Emily Johnston
@enjohnston.bsky.social
Climate, writing, running, beasts. Valve turner. Host: https://sites.libsyn.com/459540/awabw
poetry: https://www.hummingbirdpoetry.org/books/her-animals-by-emily-johnston-2nd-ed
Making good trouble: troublemakerscommunity.org
poetry: https://www.hummingbirdpoetry.org/books/her-animals-by-emily-johnston-2nd-ed
Making good trouble: troublemakerscommunity.org
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"Fundamentally, life on Earth is rich with subjects....
a thriving whole is the most baseline need that we have; it cannot be 'balanced' against other needs, because it lies at the root of every one of them."
salazarcenter.colostate.edu/sea-change/
a thriving whole is the most baseline need that we have; it cannot be 'balanced' against other needs, because it lies at the root of every one of them."
salazarcenter.colostate.edu/sea-change/
Sea Change - Salazar Center for North American Conservation
Emily Johnston Emily Johnston is a writer and organizer in Seattle. Her book of poetry, Her Animals, was a finalist for the 2016 WA State Book Award. Emily Johnston Writer and organizerJuly […]
salazarcenter.colostate.edu
What if one of the problems with democracy is that we pretend the world is made of only humans?
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The exciting talent @katiewilson.bsky.social has taken a narrow lead as ballots are still being counted in the Seattle mayoral race.
If you want a sense of why this is very cool news, here's something of mine from earlier this fall
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
If you want a sense of why this is very cool news, here's something of mine from earlier this fall
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
Can Progressive Mayors Redeem the Democratic Party?
Zohran Mamdani isn’t the only candidate challenging the status quo—and having fun doing it.
www.newyorker.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
The exciting talent @katiewilson.bsky.social has taken a narrow lead as ballots are still being counted in the Seattle mayoral race.
If you want a sense of why this is very cool news, here's something of mine from earlier this fall
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
If you want a sense of why this is very cool news, here's something of mine from earlier this fall
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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Happy Katie Wilson Pulls Ahead Day to all who celebrate
November 11, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Happy Katie Wilson Pulls Ahead Day to all who celebrate
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You have to send this link to everyone you know who voted I Seattle: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/... It takes like 30 seconds to make sure your vote was counted. Folks on here have all seen this probably, but your friends and family might not have!
King County Elections
Led by Director Julie Wise, King County Elections conducts accurate, secure, and accessible elections for King County's over 1.4 million registered voters.
info.kingcounty.gov
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
You have to send this link to everyone you know who voted I Seattle: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/... It takes like 30 seconds to make sure your vote was counted. Folks on here have all seen this probably, but your friends and family might not have!
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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!
WOOOOOOOHOOOOOO!
Katie Wilson won 55.57% of today's ballot drop, giving her a 91 vote lead over incumbent Bruce Harrell out of 272,041 ballots tallied so far in Seattle's mayoral race. So... she likely wins.
November 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
WOOOOOOOHOOOOOO!
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Excellent pod with @bcmerchant.bsky.social and Cory Doctorow.
TL;DR: Tech workers, organize! It's the only way to disenshittify the internet (and regain a sense of agency).
TL;DR: Tech workers, organize! It's the only way to disenshittify the internet (and regain a sense of agency).
How to dis-enshittify the world, with Cory Doctorow
Podcast Episode · Blood in the Machine: The Podcast · 11/10/2025 · 1h 8m
podcasts.apple.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Excellent pod with @bcmerchant.bsky.social and Cory Doctorow.
TL;DR: Tech workers, organize! It's the only way to disenshittify the internet (and regain a sense of agency).
TL;DR: Tech workers, organize! It's the only way to disenshittify the internet (and regain a sense of agency).
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@murray.senate.gov @cantwell.senate.gov I hope this is just a rumor because this would be disrespectful to the people Democrats say they’re fighting for.
Let me get this right… a sufficient number Senate Democrats appear to be willing to reopen government to alleviate air travel for upper & upper-middle income people at the expense of access to healthcare for lower income people. Yes?
November 10, 2025 at 12:35 AM
@murray.senate.gov @cantwell.senate.gov I hope this is just a rumor because this would be disrespectful to the people Democrats say they’re fighting for.
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Nuremburg trials is the moderate position
He said that the agents would throw food at them to eat. The agents threatened to withhold food for a week and to beat him up if he didn't sign deportation papers. He said he saw others refuse and get beaten/receive no food. He signed because he was afraid.
November 7, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Nuremburg trials is the moderate position
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Mamdani got 1,036,051 votes and had 108,000 volunteers. One out of ten people who voted for him also built the campaign. Amazing.
