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cascadia-journal.comIt’s time for Cascadia independence from the USBy Andrew Engelson and Drew Alcoser Last week, three protesters in Spokane who opposed ICE’s cruel mass deportation campaign were convicted of felony conspiracy charges in federal court. They could e...

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If the regime continues to prosecute critics, pressure news outlets to shut down, attack our vote-by-mail system, and engage in lawless wars, it’s time for the people of #Cascadia to consider a radical but rational solution: separation from the United States. www.cascadia-journal.com/its-time-for...

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thetyee.caThe Election Decided by People Who Stayed Home | The TyeeNDP votes fell by almost 30 per cent from 2024, but Conservatives lost votes too.

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"Even if everybody who voted Green had heeded Eby’s warnings on the campaign trail about vote-splitting and voted NDP instead, the Conservatives would still have won a majority government with a nine-seat margin." @macleodandrew.bsky.social writes. #BCPoli thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...

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Craig Welch

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If you care about fighting climate change, salvaging the Amazon rainforest and maintaining its capacity to positively influence Earth's weather systems, it's difficult to overstate just how significant a bullet the planet just dodged.

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wins fourth term, according to electoral court.

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thetyee.caEby Resigns as Conservatives Sweep BC Election | The TyeeDoerkson is the next premier and Greens’ Lowan wins her seat.

Lorne Doerkson is the new premier of British Columbia. David Eby announced his resignation as BC NDP leader. And BC Greens leader Emily Lowan won her seat on Vancouver Island. #BCPoli thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...

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This is the terror our communities are experiencing. #waleg and the Governor are not doing enough to protect our neighbors. The mask ban was such a waste of legislation. Stop sharing data with the Feds!

Alycia Ramirez@alyciaramirez3.bsky.social

Yesterday in #Burien, #ICE agents were observed using AR-15-style weapons during the abduction of a community member. Today, they pointed a pistol at a rapid response volunteer, who had been observing from over 20ft away. #ICE is quickly becoming more violent www.facebook.com/share/p/18wA...

cascadia-journal.comCascadia today: Conservatives win big in BC + feds to poke around in King county elections + remembering Tom SkerrittGood morning. This past weekend, British Columbia had a provincial election, and the BC Conservatives routed the incumbent centrist NDP. I'll have a more in-depth analysis later this week. If you live...

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Conservatives pummel the the centrist NDP in BC provincial elections, feds plan to poke around in King county election counting, and remembering Seattle-based movie star Tom Skerritt. It's your roundup of of news & arts from across #Cascadia: www.cascadia-journal.com/cascadia-tod...

thetyee.caConservatives Are Heading to Majority Government | The TyeeStay with The Tyee for full results as the province chooses its future path.

Own goal by the NDP in the British Columbia elections. thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...

cascadiadaily.comAfraid to cross border for medical help, Canadian living in Point Roberts dies | Cascadia Daily NewsShe had been detained at border last month, faced deporation hearing after being accused of voting in US elections

This so sad and infuriating. A Canadian woman who lives in the US enclave of Point Roberts and was detained by border patrol agents for six hours over bogus illegal voting claims has died because she was too scared to cross the border again to get medical care. www.cascadiadaily.com/2026/oct/20/...

cascadia-journal.comCascadia today: Woman dies, afraid to cross Point Roberts border + BC Greens' Gen Z leader Emily Lowan + Wildwood film has deep roots in PortlandGood morning. As elections approach in Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia, Cascadia Journal will have all the results and analysis in the coming weeks. If you appreciate my coverage of issues im...

For more news and opinionated commentary from across the #Cascadia bioregion, check out my free daily newsletter. #PNW www.cascadia-journal.com/cascadia-tod...

cascadia-journal.comPoetry is essential to the Cascadia movementRecently, I was able to drop in on the annual Cascadia Poetry Festival, held this year in the Rainier Beach neighborhood of south Seattle. This was the tenth edition of the festival, which is organize...

Your weekend read: why poetry is essential to the movement for #Cascadia autonomy: www.cascadia-journal.com/poetry-is-es...

portlandmercury.comOf War, Whimsy, and Wildwood - Portland MercuryBecause the movie's characters are young, it's tempting to see this as a kids' story and therefore a moral tale, but it might just be a story.

"Poetry is the ground in which seeds of revolutionary change can begin to grow." www.cascadia-journal.com/poetry-is-es...

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With Wildwood, Laika has transcended what a stop-motion animation film can be and proven the form once more. Believe the hype!

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Robert Cruickshank

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Washington State’s millionaires tax will fund universal free school meals for every public school student in the state. Unless voters repeal the tax. Vote NO on I-645!

