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Energy matters in politics. It especially matters for Trump. Today, all the energy was with the pro-democracy team. Republicans in Congress should be very worried.

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Cops and ICE continue to be the only paid agitators

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Remarkable. MSNC: "I want to reiterate this has been 100% peaceful." Seconds later, LA County sheriffs start firing on the crowd. Yet again, "law enforcement" deliberately escalated.

submitted 3 hours ago • 623 comments

this is pathetic. truly.

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No Kings in Seattle! Beautiful! #seattle #nokings

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I love you Seattle. #abolishice #nokings

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Live scene from the Washington Mall for Trump’s parade, via a local NBC4 reporter. Meanwhile, millions are protesting nationally.

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If you can't attend the rallies today for whatever reasons, something useful you can do is scour your local news outlets for coverage and share the coverage on social media and pump it out to all of your networks. Amplify what's happening locally so others in your communities are aware.

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Every summer, The Seattle Public Library partners with Seattle Arts & Lectures for Book Bingo, which encourages adults and teens to read widely for pleasure. This year, the King County Library System is joining the fun by offering adult Book Bingo!

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We 💚 Seattle released their current 990 tax overview briefly on their website, before quickly deleting it after folks pointed out all the corporate they've received. Luckily, someone grabbed a copy before it was deleted. 🧵 1/ acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:...

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Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown filed an amicus brief with leaders from 21 states supporting California’s request for a court order blocking the president’s unlawful federalization and deployment of that state’s National Guard. More here: www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-re...

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Not Slate working overtime to hate on Bluesky…

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NEW: A federal judge appeared deeply skeptical of the DOJ’s legal defense of Trump federalizing the California National Guard in response to largely peaceful protests in Los Angeles. The judge said he aims to issue an order on the matter today. From: @jaknutson.bsky.social

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We also made a list of elected officials in WA, in case you don’t want to follow everyone in a starter pack. It’s important to know what our electeds are (or aren’t) saying and doing right now👇🏾

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“Joining Attorney General Rayfield in this lawsuit are the attorneys general of Colorado, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington.

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“Statement from Sen. Padilla's office: Padilla "tried to ask the Secretary a question, and was forcibly removed by federal agents, forced to the ground and handcuffed. He is not currently detained, and we are working to get additional information."

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My Op-Ed in the @theurbanist.org today: Expand Urbanism, Emphasize Inclusion and Equity in Our Shared Vision Thank you to Rian Watt for co-authoring this piece with me. www.theurbanist.org/2025/06/12/o...

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WA's AG Nick Brown joins 15 other AGs to sue the Trump admin. for greenlighting the release of forced reset triggers—aftermarket parts that can convert a semi-automatic weapon into one that can fire up to 20 rounds a second.

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Today I accompanied for four people’s cases. Luckily, no one’s case was dismissed, & all moved forward in the process for legal status. Legal observers noted ICE was noticeably absent from the federal building today. This is an evolving situation, but I’m committed to showing up for our neighbors.

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Let’s get back to work. I wish David the best.

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Rep. McIver was conducting oversight. That’s her duty as a Member of Congress. This isn’t justice—it’s retaliation. A political stunt meant to silence anyone who dares to hold power accountable. They may think they can scare us into silence. They’re dead wrong.

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We need to build some real social stigma around being afraid of cities. You don't have to like them or live there, but a politics built this strongly around watching TV and going "ewww" is embarrassing, and people should be embarrassed by it. It's like "fear of werewolves" being your top issue.

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Forget the World Cup. The #usmnt doesn't look ready for the Gold Cup. www.espn.com/soccer/story...

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oops

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Everyone saw Grand Park's hot pink benches being stacked into a barricade on Sunday. What an exceptional statement from RIOS, the benches' designers instagram.com/rios.imagines "These pieces were designed to move, adapt, welcome, connect — and now protect"

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Amazing how hard it is to write: “Police shoot at journalists.”

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It is 100% carrying water for the opposition to participate in this collective delusion that Dems for some reason need to answer for every teen who throws a rock rather than hold the Trump admin accountable for intentionally creating chaos and breaking the law to stoke violence. They are in charge.

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Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes told City Council members Tuesday that he plans to stand up for the First Amendment rights of Seattle residents and expects to be jailed at some point for making that stand.

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Good morning.

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I suspect this will be yet another example where a high-profile person on the right says something horrendous and the media goes ho-hum, whereas any rando person on the left is suddenly the voice of the entire Democratic party.

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The biggest gang in the land doing what they do best- inflict violence on it’s citizens and journalists.

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I was forced to recite "liberty and justice for all" every school day. Now I’m radical for wanting liberty and justice for all. The gaslighting is over.

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During the first week of Pride Month, events in communities around the country were the target of protests, threats, and vandalism.

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“Trump is using military forces to stop a protest — I want y'all to consider what kind of government it appears to be when every time we exercise our democratic right to protest, the military is deployed against us.” Doechii at the #BETAwards

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The Russian assets in our government are ready to accept your death for their enrichment and fetishes.

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"What we're seeing from the president is, you know, it really does meet the definition of fascism... We're seeing authoritarianism. We're seeing dictatorial behavior. We're seeing that to suppress what the president believes is the opposition." - AG Nick Brown (1/2)

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My statement on RFK Jr.'s dangerous decision to fire all members of the nation's vaccine advisory panel:

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Not only have Democratic AGs filed 30+ lawsuits against the Trump administration, they're also working hard at home. Here are some local Dem AG wins from the past week!

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Washington Attorney General Nick Brown called Trump’s moves in California reckless, political, and illegal, and promised to sue if it were to happen in Washington state.

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