Jessi
@librarianbikes.bsky.social
Librarian in Seattle and I bike almost everywhere. Passionate about unions, walkability, traffic safety, and truth.
Union Leader and volunteer with Seattle Neighborhood Greenways.
Occupying the traditional lands of the Duwamish People.
Union Leader and volunteer with Seattle Neighborhood Greenways.
Occupying the traditional lands of the Duwamish People.
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Katie Wilson elected Seattle’s next mayor
Katie Wilson elected Seattle’s next mayor
Wilson took a 1,976-vote lead over Bruce Harrell. With a maximum of 1,320 ballots remaining, it is mathematically impossible for Harrell to catch up.
www.seattletimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Katie Wilson elected Seattle’s next mayor
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The city says it needs “more time to engage with community about these parks.”
These Seattle parks will stay closed until late December because of 'negative activity'
Lake City Mini Park, Seven Hills Park, and the pavilion at Dr. Blanche Lavizzo Park will be closed until late December due to “negative activity.”
www.kuow.org
November 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The city says it needs “more time to engage with community about these parks.”
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Also congrats to @yumewrites.bsky.social, @bingewriting.bsky.social, @nnedi.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social and @aptshadow.bsky.social, among several others, for their placement in the first round! It's good to be among friends and such fine writers.
November 11, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Also congrats to @yumewrites.bsky.social, @bingewriting.bsky.social, @nnedi.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social and @aptshadow.bsky.social, among several others, for their placement in the first round! It's good to be among friends and such fine writers.
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There are currently 1,540 ballots in Seattle that haven't been counted because they are being "challenged" over signature issues. About half are from people who didn't sign their ballots, and the other half due to signature matching issues.
November 12, 2025 at 12:22 AM
There are currently 1,540 ballots in Seattle that haven't been counted because they are being "challenged" over signature issues. About half are from people who didn't sign their ballots, and the other half due to signature matching issues.
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With basically all the ballots in the city of Seattle's mayoral election counted, Katie Wilson is now above 50 percent, with Mayor Bruce Harrell sliding to 49.6 percent. They're currently within the mandatory recount requirements, but machine recounts don't generally change things much.
November 12, 2025 at 12:12 AM
With basically all the ballots in the city of Seattle's mayoral election counted, Katie Wilson is now above 50 percent, with Mayor Bruce Harrell sliding to 49.6 percent. They're currently within the mandatory recount requirements, but machine recounts don't generally change things much.
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How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
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The leader of the opposition party is supposed to ensure that the opposition speaks with a unified message.
Chuck Schumer failed yet again at that. Why is he still in his role?
Chuck Schumer failed yet again at that. Why is he still in his role?
November 10, 2025 at 5:05 AM
The leader of the opposition party is supposed to ensure that the opposition speaks with a unified message.
Chuck Schumer failed yet again at that. Why is he still in his role?
Chuck Schumer failed yet again at that. Why is he still in his role?
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Wearily taps the sign: Somebody please show this to Simeon Brown 🫠
And look - in the video it isn’t even a separated cycle lane! Imagine how much safer it’d be if it included some sort of physical separation!
Good for cyclists- good for business-good for car drivers. GOODGOODGOOD
#nzpol
And look - in the video it isn’t even a separated cycle lane! Imagine how much safer it’d be if it included some sort of physical separation!
Good for cyclists- good for business-good for car drivers. GOODGOODGOOD
#nzpol
WATCH: Seriously, if you’re following ANY bike-lane debate, you HAVE TO WATCH this news story. You actually can’t make this up. Ford claims without evidence that bike-lanes are bad for small business, and THE ACTUAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION obliterates him with data.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Annex businesses tell Ford to back off Bloor bike lanes
Stores in the Annex say the Bloor bike lanes have been a big boost to business. As Michelle Mackey reports, the neighborhood's BIA wants the province to back off its new bill that could see the lanes ...
toronto.citynews.ca
November 10, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Wearily taps the sign: Somebody please show this to Simeon Brown 🫠
And look - in the video it isn’t even a separated cycle lane! Imagine how much safer it’d be if it included some sort of physical separation!
Good for cyclists- good for business-good for car drivers. GOODGOODGOOD
#nzpol
And look - in the video it isn’t even a separated cycle lane! Imagine how much safer it’d be if it included some sort of physical separation!
Good for cyclists- good for business-good for car drivers. GOODGOODGOOD
#nzpol
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How do you get past #4? Asking for a friend.
(Knowing that 5 comes next sure doesn’t help)
(Knowing that 5 comes next sure doesn’t help)
November 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
How do you get past #4? Asking for a friend.
(Knowing that 5 comes next sure doesn’t help)
(Knowing that 5 comes next sure doesn’t help)
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The ACA made my whole self-employed life possible. For almost ten years, I was able to build a career that actually worked for me AND keep receiving necessary care to address the consequences of childhood medical neglect. And I still deserved better. We all do.
November 10, 2025 at 4:24 AM
The ACA made my whole self-employed life possible. For almost ten years, I was able to build a career that actually worked for me AND keep receiving necessary care to address the consequences of childhood medical neglect. And I still deserved better. We all do.
