Alissa Rose
@alissarose.bsky.social
She/Her. ✡️. Interests are vast, but not necessarily deep. Kindness (except when I feel snarky) and harm reduction. No right on red is my personal pedestrian safety commitment 😄
#KatieWilsonforMayor
#KatieWilsonforMayor
Reposted by Alissa Rose
It’s not just about what you remove (cars, noise, dirty air). It’s about what you add (people walking, a lot of bike parking, trees, outdoor dining, and room for kids to play safely). Amsterdam: 1986 and today.
Streets for people.
HT @hackneycyclist.bsky.social for the great before-and-after
Streets for people.
HT @hackneycyclist.bsky.social for the great before-and-after
November 11, 2025 at 4:24 AM
It’s not just about what you remove (cars, noise, dirty air). It’s about what you add (people walking, a lot of bike parking, trees, outdoor dining, and room for kids to play safely). Amsterdam: 1986 and today.
Streets for people.
HT @hackneycyclist.bsky.social for the great before-and-after
Streets for people.
HT @hackneycyclist.bsky.social for the great before-and-after
Reposted by Alissa Rose
Seattle mayor Bruce Harrell was putting out at least a press release daily celebrating all the amazing things the mayor's office was doing right up until, let's see, November 3.
Nothing since then, though. Weird!
Nothing since then, though. Weird!
November 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Seattle mayor Bruce Harrell was putting out at least a press release daily celebrating all the amazing things the mayor's office was doing right up until, let's see, November 3.
Nothing since then, though. Weird!
Nothing since then, though. Weird!
Reposted by Alissa Rose
How can anyone with a shred of integrity or self-respect actually say those words — that standing up to an authoritarian goon “ didn’t work”?
I mean, unless you’re just an abject coward, what other choice is there?
I mean, unless you’re just an abject coward, what other choice is there?
November 11, 2025 at 3:59 AM
How can anyone with a shred of integrity or self-respect actually say those words — that standing up to an authoritarian goon “ didn’t work”?
I mean, unless you’re just an abject coward, what other choice is there?
I mean, unless you’re just an abject coward, what other choice is there?
Reposted by Alissa Rose
Call in the troops to solve the commercial real estate crisis in our swanky downtown cores
You can’t make this shit up, folks
You can’t make this shit up, folks
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Call in the troops to solve the commercial real estate crisis in our swanky downtown cores
You can’t make this shit up, folks
You can’t make this shit up, folks
@crooked.com
Is Jon Favreau going on a panel that includes Ben Shapiro? Because that would be normalizing fascism. Genuinely looking for the facts here, thank you.
Is Jon Favreau going on a panel that includes Ben Shapiro? Because that would be normalizing fascism. Genuinely looking for the facts here, thank you.
November 11, 2025 at 5:54 AM
@crooked.com
Is Jon Favreau going on a panel that includes Ben Shapiro? Because that would be normalizing fascism. Genuinely looking for the facts here, thank you.
Is Jon Favreau going on a panel that includes Ben Shapiro? Because that would be normalizing fascism. Genuinely looking for the facts here, thank you.
Reposted by Alissa Rose
Seattle's Mamdani is winning by an absurdly small margin over our incumbent mayor, who once pulled a gun on a pregnant woman in a parking lot.
Vote in your local elections!
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/11...
Vote in your local elections!
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/11...
November 11, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Seattle's Mamdani is winning by an absurdly small margin over our incumbent mayor, who once pulled a gun on a pregnant woman in a parking lot.
Vote in your local elections!
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/11...
Vote in your local elections!
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/11...
Reposted by Alissa Rose
If you live in seattle you NEED to do this.
There are 1,700 ballots that need signature confirmation. That is enough to change the election.
Go. Check. Your. Ballot.
komonews.com/news/local/s...
Go. Check. Your. Ballot.
komonews.com/news/local/s...
November 11, 2025 at 4:59 AM
If you live in seattle you NEED to do this.
Reposted by Alissa Rose
To top it all off, the screenshot is of the Odyssey. Absolutely no reading or comprehending is going on, lol
November 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
To top it all off, the screenshot is of the Odyssey. Absolutely no reading or comprehending is going on, lol
I reposted about Trump pardoning his allies. This provides context I was missing.
Trump cannot pardon state crimes
Trump pardons slew of allies who tried to help him overturn 2020 election. Via Reuters.
November 11, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I reposted about Trump pardoning his allies. This provides context I was missing.
Reposted by Alissa Rose
Government, taxes, & regulation are good actually
November 11, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Government, taxes, & regulation are good actually
Reposted by Alissa Rose
Never forget: every time you turn out to protest, you have a chance to see a cool dog.
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Never forget: every time you turn out to protest, you have a chance to see a cool dog.
