Valerie Schloredt

Thousands of teachers, community activists, healthcare workers, union members, and #Seattle residents gather at Seattle Central College to protest #ICE

Several hundred #medical workers and #union members march along Broadway from Harborview to Swedish, meeting up with teachers at #Seattle Central in protest of #ICE

ICE Pretends It’s a Military Force. Its Tactics Would Get Real Soldiers Killed WIRED asked an active military officer to break down immigration enforcement actions in Minneapolis and elsewhere.

“ICE tactics rarely seek to de-escalate but instead ramp up violence via threats, intimidation, and assault. These tactics vaguely resemble the worst of US military operations in the war on terror …”

Also, Target's involvement in a shadow campaign to increase legitimacy of police, which Seattle PD's current Chief of Police Shon Barnes promoted.
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Seattle Police Advance Private Economic Interests, Dub Themselves “Marauders” For years, a 501(c)(6) downtown business improvement area corporation in Seattle has used the Seattle Police Department (SPD) as a contractor to advance their own private economic objectives. Last mo...

Seattle Police Advance Private Economic Interests, Dub Themselves “Marauders”

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Trump trying out a trick he saw in the UK, where Starmer government arrests people for merely holding a sign saying they support the group Palestine Action.

Me in a blue dress, standing outside the Washington Post, with flames coming from a paper.

“…but some of us will still carry on the light.”

1/2 Ok, new plan: show up at Seattle Council public comment on Tues 7/29 at 2pm and, pretending to be landlords, say "Council President Nelson, this is not what we have paid you to do! Renters have little money and should therefore have little voice! Your council has worked so hard to

We need to show up to Monday's Special Council Mtg @ 9:30am & the 2pm Council Briefing w/a clear & righteous message: "Renters are over half of Seattle residents. You chose to use your power to render our meetings non-functional, we now chose to use our power to render your meetings non-functional."

The committee was also set to vote today on accepting several million dollars in housing grants. If they can't vote today, that significantly increases the likelihood of missing a mid-August HUD deadline and puts those funds in jeopardy.

Because, you know, housing isn't an issue that's especially important in Seattle...

Big swing from Harrell but (having seen what we’ve seen) zero chance he’d keep programs and promises if elected.

If only we’d would work for free, from WSJ: “A higher minimum wage raised the cost of food and other basics, while rich union contracts keep transportation inefficient and costly. Climate bans and mandates have raised energy costs.”

FBI and SPD infiltrated Seattle 2020 protests, used informants and surveillance.

🔗: www.realchangenews.org/news/2025/05...

By @glentalk.bsky.social, Guest Writer

#SPD #FBI #RealChange #BlackLivesMatter

Soulmates 🤮

As much as I loved spending the afternoon in court fighting for folks at Cal Anderson to be released from jail, this situation was completely avoidable—Seattle *never* should have granted a permit for anti-trans bigots to spew their rhetoric at the PNW’s most iconic safe haven for LGBTQ folks.

YouTube video by The Seattle Channel Kettle Horror Budget Show

Seattle city budget woes – short video explainer
#SeattleCityCouncil #puppets #carnivorousplants
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Important background is that Sara Nelson, back in September 2024, pushed Barnett to recommend ethics code change. Heated emails here: www.thestranger.com/news/2024/11...

Sara Nelson, back in September 2024, pushed Barnett to recommend ethics code change. Reported by @hannahkrieg.bsky.social, who got the emails! Important fact that changes the story was omitted here. www.thestranger.com/news/2024/11...

Does a Neighborhood in Crisis Need a Crisis Center? These Capitol Hill Businesses Don’t Think So Back in 2023, voters approved a $1.25 billion property-tax levy to create, fund, and run five 24/7 fully-staffed crisis centers, or places anyone, including the uninsured, could go for their mental he...

Capitol Hill says it’s in crisis—just don’t put a crisis center there. Molly Moon and local business owners packed a meeting to oppose King County’s plan for a 24/7 mental health facility in the old Polyclinic. The problem’s real—they just want it somewhere else.

SNL sketch outlined below

Is anyone in this city NOT suing SPD?

Democracy ducks despise DOGE

All evidence points to our court-appointed monitor in effect working for SPD. But who pays? We do.

Good for you and you’re not alone!

In the context of a recent takeover of the paper and attempts to unionize, this doesn’t sound quite like a “possible ethical violation.” More like a more conservative publisher’s convenient excuse to get rid of popular and outspoken reporters.