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the drymifolia collective @drymifolia.org · 5h

All avocado seeds are beautiful, even whatever this is 💖

Photo of a very warty looking avocado seed on a butcher block cutting board with a kitchen knife and pieces of avocado fruit out of focus in the background.

the drymifolia collective @drymifolia.org · 10h

Hey @mayor.seattle.gov can we please have a total ban on all ALPR technology in our city? Anything less is complicity with fascism.

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404 Media @404media.co · 12h

BREAKING: The Trump administration is using a grant program from the 1980s to force cities around the US to funnel their ongoing collection of Flock, Axon, and other ALPR data into large federal surveillance centers that fall under the White House’s jurisdiction, 404 Media has learned

404media.co

How Cities Are Forced to Funnel License Plate Data to a Massive Federal Surveillance Program

How the federal government built a massive database of license plate reader data through an anti-drug trafficking program.

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James everything is analog @analogist.net · 23h

Black Site Bob, whose previous work includes literally *overseeing CIA torture camps*, can shut the fuck up when it comes to budget priorities for equitable housing in Seattle

Glen Stellmacher @HardPressedN

SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER Bob Kettle says he oversaw Camp Cropper Prison in Iraq as part of CIA DIA operation

The New York Times
THE STRUGGLE FOR IRAQ: MISTREATMENT;
Earlier Jail Seen as Incubator for Abuses in Iraq
By Douglas Jehl
May 15, 2004
An American-run detention center outside
Baghdad known as Camp Cropper was reportedly the site of numerous abuses of Iraqi prisoners several months before the mistreatment of prisoners unfolded last fall at Abu Ghraib prison, according to documents and interviews.

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Susan @artlovergirl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A mural in Seattle. #AbolishICE

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Dan O’Sullivan @osullyville.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I should also add that when the movie got to showing people burning Teslas and vandalizing dealerships, the theater of mostly older folks in Santa Monica started applauding. I think it is possible Trump and Musk turned libs over 50 into John Brown.

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Rian Watt @rianwatt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Nobody — not teachers, not retirees, nobody — will be taxed under the Millionaires Tax unless they make more than a million dollars per year, and voters will always have the final say on any changes to that threshold. Anyone who says otherwise is lying to you.

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the drymifolia collective @drymifolia.org · 20/09/2026

Just re-upping this reminder now that we're nearing the end of the dry season. It's a good time to plant some little avocado trees!

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headfallsoff @headfallsoff.com · 19/09/2026

people are always saying anti-AI arguments don’t understand the full nuances of the technology. which is correct. but only because it stole everyone’s work, exists solely to get you fired, has made the entire internet unusable and has been forced on everyone without consent

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the drymifolia collective @drymifolia.org · 14/09/2026

Trying something a little different for the 2027 tree distribution: these are all rooted cuttings of either named varieties or selections in this project. The total number of surviving cuttings are similar to the number of seeds typically started each fall for this project

Photo of eight medium to large flower pots in a row along a gravel floor at the base of a greenhouse wall. Each pot has between 8 and 20 avocado cuttings in it. There are blue labels on most of the pots, which read from left to right: LSG, Teague, Prince, Duke, #169, Linh, and Puebla.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 11/09/2026

Far right billionaires want to replace journalists, writers, artists, and educators with "A.i." because THEY CAN CONTROL THE OUTPUTS. They want compliance. They want to limit what people are even capable of thinking. Consumer-facing "A.i." is a tool of fascists. Reject it for that reason alone.

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the drymifolia collective @drymifolia.org · 09/09/2026

If you don't have an avocado tree peeking in your bathroom window, you're missing out

A photo looking out through a closed bathroom window at the top of an avocado tree, with other trees and power lines in the background

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the drymifolia collective @drymifolia.org · 09/09/2026

An avocado trying to make you think it's an unripe grapefruit

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old fruit pictures @pomological.xor.blue · 22/08/2026

winslowson avocados, painted by james marion shull, 1937

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the drymifolia collective @drymifolia.org · 09/09/2026

For a second my brain processed this image as some kind of little blue garden faerie with long green hair

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/09/2026

ProPublica spoke to dozens of people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.” We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words. ➡️ This is what they wrote:

Handwritten notecard. Prompt at the top asks: What object was most devastating for you to lose, and how have you been coping? Answer below: Dentures. Were thrown away and coping isn't somthing I can do. It’s made me feel ugly, unworthy, can’t go get a job with no teeth. So how can get off the streets until another pair can be made?

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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

You were moved to do this by pride and by hate. Is it any wonder the result was ruin?

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 26/08/2026

Our whole digital world has been wrapped in chains by rent-extracting monopolists who gloried in their power to use hook IP to deprive you of the right to use your property in ways you see fit, writing private laws that made it a crime to displease them. 87/

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Whitney Curry Wimbish @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Shortly before 9 p.m. EST, ICE asked contractors to provide them with new turnkey detention prisons in/around Denver, Miami, Philadelphia and Seattle. Documents show that together the camps would hold thousands of people.

sam.gov

Sam Acquisition 360

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Late Night Anti-Fascists @latenightafa.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Some of the most well-known NoBlogs sites belong to researchers who solely report on far-right hate and radicalization, never doing anything aside from showing you what exists. Using speech to to shine a light and hold people accountable IS effective. Never let them try to convince you otherwise.

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Guy Oron @guyoron.net · 27/08/2026

BREAKING: The Seattle Education Association has officially authorized a strike, with 91% voting in favor. Its 6,000 members will join the picket lines starting on Wednesday — delaying the start of the school year — unless the union reaches a last-minute deal with the district.