Reposted by Alissa Rose
Tapper: Angus King said standing up to Donald Trump didn't work.
Sanders: Maybe Angus didn't notice the elections on Tuesday. I thought that they worked pretty well.
Sanders: Maybe Angus didn't notice the elections on Tuesday. I thought that they worked pretty well.
November 10, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Tapper: Angus King said standing up to Donald Trump didn't work.
Sanders: Maybe Angus didn't notice the elections on Tuesday. I thought that they worked pretty well.
Sanders: Maybe Angus didn't notice the elections on Tuesday. I thought that they worked pretty well.
Reposted by Alissa Rose
Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Shutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue Over Jack Smith Searches
Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Reposted by Alissa Rose
Steve Inskeep: You think the Republicans voting with you here will not only agree to these measures, but actually try to do something if the administration ignores them?
Sen Cortez Masto: If they go back on their word, then the American public will know where the Republicans stand.
Sen Cortez Masto: If they go back on their word, then the American public will know where the Republicans stand.
November 11, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Steve Inskeep: You think the Republicans voting with you here will not only agree to these measures, but actually try to do something if the administration ignores them?
Sen Cortez Masto: If they go back on their word, then the American public will know where the Republicans stand.
Sen Cortez Masto: If they go back on their word, then the American public will know where the Republicans stand.
Reposted by Alissa Rose
The families of some of the 25 girls and two teenage counselors who died in catastrophic flooding in Texas on July 4 are suing Camp Mystic and its owners. n.pr/47Ki7lu
Families accuse Camp Mystic of ignoring risks in Texas lawsuit over flood deaths
The families of some of the 25 girls and two teenage counselors who died in catastrophic flooding in Texas on July 4 are suing Camp Mystic and its owners.
n.pr
November 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
The families of some of the 25 girls and two teenage counselors who died in catastrophic flooding in Texas on July 4 are suing Camp Mystic and its owners. n.pr/47Ki7lu
25th
Ingraham: "Why are people saying they are anxious about the economy?"
Trump: "I don't know that they are saying that. I think the polls are fake. We have the greatest economy we've ever had."
Trump: "I don't know that they are saying that. I think the polls are fake. We have the greatest economy we've ever had."
November 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
25th
Reposted by Alissa Rose
We're debating on the government funding package right now and every single Republican voted against a Democratic amendment to pass a clean, one-year extension of the ACA tax credits.
Republicans just don't care about your health care.
Republicans just don't care about your health care.
November 11, 2025 at 1:10 AM
We're debating on the government funding package right now and every single Republican voted against a Democratic amendment to pass a clean, one-year extension of the ACA tax credits.
Republicans just don't care about your health care.
Republicans just don't care about your health care.
Reposted by Alissa Rose
This hidden provision is so crooked and selfish, it doesn't even apply to US Representatives. Just US Senators.
Look at this new outrage. To open govt, we're retroactively letting 8 Senators sue for $500K each over having had their J6 phone toll records looked at. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:43 AM
This hidden provision is so crooked and selfish, it doesn't even apply to US Representatives. Just US Senators.
Reposted by Alissa Rose
Democrats helped Republicans kill a ten billion dollar industry in order to cave on the shutdown.
of all the things about this deal that are pissing me off this might have pissed me off the most
November 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Democrats helped Republicans kill a ten billion dollar industry in order to cave on the shutdown.
Reposted by Alissa Rose
Eight months ago, Katie Wilson declared her intention to run and all the conventional powers-that-be said she didn't stand a chance of winning.
Remember that we don't always know what is possible.
Remember that we don't always know what is possible.
Wilson now leads in the Seattle mayoral race by 91 votes. Prior to today, Harrell had been leading by 4,300 votes, but this latest vote batch netted Wilson 4,391 votes.
November 11, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Eight months ago, Katie Wilson declared her intention to run and all the conventional powers-that-be said she didn't stand a chance of winning.
Remember that we don't always know what is possible.
Remember that we don't always know what is possible.
Reposted by Alissa Rose
SEATTLE!!!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
November 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM
SEATTLE!!!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
Reposted by Alissa Rose
91 votes separate the two mayoral candidates in Seattle, but Katie Wilson has pulled ahead of incumbent Bruce Harrell and is now in the lead.
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
91 votes separate the two mayoral candidates in Seattle, but Katie Wilson has pulled ahead of incumbent Bruce Harrell and is now in the lead.
Reposted by Alissa Rose
Katie took 55.57% and Bruce took 44.13% of the 38,391 ballots tallied today.
November 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Katie took 55.57% and Bruce took 44.13% of the 38,391 ballots tallied today.
I love this!
If you don't have the right neurotransmitters and brain chemicals at home, store bought are ABSOLUTELY FINE!!!
November 10, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I love this!