Aaron Brethorst
@brethorsting.com
Seattleite, transit enthusiast, democracy enthusiast. Posting through it ONLY in my personal capacity.
Exec Director for OneBusAway’s parent nonprofit, Open Transit Software Foundation
Founder of Sincere (formerly Voterletters)
Exec Director for OneBusAway’s parent nonprofit, Open Transit Software Foundation
Founder of Sincere (formerly Voterletters)
Pinned
"e/acc" indeed.
February 9, 2026 at 5:35 PM
"e/acc" indeed.
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Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
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I deeply enjoy that National republicans started a conflict they cannot win
🚨BREAKING: Virginia Democrats just dropped a new congressional map — and it could flip FOUR more House seats blue in 2026.
If courts greenlight it, Virginia voters will decide whether the new map takes effect.
If courts greenlight it, Virginia voters will decide whether the new map takes effect.
Virginia Democrats release proposed map aimed at picking up 4 congressional seats
Virginia’s congressional delegation could look a lot more blue.
www.democracydocket.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:57 AM
I deeply enjoy that National republicans started a conflict they cannot win
100% here for woke wrestling.
Wow! What sounded like the entire AEW Dynamite audience in Las Vegas tonight chanted "Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE!" in unison before the main event
February 5, 2026 at 3:41 AM
100% here for woke wrestling.
I wish every story about the crisis for farmers included a note about who they voted for, and how they feel about that choice today
i don’t really care do u
February 4, 2026 at 8:14 PM
I wish every story about the crisis for farmers included a note about who they voted for, and how they feel about that choice today
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BREAKING: huge, gigantic, enormous win
SCOTUS allows our big victory at trial upholding the Prop 50 redistricting to remain in place
Kudos to my @democracydefendersaction.org, @lulacorg.bsky.social, Arnold & Porter & rest of the coalition that countered Trump's attempt to steal Congressional seats
SCOTUS allows our big victory at trial upholding the Prop 50 redistricting to remain in place
Kudos to my @democracydefendersaction.org, @lulacorg.bsky.social, Arnold & Porter & rest of the coalition that countered Trump's attempt to steal Congressional seats
February 4, 2026 at 7:05 PM
BREAKING: huge, gigantic, enormous win
SCOTUS allows our big victory at trial upholding the Prop 50 redistricting to remain in place
Kudos to my @democracydefendersaction.org, @lulacorg.bsky.social, Arnold & Porter & rest of the coalition that countered Trump's attempt to steal Congressional seats
SCOTUS allows our big victory at trial upholding the Prop 50 redistricting to remain in place
Kudos to my @democracydefendersaction.org, @lulacorg.bsky.social, Arnold & Porter & rest of the coalition that countered Trump's attempt to steal Congressional seats
Truly the most perfect encapsulation of the new age grift I've ever seen.
Deepak Chopra in the Epstein Files writing, "God is a construct, Cute girls are real." In this same exchange, he responds to Epstein, asking, "Did you find me a cute israeli? :)" with "Cute girls are aware when they make noises." www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
February 4, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Truly the most perfect encapsulation of the new age grift I've ever seen.
I love how Sam pretends to have emotions.
February 3, 2026 at 8:34 PM
I love how Sam pretends to have emotions.
I’ll be asserting my 21st amendment rights the day our tangerine tyrant finally shuffles off this mortal coil.
Lawyer: “Have you ever had a personal relationship with Donald Trump?”
Epstein: “Yes”
Lawyer: “Have you socialized with him in the presence of females under 18?”
Epstein: “I’m asserting my Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights.”
via @meidastouch.com
Epstein: “Yes”
Lawyer: “Have you socialized with him in the presence of females under 18?”
Epstein: “I’m asserting my Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights.”
via @meidastouch.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:27 PM
I’ll be asserting my 21st amendment rights the day our tangerine tyrant finally shuffles off this mortal coil.
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So says the Senator from the economic powerhouse state of ::checks notes:: Oklahoma.
