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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 29/04/2026

If we had taken all the money we put into AI and put it into trains, we would have such great trains. What a waste.

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Allison Williams @aliwill.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Never been! Worth visiting? Which location?

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Allison Williams @aliwill.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Hot take: There are good restaurants in Washington state outside of Seattle. (At least 30.) New update from me! www.seattlemet.com/travel-and-o...

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The Best Restaurants in Washington State

We updated our 30 favorite destination dinners across the state.

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Allison Williams @aliwill.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

A memorable day for me even though it wasn’t quite as momentous!

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Allison Williams @aliwill.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Oh my gosh, I was on Rainier that day too! I skied the Russell Glacier out of Mowich, turned around when we saw intense weather coming, and got the alert about Biden. Just a few glaciers over!

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Cortana 👻 @cortanav.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

When will my husband return from the Mariner’s game

Oil painting of a woman waiting by the sea

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 22/09/2025

Meanwhile in Seattle....

Sand Point Village sign reading "Go Mariners! Dumper Count 58"

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Longreads @longreads.com · 09/07/2025

"It’s a natural wonder that might not be natural at all, something delicate that nevertheless represents enormous strength. And, of course, it’s that most compelling of sights: a ticking time bomb." @aliwill.bsky.social for @seattlemet.com.web.brid.gy:

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Washington’s Tree of Life Is Falling Down

The icon is slowly collapsing, but no one knows what its last day will be.

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Allison Williams @aliwill.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Same, and it's why I still have an iPhone SE (which is of course no longer made). Home button! Headphone jack (via the charging port)!

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Allison Williams @aliwill.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Shout out to all the writers who feel the weight of this today. It's not just about idiotic goofs or a single lazy step, it's about discounting the value of an individual's specific creation. Writing is important. The world needs it. Even (especially?) the fluffy stuff.

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Allison Williams @aliwill.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

If you hire an experienced writer (and pay them well), they will recommend a list of 100% real books. But more than that, their list will be thoughtful, surprising, insightful, USEFUL—something that an AI list, no matter how well factchecked, can't achieve. AI will be the average of the average.

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Allison Williams @aliwill.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

The problem is not that AI made up book titles. The problem is not that the AI art has six-fingered hands. They are surface signs of how little actual meaning is in AI creations. Factchecking the AI-generated slop so it can more seamlessly replace journalism will leave us all in a swamp of slop.

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Allison Williams @aliwill.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

I would sleep so much better at night if it was (e) @michaelhobbes.bsky.social "Should we spy on Americans? I did 80 hours of research and the answer is yes, and then no."

A question from the New York Times news quiz, asking "The Trump administration appointed which podcaster to be deputy director of the F.B.I.?" Answer (e) is Michael Hobbes.

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Allison Williams @aliwill.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Follow Seattle Met here on the Blueskies! Not only will you see my brilliant stories about PNW outdoors and travel, but you'll get Seattle food news from the source (that's @gastrognome.bsky.social) and a ton of good stuff from real journalists. Small pubs are still here and still doing the work!

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Allison Williams @aliwill.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Comfort links! This is one of my forever bookmarks. TONY theater critic Adam Feldman updates this list every year but never removes the classics.

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The 35 best Tony Awards performances from Broadway shows

Our updated list of the all-time top musical numbers in Tony history

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Allison Williams @aliwill.bsky.social · 05/11/2024

I don’t know if I want slower pacing or just get bummed when I realized I’ve binged it all too quickly! I’d take two seasons a year if they could manage it.

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Allison Williams @aliwill.bsky.social · 05/11/2024

Slow Horses is 6 eps actually; I do think 8 would be perfect for it, just a little more room for everyday fuckups between catastrophes. But agreed, Diplomat definitely would benefit from being looser too.

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Allison Williams @aliwill.bsky.social · 30/10/2024

There should be two (2) Wordles per day. One for a midday work break, and one at night BUT you only get your full allotment the next day if you put your phone to bed after the night one. Overscroll now and there are consequences tomorrow. (Also applies to Connections, Mini, and Strands.)

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Allison Williams @aliwill.bsky.social · 20/10/2024

Maybe she’s running for president just to have a truly spam-free email inbox thanks to secret service filtering.

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Allison Williams @aliwill.bsky.social · 11/10/2024

It’s telling me this starter pack can’t be found—is there an updated version of it?

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Allison Williams @aliwill.bsky.social · 08/10/2024

There are a lot of concrete and well-reported answers out there to the question "why stay?!", but this novel was a more lyrical take on it. As someone from the opposite corner of the country, an especially good read.

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Allison Williams @aliwill.bsky.social · 08/10/2024

Florida's hurricanes bring to mind a lovely novel I got for Christmas last year, Lily Brooks-Dalton's THE LIGHT PIRATE. Imagines a world where the US pulls out of Florida after too many hurricanes—written from a place of affection for the region, not disdain. www.nytimes.com/2022/12/03/b...

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After the Collapse of Civilization, a Return to Nature (Published 2022)

Lily Brooks-Dalton begins her novel “The Light Pirate” with an apocalypse; what follows is something like peace.

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Allison Williams @aliwill.bsky.social · 20/09/2024

Finally engaging with Bluesky to share that if you have been shitty or idiotic to a woman born in the 1980s, especially if you're a dude, you've probably been savagely roasted in a group chat. Absolutely withering insults from women three time zones away who had you pegged from one screenshot.

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Allison Williams @aliwill.bsky.social · 13/09/2024

The first line of the book is "Where is Papa going with that axe?" and the answer is 'the barn' and 'to kill a runt piglet.' You know, for kids!

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Allison Williams @aliwill.bsky.social · 20/08/2024

Wait are they barrel jeans? I’m still wearing skinny jeans from Costco, I am a relic.

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Allison Williams @aliwill.bsky.social · 02/01/2024

Finally deleted Twitter off my phone and trying to engage here. But I need more people to follow here, suggestions needed!

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