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Aster Olsen @asterolsen.bsky.social · 1d

I saw several gen z at an Incubus concert

Aster Olsen @asterolsen.bsky.social · 2d

Not to NYC post but I love Seattle. Walked over to see the dahlias and there's impromptu live jazz and everyone is hanging out and enjoying this fall weather. Only in Seattle baby. Best city in the world.

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Ryan Boyd @ryanboyd.bsky.social · 2d

The grand unified “Everyone is Twelve” theory is a legit contribution to contemporary thought and critique. We really are ruled by evil adult children!

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onion person @junlper.beer · 3d

look ai is completely destroying the world with massive pollution and is using up water at a concerning rate but at least you get to use technology that lies to you and is the primary propaganda mechanism by fascists

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Aster Olsen @asterolsen.bsky.social · 4d

The Hague is the compromise position

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 5d

Abughazaleh: I think Kristi Noem should be tried at The Hague. And if the response from ICE to people exercising their first amendment right is to drive vehicles through them, they should not be an agency in the US.

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Aster Olsen @asterolsen.bsky.social · 4d

They only understand one thing.

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Aster Olsen @asterolsen.bsky.social · 4d

Maybe she'll be able to add a few more cliches 😃

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Aster Olsen @asterolsen.bsky.social · 4d

Why did Taylor Swift release first drafts of her songs? Does she know she's allowed to revise and improve them?

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Aster Olsen @asterolsen.bsky.social · 5d

Watching a group of a hundred students chase down a Nazi and humiliate him has given me so much hope 🥹

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 6d

so the US government just forced a tech company to delete an app it doesn’t like, which is totally normal stuff

www.404media.co/iceblock-own...

ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’

Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never t...

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Paul Constant @paulconstant.com · 7d

A handful of angry Seattleites can stall the construction of affordable housing for YEARS but SDOT can decide to wipe out a bus-only lane in secret, seemingly overnight?

Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck @councilmember-amr.bsky.social · 7d

I was just as shocked with the news about the route 2 bus only lane as you. We are working on it. We need to prioritize pedestrian safety and not go backwards on our transit investments.

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Aster Olsen @asterolsen.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you, I use this new infrastructure several times per week and love it!

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Noah, some kind of engineer 🚎💻 @noahsbwilliams.com · 6d

Well…vibes of the morning are: Less pissed, more shocked?

Civil staff don’t typically destroy federally funded capital projects with no notice!

Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 6d

As far as I can tell, SDOT seemed to think this would be a fairly routine change, with the Mayor's Office caught completely off guard by the public pushback.

The Urbanist @theurbanist.org · 7d

NEW STORY // What’s Easier than Adding a Bus Lane in Seattle? Deleting One
www.theurbanist.org/2025/10/01/w...

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West Seattle Bike Blog @westseattlebikeblg.bsky.social · 6d

- households in Seattle are increasingly carless
- 1/3 of all Washingtonians don't drive daily
- more and more young people aren't getting drivers licenses

Mayor of Seattle for 4 years, also councilmember for 12: "how could I have ever known people would be upset about me prioritizing cars!"

Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 6d

As far as I can tell, SDOT seemed to think this would be a fairly routine change, with the Mayor's Office caught completely off guard by the public pushback.

The Urbanist @theurbanist.org · 7d

NEW STORY // What’s Easier than Adding a Bus Lane in Seattle? Deleting One
www.theurbanist.org/2025/10/01/w...

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Aster Olsen @asterolsen.bsky.social · 7d

sure i'll email it to you

Aster Olsen @asterolsen.bsky.social · 7d

where am I supposed to submit a short story about a trans woman who doesn't like trans women being a bad person and crashing out? i also put a bird in it.

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Fix the L8 @fixthel8.bsky.social · 7d

We've been asking @seattledot.bsky.social to install east-west bus lanes for Route 8 and their response is to tear one out for the only other route connecting Capitol Hill and the Central District.

Send an email urging them to reconsider: actionnetwork.org/letters/seat...

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Aster Olsen @asterolsen.bsky.social · 7d

A Maserati dealership located in a highly urbanized pedestrian focused city core that gets to veto bus only lanes is the kind of forward thinking urban planning the Seattle city counsel and mayor highly value.

The Urbanist @theurbanist.org · 7d

NEW STORY // What’s Easier than Adding a Bus Lane in Seattle? Deleting One
www.theurbanist.org/2025/10/01/w...

What’s Easier than Adding a Bus Lane in Seattle? Deleting One » The Urbanist

# The City of Seattle will be removing an East Union Street bus only lane set aside for the Route 2 this weekend, ceding to requests from nearby property owners who have complained about traffic chang...

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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 7d

feels like we're living through some kind of cultural gas leak

The Verge @theverge.com · 9d

Microsoft launches ‘vibe working’ in Excel and Word

Vibe working is all about Office’s new Agent Mode.

buff.ly

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Aster Olsen @asterolsen.bsky.social · 8d

gasworks park

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Aster Olsen @asterolsen.bsky.social · 8d

I am assembling an army of bisexual warriors backed by autistic queers with a special interest in military logistics. I'm calling it Sherman's March 2.0.

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Aster Olsen @asterolsen.bsky.social · 8d

The Cascadian People's Republic welcomes soldiers of tattoo and beard experience, as well as women, lgbt, and all other disrespected fighters seeking a worthy cause. Come fight for a freedom and dignity.

Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 8d

Something our glorious Secretary of War does not seem to have considered is that the reason military PT and grooming standards, plus policies for EEO and abuse reporting, are the way they are is because they're necessary for recruitment and retention

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onion person @junlper.beer · 8d

the country is being run by people who got radicalized by being dunked on in twitter replies

onion person @junlper.beer · 8d

do these people not get embarrassed

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Aster Olsen @asterolsen.bsky.social · 9d

One of the few politicians meeting the moment

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d

Pritzker: "In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists & protesters when unprovoked what would we call it? If officials marched down streets harassing civilians & demanding their papers, what would we say? I don't think we'd have trouble calling it what it is: authoritarianism"

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 9d

even in ancient greece they knew debate club aka sophistry was for idiot fucking nerds and we have really lost something by acting like those nerds have access to some kind of specialized intellectual skill other than weaponizing their obnoxiousness

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