Lisa K
@lisak.bsky.social
PNW Native - here for progressive politics, healthcare, public lands, and so much more...
If you need a break from today's news, I post my travel and Pacific Northwest photography here, @nwfom.bsky.social.
No DMs please.
If you need a break from today's news, I post my travel and Pacific Northwest photography here, @nwfom.bsky.social.
No DMs please.
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an odd moment was the president posting an image wearing one glove and posing with xi, a photoshopped blonde woman, and a row of droids
the president running an overtly political campaign ad paid for by the us government is a sign of blatant corruption and disregard for the rule of law
the president running an overtly political campaign ad paid for by the us government is a sign of blatant corruption and disregard for the rule of law
What an odd moment in United States history.
A U.S. president is running an overtly political camaign advertisement, right before midterm elections, paid for by the U.S. government.
Trump appears to believe he is immune from any kind of legal limit.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
A U.S. president is running an overtly political camaign advertisement, right before midterm elections, paid for by the U.S. government.
Trump appears to believe he is immune from any kind of legal limit.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
A Trump 2024 Campaign Ad Returns, Now Brought to You by the Government (Gift Article)
The ad, which ethics experts said could violate federal law, shows Mr. Trump vowing to “expel the warmongers” from the government and fight the “deep state,” even as he wages a war with Iran.
www.nytimes.com
September 28, 2026 at 8:45 PM
an odd moment was the president posting an image wearing one glove and posing with xi, a photoshopped blonde woman, and a row of droids
the president running an overtly political campaign ad paid for by the us government is a sign of blatant corruption and disregard for the rule of law
the president running an overtly political campaign ad paid for by the us government is a sign of blatant corruption and disregard for the rule of law
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Hands Around the Kennedy Center
Friday, September 18, 2026 @ 6:30 PM EST
The Kennedy Center, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC
RSVP: protest.handsoffthearts.org
Friday, September 18, 2026 @ 6:30 PM EST
The Kennedy Center, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC
RSVP: protest.handsoffthearts.org
September 17, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Hands Around the Kennedy Center
Friday, September 18, 2026 @ 6:30 PM EST
The Kennedy Center, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC
RSVP: protest.handsoffthearts.org
Friday, September 18, 2026 @ 6:30 PM EST
The Kennedy Center, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC
RSVP: protest.handsoffthearts.org
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a Sunday reminder for Washingtonians out there
Washington is the only state where a MAJORITY of the state Supreme Court is on the ballot, all at once
a very rare situation
no party label on the ballot but candidates are still aligned with parties! important to learn: boltsmag.org/your-state-b...
Washington is the only state where a MAJORITY of the state Supreme Court is on the ballot, all at once
a very rare situation
no party label on the ballot but candidates are still aligned with parties! important to learn: boltsmag.org/your-state-b...
September 13, 2026 at 4:48 PM
a Sunday reminder for Washingtonians out there
Washington is the only state where a MAJORITY of the state Supreme Court is on the ballot, all at once
a very rare situation
no party label on the ballot but candidates are still aligned with parties! important to learn: boltsmag.org/your-state-b...
Washington is the only state where a MAJORITY of the state Supreme Court is on the ballot, all at once
a very rare situation
no party label on the ballot but candidates are still aligned with parties! important to learn: boltsmag.org/your-state-b...
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Should America spend YOUR taxpayer dollars on foreign wars no one supports or child care here at home?
That's exactly what I asked folks in Port Townsend, and the answer was unanimous.
Fund child care NOT war.
That's exactly what I asked folks in Port Townsend, and the answer was unanimous.
Fund child care NOT war.
September 13, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Should America spend YOUR taxpayer dollars on foreign wars no one supports or child care here at home?
That's exactly what I asked folks in Port Townsend, and the answer was unanimous.
Fund child care NOT war.
That's exactly what I asked folks in Port Townsend, and the answer was unanimous.
Fund child care NOT war.
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Libraries make us a harder target for authoritarianism. Equal access to info, ideas, and space that doesn’t require a purchase to belong.
Also: using the library means money stays in your community instead of streaming out to Amazon. 📚
What’s checked out on your card right now?
