Cristopher Nix
@jprimbauer.bsky.social
Native Washingtonian. Train enthusiast. Armchair housing and transit advocate. Cat lover. #TrainGang
"Birth is a curse and existence is a prison" -Michael ("The Good Place"; S2 Ep5, "Existential Crisis")
"Birth is a curse and existence is a prison" -Michael ("The Good Place"; S2 Ep5, "Existential Crisis")
I like James Cameron's "Avatar" film series, and I am not ashamed to admit it. Each film is three hours of escapism from *guestures broadly*.
January 19, 2026 at 7:34 PM
I like James Cameron's "Avatar" film series, and I am not ashamed to admit it. Each film is three hours of escapism from *guestures broadly*.
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mad king moment
from the PBS Newshour correspondent
from the PBS Newshour correspondent
![NEW: @potus letter to @jonasgahrstore links @NobelPrize to Greenland, reiterates threats, and is forwarded by the NSC staff to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. I obtained the text from multiple officials:
Dear Ambassador:
President Trump has asked that the following message, shared with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, be forwarded to your [named head of government/state]
“Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hbpefio3f5csc44msmbgioxz/bafkreie7itpptx3xbxhpsnlaqmwk752h7pcrion5ija2apksljtax2adx4@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 5:09 AM
mad king moment
from the PBS Newshour correspondent
from the PBS Newshour correspondent
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I can't trust politicians who are anti-trans. Not because I'm "only searching for perfection" which is what centrists will be accusing me of for the rest of my life, it's because if you're not pro-trans you'll be garbage on lots of other issues too. Being anti-trans NEVER exists in a vacuum.
January 17, 2026 at 9:42 AM
I can't trust politicians who are anti-trans. Not because I'm "only searching for perfection" which is what centrists will be accusing me of for the rest of my life, it's because if you're not pro-trans you'll be garbage on lots of other issues too. Being anti-trans NEVER exists in a vacuum.
I had a great time seeing tonight's performance of @nightvaleradio.bsky.social's live show, "Murder Night in Blood Forest", at the Neptune Theatre in Seattle. My brother ended up being one of serial killer's victims (Victim #2, Hector Guerrero). It was great fun.
January 17, 2026 at 7:13 AM
I had a great time seeing tonight's performance of @nightvaleradio.bsky.social's live show, "Murder Night in Blood Forest", at the Neptune Theatre in Seattle. My brother ended up being one of serial killer's victims (Victim #2, Hector Guerrero). It was great fun.
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The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
Exclusive: US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar
The details shared with Semafor mark an initial milestone in the administration’s plan following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.
www.semafor.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:42 AM
The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
A bit late to the party, but I only received this 2 days ago. Besides riding the Link 1 & 2 lines and the 560 from SeaTac, everything else was with King County Metro; this means in 2026, I need to get those Transit Agencies numbers up. It was also fun trying to remember which routes I rode in 2025.
January 15, 2026 at 7:09 PM
A bit late to the party, but I only received this 2 days ago. Besides riding the Link 1 & 2 lines and the 560 from SeaTac, everything else was with King County Metro; this means in 2026, I need to get those Transit Agencies numbers up. It was also fun trying to remember which routes I rode in 2025.
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"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
January 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
As HB 1175—the bill that would permit neighborhood cafés and stores—didn't get passed by #waleg last year, I hope it gets some traction this time around, even though this year is an even-numbered year and the legislative session is only a short 60 days.
January 10, 2026 at 9:55 PM
As HB 1175—the bill that would permit neighborhood cafés and stores—didn't get passed by #waleg last year, I hope it gets some traction this time around, even though this year is an even-numbered year and the legislative session is only a short 60 days.
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This glib statement is all the more risible when you recall how many law enforcement officers used their vehicles as weapons against protesters in 2020... and how many Republican-dominated states *sought to legalize killing protesters with vehicles* as a reaction to the demonstrations
Noem: "People need to stop using their vehicles as weapons ... it's clear that it's being coordinated. People are being trained"
January 7, 2026 at 11:44 PM
This glib statement is all the more risible when you recall how many law enforcement officers used their vehicles as weapons against protesters in 2020... and how many Republican-dominated states *sought to legalize killing protesters with vehicles* as a reaction to the demonstrations
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I don't know who needs to hear this, but cops are not allowed to shoot people just because you didn't do what they said.
That is called murder when they do that.
Some cops are working hard to convince people otherwise.
That is called murder when they do that.
