Rob Richards

Rob Richards

@rob-richards.bsky.social

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Rob Richards
@rob-richards.bsky.social

There's a difference between productive friction and public self-immolation. There's a difference between "I disagree with your approach" and "I'm going to spend my energy tearing you down instead of the people actually doing harm." robrichards97211.substack.com/p/the-right-...

robrichards97211.substack.comThe Right Doesn’t Need to Beat Us. We’re Doing It Ourselves.A college freshman just wrote something a lot of Democratic consultants twice her age either don’t get or won’t say.
Rob Richards
@rob-richards.bsky.social

The moral case here is inseparable from the practical one. When we displace people without giving them a place to go, we don’t solve the problem, we move it, and make it worse. thurstonchronicle.com/stories/rob-...?

thurstonchronicle.comRob Richards Commentary: A plan is not a promise - Thurston ChronicleThe Jungle has been visible from Interstate 5 for a decade, 20 acres between Martin Way and Pacific Avenue, tents and tarps and the quiet accumulation of everything that happens when a community runs ...
Rob Richards
@rob-richards.bsky.social


When we displace people without giving them a place to go, we don’t solve the problem, we move it, and make it worse. That is not successful policy. It doesn’t help the people who get displaced. It is the same problem with a new address. 
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open.substack.comA Plan Is Not A PromiseThe Jungle has been visible from I-5 for a decade, twenty acres between Martin Way and Pacific Avenue, tents and tarps and the quiet accumulation of everything that happens when a community runs out o...
Rob Richards
@rob-richards.bsky.social

I was built by generations of women, without each of whom I would not be who I am today. Life wasn’t always easy and we never had anything handed to us, but Mom was always there with sometimes tough but always unconditional love and support.

Rob Richards
@rob-richards.bsky.social

Somewhere, as you read this, a victim of domestic violence is trying to file for a protection order on her own. She is alone in a process that is terrifying and isolating even with help, because we decided that help was a luxury we could no longer afford. thurstonchronicle.com/stories/rob-...?

thurstonchronicle.comRob Richards commentary: Domestic violence victims left in the dark - Thurston ChronicleThere is a service window in the Thurston County Courthouse that has been dark since Jan. 20. The phones behind it go unanswered. The counter is closed. Linda Myhre Enlow, our county clerk, did not …
Rob Richards
@rob-richards.bsky.social

Sam was always such an inspiration to me. A fighter. No matter the issue it always seemed that he always brought his trademark tenacity and compassion. We should hope that our current and future leaders at every level emulate Sam. www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2026/...

nwprogressive.orgSam Hunt: 1942-2026 - NPI's Cascadia AdvocateA champion of democratic participation, Senator Sam Hunt played a central role in advancing some of Washington’s most consequential voting reforms. Just as enduring was his reputation for kindness, hu...