@emma-pnw.bsky.social
📍Seattle renter, walker, biker, transit rider.
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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.
Katie Wilson elected Seattle’s next mayor
www.seattletimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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.
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Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
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Yes, younger voters overwhelmingly support my campaign, and sure, the youth are the repository of idealism. But you know what else? They’re the ones who feel the affordability crisis in their bones, who can’t imagine building a life here because rent, food, childcare, everything costs so much.
November 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Yes, younger voters overwhelmingly support my campaign, and sure, the youth are the repository of idealism. But you know what else? They’re the ones who feel the affordability crisis in their bones, who can’t imagine building a life here because rent, food, childcare, everything costs so much.
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A budget amendment from Alexis Mercedes Rinck asks the Office of Sustainability and the Environment to study the replacement of on-street parking spaces with trees.
October 29, 2025 at 3:36 PM
A budget amendment from Alexis Mercedes Rinck asks the Office of Sustainability and the Environment to study the replacement of on-street parking spaces with trees.
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And our last clip from the event for now: Ray (@nerd4cities.bsky.social) elegantly explains the high cost of car-ownership, but how people don't notice what it costs them - not just in money, but in health and community.
September 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
And our last clip from the event for now: Ray (@nerd4cities.bsky.social) elegantly explains the high cost of car-ownership, but how people don't notice what it costs them - not just in money, but in health and community.
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Wilson called on Sinclair Broadcast Group to reinstate Jimmy Kimmel’s show and announced that she will not participate in the debate that Sinclair-owned KOMO is scheduled to host on October 8th unless and until he returns to the local airwaves.
September 25, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Wilson called on Sinclair Broadcast Group to reinstate Jimmy Kimmel’s show and announced that she will not participate in the debate that Sinclair-owned KOMO is scheduled to host on October 8th unless and until he returns to the local airwaves.
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I genuinely enjoy reading the city's budget book, a high-level look at what our taxes pay for. Not very deep in yet and I've learned the budget adds $762,000 for expansion of the Joint Enforcement Team, recently in the news for raiding gay bars in search of "lewd" conduct.
Seattle LGBTQ+ bars, clubs on edge after ‘lewd conduct’ violations
For some in the LGBTQ+ community, the nighttime inspections felt evocative of police raids historically conducted at gay bars and clubs, such as the one that sparked the 1969 Stonewall riots in New Yo...
www.seattletimes.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I genuinely enjoy reading the city's budget book, a high-level look at what our taxes pay for. Not very deep in yet and I've learned the budget adds $762,000 for expansion of the Joint Enforcement Team, recently in the news for raiding gay bars in search of "lewd" conduct.
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Parking violations can’t be reported on the Fix It Find It app anymore… that’s a one way to reduce the numbers of reports!
September 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Parking violations can’t be reported on the Fix It Find It app anymore… that’s a one way to reduce the numbers of reports!
We need more of this 🙌🏾
Beacon Ave in front of the light rail station might be the best street redesign in
@seattledot.bsky.social
's history. A spot with a history of traffic injuries and deaths now has dramatically shorter crosswalks, fully separated bike lanes and in-lane bus stops to prioritize transit efficiency.
@seattledot.bsky.social
's history. A spot with a history of traffic injuries and deaths now has dramatically shorter crosswalks, fully separated bike lanes and in-lane bus stops to prioritize transit efficiency.
September 16, 2025 at 10:54 PM
We need more of this 🙌🏾
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The Times seems unaware that dense infill housing is the way to protect Seattle's urban forest. The main threat to our trees is heat and drought. The Times is essentially editorializing against climate action here.
Make it One Seattle, full of trees, in Comprehensive Plan | Editorial
A street tree study shows planting in the right of way won't get Seattle to its goal of 30% tree canopy. The city must protect trees in the Comprehensive Plan.
www.seattletimes.com
September 15, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The Times seems unaware that dense infill housing is the way to protect Seattle's urban forest. The main threat to our trees is heat and drought. The Times is essentially editorializing against climate action here.
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711 emails sent!
Amendment 102 will not protect the urban canopy – and in fact may do the opposite
Seattle needs more affordable housing AND trees. Help us convince the Seattle City Council to do both by opposing Amendment 102, which makes new housing much more expensive and worsens existing inequi...
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September 16, 2025 at 5:23 AM
711 emails sent!
Still reeling from last week’s vote by the city council to completely ignore the outcry of Seattle residents against expanded surveillance.
The N.Y.P.D. Is Teaching America How to Track Everyone Every Day Forever www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The N.Y.P.D. Is Teaching America How to Track Everyone Every Day Forever www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | What You Need to Know About Police Surveillance
New tools allow law enforcement agencies to track us at an unimaginable scale.
www.nytimes.com
September 16, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Still reeling from last week’s vote by the city council to completely ignore the outcry of Seattle residents against expanded surveillance.
The N.Y.P.D. Is Teaching America How to Track Everyone Every Day Forever www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The N.Y.P.D. Is Teaching America How to Track Everyone Every Day Forever www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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RE-TIME SIGNALS. Currently, Seattle's downtown traffic signals are timed for 25 mph, which is fine for cars but leaves bikes waiting every few blocks. Reducing that to 12.5 mph—as they did in Portland—can improve safety and move all modes more effectively.
September 15, 2025 at 4:10 AM
RE-TIME SIGNALS. Currently, Seattle's downtown traffic signals are timed for 25 mph, which is fine for cars but leaves bikes waiting every few blocks. Reducing that to 12.5 mph—as they did in Portland—can improve safety and move all modes more effectively.
