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How did @mayorofseattle.bsky.social Katie Wilson win?! And why?!?
READ: jacobin.com/2026/01/kati...
We lay out exactly how in this piece with @jacobinmag.bsky.social. This was our playbook. Take what we learned in Seattle and adapt it to your city.
READ: jacobin.com/2026/01/kati...
We lay out exactly how in this piece with @jacobinmag.bsky.social. This was our playbook. Take what we learned in Seattle and adapt it to your city.
January 12, 2026 at 2:28 AM
How did @mayorofseattle.bsky.social Katie Wilson win?! And why?!?
READ: jacobin.com/2026/01/kati...
We lay out exactly how in this piece with @jacobinmag.bsky.social. This was our playbook. Take what we learned in Seattle and adapt it to your city.
READ: jacobin.com/2026/01/kati...
We lay out exactly how in this piece with @jacobinmag.bsky.social. This was our playbook. Take what we learned in Seattle and adapt it to your city.
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In Feb, it will be the 3 year anniversary of passing I-135 and 1 year since passing Prop 1A. Join us to commemorate these victories, get an update on the current state of social housing, and hear what's coming up in 2026. More details and registration: tinyurl.com/stateofsocia...
January 8, 2026 at 6:08 PM
In Feb, it will be the 3 year anniversary of passing I-135 and 1 year since passing Prop 1A. Join us to commemorate these victories, get an update on the current state of social housing, and hear what's coming up in 2026. More details and registration: tinyurl.com/stateofsocia...
But @governorferguson.bsky.social wants to raid our climate fund instead of endorsing @organizewithshaun.bsky.social Well Washington Fund
Frequent and severe thunderstorms and the Los Angeles wildfires drove U.S. disaster damage costs in 2025 above $100 billion, according to new data. A record-setting 21 thunderstorm events each caused at least $1 billion in damages, a sign that more people and property are in harm’s way.
U.S Disasters Cost U.S. More Than $100 Billion in 2025
A record-setting 21 thunderstorm events each caused at least $1 billion in damages, a sign that more people and property are in harm’s way.
nyti.ms
January 8, 2026 at 5:56 PM
But @governorferguson.bsky.social wants to raid our climate fund instead of endorsing @organizewithshaun.bsky.social Well Washington Fund
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"Renee was one of the kindest people I’ve ever known,” her mother said. “She was extremely compassionate. She’s taken care of people all her life. She was loving, forgiving and affectionate. She was an amazing human being.” www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
‘She was an amazing human being:’ Mother identifies woman shot, killed by ICE agent
Renee Nicole Good, 37, lived in the Twin Cities with her partner.
www.startribune.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:57 PM
"Renee was one of the kindest people I’ve ever known,” her mother said. “She was extremely compassionate. She’s taken care of people all her life. She was loving, forgiving and affectionate. She was an amazing human being.” www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
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SPD Chief Sent Email Overstating New Drug Diversion Policy, Sparking False Narrative in Right-Wing Media
Spent part of the weekend reporting out this story, only to have KOMO drop a false, ragebait version that went predictably viral on RW social media
publicola.com/2026/01/05/s...
Spent part of the weekend reporting out this story, only to have KOMO drop a false, ragebait version that went predictably viral on RW social media
publicola.com/2026/01/05/s...
SPD Chief Sent Email Overstating New Drug Diversion Policy, Sparking False Narrative in Right-Wing Media - PubliCola
Chief Shon Barnes apparently didn’t consult with LEAD or the city attorney’s office before telling police they should start referring…
publicola.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:59 PM
SPD Chief Sent Email Overstating New Drug Diversion Policy, Sparking False Narrative in Right-Wing Media
Spent part of the weekend reporting out this story, only to have KOMO drop a false, ragebait version that went predictably viral on RW social media
publicola.com/2026/01/05/s...
Spent part of the weekend reporting out this story, only to have KOMO drop a false, ragebait version that went predictably viral on RW social media
publicola.com/2026/01/05/s...
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Congestion pricing is an unqualified success in NYC. It would be great to see it expanded to every city with decent public transit options. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Congestion pricing after one year: How life has changed.
How life has changed in the New York area, according to data on traffic, transit and the responses of 600 readers.
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Congestion pricing is an unqualified success in NYC. It would be great to see it expanded to every city with decent public transit options. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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This is your city — that means that you belong here, you have a right to be here and to live a dignified life, whatever your background and whatever your income. wilson.seattle.gov/2026/01/02/m...
Mayor Wilson Inauguration Speech - Office of the Mayor
Mayor Katie B. Wilson was sworn into office on January 2, 2026. Remarks as written: It is such a pleasure and an honor to be here with all of you today. I look out and I see so many people who have pl...
wilson.seattle.gov
January 2, 2026 at 10:27 PM
This is your city — that means that you belong here, you have a right to be here and to live a dignified life, whatever your background and whatever your income. wilson.seattle.gov/2026/01/02/m...
