Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 07/10/2026By exposing how companies like Weverhaeuser blamed global competition to mask profit-driven layoffs, the movement proved that economic fate is a corporate choice rather than an inevitability. /4 020
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Much like the Luddites, they targeted bosses who weaponized automation to devalue labor rather than technology itself. /3 120
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 07/10/2026During the 1986 Pacific Northwest timber strike, Aberdeen mill workers marched over 100 miles to save their communities from corporate concessions. /2 110
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 07/10/2026They Used the Profits to Replace Us (2025) #poem #poetry #spokenword /1 150
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 07/10/2026DOJ/DHS press releases on non-citizen voter charges act as "pseudo-events." Amplified by partisan media ahead of the 2026 midterms, they build a false narrative of widespread fraud, despite non-citizen voting being extremely rare. www.cip.uw.edu/2026/10/06/f...cip.uw.eduFederal fraud charges resonate with debunked non-citizen voting narrativesA flurry of recent charges and press conferences amplifying alleged non-citizen voting make a small phenomena seem bigger. 010
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 06/10/2026This is less a “Nixon in China” thing and more proof that surveillance doesn't fit a L/R spectrum. Civil-libertarian leftists and anti-govt conservatives pair against law-and-order urban liberals and tech-minded locals. Liberal San Francisco is keeping its Flock cameras mashable.com/tech/san-fra...mashable.comSan Francisco is sticking with FlockCar thefts and break-ins are down in SF, and some city leaders — and Silicon Valley — believe Flock is partly responsible. 010
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026In 1929, Washington seized 1,724 lbs of steelhead, triggering legal battles over treaty rights. After decades of state bans and the Fish Wars, the 1974 Boldt Decision restored tribal co-management. Genetics later confirmed steelhead are salmon, and always food. olympiatime.com/2026/10/03/t...olympiatime.com 040
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026As election competition declines, safe-seat members dominate, shifting focus to national partisanship over local service. If seats were toss-ups, local distributive work would regain prestige, but nationalized voter habits make localization less effective. www.niskanencenter.org/vulnerable-m...niskanencenter.orgVulnerable members of Congress localize - Niskanen CenterMany Members of Congress are electorally vulnerable this year. Do they have to moderate to survive? 000
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Newsom rejected the third part of an apology (restitution and change) by vetoing AB 1881 & AB 2218. Blocking strict legal standards for sacred sites and water disputes shows California regrets its past, but refuses to yield any real state power to make lasting amends. 000
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed bills to legally protect tribal sacred sites and water rights just days after celebrating laws that apologized to tribes. It's not really an apology unless you take acts to rectify the damage. turtletalk.blog/2026/10/01/n...turtletalk.blogNewsom Vetoes Sacred Sites and Tribal Water Bills Despite Overwhelming VotesFive days after celebrating legislation that formally apologized to California’s Native people and strengthened Tribal consultation, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed two bills that wou… 110
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Is It Love Again? (2025) #poem #poetry #spokenword 021
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The Washington state uber moderate governor never existed. At least in Republican form. Conjuring him in our current politics gives us the wrong frame. Framing Dan Evans – Olympia Time olympiatime.com/2026/09/26/f...olympiatime.comFraming Dan Evans – Olympia TimeOne of my least favorite acts in political commentary is when someone tries to solve Washington State’s politics by invoking Dan Evans. 063
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Extra funding for case against Meta's competition creates a clear conflict of interest, making future enforcement actions appear motivated by financial gain rather than public protection. The Antitrust Problem With Meta’s Settlement With The States www.techdirt.com/2026/09/24/t...techdirt.comThe Antitrust Problem With Meta’s Settlement With The StatesOriginally published as an op-ed in The Mercury News. Republished here with permission from the author. Meta’s settlement with the state attorneys general (currently awaiting court approval) has be… 001
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 23/09/2026But the settlement leaves Meta's actual power alone. It has strategically retreated here to protect their overall market power /2 010
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The problem isn't that Meta can do bad things to kids, the problem is that Meta is so dominant that it can do bad things and we have few tools to stop it. This settlement punishes kids by restricting their use of important organizing tools their parents use www.techdirt.com/2026/09/22/h... /1techdirt.comHow the Meta Settlement Silences Youth ActivismSince its integration into our digital world, social media has played a pivotal role in youth organizing and social mobilization. Yet, people’s access to these platfor… 110
