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Rep. Shaun Scott 🌹🤝

@organizewithshaun.bsky.social
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Socialist Washington State Rep, 43rd District • Author, "Heartbreak City: Seattle Sports & Urban Progress.”

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Jane Coaston @janecoaston.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Washington State people: yesterday's episode of What A Day focused on two unbelievably shitty ballot issues you'll be voting on in November. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsG9...
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The MAGA Push for “SEX TESTS” for Girls Who Play Sports
YouTube video by What A Day
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Washington State Labor Council AFL-CIO @wslc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Labor news from the STAND: ✍️Ferry workers overworked, underpaid ✍️Students get career training in Trade Up ✍️MGP helps preserve worker safety funding ✍️Voters shift after learning sports ban details ✍️Its time to boycott Starbucks ow.ly/N6q450ZV8ef
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Fuse Washington @fusewashington.org · 06/10/2026
Lauren from @momsrising.org on Heywood's initiatives: "not one, not two, but three political initiatives on our ballot this election threaten to increase the risk of harm while cutting resources available to support kids. Backers of these measures are playing politics & putting kids in harm’s way."
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Guest Commentary: Why you should vote no, no and no on Washington ballot Initiatives harmful to kids
Families in Washington are stretched and stressed by skyrocketing living costs. Too many families cannot find affordable housing or childcare and face impossible decisions like whether to skip a docto...
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Rep. Shaun Scott 🌹🤝 @organizewithshaun.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
In the labor strife of the last few months, we see the clear impact of the two austerity budgets generated by the Wash. State Legislature in 2025-2026. Ferry worker sickouts; state employee walkouts; picketing by teachers and college staff: Each are consequences of deep cuts to state services.
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Washington AI Resistance @wa-air.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Concerned about data centers in Washington State, but not sure what to do about it? Join our MASS CALL on Sept. 8 at 7pm, and get connected to local site fights, as well as the push for a statewide moratorium. The momentum is with us! actionnetwork.org/events/mass-...
Long line of eerily blue-lit servers in a data center.
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kelabe.bsky.social @kelabe.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Looking at some of the proposals from SEA and realizing #waleg reversed smaller class sizes in 2017 after voters approved I-3151 back in 2014. Long term we need our legislators to set our educators up for success so they don’t have to fight for better learning conditions every contract negotiation
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Filipe Campante @filipecampante.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
If you think this is not a problem, bc mail voting may not favor Democrats, or bc it's too late to affect voting, or any other argument related to the actual voting, you're missing the point. The point isn't to affect the results of the election, it's to create the conditions for contesting them.
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Mayor Katie B. Wilson @mayor.seattle.gov · 25/08/2026
Not anymore 🚌💪
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In These Times @inthesetimes.com · 20/08/2026
Francesca Hong came just short in Wisconsin’s Democratic gubernatorial primary. She tells Rep. Shaun Scott how working through COVID shaped her politics: “People like me were left blaming themselves and feeling like failures, but it’s the system that was failing us.”
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Francesca Hong on What Democratic Socialism Means to Her
Hong—a Wisconsin State Assembly Member running for governor—explains her vision of progressive governance, what brought her to join Democratic Socialists of America and why “working people should…
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Rep. Shaun Scott 🌹🤝 @organizewithshaun.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Thanks to Hong’s campaign, many across the country are seeing more clearly all the great things state governments can do for everyday people.
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Caleb Heeringa @calebheeringa.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
"Spiking global temperatures are already affecting corporate bottom lines — making insurance harder to get, disrupting supply chains and lowering crop yields. Scientists say those and other climate change impacts will compound over the coming decades." www.eenews.net/articles/the...
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The stock market may have a climate change problem
The president’s favorite indicator of economic health will have to reckon with the woes of a warming planet.
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K.H.I. @sheridesabike.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Made all these with my own hands out here in the socialist hellhole. 🌱
Diablo, an orange cosmos Ti-top Alaska variegated nasturtium with salmon and orange and apricot flowers Xsensia, a pink-purple cosmosClose up Xsensia blossom
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Washington State Standard @washingtonstatestandard.com · 17/08/2026
A powerful labor union and the governor’s office are at odds in contract negotiations for thousands of Washington caregivers, with the state proposing a wage freeze and the workers pressing for higher pay. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/08/17/a...