All of us olds live in constant PTSD about Obama's campaign purposefully unwinding its volunteer army in 2009.
Good news: Mamdani's team says it's doing the opposite.
All of us olds live in constant PTSD about Obama's campaign purposefully unwinding its volunteer army in 2009.
Good news: Mamdani's team says it's doing the opposite.
November 9, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Mamdani got 1,036,051 votes and had 108,000 volunteers. One out of ten people who voted for him also built the campaign. Amazing.
All of us olds live in constant PTSD about Obama's campaign purposefully unwinding its volunteer army in 2009.
Good news: Mamdani's team says it's doing the opposite.
All of us olds live in constant PTSD about Obama's campaign purposefully unwinding its volunteer army in 2009.
Good news: Mamdani's team says it's doing the opposite.
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If we had the same cheap, instant access to rooftop solar systems, not only could we power the homes of 18.2 million families, but we could also save $1.2 trillion in the process 💸
🔗 Read the full Permit Power report here: permitpower.org/resources/as...
🔗 Read the full Permit Power report here: permitpower.org/resources/as...
November 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
If we had the same cheap, instant access to rooftop solar systems, not only could we power the homes of 18.2 million families, but we could also save $1.2 trillion in the process 💸
🔗 Read the full Permit Power report here: permitpower.org/resources/as...
🔗 Read the full Permit Power report here: permitpower.org/resources/as...
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November 9, 2025 at 12:11 AM
"Rooftop solar is spreading fast in Jamaica, and people with panels got their power back almost immediately. The ‘entire neighborhood benefits,’ one resident said."
Jamaicans Have Been Turning to Solar Power. It Paid Off After the Storm.
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
"Rooftop solar is spreading fast in Jamaica, and people with panels got their power back almost immediately. The ‘entire neighborhood benefits,’ one resident said."
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We’re on the right track! Make sure you track your ballot to confirm it is accepted, NOT challenged. Check our links in bio to do so! More votes will be counted on Monday!
November 8, 2025 at 12:32 AM
We’re on the right track! Make sure you track your ballot to confirm it is accepted, NOT challenged. Check our links in bio to do so! More votes will be counted on Monday!
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I understand why we shut down American airspace for a few days after 9-11 to avoid a repeat attack but imagine shutting down American airspace to avoid releasing the Epstein files.
November 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I understand why we shut down American airspace for a few days after 9-11 to avoid a repeat attack but imagine shutting down American airspace to avoid releasing the Epstein files.
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The firm Decision Desk HQ has rescinded their projection that incumbent Bruce Harrell would prevail over his challenger Katie Wilson in the Seattle mayor’s race.
Decision Desk HQ retracts call projecting Harrell’s victory in Seattle mayor’s race
The firm Decision Desk HQ has rescinded their projection that incumbent Bruce Harrell would prevail over his challenger Katie Wilson in the Seattle mayor’s race.
www.kuow.org
November 7, 2025 at 11:07 PM
The firm Decision Desk HQ has rescinded their projection that incumbent Bruce Harrell would prevail over his challenger Katie Wilson in the Seattle mayor’s race.
It's time for Ruby's afternoon walk, but....might today's numbers come in while I'm out? It's kind of against my religion to check my phone while on a walk, but I'll have to make an exception.
@wilsonforseattle.bsky.social FTW!
@wilsonforseattle.bsky.social FTW!
November 7, 2025 at 10:58 PM
It's time for Ruby's afternoon walk, but....might today's numbers come in while I'm out? It's kind of against my religion to check my phone while on a walk, but I'll have to make an exception.
@wilsonforseattle.bsky.social FTW!
@wilsonforseattle.bsky.social FTW!
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The number of received ballots has now surpassed 285,000, exceeding turnout from 2021! Many of those were Election Day voters, and over 100,000 votes have not yet been counted!
There’s much to feel hopeful about. This is YOUR city!
There’s much to feel hopeful about. This is YOUR city!
November 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The number of received ballots has now surpassed 285,000, exceeding turnout from 2021! Many of those were Election Day voters, and over 100,000 votes have not yet been counted!
There’s much to feel hopeful about. This is YOUR city!
There’s much to feel hopeful about. This is YOUR city!
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If I'm doing the math correctly, Musk's big pay packet yesterday could have made each of these now-dead people millionaires instead.
He is among the sickest men the world has ever produced.
He is among the sickest men the world has ever produced.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
If I'm doing the math correctly, Musk's big pay packet yesterday could have made each of these now-dead people millionaires instead.
