it out: bit.ly/EV-MAP
Check it out: bit.ly/EV-MAP
March 29, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Heads up for EV drivers in WA.
If you’re a newly unemployed federal employee, staff at @washingtonesd.bsky.social WorkSource centers can help you find a job, connect you to training and more.
Find a WorkSource center near you using this locator tool: www.worksourcewa.com/microsite/co...
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Find a WorkSource center near you using this locator tool: www.worksourcewa.com/microsite/co...
#PuttingPeopleFirst
WorkSourceWA
Find the job that's right for you. Use Monster's resources to create a resume, search for jobs, prepare for interviews, and launch your career.
www.worksourcewa.com
February 26, 2025 at 6:09 AM
If you’re a newly unemployed federal employee, staff at @washingtonesd.bsky.social WorkSource centers can help you find a job, connect you to training and more.
Find a WorkSource center near you using this locator tool: www.worksourcewa.com/microsite/co...
#PuttingPeopleFirst
Find a WorkSource center near you using this locator tool: www.worksourcewa.com/microsite/co...
#PuttingPeopleFirst
Air pollution has dropped significantly in #Paris in the last 15 years. Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social’s leadership has traded car space for green space, safe bike space, kid space.. and traded pollution for people.
Good trade.
Good trade.
February 4, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Learned this morning that Warsaw is now one of the top vegan friendly cities in the world. Also about a possible origin story of bagels.
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How Warsaw became the unlikely vegan capital of Europe | Karol Adamiak
A city associated with sausage and herring is now a haven for plant-based foods – and Poland’s rightwing politicians aren’t happy, says chef Karol Adamiak
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February 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Learned this morning that Warsaw is now one of the top vegan friendly cities in the world. Also about a possible origin story of bagels.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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As you finish making your plans for New Years Eve, make sure to show your solidarity and get ready with union-made party essentials!
December 31, 2024 at 7:28 PM
As you finish making your plans for New Years Eve, make sure to show your solidarity and get ready with union-made party essentials!
Excited my alma mater Smith College is on track to be carbon neutral by 2030! They are well on their way with the largest capital undertaking in their history: replacing the college’s aging steam heating system with an electrically-powered geothermal one.
www.smith.edu/news-events/...
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All the Geothermal You Cannot See
Smith’s new energy system is up and running on north campus.
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December 16, 2024 at 11:59 PM
Excited my alma mater Smith College is on track to be carbon neutral by 2030! They are well on their way with the largest capital undertaking in their history: replacing the college’s aging steam heating system with an electrically-powered geothermal one.
www.smith.edu/news-events/...
www.smith.edu/news-events/...
Great to see the architect of many of the New Deal social safety nets and America’s first female Cabinet secretary, Frances Perkins, finally honored with a national monument.
apnews.com/article/bide...
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Biden establishes a national monument for Frances Perkins, the 1st female Cabinet secretary
President Joe Biden has signed a proclamation establishing a national monument honoring the late FDR-era Labor Secretary Frances Perkins.
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December 16, 2024 at 11:55 PM
Great to see the architect of many of the New Deal social safety nets and America’s first female Cabinet secretary, Frances Perkins, finally honored with a national monument.
apnews.com/article/bide...
apnews.com/article/bide...