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Howie Cohen
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Possibly the cutest rodent! -
@archiemcphee 🚫DMs if I don't know you.❤️ #PNW #Seattle & #music. #FriendsOfDesoto #FoD #StarTrek #GymShimoda #StarWars #DoctorWho #BattlestarGalactica #BSG #TransRights 🏳️‍⚧️ #IndieMusic Reply STOP to stop, HELP for help
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Howie Cohen @howiecohen.bsky.social · Nov 14
I think a fresh intro is due: I live in the PNW, obsessed with local and alternative/DIY music of nearly any genre (but especially #emo, #mathrock, #punk, #ska, #ska-punk). Nerd. Many fandoms but especially #StarTrek and #FriendsOfDeSoto. "Possibly the cutest rodent" according to Archie McPhee.
howiecohen.bsky.social
91 votes separate the candidates. 91!!! (For you kids, that's 24 more than 67). It has never been more important to make sure your vote counted in the Seattle Mayoral election! It's quick and easy to check, and quick and easy to fix if there's an issue! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
howiecohen.bsky.social Howie Cohen @howiecohen.bsky.social · 2d
HEY! Did you vote for the Mayor of Seattle and think that you're DONE with this election already? Well, I'm here to tell you you're NOT! There's 1,794 ballots from Seattle alone that aren't counted due to signature issues! But good news: you can check and FIX IT if it's you!
November 11, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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wilsonforseattle.bsky.social
SEATTLE!!!

We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
A photo of Katie Wilson seated in a wooden chair beside a white brick fireplace smiling at the camera with her hands folded an image of the election results from King County
November 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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somepants.bsky.social
Seeing Belly with @howiecohen.bsky.social and @davecc.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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seattlekim.bsky.social
Next Saturday: Our big bowling beer bash to benefit the West Seattle Food Bank! Join us at the annual Beer Church Turkey Bowl. And the release of Beer Church IPA by @georgetownbrewing.bsky.social . washingtonbeerblog.com/beer-church-...
Beer Church Turkey Bowl and the Release of Beer Church IPA
Join us for Turkey Bowl or drink Beer Church IPA and support West Seattle Food Bank. However you do it, support your local food bank.
washingtonbeerblog.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:11 AM
howiecohen.bsky.social
Someone thought it was a good idea to steal from the #1 pirate-themed punk rock dive bar. Help them out if you can please and thank you gofund.me/e84275dff
Donate to Help The Kraken Recover After Last Night’s Break-In, organized by Lizzie Franks
Our beloved punk rock dive bar, The Kraken, was broken into last nig… Lizzie Franks needs your support for Help The Kraken Recover After Last Night’s Break-In
gofund.me
November 9, 2025 at 1:28 AM
howiecohen.bsky.social
I'll walk around the city snapping pictures
Uninvolved
And wasting no one's hopes for me
No one left to look at me as if I've let them down
No longer sounding like I'm trying to change the key
I'm going to be the picture of agreeability
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The Picture of Agreeability
YouTube video by Game Theory - Topic
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November 9, 2025 at 12:11 AM
howiecohen.bsky.social
HEY! Did you vote for the Mayor of Seattle and think that you're DONE with this election already? Well, I'm here to tell you you're NOT! There's 1,794 ballots from Seattle alone that aren't counted due to signature issues! But good news: you can check and FIX IT if it's you!
November 8, 2025 at 10:09 PM
howiecohen.bsky.social
I wonder how many people will discover the @hodgman.bsky.social & Janet Varney podcast E Pluribus Motto on @maximumfun.org while searching for the Official Pluribus Podcast for Apple TV? Out of many, one would hope a batch of new pod listeners.
November 8, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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elections.kingcounty.gov
Staff are also available by phone at 206-296-8683 to help with questions.
November 6, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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elections.kingcounty.gov
Maybe you forgot to sign your ballot, or your signature didn't quite match the one on record. If you received a signature challenge letter and have questions, we have a web page for that.

kce.wiki/SignatureCha...

