Coffee and Calculated Curiosity

If you can’t understand a system, you can’t influence it. ☕ I joined the Friends with Wheels podcast, hosted by Laszlo Jajczay to talk about: access to the systems that shape our lives. 🎉 Check it out on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciSU... Or Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6wkc...

No amount of intimidation should stand between eligible voters and their right to participate in our democracy. Our votes matter. Our voices matter. And our democracy belongs to all of us. Get out and vote. 🗳️

Ding ding fucking ding.

“Let’s limit and oppress all girls because we are afraid of a few boys.” The Republican mindset in Washington for ballot measure IL 26-638. #voteno #translivesmatter #girlslivesmatter #genderjustice @nohateinwastate.bsky.social

They mean to intimidate us, and we will not let them.

Today's jobs report is a reminder that tax cuts for corporations and the rich don’t create jobs or grow the economy. What's required is investment in working people — and better wages. When workers have money to spend, the economy grows and businesses create more jobs. Remember this.

Maybe if he does, the richest people would finally be upset enough to do something about him. I’m sick of hearing about protecting buildings instead of people. #abolishice

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court REJECTS lawsuit seeking to compel Vermont to provide the DOJ with access to its complete statewide voter registration database. Another victory for Elias Law Group and our clients. DOJ is now 0-24. ELG is undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/vermon...

Marked safe from listening to capitulating white men. ☕ #macklemore #solidarity #freepalestine (image shows Spotify user has blocked music from a disappointing musical artist who could have stood up to an oligarch but didn't)

If you are in the PNW, we'd love to see you join our democracy Activism Fair at Meadowbrook Farm on October 4th! @nwprogressive.org

When you won’t accept birth certificates, it’s about genital exams. When it’s only applied to girls, it’s about authoritarian control.  www.instagram.com/reel/DdHmF-l...

Every K‑12 student will be able to receive up to one breakfast and one lunch at no cost during each of #Seattle Public Schools' 180 instructional days. This is the purpose of using taxes to invest in our future. #progress #feedingkids #taxtherichest www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2026/...

When you hear about the latest CPI report, here's what it really means.

At WrongforWashington.org, we have information about each of right wing mega millionaire Heywood's 2026 measures and why they should be rejected. There is also a social kit so you can easily share voting guidance with your followers. More resources will be added in the next few days. #waelex #waleg

Returning hundreds of thousands of dollars in stolen wages to hundreds of working people is ignored by our local media while they publish the press releases of big corporations who regularly commit the same kind of wage theft. This is what progressive governance looks like 👇

We need your help in #washington! On our ballot this November are genital exams for only girls, not boys, who want to play sports. This measure is polling as "will pass" because it is being sold as “girls' safety in sports” by a red hat mega-millionaire. www.youtube.com/shorts/H7A_4...

When Pete Hegseth polled top commanders about cutting a program designed to protect civilians during military operations, he bet they’d back his view that the program was “woke” and out of step with “maximum lethality,” officials told ProPublica. Instead, every commander rebuffed the idea.

"There are times to listen and treasure what the voters are telling you. Then there are times to understand that what the voters are telling you shouldn't necessarily guide how you think about your offense." @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social argues Democrats should talk about Trump's corruption:

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Again, our vote by mail system is secure and accurate. And that's precisely the issue the MAGA GOP both here and in the Other Washington have with it: it accurately counts all the votes and shows that the MAGA agenda of raising our costs while cutting billionaires' taxes isn't popular.

Kroger, which wants to buy yet ANOTHER grocery chain: -Ranks among the largest companies with employees dependent on Medicaid & SNAP -Paid its CEO $14M last year, 417x its median worker's pay of just $34,552 -Spent $12.3B on stock buybacks since 2019 This is what corporate greed looks like.

School meals should be free for everybody. Charging children to eat somewhere they are legally required to be for the entire day is crazy.

Read more books. Travel more often. Speak up for others. #gloriasteinem #feminism #progressivevalues

@nwprogressive.org is headed to @netrootsnation.bsky.social we will be listening for the ideas that deserve a bigger audience. Expect articles, observations, and coffee thoughts from the hallways. ☕️ How do we stand up to the American brand of fascism?  Come say hiiii if you are @ #NN26

Happening now, “Callais Decision: Rapid Response Call” - sign up to join me there! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

"There's only one majority in this country and that's the working class." —Zohran Mamdani

Let's sip on the details of the announced 'automatic military draft' in the United States and why it is a socialist structure for the government. ☕️ #militarydraft #undocumentedimmigrants www.youtube.com/shorts/oCE-R...

Remember: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class. You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.

Hooray!!! Thanks for the coverage @forbes.com . Congrats to @balanceourtaxcode.bsky.social and @nwprogressive.org and so many in this coalition who made it happen!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Breaking: The president has signed an executive order on mail voting. He has no lawful authority to write the rules that govern our elections. He tried a year ago; we sued him; we won. A year later, he has tried again. He can expect the same result. 1/2

Texas hasn’t elected a Democrat statewide since 1994, but since the 2nd #NOKINGS we've seen dramatic shifts in Tarrant County alone. Protests are entry points! Check out my article on @nwprogressive.org

Join me live on TikTok for todays "Sunday Slow Sip"... a walk-through of THE SAVE ACT. www.tiktok.com/@cupofcalcul...

No Kings in Texas! ❤️🪧💙 youtube.com/shorts/PxI4-...

LIVE from Seattle: Watch the No Kings III speaking program at Cal Anderson Park Hear from Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown, Pastor Sergio Amezcua, Duwamish Tribal elder Ken Workman, and activist leaders.

This has been the GOP's "starve-the-beast" scheme for nearly 50 years. Meanwhile, millions suffer and struggle to get ahead as the rich get richer. See the problem here?

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@npr.org Did you talk to any CEOS on whether the airlines are going to still contribute to this insanity?? Or will they stop funding the madness? @unitedcaredesk.bsky.social , @americanair.bsky.social , @swairlines.bsky.social , @qatarairwaysupport.bsky.social …

Help us get as many voters across the country as possible adding their votes in on the SAVE America Act before it comes up for a vote in the Senate this week- showing how voters want legislators to vote! digitaldemocracyproject.org/bills/save-a...

To be clear: the SAVE Act does not simply require the identification voting ALREADY requires. It demands proof of CITIZENSHIP— a birth certificate with a name that matches yours now (bye, bye, married women), or a passport— both of which are expensive and take a long time to obtain.

Millionaires Tax Passed In Washington State in the House! #taxtherich #fairshare #progressivepolicies youtube.com/shorts/GJIFC...

It has been 13 hours and the #washington state House is still going through SB 6346 "million-dollar earners" tax amendments. There were 84 amendments filed, 2 have been adopted, 35 are still unresolved... @balanceourtaxcode.bsky.social #millionairestax #fairshare #progressivetaxes

Here we go!!! "Million-Dollar Earners" Tax is on the House floor!!! Watching it live with @nwprogressive.org and @balanceourtaxcode.bsky.social

Share YOUR opinion on US Military in Iran. Using mobile voating in @voatz.bsky.social partnered with @digitaldemoproject.bsky.social. #IRAN #Congress #Democracy #vote

"75% of likely Washington voters back bill to strengthen qualifications and accountability for all sheriffs and police chiefs" in finding by @nwprogressive.org. The House must hold a floor vote on it by 5PM on 3/6 to reach Governor Ferguson's desk. www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2026/...

Peace through Strength is Trickle-Down Economics. #Propaganda and Ronald Reagan Party Bags. #nowar #psychologicallyeffective #democracy youtu.be/P8SJ9Qm3jxo?...

There are no winners in a war.