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Peak Lake Washington Blvd experience this afternoon.
Kids laughing, strollers everywhere, running into friends. This is Seattle at its very best.
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Kids laughing, strollers everywhere, running into friends. This is Seattle at its very best.
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Claudia Balducci is moving to add restroom access to the work plan for the Sound Transit board's rider experience and operations workplan for the year.
Katie Wilson brought this issue up specifically as well earlier at Exec Committee.
Katie Wilson brought this issue up specifically as well earlier at Exec Committee.
February 5, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Claudia Balducci is moving to add restroom access to the work plan for the Sound Transit board's rider experience and operations workplan for the year.
Katie Wilson brought this issue up specifically as well earlier at Exec Committee.
Katie Wilson brought this issue up specifically as well earlier at Exec Committee.
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Democratic leaders need to understand that maintaining nebulous policy positions is not costless. Yes, it gives your members more flexibility when campaigning, but it also damages the Democratic brand broadly and harms your credibility with your base
February 5, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Democratic leaders need to understand that maintaining nebulous policy positions is not costless. Yes, it gives your members more flexibility when campaigning, but it also damages the Democratic brand broadly and harms your credibility with your base
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Seattle renters — we have some climate action ideas for you to share w Mayor Wilson!
February 5, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Seattle renters — we have some climate action ideas for you to share w Mayor Wilson!
I have come to terms with SDOT creating a completely new left turn pocket here because it’s so difficult to actually use that fewer drivers turn now than before when it was an open lane.
To make traffic more predictable at a location with a history of crashes, a new planted median and center divider was installed near the Safeway on Rainier Ave S.
February 5, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I have come to terms with SDOT creating a completely new left turn pocket here because it’s so difficult to actually use that fewer drivers turn now than before when it was an open lane.
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People comparing this to abolishing police are underestimating the number of people capable, with the right leadership and message, of understanding that abolishing ICE does not get rid of responsible immigration laws and enforcement anymore than getting rid of a certain administration would…
February 5, 2026 at 4:37 PM
People comparing this to abolishing police are underestimating the number of people capable, with the right leadership and message, of understanding that abolishing ICE does not get rid of responsible immigration laws and enforcement anymore than getting rid of a certain administration would…
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My friend lives in this building and said it was truly terrifying. The whole building woke up to their building being broken into by federal agents all to grab some guy who’s posted about being anti facist.
After 6am this morning in Whittier, Minneapolis—FOUR BLOCKS from where Pretti was murdered.
18 agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) markings smashed an apartment window, ran in, and came out with one man.
18 agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) markings smashed an apartment window, ran in, and came out with one man.
February 5, 2026 at 3:10 PM
My friend lives in this building and said it was truly terrifying. The whole building woke up to their building being broken into by federal agents all to grab some guy who’s posted about being anti facist.
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Join beavers braving the post-human wasteland in our official lore trailer 🎬... and find out when Timberborn 1.0 goes live! 🔥🔥🔥
Learn more and spread the word, because IT'S HAPPENING! ⬇️
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Learn more and spread the word, because IT'S HAPPENING! ⬇️
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February 5, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Join beavers braving the post-human wasteland in our official lore trailer 🎬... and find out when Timberborn 1.0 goes live! 🔥🔥🔥
Learn more and spread the word, because IT'S HAPPENING! ⬇️
store.steampowered.com/news/app/106...
Learn more and spread the word, because IT'S HAPPENING! ⬇️
store.steampowered.com/news/app/106...
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Striking from new Quinnipiac poll:
*Voters prefer path to legalization over deportations for most undocs by 59-34. Among independents it's 61-33
*Majority says Trump on immigration is making America less safe
Again, there's broad rejection of the whole project, not just ICE tactics (see below)
*Voters prefer path to legalization over deportations for most undocs by 59-34. Among independents it's 61-33
*Majority says Trump on immigration is making America less safe
Again, there's broad rejection of the whole project, not just ICE tactics (see below)
February 4, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Striking from new Quinnipiac poll:
*Voters prefer path to legalization over deportations for most undocs by 59-34. Among independents it's 61-33
*Majority says Trump on immigration is making America less safe
Again, there's broad rejection of the whole project, not just ICE tactics (see below)
*Voters prefer path to legalization over deportations for most undocs by 59-34. Among independents it's 61-33
*Majority says Trump on immigration is making America less safe
Again, there's broad rejection of the whole project, not just ICE tactics (see below)
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Choose trees over parking.
We need more of this everywhere.
We need more of this everywhere.
To support walking and biking to Concord International School as well as nearby amenities, homes, and transit in South Park, our crews planted new trees and vegetation along S Henderson St between 12th Ave S and 14th Ave S - as well as installing new "wheelstop" curbs and bioswales for drainage.
February 5, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Choose trees over parking.
We need more of this everywhere.
We need more of this everywhere.
