Alex Yoon-Hendricks
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Reporter at The Seattle Times covering race and equity. No. 1 fan of the ST Union. Nosy.
Loma Lopez, 81, doesnāt receive much in SNAP benefits. But to keep her 6-year-old great grandson fed, every dollar counts. The halt of SNAP will force her and nearly 930,000 Washington residents to make gut-wrenching choices. āI have no idea how weāre going to go through this,ā she said.
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SNAP benefits cutoff 'a tragedy' for low-income WA families
Nearly 930,000 low-income Washington residents will not see any SNAP benefits in November amid the ongoing partial federal government shutdown.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/as-snap-cutoff-nears-wa-families-food-banks-brace-for-benefits-halt/
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International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP)
3 months ago
An Afghan refugee family was scheduled to fly to the U.S. on January 22 but is now stranded in Qatar. āThe impact of this on real human lives canāt be understated." - IRAP Must-read story from
@ayoonhendricks.bsky.social
@seattletimes.com
about our legal battle to restore the refugee program.
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An Afghan woman escaped to WA years ago. Her family remains stranded abroad
The Trump administration's refugee ban, as well as his sweeping travel ban, has left an Afghan woman in Tacoma waiting in horror over the fate of her family.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/trump-refugee-policy-travel-ban-strand-wa-bound-family-in-qatar/
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Nathalie Graham
3 months ago
Horrifying, insane scoop from
@vivmccall.bsky.social
. Five beatings of trans women have occurred in Seattle so far this year. The suspects have all been men. In at least one case, random menāstrangersāhave joined in on the attacks. Depraved shit.
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/09...
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Seattle Area Trans Women Are Being Attacked by Groups of Men
Warning: This story contains descriptions of violence. āGo to Pony, go to Pony, go to Ponyāthereās more people there,ā said a frantic woman as she approached Madison Carstens and her friends next to t...
https://www.thestranger.com/news/2025/09/23/80249464/seattle-area-trans-women-are-being-attacked-by-groups-of-men
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The Seattle Times
7 months ago
For the first time in history, Washington state will conduct a study and develop proposals for reparations to descendants of chattel slavery.
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For the first time, WA to study reparations for descendants of slavery
The study will investigate the history of slavery in Washington and identify potential remedies to address its enduring impact.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/wa-to-study-reparations-for-descendants-of-slavery/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1749147598-1
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Daniel Beekman
7 months ago
Trumpās travel ban shakes up WA immigrant communities
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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āAnother layer of crueltyā: WA immigrant communities shaken by Trump travel ban
The Seattle region has large numbers of people from several of the countries named in the ban, including Afghanistan, Somalia, Eritrea and Iran.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/trump-travel-ban-shakes-up-wa-immigrant-communities/
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David Kroman
10 months ago
Great reporting on the local DEI retreat from
@jimbrunner.bsky.social
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@alexhalverson.bsky.social
www.seattletimes.com/business/sta...
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Big Seattle brands take cue from Trump, zap mentions of DEI
Amid President Trump's anti-DEI orders, prominent Seattle firms including Amazon, Starbucks and K&L Gates have deleted diversity pledges on their websites.
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/starbucks-kl-gate-and-amazon-ditch-diversity-mentions-amid-trump-threats/
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The Seattle Times
11 months ago
In Seattleās Chinatown International District, protesters commemorated the Day of Remembrance and rallied against President Trumpās anti-immigration agenda.
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Fearing 'repetition' of history, Japanese Americans protest Trump immigration policy in Seattle
In Seattleās Chinatown International District, protesters commemorated the Day of Remembrance and rallied against President Trumpās anti-immigration agenda.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/japanese-americans-protest-trump-immigration-policy-in-seattle/?utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1740016521-2
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Naomi Ishisaka
11 months ago
""An event commemorating the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II and calling attention to President Donald Trumpās immigration policies was canceled by Pike Place Market less than two weeks before the scheduled event."
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https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/pike-place-market-backs-out-of-event-on-japanese-american-incarceration/
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The Seattle Times
11 months ago
Three agencies, as well as nine individual plaintiffs, argue Trump exceeded his authority when he suspended the resettlement program and halted funding.
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WA resettlement agency sues Trump over refugee admissions halt
Three agencies, as well as nine individual plaintiffs, argue Trump exceeded his authority when he suspended the resettlement program and halted funding.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/wa-resettlement-agency-sues-trump-over-refugee-admissions-halt/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1739242577-2
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Naomi Ishisaka
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"A jury on Monday found Seattle Childrenās hospital created a hostile work environment based on race against Dr. Benjamin Danielson, the former medical director of the hospitalās Odessa Brown Childrenās Clinic."
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Former Seattle Childrenās doctor wins $21M in discrimination lawsuit
A jury found Seattle Childrenās hospital likely created a hostile work environment based on race against Dr. Benjamin Danielson, the former medical director of the hospitalās Odessa Brown Childrenās Clinic.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/former-seattle-childrens-doctor-wins-21m-in-discrimination-lawsuit/
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Naomi Ishisaka
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"In Washington state and across the United States, transgender and gender-diverse people are wrestling with the reality that millions of Americans voted for a presidential candidate who has vowed to strip them of their rights."
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'Horror and heartbreak': WA trans community braces for Trump's return
Washington offers several protections for trans people, but advocates say state rights could prove vulnerable against an empowered second Trump administration.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/transgender-people-in-wa-brace-for-second-trump-presidency/
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