An alleged cat abductor, torturer and killer is on the loose in Seattle and the city needs your help with info leading to their arrest and prosecution. There's a $5k reward for info that can identify this suspect. Contact Seattle Animal Control at (206)386-7387 and provide reference case #9600346.

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Cascadia(PNW)@cascadiarevolting.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Super important that we don’t skip jury duty. Learn about jury nullification and explain it to others as well. We keep us safe.

you've still got a few hours to hit a drop box, washington! (but mask up, please. you can do right by your lungs *and* democracy.)

Fuse Washington@fusewashington.org · yesterday

You can find your nearest ballot drop box on this handy map from @secstatewa.bsky.social - no matter where in the state you live:

I’ll share it, because I think this rampant anti-Muslim and anti-Arab bigotry is not only accepted by a dying wing of our party but being used to win primaries (see Abdul). It’s on us to see it, shun it, and protect our coalition.

Alex Ip 葉清霖@alexip718.com · 4w ago

What Rachel Bitecofer is doing to Georgia Rep. Ruwa Romman on X is Islamophobic, racist, and disgusting. I will not share it here to spare your day, but no serious candidate should retain her services moving forward

Here's some history for you while we wait in the ER:) My Bluesky family (and my wife @acab4cutie.top of course) helped get me through this a couple years ago. Can't truly express just how much it means to me to this day. Thank you, friends. With my whole heart and ginormous chest 💜

Lauren McKenzie@themckenziest.gay · last yr.

The black eyes stuck around for a hot minute, but the good news is so did my mom :) She’s still kicking about to turn 66 on 3/31 💜💜💜

I HAVE BEEN SUBSIDIZING WALMART AND AMAZON STARVING THEIR EMPLOYEES FOR MY ENTIRE LIFE.

USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d ago

Opinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.

And for the really bad news? They've put a target on VPNs. Sites are required to identify (and age-verify) any US citizen, regardless of whether they're using a VPN. In fact, the default is to get the ID and biometrics of EVERYONE unless you can somehow prove their not a US citizen.

Mike Stabile@mikestabile.bsky.social · 2d ago

"VPNs are a privacy and security tool used by millions of internet users every day, and their use should not be treated as suspect. It is particularly galling that the SCREEN Act forces users who intentionally take steps to protect their privacy to identify themselves."

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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Not even if it was Tim Eyman's home.

Washington State Dept of Natural Resources@wadnr.bsky.social · 2d ago

Please stop flying your personal drones over wildfires. They can ground or collide with our firefighting aircraft, disrupting time critical firefighting and threatening people’s homes. Your photos are not worth someone’s home. If you fly, we can’t.

I'll see it opening day as a big fuck you to David Zaslav and WB for trying to shelf this for a tax return, seriously Ketchup Entertainment could use every bit of support possible to ensure the biggest fuck you possible

Out of Context Simpsons Couch Gags@ooccouchgags.bsky.social · 2d ago

Me and @hannahsabiohowell.bsky.social at a recent No Hate In Washington State event!

We've figured out costs for a permanent home but are still trying to figure out how to make that happen. Shares are still very much appreciated!

Chloe N. Clark@pintsncupcakes.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I'm still doing a GoFundMe to help my parents rebuild after a devastating house fire. The costs of doing so, with an uninsured house, are extremely high. My parents are elderly and low-income and my disabled brother lives with them. I deeply appreciate shares of this link! gofund.me/ac93c03d5

The development of AI is potentially like the splitting of the atom. If we are not careful with it we might just destroy the world.

John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 2d ago

Every now and then someone takes a run at me along the lines of "I don't understand why you, a scifi writer, don't appreciate 'AI'," and I'm all, motherfucker, it's *because* I'm a science fiction writer I have the positions I have, how many times do we have to fucking yell "torment nexus," my dude

hello, i am your danger broke, unemployed, in five figures of debt friend OnLine. anything you can do is A Help

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demon core vidal@regretagarbo.rip · 2d ago

luv 2 keep getting my utility payments declined

My favorite (derogatory) type of conservative propaganda is just "this is how things work but it's scary this time" That's just what taxes are. Taxes are used to subsidize things you may not individually benefit from. It's literally just what taxes are. So I think it's good to use them this way

USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d ago

Opinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.

