Robert Cruickshank
@robertcruickshank.com
Digital Strategy for California YIMBY, Chair of Sierra Club Seattle. Personal account -- what you see here represents my own opinions, for better or worse.
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“They chased him, he got home and when we closed the door they shot him.”
MN orgs/electeds say👇🏽this is the family calling the police with ICE outside, after a man was shot in the leg with a pregnant woman & child inside
Different than DHS’ shovel story: www.instagram.com/reel/DThEdD8...
MN orgs/electeds say👇🏽this is the family calling the police with ICE outside, after a man was shot in the leg with a pregnant woman & child inside
Different than DHS’ shovel story: www.instagram.com/reel/DThEdD8...
January 15, 2026 at 4:50 AM
“They chased him, he got home and when we closed the door they shot him.”
MN orgs/electeds say👇🏽this is the family calling the police with ICE outside, after a man was shot in the leg with a pregnant woman & child inside
Different than DHS’ shovel story: www.instagram.com/reel/DThEdD8...
MN orgs/electeds say👇🏽this is the family calling the police with ICE outside, after a man was shot in the leg with a pregnant woman & child inside
Different than DHS’ shovel story: www.instagram.com/reel/DThEdD8...
Of course.
After a document leak from DHS outed him, Enrique Tarrio, head of the Proud Boys militia group, acknowledged that he was now an ICE officer. www.telemundo.com/noticias/not...
Enrique Tarrio, exlíder de los Proud Boys, dice que se ha convertido en agente de ICE
Tarrio, quien recibió un indulto de Trump por su participación en el asalto al Capitolio en 2021, fue detenido un mes después de su liberación por un cargo de agresión en Washington D.C.
www.telemundo.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Of course.
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ICE attacked a guy's six kids by throwing flash bangs at his car and he had to take them all to the hospital. He had nothing to do with the protests.
That is what was relayed
January 15, 2026 at 4:16 AM
ICE attacked a guy's six kids by throwing flash bangs at his car and he had to take them all to the hospital. He had nothing to do with the protests.
This is a crucial moment in the history of the country and Democrats in Congress must rise to it.
Senate Democrats absolutely have to shut the govt down to stop this ICE insanity in the Twin Cities. This is not sustainable & cannot be normalized. Any Democratic vote to provide money to the thugs who are brutalizing this community is a grave betrayal to the people here. Accountability can't wait.
January 15, 2026 at 3:46 AM
This is a crucial moment in the history of the country and Democrats in Congress must rise to it.
Are there any Democrats challenging her in the primary? She seems vulnerable to me
January 15, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Are there any Democrats challenging her in the primary? She seems vulnerable to me
Especially if you jail those agents rather than just let them roam free
January 15, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Especially if you jail those agents rather than just let them roam free
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Cripes a’mighty people, Steven Miller is not staging a militarized ethnic cleansing and sending the border cops to murder people in the street to distract from the Epstein files. He’s doing it because he and Trump (and Vance and Homan and Noem etc) really really want to.
January 15, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Cripes a’mighty people, Steven Miller is not staging a militarized ethnic cleansing and sending the border cops to murder people in the street to distract from the Epstein files. He’s doing it because he and Trump (and Vance and Homan and Noem etc) really really want to.
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This is @janedemel.bsky.social. I'll be live posting the Seattle School Board meeting that starts at 4:30 pm (in 7 minutes!).
I am traveling. @janedemel.bsky.social will be liveskeeting the Seattle School Board meeting this evening at @thebulletinsea.org Here’s the agenda: www.seattleschools.org/board-meetin...
January 14, 2026 – Board Special Meeting: Work Sessions: Progress Monitoring; 2026 State Legislative Session – Seattle Public Schools
www.seattleschools.org
January 15, 2026 at 12:23 AM
This is @janedemel.bsky.social. I'll be live posting the Seattle School Board meeting that starts at 4:30 pm (in 7 minutes!).
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Zohran Mamdani’s mayoralty is the final nail in the coffin of left-NIMBYism.
progressive pro-housing politics is the future
progressive pro-housing politics is the future
You probably don't know what SEQRA is - but you should know that it's slowing down the housing that we need. Deputy Mayor Leila Bozorg is here to explain why reforming it is key to cutting red tape and building more housing.
