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Aretha Basu 🍉

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Political Director @PugetSoundSage @SageLeadersWA Organizer & Abolitionist • Human Air Horn @ActivistClass

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We wrote this with our whole hearts. As South Asians, we cannot allow our grief to be used as fodder for harmful policies that will decimate other communities of color. From policing to the war on drugs, enough is enough.

GUEST RANT: "We ask our community: Don’t let Seattle sacrifice the pursuit of real safety for our most vulnerable neighbors for false feelings of safety from a system that thinks a young brown woman’s life is only worth a few thousand dollars." thestranger.com/guest-editoria…



Can’t wait for every democratic email to start with “now more than ever”


I’ve fallen into a very particular type of sadness that is only soothed by watching sassy tiktok edits of venom and binging love island again


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See all live turnout reporting by precinct and demographics using WCA’s Early Vote Dashboard: lookerstudio.google.com/s/qcUBZmSJ_fM


time for election maps, lots and lots of election maps *rubs hands like a fly*


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Nobody: Nara Smith about to make sloppy joes from scratch starting with slaughtering the cow:

this sweater for fall

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They let Trump in McDonald's once, no hair net no gloves, rawdogging the fries, 2 days later there's already e.coli in 10 states and their stock is crashing

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BREAKING: E. coli food poisoning linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder has sickened at least 49 people in 10 states, federal health officials said. apnews.com/article/mcdona…



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Iconic actress Jane Fonda endorses labor organizer Melissa Demyan to unseat 20-year incumbent Rep. Larry Springer in the 45th LD, who she said we should really call a Republican. Fonda also asks voters to vote NO on the Let's Go Washington initiatives.


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Excited to announce the media company will be called Get Me Outta Here. In a couple weeks we’ll have new video series dropping weekly. Nowhere better!

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Lots more to share soon but want to announce that i’m stepping into the role of Head of Studio for Noisy Creek (recently acquired the stranger, mercury) and will be launching a digital content studio that mirrors early VICE, using the PNW as the backdrop. portlandmercury.com/news/2024/07/3…



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October mood 🎃

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#Seattle #rainbow this evening, perfectly aligned behind #SpaceNeedle.

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Today, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell will announce his plans for the 2025 and 2026 city budgets. With a $200+ million budget shortfall, here are 5 things to look out for: 1) 2024 revenue appears to be ~$50 million stronger than expected, so along with cost savings measures like


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this is literally what imposter syndrome feels like

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"We write today to state our fierce opposition to SOAP and SODA and refuse to let @SeattleCouncil use the CID as a scapegoat to attempt to justify the further criminalization of Black, Brown, and poor people," writes the CID Coalition in an open letter. iexaminer.org/an-open-letter…


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i’m sorry but the scholastic book fair did not inspire a love of reading it created my love of shopping


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Yesterday during the Seattle City Council briefing, @CMTammyMorales acknowledged the recent killing of Seattle activist Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi by an Israeli sniper in the occupied West Bank, Palestine and endorsed the call by her family for an independent investigation.


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calling january 6th “j6” like it’s a k-pop group is unfortunately soooo funny


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being a moderator is a crazy job, just sitting and listening for a full minute and saying "thank you, but nobody is eating dogs"


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