I wrote a profile of the 46th LD race as 2 challengers attempt to unseat incumbent Rep Pollet. Unfortunately, Dreher's campaign said it made more sense for him to talk with me after the primary, and Rep Pollet didn't respond at all, but I still looked into some of the questions around that race.

The Urbanist@theurbanist.org · 2w ago

NEW STORY// Progressives Seek to Replace Rep. Gerry Pollet, but Split on Challenger By Amy Sundberg via @theurbanist.org

WOW. New announcement from Seattle CMs Strauss, Hollingsworth, and Foster saying they will fund universal school meals starting in the fall after all by using the general fund. Hard to see this as anything but a realization of the high political price they paid for their votes yesterday.

Tell em you support universal free school meals. Do it for Trey! D1: Saka (206) 684-8801 D2: Lin (206) 684-8802 D3: Hollingsworth (206) 684-8803 D4: Rivera (206) 684-8804 D5: Juarez (206) 684-8805 D6: Strauss (206) 684-8806 D7: Kettle (206) 684-8807 D8: Rinck (206) 684-8808 D9: Foster (206) 684-8809

Seattle is essentially a deep blue one-party town, so our political poles have mutated in an interesting way. We now have 2 parties: The "Cities Are Good, Actually, and We Can Have Nice Things" Party and the "Cities Are Bad, Actually and We Can't Afford Nice Things (Unless It's for the Cops)" Party

***SEATTLE*** The Stranger has been purchased by an establishment Democrat. Its endorsements no longer reflect a hopeful, progressive vision. Consider alternatives like The Urbanist, The Working Families Party, the Seattle Transit Riders Union, & your local Democratic Party organization.

The Atlantic—no friend to anti-fascist movements—is reporting that ICE Truppenführer Greg Bovino is being demoted. No politician or political party did this. It only occurred because of grassroots resistance and direct action. ICE will keep kidnapping and murdering until we ourselves stop them. 🏴

The KKK members in the Cabinet said they hated Grant and he got confused.

Just a young man wearing the skin of the enemy.

CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective@crimethinc.com · 11mo ago

Insurrections occur in waves; the unrest in Indonesia has spread to Nepal. Whatever happens next, this revolt should give pause to politicians and police who imagine that they can pillage and terrorize with impunity. Today, money may insulate you from the consequences of your actions; but tomorrow?

I am truly terrified for Hamdan. If you don’t know who Hamdan Ballal is, he is the director of No Other Land and he and Yuval both won the Oscar for Best Documentary this year

I have solved Bird Flu. Give the chickens ivermectin. Have the chickens practice Earthing. The problem with their immune systems is they are not touching the soil enough. Coffee enemas for all chickens. Also we must stop reading them Ibram X. Kendi. Eggs will be back and most importantly not gay.

Atlanta police have set up secret surveillance cameras outside of Stop Cop City activists' houses and gathering spots––and they refuse to answer any questions about the cameras www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Cameras have appeared outside homes of Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ activists. Why are they there?

Cameras are hidden in unmarked boxes on utility poles in a move residents and advocates call ‘creepy’ and ‘corrosive’

theguardian.com

1/ @adamsmith.house.gov recently did an interview w/ the New Yorker where he admitted that he and Chris Rufo had been talking since 2023, and that Rufo had "convinced" him that DEI is "too extreme". Anti-DEI is essentially pro-segregationism www.newyorker.com/news/the-led... @nwprogressive.org

Amazon bribed Trump and now is trying to a Seattle election, keep their taxes low, and stop new money for affordable housing. Give them hell, Seattle! Vote proposition 1A.

House Our Neighbors@houseourneighbors.bsky.social · last yr.

"Local corporations, including Amazon, Microsoft and T-Mobile, have all spent heavily against [Proposition 1A]" www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Washington State, I think it's time to try and put another tax on the rich on the statewide ballot to fund K-12 and higher ed (to the tune of at least $4B-$5B per year). Set the rates high as an incentive to force @governorferguson.bsky.social and #waleg to pass something themselves this session.