Rep. Shaun Scott 🌹🤝
@organizewithshaun.bsky.social
Socialist Washington State Representative, 43rd District (Capitol Hill, Wallingford, Univ. of Washington) • Author, "Heartbreak City: Seattle Sports & Urban Progress" • OrganizeWithShaun@gmail • 🥊✊🏾
Washington may also choose to cut billions more from social services, childcare, and higher education in 2026 - but it won’t be because the 43rd LD didn’t put up a fight.
wish this was Oregon 😩 instead we make excuses for austerity
“Scott’s bill would create the “Well Washington Fund” to backfill what the federal government takes away. Absent proactive measures by the Legislature, thousands of residents will face greater food insecurity, less access to health care and higher costs for education, Scott said.”
November 27, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Washington may also choose to cut billions more from social services, childcare, and higher education in 2026 - but it won’t be because the 43rd LD didn’t put up a fight.
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This is the way, #Cascadia.
“Scott’s bill would create the “Well Washington Fund” to backfill what the federal government takes away. Absent proactive measures by the Legislature, thousands of residents will face greater food insecurity, less access to health care and higher costs for education, Scott said.”
Democratic state lawmakers are once again eyeing a statewide version of a Seattle tax on companies with large payrolls and high-paid employees. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/11/26/w...
November 27, 2025 at 10:18 PM
This is the way, #Cascadia.
Fun fact about my big biz payroll tax bill which will fund vital services: employees making $125k annually already pay it via an “Additional Medicare Tax” on their federal tax returns.
The Well Washington fund gives employers the chance to join their workers in supporting the social safety net.
The Well Washington fund gives employers the chance to join their workers in supporting the social safety net.
I hope the legislature and business community come together to develop a solution that works for everyone. State funding of programs is vital. We simply cannot wait any longer…
“Scott’s bill would create the “Well Washington Fund” to backfill what the federal government takes away. Absent proactive measures by the Legislature, thousands of residents will face greater food insecurity, less access to health care and higher costs for education, Scott said.”
November 27, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Fun fact about my big biz payroll tax bill which will fund vital services: employees making $125k annually already pay it via an “Additional Medicare Tax” on their federal tax returns.
The Well Washington fund gives employers the chance to join their workers in supporting the social safety net.
The Well Washington fund gives employers the chance to join their workers in supporting the social safety net.
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Democratic state lawmakers are once again eyeing a statewide version of a Seattle tax on companies with large payrolls and high-paid employees. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/11/26/w...
WA Democrats’ latest run at taxing the state’s largest companies • Washington State Standard
Democratic state lawmakers are eyeing a statewide version of a Seattle tax on companies with large payrolls and high-paid employees.
washingtonstatestandard.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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You absolutely love to see this. It’s exactly what our state needs.
“Scott’s bill would create the “Well Washington Fund” to backfill what the federal government takes away. Absent proactive measures by the Legislature, thousands of residents will face greater food insecurity, less access to health care and higher costs for education, Scott said.”
Democratic state lawmakers are once again eyeing a statewide version of a Seattle tax on companies with large payrolls and high-paid employees. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/11/26/w...
November 27, 2025 at 9:45 PM
You absolutely love to see this. It’s exactly what our state needs.
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It's going to be an interesting legislative session in Olympia!
“Scott’s bill would create the “Well Washington Fund” to backfill what the federal government takes away. Absent proactive measures by the Legislature, thousands of residents will face greater food insecurity, less access to health care and higher costs for education, Scott said.”
Democratic state lawmakers are once again eyeing a statewide version of a Seattle tax on companies with large payrolls and high-paid employees. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/11/26/w...
November 27, 2025 at 9:26 PM
It's going to be an interesting legislative session in Olympia!
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Katie Wilson performed most strongly in her home district, district 3, winning by more than 16 percentage points.
November 27, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Katie Wilson performed most strongly in her home district, district 3, winning by more than 16 percentage points.
“Scott’s bill would create the “Well Washington Fund” to backfill what the federal government takes away. Absent proactive measures by the Legislature, thousands of residents will face greater food insecurity, less access to health care and higher costs for education, Scott said.”
Democratic state lawmakers are once again eyeing a statewide version of a Seattle tax on companies with large payrolls and high-paid employees. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/11/26/w...
