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Cascadia Democratic Action is a grassroots coalition dedicated to pursuing non-violent strategies to achieve autonomy and/or independence for the people of Oregon and Washington and the #Cascadia bioregion. www.cascadiademocratic.org

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 5h
If your country needs an election to put the most powerful people in jail then I have news for you, you don't live in a democracy.
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WA Whistles @wawhistles.bsky.social · 5h
🚨🚨🚨Federal immigration agents are still using our state DOL data to find and detain people. Take 2 minutes right now and call Governor Ferguson to demand that he immediately block this data sharing. Then send to 5 friends and ask them to call too. 👉360-902-4111👈
Graphic yellow poster with accents in red and black. Text reads: 

TAKE 2 MINUTES 
MAKE ONE CALL
CALL GOVERNOR FERGUSON
360-902-4111
Tell the Governor to immediately end federal immigration agents' access to Washington DOL driver and license plate data for civil immigration enforcement.
Not sure what to say?
Swipe for a scriptFlyer with a photo of uniformed men wearing POLICE and ICE vests leaning into a car. 

A CALL TO ACTION
Protect our immigrant neighbors

Federal immigration agents are using Washington State driver and vehicle data to find and detain people.

We demand that Governor Ferguson end federal immigration agents' access to Washington DOL driver and license plate data for civil immigration enforcement.

It doesn't have to be this way.
Washington does not have to help facilitate the detention of our immigrant neighbors.HOW ARE FEDERAL AGENTS USING WASHINGTON DOL DATA?

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Federal agents can run a Washington license plate through Nlets, a national law-enforcement information network. 

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In Washington, the request can go through a system operated by the Washington State Patrol.

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It can then access Washington State Department of Licensing (DOL) data, including the vehicle owner's name, address and vehicle information.

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Federal agents can use this information with federal databases to identify and detain people for immigration enforcement.

