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Sarah E Myhre PhD
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Director of Partnerships, @DemocracyForward.org | 5th Generation Washingtonian | Climate and environmental expert | Philanthropic strategy | Views are my own | UC Davis, WWU alum
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I talked to @heyjohnryan.bsky.social at KUOW about adapting to increasingly strong atmospheric rivers, and that reducing risk ultimately requires tackling GHG emissions.

"If we don't do that, atmospheric rivers are going to keep growing stronger...It's going to overwhelm our ability to respond.”
Northwest floods offer sneak peek of hotter climate's toll
“The science is clear that floods are going to become larger and more frequent in the future,” Washington State Climatologist Guillaume Mauger said.
www.kuow.org
December 12, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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Another thing @agu.org could do is highly visible trainings for attendees on civil liberties and immigrant rights by groups like @aclu.org and @aila.org (whose resources they are already sharing), and promoting the work of their litigation partners like @democracyforward.org and @aaup.org
December 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
December 6, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Proud to be a part of the “powerhouse” legal group taking on the Trump-Vance administration for people and communities.
Protecting our democracy means showing up every day ready to fight for it.

Read more about how our “powerhouse” legal group is at the front lines pushing back against the Trump-Vance administration: https://politi.co/4oaXxkj
November 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Thank you. There are organized and well paid agents of doubt that seed the information environment with propaganda and misinformation at absolute light speed. Be for real. Scientists could simply muster the courage to take a political position on anti-science, anti-democratic power.
I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
November 20, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Yes!
BREAKING: We won a court order blocking Pres. Trump’s attempt to stifle First Amendment rights and gain political control over the University of California system.

The President can't force people to think or believe only the way he does. This is a key victory for our clients and the rule of law.
November 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
Rosalind Franklin and the damage of gender harassment
Spurred by a recent report on sexual harassment in academia, our columnist revisits a historical case and reflects on what has changed—and what hasn’t
www.science.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
A nation rejoices.
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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BREAKING: A federal court blocked the Trump-Vance administration’s attempt to cut off food assistance for 42 million people during the ongoing government shutdown.

We'll keep fighting to ensure that federal programs serve their lawful purpose: to help, not harm, people and communities.
October 31, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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BREAKING: Federal court just GRANTED our court order to block Trump admin from shutting down SNAP. Order also issued in state AG case. Hope millions can breathe a sigh of relief. Incredible work to @democracyforward.org and our co-counsel.
October 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Redoubling my internal effort to respond to every coarse, selfish, cruel action though a deeper grace, faith, and service to others.
October 26, 2025 at 9:27 PM
So many lies. So many lies! My god.
October 25, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Good lord this brought tears to my eyes this morning.
Here in Seattle, furloughed NOAA employees were out in the pouring rain cleaning up beaches yesterday, part of a national week of service organized by federal workers who can't do their jobs due to the shutdown.

Story by @heyjohnryan.bsky.social at KUOW, our federally defunded public radio station.
Furloughed feds pick up Seattle beach trash to keep serving the public
Furloughed federal employees were out in the rain picking up cigarette butts, bottle caps, and other trash at Seattle’s Golden Gardens Park on Friday.
www.kuow.org
October 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
October 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Y’all here is a fun fact: Portland has a brand new volunteer organization called “operation inflation” that allows people to borrow inflatable costumes for protests. They just started a couple weeks ago and have like a 160 costume library (and counting because people keep donating).
OPERATION INFLATION
www.operationinflation.com
October 18, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Experts like: pediatricians, ER nurses, air traffic controllers, earthquake scientists, climate scientists, meteorologists, epidemiologists, gun violence experts, food safety experts and on and on and on.

All the people who keep and care for the safety of others and their broader community.
RFK Jr: We need to stop trusting the experts... Trusting the experts is not a feature of science or democracy, it's a feature of religion and totalitarianism.
October 16, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Disgusting.
Across the rubicon again and again.

This should be a career ending moment for Mike Davis. May he seek solace in a merciful god who can receive him as a deeply, profoundly broken human being.
Hakeem Jeffries posted pictures of two Rep. Members posing with “Young Republicans” who were part of a racist text thread (as reported by Politico).

In response, Mike Davis (well-connected in Trump World & on the Hill) called Jeffries a “house slave” for George Soros - proving Jeffries’ point.
October 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Thank you so much Jane. We all have loved you and benefited from you presence on this earth.
October 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Duty, Honor, Integrity, Truth: what will you do today to uphold them?

How will you teach your children about what is right and just in this world?

How will you respect yourself and your ancestors in this crucible?
September 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM
100% The willingness of elite, wealthy people to debase themselves for a paycheck is astounding.
I continue to think that one of the reasons this country is falling apart is the wholesale abandonment of public virtue as a broadly shared aspiration. Or even something people should be embarrassed about if they don’t have it.
Fuckin yikes, man
September 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Praying for a politic that can see one another as simply, elementally children of God. We are not enemies, we are the human family. We are wasting so much capital and energy on fighting and hating one another.
September 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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We’re putting democracy in print. On Constitution Day, We Hold These Truths is running full-page ads in the @wsj.com & @financialtimes.com — reminding the nation that our freedoms only survive if we defend them. Sign the pledge at weholdtruths.org.
September 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
On #ConstitutionDay, we're clear: No one is above the law.

Government power must be checked by due process, judicial independence, and accountability – values enshrined in our founding document.

Join us to protect the Constitution, and the people it serves: weholdtruths.org.
September 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM