While flaws and inconsistencies in crime data persist, multiple sources suggest that violent crime in the U.S. is genuinely declining, though skepticism remains warranted. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/12/world/the-accuracy-of-crime-statistics/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #us #crime #washington #donaldtrump #police #fbi #cdc
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Lady Aurora came out to dance tonight through the clouds.
Edmonds, Washington
#Washington #PNW #NorthernLights #Aurora #NightSky #Photo #PhotoOfTheDay #Nature #NatureLovers #wawx
Lady Aurora came out to dance tonight through the clouds.
Edmonds, Washington
#Washington #PNW #NorthernLights #Aurora #NightSky #Photo #PhotoOfTheDay #Nature #NatureLovers #wawx
The U.S. government shutdown became the longest ever Wednesday, topping the 35-day record set during Donald Trump鈥檚 first term. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/05/world/politics/longest-us-government-shutdown/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #washington #democrats #us #donaldtrump #republicans
The U.S. Justice Department put two prosecutors on leave hours after they called President Donald Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol on Jan.聽6, 2021, "a mob of rioters" in a sentencing memo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/30/world/politics/us-prosecutors-january-6-defendants/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #republicans #washington
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Apparently ICE operations are ramping up in King County.
They nabbed a mom after dropping her child off at preschool in Issaquah.
To many, Trump's destruction of the east wing of the White House symbolizes, in physical form, the presidency taking a wrecking ball to national norms, international institutions and the world order itself. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/26/world/politics/trump-white-house-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #washington
Apparently ICE operations are ramping up in King County.
They nabbed a mom after dropping her child off at preschool in Issaquah.
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Deception Pass Bridge, WA in B&W
There are actually two bridges constructed between 1934-1935. Whidbey Island to the very small Pass Island, and from Pass Island to Fidalgo Island. this photo was taken underneath the south span from Whidbey Island.
#bridge #blackandwhite #lines #whidbeyisland #fidalgoisland #oakharbor #anacortes #washington #pnw #infrastructure #engineering #steel
Deception Pass Bridge, WA in B&W
There are actually two bridges constructed between 1934-1935. Whidbey Island to the very small Pass Island, and from Pass Island to Fidalgo Island. this photo was taken underneath the south span from Whidbey Island.
#bridge #blackandwhite #lines #whidbeyisland #fidalgoisland #oakharbor #anacortes #washington #pnw #infrastructure #engineering #steel
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American Bald Eagle 馃 rests on a power pole in NW Washington State. The windy day gave it some flare.
#baldeagle #eagle #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #washington #pnw
American Bald Eagle 馃 rests on a power pole in NW Washington State. The windy day gave it some flare.
#baldeagle #eagle #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #washington #pnw
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Networks Plan Coverage Of Next Round Of No Kings Protests On Saturday
#News #Politics #CSPAN #CNN #DonaldTrump #ElectionLine #MikeJohnson #MSNBC #NoKings #RobertDeNiro #Washington
https://deadline.com/2025/10/no-kings-protests-how-to-watch-1236590761/
Networks Plan Coverage Of Next Round Of No Kings Protests On Saturday
#News #Politics #CSPAN #CNN #DonaldTrump #ElectionLine #MikeJohnson #MSNBC #NoKings #RobertDeNiro #Washington
https://deadline.com/2025/10/no-kings-protests-how-to-watch-1236590761/