Rainier Beach educators and community members are asking folks to continue to be present at the corner of Rainier and Henderson from 3:30-5 (around school dismissal time). Show up if you can!

Massive group of students at city hall calling for ICE out of Seattle

This is beautiful to see. There is so much darkness right now and my heart is heavy, but this brings me hope.

This afternoon after school got out, two teenagers who are believed to SPS students were murdered at a bus stop. This gun violence has torn an enormous hole in the heart of our Rainier Beach community. No parent, no sibling, no family should ever have to suffer this grief.

Good article by Danny Westneat here. “That’s the real significance of the masks. They say: We aren’t beholden to you. Not to state officials, the public, or the basic workings of democracy. You can’t touch us. You don’t even know who we are.”

Thank you WA Senate. It’s so critical that, at a minimum, we can confirm the identity of federal agents, including confirmation that they actually are federal agents and so we can hold them accountable for their actions.

More than 150 people gathered at the Seattle VA on Beacon Hill for a candlelight vigil honoring Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse killed by federal agents in Minneapolis. Attendees called for accountability and constitutional protections. 🔗 Read more here: soseaem.org/4tlQQQq #SeattleNews

MUST-LISTEN: Bruce Springsteen releases new song called “Streets of Minneapolis” The Boss has an incredible new song you need to hear. In a note to the world, he says it was written Saturday the 24th of January and recorded on the 27th. It's "dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent…

There will be a rally and candlelight vigil for Alex Pretti at the Seattle VA Hospital tonight. See the full details below:

"Let us go." Immigration attorney Eric Lee shares a drawing by his five-year-old client, stuck in an immigration prison.

What a game. Shout out to the Rams. They’re a great team and that offense is tough to stop. Seahawks had an all-around solid game all of which made it possible. Particularly impressed with the defense in the red zone.

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On the one hand, excited for the Seahawks but also people are being murdered in the streets by our federal government. Go Hawks, but more importantly Abolish ICE. Keeping my fingers crossed that some NFL players also speak out.

Thank God there were people filming. This administration would have said Alex Pretti pulled a handgun, a package of fentanyl, and a signed copy of the Communist Manifesto if they could.

Thank you @jayapal.house.gov. I hope Dems (and any Republicans with a conscience) send a clear and strong message to ICE agents that they will eventually face justice for their crimes. Maybe not immediately under this administration, but there is no statute of limitations for murder.

If you’re a Republican elected, please speak out for god’s sake. And if you’re hoping to have any chance of getting reelected, just know that murdering citizens in broad daylight, kidnapping 2 and 5 year-olds, and breaking into homes without warrants is not a winning political message.

Sending love to all of those in the Twin Cities who are literally risking and losing their lives to protect their neighbors and resist fascism. Rest in peace and power Alex.

Jesus was all about the mass deportations and defending the government.

A reminder that Jesus was also executed by the state.

So-called “Christian” leaders: No false prophets (other than the dear leader or themselves). And thou shalt not kill (exception for peaceful protestors).

Democrats can and must make it clear there will be trials and anyone even somewhat associated with ICE will face them. Maybe give a quit-your-job deadline on appeasement and give people 72 hours. I don't know. But currently the plan is to let them murder us in the street and get away with it.

ICE agents need to know that there is no statute of limitations for murder. And murder is a state crime. And he eventually throws everyone under the bus and will not protect you in the long run. You have a choice. Resign now before it’s too late and encourage your colleagues to do the same.

Agree @governorferguson.bsky.social We need to deploy every resource we have to defend our democracy, protect our community and resist fascism. This is quickly escalating and needs to be treated as an emergency.

Video footage from multiple witnesses is incredibly damning. We must resist at every step, abolish ICE and prosecute everyone responsible for these heinous crimes.

It’s currently operating totally outside of our constitutional rules. Habeas corpus , due process of law, equal protection, freedom of speech, 4th amendment protections against search and seizure, are all not being enforced in any common sense or meaningful way.

