We're in! Spokane Reimagined entered @spokanecity.org in the Strongest Town competition organized by the national urbanist nonprofit @strongtowns.org. Towns move through a March Madness-style bracket, with public votes dictating who moves ahead. Voting begins TODAY! www.strongesttown.com

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…

MGP's going to win re-election by 15% lol

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:

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

Allow small apartment buildings everywhere. Yes, everywhere. www.sightline.org/2025/10/28/t...

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.

What do you even say at this point?

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight. Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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

"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."

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.

the trump administration is threatening a troop deployment in Portland, and the naked bikers are _on it_ www.instagram.com/p/DPRoaR8D3m...

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...

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:

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…

Worth reading

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…

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.

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...

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.

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? 📋✅

"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 cascadia-journal.ghost.io/its-time-for...

Seattle City Council Begins Ethics Code Meeting with Brand Acknowledgement: tinyurl.com/3j392wxx

He's not wrong

It’s really important to remember that this isn’t a “limit on property tax growth.” It’s a limit on the growth of the property tax levy. That *actually* means that it’s a voter-approved constant decline in property taxes.

Trump's job approval rating just hit a new low of 44.5% in my average. Disapproval at 51.6, for a net of -7 (new low). The president is now very close to being less popular than he was at this point in his first term. Updated daily at www.gelliottmorris.com/p/data

I developed a simple fix for a progressive income tax in Washington State--one that will pass constitutional muster. I even got a constitutional expert to vet it, who thinks it the court would likely favor it. Time to try. rondezvous.beehiiv.com/p/a-progress...

Hello, Bluesky! I've launched the Cascadia Journal newsletter. Hope you'll join me as I explore news, politics, arts and the environment across the #Cascadia bioregion. cascadia-journal.ghost.io/welcome-to-c...

Trump's genius plan to defeat fentantyl smuggling is to make it more profitable to smuggle everything else. Bravo Mr President

So if Trump had picked Burgum for VPOTUS, he'd definitely have been taken out by Wall Street by this point, right?

Blue state AGs and Governors need to be prepared for Trump admin defying court orders. Be prepared to arrest federal officials committing unlawful acts, quietly backchanneling with local military officers etc.

People love to complain about Democrats (with good reason!) but they forget their secret weapon: the GOP is both evil AND incompetent.

Man presidentialism is such a stupid idea

“California is a donor state to the federal government. We give more than we get back. Maybe, should we suspend the tax revenue we give to the federal government until we’re able to fix the damage from the fires? I think that would be an interesting twist.” www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

The attempted coup in South Korea once again shows the inherent flaws of the Presidential system. Parliamentarianism w/Proportional Representation remains the best form of democratic self-government.

It goes without saying that this is stupid, and I wonder what set it off. Was there a segment on Fox News? But I thought it might be worth a thread explaining what Trump (and, to be fair, some other international leaders) don't get about international money 1/

Remember when "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" tried to teach us about tariffs and no one was paying attention

If all the Sounders fans follow each other we can be extra insufferable and take this place over. I’ll follow anyone who RTs this and I hope you’ll do so too