This story describes Michael Tietjen, promoted instead of the gay officer alleging discrimination, as "a troubled officer opposed by the gay community on Capitol Hill." This description by the (increasingly reactionary) Seattle Times leaves a few things out! www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Mikie Sherrill’s state police destroyed the mutual aid tent for families of the detained that had been in operation at Delaney Hall for more than a year, providing clothes, food, even stuffies for the kids. They just trashed it. I’m pretty speechless at the kind of person you have to be to do this

John is a dogshit gospel

What is an "outside agitator"? An outside agitator is anyone who tries to stop mercenaries from terrorizing people. An outside agitator is anyone who interferes with politicians' attempts to suppress protest. An outside agitator is anyone who acts in solidarity. crimethinc.com/texts/agitat...

"Eat poop it's good."

A key element of mainstream news coverage in the age of fascism is feigned ignorance of all context and history.

That's not what I look for in a piece of shit.

Besides obfuscating the president’s crime, as per usj for NPR, why is this post worded so awkwardly?

After a Wisconsin town did this, the mayor said: “The fact that they didn’t take the cameras down shows that we are the product. They were never really selling to us in the first place. They're selling to much bigger agencies the ability to spy on a ton of people.” (via boltsmag.org/verona-wisco...)

We 💚 Seattle lied about me being behind the WHS exposed website for years, and kept lying until there was undeniable proof it wasn't me. Andrea Suarez also used her nonprofit, WHS, as a vehicle for her 2024 campaign, which is expressly illegal 1/ x.com/i/status/185...

I'm a Gen Xer from Dayton Ohio and I think Guided by Voices is a stupid band with pointless songs.

One thing I really enjoy is when you have to create an account to apply for a job and they say "There is already an account associated with this email. Forgot your password? Click here and we'll email you instructions on how to reset it," so you do and then they never send an email.

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In the last year I've learned that communities need to tell their own stories, not beg for coverage from MSM or gatekeepers, so I really appreciate @zodiacthemaniac.bsky.social covering SPD's attack on me and my friend for @sgn.org www.sgn.org/story/166624

Does it bother anyone that KEXP takes money from Live Nation, sworn enemy of musicians and fans?

Serra Torquem #MerMay Kept afloat by the frill around her neck this mermaid mingles with kelp and seaweed on the water’s surface.

New #summer #tattooflash by me #birds and #plants of the #pacificnorthwest. All available at tasty rates. DM or email to book. . . . #seattletattooartist #seattle #art #tattoo #tattooart #tattoodesign #pnw

In a seminar on how to be job interviewed by an AI and I want to jump into a grave.

i’ve been thinking of what could even be said about such a tragedy. someone said it best that trans people are “born so late and die so young”. we uproot our lives and transition and live more life than anyone else ever does and society punishes us for it. we deserve better

Seattle Times covers Real Change, but only to cast doubt on their price increase. "Vendors" in the hed = one vendor in the story.

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The four kinds of Seattle Times story --Crime --Business owners concerned --12-part investigative Pulitzer bait that won't inform other coverage whatsoever --Dick's/Costco trivia

«Earth pollution is Mind pollution, consciousness pollution identical with filthy sky, dirty-thoughted usury simultaneous with capitalist metal dust in water courses murder of great & little fish» Allen Ginsberg reading at the first Earth Day, Philadelphia, April 1970.

Donations needed for the WHEEL Shelter for Mother's Day, and also on every other day. First Presbyterian on First Hill. Check this list of requested items.

#OnThisDay in 1970, antiwar protesters blocked Interstate 5 in Seattle. historylink.org/File/1994

Indigenous people – especially women and girls – are being murdered or going missing at horrific and unacceptable rates. (1/2) www.cantwell.senate.gov/news/press-r...

Dunny Wistnut says it's a disturbing gaffe to embrace taxing the rich. A policy the paper's own reporting says is overwhelmingly popular, even with Repubs. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

You pieces of dogshit conceded ground on public school funding for decades which put our kids behind and now you want to line your pockets with AI cash? Now you can find the money for the kids? You worthless asshole.

