Owen
@owenpick.bsky.social
Seattle based, (mostly) earnest poster.
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Huh, what do you know? The Uvalde congressman is a real piece of shit.
February 18, 2026 at 5:43 AM
Huh, what do you know? The Uvalde congressman is a real piece of shit.
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Great analysis here from @edmendoza.bsky.social & @pewresearch.org correcting a poorly framed Georgetown report
New housing construction moderates Class C rents the most!
<60%AMI families will always need income supports
But YIMBYism helps all incomes
www.metroabundance.org/adding-more-...
New housing construction moderates Class C rents the most!
<60%AMI families will always need income supports
But YIMBYism helps all incomes
www.metroabundance.org/adding-more-...
February 17, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Great analysis here from @edmendoza.bsky.social & @pewresearch.org correcting a poorly framed Georgetown report
New housing construction moderates Class C rents the most!
<60%AMI families will always need income supports
But YIMBYism helps all incomes
www.metroabundance.org/adding-more-...
New housing construction moderates Class C rents the most!
<60%AMI families will always need income supports
But YIMBYism helps all incomes
www.metroabundance.org/adding-more-...
There's no legitimate reason to make citizenship onerous. Citizenship is by far the easiest and strongest way to protect people.
Furthermore immigration fuels economic growth, strengthens national defense and acts as a rearguard against fascism.
Furthermore immigration fuels economic growth, strengthens national defense and acts as a rearguard against fascism.
It should just be trivially easy to get citizenship. Allow anyone to apply online ahead of time for background checks, then immigrate and automatically get residency with the ability to work. No work visas required.
A year in the country without criminal history, allow automatic citizenship.
A year in the country without criminal history, allow automatic citizenship.
February 18, 2026 at 5:00 AM
There's no legitimate reason to make citizenship onerous. Citizenship is by far the easiest and strongest way to protect people.
Furthermore immigration fuels economic growth, strengthens national defense and acts as a rearguard against fascism.
Furthermore immigration fuels economic growth, strengthens national defense and acts as a rearguard against fascism.
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After a discussion with their attorney, I have confirmed that Juan, his 16-month-old sister, his mom, and his dad have been deported.
February 18, 2026 at 12:49 AM
After a discussion with their attorney, I have confirmed that Juan, his 16-month-old sister, his mom, and his dad have been deported.
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Today's the last chance for @staterepjuliareed.bsky.social's presumed liability bill, shifting some of the legal burden after an injury crash involving someone who was walking or biking onto the driver. Currently bridges have more stringent legal protections.
app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/...
app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/...
HB 2095 Washington State Legislature
app.leg.wa.gov
February 17, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Today's the last chance for @staterepjuliareed.bsky.social's presumed liability bill, shifting some of the legal burden after an injury crash involving someone who was walking or biking onto the driver. Currently bridges have more stringent legal protections.
app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/...
app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/...
Not only do you get to walk away, you can continue to drive which begs the question of why we issue licenses at all.
Sitting with the fact that if you run over someone and they become trapped under your car until first responders can lift it off, and then the person who you hit dies, you get to walk away if you come up clean on a drug and alcohol test.
February 17, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Not only do you get to walk away, you can continue to drive which begs the question of why we issue licenses at all.
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Seattle needs immediate rapid response to vision zero. When someone is killed or seriously injured in a traffic collision, a rapid semi-permanent remediation must be installed/deployed at the site to make sure it never happens again. Paint and signal re-timing is not sufficient.
SPD reports victim in first crash at Pine/Bellevue has died www.capitolhillseattle.com/2026/02/vict...
February 17, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Seattle needs immediate rapid response to vision zero. When someone is killed or seriously injured in a traffic collision, a rapid semi-permanent remediation must be installed/deployed at the site to make sure it never happens again. Paint and signal re-timing is not sufficient.
Worth re-upping this. Wreckers hurt the progressive, left-wing of the Dem party.
The perception that people were "Bernie or bust" was widespread and ultimately harmed Bernie's reputation despite his personal campaigning for HRC.
The perception that people were "Bernie or bust" was widespread and ultimately harmed Bernie's reputation despite his personal campaigning for HRC.
when i asked biden 2020 primary voters why not bernie, this came up again & again without me prompting it
bernie or bust, prominent abstainer like turner, left a really bad taste in people's mouths
newrepublic.com/article/1953...
bernie or bust, prominent abstainer like turner, left a really bad taste in people's mouths
newrepublic.com/article/1953...
