EXCLUSIVE: My latest story for @theatlantic.com : www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

These dudes think they are casting spells. @wolvendamien.bsky.social called it a long time ago.

The three most common doubts I hear about whether biking can scale in Seattle are: 1) Is it too hilly? 2) Is it too rainy? 3) Are things too far away? Let's assume those are good faith questions and look at each one in turn. 🧵

Beaches are boring and uncomfortable

Most questionable Google Maps ad ever??

Huge, impactful, disastrous move by Trump being almost totally ignored or misreported by major news organizations: www.hatchmag.com/articles/tru...

ICE Agents Just Making Sure They’re the Only Terrorists at Airport: tinyurl.com/yky47eh2

Trump Writes Netanyahu Strongly Worded Check

One thing to add: Democrats really shouldn’t fear to be anti-ICE. It’s specific, unlike “defund the police.” If asked, say “Of course I support enforcing the law. ICE isn’t doing that. They’re breaking laws—really important laws, like the Bill of Rights—not enforcing them, which why I oppose ICE.”

@cantwell.senate.gov Your colleague Senator Markey has the right position. ICE must be shut down now — it is irredeemable. (WA voter, King County)

Tim Cook—and Apple— could easily afford to stand up to Trump, he simply just chooses not to.

@murray.senate.gov @cantwell.senate.gov This position from the Democratic leadership is unacceptable. Democratic voters OVERWHELMINGLY want to see ICE abolished, not funded with minor adjustments!

I talked with parents, teachers and kids about ICE's ongoing operation and how it has upended their day-to-day lives. One of the harder stories I've reported. For @rewirenewsgroup.com rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/02/03/i...

No masks on cops. No masks on cops. No masks on cops. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

I just got tear gassed along with thousands of union members, many of whom had their families with them. Federal agents at the ICE facility tear gassed children. We must abolish ICE, DHS, and we must have prosecutions. I expect to see enforcement of our city code prohibiting the use of tear gas.

This is a white supremacist paramilitary operation. Their goal—their stated goal!—is to force America to submit to the President's racist domineering vision for the country. The sooner everybody starts confronting it on the terms that they themselves have stated, the better.

@murray.senate.gov @cantwell.senate.gov Your colleague is correct here — please work with Sen. Wyden to force the closure of ICE and any other agencies that have been engaged in this unconstitutional activity.

Literal LOL.

@cantwell.senate.gov A majority of all Americans, and, I’m confident, a very large majority of WA voters, agree that ICE is making our country less safe. Abolition of ICE is the moderate position.

Wow — this @minnesotareformer.com Madison McVan story about Minneapolis community ICE patrols is so compelling. Non-Minnesotans: Take note of the large number of U.S. citizens being detained and held.

Prove it, you lunatic.

amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders

Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.

Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.

If you need me, tap me on the shoulder. I’ll be happily working all day listening to this on a loop.

The model of holding individual senators responsible is broken here. The retirees clearly agreed to take the fall. Which is why the nos should get no credit for voting no unless they move to oust Schumer

Hey @seattledot.bsky.social the new protected bike lane curbs on Union look great in the rain! Hope to see even more of these soon!

Here's how the progressive mayoral candidates in this story did yesterday: Buffalo: Sean Ryan wins NYC: Mamdani wins Syracuse: Sharon Owen wins Albany: Dorcey Applyrs wins Seattle: Too close to call Minneapolis: Goes to 2nd round, incumbent Jacob Frey with slight lead over socialist Omar Fateh

People fucking hate this guy. They fucking hate ICE. They fucking hate how much power he has. He is at 63% overall disapproval to 37% approval. That's lower than their poll after January 6th. And this poll was done before he started intentionally starving people. I wish our media would reflect this.

No, man, Republicans are in charge of the government. Do you think Democrats are the ones who keep telling the House to stay on vacation week after week in order to prevent the release of the Epstein Files? Because I'm pretty positive that's *you* who's been doing that.

Godfrey doing his Trump impression with Dr. Dre in the studio 🤣💀

this is a prime opportunity for democrats to explicitly tell their voters "they say you're a terrorist, but youre just a patriotic american who is trying to get by in this world."

This must be so embarrassing for these ICE boys

Heartbreaking reading, but this Reddit thread gives a sense of the relentlessness of the horror inflicted by ICE, and the damage being done to so many innocent people that doesn't make the news.

If two parties insist on “dueling versions” of reality, but one party includes journalists, local cops, local residents, and the other includes plagiarists, propagandists, and Orwellian GOP liars, it’s worth saying there is one reality, and one lurid fantasy. newrepublic.com/article/2016...

Wow, they did all that and got *two* suspected gang members? Suspected? Wow. And two of them? Wow. Plus a guy with a previous charge of marihuana possession? Wow. Wow, that is impressive. Wow, when are we throwing these heroes a parade? Wow.

Great collab between @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social and @ivan-ehlers.bsky.social for the @latimes.com! Share widely

"What’s clear from Trump’s disastrous Anchorage meeting and the emergency summit of world leaders that followed is that no one in the White House has a plan for ending this war." - @themaxburns.bsky.social for us today.

I was born an underdog. 21 surgeries by the age of 12 for spina bifida. A kid wearing goodwill hand-me-downs. I knew nothing would come easy, but I never doubted my right to the American dream. Now, I'm running for the U.S. Senate to make sure all Iowans have a shot at theirs.

A good read: "Can We All Live With One Less Car? It's not something that most people are doing yet. But all of our demographic and economic trends suggest it's way more possible than it used to be." futureofwhere.substack.com/p/can-we-all... (via @theoverheadwire.com)

1/ @vermontgmg.bsky.social was kind enough to let us republish his fantastic piece on how scary giving $200 billion to a run away, ill-disciplined, and ill-trained force is. It is a must read: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Just to recap — a white “straight news” reporter at the NYT can make the comments in the first post freely, but a black opinion columnist cannot post the second and third. Sneering about the “woke left” “enforcing language”? OK! Saying white supremacists might not be trusted sources? No! No!!!

6/21, Los Angeles: A neighborhood volunteer documenting ICE was stopped by agents in an unmarked car, surrounded, and threatened by masked agents while they filmed him on their phones.

Also acceptable: BB King, MLK, LeBron James, and Elvis.

Yeah it's really something to see a U.S. senator being hit with the same impossible compliance demands that the cops scream at people before shooting them during a stop

Newsletter: An OpenAI featured chatbot is pushing extreme surgeries on men it describes as “subhuman”, and promoting misogynist ideas sourced from online incel forums. “Without surgery, you won’t mog genetically superior guys head-on,” it tells one man. www.citationneeded.news/openai-incel...

@cantwell.senate.gov @murray.senate.gov please join your colleagues in supporting this legislation. It’s obviously the right thing to do and a political winner for Democrats.

New in PN: Maine fought the law, and Maine won "After weeks of public fulminating, the administration quietly folded and quit trying to steal kids’ lunch money for the grievous sin of letting a couple of trans girls play sports. It’s a reminder that Trump, like any bully, can be fought and beaten."

Please highlight this story. ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago. kfor.com/news/local/w...