Katie Bergh@katiebergh.bsky.social

About 2 million kids have lost SNAP since deep cuts were enacted last year. The ripple effects: Kids losing SNAP also lose automatic enrollment for free meals at school. And as more kids lose SNAP, their schools may be forced to drop Community Eligibility.

washingtonpost.comAs SNAP rolls shrink, free school lunches disappearEnrollment in the nutrition assistance program dropped following last year’s sweeping GOP tax bill. Fewer children and schools now qualify for free school meals.

A Canadian woman from Point Roberts who feared to cross the border has died, plus an interview with BC Green leader Emily Lowan and the new animated film Wildwood has deep roots in Portland. It's your #Cascadia arts & news roundup: www.cascadia-journal.com/cascadia-tod...

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thetyee.caYour Guide to Tyee BC Election Coverage | The TyeeEvery story about the contest we’ve run since it was called, organized by issue.

As general election day arrives Saturday Oct. 24, we’ve collected all our Tyee election coverage in one spot, to help readers make final decisions and process what comes next. thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...

Cascadia Journal is unequivocally a supporter of @electioncheatsheet.org, a fantastic aggregator of left-leaning endorsements in Seattle-area elections. Plus, it's got a nifty feature that lets you quickly see campaign spending data. 🏆

Lefty Cheat Sheet@electioncheatsheet.org

Share the Cities built Lefty Cheat Sheet to better inform Seattle voters of the range of endorsing organizations that exist beyond our two major newspapers. It was built with us and our own communities in mind, and then shared with everyone to use and to customize. leftycheatsheet.org/about.html

electioncheatsheet.orgLefty Cheat SheetA quick guide on how to vote lefty using sources YOU trust!

Here's the link to their election guide: electioncheatsheet.org

"Because f*ck the NDP and the BC Conservatives." Solidarity with eco-socialists across #Cascadia.

Andrew Engelson@andyengelson.bsky.social

It's election time in Cascadia! 💙🤍💚

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Kristen Meston

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I already turned in my WA ballot but maybe you haven’t? Maybe you’re hearing conflicting things about one of the candidates? Really nice, concise summaries of the candidates here. I read it even though I didn’t need to!

Cascadia Journal@cascadiajournal.bsky.social

Our endorsements for WA state supreme court races!

cascadia-journal.comOur guide to the WA supreme court electionGood afternoon! Washington's mid-term elections are just around the corner (ballots will be mailed out mid-October and are due in a ballot box by 8 pm Nov 3). While there are plenty of high-profile ra...

Our endorsements for WA state supreme court races!

Cascadia Journal@cascadiajournal.bsky.social

Looking for advice on who to vote for in Washington's four important supreme court races? We've got you covered! www.cascadia-journal.com/our-guide-to...

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Lefty Cheat Sheet

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Lefty Cheat Sheet aggregates campaign finance info for each race! Take a look at how Super PACs are trying to influence state legislative races in Seattle 👀 leftycheatsheet.org#e=20261103&r...

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thetyee.caEmily Lowan on Electoral Reform, Resource Extraction and More | The TyeeGreen leader rejects Eby’s late-campaign argument against vote-splitting

“Too many people who voted NDP their whole lives are watching rents climb, being sent to the picket lines and are wondering who is still fighting for them,” Green Leader Emily Lowan said in an interview with The Tyee. thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...

cascadia-journal.comCascadia today: How BC parties stand on environment + tribe gets land back in Elwha valley + an evil Jimothy on Bainbridge IslandGood morning! OK readers, I'm still 12 subscribers short of my goal of thirty new paid members by Oct 31. Will you please help keep Cascadia Journal bringing feisty commentary on news and arts in the ...

Guess which BC party is best for the environment? Plus, a WA tribe gains lands back after Elwha river dam removal, a solar power site on a former Portland garbage dump & an evil Halloween Jimothy. It's your daily roundup of #Cascadia news: www.cascadia-journal.com/cascadia-tod...

Hint: it's not the NDP or BC Conservatives.

cascadia-journal.comCascadia today: Alberta votes no on separation + WA governor has approved no clemency requests + wildfire smoke hurts vineyardsGood morning! You're likely here because you're looking for news and commentary you can't find in legacy or corporate-owned media. I round up news from across the Cascadia bioregion and write feisty o...

Alberta says no to independence referendum, WA gov Ferguson has approved zero clemency requests, and wildfire smoke is a threat to Washington's $10 billion wine industry. Your daily roundup of news from across #Cascadia: www.cascadia-journal.com/cascadia-tod...

investigatewest.orgWashington governor faces criticism for clemency denialsGov. Bob Ferguson has rejected everyone the state board recommended for commutation

Apologies, a first draft of the newsletter didn't have the correct link to the article about Bob Ferguson granting no clemency requests: www.investigatewest.org/washington-g...