Some cops are working hard to convince people otherwise.
January 8, 2026 at 5:35 AM
I don't know who needs to hear this, but cops are not allowed to shoot people just because you didn't do what they said.
That is called murder when they do that.
Some cops are working hard to convince people otherwise.
That is called murder when they do that.
Some cops are working hard to convince people otherwise.
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I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
January 8, 2026 at 12:00 AM
I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
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People fatally shot by UK police in 2024/25: 2
People fatally shot by US law enforcement in 2025: 1280
People fatally shot by US law enforcement in 2025: 1280
January 8, 2026 at 11:03 AM
People fatally shot by UK police in 2024/25: 2
People fatally shot by US law enforcement in 2025: 1280
People fatally shot by US law enforcement in 2025: 1280
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You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
January 8, 2026 at 12:15 AM
You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
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Also thinking of this short film as a piece of high art: youtu.be/W7JyjZI3LUM?...
REJECTED by DON HERTZFELDT (Blu-ray restoration)
YouTube video by don hertzfeldt
youtu.be
January 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Also thinking of this short film as a piece of high art: youtu.be/W7JyjZI3LUM?...
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amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
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We have to impeach him.
January 3, 2026 at 7:25 AM
We have to impeach him.
Great speech by Katie Wilson. The whole atmosphere of the ceremony was positive and encouraging.
January 2, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Great speech by Katie Wilson. The whole atmosphere of the ceremony was positive and encouraging.
I, too, have made the trip out to watch @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social's inauguration ceremony.
January 2, 2026 at 5:59 PM
I, too, have made the trip out to watch @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social's inauguration ceremony.
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I mean yeah it’s an authoritarian takeover but can we take some comfort in the fact that the people doing it are INSANELY stupid?
December 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I mean yeah it’s an authoritarian takeover but can we take some comfort in the fact that the people doing it are INSANELY stupid?
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WA putting highway maintenance on the “credit card” WHILE expanding highways is rich.
This just means more costly debt burden for young people and fewer tax dollars for the healthcare and education. All to help subsidize sprawl.
This just means more costly debt burden for young people and fewer tax dollars for the healthcare and education. All to help subsidize sprawl.
NEW STORY // Ferguson Proposes Borrowing $3 Billion for Highway Maintenance, Ferries
Story by Ryan Packer via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/22/f...
Story by Ryan Packer via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/22/f...
Ferguson Proposes Borrowing $3 Billion for Highway Maintenance, Ferries » The Urbanist
# The governor's proposed $3 billion in bonds would add onto a Washington state transportation budget that already allocates nearly 12% to debt service. With a 60% vote needed to authorize, the idea w...
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December 22, 2025 at 11:38 PM
WA putting highway maintenance on the “credit card” WHILE expanding highways is rich.
This just means more costly debt burden for young people and fewer tax dollars for the healthcare and education. All to help subsidize sprawl.
This just means more costly debt burden for young people and fewer tax dollars for the healthcare and education. All to help subsidize sprawl.
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There's a pair of little old church ladies that volunteer 4 mornings a week at my train stop to pass out big bags of food and snacks and a giant homemade cookie to passengers bc Amtrak doesn't have a food car on that line. They've been doing it nonstop since Covid.
Then, they found out that that/
Then, they found out that that/
December 23, 2025 at 5:15 AM
There's a pair of little old church ladies that volunteer 4 mornings a week at my train stop to pass out big bags of food and snacks and a giant homemade cookie to passengers bc Amtrak doesn't have a food car on that line. They've been doing it nonstop since Covid.
Then, they found out that that/
Then, they found out that that/
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Imagine interviewing a victim of torture and independently confirming the details of his torture and then being told you can’t broadcast it because the people who ordered the torture wouldn’t give their side of the story.
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Imagine interviewing a victim of torture and independently confirming the details of his torture and then being told you can’t broadcast it because the people who ordered the torture wouldn’t give their side of the story.
I saw Avatar 3 on Friday. I enjoyed the new worldbuilding, the fleshing-out of established canon, and my attention was rapt for the whole 3h17m. I concede that the stakes could have been a little bit higher, but I am liking the story that James Cameron is crafting, and I hope a 4th is made.
December 22, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I saw Avatar 3 on Friday. I enjoyed the new worldbuilding, the fleshing-out of established canon, and my attention was rapt for the whole 3h17m. I concede that the stakes could have been a little bit higher, but I am liking the story that James Cameron is crafting, and I hope a 4th is made.