#whatcomcounty — Public Fediverse posts

Hey #WashingtonState and especially those in #WhatcomCounty: Call the legislative hotline today at 800-562-6000 in support of SB 6346, the Millionaires Tax. It has passed the Senate, but now needs a vote in the state House and Representative Alicia Rule of the 42nd district needs to hear we support it. Call today!

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/03/04/holdout-democrats-leave-wa-house-support-for-income-tax-in-doubt/

#wapoli #waleg #BellinghamWA

I can’t begin to adequately describe how beautiful it was today up in the Skagit Valley. Sunshine and not a cloud in the sky. Could this be winter? It was a little chilly but I was dressed for success, four layers. We passed by flocks of Trumpeter Swans in the fields. We did a whole loop around Lake Samish. #bicycling #cycling #bike #SkagitValley #SkagitCounty #LakeSamish #WhatcomCounty #PNW #Washington

Here is the Washington State code regarding state and local law enforcement agency interactions with ICE.

#WhatcomCounty #Washington #LawEnforcement #ICE
https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=10.93.160

This is from the Washington State Attorney General's office regarding individual rights with regards to immigration enforcement.

#WhatcomCounty #Washington #CivilRights #Immigration #ICE
https://www.atg.wa.gov/know-your-rights-civil-immigration-enforcement-washington

This image is free to use if you are a business who is contemplating refusing service to ICE personnel.

Be advised you may want to seek legal advice and/or consult your local law enforcement agency before you refuse service to ICE.

#WhatcomCounty #Washington #ICE #NoICE

Ok, but speaking of that: if you find our little local instance useful (whether or not you are one of our 10 power users, maybe you just like supporting this service for others) please consider supporting our server costs with an (ideally recurring) donation at https://ko-fi.com/subduedsocial

#SubduedSocial #BellinghamWA #WhatcomCounty #Whatcom #Cascadia #SalishSea #PNW

Hey Whatcom County: fill out the poll for Cascadia Daily's "Citizens Agenda" and shape the questions they will ask of local candidates. In particular, I encourage you to pick #15 about Ranked Choice Voting and #36 about Gerrymandering, but there are a lot of other good topics on there too.

https://www.cascadiadaily.com/citizens-agenda/

#WhatcomCounty #CascadiaDaily #BellinghamWA #RankedChoiceVoting #Gerrymandering

Marine Park has become the place I ‘need’ to go to in order to feel calm. Listening to the water here has brought so much peace to me whenever I visit that I almost don’t feel the need to take photos. Which makes me love this place more!

#photography #joshuahallerphotography #bellinghamwa #whatcomcounty #bluehour #printsforsale

@juliewebgirl

That's kinda funny.

#WashingtonState #Bellingham #WhatcomCounty #Bzzz

A big article in the #CascadiaDaily about the recent Whatcom County charter review meeting about #RankedChoiceVoting. It was really a fascinating meeting with four invited guests who are #RCV experts from around the country. Well worth watching the video of the meeting (linked at the end of the article) https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/may/14/ranked-choice-voting-considered-in-whatcom-but-it-would-cost-auditor-says/

#BellinghamWA #Whatcom #WhatcomCounty #ProportionalRepresentation

Some of the sights on our trip to #whatcomcounty.
The first 2? #Otherlands #beer in #Bellingham. OMG, the burrito is breakfast and lunch in one sitting! And their Winter Saison, was solid!
Last #photo? #Fringe in #Ferndale. This is the art on their cold box.
#washington #travel #photography

A great article from @sightlineinstitute about how Proportional Representation would benefit Whatcom County: https://www.sightline.org/2025/04/10/whatcom-county-eyes-a-prime-election-upgrade/

#ProportionalRepresentation #ElectoralReform #WhatcomCounty #Cascadia #BellinghamWA

#bellinghamwa
#whatcomcounty

Protest privatization of the postal service today at the Orleans post office branch (Orleans at Sunset) in Bellingham, WA, from 1:30 to 3:00.

Signature Plastics is a darling company in the custom keyboard scene, and they're based here in #WhatcomCounty, just outside of #BellinghamWA. https://mastodon.social/@mhoye/114008680163406523

The City of Bellingham will purchase 754 forested acres on the southeast side of Lake Whatcom from a local timber company, adding to more than 3,500 acres of land acquisitions in the watershed.

The property was last logged several decades ago and its forests will now be allowed to mature into older growth that will stabilize steep slopes, capture carbon and filter runoff.

#BellinghamWA #WhatcomCounty

https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/jan/28/bellingham-makes-largest-land-purchase-yet-in-lake-whatcom-watershed/

Northern giant hornet eradicated from U.S.
Almost all 'murder hornets' found in the country were in Whatcom County.

No northern giant hornets have been detected in the country for three years, the Washington State Department of Agriculture announced in a Wednesday, Dec. 18 news release.

#BellinghamWA #WhatcomCounty

https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2024/dec/18/northern-giant-hornet-eradicated-from-u-s/

Nice coverage of the Whatcom County chapter of FairVote Washington in the local university paper, The Western Front:

"Post-election gathering sparks hope for democracy in Bellingham: FairVote WA provides a space for discussion on ranked-choice voting and electoral reform"

https://www.thefrontonline.com/article/2024/11/drinks-with-democracy-dreamers

#FairVote #FairVoteWA #BellinghamWA #WhatcomCounty #RankedChoiceVoting #WWU

#BellinghamWA #WhatcomCounty
If you need something wholesome to focus on today, Lydia Place just put up their holiday Adopt A Family page. Lydia Place helps families experiencing housing instability, and supporting this program has become an annual tradition for my wife and I.

Who wouldn't want to shop for a kid that's into "sharks, dinosaurs, and tacos?"

https://lydiaplace.org/adoptafamily/

Now that ballots are arriving in Washington State, please check out the FairVote Washington candidate endorsements, especially for the very important Whatcom County Charter Review Commission: https://fairvotewa.org/candidate-recognition-2024/

#WhatcomCounty #WashingtonState #wapoli #waelex #FairVote #FairVoteWashington #FairVoteWA #RankedChoiceVoting #BellinghamWA

Latest story written by mom ❤️ about #WhatcomCounty life here in #Bellingham about therapy #dogs
https://www.whatcomtalk.com/2024/10/15/who-lets-the-dogs-in/
#dogstodon
#dog #aww #bellinghamwa

Here's the images I picked for my two 2025 Calendars. For my Bellingham calendar, I picked a misty morning at Lake Padden. I just love the foggy mornings here. And for my Asia calendar, I picked a photo of this amazing tree on the grounds of Angkor Wat. Just love the ancient feel to this tree that cast such an amazing shadow.

https://www.joshuajhaller.com/calendars

#AYearForArt
#mastoart
#artDistrict
#giftideas
#FediGiftShop
#landscapephotography
#bellinghamWA
#WhatcomCounty
#joshuahallerphotography

Its that time of year! Pre-orders available for my 2025 calendars! Doing 2 this year: Bellingham & Asia. More about the calendars to come but you can pre-order here:
https://www.joshuajhaller.com/calendars

#photography #landscape #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #mastoart #artDistrict #giftideas #FediGiftShop #fotografie #fineartphotography #fineartprint #curiousCurator #Getoutside #landscapephotography #bellinghamWA #WhatcomCounty #joshuahallerphotography #onlineshopping #wallartforsale #giftthemart #homedecor

We might also just be running into the limits of the precision of timeanddate.com, but still that's pretty cool that it's really only Whatcom County (and other places at our latitude, which are all effectively not populated at least within the contiguous US) has this phenomenon.

#BellinghamWA #WhatcomCounty