Taylor (she/her)
@taylorobvi.bsky.social
free Palestine, join your local socialist organization, fuck TERFs, unionize your workplace, etc. etc. etc.
sometimes i ramble on substack (a) taylorinseattle
sometimes i ramble on substack (a) taylorinseattle
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Taylor (she/her)
@taylorobvi.bsky.social
· Jan 22
Starting a thread to document what I'm reading in 2025. If you follow(ed) me on Twitter, you'll know I did the same thing there in 2024.
Follow along for recommendations and discussion as I finish each title and add to the thread!
1.) The Lumumba Plot by Stuart A. Reid.
Follow along for recommendations and discussion as I finish each title and add to the thread!
1.) The Lumumba Plot by Stuart A. Reid.
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“One young man sobbed when a guard pushed him to the floor. He said, ‘I’m not a gang member. I’m gay. I’m a barber.’ I believed him. *** He “began to whimper,” as his head was roughly shaved, “folding his hands in prayer as his hair fell.” He “asked for his mother & cried as he was slapped again.”
What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced
Exclusive photos of the arrival of Venezuelan detainees deported from the U.S.
time.com
March 22, 2025 at 8:52 PM
“One young man sobbed when a guard pushed him to the floor. He said, ‘I’m not a gang member. I’m gay. I’m a barber.’ I believed him. *** He “began to whimper,” as his head was roughly shaved, “folding his hands in prayer as his hair fell.” He “asked for his mother & cried as he was slapped again.”
Wrote this last week, but forgot to cross-post here. My latest piece on Substack: First They Came for Mahmoud Khalil, and Liberals Did Not Speak Out
open.substack.com/pub/taylorin...
open.substack.com/pub/taylorin...
First They Came For Mahmoud Khalil, and Liberals Did Not Speak Out
Reflections on historic parallels and why Liberalism can never take on fascism
open.substack.com
March 18, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Wrote this last week, but forgot to cross-post here. My latest piece on Substack: First They Came for Mahmoud Khalil, and Liberals Did Not Speak Out
open.substack.com/pub/taylorin...
open.substack.com/pub/taylorin...
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Compared to Alternative 5, the Bruce Harrell growth plan would result in:
-19,000+ fewer apartments & condos
-3,400+ fewer affordable housing units
-18% more land used for redevelopment
-More tree removal
-More GHG emissions
-More residents near a major roadway
www.theurbanist.org/2025/02/04/h...
-19,000+ fewer apartments & condos
-3,400+ fewer affordable housing units
-18% more land used for redevelopment
-More tree removal
-More GHG emissions
-More residents near a major roadway
www.theurbanist.org/2025/02/04/h...
Harrell Growth Plan Would Produce Fewer Affordable Homes Than Alternative 5 - The Urbanist
# The 1,300-page environmental review of the One Seattle plan shows that the Mayor's preferred plan would increase hardscape, tree removal, and greenhouse gas emissions, while decreasing affordable ho...
www.theurbanist.org
February 4, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Compared to Alternative 5, the Bruce Harrell growth plan would result in:
-19,000+ fewer apartments & condos
-3,400+ fewer affordable housing units
-18% more land used for redevelopment
-More tree removal
-More GHG emissions
-More residents near a major roadway
www.theurbanist.org/2025/02/04/h...
-19,000+ fewer apartments & condos
-3,400+ fewer affordable housing units
-18% more land used for redevelopment
-More tree removal
-More GHG emissions
-More residents near a major roadway
www.theurbanist.org/2025/02/04/h...
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Looking for talking points for the Seattle Comp Plan public hearing tomorrow?
Here is a mega thread of talking points from pro-housing orgs!
Starting with @350seattle.bsky.social’s doc which is my personal favorite: drive.google.com/file/d/1RVQ4...
Here is a mega thread of talking points from pro-housing orgs!
Starting with @350seattle.bsky.social’s doc which is my personal favorite: drive.google.com/file/d/1RVQ4...
Climate and the Comprehensive Plan Talking Points.pdf
drive.google.com
February 5, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Looking for talking points for the Seattle Comp Plan public hearing tomorrow?
Here is a mega thread of talking points from pro-housing orgs!
Starting with @350seattle.bsky.social’s doc which is my personal favorite: drive.google.com/file/d/1RVQ4...
Here is a mega thread of talking points from pro-housing orgs!
Starting with @350seattle.bsky.social’s doc which is my personal favorite: drive.google.com/file/d/1RVQ4...
