Today the largest county in Washington, the thirteenth largest county in the US, is set to formally eliminate its climate office, after it was disbanded by Executive Girmay Zahilay during his transition into office.

We invite you to show-up & support the CAMERAS OFF NOW rally at Seattle City Hall on Tues July 7th at 1pm. @mayorofseattle.bsky.social committed to turn-off police surveillance cameras in Stadium District after FIFA World Cup …last game is 7/6 so rally to ensure she follows through with her word!

Meanwhile KOMO out here is spreading misinformation about the Denny bus lane. "One to two minutes" is completely made up and didn't come from SDOT.

NEW: The grassroots organization that Katie Wilson founded sent her a letter demanding she cut surveillance tech. They join a contingent who feel betrayed by Wilson who says she TECHNICALLY didn't break a campaign promise with surveillance switch up. www.theburnerseattle.com/post/the-adv...

NEW: Renaming César Chávez Park to honor Dolores Huerta feels obvious, but a park can only be named after someone who has been dead for 3 years. That's not to say community members shouldn't keep pushing for it --- the City has made exceptions before. www.theburnerseattle.com/post/parks-r...

Traveling through Interlaken Park is such a treat! I love my neighborhood

A no-cost MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccination clinic will be held today from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Third Place Commons in Lake Forest Park. Registration is highly encouraged. bit.ly/49NRehE

"My name is Mahmoud Khalil and I am a political prisoner. I am writing to you from a detention facility in Louisiana where I wake to cold mornings and spend long days bearing witness to the quiet injustices underway against a great many people precluded from the protections of the law."

"Prop 1A generates significantly more funding for social housing through a tax that only affects wealthy corporations, while Prop 1B siphons money away from critical existing programs at a time when those funds are needed most."

BREAKING: After 28 months of contract negotiations and a 12 day strike, the Seattle Art Museum and SAM VSO Union have reached a tentative agreement

Was considering going to Free First Thursday at the Seattle Art Museum tonight when I belatedly learned that the independent union of security workers have courageously gone on strike after 26 MONTHS of stalled 'negotiations' for livable compensation. Sharing this for anyone else who missed it (1/2)

Also Anne Boyer:

Giftlink:...native berries such as dogwoods, spicebush (Lindera benzoin) & viburnums naturally provide the high fat &calorie content that birds need. Native perennials such as pokeweed and Virginia creeper are also good Nonnative shrubs, on the other hand, are more like fast food. wapo.st/46cTpat 🌱🌿

Sometimes people post AI art in my replies and I know you mean well but I'm really not into it. AI is not just a harmless little toy. Aside from the numerous ethical issues like using the work of artists without their consent, it is a growing environmental problem. gizmodo.com/microsoft-wa...

native ppl, despite making up less than 15% of the population (& nearly 20% of the world's poor) harbor 80% of all biodiversity on their lands. native resistance to ecological destruction on turtle island alone cuts nearly 1 billion tons of Co2 emissions per yr. rise up. help out. #LANDBACK (2/2)

can't think of a better first post here - happy #indigenouspeoplesday ! (1/2)

Quote with a picture of water that you took.

Update on the mushrooms growing on the stump in my yard. I feel so blessed by the fall fungi this year 🍄📷

Found on a farm near Grants Pass, Oregon 🍄📷

PSA: Now is the perfect time to get your updated COVID vaccine! It takes ~2 weeks to get full protection, so it's best to get vaccinated a while before Thanksgiving. Also, this is usually when the winter surge starts. They're covered by insurance or CDC's bridge program. Find a vax location here:

!jazbot whereami

The progression of growth on a stump in my yard last month when it started raining again in western Washington 🍄📷 #fungifriends

Found in northern California 🍄📷 #fungifriends

I am so grateful right now, for many things, and chiefly for the conviction in my bones that we will be free in my lifetime. I am grateful that I can do something with my words, and have I have been given a patient and enduring soul that is, in all honestly, quite stubborn when it comes to justice.