What's up, Burien? Let's GO!!!!! #ProgressivePower

Progressives are poised to flip the balance of power in Burien, with Sam Méndez poised to win the open seat, Rocco DeVito on track to beat incumbent Stephanie Mora, and the council's two left-leaning incumbents - Sarah Moore and Hugo Garcia - likely to retain their seats.

Over $100,000 in outside money was spent in support of electing John Hines Mayor of Tacoma, but it looks like voters are set to elect (Urbanist endorsed) Anders Ibsen instead.

National Guard Already Lost at Powell’s Books: tinyurl.com/4mw4n9h2

Amazing moonrise last night! Seen from Cheney Stadium in #Tacoma

Trump’s reckless federal cuts have gutted the workforce at Grand Coulee Dam—down 30% and counting. Our power grid is at risk, safety is compromised, and taxpayers aren’t even saving a dime.

We live in a beautiful place. Don’t let the bastards get you down

Booooo!

Nobody will ever miss cars in Pike Place Market!

1) USPS did not lose $3.3b. It provided a service that cost $3.3b. *The Pentagon* loses you money, however, every time it accidentally yeets a fighter jet off the deck of a carrier

We are oddly selective about the government services about which we will say, they operate at a loss. Commuter rail, we are often told, operates at a loss. But we spend even more on street and highways, and take in little direct revenue from them. Yet no one ever says they are operating at a loss.

White House moves to defund public broadcasting, endangering education that millions of Americans benefit from. Meanwhile, it plans to spend up to $45 million on a military parade for Trump’s birthday, funds which could deplete the Army’s training budget. Is this how you want your tax money spent?

Taking the light rail home from the #Mariners game & the young woman standing next to me called her parents to let them know she was ok b/c tonight’s game she’d been on a first date, but she’d also caught a home run ball & I wonder if that was an omen.

Seattle, call on Mayor Harrell and @seattledot.bsky.social to put #Bollards on the waterfront and at ALL pedestrian markets NOW!! Cops can’t protect us from vehicle attacks because bullets don’t stop speeding 4000lb objects. Only physical barriers can. #Vancouver #Seattle

billions for highway expansions that will exacerbate sprawl and climate change crumbs for active mobility climate arson.

As we build more pedestrian spaces, I am begging American DOTs to learn Row of Bollard Technology™. Stop making excuses. Figure out how to install and maintain it. Don't wait for someone to be killed or injured.

“I dunno. Bollards are pretty expensive.”

Mariners win 6th series in a row! ⚾️

Sending our ❤️ to our Canadian and filipino friends in Vancouver. 🇨🇦

all the vendors we talked to love the car free street: 'it's so quiet! everyone is so friendly!' the pike market PDA prevents progress.

Gorgeous day in the mountains! #Crystalmt 🏂

If I were governor, I would immediately abolish private prisons like the GEO group run ICE prison in Tacoma. Absolutely no private (or public!) profit in incarceration. Ideally we should be abolishing the carceral justice system entirely. And, as always, abolish ICE.

Such a beautiful day 😍

And to be clear, smokERS were never banned, just smokING. You can still smoke outside and walk inside a restaurant just like everyone else. It's just no longer permissible to make everyone else uncomfortable and unhealthy for your convenience. Accommodate every PERSON, not every use/vehicle.

Smoking in restaurants used to be ubiquitous — despite it degrading the experience for everyone else. It was the way things had always been done — it's tradition! Smokers are essential for business! Then we banned it in 2005. Now no one wants to go back. This is a post about cars in Pike Place.

We MUST tax wealth not workers. That’s the solution to our civic problems: homelessness? Tax the rich & build housing. Can’t pay rent? Tax the rich. Climate change & decarbonization? Tax the rich to stop fossil futility. School funding? Tax the rich. Transit? Tax the rich. Healthcare? Tax the rich

Finally

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I came out of PT to SO many notifications, you guys are the best 🥰

#LunarEclipse cloud cover forecast: Taking a look at the Euro, NAM, and HRDPS models for 12 AM (peak eclipse time), parts of the lowlands may have clear skies, while Eastern WA looks mostly clear. Check outside around 11-11:30 PM, and if it's clear, you may see the eclipse! #wawx

For those interested in tonight’s total lunar eclipse— here’s the timeline for Vancouver & the Lower Mainland — unfortunately clouds likely to be an issue but breaks in the clouds may allow enough time to view it. For more check out: www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/c... #BCStorm #BCStormWatch #BCwx

Now that the parking bill got through the Senate, cities are coming out of the woodwork to keep their arbitrary mandates. Des Moines, Pasco, Renton, Kennewick, Covington, Issaquah, Kent and Maple Valley are all set to testify against SB 5184 tomorrow.

Walla Walla: Come for the Wine, Stay Because You’re in Prison: bit.ly/424y8AZ

It’s starting! #lunareclipse #tacoma #PNW

Local atmospheric scientist and weather blogger Cliff Mass quickly wrote of his support of the plan to remove La Niña on his blog.

➡️ 14 years ago today was the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan. We take a moment to remember all of those lives lost and damage done. May it serve as a reminder for what can happen in our state. Learn more about our state’s tsunami threats at mil.wa.gov/tsunami

Perhaps the most depressing part about the last couple of months is that every awful shitty thing that’s happening to this country is self-induced. People asked for this. None of it had to happen.

Republicans are CLAPPING and CHEERING Trump's Tariffs. Trump's Tariffs are a Trump TAX on YOU. When prices skyrocket, remember that Republicans cheered for higher prices.

What he said about Social Security payments has been repeatedly debunked - so the question isn’t whether he’s lying about this, the question is why. What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?

This morning the Seattle City Council's transportation committee is holding its annual discussion on Vision Zero, which turns 10 this year. Numerous people have shown up to share their experiences feeling unsafe on the city's streets, and Rob Saka has responded by cutting comment time to 1 minute.

I did a comic for The Nib a few years ago about the Nisqually Earthquake! Most of the students had been practicing earthquake drills since kindergarten and knew what to do, but a teacher from out of state panicked and ran into a wall. thenib.com/nature-respo...

Permanent renewal of Tacoma's Streets Initiative would enable the city to make significant progress in overhauling its most dangerous streets, and significantly expand safe bicycle infrastructure. The ballot measure goes to an April 22 special election. Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/02/21/t...

The retired (and privately owned) M/V Evergreen State of Washington State Ferries tied up along the Whatcom Creek Waterway near downtown Bellingham. She was in service with WSF for an amazing 61 years, from 1954 to 2015. #ferries #pnw

A crime is a crime. 😣🏀

I’m sorry. You can’t conduct “peace talks” with Russia over its invasion of Ukraine without Ukraine at the table.

A happy Anna Howard Shaw Day to us all!

#OnThisDay in 1970, the Washington State Department of Ecology was authorized. https://historylink.org/File/9703

Hahaha 😂

#OnThisDay in 1890. Tacoma's first electric trolley cars entered service. https://historylink.org/File/20705