Sasquatch
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A pompous loudmouth,
Annoying, full of hot air
A waste of your time
Annoying, full of hot air
A waste of your time
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Washingtonians want legislators and Governor Ferguson to balance the state budget with progressive revenue, not more cuts
The governor told reporters at a December media availability he plans to propose a supplemental budget for 2026 that relies on cuts to balance, with no new revenue. This would…
The governor told reporters at a December media availability he plans to propose a supplemental budget for 2026 that relies on cuts to balance, with no new revenue. This would…
Washingtonians want legislators and Governor Ferguson to balance the state budget with progressive revenue, not more cuts
The governor told reporters at a December media availability he plans to propose a supplemental budget for 2026 that relies on cuts to balance, with no new revenue. This would be a huge mistake. Legislators must chart a different course.
www.nwprogressive.org
December 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Washingtonians want legislators and Governor Ferguson to balance the state budget with progressive revenue, not more cuts
The governor told reporters at a December media availability he plans to propose a supplemental budget for 2026 that relies on cuts to balance, with no new revenue. This would…
The governor told reporters at a December media availability he plans to propose a supplemental budget for 2026 that relies on cuts to balance, with no new revenue. This would…
MGP's going to win re-election by 15% lol
December 3, 2025 at 3:11 AM
MGP's going to win re-election by 15% lol
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I think the WA-05 congressional district is winnable right now for Democrats with the right candidate focusing on the right issues.
Here’s what I’d be looking for in a candidate:
Here’s what I’d be looking for in a candidate:
November 6, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I think the WA-05 congressional district is winnable right now for Democrats with the right candidate focusing on the right issues.
Here’s what I’d be looking for in a candidate:
Here’s what I’d be looking for in a candidate:
It's obviously early, lots of variables, blah blah blah. But these are the kinds of numbers that should have Baumgartner looking over his shoulder
November 5, 2025 at 3:17 AM
It's obviously early, lots of variables, blah blah blah. But these are the kinds of numbers that should have Baumgartner looking over his shoulder
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Quick preview of numbers being released tomorrow… special for my Bluesky peeps:
Alaska Survey Research
October 10-15, 2025
N=2,083 adults (1,957 RV, 1,708 LV)
2026 Alaska US Senate (LV)
Mary Peltola (D) 48%
Dan Sullivan (R) 46%
Undecided 6%
Sullivan’s negative hits 50% for the first time.
Alaska Survey Research
October 10-15, 2025
N=2,083 adults (1,957 RV, 1,708 LV)
2026 Alaska US Senate (LV)
Mary Peltola (D) 48%
Dan Sullivan (R) 46%
Undecided 6%
Sullivan’s negative hits 50% for the first time.
October 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Quick preview of numbers being released tomorrow… special for my Bluesky peeps:
Alaska Survey Research
October 10-15, 2025
N=2,083 adults (1,957 RV, 1,708 LV)
2026 Alaska US Senate (LV)
Mary Peltola (D) 48%
Dan Sullivan (R) 46%
Undecided 6%
Sullivan’s negative hits 50% for the first time.
Alaska Survey Research
October 10-15, 2025
N=2,083 adults (1,957 RV, 1,708 LV)
2026 Alaska US Senate (LV)
Mary Peltola (D) 48%
Dan Sullivan (R) 46%
Undecided 6%
Sullivan’s negative hits 50% for the first time.
What do you even say at this point?
October 11, 2025 at 3:57 AM
What do you even say at this point?
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Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.
Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
October 10, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.
Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
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My ideal Washington tax system:
– LVT instead of property tax, with no 1% cap
– much lower sales tax and B&O tax
– modest progressive income tax
– capital gains tax similar to Idaho’s
– tax on VMT
– eliminate junk government fees
– LVT instead of property tax, with no 1% cap
– much lower sales tax and B&O tax
– modest progressive income tax
– capital gains tax similar to Idaho’s
– tax on VMT
– eliminate junk government fees
And yet progressive activists aren’t willing to have a conversation about reforming our broken tax code.
It’s not enough to say “we need to raise taxes on the rich.”
We need to fundamentally change our tax system. Some taxes should go up. Some taxes should go down. But no one is doing that work!
It’s not enough to say “we need to raise taxes on the rich.”