Why the Democratic Tea Party Failed (and How It Could Succeed)
For the left to win, it must blame fascism on the actual fascists.
newrepublic.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:37 AM
Worth re-upping this. Wreckers hurt the progressive, left-wing of the Dem party.
The perception that people were "Bernie or bust" was widespread and ultimately harmed Bernie's reputation despite his personal campaigning for HRC.
The perception that people were "Bernie or bust" was widespread and ultimately harmed Bernie's reputation despite his personal campaigning for HRC.
I think the political justifications for a wealth tax are stronger than an income tax.
February 17, 2026 at 5:34 AM
I think the political justifications for a wealth tax are stronger than an income tax.
[jaw clenched]
No... We should not deport this man who is not a citizen and voted illegally... three times... for Trump.
No... We should not deport this man who is not a citizen and voted illegally... three times... for Trump.
The Immigration Debate Came to Rural Kansas. Locals Stood by Their Mayor.
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:28 AM
[jaw clenched]
No... We should not deport this man who is not a citizen and voted illegally... three times... for Trump.
No... We should not deport this man who is not a citizen and voted illegally... three times... for Trump.
I don't like the framing in this thread because it incorrectly portrays the argument imploring others to vote.
Voting is a civic responsibility. Adults feel good when they engage their responsibilities. Tending the garden is honorable.
Losers shirk responsibility and consequently feel miserable.
Voting is a civic responsibility. Adults feel good when they engage their responsibilities. Tending the garden is honorable.
Losers shirk responsibility and consequently feel miserable.
i don't like "steelmanning" but i do want to say that the discussion around "we have to vote all the time to keep out fascism" has never really addressed the core of the issue, which is that it gets tiring for every election to be "the most important election of our lifetimes."
February 16, 2026 at 7:13 PM
I don't like the framing in this thread because it incorrectly portrays the argument imploring others to vote.
Voting is a civic responsibility. Adults feel good when they engage their responsibilities. Tending the garden is honorable.
Losers shirk responsibility and consequently feel miserable.
Voting is a civic responsibility. Adults feel good when they engage their responsibilities. Tending the garden is honorable.
Losers shirk responsibility and consequently feel miserable.
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OK Tracer Bullet was good but I assume we're all in agreement that this is the all-time BEST Calvin & Hobbes strip, correct
February 16, 2026 at 12:16 AM
OK Tracer Bullet was good but I assume we're all in agreement that this is the all-time BEST Calvin & Hobbes strip, correct
This is obviously not true.
However most of the people saying stuff like this will absolutely move on to basically the same complaint about a different Dem who is strong or even the nominee when Newsom inevitably fades.
However most of the people saying stuff like this will absolutely move on to basically the same complaint about a different Dem who is strong or even the nominee when Newsom inevitably fades.
i think most (not all) of the "you must vote for Newsom" people are just Newsom supporters who want him to win because they like him and his policies, not because they have high minded ideas about harm reduction.
February 16, 2026 at 1:24 AM
This is obviously not true.
However most of the people saying stuff like this will absolutely move on to basically the same complaint about a different Dem who is strong or even the nominee when Newsom inevitably fades.
However most of the people saying stuff like this will absolutely move on to basically the same complaint about a different Dem who is strong or even the nominee when Newsom inevitably fades.
Molloy is mostly fine but it's also pretty obvious they've lost their mind on internet polarization. So now I can't really trust them.
So what to do with that? Keep following and let it potentially skew your own reality? More and more I'm leaning towards blocking.
So what to do with that? Keep following and let it potentially skew your own reality? More and more I'm leaning towards blocking.
February 15, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Molloy is mostly fine but it's also pretty obvious they've lost their mind on internet polarization. So now I can't really trust them.
So what to do with that? Keep following and let it potentially skew your own reality? More and more I'm leaning towards blocking.
So what to do with that? Keep following and let it potentially skew your own reality? More and more I'm leaning towards blocking.
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Why is everyone accusing me of killing a bunch of people? I didn't even touch the lever.
January 31, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Why is everyone accusing me of killing a bunch of people? I didn't even touch the lever.
Massie is demonstrating how founders thought the system would work, competing egos.
Ambition counteracts ambition.
avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century...
Ambition counteracts ambition.
avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century...
