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Tax wealth not work!
Build 200K more homes in SEA, Walkable Neighborhoods, & High Speed Rail.
End Golf Club Subsidies & DefundSPD. All views my own; retweet isn't endorsement
In which @jtalton.bsky.social reveals he’s a hack and not to be trusted as a business reporter. We’ve had decades of failed mayoral leadership (McGinn excepted), and we certainly don’t need a sexist frat boy at the helm any longer
November 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Did you know Sara Nelson was only a councilmember for 4 years?!? Didn’t it feel a lot longer than that?
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 AM
There is a curious pattern here.

Bruce Harrell rarely goes above 9 press statements a month. Only 4x before this year has 13. And then in the 2 months before the primary he does 13, and then 20 in each of Sept & Oct. Coincidence or subtle misusing of public office?

harrell.seattle.gov
November 11, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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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!
November 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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i was def wrong about her building on her primary lead, i failed to factor in the relentless sleazy personal attacks made on her by Bruce's $2M corporate PAC run by his deputy mayor. (The first person out the door in the Wilson admin should be Ethics & Elections chair Wayne Barnett)
November 11, 2025 at 12:25 AM
And with that we have a new mayor! Congratulations to @wilsonkatieb.bsky.social! We are entering a new era of hope!
November 10, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Bruce Harrell has been misusing public office for personal gain all year long. The SEEC hasn’t given a fu¢k. We need to get this corrupt toxic misogynist out of office ASAP
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!
November 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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ACTION ITEM: GO do this, takes 30 seconds, civic duty
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Primary every Dem Senator that just caved to Trump.
November 10, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Good. Get warmongering out of sports
Veterans Day is Tuesday, and unlike previous years, there will not be honor guards and military service members unveiling American flags, in addition to the lack of a flyover, at the 13 NFL games on Sunday and Monday.
Pentagon cancels Veterans Day NFL flyovers because of shutdown - UPI.com
No military-sponsored events, including flyovers, will take place at this week's Veterans Day "Salute to Service" NFL games -- another victim of the federal government shutdown.
www.upi.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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Cull the Democratic Party. Systematically chip away all the weak, corporate centrists and corrupt, gutless elected officials who refuse to fight and instead suck at the teat of the oligarchy.
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed.
November 9, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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We need a new party. Idk if it’s DSA but these Dems have ruined so much my whole life.
November 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Detail of a tapestry by Priscilla Dobler Dzul at the Frye
November 9, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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The taco stand that sets up in front of the ORielly auto parts on Aurora and Northgate way has done way more to disrupt violence in my neighborhood than any stupid SOAP order.
November 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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NEW // Op-Ed: Ferguson Must Back ‘Stand Up to Trump’ Rhetoric with Funding

Op-Ed by John Burbank via @theurbanist.org 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/08/o...
Op-Ed: Ferguson Must Back ‘Stand Up to Trump’ Rhetoric with Funding » The Urbanist
# The Trump administration is gutting health care, child care, and food stamps. John Burbank argues Governor Bob Ferguson should immediately call a special session of the Washington State Legislature ...
www.theurbanist.org
November 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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The Trump administration is gutting critical services. John Burbank argues that Gov. Bob Ferguson should immediately call a special state legislative session to fund services that have been cut by taxing corporations and billionaires.

Guest op-ed by John Burbank: www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/08/o...
Op-Ed: Ferguson Must Back ‘Stand Up to Trump’ Rhetoric with Funding » The Urbanist
# The Trump administration is gutting health care, child care, and food stamps. John Burbank argues Governor Bob Ferguson should immediately call a special session of the Washington State Legislature ...
www.theurbanist.org
November 9, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Cure ballots by texting / emailing everyone you know and sending them the ballot tracker link from @elections.kingcounty.gov !!

Get @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social all the votes!!!
November 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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And don’t forget the role restaurant owners play in trying to suppress the minimum wage
If you didn’t know, Seattle restaurant owners and consultants have been fighting against street food and food truck reforms for decades.

Our regulatory environment is why until now, Seattle has not really developed a street food culture like Portland (or many other cities).
With unpermitted food vendors proliferating in King County, Washington restaurateurs are calling on the county and state to get more aggressive to deter them.
November 8, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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I’m going to put in an inquiry on this. I have a lot of questions about how enforcement is currently being conducted.
SPD out here on Northgate shutting down the taco stand between 8th and Roosevelt due to "multiple licensing and health code violations" that they wouldn't provide anymore info about.
November 8, 2025 at 6:38 PM
SPD out here doing Harrell’s work of killing civic culture
SPD out here on Northgate shutting down the taco stand between 8th and Roosevelt due to "multiple licensing and health code violations" that they wouldn't provide anymore info about.
November 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Check your ballot. It’s possible that it’s been challenged due to leaving the ballot envelope unsigned or a signature mismatch. You can cure that with King County Elections so your ballot is counted! kingcounty.gov/en/dept/elec...
November 8, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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Wilson-mentum is real.

The gap in the Seattle Mayor's race has narrowed to just 4,300 votes, or 1.88%.
November 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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Check the status of your ballot and sign up to help cure ballots at the link in our bio! #thisisyourcity
November 7, 2025 at 1:10 AM