Carina Ziegler
@carinarziegler.bsky.social
She/Her. For: big, structural, creative, systemic change. Mental health counselor. Avid cook. Childless cat lady.
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oh goodie, the company that lets hundreds of random people collectively "own" the home you rent, via timeshare-like "fractional investing," just got a big infusion of cash, can't see any potential problems here
www.geekwire.com/2025/bezos-b...
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Bezos-backed real estate startup Arrived raises $27M to help fuel new ‘stock market’ for rental properties
Arrived co-founders, from left: COO Alejandro Chouza, CEO Ryan Frazier, and CTO Kenny Cason. (Arrived Photo) Arrived, a Seattle-based tech startup that
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November 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
oh goodie, the company that lets hundreds of random people collectively "own" the home you rent, via timeshare-like "fractional investing," just got a big infusion of cash, can't see any potential problems here
www.geekwire.com/2025/bezos-b...
www.geekwire.com/2025/bezos-b...
Yes. We need to end the mythology that having a job equals enough money to live.
Affordability was already an emergency before Republicans voted to raise the cost of healthcare for millions, and eliminate it for millions more.
Affordability was already an emergency before Republicans voted to raise the cost of healthcare for millions, and eliminate it for millions more.
Yes, the cashier on their feet full-time should be able to afford rent, groceries, and healthcare with their paycheck.
And the custodian. And the fry cook. And the waitress. And and and.
And the custodian. And the fry cook. And the waitress. And and and.
November 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Yes. We need to end the mythology that having a job equals enough money to live.
Affordability was already an emergency before Republicans voted to raise the cost of healthcare for millions, and eliminate it for millions more.
Affordability was already an emergency before Republicans voted to raise the cost of healthcare for millions, and eliminate it for millions more.
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If you haven't checked to make sure your vote counted, you need to do it now - the race for Seattle's future depends on it!
Your Vote May Not Have Counted: 1,930 of You Could Decide This Election
Your ballot might be sick. Cure it, please. We can't bear to watch it suffer.
www.thestranger.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:17 PM
If you haven't checked to make sure your vote counted, you need to do it now - the race for Seattle's future depends on it!
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Katie’s path to the Mayor’s office depends upon your ballot — and probably your friends’ and coworkers’, too! Track your ballot and fix any issues at the following links! Next, send these links to 10 friends and family to make sure Katie wins. #thisisyourcity
November 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Katie’s path to the Mayor’s office depends upon your ballot — and probably your friends’ and coworkers’, too! Track your ballot and fix any issues at the following links! Next, send these links to 10 friends and family to make sure Katie wins. #thisisyourcity
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
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How long till we learn American, United & Delta worked the phones on Senate Dems?
November 10, 2025 at 4:41 AM
How long till we learn American, United & Delta worked the phones on Senate Dems?
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RESIGN, Schumer.
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
RESIGN, Schumer.
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Fight don’t fold.
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Fight don’t fold.
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If the DEMS stop fighting they LEARNED NOTHING KEEP FIGHTING
November 10, 2025 at 2:14 AM
If the DEMS stop fighting they LEARNED NOTHING KEEP FIGHTING
This is infuriating, Dems.
I assumed that since Schumer asked for such a pathetically low number on the ACA extension (1 year) it would get whittled down to maybe four months and pinky promises.
But if this reporting is accurate, they're not even going to try for four months. They're just going to take the pinky promises.
But if this reporting is accurate, they're not even going to try for four months. They're just going to take the pinky promises.
BREAKING: Deal to end government shutdown in reach
November 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
This is infuriating, Dems.
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Any “deal” that ends with Dems just getting a pinky promise in return is a mistake.
The American people are suffering because Republicans refuse to stop healthcare costs from skyrocketing. An agreement that doesn’t fix that reality falls massively short.
The American people are suffering because Republicans refuse to stop healthcare costs from skyrocketing. An agreement that doesn’t fix that reality falls massively short.
November 9, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Any “deal” that ends with Dems just getting a pinky promise in return is a mistake.
The American people are suffering because Republicans refuse to stop healthcare costs from skyrocketing. An agreement that doesn’t fix that reality falls massively short.
The American people are suffering because Republicans refuse to stop healthcare costs from skyrocketing. An agreement that doesn’t fix that reality falls massively short.
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The SCOTUS has four justices nominated by presidents who lost the popular vote, and those justices were approved by a GOP senate majority that represented a minority of the population. The whole game has become increasingly counter-majoritarian.
November 8, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The SCOTUS has four justices nominated by presidents who lost the popular vote, and those justices were approved by a GOP senate majority that represented a minority of the population. The whole game has become increasingly counter-majoritarian.
