Rachael
@r343l.bsky.social
Disabled bike mom, transpo activism, software spelunker. They/them. Contact me other ways (signal: rachael.49). Also post: https://freeradical.zone/@r343l and https://social.ridetrans.it/@rachael
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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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New history of science blog post: The most beautiful wrong equation in history (1841)! 🧪 skullsinthestars.com/2025/11/07/t...
The most beautiful wrong equation in history (1841)
One of the topics of the history of science that has continued to fascinate me is the discovery of the principle of conservation of energy. As I discussed in my three-part series “Booms, Bloo…
skullsinthestars.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:44 PM
New history of science blog post: The most beautiful wrong equation in history (1841)! 🧪 skullsinthestars.com/2025/11/07/t...
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Please send our action letter: actionnetwork.org/letters/fix-...
Fix the I90 Trail Lights!
The I90 trail lights at Judkins Park have been inoperable for over a year. This is a highly used park both for local residents who walk and play here as well as a major part of our regional bike infra...
actionnetwork.org
November 9, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Please send our action letter: actionnetwork.org/letters/fix-...
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Thanks to those that came out and put up posters today. We'll keep working on this issue because our community deserves safe, well lit, parks.
November 9, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Thanks to those that came out and put up posters today. We'll keep working on this issue because our community deserves safe, well lit, parks.
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Story: Many years ago, every few months over a period of 5+ years, I would head up to Cold Spring Harbor Labs to work on an Evolution textbook (see cshlpress.com/default.tpl?...).
cshlpress.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Story: Many years ago, every few months over a period of 5+ years, I would head up to Cold Spring Harbor Labs to work on an Evolution textbook (see cshlpress.com/default.tpl?...).
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Maybe you forgot to sign your ballot, or your signature didn't quite match the one on record. If you received a signature challenge letter and have questions, we have a web page for that.
kce.wiki/SignatureCha...
Folks who need to resolve a signature challenge have until 4:30 pm on November 24.
kce.wiki/SignatureCha...
Folks who need to resolve a signature challenge have until 4:30 pm on November 24.
Signature challenges - King County, Washington
kce.wiki
November 6, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Maybe you forgot to sign your ballot, or your signature didn't quite match the one on record. If you received a signature challenge letter and have questions, we have a web page for that.
kce.wiki/SignatureCha...
Folks who need to resolve a signature challenge have until 4:30 pm on November 24.
kce.wiki/SignatureCha...
Folks who need to resolve a signature challenge have until 4:30 pm on November 24.
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I've had my ballot rejected for both messy signature and forgetting to sign. But it was easy to fix! So double check!
Wow it’s gonna be close. For real, check to make sure your ballot got counted: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/... Sometimes a messy signature is all it takes to get flagged.
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 8, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I've had my ballot rejected for both messy signature and forgetting to sign. But it was easy to fix! So double check!
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Today I rode in heavy rain to deliver 20 bags of groceries from White Center Food Bank to 10 families in White Center, Burien, and Seattle for the @cascade.org #PedalingReliefProject – we use volunteers with bikes and trailers to deliver food to neighbors with mobility or accessibility challenges
November 7, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Today I rode in heavy rain to deliver 20 bags of groceries from White Center Food Bank to 10 families in White Center, Burien, and Seattle for the @cascade.org #PedalingReliefProject – we use volunteers with bikes and trailers to deliver food to neighbors with mobility or accessibility challenges
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While you wait for the 4pm ballot drop in the Seattle mayor's race...catch up on all of the other local elections around the region, including a big crew of urbanist candidates making gains in cities large and small.
www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/06/p...
www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/06/p...
Pro-Housing Candidates Make Gains All Around Puget Sound » The Urbanist
# On the whole, there were bright spots for urbanist candidates all around the region, with major gains seen in Burien, Redmond, and Tacoma. There was also some backsliding in places like Sammamish an...
www.theurbanist.org
November 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
While you wait for the 4pm ballot drop in the Seattle mayor's race...catch up on all of the other local elections around the region, including a big crew of urbanist candidates making gains in cities large and small.
www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/06/p...
www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/06/p...
