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@gardenjess.bsky.social
ICU RN. Community gardener. Side-eyeing the coming end of chronic diseases. Rainbow mafia. CVID. They/he/any.
🤦♂️...also, King County usually has high turn out and there were way more dropbox ballots *because the voter's guide said USPS is unreliable*.
So the initial turnout numbers were falsely low.
There's no fraud here.
- someone who thought Dino Rossi won his first governor's race. IYKYK.
So the initial turnout numbers were falsely low.
There's no fraud here.
- someone who thought Dino Rossi won his first governor's race. IYKYK.
OK I've watched Mayor Bruce Harrell's concession speech (I'm out of town and had to go eat at a Michelin-starred BBQ place and have some ube and milk tea soft serve first) and he really did say some weird shit about "anomalies" with the election, huh? really setting Mayor-elect Wilson up for success
November 14, 2025 at 6:59 AM
🤦♂️...also, King County usually has high turn out and there were way more dropbox ballots *because the voter's guide said USPS is unreliable*.
So the initial turnout numbers were falsely low.
There's no fraud here.
- someone who thought Dino Rossi won his first governor's race. IYKYK.
So the initial turnout numbers were falsely low.
There's no fraud here.
- someone who thought Dino Rossi won his first governor's race. IYKYK.
Local city restricts what flags can be flown outside of city hall.
"McDaniel said none of those flags previously flown at City Hall were inclusive of him and his identity."
The point is not that everyone identifies personally with each flag.
komonews.com/news/local/f...
"McDaniel said none of those flags previously flown at City Hall were inclusive of him and his identity."
The point is not that everyone identifies personally with each flag.
komonews.com/news/local/f...
Federal Way's new flag policy faces backlash, community concerns of representation
A new policy that changes which flags can be flown on city property in Federal Way is facing backlash.
komonews.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Local city restricts what flags can be flown outside of city hall.
"McDaniel said none of those flags previously flown at City Hall were inclusive of him and his identity."
The point is not that everyone identifies personally with each flag.
komonews.com/news/local/f...
"McDaniel said none of those flags previously flown at City Hall were inclusive of him and his identity."
The point is not that everyone identifies personally with each flag.
komonews.com/news/local/f...
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if I HAD been in town today I probably would have asked outgoing Mayor Harrell why his budget for next year sets up a huge fiscal cliff for incoming ,ayor Wilson, using one-time funding for long-term needs and assuming nine-figure deficits starting in next year's budget cycle
November 14, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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They finalized the ERD.
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You do not have to hand it to the Catholic bishops. In the same meeting, they banned gender affirming care at all Catholic hospitals nationwide.
www.npr.org/2025/11/12/g...
www.npr.org/2025/11/12/g...
November 14, 2025 at 6:32 AM
They finalized the ERD.
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During the height of the pandemic, Tyson used Palantir to predict Covid-19 infections among meatpacking workers down to a nearly exactly figure. But rather than using this data to increase worker protections, Tyson used it plan for labor shortages + plant closures
My latest for @sentientmedia.org
My latest for @sentientmedia.org
November 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
During the height of the pandemic, Tyson used Palantir to predict Covid-19 infections among meatpacking workers down to a nearly exactly figure. But rather than using this data to increase worker protections, Tyson used it plan for labor shortages + plant closures
My latest for @sentientmedia.org
My latest for @sentientmedia.org
"Platner has said he does not draw a salary from the farm and lives off the $4,800 he gets each month in disability payments from the VA."
But he won't disclose his records & his finance staff keep quitting? 🤨
But he won't disclose his records & his finance staff keep quitting? 🤨
He also failed to file the personal financial disclosure that was due in September because it’s due within 30 days of launch. He’s now 8 weeks delinquent.
May wanna read the whole article for how bad it looks with full context.
judgestreetjournal.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
May wanna read the whole article for how bad it looks with full context.
judgestreetjournal.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
EXCLUSIVE: Platner’s Campaign Failed to File Personal Financial Disclosure Due in September
EXCLUSIVE — Graham Platner’s campaign failed to file his personal financial disclosure report with the Secretary of the Senate, which the Ethics in Government Act requires every candidate to do within...
judgestreetjournal.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:02 AM
"Platner has said he does not draw a salary from the farm and lives off the $4,800 he gets each month in disability payments from the VA."
