Carl
@subzidion.com
I talk a lot about Seattle, Software, Urbanism, and Broadband. He/Him.
SDE building the ☁️.
SDE building the ☁️.
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Seattle used to fund so much transit service until covid (and jenny durkan)
In 2019, almost 75% of the city lived within walking distance of a bus every 10 mins or better. Today, it's only like 50%!
Time to get the buses running again!
In 2019, almost 75% of the city lived within walking distance of a bus every 10 mins or better. Today, it's only like 50%!
Time to get the buses running again!
November 16, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Seattle used to fund so much transit service until covid (and jenny durkan)
In 2019, almost 75% of the city lived within walking distance of a bus every 10 mins or better. Today, it's only like 50%!
Time to get the buses running again!
In 2019, almost 75% of the city lived within walking distance of a bus every 10 mins or better. Today, it's only like 50%!
Time to get the buses running again!
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RIP to The Enforcer, Kenny Easley, a Seahawks Legend and one of the best safeties to ever play the game: shwks.com/muf6rwu1
Seahawks Remember Hall of Fame Safety Kenny Easley
Kenny Easley, one of the greatest players in Seahawks history, died Friday at the age of 66.
shwks.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
RIP to The Enforcer, Kenny Easley, a Seahawks Legend and one of the best safeties to ever play the game: shwks.com/muf6rwu1
Just close all of 1st Ave at this point.
"The mayor doesn't get a vote in this," Graff says. "This not Disneyland, this is a working market."
Graff wants to see a traffic study because he can't get to his office.
Graff wants to see a traffic study because he can't get to his office.
November 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Just close all of 1st Ave at this point.
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"If you have a water view, Bruce Harrell might be for you!"
November 13, 2025 at 12:55 AM
"If you have a water view, Bruce Harrell might be for you!"
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Katie Wilson has been elected Seattle's next mayor
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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 12, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Katie Wilson has been elected Seattle's next mayor
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
LETS GOOO
Media advisory: "Tomorrow, Mayor Bruce Harrell will provide an address to the people of the city of Seattle"
November 12, 2025 at 11:29 PM
LETS GOOO
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To restore public trust, Seattle city government needs a renewed commitment to transparency
#SEAbikes #Seattle
#SEAbikes #Seattle
To restore public trust, Seattle city government needs a renewed commitment to transparency
From data.seattle.gov. A great city like Seattle should never have anything to hide from its people. That's why one of the best things city government can do to earn the public's trust is to act with transparency and make public information as freely accessible as possible. Doing so is also a way to support and encourage more independent journalism by providing all news outlets with equal access to public information.
www.seattlebikeblog.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Expecting a lame duck Harrell to completely screw the budget by the way.
November 12, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Expecting a lame duck Harrell to completely screw the budget by the way.
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The biggest potential upside for colonizing Mars is that it's our civilization's last, best chance to get one set of rail gauge/electrification standards and one system bicycle wheel sizing measurements in place.
November 12, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The biggest potential upside for colonizing Mars is that it's our civilization's last, best chance to get one set of rail gauge/electrification standards and one system bicycle wheel sizing measurements in place.
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this is really what gets me. these guys have been so devoid of a single creative thought. like a full on far right conservative would at least show up with some passion lol. the council chambers just looked like a shitty bar where everyone is drinking alone and scowling.
Put it this way: if they had any other big ideas don't you think they would've tried em by now? in an election year in which their council president and mayor were up for re-election? That's all they got. It was a strictly revanchist enterprise: criminalize visible poverty & protect the status quo
November 12, 2025 at 4:35 AM
this is really what gets me. these guys have been so devoid of a single creative thought. like a full on far right conservative would at least show up with some passion lol. the council chambers just looked like a shitty bar where everyone is drinking alone and scowling.
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Also peak schadenfreude that Bruce won’t get to do arguably the only thing that mattered to him personally as mayor, which is to open the World Cup
November 12, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Also peak schadenfreude that Bruce won’t get to do arguably the only thing that mattered to him personally as mayor, which is to open the World Cup
Y’all, Seattle Bluesky has the juice.
November 11, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Y’all, Seattle Bluesky has the juice.
Wilson: 133,469
Harrell: 133,378
Total Votes: 272,041
Harrell: 133,378
Total Votes: 272,041
November 10, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Wilson: 133,469
Harrell: 133,378
Total Votes: 272,041
Harrell: 133,378
Total Votes: 272,041
Ah yes, one thing the electorate adores is the inside baseball intricacies of the Senate.