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This poem explores the alternative Olympia Method where the violent mob was dispersed by local business people because they didn't want the bad press of an illegal mob. /2 000
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The Olympia Method (2026) The poem reflects on the historical "Tacoma Method" of 1885, which refers to the forced expulsion of Chinese residents from Tacoma, Washington, by local mobs using intimidation and violence. /1 #poem #poetry #spokenword 120
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026"I don't need you to trust a feeling, and I sure as hell don't need you to trust me. Trust yourselves. You’ve done the work. You know the read before they even shape to pass. "This isn't hard for you. You're just letting them make you think it is. "Get out there and fucking prove it." /5 000
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026During the pivotal match at the end of AFC Richmond season 1, she doesn't preach togetherness, she preaches readiness as the team is about to execute a tactical pivot 100
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026She takes the job at Richmond and during her first press conference (which is two reporters in the parking lot) she does a call back "I win games, Google me" /3 100
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026So begins her life of only taking head coaching gigs, but starting in NAIA and winning at each stop. At each stop, pulling herself up and proving it. Until just before the show, getting her first NWSL gig and winning. /2 100
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Her character is a 99er who retired before the NWSL started up and immediately got into coaching, becoming an assistant at her alma mater, but almost immediately realizing she was being passed over /1 110
Reposted by Emmett O'ConnellEmmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026What Ted Lasso season 4 is missing is the removal of Ted and another character in his place, successful former USWNT great and manager played by Tig Natoro Hear me out 🧵 1/ 1114
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026But FFS the last episode A plot was Ted leaving practice to work in his dating profile, while the most accomplished football brain in the show had to prove herself in a C plit by solving a problem for the MENS team and the actual Alice plotline was basically relegated to color by numbers 010
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Rebranding to AFC Richmond makes the club itself the main character, grounded in real football, real pay dynamics, and actual sports writing. /13 000
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Then how many feel like their daughters stole their job from a man. Then inviting everyone who doesn't care about the women's team to leave and calling everyone else forward, taking a chair off the stage & having a real discussion about the team with the remaining fans in a way that Roy refused /12 110
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026You can imagine the invester meeting going differently, with Notoro's character directly calling out the misogyny in the room. Asking, for example, how many men oppose the women's team. Then ask them how many have daughters and then how many have daughters with jobs. /11 100
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026You can also move out the Tracy Ulman characters all together, most of her role is placed at the center of the club, rather than an outside counterweight to Rebecca /10 100
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026It also fixes the front-office plotlines. Rebecca’s hesitation isn't coldness; it’s the realistic friction of funding a second-division squad, creating actual stakes between her, Keelie and Leslie. /9 100
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026It also removes the B plot pollution of romance that just feels like fan service towards the first series, without fully allowing the current team to shine. We've been more concerned with romance than we are at "making these women the best versions of themselves" /8 100
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Picture an early conversation between her and Kent: Roy’s legend status vs. her cabinet full of World Cup and Olympic gold medals, paired with the absurd reality of his massive career earnings compared to her fraction of a paycheck. Mutual respect, sharp reality check. /7 100
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Instead of Ted’s anxious, hyperactive optimism, Notaro’s character brings a sublime confidence. She doesn't need to win people over with biscuits or performative speeches; she’s battle-tested at the highest levels. She's a fully evolved, unbothered mentor who lets her track record speak. /6 100
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026So in a way, Ted's passing on the job in episode one is an early nod towards this healing /5 100
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Her internal conflict could be about being passed over multiple times for the USWNT job for multiple male candidates and the distrust across the game as inexperienced owners lean heavily on mediocre men /4 100
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The lead? A decorated USWNT legend turned championship coach, played by Notaro. She takes a job in the English second division not because she’s a fish out of water, but as an intentional challenge. She knows the game, and she knows she was Richmond’s second call after Ted turned it down. /3 100