WA Democrats’ latest run at taxing the state’s largest companies • Washington State Standard
Democratic state lawmakers are eyeing a statewide version of a Seattle tax on companies with large payrolls and high-paid employees.
washingtonstatestandard.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:56 PM
“Scott’s bill would create the “Well Washington Fund” to backfill what the federal government takes away. Absent proactive measures by the Legislature, thousands of residents will face greater food insecurity, less access to health care and higher costs for education, Scott said.”
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November 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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I keep saying this, but it's important for folks to understand: the disruption to the delivery of benefits, the impact on folks, the pain, the risk of starvation: these are policy goals of the Trump administration.
The shutdown was just the excuse at the time. They want to starve poor folks.
The shutdown was just the excuse at the time. They want to starve poor folks.
These incredible fucking assholes.
These application processes are already so deeply burdensome and frustrating.
They are trying to starve people.
These application processes are already so deeply burdensome and frustrating.
They are trying to starve people.
SNAP benefits update: Trump admin says ‘everyone’ will have to reapply
Agriculture secretary Brooke Rollins told Newsmax on Thursday the plan is to “have everyone reapply for their benefits."
www.newsweek.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I keep saying this, but it's important for folks to understand: the disruption to the delivery of benefits, the impact on folks, the pain, the risk of starvation: these are policy goals of the Trump administration.
The shutdown was just the excuse at the time. They want to starve poor folks.
The shutdown was just the excuse at the time. They want to starve poor folks.
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When you ask voters to choose between corporate profits and protecting our neighbors – it’s not even close. This year, Seattle voters chose the tax corporations to fund social housing (63%) and to pass the Seattle Shield Initiative to protect our neighbors (71%). Let’s keep it going!
November 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
When you ask voters to choose between corporate profits and protecting our neighbors – it’s not even close. This year, Seattle voters chose the tax corporations to fund social housing (63%) and to pass the Seattle Shield Initiative to protect our neighbors (71%). Let’s keep it going!
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Cuts to public services hurt everyone, not just public employees. It's time to fix our broken tax code!
Please sign the petition, and when the legislative session starts, commit to calling your legislators.
@wfse.org @wfselocal889.bsky.social #taxtherich #nocuts @organizewithshaun.bsky.social
Please sign the petition, and when the legislative session starts, commit to calling your legislators.
@wfse.org @wfselocal889.bsky.social #taxtherich #nocuts @organizewithshaun.bsky.social
No Cuts — Tax the Rich!
Public employees keep our roads safe, our children educated and fed, our environment clean, and perform many other important jobs. Every year, public servants are asked to do more with less: Psyc...
actionnetwork.org
November 15, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Cuts to public services hurt everyone, not just public employees. It's time to fix our broken tax code!
Please sign the petition, and when the legislative session starts, commit to calling your legislators.
@wfse.org @wfselocal889.bsky.social #taxtherich #nocuts @organizewithshaun.bsky.social
Please sign the petition, and when the legislative session starts, commit to calling your legislators.
@wfse.org @wfselocal889.bsky.social #taxtherich #nocuts @organizewithshaun.bsky.social
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“The storm hit rural Jamaica hardest – people who are poorest, least protected, and historically marginalised. The same communities shaped by slavery, colonial extraction, and racialised policies are now on the frontline of climate disaster.”
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
Hurricane Melissa a ‘real-time case study’ of colonialism’s legacies
Destruction in Jamaica shows why climate justice cannot be separated from reparatory justice, campaigners say
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:24 PM
“The storm hit rural Jamaica hardest – people who are poorest, least protected, and historically marginalised. The same communities shaped by slavery, colonial extraction, and racialised policies are now on the frontline of climate disaster.”
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
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☕️🌹Today is a great day to donate to the Starbucks Workers United strike fund for picketing baristas in major cities across the country. Solidarity forever:
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Starbucks Workers United National Strike Fund
Contribute directly to the strike fund for union Starbucks workers here.
Your generosity supports SBWU baristas on the picket line. Donations of any size help working people fight and win all over t...
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November 14, 2025 at 2:53 AM
☕️🌹Today is a great day to donate to the Starbucks Workers United strike fund for picketing baristas in major cities across the country. Solidarity forever:
www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/...
www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/...
