Jared Douglas
@jareddouglas.bsky.social
Singer & songwriter, among other sundry things. Insatiably curious.
I love the arts, walks, sports, peoples & their pets. I want everyone to have what they need to live well.
Latest EP - RADIATE - out now: https://rb.gy/w2moyn. Produced by Jack Splash.
I love the arts, walks, sports, peoples & their pets. I want everyone to have what they need to live well.
Latest EP - RADIATE - out now: https://rb.gy/w2moyn. Produced by Jack Splash.
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I had a student hug me goodbye "just in case" because he and his family have an immigration appointment on Monday and they could be deported back to their home country, where he's convinced he'll end up murdered on the street.
So anyway, fuck this.
So anyway, fuck this.
The term “remigration” is associated with the extreme right and only came into widespread usage in 2023-4. Even Germany’s AfD avoided using the term in 2024 for fear of scaring away voters. Today the US government is celebrating the “victories” it’s racked up in the “ethnic cleansing” column.
October 3, 2026 at 4:35 PM
I had a student hug me goodbye "just in case" because he and his family have an immigration appointment on Monday and they could be deported back to their home country, where he's convinced he'll end up murdered on the street.
So anyway, fuck this.
So anyway, fuck this.
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@sound-transit.bsky.social, could someone explain why you put a big photo of District 5 City Council Candidate Julie Kang at the newly opened Pinehurst Station?
This is an outrageous use of public resources. This photo needs to be taken down, or at least covered up, until after the election.
This is an outrageous use of public resources. This photo needs to be taken down, or at least covered up, until after the election.
October 2, 2026 at 4:40 PM
@sound-transit.bsky.social, could someone explain why you put a big photo of District 5 City Council Candidate Julie Kang at the newly opened Pinehurst Station?
This is an outrageous use of public resources. This photo needs to be taken down, or at least covered up, until after the election.
This is an outrageous use of public resources. This photo needs to be taken down, or at least covered up, until after the election.
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Nurtured in Seattle by the same ppl who now employ Jonathan Choe & fund We Heart Seattle. They NEVER stop at homelessness
New: Chris Rufo & his co-host devoted a podcast to "The Indian Question," framing Desi people as a problem to be solved.
Their "solution?" Mass expulsion. For those allowed to remain: an “assimilation hazing process” w/ instances of “vulgar, defamatory racism" talkingpointsmemo.com/news/chris-r...
Their "solution?" Mass expulsion. For those allowed to remain: an “assimilation hazing process” w/ instances of “vulgar, defamatory racism" talkingpointsmemo.com/news/chris-r...
Chris Rufo — Known For ‘DEI’ and ‘CRT’ Panics — Tries to Make ‘the Indian Question’ a Thing
To the degree that a “respectable” or “moderate” right exists today in...
talkingpointsmemo.com
October 2, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Nurtured in Seattle by the same ppl who now employ Jonathan Choe & fund We Heart Seattle. They NEVER stop at homelessness
Breaks my heart in a very specific way as my childhood friend, Aaron, died similarly. Spokane, late 80s, we were in a religious cult (often referred to as the No-Name Fellowship). Parents & cult leaders thought his symptoms were God punishing him for behavioral "sin" then spanked him on top of that.
Emma Joyce was sick and vomiting for days when she died. The next summer, Ava Joan got sick: wouldn't eat or drink, rapid breathing, and her vomit was black. It was untreated diabetes. The girls' toddler brother was next to die. Years later, another brother. www.propublica.org/article/idah...
Four Kids in One Faith-Healing Family Died. Authorities Could Do Nothing.
An exemption in Idaho law shields faith-healing parents from criminal prosecution for conduct that otherwise would be charged as neglect. It also keeps police and social workers from stepping in to pr...
www.propublica.org
October 1, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Breaks my heart in a very specific way as my childhood friend, Aaron, died similarly. Spokane, late 80s, we were in a religious cult (often referred to as the No-Name Fellowship). Parents & cult leaders thought his symptoms were God punishing him for behavioral "sin" then spanked him on top of that.
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AP Stylebook warns against anthropomorphizing AI systems:
“Avoid language that gives them human characteristics… Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.”
“Avoid language that gives them human characteristics… Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.”
