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Seattle renters, it's time to speak up! Share your renting experience with @mayorofseattle. The survey ends Feb 13th. Link in bio. #yourcity #seattle #thisisyourcity #seattlerenters
February 9, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Seattle renters, it's time to speak up! Share your renting experience with @mayorofseattle. The survey ends Feb 13th. Link in bio. #yourcity #seattle #thisisyourcity #seattlerenters
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Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic proposal Thursday to sue the Trump administration over allegations that it did not fully release the Epstein files, as mandated under a law unanimously approved by senators and signed by the president
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US Senate Republicans block attempt to sue Trump administration over Epstein files • Ohio Capital Journal
Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic proposal Thursday to sue the Trump administration over allegations that it did not fully release the Epstein files, as mandated under a law unanimously…
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February 8, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic proposal Thursday to sue the Trump administration over allegations that it did not fully release the Epstein files, as mandated under a law unanimously approved by senators and signed by the president
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🚨NEW INQUIRY! - Behind the Face of AI🚨
In this short comic, two data workers describe their work impersonating an “AI” chatbot for a major social media platform. Sleepless nights, penalties for sounding “too human,” and emotional drain are just a few of the job hazards.
➡️ data-workers.org/france
In this short comic, two data workers describe their work impersonating an “AI” chatbot for a major social media platform. Sleepless nights, penalties for sounding “too human,” and emotional drain are just a few of the job hazards.
➡️ data-workers.org/france
February 6, 2026 at 4:52 PM
🚨NEW INQUIRY! - Behind the Face of AI🚨
In this short comic, two data workers describe their work impersonating an “AI” chatbot for a major social media platform. Sleepless nights, penalties for sounding “too human,” and emotional drain are just a few of the job hazards.
➡️ data-workers.org/france
In this short comic, two data workers describe their work impersonating an “AI” chatbot for a major social media platform. Sleepless nights, penalties for sounding “too human,” and emotional drain are just a few of the job hazards.
➡️ data-workers.org/france
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Minneapolis activist Nekima Levy Armstrong says that despite the "trumped-up charges" she faces over a recent protest against ICE, "I am continuing to use my voice to speak out against this fascism, tyranny and authoritarianism of the Trump administration."
Activist Nekima Levy Armstrong Faces “Trumped-Up Charges” for ICE Protest
Civil rights attorney, minister and activist Nekima Levy Armstrong, who was arrested by federal officials for participating in an anti-ICE demonstration at Cities Church in St. Paul, was released from...
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January 31, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Minneapolis activist Nekima Levy Armstrong says that despite the "trumped-up charges" she faces over a recent protest against ICE, "I am continuing to use my voice to speak out against this fascism, tyranny and authoritarianism of the Trump administration."
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“There’s no single answer that will solve all our future problems. There’s no magic bullet. Instead there are thousands of answers—at least. You can be one of them if you choose to be.”
― Octavia E. Butler, A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay
― Octavia E. Butler, A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay
January 31, 2026 at 7:57 PM
“There’s no single answer that will solve all our future problems. There’s no magic bullet. Instead there are thousands of answers—at least. You can be one of them if you choose to be.”
― Octavia E. Butler, A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay
― Octavia E. Butler, A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay
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They say it takes a village to raise a child.
Our City, our village, has failed our children and these families.
We can and have to do better.
Our City, our village, has failed our children and these families.
We can and have to do better.
January 31, 2026 at 7:24 AM
They say it takes a village to raise a child.
Our City, our village, has failed our children and these families.
We can and have to do better.
Our City, our village, has failed our children and these families.
We can and have to do better.
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As tens of thousands across America protest the violence that ICE sows with impunity, federal agents shot and killed another person in Minneapolis today.
ICE terrorizes our cities. ICE puts us all in danger. Abolish ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 6:00 PM
As tens of thousands across America protest the violence that ICE sows with impunity, federal agents shot and killed another person in Minneapolis today.
ICE terrorizes our cities. ICE puts us all in danger. Abolish ICE.
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Looking for something to do while snowed in tomorrow to respond to the horrors in Minnesota?
Join Pramila Jayapal’s virtual #ResistanceLab training with @keithellison.bsky.social to learn nonviolent resistance tactics that we urgently need in this moment.
www.mobilize.us/pramilaforco...
Join Pramila Jayapal’s virtual #ResistanceLab training with @keithellison.bsky.social to learn nonviolent resistance tactics that we urgently need in this moment.
www.mobilize.us/pramilaforco...
Pramila Jayapal's Special Edition Resistance Lab: Stand For Good · Pramila for Congress
Join our special edition Resistance Lab: Stand For Good to honor Renee Good and the communities and individuals brutalized by ICE’s reign of terror. A virtual organizing training led by Congresswoman ...
www.mobilize.us
January 24, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Looking for something to do while snowed in tomorrow to respond to the horrors in Minnesota?
