Kate Macfarlane
@katemacfarlane.bsky.social
Seattleite. Likes: maps, dogs, plants, ice cream, walkable cities. Dislikes: fascist takeovers, climate change, most zoning, beets
Familiar Touch
November 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Familiar Touch
Remember these prescription lists from the last Trump administration?
That’s a lot of Ambien and Provigil (fighter pilot speed), not to mention ketamine, morphine, fentanyl, xanax…..
media.defense.gov/2024/Jan/09/...
That’s a lot of Ambien and Provigil (fighter pilot speed), not to mention ketamine, morphine, fentanyl, xanax…..
media.defense.gov/2024/Jan/09/...
October 21, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Remember these prescription lists from the last Trump administration?
That’s a lot of Ambien and Provigil (fighter pilot speed), not to mention ketamine, morphine, fentanyl, xanax…..
media.defense.gov/2024/Jan/09/...
That’s a lot of Ambien and Provigil (fighter pilot speed), not to mention ketamine, morphine, fentanyl, xanax…..
media.defense.gov/2024/Jan/09/...
Seattle showed up today!
We got there late and missed the rally, but the march was massive, joyful, and multigenerational.
Also totally non-violent as far as I could tell. We marched towards the end of the parade and didn’t see any graffiti or smashed windows
We got there late and missed the rally, but the march was massive, joyful, and multigenerational.
Also totally non-violent as far as I could tell. We marched towards the end of the parade and didn’t see any graffiti or smashed windows
October 19, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Seattle showed up today!
We got there late and missed the rally, but the march was massive, joyful, and multigenerational.
Also totally non-violent as far as I could tell. We marched towards the end of the parade and didn’t see any graffiti or smashed windows
We got there late and missed the rally, but the march was massive, joyful, and multigenerational.
Also totally non-violent as far as I could tell. We marched towards the end of the parade and didn’t see any graffiti or smashed windows
Seattle crows, welcome to the war on cars
October 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Seattle crows, welcome to the war on cars
Don’t forget this chinless wonder
October 3, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Don’t forget this chinless wonder
The fight took place in the mature Prunus tree outside my 3rd floor apartment, more specifically over a ratty nest. Actual rat’s nest? Or maybe the squirrel’s nest, although I didn’t think they used plastic. Either way there was lots of cawing and skittering.
July 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The fight took place in the mature Prunus tree outside my 3rd floor apartment, more specifically over a ratty nest. Actual rat’s nest? Or maybe the squirrel’s nest, although I didn’t think they used plastic. Either way there was lots of cawing and skittering.
To their credit, SDOT plans to improve this section this year.
www.seattle.gov/transportati...
But, the example is barely an improvement. It’s just paint and finger-wagging signs, the latter placed out of the way to avoid inconveniencing drivers even mildly.
www.seattle.gov/transportati...
But, the example is barely an improvement. It’s just paint and finger-wagging signs, the latter placed out of the way to avoid inconveniencing drivers even mildly.
July 12, 2025 at 6:11 AM
To their credit, SDOT plans to improve this section this year.
www.seattle.gov/transportati...
But, the example is barely an improvement. It’s just paint and finger-wagging signs, the latter placed out of the way to avoid inconveniencing drivers even mildly.
www.seattle.gov/transportati...
But, the example is barely an improvement. It’s just paint and finger-wagging signs, the latter placed out of the way to avoid inconveniencing drivers even mildly.
Somehow I don’t feel very comfortable walking in this “Healthy Street.”
July 12, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Somehow I don’t feel very comfortable walking in this “Healthy Street.”
Vic Bishop? Literal dinosaur Vic Bishop?
- 84yo, retired in 2007
- thinks widening roads solves congestion (it doesn’t)
-doesn’t think humans are accelerating climate change (we are)
- loser for state representative
- lives in $2M home (bought in 2001 for 491k)
patch.com/washington/s...
- 84yo, retired in 2007
- thinks widening roads solves congestion (it doesn’t)
-doesn’t think humans are accelerating climate change (we are)
- loser for state representative
- lives in $2M home (bought in 2001 for 491k)
patch.com/washington/s...
July 2, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Vic Bishop? Literal dinosaur Vic Bishop?
- 84yo, retired in 2007
- thinks widening roads solves congestion (it doesn’t)
-doesn’t think humans are accelerating climate change (we are)
- loser for state representative
- lives in $2M home (bought in 2001 for 491k)
patch.com/washington/s...
- 84yo, retired in 2007
- thinks widening roads solves congestion (it doesn’t)
-doesn’t think humans are accelerating climate change (we are)
- loser for state representative
- lives in $2M home (bought in 2001 for 491k)
patch.com/washington/s...
So who is Al Rosenthal, the guy suing to block 100 homes for people exiting homelessness?
-3x loser for state representative
-lives in a $1.6M home in Bellevue (bought in 1993 for 215k)
-owns 3 commercial properties: a Safeway parking lot (value: $5.6M), strip mall ($4M), and another in Redmond
-3x loser for state representative
-lives in a $1.6M home in Bellevue (bought in 1993 for 215k)
-owns 3 commercial properties: a Safeway parking lot (value: $5.6M), strip mall ($4M), and another in Redmond
July 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
So who is Al Rosenthal, the guy suing to block 100 homes for people exiting homelessness?
-3x loser for state representative
-lives in a $1.6M home in Bellevue (bought in 1993 for 215k)
-owns 3 commercial properties: a Safeway parking lot (value: $5.6M), strip mall ($4M), and another in Redmond
-3x loser for state representative
-lives in a $1.6M home in Bellevue (bought in 1993 for 215k)
-owns 3 commercial properties: a Safeway parking lot (value: $5.6M), strip mall ($4M), and another in Redmond
This absolute unit at 21st & E Pine
May 5, 2025 at 5:37 AM
This absolute unit at 21st & E Pine
Worse, the 163 number includes e-bikes.
Seattle has a lot of e-bikes.
Seattle has a lot of e-bikes.
April 4, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Worse, the 163 number includes e-bikes.
Seattle has a lot of e-bikes.
Seattle has a lot of e-bikes.
For some reason, Seattle’s “orca people” are obsessed with potential tree loss within Seattle.
But they’re missing the forest for the trees.
Like it or not, our region is growing. When Seattle blocks new housing, we force people into longer commutes. That means more 6PPD (and more trees cut down)
But they’re missing the forest for the trees.
Like it or not, our region is growing. When Seattle blocks new housing, we force people into longer commutes. That means more 6PPD (and more trees cut down)
March 24, 2025 at 1:13 AM
For some reason, Seattle’s “orca people” are obsessed with potential tree loss within Seattle.
But they’re missing the forest for the trees.
Like it or not, our region is growing. When Seattle blocks new housing, we force people into longer commutes. That means more 6PPD (and more trees cut down)
But they’re missing the forest for the trees.
Like it or not, our region is growing. When Seattle blocks new housing, we force people into longer commutes. That means more 6PPD (and more trees cut down)