Beth Day
@thebethocracy.bsky.social
Seattle urbanista, interested in education, safe streets, and housing. Grew up in Baltimore. GIS graduate student and bike mom. Former wetland biologist. I follow Seattle School Board meetings and yell at cars.
What raptor (bird) has a big white belly around here? Its belly seemed too light colored for a Cooper’s, and too big in size. Definitely think it had a hawk shape not an owl shape when it flew off. Osprey doesn’t seem big enough. I don’t see red-tailed hawks in the city much. We’re nearish Carkeek.
November 18, 2025 at 10:38 PM
What raptor (bird) has a big white belly around here? Its belly seemed too light colored for a Cooper’s, and too big in size. Definitely think it had a hawk shape not an owl shape when it flew off. Osprey doesn’t seem big enough. I don’t see red-tailed hawks in the city much. We’re nearish Carkeek.
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After much deliberation and a grueling interview process, I’m pleased to announce that I’ve accepted a new job and will not need any financial support from my parents to cover the high costs of childcare going forward. #AmericanDream #ThisIsYourCity
November 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
After much deliberation and a grueling interview process, I’m pleased to announce that I’ve accepted a new job and will not need any financial support from my parents to cover the high costs of childcare going forward. #AmericanDream #ThisIsYourCity
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It's also like mass layoffs and the pivot to AI aren't providing value.
Kinda crazy how everything keeps going down be it Azure, AWS, and now Cloudflare
November 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
It's also like mass layoffs and the pivot to AI aren't providing value.
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If Democrats want to win and hold stable majorities in 2026 and 2028 they need to make this a centerpiece of their agenda and message.
New York - Support For Increasing Taxes On The Top 5% Of Income Earners:
Support: 60%
Oppose: 32%
Siena / Nov 12, 2025
Support: 60%
Oppose: 32%
Siena / Nov 12, 2025
November 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
If Democrats want to win and hold stable majorities in 2026 and 2028 they need to make this a centerpiece of their agenda and message.
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"Heck of a job, Bobby."
"If the outbreaks cannot be extinguished by January, the anniversary of the first cases in Texas, the United States will lose what is known as “elimination status” as determined by the World Health Organization."
(gift link)
"If the outbreaks cannot be extinguished by January, the anniversary of the first cases in Texas, the United States will lose what is known as “elimination status” as determined by the World Health Organization."
(gift link)
C.D.C. Links Measles Outbreaks in Multiple States for the First Time
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:52 AM
"Heck of a job, Bobby."
"If the outbreaks cannot be extinguished by January, the anniversary of the first cases in Texas, the United States will lose what is known as “elimination status” as determined by the World Health Organization."
(gift link)
"If the outbreaks cannot be extinguished by January, the anniversary of the first cases in Texas, the United States will lose what is known as “elimination status” as determined by the World Health Organization."
(gift link)
Literally my biggest nightmare, especially as my firstborn was a bolter with zero car awareness. We played Red Light Green Light whenever we were out to train him to stop when I yelled RED LIGHT, but it wasn't failsafe. It's also why we originally sought professional help for his ADHD when he was 5.
Seattle Fire is currently responding to a driver who hit a 2-year-old child and then fled the scene at Alki Avenue SW near 61st Ave SW.
Driver was last seen heading south on Alki.
Driver was last seen heading south on Alki.
November 17, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Literally my biggest nightmare, especially as my firstborn was a bolter with zero car awareness. We played Red Light Green Light whenever we were out to train him to stop when I yelled RED LIGHT, but it wasn't failsafe. It's also why we originally sought professional help for his ADHD when he was 5.
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It was great to see the @sbworkersunited.org picket line on 15th Ave today! Reminder that Starbucks workers are *on strike* and also we live in a town with like 1000 coffee shops, so don’t cross that line!
November 15, 2025 at 11:39 PM
It was great to see the @sbworkersunited.org picket line on 15th Ave today! Reminder that Starbucks workers are *on strike* and also we live in a town with like 1000 coffee shops, so don’t cross that line!
People go SO FAST here.
