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Seattle Handmaids hold large demonstration at Pike Place Market to emphasize global and local oppression

Seattle Handmaids hold large demonstration at Pike Place Market to emphasize global and local oppression

September 20, 2026
Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt Seattle Sister Cities Street Fair and demand the City cut ties with Be’er Sheva

Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt Seattle Sister Cities Street Fair and demand the City cut ties with Be’er Sheva

September 20, 2026
Seattle Against War brings attention to 200 days of U.S. and Israel’s war in Iran and demands end to suffering and destruction

Seattle Against War brings attention to 200 days of U.S. and Israel’s war in Iran and demands end to suffering and destruction

September 19, 2026
Cut Ties With Genocide’s petition demands Washington State Investment Board divest from companies profiting off U.S. and Israeli genocide in Palestine

Cut Ties With Genocide’s petition demands Washington State Investment Board divest from companies profiting off U.S. and Israeli genocide in Palestine

September 17, 2026
Pro-Palestinian protesters arrested on UW in 2025 avoid trespassing charges

Pro-Palestinian protesters arrested on UW in 2025 avoid trespassing charges

September 15, 2026
  • Transgender UW student stabbed to death in off-campus housing on night of Mother’s Day

    Transgender UW student stabbed to death in off-campus housing on night of Mother’s Day
    May 12, 2026

    By Hannah Saunders A 19-year-old UW student who is Transgender was stabbed to death on the night of Mother’s Day at an off-campus housing building. The young woman died alone on the floor of the laundry room at Nordheim Court, located at 5000 25th Avenue…

    Continue reading →: Transgender UW student stabbed to death in off-campus housing on night of Mother’s Day
  • UW report: ICE and GEO Group disregard sexual abuse at Northwest Detention Center

    UW report: ICE and GEO Group disregard sexual abuse at Northwest Detention Center
    May 11, 2026

    By Hannah Saunders On May 5, the University of Washington’s Center for Human Rights (UWCHR) released a new study, “Scrapping the Standards: As ICE Lowers Detention Standards, Documents Reveal Gaps in Accountability for Sexual Abuse,” which details ways in which the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC)…

    Continue reading →: UW report: ICE and GEO Group disregard sexual abuse at Northwest Detention Center
  • Bellevue City Council to vote on ordinance against targeted residential protests after months of actions outside of Rep. Adam Smith’s home

    Bellevue City Council to vote on ordinance against targeted residential protests after months of actions outside of Rep. Adam Smith’s home
    May 10, 2026

    By Hannah Saunders On May 12, the Bellevue City Council will be hearing Ordinance 6917, a new law which would criminalize protesting outside of a politician’s home. For months, Seattle Against War (SAW) has been holding protests against Rep. Adam Smith outside of his Bellevue…

    Continue reading →: Bellevue City Council to vote on ordinance against targeted residential protests after months of actions outside of Rep. Adam Smith’s home
  • U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy 2026: Anarchists, antifascists, Trans people and allies

    U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy 2026: Anarchists, antifascists, Trans people and allies
    May 8, 2026

    By Hannah Saunders The White House released the U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy for 2026, a total of 16 pages, that maps out how the Trump regime will combat three “terrorism groups,” including “Violent Left-Wing Extremists, including Anarchists and Anti-Fascists.” The other two are transnational gangs and…

    Continue reading →: U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy 2026: Anarchists, antifascists, Trans people and allies
  • Seattle elected officials ignore community member concerns, caving to big tech and the fascist regime

    Seattle elected officials ignore community member concerns, caving to big tech and the fascist regime
    May 8, 2026

    By Hannah Saunders Five months into 2026, and Mayor Katie Wilson and the Seattle City Council have repeatedly failed to listen to and take action on concerns community members continue to bring to their attention, particularly when it comes to mass surveillance. Mayor Wilson’s era…

    Continue reading →: Seattle elected officials ignore community member concerns, caving to big tech and the fascist regime
  • Seattle’s cruise ship season ramps up during hantavirus outbreak; WA’s entrance into the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network

    Seattle’s cruise ship season ramps up during hantavirus outbreak; WA’s entrance into the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network
    May 7, 2026

    By Hannah Saunders Seattle’s cruise ship season has recently kicked off, and the Port of Seattle reported a record-breaking number of passengers on 298 cruise ships in 2025. But passengers on a cruise ship sailing from Argentina towards Antarctica have become severely ill with hantavirus,…

    Continue reading →: Seattle’s cruise ship season ramps up during hantavirus outbreak; WA’s entrance into the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network
  • Gay son of Sabey Corporation founder Dave Sabey, a DHS henchman, worked for Beyoncé instead of partaking in family business

    Gay son of Sabey Corporation founder Dave Sabey, a DHS henchman, worked for Beyoncé instead of partaking in family business
    May 6, 2026

    By Hannah Saunders The Gay son of the Sabey Corporation’s founder, Dave Sabey, opted-out of partaking in the family business, and instead carved out a successful career in the entertainment industry. From 2011 to 2015, Jim worked for Parkwood Entertainment, billionaire pop star Beyoncé’s company.…

    Continue reading →: Gay son of Sabey Corporation founder Dave Sabey, a DHS henchman, worked for Beyoncé instead of partaking in family business
  • DHS collaborator and Hunts Point Mayor Joe Sabey unable to look public commenters in the eye

    DHS collaborator and Hunts Point Mayor Joe Sabey unable to look public commenters in the eye
    May 5, 2026

    Photos by Gorpsinc By Hannah Saunders The small town of Hunts Point hosted its monthly city council meeting featuring Mayor and DHS collaborator, Joe Sabey, on May 4. Mayor Sabey is the chief commercial officer of the Sabey Corporation, a Tukwila-based and family-owned real estate…

    Continue reading →: DHS collaborator and Hunts Point Mayor Joe Sabey unable to look public commenters in the eye
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