Josh Holland
@joshholland.bsky.social
Train Enthusiast. Part-time Foodie. Cities are better with lots of people.
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects a call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects a call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
Seattle voters showed up big this year — and most dropped ballots in drop boxes, not the mail. Maybe it’s time to invest in this system the same way we strengthened vote-by-mail by removing postage.
www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2025/...
www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2025/...
MLKC voters answered the call! 2025 Seattle turnout soars to nearly 55%, while King County approaches forecasted 45% - NPI's Cascadia Advocate
A significant percentage of voters in Washington State's largest county answered the call to get their ballots in, more than doubling voter turnout in the span of just a few hours.
www.nwprogressive.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Seattle voters showed up big this year — and most dropped ballots in drop boxes, not the mail. Maybe it’s time to invest in this system the same way we strengthened vote-by-mail by removing postage.
www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2025/...
www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2025/...
A possible explanation for Seattle’s slower ballot returns this year.
CHS Blog reports an unprecedented number of ballots were returned via drop boxes instead of mail — which helps explain why results are taking longer to process:
www.capitolhillseattle.com/2025/11/elec...
CHS Blog reports an unprecedented number of ballots were returned via drop boxes instead of mail — which helps explain why results are taking longer to process:
www.capitolhillseattle.com/2025/11/elec...
November 9, 2025 at 12:52 AM
A possible explanation for Seattle’s slower ballot returns this year.
CHS Blog reports an unprecedented number of ballots were returned via drop boxes instead of mail — which helps explain why results are taking longer to process:
www.capitolhillseattle.com/2025/11/elec...
CHS Blog reports an unprecedented number of ballots were returned via drop boxes instead of mail — which helps explain why results are taking longer to process:
www.capitolhillseattle.com/2025/11/elec...
Seattle’s ballot drop box system feels painfully inefficient. We need more voter education on voting early & more frequent ballot pickups. It’s wild that Election Day ballots still haven’t been counted.
November 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Seattle’s ballot drop box system feels painfully inefficient. We need more voter education on voting early & more frequent ballot pickups. It’s wild that Election Day ballots still haven’t been counted.
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Not sure where to post your post-election energy? We've got you! We'll be at farmer's markets across the city to share the good word of ✨ housing density ✨
Seattle needs thousands of homes built, and we deserve a comprehensive plan that works for everyone.
Learn more and sign up! shorturl.at/E6BYo
Seattle needs thousands of homes built, and we deserve a comprehensive plan that works for everyone.
Learn more and sign up! shorturl.at/E6BYo
November 5, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Not sure where to post your post-election energy? We've got you! We'll be at farmer's markets across the city to share the good word of ✨ housing density ✨
Seattle needs thousands of homes built, and we deserve a comprehensive plan that works for everyone.
Learn more and sign up! shorturl.at/E6BYo
Seattle needs thousands of homes built, and we deserve a comprehensive plan that works for everyone.
Learn more and sign up! shorturl.at/E6BYo
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According to King County elections they had "a LOT" of dropbox activity in this election (emphasis theirs). They expect there's probably another 230-235K ballots countywide, so probably 115K or so in Seattle. Tonight will be a drop of 50-55K countywide, 25K or so in Seattle.
November 5, 2025 at 11:25 PM
According to King County elections they had "a LOT" of dropbox activity in this election (emphasis theirs). They expect there's probably another 230-235K ballots countywide, so probably 115K or so in Seattle. Tonight will be a drop of 50-55K countywide, 25K or so in Seattle.
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Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.
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🚴 ❤️
Three years ago we opened the first bike project that was started and finished during my initial two months as Director of SDOT. The project completed the cycletrack around Green Lake by placing concrete barriers to take a small slice of Aurora for bikes on the east side of the lake.
Three years ago we opened the first bike project that was started and finished during my initial two months as Director of SDOT. The project completed the cycletrack around Green Lake by placing concrete barriers to take a small slice of Aurora for bikes on the east side of the lake.
November 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
🚴 ❤️
Three years ago we opened the first bike project that was started and finished during my initial two months as Director of SDOT. The project completed the cycletrack around Green Lake by placing concrete barriers to take a small slice of Aurora for bikes on the east side of the lake.
Three years ago we opened the first bike project that was started and finished during my initial two months as Director of SDOT. The project completed the cycletrack around Green Lake by placing concrete barriers to take a small slice of Aurora for bikes on the east side of the lake.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Democracy can be absolutely fucking beautiful when we let it work — when we focus on real solutions for everyday people and let candidates connect with voters.
Amazing night nationwide for progressive candidates. 🇺🇸
Amazing night nationwide for progressive candidates. 🇺🇸
November 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Democracy can be absolutely fucking beautiful when we let it work — when we focus on real solutions for everyday people and let candidates connect with voters.
Amazing night nationwide for progressive candidates. 🇺🇸
Amazing night nationwide for progressive candidates. 🇺🇸
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We are just one day out from the Seattle local elections! Only 17.6% of King County voters and just under 20% of Seattle voters have returned their ballots. So far, only 1 in 17 young gen Z voters have voted, compared to more than 1 in 3 boomers. Don't forget to vote if you are eligible and want to.
