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South Seattle Emerald @soseaemerald.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

OPINION | What can Seattle neighbors do about ICE's "shadow surge"? Roxy Robles outlines six ways to build awareness, prepare, and support people at-risk of detention. Read here: soseaem.org/4ybe5xR

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https://southseattleemerald.org/voices/2026/10/07/opinion-what-you-can-do-about-the-ice-shadow-surge-in-seattle

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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

WA residents, please join me in calling: 360-902-4111 It only takes 2 minutes, as promised.

Screenshot from iPhone call history showing a 2 minute call made today at 10:01 am to 360-902-4111 in Olympia Wa

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WA Whistles @wawhistles.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

🚨🚨🚨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 script

Flyer 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.

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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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Full poll results here, inclyding crosstabs and individual responses. aptv.org/survey-resul...

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Alabama Public Television - Survey Results

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James everything is analog @analogist.net · 30/09/2026

I will pay money to see a golfer lug their bag across this trail, which is what you have to traverse to get from station to the golf course entrance

Extremely narrow bridge with such extensive fencing that looks like caging
Joshua McNichols https://www.kuow.org/2024-09-10/seattle-jackson-park-neighbors-want-free-access-to-be-par-for-the-course

Trail that has inches of space left between overgrown area

Steps on graded trail with fencing on one side

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WA Whistles @wawhistles.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The ICE shadow surge continues. Last week at least 110 Washingtonians were abducted. That’s 15 people per day ripped from their homes and communities. If you see ICE/CBP, please report it to iceout.org. Also on Iceout.org — you can set custom alerts to get notified when ICE is reported nearby.

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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Rezone Jackson Golf Course! It’s city-owned land, currently surrounded by chain link fence and limited to paying customers. Imagine a euro style eco-district with lots of public parks space, social housing, community spaces, etc. Let’s put @holz-bau.bsky.social in charge, w a generous budget

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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Side note: I live near a new sculpture funded as part of Rapid Ride G (The Gathering by Ben Zamora). People are constantly climbing on it, posing for photos, filming TikTok videos, reading a book, etc Empty concrete > joyful community landmark

Photo from artists website, showing vibrant sunset colored sculpture sitting on a triangular pedestrian island at the intersection of 14th Ave, Madison, and Pike. The sculpture is made up of nested squares that decrease in size as they recede up the hill. Larger foreground squares are yellow, fading into smaller red squares in background. Three people are sitting on the sculpture, one with a laptop.

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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Seems smart; I signed $3.6 mil in 2025 budget bought us 80+ free arts and cultural events this summer. It was amazing—cool free stuff everywhere Let’s keep doing that. Vibrant busy public spaces are safer than dismal neglected ones. Spend money on joyful community building rather than SPD overtime

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Amy Jo (AJ) Cousins @ajcousins.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This is not deporting people. Literally. Legally. There is a deportation process and this isn't it. This is rendition. This is disappearing people.

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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Easy water bottle refill at 5th and Olive downtown. Thank you @mayor.seattle.gov!

Photo of a blue freestanding water bottle filler on a street corner. It’s labeled Seattle Utilities and has a cute cloud illustration. There’s a clear and orange Nalgene being filled.

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Amy Sundberg @amysundberg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

ICE remains very active in WA State, but there is less news coverage about it, along with a concern that their abductions are becoming normalized. ICE abductions continue to happen all the time in the Puget Sound area. Sounds like this weekend might have been particularly busy.

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WA Whistles @wawhistles.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

ICE’s campaign of lawless violence continues. In the last day: 1️⃣ Agents shot and seriously injured a man delivering Door Dash in Austin, TX 2️⃣ Agents detained and roughed up a US citizen in Evanston IL 3️⃣ ICE stopped sharing locations for thousands of detainees, effectively disappearing them

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Claire @baseball-broad.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Same in Seattle. We are in a “shadow surge”, which means activity is ramping up, but we are not seeing it in the same way we did earlier in this administration.

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Julia Grant Reed @juliareedwa.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Have you assigned your Democracy Vouchers yet #Seattle? Join me in supporting @niluj.bsky.social for City Council!

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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

You bet it does! Seattle’s historic, preservation, and special districts boards are too powerful. SDOT also needs to end their bad habit of placating bullies, like they just did with 14th Ave W in QA

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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Special interest groups should not get to veto public safety measures. This goes for industry lobbies, vaccine deniers, and yes also the Pioneer Square Preservation Board.

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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Thanks for your work on the renewal levy! Such a cool program

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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Oh do you mean this Democratic Party? The one sending cease-and-desist letters to NYT to kill a story about their scammy fundraising? www.thenation.com/article/poli...

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Democrats Really, Really, Really Don't Want People Investigating Their Scammy Fundraising

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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The law requires that the new parkland be in the same neighborhood or area (can’t remember the exact language). Broadmoor wouldn’t work. But they’re in the process of adding parkland in Bitterlake as part of reservoir replacement. Can we bank that?

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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

…including “violations, reckless unsafe or unsound banking practices, and/or breaches of fiduciary duty.” Not someone we want setting the city budget!

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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Nilu Jenks is a director at FairVote WA and endorsed by all the good people. Julie Kang is the “best choice” according to King County Republicans. And, Julie was co-founder and audit chair for a bank fined by FDIC for a “pattern of misconduct”…

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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

All D5 voters (you) got two $50 vouchers in the mail at some point. The paper copies don’t matter; it’s way easier to redeem them using the form linked above. You can only use them on the D5 Seattle City Council race, so the choice is between Nilu Jenks and Julie Kang.

