Brendainseattle @brendainseattle.bsky.social · 14/02/2026New Amtrak cars for Cascade line look great!amtrakoregon.comMeet the New Airo Fleet - Amtrak CascadesAmtrak Cascades is a train service serving the Pacific Northwest supported by Oregon and Washington 000
Reposted by BrendainseattleBruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay freeyoutu.beBruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen 42559708440535
Brendainseattle @brendainseattle.bsky.social · 14/01/2026youtube.com/watch?v=p68T...youtube.comIt's Literally ICE vs. GoodYouTube video by Josh Johnson 010
Reposted by BrendainseattlePoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 09/01/2026So, correct me if I’m wrong, but all you have to do to abduct a woman now is dress in camo, cover your face and have a gun and we have to submit or risk death? How are we supposed to know if you’re ICE or not? 32470072021
Reposted by BrendainseattleHarvard Joint Center for Housing Studies @harvard-jchs.bsky.social · 05/01/2026Immigrants play a key role in the supply of homebuilding and remodeling labor and the recent slowdown in immigration could worsen chronic labor shortages and constrain the ability to build and remodel housing, writes @rickriordan.bsky.social. www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/homebui...jchs.harvard.eduHomebuilding and Remodeling Depend on Immigrant Labor in Major Metros 1178
Reposted by BrendainseattleWashington State Noxious Weed Control Board @wastateweedboard.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Palmer amaranth, Amaranthus palmeri, is a weed that causes massive losses to crop yields. It was recently found in certain Safeway bird seeds. These bags are now being recalled! See WSDA's news release for more information: agr.wa.gov/about-wsda/n... #pnw #agriculture #birds #invasiveplants 01410
Brendainseattle @brendainseattle.bsky.social · 26/05/2025youtube.com/watch?v=HAo2...youtube.comWhy People Worship Corrupt Leaders – Nietzsche's Dark TruthYouTube video by Philosophy Coded 031
Reposted by BrendainseattleMount St. Helens Archive @mountsthelens1980.bsky.social · 18/05/2025#MSH45 | 8:32 a.m. The ground shudders. A M5.1 quake hits beneath Mount St. Helens. The bulge collapses outward. Within seconds, a lateral blast surges through the disintegrating slope. 7 miles north, Gerry Martin describes what he sees—until the radio goes silent. 18529202
Reposted by BrendainseattleJames Myall @jamesxmyall.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Feels like one of the biggest impacts of the Trump tariffs will be on clothing. China, Bangladesh, Vietnam, etc are all big exporters of clothes to the US, and there just aren’t domestic producers to substitute. 7619
Brendainseattle @brendainseattle.bsky.social · 03/04/2025www.kuow.org/stories/ice-...kuow.orgICE arrests 37 in workplace raid at Bellingham roofing companyIn an early morning raid Wednesday at Mt. Baker Roofing Company in Bellingham, immigration officials confirm they arrested 37 people who fraudulently represented their immigration status. 010
Reposted by Brendainseattle🦌 The Deer Whisperer 🦌 @thedeerwhisperer.bsky.social · 29/03/2025In Western Washington: 24214
Reposted by BrendainseattleGov. Bob Ferguson @governorferguson.bsky.social · 18/03/2025The State House of Representatives passed legislation to prevent the National Guard from other states from entering Washington without our permission. I look forward to signing it and joining a bipartisan group of states that have this protection.washingtonstatestandard.comBill advances to restrict outside National Guard from entering WA • Washington State StandardA bill that passed the state House would give the governor power to limit other states’ National Guard troops from deploying in Washington. 34621116
Reposted by BrendainseattleDavid Atkins @davidoatkins.bsky.social · 15/03/2025Trump and Musk are basically trying to deskill America: 1) kill all white-collar jobs and replace them with AI 2) kill universities 3) use tariffs to turn the U.S. into an economic island manufacturing, oil and ag hub 4) empty the cities 5) push men into manual labor & women back into the kitchen 18753471587
Reposted by BrendainseattleReconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Schumer made the choice to split the party to pass a partisan Republican spending bill 732244
Reposted by BrendainseattleBrett Meiselas @bmeiselas.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Schumer’s decision is an unconscionable surrender that shows he does not have what it takes to meet this moment, and the charade he pulled yesterday makes it even worse. Time for new leadership in the Democratic Party. 1009232725476
Reposted by BrendainseattleAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 14/03/2025I think some in the Senate have convinced themselves that the backlash to folding will be limited to “the left” and therefore ignorable. Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes. Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason. 491313098824229
Reposted by BrendainseattleNorthwest Progressive Institute @nwprogressive.org · 13/03/2025Donald Trump tries to punish Seattle-based Perkins Coie with a patently unconstitutional executive order The wannabe dictator is making a blatant attempt to shut down one of the country's most prominent law firms, which has represented the Democratic Party and Democratic organizations in election…nwprogressive.orgDonald Trump tries to punish Seattle-based Perkins Coie with a patently unconstitutional executive orderThe wannabe dictator is making a blatant attempt to shut down one of the country's most prominent law firms, which has represented the Democratic Party and Democratic organizations in election law cases for many years. 1245
