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carlfnelson.bsky.social @carlfnelson.bsky.social · 8h

If Bruce Harrell can forgive Ed Murray for touching his step kids 20 years ago, I think he can give Katie Wilson a break for dropping out of Oxford 20 years ago.

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carlfnelson.bsky.social @carlfnelson.bsky.social · 1d

Schrodinger’s Wilson: “predictably awful, but also “we’ve never heard of her”

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Lauren Mahon @leekvs.bsky.social · 1d

Well, at least he's using her name now?

Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 1d

Bruce Harrell's campaign has decided to start calling Katie Wilson a quitter because she dropped out of Oxford six weeks before graduating.

I was the first person in my family to graduate from college. My parents, hard-working city employees, overcame racial bias and financial hardship to create a better life for my brother and me, just as Joanne and I have done for our children.

For my family, like most Americans, a college education isn’t just a piece of paper; it’s a gateway to financial stability, opportunity, and family pride.

So I was shocked — but hardly surprised — to read in The Seattle Times that my opponent dropped out of Oxford just weeks before graduation because she was turned off by “careerism.”

As the Times notes, her story reflects “no small amount of privilege.”

In Seattle, we celebrate educational advancement and career opportunities.

This program is rooted in an initiative I started while on our City Council for South Seattle youth from disadvantaged communities–the kind of kids whose families work hard to send their children to local college, let alone Oxford–and these kids don’t quit to make a political statement because they value the opportunity.

When things get tough in our city, or when forced to compromise, will Katie quit and walk away?

At a time when Trump is threatening violence in our cities, and our economy is fragile, we need a Mayor who understands and prioritizes the challenges facing our families, and who will fight for our future.

I’ve never taken access to education or opportunity for granted, and I’ll never quit on Seattle.

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 1d

The "but hardly surprised" inside the em dashes here really encapsulates the vindictive meanness that has been characterizing the Harrell campaign since the primary.

Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 1d

Bruce Harrell's campaign has decided to start calling Katie Wilson a quitter because she dropped out of Oxford six weeks before graduating.

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carlfnelson.bsky.social @carlfnelson.bsky.social · 1d

40% of my life between ages 6 and 11 was spent looking at this establishing shot.

Garfield and Friends Screens @garfieldscreens.bsky.social · 1d

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Katie Wilson for Seattle @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social · 1d

WHO is contributing the mountain of cash to Bruce Harrell’s Super PAC? Billionaires, real estate titans, venture capitalists, and tech executives residing primarily in the tony precincts of Bellevue, Mercer Island, and Medina.

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Share The Cities @sharethecities.bsky.social · 2d

When Bruce Harrell insults Wilson the certain dismissive arrogant way he has chosen (or been told to) attack her he is also insulting all the organizations & individuals that support her. His campaign’s line of attack is weak and cowardly.
www.wilsonforseattle.com/endorse

Endorsements | Katie Wilson

This is your city. Join the team by endorsing Katie today!

www.wilsonforseattle.com

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Kate Rubin @katerubin.bsky.social · 1d

Bruce Harrell's attempts to paint @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social as an outsider when she's lived here for 21 years are actually pretty reflective of the way he treats his constituents. Those who weren't born here like he was or who aren't wealthy like he is are not worthy of his consideration.

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carlfnelson.bsky.social @carlfnelson.bsky.social · 1d

Walter Benjamin reminding me that I am not supposed to absorb K-Pop Demon Hunters, but rather to *be* absorbed by K-Pop Demon Hunters.

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 2d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Katie Wilson for Seattle @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social · 5d

As a coalition of billionaires, landlords, and real estate developers invest more than $1.2 million in Bruce Harrell’s re-election, local progressive leaders Pramila Jayapal and Teresa Mosqueda are announcing their endorsements of Katie Wilson.

A graphic in Katie Wilson for Mayor campaign colors reading "Rep. Pramila Jayapal and King County Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda announce endorsements of Katie Wilson."

