what do you even say anymore, really

In a nation ruled by supremacy and all its many sabotages of the public good, every act of repair is a defiant act. *Every* act of repair is a defiant act.

"He’s a demagogue who has threatened to jail political opponents and abused state power to no end. His country may very well be on the brink of social and economic collapse, but in recent months, he turned his focus to bombing little boats in the Caribbean."

The knives are going to be out.

I admit to feeling a lot of stress and anxiety from the return of "routine morning car traffic" to the quiet neighborhood walking routes that had been so calm during the holidays. Thankful for the reprieve, however.

#OnThisDay in 1920, a Green Lake streetcar jumped the track in Seattle, killing one passenger and injuring 70. historylink.org/File/4228

First sunset after 4:30 PM this winter. Only gets better from here.

Have you considered that this region is unbelievably gorgeous

it's a big beautiful world out there folks

Wow, quite a weather warning from NWS Seattle for Christmas Eve. "Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles."

On an average day in Texas, 11 people are killed due to traffic violence.

"A TIME FOR QUIET REFLECTION": readers tell us the good, bad, and ugly of winter solstice. Is it merely the darkest day of the year, or a sign of something more dysfunctional?

Ferries are a car and sprawl subsidy 😀

I love discussions about transportation

the new waterfront is not actually a disaster.

We will be posting something deranged today that literally came to me in a dream

Facebook Commenter: "Drunk driving is fine. It's the drunk crashing that is the real problem that the government should address."

I've said this before and I'll say it again; efficiency can be important in transportation, but it is not everything. When we need them, we should be able to choose ways of movement that emphasize ease, our sensory experiences, our connections to other human beings. It can be such a balm.

It is Embrace The Suck season in Seattle, and I suggest you do.

Who has got tips on how to get a 1-year-old to agree with wearing a bike helmet? She absolutely hates it.

The AI Kalshi ads make want to live in dark, mysterious woods and write long manifestos about the fall of mankind. Abhorrent.

Thinking about a guy's long rant on a random Instagram page about how Seattle's signal timing is bad and causes traffic, and Seattle should emulate Los Angeles' much better signal timing. To which I wanted to reply: so your big pitch is that you want to make Seattle traffic more like Los Angeles?

This is an absolutely incredible piece of reporting that rightfully identifies the cultural barriers to safer streets. The Facebook comment quoted in the article is a remarkable commonplace sentiment. You cannot design culture away.

What a lede on this story: Man who complained about narrowing a road in order to protect pedestrians, so much that the city eventually reversed the change, then kills a woman on that very road with his car www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...

Slow Imp4ct

If one feels so strongly that AVs are necessary because driving by people is too unsafe, they should take that idea further and support reducing the need to drive in all or most circumstances. We don’t need AVs to make safety improvements, and we shouldn’t get stuck on tech fixes. Gift link

hepatitis B - welcome back!

Frightening thread of people sharing their experiences of living near Interstate 5 in Seattle: www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/s/...

toe sock Saturday

first Thanksgiving at our house: spatchcock chicken, spiral ham, apple salad, brussels sprouts, stuffing, sweet potato casserole, scalloped potatoes, green bean casserole.

yeah this rules

We need to do everything we can to encourage posts like this on bluesky. Terrible food opinions from big name sportswriters are genuinely the lifeblood of any social media app

new BONUS EPISODE about a HUGE FUCK-OFF ARCH with @whatahellofawaytodad.com

We're going to be reading smug and misinformed comments about ebikes for the next 20 years because of this.

The best way to cook turkey is to roast and confit a duck instead.

Put festive lights on the cargo bike tonight. Did not have to read any Facebook comments all day. Cooked a spatchcock chicken (I can't recommend this enough, it was perfect) in preparation for Thanksgiving. I have also developed an entire rant against turkey, a disgusting seasonal dish.

Our Commercial E-Cargo Bike Program launches today. We want to work with businesses of all sizes to help our freight network become more cost-effective as delivery volumes continue to increase. Learn what's next: https://sdotblog.seattle.gov/2025/11/20/seattle-commercial-e-cargo-bike-program/

So, uh, why exactly is SDCI digging into NWMLS photos of recently sold houses to chase down 20 year old additions and require new owners to get permits or rebuild? www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/s/...

The biggest and corniest dingbats all have their dull knives out.

i used to think the lyric was ‘i wanna rock and roll all night / and part of every day’ and i remember thinking, honestly that sounds reasonable

The key is understanding the exact point in your life when you switch from one to the other and not only accepting it but allowing it to increase your power

Counted 50 people celebrating a new traffic light, so at least I'm not alone.

By my estimation, the only cities in the US with higher shared bike & scooter ridership per capita than Seattle are New York City and San Francisco.

Going to a celebration for a new traffic light today, prompting my wife to call me "a huge nerd".

just saw a dad on a front-loader cargo bike with his daughter in a rain cover reading a book with the biggest grin and got damn if that isn’t the good shit. looked like an ad. wonderful stuff.

Got some speakers today. KEF LSX II LT are 40% off from Costco. Simplest hi-fi setup I could find at this price. I guess they belong with all the baby toys and books.