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· Nov 27
We can craft a state tax code that is far more progressive and far more pro-growth, that both invests in vital public services and incentivizes companies to continue to expand in our state.
This kind of virtuous cycle is a *good* thing, and I refuse to believe that a “grand bargain” is impossible.
This kind of virtuous cycle is a *good* thing, and I refuse to believe that a “grand bargain” is impossible.
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Kidnapping the leader of a foreign state without any declaration of war and announcing it via social media is full-on rogue state stuff. From the world’s number one superpower.
January 3, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Kidnapping the leader of a foreign state without any declaration of war and announcing it via social media is full-on rogue state stuff. From the world’s number one superpower.
Kidnapping a foreign leader is absolutely grounds for impeachment and removal, and anyone who says otherwise is kidding themselves.
January 3, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Kidnapping a foreign leader is absolutely grounds for impeachment and removal, and anyone who says otherwise is kidding themselves.
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he has to be impeached and removed and prosecuted immediately. he won't be, but it has to be the only thing anybody is talking about. my only hope is enough republicans will figure out that their own political futures are at risk if they don't jump ship. they did with epstein, now's the time
January 3, 2026 at 8:21 AM
he has to be impeached and removed and prosecuted immediately. he won't be, but it has to be the only thing anybody is talking about. my only hope is enough republicans will figure out that their own political futures are at risk if they don't jump ship. they did with epstein, now's the time
Love her or hate her, this is exactly what a member of Congress should be saying right now.
Tonight, the President of the United States has launched an unconstitutional war of aggression, dooming another generation to spill their blood for oil, and lay waste to a sovereign nation.
I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.
I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.
January 3, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Love her or hate her, this is exactly what a member of Congress should be saying right now.
I firmly and emphatically agree with this.
If the United States cannot or will not remove its dictator, then the people of Cascadia are justified in asserting our sovereign right to self-rule.
If the United States cannot or will not remove its dictator, then the people of Cascadia are justified in asserting our sovereign right to self-rule.
If the people of the US don't impeach or depose this lawless regime, then #Cascadia has a right, and an obligation, to peacefully separate and not be a party to these war crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 7:49 AM
I firmly and emphatically agree with this.
If the United States cannot or will not remove its dictator, then the people of Cascadia are justified in asserting our sovereign right to self-rule.
If the United States cannot or will not remove its dictator, then the people of Cascadia are justified in asserting our sovereign right to self-rule.
International sanctions on the United States immediately.
January 3, 2026 at 7:32 AM
International sanctions on the United States immediately.
fifa must revoke trump’s peace prize!!
January 3, 2026 at 7:22 AM
fifa must revoke trump’s peace prize!!
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Correct, it's obviously and immediately impeachable
They didn’t even bother to ask for an AUMF, impeachment
January 3, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Correct, it's obviously and immediately impeachable
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Yep there’s no legal justification here. Either we have laws or we don’t.
They didn’t even bother to ask for an AUMF, impeachment
January 3, 2026 at 7:06 AM
Yep there’s no legal justification here. Either we have laws or we don’t.
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Impeachment proceedings are mandatory. You either believe the presidency is governed by rules or you don’t.
January 3, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Impeachment proceedings are mandatory. You either believe the presidency is governed by rules or you don’t.
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god help me I will live to see hegseth behind bars
January 3, 2026 at 7:01 AM
god help me I will live to see hegseth behind bars
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The reason you go scorched-earth on this is the same reason we should have gone scorched-earth on impoundment; you can't stop it from happening, but you absolutely need to stop it from becoming a normal part of politics. You have to draw a line.
They didn’t even bother to ask for an AUMF, impeachment
January 3, 2026 at 6:53 AM
The reason you go scorched-earth on this is the same reason we should have gone scorched-earth on impoundment; you can't stop it from happening, but you absolutely need to stop it from becoming a normal part of politics. You have to draw a line.