But he won't disclose his records & his finance staff keep quitting? 🤨
But he won't disclose his records & his finance staff keep quitting? 🤨
Yes, these results are a move in the right direction, at the same time: "one area where Wilson had more in common with Harrell was in handling the Seattle Police Department (SPD)...
Confirmed: Katie Wilson will be mayor of Seattle, ousting the incumbent from his left.
And Erika Evans will be the new city attorney, ousting the GOP city attorney after promising to take the office in a more progressive direction.
What do progressives' win mean for law enforcement? NEW IN BOLTS:
And Erika Evans will be the new city attorney, ousting the GOP city attorney after promising to take the office in a more progressive direction.
What do progressives' win mean for law enforcement? NEW IN BOLTS:
Progressives Win in Seattle, Changing Directions on Public Safety - Bolts
Voters ousted a mayor who oversaw a surge in encampment sweeps, and a Republican prosecutor who pursued punitive policies toward homeless people and drug users.
boltsmag.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Yes, these results are a move in the right direction, at the same time: "one area where Wilson had more in common with Harrell was in handling the Seattle Police Department (SPD)...
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Windows 10 End of Life is in less than 2 weeks!
But you don't have to upgrade to Windows 11!!
This video will show you how to extend the life of Windows 10 by 3 more years via Extended Security Updates program safely, for free.
MS throws you to the wolves, but the wolves will throw you a bone.
But you don't have to upgrade to Windows 11!!
This video will show you how to extend the life of Windows 10 by 3 more years via Extended Security Updates program safely, for free.
MS throws you to the wolves, but the wolves will throw you a bone.
November 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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It's not completely untrue because Kroger did a thing with their prices.
IDK if they were legit high because of bird flu but they did a similar thing early in Covid & Ferguson (as AG) sued them.
IDK if they were legit high because of bird flu but they did a similar thing early in Covid & Ferguson (as AG) sued them.
November 11, 2025 at 11:30 PM
It's not completely untrue because Kroger did a thing with their prices.
IDK if they were legit high because of bird flu but they did a similar thing early in Covid & Ferguson (as AG) sued them.
IDK if they were legit high because of bird flu but they did a similar thing early in Covid & Ferguson (as AG) sued them.
You don't have to send $ to the Dems.
Give the $ to someone who needs it / an org that will use it to support someone who needs it.
Give the $ to someone who needs it / an org that will use it to support someone who needs it.
Any Democratic senator not calling for a change in leadership NOW is complicit in the selling out of America. I will not send another dollar while Schumer remains
November 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
You don't have to send $ to the Dems.
Give the $ to someone who needs it / an org that will use it to support someone who needs it.
Give the $ to someone who needs it / an org that will use it to support someone who needs it.
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It’s for kids who want to play sports even if they don’t make their school’s varsity or JV teams.
New Tacoma middle school sports league starts next week. Here’s how to sign up
It’s for kids who want to play sports even if they don’t make their school’s varsity or JV teams.
bit.ly
November 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
It’s for kids who want to play sports even if they don’t make their school’s varsity or JV teams.
I have so many questions.
November 11, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I have so many questions.
This seems uncomfortably similar to "nursing is a calling".
As well as "heroes work here".
Language like this is used as a replacement for fair wages, safe staffing, honoring labor laws, safety protocols...
As well as "heroes work here".
Language like this is used as a replacement for fair wages, safe staffing, honoring labor laws, safety protocols...
1. I didn't realize that "patriotism" was a prerequisite for the job of air traffic controller.
2. If "patriotism" means continuing to support a gov't that continually sh*ts on you, maybe it's not a good thing.
2. If "patriotism" means continuing to support a gov't that continually sh*ts on you, maybe it's not a good thing.
Sean Duffy threatens "action" against air traffic controllers who didn't come to work during the shutdown: "I'm concerned about their patriotism."
