YIMBY Birder (Sarah)
@sarahchadd.bsky.social
TL; DR: Birds, cats, plants, politics. Seattleite sick of Seattle process. I flit between topics like a hummingbird, but hyper-focus like a corvid. Photography, gardening, podcasts. Mom of a tween, eng partner, keeper of two cats, a dog, fish. Obv ADHD.
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Oh, so I guess Lion King memes are racist now
February 6, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Oh, so I guess Lion King memes are racist now
Worth the watch, with sound. This is my hometown-ish (FW/Seattle/Des Moines split but went through Federal Way schools).
A new flag option to fly in Federal Way???
Link to city council meeting with timestamp!
www.youtube.com/live/z9SE5MU...
Link to city council meeting with timestamp!
www.youtube.com/live/z9SE5MU...
February 5, 2026 at 6:47 AM
Worth the watch, with sound. This is my hometown-ish (FW/Seattle/Des Moines split but went through Federal Way schools).
Contrarian NYT trend piece incoming about how fascism is still an underground scene. Get on board before it's mainstream!
Fascism: Still not popular with the American public.
Quinnipiac poll | 1/29-2/2 RV
President Trump approval
Disapprove 56% (+2)
Approve 37% (-3)
poll.qu.edu/poll-release...
President Trump approval
Disapprove 56% (+2)
Approve 37% (-3)
poll.qu.edu/poll-release...
February 4, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Contrarian NYT trend piece incoming about how fascism is still an underground scene. Get on board before it's mainstream!
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This article is a very good example of why "more training" and "more vetting" isn't the answer. Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez joined Border Patrol in 2018 and 2014 respectively. These aren't new agents. www.propublica.org/article/alex...
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 10:02 PM
This article is a very good example of why "more training" and "more vetting" isn't the answer. Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez joined Border Patrol in 2018 and 2014 respectively. These aren't new agents. www.propublica.org/article/alex...
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Very cool! When will you be dropping Tree Action Seattle, @seattleparksfoundation.org ? They're trying to block upzoning, block an SDOT Safe Routes to School project, and blatantly lying about the age of trees in a Maple Leaf neighborhood. How do these comport with SPF's purported mission?
Congratulations to our partner, Duwamish Valley Sustainability Association (DVSA), for receiving a Seattle Community Partnership Grant from the King Conservation District and Seattle Office of Sustainability and Environment! 🎉
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January 29, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Very cool! When will you be dropping Tree Action Seattle, @seattleparksfoundation.org ? They're trying to block upzoning, block an SDOT Safe Routes to School project, and blatantly lying about the age of trees in a Maple Leaf neighborhood. How do these comport with SPF's purported mission?
And *this* is why we call the tactics of groups like Tree Action Seattle "Trumpy." They're closely aligned but the "environmentalist" NIMBYs will never admit it.
Trump: "People that own their homes -- we're gonna keep them wealthy. We're gonna keep those prices up. We're not gonna destroy the value of their homes so that somebody who didn't work very hard can buy a home."
January 29, 2026 at 6:21 PM
And *this* is why we call the tactics of groups like Tree Action Seattle "Trumpy." They're closely aligned but the "environmentalist" NIMBYs will never admit it.
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“We can only assume that if they’re called Southern Residents, nothing gives them the vapors quite like an environment with more racial and economic diversity. It goes against the character of this neighborhood since the Denny Party first arrived here to expel non-white people.”
Southern Resident Conservation Groups Against More Affordable Housing Just Assuming Orcas Also Racist: tinyurl.com/mt72h683
January 29, 2026 at 5:22 AM
“We can only assume that if they’re called Southern Residents, nothing gives them the vapors quite like an environment with more racial and economic diversity. It goes against the character of this neighborhood since the Denny Party first arrived here to expel non-white people.”
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The same 5 people protest all the housing in Seattle and hide behind different “organizations” to make it look to planners like all these people are mad
Birds Connect Seattle, Thornton Creek Alliance, and the Orca Conservancy are among a lengthy list of groups trying to send City of Seattle back to the drawing board on its housing growth plan through a judicial appeal in state court.
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2026/01/27/c...
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2026/01/27/c...
Conservation Groups Join Push Against Seattle Growth Plan » The Urbanist
# Birds Connect Seattle, Thornton Creek Alliance, and the Orca Conservancy are among the groups trying to send the City of Seattle back to the drawing board on its housing growth plan. They're pushing...
www.theurbanist.org
January 27, 2026 at 11:37 PM
The same 5 people protest all the housing in Seattle and hide behind different “organizations” to make it look to planners like all these people are mad
To settle @michaelhobbes.bsky.social and @notalawyer.bsky.social's debate over how to pronounce "Nuzzi": I propose the compromise "Nutsy." It's fitting and still respects her Italian heritage.
This month's bonus episode is about Olivia Nuzzi: her rise to the top of political media, her FaceTime sex with RFK Jr., and her awful new book.
Olivia Nuzzi's "American Canto" | If Books Could Kill
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January 29, 2026 at 5:22 PM
To settle @michaelhobbes.bsky.social and @notalawyer.bsky.social's debate over how to pronounce "Nuzzi": I propose the compromise "Nutsy." It's fitting and still respects her Italian heritage.
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Now I want to know which CNN reporter or producer doesn't know the word "sycophant."
January 26, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Now I want to know which CNN reporter or producer doesn't know the word "sycophant."
