James everything is analog
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Opinions my own. Every little detail matters and it’s all connected.
Opinions my own. Every little detail matters and it’s all connected.
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Congratulations Seattle Times for a clean sweep in the 2025 election—for mayor, city attorney, and city council, all of your endorsed candidates lost!
November 12, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Congratulations Seattle Times for a clean sweep in the 2025 election—for mayor, city attorney, and city council, all of your endorsed candidates lost!
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is it too late to make the Talaris ecodistrict now that we have a good mayor
November 12, 2025 at 5:34 AM
is it too late to make the Talaris ecodistrict now that we have a good mayor
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I really hope some news outlet covers the widespread threats & intimidation used by Harrell + his team to get orgs and individuals to not support Wilson, or to change their support. It’s just really trash behavior; it’s concerning how many people were scared of him.
November 12, 2025 at 5:34 AM
I really hope some news outlet covers the widespread threats & intimidation used by Harrell + his team to get orgs and individuals to not support Wilson, or to change their support. It’s just really trash behavior; it’s concerning how many people were scared of him.
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Wilson's win means an end to heavy-handed corporate patronage in the mayor's office going back to 2013, a lineage running from the serial child predator who resigned in disgrace to the mayor who inherited all his donors & teargassed the city, to the guy who supported both of them to the bitter end
November 12, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Wilson's win means an end to heavy-handed corporate patronage in the mayor's office going back to 2013, a lineage running from the serial child predator who resigned in disgrace to the mayor who inherited all his donors & teargassed the city, to the guy who supported both of them to the bitter end
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Congratulations to Mayor-Elect Katie Wilson! @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social
I’m looking forward to working together in building a city that is affordable, safe, and thriving for working families!
I’m looking forward to working together in building a city that is affordable, safe, and thriving for working families!
November 12, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Congratulations to Mayor-Elect Katie Wilson! @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social
I’m looking forward to working together in building a city that is affordable, safe, and thriving for working families!
I’m looking forward to working together in building a city that is affordable, safe, and thriving for working families!
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NEW: The US has deported a longtime Oregon firefighter who was arrested by Border Patrol while deployed at a major wildfire in Washington state.
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
US firefighter detained on the job speaks out after deportation: ‘I feel betrayed’
Exclusive: Border patrol arrested José Bertin Cruz-Estrada while he was battling a wildfire in Washington. He is now in Mexico, separated from his family in Oregon
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
NEW: The US has deported a longtime Oregon firefighter who was arrested by Border Patrol while deployed at a major wildfire in Washington state.
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
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Build the Passivhaus Social Housing in Windermere, @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social
Katie Wilson's win, plus the massive margins of victory for three progressive City Council candidates (just one incumbent) and a progressive City Attorney candidate suggest an overwhelming mandate for bold policy initiatives on housing and public safety. Let's go, Seattle!
November 12, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Build the Passivhaus Social Housing in Windermere, @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social
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It’s a way of them controlling what is and isn’t crime .
Imagine an Optimus powered by Grok that tells you killing the homeless isn’t a crime .
Or an Optimus with tiered membership where the person with the most expensive subscription is automatically granted preference
Imagine an Optimus powered by Grok that tells you killing the homeless isn’t a crime .
Or an Optimus with tiered membership where the person with the most expensive subscription is automatically granted preference
in a long life filled with saying stupid shit this is may be the stupidest shit he's ever said
November 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
It’s a way of them controlling what is and isn’t crime .
Imagine an Optimus powered by Grok that tells you killing the homeless isn’t a crime .
Or an Optimus with tiered membership where the person with the most expensive subscription is automatically granted preference
Imagine an Optimus powered by Grok that tells you killing the homeless isn’t a crime .
Or an Optimus with tiered membership where the person with the most expensive subscription is automatically granted preference
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There's been a lot of pearl-clutching about public grocery stores!
Which is wild, because we have a LOT of experience with public grocery stores in the US. And the folks it serves (US military & military families) stand by it.
Which is wild, because we have a LOT of experience with public grocery stores in the US. And the folks it serves (US military & military families) stand by it.
Public Grocery: Let's Talk Logistics!
