Each government has been making some of its biggest polluters pay to keep harming the climate. Polluters can also buy and sell their permits to emit heat-trapping carbon dioxide.

Seattle dispensaries told KUOW they’ve seen some out-of-state and international customers during the FIFA World Cup, but football fans looking to get high haven’t been beating down their doors.

With the World Cup in Seattle, many Iranian-American fans say they feel torn between devotion to soccer, love of country, and opposition to the Iranian government. The feelings are especially heightened following widespread and unprecedented massacres of protestors inside Iran in January.

I'm listening to Thinking Poker | Episode 501: Liliana Marmolejo on Podbean, check it out! www.podbean.com/ea/dir-vzys9...

Fucking hell, Topping & Company’s new bookshop in York is amazing. Fabulous collection of Simenon. 🖤 New favourite bookshop. #booksky

Get caught up on some of Lefty's favorite pieces of content from the last week or two!👇 www.poker.org/latest-news/...

If you could sit down with any poker legend for a one-on-one coaching session, who would it be?

Average bird counts across Seattle dropped by 21% from 2005 to 2023, according to a new study from Birds Connect Seattle.

The KUOW Book Club is reading Maria Mudd Ruth's "The Bird with Flaming Red Feet: Seasons with an Uncommonly Common Seabird" in June. As the title suggests, the focus of this quasi-field guide is a fairly common seabird you can find in Puget Sound and all along the Pacific coast: the pigeon guillemot

Meanwhile, in #Seattle

Seattle inched closer to banning new data centers this week. The proposed moratorium comes as developers are proposing massive warehouses full of servers within city limits.

The long running #podcast series is up to installment #499. #poker #strategy

American Don in the backrooms of the Unitarian Church. youtu.be/qxO3k_LhMJc?... #music #musicsky

Pablo Torre podcast #ACLU

Springsteen brought us to tears tonight with his performance of Streets of Minneapolis on Colbert.

The facts: -Bezos paid $0 fed'l income tax in 2007 -He paid $0 in '11 -Btn '14-19, his wealth grew by $99 BILLION and he paid $973 million in taxes. Sounds like a lot but it's 0.98% of his wealth growth (which is his true income). www.propublica.org/article/the-...

No physical evidence connects Tony Carruthers to the crime he's set to be executed for today. A paid informant who recanted his story secured Tony's conviction at a trial he was forced to defend himself in. The Supreme Court must stop this irreversible injustice from happening in just a few hours.

“You’ve been targeted by the government unfairly. I think you should apply.” @timmiller.bsky.social encourages @brotherjones.bsky.social to apply for Trump’s “weaponization” slush fund - since he was actually targeted, unlike the insurrectionists who will get paid for actual crimes.

impeach 47

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NEW: The Governor of Tennessee announced that he has no plans to stop the state from executing Tony Carruthers on Thursday, even though the state still hasn't tested evidence that could prove Tony's innocence. The world is watching. Governor Lee can still intervene until Thursday morning.

RIP #Cornell

A photo I took of the Macclesfield mural to Ian Curtis who died on this day in 1980

Much respect for those enduring and beleagured souls who, hoping for better lives, are always found doing the hardest, most unforgiving jobs that Americans don't want.

How it started How it’s going Knox County Schools whitewashing history banned books edition 📚 🤔. Shameful.

Coming up on Friday: Pioneering civil rights scholar @kimberlecrenshaw.bsky.social will be in conversation with Angela Rye! In “Backtalker: An American Memoir,” Crenshaw transports readers to moments that not only shaped her but motivated her to work towards reshaping the world. 🎟️ buff.ly/7OPNvWc

Come to the CabaRAGE 🔥 for an evening of rage-fuel release and the sweet intoxication of empowerment turned into sound! Local performing artists will bring their best to our stage, with songs from your favorite artists and musicals. 🎟️ Get tickets: buff.ly/pLx05aK

7/23 at 7:30 PM | JUST ANNOUNCED! Join us for an evening with Ocean Vuong, author of "The Emperor of Gladness," in conversation with Putsata Reang. A paperback copy of "The Emperor of Gladness" is included with the purchase of a ticket. 🎟️ Get tickets: buff.ly/2ZwkE3d

Tom Diabo -- The End Of The Line [Germany, Homemade Lo-Fi Minimal Wave] (198x) https://redd.it/cj99yq https://youtu.be/JnHpnMFEDpM

Cure of Ares - Sunshine [USA, Psych/Garage] (1969) https://redd.it/121z7v2 https://youtu.be/a0mp0X-XaJ8

Sometimes recovery after attacks looks very simple: sitting quietly, holding your cat, and realizing you both survived.

A new release from Trashcan Sinatras.

#Scotland band

New #album!

#bookstores www.phinneybooks.com/signed-books...

2026 #poker schedule public.tableau.com/views/AGuide...

@rec.poker Preparation for WSOP podcast, public.tableau.com/views/AGuide...

@rec.poker Thanks for mentioning Kim Unger!

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Be sure to check out RecPoker member Phil @psr1973.bsky.social playing in a $550 sit’n’go at The Reserve Poker Club in Toledo, the stream will go live at 6pm Eastern! t.co/z9SXib4Wks

#Seattle www.phinneybooks.com/newsletter-s...

(1/3) Today we commemorate the birthday of the late Louise Marshall. She was a hiker, trails advocate and the founder of WTA. In 1966, she created Signpost, a #grassroots newsletter to share trail conditions. Her legacy is still going strong: WTA is the nation’s largest statewide trails #nonprofit.

Final call for anyone who wants to participate. The winner or winners will be chosen in 6 hours.

We could always use a little boost over there for anyone who has fingers. 😉👇👐 New music video for Infinite Chariots 'The Flood' coming later today. Kip Kang is going Berserk. youtu.be/lBrhvgCkLxE?... #experimental #psychedelic #music #since2012 | #progressive #instrumental #noise | #musicsky 🎧

#PNW hikes

"Au fil de Loire" (Along the Loire) by Patrick Commecy in Brives-Charensac, France 🇫🇷 Patrick Commecy and his team transformed this once-blank wall into a vivid riverside scene inspired by the Loire. These mural paintings are called 'trompe-l'œil' in French (eyes cheat). #art #murals #streetart