Heck yeah! Union power at Build-A-Bear!

Thank you, Seattle Arts and Lectures, for hosting this event! And *especially* for offering PWYC tickets so someone like me could actually attend!!! I never imagined in my life that I'd ever be in the same room as Salman Rushdie. Holy moly. #Seattleartsandlectures #benaroyahall #literature

Tomorrow and every Wednesday through Dec. 17, get free admission to the Seattle Art Museum with a donation of at least two non-perishable canned food items, supporting the Pike Market Senior Center and Food Bank. Details below:

Holy shit... I'm gonna be seeing Salman freaking Rushdie tonight, in person, right here in Seattle!!!

Big boy nephew cat this morning, sitting on his back legs like a little gentleman. #cats

20 years ago today, the AIDS Memorial of Snohomish County was dedicated in Everett. historylink.org/File/22836

Would this have happened to a white resident? Asking for the First Nations.

Am I the only Washington state / PNW person, who's kinda thrown off, that the guy who shot the Nat'l Guards in DC, has been living in... Bellingham?!? Per BBC News, B'ham has been his home here in the US (& he drove from there to DC). He had to live someplace, obvi. But still... Whatcom county?? Hm.

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Last night, I read Marcie R. Rendon's 2024 novel, "Where They Last Saw Her." The entire novel... in one night. With my focus/concentration issues, its REALLY rare rn for me to read an entire book at all...Never mind a 300+ page novel in a single day! 1st time reading anything by her. Dang! #booksky

My fellow #trans folks: Today may have cut deep into your heart in ways you can't find words for. Grief, rage, horror, angst, fear, shame, guilt. Feelings so overwhelming that seem fucking impossible to hold. I know its hard. But please. Don't let despair win tonight. Please.Stay with us. #tdor #🏳️‍⚧️

A few months ago, I set a goal to have coffee w/at least 2 folks new to my life,by Thanskgiving. New FRIENDS was the idea. Didn't happen organically from groups & events. Started thinking..Hmm,maybe romance is easier than friendship,in this city?? & so signed up for a dating app. 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 LORD HELP ME.

Some false reports are circulating that Mt. Rainier is suddenly showing seismic tremor activity — this is not true. The signal being referenced is actually radio interference, most likely due to rime ice buildup on the antenna of one of our seismic stations.

Woohoo! Got my acceptance letter today to my nearby community college for winter quarter!! ...Why yes, yes, I DO already have two degrees (including a Masters degree). But... at 41, I finally feel ready to face down my fears of math and Excel pivot tables. #backtoschool #nontraditionalstudent

Tomorrow, Tues Nov 18, you can get a FREE 4" sandwich at Cheba Hut!! In WA state, we have 2 locations, so, this post is for peeps in #Bellingham and near U-District #Seattle! If you've never been: yes, it is a Marijuana themed sandwich shop. Also...it is very yummy. 🤤 #chebahut #captaincheap

Yo #Seattle, if you're looking for something COOL & FREE to do tonight... Greenwood Art Walk starts at 6 pm!! (P.S. Not a visual artist myself or affiliated w/this event at all. Just a random weirdo who stopped by last month & was amazed by... well... all the cool shit @ Greenwood Art Collective!)

Traded one of my spider plants for this GORGEOUS little inch plant at tonight's Book & Plant exchange at @nookandcrannybooks.bsky.social (co-sponsored by @fancyplantsseattle.bsky.social) !!! 😍😍😍 #houseplants #udistrictseattle

Don't cross the picket line! Starbucks union workers are on strike demanding the corporation sign a fair contract after years of union-busting and refusing to come to the bargaining table.

Fun fact: Gray and rainy Seattle days are greatly improved by Miss Piggy's cover of the Macarena.

Katie freaking Wilson!!!! Hell yeah!! Sincerely, -an ordinary (non-rich) Seattle voter who also rides the bus!

Rumor is that there are still tickets, to see the one & only @mercurystardust.bsky.social in #Seattle this week! Thurs night (11/13) Event w/guests @ Rainier Arts Center & Fri afternoon (11/14) book signing at @charliesqueerbooks.bsky.social ! 🏳️‍⚧️ ❤️ 🛠 #transhandymaam

spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"

Multiple protests tomorrow, Seattle! I'm hoping to make it to at least one. Standing alongside vets to call out this hateful administration, seems like a very appropriate thing to do on Veteran's Day. #fucktrump

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!

Dear (prob mostly white) gay guys *thrilled* this morning about no longer having to pay attention to politics or protest Trump anymore & planning to ignore it all, once again, now that Obergefell is safe -- since you "got yours": Mm-hmm. We all see you. Sincerely, -The rest of your LGBTQ family

Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...

