Cary Moon

I talked to Sakariye Abdi Mohamed, a Somali asylum seeker who was arrested at work, while he was imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay. I called him again once he was deported to Mogadishu. Here's what he had to say.

The lessons from Brazil and Serbia? Don't concede one inch of ground to the far right. Don't appease. Don't triangulate. Don't grovel. Don't say they have "legitimate concerns". Mobilise your base, and fight them with all the democratic means at your disposal.

The PDC just handed more influence to rich and powerful special interests with nearly no warning. Control of the state Supreme Court is on the line. Initiatives attacking fundamental rights are on the ballot. This is a travesty.

It's really important to pay attention to the fact that Lula beat the fascist candidate not by compromising and trying to meet fascist voters in the middle, but by sticking to his guns, promising prosecutions for election interference, and mobilising his own voters to turn out in greater numbers.

We have canceled the pilot program. Every single person on this committee (all except me were pro AI when we started) has decided ChatGPT offers nothing of substance and now wants to set up a chatroom associated with our writing center manned by writing tutors instead

by taking a leadership role in Sara Nelson's totally-not-a-PAC, Tanya Woo is giving Seattleites a chance to continue to vote against Tanya Woo in every election

Complaints Filed Against Pass-Through Campaign Funding Group Created by Former Councilmember Sara Nelson You can’t disguise campaign donations by funneling them through a nonprofit, but that’s what Sara Nelson’s Seafor ((C)(4), get it?) appears to be doing.

This essay is a genius level analysis, bringing a lot of complicated dynamics into clear relationship. If you are thinking about how did we get here, how to dismantle these systems of fascist violent exploitation and immiseration, and what we could build instead, this is worth an hour of your time.

Every person dead, every family separated, every community terrorized, and every dissenter targeted and persecuted. There’s more than a million reasons to dismantle DHS.

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Ms Rachel from the top ropes

Over 100 WA physicians say I-638’s new sex inspection requirements will force them to conduct medically unnecessary & potentially harmful tests on girls as a new part of sports physicals. Vote NO! Donate to help this ad reach more voters: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/nohateinwastatewebsite

This is a fascist nightmare. Politicized law enforcement and deliberate targeting of an elected official who has been critical of the regime. Everyone involved needs to be identified and prosecuted. Trump needs to be impeached and removed from office and put on trial for his various crimes.

raise revenue and undercut right-populism with One Weird Trick (capitalists HATE this)

economy-rattling bubbles caused by widespread financial fraud and product misrepresentation are good, actually especially for the already heavily marginalized, I'm told

This made me laugh this week.

Researchers uncovered the graves of more than 1,000 children next to juvenile detention facilities in 29 states. At one Maryland gravesite, 230 Black boys are buried. n.pr/4zauALa

Killed. NSF’s SBE was killed, in violation of law. The President does not have the power to choose to kill programs at a whim by defunding them. The imperial presidency was a mistake and we are in a separation of powers constitutional crisis.

Apropos of nothing, I get a lot of mileage out of this meme.

The Wages of Whiteness www.thestranger.com/politics/the...

Ketamine was not "at the center" of multiple men's decision to rape someone, the men who made the decision to rape someone were at the center of that decision

Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.

This is *the* piece. Kate Manne, professor of philosophy at Cornell, speaks truth to the totality of failures at the university — and why students protesting the war in Gaza have faced far harsher consequences than any of the Cornell 7: www.thecut.com/article/what...

Send Stephen Miller to The Hague.

Awwwww this warms my heart. Thank you! The biggest lesson I have learned over these years is that when we ground ourselves in our shared humanity, build / evolve a vision together, and keep trying trying trying, it stokes our collective conviction. Keep insisting it is possible and it just may be.

Technology enthusiasts severely overestimate the average person’s desire or willingness or capacity to build and use AI agents. I understand some work roles that could mandate or encourage it but that is no way a tech revolution. Agents are best for structured, clearly delineated tasks.

"Normative appeals to civility and harmony, when applied indiscriminately, can obscure the moral distinction between domination and resistance—condemning confrontational opposition even in contexts where democratic survival or basic human dignity is at stake." 🎯

I've been posting all day (except when on the radio or calls) about a public safety budget meeting at the Seattle City Council that was truly an all-timer on the batshit scale. I'll have a longer post after I breathe into this bag for a while. Meanwhile, please support my work covering City Hall!

i really can’t bring myself to care about AI anthropomorphism debates. “is AI thinking?” i don’t know. is a calculator calculating? questions for the philosophers. what’s important is that we put sam altman in prison.

"Bob's Got Questions" #doomloop #seattle

In Washington, the people with the lowest incomes pay 3.5x more in state and local taxes than the richest 1%. That’s why we’re the second worst in the U.S. when it comes to tax fairness. I-645 will make this even worse.

Join our team! The Community Engagement Manager is responsible for building and sustaining trust between SSHD and the communities it serves — both the future residents of SSHD’s acquisitions and the neighbors surrounding its new construction sites.

In this guest rant, Jillian, a high school basketball player from Seattle's South Side, urges those who can vote to vote against I-638.

A good friend and wonderful person could use some support thru a rough patch. If you have any funds to spare, please consider helping out Kaeshon and his family. gofund.me/d4414afbb

A good friend and wonderful person could use some support thru a rough patch. If you have any funds to spare, please consider helping out Kaeshon and his family. gofund.me/d4414afbb

Thank you @naomiishisaka.bsky.social for a beautiful depiction of a beloved community leader and inspiring organizer. Truly one of the great ones. Rest in Power, KL, we miss you so much.

Anyone who wants to understand how policing works in the U.S. needs to read this incredible local investigation about what Minneapolis police did after feds killed Renee Good.

NEW OP-ED// Op-Ed: Gregoire and Locke Speaks for Oligarchs, Not the Democratic Base By John Burbank (Guest Contributor) via @theurbanist.org

Want to get involved and help spread the word to voters about these harmful initiatives? There's tons of opportunities to volunteer with No Hate in WA State each week. Head to www.mobilize.us/nohateinwastate to sign up for upcoming opportunities. Bring a friend or two with you! #NoHateWAState

The No campaign to defeat this cruel and idiotic initiative could use all the help we can offer. If you have spare bucks or spare time please consider joining in at nohateinwastate.org #Solidarity

Remember less than a year ago, when Bill Gates said aggressive climate action was a waste of limited money that should be spent fighting poverty and disease instead? www.latimes.com/business/sto... 🤔

Google is killing journalism: "At Truthout, we anticipate a loss of roughly $500,000 in online revenue as a result of this massive traffic plunge in the next year alone."

The Irish musician Aaron Rowe has said he is withdrawing as a support act on Ed Sheeran’s tour.