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ICE impersonator harasses Black Trans man and damages truck in North Seattle

ICE impersonator harasses Black Trans man and damages truck in North Seattle

May 19, 2026
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
  • Seattle Police get fat pay increases in new contract signed one week after gunning down Black man

    Seattle Police get fat pay increases in new contract signed one week after gunning down Black man
    December 10, 2025

    By Hannah Saunders Just one week after Seattle Police Department (SPD) officers gunned down 29-year-old Christian Hadley Nelson, the Seattle City Council approved its new contract, providing the department with fat pay increases and minimal accountability. Cops will receive a retroactive pay increase of 6%…

    Continue reading →: Seattle Police get fat pay increases in new contract signed one week after gunning down Black man
  • Christian Hadley Nelson is set to return home to Georgia

    Christian Hadley Nelson is set to return home to Georgia
    December 9, 2025

    By Hannah Saunders The Seattle Police Department’s (SPD) latest shooting victim, 29-year-old Christian Hadley Nelson, will be returning home to Georgia after his ex, Anna Dobbs, secured his arrangements through GoFundMe donations. SPD gunned down Nelson in broad daylight near the Othello Light Rail Station…

    Continue reading →: Christian Hadley Nelson is set to return home to Georgia
  • Are you prepared for the pineapple express?

    Are you prepared for the pineapple express?
    December 9, 2025

    By Hannah Saunders The “pineapple express” arrived in Washington yesterday, and the Puget Sound region will experience high gusts of wind and heavy rainfall throughout the week. A pineapple express is a strong and narrow atmospheric river, where moisture around Hawai’i and the Pacific builds…

    Continue reading →: Are you prepared for the pineapple express?
  • ICE targets community recently impacted by SPD shooting

    ICE targets community recently impacted by SPD shooting
    December 7, 2025

    By Hannah Saunders After Seattle Police shot and killed 29-year-old Christian Hadley Nelson for brandishing a firearm near the Othello Light Rail Station on December 2, ICE have taken to further terrorizing the south Seattle community. There have been multiple sightings of ICE activity over…

    Continue reading →: ICE targets community recently impacted by SPD shooting
  • Help the mother of SPD victim Christian Hadley Nelson bring him home and lay him to rest

    Help the mother of SPD victim Christian Hadley Nelson bring him home and lay him to rest
    December 6, 2025

    By Hannah Saunders Seattle Police shot and killed 29-year-old Christian Hadley Nelson in broad daylight near a busy intersection in South Seattle on December 2 after receiving a 911 call of a topless man brandishing a firearm. Nelson was the father to a 9-year-old; created…

    Continue reading →: Help the mother of SPD victim Christian Hadley Nelson bring him home and lay him to rest
  • TtS identifies SPD shooting victim as 29-year-old Christian Hadley Nelson

    TtS identifies SPD shooting victim as 29-year-old Christian Hadley Nelson
    December 5, 2025

    By Hannah Saunders TtS has identified the Black man who Seattle Police shot dead in the street on December 2 as 29-year-old Christian Hadley Nelson. The King County Medical Examiners Office is also expected to release his identity in the near future. Nelson’s wife of…

    Continue reading →: TtS identifies SPD shooting victim as 29-year-old Christian Hadley Nelson
  • Seattle Police fire 24 bullets, killing unidentified Black man in South Seattle

    Seattle Police fire 24 bullets, killing unidentified Black man in South Seattle
    December 3, 2025

    By Hannah Saunders Seattle Police responded to a 911 call of a shirtless man walking on South Othello Street and allegedly brandishing a firearm on December 2 at around 1:30 p.m. Officers arrived within minutes and claim they worked to deescalate the situation, but fired…

    Continue reading →: Seattle Police fire 24 bullets, killing unidentified Black man in South Seattle
  • Office of Inspector General cancels sentinel event review into SPD’s use of force over leaked information

    Office of Inspector General cancels sentinel event review into SPD’s use of force over leaked information
    December 2, 2025

    By Hannah Saunders The Seattle Police Department’s extreme use of force at the May 24 event in Cal Anderson Park led to numerous people being hospitalized— including one person who now has long-term memory lapses— and a sentinel event review (SER) for recommendations on how…

    Continue reading →: Office of Inspector General cancels sentinel event review into SPD’s use of force over leaked information
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An ICE impersonator recently targeted a Black Trans man in North Seattle, smashing his truck's mirror into pieces with a red baton flashlight. 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!
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