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Alex ITMFA @ahym666.bsky.social · 1h

If you ever want fresh lavender we have a very productive bush!

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Casey Martin @caseyworks.bsky.social · 3h

my neighbors are setting off fireworks haha

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Alex ITMFA @ahym666.bsky.social · 3h

Have you done most of the maintenance yourself or taken it to a shop?

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Alex ITMFA @ahym666.bsky.social · 3h

Love a mayoral candidate who talks about public restrooms!

Katie Wilson for Seattle @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social · 10d

We should be solving our problems, not spraying them away. That’s why I’m fighting for clean, accessible, and safe bathrooms for our city. Whether you’re the Big Dumper or a mom with a toddler, you shouldn’t have to scour the city for a place to poop. #thisisyourcity

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The Big Dumper’s City Needs Public Restrooms!

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Katie Wilson for Seattle @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social · 10d

We should be solving our problems, not spraying them away. That’s why I’m fighting for clean, accessible, and safe bathrooms for our city. Whether you’re the Big Dumper or a mom with a toddler, you shouldn’t have to scour the city for a place to poop. #thisisyourcity

youtube.com/shorts/V4VdJ...

The Big Dumper’s City Needs Public Restrooms!

YouTube video by Katie Wilson for Seattle

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Alex ITMFA @ahym666.bsky.social · 3h

Love to see @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social endorsing @wholewashington.org! In her words “everyone deserves to have the care they need to live a healthy, dignified life”

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Seattle Bike Dad 🚲 👨‍👧 @seattlebikedad.bsky.social · Nov 17

Received my new e-bike (a Tern HSD) a week ago, and it’s amazing! Smooth ride, and kiddo stays dry even when it rains!

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Alex ITMFA @ahym666.bsky.social · 4h

Whoah that’s a lot of miles! How’s the bike holding up?

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Jason❌ @gizmosspace.bsky.social · 16h

This is awesome.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 11h

BREAKING: Sens. DURBIN, DUCKWORTH were just denied entrance to the Broadview ICE Facility in Illinois, unable to conduct constitutional role of oversight.

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Alex ITMFA @ahym666.bsky.social · 13h

@wilsonforseattle.bsky.social didn’t do any of these things alone, and she won’t win this election by herself either.

Now is as good a day as any to donate to her campaign (secure.anedot.com/wilson-for-s...), to join @seattletru.bsky.social, or sign up to volunteer: www.mobilize.us/wilsonforsea...

Volunteer to elect Katie Wilson for Seattle Mayor! · Wilson for Seattle on Mobilize

My name is Katie Wilson and I’m running to be your next mayor. I want to bring your power and your voice into City Hall.

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Alex ITMFA @ahym666.bsky.social · 13h

Seattle deserves a steady, calm, collaborative, competent and considerate leader who won’t back down to corporate interests in @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social

Seattle deserves someone who over and over again has organized to make Seattle and our region better for everyone.

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Alex ITMFA @ahym666.bsky.social · 13h

When the Seattle City Council and mayor’s office delayed the funding for Social Housing and put forward a poison pill option, did @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social back down?

No, she and @houseourneighbors.bsky.social and @seattletru.bsky.social and a whole coalition of folks stood up in support of 1a

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Alex ITMFA @ahym666.bsky.social · 13h

When the Burien City Government then sued to overturn the voter-passed, coalition-backed minimum wage, did @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social give up?

Nope, she & @seattletru.bsky.social stood up to the lawsuit AND WON, meaning higher wages for workers in my (minority majority, union dense) community

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Alex ITMFA @ahym666.bsky.social · 13h

When the Seattle City Council buckled to corporate interests and backed off on the Head Tax in 2018 (under then council president Bruce Harrell’s leadership), did @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social give up?

Nope, in contrast to current city leadership she doubled down & worked to get Jumpstart passed

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Alex ITMFA @ahym666.bsky.social · 8h

Can’t wait for more bus lanes too 😍

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Alex ITMFA @ahym666.bsky.social · 8h

Hopped on my e-bike to head to the neighborhood produce stand for a pile of fresh chanterelles for tonight’s dinner (shoutout to Duane’s Garden Patch 🍄‍🟫)

Black specialized globe haul short tail cargo bike with a canvas tote in a black plastics pannier, locked to an utility pole wire in front of Duane’s Garden Patch; a red converted gas station with a juniper hedge in front and a striped tent outside. Trees and gray sky are in the background.

A pile of golden chanterelles on a white countertop

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Go Mariners! 🩵 💙 @sharethecities.bsky.social · 11h

By running for office @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social has held Harrell’s administration accountable over and over and over again to a higher and better standard of leadership for our city.

That’s real leadership!

Katie Wilson for Seattle @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social · 3d

Capt Tietjen has a long record of actions that diminish public confidence in SPD. We cannot afford that. I want to give the new chief the benefit of the doubt, but this decision reflects either bad judgment or a lack of due diligence, neither of which will be accepted when I’m Mayor.

SPD Chief Puts Cop Who Called 2020 Protesters "Cockroaches" In Charge of East Precinct

Mike Tietjen, who was promoted over a gay acting commander, was suspended, reassigned, and reprimanded after multiple complaints in 2020, including an incident in which officers taunted a trans woman.

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Alex ITMFA @ahym666.bsky.social · 10h

To be fair, it does seem like the mayor’s office was part of the reason this was reversed, though I’m not sure they would have taken those steps without @ericacbarnett.bsky.social’s reporting and the ensuing public outcry.

And I don’t mean to dispel Barnes’s responsibility in hiring and promotions.

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Alex ITMFA @ahym666.bsky.social · 10h

The mayor is the one who hires and manages the police chief though right? Wouldn’t ensuring Barne’s fitness for the job (and overseeing his conduct once hired) be the responsibility of the mayor?

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Ira Hyman @irahyman.bsky.social · 10h

I’ve been a bike commuter most of my adult life.

Ebikes are getting a lot more people to bike commute. And while I still ride my acoustic road bike, I use my ebike to shop and meet friends out.

Ebikes open up more car replacement trips.

Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 1d

since denver launched its e-bike rebate program - the have sold 10,000 e-bikes and reduced an estimated 1,000,000 car trips - replacing millions of VMTs and reducing air pollution

there are no climate silver bullets... but damn - e-bikes and e-cargo bikes are close

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Denver Celebrates 10,000 E-Bike Rebates

Since its inception in April 2022, Denver has distributed over 10,000 electric bikes (e-bikes) to community members through its pioneering e-bike rebate program. As the first U.S. city to implement su...

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Alex ITMFA @ahym666.bsky.social · 10h

okay Cynthia Nixon!

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Alex ITMFA @ahym666.bsky.social · 10h

Do you know if they respond positively or negatively to speech? I’m a bit of a yapper but I don’t want to scare them away

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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 12h

Seattle, if you want to spy our Waymo fleet, they're parked next to the Northgate light rail station (which says volumes about our failed TOD if we have way too much underused parking next to our high frequency transit)

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Alex ITMFA @ahym666.bsky.social · 11h

Noted! Is usually try to say hello but I figured it was impolite to stare. Gotta get them some peanuts, though they’ll need to move fast to beat the neighborhood squirrels haha

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