Sam Luikens
@sluikens.bsky.social
Seattle. Every intersection is a crosswalk.
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The biggest issues my neighbors and I encounter in our building in Little Saigon are small warming fires, folks leaving refuse from our dumpsters all over, folks taking shelter in our entranceway, and human waste.
It's not a violent crime wave, it's a failure of city services.
It's not a violent crime wave, it's a failure of city services.
November 19, 2025 at 1:11 AM
The biggest issues my neighbors and I encounter in our building in Little Saigon are small warming fires, folks leaving refuse from our dumpsters all over, folks taking shelter in our entranceway, and human waste.
It's not a violent crime wave, it's a failure of city services.
It's not a violent crime wave, it's a failure of city services.
This is all gonna be worth it one day, right @sound-transit.bsky.social ?
November 16, 2025 at 9:45 PM
This is all gonna be worth it one day, right @sound-transit.bsky.social ?
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Made it into the @transpochoices.bsky.social hall of fame!
Time to #BuildTheDamnBusLane!!
@jasonli468.bsky.social
@fixthel8.bsky.social
Time to #BuildTheDamnBusLane!!
@jasonli468.bsky.social
@fixthel8.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Made it into the @transpochoices.bsky.social hall of fame!
Time to #BuildTheDamnBusLane!!
@jasonli468.bsky.social
@fixthel8.bsky.social
Time to #BuildTheDamnBusLane!!
@jasonli468.bsky.social
@fixthel8.bsky.social
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They showed up and dominated the comprehensive plan process flooding the planners with cries to go bigger. So many showed up they didn’t have seats for everyone. The mayor and his staff ignored them and lied on the outreach to water it down. Turns out that was an unelectable strategy.
This is a great speech by @mayorofseattle.bsky.social Harrell. He identified that a huge number of new young voters showed up and made the difference. "Young people are saying they do not think their voices are being heard." He encouraged his supporters to embrace new ideas from new leaders.
November 13, 2025 at 8:40 PM
They showed up and dominated the comprehensive plan process flooding the planners with cries to go bigger. So many showed up they didn’t have seats for everyone. The mayor and his staff ignored them and lied on the outreach to water it down. Turns out that was an unelectable strategy.
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With Bruce out as mayor we lose the 5,000 shelter units that existed only in his mind
November 13, 2025 at 3:10 AM
With Bruce out as mayor we lose the 5,000 shelter units that existed only in his mind
Holy shit we just elected a renter who actually believes serious people can live full, meaningful lives without car (and wants to make that an easier choice for more of us to make).
Congratulations @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social !!
Congratulations @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social !!
November 13, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Holy shit we just elected a renter who actually believes serious people can live full, meaningful lives without car (and wants to make that an easier choice for more of us to make).
Congratulations @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social !!
Congratulations @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social !!
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Wilson Wins In a Squeaker (That Should Not Have Been This Close)
Wonder if incumbent Bruce Harrell will call her "Mayor-Elect Wilson" or if he'll keep referring to his successor as "this person" and "she."
publicola.com/2025/11/12/w...
Wonder if incumbent Bruce Harrell will call her "Mayor-Elect Wilson" or if he'll keep referring to his successor as "this person" and "she."
publicola.com/2025/11/12/w...
Wilson Wins In a Squeaker (That Should Not Have Been This Close) - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett The voters have spoken: Katie Wilson will be the next Mayor of Seattle. On Wednesday, incumbent…
publicola.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Wilson Wins In a Squeaker (That Should Not Have Been This Close)
Wonder if incumbent Bruce Harrell will call her "Mayor-Elect Wilson" or if he'll keep referring to his successor as "this person" and "she."
publicola.com/2025/11/12/w...
Wonder if incumbent Bruce Harrell will call her "Mayor-Elect Wilson" or if he'll keep referring to his successor as "this person" and "she."
publicola.com/2025/11/12/w...
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It is now Wikipedia official en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_W...
November 12, 2025 at 11:52 PM
It is now Wikipedia official en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_W...
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Nearly 1,100 days after safety advocates painted a guerrilla crosswalk at Harvard Ave E and E Olive Way (and SDOT washed it off), there is now a permanent crosswalk here.
November 11, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Nearly 1,100 days after safety advocates painted a guerrilla crosswalk at Harvard Ave E and E Olive Way (and SDOT washed it off), there is now a permanent crosswalk here.
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Congrats, Katie! We can't wait either!
Waiting for the L8 at 5th and Denny… Can’t wait to break out the red paint!
November 12, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Congrats, Katie! We can't wait either!
We need leaders who can, even for a moment, imagine city dwellers thriving while not owning a car.
It's hard to have a rational discussion about future use of former heavy industry areas in Seattle because the issue is always "labor" or "our industrial heritage" vs. "greedy developers," regardless of whether these claims hold up. Predictions of crippling traffic, e.g., are almost always wrong.
November 12, 2025 at 12:39 AM
We need leaders who can, even for a moment, imagine city dwellers thriving while not owning a car.
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It's hard to have a rational discussion about future use of former heavy industry areas in Seattle because the issue is always "labor" or "our industrial heritage" vs. "greedy developers," regardless of whether these claims hold up. Predictions of crippling traffic, e.g., are almost always wrong.