Seattle Fire is currently responding to a driver hitting someone walking at NW 45th Street and NW Leary Way in Ballard.
November 16, 2025 at 5:02 AM
People go SO FAST here.
Oh no! I hadn’t heard Cowen Park Grocery was no more. That was such an amazing place when we lived in the North U-District/South Roosevelt area in the second half of the 00’s. Coffee shop and basic groceries!
ReAnimated Music is now open in Roosevelt (1217 NE Ravenna Blvd), with daily hours of 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Former Trading Musician employees have taken over the old Cowen Park Grocery space, selling new, used and vintage music equipment.
Former Trading Musician employees have taken over the old Cowen Park Grocery space, selling new, used and vintage music equipment.
ReAnimated Music | Buy, Sell & Trade Music Gear
Reanimated Music in Seattle offers buying, selling, trading, and reanimating of used music equipment. Contact us for inquiries and stay tuned for our grand opening.
www.reanimatedmusic.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Oh no! I hadn’t heard Cowen Park Grocery was no more. That was such an amazing place when we lived in the North U-District/South Roosevelt area in the second half of the 00’s. Coffee shop and basic groceries!
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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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If, as a society, we valued human life and we cared to protect children, and I mean as a general whole, society was structured in that way, we would never have repeated and ongoing arguments over the 𝑡e𝑐h𝑛i𝑐a𝑙 𝑑e𝑓i𝑛i𝑡i𝑜n𝑠 of sexual attraction to young persons, power or control. Ever.
November 15, 2025 at 7:23 PM
If, as a society, we valued human life and we cared to protect children, and I mean as a general whole, society was structured in that way, we would never have repeated and ongoing arguments over the 𝑡e𝑐h𝑛i𝑐a𝑙 𝑑e𝑓i𝑛i𝑡i𝑜n𝑠 of sexual attraction to young persons, power or control. Ever.
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What if @governorferguson.bsky.social taxed billionaires for our kids’ education rather than praising them for “gifting” money they extracted from Washington workers? Tax wealth not work, Bob
November 15, 2025 at 5:51 PM
What if @governorferguson.bsky.social taxed billionaires for our kids’ education rather than praising them for “gifting” money they extracted from Washington workers? Tax wealth not work, Bob
Lazy Saturday cinnamon bun.
November 15, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Lazy Saturday cinnamon bun.
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Your move, Gov. Ferguson!
imagine that
November 15, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Your move, Gov. Ferguson!
Bus selfie with the classic Metro glass pattern at my local stop.
November 15, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Bus selfie with the classic Metro glass pattern at my local stop.
Also if I hear one more person talk about how researching school board candidates is a waste of their time, I might scream. I don't have a personal investment in any number of things that are part of progressive politics, but I recognize them as universal societal goods, just like public education.
November 15, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Also if I hear one more person talk about how researching school board candidates is a waste of their time, I might scream. I don't have a personal investment in any number of things that are part of progressive politics, but I recognize them as universal societal goods, just like public education.
Eddie is less lazy than I am and looked up the link. That's why he's going to make the big bucks on Council. Heh.
Massachusetts has shown that a millionaire’s tax is feasible and good policy.
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
November 14, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Eddie is less lazy than I am and looked up the link. That's why he's going to make the big bucks on Council. Heh.
One thing I really appreciate about Crystal is that she doesn't sleep on the school board. This IS a subskeet of 53.09% of you.
We talked in detail about the Seattle elections!
On this week-in-review, @finchfrii.bsky.social and @robertcruickshank.com discuss:
🤩 Katie Wilson elected mayor!
🌊 Progressive wave across region and state
👀 What to watch out for next
🏫 Role of The Stranger school board endorsements
⚔️ Looking forward to legislative session
#SEAelex #WAelex
🤩 Katie Wilson elected mayor!
🌊 Progressive wave across region and state
👀 What to watch out for next
🏫 Role of The Stranger school board endorsements
⚔️ Looking forward to legislative session
#SEAelex #WAelex
November 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
One thing I really appreciate about Crystal is that she doesn't sleep on the school board. This IS a subskeet of 53.09% of you.