“The real frontal attack on Reconstruction, as interpreted by the leaders of national thought in 1870 and for some time thereafter, came from the universities, and particularly from Columbia and Johns Hopkins.” Du Bois, Black Reconstruction

Seattle-area people from a variety of backgrounds continue to draw inspiration from the Minnesota residents who mounted a movement against the federal agents deployed in their state earlier this year.

Remembering Amal Khalil

the Dutch resistance developed the best ever knock knock joke that only works with nazis. You knock on their door, and then when they answer, you shoot them dead. (And then ride away on a bicycle, it's the Netherlands). Best part about this joke is you can do it over and over. Never gets old!

Articles about Jared Kushner's diplomatic role with Iran that mention Kushner has received billions from the Saudi government (2/28-4/19): NYT: 5 of 58 WashPost: 1 of 43 WSJ: 0 of 40 AP: 0 of 26 CNN Wire: 0 of 18 NY Post: 0 of 17 Chicago Tribune: 0 of 4 LA Times: 0 of 4 Boston Globe: 0 of 2

Online abuse is silencing women on a staggering scale – it’s a democratic crisis | Sharon Kechula

When's the last time the Stranger had a piece as informative, thorough, and reflective of the current moment as this? I do like hearing about the legends of comedy and whatnot, but the Stranger has become an events promotion page with a smidgen of news. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

With this and their piece on the Punk Rock Flea Market, the Guardian is covering Seattle with more acumen and cultural awareness than local outlets ... Seattle Times had a whole ass article about Starbucks relationship with Seattle that didn't even mention this.

David Kroman on Katie Wilson's shelter effort: "Wilson’s goal of 4,000 new beds is more ambitious than any made before her and carries with it enormous questions about funding, space, management, safety and paths to permanent housing."

I think it's fair to critique the financial feasibility of building shelters. But any analysis is incomplete that does not include the cost of NOT providing shelter. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Get your tix NOW for the Trans Music Showcase on Saturday April 18 at Chop Suey. It's going to be so good!! Support both trans ppl and live music, and discover Seattle's thriving indie band scene. A mere 15 clams. Proceeds go to The Queer Sick Pay Fund www.ticketweb.com/event/trans-...

From “Slow Ride” to today, FOGHAT has kept the flame of classic rock burning bright. 🎶 🥁 🎸 Stay locked in with the band that built its reputation one stage at a time. Follow FOGHAT on Bandsintown for tour announcements and updates: bnds.us/sl8edr

Forty-Eighth Street Window Washers, NYC Inge Morath, 1958

Hope Artemis makes it through the manosphere

Beirut, April 9 and 10, 2026. This is what the bombs have left behind. Shots by Lidia Ginestra Giuffrida

you ever notice how media uses this weird framing when talking about men and boys? it's always, "hmm, women are doing better according to this specific metric. how do we help men get back on top?"

WE NEED BAD IRRELEVANT TAKES IMMEDIATELY FLOOD THE TIMELINE

Procrastinating takes the form of starting lists of things no one asked or cares about

Seattle Gay News recently did a story about the Trans Music Showcase and the mastermind behind it, May Graves. For about 1/16 the price of an event at Climate Pledge, you can witness art created before your eyes, not an overstuffed spectacle. www.sgn.org/story/164568

Get your tix NOW for the Trans Music Showcase on Saturday April 18 at Chop Suey. It's going to be so good!! Support both trans ppl and live music, and discover Seattle's thriving indie band scene. A mere 15 clams. Proceeds go to The Queer Sick Pay Fund www.ticketweb.com/event/trans-...

Something I can’t stand about D5 politics is that there’s always tacit agreement that we “take on a disproportionate burden” of tiny houses or tent cities or whatever. I reject this framing entirely. Tent cities & tiny house villages are incredible assets to our community & make it a safer place.

Yesterday in West Seattle, three people living in tents at Rotary Viewpoint Park were robbed and assaulted, with two of them in critical condition today. The need to stand up real shelter solutions isn't theoretical. westseattleblog.com/2026/03/thre...