Cassie
@cassie-dee.bsky.social
Western Washington. I like animals and rabbits and public transit and pedestrian friendly infrastructure and zoning reform
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Why do the living disturb the sleep of the dead?
A production drawing of Roliel from "Fire and Ice" (1983) by key animator, @stevenegordon.bsky.social
#frankfrazetta #animation #animationart
A production drawing of Roliel from "Fire and Ice" (1983) by key animator, @stevenegordon.bsky.social
#frankfrazetta #animation #animationart
August 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Why do the living disturb the sleep of the dead?
A production drawing of Roliel from "Fire and Ice" (1983) by key animator, @stevenegordon.bsky.social
#frankfrazetta #animation #animationart
A production drawing of Roliel from "Fire and Ice" (1983) by key animator, @stevenegordon.bsky.social
#frankfrazetta #animation #animationart
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"Apparently, if you make it safe for people to ride their bikes by building protected bike lanes, a lot more people in that area start riding their bikes."
And that's a good thing for drivers too...
@jalopnik.bsky.social 👇
www.jalopnik.com/1876079/maki...
And that's a good thing for drivers too...
@jalopnik.bsky.social 👇
www.jalopnik.com/1876079/maki...
Making It Safer To Bike Gets More People To Ride Bikes, Shocking Study Shows - Jalopnik
Apparently, if you make it safe for people to ride their bikes by building protected bike lanes, a lot more people in that area start riding their bikes.
www.jalopnik.com
June 5, 2025 at 1:27 PM
"Apparently, if you make it safe for people to ride their bikes by building protected bike lanes, a lot more people in that area start riding their bikes."
And that's a good thing for drivers too...
@jalopnik.bsky.social 👇
www.jalopnik.com/1876079/maki...
And that's a good thing for drivers too...
@jalopnik.bsky.social 👇
www.jalopnik.com/1876079/maki...
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Parents are making increasing emotional and financial investments in youth sports. (One in 9 think their kids are going pro.) It’s a compounding factor in the push to make trans athletes a wedge issue. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Why youth sports is such a potent political target
The emotional and financial investment parents make in young athletes is strong wedge-issue fodder.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 4, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Parents are making increasing emotional and financial investments in youth sports. (One in 9 think their kids are going pro.) It’s a compounding factor in the push to make trans athletes a wedge issue. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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This amendment is up for a vote TOMORROW, and it's likely to be very close.
If you care about ST3, consider giving public comment either in person or by calling in, or emailing [email protected] asking to reject any amendment from CM Rivera adding additional requirements to light rail permits.
If you care about ST3, consider giving public comment either in person or by calling in, or emailing [email protected] asking to reject any amendment from CM Rivera adding additional requirements to light rail permits.
A proposal advancing through the Seattle City Council aiming to streamline permitting for Sound Transit light rail projects could be hindered by CM Maritza Rivera’s amendment requiring additional public outreach and documentation.
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/05/30/r...
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/05/30/r...
June 4, 2025 at 2:14 AM
This amendment is up for a vote TOMORROW, and it's likely to be very close.
If you care about ST3, consider giving public comment either in person or by calling in, or emailing [email protected] asking to reject any amendment from CM Rivera adding additional requirements to light rail permits.
If you care about ST3, consider giving public comment either in person or by calling in, or emailing [email protected] asking to reject any amendment from CM Rivera adding additional requirements to light rail permits.
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New data finds Americans are more likely to support labor unions over Big Business than at any time in the past 60 years.
We are witnessing a historic rebirth of worker power.
If you want a better life for you and your children, join or support a union.
We are witnessing a historic rebirth of worker power.
If you want a better life for you and your children, join or support a union.
May 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
New data finds Americans are more likely to support labor unions over Big Business than at any time in the past 60 years.
We are witnessing a historic rebirth of worker power.
If you want a better life for you and your children, join or support a union.
We are witnessing a historic rebirth of worker power.
If you want a better life for you and your children, join or support a union.
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Washington State currently has a loophole that allows young drivers to wait until they turn 18 to no longer be required to complete a driver's ed course before getting a license. This loophole has produced a 70% higher rate of injury or fatal crash involvement.
Today that loophole starts to close.
Today that loophole starts to close.
May 17, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Washington State currently has a loophole that allows young drivers to wait until they turn 18 to no longer be required to complete a driver's ed course before getting a license. This loophole has produced a 70% higher rate of injury or fatal crash involvement.
Today that loophole starts to close.
Today that loophole starts to close.
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Ume’s still working on her swimming behind the scenes. Current goal: face and snoot fully submerged for more than a few seconds. Not quite there yet, but she gave it her absolute snorkelest. Lifeguard (supportive tapir mom Yuna) and the care team are on standby with endless encouragement and snacks.
