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Hype for the Future 79Y: City of Rugby, North Dakota

Overview Located in the relatively northeastern portion of the State of North Dakota, the City of Rugby is the county seat of Pierce County and is often billed as the “Geographic Center of North America” by numerous definitions. Though supposedly home to the Victorian Dress Museum, the most important attractions within the City include the Pierce County Fairgrounds and the seasonal Prairie Village Museum, with the entire region situated along the intersection of Routes 2 and 3.

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/01/18/hype-for-the-future-79y-city-of-rugby-north-dakota/

I love living in the greater Tacoma area, but Pierce County really is a shit hole. I never saw a confederate flag flying on a truck until I moved to this county.

#tacoma #piercecounty #washingtonState

https://www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2026/01/militant-right-wing-sheriff-keith-swank-is-openly-inviting-his-pierce-county-constituents-to-try-to-recall-him-and-they-should.html

Washington's Pierce County Sheriff appears to be openly threatening insurrection

> “I don’t recognize your authority to impose these controls over me and when you try to remove me from office, thousands of Pierce County residents will surround the County-City Building in downtown Tacoma and will not allow that to happen,”

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/01/16/in-sheriffs-committee-testimony-wa-legislators-hear-a-clear-threat/

#Tacoma #Washington #Seattle #PierceCounty #USPol

"Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank is no stranger to controversy."

"But now, a leading police group in Washington is considering expelling him from its ranks over comments to state lawmakers."

#PierceCounty #Washington #Sheriff
https://mynorthwest.com/mynorthwest-politics/pierce-county-sheriff-7/4189076

This guy is a huge jackass! I am hugely disappointed in Pierce County voters for putting this guy in. What a fucking mistake!!

#sheriff #piercecounty #pnw

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/waspc-considers-expelling-pierce-county-sheriff-testimony/281-11f09a56-2f2a-4c79-9e01-2afe374ba554

Trump has turned ICE into his own political intimidation group of thugs to do his dirty work and stifle dissent so he can continue to profit from his corruption.

If practical work with local authorities and law enforcement to monitor and document abuses by ICE so appropriate criminal and civil action can be taken.

#PierceCounty #Washington #ShutdownICE #ICE #Trump #USPolitics

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

#PierceCounty #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.

#PierceCounty #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.

#PierceCounty #WashingtonState #ICE

Heads up, #wawx - NWS say this evening-issued windstorm warning for 10am-7pm today (Dec. 24th) is serious:

High Wind Warning
Issued: 8:13 PM Dec. 23, 2025
National Weather Service

HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY

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* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.

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People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive.

#seattle #KingCounty #SnohomishCounty #PierceCounty #tacoma #PugetSound #WashingtonState #cascadia #wawx #caswx

South Sound seems to be getting the worst of it

(97,000ish customers without power from PSE. This does not include SCL numbers.)

#seattle #PugetSound #wawx #windstorm #tacoma #olympia #PierceCounty #ThurstonCounty

A PSE outage map showing large areas of outage around Olympia, mostly just away from the waterfront, also showing large outages southeast of Tacoma well away from the water.

The Big River is a minor #tributary of the #MississippiRiver in western #Wisconsin in the #UnitedStates. It flows for its entire 12.8-mile (20.6 km) length in western #PierceCounty, rising in the town of #RiverFalls and flowing south-southwestwardly into the town of #OakGrove. It enters the Mississippi River about 6 miles (10 km) southeast of #Prescott.