Nathan Rouse
@nathanrouse.bsky.social
Public defender. End cash bail. Commentary on the criminal legal system, local politics, housing, transit, and cycling infrastructure. All opinions my own.
@seattledot.bsky.social what gives? My kids (and a whole bunch of other kids) go to school and community center here, the speed cushions are great!
taking out speed cushions on Henderson? really?
my kid used to go to school here and the crossing guard would describe cars driving around him on the sidewalk to avoid slowing down. we need all the traffic calming we can get, imo.
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my kid used to go to school here and the crossing guard would describe cars driving around him on the sidewalk to avoid slowing down. we need all the traffic calming we can get, imo.
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S Henderson St School Safety Project - Transportation | seattle.gov
Connecting people to schools, parks, transit, and businesses on S Henderson St
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December 2, 2025 at 5:40 AM
@seattledot.bsky.social what gives? My kids (and a whole bunch of other kids) go to school and community center here, the speed cushions are great!
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Despite this incredibly predictable abuse of the growing surveillance panopticon, Mayor Harrell & the conservative majority on Seattle city council voted to put an SPD camera less than *450 feet* from Planned Parenthood’s Northgate location
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December 1, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Despite this incredibly predictable abuse of the growing surveillance panopticon, Mayor Harrell & the conservative majority on Seattle city council voted to put an SPD camera less than *450 feet* from Planned Parenthood’s Northgate location
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Listen at your peril! Stoller doesn’t have a clue what he’s talking about but that sure doesn’t stop him from talking.
This debate exposes how baseless mainstream punditry is on cops, prosecutors, and prisons. Pundits don't know how the punishment bureaucracy works or the empirical evidence, and they're wrong about what's "popular." No wonder media rarely discusses it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZCl...
DEBATE: Do People Take "DEFUND" Seriously? (w/ Matt Stoller & Alec Karatkatsanis)
YouTube video by Bad Faith
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November 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Listen at your peril! Stoller doesn’t have a clue what he’s talking about but that sure doesn’t stop him from talking.
RIP, but also: worst headline ever? “Haunted by racist joke,” as if the joke manifested from thin air.
Fuzzy Zoeller, two-time major champion haunted by racist joke about Tiger Woods, dies at 74
Masters and U.S. Open champion Fuzzy Zoeller has died at the age of 74.
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November 27, 2025 at 11:34 PM
RIP, but also: worst headline ever? “Haunted by racist joke,” as if the joke manifested from thin air.
This certainly aged well! 👏 @nwprogressive.org
Katie Wilson 36%, Bruce Harrell 33%: NPI’s May 2025 Civic Heartbeat poll finds statistical tie in Seattle mayoral race
Eight candidates filed for Mayor of Seattle during Filing Week 2025. Of the field, only incumbent Bruce Harrell and challenger Katie Wilson of the Transit Riders Union have raised…
Eight candidates filed for Mayor of Seattle during Filing Week 2025. Of the field, only incumbent Bruce Harrell and challenger Katie Wilson of the Transit Riders Union have raised…
Katie Wilson 36%, Bruce Harrell 33%: NPI’s May 2025 Civic Heartbeat poll finds statistical tie in Seattle mayoral race
Eight candidates filed for Mayor of Seattle during Filing Week 2025. Of the field, only incumbent Bruce Harrell and challenger Katie Wilson of the Transit Riders Union have raised six-figure sums for their campaigns so far. NPI and its pollster simulated a hypothetical general election matchup between the two and found Wilson at 36%, Harrell at 33%, and 30% not sure.
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November 22, 2025 at 8:19 PM
This certainly aged well! 👏 @nwprogressive.org
Ten pages from finishing the final book in the Neapolitan Quartet and feeling a real sense of loss that there isn’t a fifth, sixth, seventh, etc., book in the series. It’s the best collection of novels I’ve ever read, full stop. Couldn’t put them down.
Where to start with Elena Ferrante: a guide to her best books | The Booker Prizes
Her Neapolitan Quartet has been hailed as the one of the best fictional series of all time, drawing comparisons with Balzac and Dickens. Here, discover how to begin exploring Ferrante’s remarkable bod...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Ten pages from finishing the final book in the Neapolitan Quartet and feeling a real sense of loss that there isn’t a fifth, sixth, seventh, etc., book in the series. It’s the best collection of novels I’ve ever read, full stop. Couldn’t put them down.
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An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Me!
Who else wakes up in the morning and says aloud “Katie Wilson is Mayor elect of Seattle” !?!?
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Thank you again for this immense sacrifice of your personal time and privacy for our communities @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social !
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Thank you again for this immense sacrifice of your personal time and privacy for our communities @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social !
November 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Me!
This rules
I’m howling.
November 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
This rules
Learning a lot from this interview about what to expect from our new mayor’s administration.
Mayor-Elect Katie Wilson says Seattle Nice is “Special” | Seattle Nice
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November 20, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Learning a lot from this interview about what to expect from our new mayor’s administration.
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YES! It just seems like it should be transit station 101. I know they cost a lot to build, service, and maintain. Public restrooms are a challenge, but we just have to figure out how to provide them, even if fares go up. It's a glaring, inhumane omission.
November 19, 2025 at 11:59 PM
YES! It just seems like it should be transit station 101. I know they cost a lot to build, service, and maintain. Public restrooms are a challenge, but we just have to figure out how to provide them, even if fares go up. It's a glaring, inhumane omission.
So so true. Growing up in Philly, restrooms at transit stations were common. The lack of public bathrooms is one of Seattle’s most puzzling features. Would much rather have them than the World Cup!
Transit stations should have public bathrooms.
November 19, 2025 at 11:54 PM
So so true. Growing up in Philly, restrooms at transit stations were common. The lack of public bathrooms is one of Seattle’s most puzzling features. Would much rather have them than the World Cup!
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After much deliberation and a grueling interview process, I’m pleased to announce that I’ve accepted a new job and will not need any financial support from my parents to cover the high costs of childcare going forward. #AmericanDream #ThisIsYourCity
November 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Daw - look at her!
I'm so proud of Katie Wilson and everyone else who wouldn't just let the local Dem establishment/machine automatically give Bruce Harrell a second term. The desire for someone else was palpable and Katie was brave enough to step forward in a strong and focused way. Thank you!
I'm so proud of Katie Wilson and everyone else who wouldn't just let the local Dem establishment/machine automatically give Bruce Harrell a second term. The desire for someone else was palpable and Katie was brave enough to step forward in a strong and focused way. Thank you!
November 13, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Daw - look at her!
I'm so proud of Katie Wilson and everyone else who wouldn't just let the local Dem establishment/machine automatically give Bruce Harrell a second term. The desire for someone else was palpable and Katie was brave enough to step forward in a strong and focused way. Thank you!
I'm so proud of Katie Wilson and everyone else who wouldn't just let the local Dem establishment/machine automatically give Bruce Harrell a second term. The desire for someone else was palpable and Katie was brave enough to step forward in a strong and focused way. Thank you!
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Ten--count them-- ten SPD officers managed to break up this "organized" criminal operation, and recovered "three pairs of children’s shoes ($26 a pair), beanies ($7 each), cologne ($10), two sweatshirts (at $30 each, the highest-value items stolen), and a pet toy (price unknown)." 🙄
Seattle Spent Thousands on "Organized Retail Theft" Operation at Marshall's, Arresting Five and Recovering $400 in Merchandise
The operation involved at least 10 officers and suspects were jailed for up to a week for stealing knit caps, sweatshirts, and a pet toy.
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The operation involved at least 10 officers and suspects were jailed for up to a week for stealing knit caps, sweatshirts, and a pet toy.