November 11, 2025 at 11:09 PM
It's hard to have a rational discussion about future use of former heavy industry areas in Seattle because the issue is always "labor" or "our industrial heritage" vs. "greedy developers," regardless of whether these claims hold up. Predictions of crippling traffic, e.g., are almost always wrong.
Another great piece by Jason Li from @fixthel8.bsky.social who writes that bus lanes along Denny would benefit all users.
Will leaders at @seattledot.bsky.social listen to reason or continue to allow bus reliability along Route 8 to suffer?
Will leaders at @seattledot.bsky.social listen to reason or continue to allow bus reliability along Route 8 to suffer?
New Post: Denny Way Mode Share seattletransitblog.com/2025/11/10/d...
November 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Another great piece by Jason Li from @fixthel8.bsky.social who writes that bus lanes along Denny would benefit all users.
Will leaders at @seattledot.bsky.social listen to reason or continue to allow bus reliability along Route 8 to suffer?
Will leaders at @seattledot.bsky.social listen to reason or continue to allow bus reliability along Route 8 to suffer?
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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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👏 CHECK 👏 YOUR 👏 BALLOT 👏
November 8, 2025 at 11:34 PM
👏 CHECK 👏 YOUR 👏 BALLOT 👏
Plz fix the mini bc the answer, here, is BUS, @nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Plz fix the mini bc the answer, here, is BUS, @nytimes.com
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I've had my ballot rejected for both messy signature and forgetting to sign. But it was easy to fix! So double check!
Wow it’s gonna be close. For real, check to make sure your ballot got counted: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/... Sometimes a messy signature is all it takes to get flagged.
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 8, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I've had my ballot rejected for both messy signature and forgetting to sign. But it was easy to fix! So double check!
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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 7, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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.
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This is incredible. King County elections is now saying they have 45,000 ballots left to count. If Wilson gets exactly the same margin of those as she got today she'll take the lead by... 20 votes!
Katie Wilson made big gains on Bruce Harrell in today's vote count. The count probably makes her the slight favorite at this point, but no one's declaring or conceding anything. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Katie Wilson gains on Bruce Harrell as mayor’s race goes down to the wire
Incumbent Bruce Harrell's lead is now down to less than two percentage points. He and Katie Wilson are separated by 4,300 votes.
www.seattletimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:25 AM
This is incredible. King County elections is now saying they have 45,000 ballots left to count. If Wilson gets exactly the same margin of those as she got today she'll take the lead by... 20 votes!
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Has your ballot been challenged? A significant number of ballots are in danger of not being counted. Don’t let your ballot be the one that tips the election to Harrell!
Make sure it’s counted here 👉 info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
Make sure it’s counted here 👉 info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
November 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Has your ballot been challenged? A significant number of ballots are in danger of not being counted. Don’t let your ballot be the one that tips the election to Harrell!
Make sure it’s counted here 👉 info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
Make sure it’s counted here 👉 info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
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My ballot was counted this year, but in a previous election is was rejected and I had to fix it — just took a couple of minutes. Make sure yours was counted Seattle! info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
November 6, 2025 at 10:16 PM
My ballot was counted this year, but in a previous election is was rejected and I had to fix it — just took a couple of minutes. Make sure yours was counted Seattle! info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
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It’s easy to be a good pedestrian. What’s hard is for news outlets to address the systemic solutions to traffic violence.
How to be a good pedestrian; It's harder than you think: https://www.khon2.com/top-stories/how-to-be-a-good-pedestrian-its-harder-than-you-think/
November 6, 2025 at 12:37 AM
It’s easy to be a good pedestrian. What’s hard is for news outlets to address the systemic solutions to traffic violence.
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📣 This race isn't over folks! 📣
Make sure your vote counts! Tap the link below to check on your ballot.
☑️🗳️: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
Make sure your vote counts! Tap the link below to check on your ballot.
☑️🗳️: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
November 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
📣 This race isn't over folks! 📣
Make sure your vote counts! Tap the link below to check on your ballot.
☑️🗳️: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
Make sure your vote counts! Tap the link below to check on your ballot.
☑️🗳️: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
You have 58 minutes to find a drop box! Get there (just don't take the 8 @fixthel8.bsky.social)
Desperate Mayor Harrell Takes First Bus Ride to Appeal to Katie Wilson Supporters: tinyurl.com/4f46km3p
November 5, 2025 at 3:03 AM
You have 58 minutes to find a drop box! Get there (just don't take the 8 @fixthel8.bsky.social)
Wilson trounced Harrell in the primary but..."24 percent of the people who voted in the primary say there’s only a 50 percent chance they’ll vote in the general..."
Who are you, 24 percent, and what do you need to hear?
Who are you, 24 percent, and what do you need to hear?
The Polling Is In: Seattle Wants to Elect Progressives This Fall
Let’s start with the big news: Progressives are ahead. Among likely voters, 33 percent plan to vote for Dionne Foster, compared to 24 percent who plan to vote for Sara Nelson. Erika Evans is pol...
www.thestranger.com
October 25, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Wilson trounced Harrell in the primary but..."24 percent of the people who voted in the primary say there’s only a 50 percent chance they’ll vote in the general..."
Who are you, 24 percent, and what do you need to hear?
Who are you, 24 percent, and what do you need to hear?