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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
  • First Hill tenants say no evictions or rental spikes at rally during ongoing battle with real estate investment firm

    First Hill tenants say no evictions or rental spikes at rally during ongoing battle with real estate investment firm
    July 11, 2026

    By Gray Trammel Earlier this spring, Nordic Partners Investments bought up Seattle’s historic John Winthrop Apartments and have been terrorizing tenants through non-mandatory seismic retrofitting with pending forced relocation, construction, and alleged harassment. On the evening of July 10, about 32 Nordic tenants, neighbors, and…

    Continue reading →: First Hill tenants say no evictions or rental spikes at rally during ongoing battle with real estate investment firm
  • Building sustainable, ethical, independent journalism at TtS

    Building sustainable, ethical, independent journalism at TtS
    July 10, 2026

    By Hannah Saunders At Through the Static (TtS), we firmly believe that independent journalism should only answer to the community that it serves. Today, corporations control the majority of media, and at the local level, I have seen how advertisers influenced candidate endorsements for elections…

    Continue reading →: Building sustainable, ethical, independent journalism at TtS
  • Cameras down now: activists demand removal of CCTV cameras instead of simple deactivation

    Cameras down now: activists demand removal of CCTV cameras instead of simple deactivation
    July 9, 2026

    By Gray Trammel Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson announced on July 7 that the Stadium District CCTV cameras installed for the 2026 FIFA World Cup have been turned off, and will remain deactivated while the city completes an independent privacy and data-governance audit. Members of the…

    Continue reading →: Cameras down now: activists demand removal of CCTV cameras instead of simple deactivation
  • Northwest Detention Center guard reportedly sexually assaulted detainee who is a veteran

    Northwest Detention Center guard reportedly sexually assaulted detainee who is a veteran
    July 9, 2026

    By Hannah Saunders Garnet Smith, a 44-year-old U.S. military veteran has been detained at the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) in Tacoma for over nine months, and recently reported to several groups that a guard employed by the GEO Group sexually assaulted him. About Face, the…

    Continue reading →: Northwest Detention Center guard reportedly sexually assaulted detainee who is a veteran
  • APL Puget Sound Division calls on community to combat fascists in Seattle with non-splintered action and self defense

    APL Puget Sound Division calls on community to combat fascists in Seattle with non-splintered action and self defense
    July 9, 2026

    By Hannah Saunders Several people associated with the American Party of Labor (APL) Puget Sound Division spoke about the need for collective community action and self defense at the July 7, Seattle City Council meeting. These remarks come after far-right content creators harassed LGBTQ+ community…

    Continue reading →: APL Puget Sound Division calls on community to combat fascists in Seattle with non-splintered action and self defense
  • Fascist collaborator Bennett Haselton defends reputation to no one in particular at Seattle City Council meeting

    Fascist collaborator Bennett Haselton defends reputation to no one in particular at Seattle City Council meeting
    July 8, 2026

    By Hannah Saunders At the July 7 Seattle City Council meeting, Bennett Haselton, a fascist collaborator and regular public comment provider defended his reputation to no one in particular. TtS has reported on Haselton clip farming content for far-right MAGA content creators, and several allegations,…

    Continue reading →: Fascist collaborator Bennett Haselton defends reputation to no one in particular at Seattle City Council meeting
  • Amazon Worker Intifada disrupts Amazon-sponsored SeaFair Fourth of July firework display, calls out whitewashing Israeli crimes

    Amazon Worker Intifada disrupts Amazon-sponsored SeaFair Fourth of July firework display, calls out whitewashing Israeli crimes
    July 7, 2026

    By Gray Trammel As crowds gathered at Gas Works Park to celebrate America’s 250th Independence Day, protesters took to both the shore and the water to denounce Amazon’s ties to Israel during the company-sponsored Seafair “Fourth of July,” fireworks event. Organizers with Amazon Worker Intifada…

    Continue reading →: Amazon Worker Intifada disrupts Amazon-sponsored SeaFair Fourth of July firework display, calls out whitewashing Israeli crimes
  • Stadium District CCTV cameras are turned off, Mayor Wilson states, but activists demand they be uninstalled

    Stadium District CCTV cameras are turned off, Mayor Wilson states, but activists demand they be uninstalled
    July 7, 2026

    By Hannah Saunders This morning, Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson announced that the over 20 CCTV cameras in the Stadium District that were installed ahead of the FIFA World Cup have been turned off. She added that the cameras will remain off until an audit of…

    Continue reading →: Stadium District CCTV cameras are turned off, Mayor Wilson states, but activists demand they be uninstalled
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