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Seattle officials to host virtual briefings on public safety ahead of FIFA World Cup

Seattle officials to host virtual briefings on public safety ahead of FIFA World Cup

May 19, 2026
The catastrophe continues: Seattle protest to Pike Place Market brings attention to Nakba anniversary

The catastrophe continues: Seattle protest to Pike Place Market brings attention to Nakba anniversary

May 18, 2026
UW students rally against anti-trans TPUSA event after Juniper Blessing’s murder

UW students rally against anti-trans TPUSA event after Juniper Blessing’s murder

May 16, 2026
WA J6ers, including those running for elected office, to host insurrection propaganda event on May 17

WA J6ers, including those running for elected office, to host insurrection propaganda event on May 17

May 15, 2026
What do we know about the UW stabbing suspect, Christopher Michael Leahy?

What do we know about the UW stabbing suspect, Christopher Michael Leahy?

May 14, 2026
  • Black History Month: A slap in the face for Black disabled women

    Black History Month: A slap in the face for Black disabled women
    February 27, 2026

    By Dalyce Wilson Racism disproportionately affects Black disabled women. We are often impoverished, disrespected, neglected, abused, and discarded. When symptoms arise in public, Black, disabled women are also not given the same grace or autonomy as others. How can we celebrate this performative breadcrumb of…

    Continue reading →: Black History Month: A slap in the face for Black disabled women
  • Hunts Point Mayor Joe Sabey continues to profit off ICE operations

    Hunts Point Mayor Joe Sabey continues to profit off ICE operations
    February 27, 2026

    By Hannah Saunders Chief commercial officer of Sabey Corporation, a family-owned and Tukwila-based real estate developer, and Mayor of Hunts Point, Joe Sabey, is actively profiting off of DHS and ICE operations. The feds recently signed a lease for office space at the company’s Riverfront…

    Continue reading →: Hunts Point Mayor Joe Sabey continues to profit off ICE operations
  • The dangers of the cause and cure narrative: How RFK Jr. and a misguided focus on eradicating Autism harm the community

    The dangers of the cause and cure narrative: How RFK Jr. and a misguided focus on eradicating Autism harm the community
    February 25, 2026

    By Jessa Lindgren In recent years, there has been an alarming rise in political rhetoric aimed at eradicating autism, most notably from figures like U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. His dangerous assertions about vaccines and autism not only perpetuate…

    Continue reading →: The dangers of the cause and cure narrative: How RFK Jr. and a misguided focus on eradicating Autism harm the community
  • Fire melts ICE– keep fighting

    Fire melts ICE– keep fighting
    February 25, 2026

    Art by Dash Lemons The wonderful Dash Lemons created this illustration of four ICE agents who were photographed terrorizing residents of Redmond, WA, earlier this winter. Are you an artist? Email editor@throughthestatic.org if you’d like us to highlight your work!

    Continue reading →: Fire melts ICE– keep fighting
  • Tukwila City Council enacts six month moratorium, preventing further DHS operations

    Tukwila City Council enacts six month moratorium, preventing further DHS operations
    February 24, 2026

    At the February 23 Tukwila City Council meeting, the group unanimously voted to enact a six-month moratorium on applications for detention centers in Tukwila. The moratorium is currently in effect, and this decision comes after WIRED broke news about DHS working to obtain new facilities…

    Continue reading →: Tukwila City Council enacts six month moratorium, preventing further DHS operations
  • Daniel Siad, modeling agent, a key player in Epstein files

    Daniel Siad, modeling agent, a key player in Epstein files
    February 23, 2026

    By Hannah Saunders Deceased pedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking ring relied on young girls recruiting others under the guise of giving older men massages. But as more files have been released, Swedish modeling agent Daniel Siad was at the center of recruiting young women— specifically…

    Continue reading →: Daniel Siad, modeling agent, a key player in Epstein files
  • Retired SPD Captain calls Kurt Cobain’s death investigation “botched” and a “homicide”

    Retired SPD Captain calls Kurt Cobain’s death investigation “botched” and a “homicide”
    February 20, 2026

    By Hannah Saunders Questions surrounding the death of Seattle’s beloved rock star and lead singer of Nirvana, Kurt Cobain, have resurfaced following an exclusive interview between retired Seattle Police Captain Neil Low and The Daily Mail. Since 1994, the SPD has claimed that Cobain’s death…

    Continue reading →: Retired SPD Captain calls Kurt Cobain’s death investigation “botched” and a “homicide”
  • Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson talks gun violence and surveillance at State of the City Address

    Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson talks gun violence and surveillance at State of the City Address
    February 17, 2026

    By Hannah Saunders Midday at the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute on February 17, Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson gave her first State of the City Address. While her speech encompassed some of the greatest and longstanding issues facing Seattle, like homelessness and rental costs, she…

    Continue reading →: Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson talks gun violence and surveillance at State of the City Address
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Lots of news coming this week! Subscribe to our free newsletter at ThroughtheStatic.org (link in bio) so you can stay up to date with all of our Pacific Northwestern antifascist news! Protesters gathered together on May 17 at Fisher Pavilion to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the Nakba before marching over a mile through downtown Seattle ending at Pike Place Market. Several activist and labor groups, including Nidal, Amazon Worker Intifada, and Seattle Against War hosted the event, and speakers tied the historical displacement of Palestinians to the ongoing genocide in Gaza: the Nakba never ended. "UW PRIORITIES: Hosing off chalk Things are happening this week! Juniper Blessing. Seattle's rally and march to honor Palestinians and the Nakba– 78 years and counting– has kicked off
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