@alissarose
She/Her. Tzedek, tzedek tirdof / צֶ֥דֶק צֶ֖דֶק תִּרְדֹּ֑ף Kindness (except when I feel snarky). No right on red is my personal pedestrian safety commitment. Retweets NOT endorsements. Some tweets due to cannabis. NO to Substack.
Zahilay laid off most of the county's climate, planning, and race and social justice teams, whether or not one prefers the euphemism "restructured" or the term "layoffs" (also a euphemism!) publicola.com/2025/12/02/b...
Interesting that the King County Executive did an interview saying I and other local reporters merely "reported it that way" when he laid off dozens of people. I trust the people who received layoff notices will be comforted to know they were merely "restructured" out of their jobs.
As we wait for more details to emerge from what appears to be an ongoing attack on the largest Reform synagogue in America, we send love and solidarity to the entire congregation and community.
Regardless of what exactly is happening, no community should have to live with this fear.
An active shooter at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield.
"Early information from people in the area is that a driver pulled onto the sidewalk and crashed into the building, at Entrance 5."
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The UN Refugee Agency says more than 3.2 million people have been displaced in Iran since the start of the war.
Kayla Toves, who is Kanaka‘ Oiwi and Acoma Pueblo, needed a language credit to graduate from Cornell. She fought to have her Indigenous language of Ōlelo Hawaiʻi count and won!
Finally, we can move toward more progressive taxation.
This is genuinely insane. Oregon’s population is less than five million people.
“On Tuesday, [a 14-year-old] girl from #Marlborough with no criminal history was detained by immigration agents, [U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan] said. The girl was apparently used to ’coerce’ her father into turning himself in during an ’overnight attempt,’ according to Trahan.”
#Massachusetts
"We realized we were making ourselves deeply vulnerable to a class action suit that absolutely would have wiped us out financially so we're going to find a way to do this without actual human names attached."
What about the physical enormity of the US? Does that force people to drive more?
No, it doesn't.
Canada is an even more spacious country, and residents drive a lot less (and are <1/2 as likely to die in a crash).
Hey @grahamformaine.bsky.social, heads up!
A 6yo deaf boy and his family were deported during what they believed was a routine immigration check-in
His mother was seeking asylum for domestic violence and had no criminal record
DHS defended the deportation, saying the mother was under a removal order and chose to be deported w/ her children
To the constituents of Seattle, we hear you loud and clear. You’ve been asking us to use every tool in our toolbox to get ICE out of Seattle. Yesterday's action is a step forward in that effort. We will not facilitate this cruel, inhumane, and lawless agenda.
Remember, as Jared Polis argues that Tina Peters was punished too harshly, that this is how his Department of Corrections has treated everyday, non-famous prisoners: required labor for almost zero pay, and possible solitary confinement if you decline to work.
Read this by @brycecovert.bsky.social:
Cracking up filling out the doc's pre-visit depression/anxiety screening questionnaire. Like, are these even valid in these times? "How many days this month have you had trouble relaxing?"
No. Please don’t. Substack promotes and monetizes Nazis/white supremacists/misogynists.
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I love the smell of schadenfreude in the morning.
The problem is, everyone I’ve spoken to in MAGAworld content creation — comms staff, influencers, whomever — knows their identity. In off-the-record conversations, people will simply tell me their name as soon as I ask the question, as they’re familiar with the memelord’s style from interactions in the disappearing MAGA group chats. (I do have to pause for a second and acknowledge that the meme zoomers have better opsec than the senior officials who did Signalgate a year ago.) But the moment I ask if they’d be willing to go on background about it — surely they aren’t Nazis, and shouldn’t they call out behavior in their own ranks? — sources immediately clam up. If I prod, they’ll shrug it off as everyone’s just having fun.
So @tinanguyen.bsky.social has spent weeks trying to identify the person at DHS who posts all the racist memes, and instead uncovered a fascinating code of silence: everyone in Trump's Washington knows who it is, but refuses to say. Gift link! -> www.theverge.com/column/89298...
Nadia Schadlow, Trump’s former Deputy National Security Adviser, hasn’t read the Constitution
So many average citizens have stood up to Trump.
Alex Pretti went to the street to protect his fellow humans, who the Trump regime was harming. He lost his life for it. Renee Good lost her life for resisting.
And sorry, but—these fucking cowards in the Senate can’t vote against Trump nominees?
Today, Richard Kahn, Jeffrey Epstein’s accountant, will appear before our Committee for a deposition. Kahn was a central facilitator of Epstein’s ability to exploit girls and women. We will leave no stone unturned as we seek answers.
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It strikes me that the Democratic speeches were based on joy, hope, and a bright vision for the future of our state. Republican speeches are very...bleak. I believe in this state and what it can do, that's why I want it to have the resources to unlock our neighbors' potential. #waleg
Rep Street also notes: That's extra cash for medications and what you buy in the grocery store. "I'm voting to cut taxes on working families... that's why I've been here for over 24 hours to vote yes" #waleg
"This tax on income over $1 million/year will double the working families tax credit, putting money back in families' pockets... a married couple today has to make $64,000 to qualify, after today's expansion they can make up to $114,000. That's extra cash for the mortgage or rent" #waleg
I wish Republicans would actually just let a Seattle member talk about what it's like in Seattle, I wouldn't talk about what's going on in Puyallup businesses. #waleg
We're officially over 24 hours, friends. I'm going to burn my clothes after this. #waleg
Hey fellow scientists, I'm just letting you know that if you're promoting something with some junky AI image, I'm not gonna click. You've got a workshop, a conference, a new paper?
Just not gonna bother. You want a bespoke image? Hire an illustrator.
Sure sounds like somebody at DOGE took the Social Security numbers and personal information of every American on record, and put it on a thumb drive to bring home to Elon Musk’s AI company.
Lindsey Graham must be stopped.
Together, we have the power to do just that.
