John Ochwat

Writer. Recovering journalist. Once in a while musician. Part-Canadian, part Cascadian. Toronto expat. Rhymes with "crock pot."

[John Ochwat @jjochwat]

"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people." - The Declaration of Independence

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@AetnaHelp please respond to DM

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He’s a criminal. And he knows vote by mail works.

[KOMO News @komonews]

A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump's administration from enforcing key vote-by-mail-related executive orders in Washington and Oregon.

https://t.co/Um61wmdthU

[Sarah Spain @SarahSpain]

Hey @seattletimes, the Seattle PWHL team is the Torrent. They won the game in thrilling fashion, scoring 2 late goals. It was the expansion team's first W, with 8,600+ in attendance. Maybe worth a bump over recruiting and high school hoops?

p.s. The Sirens are the team they beat.

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@OneTrust No. It's on you from here. I don't work for free.

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@OneTrust Nor can I close the window! You know the phrase "You had one job"?

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@OneTrust Is this your product? Doesn't inspire any trust if I can't opt out of cookies.

[Ron Wyden @RonWyden]

Oregon has been the national leader on vote-by-mail for decades. Now Donald Trump thinks he can undermine our elections for his own benefit. Hell no.

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When I worked as a business journalist, I'd read the WSJ op-eds to see what the wrong takes would be. Well now we've come full circle, and they're not wrong.

[Brian Stelter @brianstelter]

WSJ editorial board: "The political cycle of using government to punish opponents is taking the country into dark corners that will result in less freedom, and less free speech, for all sides..." https://t.co/V4u6isUEcO

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This is why it's super-important to change the sweetener in Coke.

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@torontolibrary Hey, I'm a Toronto expat living in the US, and when I try to access the TPL website I get a 403 error. Is that an error, or am I blocked because of my IP address?

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@TPLBLGladstone Hey, I'm a Toronto expat living in the US, and when I try to access the TPL website I get a 403 error. Is that an error, or am I blocked because of my IP address?

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HandsOff protest, Portland

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Forgot I had this photo. It's a big and old kick drum that's wired to put a light inside (could have been for effect, or to keep an animal-skin drum head dry).

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@TrueFactsStated I'd rather have him in football, and not as the asst. secretary of health.

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They should buy a swing state instead

[No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen @NoLieWithBTC]

Thousands of Danish citizens are launching an effort to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland.

They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”

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@AbeFroman Goddamn. I smell the scorched earth after that one. 🔥

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@mattyglesias Oh, right. Your daily reminder to unfollow Matt Stoller

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@CommaSplice_ *flails arms* Me, plez and thanks?

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@vpwrites87 Ooh, sign me up, please! 🙏