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As far as I can tell, there's no way a majority of Seattleites would vote in favor of sprinkling advertising kiosks around downtown and other neighborhoods, but the Downtown Seattle Association is trying to implement them anyway.
www.capitolhillseattle.com/2025/02/seat...
www.capitolhillseattle.com/2025/02/seat...
Seattle downtown’s proposed digital kiosk program could spread to streets of Pike/Pine
Planners behind a proposal to add digital wayfinding kiosks with news and information, wi-fi access, directions, and advertisements, to the streets of Seattle’s core aren’t just looking…
www.capitolhillseattle.com
February 5, 2025 at 3:23 AM
As far as I can tell, there's no way a majority of Seattleites would vote in favor of sprinkling advertising kiosks around downtown and other neighborhoods, but the Downtown Seattle Association is trying to implement them anyway.
www.capitolhillseattle.com/2025/02/seat...
www.capitolhillseattle.com/2025/02/seat...
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The road to fascism is paved with centrists screaming “he can’t do that because of the law”
January 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The road to fascism is paved with centrists screaming “he can’t do that because of the law”
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All these tech billionaires think they're invincible now that Trump is in office
But these tech bosses, like all bosses, are ultimately dependent on their workers, from coders to the grounds crew
Unionize the tech industry & you'll go a long ways towards defeating Trumpism
But these tech bosses, like all bosses, are ultimately dependent on their workers, from coders to the grounds crew
Unionize the tech industry & you'll go a long ways towards defeating Trumpism
January 22, 2025 at 5:16 PM
All these tech billionaires think they're invincible now that Trump is in office
But these tech bosses, like all bosses, are ultimately dependent on their workers, from coders to the grounds crew
Unionize the tech industry & you'll go a long ways towards defeating Trumpism
But these tech bosses, like all bosses, are ultimately dependent on their workers, from coders to the grounds crew
Unionize the tech industry & you'll go a long ways towards defeating Trumpism
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SPD Announces It’s On Track to Meet 2025 Staffing Goals After All Thanks to New Pool of 1,500 Candidates: bit.ly/3PMzrxE
January 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
SPD Announces It’s On Track to Meet 2025 Staffing Goals After All Thanks to New Pool of 1,500 Candidates: bit.ly/3PMzrxE
Starting a thread to document what I'm reading in 2025. If you follow(ed) me on Twitter, you'll know I did the same thing there in 2024.
Follow along for recommendations and discussion as I finish each title and add to the thread!
1.) The Lumumba Plot by Stuart A. Reid.
Follow along for recommendations and discussion as I finish each title and add to the thread!
1.) The Lumumba Plot by Stuart A. Reid.
January 22, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Starting a thread to document what I'm reading in 2025. If you follow(ed) me on Twitter, you'll know I did the same thing there in 2024.
Follow along for recommendations and discussion as I finish each title and add to the thread!
1.) The Lumumba Plot by Stuart A. Reid.
Follow along for recommendations and discussion as I finish each title and add to the thread!
1.) The Lumumba Plot by Stuart A. Reid.
Lots to unpack this week, but I managed to collect at least a few thoughts on my Substack yesterday:
In Trump's America, See the Forest, Not the Trees
open.substack.com/pub/taylorin...
In Trump's America, See the Forest, Not the Trees
open.substack.com/pub/taylorin...
In Trump's America, See the Forest, Not the Trees
Your guide to surviving and resisting in the coming months.
open.substack.com
January 22, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Lots to unpack this week, but I managed to collect at least a few thoughts on my Substack yesterday:
In Trump's America, See the Forest, Not the Trees
open.substack.com/pub/taylorin...
In Trump's America, See the Forest, Not the Trees
open.substack.com/pub/taylorin...
Had some post-election reflections on Substack:
"When you're ready, we should talk about how to move forward," a call for solidarity.
open.substack.com/pub/taylorin...
"When you're ready, we should talk about how to move forward," a call for solidarity.
open.substack.com/pub/taylorin...
When you're ready, we should talk about how to move forward.
I want to start by saying that I am not happy.
open.substack.com
November 24, 2024 at 5:21 PM
Had some post-election reflections on Substack:
"When you're ready, we should talk about how to move forward," a call for solidarity.
open.substack.com/pub/taylorin...
"When you're ready, we should talk about how to move forward," a call for solidarity.
open.substack.com/pub/taylorin...