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CHUM News

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In a thoroughly reported piece, food writer Meghna Jaradi shows how the wine industry — a relatively deep-pocketed, well-researched agricultural sector — offers early signs of where Washington’s food systems might head in response to more wildfire smoke: www.chum.news/wine-and-wil...

chum.newsWINE & WILDFIRE — CHUM NEWS

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thetyee.caPete Fry Is Mayor, But COPE Is Powerful | The TyeeVancouver’s mayor and his Greens must contend with the more radical party that holds four slots on council.

“It cannot be overstated how thoroughly COPE steamrolled ABC Vancouver.” @vancolour.bsky.social dives into how the Vancouver municipal party’s ground hustle resulted in an historic win. #VanPoli thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

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thetyee.caHere’s Where the BC Election Will Be Won or Lost | The TyeeA small number of battleground ridings are key for the three main parties.

For the BC Conservatives and the BC NDP, “The path to victory for either party goes through Surrey. Ten of the province’s 93 constituencies are in Surrey, and almost all are battlegrounds.” Andrew MacLeod reports. #BCPoli thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...

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Cary Westerbeck@caryw.bsky.social

F*CK Brian Heywood and F*CK this fascist regime

Looking for advice on who to vote for in Washington's four important supreme court races? We've got you covered! www.cascadia-journal.com/our-guide-to...

cascadia-journal.comCascadia today: Pete Fry elected first Green party mayor of Vancouver + how to vote in BC, WA & OR elections + biggest threats to the Snake riverGood morning! Hope you all had a good weekend! I took a long weekend to participate in Larch Madness, camping in the in North Cascades and going to see subalpine larches in all their golden splendor o...

Pete Fry is elected as Vancouver's first Green party mayor as progressives take solid majority on city council, our election endorsements in OR & WA, plus four threats to the Snake River. It's your #Cascadia news roundup: www.cascadia-journal.com/cascadia-tod...

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This guy (he's a little older now) is the new mayor of Vancouver BC. Hell yeah, #Cascadia

cascadia-journal.comCascadia today: A great panel discussion! + BC muni election this weekend + poetry by Deepa BhandaruGood morning! Thanks to all who attended Cascadia Democratic Action's panel on soft secession and Indigenous sovereignty. It was a fun evening and an honor to dive deep into Cascadia resistance tactic...

In today's news from across #Cascadia, a great panel discussion on soft secession, BC muni elections are this weekend, catching invasive green crabs, and poetry by Deepa Bhandaru: www.cascadia-journal.com/cascadia-tod...

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Amy Sundberg

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I had more than one person ask me to look into this, and here we are. I wrote about the Washington Appellate Project (they're the reason we don't have the death penalty in WA, for ex) and how a contract dispute with the state Dept of Public Defense might lead to its closure.

The Urbanist@theurbanist.org

Washington's only non-profit appellate public defense law firm has historically been tasked with handling around 40% of public defense appeals. But without a new contract agreement, it could have to close its doors at the end of the year. Story: www.theurbanist.org/unfathomable...

theurbanist.org'Unfathomable Disaster' Looms Following Public Defender Pay DisputeWashington's only non-profit appellate public defense law firm has historically been tasked with handling around 40% of public defense appeals. But without a new contract agreement, it could have to c...

throughthestatic.orgUW Center for Human Rights new report DMV-to-DHS pipelineOn Oct. 13, UWCHR published a report highlighting four loopholes in the ways federal immigration enforcement agents can access DMV data for arrests.

@governorferguson.bsky.social it's time to put a stop to WA DOL sharing data with ICE.

Through the Static@throughthestatic.bsky.social

“In two of the four states examined here— Maryland and Washington— UWCHR found evidence of state DMVs sharing data via Nlets in ways that failed to comply with state law," according to UWCHR. Full article: throughthestatic.org/2026/10/13/u...

cascadia-journal.comCascadia today:Good afternoon to everyone but ICE and their goons! Support Cascadia Journal for $5 per month If you haven't read my essay this week on two tactics Cascadia needs to consider now – soft secession an...

Good afternoon to everyone but ICE and their goons! In today's #Cascadia news, our bioregion is home to 21 million people, ICE is skirting WA law prohibiting assisting immigration enforcement, and Powell River BC needs to be renamed: www.cascadia-journal.com/cascadia-tod...