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As WA caregiver union pushes for pay hike, state seeks wage freeze • Washington State Standard
A powerful labor union and the governor’s office are at odds in contract negotiations for thousands of Washington caregivers.
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Jacobin @jacobinmag.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Earlier this year in Minnesota, Trump’s Department of Homeland Security infiltrated and surveilled meetings of nonprofit groups and two of the US’s biggest labor unions, the Communications Workers of America and the Service Employees International Union.
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The Trump Administration Has Been Spying on Labor Unions
Earlier this year in Minnesota, Trump’s Department of Homeland Security infiltrated and surveilled meetings of nonprofit groups and two of the US’s biggest labor unions, the Communications Workers of America and the Service Employees International Union.
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Rep. Shaun Scott 🌹🤝 @organizewithshaun.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Part of the reason other nations have rich social safety nets is that they also have a sense of shared civic identity that comes from shared public space. When great parks are handed over to cars, people in them become more guarded, more defensive, and stingier in all kinds of unexpected ways.
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geraldmcgrew @geraldmcgrew.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
*Looking back at the complicated life and continued relevance of El Presidenté* by @organizewithshaun.bsky.social #Personages www.currentaffairs.org/news/castro-...
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Castro at 100
Looking back at the complicated life and continued relevance of El Presidenté.
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Seattle DSA @seattledsa.org · 13/08/2026
Seattle DSA stands in solidarity with the more than 140 immigrants currently organizing a hunger strike at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, WA.
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Anodyne @anodynesix.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
"[G]overnment should guarantee ... healthcare, housing, education, childcare, a living wage and the right to organize."
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In These Times @inthesetimes.com · 11/08/2026
“We are constantly told that universal programs are unrealistic while enormous subsidies, tax breaks and giveaways to corporations are treated as the natural order of things.” Francesca Hong talks democratic socialism, worker power and governing with @organizewithshaun.bsky.social.
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Francesca Hong on What Democratic Socialism Means to Her
Hong—a Wisconsin State Assembly Member running for governor—explains her vision of progressive governance, what brought her to join Democratic Socialists of America and why “working people should…
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The Urbanist @theurbanist.org · 08/08/2026
NEW OP-ED// Op-Ed: State Lawmakers Must Step Up Wildfire Alleviation Efforts By Rep. Shaun Scott via @theurbanist.org
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Op-Ed: State Lawmakers Must Step Up Wildfire Alleviation Efforts
Much more work needs to be done to keep Washingtonians safe from forest fires. State Rep. Shaun Scott shares his plan, building on his recently passed Wildfire Alleviation Support Act.
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Are we comfortably numb with police violence? The brutal cop killing of Corey Ruiz in Madison, Wisc. sparked local protest but only muted outrage on the national level. Despite falling crime, cops gun down more Americans than ever Where's the outrage? My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/core...
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Corey Ruiz police killing reveals an America numb to violence | Will Bunch
Police killings like the death of Madison’s Corey Ruiz, caught on gruesome video, are rising, but public outrage is not.
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ceej @ceej.online · 26/07/2026
the thing about having actual principles is that when a politician I respect does some stupid shit I can just be like, “that sucks, knock it off” instead of inventing an imaginary world where I’m forced to defend stupid shit for procedural 4d chess reasons
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Ahhhhh @nerdjpg.com · 24/07/2026
“My name is Carlos Dixson. All Power to the People. Zero power to zionists. Zero power to capitalists. Zero power to colonialists. What you’re doing right now in this city is continuing the disgusting nature of colonialism and imperialism
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Protesters take over Madison press conference on Corey Ruiz police shooting death
Protesters seized the microphone at a Madison press conference on the police shooting death of Corey Ruiz, cutting off officials mid-remarks.
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Amy Sundberg @amysundberg.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
This conversation was, in fact, not how it had to be. Enough of a political cost, and lo and behold, we can find the extra money. Feeling vindicated right now.
