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cremevax👩🏻‍💻🏳️‍🌈​🇨🇦🇺🇦

Hello, it’s the weekly #washingtonstate #kingcounty (that is, #seattle and environs) #COVID #COVID19 #wastewater toots.

A quick reminder that this King County respiratory disease data comes from Washington State, not the federal government.

Let's start with the West Point (WSPT) sewage treatment plant. Last week, the site reported the Sars-CoV2 7-day running average at 0, which was obviously some sort of error. We got a 0 reading earlier this week on 4/13 as well, but we have real data on 4/15. The prior 0 readings makes it look as if the levels went up, but the 4/15 reading is in line with the generally low numbers we’ve had for the last bit.

WSPT is one of three King County(-ish) sewersheds in this dataset. You can find overviews, individual sewershed results, and a breakdown of variants for the state wastewater surveillance program, along with other metrics like case counts and hospitalizations for Covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses, at doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistica. If you go to the page and click "learn more" in the statewide view tab, you can find out lots of details about how these data are calculated and how to interpret them. The dashboard gets updated every Wednesday (generally). Reminder: the Department of Health is here on the fediweb, at @WADeptHealth

A screencap of the Washington State Department of Health's Covid wastewater data for the West Point Wastewater Treatment Plant. The trend line of the graph is described in the toot text.
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Solarbird :flag_cascadia:

Emergency clause, goes into effect immediately:

WA bill to restrict outside National Guard from entering state is signed into law

By: Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero - April 21, 2025

During his inaugural address in January, Gov. Bob Ferguson highlighted his support for a bill that would grant the governor authority to limit other states’ National Guard troops from entering Washington, unless they are mobilized by the president...

House Bill 1321 came after Republican governors put out a statement in December saying they were “ready to utilize every tool at our disposal,” including the National Guard, to enforce President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.

washingtonstatestandard.com/br

Washington State StandardWA bill to restrict outside National Guard from entering state is signed into law • Washington State StandardThe bill would grant the governor authority to limit other states’ National Guard troops from entering Washington.
#wapol#cascadia#CascadiaStrong
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Bi Sasquatch

Source: @ErinInTheMorn

From the article: "Washington State made history on Wednesday when it became the first state in the country to pass legislation increasing access to hormone therapy.

"HB 1971 declares that health care plans who cover hormone treatments “must provide reimbursement for a 12-month refill of covered prescription hormone therapy obtained at one time by the enrollee,” unless a doctor prescribes otherwise or the hormone in question is a controlled substance. (Testosterone, for example, will be exempt from the policy.)

"The bill received bipartisan support in the State Senate, passing 40-9, including six Republicans. All nine votes against the bill were from the GOP.

"Senator Keith Wagoner was one such Republican who voted in favor of HB 1971. He said he he was supporting the policy in spite of “fringes” online which had “inflamed” public debate by focusing squarely on the HRT’s association with trans-affirming care.

“That is such a small part of what this bill does,” Wagoner told the Senate. He said he was speaking out in part because his own daughter relies on hormone therapy. As a survivor of brain cancer, which impacted her pituitary gland, she will likely be taking hormones for the rest of her life. The current timeframe for receiving hormones, which may limit people to a six-month, three-month or one-month supply, is a constant stressor for his family, he said.

“The bill will alleviate a lot of suffering,” Wagoner concluded."

#Transgender #HRT #Healthcare #GenderAffirmingCare #Washington #WashingtonState #LGBTQ

erininthemorning.com/p/washing

Erin In The Morning · Washington State Passes Bill To Cover 12-Month Hormone Therapy StockpilesBy s. baum
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Solarbird :flag_cascadia:

The Spokane Spokesman-Review newspaper is going nonprofit:

seattletimes.com/opinion/a-new

Spokane is a big blue island in the mostly-very-low-population red part of Washington State. It's important that they haven't gone to some damn vulture fund operator or more some pink slime fascist noise machine.

Particularly if you're out on the dry side, you might throw them some support.

#newspaper#news#spokane
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cremevax👩🏻‍💻🏳️‍🌈​🇨🇦🇺🇦

Hi, it’s the weekly #washingtonstate #kingcounty (that is, #seattle and environs) #COVID #COVID19 #wastewater toots.

A quick reminder that this King County respiratory disease data comes from Washington State, not the federal government.

I usually start with the West Point (WSPT) sewage treatment plant, but the last value in the table, for 4/8, is 0.0. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to live in a world with zeroed-out readings for the Sars-CoV-2 concentration levels were an actual thing! And to be totally fair, the readings from 4/6 are, historically speaking, quite low. But 0.0? I think that's a glitch.

Hardcore wastewater nerds might recall that King County runs their very own Sars-CoV-2 dashboard for the same treatment plants. Alas, the county's dashboard has the same problem. I'm just going to skip WSPT's graph this week.

WSPT is one of three King County(-ish) sewersheds in this dataset. You can find overviews, individual sewershed results, and a breakdown of variants for the state wastewater surveillance program, along with other metrics like case counts and hospitalizations for Covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses, at doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistica. If you go to the page and click "learn more" in the statewide view tab, you can find out lots of details about how these data are calculated and how to interpret them. The dashboard gets updated every Wednesday (generally). The Department of Health is here on the feditubes, at @WADeptHealth.