September 24, 2026 at 12:30 AM
AP Stylebook warns against anthropomorphizing AI systems:
“Avoid language that gives them human characteristics… Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.”
“Avoid language that gives them human characteristics… Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.”
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We banned rental junk fees! Starting July 1st, 2027, the price you see is the price you pay — no pet rent, no admin fees, no lease renewal fees. Step by step, we’re building an affordable Seattle. Thanks to City Attorney Evans and Councilmember Foster, and to the Stay Housed, Stay Healthy Coalition!
September 20, 2026 at 10:43 PM
We banned rental junk fees! Starting July 1st, 2027, the price you see is the price you pay — no pet rent, no admin fees, no lease renewal fees. Step by step, we’re building an affordable Seattle. Thanks to City Attorney Evans and Councilmember Foster, and to the Stay Housed, Stay Healthy Coalition!
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It’s very simple and it’s been said over and over but I guess it needs saying continuously: if you deem one group too small to have equal rights you are enabling fascism, not fighting it. The people saying Dems are GREAT on trans rights are not paying attention and/or saying stuff like this.
September 19, 2026 at 4:38 AM
It’s very simple and it’s been said over and over but I guess it needs saying continuously: if you deem one group too small to have equal rights you are enabling fascism, not fighting it. The people saying Dems are GREAT on trans rights are not paying attention and/or saying stuff like this.
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OpenAI and Microsoft admitted LLMs are predatory tech built on “an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions,” and the “largest theft of labor in human history.” An internal Microsoft document said AI has created a “doom loop” that is killing “the entire web.” www.404media.co/doom-loop-op...
‘Doom Loop’: OpenAI and Microsoft Admits LLMs Are Destroying the Web and Built on Theft
"Millions of people around the world will soon consider large models ‘hoovering up’ all their work to be an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions."
www.404media.co
September 18, 2026 at 1:30 PM
OpenAI and Microsoft admitted LLMs are predatory tech built on “an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions,” and the “largest theft of labor in human history.” An internal Microsoft document said AI has created a “doom loop” that is killing “the entire web.” www.404media.co/doom-loop-op...
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It was confirmed yesterday that the centre left coalition won the election in Sweden
As predicted, with the far right performing poorly, coverage has almost entirely vanished from international media
As predicted, with the far right performing poorly, coverage has almost entirely vanished from international media
You may be relieved but spare a thought for so many editors in the mainstream media who were hoping to run hyping headlines about the far right winning in Sweden
As always when SD is hyped and ends up crashing, I expect Swedish politics will drop off the radar as it's no longer sexy enough
As always when SD is hyped and ends up crashing, I expect Swedish politics will drop off the radar as it's no longer sexy enough
Sweden, Novus exit poll:
Seat projection national parliament
S-S&D: 101 (-6)
SD-ECR: 66 (-7)
M-EPP: 62 (-6)
C-RE: 32 (+8)
MP-G/EFA: 25 (+7)
V-LEFT: 24
KD-EPP: 21 (+2)
L-RE: 18 (+2)
+/- vs. Last election result
➤ europeelects.eu/sweden
Seat projection national parliament
S-S&D: 101 (-6)
SD-ECR: 66 (-7)
M-EPP: 62 (-6)
C-RE: 32 (+8)
MP-G/EFA: 25 (+7)
V-LEFT: 24
KD-EPP: 21 (+2)
L-RE: 18 (+2)
+/- vs. Last election result
➤ europeelects.eu/sweden
September 17, 2026 at 10:02 AM
It was confirmed yesterday that the centre left coalition won the election in Sweden
As predicted, with the far right performing poorly, coverage has almost entirely vanished from international media
As predicted, with the far right performing poorly, coverage has almost entirely vanished from international media
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The Irish musician Aaron Rowe has said he is withdrawing as a support act on Ed Sheeran’s tour.
September 15, 2026 at 6:42 PM
The Irish musician Aaron Rowe has said he is withdrawing as a support act on Ed Sheeran’s tour.
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NEW: Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson has released a new gun violence prevention plan after weeks of criticism from big business. Key components include empowering the City’s recently expanded CARE Department and keeping investments in youth services. @thestranger.com
www.thestranger.com/news/mayor-k...
www.thestranger.com/news/mayor-k...