YouTube video by Farm to Taber
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
There's been a lot of pearl-clutching about public grocery stores!
Which is wild, because we have a LOT of experience with public grocery stores in the US. And the folks it serves (US military & military families) stand by it.
Which is wild, because we have a LOT of experience with public grocery stores in the US. And the folks it serves (US military & military families) stand by it.
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I get that service hours and service dollars are scarce, fair point. But surely we'd support King County Metro charging a special, higher fare for a ski bus to Snoqualmie Pass. They could use the revenue to support other service elsewhere. Seems like a pretty smart and sensible thing to do... 3/
November 11, 2025 at 4:38 AM
I get that service hours and service dollars are scarce, fair point. But surely we'd support King County Metro charging a special, higher fare for a ski bus to Snoqualmie Pass. They could use the revenue to support other service elsewhere. Seems like a pretty smart and sensible thing to do... 3/
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This race could very easily be decided by challenged ballots. Use this link to track your ballot, and remind your friends and family to do the same: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
November 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
This race could very easily be decided by challenged ballots. Use this link to track your ballot, and remind your friends and family to do the same: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
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Distraction before today's ballot drops: I made some videos about urbanism & salmon to combat NIMBY misinfo lol this is 1 thing I did during shutdown, so plz enjoy before I go back to work
intro to the channel vid: youtu.be/_VJGFwDpjPs
intro to salmon declines vid: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEBk...
intro to the channel vid: youtu.be/_VJGFwDpjPs
intro to salmon declines vid: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEBk...
What's good for salmon is good for people - Intro [1/5]
YouTube video by Cities for Salmon
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Distraction before today's ballot drops: I made some videos about urbanism & salmon to combat NIMBY misinfo lol this is 1 thing I did during shutdown, so plz enjoy before I go back to work
intro to the channel vid: youtu.be/_VJGFwDpjPs
intro to salmon declines vid: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEBk...
intro to the channel vid: youtu.be/_VJGFwDpjPs
intro to salmon declines vid: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEBk...
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While AI companies are allowed to slurp everything they want, Quad9 warns that legal fees are drowning DNS resolvers, which are now being targeted by copyright owners to enforce blocks on piracy sites
quad9.net/news/blog/wh...
quad9.net/news/blog/wh...
Quad9 | A public and free DNS service for a better security and privacy
A public and free DNS service for a better security and privacy
quad9.net
November 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
While AI companies are allowed to slurp everything they want, Quad9 warns that legal fees are drowning DNS resolvers, which are now being targeted by copyright owners to enforce blocks on piracy sites
quad9.net/news/blog/wh...
quad9.net/news/blog/wh...
Uhh ok who exactly made this Language dropdown in the demographic input form
November 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Uhh ok who exactly made this Language dropdown in the demographic input form
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When CA launched Prop 50, it was polling at 38%. And so, we did it anyway. Winning campaigns requires that your GOALS define your actions, recognizing opinion - including who agrees to vote - is malleable. In other words, be a thermostat, not a thermometer.
contrarian.substack.com/p/bringing-a...
contrarian.substack.com/p/bringing-a...
Bringing a Survey to a Gun Fight, Part I
“Pollingism” Has Failed Democrats and Voters. Tuesday Showed the Power of Magnetism.
contrarian.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
When CA launched Prop 50, it was polling at 38%. And so, we did it anyway. Winning campaigns requires that your GOALS define your actions, recognizing opinion - including who agrees to vote - is malleable. In other words, be a thermostat, not a thermometer.
contrarian.substack.com/p/bringing-a...
contrarian.substack.com/p/bringing-a...
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King County doesn’t have the legal authority to tax businesses, so Super PACs don’t spend millions purchasing seats the way they do in Seattle elections (cf Saka, Rivera, Harrell).
November 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
King County doesn’t have the legal authority to tax businesses, so Super PACs don’t spend millions purchasing seats the way they do in Seattle elections (cf Saka, Rivera, Harrell).
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my personal opinion is that the only way past this era is extreme grudge holding and pettiness.
all the people pushing AI? make them eat their words. be petty. hold their noses to their ideas and make them see how much they stink.
all the people in political power right now? absolutely same.
all the people pushing AI? make them eat their words. be petty. hold their noses to their ideas and make them see how much they stink.
all the people in political power right now? absolutely same.
