Brenton Clark
@celticwnb.bsky.social
he/him. likes taking long walks and not getting hit by cars. occasionally funny.
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Brenton Clark
@celticwnb.bsky.social
· May 11
Note to self: never, ever buy Kroger brand olives again
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"I am Spartacus" but for sex pests
December 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
"I am Spartacus" but for sex pests
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It seems to me that what’s culturally normal in the United States is not getting into other people’s private business. It’s only weird obsessives like Gavin Newsom who want to poke around in people’s pants before letting them play sports or use the bathroom. www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8-d...
Gavin Newsom Urges Democrats to Be ‘More Culturally Normal’
YouTube video by The New York Times
www.youtube.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:06 AM
It seems to me that what’s culturally normal in the United States is not getting into other people’s private business. It’s only weird obsessives like Gavin Newsom who want to poke around in people’s pants before letting them play sports or use the bathroom. www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8-d...
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1. In a Sunday Night surprise, the trans healthcare coverage ban has been removed from the military NDAA.
Congressional leaders released the negotiated bill this evening, and though the House AND Senate contained the provision, it is not in the final bill!
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Congressional leaders released the negotiated bill this evening, and though the House AND Senate contained the provision, it is not in the final bill!
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Trans Healthcare Coverage Ban Stripped From Negotiated Military NDAA Bill In Sunday Night Surprise
Anti-DEI and sports ban provisions for the military still exist in the bill, but the removal of a health care provision is a major victory for transgender people in congressional legislation.
www.erininthemorning.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:02 AM
1. In a Sunday Night surprise, the trans healthcare coverage ban has been removed from the military NDAA.
Congressional leaders released the negotiated bill this evening, and though the House AND Senate contained the provision, it is not in the final bill!
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Congressional leaders released the negotiated bill this evening, and though the House AND Senate contained the provision, it is not in the final bill!
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Community members are rallying at the Northwest Detention Center to condemn ICE's deportation of Greggy Sorio, also known as Kuya G, to the Philippines. Sorio is scheduled to be deported today at 6PM.
Organizers with the Tanggol Migrante Movement, a coalition of Filipino Americans,
Organizers with the Tanggol Migrante Movement, a coalition of Filipino Americans,
December 7, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Community members are rallying at the Northwest Detention Center to condemn ICE's deportation of Greggy Sorio, also known as Kuya G, to the Philippines. Sorio is scheduled to be deported today at 6PM.
Organizers with the Tanggol Migrante Movement, a coalition of Filipino Americans,
Organizers with the Tanggol Migrante Movement, a coalition of Filipino Americans,
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If we want more people who have the choice to drive not to drive, driving has to be the less convenient option. We are so far from this in Seattle unfortunately.
Point in case, my trip from Rainier Valley to Northgate every weekend for kid language school...
Point in case, my trip from Rainier Valley to Northgate every weekend for kid language school...
December 7, 2025 at 8:59 PM
If we want more people who have the choice to drive not to drive, driving has to be the less convenient option. We are so far from this in Seattle unfortunately.
Point in case, my trip from Rainier Valley to Northgate every weekend for kid language school...
Point in case, my trip from Rainier Valley to Northgate every weekend for kid language school...
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Yesterday I saw this dad and daughter biking side by side along the Alaskan Way trail, which at one point the city and the Port said couldn’t happen because the of the cruise ship loading at Pier 66. Scenes like this make all the advocacy worth it ☺️
December 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Yesterday I saw this dad and daughter biking side by side along the Alaskan Way trail, which at one point the city and the Port said couldn’t happen because the of the cruise ship loading at Pier 66. Scenes like this make all the advocacy worth it ☺️
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WA AG, lawmakers propose law to protect workers from immigration raids
WA AG, lawmakers propose law to protect workers from immigration raids
Democratic lawmakers and WA Attorney General Nick Brown gathered to discuss a new proposal aimed at protecting immigrant workers and limiting employers' cooperation with federal immigration enforcemen...
www.seattletimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
WA AG, lawmakers propose law to protect workers from immigration raids
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Look, I'm just gonna tell cishet white people right now--Newsom ain't the one. You got Walz and Pritzker out here. You do not need a Bill Clinton clone wearing Mitt Romney's skin.
California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Thursday that the Democratic Party needed to be “more culturally normal” and “less judgmental.”
December 7, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Look, I'm just gonna tell cishet white people right now--Newsom ain't the one. You got Walz and Pritzker out here. You do not need a Bill Clinton clone wearing Mitt Romney's skin.
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Almost TWO YEARS after a driver veered off the road and destroyed a bus shelter, fully grown tree, and concrete seating, the shelter has been replaced.
We’ve been begging for improvements here since the crash. Thank you @seattledot.bsky.social @kingcountymetro.bsky.social for coming through!
We’ve been begging for improvements here since the crash. Thank you @seattledot.bsky.social @kingcountymetro.bsky.social for coming through!
December 7, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Almost TWO YEARS after a driver veered off the road and destroyed a bus shelter, fully grown tree, and concrete seating, the shelter has been replaced.
We’ve been begging for improvements here since the crash. Thank you @seattledot.bsky.social @kingcountymetro.bsky.social for coming through!
We’ve been begging for improvements here since the crash. Thank you @seattledot.bsky.social @kingcountymetro.bsky.social for coming through!
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i think to understand the meaning of the birthright citizenship clause to the framers of the 14th amendment, you have to understand significance of dred scott to the civil war republican party. dred scott wasn't just a bad ruling, it was understood as a rejection of the declaration itself.
