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unclelaurie.bsky.social @unclelaurie.bsky.social · 1d

Taking one for the team, thanks!

Lex Vaughn @lex.vaughn.theneedling.com · 1d

I did my part!

Lex Vaughn @lex.vaughn.theneedling.com · 4d

Hey guys! I just wrote up a Needling piece for when the Mariners get eliminated so that they don't get eliminated. You're welcome!

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unclelaurie.bsky.social @unclelaurie.bsky.social · 3d

100%

Brandon der Blätter @intcreator.com · 3d

if we add bus lanes to Denny Way I guarantee the number of bikers will be significant as well. I already see bikes and scooters taking the sidewalk on the bridge over I-5, imagine how many more could use the route with bus lanes!

Fix the L8 @fixthel8.bsky.social · 3d

Although we disagree with the conclusions from SDOT's traffic study, its traffic counts were very eye-opening:
• Over 3 times as many people use Denny Way to access areas east of I-5 than to access I-5 S
• Of the people continuing east, 35% do so in a car, 34% in a Route 8 bus, and 31% on foot

unclelaurie.bsky.social @unclelaurie.bsky.social · 5d

Same, I no longer support @wabikes.bsky.social because they don't support the true non-car advocate, @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social.

David Seater 🚶‍♂️🚴🏻‍♂️🏳️‍🌈 @davidseater.com · 5d

But seriously @t4wa.bsky.social and @wabikes.bsky.social, your endorsement of this is why @transpochoices.bsky.social and @cascade.org will not be getting the usual donations from me. I won't support organizations whose leadership supports a mayor like Bruce Harrell.

David Seater 🚶‍♂️🚴🏻‍♂️🏳️‍🌈 @davidseater.com · 5d

Bold for @mayorofseattle.bsky.social Bruce Harrell to say, through a spokesperson, that safety is not actually the top priority if there are people who still want to drive fast. I'm sure it's just a coincidence that his own home overlooks this street.

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unclelaurie.bsky.social @unclelaurie.bsky.social · 7d

Spot on as usual.

Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 7d

This is so incredibly condescending from the Seattle Times. Do you also ask male candidates if they'd considered running for an "easier" office?

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unclelaurie.bsky.social @unclelaurie.bsky.social · 7d

Totally agree!

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rain 🏳️‍⚧️ @technicality.cc · 10d

"if the Seattle Process is optional for removing a long-awaited piece of infrastructure, why wasn't it optional for installing it?"

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unclelaurie.bsky.social @unclelaurie.bsky.social · 11d

"No matter where you look or who you are, you have to ask what is this godforsaken world coming to?”

Hahahaha...sigh...

The Needling @theneedling.com · 12d

National Guard Already Lost at Powell’s Books: tinyurl.com/4mw4n9h2

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unclelaurie.bsky.social @unclelaurie.bsky.social · 19d

If I were autistic I'd be pretty offended by all this talk about "preventing" or "curing" people like me.

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unclelaurie.bsky.social @unclelaurie.bsky.social · Sep 10

Sara Nelson using The Force to choke her enemies 😂

The Needling @theneedling.com · Sep 10

Seattle City Council Promises Federal Government Won’t Abuse Surveillance Camera Expansion, Only Local One: tinyurl.com/2y5pmphs

Seattle police officer in riot gear brandishing a baton at two young women in Capitol Hill

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unclelaurie.bsky.social @unclelaurie.bsky.social · Sep 8

I had the same thought!

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unclelaurie.bsky.social @unclelaurie.bsky.social · Sep 5

I hope you get picked!

unclelaurie.bsky.social @unclelaurie.bsky.social · Sep 4

What will you do to make transportation safer and more efficient for non-drivers?

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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · Aug 4

I have a theory that the very fact Ryan is in the room, and Councilmembers know it, leads to better governance.

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Jim Brunner @jimbrunner.bsky.social · Jul 19

KUOW listeners rally. www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...

KUOW listeners give nearly $1.5 million in one day after Congress cuts funding

The station raised nearly $1.5 million by 1 p.m. on Friday afternoon in response to Congress slashing Corporation for Public Broadcasting funding.

www.seattletimes.com

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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · Jun 25

I’m feeling really hopeful for Katie Wilson right now.
www.wilsonforseattle.com

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Jason @jrock08.bsky.social · Jun 18

"Fun" update on the hit and run on LWB. The cops know who did it and aren't going to charge them.

Love our "partners in vision zero".

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unclelaurie.bsky.social @unclelaurie.bsky.social · Jun 12

Fabulous news!

sobray11.bsky.social @sobray11.bsky.social · Jun 12

SDOT removed the old crosswalk stripings on the burke near Leary that had been layered so many times a lot of riders would leave the crosswalk to avoid the jarring bumps they created. Thanks #SDOT! #SeaBikes

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Julia Grant Reed @juliareedwa.bsky.social · May 9

Honestly, this Catholic WA legislator only has one thing to say: Come at me, bro.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · May 8

A new Washington State law requires clergy to break the secrecy of the confessional when child abuse or neglect has been revealed and report it to the authorities. The Justice Department announced an investigation into the law, which it called “anti-Catholic.” nyti.ms/3GKtgZA

A person holding a green and yellow rosary. The headline reads: "New Law Requires Priests to Break Seal of Confession to Report Child Abuse." Photos by Eric Lee/The New York Times.

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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · May 6

Reminder that now is the time to chat up Pike Place business owners while you're making a purchase.

👍"I love that it's car-free."
👍"I'm only here because they opened the street to people."
👍"I'm a local and I'll shop here now that the street isn't jammed with cars."
👍[make up your own]

Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · May 5

Traffic-free Pike Place is better for everyone.

People walking on Pike Place. Stroller, kids, wheelchair, vendors.

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The Needling @theneedling.com · Apr 30

Bezos’ Balls Reported Missing After Amazon Backs Down on Listing Tariff Charges: tinyurl.com/mvxvar7f

Missing poster with photo of Bezos' Balls and description listed as: Height: 95 ft., Hair: None, Weight: Hot Air, Last seen: 8 a.m

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · Apr 13

0. Vought, Vance, Rufo, and those attacking academia see scientists as bureaucrats—in the most pejorative sense of the term—who they can "put into trauma" and drive to quit.

They don't understand that science is not just a job. It's a vocation, literally, in the original sense of *a calling*.

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unclelaurie.bsky.social @unclelaurie.bsky.social · Apr 8

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Fuse Washington @fusewashington.org · Apr 4

If you live in King, Snohomish, Pierce, or Clark County you may have a special election on April 22 in your area!

Got your ballot? Our Progressive Voters Guide can help with tricky voting decisions:

Progressive Voters Guide

Get the facts before you vote!

progressivevotersguide.com

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Jeff Kessler @jckessler.bsky.social · Apr 7

“We have more power now on our campuses than we’ve had in recent memory,” said Ian Gavigan, national director of Higher Ed Labor United, or HELU...“And we couldn’t actually be better positioned to fight back against the kind of authoritarian attacks that we’re seeing.”

As Universities Yield to Trump, Higher Ed Unions Fight Back

From lawsuits to protests, labor organizations representing faculty, grad students and other workers are resisting. Discussions about what to do next continue.

www.insidehighered.com

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · Apr 6

This is funny. And the serious problem with the NYT is it misinforms about reality. Not with inaccuracy so much as emphasis, perspective, and framing. That makes it a bad news source. Go to the Guardian, or Wired, or others/ independent sources. You don't need the NYT or LA Times, or WaPo.

NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · Apr 6

Three million Americans marched today. Here’s why we wrote about one American who didn’t.

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