K Tran
@mainstreamtkotran.bsky.social
He/Him - Opinions are my own etc etc, working for the people.
Does anyone have cat pictures or games on their phone?
Does anyone have cat pictures or games on their phone?
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It's @pwhltorrent.bsky.social gameday! The Torrent play in their inaugural home opener this afternoon, looking to make history at @climatepledgearena.com as they welcome the @pwhlfrost.bsky.social to town!
Sea you there, lets make some history today
Photo via the PWHL
#SeattleTorrent #PWHLSeattle
Sea you there, lets make some history today
Photo via the PWHL
#SeattleTorrent #PWHLSeattle
November 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
It's @pwhltorrent.bsky.social gameday! The Torrent play in their inaugural home opener this afternoon, looking to make history at @climatepledgearena.com as they welcome the @pwhlfrost.bsky.social to town!
Sea you there, lets make some history today
Photo via the PWHL
#SeattleTorrent #PWHLSeattle
Sea you there, lets make some history today
Photo via the PWHL
#SeattleTorrent #PWHLSeattle
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The Supreme Court should be expanded to 13 justices, because having some 6-7 decisions is an easy way to get kids interested in how the federal government works
November 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The Supreme Court should be expanded to 13 justices, because having some 6-7 decisions is an easy way to get kids interested in how the federal government works
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Mayor Harrell, in his concession speech, met my minimum expectation for magnanimity towards Katie Wilson while exceeding my tolerance for cringe.
Mayor Harrell thanks Seattleites, local leaders & supporters in concession speech
Bruce Harrell, Seattle's 57th mayor, delivered his concession speech Thursday from City Hall. He thanked the public, his supporters, his cabinet, and local leaders for their partnership and collaborat...
seattlechannel.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Mayor Harrell, in his concession speech, met my minimum expectation for magnanimity towards Katie Wilson while exceeding my tolerance for cringe.
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NEW in Bolts: In Seattle, voters ousted a mayor who oversaw a surge in encampment sweeps, and a Republican prosecutor who pursued punitive policies toward homeless people and drug users.
Progressives Win in Seattle, Changing Directions on Public Safety
Voters ousted a mayor who oversaw a surge in encampment sweeps, and a Republican prosecutor who pursued punitive policies toward homeless people and drug users.
boltsmag.org
November 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
NEW in Bolts: In Seattle, voters ousted a mayor who oversaw a surge in encampment sweeps, and a Republican prosecutor who pursued punitive policies toward homeless people and drug users.
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LA:
- black mayor
- majority non-white
DC:
- black mayor
- majority non-white
Chicago:
- black mayor
- majority non-white
Charlotte:
- black mayor
- majority non-white
- black mayor
- majority non-white
DC:
- black mayor
- majority non-white
Chicago:
- black mayor
- majority non-white
Charlotte:
- black mayor
- majority non-white
Gregory Bovino, the top Border Patrol official leading the charge on the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in cities, and his officers are heading to Charlotte, according to a source familiar with the planning. That was news to city officials. https://cnn.it/49crpZT
November 14, 2025 at 3:09 AM
LA:
- black mayor
- majority non-white
DC:
- black mayor
- majority non-white
Chicago:
- black mayor
- majority non-white
Charlotte:
- black mayor
- majority non-white
- black mayor
- majority non-white
DC:
- black mayor
- majority non-white
Chicago:
- black mayor
- majority non-white
Charlotte:
- black mayor
- majority non-white
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Don't worry, we'll have dozens of sidewalk ad kiosks to remember her tenure.
So, this was Sara Nelson's biggest (only?) legislative accomplishment in her four years on the city council, right? Quite a week for her. Also, quite a legacy.
Seattle bill allowing housing near Sodo stadiums is invalidated
The bill was pushed by Council President Sara Nelson, who waded into a heated fight to get it passed. Now that she is leaving office, the future of the bill is unclear.
www.seattletimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Don't worry, we'll have dozens of sidewalk ad kiosks to remember her tenure.
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Did SPD solve all of the violent crime, property crime, traffic violence, and clear case backlogs in the city that they have capacity to do other agencies’ administrative work?
SPD out here on Northgate shutting down the taco stand between 8th and Roosevelt due to "multiple licensing and health code violations" that they wouldn't provide anymore info about.
November 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Did SPD solve all of the violent crime, property crime, traffic violence, and clear case backlogs in the city that they have capacity to do other agencies’ administrative work?
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As for percentage of the vote, AMR 2025 is 10th in ALL contested Seattle races in the same time period.
November 8, 2025 at 12:18 AM
As for percentage of the vote, AMR 2025 is 10th in ALL contested Seattle races in the same time period.
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The Rinck, Evans, and Foster campaigns are now officially ranked 2nd, 9th, and 13th, respectively, in total votes received in general elections in Seattle going back to 1973. AMR now holds the top two spots. And counting is far from done.
November 8, 2025 at 12:14 AM
The Rinck, Evans, and Foster campaigns are now officially ranked 2nd, 9th, and 13th, respectively, in total votes received in general elections in Seattle going back to 1973. AMR now holds the top two spots. And counting is far from done.
