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Marcia Peterson

@marciapeterson.bsky.social
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Retired health care policy nerd. Now actively working at U District Food Bank, also doing art, trad music fiddler, sourdough bread baker, proud grandma, and avidly pro-housing!

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Marcia Peterson @marciapeterson.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
I’m assuming that the members of the Senate Committee who voted to hold Dr. Fauci in contempt are not planning on having any medical care at any time in the future.
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Marcia Peterson @marciapeterson.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
My friend Leo Griffin, celebrating the placement of these cool new benches at the Troll. We require art.
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Marcia Peterson @marciapeterson.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
actionnetwork.org/letters/supp...
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Support for The Ave for All Placemaking Pilot on University Way
Dear Mayor Wilson, I am writing to express my support for The Ave for All placemaking pilot on University Way in the University District, and my concern about the recent denial of its special event p...
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Marcia Peterson @marciapeterson.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
“Four Seattle DADUs reflect variety of ways Seattleites like to live.” Too bad they’re all used as guest houses or studio space. What a clever way to get a larger living space in the guise of building more housing. www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-m...
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Four Seattle DADUs reflect variety of ways Seattleites like to live
Whether you know them as ADUs, DADUs or simply “backyard cottages,” new tiny homes are popping up next to existing houses on lots across Seattle.
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Politico @politico.com · 21/04/2026
The Southern Poverty Law Center, which is best known for its tracking of hate groups, said that the Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into the nonprofit regarding their use of informants.
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Southern Poverty Law Center says it is under Justice Department investigation
The nonprofit on Tuesday said it is “the latest organization targeted by this administration.”
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Marcia Peterson @marciapeterson.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Tell the Sound Transit Board: Build the Damn Trains!. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
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Tell the Sound Transit Board: Build the Damn Trains!
In 2016, voters across King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties made a historic commitment: they approved Sound Transit 3, a $54 billion investment to build a world-class light rail network connecting our...
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Marcia Peterson @marciapeterson.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Can we agree to stop callling it Obamacare and call it what it is after a decade of Republican policies? It’s TrumpCare folks. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/h...
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Why Obamacare Bills May Double Next Year
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Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 15/06/2025
It’s impossible to reconcile footage of this event alongside footage of the enormous No Kings protests and not come to the firm conclusion that the American political system is beyond broken.
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Sarah Tolcser @tolcser.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
I need everyone on Normal People internet to know that American Girl Doll Instagram is doing doll protests today. There are tiny t-shirts and signs. AND THEN I realized it's a joint protest with the Barbie ppl, where there are EVEN TINIER SIGNS.
a photo grid of dolls with protest t-shirts and signs.
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Marcia Peterson @marciapeterson.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Overheard someone say “I hope I’m able to get out here and march when I’m in my 70’s”. Me: “I’m hoping you don’t have to.” #nokings #seattle
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Marcia Peterson @marciapeterson.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Another thing I love about the light rail in Seattle — getting us to our protest marches. In 2016 we had to drive. #nokings #seattle #lightrail
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Emily Baker-White @ebakerwhite.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
This skeet inspired me to learn that striking French union members created special pushable grills so that they could cook, eat, and march all at the same time and boy does that rule www.snopes.com/fact-check/f...
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Photo Shows French Union Workers Marching and Grilling With BBQ Fitted to Tram Tracks?
A video shared online also showed a fired-up grill in the middle of the street.
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Marcia Peterson @marciapeterson.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
While the size of the crowds in NYC and Boston and Chicago (and Seattle) is impressive, in some ways, the turnout in smaller towns like Bremerton, Edmonds, Shoreline and Astoria, Oregon is even more affecting. #handsoff
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Marcia Peterson @marciapeterson.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Way to turn out Seattle. #HandsOff
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Tech 4 Housing @tech4housing.org · 21/03/2025
Housing advocacy often reflects a generational rift. But @marciapeterson.bsky.social explains why more housing options will benefit all ages www.seattletimes.com/opinion/more...
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More kinds of housing would help Seattle residents age in place | Op-Ed
Seattle should make changes in zoning and housing policies that allow for increased density and different types of homes in more neighborhoods.
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The Urbanist @theurbanist.org · 16/03/2025
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Marcia Peterson @marciapeterson.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
What I don't get is the argument that more housing will not result in more affordability. If that is the case, then why do we have bidding wars for homes in Seattle? Scarcity is what causes prices to rise. Econ 101.
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