JUST IN: Katie Wilson significantly extends her lead in the Seattle mayoral race. She now leads Mayor Bruce Harrell by 1,346 votes, or 0.5%. That's up from the squeaker-lead of 91 votes in yesterday's update). She won today's batch of nearly 6K ballots by 20% (!). Not much left at this point.

standing up some new co-op owned flagship mastodon servers looking very good right now

I've been wondering if (or really when) we'd see purges & lockdowns of accounts critical of those in power. I guess this is an early answer to both questions (yes & now).

Joke of the day from Moscow: Russia tried to unveil its first humanoid AI robot, Aidol. Key word: tried. The robot collapsed during its debut, forcing organizers to cut the presentation short. Their rushed attempt to lift the prop only made things worse.

The identity of Sarah Kendzior, researcher on authoritarian states, and Sarah Kendzior's content discussing authoritarian states are...not really easy to separate. So I'm struggling to see this as a response.

In this case her identity matters, and personally I want an explanation for the content she posted that you deemed warranted a suspension. Why should I trust your moderation decisions blindly? Especially after you banned link for what is IMO a minor thing and could also have been a short suspension?

Have to say banning someone like Sarah is already political, and it undermines trust in your moderation when you don’t provide an explanation.

Sarah Kendzior is a prominent anti-authoritarian author and scholar, and one of very few people who have followed facts toward the snakes nest of bipartisan corruption at the heart of US politics. To suspend her account without warning or explanation is bizarre and suspicious. Bluesky sucks

This race could come down to your vote! As of yesterday, we were just 91 votes ahead. Additional votes will be counted today. Do your part and check on your ballot with King County ASAP: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...

You can't end homelessness without housing. Portland's Mayor removed the expert leading us toward proven solutions (social housing = what works in Vienna). The City Council voted unanimously for this work. Our community deserves better. Take Action: tinyurl.com/5acu63bj

IG @coracaodeselva

“I still feel daily, deeply ashamed to live in a place where we allow people to sleep on concrete at night … and I fundamentally believe it doesn’t have to be that way. It represents a political choice.The places where I have seen that shared sense of rage at such a moral failure [include] NYC DSA.”

Hello @support.bsky.team why has @sarahkendzior.bsky.social been suspended without explanation?????

Dr. El-Sayed wrote the book on Medicare for All (literally) and he’s running for US Senate. listen to the man

The fight for healthcare right now can’t end with ACA subsidies. It HAS TO BE bigger. Too many Americans are suffering over medical debt and spiraling costs. It should be nothing short of Medicare for All.

"Essential services are now digital by default, leaving many older people feeling locked out of their own lives." As more of our lives move online by default, digital ageism has quietly become one of the last unchallenged prejudices, writes Fiona Daly. jrnl.ie/6864189

Bernie and AOC have long operated on that same frequency, and they would have remade the party long ago if voters could choose freely. But Schumer and co. will do anything to keep their claws on the wheel.

we need Medicare for All up in the midterms. the time is now and Jayapal prob has legislation ready

Every so often I remember that oil men are fracking giant swathes of Texas. Fracking is like salting the earth but worse. They're doing it so that millions of Americans can drive a shitty car to a shitty job every day. Anyway back to your regularly scheduled brain rot.

A guy in Kodiak shot himself in the groin after attempting to stack a loaded shotgun on top of another gun. Genius.

"Sir, a second Joyce Carol Oates post has hit—"

if you aren’t pivoting to pumping Medicare for All from here you’ve lost the script. the republicans are correct that it is insane to pay these corrupt corporations billions to then deny our claims, stop giving them our issues to lie about

They WERE NOT hype enough for my boi. HE WAS GOIN DUMB ON THEM KEYS

just stapled two ICE not welcome here posters on the utility pole between my maga neighbors house and my Mexican neighbors house and I will do this every day the pole is cleared (as well as cover the color coded zones assigned to me in coordination with my neighborhood postering crew)

Let's call @democrats.senate.gov bluff and DEMAND they remove @schumer.senate.gov as senate minority leader IMMEDIATELY. Either he coordinated making sure the votes came from Senators not up for reelection or he's lost control of his caucus. Either way, he's a failure. He has to go.

my councilor! thank you! 🌹

Here are the at least 6 House Democrats, 3 Democratic-aligned organizations, and 4 Democratic Senate candidates calling for Chuck Schumer to resign as leader:

did I ride my gravel bike too fast around the trails of pier park today? maybe. but I also stopped for a moment to let yellow leaves fall softly on my face 🍂

I'll get back to "party unity" as soon as the Senate Minority Leader tells us if he voted for the Democratic party nominee for mayor of his city. I'm tired of party unity only ever running one way.

and i think we could often do a better job of making the pro-business case for bike and transit upgrades. the data is there but we forget to lead with it, only to find our projects so often get roadblocked or scaled back at the last minute by "business interests"

SEATTLE!!! We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!

Indivisible 2025 is giving Our Revolution 2017! we will look back and see how this political revolution was growing and growing until (i do not regret to inform you) we won

"We’re done waiting for Dems to find their spine. We can’t afford a weak & cowardly Democratic Party while the authoritarians invade our cities, terrorize our communities, & threaten our democracy. We get the party we demand, & we intend to demand a Democratic Party that fights.” — @indivisible.org

my ebike commute across the north portland peninsula is now whistle-equipped & my head stays on a swivel. if you're driving a glossy SUV with tinted windows you are getting a mean side eye until i figure out what you are

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It’s not a political party it is a jobs program for consultants that runs elections sometimes

For the past several years, Depave has partnered with unhoused folks in transition via Ground Score Association to help beautify and care for our pop up pedestrian plaza at SE 7th & Sandy, which is now in the "sweep" zone of the proposed shelter at Washington & Grand...

i get this sentiment, but worth thinking about how these are not systemic solutions. the problem is not actually people's age or length of time in office, the problem is that donor spending subverts the will of voters. primary them & stay laser focused on getting money out of politics

"why do we keep ourselves in prison when the gates are so wide open" me, quoting rumi as i finally complete a small task on my work to do list that i've been agonizing over for months

lol she got his ass and he knows it

“Chicago is where I was born and raised. And honestly, biking just makes me feel at peace. I'm usually not the most calm person - when I'm biking though, my mind is centered. I can pay attention to my surroundings. It's kind of like a meditation for me.” 🧵

On the way to do laundry one day, someone shouted from a car, "Weirdo!" I was so tickled off - but then tickled - that I asked a stranger in the laundromat parking lot to take a picture of my epic weirdness. I don't think of myself as having a style but, if pressed, I'll take weirdo.

Will you vote to remove leadership that authorized this deal (or is too incompetent to corral their members)?

A path forward

We invited Sam Westby, a local bikey instagrammer, along on our HONKoween #BikeBus parade, and he produced this nice reel that’s getting some exposure over there. www.instagram.com/reel/DQzVB2A...

"And if we embrace this brave new course, rather than fleeing from it, we can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves." labornotes.org/2025/11/zohr...

It's now up to 160 refusing to meet the government bsky.app/profile/mota...

nothing more threatening to Donald Trump or Chuck Schumer than thousands of ordinary people signing up to organize with DSA, Working Families Party, or Indivisible; each of them joining a subgroup or committee; and then each of them following through with tasks & being nice to their comrades

Enough is enough. Contact your Democratic senators TODAY and tell them to call for Senator Schumer to step aside as Minority Leader. We desperately need new leadership in the Democratic Party.