“At press time, Mayor Wilson’s staff said they didn’t know if she preferred the blood of NIMBYs who pretend to care more about neighborhood character or the environment so they just got both.”
Furious Mayor Wilson Pounds Fist On Table Demanding Chalice Of NIMBY Blood: tinyurl.com/mr7kpkrk
January 3, 2026 at 6:35 AM
“At press time, Mayor Wilson’s staff said they didn’t know if she preferred the blood of NIMBYs who pretend to care more about neighborhood character or the environment so they just got both.”
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Furious Mayor Wilson Pounds Fist On Table Demanding Chalice Of NIMBY Blood: tinyurl.com/mr7kpkrk
January 3, 2026 at 6:33 AM
Furious Mayor Wilson Pounds Fist On Table Demanding Chalice Of NIMBY Blood: tinyurl.com/mr7kpkrk
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I made a vid about Talaris's history. Not to be annoying, but any urbanist who wants to do Talaris advocacy or have an opinion about Talaris should watch this lol. This only goes until the 1970s bc then it gets spicy in a different way from there & thus requires its own vid.
youtu.be/vEgaEOGmfXE
youtu.be/vEgaEOGmfXE
Talaris from time immemorial to the 1970s
YouTube video by Cities for Salmon
youtu.be
January 2, 2026 at 1:09 AM
I made a vid about Talaris's history. Not to be annoying, but any urbanist who wants to do Talaris advocacy or have an opinion about Talaris should watch this lol. This only goes until the 1970s bc then it gets spicy in a different way from there & thus requires its own vid.
youtu.be/vEgaEOGmfXE
youtu.be/vEgaEOGmfXE
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In November @ashleyhiruko.bsky.social reported Bruce Harrell directed city employees to perform work for the Royal Esquire Club. I filed an SEEC complaint which was dismissed: drive.google.com/file/d/15LxX...
I've appealed this ruling as not having a rational basis: drive.google.com/file/d/1b9HX...
I've appealed this ruling as not having a rational basis: drive.google.com/file/d/1b9HX...
January 2, 2026 at 11:21 PM
In November @ashleyhiruko.bsky.social reported Bruce Harrell directed city employees to perform work for the Royal Esquire Club. I filed an SEEC complaint which was dismissed: drive.google.com/file/d/15LxX...
I've appealed this ruling as not having a rational basis: drive.google.com/file/d/1b9HX...
I've appealed this ruling as not having a rational basis: drive.google.com/file/d/1b9HX...
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Hey! Go follow my new account, @mayorofseattle.bsky.social !
This is your city — that means that you belong here, you have a right to be here and to live a dignified life, whatever your background and whatever your income. wilson.seattle.gov/2026/01/02/m...
Mayor Wilson Inauguration Speech - Office of the Mayor
Mayor Katie B. Wilson was sworn into office on January 2, 2026. Remarks as written: It is such a pleasure and an honor to be here with all of you today. I look out and I see so many people who have pl...
wilson.seattle.gov
January 3, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Hey! Go follow my new account, @mayorofseattle.bsky.social !
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I stand with the Somali childcare providers who have experienced targeted harassment, and condemn the surveillance campaign promoted by extremist influencers. If you believe yourself to be the victim of a hate crime, please call this hotline: www.atg.wa.gov/report-hate
January 1, 2026 at 8:13 PM
I stand with the Somali childcare providers who have experienced targeted harassment, and condemn the surveillance campaign promoted by extremist influencers. If you believe yourself to be the victim of a hate crime, please call this hotline: www.atg.wa.gov/report-hate
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“We tried remote, we tried hybrid, but after a lot of thought and investment in AI, we really think a full return to work somewhere else policy for everyone is the way to go,” said CEO Satya Nadella: tinyurl.com/3wareffr
January 1, 2026 at 2:36 AM
“We tried remote, we tried hybrid, but after a lot of thought and investment in AI, we really think a full return to work somewhere else policy for everyone is the way to go,” said CEO Satya Nadella: tinyurl.com/3wareffr
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✨The Needling’s Top Ten Stories of 2025✨ Good afternoon, engulfed Cybertruck. Goodbye, 2025. Goodluck, 2026. tinyurl.com/5n8nd2dk
January 1, 2026 at 2:36 AM
✨The Needling’s Top Ten Stories of 2025✨ Good afternoon, engulfed Cybertruck. Goodbye, 2025. Goodluck, 2026. tinyurl.com/5n8nd2dk
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BREAKING: Explosions felt across New York City as full socialism begins
January 1, 2026 at 5:10 AM
BREAKING: Explosions felt across New York City as full socialism begins
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![BRETT: Hi, I’m Brett! For the last cartoon of the year, I thought I’d give you a peek behind the scenes of Doom Loop
-For starters, let me just say I’m gonna miss Mayor Bruce a LOT [portrait of Bruce that says "Better Things Aren't Possible" with candles around it]
-His need to be liked plus his devotion to a deeply unpopular status quo made him a reliable font of hilarity
-when i first started doing this cartoon people would accuse me of constructing strawmen to ridicule certain civic attitudes
-so I’d like to thank NIMBYs of Seattle for being more unhinged than anything i could ever make up [NIMBY 1: We have to preserve the sky!] [NIMBY 2: Think of the poor baby orcas!]
