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Laura Loe

@lauraloeseattle.bsky.social

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Find me wandering somewhere in WA State. Bass guitar, rabble rousing, worrying … Posts from here for mutuals mostly. … Hot takes @sharethecities Cheerleader for @wilsonforseattle

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Laura Loe @lauraloeseattle.bsky.social · 6d

#WeekWithoutDriving
A trip for groceries over the Fremont Bridge on this gorgeous fall evening.
I was number 2027 according to the bike counter for today!

Three photos, one of ship canal, one of bike, one of PCC front door

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Laura Loe @lauraloeseattle.bsky.social · 5h

Sending love. 💗

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 1d

At this very same meeting, staff briefed the council on two converging factors: Metro continues to lack a long-term revenue source to continue service expansion, and reliability issues are getting worse not better. Oh and the RapidRide program is on ice.

But sure, let's pivot to this.

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 1d

Looks like Rod Dembowski wants to fully restart the debate about whether King County Metro should go fare free.

This morning he suggested a potential fare free pilot, citing the benefits of increased ridership against the relatively low farebox recovery rate Metro currently has.

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 1d

What the records show:
-Major elements of the LWB redesign, like the changes at Orcas Street, nearly went out for construction before being killed by the Mayor's Office
-Parks staff were continuing to negotiate over individual elements of the project as late as early June.

Drawing showing the changes planned for S Orcas Street and LWB

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 1d

New records provide more detail than ever before on what was happening in the six months between a packed community meeting and an announcement that safety upgrades on Lake Washington Boulevard would be dramatically scaled back.
www.theurbanist.org/2025/10/07/l...

Lake Washington Boulevard Safety Upgrades Fully Designed Before Mayor Pulled Plug » The Urbanist

# A major intersection redesign near Seward Park was ready to go to construction with a Mayor's Office review the only impediment, records show. The exchanges reveal what was happening behind the scen...

www.theurbanist.org

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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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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 1d

Our mayor—who pulled a gun on a pregnant woman in an altercation over a parking spot—is outraged that Katie Wilson dropped out of Oxford University.

When quitting is n...
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."

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Laura Loe @lauraloeseattle.bsky.social · 1d

This allergist is the nicest old guy!

Laura Loe @lauraloeseattle.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks. I hate it.

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Laura Loe @lauraloeseattle.bsky.social · 1d

It’s like having 50 bug bites

Laura Loe @lauraloeseattle.bsky.social · 1d

That’s kind of interesting

Laura Loe @lauraloeseattle.bsky.social · 1d

Allergy testing right now and omg are my arms itchy

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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 2d

CHATGPT: I understand where you're coming from. You worked really hard to get here, and now it's time to enjoy the fruit of your labors.

ISILDUR: So I should keep it? Elrond says I shouldn't

CHATGPT: The ring is precious. Sometimes friends don't have your best interests at heart.

ISILDUR: true

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

Seattle!

YOU can help @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social @alexis4seattle.bsky.social & Dionne Foster get elected !!!

✔️ hold voting parties & use the big ballot box & remind all the people around you to vote — often!

Knock on doors, too!

kingcounty.gov/en/dept/elec...

kingcounty.gov

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Laura Loe @lauraloeseattle.bsky.social · 3d

I am just having trouble getting through each day with how horrible this all is.

Sarah Lazare @sarahlazare.bsky.social · 3d

If Trump's deportation machine were an army, it would be the 13th largest on earth, ahead of Poland, Canada, Iran. The funding increase kicked in Oct 1, as federal agents unleash violence on the Chicago area, raiding communities and brutalizing protesters. By me & Lindsay Koshgarian, 📷 Steel Brooks.

The 13th Largest Army in World Is Unleashing Violence in Chicago

As federal agents kill and use extreme force in Chicago, their budget surges.

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Laura Loe @lauraloeseattle.bsky.social · 5d

And I am driving a ton more than I ever have the whole time I’ve lived in this city.

Laura Loe @lauraloeseattle.bsky.social · 5d

I have to sit down and make a really good plan about what can live at the other address.

Laura Loe @lauraloeseattle.bsky.social · 5d

I’m basically living at two addresses these days and I am not doing it well. Everytime I have to go back and forth it’s such an ordeal. I can’t imagine being a kid that has to do this every week.

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Amy Jo (AJ) Cousins @ajcousins.bsky.social · 5d

Tear gas is a chemical weapon, @govpritzker.illinois.gov. The Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993 allows for its use in riot control. Is heckling ICE from the sidewalk as they drive by now "rioting"? Why are the Illinois State Police protecting ICE as they break the law?

Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 5d

State Representative Lilian Jimenez on the tear gassing of protesters near Rico Fresh on Armitage and Central Park.

Lilian Jimenez FB post:

ICE just tear gassed people near the grocery store Rico fresh on armitage- there are helicopters over our houses and armed agents stopping people in the streets, Walmart, Home Depot, all the places people congregate in Humboldt park, Logan square, and hermosa

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Laura Loe @lauraloeseattle.bsky.social · 6d

Theres 7 of us so far going to this on Monday. Who else wants to join us ?!?!

Laura Loe @lauraloeseattle.bsky.social · 7d

Who wants to see this on Monday at 7:45 pm at the Cinerama in Seattle?

www.rottentomatoes.com/m/one_battle...

One Battle After Another | Rotten Tomatoes

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Laura Loe @lauraloeseattle.bsky.social · 5d

If we have a next president I feel sorry for all the work they are going to have to do to undo this mess.

Laura Loe @lauraloeseattle.bsky.social · 6d

I do NOT like the score on this season of the Morning Show. It would be so much better without it. The score is so cheesy.

Laura Loe @lauraloeseattle.bsky.social · 6d

Theres 7 of us so far going to this on Monday. Who else wants to join us ?!?!

Laura Loe @lauraloeseattle.bsky.social · 7d

Who wants to see this on Monday at 7:45 pm at the Cinerama in Seattle?

www.rottentomatoes.com/m/one_battle...

One Battle After Another | Rotten Tomatoes

Discover reviews, ratings, and trailers for One Battle After Another on Rotten Tomatoes. Stay updated with critic and audience scores today!

www.rottentomatoes.com

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Laura Loe @lauraloeseattle.bsky.social · 6d

#WeekWithoutDriving
A trip for groceries over the Fremont Bridge on this gorgeous fall evening.
I was number 2027 according to the bike counter for today!

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Laura Loe @lauraloeseattle.bsky.social · 6d

#WeekWithoutDriving
A trip for groceries over the Fremont Bridge on this gorgeous fall evening.
I was number 2027 according to the bike counter for today!

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