He is among the sickest men the world has ever produced.
He is among the sickest men the world has ever produced.
We are sooooo in the game. 💃
🚨 In the latest tally, Katie Wilson has gained vote share in the Seattle mayoral race. Today's batch broke 51.63% for Wilson and 48.11% for Bruce Harrell. Harrell still leads with 52.64% of the vote while Wilson still trails with 46.93% of the vote.
In the latest tally, Bruce Harrell's lead has grown by 2,864 votes. He now leads with 53.84% of the vote. King County counted another 20,804 votes in the mayoral race today, bringing the total number of ballots counted to 139,173. Today's batch broke 56.71% for Harrell and 42.94% for Katie Wilson.
November 6, 2025 at 11:48 PM
We are sooooo in the game. 💃
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My ballot was counted this year, but in a previous election is was rejected and I had to fix it — just took a couple of minutes. Make sure yours was counted Seattle! info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
November 6, 2025 at 10:16 PM
My ballot was counted this year, but in a previous election is was rejected and I had to fix it — just took a couple of minutes. Make sure yours was counted Seattle! info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
The kids are alright, #356.
"What you get in the end is a populist conflict appealing to younger people that bridges the ends of the political spectrum, connecting the left and right — and that should make developers very worried."
Time for some strange bedfellows, fighting the worst of Big Tech.
"What you get in the end is a populist conflict appealing to younger people that bridges the ends of the political spectrum, connecting the left and right — and that should make developers very worried."
Time for some strange bedfellows, fighting the worst of Big Tech.
my latest: i spent weeks investigating how frustrations about data centers were about to swallow american politics…
…and then the 2025 election happened, proving the electoral impacts are already here.
read and share my deep dive on the bipartisan AI techlash shaping our elections before our eyes!
…and then the 2025 election happened, proving the electoral impacts are already here.
read and share my deep dive on the bipartisan AI techlash shaping our elections before our eyes!
The Data Center Backlash Is Swallowing American Politics
Activists on both the left and the right are pushing back against rampant AI development.
heatmap.news
November 6, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The kids are alright, #356.
"What you get in the end is a populist conflict appealing to younger people that bridges the ends of the political spectrum, connecting the left and right — and that should make developers very worried."
Time for some strange bedfellows, fighting the worst of Big Tech.
"What you get in the end is a populist conflict appealing to younger people that bridges the ends of the political spectrum, connecting the left and right — and that should make developers very worried."
Time for some strange bedfellows, fighting the worst of Big Tech.
Reposted by Emily Johnston
Concerned about climate, affordability, water, surveillance?
Join us on November 19 and December 8 (6pm, Prospect Church) for the first two iterations of the People's Forum on AI.
Come learn more about the dystopian trajectory the tech overlords have us on, and WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT!
Join us on November 19 and December 8 (6pm, Prospect Church) for the first two iterations of the People's Forum on AI.
Come learn more about the dystopian trajectory the tech overlords have us on, and WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT!
November 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Concerned about climate, affordability, water, surveillance?
Join us on November 19 and December 8 (6pm, Prospect Church) for the first two iterations of the People's Forum on AI.
Come learn more about the dystopian trajectory the tech overlords have us on, and WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT!
Join us on November 19 and December 8 (6pm, Prospect Church) for the first two iterations of the People's Forum on AI.
Come learn more about the dystopian trajectory the tech overlords have us on, and WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT!
Thank you for the sun break and the rainbow, sky.
November 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Thank you for the sun break and the rainbow, sky.
I've neglected this effort in the last few days because [gestures wildly], but....please.
One of the very most basic responsibilities in a neighborhood/nation/society is that we take care of one another, and right now, SO MANY need us to step up.
One of the very most basic responsibilities in a neighborhood/nation/society is that we take care of one another, and right now, SO MANY need us to step up.
Washington state friends! Of all the grim things happening, one of the very grimmest is going into winter with SNAP benefits about to disappear. I'm trying to raise $10,000 between now and the week before Thanksgiving for Northwest Harvest.
Please donate if you can!
Please donate if you can!
Solidarity Fund is raising funds for Northwest Harvest
Your gift ensures all Washingtonians can access the nutritious food they want & need.
northwestharvest.donorsupport.co
November 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I've neglected this effort in the last few days because [gestures wildly], but....please.
One of the very most basic responsibilities in a neighborhood/nation/society is that we take care of one another, and right now, SO MANY need us to step up.
One of the very most basic responsibilities in a neighborhood/nation/society is that we take care of one another, and right now, SO MANY need us to step up.