November 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
my personal opinion is that the only way past this era is extreme grudge holding and pettiness.
all the people pushing AI? make them eat their words. be petty. hold their noses to their ideas and make them see how much they stink.
all the people in political power right now? absolutely same.
all the people pushing AI? make them eat their words. be petty. hold their noses to their ideas and make them see how much they stink.
all the people in political power right now? absolutely same.
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Seattle mayor Bruce Harrell was putting out at least a press release daily celebrating all the amazing things the mayor's office was doing right up until, let's see, November 3.
Nothing since then, though. Weird!
Nothing since then, though. Weird!
November 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Seattle mayor Bruce Harrell was putting out at least a press release daily celebrating all the amazing things the mayor's office was doing right up until, let's see, November 3.
Nothing since then, though. Weird!
Nothing since then, though. Weird!
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ACTION ITEM: GO do this, takes 30 seconds, civic duty
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
ACTION ITEM: GO do this, takes 30 seconds, civic duty
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I think tonight shows why “moderate to win elections” is a real risk
the big divide in the Dem caucus, as many have noted, has been less moderate vs progressive than fight versus don’t fight
but it’s not a coincidence that basically everyone in the “don’t fight” camp is a moderate
the big divide in the Dem caucus, as many have noted, has been less moderate vs progressive than fight versus don’t fight
but it’s not a coincidence that basically everyone in the “don’t fight” camp is a moderate
November 10, 2025 at 4:17 AM
I think tonight shows why “moderate to win elections” is a real risk
the big divide in the Dem caucus, as many have noted, has been less moderate vs progressive than fight versus don’t fight
but it’s not a coincidence that basically everyone in the “don’t fight” camp is a moderate
the big divide in the Dem caucus, as many have noted, has been less moderate vs progressive than fight versus don’t fight
but it’s not a coincidence that basically everyone in the “don’t fight” camp is a moderate
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Democrats shut down the government, only to pass a bill that bans.... CBD products for some reason?
of all the things about this deal that are pissing me off this might have pissed me off the most
November 10, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Democrats shut down the government, only to pass a bill that bans.... CBD products for some reason?
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Democrats, coming off a historic national protest against fascism and a country-wide electoral sweep:
November 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Democrats, coming off a historic national protest against fascism and a country-wide electoral sweep:
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sunday AM ☕️ and urbanism thread
the embodied carbon and cost savings with EU regs on single stair buildings are massive over double loaded corridors.
the embodied carbon and cost savings with EU regs on single stair buildings are massive over double loaded corridors.
i've been thinking a lot about the cost saving potential of larger homes in swiss-style point access blocks v. US double loaded corridors
there are obvious ones - less floor area needed as more compact ($$ and CO2 savings), far less wall area (ditto), less paint (ditto), fewer doors (ditto)
there are obvious ones - less floor area needed as more compact ($$ and CO2 savings), far less wall area (ditto), less paint (ditto), fewer doors (ditto)
trying to do some more analysis on this for a presentation i'll be doing later this month.
green is net interior floor area, with wall length overlaid on it. blue rectangles are linear feet of window
the amount of glazing in the Swiss (CH) point access block is >2X the US double loaded corridor
green is net interior floor area, with wall length overlaid on it. blue rectangles are linear feet of window
the amount of glazing in the Swiss (CH) point access block is >2X the US double loaded corridor
November 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
sunday AM ☕️ and urbanism thread
the embodied carbon and cost savings with EU regs on single stair buildings are massive over double loaded corridors.
the embodied carbon and cost savings with EU regs on single stair buildings are massive over double loaded corridors.
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People need to understand that Chicago is a preview, not a culmination.
I have been actively watching contracts and surge funding over the last few days and what I would say to my friends in Baltimore is “be absolutely ready, right now.”
ICE poised to ramp up raids in Baltimore by Thanksgiving
The Trump administration has rush-ordered infrastructure to conduct raids, abduct residents, and detain people for months.
open.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:51 PM
People need to understand that Chicago is a preview, not a culmination.