HAPPENING NOW: Portland Police Commander Franz Schoening testifies that federal officers on Oct. 18 barraged protesters with crowd control munitions — not because of any violence but because another federal officer accidentally shot tear gas onto the roof of the ICE facility.

When things slow down it's time to do your passion project so I spent the last year discovering how to make watercolor sculptures instead of color blocks in plastic pans The Magic Garden Watercolor paints in the shape of bees, flowers, and dragonflies! scarletnymph.bigcartel.com/product/magi...

On Wednesdays we wear pink

I am amused and pleased by the number of young SWers I'm radicalizing. 🏴

#memes #DaleEarnhardt #NASCAR #Communism #FBIWatchlist #Epstein #EpsteinFiles

Guess what? Cat butt!

Its Saturday and I'm in bed before 6pm.

Caturday nose boop

Online censorship is one of the many levers of state power right-wingers have been pulling to try and snuff out queer and trans existence. But instead of fighting back, some Democrats are helping them at the controls. Read the full #OpEd from @fightforthefuture.org

In shocking news SPD lied (Sorry for the substack link 😢) ericacbarnett.substack.com/p/tietjen-st...

SO FLUFFY!!!

When Bruce Harrell pulled a gun on a pregnant woman over a parking spot he was 37 years old, which is about the same age Katie Wilson was when she helped write and pass Seattle's Jumpstart tax, which brings in $300-400 million a year

On heavy repeat youtu.be/yG07WSu7Q9w

Trying to figure out if my desire to walk off into the desert is seasonal or because of *gestures* all this...

A temporary truce.

From IG.

ACAB

Close up of summer's growth

Finally back to the flexibility I had in the Before Times Old bones don't flex like they used to

Uvalde police seem a special sort of garbage

🚨 Married GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales allegedly had an affair with his senior aide, Regina Aviles — who was found dead after she supposedly doused herself in gasoline and set herself on fire, per The Daily Mail. Uvalde Police are blocking release of the 911 call, video & records. (Daily Mail)

A 60 second summary of some of the biggest and best sights from #NoKings Day. Congratulations to every single organizer, volunteer and attendee👏 History.

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If I had explain American history in one sentence, I could do worse than "John Brown was hung for treason, but Robert E. Lee was not."

this one doin numbers on mastodon but bsky doesn't let me have enough characters

Made it into the gym. Now what. 🥲

Weird dream last night. Somehow the leftist infighting escalated into armed conflict with the SRA. Needless to say I was overrun and taken hostage before any shooting started due to piss poor planning on my part.

Shades of Iran/Contra

Masked ICE Agents Infiltrate Portland Emergency Naked Bike Ride Protest: tinyurl.com/mryfpa4s

For those who say "This is not who we are!" listverse.com/2017/09/14/1...

I do think it would be amazing if hundreds of protesters just showed up dressed like ICE. They’d be absolutely baffled, they’d have no way to tell who’s who. They’re all dressed in off-the-rack Cabelas clothes since they don’t seem to have a standard uniform so it’s easy.

When the polka music kicks in

AI companies are spending billions on deals with each other, which boost their value. This has helped twenty billionaires tied to AI add $450B to their fortunes in 2025. Meanwhile, an MIT study found that 95% of companies using AI haven't seen returns on investment. Be warned.

Who do we mean when we say “Black Seattle”? This mayoral race isn’t about personalities—it’s about whether symbolism becomes substance. What do “seats at the table” mean if the rest of us go hungry? My latest column for the @soseaemerald.bsky.social

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NEW STUDY Since I was born, 500 Black neighborhoods have vanished And 500,000 Black people have been lost All due to urban revitalization projects Like the one for LA’s new coliseum — for the Clippers and ‘26 Olympics — that’s destroying Inglewood @adamlmahoney.bsky.social @capitalb.bsky.social

Helpful guy at the passport office reminded me my renewal will be delayed because of the government shutdown. Easy to forget how many services they provide.

Me: remember when we used to enjoy painting? Partner: No Me: Me neither *goes back to taping the bathroom ceiling*

Audre Lorde "The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House"

I seem to be over most of the vax symptoms. Still a lingering headache. Now the entertain myself for the rest of the evening.

The new 5G microchip has me dragging.

The Brutal CBP Assault Tied to the Marimar Martinez Shooting www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/07/t...

In a shock to no one, Police lie.

Woopsie! 🤣🤣🤣

Intervene Interrupt Inconvenience All valid forms of resistance

We're firmly in the new Gestapo era.