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Brett Hamil @bretthamil.bsky.social · 3h

I've been clowning on Brandi Kruse for years and this clip makes her look far worse than anything i've ever said about her

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 14h

Brandi Kruse at today's "antifa violence roundtable" at the White House: "This is one of the reasons I recovered from it. By the way, it’s much better to not have TDS. I’m happier, healthier, more successful. I even think I got a little more attractive after I got rid of my Trump Derangement System"

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Scott Alspach @salspach.bsky.social · 13h

Seattle folks, you should not trust any local politicians who treat Jonathan Choe as a serious journalist.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Jonathan Choe to Trump: "Another group right now that is behind antifa and working with antifa very closely based on the research that we have right now that we're gonna give to you and your team are the Democratic Socialists of America."

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Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 14h

YOURE FUCKING KIDDING ME

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 15h

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1d

These people are evil. Never stop saying so. Don’t be intimidated into shutting up.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s video of the incident

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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 1d

Big business has the money to carry the Harrell campaign, but they don’t have the votes, so Harrell is leaning on his “deep roots in the community.” With the nimbys pissed, labor waffling, and a sizable portion of the electorate from elsewhere, Harrell’s path to re-election could not be narrower.

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🏢 David L 🚎 @davidl206.city · 1d

Read about this utter management Charlie Foxtrot by Bruce Harrell, and then try to tell me with a straight face that you are Concerned About Katie Wilson’s Management Skills.

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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Scott Alspach @salspach.bsky.social · 1d

Bruce Harrell has failed again and again on policing in Seattle. We badly need new leadership.

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

Capt Tietjen has a long record of actions that diminish public confidence in SPD. We cannot afford that. I want to give the new chief the benefit of the doubt, but this decision reflects either bad judgment or a lack of due diligence, neither of which will be accepted when I’m Mayor.

SPD Chief Puts Cop Who Called 2020 Protesters "Cockroaches" In Charge of East Precinct

Mike Tietjen, who was promoted over a gay acting commander, was suspended, reassigned, and reprimanded after multiple complaints in 2020, including an incident in which officers taunted a trans woman.

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Scott Alspach @salspach.bsky.social · 2d

I just think your ire should be directed at electeds and not blaming activists who have to work within the system and funding constraints the legislature gives us.

Initiative 1098 was one attempt at a "grand bargain" and had a lot of financial backing but it still failed 2-1.

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Scott Alspach @salspach.bsky.social · 2d

We can't expect advocates for specific issues to bet everything (school closures, transit funding, housing, etc.) on getting tax reform passed when the legislature won't even take the small steps like a wealth tax. And Ferguson is a huge blocker too.

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Scott Alspach @salspach.bsky.social · 2d

I don't disagree with you on the need for comprehensive reform but the barrier to that is you need a significant portion of the Dem caucus on board and they just aren't even close. They overwhelmingly voted to ban an income tax via initiative recently and won't even let cities do our own.

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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

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Scott Alspach @salspach.bsky.social · 2d

It confuses me why you think this is an activist problem and not a legislature problem.

Every activist I know is aware of our completely broken tax system and very open to how to fix it but we can't even get the legislature to pass a wealth tax which should be table stakes for tax reform.

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 2d

It’s important to flood social media and news channels with news about how ICE lies, so that potential jurors see it.

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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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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Robert Cruickshank @robertcruickshank.com · 2d

A huge failure by Bruce Harrell. If you want to actually tackle homelessness in Seattle, vote for Katie Wilson.

ProPublica @propublica.org · 2d

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.

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

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Scott Alspach @salspach.bsky.social · 3d

This pretty explicitly is not Jenny Durkan but instead her more progressive opponent, kind of proves the point!

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Scott Alspach @salspach.bsky.social · 3d

The thing is, Harrell is objectively a bad manager! Yes, Katie is unproven in some respects (though I have full confidence in her) but that's vastly preferable to what Harrell has shown us over 20 years in office.

www.kuow.org/stories/moni...

Monisha Harrell breaks silence on her uncle – and former boss – Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell

Monisha Harrell describes the mayor’s office as being a dog-eat-dog environment where white male advisors vied for power and influence. She said her experience, as a high-level woman ignored by the ma...

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 3d

This is so incredibly condescending from the Seattle Times. Do you also ask male candidates if they'd considered running for an "easier" office?

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Push The Needle @pushtheneedle.bsky.social · 3d

The ones after him had loads of political experience. They all sucked

Ed Murray—state senator—1 term mayor went down in a sex scandal

Jenny Durkan—federal prosecutor—1 term mayor and didn’t seek re-election

Bruce Harrell—16 years on city council, 4 years as mayor—has achieved nothing

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Robert Cruickshank @robertcruickshank.com · 3d

This is a *staggeringly* biased and dismissive thing for @kromandavid.bsky.social to write about Wilson, who beat Harrell by 10 points in the primary. I hadn’t heard or seen anyone suggest she should run for Council instead until this article. It seems entirely invented by Kroman.

The Seattle Times @seattletimes.com · 3d

A policy-minded advocate for left-wing causes, Katie Wilson shrugged off the idea she might be better suited for a City Council seat, instead aiming for mayor.

Katie Wilson's name might be new to Seattle voters. She says that's good

A policy-minded advocate for left-wing causes, Katie Wilson shrugged off the idea she might be better suited for a City Council seat, instead aiming for mayor.

www.seattletimes.com

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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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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 5d

The reality is that the US Department of Homeland Security has been openly seized by unapologetic white nationalists who freely indulge in neo-Nazi rhetoric and use their huge and growing paramilitary army to mount massive attacks on communities of color in the US in a campaign of racist oppression

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

Thank you to The Stranger for this in-depth profile! #thisisyourcity www.thestranger.com/news/2025/10...

The Making of Katie Wilson

She’s coming for the mayor’s office.

www.thestranger.com

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Scott Alspach @salspach.bsky.social · 6d

Chaos at Bruce Harrell's SDOT as they back down on plans to remove a bus lane at the request of business owners.

It doesn't have to be this way! We shouldn't have to fight to keep improvements that have already been built.

The Urbanist @theurbanist.org · 6d

NEW STORY // SDOT Backpedals on Plans for Capitol Hill Bus Lane Removal
www.theurbanist.org/2025/10/02/s...

SDOT Backpedals on Plans for Capitol Hill Bus Lane Removal » The Urbanist

# Work will continue on upgrades to E Union Street that will allow Route 2 buses to return to the corridor, but the idea of reopening the street to all westbound traffic has been taken off the table -...

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Matt Baume 🏳️‍🌈 @mattbaume.bsky.social · 6d

Seattle's clown mayor is trying out a brilliant new slogan for his re-election campaign

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