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Seattle Spent Thousands on "Organized Retail Theft" Operation at Marshall's, Arresting Five and Recovering $400 in Merchandise - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett Last week, the Seattle Police Department announced it had completed a successful “Organized Retail Theft Operation”…
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October 14, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Ten--count them-- ten SPD officers managed to break up this "organized" criminal operation, and recovered "three pairs of children’s shoes ($26 a pair), beanies ($7 each), cologne ($10), two sweatshirts (at $30 each, the highest-value items stolen), and a pet toy (price unknown)." 🙄
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Seattle Spent Thousands on "Organized Retail Theft" Operation at Marshall's, Arresting Five and Recovering $400 in Merchandise
The operation involved at least 10 officers and suspects were jailed for up to a week for stealing knit caps, sweatshirts, and a pet toy.
publicola.com/2025/10/14/s...
The operation involved at least 10 officers and suspects were jailed for up to a week for stealing knit caps, sweatshirts, and a pet toy.
publicola.com/2025/10/14/s...
Seattle Spent Thousands on "Organized Retail Theft" Operation at Marshall's, Arresting Five and Recovering $400 in Merchandise - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett Last week, the Seattle Police Department announced it had completed a successful “Organized Retail Theft Operation”…
publicola.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Seattle Spent Thousands on "Organized Retail Theft" Operation at Marshall's, Arresting Five and Recovering $400 in Merchandise
The operation involved at least 10 officers and suspects were jailed for up to a week for stealing knit caps, sweatshirts, and a pet toy.
publicola.com/2025/10/14/s...
The operation involved at least 10 officers and suspects were jailed for up to a week for stealing knit caps, sweatshirts, and a pet toy.
publicola.com/2025/10/14/s...
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Banishment Orders and Mandatory Addiction Assessments Haven't Helped Drug Users, Court Records Show
The city now sends public drug users to jail and releases them after a brief assessment, dropping charges if they avoid arrest for 60 days. This costly approach appears to be ineffective.
The city now sends public drug users to jail and releases them after a brief assessment, dropping charges if they avoid arrest for 60 days. This costly approach appears to be ineffective.
Banishment Orders and Mandatory Addiction Assessments Haven't Helped Drug Users, Court Records Show - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett Since the city reinstated an old law allowing judges to banish people from certain areas if…
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October 10, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Banishment Orders and Mandatory Addiction Assessments Haven't Helped Drug Users, Court Records Show
The city now sends public drug users to jail and releases them after a brief assessment, dropping charges if they avoid arrest for 60 days. This costly approach appears to be ineffective.
The city now sends public drug users to jail and releases them after a brief assessment, dropping charges if they avoid arrest for 60 days. This costly approach appears to be ineffective.
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Who do we mean when we say “Black Seattle”?
This mayoral race isn’t about personalities—it’s about whether symbolism becomes substance. What do “seats at the table” mean if the rest of us go hungry?
My latest column for the @soseaemerald.bsky.social
This mayoral race isn’t about personalities—it’s about whether symbolism becomes substance. What do “seats at the table” mean if the rest of us go hungry?
My latest column for the @soseaemerald.bsky.social
COLUMN | What This Mayoral Election Owes 'Black Seattle'
From City Hall to the Central District, Seattle's mayoral race raises deeper questions: Who speaks for "Black Seattle," and what does real representation look like beyond the ballot? Marcus Harrison G...
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October 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Who do we mean when we say “Black Seattle”?
This mayoral race isn’t about personalities—it’s about whether symbolism becomes substance. What do “seats at the table” mean if the rest of us go hungry?
My latest column for the @soseaemerald.bsky.social
This mayoral race isn’t about personalities—it’s about whether symbolism becomes substance. What do “seats at the table” mean if the rest of us go hungry?
My latest column for the @soseaemerald.bsky.social
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NEW: After paying for hotel rooms to shelter homeless people, Seattle deliberately left them vacant.
By the end of 2024, taxpayers were spending $4,200 a month per empty room at a time when thousands of residents were without a roof over their heads.
By the end of 2024, taxpayers were spending $4,200 a month per empty room at a time when thousands of residents were without a roof over their heads.
Seattle Spent Millions on Hotel Rooms to Shelter Unhoused People. Then It Stopped Filling Them.
