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ICE ramps up kidnappings in Puget Sound region
ICE is desperate to push forward its deportation effort and please their fascist little president.
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Cascadia today: Detention center must admit WA health inspectors + dry spring hurts BC bees + adding kitsch to a classic OR church design
Hey there! Can you help Cascadia Democratic Action out by taking CDA's legislative survey? We'd like to hear your thoughts about our legislative agenda for next year, and share with us what else you'd like to see the Oregon and Washington legislatures work on
Cascadia today: New BC Indigenous protected areas + Seattle seeks to ban junk fees + 20 best PDX food carts
Hey readers, we want to hear from you about Cascadia's legislative priorities in Oregon and Washington next year. Cascadia Democratic Action is taking an anonymous survey of proposed legislation in 2027, plus asking you to tell us about things we may have missed. Take the survey here or
Cascadia today: OR faces deep health care cuts + Seattle mayor turns off surveillance cams + invasive mussels in OR
Good morning! As you may know, in addition to writing this newsletter, I'm helping organize a movement for Cascadia autonomy at Cascadia Democratic Action (if you're not receiving CDA's action alerts, sign up here). CDA wants to know what YOUR priorities are in the
Cascadia today: BC losing 3,500 affordable homes + elk hunters nervous about fed logging + Puyallup Tribe at World Cup
Good morning, friends. To readers who are soccer fans of the Canada and USA men's teams, my condolences. It's been fun to see people from all over the world descending on Seattle and Vancouver to celebrate a global, peaceful competition. Best of luck to the remaining
Cascadia today: Will WA millionaires tax survive? BC pipeline would increase tanker traffic + new memoir from Eugene anarchist John Zerzan
Good morning! I'm back from Chicago and grateful that Cascadia is currently an oasis of mild temperatures as the rest of North America melts under a heat dome. Definitely appreciate the Pacific Northwest and the abundant natural beauty here! Measure to roll back WA millionaires tax turns in
Cascadia features
Independent Cascadia? Questions to be asked. Reasons to be skeptical.
Responding to a recent call for independence by a new group called Cascadia Democratic Action, I have three critical questions. Is it practical? Is it the best way to serve the common good? Could it undermine broader progressive efforts? I attempt answers here.
Cascadia summer book bingo: The Cold Millions by Jess Walter
This week while I'm traveling in Chicago, I'm posting reviews of books I've read for Cascadia Democratic Action's Summer Book Bingo – feel free to join me in reading books about Cascadia and by Cascadian authors. Download your bingo sheet here. Looking for
Cascadia summer book bingo: Rough Trade by Katrina Carrasco
Good morning! I'm traveling in Chicago this week, so instead of your usual news & arts roundup I'm publishing some brief reviews of various books I've been reading for Cascadia Democratic Action's Summer Book Bingo challenge. Want to join me in attempting
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Cascadia shines for the World Cup
As World Cup soccer fans have flooded Seattle and Vancouver for matches, it's brought an energy an excitement to Cascadia's two largest cities.
Cascadia today: Seattle hearing on trans civil emergency + BC seaweed farms on the rise + humorous dad memoir by Nisga'a author Jordan Abel
Good morning. I'll be traveling the Friday through next week, and this daily news roundup will be replaced with some brief book notes – I'll be updating you on what I've been reading during my Cascadia Summer Book Bingo challenge. Want to join the fun?
Cascadia today: El Niño to hit Cascadia + giving land back to tribes in PDX + a map of Seattle's hip-hop history
Good morning to everyone except ICE and US district judge Reed O'Connor, who sentenced eight anti-fascist protesters yesterday to more than 450 years of prison sentences for participating in and organizing a protest at the ICE facility in Prairieland, Texas. The extreme sentences are part of the