ursonate
@ursonate.bsky.social
Designer and artist in Seattle, WA. I don't care for tradition, but I do like weird old things. My opinions are my own. Very BLACK. She/her.
this story was INSANE!!!!!!!
MaryBeth Lewis gave birth to her 13th child at 62, but she wanted more. Her determination to grow her family led to felony charges and an unprecedented custody battle. nyti.ms/3X4LQ3A
November 6, 2025 at 6:08 AM
this story was INSANE!!!!!!!
not my favorite bookstore, but i'll finally have someplace to browse magazines again.
New permitting documents filed with the city link Barnes & Noble to the former North Face location in downtown Seattle (520 Pike St). services.seattle.gov/Portal/custo...
November 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
not my favorite bookstore, but i'll finally have someplace to browse magazines again.
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The Seattle Mayor's race is too close to call. Lots of ballots remain to be counted. But there is plenty of good news for progressive candidates all around the region from tonight's results.
November 5, 2025 at 4:37 AM
The Seattle Mayor's race is too close to call. Lots of ballots remain to be counted. But there is plenty of good news for progressive candidates all around the region from tonight's results.
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This person took this when they called the race
November 5, 2025 at 6:07 AM
This person took this when they called the race
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Obviously not the biggest news of the night but all the pro-housing charter amendments are cruising despite the Council Speaker running a scorched earth campaign against them
November 5, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Obviously not the biggest news of the night but all the pro-housing charter amendments are cruising despite the Council Speaker running a scorched earth campaign against them
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This video from Portland is a metaphor for what is going on in America. ICE trying so hard to get Americans to cross a line and if they don't, dragging them across the line and violently attacking.
October 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This video from Portland is a metaphor for what is going on in America. ICE trying so hard to get Americans to cross a line and if they don't, dragging them across the line and violently attacking.
what sites/apps do folks use for planning travel these days?
November 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM
what sites/apps do folks use for planning travel these days?
Oooh, i'm gonna go to first thursday next week for once. ping me if you wanna hang out!
October 30, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Oooh, i'm gonna go to first thursday next week for once. ping me if you wanna hang out!
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E Marginal Way Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting! Bike Counter is Live :)
October 26, 2025 at 8:19 PM
E Marginal Way Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting! Bike Counter is Live :)
Twitch the cat died peacefully in my arms this morning after a long battle with numerous illnesses including feline chronic kidney disease and bladder cancer. For over 12 years she was a source of comfort, hilarity, and joy, and taught me so much about resilience.
October 17, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Twitch the cat died peacefully in my arms this morning after a long battle with numerous illnesses including feline chronic kidney disease and bladder cancer. For over 12 years she was a source of comfort, hilarity, and joy, and taught me so much about resilience.
All Cats Are Grey
youtu.be/4v7WUz3GSgk?...
youtu.be/4v7WUz3GSgk?...
All Cats Are Grey (2005 Remaster)
YouTube video by The Cure - Topic
youtu.be
October 16, 2025 at 6:50 PM
All Cats Are Grey
youtu.be/4v7WUz3GSgk?...
youtu.be/4v7WUz3GSgk?...
The weird duties of planning a pet's end of life...
October 8, 2025 at 10:49 PM
The weird duties of planning a pet's end of life...
happy negroni week!
September 23, 2025 at 3:21 AM
happy negroni week!
I can tell how tired I was when I wrote something by the number of typos.
September 15, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I can tell how tired I was when I wrote something by the number of typos.
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Hearing from a reader that part of the Bicycle Weekend route (this is the penultimate one of the year) is closed off to people walking and biking for what looks like a Rivian commercial shoot. Real classy, Seattle. We get only a handful of car-free days a year, and you give one to a car company.
September 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Hearing from a reader that part of the Bicycle Weekend route (this is the penultimate one of the year) is closed off to people walking and biking for what looks like a Rivian commercial shoot. Real classy, Seattle. We get only a handful of car-free days a year, and you give one to a car company.
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Robot meets bollard. Nothing beats the #WorldBollardAssociation
August 23, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Robot meets bollard. Nothing beats the #WorldBollardAssociation
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"Great design in government isn’t about fonts and colors. It’s about whether a small business owner can get help without waiting months; whether a senior can see their doctor without wondering who will be peering through her files ... ." —@erie.bsky.social
Design without privacy is just a cover-up: USDS co-founder's take on Trump's EO
A former government technologist lays out a blueprint for how the White House’s federal web design order could actually work.
fedscoop.com
August 24, 2025 at 12:11 AM
"Great design in government isn’t about fonts and colors. It’s about whether a small business owner can get help without waiting months; whether a senior can see their doctor without wondering who will be peering through her files ... ." —@erie.bsky.social
working as expected.
An aggressive rock is attacking drivers, even an ambulance, in Aurora, Colorado.
August 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
working as expected.
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When elections go the way I like: return to normalcy and common sense
When elections go the way that I don't like: "ideological drama"
When elections go the way that I don't like: "ideological drama"
Seattle Times editorial board member Alex Fryer: "We don’t know what the majority of residents think. Only about 39% of registered voters cast a ballot."
NPI has legislation that would let Seattle switch its elections to even years, when majorities of voters reliably turn out. The Times opposes it.
NPI has legislation that would let Seattle switch its elections to even years, when majorities of voters reliably turn out. The Times opposes it.
Primary election shows Seattle just can't quit ideological drama
The primary was considered a huge victory for the left. Let's hope for a more rigorous debate before the November general election seals the deal.
www.seattletimes.com
August 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
When elections go the way I like: return to normalcy and common sense
When elections go the way that I don't like: "ideological drama"
When elections go the way that I don't like: "ideological drama"
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Product managers tell me that you don't need UX when you can just "build measure learn" your way to product market fit.
But if your sense-response mechanism is entirely built around trying new shit, and the new shit fails - what are you going to do? Continuing to tweak it only upsets users more.
But if your sense-response mechanism is entirely built around trying new shit, and the new shit fails - what are you going to do? Continuing to tweak it only upsets users more.
This is grim stuff. ChatGPT users are pissed off at OpenAI, and it's blatantly obvious they don't really know why and neither does OpenAI.
ChatGPT is a dying MMORPG.
ChatGPT is a dying MMORPG.
August 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Product managers tell me that you don't need UX when you can just "build measure learn" your way to product market fit.
But if your sense-response mechanism is entirely built around trying new shit, and the new shit fails - what are you going to do? Continuing to tweak it only upsets users more.
But if your sense-response mechanism is entirely built around trying new shit, and the new shit fails - what are you going to do? Continuing to tweak it only upsets users more.
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While masked agents were violently attacking a delivery worker this morning, bystanders repeatedly asked to see their badge numbers but they refused.
Bystander: You guys are ruining this country, you know that, right?
Agent: Liberals already ruined it.
Bystander: You guys are ruining this country, you know that, right?
Agent: Liberals already ruined it.
August 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
While masked agents were violently attacking a delivery worker this morning, bystanders repeatedly asked to see their badge numbers but they refused.
Bystander: You guys are ruining this country, you know that, right?
Agent: Liberals already ruined it.
Bystander: You guys are ruining this country, you know that, right?
Agent: Liberals already ruined it.
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TW: Might make your blood boil
NEW: Video shared with me from a bystander in DC shows multiple masked federal agents (at least one of whom appears to have an ICE badge) violently attacking and handcuffing a delivery worker in the street outside Bluestone Lane cafe near Logan Circle this morning.
Please take care when watching.
Please take care when watching.
August 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
TW: Might make your blood boil
