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Edmonds WA | City Councilmember | easily distracted by nature | #ERANow

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The Epstein scandal is taking down Europe’s political class. In the US, they’re getting a pass. — POLITICO As Europe moves to address its shame, it’s highlighting the comparative lack of accountability in the U.S.

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07.02.2026 16:33 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Canada Flexes on Global Stage With an Eye to Its Own Survival

Canadian P.M. Mark Carney delivered a stark speech in Davos, prompting global political & corporate leaders in the audience to rise from their seats for a rare standing ovation.

He described the end of the era underpinned by US hegemony, as “a rupture.”

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/w...

21.01.2026 14:29 👍 607 🔁 131 💬 35 📌 9
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The US is quitting 66 global agencies: what does it mean for science? The United States is leaving some of the world’s oldest and most influential scientific networks involved in biodiversity research, climate science and conservation. Affected organizations tell Nature that their work continues.

The US is leaving some of the world’s oldest and most influential scientific networks involved in biodiversity research, climate science and conservation

go.nature.com/4a48Ney

21.01.2026 11:18 👍 84 🔁 61 💬 2 📌 4
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The aurora is out. #Edmonds

21.01.2026 05:31 👍 35 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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a group of people are dancing on a football field . ALT: a group of people are dancing on a football field .

Well, look at you, Seahawks!

28.12.2025 20:57 👍 583 🔁 48 💬 1 📌 0
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Deported and Imprisoned Archives A case-by-case investigation that examines the Trump administration’s claims that these immigrants are all “sick criminals” and “terrorists” and that shows what they suffered during months in one of t...

CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was.

You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...

22.12.2025 16:08 👍 4552 🔁 2264 💬 39 📌 46
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Maybe the most obvious example of this administration catering to billionaires? Trump’s dismantling of the CFPB.

He has overturned rules and withdrawn lawsuits that would’ve benefited millions of American families — all to help his rich buddies pocket more cash.

22.12.2025 17:10 👍 113 🔁 39 💬 3 📌 2
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"experiments in amateurism..."

www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

21.12.2025 20:00 👍 2520 🔁 763 💬 102 📌 30

@ricksteves.bsky.social does so much for our broader community.

We are so fortunate to have here in Edmonds.

✌🏻

21.12.2025 21:55 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

He’s a neighbor. And he lives by his values.

He also helps our town to put out the No Kings rallies.

He is all about love.

21.12.2025 21:53 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Republicans control the House, Senate, and White House. If they wanted to lower your health care costs, they would.

The truth is: Republicans do not care one bit if your health care premiums explode.

20.12.2025 23:03 👍 480 🔁 140 💬 27 📌 8

SEW cancels Flood Warning for Green River near Auburn [WA]
at Sat, 20 Dec 2025 19:39:29 +0000 via IEMbot
Additional Details Here.

20.12.2025 19:46 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Federal plan to ban gender care for minors is 'cruel,' state AG says Pediatricians and legal experts in Washington expressed outrage at Trump administration proposals to effectively ban gender-affirming care for minors.

Trump & RFK Jr. are threatening hospitals to stop providing care for trans youth—including in WA state. This is dangerous & wrong.
 
Families & their doctors know what’s best for them. NOT the federal government. Democrats will fight back.

19.12.2025 20:39 👍 259 🔁 59 💬 18 📌 4
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REPORTER: “Have you lost control of the House?”

SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON: “I have not lost control of the House.”

17.12.2025 19:07 👍 546 🔁 127 💬 135 📌 97

Didn't he say that last week too?

17.12.2025 21:25 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Mehdi Hasan Says So Gaza. Sudan. The silence – and the spin – of mainstream media. Islamophobia, fascism, authoritarianism, racism. The award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and author has seen enough

“Hasan is known as one of the most formidable interviewers in journalism; unabashedly direct, unrelenting in his line of questioning, and notorious for fact-checking and correcting response-avoidant guests in real time.”

Thank you to GQ Middle East for this profile of me:

17.12.2025 19:14 👍 1478 🔁 161 💬 56 📌 4
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Opinion | The White House Is a Lost Cause

Gift article

The White House Is a Lost Cause www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/o...

17.12.2025 19:25 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Supreme Court may be poised to ditch more of its precedents - Reuters

07.12.2025 14:03 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
cover of the single "Abissa" by Lynstrone Kwame

cover of the single "Abissa" by Lynstrone Kwame

Our Song of the Day is electrified traditional music of the Nzema of Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire celebrating New Year. It's "Abissa" by Lynstrone Kwamé. Really fun and interesting song.

🎧 Listen at thepropagandasite.com

#Music #NowPlaying #MusicSky #MusicianSky

21.05.2025 13:31 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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White People’s Performative Ignorance Is Exhausting—Opinion Disbelief over authoritarianism in America isn’t a cutesy personality trait. It’s a confession: You haven’t been paying attention.

“Authoritarianism is as American as slavery, as internment camps, as police brutality, as voter suppression. To fight it, white people have to stop pretending government oppression arrived overnight and start dismantling the systems that have been incubating it all along.”

10.10.2025 13:30 👍 93 🔁 36 💬 2 📌 1
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Maine Gov. Mills will announce challenge to Sen. Collins in key 2026 Senate contest, AP sources say Maine’s two-term Democratic Gov. Janet Mills will run for the U.S. Senate seat held by veteran Republican Sen. Susan Collins next year.

Some excellent news!

Maine Gov. Mills will announce challenge to Sen. Collins in key 2026 Senate contest, AP sources say

apnews.com/article/main...

10.10.2025 14:50 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Exactly.

10.10.2025 13:21 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I’d argue that Theil, who has amassed great wealth, and has access to real power is going to be a huge problem.

A problem for all people, and the planet.

Cynically, does he even believe this bilge, or is he a grifter at the highest level?? Or, it could be both.

10.10.2025 13:06 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that “the Antichrist” is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.

The super rich tech titans are now thinking they are religious leaders. What could possibly go wrong?

wapo.st/4q5wR6S

10.10.2025 12:50 👍 9 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0

We need to listen to this every single morning 💜

05.10.2025 16:52 👍 48 🔁 29 💬 0 📌 2
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Take an art-filled stroll in this waterfront WA city As a creative district, Edmonds abounds with galleries, artwork and, of course, murals. You can check out some of them on this walk.

www.seattletimes.com/life/outdoor...

02.10.2025 22:29 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Seattle-area owners of big houses stay put as downsizing costs rise Many homeowner are stuck in large, empty homes because they can't afford today's prices and interest rates, or they don't see an advantage to downsize.

www.seattletimes.com/business/rea...

28.09.2025 15:10 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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UN list targets firms linked to Israeli settlements JERUSALEM (AP) — The U.N. human rights office on Wednesday released a list of more than 100 companies it said are complicit in violating Palestinian human rights by operating in Israeli settlements in...

UN list targets firms linked to Israeli settlements

apnews.com/article/5c4e...

26.09.2025 12:43 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Kimmel’s suspension confirms what many suspected after Colbert’s

18.09.2025 13:11 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Federal agents arrest firefighters working on WA wildfire Federal agents showed up northeast of Lake Cushman to check identification of crew members fighting Washington's largest active wildfire.

“You risked your life out here to save the community,” the firefighter said. “This is how they treat us.”

In a FaceTime video call from the other firefighter to The Seattle Times, firefighters in their gear were seen sitting on logs in front of federal officers.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

28.08.2025 15:45 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0