Folks who need to resolve a signature challenge have until 4:30 pm on November 24.
Signature challenges - King County, Washington
kce.wiki
November 6, 2025 at 9:31 PM
howiecohen.bsky.social
New releases and recent live shows reflected in this week's streams. All over the decades and genres, as usual
#5x5 #LastFM #music #FridayGrid #NowPlaying
A 5x5 grid of my top 25 streams this week: Snocaps-Snocaps; Jay Som-Belong; Carmen Perry-Eyes Like a Mirror; Friko-Where We've Been, Where We Go From Here; Emi Pop-No Te Voy a Extrañar; Jeff Rosenstock-Hellmode; Quasi-Featuring "Birds"; Camp Trash-Two Hundred Thousand Dollars; The Dream Syndicate-The Days of Wine and Roses; Wimps-City Lights; Wimps-Suitcase; Bruce Lee Band-Rental!! Eviction!!; Really From-Really From; Tunde Adebimpe-Thee Black Boltz; Nirvana-Nevermind; Zookraught-Roy St. (Single); Spring Onion-Seated Figure; Welp Disney-MAY WELL; Car Seat Headres-The Scholars; Death Valley Girls-Season of Dreaming (Single); Dumptruck-Positively Dumptruck; Flesh Produce-Couch Slime IV; Palehound-Eye on the Bat; Perspective, A Lovely Hand to Hold-Phantasmagorialand; Quasi-Field Studies
November 8, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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nocontexttrek1.bsky.social
It's the weekend, baby
Star Trek Voyager scene. Seven of Nine (tertiary adjunct of unimatrix 01) is pictured. She has a dolphin shaped metal robotic implant around her left eye because she is a borgs. Closed caption reads, "Fun will now commence."
November 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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kromandavid.bsky.social
This is incredible. King County elections is now saying they have 45,000 ballots left to count. If Wilson gets exactly the same margin of those as she got today she'll take the lead by... 20 votes!
November 8, 2025 at 12:25 AM
howiecohen.bsky.social
Hell yeah, that's a hell of a jump closing the gap!
November 7, 2025 at 11:40 PM
howiecohen.bsky.social
I'm a little bit embarrassed to both listen to a Star Trek podcast and to have bought this clearance game at Barnes & Noble. The sales did not go well, Enterprise! #FriendsOfDeSoto #GreatestTrek #GreatestGen @greatesttrek.com
The front packaging of the board game Star Trek Away Missions, Miniatures Board Game: Battle of Wolf 359 core set, Federation vs. Borg. It is marked down 50% and then further to "Cheap $15" (it's originally $60 on the side panel price tag) The back of the board game showing the game set up with a lot of text with detailed instructions, and a list of pieces included.
November 7, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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wttw.bsky.social
UPDATE: U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis said she will issue a sweeping injunction limiting the use of force by federal immigration agents in the Chicago area after she found a litany of violations were committed in recent weeks.
Federal Judge Says Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino Lied About Being Hit With a Rock Before Deploying Tear Gas in Chicago
U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis said Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino admitted to lying about whether a rock hit him before he used tear gas on Chicagoans in Little Village last month.
news.wttw.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:39 PM
howiecohen.bsky.social
Credit to J.R. Sears in the Facebook Star Trek 💩 Posting Gronp #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG
The bridge of the Enterprise D, with Doctor Beverly Crusher, a nurse (Ogawa? Hard to say from the angle on the face), and Commander Riker all huddled with concern around Captain Picard, collapsed unconscious on the floor of the bridge due to a Ressikan probe beam. Donald Trump, in a navy suit, white shirt, and red tie, is standing, looking visibly annoyed, behind the Navigator's chair to the left.
November 7, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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esqueer.net
SCOTUS has granted a stay in Trump v. Orr, the trans passport case, meaning that the government will be able to once again deny gender marker changes to trans passport applicants.

This is a terrible decision with horrifying consequences for trans folks.

www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
A scanned Supreme Court of the United States order, dated November 6, 2025, in the case Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, et al. v. Ashton Orr, et al., No. 25A319. The document discusses an Executive Branch policy requiring passports to display an individual’s biological sex at birth. The highlighted passage reads: “Displaying passport holders’ sex at birth no more offends equal protection principles than displaying their country of birth—in both cases.” The Court grants the government’s application for a stay at this preliminary stage, reasoning that the government is likely to succeed on the merits and that the policy does not violate equal protection principles.
November 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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sahilkapur.bsky.social
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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sbworkersunited.org
BREAKING: After months of stonewalling by Starbucks, unionized baristas just voted 92% to authorize a ULP strike unless Starbucks finalizes fair contracts & stops union busting.

If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
Starbucks unionized workers say they'll strike on Nov. 13 if coffee giant doesn't finalize contract
Union members say they are ready to strike on the chain's Red Cup Day if Starbucks doesn't finalize a contract with their union by then.
www.cbsnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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tylerfromtheinternet.com
BREAKING: Gotham City Elects Bluesky Elder
rvbdrm.com Ravin Boodram @rvbdrm.com · 6d
This labeller never misses
Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Joined Apr '23 (circled in red)
November 5, 2025 at 5:39 AM
howiecohen.bsky.social
Cybertruck driving tech-bro spends quarter million to lose by more than 40 points.
Early election results from the City of Woodinville, with 20.39% of registered voters' ballots counted, showing Council Position Number 1 race results with Michelle Evans beating Jeff Lyon 1255 votes (70.03%) to 531 votes (29.63%) and 6 write-in votes.
November 5, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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tarawinequeen.bsky.social
“And I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, 'If this isn't nice, I don't know what is.’”
- Kurt Vonnegut
November 5, 2025 at 3:17 AM
howiecohen.bsky.social
There is going to be epic amounts of ketchup hitting the (remaining) White House walls tonight
November 5, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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stevevladeck.bsky.social
Really looking forward to the Speaker of the House claiming to be unaware of the election results.
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM