#Hiking PNW

Since 2001, the Roadless Rule has protected trails in forest land across WA (and the country) from logging & mining. The rule protects 1/3 of our national forests, 58 million acres, including 43,826 miles of trail nationwide! 📸 by trip reporters Jaimeeee, mcblain, DaphneF, Eric Katanaboy & JKNapper

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Trump: everyone in the US died from drugs last week Reporter: [nods] Trump: so we must murder on the high seas Reporter: [nods] Trump: I caught Trix rabbit once Reporter: [nods] Trump: the cock on that bunny Reporter: [nods] Trump: bigger than you think Headline: Trump Policy Seeks To Save Lives

Software engineer Ian Gavlick is bringing games like triple draw into the modern era of poker strategy with Stud Flop Draw. He also has some predictions for how AI will shape the future of poker... www.thinkingpoker.net/2025/09/epis...

10/3 at 7:30 PM | As Many Weirdos As Possible combines documentary photography with handwritten anecdotes to preserve the diverse tapestry of individuals who shaped this transformative era of the PNW music scene. 🎸🎧 Presented in partnership with Poser Productions. 🎟 Get tickets: buff.ly/lyG4qo7

10/13 at 7:30 PM | Join us on Indigenous Peoples’ Day for a panel with tribal leaders, scientists, fishermen, policymakers, and industry partners on preventing salmon extinction and protecting treaty rights. Presented with the Billy Frank Jr. Salmon Defense Coalition 🎟️ Get tickets: buff.ly/GUy55t6

Happy Monday! This week’s lineup of events include dystopian novelist Yiming Ma and marine biologist Drew Harvell. Plus: Jaipur Literature Festival is back at Town Hall for another weekend filled with food, artists, and presentations from literary greats. Get tickets and learn more at thsea.org.

9/20 - 9/21 at Town Hall Seattle | Town Hall Seattle and JLF present: JLF Seattle 2025 📚 Experience the energy of the Jaipur Literature Festival with food vendors, artists, and presentations from literary greats! 🎟️ Get tickets and view the full schedule: buff.ly/B3mx63s

A journalist asked President Trump if it would have been fitting to lower flags to half-staff when Melissa Hortman, the Minnesota House Speaker, was gunned down in June. “I’m not familiar. The… who?” Trump responded. https://wapo.st/4gnHUnm

WPT Global Premier Special: The Chip Race Podcast’s Opener Of The New Partnership The episode is so good, that Lappin and O’Kerney even characterized it as “the show they put together for their WPT Global opener”. Read: www.pokerlistings.com/news/wpt-glo... by Vasilisa Zyryanova #poker

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In a jailhouse interview, deranged Trump supporter Vance Boelter, who shot Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota, told the Blaze that he took jobs at funeral homes in order to get accesses to dead bodies so he could conduct covid-19 investigations.

Pink salmon season in #Seattle youtu.be/DT2V-6DGSeQ?...

A wheelchair bound black veteran was shot point blank in the chest by a civilian after he refused to produce his ID. He lived, but in another world this would have been all over the news.

This week I dug deep into the Paradox of Tolerance. We might hope still to build a new house to replace the one abusive bullies are burning down, after centuries of decades of being enabled in the name of civility. If we do, the new house will need new locks. www.the-reframe.com/change-the-l...

#onsen #iwate #japan Hot spring culture! www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMq9...

Federal judges decry political attacks from the White House.

CDC Recommends Eating A Nice Crisp Shiny Apple Instead Of Having Unprotected Sex theonion.com/cdc-rec...

Medicaid expansion leads to increased access to health care for people of color and people with disabilities, preserves rural community hospitals, and ensures marginalized communities have access to the health resources they need. Learn more: www.splcenter.org/re...

Today's top headlines:

Chiharu Shiota’s latest artwork will be on view at the summer edition of the Setouchi Triennale, which opens on Aug. 1.

Medicare and Medicaid help secure a brighter, healthier future for millions of American families. Today, as they turn 60, we are fighting to protect and strengthen these vital lifelines.

With younger fans, more diverse acts and rising interest from abroad, Fuji Rock is seeing its strongest turnout in years.

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#impeach trump

#musk sucks

#amerikkka The targeting of immigrants is enraging.

Worst Jedi mind trick ever — like if Obi-Wan Kenobe was best friends with a child sex trafficker

Cartoon by @davewhamond.bsky.social. The Distract-a-thon continues ...

#NFP Cranes for Solidarity tsuruforsolidarity.org/mission-hist...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/st...

I think Ketanji Brown Jackson's dissents are an important exception to the "Supreme Court dissents don't matter" rule of thumb, because she is using them not to argue with the conservative justices, but to explain to the public that the conservative justices are liars and in the tank for Trump

Today, July 10, marks how far into the year Black women must work to earn what white, non-Hispanic men made last year. 🚨 The SPLC joins allies across the U.S. in recognizing #BlackWomensEqualPayDay today as a reminder that Black women are STILL fighting for economic justice 🚨

The Bayeux Tapestry is returning to the UK for the first time in more than 900 years. “The huge embroidery - which is widely believed to have been created in Kent - will go on display at the British Museum in London next year.” [bbc.com]

#Poker go Dara

We’ve been challenging President Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship since he signed the order on Inauguration Day. Our fight continues to ensure President Trump doesn’t trample on the citizenship rights of one single child.

Freerolls starting Sunday on @wpt_global Come join the fun #free#poker#pokerfreeroll