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thetyee.caChange Powell River’s Name, Say Namesake’s Relatives | The Tyee‘We are supportive,’ says a letter sent to council and The Tyee acknowledging colonial harms.

Seven people related to Israel Wood Powell, B.C.’s first superintendent of Indian affairs, have written to Powell River city council in support of the city’s possible name change. thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...

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cascadia-journal.comIn case of emergency, break glassAs the Trump regime continues to become more authoritarian, Cascadia needs to consider two bold resistance strategies: soft secession and a general strike.

If the Trump regime continues to become more authoritarian, Cascadia needs to take bolder resistance measures, including soft secession and a general strike. My latest for @cascadiajournal.bsky.social: www.cascadia-journal.com/in-case-of-e...

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Join me tomorrow evening, 7pm Oct 14 at Pike Place Market's secret library, Folio, for a panel discussion on soft secession, Indigenous sovereignty, and Cascadia's fight against fascism.

"When government and corporations are aligned in crushing our rights, only widespread economic disruption will stop them." -- Paul Birkeland, @seattlestrike.bsky.social www.cascadia-journal.com/in-case-of-e...

thestranger.comShelf Life - The StrangerAs he leads me on a tour of Scarecrow Video, longtime buyer Mark Steiner spots former employee Xoe Amer in the new releases section and waves. Steiner, who started working at Scarecrow in 1992 and retired in September, has worked with Amer’s mom, witnessed Xoe grow up, and seen her work at Scarecrow’s erstwhile coffee […]

This is a great story! Scarecrow Video is legendary, give them some love and rent a movie! www.thestranger.com/film-2/shelf... @thestranger.com

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thetyee.caWhat Vancouver Council Did and Didn’t Do on Housing | The TyeeA performance review of the ABC-led council. And what the parties are promising this election.

An ABC Vancouver supermajority has led city council for the last four years. Did this council accomplish what it set out to do on housing? thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...

cascadia-journal.comCascadia today: How to fix OR schools? + lizards invading Vancouver Island and a longtime video store buyer retiresGood morning! If you appreciate this newsletter and my writing on efforts to increase Cascadia autonomy, please consider becoming a paid subscriber during my fall membership drive. I'm still short of ...

How to fix Oregon's struggling public school system, European lizards are invading Vancouver Island, and a longtime buyer at Scarecrow video retires. It's your daily roundup of #Cascadia news : www.cascadia-journal.com/cascadia-tod...

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cascadia-journal.comRestoring Indigenous names to Washington's volcanoesCascadia Day is approaching on May 18 – the day a volcano in southwest Washington violently erupted in 1980. This date lets us reflect on the power of natural forces in our bioregion, as well as celeb...

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Kulshan Dakobed Tahoma Pahto Loowit It's time to start calling Washington state's volcanoes by their Indigenous names. #Cascadia www.cascadia-journal.com/restoring-in...

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What a fabulous and inspiring Cascadia Poetry Festival this weekend!

This needs to stop now.

JJ in DC@jjindc.bsky.social

🧊✈️ SEATTLE: A girl in chains boards an ICE-chartered GlobalX airplane (tail: N630VA) at Boeing Field, to be transported south to Arizona 👀

underscore.newsReconnecting With Native Plants And First Foods At Seattle’s Daybreak Star - Underscore Native NewsProgram volunteers care for tule, camas and salmonberries, other traditional flora.

A great article to read on Indigenous People's Day about Coast Salish people growing and harvesting culturally significant native plants:

Underscore Native News@underscore-news.bsky.social

At Seattle’s Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center, volunteers can care for Native plants as a way to regain their kinship with nature’s bounty. www.underscore.news/land/food-so...

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Cascadia Democratic Action

@cascadiademocratic.bsky.social

Tired of fascism? We're working on a plan for Oregon and Washington to leave the US. #Cascadia

Norm Ornstein@normornstein.bsky.social

This is what a police state does Homeland Security Agents Search Home of Rep. Ilhan Omar www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/u...

nytimes.comFederal Agents Search Home of Rep. Ilhan OmarThe search takes place within the 60-day window of the midterm elections, when the Justice Department has historically avoided such investigative steps related to political candidates.

cascadia-journal.comCascadia today: BC lost 20K jobs + ICE gases Salem protesters + an anthology of writing about working Cascadia's land & seaHappy Indigenous Peoples' Day! (And happy Thanksgiving to my readers in British Columbia.) In honor of the day, take a moment to read a feature at Underscore Native News about how Coast Salish people ...

In today's news from across #Cascadia, BC lost 20,000 jobs last month, ICE gassed Salem protesters, and a new anthology of writing about working Cascadia's land and seas: www.cascadia-journal.com/cascadia-tod...