Shirley Leung, PhD
@shirleyswirley.bsky.social
Climate/water scientist💧🌊
People = Good. Billionaires = Bad.
Land back, save the salmon, house and feed everybody.
People = Good. Billionaires = Bad.
Land back, save the salmon, house and feed everybody.
Pinned
Anti-housing, self-proclaimed "tree advocates" are missing the forest for the trees - or worse
“I have to wait HOW long?!”
One of the five neighborhood kids gathered around me threw their dirt-caked hands up in disbelief. They were gardening for the first time ever and simply refused to believe...
blog.moreparksmoreneighbors.org
I wrote a rant that addresses EVERY Seattle anti-housing "tree advocate" talking point I have ever seen.
It's long but honestly not THAT long lol. I will be very, VERY happy if 5 people read it.
Come be one of them :)
blog.moreparksmoreneighbors.org/page/anti-ho...
It's long but honestly not THAT long lol. I will be very, VERY happy if 5 people read it.
Come be one of them :)
blog.moreparksmoreneighbors.org/page/anti-ho...
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Reposted by Shirley Leung, PhD
THIS IS NOT A DRILL
TRANSIT RIDERS HAVE TAKEN OVER THE CITY OF SEATTLE
TRANSIT RIDERS HAVE TAKEN OVER THE CITY OF SEATTLE
With basically all the ballots in the city of Seattle's mayoral election counted, Katie Wilson is now above 50 percent, with Mayor Bruce Harrell sliding to 49.6 percent. They're currently within the mandatory recount requirements, but machine recounts don't generally change things much.
November 12, 2025 at 12:27 AM
THIS IS NOT A DRILL
TRANSIT RIDERS HAVE TAKEN OVER THE CITY OF SEATTLE
TRANSIT RIDERS HAVE TAKEN OVER THE CITY OF SEATTLE
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"[Wilson] supported a capital gains tax to raise revenue, a move opposed by Harrell, stronger protections for renters and improving public transit.
"Fincher said that message resonated in a city where housing has become out-of-reach for many of its citizens."
"Fincher said that message resonated in a city where housing has become out-of-reach for many of its citizens."
Progressive on the edge of a win in Seattle mayor race
Katie Wilson pulled ahead of a moderate Democrat in a campaign that focused on the cost of living in one of America’s most-expensive cities.
www.politico.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:44 AM
"[Wilson] supported a capital gains tax to raise revenue, a move opposed by Harrell, stronger protections for renters and improving public transit.
"Fincher said that message resonated in a city where housing has become out-of-reach for many of its citizens."
"Fincher said that message resonated in a city where housing has become out-of-reach for many of its citizens."
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For taxpayers, every piece of cycling infrastructure is a gift that keeps on giving.
An asset that returns annual savings in congestion, pollution, maintenance, safety and healthcare over its lifetime.
Stop asking whether your city can afford to invest in cycling. Ask whether it can afford not to.
An asset that returns annual savings in congestion, pollution, maintenance, safety and healthcare over its lifetime.
Stop asking whether your city can afford to invest in cycling. Ask whether it can afford not to.
November 12, 2025 at 6:52 AM
For taxpayers, every piece of cycling infrastructure is a gift that keeps on giving.
An asset that returns annual savings in congestion, pollution, maintenance, safety and healthcare over its lifetime.
Stop asking whether your city can afford to invest in cycling. Ask whether it can afford not to.
An asset that returns annual savings in congestion, pollution, maintenance, safety and healthcare over its lifetime.
Stop asking whether your city can afford to invest in cycling. Ask whether it can afford not to.
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Congratulations Seattle Times for a clean sweep in the 2025 election—for mayor, city attorney, and city council, all of your endorsed candidates lost!
November 12, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Congratulations Seattle Times for a clean sweep in the 2025 election—for mayor, city attorney, and city council, all of your endorsed candidates lost!
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November 12, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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The idea of a mayor who moved to be near a library!