-Now i’d like to give the final word to this year's most popular new character, Curby
CURBY: Stay immovable, kids!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:carj4mhaflwfubqzioy5wxl3/bafkreiawrzl3vhpaus5wm7txhalilwrpmcouda2asgg5a3lnolfw36p4gu@jpeg)
December 29, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Seattle’s next Mayor, Katie Wilson, joined Today, Explained for an interview last week. www.vox.com/podcasts/473...
America’s other populist, socialist big-city mayor
What Katie Wilson thinks national Democrats should learn from her win.
www.vox.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Seattle’s next Mayor, Katie Wilson, joined Today, Explained for an interview last week. www.vox.com/podcasts/473...
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You — yes, you! — are invited to my inauguration on Friday at 10 am at City Hall! Bring a friend, bring a neighbor, bring a coworker! I’ll be joined by Ifrah Abshir, John Burbank, Jarvis Capucion, and Cynthia Green. Program will be from 10-10:45 with a reception line after! #thisisyourcity #seattle
December 30, 2025 at 9:33 PM
You — yes, you! — are invited to my inauguration on Friday at 10 am at City Hall! Bring a friend, bring a neighbor, bring a coworker! I’ll be joined by Ifrah Abshir, John Burbank, Jarvis Capucion, and Cynthia Green. Program will be from 10-10:45 with a reception line after! #thisisyourcity #seattle
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Solidarity with @codeforamerica.org workers preparing to strike starting Jan 2. These @opeiu.org members will be picketing in downtown Oakland to demand better and defend basic benefits. Community support matters! Show up and stand with them.
Sign up for Code For America STRIKE Picket Line Oakland Support!
Workers at Code for America, OPEIU are set to strike starting on Friday, January 2nd and will have pickets at the company headquarters in downtown Oakland from 10am-4pm. An end date is not set but thi...
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December 30, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Solidarity with @codeforamerica.org workers preparing to strike starting Jan 2. These @opeiu.org members will be picketing in downtown Oakland to demand better and defend basic benefits. Community support matters! Show up and stand with them.
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Gov. Ferguson Backs Millionaire Tax After Ghost of Christmas Future Shows Him Losing In 2028 If He Doesn’t: tinyurl.com/ye25s9zp
December 24, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Gov. Ferguson Backs Millionaire Tax After Ghost of Christmas Future Shows Him Losing In 2028 If He Doesn’t: tinyurl.com/ye25s9zp
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Tire Runoff Delicious, ‘But I Know It’s Bad For Me,’ Says Local Salmon: tinyurl.com/3znnjbp2
December 20, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Tire Runoff Delicious, ‘But I Know It’s Bad For Me,’ Says Local Salmon: tinyurl.com/3znnjbp2
Shout out to a member of our steering committee, @scott-berkley.bsky.social who conceived the Green Density Bonus which allows “up to ten units if the developer preserves trees or adds green landscaping features, like bioswales and green roofs”
Seattle City Council Approves Eight-Unit Apartment Buildings Everywhere
The changes are part of the city's long-delayed comprehensive plan, which still isn't finished—giving the new mayor and councilmembers an opportunity to add urbanist improvements.
publicola.com/2025/12/18/c...
The changes are part of the city's long-delayed comprehensive plan, which still isn't finished—giving the new mayor and councilmembers an opportunity to add urbanist improvements.
publicola.com/2025/12/18/c...
City Approves Eight-Unit Apartment Buildings Everywhere in Seattle - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett Maybe calling them “stacked flats,” rather than “apartments,” was a stroke of genius. On Tuesday, the…
publicola.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Shout out to a member of our steering committee, @scott-berkley.bsky.social who conceived the Green Density Bonus which allows “up to ten units if the developer preserves trees or adds green landscaping features, like bioswales and green roofs”
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It took 7 years but we legalized 4 floors and corner stores everywhere in Seattle!
Seattle City Council Approves Eight-Unit Apartment Buildings Everywhere
The changes are part of the city's long-delayed comprehensive plan, which still isn't finished—giving the new mayor and councilmembers an opportunity to add urbanist improvements.
publicola.com/2025/12/18/c...
The changes are part of the city's long-delayed comprehensive plan, which still isn't finished—giving the new mayor and councilmembers an opportunity to add urbanist improvements.
publicola.com/2025/12/18/c...
City Approves Eight-Unit Apartment Buildings Everywhere in Seattle - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett Maybe calling them “stacked flats,” rather than “apartments,” was a stroke of genius. On Tuesday, the…
publicola.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:06 PM
It took 7 years but we legalized 4 floors and corner stores everywhere in Seattle!
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