Carl Ballard
@carlballard.bsky.social
Swears on the Internet, sometimes. Mostly at horsesass.org these days (he/him).
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November 10, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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Wowzers! 6 out of 7 Spokane City Council seats will now be made of liberals and progressives 🤯
Zero votes left to count! It appears Sarah Dixit has won a seat on Spokane City Council by more than 100 votes. Because the percentage difference is more than 1% it will not go to a recount.
November 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Wowzers! 6 out of 7 Spokane City Council seats will now be made of liberals and progressives 🤯
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"Lenny Wilkens is Seattle and bigger than Seattle at the same time."
Longtime sports writer Glenn Nelson reflects on the grace, greatness, and humanity of the Sonics legend who shaped generations of fans: soseaem.org/4qTICOa #Seattle #SeattleSuperSonics #LennyWilkens
Longtime sports writer Glenn Nelson reflects on the grace, greatness, and humanity of the Sonics legend who shaped generations of fans: soseaem.org/4qTICOa #Seattle #SeattleSuperSonics #LennyWilkens
COLUMN | Remembering Lenny Wilkens: The Bigger Man Behind Seattle's Basketball Legacy
Longtime sports writer Glenn Nelson remembers Lenny Wilkens not just as the Sonics' legendary coach, but as the man whose quiet strength shaped a city's spirit.
southseattleemerald.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
"Lenny Wilkens is Seattle and bigger than Seattle at the same time."
Longtime sports writer Glenn Nelson reflects on the grace, greatness, and humanity of the Sonics legend who shaped generations of fans: soseaem.org/4qTICOa #Seattle #SeattleSuperSonics #LennyWilkens
Longtime sports writer Glenn Nelson reflects on the grace, greatness, and humanity of the Sonics legend who shaped generations of fans: soseaem.org/4qTICOa #Seattle #SeattleSuperSonics #LennyWilkens
I'm sure Senator Thune cares about their necks here.
Whoa -- Sen. Durbin went to up Leader Thune during the vote last night to tell him that on the shutdown vote and ACA promise that "8 of us are sticking our neck out that you're going to keep your word. I hope you will. He said 'I assure you I will,'" Durbin says just now
November 11, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I'm sure Senator Thune cares about their necks here.
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This race could very easily be decided by challenged ballots. Use this link to track your ballot, and remind your friends and family to do the same: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
November 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
This race could very easily be decided by challenged ballots. Use this link to track your ballot, and remind your friends and family to do the same: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
Eagles hanging out by the bus stop and Katie Wilson in the lead for Mayor. Seattle, I love you.
November 11, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Eagles hanging out by the bus stop and Katie Wilson in the lead for Mayor. Seattle, I love you.
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You have to send this link to everyone you know who voted I Seattle: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/... It takes like 30 seconds to make sure your vote was counted. Folks on here have all seen this probably, but your friends and family might not have!
King County Elections
Led by Director Julie Wise, King County Elections conducts accurate, secure, and accessible elections for King County's over 1.4 million registered voters.
info.kingcounty.gov
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
You have to send this link to everyone you know who voted I Seattle: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/... It takes like 30 seconds to make sure your vote was counted. Folks on here have all seen this probably, but your friends and family might not have!
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@wilsonforseattle.bsky.social has the info to call, text, knock on doors to help people get their vote counted!
November 9, 2025 at 9:07 PM
@wilsonforseattle.bsky.social has the info to call, text, knock on doors to help people get their vote counted!