January 15, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Zohran Mamdani’s mayoralty is the final nail in the coffin of left-NIMBYism.
progressive pro-housing politics is the future
progressive pro-housing politics is the future
I read this as Wayne Barnett, head of Seattle Ethics and Elections, trying to protect himself against getting fired for having spent 2025 greenlighting numerous ethical lapses by Bruce Harrell.
there is simply no other conclusion than that mayors must be rich
and THEN it's fine if they spend months of their terms flying first class to international junkets and use the mayor's office to campaign
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
and THEN it's fine if they spend months of their terms flying first class to international junkets and use the mayor's office to campaign
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Mayor Katie Wilson pays small fine for child care help during campaign
The modest fine was reflective of the fact that Wilson and her campaign fully cooperated as the ethics commission looked into an unprecedented issue.
www.seattletimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:11 PM
I read this as Wayne Barnett, head of Seattle Ethics and Elections, trying to protect himself against getting fired for having spent 2025 greenlighting numerous ethical lapses by Bruce Harrell.
Appalling stuff from Seattle Public Schools, which was told to take specific measures to protect the new Rainier Beach HS from methane -- and ignored it.
Seattle Schools knew there was methane gas beneath its new high school — but skipped some safety measures
Before Seattle Public School spent $300 million to rebuild Rainier Beach High School on a peat bog, scientists hired by the district warned that methane in the soil could pose an explosive problem if ...
www.kuow.org
January 14, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Appalling stuff from Seattle Public Schools, which was told to take specific measures to protect the new Rainier Beach HS from methane -- and ignored it.
Exactly - people saw J6 as an ending, rather than foreshadowing.
January 14, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Exactly - people saw J6 as an ending, rather than foreshadowing.
Good stuff from @linforseattle.bsky.social here:
NEW: Seattle City Council Member Eddie Lin wants Mayor Wilson to delay implementation of surveillance expansion so the City can revisit decision in wake of ICE terror. He suggests possibly redirecting funds to immigrant resources. www.theburnerseattle.com/post/seattle...
Seattle Council Member Eddie Lin Suggests Redirecting Surveillance Tech Funding To Immigrant Resources
As ICE’s reign of terror returns to headlines, activists demand bold and urgent action from City Hall’s new progressive bloc, including a reversal of a recent expansion to the Seattle Police Departmen...
www.theburnerseattle.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Good stuff from @linforseattle.bsky.social here:
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there is simply no other conclusion than that mayors must be rich
and THEN it's fine if they spend months of their terms flying first class to international junkets and use the mayor's office to campaign
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
and THEN it's fine if they spend months of their terms flying first class to international junkets and use the mayor's office to campaign
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Mayor Katie Wilson pays small fine for child care help during campaign
The modest fine was reflective of the fact that Wilson and her campaign fully cooperated as the ethics commission looked into an unprecedented issue.
www.seattletimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:53 PM
there is simply no other conclusion than that mayors must be rich
and THEN it's fine if they spend months of their terms flying first class to international junkets and use the mayor's office to campaign
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
and THEN it's fine if they spend months of their terms flying first class to international junkets and use the mayor's office to campaign
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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dems on the hill need to find a mechanism now to stop trump’s wild and lawless use of force. his threats to greenland and europe (and yes beyond) have to end now, and silence/inaction are not options.
January 14, 2026 at 8:50 PM
dems on the hill need to find a mechanism now to stop trump’s wild and lawless use of force. his threats to greenland and europe (and yes beyond) have to end now, and silence/inaction are not options.
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So far Wayne Barnett and Marc Mayo of the SEEC have refused to comply with Seattle law and investigate 2 elections complaints I submitted against Harrell
PAC collusion: drive.google.com/file/d/1LfXK...
Fundraising from city employees: drive.google.com/file/d/1Tj4C...
PAC collusion: drive.google.com/file/d/1LfXK...
Fundraising from city employees: drive.google.com/file/d/1Tj4C...