We need to fundamentally change our tax system. Some taxes should go up. Some taxes should go down. But no one is doing that work!
Trump 2.0 has really exposed how brittle and broken the West Coast states' tax systems are. WA, OR, and CA all have a 1% property tax cap. WA has a sales tax but no income tax; OR has an income tax but no sales tax. It is not possible to effectively resist Trump without fixing these tax systems.
October 7, 2025 at 12:37 AM
My ideal Washington tax system:
– LVT instead of property tax, with no 1% cap
– much lower sales tax and B&O tax
– modest progressive income tax
– capital gains tax similar to Idaho’s
– tax on VMT
– eliminate junk government fees
– LVT instead of property tax, with no 1% cap
– much lower sales tax and B&O tax
– modest progressive income tax
– capital gains tax similar to Idaho’s
– tax on VMT
– eliminate junk government fees
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"Twenty-three Democratic attorneys general now gather on near-daily Zoom calls at 8 AM Pacific, which means the East Coast officials are already on their third coffee. They divide responsibilities and share templates for lawsuits they’ve been drafting since last spring."
It’s Time for Americans to Start Talking About “Soft Secession”
Blue states are finally learning what red states have known all along: you don’t need federal permission to govern.
cmarmitage.substack.com
August 23, 2025 at 8:52 PM
"Twenty-three Democratic attorneys general now gather on near-daily Zoom calls at 8 AM Pacific, which means the East Coast officials are already on their third coffee. They divide responsibilities and share templates for lawsuits they’ve been drafting since last spring."
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I am once again asking Washington’s progressive activist community to spend a couple years focused on fundamental reform of our tax system instead of their otherwise core issues.
A better world is possible, but only if we set the foundation to make it possible.
A better world is possible, but only if we set the foundation to make it possible.
October 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I am once again asking Washington’s progressive activist community to spend a couple years focused on fundamental reform of our tax system instead of their otherwise core issues.
A better world is possible, but only if we set the foundation to make it possible.
A better world is possible, but only if we set the foundation to make it possible.
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the trump administration is threatening a troop deployment in Portland, and the naked bikers are _on it_
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October 1, 2025 at 10:07 PM
the trump administration is threatening a troop deployment in Portland, and the naked bikers are _on it_
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Labor Day. I thought of the lines from Shelley’s poem “Ozymandias”, as I contemplated the poster of Donald Trump that now decorate the Department of Labor in Washington, DC. I thought of labors of creation, and of destruction.
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Look on my works, ye Mighty
Labors of Destruction and Creation
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September 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Labor Day. I thought of the lines from Shelley’s poem “Ozymandias”, as I contemplated the poster of Donald Trump that now decorate the Department of Labor in Washington, DC. I thought of labors of creation, and of destruction.
snyder.substack.com/p/look-on-my...
snyder.substack.com/p/look-on-my...
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Ever wish you had a map of the 2024 US prez election AND 2025 Canadian federal election results via the #AmericanNations map? If so, I like you already. And here you go, via Nationhood Lab @pellcenter.bsky.social:
September 2, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Ever wish you had a map of the 2024 US prez election AND 2025 Canadian federal election results via the #AmericanNations map? If so, I like you already. And here you go, via Nationhood Lab @pellcenter.bsky.social:
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America is under attack from within like never before in its modern history. Its defenders must adopt a war footing.
If the Union is to be saved — again — then Democratic-led, Democratic-governed states like Washington, Oregon, and California are going to have to step up and break out of old…
If the Union is to be saved — again — then Democratic-led, Democratic-governed states like Washington, Oregon, and California are going to have to step up and break out of old…
America is under attack from within like never before in its modern history. Its defenders must adopt a war footing.
If the Union is to be saved — again — then Democratic-led, Democratic-governed states like Washington, Oregon, and California are going to have to step up and break out of old paradigms that assume the federal government is a friend.
www.nwprogressive.org
August 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
America is under attack from within like never before in its modern history. Its defenders must adopt a war footing.
