Doug Riddels

The Intercity Transit Authority (ITA) is seeking civic-minded individuals to serve on the Community Advisory Committee (CAC). This is a great opportunity to use your voice to provide feedback and help shape transit issues and policies that affect our community.

More tickets to the Dead's 60th Anniversary shows in Golden Gate Park just went on sale:

In case you're still confused about Bitcoin and its ilk:

Has Brazil Invented the Future of Money? And will it ever come to America?

Tired of credit card fees? Skeptical of sketchy crypto? Brazil has pioneered the sensible alternative. We could have it too, if we could just wrest power from the financial titans who've ruined this country.

An International Minimum Wage Tariffs? Why? Hello? Hello?

This is the sort of idea that could serve as the basis for a rational, progressive tariff policy, one that would begin to roll back the global war on working people.

An International Minimum Wage www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/an-interna...

ECLIPSE HAIKU

High thin wisps skitter

away. Blood red orb glares down.

Frogs croak nervously.

Join us to celebrate community art spaces around the world, as we dance into the night at the Olympia Armory Creative Campus. The festivities are upstairs from the Procession Studio; you’re welcome to wander downstairs and recharge your awe-and-wonder batteries!

"GLOBAL STUDIO" Dance Party!
Mar. 29th, 7:30pm, at the Procession Community Art Studio (Eastside & Legion).

Music by Pumphouse, with Amira’s Belly Dancers, and more!

Doors open at 7:30 PM, music starts at 8:00 PM. Tickets are only $10 and on sale now online: www.procession.org/GlobalStudio.

Procession of the Species - Olympia, Washington Created by the community for the community, the Procession of the Species Celebration is a joyous, artistic pageant, embracing the languages of art, music and dance to inspire learning, appreciation a...

Or just drop in, and start creating! A friendly, supportive community will help you realize your vision — or steer you to a team that could use another hand. Check out the procession.org website for details.

Procession of the Species Workshops Have Begun! Click the link for more details.

Click the link below to check out our schedule of exciting workshops, to help you get ready for Procession of the Species 2025! Sign up for one today!

www.procession.org/workshops

And check back frequently, as our array of workshops continues to expand.

Procession is coming, and we have the armory again this year as our Community Art Studio. Grand Opening on Mar. 1st!

So spread the word!

Are Trump administration deportation flights using planes from Joint Base Lewis-McChord? Each flight costs hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Yes. Yes, they are.

"…Republicans, on the other hand, say the economy is a disaster, which resonates with millions of people because prices are sky high and so are interest rates on credit cards, home loans, and car loans."

"…Meanwhile the people who dominate the Democratic Party—affluent, well-educated professionals and their wealthy backers—insist that the economy is doing great. They boast about job creation without mentioning the quality of the jobs.…"

"…Now half of all Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, and 37% say they can’t pay their bills, which means they’re relying on credit, or they’re skipping meals, or they’re homeless.…

For Democrats, Opportunities Abound | Common Dreams The path will soon be open for Democrats to end the climate emergency and restore a bountiful economy.

"[F]or decades Democrats have championed education and job skills as their main solution for economic inequality instead of labor rights, union strength, minimum-wage laws, affordable housing, universal healthcare, taxing the super-rich, and, when all else fails, price controls…."

I'll put in a word on your behalf with the Council of Evergreen Elders.

Congratulations!

The Coming Enshittification of Bluesky There’s an interesting article about academic Bluesky over at Science Magazine. It’s a brief piece that discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the platform by researchers that use it. Essentially, ...

Why BlueSky is liable to fail. If you aren't already, you should explore Cory Doctorrow's concept of enshittification. It's enlightening.

Jimmy Carter, a visionary on ending fossil fuels, put solar panels on the White House. Big Oil-backed Ronald Reagan ousted Carter in 1980 and ripped them out

Tonight, as Carter lies in in state in the Capitol, a climate-fueled wildfire is destroying Reagan's former hometown of Pacific Palisades

Opinion | Biden Left Us With a ‘Prius Economy.’ It’s Time for Something Different. (Gift Article) Climate impacts are fueling the cost-of-living crisis, especially for the poor and working class.

The irresistible case for eco-populism, beautifully made by @aldasky.bsky.social and @triofrancos.bsky.social in the NYT! www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/o...

IMO — After the insurrection — our elected leaders obeyed in advance… #FightFascism