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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
Check the status of your ballot and sign up to help cure ballots at the link in our bio! #thisisyourcity
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#Seattle sign up to help @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social make sure every vote is counted
#Seattle sign up to help @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social make sure every vote is counted
November 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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#Seattle sign up to help @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social make sure every vote is counted
#Seattle sign up to help @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social make sure every vote is counted
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“What keeps us going, ultimately, is our love for each other, and our refusal to bow our heads, to accept the verdict, however all-powerful it seems. It’s what ordinary people have to do. You have to love each other. You have to defend each other. You have to fight.” —Mike Davis
November 5, 2025 at 3:50 AM
“What keeps us going, ultimately, is our love for each other, and our refusal to bow our heads, to accept the verdict, however all-powerful it seems. It’s what ordinary people have to do. You have to love each other. You have to defend each other. You have to fight.” —Mike Davis
The Wilson election night event is at the community event space that's part of El Centro de la Raza. It has ground floor community & retail space, a preschool (our kid went there!) and affordable housing on top. The site was originally occupied in the 1970s by Roberto Maestas and allies.
November 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The Wilson election night event is at the community event space that's part of El Centro de la Raza. It has ground floor community & retail space, a preschool (our kid went there!) and affordable housing on top. The site was originally occupied in the 1970s by Roberto Maestas and allies.
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Seattle, you have two hours to turn those ballots in. Are you going to let NYC make us look bad?
New Yorkers are HITTING THOSE POLLS. It's the highest turnout in about two decades.
November 5, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Seattle, you have two hours to turn those ballots in. Are you going to let NYC make us look bad?
The cost is whatever. I am a little more concerned that the mayor is out of town for 15% of all weeks over 2.5 years along with presumably at least one staff member. I thought we were trying to reduce spending. How did those trips benefit the city? Were they good uses of staff time?
As Mayor, Harrell Paid for Luxury Upgrades on City Trips, Including a $12,000 Flight and a $1,000-a-Night Hotel
Now he wants voters to believe he represents the working class—and that his opponent, renter Katie Wilson, is an out-of touch-elite.
publicola.com/2025/11/04/h...
Now he wants voters to believe he represents the working class—and that his opponent, renter Katie Wilson, is an out-of touch-elite.
publicola.com/2025/11/04/h...
As Mayor, Harrell Paid for Luxury Upgrades on City Trips, Including a $12,000 Flight and $1,000-a-Night Hotels - PubliCola
Now he wants voters to believe he represents the working class—and that his opponent, renter Katie Wilson, is an out-of…
publicola.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The cost is whatever. I am a little more concerned that the mayor is out of town for 15% of all weeks over 2.5 years along with presumably at least one staff member. I thought we were trying to reduce spending. How did those trips benefit the city? Were they good uses of staff time?
Go text or email your friends and family unless you positively know they voted already! This goes for anyone in a place with an election today in the US!
I am admittedly nervous about the Seattle mayoral election. Optimistic, yes, but nervous nonetheless.
Drop your ballot in a box by 8pm!
Drop your ballot in a box by 8pm!
November 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Go text or email your friends and family unless you positively know they voted already! This goes for anyone in a place with an election today in the US!
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In light of a race for County Executive that looks to be going down to the wire, I'm compelled to circulate THE Claudia Balducci video.
The Bellevue City Council meeting in 2010 where CB made it clear she doesn't ever shirk away from a fight.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuB5...
The Bellevue City Council meeting in 2010 where CB made it clear she doesn't ever shirk away from a fight.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuB5...
Bellevue City Council Falls Into Chaos
YouTube video by seatransitblog
www.youtube.com
November 2, 2025 at 6:57 PM
In light of a race for County Executive that looks to be going down to the wire, I'm compelled to circulate THE Claudia Balducci video.
