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Today, Sen. Lisa Murkowski did a cowardly thing. Murkowski, a centrist who has flirted with the idea of leaving the Republican party and joining the Democrats, represents a portion of Cascadia in the US Senate (areas of southeast Alaska, including Juneau, are part of the bioregion). Murkowski was apparently very
ICE ramps up assault in Cascadia The Portland Mercury notes that ICE is using email alerts to asylum seekers to ramp of detentions at immigration facilities in Portland, including a trans woman known as OJM who fears threats to her life if returned to Mexico. Meanwhile, in response to aggressive
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Public land sell-off scaled back but not dead Yesterday, I wrote for Columbia Insight about Utah Senator Mike Lee's proposed plan to sell off up to 3.2 million acres of US Forest Service and BLM lands across the West, including wildlands in Idaho, Oregon and Washington. Lee
It was in my early fifties when I came out as bisexual (or, pansexual if you prefer, though I like the definition of bisexuality as being attracted to people of the same or different genders as oneself). When I first lived on Capitol Hill, the heart of Seattle's
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Does Mamdani's NYC victory mean change for Seattle? In a huge upset, leftist candidate Zohran Mamdani, defeated former governor Andrew Cuomo to become the Democratic candidate for New York mayor yesterday. It was stunning victory for the Democratic socialist, who defeated the pro-business centrist with a scandal-ridden past.
ICE changes tactics in Seattle The Seattle Time reports that ICE detainment actions at Seattle's federal immigration courts have decreased, possibly in response to ongoing protests outside the building, including blocking vehicle entrances. ICE seizures had scared immigrants from attending hearings, but attorneys don't recommend skipping
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As the Trump administration ponders launching what will no doubt be an expensive war with Iran – as well are proposing a record $1 trillion defense budget, it make me wonder what an independent Cascadia could do with all those wasted resources. Washington and Oregon together pay $37 billion more in
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