Reed Hampton
@reedhampton.bsky.social
Still working on getting my Seattleite into orbit. Born at ~365 CO2 ppm of 421 ppm now. Safe Streets, transit, and housing advocate!
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Reed Hampton
@reedhampton.bsky.social
· Dec 4
Welcome to “Vanishing Seattle: Urbanist Edition” where we look at local streets to see how grassroots advocacy can make our city safer & more sustainable & beautiful!
1st stop: North 34th St in Fremont from July 2014 —> Now
2-way PBL replaces 1 lane making this street safer & prettier for all!
1st stop: North 34th St in Fremont from July 2014 —> Now
2-way PBL replaces 1 lane making this street safer & prettier for all!
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Rewarding a dictator-aggressor always leads to another war. One that is usually even worse.
November 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Rewarding a dictator-aggressor always leads to another war. One that is usually even worse.
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It’s official: the 15th Ave W/NW & Ballard Bridge Paving & Safety Project is now complete. This project was funded by the voter-approved 2015 Levy to Move Seattle and Seattle Transit Measure. Thank you, Seattle!
November 5, 2025 at 10:57 PM
It’s official: the 15th Ave W/NW & Ballard Bridge Paving & Safety Project is now complete. This project was funded by the voter-approved 2015 Levy to Move Seattle and Seattle Transit Measure. Thank you, Seattle!
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New traffic signals at NW 51st St and 15th Ave NW in Ballard were activated this morning, creating a new connection across 15th Ave NW for people walking, biking, and rolling to & from Ballard's Brewery District and its historic downtown.
November 3, 2025 at 11:39 PM
New traffic signals at NW 51st St and 15th Ave NW in Ballard were activated this morning, creating a new connection across 15th Ave NW for people walking, biking, and rolling to & from Ballard's Brewery District and its historic downtown.
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The president announces an arbitrary price hike on Americans because his feelings are hurt by an ad accurately quoting Ronald Reagan’s criticism of tariffs
October 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
The president announces an arbitrary price hike on Americans because his feelings are hurt by an ad accurately quoting Ronald Reagan’s criticism of tariffs
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ABC News pulled the satellite imagery of the White House comparing Sept. 26 to today.
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October 23, 2025 at 6:40 PM
ABC News pulled the satellite imagery of the White House comparing Sept. 26 to today.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/new...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/new...
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Brian Schatz: "This is not about money. There is enough money to bail out Argentina with $20b. There is enough money to purchase a brand new aircraft for $173m for Noem. There is enough money to renovate the WH ballroom. What there isn't enough money for under this Republican government is you."
October 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Brian Schatz: "This is not about money. There is enough money to bail out Argentina with $20b. There is enough money to purchase a brand new aircraft for $173m for Noem. There is enough money to renovate the WH ballroom. What there isn't enough money for under this Republican government is you."
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The thing that spoke to me about this image is that they didn't even bother removing the windows, and likely didn't bother removing plenty of other fixtures and such... in a historic building.
Wake up, babe, the least subtle visual metaphor in history just dropped
October 21, 2025 at 4:32 AM
The thing that spoke to me about this image is that they didn't even bother removing the windows, and likely didn't bother removing plenty of other fixtures and such... in a historic building.
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Literally: This. Is. How. It. Happens.
Especially pernicious because the effects are largely invisible even as they accumulate. It just seems like the opposition is weak and ineffectual; you never see what people would have said and done if they weren't threatened and intimidated.
Especially pernicious because the effects are largely invisible even as they accumulate. It just seems like the opposition is weak and ineffectual; you never see what people would have said and done if they weren't threatened and intimidated.
This is not a minor issue: it’s a serious threat to democracy. We’re rapidly transitioning into a world where, as long as you support the president, you can be above the law; if you’re in the opposition, you have a target on your back. Opposition can’t survive under these conditions.
I think at this point it’s fair to say that we’re no longer under the rule of law.
Trump Orders Santos to Be Freed From Prison ‘Immediately’ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...
Trump Orders Santos to Be Freed From Prison ‘Immediately’ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...
October 18, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Literally: This. Is. How. It. Happens.
Especially pernicious because the effects are largely invisible even as they accumulate. It just seems like the opposition is weak and ineffectual; you never see what people would have said and done if they weren't threatened and intimidated.
Especially pernicious because the effects are largely invisible even as they accumulate. It just seems like the opposition is weak and ineffectual; you never see what people would have said and done if they weren't threatened and intimidated.
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Now, Dems hold 7 of 33 US house seats (21%) across AL, LA, MS, SC & TN. Dems won 37% of 2024 presidential vote in those states.
Now Supreme Court may allow those states to eliminate >all< Dem seats by undermining the VRA www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
Our democracy being chipped away, bit by bit.
Now Supreme Court may allow those states to eliminate >all< Dem seats by undermining the VRA www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
Our democracy being chipped away, bit by bit.
