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Solarbird

May 21

Some good news for a treat:

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How one Oregon city has raised a billion dollars for climate change
By Monica Samayoa
Wednesday, May 20, 2026

https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5734498

#oregon #politics #ClimateChange #cascadia #CascadiaStrong

How one Oregon city has raised a billion dollars for climate change

Solarbird

May 21

i love my town (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:・ﾟ✧ ☆ ♥ 💖

https://www.thestranger.com/furry/the-seattle-opera-hosted-its-first-official-furry-night/

#seattle #furry #cascadia #opera #CascadiaSilly #CascadiaStrong

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Solarbird

May 20

I'm having to just include key sections in all of these documents, as there's much too much in each page for the alt-text window, and in some cases it would take _three_ rounds of alt-text. I'm doing my best to summarise.

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#seattle #lgbtq #lgbtqia #InternalRefugees #FuckMAGA #FuckTrump #fascism #cascadia #CascadiaStrong

Solarbird

May 20

Well here's the Seattle LGBTQ commission's declaration of emergency recommendation regarding the internal queer-but-mostly-trans refugee crisis.

Numbers I saw a couple of months ago were in the 500,000 people range. Remember, if someone has to flee a state to protect their trans child, that's an entire family who is fleeing.

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#seattle #lgbtq #lgbtqia #InternalRefugees #FuckMAGA #FuckTrump #fascism #cascadia #CascadiaStrong

Solarbird

May 16

Declaring the state of civil emergency would basically open up more money. We've had refugees coming in to supportive families in our own neighbourhood.

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City of Seattle poised to declare a civil emergency for LGBTQIA+ refugees fleeing red states
By Madison Jones, Managing Editor

https://www.sgn.org/story/166221

#refugees #InternalRefugees #RefugeeCrisis #fascism #lgbtq #lgbtqia #TransRefugees #cascadia #CascadiaStrong

SGN:: City of Seattle poised to declare a civil emergency for LGBTQIA+ refugees fleeing red states

On the Trans Day of Visibility last month, Seattle’s LGBTQ Commission submitted a letter of recommendation to the Mayor’s Office, City Council, and City Attorney’s Office that requested that City officials declare a civil emergency in response to the increasing number of Trans and Queer people fleeing hostile environments in other states. An anonymous source told the SGN that the letter has since been received, and discussions between City officials and community members behind closed doors indicate Seattle

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Solarbird

May 15

Big win in Oregon, and it can be a blueprint:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kclk9HFnvi8

#oregon #eugene #PeaceHealth #ApolloMD #FuckCorporateHealthCare #cascadia #CascadiaStrong