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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
  • Bovino blames Alex Pretti for his own execution; loved ones speak out

    Bovino blames Alex Pretti for his own execution; loved ones speak out
    January 25, 2026

    By Hannah Saunders Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino spoke at a press briefing on January 25, where he blamed Alex Pretti for CBP shooting him to death in the cold winter streets of Minneapolis the day before. The Department of Homeland Security has been working…

    Continue reading →: Bovino blames Alex Pretti for his own execution; loved ones speak out
  • Minneapolis protester allegedly bit finger off of federal agent

    Minneapolis protester allegedly bit finger off of federal agent
    January 24, 2026

    By Hannah Saunders Angry and heartbroken residents of Minneapolis protested another fatal shooting by a federal agent on January 24. That morning, 37-year-old Alex Pretti was filming a handful of Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents when they swarmed him, pepper sprayed him, then proceeded…

    Continue reading →: Minneapolis protester allegedly bit finger off of federal agent
  • CBP shooting victim identified as ICU nurse Alex Pretti

    CBP shooting victim identified as ICU nurse Alex Pretti
    January 24, 2026

    By Hannah Saunders The man Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officers shot to death in the streets of Minneapolis on January 24 has been identified as 37-year-old Alex Pretti, who worked as a registered ICU nurse at the Minnesota Veterans Affairs Health Care System. Video…

    Continue reading →: CBP shooting victim identified as ICU nurse Alex Pretti
  • Federal agents shoot a man to death in Minneapolis

    Federal agents shoot a man to death in Minneapolis
    January 24, 2026

    By Hannah Saunders This morning, an onlooker recorded footage of at least three Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents tackling and beating a man in Minneapolis— and pistol whipping him— before killing him in the street. This marks the second DHS shooting in Minneapolis since…

    Continue reading →: Federal agents shoot a man to death in Minneapolis
  • WA Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez splits from Dems— again— and votes to fund ICE

    WA Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez splits from Dems— again— and votes to fund ICE
    January 24, 2026

    By Hannah Saunders “Indiscriminate, overly aggressive slogans like ‘Defund ICE’ are not the solutions,” Washington Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D – 3) said in a statement following her January 22 vote to continue funding ICE, which narrowly passed in the House by 220-207. Despite being…

    Continue reading →: WA Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez splits from Dems— again— and votes to fund ICE
  • History will not call you innocent because you closed your eyes

    History will not call you innocent because you closed your eyes
    January 21, 2026

    By Anonymous You don’t have to bleed for it to be your burden. You don’t have to be enslaved to be enraged. You don’t have to be hunted to bear witness. If it doesn’t happen to you and that comforts you, you’re the reason it…

    Continue reading →: History will not call you innocent because you closed your eyes
  • TtS breaks down ICE’s operational info leak in Minneapolis after protesters smashed car windows

    TtS breaks down ICE’s operational info leak in Minneapolis after protesters smashed car windows
    January 21, 2026

    By Hannah Saunders TtS previously reported on ICE’s info leak in Minneapolis on January 14, which came after protesters smashed their car windows and rummaged through documents and other items. Earlier that evening, ICE shot a Venezuelan man in the leg— just one week after…

    Continue reading →: TtS breaks down ICE’s operational info leak in Minneapolis after protesters smashed car windows
  • Seattle Police’s May 2025 brutality against Queer community trails into this year

    Seattle Police’s May 2025 brutality against Queer community trails into this year
    January 18, 2026

    By Hannah Saunders On May 24, 2025, the Seattle Police Department brutalized members of the Queer community at Cal Anderson Park- named after WA’s first openly Gay state senator and which rests within the heart of the Gayborhoood. SPD beat and arrested community members for…

    Continue reading →: Seattle Police’s May 2025 brutality against Queer community trails into this year
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Did Mayor Katie Wilson bother to inform her constituents and Seattle residents of these upcoming public briefings via her social media accounts or Mayor's blog? Absolutely not. 🚨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. 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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