The Supreme Court did not strike down conversion therapy bans today. Not nationwide. Not in Colorado. Not anywhere. Here's what actually happened in Chiles v. Salazar—and why the coverage you're seeing serves the conservative legal movement more than it serves you.

I laughed a bit too loud at the rest of this thread. Hard agree, it would be funny.

Tonight's quote: "I have historian autism. Not as fun as math autism."

Every time I come to Town Hall, I think to myself that I should do this more often. But the amount of bargaining I had to do with myself to not go home after work was exhausting. I just don't know how to figure out being more social and my desire to go home.

I agree that the sample issue exists here but even so, this is pretty daming. Also, very in line with anecdata. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

I decided to do karaoke tonight, and I do not regret my choices. I need to do more singing in my life.

Wow, was not expecting that result in men's figure skating.

I love luge so much. Like, who thought this should be a sport? Or that throwing yourself down an icy hill on a sled in a way where you can't see where you are going was a good idea? And that you slow yourself down by sitting up? And, they're going like 79 mph! Who wants to go do luge with me?

On way home from Gallifrey 1, which means I'm at an airport and cannot escape the superb owl.

A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:

Blocking observers from the Whipple Building means that when the feds dump people outside without jackets, phones, or money, its going to be even harder to keep them safe while getting them home.

After Border Patrol shot two people in Portland, DHS claimed they were "vicious gang members" tied to a past shooting. But records I obtained reveal a US prosecutor has since directly contradicted DHS, saying, "We're not suggesting he is a gang member." My dive into how DHS' claims have collapsed:

This article is a very good example of why "more training" and "more vetting" isn't the answer. Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez joined Border Patrol in 2018 and 2014 respectively. These aren't new agents. www.propublica.org/article/alex...

If you want to help keep whistles flowing in WA, here are some great options: Hanwiskan has NINE 3D printers running fullstop on whistles. Help him out with some new hotends: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/... Ryan in West Seattle - www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...

The request includes a declaration from a witness who filmed today's shooting of Pretti. Read their words: "I feel afraid. Only hours have passed since they shot a man right in front me and I don't feel like I can go home because I heard agents were looking for me.

Below is our story about the skyrocketing number of kids detained by ICE. We cover the facility where Liam is now being held-- parents said food had worms and mold, and kids were so distressed they hit themselves in the face and wet themselves. www.themarshallproject.org/2025/12/17/c...

I have many thoughts related to Vance's press thing. 1. So, we like ALJs having authority? Does that mean we're going to stop calling the NLRB unconstitutional? That we now like Social Security ALJs? No? Gee, I wonder what the difference is. (1/n)

Okay. Liam Ramos is five. Taken from his father after school. His family didn’t know where he was for 24 hours. He’s NOW in a federal detention facility in Texas. At least one other student is there too. Two other elementary school students were taken and the school doesn’t know where they are.

I'm sorry, abolishing ICE is now off the table as the centrist compromise. The floor is now The Hague.

pulling this reflection on white silence/fear over here, too:

She said she was headed to a doctor's appointment. Federal agents still attacked her. Earlier today in Minneapolis, journalist Amanda Moore (@noturtlesoup17.bsky.social) documented a tense, chaotic federal operation near 34th Street and Park Avenue.

From personal experience, I'm pretty sure this is an undercount of the cuts. And it truly does not adequately capture that this is on top of the decade long hit that federal agencies have been enduring since sequestration. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

I suspect that Noem and I have different ideas about who the domestic terrorist is.

Sincerely hope you don't need to have watched any Jurassic Park other than rhe first for Rebirth to make sense because I have decided only dinosaurs will make me feel better tonight.

At least, Katie Wilson won.

I do not really feel like accepting Rep. Jeffries' thanks for my service as a federal employee because frankly, I'm still so pissed that the Dems caved. (1/2)

What is especially galling is that when I go back to work, which is going to be a fucking shitshow to dig out of the damage, I won't even get the cold comfort of it being worth something.

I am so unbelievably lividly, incandescently depressed and passed right now.

I have been locked out of work for over 30 days. That's 30 days where the work I do protecting people's rights (as flawed as it sometimes goes) is not being done. That's 30 days where the work my friends do helping people is not being done. I still think the dems need to hold the line. (1/n)

Thousands of federal workers are standing against authoritarianism & speaking up for democracy. We are not pawns & we will not bow to a wannabe king. Federal workers marched on #NoKings to renew our oath to the American people & protect critical public services. Join us: savepublicservices.com ❌👑 ❌♟️

Even more important to not give in on the budget and shut it down.

The wired article on DOGE is alarming but not surprising. And the rumor that Vought is going to release a memo that seeks to RIF federal workers if a shutdown occurs is also alarming but not surprising. Even with that threat, Dems need to shut it down. Don't give in to this inhumane budget!

Expect the Court to formally, actually overrule Humphrey's on paper some time next year In practice though, the Supreme Court keeps saying people should proceed as if any law that conflicts with what Trump wants has already been struck down ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/trump...

#BREAKING: Over dissents from Justices Sotomayor, Kagan & Jackson, #SCOTUS grants a stay in the Slaughter case (allowing President Trump to remove the last Dem member of the FTC), *and* grants certiorari "before judgment" to decide whether to formally overrule its 1935 ruling in Humphrey's Executor.

We still need to keep the pressure on state agencies to actually exercise their oversight authority.

To put this into context, the judicial warrant for the search at the Hyundai plant named just four people. Relying on that warrant, ICE detained nearly 500 people. DHS admitted that included U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and people lawfully here on visas.

I'm not sure why someone in this library is talking about vegetarian vampires, but I'm sad that I missed the conversation.

I am mostly speechless. Having volunteered to help ORR in the past and worked with this population of children, I cannot even imagine how traumatizing this whole debacle was for them on top of the trauma they have already endured entering the US initially.

Why is CBP arresting Washington firefighters while they're working? www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

My heart aches. 💔 Guns should be regulated and, frankly, mostly banned. Until they are, children will continue to die in events like this, and countless acts of violence that would be diminished without guns will continue to decimate our communities and families.

Realizing that I may end up having to re-watch this Billy Joel documentary because there were bits that he said that I want to go back and make sure I heard right because they feel a bit profound. Which is not exactly where I thought I'd be right now.

More of us could be doing things like this: www.geekwire.com/2025/protest...

INBOX: the Seattle Office of Labor Standards has secured a historic $15 million settlement for 16,000 Uber Eats delivery workers over violations of the city’s “PayUp” gig worker laws.

I'll be there tomorrow hoping to take some time to highlight the need for immediate action about the kidnapping of M. Chaudry during his naturalization interview today. Chaudry is a US Veteran and advocates as a veteran for peace.

The Christo-Fascists will be returning to Seattle on August 30th for another gathering--this time at Gasworks Park with possible bonus sightings at Cal Anderson. Where will you be? I hope with one of the groups counter-protesting.

A lot has already been said today about this. It's a travesty. It is going to gut so many vital, scientific studies. And it's just one more step in the quest to weaken the administrative state.

Microsoft workers and community members are gathering in Redmond, WA for the third day in a row to protest the company’s ties to the Israeli military. They have set up a vigil to honor the 60,000+ Palestinians who have been killed by Israel in Gaza over the last 22 months.

Thanks to author @ear2thepavement.bsky.social for her latest @currentaffairs.bsky.social piece, which spotlights FUN and co-executive director Chris Dols. #MakeBureaucracyGreatAgain #supportfederalworkers #savefederaljobs Read more: www.currentaffairs.org/news/make-bu...