I think zack zappone makes a really good point about the jail not being a solution to unhoused people having nowhere to go. I'm curious why @zackzappone.bsky.social voted to make it a misdemeanor to not have a place to go in Spokane. Also, what the fuck is a flex bed between mental health and jail?

@kwanetaharris.bsky.social has a fundraiser that's live with the goal of raising funds for her kids to come see her in person for the first time in a decade. You can support her and her family here: www.gofundme.com/f/bring-kwan...

Americans want universal healthcare, not national guard troops in our neighborhoods. You cannot be “America First” while treating Americans like our communities as though we need military intervention. We must not give into the urge to hate each other, our neighbors, family and friends.

This is why Spokane Police (with Spokane County Sheriffs, ICE, and Idaho Police) SEPARATED, ROUNDED UP, AND DELIBERATELY GASSED JOURNALISTS including @rangemedia.co 6/11. They used this time to violently beat and arrest nonviolent Spokanites protesting the illegal abduction of our community.

For comparison, when they violently squelched the ICE protest 6/11, SPD said they had 185 officers, Sheriff's Dept had 50, Idaho brought at least 10 cars worth, ICE had agents, and there was at least 1 helicopter. All to ensure the detention and transfer of 2 legal immigrants who committed no crime

"I know it’s too hot in my prison when prisoners start checking into suicide-watch cells in our medical area. People employ various excuses, but most know they do it because the infirmaries have air conditioning."

The Constitution and Bill of Rights are meant to protect our freedoms. But what good are those rights if the government can violate them now, and you’re forced to wait months or years for your day in court?

The American government was never meant to be more powerful than its citizens. The Constitution was written to establish limited government, with checks and balances to prevent any one branch or person from becoming too powerful.

Whole thread here but what the fuck. As far as I can tell there was absolutely no reason for SPD to think there was some kind of threat in this woman's apartment. Even for SPD why would they go straight to kicking down the door. These cops need to be fired (and prosecuted)

SPD deactivated camera for 30(!!!) minutes while remaining on scene. Did officers conspire to get their stories the same? Did they make sure other officers knew how to protect their own at the expense of Spokanites? And they *escorted* Spokane Human Rights Commissioner to his car off campus. Yikes

UPDATE! Joswar and César are still in Tacoma ICE Detention Center in inhumane conditions. Joswar's asylum hearing is later this month (August) and César's is in October. Their lawyer is working 7 days a week, also in deplorable conditions. They're still fighting. secure.e2rm.com/registrant/D...

Join me in supporting Ward 12’s,The Black Radish— they are a local urban farm transforming front yards into flourishing gardens to address food insecurity by donating fresh food throughout the city. Donate to them to secure land for future farming: bit.ly/44eFBic

Read this book. Even if you're not an activist or organiser. Maybe especially if you're not - the advice and lessons are universal for anyone who is striving to be in community with others or who's feeling helpless in the face of *gestures at the world*.

Not sure if they are still collecting signatures, but here is experience matters sign on letter if anyone wants to read it. To our city council: Listen to the people impacted by these policies. Try and negate some of the harm you have done

If you haven't already, please sign. Also if you somehow follow me but not pjals, follow pjals! They do amazing work and have been for years.

On June 11, Spokane protested to defend two young asylum seekers. A month later, 9 people who stood in public witness were arrested by federal agents. This is retaliation—meant to scare us into silence. We won’t back down.

✍️ Sign on to the letter. 📣 Tell us: who else should be standing with us? Together, we defend each other. Sign-on now! buff.ly/ZwoOp9P #DropTheCharges #SpokaneSolidarity #ImmigrantJustice

@patrickdotweb.bsky.social This is misinformation. This is neither fentanyl overdose nor is it accurate reporting. This article should be removed & a correction should be issued. We have notified the South Carolina Broadcasters Association. The posting is archived here: archive.ph/HJnoi

2/ "We don’t need a Dem majority. We don’t need criminal charges. We have the authority and the obligation to remove this entire unelected, illegitimate regime. "What YOU can do—circulate this Substack to everyone, ask them to do the same. We the People are the media until they decide to step up."

Hey my friend Mikki of the #spokane9 needs money to help with legal costs/being forced to move to Boise/etc. Please consider donating to this GoFundMe page that was set up for them.

“Children are dying while 6,000 trucks with food wait a few miles away,” say CPC leaders Reps. Greg Casar, Ilhan Omar and Chuy Garcia. “We demand Trump use U.S. leverage to ensure that Israel fully restores international aid access to Gaza. It is not too late to save millions of lives.”

