Michelle Pappas

An American Tail poster with lil ol mouse immigrant Fievel

It’s hard to believe but there was a cartoon about an immigrant mouse and it was seen as totally fine and not controversial and not woke because it was an aspirational and nice thing about America that people could come here and find a better life

Democracy is cool I guess but have you tried suddenly altering the schedule to vote to give cops more power a week early

Doing stuff like this underhanded move of deferral and then reintroduced as an emergency ruins relationships with the community. You want us to trust you?

It passed unanimously. CM Bingle is planning to hold a presser on Nov 3 to check in on whether or not enforcement is happening, I.e. are the cops actually arresting people?

This is essentially the entire city council getting together to pass Prop 1 but even stricter because it applies to the whole city.

Somehow, this is being painted a victory for collaboration when really it’s just the progressives giving the conservatives exactly what they asked for but harsher?

What are Ugly Laws? "From 1867 to 1974, various cities of the United States had unsightly beggar ordinances, retroactively named ugly laws.[1] These laws targeted poor people and disabled people."

You know who cops often mistake as homeless? People with DISABILITIES. This is just a modern continuation of Ugly Laws.

Photo of article by Range Spokane city council to approve 88,045 dollars to the Spokane police department for a long range acoustical device

This is so fucked. These cause extreme physical pain. They can possibly result in hearing loss. This is a horrific response to the June 11th protests.

YouTube video by RANGE Media D 3 Spokane city council candidate Christopher Savage on affordable housing #spokane #spokanenews

We asked the candidates for the District 3 seat of Spokane City Council what they plan to do to make housing more affordable. Here’s what challenger Christopher Savage proposed, after eating a spice level 1 hot wing!

Photo of a round willow wreath with dried lavender, eucalyptus, and melaluca, all hanging on a door.

For a craft project I need:
-Willow branches, flexible for wreath making
-Dried Lavender sprigs
-Dried Chamomile sprigs

Does anyone have those? I'd be willing to pay you! (Inspiration photo attached)

It is safe to carry for people experiencing an over dose. Learn to use and carry Naloxone

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I will keep saying this until I'm dead. You can't get fentanyl poisoning or high by touching fentanyl.

If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.

The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”

It’s about control.

@sardixit.bsky.social is the only candidate to talk about the environmental impacts of AI. THANK GODDESS someone said it!

Town Hall for Candidates for city council centered on Sarah Dixit

@sardixit.bsky.social is fucking fire. Way to call out when Bingle won't stand with us.

Johnathan Bingle thinks Communists are the most dangerous thing. Like read a book dude.

Involuntary treatment in WA isn't working. Here’s why Lawmakers, health officials and the governor have all said they’d like to revamp the involuntary treatment system. But many related laws aren't being used.

Involuntary institutionalization is horrific and doesn't actually change lives.

Why efforts to improve involuntary treatment in WA haven’t worked | The Seattle Times share.google/tuH7K1n6kUVL...

YouTube video by truTV Adam Ruins Everything - The Shocking Way Private Prisons Make Money

@sardixit.bsky.social response to a new jail is spot on. Incarceration is not an effective way to reduce crime.

In fact, crime rates go up when incarceration rates go up.

We need to prioritize behavior health units. Cops in uniform and with a gun will never be able to build relationships with the impoverished and traumatized.

Kate Telis answer was spot on.

@sardixit.bsky.social spoke out against sprall that eats up natural resources and farms, and creates expensive travel and exacerbates climate change.

Also, Johnathan Bingle is being really petty. To what end?

Response to rising eviction rates.

Keeping people housed is the best way to deter homelessness. It's cheaper for tax payers too.

We need all types of housing for all types of people. A one sized fits all building approach is not founded in data.

Policing and cameras are not deterring drag racing in communities.

We need walkable communities that are rich in amenities. #15minutecity

At the KYRS Candidate Forum.

Johnathan Bingle has the thinnest skin.

It'd be funny if he wasn't an elected official.

Also, we don't need more job cuts if you care about the economy and the struggling working class. Where are you going to send the unemployed?

If you read/listen to any local news this week, please let it be this! I’ve been working on it for weeks and it’s some of the most insane shit I’ve ever written

Sign this petition to the WA Building Codes Council for:
-Energy efficiency
-Electric-readiness
-Incentivizing AC to heat pump replacement

From Climate Solutions:

Pledge to Vote for Sarah Dixit for City Council District 1! This helps us identify who Sarah's voters are, so we can make sure she gets elected as your next council member!

I can not be more excited to vote for @sardixit.bsky.social

This is THE candidate who is not afraid to say what needs to be said for the benefit of our neighbors. She is well researched, well spoken, and one of the most empathetic people I know.

Pledge to vote for Sarah Dixit for District 1

"They was terrified. The kids was crying. People was screaming. They looked very distraught. I was out there crying when I seen the little girl come around the corner, because they was bringing the kids down, too, had them zip tied to each other," Watson said. "That's all I kept asking. What is the morality? Where's the human? One of them literally laughed. He was standing right here. He said, 'f*** them kids.'"

This raid is disgusting, abominable behavior, traumatizing children and families in their homes.
abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...

This is accessibility in action.
I hope the mayor commits to keeping every single one.

the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!