Becca Bailey
@becca.is
✨Musician and bored tech worker. I write about feminism and the politics of work. she/her. 📍Seattle
Bad-faith narrators will ignore the power imbalance here and make this a story about innocent Christians persecuted for their beliefs, but they are ignoring the patterns of colonialism. “We are going to win Seattle for Christ” isn’t a desire for freedom of religion, it’s a threat to dominate.
May 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Bad-faith narrators will ignore the power imbalance here and make this a story about innocent Christians persecuted for their beliefs, but they are ignoring the patterns of colonialism. “We are going to win Seattle for Christ” isn’t a desire for freedom of religion, it’s a threat to dominate.
This is footage from Saturday’s rally at Cal Anderson park. Notice the aesthetics—one of these groups is dancing and singing songs while they are physically protected by cops in riot gear. Protesters are angry because it’s clear whose voice is being heard and whose rights are being protected.
May 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
This is footage from Saturday’s rally at Cal Anderson park. Notice the aesthetics—one of these groups is dancing and singing songs while they are physically protected by cops in riot gear. Protesters are angry because it’s clear whose voice is being heard and whose rights are being protected.
I was there, and there’s a lot I could say about this! Part of their playbook was looking innocent. Dressing in bright colors, bringing their children, singing uplifting worship songs. In contrast, the protesters LOOKED like bad actors. But one of these groups had more real power.
May 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I was there, and there’s a lot I could say about this! Part of their playbook was looking innocent. Dressing in bright colors, bringing their children, singing uplifting worship songs. In contrast, the protesters LOOKED like bad actors. But one of these groups had more real power.
My favorite part of his Wikipedia page is the part where he was sued for cutting down his neighbors’ trees to improve his view. You know you have messed up when tree law is involved.
March 13, 2025 at 3:28 AM
My favorite part of his Wikipedia page is the part where he was sued for cutting down his neighbors’ trees to improve his view. You know you have messed up when tree law is involved.
I wrote something today about the enshittification of the American Civil Service and how it feels to watch the slow decline of people caring about one another. open.substack.com/pub/beccabai...
February 24, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I wrote something today about the enshittification of the American Civil Service and how it feels to watch the slow decline of people caring about one another. open.substack.com/pub/beccabai...
Seattle: come join me at UVillage today for #TeslaTakedown.
February 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Seattle: come join me at UVillage today for #TeslaTakedown.
A few shots from the Seattle #fiftyfiftyone protest today.
February 17, 2025 at 11:36 PM
A few shots from the Seattle #fiftyfiftyone protest today.
I have been to a few Seattle protests, and every time the vast majority of the crowd is over 50. The vast majority of the population under 50 works in tech, so you can put that one together. What would it take to get tech workers more involved?
February 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I have been to a few Seattle protests, and every time the vast majority of the crowd is over 50. The vast majority of the population under 50 works in tech, so you can put that one together. What would it take to get tech workers more involved?
Here’s a classic Fox News trick: don’t cover the story, cover the opposition response. Whether they say it is “hysterical” or “deafening silence”, both paint the actual story as a non-issue before anyone even reads rest of it. These were both at the top of the website this week.
February 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Here’s a classic Fox News trick: don’t cover the story, cover the opposition response. Whether they say it is “hysterical” or “deafening silence”, both paint the actual story as a non-issue before anyone even reads rest of it. These were both at the top of the website this week.
Okay now I just want to know who is making 920K/year as an engineering manager.
October 25, 2024 at 5:45 AM
Okay now I just want to know who is making 920K/year as an engineering manager.
I will keep these decorative squirrels for the rest of my life and let my children dispose of them when I die, because that is the time-honored family tradition I feel I must carry into the next generation.
September 2, 2023 at 8:08 PM
I will keep these decorative squirrels for the rest of my life and let my children dispose of them when I die, because that is the time-honored family tradition I feel I must carry into the next generation.
Well I didn’t weed my back yard this year, and now I have a raspberry bush. Surprise!
June 29, 2023 at 1:50 AM
Well I didn’t weed my back yard this year, and now I have a raspberry bush. Surprise!
Hey look, It’s the classic Cats or Raccoons problem. 🦝
June 23, 2023 at 6:50 AM
Hey look, It’s the classic Cats or Raccoons problem. 🦝
I was looking through my grandma’s photos from the 1930’s and here she is with her pet opossum. I had a lot or questions, but good for her I guess!
June 15, 2023 at 8:34 AM
I was looking through my grandma’s photos from the 1930’s and here she is with her pet opossum. I had a lot or questions, but good for her I guess!
A few years ago we were doing repair work in the basement and it was Lucy’s day to go to the vet. Master of stealth indeed!
June 8, 2023 at 7:45 PM
A few years ago we were doing repair work in the basement and it was Lucy’s day to go to the vet. Master of stealth indeed!
I invited this dog to hang out in my yard, and she was very happy about it. 10/10, would boop again.
June 4, 2023 at 4:27 PM
I invited this dog to hang out in my yard, and she was very happy about it. 10/10, would boop again.
Oh yes, I am very familiar with that look.
May 29, 2023 at 6:47 PM
Oh yes, I am very familiar with that look.
For some reason I went to Las Vegas this weekend, and I think I’m set for another 10 years. It has been real, and I’m glad to be going home.
May 29, 2023 at 3:59 PM
For some reason I went to Las Vegas this weekend, and I think I’m set for another 10 years. It has been real, and I’m glad to be going home.
Is it a fancy bar, or is it the Everett airport at 6:30 AM?
May 27, 2023 at 1:32 PM
Is it a fancy bar, or is it the Everett airport at 6:30 AM?
Mornings are for coffee and sleepy cats.
May 26, 2023 at 2:47 PM
Mornings are for coffee and sleepy cats.
I don’t think I will ever fully understand why my cat’s favorite hobby is “sitting on things.”
May 15, 2023 at 11:52 PM
I don’t think I will ever fully understand why my cat’s favorite hobby is “sitting on things.”
This isn’t a particularly good photo, but this north Seattle from above, and I love it because it was the first time I landed in Seattle and felt like I was coming home.
May 15, 2023 at 3:42 AM
This isn’t a particularly good photo, but this north Seattle from above, and I love it because it was the first time I landed in Seattle and felt like I was coming home.