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Katie Wilson will be an incredible mayor because she is deeply empathetic and a quietly confident leader. Sawant craves attention and conflict, and in 2025 we need people with empathy and governing skills.
November 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Katie Wilson will be an incredible mayor because she is deeply empathetic and a quietly confident leader. Sawant craves attention and conflict, and in 2025 we need people with empathy and governing skills.
Such good news today 🎉
With another 56,000 votes counted in the Seattle mayor's race, Katie Wilson has narrowed the gap with incumbent Bruce Harrell to just 4,300 votes, and received just under 55 percent of the vote in the latest count, with perhaps 50,000 votes remaining to be counted. That's a solid turnaround.
November 8, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Such good news today 🎉
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While we're all eagerly (or anxiously) awaiting the next ballot drop for the Seattle mayor's race...let's not sleep on the fact that progressives swept the Seattle City Council races this year, and by big margins.
Congrats to @alexis4seattle.bsky.social, @edclin.bsky.social, and Dionne Foster!
Congrats to @alexis4seattle.bsky.social, @edclin.bsky.social, and Dionne Foster!
November 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
While we're all eagerly (or anxiously) awaiting the next ballot drop for the Seattle mayor's race...let's not sleep on the fact that progressives swept the Seattle City Council races this year, and by big margins.
Congrats to @alexis4seattle.bsky.social, @edclin.bsky.social, and Dionne Foster!
Congrats to @alexis4seattle.bsky.social, @edclin.bsky.social, and Dionne Foster!
So grateful for the people who understand the language of electoral math. Thank you for your service! 🤓
Seattle politics nerds explaining the next week of ballot counting
a man is writing on a whiteboard with the words it 's simple math written below him
Alt: a man is writing on a whiteboard with the words it 's simple math written below him
media.tenor.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:09 PM
So grateful for the people who understand the language of electoral math. Thank you for your service! 🤓
This is such an amazing speech. I knew it was good on election night, but my attention was split by the Seattle election results. It’s very inspiring and speaks quite beautifully ‘for the people.’
November 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
This is such an amazing speech. I knew it was good on election night, but my attention was split by the Seattle election results. It’s very inspiring and speaks quite beautifully ‘for the people.’
Seattle voters: check the status of your ballot to make sure it was counted.
There's lot of challenged ballots in Seattle. Challenged ballots disproportionately skew younger with over half from people under age 45.
November 6, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Seattle voters: check the status of your ballot to make sure it was counted.
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Good news for Katie Wilson here
King County elections confirmed to me that so far they’ve only counted ballots up to those submitted Monday or early on Election Day, and none from drop boxes. Wednesday reflects basically a wrap up of what they started counting Tuesday.
The general wisdom is that Wednesday is a continuation of election night and Thursday is when the lefty trend shows up. Nonetheless, this gives Harrell a bigger cushion heading into tomorrow and Friday.
November 6, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Good news for Katie Wilson here
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oh no please dont make the young, good looking, energetic politician the face of the franchise
The GOP’s new villain lives in New York — and they’re already launching attack ads to make him every Democrat’s problem in 2026.
Republicans try to turn national Democratic candidates into Mamdani copycats
Republicans are working to make New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani the face of the Democratic Party in the midterms.
www.politico.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
oh no please dont make the young, good looking, energetic politician the face of the franchise
“If we can build hundreds more buildings like this, we can reduce the scarcity that makes affording a two-bedroom seem out of reach for many of the 56% percent of Seattle households who rent.”
Love this.
Love this.
If you've tried and failed to follow what Seattle's new zoning might allow, I've got you. Here are 4 case studies showing some of the exciting ways new incentives line up with current demand and emerging household demographic trends, with a focus on stacked flats.
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Making Seattle neighborhoods more accessible by design
Four case studies on how new zoning incentives align with demographic shifts to meet housing demand.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
“If we can build hundreds more buildings like this, we can reduce the scarcity that makes affording a two-bedroom seem out of reach for many of the 56% percent of Seattle households who rent.”
Love this.
Love this.
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One of the big ones.
The Illinois legislature had passed the “Illinois Bivens Act,” allowing people to sue ICE agents in state court. Just waiting for Pritzker’s signature.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:57 PM
One of the big ones.
This is great news for MS!!
After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats have broken the Republican Party’s supermajority in the Mississippi Senate.
Democrats flipped two GOP-held Senate seats and one House seat in the special elections.
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Democrats flipped two GOP-held Senate seats and one House seat in the special elections.
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Mississippi Democrats Break Republican Senate Supermajority, Flipping 3 Legislative Seats
After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats broke the Republican Party's supermajority in the Mississippi Senate, flipping 3 legislative seats.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM
This is great news for MS!!