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Remember how appalled we all were in 2022 when Russia completely unprovoked attacked Ukraine? That is what we’re doing tonight with Venezuela. We are the bad guys here. Everyone who supports this is supporting unprovoked murder. Fuck every last one of them
January 3, 2026 at 6:49 AM
Remember how appalled we all were in 2022 when Russia completely unprovoked attacked Ukraine? That is what we’re doing tonight with Venezuela. We are the bad guys here. Everyone who supports this is supporting unprovoked murder. Fuck every last one of them
If articles of impeachment for Trump and Hegseth aren’t introduced tomorrow, then literally what is the point of the Democratic Party?
January 3, 2026 at 7:03 AM
If articles of impeachment for Trump and Hegseth aren’t introduced tomorrow, then literally what is the point of the Democratic Party?
1️⃣ Prosecute the collaborators in this illegal war.
2️⃣ Send the leaders to The Hague, ideally, or at least federal prison for life.
3️⃣ Begin a denazification campaign to rip out Trumpism, root and branch, even if it requires constitutional amendments.
2️⃣ Send the leaders to The Hague, ideally, or at least federal prison for life.
3️⃣ Begin a denazification campaign to rip out Trumpism, root and branch, even if it requires constitutional amendments.
Simple as
Everyone in DoD who participated in planning and executing this needs to face charges
Yes I know the scope/scale of what I'm saying; either laws mean things or they don't
Everyone in DoD who participated in planning and executing this needs to face charges
Yes I know the scope/scale of what I'm saying; either laws mean things or they don't
Disgusting violation of basic sovereignty and I hope everyone who hedges even one bit on this has their careers ruined in the end
January 3, 2026 at 7:01 AM
1️⃣ Prosecute the collaborators in this illegal war.
2️⃣ Send the leaders to The Hague, ideally, or at least federal prison for life.
3️⃣ Begin a denazification campaign to rip out Trumpism, root and branch, even if it requires constitutional amendments.
2️⃣ Send the leaders to The Hague, ideally, or at least federal prison for life.
3️⃣ Begin a denazification campaign to rip out Trumpism, root and branch, even if it requires constitutional amendments.
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Simple as
Everyone in DoD who participated in planning and executing this needs to face charges
Yes I know the scope/scale of what I'm saying; either laws mean things or they don't
Everyone in DoD who participated in planning and executing this needs to face charges
Yes I know the scope/scale of what I'm saying; either laws mean things or they don't
Disgusting violation of basic sovereignty and I hope everyone who hedges even one bit on this has their careers ruined in the end
January 3, 2026 at 6:54 AM
Simple as
Everyone in DoD who participated in planning and executing this needs to face charges
Yes I know the scope/scale of what I'm saying; either laws mean things or they don't
Everyone in DoD who participated in planning and executing this needs to face charges
Yes I know the scope/scale of what I'm saying; either laws mean things or they don't
Impeach and remove.
Send them all to The Hague.
Prosecute the collaborators.
Send them all to The Hague.
Prosecute the collaborators.
Video rolling in of pretty massive airstrikes across Venezuela, plus low-flying helicopters which *appear* to be American.
January 3, 2026 at 6:52 AM
Impeach and remove.
Send them all to The Hague.
Prosecute the collaborators.
Send them all to The Hague.
Prosecute the collaborators.
I'm reasonably convinced that this is enough of a black eye for @sound-transit.bsky.social that they'll need to fix it before World Cup officials start arriving in May.
These signs are like a kick in the crotch to a newcomer to Seattle wanting to take light rail downtown.
January 3, 2026 at 4:13 AM
I'm reasonably convinced that this is enough of a black eye for @sound-transit.bsky.social that they'll need to fix it before World Cup officials start arriving in May.
I am once again reminding you that Gonzaga is perpetually overrated and the WCC is perpetually underrated. The West Coast Conference is legitimately an *excellent* basketball conference.
January 3, 2026 at 3:31 AM
I am once again reminding you that Gonzaga is perpetually overrated and the WCC is perpetually underrated. The West Coast Conference is legitimately an *excellent* basketball conference.
