Eric Aderhold
@eric.aderhold.us
Curler/software engineer/dad/Scouter/urbanist in Seattle.
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ryan is right. people HATE hearing this. but it is just a matter of simple incentives. if you want a more representative legislature — and if you want a legislature more resistant to corruption — then you need to jack up the salaries. serving as mayor of NYC should net you a cool 500K *at least*
people hate hearing this but it's 100% true, creating a huge pay gap between political leaders, their staffs, and other elites is a recipe for corruption. of course the flip side of that is taxes on the rich should be jacked way the hell up
The Mayor of New York only makes $260k. I bet there are police that make more than that in NY with overtime.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
November 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
ryan is right. people HATE hearing this. but it is just a matter of simple incentives. if you want a more representative legislature — and if you want a legislature more resistant to corruption — then you need to jack up the salaries. serving as mayor of NYC should net you a cool 500K *at least*
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Wishing MAGA "Christians" a very James 2:14-17 right about now
October 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Wishing MAGA "Christians" a very James 2:14-17 right about now
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"No Kings" illustrates the uncomfortable truth about US politics: That the > 50% of white US people that want to turn the US into a white ethnostate (their words) is a lot of people. But the > 40% of white US people that don't want this, plus > 50% of brown people and > 90% of Black people, is more.
October 19, 2025 at 8:21 AM
"No Kings" illustrates the uncomfortable truth about US politics: That the > 50% of white US people that want to turn the US into a white ethnostate (their words) is a lot of people. But the > 40% of white US people that don't want this, plus > 50% of brown people and > 90% of Black people, is more.
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Talking about whether e-bikes should be governed at 12mph or 15mph or 18mph in a space where cars can go 90mph is a sure sign you've completely lost the plot
October 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Talking about whether e-bikes should be governed at 12mph or 15mph or 18mph in a space where cars can go 90mph is a sure sign you've completely lost the plot
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the thing I love about Zohran’s campaign is that instead of “this place fucking sucks and I alone can fix it” his message is “being a New Yorker rules, we live in the best city in the world, let’s make it even better together”
show some damn pride in the places you want to govern
show some damn pride in the places you want to govern
August 25, 2025 at 2:14 AM
the thing I love about Zohran’s campaign is that instead of “this place fucking sucks and I alone can fix it” his message is “being a New Yorker rules, we live in the best city in the world, let’s make it even better together”
show some damn pride in the places you want to govern
show some damn pride in the places you want to govern
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I think you should be able to buy a cup of coffee or a bite to eat in America’s urban parks, and that the refusal to allow this is rooted in a fundamental misunderstanding of what urban parks are, and what purpose they serve.
American park concession policy drives me insane.
Here I am with my kid at the biggest park in Berkeley. There are hundreds of people here at birthday parties, playing tennis/basketball/frisbee, and running the dogs.
And yet the closest place to buy a *coffee* is a half mile walk.
Here I am with my kid at the biggest park in Berkeley. There are hundreds of people here at birthday parties, playing tennis/basketball/frisbee, and running the dogs.
And yet the closest place to buy a *coffee* is a half mile walk.
August 17, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I think you should be able to buy a cup of coffee or a bite to eat in America’s urban parks, and that the refusal to allow this is rooted in a fundamental misunderstanding of what urban parks are, and what purpose they serve.
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IRS’s Direct File wasn't open source while it was being developed. But somebody just made it public!
GitHub - IRS-Public/direct-file: Direct File
Direct File. Contribute to IRS-Public/direct-file development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
May 30, 2025 at 12:29 AM
IRS’s Direct File wasn't open source while it was being developed. But somebody just made it public!
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If your cycling infrastructure isn’t good enough for them, it isn’t good enough.
May 10, 2025 at 11:43 AM
If your cycling infrastructure isn’t good enough for them, it isn’t good enough.
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If we’re being honest, the biggest threat to urban livability isn’t density or height. It’s the noise, danger, pollution, and wasted space that comes from prioritizing cars above all other modes of transport.
May 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
If we’re being honest, the biggest threat to urban livability isn’t density or height. It’s the noise, danger, pollution, and wasted space that comes from prioritizing cars above all other modes of transport.
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"Masked security forces captured an opposition leader in the coastal province of New Jersey as regime officials continue their months-long crack-down against pro-democracy elements in the embattled United States. The arrest comes as the regime issued calls for summary detentions without trial."
HAPPENING NOW: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was just taken into custody while protesting outside the Delaney Hall ICE detention center
May 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
"Masked security forces captured an opposition leader in the coastal province of New Jersey as regime officials continue their months-long crack-down against pro-democracy elements in the embattled United States. The arrest comes as the regime issued calls for summary detentions without trial."
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damn this goes hard
also you all need to see this, because this is something I don't think *anybody* could predict for where this ad goes
May 7, 2025 at 2:43 AM
damn this goes hard
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At this point "Abolish ICE and prosecute every officer who helped with deportations" is the moderate path
April 26, 2025 at 1:12 AM
At this point "Abolish ICE and prosecute every officer who helped with deportations" is the moderate path
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Illustrating, once again, why the effort to keep Seattle green should be about planting trees and preserving them in PUBLIC spaces, rather than a neighbor-vs.-neighbor battle in the media every time a homeowner wants to build on their own property. komonews.com/news/local/c...
Community gathers in support of preserving landmark tree at Seattle home
Neighbors in Seattle are hoping to save a massive sequoia tree from being torn out to redesign a home near Green Lake.
komonews.com
April 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Illustrating, once again, why the effort to keep Seattle green should be about planting trees and preserving them in PUBLIC spaces, rather than a neighbor-vs.-neighbor battle in the media every time a homeowner wants to build on their own property. komonews.com/news/local/c...