If the Union is to be saved — again — then Democratic-led, Democratic-governed states like Washington, Oregon, and California are going to have to step up and break out of old…
If the Union is to be saved — again — then Democratic-led, Democratic-governed states like Washington, Oregon, and California are going to have to step up and break out of old…
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Worth reading
It’s Time for Americans to Start Talking About “Soft Secession”
Blue states are finally learning what red states have known all along: you don’t need federal permission to govern.
cmarmitage.substack.com
August 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Worth reading
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56% of Washington voters want Donald Trump impeached again — and a record number disapprove of his job performance
56% of 737 Washington voters interviewed June 24th-27th, 2025 by Civiqs for the Northwest Progressive Institute said they supported impeaching Trump. 52% were strongly supportive and…
56% of 737 Washington voters interviewed June 24th-27th, 2025 by Civiqs for the Northwest Progressive Institute said they supported impeaching Trump. 52% were strongly supportive and…
56% of Washington voters want Donald Trump impeached again — and a record number disapprove of his job performance
56% of 737 Washington voters interviewed June 24th-27th, 2025 by Civiqs for the Northwest Progressive Institute said they supported impeaching Trump. 52% were strongly supportive and 4% were somewhat supportive. 41% voiced opposition.
www.nwprogressive.org
June 27, 2025 at 11:27 PM
56% of Washington voters want Donald Trump impeached again — and a record number disapprove of his job performance
56% of 737 Washington voters interviewed June 24th-27th, 2025 by Civiqs for the Northwest Progressive Institute said they supported impeaching Trump. 52% were strongly supportive and…
56% of 737 Washington voters interviewed June 24th-27th, 2025 by Civiqs for the Northwest Progressive Institute said they supported impeaching Trump. 52% were strongly supportive and…
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Since the Constitution is now meaningless, and since Americans are so divided, The United States must break up and go their separate ways. Let Texas handle its own electricity.
June 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Since the Constitution is now meaningless, and since Americans are so divided, The United States must break up and go their separate ways. Let Texas handle its own electricity.
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I grew in CDA and remember the actual KKK marching down Sherman Ave in the 90's, and the Aryan Nations HQ'd in Hayden. This is an incredible turnout for a city of this size (2k+ per the article) and I couldn't be happier to see so much momentum against Trump.
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'No Kings' protest in Coeur d'Alene sees large turnout, counter-protest
Parker Henley and his friends may have been younger than many that attended Saturday’s ‘No Kings’ protest along US-95 — but that doesn’t mean they didn’t have something to say.
cdapress.com
June 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I grew in CDA and remember the actual KKK marching down Sherman Ave in the 90's, and the Aryan Nations HQ'd in Hayden. This is an incredible turnout for a city of this size (2k+ per the article) and I couldn't be happier to see so much momentum against Trump.
cdapress.com/news/2025/ju...
cdapress.com/news/2025/ju...
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Being a historian doesn’t give me the mantle of authority to say definitively what’s happening here or how anyone should respond, but I feel qualified to say this: If you were writing an account of how the United States devolved into violence and fragmentation, all this would be chapter 1 or 2.
June 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Being a historian doesn’t give me the mantle of authority to say definitively what’s happening here or how anyone should respond, but I feel qualified to say this: If you were writing an account of how the United States devolved into violence and fragmentation, all this would be chapter 1 or 2.
Horrific news out of Minnesota. Sure would be great if the FBI was doing its job, and not being deputized to round up nannies.
June 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Horrific news out of Minnesota. Sure would be great if the FBI was doing its job, and not being deputized to round up nannies.
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After taking a quick break after session I’m starting to think about housing policy for next session. What’s on your pro-housing wishlist? 📋✅
May 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
After taking a quick break after session I’m starting to think about housing policy for next session. What’s on your pro-housing wishlist? 📋✅
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"We believe it’s time to consider something that would have seemed radical only a few months ago: Washington and Oregon need to talk about how to peacefully achieve more independence from the United States of America." #Cascadia
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Earlier this month, there was a pivotal moment in Donald Trump’s four-month attack on demo...
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May 13, 2025 at 2:42 PM
"We believe it’s time to consider something that would have seemed radical only a few months ago: Washington and Oregon need to talk about how to peacefully achieve more independence from the United States of America." #Cascadia
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Seattle City Council Begins Ethics Code Meeting with Brand Acknowledgement: tinyurl.com/3j392wxx
May 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Seattle City Council Begins Ethics Code Meeting with Brand Acknowledgement: tinyurl.com/3j392wxx