Markwayne is a shithead—Minnesota has nearly twice OK's GDP. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
Markwayne is a shithead—Minnesota has nearly twice OK's GDP. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
February 3, 2026 at 4:22 AM
So says the Senator from the economic powerhouse state of ::checks notes:: Oklahoma.
Markwayne is a shithead—Minnesota has nearly twice OK's GDP. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
Markwayne is a shithead—Minnesota has nearly twice OK's GDP. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
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Democrats gonna flip 100 House seats.
Dr Oz on rural healthcare: "There's no question about it, whether you want it or not -- the best way to help some of these communities is gonna be AI-based avatars"
February 3, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Democrats gonna flip 100 House seats.
How do you say “I never thought they’d eat MY face!” in Brazilian Portuguese?
Brazilian influencer who defended US immigration crackdown arrested by ICE
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Brazilian influencer who defended US immigration crackdown arrested by ICE
Trump supporter Júnior Pena falsely claimed migrants being rounded up, including Brazilians, were ‘all crooks’
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:32 PM
How do you say “I never thought they’d eat MY face!” in Brazilian Portuguese?
I’m reminded of a few black bloc dinguses who, after the Dobbs ruling leaked, showed up at a march in Seattle holding lit road flares and signs that read “burn our rights and we’ll burn your state.”
February 2, 2026 at 4:48 PM
I’m reminded of a few black bloc dinguses who, after the Dobbs ruling leaked, showed up at a march in Seattle holding lit road flares and signs that read “burn our rights and we’ll burn your state.”
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It's easy to get inured to this. But it's genuinely shocking. These are just untrained, hyped up hooligans terrorizing people.
A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 7:57 PM
It's easy to get inured to this. But it's genuinely shocking. These are just untrained, hyped up hooligans terrorizing people.
this sounds so disgusting. www.theverge.com/science/8692...
Beyond Meat’s protein soda might be its last chance and best hope
It’s a ‘crisp and refreshing’ protein drink.
www.theverge.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:47 PM
this sounds so disgusting. www.theverge.com/science/8692...
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"I didn’t realize, in the hours before his name was released to the public, that the man millions of people had seen lying facedown on the pavement from multiple angles of eyewitness video was my childhood best friend."
Read more from @kristenradtke.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/86856...
Read more from @kristenradtke.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/86856...
January 27, 2026 at 4:47 PM
"I didn’t realize, in the hours before his name was released to the public, that the man millions of people had seen lying facedown on the pavement from multiple angles of eyewitness video was my childhood best friend."
Read more from @kristenradtke.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/86856...
Read more from @kristenradtke.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/86856...
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you’re all making jokes but the reason Greg Bovino was removed from duty is a safety issue we all need to take seriously
January 27, 2026 at 12:34 AM
you’re all making jokes but the reason Greg Bovino was removed from duty is a safety issue we all need to take seriously
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“trust-fund slob” 👍🏆
“And of course they all answer to Donald Trump, who’s a rapist in his own right, but also a trust-fund slob, with a variety of physical and mental illnesses that he’s too insecure to acknowledge.”
“And of course they all answer to Donald Trump, who’s a rapist in his own right, but also a trust-fund slob, with a variety of physical and mental illnesses that he’s too insecure to acknowledge.”
Alex Pretti’s most immediate legacy is galvanizing the country against tyranny. We should do what we can to see to it that his other legacy is reclaiming the public meaning of masculinity from the whiny, sadistic freaks responsible for his murder. www.offmessage.net/p/alex-prett...
Alex Pretti, MAGA, And The Public Meaning Of Masculinity
If you'd rather be like them than like him, it's time to take a look in the mirror...
www.offmessage.net
January 28, 2026 at 12:40 AM
“trust-fund slob” 👍🏆
“And of course they all answer to Donald Trump, who’s a rapist in his own right, but also a trust-fund slob, with a variety of physical and mental illnesses that he’s too insecure to acknowledge.”
“And of course they all answer to Donald Trump, who’s a rapist in his own right, but also a trust-fund slob, with a variety of physical and mental illnesses that he’s too insecure to acknowledge.”
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This is the way, make “ok, abolish only ICE” the moderate position.