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UPDATE: The Shared Streets Bill SB 5595 just arrived on the governor’s desk.
April 23, 2025 at 10:43 PM
UPDATE: The Shared Streets Bill SB 5595 just arrived on the governor’s desk.
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Why does WA have so many levies? Why are cities always running out of money? Why is the sales tax so high?
Because it’s illegal for property tax revenue to even match inflation!! Local gov’s are really gonna bear the brunt of this decision.
Because it’s illegal for property tax revenue to even match inflation!! Local gov’s are really gonna bear the brunt of this decision.
Democrats in the Washington Legislature are ending their bid to repeal a voter-approved limit on property tax growth, excising one of the most controversial revenue-raising ideas they’ve pursued this session. #waleg washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/04/21/w...
Washington Democrats abandon property tax hike • Washington State Standard
Democrats are ending their bid to raise a limit on property tax growth, one of the most controversial tax ideas they pursued this session.
washingtonstatestandard.com
April 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Why does WA have so many levies? Why are cities always running out of money? Why is the sales tax so high?
Because it’s illegal for property tax revenue to even match inflation!! Local gov’s are really gonna bear the brunt of this decision.
Because it’s illegal for property tax revenue to even match inflation!! Local gov’s are really gonna bear the brunt of this decision.
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How about it, @atg.wa.gov? These fucking goons are snatching up our neighbors and targeting union organizers. So why don't we fight back?
Martin O'Malley just mentioned state attorneys general filing state kidnapping charges. Just imagine the collective cheer in this country if state troopers pulled over, arrested and cuffed a van full of masked ICE fascists.
April 15, 2025 at 2:44 AM
How about it, @atg.wa.gov? These fucking goons are snatching up our neighbors and targeting union organizers. So why don't we fight back?
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I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
April 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
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Would the bicyclist still be alive if they were wearing a helmet?
If the bicyclist was not wearing a helmet, are they at fault for being killed?
If the answer to one or both of these questions is no or "not sure"... WHY are we including this in articles like this?!
1/2
If the bicyclist was not wearing a helmet, are they at fault for being killed?
If the answer to one or both of these questions is no or "not sure"... WHY are we including this in articles like this?!
1/2
First, this is awful to see another person killed while biking.
Second, whether or not they were wearing a helmet should not be a top priority for the newspaper to be emphasizing.
www.startribune.com/bicyclist-ki...
Second, whether or not they were wearing a helmet should not be a top priority for the newspaper to be emphasizing.
www.startribune.com/bicyclist-ki...
March 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Would the bicyclist still be alive if they were wearing a helmet?
If the bicyclist was not wearing a helmet, are they at fault for being killed?
If the answer to one or both of these questions is no or "not sure"... WHY are we including this in articles like this?!
1/2
If the bicyclist was not wearing a helmet, are they at fault for being killed?
If the answer to one or both of these questions is no or "not sure"... WHY are we including this in articles like this?!
1/2
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If people won't pay a few dollars to drive on a road, the traffic on that road is a few dollars problem and maybe we shouldn't spend hundreds of millions to solve a few dollars problem.
March 21, 2025 at 5:57 AM
If people won't pay a few dollars to drive on a road, the traffic on that road is a few dollars problem and maybe we shouldn't spend hundreds of millions to solve a few dollars problem.
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You guys have fucked up so bad you made Quebec patriotic
Saw this video and had to share.
This was at the Bell Centre, never heard it so loud, this is Canadian unity 🇨🇦
#CanadianUnity
This was at the Bell Centre, never heard it so loud, this is Canadian unity 🇨🇦
#CanadianUnity
February 15, 2025 at 5:21 AM
You guys have fucked up so bad you made Quebec patriotic
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Considering they make up 25 to 30% of the federal workforce, there’s a high possibility this might be the single largest firing of veterans in a single day in the history of this country
February 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Considering they make up 25 to 30% of the federal workforce, there’s a high possibility this might be the single largest firing of veterans in a single day in the history of this country
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We have three competing elements fighting for finite land in Seattle
Housing
Trees
Parking
You can only pick two
I would pick Housing and Trees, but a lot of what I heard at City Council was folks who already have nice warm stable Housing pick Trees and Parking for everyone else.
Housing
Trees
Parking
You can only pick two
I would pick Housing and Trees, but a lot of what I heard at City Council was folks who already have nice warm stable Housing pick Trees and Parking for everyone else.
February 8, 2025 at 7:09 PM
We have three competing elements fighting for finite land in Seattle
Housing
Trees
Parking
You can only pick two
I would pick Housing and Trees, but a lot of what I heard at City Council was folks who already have nice warm stable Housing pick Trees and Parking for everyone else.
Housing
Trees
Parking
You can only pick two
I would pick Housing and Trees, but a lot of what I heard at City Council was folks who already have nice warm stable Housing pick Trees and Parking for everyone else.
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A single platinum Regular Roll is held in the Smithsonian archives, and serves as the official standard of toilet paper measuring.
Science Question: When they say "8 MEGA ROLLS EQUALS 32 REGULAR ROLLS" do the regular rolls exist...anywhere? Are they just in the imaginations of toilet paper marketers???
Do they make one tiny "regular" roll per year just to keep the story alive?
Do they make one tiny "regular" roll per year just to keep the story alive?
December 5, 2024 at 6:18 AM
A single platinum Regular Roll is held in the Smithsonian archives, and serves as the official standard of toilet paper measuring.