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The IHRA is an antisemitism-generator that redefines antisemitism to criminalize criticism of ethnic cleansing and apartheid. This is why genocide activists are typing in all-caps today ⬇️
January 2, 2026 at 9:25 PM
The IHRA is an antisemitism-generator that redefines antisemitism to criminalize criticism of ethnic cleansing and apartheid. This is why genocide activists are typing in all-caps today ⬇️
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Such an obvious no brainer to legalize something that’s legal to build 2 hours north of here but I can’t wait (sarcasm) for all the debate that will be done over it
🚨 A bill has been pre-filed in #waleg that would require the state building code council to legalize scissor stairs for more residential buildings. 🚨
#HB2228 is sponsored by Reps. Zahn and Duerr.
More info: app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/...
#HB2228 is sponsored by Reps. Zahn and Duerr.
More info: app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/...
January 2, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Such an obvious no brainer to legalize something that’s legal to build 2 hours north of here but I can’t wait (sarcasm) for all the debate that will be done over it
California passed its version of a VMT-reduction policy more than a decade ago with SB 743. It’s wild that we don’t yet have such a policy undergirding our state planning framework.
We need to pass #HB2134 this session.
We need to pass #HB2134 this session.
🔥 A #waleg bill to watch this session: HB 2134. Adds the allcaps verbiage: "Each regional transportation planning organization shall develop a plan that...PROVIDES FOR REDUCTIONS IN GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED."
So simple, you wonder why it isn't law already.
So simple, you wonder why it isn't law already.
January 2, 2026 at 7:36 PM
California passed its version of a VMT-reduction policy more than a decade ago with SB 743. It’s wild that we don’t yet have such a policy undergirding our state planning framework.
We need to pass #HB2134 this session.
We need to pass #HB2134 this session.
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Since January 1, 2020, prices for goods, services, and labor have increased by 26%. But over the same period, #waleg has only allowed each jurisdiction’s property tax revenues to grow about 5% to 6%, plus the value of new construction.
It’s time to fix this.
Read my latest for the @inlander.com:
It’s time to fix this.
Read my latest for the @inlander.com:
Will 2026 be the year Washington allows municipalities to close their local budget deficits by lifting the property tax cap?
At the end of the year, when local governments are adopting their budgets for the coming year, I tend to get touchy about the way local media outlets report on
www.inlander.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Since January 1, 2020, prices for goods, services, and labor have increased by 26%. But over the same period, #waleg has only allowed each jurisdiction’s property tax revenues to grow about 5% to 6%, plus the value of new construction.
It’s time to fix this.
Read my latest for the @inlander.com:
It’s time to fix this.
Read my latest for the @inlander.com:
🚨 A bill has been pre-filed in #waleg that would require the state building code council to legalize scissor stairs for more residential buildings. 🚨
#HB2228 is sponsored by Reps. Zahn and Duerr.
More info: app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/...
#HB2228 is sponsored by Reps. Zahn and Duerr.
More info: app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/...
January 2, 2026 at 7:26 PM
🚨 A bill has been pre-filed in #waleg that would require the state building code council to legalize scissor stairs for more residential buildings. 🚨
#HB2228 is sponsored by Reps. Zahn and Duerr.
More info: app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/...
#HB2228 is sponsored by Reps. Zahn and Duerr.
More info: app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/...
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land value tax would replace and mitigate this gap
Why is Seattle (and every other municipality) constantly going broke?
Because property tax revenue is not allowed to keep up with inflation! Time to fix this.
Because property tax revenue is not allowed to keep up with inflation! Time to fix this.
Since January 1, 2020, prices for goods, services, and labor have increased by 26%. But over the same period, #waleg has only allowed each jurisdiction’s property tax revenues to grow about 5% to 6%, plus the value of new construction.
It’s time to fix this.
Read my latest for the @inlander.com:
It’s time to fix this.
Read my latest for the @inlander.com:
January 2, 2026 at 7:26 AM
land value tax would replace and mitigate this gap