Jared Douglas

This is just people fighting to control their workplace. It has nothing to do with the people, with voters, with policy.

Thank you.

Andy Samberg and Justin Timberlake from the SNL short “dick in a box”

Woke up today to the news

Fascism really is here at the Federal level. You are living through that if you are in the U.S. It's really actually happening. Figure out how to band with others to help make it through.

Some people still seem to be sleepwalking and it's really time to get WOKE [in the original non coopted by reactionary white people sense of the word].

Let’s be clear, most EBT users are white. The reason he’s specifically lying about “weaves” and we’ve seen so many AI fakes of Black women ranting about food stamps is they need to make BW the face EBT because they know many Americans don’t care if Black people suffer, and some actually wish for it.

As I've said many times, you can't build the mass deportation apparatus without first building the police state apparatus.

Fortune headline: "Bill Gates says a 2-day work week is coming in just 10 years, thanks to AI replacing humans ‘for most things"

"Amazon is cutting 14,000 corporate jobs" says Verge headline subheadline: "Some may ask why we’re reducing roles when the company is performing well,’ an executive admitted, blaming AI for the layoffs"

I "enjoy" this disconnect between tech titans claiming that AI will have us all eating pastries and working two days a week and the reality of firing people en masse while simultaneously supporting fascists who oppose universal basic income and are actively destroying the social safety net

Everyone please send your thanks to City Light workers!

The team restored power for about 29,000 households last night (~4,000 still to go so hang in there).

Feeling deeply appreciative of the hardworking emergency management team and line workers for their work last night!

It you’d like to donate to a food bank near you, you can find one via the nonprofit Feeding America. You can also donate to its network of food banks on its website: “Every dollar you give can provide at least 10 meals to families facing hunger” Please repost. www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...

I sincerely know less than nothing about this nba gambling ring dealio. I do know that in a moment when powerful mostly white men are stealing from everybody at scale and with breathtaking gall, it’s odd that these are the faces I’m seeing.

“The attacks on Wilson instead appear to be backfiring completely and are further eroding Mayor Harrell’s standing with the Seattle electorate…Harrell had a nine point negative spread in July; this month, he has a sixteen point negative spread.”

#SEAelex #WAelex

Have been looking forward to this one. I'm rewatching King of Queens and it's such a joy to watch Jerry (and Anne, guesting) work.

A group of organized people could select 2 of these corporations and launch a BDS inspired campaign against them. Lift them up as examples and use this as a way to make the broader case to the public about Oligarchic rule...

NYT headline: U.S. strikes second boat in pacific as anti drug operation expands.

This is driving me crazy. The New York Times calling this madness an “anti-drug operation” is one of the worst forms of propaganda: accepting stated motivations of powerful people as the truth.

NYT Magazine headline “‘I'm on Fire': Testosterone Is Giving Women Back Their Sex Drive - and Then Some There is no F.D.A.-approved testosterone product for women. Insurance won't cover it. Many doctors won't prescribe it. It's become a cultural phenomenon.”

when trans people take HRT to feel normal: “look at these depraved sex freaks performing their sick fetish in public, we should bully them out of existence”

when cis ppl take HRT so they can fuck real good:

in vienna, teachers and cops make roughly the same starting salary

The clips and conversations I’m hearing about the SNAP (food stamp) cuts should be above the fold everywhere. It’s a scary time for a lot of people.

You have to be willing to walk away from these guys if they let you down, just as a matter of basic self respect. It's not a fandom. You're hiring them to do a job or not.

Fantastic review here of The Lowdown (FX/Hulu), which I am absolutely loving. Whatta cast. JEANNE TRIPPLEHORN. (🖊️Nandini Balial // @ebertvoices.bsky.social)

The main achievement of the tech industry has been increasing the flow of money from people who make or do things to people who already have more money than they could spend in a hundred lifetimes

How to Turn Off AI Tools Like Gemini, Apple Intelligence, Copilot, and More via @ConsumerReports AI features are crowding into Google search, Gmail, iPhones, Windows laptops, and other products. If you're suffering from AI overload, these settings can help.

oooh. Bookmarking this! "How to turn off AI tools in Apple, Google, Microsoft, and more." Step-by-step instructions from Consumer Reports.

Judge requires ice to use body cameras after tear gas.

It’s a sign of how lost the liberal establishment is that its primary solution to egregious, ineffective, illegal government repression is to require ICE use more surveillance technology while it keeps doing what it does.

Mailer showing Katie Wilson's resumer from 20015 Current Employment: Transit Riders Union $500 month stipend Admitted in debates she has only managed "A couple of paid employees" Dates of employment: October 2014 - Present Position: Lead organizer Past Employment in Seattle: Helga Kahr, Attorney at Law 6007 Palatine Avenue N. Seattle, WA 98103 Dates of employment: January 2012 - September 2014 Position: legal assistant (part-time) Responsibilities: drafting legal pleadings and letters; office work. Supervisor/employer: Helga Kahr Contact number: Katie Wilson has almost no management experience. Phinney Apartments 5705 Phinney Ave N. Seattle, WA 98103 Dates of employment, October 2006 - September 2013 Position: on-site building manager Responsibilities: tenant-landlord communication, renting vacant units, collecting and depositing rents, light maintenance and cleaning, coordinating service appointments, building security. Supervisor/employer Contact number: Julia's Bakery 403 Walingtord Ave N. Maximum budget was $247.000 Seattle, WA 98103 The city budget is $8.5 billion. Dates of employment: June 2006 - July 2007 Position: counter person, barista, baker Responsibilities: customer service, cash register, making coffee drinks, baking and packing (She overspent her budget by 10 percent for the last three years) Source: IRS Tax Returns, Form 990. Years 2022, 2023, 2024 *This is a copy of Katie Wilson's resume that she submitted when applying for a City of seattle advisory board.

The pro-Bruce Harrell PAC sent out a mailer suggesting Katie Wilson has no experience. VERY odd that they only include her resume through 2015. Wonder if Harrell would consider it fair to exclude mayor and two council terms from his resume? Yes they included her old address for some fucking reason.

an older woman is standing in front of a window wearing a green jacket and a floral shirt . Alt: Angela Lansbury smiles in MURDER SHE WROTE

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The Supreme Court’s majority right wing indicated in oral arguments that they think racism is over on the same day that the vice president defended the “I love Hitler” guy, and that the NYT reported that the current administration plans to accept only white, English-speaking refugees.

This is exactly the type of thing I thrill to read, especially after having seen ONE BATTLE yesterday and being quite taken by Kevin Tighe's moment. Bravo.

Heartbreaking: Neo-soul legends Angie Stone and D’Angelo both passed away in 2025, just 7 months apart. Stone died in March at 63. D’Angelo died today at 51. They shared a son together. An entire generation’s soundtrack, gone. Rest in power to both 🕊️💔

D'Angelo was remarkable in so many ways. I'm saddest right now, as a fan, that we won't be getting an eccentric late period from him. His contributions remain inestimable but what he would have made in his 50s and onward, I just know it would have been amazing. RIP

RIP D'Angelo (1974-2025) 🕊️😔

D’Angelo, the neo-soul trailblazer and modern visionary whose three albums were all heralded as classic works of art, has died at age 51.

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