In the era of increasing natural disasters and now a hostile federal regime, it is worth thinking about what urban defensible space can and should like.
January 14, 2026 at 2:43 AM
In the era of increasing natural disasters and now a hostile federal regime, it is worth thinking about what urban defensible space can and should like.
I dread the escalators in Seattle's deep stations and thank God that Beacon Hill Station (my neighborhood station) is elevators only.
January 13, 2026 at 10:48 PM
I dread the escalators in Seattle's deep stations and thank God that Beacon Hill Station (my neighborhood station) is elevators only.
Was trying to cross here today and had a car decide they didn't want to wait so they accelerated to beat me through the intersection.
January 13, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Was trying to cross here today and had a car decide they didn't want to wait so they accelerated to beat me through the intersection.
Found one from 1912. I’m good to go!
January 13, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Found one from 1912. I’m good to go!
I scroll through rental listings in Italy on Idealista and it hurts.
January 13, 2026 at 4:17 PM
I scroll through rental listings in Italy on Idealista and it hurts.
Rothstein has a really good section towards the end of The Color of Law where he talks about this being driven by and further driving state programmed segregation. Because of historical conditions, investment in trains in the mid-century would have weakened the walls built by racial segregation.
January 13, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Rothstein has a really good section towards the end of The Color of Law where he talks about this being driven by and further driving state programmed segregation. Because of historical conditions, investment in trains in the mid-century would have weakened the walls built by racial segregation.
My vote is for the Dearborn House on First Hill. One of the few remaining mansions there. Historic Seattle currently uses it as offices.
January 13, 2026 at 6:15 AM
My vote is for the Dearborn House on First Hill. One of the few remaining mansions there. Historic Seattle currently uses it as offices.
That’s too late. If the teachers are going to do it (and they are the best labor union to activate), they need to organize nationally through the NEA (likely top-down) and before the midterms.
January 13, 2026 at 5:53 AM
That’s too late. If the teachers are going to do it (and they are the best labor union to activate), they need to organize nationally through the NEA (likely top-down) and before the midterms.
Sure, logistics workers would be a slam dunk. They’re much more difficult to activate than teachers, though, who would also be a slam dunk.
As families furiously scrambled for childcare, we’d see massive downstream effects across labor. Such a large action might activate others to strike.
As families furiously scrambled for childcare, we’d see massive downstream effects across labor. Such a large action might activate others to strike.
January 13, 2026 at 5:46 AM
Sure, logistics workers would be a slam dunk. They’re much more difficult to activate than teachers, though, who would also be a slam dunk.
As families furiously scrambled for childcare, we’d see massive downstream effects across labor. Such a large action might activate others to strike.
As families furiously scrambled for childcare, we’d see massive downstream effects across labor. Such a large action might activate others to strike.
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As calls return for a general strike, I will continue to say that the most actionable path for labor to confront fascism is for the NEA and AFT (teachers' unions) to organize a strike.
Daily life comes to a halt if the schools close. Teachers are overwhelmingly opposed to Trump.
Daily life comes to a halt if the schools close. Teachers are overwhelmingly opposed to Trump.
It’s Time for the Teacher’s Union to Throw its Weight Around
I’m going to be a bit bold here. I think the National Education Association, America’s largest union of ~3 million members, should be kicking the tires on a national teacher strike. A m…
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January 13, 2026 at 5:38 AM
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The problem with NEA is that it operates more like a professional learning organization than a labor union. But that can change if the leadership feels the imperative to act! At this late moment, it certainly has to be a top-down call to action.
January 12, 2026 at 8:12 PM
The problem with NEA is that it operates more like a professional learning organization than a labor union. But that can change if the leadership feels the imperative to act! At this late moment, it certainly has to be a top-down call to action.
The labor power of teachers, the NEA being America's largest labor union, is use it or lose it. Public unions will likely not survive the Trump Regime unless they bring the fight forward themselves.
January 12, 2026 at 8:06 PM
The labor power of teachers, the NEA being America's largest labor union, is use it or lose it. Public unions will likely not survive the Trump Regime unless they bring the fight forward themselves.
Teachers are local employees with state credentials. This leaves them highly vulnerable in MAGA localities and states, but less vulnerable than the Air Traffic Controllers were under Reagan.
Teachers have strong relational capital to tap into with their communities. People like their local schools!
Teachers have strong relational capital to tap into with their communities. People like their local schools!
January 12, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Teachers are local employees with state credentials. This leaves them highly vulnerable in MAGA localities and states, but less vulnerable than the Air Traffic Controllers were under Reagan.
Teachers have strong relational capital to tap into with their communities. People like their local schools!
Teachers have strong relational capital to tap into with their communities. People like their local schools!
That was my biggest concern about buying a scooter in Seattle... does it have the juice?
January 12, 2026 at 6:05 PM
That was my biggest concern about buying a scooter in Seattle... does it have the juice?
Is there anything in the retail spaces at Expo these days?
January 12, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Is there anything in the retail spaces at Expo these days?
We are in a new historical moment for the American people. Connected to a long history, yet also set apart. There are lessons from the past and there are also risks with unknowable outcomes that must be taken.
January 12, 2026 at 4:28 PM
We are in a new historical moment for the American people. Connected to a long history, yet also set apart. There are lessons from the past and there are also risks with unknowable outcomes that must be taken.
The American historian Robert Paxton's work suggests we are now in the 5th Stage of the rise of American Fascism: Radicalization or Entropy. The most unstable. If the people rise up and refuse to be governed by fascists, the Regime could begin entropy. If the Regime successfully radicalizes...
January 12, 2026 at 4:28 PM
The American historian Robert Paxton's work suggests we are now in the 5th Stage of the rise of American Fascism: Radicalization or Entropy. The most unstable. If the people rise up and refuse to be governed by fascists, the Regime could begin entropy. If the Regime successfully radicalizes...
War, at home as abroad, was an inevitability the moment Trump regained power and our institutions largely began to fold in compliance - a violation of Timothy Snyder's 1st lesson on Fascism.
Kevin Roberts was wrong that this could remain bloodless. It is not possible under fascism. They need blood.
Kevin Roberts was wrong that this could remain bloodless. It is not possible under fascism. They need blood.
January 12, 2026 at 4:28 PM
War, at home as abroad, was an inevitability the moment Trump regained power and our institutions largely began to fold in compliance - a violation of Timothy Snyder's 1st lesson on Fascism.
Kevin Roberts was wrong that this could remain bloodless. It is not possible under fascism. They need blood.
Kevin Roberts was wrong that this could remain bloodless. It is not possible under fascism. They need blood.