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kelabe.bsky.social @kelabe.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Proud to run alongside my friend Hannah Sabio-Howell and fight for a better future for residents of the 43rd and 37th! Vote @hannahsabiohowell.bsky.social and @kelabe.bsky.social by August 4th!
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Hannah Sabio-Howell @hannahsabiohowell.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
It’s time for our state to turn a new page! It’s time to elect progressive fighters. If you agree, vote @kelabe.bsky.social & @hannahsabiohowell.bsky.social by August 4.
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SEIU Local 925 @seiu925.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
📣 HAPPENING FRIDAY!! King County Parks, Wastewater, and Public Defense workers show up for King County every day. Yet, King County's Office of Labor Relations keeps saying no to their reasonable proposals. Join us on July 10 for a Solidarity Rally at Marymoor Park. RSVP here: bit.ly/rally4KCparks
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Washington State Labor Council AFL-CIO @wslc.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Show your support for King County @seiu925.bsky.social workers' fight for a fair contract!! ✊✊✊ Join them for a rally at ➡️ 📍Marymoor Park 📆Friday, July 10 ⏰4:00 p.m. BE THERE!
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Ahhhhh @nerdjpg.com · 05/07/2026
If you’re in leadership in your dsa chapter, this is one of the most historic opportunities we will ever get as socialists. Take it seriously !
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Rep. Shaun Scott 🌹🤝 @organizewithshaun.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
act.dsausa.org/donate/membe...
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Join DSA. Become a member today.
Democratic socialists have an historic opportunity and responsibility to play a central role in continuing the political revolution for the long term. As a democratic, grassroots organization, DSA is ...
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Cory Miller🌹 @corymiller.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
How can state officials proclaim their commitment to the Keep Washington Working Act and still allow federal immigration authorities to use DOL data to arrest Washington residents? @nickbrownnow.bsky.social @governorferguson.bsky.social @wadol.bsky.social @organizewithshaun.bsky.social
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Alex Garland @alexgarland.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Capitol Hill is really where its at for #Pride in #Seattle
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West Seattle Bike Blob @westseattlebikeblg.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I still can't believe that King County is spending $22 million to mandate a RTO policy that will cost both taxpayers and employees far more, whereas Island County has cut the work week for employees by eight hours and saved $2 million in the process.
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San Juan County says 32-hour work week saved nearly $2M without cutting services
Job applications increased by an average of 216% after the new schedule was adopted, while the time needed to fill open positions dropped by about 27%.
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DivestSPD @divestspd.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Today is DivestSPD's 6th birthday! Six years of relentless watchdog reporting Six years covering DVs, DUIs, and deadly shootings Six years of giving SPOG presidents heartburn. Help keep us going for six more years by subscribing to our Ko-Fi ko-fi.com/divestspd.com
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Left Coast Reads 📚🌹 @leftcoastreads.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
This article from @ericblanc.bsky.social on Milwaukee's "sewer socialists" feels relevant today as DSA expands its influence in cities across the US. This passage reminds me of what socialists are facing in Portland right now.
Unsurprisingly, the political establishment and bourgeois newspapers resorted to all sorts of machinations to undermine and constrain socialist administrations. Some of this took the form of intense scaremongering. In addition to the endless refrain that socialist policies would ruin the city by forcing businesses to flee, the SDP’s main opponent for mayor during 1918’s wartime election suggested that if the socialists won, then the federal government would react by imposing martial law in the city.

Obstruction also found its way into law. Part of the reason it was so difficult to cobble together a city council majority was that, faced with a growing socialist threat, the state of Wisconsin in 1908 imposed a new law requiring that city councils be elected on a nonpartisan basis — undermining straight-ticket voting for the SDP — and through at-large, rather than ward-based, voting. To avoid splitting the anti-socialist vote through three-cornered mayoral contests, Wisconsin’s legislature in 1914 decreed that henceforth all mayoral races required an open, nonpartisan primary followed by a runoff of the two top candidates. Further undermining the socialist threat, in 1911 the state legislature reduced mayoral control over various city departments — including the police, whose chief openly antagonized the socialist administrations for many years. Similarly, the city’s nonsocialist tax commissioner sabotaged the Seidel administration on the eve of the 1912 election by pushing through an unpopular reevaluation of housing properties to make working people pay more taxes and the rich pay less. Low-information voters blamed the administration itself, paving the way for Mayor Seidel’s defeat that year.