GO NOEL FRAME! As I've posted before, MA instituted a wealth tax and found that people didn't leave the state.
Pressure is building for Democrats to take a big swing on taxes, beyond this year’s hikes. How far state Sen. Noel Frame and others pressing for new progressive taxes can deliver on that goal in 2026 is an open question. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/11/14/w...
WA Legislature’s ‘Revenue Queen’ readies for 2026 tax battles • Washington State Standard
Sen. Noel Frame warns progressives to buckle up if lawmakers move ahead on income tax legislation targeting higher earners.
washingtonstatestandard.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:48 PM
GO NOEL FRAME! As I've posted before, MA instituted a wealth tax and found that people didn't leave the state.
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The big problem there is the Stranger doesn't even cover SPS, and so they don't fully understand the issues or the politics of schools. But their endorsements are decisive. And grassroots efforts to fix the schools struggle when the Stranger goes against them, as happened in 2023 and in 2025.
November 14, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The big problem there is the Stranger doesn't even cover SPS, and so they don't fully understand the issues or the politics of schools. But their endorsements are decisive. And grassroots efforts to fix the schools struggle when the Stranger goes against them, as happened in 2023 and in 2025.
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Maybe this is controversial, but I think it is fundamentally unhealthy for a progressive movement to have our most influential endorsements come from a newspaper. I love the Stranger, often they get it right. But when they get it wrong, the consequences can be massive, like in our public schools.
How a Seattle Alt-Weekly Newspaper Became a Progressive Kingmaker
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Maybe this is controversial, but I think it is fundamentally unhealthy for a progressive movement to have our most influential endorsements come from a newspaper. I love the Stranger, often they get it right. But when they get it wrong, the consequences can be massive, like in our public schools.
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This Saturday Ballard Fremont Greenways, Councilmember Strauss, and @seattledot.bsky.social are celebrating the new crosswalk on 15th Ave in Ballard.
When: This Saturday at 2 PM
Where: 15th Ave NW and NW 51st St in Ballard.
Learn more: sdotblog.seattle.gov/2025/11/05/1...
When: This Saturday at 2 PM
Where: 15th Ave NW and NW 51st St in Ballard.
Learn more: sdotblog.seattle.gov/2025/11/05/1...
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
This Saturday Ballard Fremont Greenways, Councilmember Strauss, and @seattledot.bsky.social are celebrating the new crosswalk on 15th Ave in Ballard.
When: This Saturday at 2 PM
Where: 15th Ave NW and NW 51st St in Ballard.
Learn more: sdotblog.seattle.gov/2025/11/05/1...
When: This Saturday at 2 PM
Where: 15th Ave NW and NW 51st St in Ballard.
Learn more: sdotblog.seattle.gov/2025/11/05/1...
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Just another reminder that the primary problem with Seattle law enforcement is that the officers they hire (usually not residents) have a deep and abiding contempt for the city’s residents fed by a steady Fox News diet. And their union chief embodies that.
Mike Solan, SPD guild president, issued a statement openly questioning the validity of the votes for Katie Wilson.
Solan's embrace of the far right & SPD's history of aggression could make a dangerous situation if the national guard is sent to #Seattle.
www.theurbanist.org/2021/01/12/b...
Solan's embrace of the far right & SPD's history of aggression could make a dangerous situation if the national guard is sent to #Seattle.
www.theurbanist.org/2021/01/12/b...
November 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Just another reminder that the primary problem with Seattle law enforcement is that the officers they hire (usually not residents) have a deep and abiding contempt for the city’s residents fed by a steady Fox News diet. And their union chief embodies that.
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There is a @seattledot.bsky.social meeting tonight about a new Lake City Home Zone. "If you live, work, visit, or travel through the area pictured below, we’d like your feedback at our upcoming open house on Thursday, Nov 13." at the Lake City Library from 4:30-6:30pm
November 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
There is a @seattledot.bsky.social meeting tonight about a new Lake City Home Zone. "If you live, work, visit, or travel through the area pictured below, we’d like your feedback at our upcoming open house on Thursday, Nov 13." at the Lake City Library from 4:30-6:30pm