Reposted by BrendainseattleSenator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 09/03/2025Trump is driving up housing costs. Tariffs are jacking up the cost of building. Deportations are harming the construction workforce. By gutting HUD, DOGE is undermining rental subsidies & mortgage assistance for first-time homebuyers. We already have a housing shortage. Trump is making it worse.sfchronicle.comBuilding a home in the Bay Area is already expensive. Trump’s tariffs could make it worseU.S. home builders import a substantial amount of their materials from Canada, Mexico and China, against which Trump has levied high tariffs. 516759
Reposted by BrendainseattleAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 24/02/2025Crockett: They have a Trump trifecta. So, if the government shuts down, it is going to be on Trump and his minions. It is not going to be on us because we weren't elected to gut social security, medicaid, medicare, and USAID. That's not what we campaigned on. So that's not what we're going to do. 11062031386
Reposted by BrendainseattleWashington State Democrats @wadems.org · 23/02/2025Rep. Newhouse’s vote could decide the future of healthcare for nearly 300,000 Central Washingtonians. Cutting Apple Health & Medicaid means more medical debt, job losses, & fewer services seniors, folks with disabilities, & more. If you live in CD-4, demand he vote NO on hurting our communities!centralwafamilies.orgCentral WA Families 13513
Reposted by BrendainseattleAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 21/02/2025Medicaid is not for sale. NASA is not for sale. The Post Office is not for sale. America is not for sale. We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed. 235610329623747
Reposted by BrendainseattleCongresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 21/02/2025ICYMI: I’m leading a constitutional amendment to undo Citizens United. After an election where a billionaire bought a seat as Shadow President, we must ensure our democracy is truly of, by, and for the people — not corporations and billionaire donors. truthout.org/articles/jay...truthout.orgJayapal Unveils Bill to End “Citizens United,” Slamming “Shadow President” MuskThe impact of “Citizens United” is clearer than ever with Elon Musk buying his way into power, Pramila Jayapal said. 401357326
Reposted by BrendainseattleMatt Davies @mattdaviescartoon.bsky.social · 15/02/2025Feels like we’re watching a cheap, fast-talking contractor remove all the interior walls to create a clean, open-plan space, but without permits, structural expertise, architects, I-beams or appropriate tools. And the homeowners are in the house, sleeping 🇺🇸 1436952
Reposted by Brendainseattlejamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12/02/2025"[For the Right], D.E.I...is the mere presence of a woman or nonwhite person or disabled or transgender person in any high-skilled, high-status position. And their alternative isn’t some heretofore unknown standard of merit; it is the reintroduction of something like segregation." (gift link)nytimes.comOpinion | Trump’s War on D.E.I. Is Really a War on Civil RightsThe genius of the right-wing crusade against D.E.I. is that the term is amorphous enough that it can mean many different things to many different people. 307126783159
Reposted by BrendainseattleThe Urbanist @theurbanist.org · 10/02/2025A new bill called the Mosquito Fleet Act would dramatically expand the number of transit operators in Washington with the ability to provide passenger-only ferry districts and service, and establish a new state account to fund that service. Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/02/10/l... 4876
Reposted by BrendainseattleMadStash @madstash.bsky.social · 15/12/2024Knitting, crochet and other grandma hobbies are taking Seattle's youth by storm - Axios Seattle Just how popular does needlework have to be among the under 30 crowd before we can stop stupidly referring to it as a "grandma hobby?" 🧶 apple.news/As5C9Ba-gQPC...apple.newsKnitting, crochet and other grandma hobbies are taking Seattle's youth by storm — Axios SeattleHobbies like knitting, sewing and quilting are helping Seattleites of all ages rediscover textile crafts, build new skills and invest time creating clothing that will last. 1112
Brendainseattle @brendainseattle.bsky.social · 30/11/2024I’m taking a break from #crochet and working on a Christmas project. 12 Day of #Christmas felt decorations by Corinne Lapierre. Great for a beginner. 101137
Reposted by BrendainseattleSophie Pedder @sophiepedder.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Wow. Here is one to brighten up your morning. The first images of the restored interior of Notre Dame cathedral. Breathtaking. In just five years France did it 613255444221
Reposted by BrendainseattleBrendainseattle @brendainseattle.bsky.social · 16/11/2024DND stickers on the PNCAPopUpShop at Etsy #dnd #dndart 051
Brendainseattle @brendainseattle.bsky.social · 16/11/2024DND stickers on the PNCAPopUpShop at Etsy #dnd #dndart 051
Brendainseattle @brendainseattle.bsky.social · 13/11/2024Blue Washington State feels like a different planet. Cartoon by David Horsey. 060