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Washington State Department of HealthRespiratory Illness Data DashboardToggle navigation Menu
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DoomsdaysCW

State by State Pending and recently passed #AntiProtestLaws: #Washington

HB 1323: New penalties for participants and organizers of highway #protests

Would create steep new penalties for people who organize or participate in protests that block certain public roads. The bill would create a new offense of “obstructing highways,” a gross misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail, for anyone in a group of four or more people who “intentionally obstructs” a "state highway" by walking, standing, or sitting in a way that unlawfully “blocks” cars’ ability to pass. ("State highways" in Washington include two-lane roads with stop signs and stoplights.) The bill would also create a felony offense, punishable by up to five years in prison and at least $5,000, for any person to be a “leader or organizer” of a group that engage in “obstructing highways.” Notably, the felony offense does not require that a “leader or organizer” themselves obstruct traffic, or intend or know that the group will obstruct traffic; nor is “leader or organizer” defined. As such, the felony offense would seemingly cover someone who participates in planning or facilitating in any way a protest where some individuals end up demonstrating on a state highway and even momentarily blocking traffic. For either offense, the bill additionally imposes a mandatory minimum sentence of 60 days in jail and a $6,125 fine for any individual who has previously been convicted of other offenses including “disorderly conduct,” “failure to disperse,” “or similar criminal behavior.”

Full text of bill:
app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?Bi

Status: pending

Introduced 16 Jan 2025.

Issue(s): #TrafficInterference

#WashingtonState #FirstAmendment #CriminalizingDissent
#Authoritarianism #Fascism #Clampdown #CriminalizingProtest
#CharacteristicsOfFascism #USPol #AntiProtestLaws

app.leg.wa.govHB 1323 Washington State Legislature
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cremevax👩🏻‍💻🏳️‍🌈​🇨🇦🇺🇦

Hi, it’s the weekly #washingtonstate #kingcounty (that is, #seattle and environs) #COVID #COVID19 #wastewater toots.

A quick reminder that this King County respiratory disease data comes from Washington State, not the federal government.

Starting with the West Point (WSPT) sewage treatment plant: last week, the Sars-CoV2 7-day running average headed down. Historically speaking, it's at the lower end of the scale. Last data is from 4/1.

WSPT is one of three King County(-ish) sewersheds in this dataset. You can find overviews, individual sewershed results, and a breakdown of variants for the state wastewater surveillance program, along with other metrics like case counts and hospitalizations for Covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses, at doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistica. If you go to the page and click "learn more" in the statewide view tab, you can find out lots of details about how these data are calculated and how to interpret them. The dashboard gets updated every Wednesday (generally). The Department of Health is here on the feditubes, at @WADeptHealth.

A screencap of the Washington State Department of Health's Covid wastewater data for the West Point Wastewater Treatment Plant. The trend line of the graph is described in the toot text.
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Alice Dubiel 🔬💉🦠😷🌬☮️

King County Coalition on Homelessness is recruiting support for progressive taxation to retain and expand essential programs in housing, healthcare and and supportive services. Especially inportant with federal government cuts. Send letters to Governor Bob Ferguson, and your state senator and legislative representatives. Here's a template:

#Washingtonstate #budget

actionnetwork.org/letters/sust

actionnetwork.orgSustain Washington's Health & Human Services Tell Governor Ferguson and your State Representatives & Senator: Don't balance the budget on the backs of low-income people! Raise progressive revenue to sustain vital health and human services. Washington State is facing a significant budget deficit this year, and we are in danger of losing funding for critical human services across the state, including homelessness shelters, housing for low-income people, and essential health and wellness services that benefit all our communities. These are ALREADY significantly underfunded, and have been for decades - we need MORE investment in these important community resources, not less. Governor Ferguson indicated he would rather cut services than raise revenue to pay for them, calling new revenue a "last resort" - we say no way! Speak up today! State legislators and the Governor should raise progressive revenue (taxes paid mostly by big businesses and wealthy people) to sustain these essential community services.
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cremevax👩🏻‍💻🏳️‍🌈​🇨🇦🇺🇦

Hello, it’s the weekly #washingtonstate #kingcounty (that is, #seattle and environs) #COVID #COVID19 #wastewater toots.

A quick reminder that this King County respiratory disease data comes from Washington State, not the federal government.

Starting with the West Point (WSPT) sewage treatment plant: last week, the Sars-CoV2 7-day running average crept up a bit. Last data is from 3/25.

WSPT is one of three King County(-ish) sewersheds in this dataset. You can find overviews, individual sewershed results, and a breakdown of variants for the state wastewater surveillance program, along with other metrics like case counts and hospitalizations for Covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses, at doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistica. If you go to the page and click "learn more" in the statewide view tab, you can find out lots of details about how these data are calculated and how to interpret them. The dashboard gets updated every Wednesday (generally). The Department of Health is here on the feditubes, at @WADeptHealth.

A screencap of the Washington State Department of Health's Covid wastewater data for the West Point Wastewater Treatment Plant. The trend line of the graph is described in the toot text.
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