January 14, 2026 at 6:47 PM
So far Wayne Barnett and Marc Mayo of the SEEC have refused to comply with Seattle law and investigate 2 elections complaints I submitted against Harrell
PAC collusion: drive.google.com/file/d/1LfXK...
Fundraising from city employees: drive.google.com/file/d/1Tj4C...
PAC collusion: drive.google.com/file/d/1LfXK...
Fundraising from city employees: drive.google.com/file/d/1Tj4C...
The Times ed board is right on this one: remove the public plaza requirement so that the hole across from City Hall, which has been there for 20 years, can be developed. (Ideally as a tall apartment building.)
For safety's sake, bring city block back to life | Editorial
It is long past time to develop an empty block in the center of downtown. Whatever preconditions Seattle City Hall placed on the property ought to be removed.
www.seattletimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:50 PM
The Times ed board is right on this one: remove the public plaza requirement so that the hole across from City Hall, which has been there for 20 years, can be developed. (Ideally as a tall apartment building.)
Evidence continues to pile up that Washington voters of all kinds, including Republicans, want to tax the rich:
Guess who supports a millionaires tax? Republicans, WA poll finds
A proposed state income tax on million-dollar earners in Washington is broadly popular, an independent poll has found. Even, surprisingly, among self-identified Republicans.
www.seattletimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Evidence continues to pile up that Washington voters of all kinds, including Republicans, want to tax the rich:
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over the course of 1871, congress held seven months of hearings on ku klux klan and other white vigilante violence in the south, they took detailed testimony from hundreds of black men and women attesting to klan terror. (1/?)
January 14, 2026 at 2:06 AM
over the course of 1871, congress held seven months of hearings on ku klux klan and other white vigilante violence in the south, they took detailed testimony from hundreds of black men and women attesting to klan terror. (1/?)
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So every Mom in the blue states and cities is now a domestic terrorist. Cool.
The woman killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis last week served on the board of her son’s school, which linked to documents encouraging parents to monitor ICE and directing them to training. https://cnn.it/49yoNEa
January 14, 2026 at 2:14 AM
So every Mom in the blue states and cities is now a domestic terrorist. Cool.
And it'll fund the public schools...right?
Because otherwise this is not really worth doing.
Because otherwise this is not really worth doing.
My proposal for a Millionaires' Tax creates the biggest tax break for small business owners in state history and expands the Working Families Tax Credit.
Let’s seize this opportunity, this session, to make our tax system more fair.
Let’s seize this opportunity, this session, to make our tax system more fair.
January 14, 2026 at 1:41 AM
And it'll fund the public schools...right?
Because otherwise this is not really worth doing.
Because otherwise this is not really worth doing.
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Elected officials have to stop posting like bystanders who have no power.
January 13, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Elected officials have to stop posting like bystanders who have no power.
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NEW: The 2026 #waleg session begins this week, with a $2B deficit looming. @governorferguson.bsky.social proposed cuts to K-12 spending...as well as a millionaires' tax that could help fund schools at the end of the decade. Here's our overview of the legislative session and school funding:
Issue 10 – Will Washington State Finally Tax the Rich to Fund Public Schools?
Will 2026 be the year legislators amply fund public schools? Probably not. But maybe in 2029...
thebulletinsea.org
January 13, 2026 at 11:45 PM
NEW: The 2026 #waleg session begins this week, with a $2B deficit looming. @governorferguson.bsky.social proposed cuts to K-12 spending...as well as a millionaires' tax that could help fund schools at the end of the decade. Here's our overview of the legislative session and school funding:
This is the way
Ansari: I think ICE is completely out of control, and there should be no more funding given to ICE. The funding that's already has been given to them through the big ugly bill should be stripped entirely
January 13, 2026 at 9:48 PM
This is the way
This is so horrific and awful. Congress needs to rein this in with consequences (you can't fix this with "training")
Anti-ICE protester blinded by federal agent during demonstration in Santa Ana, family says
A young protester narrowly avoided being killed but was left permanently blind after a Department of Homeland Security agent fired a nonlethal round at close range during a Santa Ana protest last week...
www.latimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:46 PM
This is so horrific and awful. Congress needs to rein this in with consequences (you can't fix this with "training")