Posted on 01/18/2026 12:42:01 PM PST by algore
In Seattle, the new socialist mayor Katie Wilson urged people to sign up for 'Washington for All ICE Mobilization Alerts', a group which is training to 'mobilize a unified response' to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activities.
'This will take all of us,' the Seattle Mayor said in a rallying call to residents via a video message posted on her X account, while she also joined protests in the city.
'We already have laws in place that forbid our local police from aiding ICE in most instances. The police will adhere to these laws. That's an important step,' added Wilson, who was sworn in as mayor on January 1.
'But it's also true that we have limited authority with regard to the actions of federal agencies, and I know that our existing laws are not enough to keep people safe.
'So I'm working with Police Chief Barnes, City Attorney Evans, immigrant rights groups and local leaders to identify every possible legal argument, public resource and creative tool we can use to keep the people of Seattle safe.'
Wilson went on to urge residents to sign up for Washington for All ICE Mobilization Alerts, a group which is training to 'mobilize a unified response' to ICE activities.
'And don't stop there,' she added. 'I encourage you to raise your voices and demand that every elected official does what they can to protect the people who make our neighborhoods home.
'This is a scary situation, and situations like this are when we show ourselves who we are, and what we believe. Here in Seattle, we practice solidarity. Everyone should be safe in their homes, in their workplaces, and in their cities.
'My message to our immigrant neighbors: this is your city, and I'm determined to make it that way.'
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The first thing this Woman did is issue two executive orders, seeking to get two major initiatives rolling, just two weeks into her term: expanding emergency housing to get homeless residents indoors, and bus lanes to speed up the Route 8 bus.
“As a transit rider and as a rider of Route 8, I know the feeling of waiting at the stop for the bus to come, and it’s 30 minutes late or 40 minutes late. I know the feeling of sitting on the bus knowing that you could be walking up that hill faster than that bus is going."
She has ordered the Transportation Department to make one of the lanes where this bus travels a bus only lane within 3 months.
Seattle is going to get it good and hard.
What was the name of that war Lincoln was always talking about in the 1800s?
Whatever it was it can’t happen again, right?
When does RICO come into play?
I first went to Seattle 25 years ago. Quite nice. BEautiful city. It was nice walking all around the downtown and market place.
Second time was about 17 years ago to help with a friend with an installation of a Dale Chihuly sculpture and had dinner at the space needle. Still quite nice but the market place area had lots and lots of bums.
Last time was about 6 years ago when I picked up my girlfriend at SeaTac. Disgusting downtown and disgusting market place.
Now, I would never go to Seattle. Blech. Another s hole ruined by commies
Mayor Karen Bass trained with Fidel Castro in Cuba and made several trips to support his Communist system. This mayor should consult with her.
Bass first went to Cuba at age 19 when travel to Cuba was against the law. Working with the Venceremos Brigade she helped build houses and learn about Cuban politics.
She called Fidel Castro “charismatic” and was involved in Marxist-Leninist theory but has since distanced herself, clarifying she’s a Democrat, not a communist.
Who pays these people? Who feeds them? Who pays their rent, buys their clothes?
As “Deep Throat” said during Watergate, “Follow the money.”
When does RICO come into play?
She’ll claim she’s Unfit To Stand Trail
Sedition
What Happened to Defunding the Seattle Police Department?
https://www.seattlemet.com/news-and-city-life/2023/03/defund-the-police-spd-seattle-movement
Hopefully soon.
Exactly.
And it’s their own fault.
Smith Act
Charge them.
Pronto.
In regards to the bus lane, so instead of looking at the city as a whole, she fixed her personal pet peeve first. This should be fun to watch.
Yes it is. I feel sorry for the outstate people.
It’s civil war. They’re defying federal law and federal law enforcement officers. Sanctuary cities and States are unconstitutional.
Civil war could happen again over these illegal immigrants. The Democrats don’ want to lose them.
They ruin every place they touch.
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