Jim Brunner @jimbrunner.bsky.social

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Trump has approved WA's request for a Major Disaster Declaration for December's flooding. This unlocks individual assistance & aid for state and local governments for repair costs.
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An anticipated lawsuit has been filed challenging WA’s new high-earners income tax as unconstitutional under a 1933 state Supreme Court precedent
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/opponents-sue-to-block-was-new-millionaires-tax/
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Robert Smith @bondhack.ft.com
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Hall of fame FT correction
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$2 million per ship — to cross a Strait that was free six weeks ago.

@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/world/middleeast/iran-10-point-proposal.html
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Philip Bump @pbump.com
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That red line is doing something unusual. www.pewresearch.org/global/2026/04/07/gas-prices-are-americans-top-concern-in-iran-war/
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Mike Baker @mikebaker.bsky.social
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There is some MAGA opposition to Trump's "whole civilization will die" plans:
• Alex Jones: "🚨🚨WAR CRIME ALERT!!🚨🚨"
• Marjorie Taylor Greene: "This is evil and madness"
• Joe Kent: "reckless rage and destruction"
• Candace Owens: "The 25th amendment needs to be invoked."
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Andy Kaczynski @kfile.bsky.social
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A top FEMA official is doubling down on his claims that he teleported to a Waffle House.
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Spokane state Rep. Timm Ormsby, the lead budget writer for Washington House Democrats who has served in the Legislature more than two decades, won’t seek reelection this year. washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/chair-of-wa-houses-powerful-budget-writing-committee-wont-seek-reelection/
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge orders Trump administration to halt construction of $400 million White House ballroom unless Congress OKs plan.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social
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Four-byline alert: 🚨

“.. A broker for Pete Hegseth, the US defence secretary, attempted to make a big investment in major defence companies in the weeks leading up to the US-Israeli attack on Iran, according to three people familiar with the matter.”

www.ft.com/content/744ea8dc-6d93-4fe9-a5e3-36de4f5d06db?syn-25a6b1a6=1
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Gov. Bob Ferguson has signed a high-earner income tax. Lawsuits and ballot challenges expected www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/ferguson-signs-wa-high-earners-income-tax-challenges-expected/
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Mike Baker @mikebaker.bsky.social
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For more than a century, U.S. currency has featured the signature of the U.S. treasurer. It will soon feature the signature of Donald Trump.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/us/politics/trump-signature-us-dollars.html
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Bob Mehr @bobmehr.bsky.social
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My latest for The New York Times: a look at the life & legacy of the late great D. Boon. Visited San Pedro to talk to the surviving Minutemen, Mike Watt and George Hurley, as they continue to carry forward the spirit of Boon and the band. Gift link here: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/arts/music/minutemen-d-boon.html?unlocked_article_code=1.WFA.9Dgz.9n4S0dDiEoja&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social
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“Oklahoma AG Gentner Drummond has agreed to release what was previously considered private voter data to the federal government.

In exchange for the release of Oklahoman’s voter information, the [DOJ] agreed to dismiss its federal lawsuit against State Election Secretary Paul Ziriax.”
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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social
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Trump gets a daily video montage briefing about the Iran war

The montage, which typically runs for about two minutes, has raised concerns among some of the president’s allies that he may not be receiving the complete picture of the war.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-gets-daily-video-montage-briefing-iran-war-rcna263912
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Boots, meet ground.
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Starbucks is leasing a 250k sq. ft. office building in Nashville, per docs viewed by @pauledroberts.bsky.social www.seattletimes.com/business/starbucks/starbucks-heads-south-coffee-giant-takes-large-office-in-nashville-documents-show/
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social
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Greg Bovino wanted to deport 100 million people -- a quarter of the U.S. population.

Oh, and DHS's X account is onboard.

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/us/gregory-bovino-border-patrol.html
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Remotest island squint close and you can see it is not in Seattle
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Those poor isolated Bainbridge Islanders, who travel via oxen-drawn carts to and from the hinterlands.
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social
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Enormous (expensive, wing tip) shoe just finally dropped in the NYTimes. Jeffrey Epstein had two primary benefactors who financed his "lifestyle" and crimes. The first was Lex Wexner. The second was financier Leon Black. What did Epstein do for Black? Now we know:

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/business/jeffrey-epstein-leon-black.html
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social
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There. Is. No. Plan.
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lol. Lmao, even.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com
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Breaking News: Chuck Norris, who channeled his martial arts skills into an acting career that delighted millions of fans, died at 86.
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Hall of Fame thread....
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Op-Ed from head of WA Assoc. of School Administrators: "Despite unified requests from school leaders, educators and families across the state, lawmakers failed to address the cost pressures school districts face."
www.seattletimes.com/opinion/wa-lawmakers-will-claim-wins-but-education-funding-isnt-one-of-them/
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Went on KUOW's Soundside yesterday to talk about the Joe Kent news. Recorded live! omny.fm/shows/soundside/former-wa-congressional-candidate-turned-trump-official-resigns-in-protest-of-iran-war
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A new measurement unit: the Josh Naylor
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David Gura @davidgura.bsky.social
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“My goal is to stop the war,” @adamsmith.house.gov, the House Armed Services Committee’s ranking member, told me. “And I think the most sensible path to that is try to encourage the Trump administration and the supporters of this war to, however implausibly, be able to declare victory and stop.”
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