We should categorically reject and contest the assertion or implication that being an "activist" in some way diminishes/qualifies a person's perspective or positions; it's part of an insidious and reactionary project to make "passive apolitical consumer" the only correct mode of citizenship

New Seattle City Attorney Erika Evans, speaking at her inauguration at City Hall, says she's "already started the process of setting up a new, reimagined community court," a therapeutic court her predecessor, Republican Ann Davison, dismantled.

Watch out, she's already moved on to pig blood!

Solan is out!?!?

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Tonight, the President of the United States has launched an unconstitutional war of aggression, dooming another generation to spill their blood for oil, and lay waste to a sovereign nation. I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.

I made a vid about Talaris's history. Not to be annoying, but any urbanist who wants to do Talaris advocacy or have an opinion about Talaris should watch this lol. This only goes until the 1970s bc then it gets spicy in a different way from there & thus requires its own vid. youtu.be/vEgaEOGmfXE

Washingtonians, we have six bills concerning healthcare in the Washington State Legislature. Sharing one for this weekend. SB 5955, introduced by Senator Hasegawa, calls for the deprivatization of Medicaid. The less corporate money in healthcare, the better 🔥 app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/...

Big crowd celebrating the inauguration of Seattle's new millennial socialist mayor, Katie Wilson. "We need bread, but we need roses too."

Ahead of her swearing in today, Seattle mayor Katie Wilson talks to Jacobin about the everyday pressures squeezing working-class people and why she’s a democratic socialist.

This is your city — that means that you belong here, you have a right to be here and to live a dignified life, whatever your background and whatever your income. wilson.seattle.gov/2026/01/02/m...

Hey! Go follow my new account, @mayorofseattle.bsky.social !

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"A city that values the pursuits that create beauty and community, whether or not they ever turn into careers. A city that thinks you should have time to read a book and lay on the grass looking up at the clouds." -Katie Wilson

“You are not alone, Katie Wilson.”

"I want to live in a city that honors what you're doing when you're not making money...a city that values the pursuits that lead to beauty and community... Because we need bread, but we need roses too. We all deserve roses." - @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social

This is a very cool 🌱 study. "intentional agricultural-type food production is part of our heritage for longer than ancient Egypt"

Here's your new mayor, Seattle.

“To all of the people who could not be here today because they are doing the hard, unsung work that makes Seattle run, I say to you today: this is your city.”

“It’s about being full human beings and not just means to an end. I want to live in a city that honors what you’re doing when you’re not making money: time spent on the playground with a kid or visiting a sick friend…we need bread, but we need roses too.” -Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson

we need bread, but we also need roses @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social 😭😭😭

Taking the bus to the inauguration as god intended

New Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson on the dangerous racist propaganda operation right wingers are engaged in (with the help of our shitty press)

WATCH LIVE at 10 AM! Tune in to watch @mayorofseattle.bsky.social-elect Katie Wilson’s inauguration ceremony as she becomes Seattle’s 58th mayor. View on SeattleChannel.org 📺: seattlechannel.org/watch-live Or on YouTube🤳🏽: www.youtube.com/live/NC98EIN...

SEE YOU THERE!

TFW you’re sweating in a heavy jacket after running for the bus that has half hour headways

These would look good in my neighborhood!!!

Every time the legacy media tries to whip up some suburb-coded bullshit about Mayor Wilson she should pedestrianize another block. Whenever they get really over-the-top: whoops here's a superblock

The chicane on 37th Ave S looks great! I’m looking forward to SDOT adding more features like this around Seattle to slow down cars and discourage cut-through traffic.

Good morning to everyone, but especially to Mayor Katie Wilson.

A message for you all to carry through the year

hny let’s make 2026 ours!

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wow the fog tonight is wild! happy new year xo

Washington families with income in the bottom 20% pay a whopping 13.8% of their total income in taxes. Those with income in the top 1% pay only 4.1% of their income. That’s untenable. Let's pass a Millionaires’ Tax in 2026.

Rep. Scott’s proposed progressive corporate tax — the Well Washington Fund — could prevent steep cuts to housing, health care and higher education in WA’s budget

Woe, mug wall of disassociation upon ye

As Washington state braces for devastating federal budget cuts, Rep. Shaun Scott (@organizewithshaun.bsky.social) is leading a progressive revenue effort he says could protect critical services from austerity measures contained in the proposed WA budget. #waleg

Tort Claim by Two Fired SPD Employees Alleges Gender, Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination Under Police Chief Shon Barnes Barnes' chief of staff reportedly responded to concerns about a crackdown on the nude beach at Denny Blaine Park by saying, "We're not here for the gays." publicola.com/2025/12/31/t...

Final walk of the year at one of my favorite places 😍

there's this: I've gone 5 or 6 times with my kid--it's fun for a couple of hours. www.thefair.com/events/great...

Mayor Wilson: Audit SPD's Public Disclosure Office! SPD has shown they won’t comply with the state Public Records Act on their own. So make them. publicola.com/2025/12/31/m...

tonight I learned, from the Seattle Times' lawsuit alleging Seattle police violated state public records law and a settlement with the Times, that SPD rushed to respond to a KOMO records request, providing documents in less than a month that a Times reporter had been waiting on for almost 2 years.

My husband made us beans and cabbage for dinner and honestly they were both so good. Also we’re starting to get better at cooking together/helping each other in the kitchen — which can be a challenge, especially when we’re both hangry

there used to be one at the Edmonds train station, the room is empty now but i bet a new group could take it over, i think all the old heads passed away that were running it.

Who wants to start an urbanist model train club?

Model train day in Tacoma!!!!! So much fun! @socklessinseattle.bsky.social @analogist.net @shirleyswirley.bsky.social

Exactly. I think passes should be available but I think fare capping and transfer credit should also be available. Let people pay their fares in a way that works for them (and, ideally, is efficient for transit operations as a secondary, related concern)!

people should have absolute and complete autonomy over the decision whether or not to have children. but positioning kids as a regressive burden from which you are enlightened and free demonstrates a pretty sour understanding of your obligations to your community

Hello 👋 We met last evening and we are going to work to fundraise for a land use lawyer. We have been discussing this / meeting with lawyers since 2018 but at this point it will be essential to understand the complexities of this effort. If you’re a land use lawyer in WA State reach out!