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Some of our fellow citizens will have hurt feelings if we don’t allow our democracy to devolve into a Nazi police stare. Is that a price we are willing to pay?
January 25, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Some of our fellow citizens will have hurt feelings if we don’t allow our democracy to devolve into a Nazi police stare. Is that a price we are willing to pay?
Ya betcha! (My mom's side is Minnesotan.)
Hello from Minnesota.
They want to shut us up.
Have they ever MET a Minnesotan?
All we DO is talk.
They want to shut us up.
Have they ever MET a Minnesotan?
All we DO is talk.
January 14, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Ya betcha! (My mom's side is Minnesotan.)
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Crime pays but botany doesn’t, it turns out.
According to Jonathan Ross’s unnamed neighbor in suburban Minneapolis, he told her in 2020 that he was a botanist.
people.com/ice-agent-jo...
people.com/ice-agent-jo...
Minneapolis ICE Shooter Told Longtime Neighbor He Was a Botanist: 'I Had No Idea He Was an ICE Agent' (Exclusive)
ICE agent Jonathan Ross, who shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis on Jan. 7, once told neighbors he was a botanist, a woman who lives nearby tells PEOPLE. 'I had no idea he was an ICE agent,' she...
people.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Crime pays but botany doesn’t, it turns out.
A little levity, sponsored by Airbnb.
January 13, 2026 at 8:32 PM
A little levity, sponsored by Airbnb.
Realized I never added the SDOT project page after being pointed to it. I didn't find it originally bc TAS claims this project is part of the N. 130th St. project & is primarily aesthetic, but *actually* it's a Safe Routes to School/neighborhood sidewalk project: www.seattle.gov/transportati...
January 13, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Realized I never added the SDOT project page after being pointed to it. I didn't find it originally bc TAS claims this project is part of the N. 130th St. project & is primarily aesthetic, but *actually* it's a Safe Routes to School/neighborhood sidewalk project: www.seattle.gov/transportati...
Stumbled upon this Tree Action Seattle video containing a bunch of AI elements.
vimeo.com/1127678992?f...
That's all. I just think it's shitty and hypocritical.
vimeo.com/1127678992?f...
That's all. I just think it's shitty and hypocritical.
94th St Grove Final-2
This is "94th St Grove Final-2" by Bruce Dear on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
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January 12, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Stumbled upon this Tree Action Seattle video containing a bunch of AI elements.
vimeo.com/1127678992?f...
That's all. I just think it's shitty and hypocritical.
vimeo.com/1127678992?f...
That's all. I just think it's shitty and hypocritical.
I really should know by now to dig deeper before taking *anything* TAS posts as fact. Looking at their campaign more, the trees in the pic below aren't even the ones at risk!
The diagram TAS posted is of a stretch a few blocks south, and they're all relatively small and/or *topped* trees:
The diagram TAS posted is of a stretch a few blocks south, and they're all relatively small and/or *topped* trees:
January 11, 2026 at 11:24 PM
I really should know by now to dig deeper before taking *anything* TAS posts as fact. Looking at their campaign more, the trees in the pic below aren't even the ones at risk!
The diagram TAS posted is of a stretch a few blocks south, and they're all relatively small and/or *topped* trees:
The diagram TAS posted is of a stretch a few blocks south, and they're all relatively small and/or *topped* trees:
Seriously? They're literally opposing pedestrian improvements now? "Four foot wide sidewalks are fine along an arterial, actually." Fuck TAS. As a reminder, they receive tax-exempt donations via their partnership with @seattleparksfoundation.org .
www.treeactionseattle.org/campaigns/fi...
www.treeactionseattle.org/campaigns/fi...
The First Ave Shade Trees
Shade-giving street trees to be removed for 12-foot sidewalks.
www.treeactionseattle.org
January 11, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Seriously? They're literally opposing pedestrian improvements now? "Four foot wide sidewalks are fine along an arterial, actually." Fuck TAS. As a reminder, they receive tax-exempt donations via their partnership with @seattleparksfoundation.org .
www.treeactionseattle.org/campaigns/fi...
www.treeactionseattle.org/campaigns/fi...
Hard watch, but worthwhile.
NEW: @timmiller.bsky.social breaks down newly released footage appearing to be from the ICE officer who fatally shot Renee Good: lnk.thebulwark.com/45FNsp1
BREAKING: New Footage in Minneapolis Killing
Tim Miller breaks down newly released footage appearing to be from the ICE officer who fatally shot Renee Good.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Hard watch, but worthwhile.
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The murderer’s name is Jonathan Ross. www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...
Star Tribune identifies ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis
Jonathan Ross was dragged in a separate incident last year by a fleeing driver, according to court records.
www.startribune.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:07 PM
The murderer’s name is Jonathan Ross. www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...
January 5, 2026 at 6:07 AM
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BREAKING: Explosions felt across New York City as full socialism begins
January 1, 2026 at 5:10 AM
BREAKING: Explosions felt across New York City as full socialism begins
Came home from seeing the Stranger Things finale in theater to... The Stranger Things finale in real life?
It's crazy foggy here tonight 😆
Happy New Year!
It's crazy foggy here tonight 😆
Happy New Year!
January 1, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Came home from seeing the Stranger Things finale in theater to... The Stranger Things finale in real life?
It's crazy foggy here tonight 😆
Happy New Year!
It's crazy foggy here tonight 😆
Happy New Year!