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Katherine Mitchell @katherinemitchell.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
I would argue for "Heartbreak City" by @organizewithshaun.bsky.social as something of a definitive history of Seattle through the lens of its sporting history, which has, since its founding, proven a pretty comprehensive metaphor for the municipal vibe as a whole
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V. I. Lenin @livinglenin.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Capitalism has triumphed all over the world, but this triumph is only the prelude to the triumph of labour over capital.
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SEIU Local 925 @seiu925.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
The people who preserve, protect, and care for our King County parks have been working hard to negotiate with King County management for the first meaningful wage increase since 2009. Please let King County Parks leadership know that Parks employees deserve a living wage! bit.ly/parkslivingwage
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Tech 4 Housing @tech4housing.org · 16/06/2026
Jumpstart brought in a record high $400M last year, meaning companies are spending several BILLION dollars more per year on compensation in Seattle than when it was passed in 2020. This “report” is a crime against arithmetic.
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HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
#OnThisDay in 1968, the University of Washington Faculty Senate endorsed the development of a Black Studies curriculum. The action resulted from demands placed by the Black Student Union. www.historylink.org/File/1455
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Rep. Shaun Scott 🌹🤝 @organizewithshaun.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
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Puget Sound Labor News Tracker @pnwlabortracker.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Seattle DSA's (@seattledsa.org) Unionize for Trans Rights campaign is hosting a screening of Pride (2014), about the miner strikes in the 1980s UK. The screening will be Sunday, May 24 at 11am at the Beacon Cinema. Registration link: actionnetwork.org/ticketed_eve...
Custom poster for the film Pride (2014) showing the Lesbians & Gays Support the Miners flyer, red flags mixed with pride flags, and the Seattle DSA & Trans Rights logos, with screening info (in post)
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Washington State Budget and Policy Center @budget-policy.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
This session we saw the historic passage of the Millionaires Tax. We also saw a supplemental budget that disappointingly balanced by budget maneuvers and preventable cuts. Read our insights in our latest blog post: budgetandpolicy.org/schmudget/th...
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The 2026 supplemental budget brings cuts to childcare, education, healthcare, and more - Budget and Policy Center
This legislative session, state lawmakers passed the Millionaires Tax – a historic progressive revenue legislation that will go into effect in 2029. However, at the same time, the legislature relied o...
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Rep. Shaun Scott 🌹🤝 @organizewithshaun.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
I wouldn’t bet on it. The staggered implementation (collections begin 2028; revenue comes in 2029) has to do with the immense collection infrastructure needed to make the tax operable. Admin costs will exceed $100M annually. Big win for WA, but we’ll have to keep fighting austerity budgets.
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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Extremely niche surfer take, but for Surfer Magazine to run an article about the coming El Niño that doesn't salivate over the potential for monster surf but instead focuses almost entirely on risk to human life feels like a significant inflection point.
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Casey Doherty @caseydoherty.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
It's International Long COVID Awareness Day. I feel so many things. I mourn those we have lost. I mourn those of us who are bedbound or housebound and pushed from society. I mourn the lifeline research, funding, and services that have been cut by this administration.
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The Vertlartnic @thev.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Why Do Some People Still Wear Masks In 2026 And On A Completely Unrelated Note Why Is Everyone In The Office Sick Right Now Apart From The Guy In The Mask?
A woman in a mask
Headline:
Why Do Some People Still Wear Masks In 2026 And On A Completely Unrelated Note Why Is Everyone In The Office Sick Right Now Apart From The Guy In The Mask?
Story from Jerk Wingley and Terramin Defishunsee

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HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
#OnThisDay in 1937, the State Legislature passed Senator Pearl Wanamaker's School Equalization Fund Bill. historylink.org/File/9221 #WomensHistoryMonth
Pearl Wanamaker (1899-1984)
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Paul Chapman @poulchapman.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Everyone: Send mail to your reps here! app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?...
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SB 6347 Washington State Legislature
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