Melissa Huggins
@themelisser.bsky.social
Daytime walk through Seward Park, then foggy dusk --> nighttime walk along Lake Washington Blvd.
November 17, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Daytime walk through Seward Park, then foggy dusk --> nighttime walk along Lake Washington Blvd.
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Pope Leo absolutely cooking
November 16, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Pope Leo absolutely cooking
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The moment Hilary Knight became the first-ever captain of the Seattle Torrent 🌀
November 14, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The moment Hilary Knight became the first-ever captain of the Seattle Torrent 🌀
Every NYT piece about the Seattle mayoral election is more eyeroll-inducing than the last, please make it stop
November 14, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Every NYT piece about the Seattle mayoral election is more eyeroll-inducing than the last, please make it stop
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Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
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THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
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November 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
Gloomy and pouring rain here in Seattle plus I barely slept last night BUT I had a good workout this morning and now Sara Bareilles is keeping me going. Well, SB and coffee, of course open.spotify.com/track/45ou2U...
Gonna Get Over You
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November 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Gloomy and pouring rain here in Seattle plus I barely slept last night BUT I had a good workout this morning and now Sara Bareilles is keeping me going. Well, SB and coffee, of course open.spotify.com/track/45ou2U...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Anyone who’s ever used emergency contraception or gains peace of mind by even having it on hand owes Dr Camp a debt of gratitude. What a force.
(Also, I just learned one reason the FDA rejected it at first was that they said the name Plan B was too glib!)
Great obit—no paywall.
(Also, I just learned one reason the FDA rejected it at first was that they said the name Plan B was too glib!)
Great obit—no paywall.
Sharon Camp, Mother of the ‘Plan B’ Contraceptive Pill, Dies at 81
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Anyone who’s ever used emergency contraception or gains peace of mind by even having it on hand owes Dr Camp a debt of gratitude. What a force.
(Also, I just learned one reason the FDA rejected it at first was that they said the name Plan B was too glib!)
Great obit—no paywall.
(Also, I just learned one reason the FDA rejected it at first was that they said the name Plan B was too glib!)
Great obit—no paywall.
This perfectly encapsulates Spokane and it makes me very happy: Air traffic controllers at Spokane International Airport get support | The Seattle Times share.google/5K6KEm8MzSsO...
Couple drops off a bag with a surprise for Spokane air traffic controllers
A worker at Spokane International Airport said the bag dropped off by a couple at the gated employee entrance was heavier than expected.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This perfectly encapsulates Spokane and it makes me very happy: Air traffic controllers at Spokane International Airport get support | The Seattle Times share.google/5K6KEm8MzSsO...
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Wilson took a 1,976-vote lead over Bruce Harrell. With a maximum of 1,320 ballots remaining, it is mathematically impossible for Harrell to catch up.
Katie Wilson elected Seattle’s next mayor
www.seattletimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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Local media is calling it: Katie Wilson will be the next mayor of Seattle.
Wilson ousts Mayor Bruce Harrell after running as a progressive challenger.
Her win is a west coast companion to Mamdani’s as a statement victory for the left.
Wilson ousts Mayor Bruce Harrell after running as a progressive challenger.
Her win is a west coast companion to Mamdani’s as a statement victory for the left.
November 13, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Local media is calling it: Katie Wilson will be the next mayor of Seattle.
Wilson ousts Mayor Bruce Harrell after running as a progressive challenger.
Her win is a west coast companion to Mamdani’s as a statement victory for the left.
Wilson ousts Mayor Bruce Harrell after running as a progressive challenger.
Her win is a west coast companion to Mamdani’s as a statement victory for the left.
I encourage you all to live the life of a literary nerd so fully that someone gives you a themed birthday present based on "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt 😭😭😭
November 12, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I encourage you all to live the life of a literary nerd so fully that someone gives you a themed birthday present based on "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt 😭😭😭
Seattle mayoral race currently separated by 91 votes 👀
LEAD CHANGE: Katie Wilson is now ahead of Mayor Harrell by... 91 votes.
That's out of ≈270K!
Seattle counted roughly 39K ballots today, & they broke in favor of Wilson by 11.4%, erasing the entirety of the incumbent's lead.
That's out of ≈270K!
Seattle counted roughly 39K ballots today, & they broke in favor of Wilson by 11.4%, erasing the entirety of the incumbent's lead.
November 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Seattle mayoral race currently separated by 91 votes 👀
Jesus died for somebody's sins but not mine
“Gloria” Patti Smith — Horses (1996)
November 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Jesus died for somebody's sins but not mine
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Nonprofits interested in applying for a 2026 grant are also encouraged to attend a grants information session on Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 2 p.m. EST: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Nonprofits interested in applying for a 2026 grant are also encouraged to attend a grants information session on Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 2 p.m. EST: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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The Literary Arts Fund’s 2026 general operating grant application window is now open. U.S.-based literary arts nonprofits whose primary mission is presenting, publishing, and/or otherwise directly supporting creative writers are invited to apply: literaryartsfund.org/grants/
November 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The Literary Arts Fund’s 2026 general operating grant application window is now open. U.S.-based literary arts nonprofits whose primary mission is presenting, publishing, and/or otherwise directly supporting creative writers are invited to apply: literaryartsfund.org/grants/
Still thinking about how last night Patti Smith played "Because the Night" in memory of Fred and invited the audience to sing the chorus 🥹 to close out the night
November 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Still thinking about how last night Patti Smith played "Because the Night" in memory of Fred and invited the audience to sing the chorus 🥹 to close out the night
Patti fucking Smith in Seattle tonight = my everything.
November 10, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Patti fucking Smith in Seattle tonight = my everything.
My first thought was to hope that @roxanegay.bsky.social has pre-written an obit for her nemesis
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
November 9, 2025 at 1:07 AM
My first thought was to hope that @roxanegay.bsky.social has pre-written an obit for her nemesis
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I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
It's been real, New York. Thanks for the lovely fall weather and for choosing correctly in a mayoral race (for once.)
"Don't you love New York in the fall? Makes me want to buy school supplies. I would send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils..."
"Don't you love New York in the fall? Makes me want to buy school supplies. I would send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils..."
November 7, 2025 at 5:24 AM
It's been real, New York. Thanks for the lovely fall weather and for choosing correctly in a mayoral race (for once.)
"Don't you love New York in the fall? Makes me want to buy school supplies. I would send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils..."
"Don't you love New York in the fall? Makes me want to buy school supplies. I would send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils..."
The vibe = wandering the streets of New York listening to The Beaches open.spotify.com/track/5YBOkJ...
Spotify – Web Player
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November 6, 2025 at 2:40 AM
The vibe = wandering the streets of New York listening to The Beaches open.spotify.com/track/5YBOkJ...
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Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."