Join Pramila Jayapal’s virtual #ResistanceLab training with @keithellison.bsky.social to learn nonviolent resistance tactics that we urgently need in this moment.
www.mobilize.us/pramilaforco...
Join Pramila Jayapal’s virtual #ResistanceLab training with @keithellison.bsky.social to learn nonviolent resistance tactics that we urgently need in this moment.
www.mobilize.us/pramilaforco...
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Ha, you thought I wouldn't repost because there's no alt? Handled.
January 23, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Ha, you thought I wouldn't repost because there's no alt? Handled.
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U.S. citizen who had done nothing wrong refused to submit to finger prints or facial ID by immigration officials.
Again, it’s the “show me your papers, comrade” era.
Again, it’s the “show me your papers, comrade” era.
DHS is out with a new explanation of this and "he's a brown guy who looked like some sex criminals who he allegedly lived with" (his sister-in-law's story suggests that last part is made up), and they claim he refused to be fingerprinted or "facially ID'd," which I do not in any way believe at all.
January 19, 2026 at 7:12 PM
U.S. citizen who had done nothing wrong refused to submit to finger prints or facial ID by immigration officials.
Again, it’s the “show me your papers, comrade” era.
Again, it’s the “show me your papers, comrade” era.
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Fundraiser time for the Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center warming shelter.
I'll donate $1 for everyone who reposts this.
And if you quote-post this with the amount you donated, I'll match it.
www.miwrc.org/donate
I'll donate $1 for everyone who reposts this.
And if you quote-post this with the amount you donated, I'll match it.
www.miwrc.org/donate
January 18, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Fundraiser time for the Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center warming shelter.
I'll donate $1 for everyone who reposts this.
And if you quote-post this with the amount you donated, I'll match it.
www.miwrc.org/donate
I'll donate $1 for everyone who reposts this.
And if you quote-post this with the amount you donated, I'll match it.
www.miwrc.org/donate
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Rest in power to Keith Porter who was murdered by an ICE agent in Los Angeles.
It’s terrible that his name is just now being circulated, but now that it is, continue to say his name.
It’s terrible that his name is just now being circulated, but now that it is, continue to say his name.
Advocates want legal action after man shot and killed by off-duty ICE agent in Northridge
Advocates argue that the off-duty ICE agent wasn't trained for the situation and should have called police and waited for them to arrive.
abc7.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Rest in power to Keith Porter who was murdered by an ICE agent in Los Angeles.
It’s terrible that his name is just now being circulated, but now that it is, continue to say his name.
It’s terrible that his name is just now being circulated, but now that it is, continue to say his name.
I get the feeling that tax season is going to be a rude awakening for folks when systems have delays and failures because of the current admin. Getting w2s for my last job in HHS currently seems like a quixotic task
January 9, 2026 at 5:04 PM
I get the feeling that tax season is going to be a rude awakening for folks when systems have delays and failures because of the current admin. Getting w2s for my last job in HHS currently seems like a quixotic task
Seems like possible pretence for tech and defense spending. One of Jamelle's points is this is just the beginning. There will be protracted conflict. Yes and the attempt to develop moral grounds for improving our destructive and lethal capabilities.
some thoughts on all of this madness from earlier in the morning youtu.be/-yUi-0vNlDA
Donald Trump’s War in Venezuela (Congratulations to the Winners of the “Fell for it Again Award”)
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
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January 3, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Seems like possible pretence for tech and defense spending. One of Jamelle's points is this is just the beginning. There will be protracted conflict. Yes and the attempt to develop moral grounds for improving our destructive and lethal capabilities.
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A rare clear-eyed look at homelessness on the op/ed page of the Seattle Times (who snuck this through?) "Visual relief [from encampments] is blinding."
www.seattletimes.com/opinion/home...
www.seattletimes.com/opinion/home...
Homelessness in Seattle: We can't unsee it | Op-Ed
Every day we see homeless people on Seattle’s sidewalks, in public rights-of-way and in parks. At some point, we stop seeing them as humans with needs.
www.seattletimes.com
December 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
A rare clear-eyed look at homelessness on the op/ed page of the Seattle Times (who snuck this through?) "Visual relief [from encampments] is blinding."
www.seattletimes.com/opinion/home...
www.seattletimes.com/opinion/home...
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For more on software collaboratives, see this report I cowrote about them a few years ago, “Sharing Government
Software: How Agencies are Cooperatively Building Mission-Critical Software.” beeckcenter.georgetown.edu/wp-content/u...
Software: How Agencies are Cooperatively Building Mission-Critical Software.” beeckcenter.georgetown.edu/wp-content/u...
