It's time for primary voting. This year, multiple State Supreme Court Judge positions are up for grabs. Once elected, these judges will play a critical role in defining the fate of recently enacted legislation like the Millionaires Tax. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/05/11/w... 🧵 1/

WA Supreme Court races shape up as income tax case looms • Washington State Standard

Washington Supreme Court races often pass by without much attention as incumbent justices sail to reelection. It’ll be different this year.

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A few days ago, Gender Justice League released a report called "Expelled From Home" that tracks the general movement of trans folks fleeing persecution from their home states. 🧵 genderjusticeleague.org/advocacy/exp... s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/cdn.genderju... 1/

On Tuesday, I had my first meeting as Transportation Commissioner. Here are some highlights from the recent transit needs study 🧵 www.kirklandwa.gov/files/shared... 1/

An update on the Erica Kirk protest originally planned near Pursuit Church in #Kirkland this Friday. ⬇️

Indivisible Eastside - WA State@indiviseastside.bsky.social · 2w ago

Our statement about the event at Pursuit Church on Friday.

Glad to be here at a time when our local transit is beginning its post-pandemic expansion. www.kirklandwa.gov/Government/D...

Recently, for the first time, I was summoned to serve on a jury for a criminal case. I was the only black person in the entire jury pool and the youngest. 🧵 1/

After nearly 4 years, Sheila Stanton Place (Formerly La Quinta Inn) has officially opened in #Kirkland. For its initial phase earlier this year, around 40 residents had been moved in. They also offer on-site wraparound care, such as medical and behavioral health care and counseling. 1/

Jonathan Choe & the national far right are trying to bat signal in armed far right wingers from out of town to try and intimidate locals out of counterprotesting Erika Kirk's appearance here in #Kirkland. It's more important now than ever that we do not let hate exist in silence.

Hello friends, If you're looking to counter-protest The Erika Kirk event being hosted by the anti-LGBTQ+ Church, Pursuit NW, here in #Kirkland on the 24th, picketing is being organized by local activist groups. bsky.app/profile/indi... www.thestranger.com/news/gods-ar...

Seen earlier today in Capitol Hill, #Seattle.

The local anti LGBTQ+ hate church, Pursuit NW, is hosting Erika Kirk in #Kirkland next month on July 24th. Spreading hatred and bigotry won't get you into heaven. "If anyone says, 'I love God,' and hates his brother, he is a liar" -1 John 4:20. www.thestranger.com/news/gods-ar...

Happy Juneteenth, from Spokane. May the ancestors be with you. Hope is not something we feel; it's something we practice.

4 years after the La Quinta Inn was first announced as a supportive housing site for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness, the building, now called Sheila Stanton Place, is expected to welcome its first 44 residents in the coming weeks. newsletter.liveablekirkland.org/p/liveable-k...? 1

With temperatures in the high 80s and low 90s over the next few days, the King County Regional Homelessness Authority has opened severe weather shelters until Wednesday, June 17th. kcrha.org/severe-weath... snohomish-county-public-safety-hub-snoco-gis.hub.arcgis.com/pages/coolin... 1/

Hello friends. I'm so excited to announce that tonight, the Kirkland City Council voted to appoint me to the Transportation Commission for a 4-year term. I can't wait to serve the community I call home and, hopefully, be part of improving transit access throughout the city. Stay tuned ❤️

Um, why is the Pierce County Sheriff's Office "investigating" a high school #pride month display on the behest of Brandi Kruse?? @ericacbarnett.bsky.social

I was 17 (a literal child) when I had an abortion. The father was an older guy who was abusive, and later kidnapped and then badly beat his pregnant girlfriend a few years later. That decision probably saved my life, but according to these 2 men, it's nothing but evil.

Erica C. Barnett@ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 2mo ago

so cool that this guy and his producer want to lecture women about abortion. I'm sure both these men would happily take on the cost and responsibility of caring for a child with an as-yet-unknown level of disability, up to and including giving up his career to be a full-time caregiver

Matt Marshall & his militia WA 3% violently harassed my family back in 2019, which included publicly doxxing our address, sending harassing letters to our home, & making violent/racist threats. He only cares about working-class families if they're white. x.com/i/status/115...

Guess which local RW group is publicly taking credit for Trump's HUD policies? If you said We 💚 Seattle, you'd be correct. WHS is celebrating changes that could result in up to 3.7 million people, half of them children, losing their housing assistance. www.cbpp.org/research/hou...

Some people are just not meant for elected office. Going immediately to the police and courts to deal with an annoying constituent is just wild. publicola.com/2026/06/01/a...

The person who dropped $100k at The More We Love fundraiser is Carl Haglund, one of our region's most notorious slumlords. If you have slumlords in your corner, this should be a giant red flag that something is wrong: www.thestranger.com/news/2015/10...

We 💚 Seattle lied about me being behind the WHS exposed website for years, and kept lying until there was undeniable proof it wasn't me. Andrea Suarez also used her nonprofit, WHS, as a vehicle for her 2024 campaign, which is expressly illegal 1/ x.com/i/status/185...

Nice of Andrea Suarez of We 💚 Seattle to admit she lied about me being behind the exposed website. www.capitolhillseattle.com/2024/10/capi... @jseattle.bsky.social

Last year, communities in Seattle's Lake City neighborhood and Tacoma's South End saw their main grocery store, Fred Meyer, close, leaving behind food deserts. The political momentum to address this quickly petered out. www.knkx.org/business/202... 1/

North Seattle neighborhood braces for closure of main grocery store

Once Lake City's Fred Meyer shuts down, residents will have to travel over a mile to the next large grocery store and pharmacy. Some worry the area could become a food desert.

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This is really sad and entirely predictable. These comments from Cherish Kirkland, saying I only got in the final 3 because I am a POC and insinuating I'm too "uneducated" to have gotten there on my own, are a level of racism that isn't surprising to see. www.facebook.com/share/1SzrNp...

Made it to the final interview process 🙌 www.kirklandwa.gov/files/shared...

If you work with unsheltered folks or know those who do, please don't send your people to this Kirkland-based nonprofit, The More We Love. ericacbarnett.substack.com/p/a-tough-lo... 🧵 1/

Cool to see my face in the advertisements for the Kirkland Initiative in The Kirklander. But real talk, this program is great, and it's still not too late to apply and get on a wait list 😉 www.kirklandwa.gov/Government/C... www.kirklandwa.gov/files/shared...

Let's Go WA, which is trying to get anti-trans legislation on the ballot, has a complaint filed against it, alleging it failed to disclose hundreds of thousands of dollars in in-kind expenditures to Brandi Kruse for advertising purposes. www.seattletimes.com/education-la... 1/

Let’s Go Washington, Brandi Kruse face campaign-finance complaint

Let’s Go Washington and conservative podcaster Brandi Kruse are at the center of a complaint filed with the state’s campaign finance regulator.

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A few days ago, someone vandalized the R.V of an unsheltered community member in #Burien, by spraypainting "leave" all over their vehicle. Regardless of which vulnerable group it's directed at, when hateful rhetoric gets normalized, it leads to real-world harm. www.facebook.com/share/p/1HbT...