It’s hard to accurately describe what is happening in Minneapolis without sounding crazy. Unmarked rental vans all over the city, with people in military gear and no id jumping out of them to take captive anyone who looks nonwhite or who makes political speech they disagree with.

Thank you to @atg.wa.gov and the many other electeds, officials and neighbors standing up for basic human decency and human rights and against this tyranny.

It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing

We have growing economic inequality and one of the most upside-down tax codes in the country, where our lowest income residents pay the most and wealthy individuals and corporations fail to pay their fair share. HB 2100 is so needed. Thank you @organizewithshaun.bsky.social for this bill!!!

In her time as Director, Maiko Winkler-Chin led the Office of Housing and Seattle’s broader affordable housing community through immense post-COVID challenges. And she did so with grace, humility, and a commitment to collaboration.

Cruel and outrageous. Everyone responsible must be held to account.

Young people keeping Dr. King’s legacy alive.

“Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. saw America so clearly: both its flaws and its promise. But as we remember Dr. King today, we rarely see him clearly at all.” AG Brown in the Seattle Medium on MLK Jr.’s legacy and the urgency of standing up for justice. seattlemedium.com/dr-king-lega...

They are snatching people off the street, solely based on skin color and ethnicity. Demanding “papers” and proof of citizenship. And then detaining people anyway, including citizens. It is unconstitutional, immoral and antithetical to the values we claim to espouse.

It’s clear what Dr. King would be doing if he were with us today. As we honor his legacy, we must follow his example and stand up for equality, human rights and love and against hate, discrimination and oppression.

Reminder, application deadline is ~today~ at 5:00 PM education.seattle.gov/call-for-com...

Through protests and vigils on Beacon Ave, Rodriguez's friends refuse to let them be forgotten + Police still seeking suspect who fled #SEAbikes #Seattle

Link 1 Line light rail service will be disrupted starting 10pm Friday, January 10 through Sunday, January 11, as Sound Transit conducts signal work in preparation for the 2 Line extension. Story: www.theurbanist.org/2026/01/09/s...

Sending love and support to our Somali neighbors. Hate and harassment have no place in our city. Grateful to @seiu925.bsky.social, Teamsters, others organizing against racist activities we’re seeing Experiencing harassment? Call 911 Request trainings, support from my office: [email protected]

WAISN remains committed to nonviolence, dignity, and real-time action based in love, not fear. Together, we can show up for one another and keep working toward a future grounded in hope and humanity for all.

Beacon Hill, you can meet your new CM, @cmeddielin.bsky.social, at El Centro on Saturday from 10-Noon!

Yesterday’s killing of Minneapolis mother Renee Nicole Good proves the dangers of Trump’s campaign of terror via ICE across our country. ICE officers appear to not only be acting with impunity, but the explicit approval and support of the president and his administration.

This is your city. Everyone should be safe in their homes, in their workplaces, and in our community. I’m determined to make it that way. Find immigration response resources at @washindivisble and at bit.ly/IRRP. #thisisyourcity #seattle www.instagram.com/mayorofseatt...

Councilmember Lin: We stand with our immigrant communities, in Seattle and across the U.S. council.seattle.gov/2026/01/08/c...

We are a better nation because of immigration!

This is lie after lie after lie from the President — a completely dishonest description of ICE shooting and killing a woman in Minneapolis. Truly disgusting.

What happened in Minneapolis today was absolutely horrific. ICE is not making our communities safer — they are putting innocent lives in harm’s way. We must put a stop to this.

#OnThisDay in 1907, the City of Seattle annexed the Town of Southeast Seattle. www.historylink.org/File/3314

Congrats @masonthompson.bsky.social! Great to have strong urbanist leaders like yourself across the region to tackle our urgent housing and transportation challenges.

From fighting for workers to defending immigrant rights and expanding housing for families, we’ve got big priorities for Seattle. Honored to work alongside Councilmember Foster and @councilmember-amr.bsky.social.