Wow, it's tonight!

For anyone who is interested. 🙂

As a PSA, if you haven't returned your ballot yet, make sure to use a blue drop box, DON'T mail it. Postmarks are very possibly NOT going to be able to be made in time to make your vote count. Here's where to find a ballot drop box: kingcounty.gov/en/dept/elec...

The LWSD school board study session (5pm) and board meeting (7pm) are tonight (10/20). Our high school staff and LWESP/classified staff, including school nurses, would love your support during public comment, between 7:00 and about 7:40pm. www.lwsd.org/about/school...

Want to see who @mlklabor.bsky.social endorses in this election? Check out this link. (Important note: I'm on the list. :)

Hey, come sign wave with us! Democracy and donuts! 🍩☕✅

Congratulations, Seattle Times. I've finally given up and canceled my subscription. The final straw? Email subject line: "WA school boards get help from Trump administration" Actual story headline: "Conservative WA school boards asked Trump for help — and got it"

Who are non drivers? @nrdc.org repport finds: -34 million disabled people -47 million young people (over 10 who don't own cars) -5.6 million people who are 75+ -Millions of others who don't own their own vehicle #WeekWithoutDriving www.nrdc.org/resources/wh...

How in the world does PowerPoint not have a feature to print *only* the notes? I do not *want* to print my entire presentation with images of the slides, one page per slide.

🚶‍♀️🚲🚍 The #weekwithoutdriving Challenge has officially kicked off! We’re excited our Redmond City Council candidates are taking part 🙌 Watch their full transportation interviews on YouTube and learn how you can get involved during #weekwithoutdriving at moveredmond.org/weekwithoutdriving

"Through gossamer tributes, Kirk’s cruel condemnation of transgender people & his racist throwback views about Black Americans were no longer anathema but instead are being treated as just another political view to be respectfully debated — like a position on tax rates or health care policy." Yup.

You can do similar things with ranching land (panels above and animals below). You can do this with parking lots. You can put solar nearly anywhere! Let's get on this!

An amazing story by Steve Levy in WIRED on how tech CEOs became Trump sycophants. And I'm quoted in the lede! www.wired.com/story/silico...

I've wanted to plant one of these trees for YEARS, but have never had the space and appropriate sun exposure. May this inspire someone with more space and sun.

Mantle Model xkcd.com/3141/

Join the Eastside Housing Equity Coalition and the League of Women Voters on 10/1 in Redmond for a candidate forum centered around affordable housing, equitable growth, and community need! Voters deserve to hear from candidates in their own words. RSVP today: bit.ly/RedmondCandi...

Hey safe streets nerds! Do you work flexible hours? Have a cool retired parent looking to stay active? Become a school crossing guard! Look at all those unfilled positions! Make it easier for your neighborhood kids to walk and bike to school! www.seattleschools.org/news/crossin...

I know everyone is consumed with other news, but this is a big fucking deal: The Trump administration says that IUDs and the Pill are actually abortions. Here's what USAID told the NYT about the $10m in birth control they plan to destroy. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...

Know Your Rights - Back to School Edition Let’s start the new school year together, making sure every student, staff member, and family knows their rights.

This is positively brutal news. No one can absorb increases like this. Join forces with us to demand an alternative. www.insurance.wa.gov/about-us/new...

SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in a college applicant's file is blatantly unconstitutional ALSO SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in targeting whom to detain and deport is cool cool cool

With monthly ridership now exceeding 200,000 on the 2 Line, Downtown Redmond Link has clearly kicked things into a higher gear. Having a light rail station so well integrated into a growing urban neighborhood is likely part of the recipe for success. Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/08/09/d...

YoY Measures of Inflation: Services, Goods and Shelter www.calculatedriskblog.com/2025/08/yoy-...

Everything about the situation with busing in Dayton is heartbreaking. We need public transit that’s robust, reliable and safe enough for everyone, including high school kids.

BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.

No one wants to hear this, but it’s true. Either we can value education — not for a select few but for anyone willing to put in the effort — and provide the requisite resources, or we can watch it become a pursuit available only to an elite minority, with everyone else getting a cheap facsimile

"Private equity is causing the housing crisis" is a very common take that mixes up cause and effect. Single-family homes are an attractive investment vehicle for private equity because there's a shortage of them, not the other way around.

#Brown #SeattleCenter #MeltingICE #WWJD

Downtown Redmond station has become the highest used light rail station on the 2 Line since it opened in May. During the presentation breaking down this data to the Sound Transit board right now, this is being described as notable...because that station doesn't have a parking garage.

It is worth noting that the key economists / analysts have been correct (so far) on the impact of policy. GDP slowdown (but not recession - yet). Inflation picking up (and more to come). International tourism down, especially in Summer. Sluggish hiring. All were predicted.

Let's just say, I saw this trend in 2006-2007-2008 as well......

The rain smells so nice outside. Not everyone likes the wet around here, but I sure do!

Wow! Last night sure was something! Feeling very honored this morning 💖

The drought is real. Eastern Washington has been hit especially hard this summer. Franklin County and Grant County received no precipitation at all in June, making this the driest June on record for those counties. We're not totally cooked! Learn more: ecology.wa.gov/blog/july-20...

So if someone is a recent immigrant to Seattle with nothing to their name, what are some good services or places to get furniture, etc. (especially free) that they should know about? 🤔 (Also, like, two boys bikes would be really nifty...)

I went and looked at the recent presidential EOs and realized something ... we've stopped reporting on most of them, and they're only getting more unhinged and broader reaching. We need to continue pointing out the insanity.

ah yes the party of limited government and states' rights

I just need to say that VoteBuilder needs someone who actually understands software to come through and clean it up. This is painful.

Something I can't stress enough: Vote In Your Local Elections

I give monthly, and I have increased my donation. I urge others to do the same. If you live comfortably, now is the time to look around and see where you can preserve the things you care about and the services we need.

Not to vague-post, but the state of healthcare in this country makes me INCREDIBLY angry. I have friends across many socioeconomic brackets, including among those who are struggling month-to-month to meet their basic needs, and I see it hit them HARD.

Washington voters continue to vote against Chad Magendanz, for good reason. He’s out of touch on public schools, privacy, and our values and issues that matter the most. Let’s make sure he doesn’t set foot back in Olympia.

An extremely excellent choice. Claudia is the leader we need: principled, determined, knowledgeable, and forward-thinking.

Ideas for the campaign 🤣

I'm so glad these fine folks are working for the future of Sammamish and Washington State. We need to build smart to reduce climate impacts, to make sure all our people have places to live, and to make sure our cities have revenue to thrive. Please vote for them in upcoming elections!

Well, I won't get rid of my Instant Pot, but I sure will be going to another brand next time I need a new one.

Speaking of surreal.....

What a headline.

I have to say, this entire process for the last 7+ months has been surreal. Yes, I think I'm the best candidate. Yes, I think you should *absolutely* vote for me. But that's my name! In a voters guide! And they say they enthusiastically recommend me!

I’ll be real honest, folks. I do not get the meltdown about Mamdani. Like, I get possibly arguing he’s a lightweight but all I see is a massive, over the top, complete crash out about him. I mean, it’s racism, I get that, I know, but it’s like politicians and journalists contracted the rage virus.