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Standards for becoming a citizen: raised
Standards for joining ICE: lowered
Standards for joining ICE: lowered
October 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Standards for becoming a citizen: raised
Standards for joining ICE: lowered
Standards for joining ICE: lowered
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SeattleU’s criminal justice program had an incestuous relationship with SPD.
It provides:
-Annual survey/MCPP/Before the Badge (Helfgott)
-Most of the data/analytics staff
-The current OPA director
-RTCC staff
-Several officers
It provides:
-Annual survey/MCPP/Before the Badge (Helfgott)
-Most of the data/analytics staff
-The current OPA director
-RTCC staff
-Several officers
This "public safety survey" is not an objective process whatsoever. The woman who operates the survey is paid by the Seattle PD to do it (Seattle Times omits this), is a media surrogate identified by SPD and is actively quoted as desiring to boost legitimacy and trust in police.
Seattle crime survey reveals a decade of shifting safety concerns
November 4, 2025 at 4:08 AM
SeattleU’s criminal justice program had an incestuous relationship with SPD.
It provides:
-Annual survey/MCPP/Before the Badge (Helfgott)
-Most of the data/analytics staff
-The current OPA director
-RTCC staff
-Several officers
It provides:
-Annual survey/MCPP/Before the Badge (Helfgott)
-Most of the data/analytics staff
-The current OPA director
-RTCC staff
-Several officers
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12 arrests. $1,600 recovered. And if it was anything like the "organized retail theft" operation I wrote about two weeks ago, 10 or more cops dedicated to a daylong sting at a time when Seattle says it needs more cops to respond to and solve serious crimes.
spdblotter.seattle.gov/2025/10/28/r...
spdblotter.seattle.gov/2025/10/28/r...
Seattle Spent Thousands on "Organized Retail Theft" Operation at Marshall's, Arresting Five and Recovering $400 in Merchandise - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett Last week, the Seattle Police Department announced it had completed a successful “Organized Retail Theft Operation”…
publicola.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:32 AM
12 arrests. $1,600 recovered. And if it was anything like the "organized retail theft" operation I wrote about two weeks ago, 10 or more cops dedicated to a daylong sting at a time when Seattle says it needs more cops to respond to and solve serious crimes.
spdblotter.seattle.gov/2025/10/28/r...
spdblotter.seattle.gov/2025/10/28/r...
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To be charitable, it's possible that Jonathan Choe literally does not know about candidate disclosure forms. But most likely, he's lying his dumb ass off like he always does. (Also, how does ME paying someone else bias me TOWARD them?)
October 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
To be charitable, it's possible that Jonathan Choe literally does not know about candidate disclosure forms. But most likely, he's lying his dumb ass off like he always does. (Also, how does ME paying someone else bias me TOWARD them?)
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The Seattle Times ed board, in its enthusiasm to promote City Councilmember Sara Nelson's doomed reelection campaign, misstates the amount of the new sales tax going toward recovery services. It's $5.8 million, of which $1.8 million is explicitly one-time, in a $2 billion general budget.
October 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The Seattle Times ed board, in its enthusiasm to promote City Councilmember Sara Nelson's doomed reelection campaign, misstates the amount of the new sales tax going toward recovery services. It's $5.8 million, of which $1.8 million is explicitly one-time, in a $2 billion general budget.
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ICYMI: I took a deep-dive look at Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell's proposed budget, which adds $53 million in new election-year spending. This week, the city council is piling their own, even bigger list of proposed new spending onto a budget that is already massively out of balance starting in 2027.
A Closer Look at Mayor Harrell's Rickety 2026 City Budget Proposal
Harrell's budget relies on fiscal tricks, general-fund backfills, and big deficits to fund increases in cops, graffiti teams, and shelter beds.
publicola.com/2025/10/28/a...
Harrell's budget relies on fiscal tricks, general-fund backfills, and big deficits to fund increases in cops, graffiti teams, and shelter beds.
publicola.com/2025/10/28/a...
A Closer Look at Mayor Harrell's Rickety 2026 City Budget Proposal - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett As the council takes up Mayor Bruce Harrell’s election-year budget, they could choose to heed their…
publicola.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
ICYMI: I took a deep-dive look at Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell's proposed budget, which adds $53 million in new election-year spending. This week, the city council is piling their own, even bigger list of proposed new spending onto a budget that is already massively out of balance starting in 2027.
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The Route 2 is now using the westbound bus stop (and dedicated bus lane) at 12th Ave and Union Street.
October 29, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The Route 2 is now using the westbound bus stop (and dedicated bus lane) at 12th Ave and Union Street.
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i love @zackzwiezen.com reporting. this reminds me of something @matpiscatella.bsky.social told me once about how there's still like single digit numbers of copies of games like Chrono Cross or w/e sold regularly because some retailer finds them in a back room somewhere.
kotaku.com/unsold-ps2-g...
kotaku.com/unsold-ps2-g...