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James everything is analog @analogist.net · 27/08/2026

Part 2! Today we’re taking a look at Steve Gordon (and his father Larry, mother Virginia, and brother Scott), the #2, #6, #7, #26 top donors to "Let's Go Washington", a right wing extremist group that funds anti-trans, anti-tax, and pro-climate-arson initiatives in WA. Their 2026 total: $525,000.

index Name Total_Donations Times_Donated City_State Occupation
0 HEYWOOD, BRIAN $606,602 13 Redmond, WA CEO, Taiyo Pacific Partners
1 Gordon, Steve $250,000 2 Lake Tapps, WA RETIRED,
2 Hughes, Lawrence $250,000 1 Medina, WA RETIRED,
3 Crow, Robert $245,000 3 Medina, WA Investor,
4 Kelley DevCom LLC $200,000 1 Bellevue, WA ,
5 Gordon, Larry $125,000 1 Lake Tapps, WA RETIRED,
6 Gordon, Virginia $125,000 1 Lake Tapps, WA RETIRED,
7 Kemper Holdings LLC $100,000 1 Bellevue, WA ,
8 Schlaepfer, Phil $100,000 1 Greenland Village, CO ADVISOR, JPM
9 Abraham, Zach $50,000 1 Gig Harbor, WA CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER, Bulwark Capital Management
10 Waldorf, Chris $45,000 2 Seattle, WA Engineer, Cascadian Watch Corp
11 Plath, Peter $35,000 2 Yakima, WA RETIRED,
12 McKinley, Sands $33,000 9 Lakewood, WA business owner and lawyer, Capital Ventures
13 Hermanson, Richard $31,000 2 Lake Tapps, WA Contractor, Hermanson Company
14 Dussault, Michael $25,275 4 Fall City, WA , Software
15 Proudman, Jesse $25,000 2 Seattle, WA President, Venice.ai
16 BIAW Member Services Corporation $25,000 1 Tumwater, WA ,
17 Building, Washington $25,000 1 Tumwater, WA ,
18 Bundrant, Diane $25,000 1 Edmonds, WA RETIRED,
19 Bundrant, Joe $25,000 1 Seattle, WA CEO, Trident Seafoods Corporation
20 Cohn, Ron $25,000 1 Issaquah, WA RETIRED,
21 Davis, Jeff $25,000 1 Kent, WA CRE, Davis Property and Investment
22 Desert Bloom Residence LLC $25,000 1 Seattle, WA ,
23 Domingos, Pedro $25,000 1 Clyde Hill, WA RETIRED,
24 Double M Orchards, LLC $25,000 1 Quincy, WA ,

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James everything is analog @analogist.net · 25/08/2026

"Let's Go Washington" is a right wing extremist group that funds anti-trans, anti-tax, and pro-climate-arson initiatives in WA state every year. @broccoliwizard.bsky.social has a great thread👇 on some bigger donors. I wanted to focus on the BIGGEST 25 donors. Who are they? How did they get rich?

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the drymifolia collective @drymifolia.org · 23/08/2026

Too many people sincerely saying this one about the West Seattle light rail lately 😥

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Cascadia Journal @cascadiajournal.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Bad news that this little creep has been found in Washington state.

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the drymifolia collective @drymifolia.org · 18/08/2026

I assume I won't be able to post this but looks like vibecoding strikes again

Screenshot of bluesky app with bright pink "Upstream Timeout" error instead of the "Following" feed

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the drymifolia collective @drymifolia.org · 05/05/2026

I waded into some replies, so I want to make clear that in the War on Cars, I am 100% on team pedestrian/cyclist. BUT... I am also never going to support an expansion of the surveillance state in the name of road safety. I'd rather ban cars entirely! So now I'll get back to avocados.

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AMR - Alexis Mercedes Rinck @alexis4seattle.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

If you want to testify in support of our trans neighbors at tomorrow’s full council meeting, you can sign up using the instructions here:

seattle.gov

Public Comment - Council | seattle.gov

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the drymifolia collective @drymifolia.org · 08/08/2026

I want my elected leaders to prioritize things like free transit instead of things like cameras for cops to spy on their ex-girlfriends with

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The Needling @theneedling.com · 04/08/2026

Inexperienced Seattle Mayor Apologizes for Naively Assuming Police Knew How to Do Their Job: tinyurl.com/3dv6uy9m

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson intently explaining something at a City Hall press conference lectern

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ntkallday @ntkseattle.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

May his bill to get into little girl's underpants hang around Brian Heywood's neck for the rest of his days, much like that office chair does to Tim Eyman.

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The final vote: YES: Strauss, Foster, Kettle, Lin, Rinck NO: Saka, Juarez, Rivera, Hollingsworth The bill passes 5-4.

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Kelli Refer @kellireef.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

We need to stop using “equity” as an excuse to not make policy changes that would materially benefit many people in Seattle. Sometimes we don’t know who is struggling or which kids need free meals. Life changes quickly and food insecurity is rampant right now. Feed children lunch.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 18/05/2026

Billionaires, you DO have agency in your future. Of course, the question is not WHETHER the rich get eaten, it's how. SOMEONE will make decisions about whether your wealth is whittled away through a wealth tax, or through hefty lawsuits and fines finally holding you to account for externalities.

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the drymifolia collective @drymifolia.org · 14/05/2026

Getting near peak flowering for the outdoor avocado trees here in Seattle. Here's a quick thread of a few varieties in my yard that have their first flowers this year

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