Kate Rubin
@katerubin.bsky.social
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kasota.bsky.social
Fact check: these corporations just gave a million dollars to reelect Harrell, a person they know will always support them by screwing over Seattle residents.
ericacbarnett.bsky.social
"I get up every day thinking about this fight, but people want to be convinced that this person has been in power for 16 years is not siding with the corporations. And if you look at my background, I've been fighting these corporations my entire life."
katerubin.bsky.social
It's giving ChatGPT to me
katerubin.bsky.social
I had so much fun helping to man the photo booth for Seattle Solidarity Budget at today's public hearing on the budget! Many of the workers at City Hall were just as starstruck as I was to see The Seattle Channel puppets IRL!
A display at Seattle City Hall features six handmade sock puppets arranged in a row, each representing a City Councilmember, with black nameplates identifying them as Kettle (District 7), Rivera (District 4), Nelson (Position 9), Saka (District 1), Strauss (District 6), and Juarez (District 5). Above the puppets is a large white cardboard frame labeled “Solidarity Budget” with a raised fist logo in red and green. The background shows a modern lobby with wood-paneled ceiling, windows, and seating.
katerubin.bsky.social
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.
katerubin.bsky.social
If they wanted to, could SPD make it a policy that any officer who works for ICE is ineligible for rehire?
nwprogressive.org
ICE is trying to recruit Seattle police officers to their ranks:

"As of Monday, total spending on the ads had topped $6.5 million, with the most spent since mid-September being $853,745 in the Seattle area. However, Atlanta saw the most in the past week, more than $947,000, according to AdImpact."
ICE airs ads stirring up local frustration to recruit police for mass deportation efforts
An Associated Press tally shows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is spending millions of dollars on TV recruitment ads targeting officers frustrated by local restrictions on immigration enforc...
apnews.com
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carlfnelson.bsky.social
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.
wilsonforseattle.bsky.social
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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wilsonforseattle.bsky.social
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."
katerubin.bsky.social
I also saw him in Columbia City at PCC. He was with his wife and two security guards.
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wilsonforseattle.bsky.social
I am grateful to King County Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda for her endorsement! #thisisyourcity
Image of Teresa Mosqueda wearing a blue top, smiling at the camera. A graphic says “ENDORSED” above her name and title. Lower right says “This is your city” and upper left says “Katie Wilson for Mayor”. Color palette of graphics is blue and yellow.
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theurbanist.org
Seattle Mayor candidate Katie Wilson is at KOMO Plaza to tout her plan to help local journalists and fight back against censorship by right wing media conglomerate owners that has pushed some talk show hosts off the air.
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ronpdavis.bsky.social
Harrell’s budget spends $490M on police versus Boston which spends $450M.

The claim is that increased Seattle staffing drives the number.

But Boston has 2100 deployable officers.

Seattle has less than 1000.

Where is the money going Bruce?

www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
What’s in Harrell’s nearly $9 billion Seattle budget proposal
The increase for the Seattle Police Department is part of a nearly $9 billion city spending package announced by Mayor Bruce Harrell.
www.seattletimes.com
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goldy.horsesass.org
KOMO is the station that championed the hateful, derogatory, and dishonest "Seattle Is Dying" meme. They hate this city, hate our people, hate their audience, and hate the First Amendment.
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finchfrii.bsky.social
KOMO, Seattle’s Sinclair-owned ABC affiliate, will not be airing ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ when it returns on Tuesday.
brianstelter.bsky.social
This just in from Sinclair: "Beginning Tuesday night Sinclair will be preempting 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' across our ABC affiliate stations and replacing it with news programming. Discussions with ABC are ongoing as we evaluate the show's potential return."
katerubin.bsky.social
I don't understand. There's not proof of anyone's ability to run a city until they're doing it. By most accounts, Harrell isnt doing a great job. He's raided funds for affordable housing instead of addressing our massive budget deficit . Multiple women have attested to him enabling a toxic workplace
katerubin.bsky.social
It's weird that the SEEC website doesn't say explicitly that verbal public comment is also allowed at their meetings (it is!)
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typewriteralley.bsky.social
Seattle's long in-person public hearing on the Comprehensive Plan has officially kicked off.

First comments were from @ceceliablack.bsky.social: "As you're going through this Comp Plan, I would really hope you ask yourself what you would do if you were disabled tomorrow and you couldn't drive."
katerubin.bsky.social
Oh my god, that's really scary. I know it's not what you're asking but he really should get checked out by a doctor ASAP.
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ronpdavis.bsky.social
So tired of this thin-skinned, do nothing, career politician driving my city nowhere.

Time for new leadership.
ericacbarnett.bsky.social
We've seen this "how dare anyone criticize me" rhetoric from Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell before, framed the exact same way. It's where he goes when he feels pressured about the actual content of his actual policies.

www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Harrell seeks $80M for housing ‘reparations fund’
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell wants to create an $80 million housing fund to help Black residents and others impacted by redlining.
www.seattletimes.com
katerubin.bsky.social
I agree, but would be willing to suspend disbelief if the witch seemed cool. What's the context?
katerubin.bsky.social
The SEEC allows public comment at their meetings. I heard what you said on @hacksandwonks.bsky.social about your time working for Mayor McGinn and I think it bears repeating!