October 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Now, Dems hold 7 of 33 US house seats (21%) across AL, LA, MS, SC & TN. Dems won 37% of 2024 presidential vote in those states.
Now Supreme Court may allow those states to eliminate >all< Dem seats by undermining the VRA www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
Our democracy being chipped away, bit by bit.
Now Supreme Court may allow those states to eliminate >all< Dem seats by undermining the VRA www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
Our democracy being chipped away, bit by bit.
What an anti-American thing to say.
Anybody who supports this is supporting values antithetical to our nations founding purpose.
Anybody who supports this is supporting values antithetical to our nations founding purpose.
October 15, 2025 at 8:02 PM
What an anti-American thing to say.
Anybody who supports this is supporting values antithetical to our nations founding purpose.
Anybody who supports this is supporting values antithetical to our nations founding purpose.
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Almost like we founded the entire country on opposing this exact sentence.
October 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Almost like we founded the entire country on opposing this exact sentence.
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Imagine the media reaction if a single Democrat ever said anything like this ever once in history.
After bragging about permanently cutting "Democrat programs," Trump says "we're not closing up Republican programs."
October 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Imagine the media reaction if a single Democrat ever said anything like this ever once in history.
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The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
October 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
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I think the Trump admin assumed no one would try to find out who the people on the boats they blew up really were
September 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I think the Trump admin assumed no one would try to find out who the people on the boats they blew up really were
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If you haven’t cancelled your Disney Plus subscription you should!! Not only does their executive team have no commitment to the Constitutional rule of law, but it’s also like really overpriced now and the latest Mandalorian season isn’t as good as S1 🤷🏼♂️
September 19, 2025 at 5:16 AM
If you haven’t cancelled your Disney Plus subscription you should!! Not only does their executive team have no commitment to the Constitutional rule of law, but it’s also like really overpriced now and the latest Mandalorian season isn’t as good as S1 🤷🏼♂️
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STEWART: “Comedy doesn’t change the world, but it’s a bellwether— we’re the banana peel in the coal mine… authoritarians are the threat to comedy, music, art, thought… progress.”
Nailed it.
Nailed it.
September 19, 2025 at 1:51 AM
STEWART: “Comedy doesn’t change the world, but it’s a bellwether— we’re the banana peel in the coal mine… authoritarians are the threat to comedy, music, art, thought… progress.”
Nailed it.
Nailed it.
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We cannot make the headlines blunter people www.theverge.com/policy/77979...
September 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
We cannot make the headlines blunter people www.theverge.com/policy/77979...
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Time to break out the chart
September 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Time to break out the chart
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Thanks to a standing order signed by the state health officer Thursday, anyone in Washington state can get the Covid-19 vaccine without consulting their doctor.
Confused about your eligibility for the Covid shot? In Washington state, you’re covered
Thanks to a standing order signed by the state health officer Thursday, anyone in Washington state can get the Covid-19 vaccine without consulting their doctor.
www.kuow.org
September 4, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Thanks to a standing order signed by the state health officer Thursday, anyone in Washington state can get the Covid-19 vaccine without consulting their doctor.
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WE'VE DONE IT, SEATTLE! 🤩
September 1, 2025 at 2:05 AM
WE'VE DONE IT, SEATTLE! 🤩
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Ha ok Washington post, this is a great photo
August 18, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Ha ok Washington post, this is a great photo
FWIW for 1-bedroom apartments this would be an ~4.68% annualized increase outpacing inflation by ~2% per year.
Also outpacing average, pre-COVID total US rent inflation (~3.5%) by a little more than 1% per year.
Also outpacing average, pre-COVID total US rent inflation (~3.5%) by a little more than 1% per year.
"Average one-bedroom apartment rents in King County have gone up almost 58% over the last decade, according to UW’s market reports, while single family home prices have doubled."
We need to build more homes.
We need to build more homes.
Nearly half of Seattle renters spend more the 30% of their incomes on housing.
August 13, 2025 at 10:46 PM
FWIW for 1-bedroom apartments this would be an ~4.68% annualized increase outpacing inflation by ~2% per year.
Also outpacing average, pre-COVID total US rent inflation (~3.5%) by a little more than 1% per year.
Also outpacing average, pre-COVID total US rent inflation (~3.5%) by a little more than 1% per year.
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Someone recently commented to me about bus lanes, "I hate what they did with Westlake, it is so braindead stupid". So I took my camera with me during rush hour traffic to show how amazing the bus lanes are working, and more importantly, how delusional such a claim is.
Bus lanes on Westlake are not "braindead stupid" | Route 40
YouTube video by Juan Rodriguez
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July 22, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Someone recently commented to me about bus lanes, "I hate what they did with Westlake, it is so braindead stupid". So I took my camera with me during rush hour traffic to show how amazing the bus lanes are working, and more importantly, how delusional such a claim is.