Mayor Katie Wilson Presents Gun Violence Prevention Plan - The Stranger
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is rolling out a plan to tackle gun violence by better integrating city departments and maintaining services for youth. The announcement comes after weeks of relentless crit...
www.thestranger.com
September 15, 2026 at 3:20 PM
NEW: Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson has released a new gun violence prevention plan after weeks of criticism from big business. Key components include empowering the City’s recently expanded CARE Department and keeping investments in youth services. @thestranger.com
www.thestranger.com/news/mayor-k...
www.thestranger.com/news/mayor-k...
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TV critics' long national nightmare is over: Rhea Seehorn finally is Emmy-winner Rhea Seehorn.
September 15, 2026 at 12:32 AM
TV critics' long national nightmare is over: Rhea Seehorn finally is Emmy-winner Rhea Seehorn.
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Everyone in Seattle deserves a safe place to call home. Today, I am announcing bold action to expand shelter and support for people experiencing homelessness.
September 14, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Everyone in Seattle deserves a safe place to call home. Today, I am announcing bold action to expand shelter and support for people experiencing homelessness.
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kudos to macklemore here for —right off the bat— the perspective and acknowledgment of who the real victims are
September 14, 2026 at 4:57 PM
kudos to macklemore here for —right off the bat— the perspective and acknowledgment of who the real victims are
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Crime is down in Seattle. Violent crime is down in Seattle. Homicide is down in Seattle. That's compared to how things were under Bruce Harrell, who (by the logic of the business community, lazily laundered by outlets like this) oversaw higher crime. mynorthwest.com/kiro-opinion...
Jake: Business leaders wrote the plan — now read it, Madam Mayor - MyNorthwest.com
Seattle business leaders already handed Mayor Katie Wilson the public safety plan her new year-long task force was created to write.
mynorthwest.com
September 11, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Crime is down in Seattle. Violent crime is down in Seattle. Homicide is down in Seattle. That's compared to how things were under Bruce Harrell, who (by the logic of the business community, lazily laundered by outlets like this) oversaw higher crime. mynorthwest.com/kiro-opinion...
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New: Seattle residents call on Microsoft, Starbucks, Costco, Alaska Airlines, other major employers to stop fighting the proposed taxes that would give the city resources to properly address serious social issues that lead to public safety problems.
NEW:
Microsoft, Starbucks, Costco, Alaska Airlines, other major employers call for Seattle public safety improvements
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Microsoft, Starbucks, Costco, Alaska Airlines, other major employers call for Seattle public safety improvements
komonews.com/news/local/m...
Microsoft, Starbucks, Costco, Alaska Airlines call for Seattle public safety improvements
Dozens of Seattle-area business leaders are calling on Mayor Katie Wilson and the City Council to adopt a 100-day public safety action plan and more.
komonews.com
September 10, 2026 at 8:16 PM
New: Seattle residents call on Microsoft, Starbucks, Costco, Alaska Airlines, other major employers to stop fighting the proposed taxes that would give the city resources to properly address serious social issues that lead to public safety problems.
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Today, Seattle's kindergartners took their very first steps into Seattle Public Schools, joining their fellow scholars for a brand new year! This year, every single one of them - from kindergarten through 12th grade - starts the year with something new: free breakfast and lunch for each student.
September 9, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Today, Seattle's kindergartners took their very first steps into Seattle Public Schools, joining their fellow scholars for a brand new year! This year, every single one of them - from kindergarten through 12th grade - starts the year with something new: free breakfast and lunch for each student.
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The federal government has asked about race since the first census in 1790: www.pewresearch.org/race-and-eth...
The Trump administration on Wednesday proposed to no longer count immigrants without green cards in the 2030 census or ask about race and ethnicity, part of an overhaul that would redefine who counts as a U.S. resident in the eyes of the federal government.
Trump’s Census Overhaul Would Exclude Some Immigrants and Remove Questions on Race
The proposals for 2030 are among significant changes that would upend a process for helping allot congressional seats and shape policies that address disparities.
nyti.ms
September 10, 2026 at 12:31 AM
The federal government has asked about race since the first census in 1790: www.pewresearch.org/race-and-eth...