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026If Ted Lasso was ever going to move past its original run, it shouldn't have been Season 4, it should have been a complete rebrand called AFC Richmond. Shift the focus entirely to launching the women’s team, with Ted returning only briefly as the catalyst to hand off the reins. /2 100
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026What Ted Lasso season 4 is missing is the removal of Ted and another character in his place, successful former USWNT great and manager played by Tig Natoro Hear me out 🧵 1/ 230
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026SE Olympia shifted from timberland and mid-century farmland into a car-dependent suburban area of cul-de-sacs, fragmented routes like Morse Road, and annex fights. Retrofitting it with small businesses and walking paths offers a practical way to restore walkability olympiatime.com/2026/09/19/e... 110
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Seattle leads Bellevue in per-capita "third places" (cafes, bars, and cultural spots crucial for tech talent) by 40%, per a city report. However, Seattle’s sleepy night economy and rising homebody trends threaten its vibrancy edge. Greater Seattle: Third Places publicola.com/2026/09/14/g...publicola.comGreater Seattle: Third Places - PubliColaBy Josh Feit 5,250 > 778 Here’s a rejoinder to those who complain that Seattle’s taxes on big business are… 021
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Deeply reported from Battle Ground, WA, Ellie Silverman exposes how anxiety over Christian nationalism tore a small town apart, stoking mistrust over local businesses and churches, while revealing quiet, fragile efforts by neighbors to talk across divides. www.washingtonsun.com/national/bat...washingtonsun.comWhen Accusations of Christian Nationalism Tear a Small Town ApartIn Battle Ground, Washington, neighbors are grappling with an alleged takeover by a local company. One pastor is trying to keep his community together. 011
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Research shows vote-by-mail boosts overall turnout by 2–4 percentage points and reduces down-ballot drop-off by allowing time to research local races. Direct nonpartisan outreach by trusted nonprofits further increases low-frequency voter turnout by ~10 points. thefulcrum.us/elections/ma...thefulcrum.usWhy Mail‑In Ballots Strengthen Civic Engagement — Not Undermine ItIn this Fulcrum Roundtable conversation, Brian Miller breaks down the myths, the policy shifts, and the stakes for election integrity. 050
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Pierce County voters will decide whether to stop electing their sheriff and make the job appointed, a change that could end Sheriff Keith Swank’s term early. The debate centers on accountability, ICE cooperation, misconduct complaints and local control. boltsmag.org/pierce-count...boltsmag.orgIn Washington, a County Mulls Ending Sheriff Elections—and Ousting Its Right-Wing Sheriff - BoltsThe ballot measure in Pierce County follows controversies surrounding Sheriff Keith Swank, at a time Washington is grappling with poor oversight over law enforcement. 04512
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Olympia’s Labor Day once meant massive union picnics, parades and organizing. As unions declined and suburban leisure, TV and commercialization grew, those disappeared. The history points to a broader lesson: strong communities require year-round, local organizing. olympiatime.com/2026/09/12/a...olympiatime.com 000
Reposted by Emmett O'ConnellThurston County Auditor's Office @thurstonauditor.gov · 11/09/2026Thurston County voters love using ballot drop boxes! In the recent primary election, drop box usage surged compared to 2018, as voters chose the most secure and direct way to make their voices heard. 023
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Do we know who at each paper lost their jobs? 010
Reposted by Emmett O'ConnellPacific Northwest Newspaper Guild @pacnwguild.bsky.social · 10/09/2026The Pacific Northwest Newspaper Guild is shocked and disappointed by McClatchy’s decision to lay off 33% of its unionized workers at the Idaho Statesman, The News Tribune (Tacoma), Tri-City Herald, The Olympian and Bellingham Herald. This includes 10 journalists in Idaho, and seven across Washington 514471
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Wendell Berry was Bound to Die at Some Point (2026) #poem #poetry #spokenword 030
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 06/09/2026This week in Olympia Time: Our liability bill, abuse claims, the Kiwanis Boys Ranch, Paul Ingram, zoning, local media, historic preservation. And The Olympia Standard’s TRL levy episode. Plus great regional reading. buttondown.com/OlympiaTime/... Subscribe! olympiatime.com/newsletter/buttondown.comWe know it's history because the bill comes dueI didn’t know how this week’s essay was going to land, initially. But I will say, I didn’t have high expectations. And as someone who does this for fun, I... 000
Emmett O'Connell @emmettoconnell.bsky.social · 06/09/2026This is a great, short essay about the decline of front porches and the rise of (sometimes violent) no soliciting signs and what that says about us. Why the front porch still matters in a world of fear favs.news/why-the-fron...favs.newsWhy the Front Porch Still Matters in a World of FearA reflection on front porches, fear, hospitality and faith explores how welcoming others can help build stronger communities and restore connection. 010