85% of Gaza is on the brink of death due to starvation. Israel could let aid in at any moment. And some people (like these men tried to do with me on Friday) are still trying to justify this atrocity. There is no justification. This could stop at any moment. End the blockade now.

Courageous Conversation now with Anwar Peace (Spokane Human Rights Commissioner), Justice Forral (Spokane Human Rights Commissioner), Cynthia Manycolors (impacted member, WA ), Kurtis Robinson (commissioner), Debbie Novak, JD Leighty (founder of Citizen Nine 26), Kevin Hall, Bart Logue.

Reminder that the neighbors of Joshua Mussleman that had their walls shot through were: - a former human rights commissioner who regularly publicly speaks out about police violence. - a woman and her toddler.

there's footage of them aiming directly at journalists. we don't even have an independent review, they are hired and fired by the same cops they're supposed to investigate. we have the second most violent police in the country, but we're a smaller city. why? and we pay for their violence w taxes

As Hall says in the interview he could bring an investigation against ice officers for assault but is deferring to the sherriff. Laws were clearly broken (by ICE spd and the county sherrif). Chief Hall is choosing not to investigate. Next time there's a protest, just make the same choice

As a reminder to anyone going to this: Do not talk to cops. Ever. Even and especially at a "public discussion". Stay safe and don't get baited.

If you compare Greta Thunberg's treatment to Chris Smalls' then you can understand why we say that this can all stop as soon as white people decide it's important enough.

Feeling stuck and not sure how to start getting involved? We often discuss mutual aid as a critical and actionable step toward exercising resistance. When strike comes, we need to have gathered the resources to support those striking. Meanwhile, aim to unionize at every opportunity (see thread).

While we were handing out fresh fruit and water to our local unhoused folks today, someone gave us a little cart to pull our coolers around in! 😭 It was SO kind of them! Then the cops handcuffed two of the folks we had spoken with. Went from grateful to INCANDESCENT RAGE in .02 seconds. 🖕🐖

TOMORROW SPOKANE 7/30 5:30 - 7:30 on the 3rd floor Central Library event featuring Courageous Conversations: Re-imagining Public Safety in our Community. Bridging the Divide: Understanding the Human Cost on Both Sides of the Badge in our community. events.spokanelibrary.org/event/14243241

GOP: Guard Our Pedophiles Don't give them a moment of peace. You have a right to call anyone in Congress. Here's the senator phone list. There are 53 GOP Senators Call every day. Ok to call off hours and blow up their VM. 202.224.#### Be vocal. Be visible. Be disruptive. Make the calls

Spokane police officers killed Joshua Musselman on Dec. 29. New documents from an independent investigation by the county sheriff says it could not confirm whether Musselman was armed, as he was alleged to have been, during the shooting. Read more: rangemedia.co/joshua...

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I know it’s hard to trust online, but I’m just one person, trying to survive something bigger than me. If you want to help or simply understand, please tap the quoted post, it holds my truth and the link.

Armed and trained killers have no business dealing with someone who is in crisis. This is not simply on them; it's on our society at large who set this system up in the first place and who refuses to make the massive overhauls needed to fix it. 33/

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This is what we need from our leaders. Bravery. Isaiah put his body on the line to call out Greg Abbott and Donald Trump’s illegal power grab. Dragged to the ground in our state capitol for demanding fair maps. That’s courage. We stand with @isaiahrmartin.bsky.social Keep your eye on this.

This is going to be a potentially triggering 35 part thread. If you wish to share it, for the sake of your audience, please do not repost every section of it. Share the start of the thread and allow your readers to decide whether to read the whole thing.

Joshua Musselman was a victim of this. SPD killed one of us in a mental health crisis. LE was aware Joshua was mentally ill and talking to no one right before they killed him. Spokane where is your outrage? Demand independent investigations and #DefundPolice. Police cannot investigate themselves.

ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF WHY POLICE CANNOT INVESTIGATE POLICE Sheriff officer writing report carefully states, "There is nothing of note seen in the body camera footage not covered in Ofc Matlock's report." But what *isn't* seen in footage, because Matlock turned off his camera *and* didn't report it?

These are the only solutions that will stop it: 1. Democrats in Congress should strike; 2. People should organize a nationwide strike; 3. Revolution in the streets. Voices don't work against authoritarianism. Actions do. The battle plan was drawn in 1775.

Here is part of the *police's report.* If you're confused when 15 AR-15 shots were fired, it's because that is not listed. After "an officer" asks for a phone number to make contact, Weber announces shots fired. Murder off screen. Police shot wall-penetrating bullets knowing neighbors at risk.