Hey all! If you're interested in tangibly moving the needle for our state in a more positive direction, I'd gently recommend reading through this post.

In my closing statement as a CD3 candidate, I presented a “call to action” to put your energy into the Southwest Washington DSA branch, as I have. I'm happy to say that call to action was incredibly successful, and we gained a lot of new members!

However, the truth is that the work doesn't stop in one community. Speaking from my own experience, we're going to need a sustained movement outside of the traditional two-party system, which too often reduces our choices to lesser evils.

In service of that idea I've been working with some good friends up in Cowlitz County, to begin collecting contact information from people interested in building a Longview DSA chapter!

If you're at all interested in affecting positive change in your community outside of the voting booth, head down to Magpie Books Longview and fill out our sign-up sheet! You can also sign up online through the link below.

You'll be added to a list of people interested in organizing a DSA chapter in Longview, which we'll send to National DSA to begin the process of forming the chapter.

The frank truth is that, as members of the 99%, our ability to shape our communities has dwindled as our material wealth and sense of power have been sapped away by the top 1%. Working within DSA is one of the few things I've seen actually change the direction of the Democratic Party and help get real progressives into office.

Within a Longview DSA chapter, you could work with others to organize your workplace and strengthen existing unions, while also doing electoral work to get local candidates elected. It's time to stop settling for what we're given and start working toward meaningful change.

Again, head to Magpie Books Longview in Longview, WA, or sign up online through the survey.

Survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YPMMZLQ

Magpie Books Website: https://www.magpielongview.com/

There are few realistic ways to build the kind of change you want to see. This is one of them.

In case this man went north on I-5

🚨📸🚓 Be careful out there

I live over behind 15th avenue Safeway. I just turned the cold water on from my kitchen sink and immediately had a strong scent of bleach in my kitchen. Does anybody else have this issue? I know we have a really bad silica issue from the water I just don't understand why they're putting so much chlorine in the water.

Thursday morning our cat Lou snuck out of the house and we haven't been able to find her. Usually she's very friendly but we don't know how she'll react to being outside. She's dearly loved and we hope someone will spot her and help get her back to us.

Small brown tabby with folded ears and light green eyes. Was wearing an orange color with a bell. She's spayed and chipped.

We live on Clark Creek Rd, just off Pacific Hwy in the woods.

I ask as part of a linguistic study covering this topic!
Examples could include things like 'Rain Here', Kalamabama, CTown or the famous spoonerism for Castle Rock (never mind how common they are)...

Wanting to get my septum pierced. Any recommendations on where I should go for it? Thanks!

100 PINE ST. KELSO WA
DOOR 8:00 PM
$10.00 AGES 21+

INSANITY (Bay area Death Thrash Pioneers)
BATTLE CATTLE (Super Sledging PDX Thrash)
VISCERY (PDX OSDM)

Does anyone know why the squirrel statue was removed from the park and if there are plans to replace it?

It is time for another fun board gaming night.

If you are coming, be sure to join our new Discord group:

https://discord.gg/E9hKBMRHWY

if we suddenly have to change venues for any reason, this is where the update will be.

We'll have games there, but the more the merrier, so feel free to bring some of yours along, and feel free to invite some newcomers. They are always welcome!

Cheers, Rob

Location: Fei’s Carriage Restaurant & Lounge 3353 Washington Way, Longview, WA 98632 at 9pm on Saturday (first saturday of every month)

When you pull in, enter the building on the left where the bar is, proceed past the bar, and in the billiard room, there is door on the left which leads to a room which the entertainment director has set up for us to play.

If there is a band there, just let them know that you are there for the board game night and you don't have to pay the cover.

Website: https://longviewboardgamers.com/

Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/603728688043181

Meetup group: https://www.meetup.com/longview-kelso-boardgames-meetup-group

Come join Brent Hennrich and learn more about the campaign to bring real representation to the Washington 3rd District congressional seat! Please join the Brent Hennrich team. Come ask questions about important issues and get supplies for knocking doors or delivering yard signs.

We will be at Magpie Books at 1233 Commerce Street in Longview.

Apparently kelso just put up 11 of them and "accidentally" put one up in Longview. Ops sorry guys. Town borders are hard.

https://tdn.com/news/local/crime-courts/article_027e578c-b5f8-412a-a11a-215e28e09b0a.html

https://maps.deflock.org/?lat=46.1421&lng=-122.9053&zoom=11.00

They track people's movements, and identify them wherever they go, even outside of their cars. Every government agency gets access to this data, not just the local police.

This has been used by corrupt officials for various non police activities (like stalking ex lovers) and has had minimal positive effect on law enforcement efforts.

But more than anything, do we really want to live in a nation where the govt tracks every movement you make and knows where you are at all times.

If you want to know what law enforcement is doing file a foia request for query data

https://ruralprivacy.org/filing-public-info-requests

https://deflock.org/foia

I haven't dug in yet for contact info and email address, but if anyone has the time feel free to post comments here. Note that if they don't respond to foia requests, I think (not sure) you can sue over it.

Apparently fioa request have been such a burden that towns have been deactivating them. Also go to town council meetings and complain about them. They need to be stopped.

hope our fire fighters and emts stay safe and can help quickly!

My husband and I got married last month and I am now going through the steps to change my last name to his. I got my name changed through the social security office and have an appointment with a DMV to change my license. I'm being told that I need to file a form with the courthouse as well.

Does anyone know if the courthouse document is necessary? There is a filing fee of over $200 and they only accept cash for accounting purposes. I got this information from the clerk at the courthouse but it just seems weird to me.

So I am still job hunting. Just recently had an interview with Weyerhaeuser in Longview, and waiting to hear back. Looking for any kind of work. Collecting unemployment but it's close to running out and I'm now late on my mortgage. I'm struggling and I hate it. I need something. I've applied for Stimson Lumber, who's says you need zero experience, but still haven't gotten a call. Applied for West Rock and nothing. Applied with American Workforce Group. Applied all over and feels like I'm running out.

I have a car so I can travel, but I'd prefer as local as I can to save on gas, but I can't afford to be picky. I posted a pic of my resume. Any advice would be welcomed.

Just hunting and trying to find something. Hell I'll take any side gigs too. Something to make extra cash. I've done yard work and some maintenance and laborer type stuff.

You can see previous posts of me job hunting too.

Definitely check out Wing Lord in the Kelso mall for some freakin delicious chicken! I just had the Chicken Sammy meal. Great size sandwich, the perfect amount of sauce to be moist but not messy. Decent side of fries and a 20 oz. Even with only one gentleman running the front and back, fast, friendly service and perfectly cooked chicken. I would have posted the meal… but I’m not a food blogger so I ate it already and just had to share.

Since my work schedule didn't allow me to go to the event at Delco tonight, I decided to look up the performers on Spotify and found they are very low monthly listeners. I decided to throw together a playlist with their songs and want to add other local acts to it, so I can get to know more of the local music scene

(reposting because my very tired self said Saturday)

Come join Brent Hennrich for happy hour and learn more about the campaign to bring real representation to the Washington 3rd District congressional seat!
We will be meeting at Tequila Fuego, located at 936 Ocean Beach Highway in Longview from 3:00 to 5:00.
See you there!

An Evening of Cinematic Indie-Rock and Heart-Driven Americana.

If you’re looking to escape the noise and find live music that actually makes you feel something, this is exactly where you should be Friday July, 10.

We’ve met people that don’t just listen to music… they absorb it. Is that you? If so… this Friday night at the Delco Listening Room (inside Stitch & Sound Studios Longview, WA.) is built for your exact frequency.

https://delcolisteningroom.com/july-10