Also: using the library means money stays in your community instead of streaming out to Amazon. 📚
What’s checked out on your card right now?
August 9, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Libraries make us a harder target for authoritarianism. Equal access to info, ideas, and space that doesn’t require a purchase to belong.
Also: using the library means money stays in your community instead of streaming out to Amazon. 📚
What’s checked out on your card right now?
Also: using the library means money stays in your community instead of streaming out to Amazon. 📚
What’s checked out on your card right now?
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That’s a wrap on our Pacific Northwest Textile Circularity Symposium! 🧵 This past May, our Recycling Market Development team gathered several sustainability specialists from across the state to discuss some of the fastest-growing material-types in our waste stream: clothes and fabrics.
July 29, 2026 at 6:25 PM
That’s a wrap on our Pacific Northwest Textile Circularity Symposium! 🧵 This past May, our Recycling Market Development team gathered several sustainability specialists from across the state to discuss some of the fastest-growing material-types in our waste stream: clothes and fabrics.
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Yes. Using a computer now feels like this at all times.
May 31, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Yes. Using a computer now feels like this at all times.
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Ok. As promised, a thread about supply chain food safety vulnerabilities in the food industry.
Buckle up. It's a long one.
Buckle up. It's a long one.
July 17, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Ok. As promised, a thread about supply chain food safety vulnerabilities in the food industry.
Buckle up. It's a long one.
Buckle up. It's a long one.
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BREAKING: the House just passed my bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent!
Leader Thune should bring this bill to a vote in the Senate so we can finally get this done.
More sunshine. Less depression. Let's finally lock the clock!
Leader Thune should bring this bill to a vote in the Senate so we can finally get this done.
More sunshine. Less depression. Let's finally lock the clock!
July 14, 2026 at 9:18 PM
BREAKING: the House just passed my bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent!
Leader Thune should bring this bill to a vote in the Senate so we can finally get this done.
More sunshine. Less depression. Let's finally lock the clock!
Leader Thune should bring this bill to a vote in the Senate so we can finally get this done.
More sunshine. Less depression. Let's finally lock the clock!
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Your friendly reminder that the USWNT has won FOUR World Cups.
And they had to go to the Supreme Court to get paid.
And they had to go to the Supreme Court to get paid.
July 7, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Your friendly reminder that the USWNT has won FOUR World Cups.
And they had to go to the Supreme Court to get paid.
And they had to go to the Supreme Court to get paid.
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“The formula for democracy is a thing of multiple parts. At its core is nothing solid, just a framework, on which pieces brought across oceans can be conjoined. From many, one.”
Fascinating interactive exploration of the powerful metaphor of the creation of the Statue of Liberty (I learned a lot):
Fascinating interactive exploration of the powerful metaphor of the creation of the Statue of Liberty (I learned a lot):
The Most Iconic American Artwork Is the Hardest to See (Gift Article)
The Statue of Liberty is caught between the sublime and the souvenir, our critic Jason Farago explains. Look again: She’s much stranger than you think.
www.nytimes.com
July 4, 2026 at 1:12 PM
“The formula for democracy is a thing of multiple parts. At its core is nothing solid, just a framework, on which pieces brought across oceans can be conjoined. From many, one.”
Fascinating interactive exploration of the powerful metaphor of the creation of the Statue of Liberty (I learned a lot):
Fascinating interactive exploration of the powerful metaphor of the creation of the Statue of Liberty (I learned a lot):
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Welcome back to the best soccer city in the country!
July 2, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Welcome back to the best soccer city in the country!
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I wrote about what it means to be American from the perspective of someone whose family was here before America was.
I also figured out that a sixth of immigrants have been in the U.S. longer than JD "being American is about having roots here" Vance.
www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar...
I also figured out that a sixth of immigrants have been in the U.S. longer than JD "being American is about having roots here" Vance.
www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar...
My family has been here since 1621. That is not what makes me American.
Let's look at ancestry, immigration, Revolutionary War service and July 4 as the United States marks its 250th birthday.
www.ctinsider.com
June 30, 2026 at 4:10 PM
I wrote about what it means to be American from the perspective of someone whose family was here before America was.