November 11, 2025 at 10:27 PM
This seems uncomfortably similar to "nursing is a calling".
As well as "heroes work here".
Language like this is used as a replacement for fair wages, safe staffing, honoring labor laws, safety protocols...
As well as "heroes work here".
Language like this is used as a replacement for fair wages, safe staffing, honoring labor laws, safety protocols...
Just a reminder that even the people you don't like have human rights.
Just a reminder that 6 of the top 10 states by percentage of population that recieve SNAP were states that voted for Trump to win in 2024.
November 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Just a reminder that even the people you don't like have human rights.
"Peloli told The News Tribune that she thinks the situation is indicative of a broader issue across the state, where rural bridges get neglected in favor of bridges in higher-traffic areas, regardless of how badly a bridge is falling apart."
Read more at: www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/c...
Read more at: www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/c...
Will state auditor investigate Pierce County bridge closure? Here’s what we know
The bridge’s permanent closure “is not just a failure of steel, it’s a failure of policy,” the mayor-elect wrote.
www.thenewstribune.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:45 PM
"Peloli told The News Tribune that she thinks the situation is indicative of a broader issue across the state, where rural bridges get neglected in favor of bridges in higher-traffic areas, regardless of how badly a bridge is falling apart."
Read more at: www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/c...
Read more at: www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/c...
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The justices have rejected a petition from Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in the state a decade ago. https://bit.ly/3XpQfOA
Supreme Court declines to hear marriage equality case
For the second time, the Supreme Court rejected Kentucky clerk Kim Davis’ attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges.
19thnews.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The justices have rejected a petition from Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in the state a decade ago. https://bit.ly/3XpQfOA
Hey. Psst. To everybody who is deeply troubled right now because you've come to the conclusion that all your work has been futile:
Yes. Practicing futility is morally distressing.
My best piece of advice is to focus on the small things that you can change.
Yes. Practicing futility is morally distressing.
My best piece of advice is to focus on the small things that you can change.
November 10, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Hey. Psst. To everybody who is deeply troubled right now because you've come to the conclusion that all your work has been futile:
Yes. Practicing futility is morally distressing.
My best piece of advice is to focus on the small things that you can change.
Yes. Practicing futility is morally distressing.
My best piece of advice is to focus on the small things that you can change.
On Here is a very weird place.
Y'all are talking about faxing Congress.
How much experience do y'all have with sending faxes?
A fax machine operates via a landline. Only one fax can go through at a time.
Y'all are talking about faxing Congress.
How much experience do y'all have with sending faxes?
A fax machine operates via a landline. Only one fax can go through at a time.
November 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
On Here is a very weird place.
Y'all are talking about faxing Congress.
How much experience do y'all have with sending faxes?
A fax machine operates via a landline. Only one fax can go through at a time.
Y'all are talking about faxing Congress.
How much experience do y'all have with sending faxes?
A fax machine operates via a landline. Only one fax can go through at a time.
They are starting to do transit police / fare checks on the buses here, not just the trains.
The way it works you either show your one time ticket or they scan your card to see if you've paid.
If you haven't you have to load $20 to a card.
Bus fare is approx $3.
The way it works you either show your one time ticket or they scan your card to see if you've paid.
If you haven't you have to load $20 to a card.
Bus fare is approx $3.
I think about how I hated how the San Francisco BART charged per station distance so much that I spent years preferring to CONSTANTLY talk my way out of fare hopping tickets
then its like...if you need to post cops in stations to catch fare hoppers THAT often, maybe your system does suck that much
then its like...if you need to post cops in stations to catch fare hoppers THAT often, maybe your system does suck that much
November 9, 2025 at 8:53 PM
They are starting to do transit police / fare checks on the buses here, not just the trains.
The way it works you either show your one time ticket or they scan your card to see if you've paid.
If you haven't you have to load $20 to a card.
Bus fare is approx $3.
The way it works you either show your one time ticket or they scan your card to see if you've paid.
If you haven't you have to load $20 to a card.
Bus fare is approx $3.
