Kyle Foreman
@fork.bsky.social
Global health sell-out. Seattle.
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
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“We look for details that might explain why these people were subjected to this treatment, details that might reassure us that we, by contrast, are not in danger. […] But that’s not how state terror works.”
Opinion | State Terror Has Arrived
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:38 AM
“We look for details that might explain why these people were subjected to this treatment, details that might reassure us that we, by contrast, are not in danger. […] But that’s not how state terror works.”
January 20, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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The likelihood you've been right about the course of American politics over the last decade rises in direct proportion to how often you listen to Rage Against the Machine. Having studied political science hurts you a bit. Having worked as a political journalist hurts a lot.
Not the first time I've said it, but I do think we should sit with the fact that the folks likeliest to have predicted we'd elect a reality TV president who'd create a fascist police state where people would be put into unmarked vans for criticizing Israel have been widely ridiculed my entire life.
April 11, 2025 at 11:43 PM
The likelihood you've been right about the course of American politics over the last decade rises in direct proportion to how often you listen to Rage Against the Machine. Having studied political science hurts you a bit. Having worked as a political journalist hurts a lot.
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Can’t argue with that
December 28, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Can’t argue with that
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NEW: Without USAID funding to help buy food for refugees, the World Food Program rushed to prioritize families based on need, determining that only half the population would get food.
Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death
“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.
www.propublica.org
December 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: Without USAID funding to help buy food for refugees, the World Food Program rushed to prioritize families based on need, determining that only half the population would get food.
Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
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Pleased to find myself in the era where millennials have become old enough that lame mass media stuff like football game halftime shows now shamelessly pander to our nostalgia
November 27, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Pleased to find myself in the era where millennials have become old enough that lame mass media stuff like football game halftime shows now shamelessly pander to our nostalgia
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seattle's political geography is as wild as (and presumably at some level is reflective of) its physical geopraphy
November 13, 2025 at 12:37 AM
seattle's political geography is as wild as (and presumably at some level is reflective of) its physical geopraphy
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Harrell is now at 116,435 vs Wilson's 112,135. Wilson got over 5k more new votes than Harrell today, and today's ballot drop is less than half of the outstanding vote. So a similar margin in the remainder would have Wilson narrowly pull ahead.
Happy Friday of Election Week! We expect to post around 100,000 ballots in today’s results update. That will leave around 120,000 ballots left to count, so we’ll have a large number to post on Monday, too.
November 7, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Harrell is now at 116,435 vs Wilson's 112,135. Wilson got over 5k more new votes than Harrell today, and today's ballot drop is less than half of the outstanding vote. So a similar margin in the remainder would have Wilson narrowly pull ahead.
Friday 11/7: Wilson made up quite a bit of ground today.
November 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Friday 11/7: Wilson made up quite a bit of ground today.
Thursday 11/6: Slight movement towards Wilson today, as expected with the later vote. Still a lot of ground to make up and a lot of votes outstanding, so it's really hard to say much more than it'll be interesting to see tomorrow's results!
November 7, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Thursday 11/6: Slight movement towards Wilson today, as expected with the later vote. Still a lot of ground to make up and a lot of votes outstanding, so it's really hard to say much more than it'll be interesting to see tomorrow's results!
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King County elections confirmed to me that so far they’ve only counted ballots up to those submitted Monday or early on Election Day, and none from drop boxes. Wednesday reflects basically a wrap up of what they started counting Tuesday.
The general wisdom is that Wednesday is a continuation of election night and Thursday is when the lefty trend shows up. Nonetheless, this gives Harrell a bigger cushion heading into tomorrow and Friday.
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell gained another point on progressive challenger Katie Wilson in today's ballot drop, which added about ~21,000 ballots. She trails by 8 points.
Expected bigger counts tomorrow and Friday, which are typically more progressive-favoring. Comeback still possible.
Expected bigger counts tomorrow and Friday, which are typically more progressive-favoring. Comeback still possible.
November 6, 2025 at 12:15 AM
King County elections confirmed to me that so far they’ve only counted ballots up to those submitted Monday or early on Election Day, and none from drop boxes. Wednesday reflects basically a wrap up of what they started counting Tuesday.
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Well. That's not a shift to Wilson. She did lose ground on one day of the primary count, but needs something dramatic now.
90k to 100k votes left, Wilson trails by 11,183. She needs at least 55% of the remaining votes.
90k to 100k votes left, Wilson trails by 11,183. She needs at least 55% of the remaining votes.
November 5, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Well. That's not a shift to Wilson. She did lose ground on one day of the primary count, but needs something dramatic now.
