Jesus Fucking Christ This is the goddamn Senate Majority Republican Leader being like "please just give him what he wants we can't stop him from destroying everything"

Antifascism is community It’s the joyful act of coming together to stop hate.

Reminded this morning of this absolute gem: giganticbrain.bandcamp.com/track/the-su...

[PITCH] Gritty sequel that shows Montgomery Brewster's slow descent into madness as conspicuous consumption, celebrity, influence, and influence-seekers all take a toll. Framed by ongoing coverage by Chuck Fleming and Action News.

Do not trust President Biff Tannen…

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Ek is out (sort of). Will that be enough to placate the musicians who've been slowly stepping away from Spotify?

Just after 7pm, Seattle Fire responded to a driver hitting someone walking at Aurora Ave N and N 59th Street. This was a fatal crash.

Tired: defensive walking Wired: freestyle walking www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x_q...

“In 2023, cars and their drivers killed 8,820 American pedestrians and bicyclists — 7,314 pedestrians and 1,166 cyclists. They injured another 136,281, an increase of over 5,300 injuries from 2022.” Put the responsibility where it belongs. Via @jalopnik.bsky.social www.jalopnik.com/1979666/defe...

[oil of olay voice] i’ll never tell

Me: Being inundated with marketing since birth means I am not as easily influenced by advertising. Also me: Cookie Crook!

I’m asking nicely. Please?

Back on my bullshit...been looping this for *days*. archspire.bandcamp.com/track/drone-...

When the toxic, horrific ideology you're fighting against has support of 30% of the country, that means it DOESN'T have the support of 70% of the country, which in turn means that your job—which is to defeat them and deprive them of power—is a relatively straightforward one.

watch this.

Repost with the first album you bought with your own money.

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The pitch for the rat race was that you could "win" it by getting promoted into management. Unfortunately it turns out that the solidarity of the managerial class doesn't go very far, and middle managers are now being left hung out to dry. May this leave more room for worker solidarity to blossom.

Really important to internalize that the president of the United States is ordering troops into major population centers precisely to create violent confrontations, for the sole purpose of intimidating, criminalizing and disabling opposition

Your war correspondent on the ground in battle-ravaged inner northeast Portland

Grotesque and symptomatic behavior that would seem implausible if it appeared in a political satire; a dying empire turning in on itself, saber-rattling and sending in troops to an American city to fight a « war » against the very idea of anti-fascism

For years, GOP has been campaigning against cities, rooting against their success, accusing their residents of not being “real Americans,” lying about their crime rates, denigrating their diversity. The campaign’s is logical conclusion: the GOP uses the federal government to attack those cities.

Seems to me that it’s very important to keep hammering on this. We feel besieged and that can engender hopelessness. But he is deeply, deeply unpopular. www.economist.com/interactive/...

“Starbucks paid CEO Brian Niccol $96 million compensation for just four months of work in 2024”

I did a student project where I made print ads for Y2K-compliant Tang. In hindsight, I should have used "Tang has the taste you can trust." Award-winning tag right there.

We know DOGE saved less than 5 percent of its claimed savings. Turns out government waste is hard to find. www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

Data from last week from this site shows a strong focus on enforcing paid parking, and surprisingly many tickets for expired or improper plates. It’s also clear from the numbers that the chances of getting tickets for illegal parking in residential neighborhoods are really low…

uncritical support for rock bands that tour with violinists

If true, good on @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social for pledging to boycott KOMO—including the upcoming mayoral debate—until Sinclair puts Kimmel back on Seattle airwaves. Sets a great example for other democratic electeds and candidates, big "D" and small.

Sometimes songs just start playing in my head. pleasureboaters.bandcamp.com/track/unriva...

Unionized roastery closure part of wider shutdowns and layoffs across the company. Melrose crew had no notice, informed by conference call Thursday morning www.capitolhillseattle.com/2025/09/coff...

What happens if it’s the first post in a thread? Perverse incentive to vanish more than one per day?

“Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful"

Cruelty Bacchanal by Shardik arrived in the mail today…excited!

King County is now the 11th locality in the country to do so, and the most populous locality so far. Banning algorithmic rental price fixing is one way localities can protect renters in their jurisdiction from corporate greed. Learn more here: localprogress.org/issues/housi...

Viewed through a UX lens, arguing that "the way out is through the senses" feels congruent with @erikahall.bsky.social's advice that "if you want to do good research or design work, you have to talk to people."

Madison Carstens, a transgender woman from Seattle, was attacked by six men in a transphobic hate crime on Sept 2. She suffered a ruptured eardrum - that may have permanently damaged her hearing - and a severe concussion that will keep her out of work for weeks or months. Do your thing, fam. (1/2)

You love to see it

Things are heating up at the Ballard Locks. 🦭

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Ima watch this tomorrow because the album rips.

i stand with shaun

Today had an extended Aaron Turner playlist. It started with the SUMAC collab with Moor Mother, which hits hard in this moment. sumac.bandcamp.com/album/the-film

Rather than permitting the Trump administration to frighten us out of resisting, we must understand this broad, vague, and performative executive order as an effort to intimidate. It should catalyze us into urgent organizing, not paralyze us. Only collective action can keep us safe and free.

In Seattle, this is KOMO. I doubt I know anyone who really watches KOMO news (if you are still wtf?!). We can still pressure local advertisers to step away from them.

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Great news: Sales at Pike Place Market were up 7.5% in August too! That's three months of solid data showing the pedestrianization pilot is good for business. Add your ideas for how to keep the momentum going into the fall: actionnetwork.org/letters/pike...