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December 14, 2025 at 10:25 PM
For more on software collaboratives, see this report I cowrote about them a few years ago, “Sharing Government
Software: How Agencies are Cooperatively Building Mission-Critical Software.” beeckcenter.georgetown.edu/wp-content/u...
Software: How Agencies are Cooperatively Building Mission-Critical Software.” beeckcenter.georgetown.edu/wp-content/u...
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🚨ACTION NEEDED BY DECEMBER 1🚨
Find out how to advocate for an important work permit protection on our blog.
Find out how to advocate for an important work permit protection on our blog.
Protect automatic work permit extensions!
Standing publicly in solidarity with families and communities resisting detention and deportation in order to stay together.
www.newsanctuarynsc.org
November 30, 2025 at 7:32 PM
🚨ACTION NEEDED BY DECEMBER 1🚨
Find out how to advocate for an important work permit protection on our blog.
Find out how to advocate for an important work permit protection on our blog.
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Last night, I hit the doors, taking nothing for granted. I’m proud of the campaign we’ve run, the coalition we’ve built, and the vision for our city that we’ve created together. Vote by 8 pm today by dropping your ballot in a dropbox.
Find the dropbox nearest you at the link in bio. #thisisyourcity
Find the dropbox nearest you at the link in bio. #thisisyourcity
November 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Last night, I hit the doors, taking nothing for granted. I’m proud of the campaign we’ve run, the coalition we’ve built, and the vision for our city that we’ve created together. Vote by 8 pm today by dropping your ballot in a dropbox.
Find the dropbox nearest you at the link in bio. #thisisyourcity
Find the dropbox nearest you at the link in bio. #thisisyourcity
"The state Legislature never specified measurable outcomes, which hampered any evaluation. Loosely, the tax breaks were aimed at increasing “quality” employment and research spending. But lawmakers left those targets undefined."
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November 2, 2025 at 10:18 PM
"The state Legislature never specified measurable outcomes, which hampered any evaluation. Loosely, the tax breaks were aimed at increasing “quality” employment and research spending. But lawmakers left those targets undefined."
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AI is all about making people's lives better, that's why it should be invested at the expense of all other national priorities, and then hoarded by one nation
October 30, 2025 at 12:47 AM
AI is all about making people's lives better, that's why it should be invested at the expense of all other national priorities, and then hoarded by one nation
PSA: We've got some really not smart Senators
September 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
PSA: We've got some really not smart Senators
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70 years ago, on this date, Emmett Till was kidnapped and brutally murdered by white men.
His family, including his cousin who was with him at the time, is repeating the train ride he took from Chicago to Mississippi in 1955 to mark the anniversary
His family, including his cousin who was with him at the time, is repeating the train ride he took from Chicago to Mississippi in 1955 to mark the anniversary
August 28, 2025 at 1:14 PM
70 years ago, on this date, Emmett Till was kidnapped and brutally murdered by white men.
His family, including his cousin who was with him at the time, is repeating the train ride he took from Chicago to Mississippi in 1955 to mark the anniversary
His family, including his cousin who was with him at the time, is repeating the train ride he took from Chicago to Mississippi in 1955 to mark the anniversary
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This is what you voted for⁉️
Detainees treated like violent criminals. Moved from cage to cage at 3 a.m. and sleep-deprived. Only 3 minutes to eat. Bathrooms three times a week. No towel to dry off after a shower and growing fungus on their bodies.
Listen to this once. Then listen to it again.
Detainees treated like violent criminals. Moved from cage to cage at 3 a.m. and sleep-deprived. Only 3 minutes to eat. Bathrooms three times a week. No towel to dry off after a shower and growing fungus on their bodies.
Listen to this once. Then listen to it again.
July 25, 2025 at 2:06 AM
This is what you voted for⁉️
Detainees treated like violent criminals. Moved from cage to cage at 3 a.m. and sleep-deprived. Only 3 minutes to eat. Bathrooms three times a week. No towel to dry off after a shower and growing fungus on their bodies.
Listen to this once. Then listen to it again.
Detainees treated like violent criminals. Moved from cage to cage at 3 a.m. and sleep-deprived. Only 3 minutes to eat. Bathrooms three times a week. No towel to dry off after a shower and growing fungus on their bodies.
Listen to this once. Then listen to it again.
A bunch of students and @lupefiasco.bsky.social have created what I see as one of the top 5 uses of machine learning in the era of the LLM. Amazing how when you have care and focus, you can make a more beneficial and enduring product than those selling the boiled ocean...
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July 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
A bunch of students and @lupefiasco.bsky.social have created what I see as one of the top 5 uses of machine learning in the era of the LLM. Amazing how when you have care and focus, you can make a more beneficial and enduring product than those selling the boiled ocean...
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Couldn't have had a better "top of the morning!"
July 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Couldn't have had a better "top of the morning!"