90k to 100k votes left, Wilson trails by 11,183. She needs at least 55% of the remaining votes.
90k to 100k votes left, Wilson trails by 11,183. She needs at least 55% of the remaining votes.
Wednesday update: with the 11/5 King County results, no evidence of a shift yet. Harrell maintains a lead of about 74k to Wilson's 63k, meaning his lead actually expanded from 8k to 11k with the second day of counting. [1/n]
November 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Wednesday update: with the 11/5 King County results, no evidence of a shift yet. Harrell maintains a lead of about 74k to Wilson's 63k, meaning his lead actually expanded from 8k to 11k with the second day of counting. [1/n]
The Seattle mayoral election will be a nailbiter for sure. Incumbent Bruce Harrell is currently up 62k votes to challenger Katie Wilson's nearly 54k.
But as is typical for Seattle and its mail-in ballot reporting (there is no in-person voting in WA state), that leaves a lot of uncertainty. [1/n]
But as is typical for Seattle and its mail-in ballot reporting (there is no in-person voting in WA state), that leaves a lot of uncertainty. [1/n]
November 5, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The Seattle mayoral election will be a nailbiter for sure. Incumbent Bruce Harrell is currently up 62k votes to challenger Katie Wilson's nearly 54k.
But as is typical for Seattle and its mail-in ballot reporting (there is no in-person voting in WA state), that leaves a lot of uncertainty. [1/n]
But as is typical for Seattle and its mail-in ballot reporting (there is no in-person voting in WA state), that leaves a lot of uncertainty. [1/n]
Just imagined a guy who rinses his bananas after peeling them and now I'm so upset I need to take a walk around the block to cool off.
October 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Just imagined a guy who rinses his bananas after peeling them and now I'm so upset I need to take a walk around the block to cool off.
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October 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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i am 39 years OLD. i post ONLINE. i have a stable job in a big CITY. i have a mild form of mental ILLNESS that can be treated with LITTLE to NO medication. i am going to kill myself because of postseason BASEBALL.
October 18, 2024 at 3:27 AM
i am 39 years OLD. i post ONLINE. i have a stable job in a big CITY. i have a mild form of mental ILLNESS that can be treated with LITTLE to NO medication. i am going to kill myself because of postseason BASEBALL.
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Reading today’s big NYT Magazine story made me physically sick
It details how Trump & the men he put in charge of federal research—men like Jay Bhattacharya & RFK Jr—are dismantling cancer research
Not just the US vaccine system—they’re crushing cancer R&D
🎁Link
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...
It details how Trump & the men he put in charge of federal research—men like Jay Bhattacharya & RFK Jr—are dismantling cancer research
Not just the US vaccine system—they’re crushing cancer R&D
🎁Link
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...
How the Trump Administration Is Dismantling America’s Cancer-Research System
www.nytimes.com
September 14, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Reading today’s big NYT Magazine story made me physically sick
It details how Trump & the men he put in charge of federal research—men like Jay Bhattacharya & RFK Jr—are dismantling cancer research
Not just the US vaccine system—they’re crushing cancer R&D
🎁Link
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...
It details how Trump & the men he put in charge of federal research—men like Jay Bhattacharya & RFK Jr—are dismantling cancer research
Not just the US vaccine system—they’re crushing cancer R&D
🎁Link
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...
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Discovering computer as an adult makes you go crazy. Discovering computer as a baby makes you go crazy. In all of human history, there will only ever be one generation to discover computer at the correct age: 13
The problem with every post-Millennial generation is they got to go straight to high speed internet. Of course you'll get computer madness that way. Make them start with those old screeching modems and work their way up
September 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Discovering computer as an adult makes you go crazy. Discovering computer as a baby makes you go crazy. In all of human history, there will only ever be one generation to discover computer at the correct age: 13
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perhaps soon, going solar need not involve tens of thousands of dollars and an onslaught of logistics. here's how small, simple, plug-in solar arrays - and the laws to support them - are beginning to gain traction in the U.S.
Can Plug-in Solar Work in the U.S.?
Europeans have enjoyed it for years. Now, through careful state interventions and creative salesmanship from startups, Americans are close to having their turn.
heatmap.news
August 28, 2025 at 8:56 PM
perhaps soon, going solar need not involve tens of thousands of dollars and an onslaught of logistics. here's how small, simple, plug-in solar arrays - and the laws to support them - are beginning to gain traction in the U.S.
Just imagined the French version of Yogi Bear saying “labubu” and now I’m so angry I need to walk around the backyard for a bit
August 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Just imagined the French version of Yogi Bear saying “labubu” and now I’m so angry I need to walk around the backyard for a bit