These doors ain't gonna knock themselves...

They're back at it...

My friend and comrade @zevfortacoma.bsky.social leading chants at a UFCW local 367 informational picket supporting Marlene's workers fighting for a fair contract. If you shop there, you should probably tell Marlene's you support their workers.

Robert Redford was the GOAT. One of the only actors with greatness throughout his career. One of the only directors to consistently take up politically controversial content. One of the only Hollywood liberals with anything close to a real spine. He let the world change him and he changed the world.

Israel has launched a ground invasion of Gaza City. The atrocities will only intensify from here. This is a Genocide.

Bam! Least shitty thing at the Emmy's in forever.

Wow...

1) What's most disturbing about this week's events are not any of the single actions or reactions on their own, but the flagrantly obvious contradictions they reveal about what constitutes free speech and what constitutes political violence.

I got the 12 foot Skelly vote on lock, y'all!

The most disturbing thing about the botched 2019 SEAL raid is in the buried lead. It precipitated a massive new wave of North Korean missile testing, just after peace talks.

We be out here! Doing the thangs!

Wow... it turns out the "Cuomo is the Democratic Trump" argument was spot on.

86% of International Association of Genocide Scholars voted to label the situation in Gaza a Genocide. I don't know what more you need to believe it at this point.

Video from today's powerful rally by Tanggol Migrante, La Resistencia, and many others in supporters of Zahid Chaudry, Filipino detainees, and everyone illegally held at the Northwest Detention Center. Hundreds of folks from across the NW were there speaking truth to power.

1/3) I joined workers and immigrants today to celebrate Labor Day in the best way you can, with songs, chanting, food, and solidarity. The morning started with about 50 of us at the annual Ralph Chaplin memorial sing along, celebrating the life of the great labor songwriter buried here in Tacoma.

Canvassing today was so awesome that I decided to go make a little video. Thanks for the support, all!

ICE and CPB agents arresting firefighters during an active fire is the best/worst evidence I've seen for why lumping police and fire together under the banner of "public safety" is a total fraud that needs to stop. Firefighters fight fires. Police stop and/or start crime. Not the same.

KOMO'S coverage from yesterday's action and lawsuit by UFCW 367, Tacoma DSA, and Tacoma for All to keep the Workers' Bill of Rights on the ballot. It's pretty good, although they call Michael Hines the CEO of 367. I think it's more like he's the CEO of kicking the city's a**.

Fox 13's coverage from yesterday's action and lawsuit by UFCW 367, Tacoma DSA and Tacoma For All to keep the Workers' Bill of Rights on the ballot

This this this.

So All My Friends and North American Scum are my forever faves, and I love basically all of American Dream. But this new jam was so infectious that I can't get it out of my head. X-Ray Eyes!

It only took seeing LCD Soundsystem 3.5 times before getting to hear North American Scum. But it was oh so worth the wait. And on 808 day, to boot.

Part of what's going on with all these university settlements is that their administrators know the whole thing is rigged against them. But, rather than deciding to treat it like the existential battle it is - like some of their US and international predecessors- they're gonna personally cash out.

SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL IS GOING TO HAPPEN

Wow... this includes my friends and colleagues.

Wow... turns out job growth isn't so hot after all... whowouldathunkit?

I wanna be crystal clear on this, since I helped lead the year-long campaign. Neither John Hines nor Joe Bushnell created Tacoma's HOPE team. The people did. Period. Despite John's claims to the contrary...

Just a little midsummer magic from Holly's backyard bonanza over here...

This piece on the drying earth and disappearing groundwater lies at the intersection of accessible yet cutting-edge research, excellent reporting, and gorgeous data visualization. Too bad it's also totally devastating.

I think about this a lot.

NEW: Tacoma City Council candidate Zev Cook says "Zionist lobby" isn't actually interested in supporting the Jewish community, just defending pro genocide narratives as it spends $16k to oppose her, an anti-Zionist Jewish candidate. www.theburnerseattle.com/post/washing...

Ladies, gentlemen, and friends beyond the binary. I present the opposition. (AKA don't vote for these folks, please and thank you)

I'd call this one "Manifest Dumpsterny"

I spent the first half of my day helping set up and run the Tacoma for All and Tacoma DSA booth at Mosaic Festival, and now I'm excited to go knock some doors for my friend and comrade Zev Cook. I'm tempted to say no rest for the weary, but I kinda love all this stuff.

Waiting for Godot with Bill and Ted... sounds like an excellent adventure to me.

Holy shit! France just recognized Palestinian statehood!

Good riddance to bad rubbish.

Vote Katie Wilson, Seattle!

NICET

Oooooooh...

I'm excited for today's Mayoral Forum on Tacoma's housing crisis at Common Good Tacoma, sponsored by seven awesome orgs. We'll be gathering in Common Good's parking lot at 11am for food and fellowship, then hosting FIVE candidates addressing questions from community members with lived experience.

They'll probably find Colbert... doing fine... somewhere else. On the other hand, CBS is gonna die a slow death.

Hahaha I originally assumed this was about Capitalism and not a pretty well known band touring. That's the state of the world, I guess.

Woohoo, I got 500 followers on this BS now! That's like 1% of followers for folks with names like "Blue State Betty." But I'll take it I guess.

Free the Sookane nine!

New Valentine: "Babe, I love you more than WA progressive orgs love using mental gymnastics to endorse moderate incumbents."

No lies detected.

Alligator Alcatraz sounds like a tourist attraction and lends itself to T-shirts. In reality, it's a concentration camp, and only a couple steps removed from being Alligator Auschwitz.

Absolutely gonna give this a listen...

I feel smugly proud to be a Socialist every time there's another Epstein flare-up and the rest of the political spectrum grows mad with accusation and recrimination. We just take it for granted that the elitist of the elites - regardless of ideology - have always been horrific human traffickers.