November 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
We are just one day out from the Seattle local elections! Only 17.6% of King County voters and just under 20% of Seattle voters have returned their ballots. So far, only 1 in 17 young gen Z voters have voted, compared to more than 1 in 3 boomers. Don't forget to vote if you are eligible and want to.
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Seattle University's annual survey on public safety, initiated in 2015, shows how local perceptions of crime, safety and policing have shifted.
Seattle's ‘surprising’ top public-safety concern, according to an annual survey
www.seattletimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Seattle University's annual survey on public safety, initiated in 2015, shows how local perceptions of crime, safety and policing have shifted.
Kicking off my November street eats research. Great cities have great street food — Seattle still has room to grow if we want our streets to stay lively, especially at night.
www.thestranger.com/food-issue-2...
www.thestranger.com/food-issue-2...
Big City, Big Street Food
Seattle is growing. We are becoming big. And with a big city, comes big, delicious food tents.
www.thestranger.com
November 2, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Kicking off my November street eats research. Great cities have great street food — Seattle still has room to grow if we want our streets to stay lively, especially at night.
www.thestranger.com/food-issue-2...
www.thestranger.com/food-issue-2...
Oof. Big miss from KUOW. The story reads like half gotcha and half fan club, with none of the objectivity or rigor you’d expect from public radio.
Bruce Harrell’s campaign is using a KUOW story to paint Katie Wilson as secretly rich. The problem? It isn’t true. Her parents only started helping with childcare this year, not her bills, and KUOW has since added context after refusing to correct the piece.
How a KUOW Story Became a Weapon in the Mayoral Race
On October 21, KUOW published a story with the headline: “Katie Wilson can barely afford to live in Seattle. That's why she wants to be mayor.” The story then goes on to reveal that while she “speaks ...
www.thestranger.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Oof. Big miss from KUOW. The story reads like half gotcha and half fan club, with none of the objectivity or rigor you’d expect from public radio.
So maybe Seattle’s economy isn’t quite as hot as it used to be…
Reports say Amazon could cut up to 30K corporate jobs this week — another big hit for the region’s tech scene.
Dark clouds over the Emerald City right now. 🌧️
www.seattletimes.com/business/ama...
Reports say Amazon could cut up to 30K corporate jobs this week — another big hit for the region’s tech scene.
Dark clouds over the Emerald City right now. 🌧️
www.seattletimes.com/business/ama...
Amazon may lay off 30,000 corporate employees this week, Reuters reports
Amazon is planning what could be its largest wave of layoffs ever, according to a report from the news service.
www.seattletimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:31 PM
So maybe Seattle’s economy isn’t quite as hot as it used to be…
Reports say Amazon could cut up to 30K corporate jobs this week — another big hit for the region’s tech scene.
Dark clouds over the Emerald City right now. 🌧️
www.seattletimes.com/business/ama...
Reports say Amazon could cut up to 30K corporate jobs this week — another big hit for the region’s tech scene.
Dark clouds over the Emerald City right now. 🌧️
www.seattletimes.com/business/ama...
Power is out again… this weekend has been a rough one when it comes to power. Ugh.
October 27, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Power is out again… this weekend has been a rough one when it comes to power. Ugh.
Voted! 🗳️📫
Whether you’re mailing your ballot or using a dropbox — make sure to get those ballots in, Washingtonians.
Big leadership decisions on the ballot this year for Seattle.
#VoteWA #SeattleElections
Whether you’re mailing your ballot or using a dropbox — make sure to get those ballots in, Washingtonians.
Big leadership decisions on the ballot this year for Seattle.
#VoteWA #SeattleElections
October 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Voted! 🗳️📫
Whether you’re mailing your ballot or using a dropbox — make sure to get those ballots in, Washingtonians.
Big leadership decisions on the ballot this year for Seattle.
#VoteWA #SeattleElections
Whether you’re mailing your ballot or using a dropbox — make sure to get those ballots in, Washingtonians.
Big leadership decisions on the ballot this year for Seattle.
#VoteWA #SeattleElections
Thirty Great. ✨
Kicked off 38 surrounded by friends at my neighborhood spot.
37 was hard — full of lessons in life, love, and laughter. Took the advice of other Black men: cultivate joy in the face of adversity.
Still learning, still growing, still choosing me. ❤️
Kicked off 38 surrounded by friends at my neighborhood spot.
37 was hard — full of lessons in life, love, and laughter. Took the advice of other Black men: cultivate joy in the face of adversity.
Still learning, still growing, still choosing me. ❤️
October 22, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Thirty Great. ✨
Kicked off 38 surrounded by friends at my neighborhood spot.
37 was hard — full of lessons in life, love, and laughter. Took the advice of other Black men: cultivate joy in the face of adversity.
Still learning, still growing, still choosing me. ❤️
Kicked off 38 surrounded by friends at my neighborhood spot.