Massie: "Donald Trump told us that even though he had dinner with these people in NYC and West Palm Beach, that he would be transparent. But he's not. He's still in with the Epstein class. This is the Epstein administration."
February 15, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Massie is demonstrating how founders thought the system would work, competing egos.
Ambition counteracts ambition.
avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century...
Ambition counteracts ambition.
avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century...
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No one hates American culture more than the people who endlessly bemoan its loss. I love being American!
February 15, 2026 at 4:08 PM
The whole "die to defend" something is gender.
People will die over lots of brain dead, vain things (men mostly). But people only "tend a garden" everyday if they care deeply. And those people are also probably willing to die for what they care about.
People will die over lots of brain dead, vain things (men mostly). But people only "tend a garden" everyday if they care deeply. And those people are also probably willing to die for what they care about.
February 15, 2026 at 4:16 PM
The whole "die to defend" something is gender.
People will die over lots of brain dead, vain things (men mostly). But people only "tend a garden" everyday if they care deeply. And those people are also probably willing to die for what they care about.
People will die over lots of brain dead, vain things (men mostly). But people only "tend a garden" everyday if they care deeply. And those people are also probably willing to die for what they care about.
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Joe Rogan knows he is bad and continues to do it anyway
Joe Rogan profits from his influence but disclaims responsibility for it. “I talk shit for a living,” he said during a stand-up set. “If you’re taking vaccine advice from me, is that really my fault?” And yet he does not hesitate to dispense it. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/7BFkTt
Listening to Joe Rogan
How a gift for shooting the shit turned into an online empire—and a political force.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
February 15, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Joe Rogan knows he is bad and continues to do it anyway
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Sorry, but this @nytimes.com op-ed on free fares in New York City, by @galvinalmanza.bsky.social, is deeply ignorant of the issues.
It proposes that pretty social justice vibes and some careless citations will change facts of math. Thread: 1/
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/o...
It proposes that pretty social justice vibes and some careless citations will change facts of math. Thread: 1/
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/o...
Opinion | Something Surprising Happens When Bus Rides Are Free
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Sorry, but this @nytimes.com op-ed on free fares in New York City, by @galvinalmanza.bsky.social, is deeply ignorant of the issues.
It proposes that pretty social justice vibes and some careless citations will change facts of math. Thread: 1/
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/o...
It proposes that pretty social justice vibes and some careless citations will change facts of math. Thread: 1/
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/o...
A big reason I'm bearish on Harris and Newsom is because I think the California electoral ecosystem doesn't test and winnow candidates as well as other places.
Just in time for discourse bait, Harris is leading the Focaldata primary poll that came out
First choice: Harris 39%, Newsom 21%, AOC 10%, Pete and Shapiro 7%
But the most interesting part is the RCV
First choice: Harris 39%, Newsom 21%, AOC 10%, Pete and Shapiro 7%
But the most interesting part is the RCV
February 15, 2026 at 6:16 AM
A big reason I'm bearish on Harris and Newsom is because I think the California electoral ecosystem doesn't test and winnow candidates as well as other places.
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Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
February 14, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
No one wants to defend Newsom
However it's pretty obvious ya'll are just doing a dry run at tearing down the Dem nominee (who will obviously not be Newsom).
However it's pretty obvious ya'll are just doing a dry run at tearing down the Dem nominee (who will obviously not be Newsom).
February 15, 2026 at 4:31 AM
No one wants to defend Newsom
However it's pretty obvious ya'll are just doing a dry run at tearing down the Dem nominee (who will obviously not be Newsom).
However it's pretty obvious ya'll are just doing a dry run at tearing down the Dem nominee (who will obviously not be Newsom).
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You ever stop and think about CASABLANCA? You ever stop and think about "Welcome back to the fight, this time, I know our side will win?" You ever think about a bar full of people defiantly singing La Marseillaise, played by a soundstage full of Jewish refugees? You ever think about CASABLANCA??????
February 9, 2026 at 5:44 AM
You ever stop and think about CASABLANCA? You ever stop and think about "Welcome back to the fight, this time, I know our side will win?" You ever think about a bar full of people defiantly singing La Marseillaise, played by a soundstage full of Jewish refugees? You ever think about CASABLANCA??????
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They think of “urban” as synonymous with Black and that explains a good deal of the invalidation of urban spaces as “real America”
February 15, 2026 at 12:21 AM
They think of “urban” as synonymous with Black and that explains a good deal of the invalidation of urban spaces as “real America”