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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
  • Attorney General Pam Bondi snubs survivors during Epstein Files hearing

    Attorney General Pam Bondi snubs survivors during Epstein Files hearing
    February 15, 2026

    By Hannah Saunders During the February 11 Epstein Files hearing in Congress’s House Judiciary Committee on Justice Department Oversight, Attorney General Pam Bondi evaded questions, victimized the president, and flat-out refused to apologize to survivors. Many Congresspeople, who had five minutes to address Bondi, declared…

    Continue reading →: Attorney General Pam Bondi snubs survivors during Epstein Files hearing
  • Inspector General releases report on Seattle Police’s brutality against LGBTQIA+ community at Cal Anderson Park

    Inspector General releases report on Seattle Police’s brutality against LGBTQIA+ community at Cal Anderson Park
    February 13, 2026

    By Hannah Saunders Yesterday, the Seattle Office of Inspector General (OIG) published its sentinel event review (SER) of the May 24, 2025 Cal Anderson Park protest, citing a need for additional training and cultural education at the Seattle Police Department. That day, hundreds of LGBTQIA+…

    Continue reading →: Inspector General releases report on Seattle Police’s brutality against LGBTQIA+ community at Cal Anderson Park
  • ICE disappears Frank Yzaze Yegres, a Venezuelan community organizer for Super Familia

    ICE disappears Frank Yzaze Yegres, a Venezuelan community organizer for Super Familia
    February 12, 2026

    By Hannah Saunders ICE disappeared Frank Yzaze Yegres, a community organizer of King County’s beloved Super Familia, which is demanding answers from elected officials about his location. In a February 10 social media post, Super Familia said Yegres was travelling to work in early January…

    Continue reading →: ICE disappears Frank Yzaze Yegres, a Venezuelan community organizer for Super Familia
  • King County Executive Girmay Zahilay signs executive order to support immigrants and refugees

    King County Executive Girmay Zahilay signs executive order to support immigrants and refugees
    February 12, 2026

    By Hannah Saunders On February 12, King County Executive Girmay Zahilay signed Executive Order (EO) No. 2026-1, which enacts further protections, safety measures, and supports for the county’s immigrant and refugee communities. This order is in response to DHS’s spike in immigration operations in the…

    Continue reading →: King County Executive Girmay Zahilay signs executive order to support immigrants and refugees
  • Tukwila family-owned real estate developer signs contract with DHS to expand camps

    Tukwila family-owned real estate developer signs contract with DHS to expand camps
    February 11, 2026

    By Hannah Saunders The Tukwila-based and family-owned real estate developer, Sabey Corporation, signed a lease with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to help with its mission to expand concentration camps in nearly every state. Riverfront Technical Park in Tukwila is preparing to be another…

    Continue reading →: Tukwila family-owned real estate developer signs contract with DHS to expand camps
  • Sex worker and survivor advocates call out KCPAO and Seattle Councilmembers for exploitative practices

    Sex worker and survivor advocates call out KCPAO and Seattle Councilmembers for exploitative practices
    February 10, 2026

    By Hannah Saunders Three advocates for sex workers, victims, and survivors spoke as a group at the Seattle City Council meeting on February 10— and brought forth five demands relating to the city’s exploitative practices to pass their preferred policies. These remarks come after the…

    Continue reading →: Sex worker and survivor advocates call out KCPAO and Seattle Councilmembers for exploitative practices
  • UPDATE WA Republican bill would make it illegal to be within 25 feet of law enforcement officers

    UPDATE WA Republican bill would make it illegal to be within 25 feet of law enforcement officers
    February 10, 2026

    By Hannah Saunders UPDATE: The bill had until February 4 to pass through the committee, and did not reach the deadline. HB 1802 failed. Rep. Jenny Graham (R- Spokane) introduced House Bill 1802 this legislative session, which would make it illegal for people to be…

    Continue reading →: UPDATE WA Republican bill would make it illegal to be within 25 feet of law enforcement officers
  • Ballard Industrial gets called out for pro-ICE sign

    Ballard Industrial gets called out for pro-ICE sign
    February 9, 2026

    By Hannah Saunders On February 7, a community member spotted a sign in Ballard Industrial’s window: “Help your country… and yourself… REPORT ALL FOREIGN INVADERS,” with ICE’s hotline number below. And the marine part and equipment supplier has been feeling the effects of antifascism in…

    Continue reading →: Ballard Industrial gets called out for pro-ICE sign
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🚨Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) kidnapped Alex, a Washington resident, who was on a flotilla delivering aid to Gaza. This was an illegal kidnapping conducted in international waters. 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.
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