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A question we could face ourselves: what might we do differently, if we accepted that the police are not failing to protect the public, but telling us who they believe is worthy of protection?
Police are facing growing questions over how up to 500 masked activists dressed in black brought parts of Dover to a standstill on Saturday. Authorities have been accused of failure to act, intelligence failures and being ‘caught on the hoof’.
www.ft.com/content/f244...
www.ft.com/content/f244...
Police face questions over Dover disruption caused by masked protesters
Up to 500 activists dressed in black with their faces covered brought part of UK port town to a standstill on Saturday
www.ft.com
September 7, 2026 at 11:35 AM
A question we could face ourselves: what might we do differently, if we accepted that the police are not failing to protect the public, but telling us who they believe is worthy of protection?
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A Labor Day reminder: having a job is no longer enough to protect millions of Americans from homelessness.
For many workers, the greatest threat isn't losing their job. It's that their job will never pay enough, never provide enough hours, never offer enough stability to keep them housed.
For many workers, the greatest threat isn't losing their job. It's that their job will never pay enough, never provide enough hours, never offer enough stability to keep them housed.
Opinion | America Is Pushing Its Workers Into Homelessness (Gift Article)
The working homeless are casualties of our prosperity.
www.nytimes.com
September 7, 2026 at 11:22 AM
A Labor Day reminder: having a job is no longer enough to protect millions of Americans from homelessness.
For many workers, the greatest threat isn't losing their job. It's that their job will never pay enough, never provide enough hours, never offer enough stability to keep them housed.
For many workers, the greatest threat isn't losing their job. It's that their job will never pay enough, never provide enough hours, never offer enough stability to keep them housed.
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my latest: Massachusetts is one of the safest states for trans people—but multiple hospitals preemptively ended youth trans care over Trump admin threats to cut fed funding.
on Wed, trans activists took their HRT at a govt office and refused to leave without a commitment to fight those hospitals.
on Wed, trans activists took their HRT at a govt office and refused to leave without a commitment to fight those hospitals.
Even in safe-haven Massachusetts, trans care is at risk. Young people are fighting to protect it
Activists are calling on the state attorney general to take action against hospitals that have ended gender-affirming care programs after Trump retook office
www.theguardian.com
September 5, 2026 at 1:39 PM
my latest: Massachusetts is one of the safest states for trans people—but multiple hospitals preemptively ended youth trans care over Trump admin threats to cut fed funding.
on Wed, trans activists took their HRT at a govt office and refused to leave without a commitment to fight those hospitals.
on Wed, trans activists took their HRT at a govt office and refused to leave without a commitment to fight those hospitals.
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Good job, Seattle Times Editorial Board.
Excluding trans girls from sports (or telling them they have to play with boys, which is the same thing) is ritual humiliation.
www.seattletimes.com/opinion/edit...
Excluding trans girls from sports (or telling them they have to play with boys, which is the same thing) is ritual humiliation.
www.seattletimes.com/opinion/edit...
September 3, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Good job, Seattle Times Editorial Board.
Excluding trans girls from sports (or telling them they have to play with boys, which is the same thing) is ritual humiliation.
www.seattletimes.com/opinion/edit...
Excluding trans girls from sports (or telling them they have to play with boys, which is the same thing) is ritual humiliation.
www.seattletimes.com/opinion/edit...
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Billionaires have become radicalized against democracy.
It's not just Trump. It's a regime—a regime funded and supported and strengthened by the oligarchs of Silicon Valley.
We must realize how much power we have, and stop being tuned out from the threat we face. ⤵️
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
It's not just Trump. It's a regime—a regime funded and supported and strengthened by the oligarchs of Silicon Valley.
We must realize how much power we have, and stop being tuned out from the threat we face. ⤵️
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
'Silicon Valley fascism' is waging war on democracy
The author of The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy, has a warning.
www.abc.net.au
September 2, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Billionaires have become radicalized against democracy.
It's not just Trump. It's a regime—a regime funded and supported and strengthened by the oligarchs of Silicon Valley.
We must realize how much power we have, and stop being tuned out from the threat we face. ⤵️
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
It's not just Trump. It's a regime—a regime funded and supported and strengthened by the oligarchs of Silicon Valley.
We must realize how much power we have, and stop being tuned out from the threat we face. ⤵️
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...