The Bellevue City Council meeting in 2010 where CB made it clear she doesn't ever shirk away from a fight.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuB5...
The Bellevue City Council meeting in 2010 where CB made it clear she doesn't ever shirk away from a fight.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuB5...
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We're here at Cal Anderson ready to take donations to help our food banks threatened by cuts to SNAP. Thank you SO much to our setup volunteers, you all rock!
November 1, 2025 at 6:39 PM
We're here at Cal Anderson ready to take donations to help our food banks threatened by cuts to SNAP. Thank you SO much to our setup volunteers, you all rock!
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Crosscut is dead. Long live Crosscut. Today’s the official last day for me and my Cascade PBS newsroom colleagues. We did good work over the decades and it is supremely sad to see it shut down.
October 31, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Crosscut is dead. Long live Crosscut. Today’s the official last day for me and my Cascade PBS newsroom colleagues. We did good work over the decades and it is supremely sad to see it shut down.
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Today I'm calling on @governorferguson.bsky.social to declare a state of emergency: the expiration of SNAP benefits for nearly one million Washingtonians will be a disaster for the health of many, and for the economic health of the state. We must join other state governments and act swiftly.
October 30, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Today I'm calling on @governorferguson.bsky.social to declare a state of emergency: the expiration of SNAP benefits for nearly one million Washingtonians will be a disaster for the health of many, and for the economic health of the state. We must join other state governments and act swiftly.
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He’s speaking for me. We need an answer:
“I also believe I speak for many a Washingtonian in wondering why, in light of the disastrous impacts of both the H.R. 1 Reconciliation Budget and the government shutdown, state lawmakers are not currently in a special session to forge a path forward” #waleg
“I also believe I speak for many a Washingtonian in wondering why, in light of the disastrous impacts of both the H.R. 1 Reconciliation Budget and the government shutdown, state lawmakers are not currently in a special session to forge a path forward” #waleg
Rep. Scott is right:
900,000 people in our state losing SNAP benefits is definitely an emergency.
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900,000 people in our state losing SNAP benefits is definitely an emergency.
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October 30, 2025 at 10:26 PM
He’s speaking for me. We need an answer:
“I also believe I speak for many a Washingtonian in wondering why, in light of the disastrous impacts of both the H.R. 1 Reconciliation Budget and the government shutdown, state lawmakers are not currently in a special session to forge a path forward” #waleg
“I also believe I speak for many a Washingtonian in wondering why, in light of the disastrous impacts of both the H.R. 1 Reconciliation Budget and the government shutdown, state lawmakers are not currently in a special session to forge a path forward” #waleg
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Hey Seattle voter folks: The Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise levy is up for renewal on this ballot. It’s done a ton to help kids and adults with childcare, mental health care, and of course the Seattle Promise program guaranteeing tuition-free community college.
So vote YES already.
So vote YES already.
October 30, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Hey Seattle voter folks: The Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise levy is up for renewal on this ballot. It’s done a ton to help kids and adults with childcare, mental health care, and of course the Seattle Promise program guaranteeing tuition-free community college.
So vote YES already.
So vote YES already.
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I can't help but think about how SNAP benefits are about to go poof and the local Transit Riders Union is organizing food assistance for members but the county & state Democratic Party is apparently doing nothing? Seems important somehow to have civic orgs that support participation.
October 28, 2025 at 2:06 AM
I can't help but think about how SNAP benefits are about to go poof and the local Transit Riders Union is organizing food assistance for members but the county & state Democratic Party is apparently doing nothing? Seems important somehow to have civic orgs that support participation.
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Mamdani: "I thought that if I could build a campaign of universality ... if I behaved well enough or bit my tongue enough ... it would allow me to be more than just my faith. I was wrong."
October 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Mamdani: "I thought that if I could build a campaign of universality ... if I behaved well enough or bit my tongue enough ... it would allow me to be more than just my faith. I was wrong."