Random thoughts: Love how shows, podcasts, & books about lesser-known cults from around the country... always seem to have a chapter that takes place in either Bellingham or Spokane, WA.

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North Helpline, which serves residents in North Seattle, shares how people can help food banks after funding for the federal food assistance ran out over the weekend. #snap #foodbanks #seattle

No idea why "Sisters are Doin' It For Themselves" is blasting at Fred Meyers right now... but...🤷‍♂️ I'm here for it, hehe.

Off to Elliott Bay Books, to see Ren Cedar Fuller & Aidan Key speak, about supporting #Trans kids & families!!! Maybe I'll see some of you Seattle peeps there! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️

Mayor Harrell Threatens to Move Back to Bellevue If Katie Wilson Wins This Fall: tinyurl.com/yc3k4xhd

Every year on the first Thursday of November, St. James Cathedral sponsors a Mass to honor and remember homeless people who've died. The 2025 Mass is 5:30 PM, 11/6. The Cathedral bell will toll one time for each name--335 times this year (for deaths that occurred 10/1/24 thru 9/30/25).

Become an #Accompaniment Volunteer! Stand with immigrants as they navigate court appointments and learn how immigration systems impact our communities. 📅 Wed, Nov 12, 2025 | 6 PM PST 📍 Virtual (in English) 🔗 tinyurl.com/Accompaniment-Nov2025 No one should face the system alone. #WAISN

Fellow WA state folks: 35 hours remain, to get your ballot filled out, and turned in! Depending on where you live, some of what's on there is pretty important, like your city mayor! Please. Be a cool kid --- and VOTE. #Seattle #Tacoma #Spokane #Olympia #Everett #Bellingham #WAstateelections

Last night's #Trolloween procession in Fremont (#Seattle) , led by VamoLà! 🧡 🎃 🧡 Starting at the Fremont Troll - who was dressed up with a birthday crown, surrounded by Jack O'Lanterns & illuminated in spooky lighting.... & marching / dancing out into the neighborhood! #fremontartscouncil #vamola

Happy birthday to... Seattle's beloved FREMONT TROLL!!! 35 today! 🎂 #seattle

Well, in happy news...I just got a new Asparagus Fern!!! 😍😍😍 Thanks, Trader Joe's! 🪴 #houseplants

TOASTED. Bagels & Coffee says it has received nearly $25,000 in donations in the last 24 hours since announcing the "neighbor's tab" to provide breakfast to those impacted by the SNAP benefits cliff on Nov. 1, no questions asked, at its U-District, South Lake Union and Bellevue locations.

Good morning, north #Seattle folks. There are still a few days left to drop off socks, a hat, or hygiene products for the Warm Winter Drive at U-Heights Center! Distribution Day is this Sun, Nov 2nd & will also include some day-pf services for folks in need. #udistrict

Fantastic evening with Bats NW tonight at @woodlandparkzoo.bsky.social ! Screening of "The Invisible Mammal" documentary about conservation...PLUS... expert Q&A afterwards, a batty costume contest, & giveaways galore! 🦇❤️🦇❤️🦇 Can't wait to hang up my new poster about our local PNW bat species!!!

Storm Headlines so far: * 180,000 without power in WA * Sea-Tac 53 mph gust strongest of year so ar * 77 mph gust in Hoquiam * 66 mph gust in Tacoma (Narrows) * 17 mi stretch of SR 105 on coast closed due to fallen trees & power lines. #wawx LIVE UPDATES: emeraldcityweather.com/peak-gusts-f...

Shoutout to everybody else who got stranded at Seattle Center last night when the monorail broke down... I hope you all got home safe! ❤️

Ballot filled out and dropped off! #seattle #kingcountyelections

Things are going to get harder for a lot of folks - please share this resource, just takes a zip code to search services and support nearby.

Finally got motivated to get a #hoopla account w/ my public library card. Currently listening to Brandi Carlile's latest album, w/ K-Pop Demon Hunters & Wicked soundtracks up next! No pro-ICE / "we will find you" ads. No ads at all. And free! Thanks, @spl.org !

Why do I feel like the $5 "haunted house" at the 24-hour used tire shop on University Way is prob the scariest haunted house in all of Seattle?!?!?!

I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.

A GREAT season and a GREAT run right to the end, Mariners!!! 💔😭🥹

Just spotted this rad banned books display at the front of the Seattle Public Library's Greenlake Branch! #bannedbooks #seattlepubliclibrary #libraries #seattle