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The most infuriating moment from last night was how CM Juarez reduced public concerns over surveillance to a "data breach"
NO ONE WAS SAYING THAT. The feds didn't get WA immigrants' DOL data from hackers
NO ONE WAS SAYING THAT. The feds didn't get WA immigrants' DOL data from hackers
Juarez questions "misinformation" from the audience, and says she's "seen it all" after being on the Council for so long. She said she deals with "death" every day and calls the audience members "privileged." "Our babies are being killed."
September 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The most infuriating moment from last night was how CM Juarez reduced public concerns over surveillance to a "data breach"
NO ONE WAS SAYING THAT. The feds didn't get WA immigrants' DOL data from hackers
NO ONE WAS SAYING THAT. The feds didn't get WA immigrants' DOL data from hackers
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Then she had the gall to reference—with a tone of great annoyance and disgust—sitting through three hours of public comment from "privileged" people who came to speak on the bill.
She clearly wasn't listening and didn't care.
She clearly wasn't listening and didn't care.
September 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Then she had the gall to reference—with a tone of great annoyance and disgust—sitting through three hours of public comment from "privileged" people who came to speak on the bill.
She clearly wasn't listening and didn't care.
She clearly wasn't listening and didn't care.
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One lesson to learn from both these campaigns is to be who you are. Being real is a kind of charisma.
A lot of people have been calling me the
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social of Seattle. But where Zohran is charismatic, telegenic and stylish, I've spent my whole adult life looking pretty dumpy. To look more mayoral, I enlisted my friend Andrew Ashiofu, who took me to one of Seattle's premier boutiques.
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social of Seattle. But where Zohran is charismatic, telegenic and stylish, I've spent my whole adult life looking pretty dumpy. To look more mayoral, I enlisted my friend Andrew Ashiofu, who took me to one of Seattle's premier boutiques.
September 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
One lesson to learn from both these campaigns is to be who you are. Being real is a kind of charisma.
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NEW: Trump officials have moved forward with destroying $10 million of contraceptives bought by USAID. The contraceptives would've gone to nations in need. State Dept. and USAID documents obtained by @nytimes.com show groups offered to buy them. Our story: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...
$10 Million in Contraceptives Have Been Destroyed on Orders From Trump Officials
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September 12, 2025 at 1:04 AM
NEW: Trump officials have moved forward with destroying $10 million of contraceptives bought by USAID. The contraceptives would've gone to nations in need. State Dept. and USAID documents obtained by @nytimes.com show groups offered to buy them. Our story: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...
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NEW: The City Council will gaslight you, scold you, call you privileged if you disagree, but yesterday they didn't just expand an unproven surveillance program, voted to grease the wheels of fascism. www.theburnerseattle.com/post/the-sea...
The Seattle City Council Grease The Wheels Of Fascism, Approve Massive Surveillance Expansion
On Tuesday afternoon, the Seattle City Council voted 7-2 to approve a huge expansion to the Seattle Police Department’s (SPD) surveillance pilot program. Only Council Members Alexis Mercedes Rinck and...
www.theburnerseattle.com
September 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
NEW: The City Council will gaslight you, scold you, call you privileged if you disagree, but yesterday they didn't just expand an unproven surveillance program, voted to grease the wheels of fascism. www.theburnerseattle.com/post/the-sea...
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🚨 Seattle Council voted 7-2 to expand police surveillance despite:
• 1,000+ residents opposed
• 60+ community groups against it
• Civil rights office said no
This is democratic deficit in action, ignoring overwhelming public opposition for surveillance state expansion.
• 1,000+ residents opposed
• 60+ community groups against it
• Civil rights office said no
This is democratic deficit in action, ignoring overwhelming public opposition for surveillance state expansion.
September 10, 2025 at 4:42 AM
🚨 Seattle Council voted 7-2 to expand police surveillance despite:
• 1,000+ residents opposed
• 60+ community groups against it
• Civil rights office said no
This is democratic deficit in action, ignoring overwhelming public opposition for surveillance state expansion.
• 1,000+ residents opposed
• 60+ community groups against it
• Civil rights office said no
This is democratic deficit in action, ignoring overwhelming public opposition for surveillance state expansion.
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CM Rinck thanks the public commenters. When this pilot was approved last year, we were in a different moment. Sold as a pilot, but months later the Mayor is asking for 400 more cameras. Can anyone on this dais tell me if the camera is working? The answer is no because we have no data.
September 10, 2025 at 12:43 AM
CM Rinck thanks the public commenters. When this pilot was approved last year, we were in a different moment. Sold as a pilot, but months later the Mayor is asking for 400 more cameras. Can anyone on this dais tell me if the camera is working? The answer is no because we have no data.
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The takeaway isn’t that James Walkinshaw won
It’s the margin of victory
Yes, it’s a tiny sample
But Democrats have outperformed their 2024 numbers in EVERY election this year
Which bodes very well for the midterms
It’s the margin of victory
Yes, it’s a tiny sample
But Democrats have outperformed their 2024 numbers in EVERY election this year
Which bodes very well for the midterms
We have the near-final margin in Virginia's special election:
Democrat James Walkinshaw has won by roughly 50%.
This is a district that Harris carried over Trump by 34% last year, and Gerald Connolly won it by the same margin then.
Democrat James Walkinshaw has won by roughly 50%.
This is a district that Harris carried over Trump by 34% last year, and Gerald Connolly won it by the same margin then.
September 10, 2025 at 1:34 AM
The takeaway isn’t that James Walkinshaw won
It’s the margin of victory
Yes, it’s a tiny sample
But Democrats have outperformed their 2024 numbers in EVERY election this year
Which bodes very well for the midterms
It’s the margin of victory
Yes, it’s a tiny sample
But Democrats have outperformed their 2024 numbers in EVERY election this year
Which bodes very well for the midterms