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The University of Washington Center for Human Rights has verified 298 cases in which immigration arrests occurred following federal agents' searches of Washington license plate numbers through Nlets.
This ongoing access goes against the intent of the Governor's previous order barring ICE from accessing DOL data.
Source: Thurston Immigrant Solidarity League, Letter to Governor Ferguson, Sept. 30, 2026.WHAT YOU CAN SAY
(Feel free to use your own words.)
“I'm calling to ask Governor Ferguson to immediately end federal immigration agents' access to Washington DOL driver and license plate data for civil immigration enforcement.
Allowing federal immigration agents to continue accessing this information runs counter to the intent of the Governor's previous order barring ICE from accessing DOL data.
Washington should not continue providing federal immigration agents with another route to access this information.
I join immigrant rights advocates and community members across Washington, including the Thurston Immigrant Solidarity League, in calling for an end to this access.
Governor Ferguson has the authority to end it, and I'm asking him to act now.
I stand with my immigrant neighbors. "
READ THE FULL LETTER TO THE GOVERNOR AT THISL.ORG
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Cascadia Democratic Action @cascadiademocratic.bsky.social · 18h
Oh. The separatists won in Quebec. #Cascadia
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Cascadia Democratic Action @cascadiademocratic.bsky.social · 21h
Ready to leave yet? #Cascadia
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Seattle Indivisible @seattleindivisible.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
How to choose Resources: Northwest Progressive Institute has developed an in depth guide: www.washingtonsupremecourt.org . Washington Progressive voters guide -endorsements and recommendations: www.progressivevotersguide.com/washington Or Trust us, use the handy visual reference below.
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Cascadia Democratic Action @cascadiademocratic.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Make it so.
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Cascadia Democratic Action @cascadiademocratic.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Great article about Indigenous climbers and their connection to Tahoma.
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Andrew Engelson @andyengelson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
If you aren't already signed up for my daily email newsletter @cascadiajournal.bsky.social, be sure to sign up during my fall subscription drive!
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Cascadia Democratic Action @cascadiademocratic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The next edition of the Subduction spoken word series in Seattle is 7 pm Wed. Oct 7 at Vermillion on Capitol Hill. Hope you'll join us for this fun event! cascadiademocratic.org/event/subduc...
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Subduction: A Cascadia Spoken Word Series, Oct 7 - Cascadia Democratic Action
Cascadia Democratic Action and Cascadia Poetics Lab are excited to announce a new spoken word and performance series in Seattle: Subduction. subduction (noun): 1. a geological process in which the...
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Cascadia Democratic Action @cascadiademocratic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Local boy Rufo is now just going flat-out Nazi:
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Cascadia Journal @cascadiajournal.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
WA pushes back on BC oil pipeline, Seattle economy lost 18K jobs, First Nations in BC support plan for salmon in upper Skagit, and Vancouver punk legend Doug Proulx dies. Today's news from across #Cascadia: www.cascadia-journal.com/cascadia-tod...
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Cascadia today: WA pushes back on BC pipeline + First Nations want salmon in Skagit + longtime Vancouver punk figure Doug Proulx dies
Good morning. If you appreciate this newsletter and its coverage of news, politics, and the arts from across Cascadia, please consider becoming a paid subscriber. I'm trying to meet a goal of thirty n...
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Shirley Leung, PhD @shirleyswirley.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Did y’all do this yet???
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Cascadia Democratic Action @cascadiademocratic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Good to see Washington's department of ecology pushing back on Mark Carney's new oil pipeline, which would double tanker traffic in the Salish Sea: thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...
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Pump the Brakes on the West Coast Oil Pipeline, Washington Says | The Tyee
A letter obtained by The Tyee shows the state’s Ecology Department has serious concerns about spill risks and tanker traffic.
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Cascadia Journal @cascadiajournal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Conviction of the founders of a drug compassion club overturned by BC court, 14,000 WA residents lost Medicaid coverage today, and how Portland became a hub for comics artists. This and more news from across #Cascadia: www.cascadia-journal.com/cascadia-tod...
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Cascadia today: Drug compassion club wins in BC court + 14K lose Medicaid in WA + how Portland became a hub for indie comics artists
Good morning! It's the first day of Cascadia Journal's subscription drive: I'm trying to get thirty more paid subscribers by the end of October. Will you help out? I can't do this without the generous...
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Cascadia Democratic Action @cascadiademocratic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Oh HELL no.
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Cascadia Journal @cascadiajournal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hey Bluesky friends! We're about to start our fall fund drive so we can give you feisty essays about Cascadia's pushback against fascism, plus news and arts coverage from across the bioregion. If you're not already, please sign up for our daily email newsletter. Thanks! 💙🤍💚 www.cascadia-journal.com
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Cascadia Journal
Observations on news, politics, and the arts in the Pacific Northwest.
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Cascadia Democratic Action @cascadiademocratic.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
We support untying the states.
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Cascadia Democratic Action @cascadiademocratic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Hey #Cascadia folks. We're working to join with @cascadiajournal.bsky.social to create one organization covering news and arts from the bioregion -- as well as pushing for Cascadia political autonomy. Help us out by signing up for the free Cascadia Journal email newsletter! www.cascadia-journal.com
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Cascadia Journal
Observations on news, politics, and the arts in the Pacific Northwest.
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Cascadia Democratic Action @cascadiademocratic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Hey Cascadia, now is the time to step up.
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Amy Sundberg @amysundberg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Snohomish, Pierce, and Yakima counties all saw significant increases in ICE seizure, with 256 kidnappings in the week ending September 26. That's nearly double the rate from earlier in the summer, and a 133% rise from the previous week. And this is only reported sightings." Deeply concerning.
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Cascadia Democratic Action @cascadiademocratic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is outrageous. Longtime Canadian citizens who live in the US are being harassed at the BC-WA border over made-up accusations of illegally voting. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Canadian citizen and U.S. permanent resident detained at border crossing, questioned for hours about voting | CBC News
Paige Adamson was on her way home from a birthday dinner in Tsawwassen, B.C., on Sept. 15 when she was stopped at the Point Roberts border crossing and questioned about voting for hours. Lawyers are r...
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Robert Cruickshank @robertcruickshank.com · 24/09/2026
Do you want to tax the rich to fund public schools? Then vote NO on I-645 in Washington State. It would repeal a new millionaires tax.
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League of Women Voters of Washington - Vote NO on I-645 Millionaires Tax
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Emily Lowan (she/her) @emilylowan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
David Eby just called a snap election, right on top of local municipal elections. #bcelection2026
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Cascadia Democratic Action @cascadiademocratic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
When #Cascadia is independent, we'll have the resources to provide universal health care to every resident.
