“If you ever know you’re going to be outside in sunshine for more than an hour, it’s always best to make sure you have a designated homebody ready to make sure you come back inside before doing something even more regrettable like giving others direct eye contact.”

Sun-drunk Seattleite Accidentally Says ‘Hello’ to Stranger: tinyurl.com/3z3b6au2

Listen and empathize, by Nathan W Pyle. www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...

Your occasional reminder the Seattle Public Library provides 72-hour access codes to the New York Times website (including Games, Cooking, Wirecutter, and The Athletic), and streaming access to a capped number of streaming TV and movie titles each month through Hoopla and Kanopy.

I love #caturday

"All the agents who had been to Minnesota told me they never wanted to go back, for any reason."

Zuckerberg Docks Annual Salary of 1,400 Laid-Off Meta Workers in Seattle: tinyurl.com/yc8kwpu9

The newest GLP-1 entry, retatrutide is producing weight loss comparable to that obtained with bariatric surgery. To lose weight safely, it's really essential people get enough protein (usually not an issue), and...lift weights. That. That is the issue. www.scientificamerican.com/article/reta...

"Car-Free on LWB" #doomloop #seattle

It's time to circle the wagons: Vanilli + C Music Factory.

types of mutual on social media: * your buddy you riff with all the time * someone you used to riff with but are pretty sure has you muted at this point * person you admire who followed you back somehow and gives you a jumpscare every time they like a post * we interacted one time years ago

in case you missed this one www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Man, would have loved to see property seized from my first landlord here in Seattle who literally let my apartment ceiling cave in twice. When I could tell it was going to happen the second time, I showed him and he just said "Don't worry it won't hurt." WHAT?! Moved out as soon as I could.

So that some good comes out of this, here's my favorite venomous snake passage from my favorite book read by the author 🐍 #DouglasAdams #LastChanceToSee youtu.be/_ZG8HBuDjgc?...

“.. One of the ironies of The Art of the Deal, the book that made Trump’s reputation as a clever businessman, is that Trump himself didn’t write it. .. Unfortunately, it’s probably too late for Trump to hire a real professional to handle negotiations with Iran.” www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

LinkedIn already updating job posts with the Unreal 6 announcement.

GOOD NEWS! Researchers at Stanford University have developed a UNIVERSAL vaccine known as GLA-3M-052-LS+OVA, that protects against a wide range of respiratory viruses, bacteria AND even allergens. The vaccine is delivered intranasally AND provides broad protection in the lungs for several MONTHS.

A friend of mine who was TA’ing for an AmLit course found a copy of Moby Dick a student had left behind. It had only one marginal annotation, around page 100, that simply said “whale is important.”

a disgrace not only to the office of the president but to military families who have lost loved ones

Memorial Day is an especially good day to be reminded: Trump: Americans Who Died in War Are ‘Losers’ and ‘Suckers’ - The Atlantic share.google/XuytOiBhp4IJ...

yep, that attitude right there, is why we do not watch jeopardy anymore. good day to you sir.

When I was 22, my parents spent hours helping me put together IKEA furniture for my first apartment, and now I'm 45 and just spent hours helping my parents put together IKEA furniture for what they are calling their "last apartment" (senior living) and something about that parallel feels weird.

Reviewers in two groups were given identical resumes for Emily Clarke and James Clarke and told they had used AI. Emily's was 2x as likely to raise doubts about competence. "She can't even write a CV herself." But James "just needed a bit of help." fortune.com/2026/05/10/i...

This is some truly appalling NIMBY nonsense. Building infill housing is *good* for the environment. It *protects* birds and orcas and salmon. It *saves* forests and trees. The IPCC and Sierra Club have both recognized that infill housing is essential to protect the environment and tackle climate.

NEW STORY// Katie Wilson Kicks off Expanded Bicycle Weekends on Lake Washington Boulevard By Ryan Packer via @theurbanist.org

Seattle is ready for the World Cup!

A "robot" pizza assembly company Geekwire once claimed was "more capable than any entry-level food service employee could ever hope to be" is shutting down. GW has written more than 20 stories hyping this unnecessary job-elimination gadget—a box that puts toppings on dough and heats it.

Millionaires Tax Erases Only Advantage of Living in Sad, Barren Wasteland: tinyurl.com/37xytbb7

Orcas Offer Food to Humans After Becoming Aware of the Horror That Is the Seattle Hot Dog: tinyurl.com/yc2zny3f

Cramped, Overpriced Corporate Store with No Parking or Anything On Your Shopping List Shutting Down Due to Safety Concerns: bit.ly/3tb5CPr

That's a big part of the book "Termination Shock"

Hanging out with a few friends tonight.

Tonight we congratulate our friend Stephen Colbert and his writers, staff and crew for eleven years of excellence. Watch Colbert’s finale tonight, and then never watch CBS again.

The New York Times editorial board: “Americans should be cleareyed about what the president is doing. He is taking their money and showering it on criminals.”

Courts have struck down some of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Now companies are owed refunds. But who gets to pocket that money, and how hard is it to get? KUOW spoke with three local companies with three very different perspectives.

Mayor to Starbucks "..If I had known you had no idea the city that elected me mayor hates bad coffee, union-busting, people who sell their basketball team to Oklahoma City, replaces workers with AI, and resists fair taxation at every turn, I wouldn’t have been as publicly flippant about it." BRAVO!

bosses when you ask for a raise: "Sorry, we just can't afford it." bosses when you fight for a union:

I'm sure Alice is really impressed by the memory The Mister and I have for Ice, Ice Baby lyrics.

Bezos on CNBC: "You could double the taxes I pay, and it's not gonna help that teacher in Queens. I promise you."

It's almost like smart talented people who live here want to keep living here so the companies come here to have them, not the other way around, especially when they relocate to fuckin' Texas and Tennessee.

"A pedestrian plaza in the heart of every neighborhood" is starting!!! If you're in West Seattle, drop in and show your support.

PEOPLE STREETS AND PUBLIC SPACES: we are beginning to convert part of SW Lander St into a pedestrian space. This is a near-term pilot project before a future permanent transformation. Drop by this Tuesday, May 19. 2:30 to 5:30 PM at The Good Society Brewery and Public House.

New Public Bathroom Startup Innovatively Pays People to Regularly Clean, Maintain Them tinyurl.com/39mtk2fx

this headline belongs on America's tombstone

Federal gas tax is 18.4¢/gallon. Average new non-electric/hybrid car is 25.6 mpg. Average driver drives 13,476 miles a year. That means they spend $97 in federal gas tax/year. Congressional leaders want EV owners to pay 50% more a year to the federal government to drive less polluting vehicles.

I might even share some, if you don't hog all of it, @lasagnahog.bsky.social 🤣

Hawaii just enacted a law that effectively neuters Citizens United. Montana could soon follow suit via a ballot referendum. Here's what you should know about the plans to get Big Money out of politics — and how they could be replicated where you live.