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a script from @indivisible.org! (I'm probably going to add how harmful this will be in Ossoff's reelection campaign, bc we'll be blaming the entire party when people's healthcare premiums are so high they can't afford insurance)
CALL NOW: Tell Your Democratic Senator It's Time for Chuck Schumer to Step Aside
indivisible.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
a script from @indivisible.org! (I'm probably going to add how harmful this will be in Ossoff's reelection campaign, bc we'll be blaming the entire party when people's healthcare premiums are so high they can't afford insurance)
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“I’ve come to this anti-vax conference with a message: that we need to be more boldly anti-vax,” said Mark Gorton, the head of the MAHA Institute…(he) called for the elimination of the childhood vaccination schedule & removal of vaccines from the market.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
‘God is an anti-vaxxer’: Inside the conference celebrating RFK Jr.’s rise
An anti-vaccine conference in Austin celebrated Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s rise to political power, highlighting his influence in Trump’s Washington.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
“I’ve come to this anti-vax conference with a message: that we need to be more boldly anti-vax,” said Mark Gorton, the head of the MAHA Institute…(he) called for the elimination of the childhood vaccination schedule & removal of vaccines from the market.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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don't even know what to say because my thinking six weeks ago was "the ACA subsidies are a bad negotiating move because it's too easy for republicans to agree to that, it's not asking enough" & now here they are ready to destroy the country to prevent people from being able to afford their premiums
November 10, 2025 at 2:18 AM
don't even know what to say because my thinking six weeks ago was "the ACA subsidies are a bad negotiating move because it's too easy for republicans to agree to that, it's not asking enough" & now here they are ready to destroy the country to prevent people from being able to afford their premiums
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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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Sen. Murray, the top Dem appropriator who negotiated the minibus, is a no on advancing the funding deal
November 10, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Sen. Murray, the top Dem appropriator who negotiated the minibus, is a no on advancing the funding deal
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Also, Cascadia Single-Payer healthcare, when? Or whatever. Just like, let's declare healthcare sovereignty, since we're joining up on other healthcare things already...
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Also, Cascadia Single-Payer healthcare, when? Or whatever. Just like, let's declare healthcare sovereignty, since we're joining up on other healthcare things already...
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Caving on a deal that doesn’t fix health care is, and always has been, a giant betrayal of the American people.
Hold the line. Save health care. I’m a NO on anything that doesn’t extend ACA subsidies.
Hold the line. Save health care. I’m a NO on anything that doesn’t extend ACA subsidies.
November 9, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Caving on a deal that doesn’t fix health care is, and always has been, a giant betrayal of the American people.
Hold the line. Save health care. I’m a NO on anything that doesn’t extend ACA subsidies.
Hold the line. Save health care. I’m a NO on anything that doesn’t extend ACA subsidies.
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Hard not to feel like jerking people around on something as vital as whether they get to eat is the point
Breaking News: The Trump administration told states to undo any steps to provide full food stamp benefits to low-income families, threatening financial penalties if the states do not comply. It was unclear how that would affect the program.
Trump Live Updates: Airport and SNAP Benefit Disruptions Amid Shutdown
nyti.ms
November 9, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Hard not to feel like jerking people around on something as vital as whether they get to eat is the point
In Shoreline and it's pretty great to see so many people on their bikes near the station.
November 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
In Shoreline and it's pretty great to see so many people on their bikes near the station.
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“We’ll shoot the hostage unless you cave” doesn’t work if you’ve been shooting hostages for fun for the last ten months.
Lee Zeldin announces on Fox that there will be "severe" layoffs at the EPA if the shutdown continues
November 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
“We’ll shoot the hostage unless you cave” doesn’t work if you’ve been shooting hostages for fun for the last ten months.
More deportation flights should be done on planes without engines.
DHS head reportedly authorized purchase of 10 engineless Spirit Airlines planes that airline didn’t own | Kristi Noem | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
DHS head reportedly authorized purchase of 10 engineless Spirit Airlines planes that airline didn’t own
Wall Street Journal reports Kristi Noem arranged purchase to expand deportation flights and for personal travel
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:36 AM
More deportation flights should be done on planes without engines.
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right. the thing we were told would never be attempted. right. right.
Senate update: Republicans are now trying to sneak a backdoor national abortion ban into their government funding bill. Republicans will stop at nothing to control women's health care decisions.
November 9, 2025 at 12:36 AM
right. the thing we were told would never be attempted. right. right.
Actually knowing where other planes are is woke.
BREAKING FOX NEWS: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy goes on the record: "Pilots need to stop depending on air traffic controllers. They need to suck it up and go with their gut feelings."
November 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Actually knowing where other planes are is woke.
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Last night at a book event in Bend, Oregon, an audience member asked “do you think liberal feminism ruined the workplace?” The question seemed out of left field but we all had a good laugh and the person said they were kidding. I just found out why that person asked that! The NYT is a joke.
November 8, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Last night at a book event in Bend, Oregon, an audience member asked “do you think liberal feminism ruined the workplace?” The question seemed out of left field but we all had a good laugh and the person said they were kidding. I just found out why that person asked that! The NYT is a joke.