The City of Burlington issued an evacuation order Friday morning as the Gages Slough overflowed. Meanwhile, the Nooksack and Skagit Rivers are quickly starting to recede after cresting over the last 24 hours. Check back for live updates throughout the day.

I talked to @heyjohnryan.bsky.social at KUOW about adapting to increasingly strong atmospheric rivers, and that reducing risk ultimately requires tackling GHG emissions. "If we don't do that, atmospheric rivers are going to keep growing stronger...It's going to overwhelm our ability to respond.”

Another thing @agu.org could do is highly visible trainings for attendees on civil liberties and immigrant rights by groups like @aclu.org and @aila.org (whose resources they are already sharing), and promoting the work of their litigation partners like @democracyforward.org and @aaup.org

My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.

Proud to be a part of the “powerhouse” legal group taking on the Trump-Vance administration for people and communities.

Thank you. There are organized and well paid agents of doubt that seed the information environment with propaganda and misinformation at absolute light speed. Be for real. Scientists could simply muster the courage to take a political position on anti-science, anti-democratic power.

Yes!

This is what my faith looks like.

Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).

A nation rejoices.

BREAKING: A federal court blocked the Trump-Vance administration’s attempt to cut off food assistance for 42 million people during the ongoing government shutdown. We'll keep fighting to ensure that federal programs serve their lawful purpose: to help, not harm, people and communities.

BREAKING: Federal court just GRANTED our court order to block Trump admin from shutting down SNAP. Order also issued in state AG case. Hope millions can breathe a sigh of relief. Incredible work to @democracyforward.org and our co-counsel.

Redoubling my internal effort to respond to every coarse, selfish, cruel action though a deeper grace, faith, and service to others.

So many lies. So many lies! My god.

Good lord this brought tears to my eyes this morning.

Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!

Y’all here is a fun fact: Portland has a brand new volunteer organization called “operation inflation” that allows people to borrow inflatable costumes for protests. They just started a couple weeks ago and have like a 160 costume library (and counting because people keep donating).

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

Experts like: pediatricians, ER nurses, air traffic controllers, earthquake scientists, climate scientists, meteorologists, epidemiologists, gun violence experts, food safety experts and on and on and on. All the people who keep and care for the safety of others and their broader community.

Disgusting. Across the rubicon again and again. This should be a career ending moment for Mike Davis. May he seek solace in a merciful god who can receive him as a deeply, profoundly broken human being.

Thank you so much Jane. We all have loved you and benefited from you presence on this earth.

Duty, Honor, Integrity, Truth: what will you do today to uphold them? How will you teach your children about what is right and just in this world? How will you respect yourself and your ancestors in this crucible?

100% The willingness of elite, wealthy people to debase themselves for a paycheck is astounding.

Praying for a politic that can see one another as simply, elementally children of God. We are not enemies, we are the human family. We are wasting so much capital and energy on fighting and hating one another.

We’re putting democracy in print. On Constitution Day, We Hold These Truths is running full-page ads in the @wsj.com & @financialtimes.com — reminding the nation that our freedoms only survive if we defend them. Sign the pledge at weholdtruths.org.

On #ConstitutionDay, we're clear: No one is above the law. Government power must be checked by due process, judicial independence, and accountability – values enshrined in our founding document. Join us to protect the Constitution, and the people it serves: weholdtruths.org.

The Department of Energy hired five academics to raise doubts about climate change. 85+ climate experts (organized by @andrewdessler.com) reviewed their report. Our conclusion, detailed in 450 pages of analysis: it is biased, full of errors, and not fit to inform policy making.

Washington fire crews - already operating with fewer resources after the State Legislature cut $60m from its Wildfire Response Account this year - are now suffering border patrol raids. We all lose when local austerity echoes authoritarianism. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Yes. An amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it. And these days it requires a whole lot of heart and courage to boot.

A devastation of a day.

Now it is a radical act to live your life in service to the happiness and wellbeing of other people and the world. Call me a radical.

Bingo.

Why on God’s green earth would you ever, ever, ever trade your rights and freedoms for money?

Thank you to the community leaders, scientists, lawyers, public servants, health care workers, and everyday Americans who are acting with bravery and courage in the face of intimidation and harassment. We all can do the right thing even when it is hard, especially when we do it together.

"@democracyforward.org, a legal advocacy firm representing the plaintiffs, called it an important victory over the administration’s attack on DEI." Please donate to Democracy Forward to continue this important work!

Welcome news here.

Please excuse the digression as I chat about creativity. I’ve been really enjoying working with watercolors recently and find the compositions to be quick and flow right out of me. Having worked with the rigidity of printmaking, this feels wholly different and…easy… in a way I hadn’t expected.

A lot of people are learning that cowardice won’t save them in real time. Might as well be brave.

If you want a good time, go look at the authors of the DOE contrarian report.

Lots of interesting stuff buried in the DOE report. For example, here's a reference that doesn't exist:

Whelp. The Seafair war planes have arrived in Seattle to terrorize our neighborhoods and especially all the pets.

Just excruciating to see so many people suffering and in harms way from climate extremes. Prayers are not enough for the families. They deserve a nation changed.

Four years after the 2021 Pacific Northwest heat dome, @sarahmyhre.bsky.social reflects on her family’s experience and the role that Big Oil plays in fueling climate chaos. “They knew that they were driving the global climate into scenarios where millions and millions would be put in harm’s way.”

Heartbreaking and necessary. Today Misti Leon filed a lawsuit against seven oil and gas companies for the wrongful death of her mother, Juliana Leon, during the 2021 PNW heatdome. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/c...

I would highly recommend a watch if you need to hope-scroll for affirmation that courage, integrity, and truth exist and will ultimately win. We are fighting for the promise of the beloved community - the vibrant, multiracial democracy that puts the American people first.

Unfortunately, federally funded climate adaptation science and services are being cut well ahead of the FY26 budget. We've been doing our best to speak up for what would be lost if the Climate Adaptation Science Centers are eliminated.

I just really need everybody to understand that everything that’s happening in and to the global economy now (and all the businesses and people in it) is the entirely predictable result of the intentional decisions of one guy who doesn’t understand how the global economy works.

An absolute blessing to see.

Keep celebrating the wins. And keep pushing for more.

A victory for the federal scientific workforce! We could not stand by while this irreparable harm continues at NSF, NOAA and all our scientific agencies. TODAY the judge granted our request to temporarily HALT the mass firings at federal agencies under Trump’s Executive Order.