Chris Stearns
@chrisstearns47
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Speaker Pro Tem, WA State House of Representatives | Navajo | Democrat | husband, dad & music lover | Native American rights lawyer
Joined May 2009
So proud of my wife Pamela! Great photos of #IndigenousPeoplesDay in #Seattle by @AGarlandPhoto in @SeaGlobalist
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On Valentine’s Day 36 years ago, at the request of Carl Sagan, NASA turned Voyager 1's camera back toward home for one last look. From 3.7 billion miles away, it captured this: a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam. Here is how Carl Sagan beautifully described it: “Look again
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"The carving, which is known as a "transformational mask" and depicts the ancestral origins of one's family, was created around the time that Canada introduced a ban on many indigenous practices, in a move which decimated many tribes in western Canada." https://t.co/87BY9CWAB0
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The Super Bowl team's logo originates with a First Nations tribe in Canada.
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International Clash Day originated in 2013 on the Seattle radio station KEXP, as a fun way to celebrate The Clash. The day has since become a global phenomenon. Today is International Clash Day 2026. Enjoy and play loud.💥
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On this day in 1960, four black college students staged a sit-in at a whites-only lunch counter at Woolworth's in Greensboro, NC. They sparked a national movement across the country. Instructions were simple: sit quietly and wait to be served. #BlackHistoryMonth
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“People are out there doing bad things to each other. That's because they've been dehumanised. It's time to take the humanity back into the center of the ring and follow that for a time... Without people, you're nothing.” - Joe Strummer Photo by Bob Gruen
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As local broadcast stations like KSPS grapple with loss of federal funds, Washington lawmakers work to build state support. #waleg
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Spokane Public Radio and KSPS-PBS abruptly lost all of their federal funding Jan. 5 following the dissolution of the national Corporation for Public Broadcasting, but Washington lawmakers aim to...
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NEW: My office just secured a court order that will block Kalshi from offering unlawful sports wagers in Massachusetts while our case continues in court. If you want to operate a sports betting business here in Massachusetts, you have to play by our rules. Period.
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Happy birthday, Dad. Your faith in humanity, your insistence on love over hate, and your belief that everyone can serve continue to renew me. In the darkest of times, your legacy is a light. When I feel hopeless, your spirit carries me. You will forever be in my heart.
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Trump with a straight face: Denmark can't claim Greenland just because "they had a boat land there 500 years ago"
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The WA House Members of Color Caucus is committed to protecting the most vulnerable in our communities and fighting for our principles. https://t.co/G5pVRPFlef
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Happy New Year! 🥳🎉 The International Space Station orbits into 16 sunrises and sunsets every day. Check out some out-of-this-world photographs of past sunrises and sunsets from the orbiting laboratory to kick off 2026!
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Glaciers could reach peak rates of disappearing in the coming decades due to global warming, according to new research.
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Glaciers could reach peak rates of disappearing in the coming decades due to global warming, according to new research.
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