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Nathalie Graham

@gramsofgnats.bsky.social

Seattle journalist. I write a column about hobbies. ngraham@thestranger.com

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There’s an Election Happening Right Now Only real ones know about the King Conservation District (KCD) election. Which is a shame. It isn’t some dusty, obscure, do-nothing entity; the KCD has an operating budget of around $10 million, mined...

did you know about the seattle election happening right now? www.thestranger.com/news/2026/02...

05.02.2026 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

it smells like soil on the 8 rn anyone else getting notes of this?

05.02.2026 02:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

my life is typing "doc.new" into google chrome over and over and over and over and over and over and over and one must imagine sisyphus happy

03.02.2026 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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LAPD won't enforce California's ICE mask ban, chief says LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell discusses the city's lowest homicide rate since 1966 and explains why the department won't enforce California's ICE mask ban.

could be a similar story for Washington’s bill that’s making its way through the legislature rn

www.foxla.com/news/lapd-ch...

01.02.2026 02:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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St. Peter police chief intervenes, prevents federal agents from arresting resident The police chief of St. Peter intervened to prevent federal agents from taking a local resident who was observing ICE enforcement actions into custody. It is believed to the first time local police in...

"MPR News has learned that the police chief in the small southern Minnesota city of St. Peter intervened Thursday afternoon to prevent federal immigration agents from arresting a local resident" who had been observing federal agents. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

31.01.2026 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 6978    πŸ” 2430    πŸ’¬ 320    πŸ“Œ 628

babe please you have to stop watching Roku city

31.01.2026 05:51 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Protests! Get Your Protests Here! The demands are simple: Get Target to denounce ICE, those chuds terrorizing and murdering people in Target’s hometown, and to stop allowing them to operate in their stores. Shouldn’t the c...

looking for somewhere to direct your energy today? try this:
www.thestranger.com/news/2026/01...

30.01.2026 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE Deportation Flights Are Getting Longer and Crueler A private equity-owned airline profits off Trump’s migrant crackdown.

NEW: Meet the private-equity firm -- and its billionaire immigrant CEO -- making millions off some of ICE's cruelest deportation flights.

After a five-month investigation, my story for @motherjones.com:

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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ICE Begins Buying β€˜Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across US Plans for such centers and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.

This is grim. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

30.01.2026 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 587    πŸ” 240    πŸ’¬ 53    πŸ“Œ 47

the worst part about being mayor is probably having to pretend to like sports

29.01.2026 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"To the premature balding individual, an expanding O or a deepening M is the first letter in a blunt confession from the body that it’s been cheating on you with time itself and with your father’s genes." I will read everything this man writes

28.01.2026 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
cast iron verdigris demon statue in crouch with fist pulled back to punch, chained to roof

cast iron verdigris demon statue in crouch with fist pulled back to punch, chained to roof

demon statue close up, clearly from the sea originally

demon statue close up, clearly from the sea originally

always remember to chain yer get-off-my-lawn demon

27.01.2026 21:23 β€” πŸ‘ 250    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 1
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State Sen. Jesse Salomon Wants to Bring Ibogaine Therapy to Washington State Sen. Jesse Salomon, Washington's mushrooms legislator, wants to broaden the state's psychedelic horizons with Ibogaine therapy, a drug that supposedly acts as an almost miracle balm for psychic ...

Getting psilocybin legislation passed has been Sen. Jesse Salomon's big goal for the past ~ 5 years. After doing a big trip in Mexico, he's tacking on another hallucinogenic medicinal plant to his legislative to-do list:
www.thestranger.com/news/2026/01...

27.01.2026 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Vera Project Announces New All-Ages Venue The new 300-capacity venue is set to open in Georgetown in early 2027.

Exciting news in a world full of very not exciting news: The Vera Project is opening a new all-ages venue in Georgetown in early 2027! @davesegal.bsky.social has the story for @thestranger.com here:

27.01.2026 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 63    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Even the big dick subreddit is mad about ICE β€œHow hard I get when I think about abolishing ICE,” one post reads

fdsklafjdsakl www.theverge.com/news/867967/...

26.01.2026 21:53 β€” πŸ‘ 408    πŸ” 69    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 12

I did find the piece. They were neighbors *and* coworkers. I will not be sharing more because I don’t want you narcs to find it

26.01.2026 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m pretty sure they were neighbors in Seattle and one was a Seahawks fan and one was a Patriots fan. Enemies to lovers

26.01.2026 03:08 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Last time the Seahawks went to the Super Bowl I wrote a gay Supernatural fanfic about it

26.01.2026 03:00 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

well, you can’t blame a guy for trying to hit his macros

24.01.2026 03:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

pimple picking son or full volume reel scroll daughter

24.01.2026 01:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

in a hell sandwich on the bus. Man in front of me (parallel, he is sitting in the front seats that face the windows) is picking the pimples on his face til he bleeds. Woman behind me is skipping through reels at full volume

24.01.2026 00:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE Making List of Anyone Who Films Them β€œWe have a nice little database and now you’re considered a domestic terrorist.”

🚨 ICE is creating a watchlist of anyone and everyone who films them, DHS sources tell me:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-making...

23.01.2026 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2175    πŸ” 866    πŸ’¬ 130    πŸ“Œ 112

as my sister-in-law points out, sometimes this connection can be very strong! something to do with cardinal signs?

23.01.2026 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Light Rail's Cross Lake Connection Not a Love Match for the 1 Line My sister in law says there are serious astrological complications.

The new light rail Cross Lake Connection is opening at the end of March. That makes it an Aries:
www.thestranger.com/news/2026/01...

23.01.2026 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Six Seattle Schools Sheltered-in-Place After Unconfirmed ICE Activity At least six schools sheltered-in-place after these unconfirmed reports.

We've updated the story.

www.thestranger.com/news/2026/01...

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Six Seattle Schools Sheltered-in-Place After Unconfirmed Β ICE Activity At least six schools sheltered-in-place after these unconfirmed reports.

At least six Seattle public schools sheltered in place after *unconfirmed* reports of ICE activity in South Seattle.

www.thestranger.com/news/2026/01...

20.01.2026 23:19 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Six Seattle Schools Sheltered-in-Place After Unconfirmed ICE Activity"

20.01.2026 23:25 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

BREAKING www.thestranger.com/news/2026/01...

20.01.2026 23:24 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

It’s happening again

18.01.2026 00:37 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Back to the Future - Mayor
YouTube video by Top Clips Back to the Future - Mayor

For the uninitiated:

youtu.be/6rvVPqdl2iw?...

17.01.2026 09:16 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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