The idea of a mayor who has fought for (and won!) renter protections
The idea of a mayor who wants a robust publicly funded media landscape
November 12, 2025 at 4:10 AM
The idea of a mayor who moved to be near a library!
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is it too late to make the Talaris ecodistrict now that we have a good mayor
November 12, 2025 at 5:34 AM
is it too late to make the Talaris ecodistrict now that we have a good mayor
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I really hope some news outlet covers the widespread threats & intimidation used by Harrell + his team to get orgs and individuals to not support Wilson, or to change their support. It’s just really trash behavior; it’s concerning how many people were scared of him.
November 12, 2025 at 5:34 AM
I really hope some news outlet covers the widespread threats & intimidation used by Harrell + his team to get orgs and individuals to not support Wilson, or to change their support. It’s just really trash behavior; it’s concerning how many people were scared of him.
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Also peak schadenfreude that Bruce won’t get to do arguably the only thing that mattered to him personally as mayor, which is to open the World Cup
November 12, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Also peak schadenfreude that Bruce won’t get to do arguably the only thing that mattered to him personally as mayor, which is to open the World Cup
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Wilson's win means an end to heavy-handed corporate patronage in the mayor's office going back to 2013, a lineage running from the serial child predator who resigned in disgrace to the mayor who inherited all his donors & teargassed the city, to the guy who supported both of them to the bitter end
November 12, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Wilson's win means an end to heavy-handed corporate patronage in the mayor's office going back to 2013, a lineage running from the serial child predator who resigned in disgrace to the mayor who inherited all his donors & teargassed the city, to the guy who supported both of them to the bitter end
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The last time we elected a grassroots-backed mayor was McGinn in 2009! Since then every mayor we've had has been heavily backed & influenced by Amazon, Expedia, Comcast, CenturyLink, Starbucks, Uber, Vulcan, WA Assoc of Realtors, the Chamber of Commerce, the billionaire owner of the Mariners, etc.
November 12, 2025 at 2:23 AM
The last time we elected a grassroots-backed mayor was McGinn in 2009! Since then every mayor we've had has been heavily backed & influenced by Amazon, Expedia, Comcast, CenturyLink, Starbucks, Uber, Vulcan, WA Assoc of Realtors, the Chamber of Commerce, the billionaire owner of the Mariners, etc.
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I can't even imagine what it's gonna look like to have an executive who doesn't make big business a senior partner with veto power over her entire policy agenda, but I can assure you that legacy media is gonna be gunning for the Wilson admin from DAY ONE.
November 12, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I can't even imagine what it's gonna look like to have an executive who doesn't make big business a senior partner with veto power over her entire policy agenda, but I can assure you that legacy media is gonna be gunning for the Wilson admin from DAY ONE.
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We've been 12+ years with a corporate lapdog in the mayor's office, in a city with significantly strong executive authority! The lapdog lineage oversaw the exacerbation of every overlapping historic crisis this city is experiencing! Murray declared a state of emergency on homelessness in ***2015***
November 12, 2025 at 2:37 AM
We've been 12+ years with a corporate lapdog in the mayor's office, in a city with significantly strong executive authority! The lapdog lineage oversaw the exacerbation of every overlapping historic crisis this city is experiencing! Murray declared a state of emergency on homelessness in ***2015***
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Good reminder that the @seattletimes.com is full of reactionary garbage.
Seattle Times' business columnist is having a normal one. (From comments on a gracious post about a potential Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson by former mayor Greg Nickels).
November 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Good reminder that the @seattletimes.com is full of reactionary garbage.
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Reposted by Shirley Leung, PhD
Two million dollars in PAC words bought Harrell a razor thin margin.
52,000 doors knocked by several hundred Wilson volunteers ensured it wasn’t in his favor.
Good job, everyone. Go to Stoup tonight to celebrate.
52,000 doors knocked by several hundred Wilson volunteers ensured it wasn’t in his favor.
Good job, everyone. Go to Stoup tonight to celebrate.
I’ve seen enough. Congratulations @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social on becoming the 58th Mayor of Seattle.
