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Officials urge WA voters to use drop boxes for Nov. 4 election Some Washington counties noticed during the August primary that ballots weren’t always postmarked the same day carriers picked them up.

Officials urge WA voters to use drop boxes for Nov. 4 election

“Voters in some Washington counties noticed during the August primary that ballots weren’t always marked the same day carriers picked them up, MyNorthwest reported, citing a King County Elections spokesperson.” #WAelex

She’s Never Run for Office Before. She Could Be Seattle’s Next Mayor. Katie Wilson is drawing comparisons to Zohran Mamdani. Though she has a thinner political record than the New York sensation, she’s on the doorstep of City Hall.

Check out @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social in @newrepublic.com

#Seattle #Elections #SeattleMayor

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Deported after reporting sexual assault: A worker’s fight for justice Jennyfer told police that her manager assaulted her. Within weeks of reporting, she was charged with a DUI and deported to Nicaragua

This is what we mean when we say that abolition is a survivor led movement - survivors of sexual violence deserve more and better than this: prismreports.org/2025/10/09/d...

When all the parties are in my district 😎 💃

A blatant lie and major violation of the Hatch Act by the Republican-controlled Congress that the Republican-controlled Office of Special Counsel will not prosecute because the Republican Party will not stop until it has dismantled the constitution and every institution serving our needs

T H E W H I T E H OU S E W A S H I N G T O N S e p t e m b e r 3 0 , 2 0 2 5 P r e s i d e n t i a l D e t e r m i n a t i o n N o . _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 0 2 5 - 1 3 _ _ _ _ _ MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SUBJECT: Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2026 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, in accordance with section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157), and after appropriate consultations with the Congress, I hereby make the following determinations and authorize the following actions: The admissions of up to 7,500 refugees to the United States during Fiscal Year 2026 is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest. The admissions numbers shall primarily be allocated among Afrikaners from South Africa pursuant to Executive Order 14204, and other victims of illegal or unjust discrimination in their respective homelands. Refugee admissions under this determination, which may reach but not exceed the numerical limit described herein, are in all respects subject to the requirements of other Presidential policies and actions, whether issued prior or subsequent to this determination. Those Presidential policies and actions include, but are not limited to: Executive Order 14161, which mandates that refugees receive the most stringent identification verification of any class of alien seeking admission or entry to the United States; Executive Order 14163, which suspends the entry into the United States of refugees other than when the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security jointly determine that an admission is in the national interest and does not threaten the security or welfare of the United States; Executive Order 14204, which provides for refugee resettlement of Afrikaners from South Africa who are victims of unjust racial discrimination; and …

NEW: Trump has announced that the US will admit the lowest level of refugees ever at 7,500 in FY 2026. The US will only be admitting as refugees White people from South Africa and "victims of illegal or unjust discrimination," which leaked memos suggest means far-right Europeans.

Someone Snuck Into a Cellebrite Microsoft Teams Call and Leaked Phone Unlocking Details The leaked slide focuses on Google Pixel phones and mentions those running the security-focused GrapheneOS operating system.

New from 404 Media: someone managed to get into a Microsoft Teams call with phone hackers Cellebrite, who then detailed some of the company's hacking capabilities against Google Pixel phones. Also its capabilities against GrapheneOS, security-focused devices www.404media.co/someone-snuc...

“ICE officials have told us that an apparent biometric match by Mobile Fortify is a ‘definitive’ determination of a person’s status and that an ICE officer may ignore evidence of American citizenship—including a birth certificate—if the app says the person is an alien.”

Fun fact! This is bad.

"You don't choose the times you live in, but you do choose who you want to be, and you do choose how you want to think." –

Grace Lee Boggs

Ms. Rachel covering glamour magazine

This literally slays. Ms. Rachel, the goddess you are.

Me explaining to people that sometimes when I say “sister,” I mean my bio sister’s best friend, who we also referred to as our sister growing up 😂

Do you hate me?

Is that why you're making me join a Microsoft Teams meeting?

HEY NEIGHBORS! YOU KNOW WHAT'S REALLY SCARY? Nearly a million Washingtonians are about to lose their SNAP benefits. One-third of them are children. Please join us in supporting these local organizations to help feed neighbors. Seattle Community Fridges NorthwestHarvest

China Pushes to Silence Victims of African Mining Disaster Toxic waste from a Chinese mine in Zambia washed through homes and fields. Compensation offers are tied to nondisclosure.

An accident at a Chinese mine poisoned homes and fields in Zambia. The compensation offers came with a catch: Don’t talk about it.

In seriousness though, this man is unwell.

A Trump quote: "Our ultimate strength does not come from equipment," he said. "It comes from the men and women of the rank and file. That's true. It comes from you people, incredible people, good-looking people. Too many good-looking people. I never liked good-looking people. I'll be honest with you, never admitted that before."

Getting hotter just to piss off Trump

(Story link www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...)

Joking about whether Marshawn should've gotten the ball in a discussion about Ed Murray's child victims...oof.

Wisconsin Planned Parenthood Resumes Abortions and More: October 27 News Roundup Plus, what you missed on Autonomy News last week.

Today's @autonomynews.co roundup includes the news that Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin will resume providing abortion care. We have updated our list of the status of care at Planned Parenthood affiliates accordingly!

I’ve gotten grey hairs during stressful times of my life since I was 6. And they always go away (so far)! One of those times where we didn’t need a study to tell us what we already knew 😂

Opinions > Spencer Cox and Ian Marcus Corbin Addiction and assassination: A nation adrift Megan McArdle Toxic femininity and the rise of cancel culture Editorial Board In defense of the White House ballroom Ned Price I worked for Biden. Here’s the gold in Trump’s foreign policy. Eva Moskowitz These schools are the answer to unlocking every child’s potential Iulia Lupse That public beach is no longer for everyone Leana S. Wen Answering your questions about using AI as a health care guide

The Washington Post opinion section is a thing to behold today. (Don't worry, I canceled my subscription, but old habits die hard, and I tend to still navigate to their front page during my news reading in the morning.)

I made an image of all the art posted by US DOL on X since approximately Labor Day

New ballot initiative would levy a 5% tax on California’s 200 billionaires If approved, the tax would be levied on billionaires who lived in California in 2025 and 2026, preventing the group from leaving the state.

If approved, the tax would be levied on billionaires who lived in California in 2025 and 2026, preventing the group from leaving the state.

Federal immigration enforcement surge is now paused in East Bay too, Oakland mayor says Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee said Friday that a planned increase in federal immigration enforcement was on pause throughout the Bay Area, not just in San Francisco.

Federal immigration enforcement surge is now paused in East Bay too, Oakland mayor says

It’s giving ✨💫 misogyny 💫✨

The attacks on Katie Wilson right now are so strange.

She’s too poor! She’s not poor enough! She is a working mom! She isn’t working because running a nonprofit isn’t a real job! She didn’t finish college! But she is too elite and academic!

Can they not hear themselves

I tried red light therapy and despite promises to the contrary, I learned that it actually triggers my inflammatory rosacea 🙃

I've been doing prison litigation for a long time, so believe me when I say that this is shocking and horrifying.

Thankfully, the Unitary Executive Theory means Mamdani can just fire them, right?

A list of infamy.