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carlfnelson.bsky.social @carlfnelson.bsky.social · 2d

Seattle Times, dragging the sixteen gigs of “Angry Sawant” photos into the trash, creating new folder titled “Mildly Irritated Wilson”

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carlfnelson.bsky.social @carlfnelson.bsky.social · 2d

It’s also extremely funny to see “college dropout” used as a perjorative in a city that literally gave us Bill Gates.

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Share The Cities @sharethecities.bsky.social · 2d

You don’t have to be in Seattle to donate to elect @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social !!
Her opponent has raised a ridiculous amount from outside the city between his campaign and PAC. Give today!

Contributions are limited to $650 per person, including Democracy Vouchers for the entire election.

Wilson for Seattle

Join me in supporting Wilson for Seattle

secure.anedot.com

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Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 2d

Zelda Williams has asked people to stop sending her AI slop videos of her father Robin Williams:

"It’s dumb, it’s a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it’s NOT what he’d want"

"You’re not making art, you’re making disgusting [stuff] out of the lives of human beings .. [and] art and music"

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carlfnelson.bsky.social @carlfnelson.bsky.social · 2d

Bruce Harrell dissing Katie Wilson for having six different jobs is proof he has no idea what an average person‘s life is like in the 21st Century. You might as well make fun of her for wearing the same pants twice in a week.

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carlfnelson.bsky.social @carlfnelson.bsky.social · 2d

The mayor's numbers are bad, and Katie's connecting with regular people where it counts, so they're going to try and spin her as some kind of dilettante idealist, as opposed to an intelligent, working mother who has way more in common with regular Seattlites than the millionaire elite.

Katie Wilson for Seattle @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social · 2d

A PAC supporting Bruce Harrell has now raised more than $1 million from wealthy donors, and soon they will use it to attack me so that our city stays unaffordable. With less than a month until election day, I want to make a few things clear. #thisisyourcity

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 2d

Weird thing where people say “no one could have predicted it” when really what they mean is their political commitments and orientation were such that they ignored everyone who was predicting it

Sorry but “no one could have“ and you having your head stuck up your ass are two different situations

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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 4d

In addition to not understanding how change happens (it isn't the suits who sign the bill or cut the ribbon, it's the advocates who push against the status quo and force institutions to move), Harrell takes credit for every success in his vicinity and blames others for every failure on his watch.

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shit whistle @guntoucher.bsky.social · Jun 6

CHARLIE ROSE: you *fucked* the metroid queen?

ME: i stuck my dick in a jar, charlie

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Rachael @r343l.bsky.social · 3d

The email alert for this had this line as the main body: "Katie Wilson's run for Seattle mayor began as a political influencer"

Maybe I over-index on word choice but "influencer" in our current age feels like an intentional way to make her work seem unserious.

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Ron Davis @ronpdavis.bsky.social · 3d

Small nonprofit budget and Wilson got us:

-$1.5B in tax the rich revenue for affordable housing, etc.
-free transit for kids and human services appointments, low fare for low income
-big min wage increases in 3 places
-renter protections around the region

Harrell had billions and did far less.

Wes Mills 🥌 @oowm.org · 3d

There have been multiple digs in the last week or so--interesting that coordination hmm--at @seattletru.bsky.social's annual revenue hovering around $200k/year as a reason why @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social isn't "qualified" to be Mayor.

If she pulled all this off with $200k, imagine her with $1.9b.

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carlfnelson.bsky.social @carlfnelson.bsky.social · 3d

“What up chat? TransitWilson here! Make sure you like and smash that subscribe button! We gonna get some progressive revenue going in the chat, y’all!”

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carlfnelson.bsky.social @carlfnelson.bsky.social · 3d

I think someone should explain to the Seattle Time what “influencer” means.

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carlfnelson.bsky.social @carlfnelson.bsky.social · 4d

Pam Wishbow is one of The Greats!

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