I also figured out that a sixth of immigrants have been in the U.S. longer than JD "being American is about having roots here" Vance.
www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar...
I also figured out that a sixth of immigrants have been in the U.S. longer than JD "being American is about having roots here" Vance.
www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar...
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Wow holy shit
www.them.us/story/daught...
www.them.us/story/daught...
Daughters of the American Revolution Live Up to Their Name by Rejecting Ban on Trans Women
“Transgender Americans are patriots, family members, volunteers, historians, and descendants of Revolutionary War ancestors just like anyone else.”
www.them.us
June 29, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Wow holy shit
www.them.us/story/daught...
www.them.us/story/daught...
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I'm attending a digital humanities event in Montreal. There was a keynote on AI and something about the talk made me wonder if it had been written by Claude. I said as much in the Q&A. As I posed the question, the speaker shifted, looking slightly uncomfortable. What he said next shocked the room +
June 17, 2026 at 3:55 AM
I'm attending a digital humanities event in Montreal. There was a keynote on AI and something about the talk made me wonder if it had been written by Claude. I said as much in the Q&A. As I posed the question, the speaker shifted, looking slightly uncomfortable. What he said next shocked the room +
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Scottish soccer fans in town for the World Cup made a side-trip to Fenway on Sunday and brought actual magic with them. It was such a delight and honor to get to accompany their singing.
June 16, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Scottish soccer fans in town for the World Cup made a side-trip to Fenway on Sunday and brought actual magic with them. It was such a delight and honor to get to accompany their singing.
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A PhD student at Stanford noticed her classmates were asking Al to write their breakup texts.
So she ran a study. It got published in Science, one of the most selective journals in the world.
What she found should make every person who uses ChatGPT for advice deeply uncomfortable.
So she ran a study. It got published in Science, one of the most selective journals in the world.
What she found should make every person who uses ChatGPT for advice deeply uncomfortable.
May 24, 2026 at 5:36 PM
A PhD student at Stanford noticed her classmates were asking Al to write their breakup texts.
So she ran a study. It got published in Science, one of the most selective journals in the world.
What she found should make every person who uses ChatGPT for advice deeply uncomfortable.
So she ran a study. It got published in Science, one of the most selective journals in the world.
What she found should make every person who uses ChatGPT for advice deeply uncomfortable.
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When you’re having a great day even the trees smile with you. #BlueSkyArtShow #odd
#pnw #nature #photography
#pnw #nature #photography
April 25, 2026 at 3:43 PM
When you’re having a great day even the trees smile with you. #BlueSkyArtShow #odd
#pnw #nature #photography
#pnw #nature #photography
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Remarkable: With support for the Iran war tanking, Trump is now throwing away the GOP's advantage on three core issues: Economy, immigration, national security.
A year ago it looked like he might be popular on all three. He lit it all on fire. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2074...
A year ago it looked like he might be popular on all three. He lit it all on fire. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2074...
Donald Trump’s Presidency Is in Free Fall
Republicans typically lead on the economy, national security, and immigration. Trump is squandering the GOP’s traditional strength on all three.
newrepublic.com
March 7, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Remarkable: With support for the Iran war tanking, Trump is now throwing away the GOP's advantage on three core issues: Economy, immigration, national security.
A year ago it looked like he might be popular on all three. He lit it all on fire. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2074...
A year ago it looked like he might be popular on all three. He lit it all on fire. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2074...
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Rep. Ansari Statement on United States Attack on Iran.
February 28, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Rep. Ansari Statement on United States Attack on Iran.
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OFFS. When Iran tried to interefere in 2020, researchers caught them and called them out. Then the Benz-Weiss-Taibbi-Musk-Jordan-Trump axis labeled those researchers "censors" ... and set about defunding them and dismantling their organizations.
I am going to need every single person who said that misinformation was a moral panic to feel enough shame and regret that they leave public intellectual life.
February 28, 2026 at 4:43 PM
OFFS. When Iran tried to interefere in 2020, researchers caught them and called them out. Then the Benz-Weiss-Taibbi-Musk-Jordan-Trump axis labeled those researchers "censors" ... and set about defunding them and dismantling their organizations.