May 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Ume’s still working on her swimming behind the scenes. Current goal: face and snoot fully submerged for more than a few seconds. Not quite there yet, but she gave it her absolute snorkelest. Lifeguard (supportive tapir mom Yuna) and the care team are on standby with endless encouragement and snacks.
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My painting PACIFIC NORTHWEST
May 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
My painting PACIFIC NORTHWEST
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"Thoughtful growth" = "I've thought about it and the new houses should be built somewhere else, a place that just happens to be where I don't live."
May 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
"Thoughtful growth" = "I've thought about it and the new houses should be built somewhere else, a place that just happens to be where I don't live."
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I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
May 4, 2025 at 6:21 AM
I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
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crazy that an influx of dense infill housing can lower prices and make homeownership more attainable
"In 2020, [Portland, OR] approved building [middle housing] on lots zoned for single family homes... A new report from the City says, it's working. 1,400 new units built in just a few years and each one is $300,000 less expensive than a typical single family home." @nbcnews.com
May 3, 2025 at 12:04 AM
crazy that an influx of dense infill housing can lower prices and make homeownership more attainable
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When we don’t let urban development happen at scale within urban growth areas, people still go outside them to split rural lots and mow down thousands of acres of land and growth boundaries get expanded leading to the same fate.
Just an update to show y'all where the urban growth boundary, which Cathy Moore said prevents sprawl outside Seattle, actually is. It goes all the way out to North Bend and includes all of the sprawl areas outside Seattle.
May 1, 2025 at 12:45 AM
When we don’t let urban development happen at scale within urban growth areas, people still go outside them to split rural lots and mow down thousands of acres of land and growth boundaries get expanded leading to the same fate.
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you know, we research whether the baby stroller has all the features and amenities we like, not whether it will kill the baby
4/ He promotes what sociologists call "intensive parenting," as a superior way to ensure kids are safe. That's a time/labor-intensive & stressful form of parenting many US *mothers* feel pressured to follow due to cultural norms/expectations around mothers as primary caregivers.
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April 30, 2025 at 11:44 AM
you know, we research whether the baby stroller has all the features and amenities we like, not whether it will kill the baby
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young men don’t need a “left Joe Rogan” they need sports betting regulation
April 21, 2025 at 12:16 AM
young men don’t need a “left Joe Rogan” they need sports betting regulation
I miss poorly photoshopped memes. Those were art, those had soul. And they were funny! Outta here with the AI slop
April 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I miss poorly photoshopped memes. Those were art, those had soul. And they were funny! Outta here with the AI slop
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People love thinking up reasons why we have a housing shortage other than the actual reason:
That we don’t build enough homes. That we enacted so many restrictions we created artificial scarcity.
Let’s reverse that & make it really easy & fast to build homes. We’re working hard to do that.
That we don’t build enough homes. That we enacted so many restrictions we created artificial scarcity.
Let’s reverse that & make it really easy & fast to build homes. We’re working hard to do that.
No, immigrants aren’t responsible for the housing shortage. Here’s the real cause
The simple truth is that we would have a severe housing shortage even if President Trump deported every undocumented immigrant tomorrow.
www.sfchronicle.com
March 30, 2025 at 5:34 PM
People love thinking up reasons why we have a housing shortage other than the actual reason:
That we don’t build enough homes. That we enacted so many restrictions we created artificial scarcity.
Let’s reverse that & make it really easy & fast to build homes. We’re working hard to do that.
That we don’t build enough homes. That we enacted so many restrictions we created artificial scarcity.
Let’s reverse that & make it really easy & fast to build homes. We’re working hard to do that.
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The Chieftans perform "The Belle Of Belfast" with Brak
YouTube video by Ryan Towle
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March 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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The stock market is tanking so badly it almost feels like we are being governed by someone who went bankrupt six tim— oh.
March 4, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The stock market is tanking so badly it almost feels like we are being governed by someone who went bankrupt six tim— oh.
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Eye opening but not that surprising. Further evidence that homelessness as we know it emerged in the 1980s.
Housing Terms Across the Decades
The post-1960s rise of "single family zoning" and "neighborhood character"
lucagattonicelli.substack.com
February 26, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Eye opening but not that surprising. Further evidence that homelessness as we know it emerged in the 1980s.
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It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
February 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
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Housing families in comfortably sized homes can be done in less land than you think. This is what makes cities, this is how you house new jobs, provide prosperity and avoid a crisis; legalizing cities
February 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Housing families in comfortably sized homes can be done in less land than you think. This is what makes cities, this is how you house new jobs, provide prosperity and avoid a crisis; legalizing cities
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In a world of rising populations and growing cars, every cyclist is one less variable in the traffic equation
February 5, 2025 at 10:52 PM
In a world of rising populations and growing cars, every cyclist is one less variable in the traffic equation
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Tonight! Come demand city council allow social housing to be built everywhere in the city. No weathly neighborhood opt outs!
February 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Tonight! Come demand city council allow social housing to be built everywhere in the city. No weathly neighborhood opt outs!