Alison Byrne Fields

Alison Byrne Fields

@byrnefields.bsky.social

I am a Seattleite, owner of https://www.whatisaggregate.com, documentary producer and impact producer, raging Democrat, fan of evidence-informed policy, basketball fan (Go Storm!), and John Hughes' pen pal. My favorite movie of all time is Badlands.

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This is going to happen and we should be ashamed.

In just a few months, Washington could become the first state to require sex-verification tests for girls playing sports in K–12 schools. “This measure is rooted in such hate. It is villainizing children. It is controlling both girls’ autonomy and anatomy,” says student athlete Maria.

In 2011, as a diehard Malick fan, I flew from Seattle to LA just to see The Tree of Life at the Cinerama because I knew how special it would be to see his return to filmmaking in that theater. Looking forward to 2028. TY @alamodrafthouse.bsky.social

hollywoodreporter.comCinerama Dome to Reopen in Early 2028 as Sony Deal Revives Iconic L.A. TheaterAfter extensive renovations, the Sony-owned Alamo Drafthouse will operate the location, along with the former ArcLight Cinema theater property next door.

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If you credulously do a segment about the vote in California in which you don’t say the president is lying, you’re spreading disinformation to your listeners.

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I quite like this kind of moxie.

Hoodlum 🇺🇸@nothoodlum.bsky.social

Thomas Massie: “Today is the six month anniversary of the Epstein Transparency Act. We’ve taken out two dozen CEOs, an ambassador, a prince, a prime minister, a minister of culture, that was just six months. I’ve got seven months left in Congress.” video courtesy @acyn.bsky.social

Remind them that the President installed his personal lawyer as the AG so he and his family could never pay taxes again when someone tries to tell you that immigrants come here to take government handouts.

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"In early 2024...the average NBA player made about $12 million...The average WNBA player made $118,000—less than one cent on the dollar." That recently changed, thanks in part to this Nobel winning economist. www.wsj.com/economy/wnba...

wsj.comWNBA Players Had an Ace Up Their Sleeve in Pay Negotiations: A Nobel LaureateHarvard economist Claudia Goldin helped WNBA players win a nearly 400% raise. Starting this season, players’ average salary will top $580,000.

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1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts? Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from. Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!

erininthemorning.com2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!

This is not okay, my fellow Washingtonians.

Erin Reed@erininthemorning.com

1. This weekend, far-right group Lets Go Washington announced that it had collected enough signatures to get a trans sports ban on the ballot in the state. The bill includes genital inspection provisions. It is one of the first to go forward in a blue state. Subscribe to support our journalism.

Had a great week of film viewing: CHRISTY — had zero interest and wouldn't have seen it if I had not been invited, but got caught up by the performances and story; THE MASTERMIND — my love for Kelly Reichardt persists and my love for Josh O'Connor grows, also, dang those Thompson boys;

I said this before and I am sure I will say it again; the frequency with which male colleagues talk shit about their female colleagues in airline lounges is astounding. Listening to two men discuss abducting and killing a female colleague they dislike. "She is too confident." I love bears.

When I was 10, my friend Wendy got tickets to see #Ozzy on the Blizzard of Oz tour and asked me to join her. My mother, never one for active parenting, said yes and Wendy's mom dropped us off at the Hartford Civic Center. He did not bite a bat; he did throw a crucifix. I got my first contact high.

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One of the first things Vladimir Putin did on becoming president was take over NTV, the TV channel that hosted a satirical puppet show because he didn't like the Putin doll and how he was portrayed. He arrested NTV's owner and only released him when he signed the channel over. #Colbert

The anti-graffiti ordinance that the #Seattle City Council is about to pass is being handled by their Public Safety Committee. Seattle, where white people feel unsafe because they are forced to look at things that make them uncomfortable. Performative bullshit, once again.

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Protecting his stock portfolio while ripping away health care from 17 million Americans. This is Washington at its worst. We need to ban Congressional stock trading.

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Last night, we were one of the first outlets to report the ADULT ban on gender affirming care for Medicaid recipients who depend on it to access it. This morning, that bill passed 215-214-1. It now goes to the senate. It's a bleak day for transgender Americans.

Erin Reed@erininthemorning.com

1. Terrifying news for transgender people across the United States. In a late night development, the House Spending Bill was amended to ban transgender coverage for transgender ADULTS on medicaid! A manager's amendment removed the words "for minors." Subscribe to support my journalism.

Watching Brittany Shyne's Seeds made me think of why I first loved Frederick Wiseman. I came to him via City Hall, which managed to celebrate the labor of municipal employees, just as Menus-Plaisirs – Les Troisgros celebrated the artistry of chefs.

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Seeds has very good intentions. And it does so while celebrating Black farmers and Black people and Black families. My god, it was so beautiful. The Fourth of July picnic alone belongs in a museum on a loop for eternity.

Watching Brittany Shyne's Seeds made me think of why I first loved Frederick Wiseman. I came to him via City Hall, which managed to celebrate the labor of municipal employees, just as Menus-Plaisirs – Les Troisgros celebrated the artistry of chefs.

Seattle City Council thinks it would be a good time to change their code of ethics, allowing them to vote on legislation in which they have a financial interest. Read the room, Cathy Moore. December 2027 can't come soon enough. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

seattletimes.comSeattle City Council to consider changing ethics code for votesA proposed bill could clear the way for more Seattle council members to consider laws regulating tenant protection bills and business in the city.