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My NSPM-7 coverage has for weeks been met with smug assurances that there's no law for domestic terrorism. Well, the Trump admin just designated Antifa groups as Foreign Terror Orgs - for which there is a law:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trump-slap...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trump-slap...
Trump Escalates War on Leftists With Antifa Foreign Terror Label
Move cites NSPM-7, saying four European Antifa groups espoused "anti-Christianity," "anti-capitalism," and "anti-Americanism"
www.kenklippenstein.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:29 PM
My NSPM-7 coverage has for weeks been met with smug assurances that there's no law for domestic terrorism. Well, the Trump admin just designated Antifa groups as Foreign Terror Orgs - for which there is a law:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trump-slap...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trump-slap...
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Background. @governorferguson.bsky.social & #waleg led by @wadems.org CUT ECEAP (preschool program for low-income Washingtonians) in the last budget. Now we're celebrating funding public programs via philanthropy, instead of raising taxes on these same billionaires.
governor.wa.gov/news/2025/go...
governor.wa.gov/news/2025/go...
Governor Ferguson, Ballmer Group announce new grant to fund early learning for 10,000 Washington kids | Governor Bob Ferguson
governor.wa.gov
November 13, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Background. @governorferguson.bsky.social & #waleg led by @wadems.org CUT ECEAP (preschool program for low-income Washingtonians) in the last budget. Now we're celebrating funding public programs via philanthropy, instead of raising taxes on these same billionaires.
governor.wa.gov/news/2025/go...
governor.wa.gov/news/2025/go...
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This did in fact age well.
I think that local and state gov in my blue city & state matter even more now. I need Katie Wilson to run for mayor here in Seattle. Or someone with her grassroots organizing chops, record, and understanding of the legislative system here.
November 13, 2025 at 4:07 AM
This did in fact age well.
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Class societies didn’t begin with capitalism: the ancient and medieval worlds had their own systems of exploitation.
Marxist historians have set out to explain how those systems worked — and what their eventual demise tells us about what might lie ahead.
Marxist historians have set out to explain how those systems worked — and what their eventual demise tells us about what might lie ahead.
How Marxists View the Middle Ages
Class societies didn’t begin with capitalism: the ancient and medieval worlds had their own systems of exploitation. Marxist historians have set out to explain how those systems worked — and what their eventual demise tells us about what might lie ahead.
jacobin.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Class societies didn’t begin with capitalism: the ancient and medieval worlds had their own systems of exploitation.
Marxist historians have set out to explain how those systems worked — and what their eventual demise tells us about what might lie ahead.
Marxist historians have set out to explain how those systems worked — and what their eventual demise tells us about what might lie ahead.
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Okay, that's pretty good 😂
November 12, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Okay, that's pretty good 😂
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NEW: The US has deported a longtime Oregon firefighter who was arrested by Border Patrol while deployed at a major wildfire in Washington state.
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
US firefighter detained on the job speaks out after deportation: ‘I feel betrayed’
Exclusive: Border patrol arrested José Bertin Cruz-Estrada while he was battling a wildfire in Washington. He is now in Mexico, separated from his family in Oregon
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
NEW: The US has deported a longtime Oregon firefighter who was arrested by Border Patrol while deployed at a major wildfire in Washington state.
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
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NEW: Washington State Rep. Shaun Scott issues statement concerning Roger Wright and Seattle police accountability following a Real Change investigation:
November 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
NEW: Washington State Rep. Shaun Scott issues statement concerning Roger Wright and Seattle police accountability following a Real Change investigation:
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Let me get this right… a sufficient number Senate Democrats appear to be willing to reopen government to alleviate air travel for upper & upper-middle income people at the expense of access to healthcare for lower income people. Yes?
November 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Let me get this right… a sufficient number Senate Democrats appear to be willing to reopen government to alleviate air travel for upper & upper-middle income people at the expense of access to healthcare for lower income people. Yes?
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Adaptation 🤝 Mitigation
"Rooftop solar is spreading fast in Jamaica, and people with panels got their power back almost immediately. The ‘entire neighborhood benefits,’ one resident said."
Jamaicans Have Been Turning to Solar Power. It Paid Off After the Storm.
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Adaptation 🤝 Mitigation