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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Here is the text message I’m sending all my North Seattle friends. Send it to your friends too! “Political PSA: give your democracy vouchers to Nilu Jenks! www.neighborsfornilu.org/vouchers It’s super easy (less than a minute) and free. It doesn’t matter if you lost the ones you got in the mail

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Assign Vouchers | Nilu Jenks For Seattle City Council

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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

If you live in D5, make sure to give your democracy vouchers to Nilu Jenks! Every D5 voter gets two $50 vouchers. They can only be used in this race. They’re free to use. It’s okay you lost the ones you got in the mail. Filling out the form takes less than a minute. Go on, do it now

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Assign Vouchers | Nilu Jenks For Seattle City Council

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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I bought my death day champagne yesterday, and the clerk gave me 10% off in solidarity #8647

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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

2026 primary: 69% drop box 2025 general election: 60% dropbox www.sos.wa.gov/elections/da...

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Ballot Drop Box Usage by Year | WA Secretary of State

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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Fortunately we have ballot drop boxes. Use those instead!

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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Also bad: USPS can take days to postmark. This is a problem for mailed ballots, which need a postmark on or before Election Day to be counted. Aug 2026 election saw 32% more ballots rejected for late postmarking than in Aug 2024. Rural counties are hardest hit.

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Record number of WA mail-in ballots uncounted after primary election, report finds

Elected officials in Washington state are sounding the alarm about an increase in uncounted ballots, especially in rural areas. Their warnings come as President Donald Trump ramps up his fight against...

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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

“So far, our office has received 70 valid ballots that arrived after the certification deadline. This has never happened before.” These aren’t late ballots, postmarked after Election Day. These are valid ballots, postmarked before Election Day, that arrived after the two-week certification window

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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Lots of yikes in this short post from Thurston County Auditor Mary Hall. Bottom line: USPS is no longer reliable for mailing ballots. One ballot sat in sorting center limbo for 2+ weeks. USPS Priority Mail took 19 days to arrive.

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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Jackson Golf Course is such a waste of 160 acres. This land is owned by City of Seattle! Status quo is a mediocre golf course and depressing walking trail (chain link fence + invasive species) Instead imagine a huge kickass park with mixed-income social housing near the light rail stations

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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Thanks to decades of NIMBY lobbying, it’s literally illegal to build apartment buildings in these nhoods (outside of a few narrow and bitterly opposed commercial strips). But the tides are turning. Thanks to WA state legislature (HB 1110), fourplexes are now legal citywide.

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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Hello Seattle. We have a fair number of these Goldilocks neighborhoods: North Capitol Hill, Upper Queen Anne, Madrona, Magnolia etc These places are NIMBY strongholds, because any change threatens the careful balance of suburban vibes and urban convenience.

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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Don’t sleep on getting this year’s COVID vaccine! I have COVID right now. It’s not fun. Beyond anecdote, Seattle wastewater data show “very high” levels of viral activity right now.

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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Letting cars in October 1 is beyond stupid. Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas offer so many opportunities for great programming. German-style Christmas market at Pike Place?!? Take my money please. If they want to shoot themselves in the foot, at least wait until January.

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 24/08/2026

If you live in a state where you don't have to produce the correct ID to vote, you have no idea how fortunate you are! It's not the same for a lot of us. If you want a concrete thing you can do to help turn out people who WANT to vote, here you go! bsky.app/profile/vote...

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Ryan Donohue @rpdonohue.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

As many know, every year Fort Lawton sits empty is another year families are priced out of one of Seattle's best neighborhoods. We at Habitat for Humanity are ready to go, but we need your help. Use this link to comment today! habitatforhumanityseattle.quorum.us/campaign/167554

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Habitat for Humanity Seattle

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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I got it in seven counties, flipping PA, NV, AZ, and WI. (This is a magnificent time waster.)

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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

WaPo found 50 cases of police officers using Flock to stalk current or former partners: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... archive.is/fxZWT At least three police chiefs have lost their jobs for using Flock to stalk their ex-girlfriends.

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How rogue officers turned a nationwide camera network into a tool for stalking

Flock’s array of license-plate cameras was built to fight crime. But at least 50 law enforcement officers were charged with or accused of misusing it and other systems.

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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

My bet: some Houston cop is stalking his ex from 1,200 miles away

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Jack Mirkinson @jackmirkinson.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Today in @thenation.com: a harrowing piece written from inside the Dilley ICE detention center by Maryam Tahmasebi, a green card holder who's been locked up along with her husband and son for months despite none of them committing any crime. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

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One Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE Detention

My husband, son, and I have been locked up for months—despite being permanent residents with no criminal record. It is an unendurable, unending nightmare.

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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

TL;DR: The Seattle Times editorial board is showing its entire ass. They are desperate to have Katie Wilson fail, and they're willing to make up bizarre conspiracy theories to facilitate that outcome.

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Robert Cruickshank @robertcruickshank.com · 30/07/2026

Having worked in the Seattle mayor's office (2011-13), one thing is absolutely clear. A corporate establishment mayor is playing the game on beginner difficulty mode. A progressive mayor plays the same game on extreme difficulty mode. The rules and expectations are just totally different.

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