December 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
i think to understand the meaning of the birthright citizenship clause to the framers of the 14th amendment, you have to understand significance of dred scott to the civil war republican party. dred scott wasn't just a bad ruling, it was understood as a rejection of the declaration itself.
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Greetings from the first revenue service train to leave Federal Way, with all three county Executives, Senator Maria Cantwell, CEO Dow Constantine and numerous other board members.
December 6, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Greetings from the first revenue service train to leave Federal Way, with all three county Executives, Senator Maria Cantwell, CEO Dow Constantine and numerous other board members.
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"Biological people" was always where this eugenicist rhetoric was headed - ie "biological women", "biological pronouns" - because they genuinely don't believe trans people are even human. This dehumanizing language is essential for them to paint trans people as genetically incompatible with society.
Kishwer Falkner in The Times talking about the rights of "biological people". As compared to trans people, who are, of course, non-biological.
December 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
"Biological people" was always where this eugenicist rhetoric was headed - ie "biological women", "biological pronouns" - because they genuinely don't believe trans people are even human. This dehumanizing language is essential for them to paint trans people as genetically incompatible with society.
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The three stations of the eight-mile Federal Way Link light rail extension opens. Here's your guide to the new line and the opening day festivities.
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/06/e...
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/06/e...
Everything You Need to Know About Federal Way Link » The Urbanist
# The three stations of the eight-mile Federal Way Link light rail extension open December 6. Here's your guide to the new line and the opening day festivities.
www.theurbanist.org
December 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The three stations of the eight-mile Federal Way Link light rail extension opens. Here's your guide to the new line and the opening day festivities.
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/06/e...
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/06/e...
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we all make fun of NYT headlines on here but not enough is said about their apparent lack of basic copy editing
December 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
we all make fun of NYT headlines on here but not enough is said about their apparent lack of basic copy editing
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There's a city council member in Albuquerque who was elected as a Dem but typically votes with the conservative/GOP faction. But she is retiring this fall.
The election to replace her is on Tuesday; the result could (if they win) tip control of the council to liberals.
The election to replace her is on Tuesday; the result could (if they win) tip control of the council to liberals.
December 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM
There's a city council member in Albuquerque who was elected as a Dem but typically votes with the conservative/GOP faction. But she is retiring this fall.
The election to replace her is on Tuesday; the result could (if they win) tip control of the council to liberals.
The election to replace her is on Tuesday; the result could (if they win) tip control of the council to liberals.
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As I reported last week, SPD is cutting down on overtime "drastically" (per an order from a deputy chief) to save money, including for all investigations of property crimes. Surveillance is a choice—we don't actually have to build the Panopticon.
December 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
As I reported last week, SPD is cutting down on overtime "drastically" (per an order from a deputy chief) to save money, including for all investigations of property crimes. Surveillance is a choice—we don't actually have to build the Panopticon.
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One of the biggest drivers of high housing costs is that a small, highly motivated group of incumbent homeowners block new housing in their neighborhoods and almost no one is organized to push back.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
December 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
One of the biggest drivers of high housing costs is that a small, highly motivated group of incumbent homeowners block new housing in their neighborhoods and almost no one is organized to push back.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
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cannot stress enough how bad it is to give teenage boys a "see this person naked" button. massive, multi-axis disaster
The rise of deepfake pornography in schools: ‘One girl was so horrified she vomited’ www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
The rise of deepfake pornography in schools: ‘One girl was so horrified she vomited’
The use of ‘nudify’ apps is becoming more and more prevalent, with hundreds of teachers having seen images created by pupils, often of their peers. The fallout is huge – and growing fast
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:20 AM
cannot stress enough how bad it is to give teenage boys a "see this person naked" button. massive, multi-axis disaster
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Anyone have a good brunch spot in PDX with some tasty gluten-free options? Surely my fellow Cascadians have some recommendations!
December 6, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Anyone have a good brunch spot in PDX with some tasty gluten-free options? Surely my fellow Cascadians have some recommendations!
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Normalize the dismantling of intrusive, nonconsensual surveillance technologies
December 5, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Normalize the dismantling of intrusive, nonconsensual surveillance technologies
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The government is not and should not be run like a business because it is not a business, it is the government
Hope this helps
Hope this helps
December 6, 2025 at 1:19 AM
The government is not and should not be run like a business because it is not a business, it is the government
Hope this helps
Hope this helps
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Good. Intoxicated driving is a factor is ~20% of fatal crashes every year in Seattle.
The more robust solution is mandating cars to have built in anti-drunk driving tech, but until then, we have to do what we can.
The more robust solution is mandating cars to have built in anti-drunk driving tech, but until then, we have to do what we can.
December 6, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Good. Intoxicated driving is a factor is ~20% of fatal crashes every year in Seattle.
The more robust solution is mandating cars to have built in anti-drunk driving tech, but until then, we have to do what we can.
The more robust solution is mandating cars to have built in anti-drunk driving tech, but until then, we have to do what we can.
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I'm not a fan of the Seattle Fire Department still putting out info on the old platform, but even more bizarre is what they chose to report there. A fire in an underground utility vault yes, an adult and child getting hit by a speeding driver and transported directly to Harborview no.
December 6, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I'm not a fan of the Seattle Fire Department still putting out info on the old platform, but even more bizarre is what they chose to report there. A fire in an underground utility vault yes, an adult and child getting hit by a speeding driver and transported directly to Harborview no.