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Before ACA, many Americans couldn’t afford insurance
Alex Smith was a diabetic who got kicked off his Mom’s insurance at 26
He made 35k a year which was “too much” for Medicaid, but not nearly enough to cover insurance premiums
He had to ration his insulin & died a month after losing insurance
Alex Smith was a diabetic who got kicked off his Mom’s insurance at 26
He made 35k a year which was “too much” for Medicaid, but not nearly enough to cover insurance premiums
He had to ration his insulin & died a month after losing insurance
Insulin's High Cost Leads To Lethal Rationing
Alec Raeshawn Smith was 23 when diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and 26 when he died. He couldn't afford $1,300 per month for his insulin and other diabetes supplies, so he tried to stretch the doses.
www.npr.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Before ACA, many Americans couldn’t afford insurance
Alex Smith was a diabetic who got kicked off his Mom’s insurance at 26
He made 35k a year which was “too much” for Medicaid, but not nearly enough to cover insurance premiums
He had to ration his insulin & died a month after losing insurance
Alex Smith was a diabetic who got kicked off his Mom’s insurance at 26
He made 35k a year which was “too much” for Medicaid, but not nearly enough to cover insurance premiums
He had to ration his insulin & died a month after losing insurance
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Sick people are cost centers. Private insurers have no reason to compete for cost centers, they compete for profit centers: healthy people.
November 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Sick people are cost centers. Private insurers have no reason to compete for cost centers, they compete for profit centers: healthy people.
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Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
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I just called both @cantwell.senate.gov and @murray.senate.gov to tell them not to cave on the ACA premium subsidy extension – very easy and only took a few minutes. A Republican “promise” of a vote later is completely worthless. If we don’t get it now it’s gone forever.
Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I just called both @cantwell.senate.gov and @murray.senate.gov to tell them not to cave on the ACA premium subsidy extension – very easy and only took a few minutes. A Republican “promise” of a vote later is completely worthless. If we don’t get it now it’s gone forever.
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Remember, you can check on your ballot here.
November 8, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Remember, you can check on your ballot here.
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Ballot results released Friday show Katie Wilson significantly narrowed the gap in her bid to unseat Seattle mayor Bruce Harrell, but continues to lag behind the incumbent. The race is still too close to call.
Wilson gains ground on Harrell in tight Seattle mayor's race
Katie Wilson has earned 48.8% of votes, compared to Harrell’s 50.7% in election results updated Friday. The race remains too close to call.
www.knkx.org
November 8, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Ballot results released Friday show Katie Wilson significantly narrowed the gap in her bid to unseat Seattle mayor Bruce Harrell, but continues to lag behind the incumbent. The race is still too close to call.
ART for President!
When my crew is at risk, it’s my problem, ART said.
November 7, 2025 at 8:13 AM
ART for President!
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I though Brem would turn towards new ideas: reduce traffic growth and aggressive driving, make the streets safer for kids walking to school.
But Wheeler won and he doesn't believe in any of that. Fought parking mins elimination, refuses bike lane protection, hires cronies.
I'm bummed today.
But Wheeler won and he doesn't believe in any of that. Fought parking mins elimination, refuses bike lane protection, hires cronies.
I'm bummed today.
Licking my wounds from a shitty Bremerton election night. Coughlin lost for mayor, granting a car-centric, new-idea-phobe a 3rd term.
Coughlin was also the best urbanist on city council. I like his replacement -Camarata- smart, progressive but... she's unlikely to be the council lion Coughlin was.
Coughlin was also the best urbanist on city council. I like his replacement -Camarata- smart, progressive but... she's unlikely to be the council lion Coughlin was.
November 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I though Brem would turn towards new ideas: reduce traffic growth and aggressive driving, make the streets safer for kids walking to school.
But Wheeler won and he doesn't believe in any of that. Fought parking mins elimination, refuses bike lane protection, hires cronies.
I'm bummed today.
But Wheeler won and he doesn't believe in any of that. Fought parking mins elimination, refuses bike lane protection, hires cronies.
I'm bummed today.
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Abigail Spanberger made history on Tuesday as the first woman to be elected governor of Virginia, winning the office by the largest margin of any Democratic candidate in the state in decades. Her campaign focused on jobs and the cost of living, while emphasizing her support for abortion rights.
Abigail Spanberger Flips Virginia, Becomes State’s First Female Governor
In her campaign, Abigail Spanberger focused on jobs and the cost of living and emphasized her support for abortion rights.
nyti.ms
November 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Abigail Spanberger made history on Tuesday as the first woman to be elected governor of Virginia, winning the office by the largest margin of any Democratic candidate in the state in decades. Her campaign focused on jobs and the cost of living, while emphasizing her support for abortion rights.
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Incumbent Mayor Bruce Harrell secured about 53% of the vote in Seattle on election night. That doesn’t mean Harrell is safe.
Start biting those nails: No clear winner in Seattle mayor’s race — yet
Incumbent Mayor Bruce Harrell secured about 53% of the vote in Seattle on election night. That doesn’t mean Harrell is safe.
www.kuow.org
November 5, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Incumbent Mayor Bruce Harrell secured about 53% of the vote in Seattle on election night. That doesn’t mean Harrell is safe.
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Now that really warms my heart 🥹💜
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Now that really warms my heart 🥹💜
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The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
October 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
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From @kuow.org's analysis: "Here in Washington state, mailed ballots come in daily batches. The count historically inches left with each new afternoon drop, as younger, more liberal voters tend to cast ballots later than their elders."
Start biting those nails: No clear winner in Seattle mayor’s race – yet
Incumbent Mayor Bruce Harrell secured about 53% of the vote in Seattle on election night. That doesn’t mean Harrell is safe.
www.kuow.org
November 5, 2025 at 6:08 AM
From @kuow.org's analysis: "Here in Washington state, mailed ballots come in daily batches. The count historically inches left with each new afternoon drop, as younger, more liberal voters tend to cast ballots later than their elders."