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Author Archives: Jim deMaine
‘Don’t Fight the Stupidity’ and Other Relevant Bonhoeffer Advice
by Tim Snyder in Sojourners (thanks to Mary Jane F.) As a theologian, I get nervous when reading Dietrich Bonhoeffer becomes all too relevant. I’m the kind of theologian who would rather not find myself in what some scholars refer … Continue reading
Malou Chavez, Executive Director of the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, on 4/15 at 11 am
From Dan and Linda S. Dear Skyline Friends – We are writing this save the date alert for an important upcoming event at Skyline. We have helped organize the appearance of Malou Chavez, Executive Director of the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, … Continue reading
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Capitol Hill’s Seattle Asian Art Museum collecting Legos for dissident Chinese artist Weiwei
Thanks to Mike C. Seattle Police were investigating a BMW peculiarly parked at the base of the steps of the Seattle Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park earlier this week. Authority has a nose for dissidence, it seems. The car, it turns … Continue reading
King K. Holmes, 87, Dies; Researcher Destigmatized Study of S.T.I.s
He took a down-to-earth approach to sexually transmitted infections, a subject no one wanted to discuss, arriving at novel methods of treatment and prevention. By Michael S. Rosenwald – in the NYT (thanks to many residents who forwarded this article) King … Continue reading
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View Historic City Council Meeting – Unanimous Approval of Skyline’s Skybridge!
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The signs say it all
Thanks to Bob P. More protest signs for your entertainment – click here!
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The tariff question
David J. Lynch – Washington Post (thanks to Mary M.) The tariff barrage that President Donald Trump unleashed this week on the world economy marks a decisive end to an era of freewheeling globalization that was shaped by American policymakers, … Continue reading
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Trump Just Bet the Farm
By Thomas L. Friedman Opinion Columnist in the NYT (thanks to Marilyn W.) Donald Trump is not known for doing his homework — he’s more of a go-with-my-gut kind of guy. What I find most terrifying about what Trump is doing … Continue reading
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Creative sign at the protest rally
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Connecticut Senator Murphy explains the real purpose of Trump’s tariffs
Thanks to Mike C.
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Skybridge approval on City Council Agenda Tuesday April 8th
Ed note: The approval of Skyline’s skybridge is finally up for vote by the City Council this coming Tuesday–after making it through multiple sub-committees. It expected to pass (hopefully). If interested you can tune in to watch the proceedings live … Continue reading
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“The Trump Tariff Tax is the largest peacetime tax hike in U.S. history,” former Vice President Mike Pence
by Heather Cox Richardson – posted yesterday April 2nd as the anticipated fallout began Just five months ago, on October 19, 2024, The Economist ran a special report on America’s economy. That economy was, the magazine said, “the envy of … Continue reading
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“Perfect Storm” at the University of Washington
Thanks to Ann M. This message is being sent to all staff, faculty and academic personnel across the University of Washington. Dear colleagues, Over the past two months, we have been tracking and responding to a range of policy changes … Continue reading
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Seattle home transformed into first-ever shelter for homeless LGBTQ+ veterans: ‘Healing to be part of something again’
In Good News — Thanks to Pam P Lindsay Church left the Navy in 2012, having served under the United States’ “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, which prohibited military servicemembers from being open about their sexual orientation. “I really struggled … Continue reading
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The Swede Behind the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
from the Swedish Press thanks to Bob P. Lund University alumnus Mikael Dolsten is the Chief Scientific Officer at Pfizer in the United States. Pfizer is, of course, the American pharmaceutical company that launched one of the first fully certified vaccines … Continue reading
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How you live your day is how you live your life
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Trump Dumps Musk, Accusing Him of Ageism!
Trump discovered today that Elon Musk has developed a secret “Make America Young Again” (MAYA) plan. Information about this clandestine plot was leaked to a furious Trump by an aging disgruntled MAGA diehard. A few years ago ethicist and oncologist … Continue reading
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This Is Why My Texas Town Lost Trust in Public Health
By Carrie McKean in the NYT Ms. McKean is a writer based in Midland, Texas. Ed note: Smugness and demonizing those that disagree with us has wormed its way into our political discourse all too often. This article reminds us that … Continue reading
The Progressive Congressman Who Wants to Take On JD Vance
Ro Khanna, who represents Silicon Valley, sees the vice president — a likely heir to President Trump’s political movement — as a unique threat to the constitutional order. By Shane Goldmacher in the NYT Representative Ro Khanna, Democrat of California, has … Continue reading
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It’s a dirty job, but Ukraine’s women are doing it for the war effort
“We really wanted to help and to replace those men who went to fight and to protect Ukraine,” Nadiya Moskalenko told NBC News. By Richard Engel and Gabe Joselow PAVLOHRAD, Ukraine — They are Ukraine’s “Rosie the Riveters,” rolling up their sleeves and doing a … Continue reading
The signal app snafu
Heather Cox Richardson Mar 27 Monday’s astounding story that the most senior members of President Donald Trump’s administration planned military strikes on Yemen over an unsecure commercial messaging app, on which they had included national security reporter and editor in … Continue reading
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