Should’ve done this a while ago, but glad to be a part of this wave of cancellations. Boycott Spotify.

You guys. Colin Powell. Get it together.

“[T]he AP now brings this action to vindicate its constitutional rights, restore its access to the White House, and ensure that the press remains free to report on the Administration without fear of selective, arbitrary denials of access.” LFG 🇺🇸

“The cameras are staying on,” says Hochul.

Get your flu shots

We expect a vote on #SB5184, the parking reform bill in #waleg, on the Senate floor tomorrow. As a reminder, the bill is *FANTASTIC.* Please send a quick note to your legislator right now expressing support! You can do quickly and easily here: app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/5184

Last Fall, the Washington Post allowed a right wing group to run a full page ad falsely attacking me for protecting voting rights. Today, Bezos' paper won't accept ads criticizing Elon Musk. Support pro-democracy media. www.democracydocket.com/me-subscribe...

The constitution has been thrown in the gutter and I'm still getting fundraising emails from Democrats that are written in the "voice" of my elected representative's dog.

Easy

SEATTLE. Get your ballots in for Prop 1A. Yall still have a whole 40-minutes. kingcounty.gov/en/dept/elec...

Emails Reveal Last-Minute Lobbying Efforts to Keep Social Housing off the November Ballot The election ends today, so get your ballots in by 8pm! publicola.com/2025/02/11/e...

Don’t let billionaires win this one. Vote Prop1A. Make sure your ballots in by 8PM Tuesday February 11th.

We still have roughly 6 hours to get out the vote for Prop 1A!! We have a drop in phone bank until 5pm today, hop on and make calls, even if just for 30 minutes! www.mobilize.us/houseourneig...

In light of the recent updates on Google Maps (misspelling ‘Gulf of Mexico’) and Google Calendar (removing any holidays that the government might interpret as ‘DEI)’, it’s worth making the leap to alternatives.

Vote 1A and get five friends to join you, Seattle!

Reading The Power Broker and this “hain’t I got the power?”theme keeps coming up. Turns out: the Curtis Yarvin king-worship shit is not new.

P.S. We've had such enthusiastic support from so many people on this platform—thank you. If you'd like to support our continued work, you can subscribe here: www.wired.com/v2/offers/wi...

House Our Neighbors and the Yes on Prop 1A campaign are at the Amazon Spheres to highlight the $100,000 last-minute donation that Amazon dumped into the city council-supported Prop 1B campaign. Ballots are due Tuesday.

Blocky & Housey & Curby agree: YES ON PROP 1A! Polling is tight so send your ballot in TODAY, Tuesday is the deadline. Tax Seattle's wealthiest businesses to fund social housing! @houseourneighbors.bsky.social

The 1A Social Housing Proposal is an opportunity for Seattle to be truly bold and innovative on behalf of the local public good. Voting YES on 1A is a direct way to act on alleviating our housing crisis. It isn’t a silver bullet, but we need to take BIG SWINGS. 1B is the “bend the knee” option.

NEW STORY // Last-Minute Flood of Corporate Cash Seeks to Derail Social Housing Proposition 1A www.theurbanist.org/2025/02/08/l...

From Brian Krebs on LinkedIn

Amazon bribed Trump and now is trying to a Seattle election, keep their taxes low, and stop new money for affordable housing. Give them hell, Seattle! Vote proposition 1A.

If you are in Seattle and have a ballot sitting on your kitchen counter: VOTE 1A and TURN IT IN BEFORE TUESDAY 2/11 - Tell everyone in your group chat - Mention at your work happy hour - Ask your family, friends and neighbors - Tell all these people to tell other people VOTE 1A.

WA State folks, call Senator Maria Cantwell (202) 224-3441 and demand vocal action against the current administration, block all cabinet nominees and stop the overreach of the unhinged billionaire. She’s being far too silent and complicit in a safe blue Senate seat.

Just now, I voted NO on a procedural step to advance Russ Vought's nomination to manage our nation's budget. In light of the illegal spending freeze orchestrated by Vought himself and the Trump administration's recent lawlessness, every Senator should vote NO.

Well how do you do, fellow kids?

The good news: Sara Nelson is setting up this committee. The other news: it won't meet until MARCH.

Move your group chats to Signal

An incredible photo from Berlin this evening. An estimated 100,000 have been on the streets in the German capital today to protest against the Far Right and fascism in Europe. #Resist (📸 Ricarda Lang)

BREAKING, via The Seattle Times: Trump's executive order to restrict birthright citizenship is blocked for at least the next two weeks by a Reagan appointee in Seattle who eviscerated the Trump lawyers present defending the order. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce. Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.

Trump wants prescription drug prices to go up so that he can enrich his donors. thehill.com/policy/healt...

Let's make Bluesky the home of independent news. Unlike X, where algorithms crush links & push content you don't want, news flourishes here. Particularly news from independent & non-profit outlets. If you prefer news away from MSM, here's a starter pack to share with valuable & verified accounts.

It's 2025 and the leadership in the Washington legislature is still holding press conferences that are in-person only. In a state that is 71,300 square miles.

If you are in Seattle, watch this race. Looking in to Democracy Vouchers.

Saka has revealed himself to be a very strange person.

We have already seen many "why are you not more outraged why aren't you fighting" articles and we will surely see more in the coming days This is wrong. We need to get calm and focus our efforts, because we don't have resources to fight every battle. We have to choose 🧵

Please buy books and read them. It will matter moving forward.

Take a breath and exhale all the way. Focus and hard work move the ball forward. Preparing and planning build the path forward. Be kind to yourself. Then take a hard look at where we are. Each day put out more than you take in. This is a good listen and will help with the “hard look” bit.

We are on Day 1, and I am already noticing a worrying trend amongst those that do not want to see the US go this direction: reactions of shock and awe with ZERO clarity on next steps. I am asking myself “what is to be done?” with each bit of content I consume. Will use this 🧵 for things to be done

This guy just got a full and unconditional pardon from Donald Trump.

Resign.

One of my beefs is when reporters pub stories about decisions/suits but don't give basic info or links to the filings. They are really not that hard to understand, if they're on political topics. (I don't think I could quickly understand all the science in an environmental lawsuit.)

Companies already obeying in advance. Remember these actions. If you know someone who works with them, let em know. If you are a partner/supplier/customer, condition your business with them. Our economy is powered by the consumer, so make choices with your consumption and organize others to do so.