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I hate trying to call out aspects that I hope make me seem interesting; they don't exist, but I'm a real person. I like things that start with b: books, birds, bikes, bakeries, and bread. Oh, and cats.

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There Is More Than One Way to Kill Mail-in Voting On Tuesday in Texas, Democratic voters in Dallas and Williamson Counties, Texas, had their work cut out for them if they wanted to vote.

PLAN now for how you're going to vote--and help others to vote too!
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
#votersupression, #vote, #protectthevote, #rockthevote, #votedamnit!

05.03.2026 01:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Live in Washington State? Let the legislature know your position on bill ESSB 6346 Tax on millionaires
app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie...

#WashingtonState, #MillionaireTax, #DoSomething, #ESSB6346, #UseYourVoice

23.02.2026 21:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
King County Councilmembers andΒ districts - King County, Washington

3/Find your KC representative and their contact info:
kingcounty.gov/en/dept/coun...

13.02.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

2/Girmay's page with contact info:
kingcounty.gov/en/dept/exec...

13.02.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

1/They likely will need permits from Tukwila and/or King County so contact the KC executive, Girmay Zahilay and your representative on the council NOW to tell them to intervene however they possibly can.

13.02.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

An instagram post:
A local family-owned real estate developer, Sabey Corporation, has signed a lease with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to help with its mission to expand concentration camps. Riverfront Technical Park in Tukwila is preparing to be another base for DHS.

13.02.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

"I don't understand why we are pretending any of this is normal" pretty much sums up my state of mind for the last year and more.

09.02.2026 21:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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February 1, 2026 On February 1, 1862, in the early days of the Civil War, the Atlantic Monthly published Julia Ward Howe’s β€œBattle Hymn of the Republic,” summing up the cause of freedom for which the United States tro...

February 1, 2026

02.02.2026 06:59 πŸ‘ 1622 πŸ” 539 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 49
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Irony thick as his ankles here.

20.01.2026 19:30 πŸ‘ 329 πŸ” 76 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 9
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Status Coup News (@StatusCoup) 🚨"This is nuts! What the f*ck is going on, this is insane! ICE is just trying to scare people; they tell you it's only immigrantsβ€”it's f*cking anybody!" -furious Minneapolis resident tells our @ZDRobe...

The snippet of quoted text is not very accurate so click the link. This man truly does speak for so many:
xcancel.com/statuscoup/s...

#Minnesota, #Protest, #ICE, #Sofuckingwrong

20.01.2026 20:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How a billionaire with interests in Greenland encouraged Trump to acquire the territory US president’s friend Ronald Lauder – who first proposed Arctic expansion – is now making deals in the island

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

20.01.2026 20:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How a billionaire with interests in Greenland encouraged Trump to acquire the territory US president’s friend Ronald Lauder – who first proposed Arctic expansion – is now making deals in the island

Link to Guardian article: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

20.01.2026 20:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of Ronald S. Lauder with text: " MEET THE MASTERMIND BEHIND TRUMP'S ANNEXATION OF GREENLAND: TRUMP'S LONGTIME FRIEND AND DONOR, BILLIONAIRE RONALD S. LAUDER. 
Lauder personally raised the idea of the US purchasing Greenland, which Trump then publicly embraced He has millions invested in Greenland's "strategic assets." MAKE HIM FAMOUS! Stop buyng his products: Estee Lauder, Clinique, MAC cosmestics, La Mer, Bobbi Brown, Aveda"

Photo of Ronald S. Lauder with text: " MEET THE MASTERMIND BEHIND TRUMP'S ANNEXATION OF GREENLAND: TRUMP'S LONGTIME FRIEND AND DONOR, BILLIONAIRE RONALD S. LAUDER. Lauder personally raised the idea of the US purchasing Greenland, which Trump then publicly embraced He has millions invested in Greenland's "strategic assets." MAKE HIM FAMOUS! Stop buyng his products: Estee Lauder, Clinique, MAC cosmestics, La Mer, Bobbi Brown, Aveda"

#BOYCOTT: #EsteeLauder, #Clinique, #MAC cosmestics, #LaMer, #BobbiBrown, #Aveda

#Greenland, #RonaldSLauder

20.01.2026 20:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Meanwhile on Twitter.