I'm waiting for them to re-introduce "high risk pools". 🫠
November 9, 2025 at 3:51 AM
I'm waiting for them to re-introduce "high risk pools". 🫠
Context: WA DOH requires all of us to take DEI CEUs for license renewal beginning next year.
There is a need for courses because federal ones are now offline.
And there is pushback from some who don't understand why we need the requirement in the first place.
There is a need for courses because federal ones are now offline.
And there is pushback from some who don't understand why we need the requirement in the first place.
1. After reporting on Washington State University's approval of continuing medical education credits for anti-trans SPLC-designated hate group SEGM, WSU has suspended the courses.
Now, hundreds of emails and dozens of orgs say they need to make it permanent.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Now, hundreds of emails and dozens of orgs say they need to make it permanent.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
WSU Suspends Hate Group's Medical Courses; Coalition Says Make It Permanent
The fallout comes after Erin in the Morning reported that WSU extended medical credentials to content from SEGM—an SPLC-branded hate group.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Context: WA DOH requires all of us to take DEI CEUs for license renewal beginning next year.
There is a need for courses because federal ones are now offline.
And there is pushback from some who don't understand why we need the requirement in the first place.
There is a need for courses because federal ones are now offline.
And there is pushback from some who don't understand why we need the requirement in the first place.
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ATTN: Index ✍️
US 2/Stevens Pass Highway traffic will alternate just west of the South Fork Skykomish Bridge on Monday, Nov. 10 from 8a-2p for guardrail repairs.
Expect delays and slow down in the work area.
US 2/Stevens Pass Highway traffic will alternate just west of the South Fork Skykomish Bridge on Monday, Nov. 10 from 8a-2p for guardrail repairs.
Expect delays and slow down in the work area.
November 7, 2025 at 9:06 PM
ATTN: Index ✍️
US 2/Stevens Pass Highway traffic will alternate just west of the South Fork Skykomish Bridge on Monday, Nov. 10 from 8a-2p for guardrail repairs.
Expect delays and slow down in the work area.
US 2/Stevens Pass Highway traffic will alternate just west of the South Fork Skykomish Bridge on Monday, Nov. 10 from 8a-2p for guardrail repairs.
Expect delays and slow down in the work area.
The county executive candidate whose goal was to run this place like the wealthiest major city lost.
So that's good.
So that's good.
Flock camera mayor is winning.
Water/sewer pro (for city council) is losing.
DOH epi (for city council) is losing.
DSA city council guy is losing.
Mayor who banned being homeless and is running for state office is winning.
Water/sewer pro (for city council) is losing.
DOH epi (for city council) is losing.
DSA city council guy is losing.
Mayor who banned being homeless and is running for state office is winning.
November 8, 2025 at 5:57 AM
The county executive candidate whose goal was to run this place like the wealthiest major city lost.
So that's good.
So that's good.
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Thurston County nurse linked to MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital had his Washington license suspended after allegations he repeatedly assaulted a vulnerable adult.
Thurston County nurse suspended, facing rape charges after impregnating vulnerable adult
Thurston County nurse linked to MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital had his Washington license suspended after allegations he repeatedly assaulted a vulnerable adult.
bit.ly
November 8, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Thurston County nurse linked to MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital had his Washington license suspended after allegations he repeatedly assaulted a vulnerable adult.
This mayor took money from the housing fund to pay for cops...but it seems we are voting out the actual GOP but keeping / voting in the NIMBYs.
We can't only care about the human rights of those we like.
We can't only care about the human rights of those we like.
![I mean [Seattle] feels safer and there are fewer encampments so I voted for Harrell](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:aluexlb74q4jf2u4ybvudjfc/bafkreiawd6revtcntifgumnm2x73jkaeadyrktvvu4ja2tcrtgqzpbliaa@jpeg)
November 6, 2025 at 4:38 AM
This mayor took money from the housing fund to pay for cops...but it seems we are voting out the actual GOP but keeping / voting in the NIMBYs.
We can't only care about the human rights of those we like.
We can't only care about the human rights of those we like.