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Cascadia Journal @cascadiajournal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Oregon isn't fixing its roads, western states rethink wildfire funding, and the world's only remaining woolly dog pelt is on display in BC -- woolly dogs were an integral part of Coast Salish culture but went extinct in the late 19th century. #Cascadia www.cascadia-journal.com/cascadia-tod...
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Cascadia today: OR isn't fixing its roads + west changing wildfire funding + last woolly dog pelt on display in BC
Good morning, friends! Lots of newsworthy things happening this afternoon: Seattle mayor Katie Wilson reveals her proposed city budget, the Seattle city council will vote on whether or not to ban surv...
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Cascadia Democratic Action @cascadiademocratic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"why do they keep calling us fascists?"
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Bill @wrdickson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Cascadia Democratic Action @cascadiademocratic.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"...a future #Cascadia should work toward a meaningful, concrete plan of land back to tribes. This should include, but not be limited to, transferring a significant portion of current federal lands to tribal management." www.cascadia-journal.com/how-an-indep...
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How an independent Cascadia would benefit tribes
Any movement toward autonomy and independence for Cascadia must include in its coalition tribes and Indigenous people.
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EcoCity Action @ecocityaction.org · 19/09/2026
OMG this is the most beautiful Jimothy we have ever seen stoningtongallery.com/artwork/anom...
See https://stoningtongallery.com/artwork/anomaly-jimothy/ for description of Anomaly (Jimothy) artwork.
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Cascadia Journal @cascadiajournal.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Yeah text me when we're doing human chains around ICE concentration camps.
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Cascadia Democratic Action @cascadiademocratic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The UK might break up. Canada is facing serious pressure from both Alberta and Quebec threatening to leave. It's time for #Cascadia to talk seriously about separation. Large federal nations don't serve bioregions well. apnews.com/article/wale...
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Cascadia Journal @cascadiajournal.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
In today's news from across #Cascadia, US supreme court blocks feds plan of election meddling, a cement plant in Seattle faces pollution limits but still burns 1.5 million used car tires per year, and a scrappy art gallery in Seattle's Pike Place market: www.cascadia-journal.com/cascadia-tod...
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Cascadia today: SCOTUS blocks fed election plot + Seattle cement plant burns car tires + a scrappy Seattle art gallery
US supreme court blocks fed election meddling for now The US supreme court yesterday blocked implementation of the Trump regime's plan to use the US postal service to impose restrictions on vote by m...
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Cascadia Democratic Action @cascadiademocratic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
When the feds interfere with #Cascadia mid-term elections, we need to fight back...
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Cascadia Journal @cascadiajournal.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Hey friends! A reminder that you can get #Cascadia Journal delivered daily to your email inbox for free! Sign up here: www.cascadia-journal.com
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Cascadia Journal
Observations on news, politics, and the arts in the Pacific Northwest.
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Cascadia Democratic Action @cascadiademocratic.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Trying to finesse the broken US political system to achieve even moderate progressive gains is a mug's game. Time for Oregon and Washington to move forward on an independent #Cascadia.
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Cascadia Democratic Action @cascadiademocratic.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
"The Cascadia movement should join the Yakama and Lummi Nations in calling for the removal of dams on the Nch’i-Wàna (Columbia) River."
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Seattle Bike Blog @seattlebikeblog.com · 09/09/2026
What’s next? Renaming Tahoma after some random white guy?
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OPB @opb.org · 09/09/2026
"Functional extinction" means there are so few of the animals left that reproducing or recovering with the help of conservationists isn’t possible.
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New study finds northern spotted owls are ‘functionally extinct’ in some areas of the Pacific Northwest
Northern spotted owls have been on the endangered list since the 1990s. Researchers say that’s due to habitat loss from logging and invasive barred owls outcompeting them for prey and space.
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Cascadia Democratic Action @cascadiademocratic.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Count #Cascadia in on this as well.
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Cascadia Democratic Action @cascadiademocratic.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
We need to fix this. #Cascadia can fix this, of this I'm sure.
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Cascadia Democratic Action @cascadiademocratic.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
If the regime continues to mess around with our elections, it's yet another reason for #Cascadia to consider peaceful separation from the US.
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Cascadia Democratic Action @cascadiademocratic.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A fabulous debut for the Subduction spoken word series at @vermillionseattle.bsky.social on Capitol Hill! The readings were lively and lovely and rooted in the #Cascadia bioregion. Join us for the next installment at 7 pm Oct 7!
Poet Paul Nelson reads to an audiencePoet Rhea Melina reads in front of a crowdPoet Nadine Maestas gestures as she reads to a full room
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Andrew Engelson @andyengelson.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🚨🚨🚨
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Cascadia Democratic Action @cascadiademocratic.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Tahoma is literal kin to tribes who live in sight of the peak.
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Cascadia Journal @cascadiajournal.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
So, I finally read Ecotopia, the futurist 1975 novel by Ernest Callenbach about an independent nation in the #PNW that centers sustainability. I'm glad I finally read this inspiration for the #Cascadia movement, but the book is a dated historical curiosity. www.cascadia-journal.com/cascadia-boo...
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Cascadia book bingo: Ecotopia by Ernest Callenbach
This summer, I've been reading books about Cascadia and by PNW authors, and I've invited folks to join along in Cascadia Democratic Action's summer book bingo challenge. I'll admit I'm not very close ...
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Cascadia Democratic Action @cascadiademocratic.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Just want to clarify that it's Tahoma, not Mount Rainier. Since we're talking about place names here on Bluesky.
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Cascadia Democratic Action @cascadiademocratic.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Enforce the rules at King County airport on ICE deportation flights, @girmayzahilay.bsky.social
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Andrew Engelson @andyengelson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
History will not look kindly on what King County allowed to happen at Boeing Field. @girmayzahilay.bsky.social
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 25/08/2026
The Pentagon has never received a passing grade on a comprehensive financial audit. One thing is clear: Vast sums are funneled into costly weapon systems that chronically come in over budget.
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The $1 Trillion Black Box
The U.S. military budget is vast and opaque. Projects touted as engineering marvels end up facing years of delays and ballooning costs. ProPublica has launched a series to report on the Pentagon’s spe...
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Cascadia Democratic Action @cascadiademocratic.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Cascadia Democratic Action condemns this decision and reminds the residents of Oregon and Washington that our organization offers a solution to federal interference with the democratic election process: separation from the United States. cascadiademocratic.org
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