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3.0, Seattle, aro/demi, age fluid Hobbies: video games, baking, climbing, Little Troubles Literally how do people write these things 💀

The SCREEN Act just failed to pass in the Senate Commerce Committee! 🎉 Enormous thanks to the thousands (!!) of you who told your Senators to vote no! Your voice matters and you should feel good that you made a difference. Obviously, the fight isn't over, but this was an important victory.

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Not even a brag. Just a statement of fact: Nothing like DivestSPD exists anywhere in this country. We produce weekly hyperlocal police misconduct stories, and we do it for donations. DivestSPD needs your support to keep this work alive. Tiers start at $5 Https://ko-fi.com/divestspd

DivestSPD@divestspd.bsky.social · 2d ago

"Let's not and say we did" -Old Seattle police public records proverb An SPD records employee was caught delaying bodycam requests for months. She claimed she was waiting for the video specialist to redact them. She never submitted them. open.substack.com/pub/divestsp...

What can you do? CALL. WRITE. SCREAM. The bill is up for a vote THIS WEDNESDAY. Call your Senator. Dem. Republican. Whomever. Right now, it's a solid R bill, but they're looking for Dems to take it across the finish line. Let them know how badly it stinks. www.defendonlineprivacy.com/screen/

Defend Online Privacy: Stop the SCREEN Act!

The Senate Commerce Committee will vote on the SCREEN Act on August 5. ACT NOW to stop it!

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The Public Records Act allows a penalty of up to $100 per day for every record delayed plus attorney's fees. 26 bodycam requests were delayed by nearly a year + 20 911 audio recordings were destroyed + another 14 requests were delayed. That's millions in legal liabilities the city could face.

DivestSPD@divestspd.bsky.social · 2d ago

"Let's not and say we did" -Old Seattle police public records proverb An SPD records employee was caught delaying bodycam requests for months. She claimed she was waiting for the video specialist to redact them. She never submitted them. open.substack.com/pub/divestsp...

In settlement negotiations for my second lawsuit against the Seattle PD, the city REFUSED to implement a third party audit of Seattle PD's compliance with the Washington State Public Records Act as part of our settlement agreement. Wilson could order that today.

DivestSPD@divestspd.bsky.social · 2d ago

"Let's not and say we did" -Old Seattle police public records proverb An SPD records employee was caught delaying bodycam requests for months. She claimed she was waiting for the video specialist to redact them. She never submitted them. open.substack.com/pub/divestsp...

The fact that no one in the mainstream press (or, more understandably, on the knives-out city council) seems to think SPD bears any culpability for inaccurate information SPD has put out and for SPD's actions on Sunday night is bonkers, and goes to show how differently this mayor is being treated.

Absolutely incredible that Westneat and other critics of the mayor believe Shon Barnes was appointed by her and that SHE should have "worked out" his desire to travel constantly with him as part of his contract, when he was appointed by Bruce Harrell in 2024. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Seattle City Hall rarely runs smoothly. This week it hit new lows

The spectacle of the neophyte mayor and the frequent flyer police chief, both failing at their jobs when they were needed most, is not going to pass lightly.

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I need help and I gotta try, huh? I recently escaped homelessness but with only four suitcases of items on a last minute train from IL to VA. I need furniture including a bed, frame, dresser, and wardrobe as my room has no closet. I have a wishlist you can dm for. Or my commissions are open

The big problem with how Seattle Times has been frames the Barnes chief of police story is that being the big paper in town amplifies their version of the issue and it becomes the default version for the national audience. They’re very invested in it all being about Katie Wilson being a bad mayor

It’s become Ha Ha he got fired for being a remote worker cop. Not that he was a remote worker cop because he thought HE deserved to be. Not that he larded up the department with yes-men. Not that he was so hated that stories of behavior were instantly leaked