Nobody Wants This Old PS2 Game Located In A Delaware Walmart
For sale: PBR: Out of the Chute, never played
kotaku.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:14 PM
i love @zackzwiezen.com reporting. this reminds me of something @matpiscatella.bsky.social told me once about how there's still like single digit numbers of copies of games like Chrono Cross or w/e sold regularly because some retailer finds them in a back room somewhere.
kotaku.com/unsold-ps2-g...
kotaku.com/unsold-ps2-g...
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Bruce Harrell's supporters dug up some great dirt on me: Did you know that, 18 years ago, I got caught trying to lift a bottle of wine? If you do know, that's probably because I talk about it often as part of my recovery story, including in my book. Here's the story they're angry about.
"It Was Cold": Mothers Who Lost Children to Gun Violence Say Harrell Ignored Their Pleas for Help - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett D’Vonne Pickett, the owner of The Postman mailing and shipping store and in the Central District,…
publicola.com
October 16, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Bruce Harrell's supporters dug up some great dirt on me: Did you know that, 18 years ago, I got caught trying to lift a bottle of wine? If you do know, that's probably because I talk about it often as part of my recovery story, including in my book. Here's the story they're angry about.
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They should make more baseball players like Josh Naylor, a compact cluster of haunches and beef who is one of the best base-stealers in baseball despite running like an English bulldog with rabies
October 17, 2025 at 2:03 AM
They should make more baseball players like Josh Naylor, a compact cluster of haunches and beef who is one of the best base-stealers in baseball despite running like an English bulldog with rabies
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These think they've got a "gotcha" on a reporter who wrote about her past problems when they happily overlook the fact that our Mayor pointed a gun at a pregnant lady over a parking spot, lied about it to a cop, and lied about it to the public.
Bruce Harrell's supporters dug up some great dirt on me: Did you know that, 18 years ago, I got caught trying to lift a bottle of wine? If you do know, that's probably because I talk about it often as part of my recovery story, including in my book. Here's the story they're angry about.
"It Was Cold": Mothers Who Lost Children to Gun Violence Say Harrell Ignored Their Pleas for Help - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett D’Vonne Pickett, the owner of The Postman mailing and shipping store and in the Central District,…
publicola.com
October 17, 2025 at 12:19 AM
These think they've got a "gotcha" on a reporter who wrote about her past problems when they happily overlook the fact that our Mayor pointed a gun at a pregnant lady over a parking spot, lied about it to a cop, and lied about it to the public.
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Her terrible gaze
We labor beneath, afraid
Do not fall asleep
We labor beneath, afraid
Do not fall asleep
October 16, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Her terrible gaze
We labor beneath, afraid
Do not fall asleep
We labor beneath, afraid
Do not fall asleep
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If you’re going to the Ms game and you see a Seattle cop in a hi-viz, know that they’re making CEO-level pay to do a semi-skilled position
Traffic flaggers make 28/hr on average.
This officer is making $101 w/ OT plus a $225 bonus thanks to Mayor Bruce’s giveaway to SPOG last year.
Traffic flaggers make 28/hr on average.
This officer is making $101 w/ OT plus a $225 bonus thanks to Mayor Bruce’s giveaway to SPOG last year.
October 17, 2025 at 12:46 AM
If you’re going to the Ms game and you see a Seattle cop in a hi-viz, know that they’re making CEO-level pay to do a semi-skilled position
Traffic flaggers make 28/hr on average.
This officer is making $101 w/ OT plus a $225 bonus thanks to Mayor Bruce’s giveaway to SPOG last year.
Traffic flaggers make 28/hr on average.
This officer is making $101 w/ OT plus a $225 bonus thanks to Mayor Bruce’s giveaway to SPOG last year.
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FINAL UPDATE! We're at $4850/$10025 raised! While it's not enough to pay for everything we were able to make up the shortfall with a small loan and everything is not on fire right now! Hooray!
Thank you so much everyone for your support and stay tuned for the OMG WE ARE DESPERATE final moving sale!
Thank you so much everyone for your support and stay tuned for the OMG WE ARE DESPERATE final moving sale!
Our semi-final fundraiser update! Thanks to YOU we have enough to cover half our Surprise Moving Expenses without my having to dip into emergency savings / take out personal loans. We're gonna be closing our fundraiser on Oct 15th to allow time to design and engrave a plaque featuring ---
October 17, 2025 at 3:14 AM
FINAL UPDATE! We're at $4850/$10025 raised! While it's not enough to pay for everything we were able to make up the shortfall with a small loan and everything is not on fire right now! Hooray!
Thank you so much everyone for your support and stay tuned for the OMG WE ARE DESPERATE final moving sale!
Thank you so much everyone for your support and stay tuned for the OMG WE ARE DESPERATE final moving sale!
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The Seattle school board just voted down a cops-in-schools "School Resource Officer" pilot as the debate was going on.
October 9, 2025 at 2:53 AM
The Seattle school board just voted down a cops-in-schools "School Resource Officer" pilot as the debate was going on.