Durbin said critics of his vote “need to understand how the Senate works”
November 10, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Ah yes, one thing the electorate adores is the inside baseball intricacies of the Senate.
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Sad News to Report:
Hall of Famer player, coach, civic icon and humanitarian Lenny Wilkens has passed away at the age of 88.
His statue was unveiled in front of Climate Pledge Arena in June.
komonews.com/news/local/s...
Hall of Famer player, coach, civic icon and humanitarian Lenny Wilkens has passed away at the age of 88.
His statue was unveiled in front of Climate Pledge Arena in June.
komonews.com/news/local/s...
Seattle Icon Lenny Wilkens, Hall of Fame Basketball Player and Coach, Dies at 88
Lenny Wilkens, one of basketball’s most revered figures, whose impact on the game spanned more than five decades as both a player and a coach, and who did count
komonews.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Sad News to Report:
Hall of Famer player, coach, civic icon and humanitarian Lenny Wilkens has passed away at the age of 88.
His statue was unveiled in front of Climate Pledge Arena in June.
komonews.com/news/local/s...
Hall of Famer player, coach, civic icon and humanitarian Lenny Wilkens has passed away at the age of 88.
His statue was unveiled in front of Climate Pledge Arena in June.
komonews.com/news/local/s...
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The most corrupt administration in American history.
November 7, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The most corrupt administration in American history.
Katie at 48.86% and Bruce at 50.74% after the drop
November 7, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Katie at 48.86% and Bruce at 50.74% after the drop
Cool to see government organizations using the DNS usernames correctly.
Happy Friday of Election Week! We expect to post around 100,000 ballots in today’s results update. That will leave around 120,000 ballots left to count, so we’ll have a large number to post on Monday, too.
November 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Cool to see government organizations using the DNS usernames correctly.
Big oof.
November 6, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Big oof.
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it's telling the harrell campaign doesn't have any vision or positive message to run on.
it's just deflection. misogyny. tearing down his opponents. gaslighting the public. tomorrow when he loses will be so effing great.
it's just deflection. misogyny. tearing down his opponents. gaslighting the public. tomorrow when he loses will be so effing great.
November 4, 2025 at 6:35 AM
it's telling the harrell campaign doesn't have any vision or positive message to run on.
it's just deflection. misogyny. tearing down his opponents. gaslighting the public. tomorrow when he loses will be so effing great.
it's just deflection. misogyny. tearing down his opponents. gaslighting the public. tomorrow when he loses will be so effing great.
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The thing about columns like Westneat's: they treat the idea of Seattle having a middle-of-the-road mayor who just muddles along and resists the idea of bold transformation as the city's natural resting state.
Anytime voters express interest in changing that, it's the fault of an external force.
Anytime voters express interest in changing that, it's the fault of an external force.
In which an old white man* talks to four old white men to try to figure out what's going on with Seattle politics.
* (Yes. I'm also an old white man. But at least I'm a tad self-aware.)
* (Yes. I'm also an old white man. But at least I'm a tad self-aware.)
The switch that flipped in Seattle politics
The sight of unimaginable Big Tech wealth at the gates of American democracy shook Seattle politics. The mayor, among others, may not survive the quake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The thing about columns like Westneat's: they treat the idea of Seattle having a middle-of-the-road mayor who just muddles along and resists the idea of bold transformation as the city's natural resting state.
Anytime voters express interest in changing that, it's the fault of an external force.
Anytime voters express interest in changing that, it's the fault of an external force.
Let Dickson drop kick a field goal at this point, why not.
November 3, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Let Dickson drop kick a field goal at this point, why not.
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Bruce Harrell's parks district renewal funds one hundred (100) tree plantings per year.
“Since [Paris Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social took] office, Paris has planted over 200K trees with a pledge to add 170K more by 2026. Urban forests are being created near landmarks like the Hôtel de Ville, Gare de Lyon, & Opéra Garnier, with plans to cover 50% of the city with planted areas by 2030.“
Anne Hidalgo: Transforming Paris into a Green Metropolis for a Sustainable Future
Pic: Ms Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris (Source: ChatGPT)
medium.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Bruce Harrell's parks district renewal funds one hundred (100) tree plantings per year.