NEW: I’m excited to announce a new project I’ve been working on, the Seattle Sweeps Open Data Repository. This open-source data set contains records related to Seattle’s policies of displacement against unhoused people.

Read my full article in the Aug. 27 issue of @RealChangeNews or online at

Video report: @NoAz4Apartheid held 6 protests in August to pressure Microsoft to sever ties with Israel’s military amid its war on Gaza, widely considered a genocide. Police arrested 27 protesters and Microsoft fired 4 of its workers for participating.

RT @trtworld: Aysenur Ezgi Eygi stood up for Palestinians' rights from the United States to the occupied West Bank. And it was ultimately d….

Excited to help honor Marcus Harrison Green and Florangela Davila of the @SoSeaEmerald with the 2025 @RealChangeNews Editorial Excellence Award. They’ve each made profound contributions to Seattle’s news scene, blazing a path for many journalists to follow

I have no faith in an anti-intellectual president who sympathizes more with the losers of WWII than its victors to honor history. But what about the UK, France or the Netherlands? Remember when Rishi Sunak was pilloried for ditching the D-Day event early — Where’s the energy now?.

The lack of commemoration of this important anniversary by Western Allied powers is an indictment of their ruling classes’ contempt for history. Those who fail to learn its lessons are doomed to repeat the mistakes.

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About 50 people are rallying outside Seattle City Hall to call on the city to build 500 units of new shelter from homeless people. Participants include many SHARE/WHEEL shelter residents as well as mayoral candidate Katie Wilson and city council candidate Adonis Ducksworth.

The news comes as the Seattle City Council is scheduled to vote next week to expand CCTV surveillance cameras throughout the city that directly connect with SPD's RTCC, powered by Fusus software. The expansion would cost the city $1 million and could further enrich Axon Fusus.

Revelations from @theintercept: As Seattle PD was looking to sign a $1.8 million contract with Fusus for its Real Time Crime Center, the company offered testimony from an Atlanta PD officer. But it did not disclose that the cop was on the board of Fusus.

RT @DropSiteNews: ⚫️ Drop Site News joins Reporters Without Borders (@RSF_inter), @Avaaz, and the International Federation of Journalists i….

New post: A collective of 62 Seattle-area journalists and media workers have signed on to an open letter demanding an end to Israel’s killings of Palestinian journalists in Gaza and calling for their protection. Thank you to all who signed.

NEW: Microsoft workers and allies with @NoAz4Apartheid held 5 protests in a week to pressure the tech giant to cut ties with Israel. 27 were arrested and 4 were fired, but some signs show Microsoft is feeling the heat. Read my full report @RealChangeNews:

46 Seattle journalists and media workers have now signed onto our open letter condemning Israel's killings of Palestinian journalists in Gaza and calling for their protection

If you are a media worker or journalist, sign on at *If you signed on after 12:00 p.m. August 29, your name might not appear on this social media graphic. However we will update the letter with new signatures online.

Thank you to those who've signed on to stand up for the safety of journalists in Gaza. We urge all our colleagues, newsrooms, journalist associations and institutions to join us.

Today I joined more than 30 fellow media workers and journalists in Seattle to condemn Israel’s systematic attacks on Palestinian journalists in Gaza. We cannot stand idly by while our colleagues are killed.

RT @seattletimes: Federal agents showed up northeast of Lake Cushman to check identification of crew members fighting Washington's largest….

Could Harrell be aiming to bolster his progressive and labor credentials amid a tough reelection campaign?.