Amid growing calls for the abolition of ICE, Rep. Delia Ramirez is calling for the entire DHS to be dismantled. Highlighting how much experience the officers who killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti had, Ramirez said, “DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity.”
House Democrat Says Abolishing ICE Isn’t Enough — DHS Must Go, Too
“The problem isn’t ‘training.’ DHS was built to violate our rights,” said Rep. Delia C. Ramirez.
truthout.org
January 27, 2026 at 11:30 PM
This is the way, make “ok, abolish only ICE” the moderate position.
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Hey Border Czar Tom “Cava” Homan at @icegov.bsky.social:
You know my name. You know where I live because your agents tailed me home twice. I spent 5 hours today following them and will spend 5 hours tomorrow. Come put me on TV so I can tell the whole world what I’ve seen you do to my neighbors.
You know my name. You know where I live because your agents tailed me home twice. I spent 5 hours today following them and will spend 5 hours tomorrow. Come put me on TV so I can tell the whole world what I’ve seen you do to my neighbors.
TOM HOMAN: “We’re going to create a database where those people that are arrested for interference, impeding and assault, we’re going to make them famous. We’re going to put their face on TV. We’re going to let their employers, in their neighborhoods, in their schools, know who these people are.”
Story: www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
January 27, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Hey Border Czar Tom “Cava” Homan at @icegov.bsky.social:
You know my name. You know where I live because your agents tailed me home twice. I spent 5 hours today following them and will spend 5 hours tomorrow. Come put me on TV so I can tell the whole world what I’ve seen you do to my neighbors.
You know my name. You know where I live because your agents tailed me home twice. I spent 5 hours today following them and will spend 5 hours tomorrow. Come put me on TV so I can tell the whole world what I’ve seen you do to my neighbors.
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Something important to understand about ICE thugs in the Twin Cities is that they're harassing innocent kids and parents at bus stops and schools every single day. Even after the Pretti shooting. It's terrorism.
January 27, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Something important to understand about ICE thugs in the Twin Cities is that they're harassing innocent kids and parents at bus stops and schools every single day. Even after the Pretti shooting. It's terrorism.
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HOW IT WORKS IN MOVIES:
1. Government lies
2. Brave heroes release video showing the truth
3. Press says “the government is lying!”
HOW IT APPARENTLY WORKS IN REAL LIFE
1. Brave heroes release video showing the truth
2. Government lies
3. Press says “Oh no, what now? So confusing! So hard!”
1. Government lies
2. Brave heroes release video showing the truth
3. Press says “the government is lying!”
HOW IT APPARENTLY WORKS IN REAL LIFE
1. Brave heroes release video showing the truth
2. Government lies
3. Press says “Oh no, what now? So confusing! So hard!”
A battle over the truth erupts after deadly Minneapolis shooting
A battle over the truth erupts after deadly Minneapolis shooting
Federal and local leaders are sharply divided over what happened and who is to blame.
dlvr.it
January 26, 2026 at 6:46 AM
HOW IT WORKS IN MOVIES:
1. Government lies
2. Brave heroes release video showing the truth
3. Press says “the government is lying!”
HOW IT APPARENTLY WORKS IN REAL LIFE
1. Brave heroes release video showing the truth
2. Government lies
3. Press says “Oh no, what now? So confusing! So hard!”
1. Government lies
2. Brave heroes release video showing the truth
3. Press says “the government is lying!”
HOW IT APPARENTLY WORKS IN REAL LIFE
1. Brave heroes release video showing the truth
2. Government lies
3. Press says “Oh no, what now? So confusing! So hard!”
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This is one of the biggest stories in America, comparable in scale to what’s happening in Minnesota. The largest social media platform is transferred to Trump’s allies and immediately forbids you from saying anything bad about him. Absolutely totalitarian in nature. No different than China.
#TikTok has begun censoring anti-Trump and anti-Ice content
January 26, 2026 at 6:54 AM
This is one of the biggest stories in America, comparable in scale to what’s happening in Minnesota. The largest social media platform is transferred to Trump’s allies and immediately forbids you from saying anything bad about him. Absolutely totalitarian in nature. No different than China.