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Over on X, @kamalaharris.com is teasing some sort of announcement tomorrow. I hope to god it’s a run for Governor of California and not something at the national level. 😬
February 5, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Over on X, @kamalaharris.com is teasing some sort of announcement tomorrow. I hope to god it’s a run for Governor of California and not something at the national level. 😬
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YESSSSS SOMEONE GETS WHY BLIPPI *SUCKS*
the Death World
the Death World
dismayed to see Blippi in the Kanopy catalog. my kid noticed a fire truck in one of the video thumbnails but I informed him we couldn’t watch that one because I had my brain rearranged by this Current Affairs essay in 2020
though I phrased it as “I don’t like that man”
though I phrased it as “I don’t like that man”
The Dead World of Blippi
The loneliness and sterility of children’s “educational” videos in the Trump era.
www.currentaffairs.org
February 4, 2026 at 9:46 PM
YESSSSS SOMEONE GETS WHY BLIPPI *SUCKS*
the Death World
the Death World
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Look at how being diagnosed with cancer impacts people's involvement in crime!
February 4, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Look at how being diagnosed with cancer impacts people's involvement in crime!
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"Breaking Bad: How Health Shocks Prompt Crime"
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February 4, 2026 at 6:46 PM
"Breaking Bad: How Health Shocks Prompt Crime"
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Sometimes I think about how little a billionaire would have to do to be seen as a good person and be championed and how so few of them are willing to do that or even interested in it.
February 4, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Sometimes I think about how little a billionaire would have to do to be seen as a good person and be championed and how so few of them are willing to do that or even interested in it.
Wow the people who run Kalshi, unsurprisingly, sound like absolute psychopaths
Crazy story: A bank analyst published a report showing Kalshi users lose money even faster than sports gamblers, so Kalshi first tried to pressure the data provider to change their data and then accused them and the analyst of conspiring to extort them when that doesn’t work.
February 4, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Wow the people who run Kalshi, unsurprisingly, sound like absolute psychopaths
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My reactions to an initial read of this plan in the thread below
The City Council transportation committee is reviewing SDOT's 2026 levy workplan this Thursday.
Workplan: seattle.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=...
Presentation: seattle.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=...
Meeting details: seattle.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=...
Workplan: seattle.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=...
Presentation: seattle.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=...
Meeting details: seattle.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=...
February 4, 2026 at 1:49 AM
My reactions to an initial read of this plan in the thread below
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Super frustrating to see we are only getting accessible pedestrian signals installed at four new intersections. Meanwhile the intelligent traffic signal program is going full tilt. Shouldn't we be making sure that everyone can cross the road safely before we start "optimizing?"
February 4, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Super frustrating to see we are only getting accessible pedestrian signals installed at four new intersections. Meanwhile the intelligent traffic signal program is going full tilt. Shouldn't we be making sure that everyone can cross the road safely before we start "optimizing?"
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Friendly reminder that MLK Way’s dangerous design is a local hazard and regional liability. Maintaining the current design is a choice that city leaders make everyday. Sound Transit will be implementing minor changes (pedestrian gates) later this year, but a full redesign by SDOT is long overdue.
Missed the train out of downtown! Now they're all held in Rainier Valley.
But I bumped into @typewriteralley.bsky.social on the platform :)
2 Line can't come soon enough!
But I bumped into @typewriteralley.bsky.social on the platform :)
2 Line can't come soon enough!
February 4, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Friendly reminder that MLK Way’s dangerous design is a local hazard and regional liability. Maintaining the current design is a choice that city leaders make everyday. Sound Transit will be implementing minor changes (pedestrian gates) later this year, but a full redesign by SDOT is long overdue.
Could say this about Governor Bob and pretty much any topic. He’s the governor of a one-party state. The policy he apparently decided to stake his legacy on, a high earners income tax, he spiked today because he is so visionless a tax cut is the only thing he could come up with to spend it on.
Suppose you give Chuck Schumer to power to pass any law he wants and guarantee that it is executed according to his wishes. What does he do about ICE?
I really can't say I know the answer with any confidence!
I really can't say I know the answer with any confidence!
February 4, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Could say this about Governor Bob and pretty much any topic. He’s the governor of a one-party state. The policy he apparently decided to stake his legacy on, a high earners income tax, he spiked today because he is so visionless a tax cut is the only thing he could come up with to spend it on.
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So what we get are people choosing their own adventure, assuming that they'll do something good and going Dem juche in their defense, or assuming that they'll do something bad because they do tend to be kinda squishy moderates, or assuming some bill they pre-compromised is the end goal.
February 4, 2026 at 3:38 AM
So what we get are people choosing their own adventure, assuming that they'll do something good and going Dem juche in their defense, or assuming that they'll do something bad because they do tend to be kinda squishy moderates, or assuming some bill they pre-compromised is the end goal.
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Suppose you give Chuck Schumer to power to pass any law he wants and guarantee that it is executed according to his wishes. What does he do about ICE?
I really can't say I know the answer with any confidence!
I really can't say I know the answer with any confidence!
February 4, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Suppose you give Chuck Schumer to power to pass any law he wants and guarantee that it is executed according to his wishes. What does he do about ICE?
I really can't say I know the answer with any confidence!
I really can't say I know the answer with any confidence!
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Posted this the other day, but I think the main reason people are mad at Schumer and Jeffries and Dem electeds in general is that they refuse to endorse any specific vision of... anything, really.
February 4, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Posted this the other day, but I think the main reason people are mad at Schumer and Jeffries and Dem electeds in general is that they refuse to endorse any specific vision of... anything, really.
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That night when Toad went to bed he thought the biggest thoughts that he could think.
February 4, 2026 at 2:37 AM
That night when Toad went to bed he thought the biggest thoughts that he could think.