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Senate backs Donald Trump in Venezuela resolution as Vance casts tie-breaking vote – live Republicans in the Senate defeat Venezuelan war powers resolution that would have prevented president from taking further military action without giving Congress notice

Oh, he promises he'll ask next time . . . fucking fuckers.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

#SpinelessSenateRepublicans, #JoshHawley, #ToddYoung, #CharlieBrown, #WarPowersAct, #Venzuela

15.01.2026 00:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A Little Good News on a Saturday Night Saturday night, a federal judge prevented the Trump administration from revoking β€œparole” as many as 15,000 people who don’t have legal immigration status but have been permitted to remain in the U.S.

Some good legal news, per #JoyceVance:
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
#legalwin, #DOEetalVKristiNoem, #ImmigrantRights,

11.01.2026 03:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Are you crazy? Put some wool socks on those feet!

10.01.2026 03:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE Out For Good West Seattle Resist Β· Mobilize Wednesday, January 7th, an American citizen was killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This killing is part of a broader pattern of unchecked violence, impunity...

I'm attending Indivisible's event, β€œICE Out For Good West Seattle Resist" this weekend. There are hundreds of similar protests all over the country; check #https://www.mobilize.us to find an event near you.
#ReneeGood, #AbolishICE, #DoSomething, #FuckICE, #GoodTrouble, #ICEOUTFORGOOD, #INDIVISIBLE

10.01.2026 03:30 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
single lit votive candle in glass container in window against a dark outside world

single lit votive candle in glass container in window against a dark outside world

For #ReneeGood -- and so many others:

#LightingACandle, #AbolishICE, #ImpeachNoem, #EndThisHorror,#NotInMyName, #CharleneLyles, #SayTheirNames, #SoManyMore

09.01.2026 01:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How can Americans trust a single word from this administration when they are telling us not to believe what we can see with our own eyes?

ICE shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis. It’s on video. We have all seen it. We won’t believe Trump’s lies.

08.01.2026 21:39 πŸ‘ 301 πŸ” 82 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 5
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#JusticeForRenee events TODAY Jan 8 around #WestSeattle:

* White Center candlelight vigil: 5-6pm Delridge + Roxbury
* Alki Statue of Liberty vigil: 7-8pm www.westseattleindivisible.com
* Pier 58 with Defund Musk, also co-sponsored by WSI: 6:30-9pm

08.01.2026 22:41 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Those who have tied themselves to Trump will be doomed to sink to the depths along with him. Sadly, all of us are going to be pulled into these waters, tooβ€”and told to swim hard.

06.01.2026 23:31 πŸ‘ 155 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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Trump has not ruled out using force to take Greenland, though he says he plans to pursue an offer to buy it instead. In response, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the Kingdom of Denmark issued a joint statement reaffirming Greenland’s status and sovereignty.

07.01.2026 00:36 πŸ‘ 2119 πŸ” 556 πŸ’¬ 131 πŸ“Œ 38
stuffed bear reading "Skunk and Badger" on a pink couch

stuffed bear reading "Skunk and Badger" on a pink couch

Meanwhile, in an alternative universe:

#reading, #booksky, #alternativereality, #SkunkandBadger, #playfulbear, #homecomforts, #MrBear

05.01.2026 06:43 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#WestSeattleIndivisible, #EvergreenResistance, and #50501 invite you to rally and march showing β€œWe’re Still Standing”.

Join us at #WestSeattle Hiawatha Playfield at 12:30 Saturday January 24, and march with us to the Alaska Junction at 1:00.

www.westseattleindivisible.com/still-stand-...

04.01.2026 00:35 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We had tickets to a show in Seattle that was canceled due to his illness so we weren't shocked when he died, but oh! still so sad about it. Such a nice person--and such a booster for all things Canada.

04.01.2026 02:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Was that "The Vinyl Cafe"? We loved that show -- so much that we went to shows in Seattle, Victoria, and Vancouver, BC.

03.01.2026 00:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

@mdpb53.bsky.social Cape Breton always makes me think of Stuart McLean so I'm following you back!

01.01.2026 23:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Books of 2025! Somewhat unrelated snap of some bookstore day purchases to add some visual interest It's rare that I actually get around to doing a recap ...

Brief report (of sorts) of books read in 2025:
maryjmetz.blogspot.com/2026/01/book...
What happened to "alttext" for photos? Photo is of a couple of stacks of books, not necessarily those discussed in the blog.
#booksky, #books, #reading, #fiction, #KateAtkinson, #AnthonyTrollope

01.01.2026 23:53 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I was also confused by the national number being less than the sum of the others so I also thank you for the explanation.

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