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...

Yeah I hate it when my taxes pay for streets I might never drive on or streetlights I might never stand under or schools my kids might never attend. And don't get me STARTED on pipes full of water I might never personally drink.

USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d ago

Opinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.

Smoke is already here.

KUOW Public Radio@kuow.org · 2d ago

A wildfire smoke alert was issued Monday for most of the Puget Sound region, with air quality likely to deteriorate through the week before finally clearing Friday.

Good framing.

Kindergarten girls targeted for invasive exams by new GOP-led ballot measure

Washington State voters will decide the fate of a ballot initiative that would require girls from kindergarten through high school to undergo sex-verification testing before playing school sports — a ...

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Hey so definitely don’t share this info And make sure you don’t provide tips on the best way to for us all to get set up :)

Elon Musk’s AI company is sueing to block a bill that would ban using AI to make porn of someone without their consent. This is the same AI company that made Grok, the AI that keeps making nude / sexual images of children.

Not sure folks realize this,but fully funding Uncanny quicker lets us stay open longer to read more of your stuff! There’s only so many production days, and kickstarter days… please do kick in a little extra this year so the doors open wider.

Uncanny Magazine@uncannymagazine.bsky.social · last wk.

Writers! ICYMI! If the Uncanny Magazine Year 13 Kickstarter fully funds by Aug. 1, we will be open 1 MONTH to short story submissions! If the Kickstarter funds after Aug. 1, we will only be open for 2 WEEKS to short story submissions! 5 DAYS TO MAKE IT HAPPEN! buff.ly/36qOb2U

Lets go, Oregon.

Jeremy Beausoleil Smith@jeremy4pdx.bsky.social · last wk.

Calling it now, @mitchgreen.bsky.social will get 1st and we will get a 2nd progressive in District 4, but we still need your help. We are 15 donations away from passing Olivia Clark in donations under $25. Can you ask a friend, family member, or coworker to donate $5 at the link below?

Local friends, avoid Seattle center www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Live: Active shooter reported at Bite of Seattle

Police and ambulances were responding to a shooting Sunday with “multiple” victims at Seattle Center, according to the Seattle Police Department.

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The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.

Where Was My Generic Prescription Drug Made? - Rx Inspector - ProPublica

The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information on your prescription label to locate the factory and see inspection reports.

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In the latest NDAA amendment votes, five Dems crossed party lines to ban Tricare coverage for ttrans care for dependents of military members: H. Cuellar (TX) V. Gonzalez (TX) D. Davis (NC) S. Figures (AL) And Terri Sewell (AL) becomes the newest Dem to do so. Subscribe to support our journalism.

Five Dems Crossed Party Lines To Strip Health Care From Trans Servicemembers And Their Families

“It's not just an attack on transgender kids.”

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REMINDER to talk to your friends and families early about voting no on this come November!

No Hate in WA State@nohateinwastate.bsky.social · 3w ago

As Megan Rapinoe writes, I-638 "will drive thousands of girls out of sports because their parents cannot afford the necessary testing or refuse to submit their daughters to genital inspections." We must vote NO on WA's harmful initiative, I-638, this November. #NoHateWAState

Google Maps Killed the Restaurant Star

Google Maps Killed the Restaurant Star

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Teams and sports are capitulating to Trump's sports ban threat left and right across the United States. Except for women's rugby teams. Even though they are attempting to ban trans athletes, several teams are not complying. Subscribe to support our journalism.

Defying Trump, Baltimore Rugby Players Refuse To Comply With Trans Sports Ban Demand

The Baltimore Ferals—and rugby players nationwide—are standing with their trans teammates.

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