Early last year, the city signed a $2.7 million lease extension to continue using a hotel’s rooms as shelter space. Yet despite committing to pay the rent, the city stopped sending people there.
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October 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: After paying for hotel rooms to shelter homeless people, Seattle deliberately left them vacant.
By the end of 2024, taxpayers were spending $4,200 a month per empty room at a time when thousands of residents were without a roof over their heads.
By the end of 2024, taxpayers were spending $4,200 a month per empty room at a time when thousands of residents were without a roof over their heads.
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Seattle voters, this is an important read! Take this into consideration when you vote for our next mayor. My personal view is that we need a mayor who will stay present and dogged in the pursuit of addressing our housing crisis.
NEW: After paying for hotel rooms to shelter homeless people, Seattle deliberately left them vacant.
By the end of 2024, taxpayers were spending $4,200 a month per empty room at a time when thousands of residents were without a roof over their heads.
By the end of 2024, taxpayers were spending $4,200 a month per empty room at a time when thousands of residents were without a roof over their heads.
Seattle Spent Millions on Hotel Rooms to Shelter Unhoused People. Then It Stopped Filling Them.
Early last year, the city signed a $2.7 million lease extension to continue using a hotel’s rooms as shelter space. Yet despite committing to pay the rent, the city stopped sending people there.
www.propublica.org
October 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Seattle voters, this is an important read! Take this into consideration when you vote for our next mayor. My personal view is that we need a mayor who will stay present and dogged in the pursuit of addressing our housing crisis.
This is fantastic local journalism 👏
Seattle Spent Millions on Hotel Rooms to Shelter Unhoused People. Then It Stopped Filling Them.
Early last year, the city signed a $2.7 million lease extension to continue using a hotel’s rooms as shelter space. Yet despite committing to pay the rent, the city stopped sending people there.
www.propublica.org
October 6, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This is fantastic local journalism 👏
Harrell repeatedly accusing Katie of dishonesty is offensive. I hope these moderators do their job.
October 4, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Harrell repeatedly accusing Katie of dishonesty is offensive. I hope these moderators do their job.
For the love of god PLEASE no one do this.
"Connect Seattle"—no, not by getting to know your neighbors or volunteering to help people struggling to live here, but by adding your home porch cam (what, you don't have one! You haven't been watching enough local TV news!) to SPD's growing surveillance network.
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October 4, 2025 at 2:56 AM
For the love of god PLEASE no one do this.
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This SDOT contract was first reported in the @soseaemerald.bsky.social I believe: southseattleemerald.org/voices/2025/....
Everything Is Political: Christian Sinderman Was Scrutinized for City Hall Contracts. Now He's on the SDOT Payroll.
While a 20-hour-per-week consulting role with SDOT might not put Sinderman in the same seat of power that a roving office on the seventh floor of City Hall and an internal email once provided him, it'...
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September 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
This SDOT contract was first reported in the @soseaemerald.bsky.social I believe: southseattleemerald.org/voices/2025/....
Way to go @glentalk.bsky.social!
“An independent journalist, Glen Stellmacher, requested some of the logs detailing Sinderman’s key card access to City Hall earlier this year and shared them with The Seattle Times after the newspaper published a Sept. 7 story about Sinderman.”
“An independent journalist, Glen Stellmacher, requested some of the logs detailing Sinderman’s key card access to City Hall earlier this year and shared them with The Seattle Times after the newspaper published a Sept. 7 story about Sinderman.”
Harrell’s campaign consultant got special access to City Hall this year
Records show Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell's chief political consultant, Christian Sinderman, had special access to City Hall during his reelection year.
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September 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Way to go @glentalk.bsky.social!
“An independent journalist, Glen Stellmacher, requested some of the logs detailing Sinderman’s key card access to City Hall earlier this year and shared them with The Seattle Times after the newspaper published a Sept. 7 story about Sinderman.”
“An independent journalist, Glen Stellmacher, requested some of the logs detailing Sinderman’s key card access to City Hall earlier this year and shared them with The Seattle Times after the newspaper published a Sept. 7 story about Sinderman.”