becoming one of those pro-natalist freaks but from the perspective of "we can't let these people raise all the kids"

Another election update: progressive candidates Shilpa Prem and Jay Arnold have TAKEN THE LEAD in their races for the Kirkland City Council after previously being behind. So much for that reactionary anti-growth backlash in Kirkland.

Game 5 of the ALDS has entered the 9,748th inning, the Sounders are in round 3,250 of their shootout and Katie Wilson leads the vote count for mayor by 91 votes. Seattle just doesn’t like knowing results.

Severance (of car parking in Paris)

It is too early to call the Mamdani administration a disappointment?

Democratic-backed candidates ahead in early returns for this year’s Bellevue City Council races, with only one exception King County's second largest city is likely to have a more progressive city council beginning in 2026, which will shake up city politics. Notably, longtime Councilmember Conrad…

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Zohran's success will hinge equally on what he is ABLE to do and how effectively he messages to voters when the federal govt of wealthy interests / police, etc in NYC deliberately sabotage things. we've seen this shit in oregon with elites lining up to torpedo progressive measures

In Bellevue, Conrad Lee, who has been in office since the mid-1990s, is set to be defeated by Naren Briar despite bringing out the big guns about how single family zoning is "under attack." And more pro-housing Vishal Bhargava is also set to keep his seat.

link to the whole thing! www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOQT...

LFG

With the win, sounders will play at least 50 games. It’s the first time they’ve reached that mark.

Out here in Cal Anderson Park ready to take food donations for the SNAP to Action Food Drive! It sure is raining so come on out and make it worthwhile!

It's happening! Already a lot of food donations. Love you, Seattle!

🚨 BREAKING: A federal court just BLOCKED the Trump-Vance administration from cutting food assistance for 42 million people. Hunger will not be used as a political weapon. This is a major win for workers and families who rely on SNAP. When we fight together, we win together.💜

News: Mayor Lisa Brown's office (@mayorspokane.bsky.social) is proposing a new tax of 12% on gross receipts from commercial parking across Spokane, as a way to encourage new housing development. Right now, more than 30% of downtown's land area is parking, and it maxes out at 56% occupancy.

hope my costume isn’t TOO spooky, but went with the scariest thing to see on a train platform!!! 😱

and they were roommates

Speaking of new stadiums, it’s probably not a good sign that fully one-third of your fans say they “stop attending games” if you move and and 25% more say they’d go less often.

Today I'm calling on @governorferguson.bsky.social to declare a state of emergency: the expiration of SNAP benefits for nearly one million Washingtonians will be a disaster for the health of many, and for the economic health of the state. We must join other state governments and act swiftly.

I'm organizing a Seattle food drive to help folks hit by the halt to SNAP benefits. We could really use some volunteers to help deliver food boxes if we get a big response. DM me if interested.

Today through Election Day (Tuesday, November 4th), people in Seattle can get two free 30-minute rides on a Lime bike or scooter. It's part of the company's Lime to the Polls campaign. Use code "VOTE2025" Here's a map of ballot drop boxes in King County: kingcounty.gov/en/dept/elec...

Next week's council elections in Kirkland really do deserve more regional attention. An anti-growth advocacy group is promoting a full slate of candidates who are pledging to "protect neighborhoods." The outcome could tip the city in a very reactionary direction. www.theurbanist.org/2025/10/28/k...

Remarkable case of false balance. Trump is disappearing people, blowing up boats, musing about third term. Mamdani wants rent freeze and free buses. “Extremes“

“Babe it’s 1 am why aren’t you in bed the children are going to wake up so early tomorrow” “Sorry hun, me and the 157 most brain damaged friends I’ve met online are watching two baseball teams we don’t care that much about and the bits have gone on so long we can’t turn back now”

who creates the lively art and music scenes if the rent is too high? who makes cultural life? who serves you food or washes your dishes? who creates the fancy little restaurants that draw you to urban living? affordable housing is at the heart of what makes city life worthwhile.

iF PeOpLe DiDnT nEeD to WoRk tO LivE tHeYd NEveR dO AnyTHinG pRoDucTIve

We got some updated data on the Seattle Link today—the system remains one of the fastest-growing US rail networks & broke into the top-10 by ridership! It's sure to grow more, as an extension to Federal Way opens in December, while the 1 & 2 lines will be connected next year

This seems fake but it's completely real: Audio of Seattle's current Mayor dreaming of a giant computer-simulated Martin Luther King, something the King family has explicitly asked people not to do. Big thanks to Erica Barnett for being the only reporter in town covering these events so closely!

"Katie Wilson gets help from her out-of-state parents to help pay for childcare for her young daughter" is not an attack that is going to resonate with any young parents who are grappling with Seattle's expensive childcare

Spoiled Mariners Fan Wanted AL Pennant Too: tinyurl.com/38kt2eej

We can all use some joy this evening, so here it is

JUST SAW A FOUR CAR TRAIN ON MERCER ISLAND - !!!! That’s it just had to get it out there so I don’t hyperventilate.

that’s so mf sick

i've never seen a baseball player break up a double play by leaping into the air, spinning 180 degrees, and taking the throw to the back of the dome. it was perhaps the most beautiful thing i have ever witnessed

[standing at the doorway to the rest of my life] Go Mariners

Julio Rodriguez HOME RUN! You don't need to be a scientist to see a BIG moment like that. Great start to game 3! # SeizeTheMoment @Mariners @TMobilePark @FoxSports

Thank you to everyone who showed up to last weekend's candidate forum, including the attendees, candidates, and many volunteers! We appreciate our candidates giving thoughtful, intentional answers to our questions and wish them best of luck in the upcoming election. Ballots drop this week! Vote!

Please Advise! Can I Cheer for the Blue Jays in Seattle? via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...

Staff at T-Mobile Park just added the fourth trident here after the watch party here in Seattle. #TridentsUp #SeizeTheMoment #Postseason

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US. 𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕. 𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

Imagine if you did this in any other journalistic context "Did the Tigers or Mariners Win Game 5? In Detroit, Depends on the Narrator."

As a kid who grew up half time in suburban apartments, low income families have always been there, but the renewed investment in building cities for people is doing a lot to help people see that you don’t need a big house or car to raise kids if your city takes care of you.

I love Seattle sports and how reasonably urbanist all of our teams' venues are. I know not every urbanist is a sports person, but I do see sports as a part of the social fabric and it's great when our stadiums are products of and producers of urbanist vibrancy and character in our city

I really appreciate that we got a question on this reality in the Bellevue candidate forum this afternoon. I think it was literally the first arena where some candidates had been introduced to this idea, and it was sincerely fascinating seeing them process it in real time.

I'm at a candidate forum for Bellevue city council candidates this afternoon, where one candidate earlier suggested that the city should build parking garages under parks for EV charging and another just called autonomous vehicles the only long-term solution for traffic safety issues.

You can’t script it. The Mariners are willed to victory by Humpy the fish finally winning his first race in the middle of the 15th inning. The crowd chants “Humpy Humpy” as the trident crosses off the ALDS win.