November 12, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Two million dollars in PAC words bought Harrell a razor thin margin.
52,000 doors knocked by several hundred Wilson volunteers ensured it wasn’t in his favor.
Good job, everyone. Go to Stoup tonight to celebrate.
52,000 doors knocked by several hundred Wilson volunteers ensured it wasn’t in his favor.
Good job, everyone. Go to Stoup tonight to celebrate.
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Congrats, Katie! We can't wait either!
Waiting for the L8 at 5th and Denny… Can’t wait to break out the red paint!
November 12, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Congrats, Katie! We can't wait either!
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T-2 hours to our social at Stoup Brewing, featuring tonight's MVP, @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social!
We'll see you there!
#Seattle #SEAElex #SeattleElex #KatieWilson #KatieWilsonForMayor
We'll see you there!
#Seattle #SEAElex #SeattleElex #KatieWilson #KatieWilsonForMayor
Excited about Katie Wilson pulling into the lead? Want to politick with others who care about our local elections?
Join us on Tuesday, November 11th from 6:30pm @ Stoup Brewing (1158 Broadway, Kid & Pet friendly) for our monthly social!
#Seattle #SEAElex #SeattlePol #SeattlePolitics #LocalPolitics
Join us on Tuesday, November 11th from 6:30pm @ Stoup Brewing (1158 Broadway, Kid & Pet friendly) for our monthly social!
#Seattle #SEAElex #SeattlePol #SeattlePolitics #LocalPolitics
November 12, 2025 at 12:26 AM
T-2 hours to our social at Stoup Brewing, featuring tonight's MVP, @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social!
We'll see you there!
#Seattle #SEAElex #SeattleElex #KatieWilson #KatieWilsonForMayor
We'll see you there!
#Seattle #SEAElex #SeattleElex #KatieWilson #KatieWilsonForMayor
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"Harrell will also reportedly be spending time with a recent new friend his campaign staff introduced to him today to break the bad news the best way they knew how: A 10-foot AI MLK Jr."
Harrell to Spend More Time with Most Of His Family: tinyurl.com/z5z3xvd4
November 12, 2025 at 12:33 AM
"Harrell will also reportedly be spending time with a recent new friend his campaign staff introduced to him today to break the bad news the best way they knew how: A 10-foot AI MLK Jr."
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Build the Passivhaus Social Housing in Windermere, @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social
Katie Wilson's win, plus the massive margins of victory for three progressive City Council candidates (just one incumbent) and a progressive City Attorney candidate suggest an overwhelming mandate for bold policy initiatives on housing and public safety. Let's go, Seattle!
November 12, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Build the Passivhaus Social Housing in Windermere, @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social
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Wow. While we wait for the few remaining ballots to be counted, we feel like we have won this race. The recent drop put us nearly 1,400 votes ahead, just under the .5 percent threshold for a mandatory recount.
November 12, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Wow. While we wait for the few remaining ballots to be counted, we feel like we have won this race. The recent drop put us nearly 1,400 votes ahead, just under the .5 percent threshold for a mandatory recount.
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“Honestly, he can also keep the private gym he built for himself at City Hall too – I already get plenty of exercise between all the walking and lifting up my daughter.”
Katie Wilson Assures Bruce Harrell She Just Wants the Seattle Mayor’s Office, Not Parking Spot: tinyurl.com/yc3twhwy
November 12, 2025 at 1:07 AM
“Honestly, he can also keep the private gym he built for himself at City Hall too – I already get plenty of exercise between all the walking and lifting up my daughter.”
You guys, I am feeling unhinged so I just wrote and performed the most embarrassing song about and to Katie. For some reason, this sound of music song came into my brain hahahhahahahahaha I’ll probably delete this later
November 12, 2025 at 12:29 AM
You guys, I am feeling unhinged so I just wrote and performed the most embarrassing song about and to Katie. For some reason, this sound of music song came into my brain hahahhahahahahaha I’ll probably delete this later