37 was hard — full of lessons in life, love, and laughter. Took the advice of other Black men: cultivate joy in the face of adversity.
Still learning, still growing, still choosing me. ❤️
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Who transportation orgs are endorsing in the 2025 general election + WA Bikes snubs several bike champions?
#SEAbikes #Seattle
#SEAbikes #Seattle
Who transportation orgs are endorsing in the 2025 general election + WA Bikes snubs several bike champions?
Skip ahead to the endorsements: State Legislature Counties Cities Ballots are hitting mailboxes across Washington State, and Seattle has the opportunity to elect a mayor who is a people-powered champion for biking, walking, transit and affordability in Katie Wilson. While incumbent mayor Bruce Harrell is embroiled in a campaign finance scandal over apparent collusion with his big money "independent" PAC that's spending huge amounts on attack ads, Wilson's campaign has volunteers knocking on doors all over Seattle.
www.seattlebikeblog.com
October 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Took my new Brooks gear for a spin this week — first time wearing it since visiting their company store.
Love that this Seattle brand keeps showing up for the local running community and continues to support Seattle Frontrunners as a sponsor.
Feels good to rep local. 🏃♂️💙
#RunHappy
Love that this Seattle brand keeps showing up for the local running community and continues to support Seattle Frontrunners as a sponsor.
Feels good to rep local. 🏃♂️💙
#RunHappy
October 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Took my new Brooks gear for a spin this week — first time wearing it since visiting their company store.
Love that this Seattle brand keeps showing up for the local running community and continues to support Seattle Frontrunners as a sponsor.
Feels good to rep local. 🏃♂️💙
#RunHappy
Love that this Seattle brand keeps showing up for the local running community and continues to support Seattle Frontrunners as a sponsor.
Feels good to rep local. 🏃♂️💙
#RunHappy
Rode the new E Marginal Way S bike lane today. Smooth, protected, and part of the growing dream of riding all the way around Elliott Bay on safe bike infrastructure from Alki to Magnolia.
Thx @bestsidecycling.com,
@qagggy.bsky.social, @gordonofseattle.bsky.social & Don for a fun afternoon ride.
Thx @bestsidecycling.com,
@qagggy.bsky.social, @gordonofseattle.bsky.social & Don for a fun afternoon ride.
October 10, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Rode the new E Marginal Way S bike lane today. Smooth, protected, and part of the growing dream of riding all the way around Elliott Bay on safe bike infrastructure from Alki to Magnolia.
Thx @bestsidecycling.com,
@qagggy.bsky.social, @gordonofseattle.bsky.social & Don for a fun afternoon ride.
Thx @bestsidecycling.com,
@qagggy.bsky.social, @gordonofseattle.bsky.social & Don for a fun afternoon ride.
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It has been 12 years since Lance David died biking to work here. I'll be thinking about him when I ride this safer route later today.
His tragic death spurred local West Seattle advocates to demand change, and to his credit Mayor Mike McGinn started this project — 3 mayors later it's finally done.
His tragic death spurred local West Seattle advocates to demand change, and to his credit Mayor Mike McGinn started this project — 3 mayors later it's finally done.
October 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM
It has been 12 years since Lance David died biking to work here. I'll be thinking about him when I ride this safer route later today.
His tragic death spurred local West Seattle advocates to demand change, and to his credit Mayor Mike McGinn started this project — 3 mayors later it's finally done.
His tragic death spurred local West Seattle advocates to demand change, and to his credit Mayor Mike McGinn started this project — 3 mayors later it's finally done.
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It’s open and it’s awesome! 🍾
Got to check it out on opening day with Don from West Seattle Bike Connections who is one of the original advocates for this project, @bestsidecycling.com, @qagggy.bsky.social , and @joshholland.bsky.social . Go see for yourself!
Got to check it out on opening day with Don from West Seattle Bike Connections who is one of the original advocates for this project, @bestsidecycling.com, @qagggy.bsky.social , and @joshholland.bsky.social . Go see for yourself!
October 9, 2025 at 11:27 PM
It’s open and it’s awesome! 🍾
Got to check it out on opening day with Don from West Seattle Bike Connections who is one of the original advocates for this project, @bestsidecycling.com, @qagggy.bsky.social , and @joshholland.bsky.social . Go see for yourself!
Got to check it out on opening day with Don from West Seattle Bike Connections who is one of the original advocates for this project, @bestsidecycling.com, @qagggy.bsky.social , and @joshholland.bsky.social . Go see for yourself!
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SIFF and Seattle Central have mutually decided to end our current lease at the Egyptian. We are so grateful to Seattle Central for their partnership over the years, and to all who have come to a film or event at SIFF Cinema Egyptian. Read more at siff.info/siffegynews-bsky.
October 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
SIFF and Seattle Central have mutually decided to end our current lease at the Egyptian. We are so grateful to Seattle Central for their partnership over the years, and to all who have come to a film or event at SIFF Cinema Egyptian. Read more at siff.info/siffegynews-bsky.
