Reposted by @carlfnelson.bsky.socialAdam Szym @adamszym.bsky.social · 1hThere’s a new print run of my long OOP 2016 comic BIOME. Come grab a copy at NYCC table F21 October 8-11! Fans of Scavenger’s Reign and Annihilation will enjoy. 1114
carlfnelson.bsky.social @carlfnelson.bsky.social · 14hI thought we all agreed that this guy was full of shit after the Epstein stuff. The only reason he got such favorable press for all those years was he basically paid off every media organization with foundation grants. 230
Reposted by @carlfnelson.bsky.socialNathan Newman @nathansnewman.bsky.social · 15hThat Bannon says that about Newsom should be the kiss of death for his nomination prospects. Definition of an acceptable nominee is someone who is Steve Bannon's worst nightmare. 22661155
Reposted by @carlfnelson.bsky.socialKUOW Public Radio @kuow.org · 21hAbout 14,000 Washington state residents will no longer be eligible for Medicaid, or Apple Health, starting Oct. 1. kuow.org14,000 WA residents expected to lose Medicaid Oct. 1About 14,000 Washington state residents will no longer be eligible for Medicaid, or Apple Health, starting Oct. 1. 13518
carlfnelson.bsky.social @carlfnelson.bsky.social · 22hWatching Orlando, I kind of love how Billy Zane sort of had this role in the 1990's as a supplemental "break glass when in need of boyfriend" quality. Like, he's a nice a nice option to have around, but don't feel super obligated or anything. 100
Reposted by @carlfnelson.bsky.socialOnion Inc Union @onionunion.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The Onion Union has four months until our contract expires. Here are some tips to unionize your workplace. 028349
Reposted by @carlfnelson.bsky.socialJames everything is analog @analogist.net · 30/09/2026Black Site Bob, whose previous work includes literally *overseeing CIA torture camps*, can shut the fuck up when it comes to budget priorities for equitable housing in Seattle 28720
carlfnelson.bsky.social @carlfnelson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Everything is getting shittier and harder for normal people in this city, and Dan Strauss is trying to find a way out of feeding the people he's kicking out of RV's? 0153
Reposted by @carlfnelson.bsky.socialJulia Grant Reed @juliareedwa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I just… don’t think the Council is paying attention to how this sounds. Dan in particular. Also is it not… good that the mayor found a way to continue Harrell’s investments in food aid? 4759
Reposted by @carlfnelson.bsky.socialdr. rich traditions, JD @helldude.bsky.social · 29/12/2025look we're all making a big bet on AI! and if it pays off as big as we hope, well, it's going to make a handful of people super rich and you're going to lose your job but get to watch mickey mouse fuck geralt from the witcher. if it doesn't pay off well then you get to pay for the bailouts 3568351672
Reposted by @carlfnelson.bsky.socialSeattle Social Housing Developer @seasocialhousing.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Voices from Vienna: Hear directly from Linda, a single mother of a 16-year-old living at Bikes and Rails. Linda talks about how various options of social housing cooperatives offered stability and fit into the different phases of her and her child's life. 051
Reposted by @carlfnelson.bsky.socialFando Fonts @fandofonts.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Esto del @doctorow.pluralistic.net explica muchos de los problemas que tenemos hoy día con pa vivienda y con muchas cosas más: la primacía del derecho de la propiedad sobre el resto de los derechos 56431
Reposted by @carlfnelson.bsky.socialDivestSPD @divestspd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026SPD stopped naming cops who shoot people when the consent decree ended, so we do that now. The cop who shot the woman in Beacon Hill is Jose Jimenez, and we did a deep dive on him. Read all about him:divestspd.comCop who shot Beacon Hill woman identifiedOfficer Jose Jimenez, 34, had only been assigned to the SWAT team for less than a year. He was previously a member of the Community Response Group, SPD’s “problem-oriented policing” unit. 28752
carlfnelson.bsky.social @carlfnelson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I maintain this city would be so cool if it were just a little cheaper. 040
carlfnelson.bsky.social @carlfnelson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The most comfortable people in this city think they actually live in The Warriors because they saw a guy freebasing in front of Safeway 0151
Reposted by @carlfnelson.bsky.socialAmy Probably @socklessinseattle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Animators are so important. Who else could animate one of the Seattle ferries Akira Sliding? 061
Reposted by @carlfnelson.bsky.socialGreen Jacket Lady @greenjacketlady.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Three years ago today. Let’s get out there and make fun of the fear mongering bullies. (And bring a jacket. It might rain). 2050173
carlfnelson.bsky.social @carlfnelson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Trump is an awful president, but occasionally he gives us these insightful glimpses into parts of our present condition that were awful before him, and likely will be awful once he's gone. The man is a symptom (an avatar, really) of a dying god whose dream we live inside. 140
carlfnelson.bsky.social @carlfnelson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026If you learn to cook, the curry will always be as spicy as you want it to be. 140
Reposted by @carlfnelson.bsky.socialBlaise Ulysse Bernard Collins @wittywebhandle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Children's insults are the immune system of civilization. 1447
carlfnelson.bsky.social @carlfnelson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A friend and I were talking the other day about whether the cyberpunk genre was dead - is it a 'cryptofuturist' movement similar to the atomic age, etc? Anyway, I finished the game Norco last night, and I'm happy to report creator Yuts and team have found new sounds in an old guitar. 110
carlfnelson.bsky.social @carlfnelson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026There are so many worthwhile projects we need in this country right now - things that would create good jobs, and meaningful lives, and a future for our children. None of them involve AI, or sports betting, or huge detention centers, or large paramilitary forces sucking up overtime budgets. 040
Reposted by @carlfnelson.bsky.socialElly "Enormity" Bangs @ellybangs.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Every headline now: • Polls show Gen Z foolishly believes it's acceptable to blink during the workday • Wealthy socialite you've never heard of says eating sand is the key to happiness • Trump abolishes legislative and judicial branches, raising eyebrows among some constitutional scholars 23610
Reposted by @carlfnelson.bsky.socialdarth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 26/09/2026i wonder how many people realize this is a real problem or just assume the party in power just always uses government money for campaign ads 301750372
carlfnelson.bsky.social @carlfnelson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Someone should tell Bob Kettle that living within a budget is part of "Good Governance". 030
Reposted by @carlfnelson.bsky.socialbijan @bijan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026i think about this post all the time. you might too 3269261744
Reposted by @carlfnelson.bsky.socialPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 25/09/2026What is always left unsaid with this man is that he prefers their messaging... 2459371
Reposted by @carlfnelson.bsky.socialAmy Sundberg @amysundberg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I like this paragraph: "To put that number into perspective, Wilson’s completely voluntary $12.6 million bump to SPD is 20% greater than the entire budget for the Office of Labor Standards, the office tasked with solving the single most prevalent form of theft in the nation: wage theft." 112261
carlfnelson.bsky.social @carlfnelson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Probably yes, so far as media has disciplined the average person with the values of the business class. Here in Seattle the papers are celebrating our new city budget for 'not raising taxes' at a point where city revenues can't keep up with our population growth. 030
carlfnelson.bsky.social @carlfnelson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I think a huge amount of the liberal disgust with Trump comes from the fact that he forces this realization. America has always had racism, cruelty, violence . . . it's just finding out that many of the 'rules' were actually perfunctory, or illusions cast to grant legitimacy. 070
carlfnelson.bsky.social @carlfnelson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Banksy's museum of the occupation in Bethlehem is something I could wish I could make every American see. Banksy is very good. 151
carlfnelson.bsky.social @carlfnelson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Bob Kettle and Maritza Rivera think groceries aren't expensive enough. Let that sink in. 170
carlfnelson.bsky.social @carlfnelson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Got a chance to play Slugblaster tonight l! Love how it finds its heart in the relatable experience of coming-of-age. (now more than two decades ago for me) I don’t think about being a teenager much, but the game gave me some surprising feelings as I dug into those memories for inspiration. 110
Reposted by @carlfnelson.bsky.socialJosh Cohen @jcohenwrites.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I missed yesterday that Sara Nelson's AI-generated news site is linked to a new "moderate" political group that's incorporating as a 501(c)4 explicitly because donors can be anonymous. Not my beat anymore, but the 2027 Council races are going to be something ... seafor.live#supportseafor.liveSeaFor · Seattle, wake up. Time for a long-term fix.Seattle, wake up. Time for a long-term fix. SeaFor is the civic infrastructure for the pragmatic center. 2287
carlfnelson.bsky.social @carlfnelson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The business community in Seattle wanted more cops, but they didn't want to pay for them. They got what they wanted. 050
carlfnelson.bsky.social @carlfnelson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026MyNorthwest saying the quiet part out loud: It was never about 'safety' - it's about austerity, and it seems like business have sufficiently disciplined the Mayor with her first budget. 140
Reposted by @carlfnelson.bsky.socialAlex @alexh666.bsky.social · 23/09/2026One way to reduce SPDs budget would be to re-evaluate moving as many functions out of SPD’s control as possible, including parking enforcement bsky.app/profile/olra... 281
carlfnelson.bsky.social @carlfnelson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Seattle Times suddenly forgets that we are a 'leaderless city besieged by violent crime'. The discipline has worked. 0153
Reposted by @carlfnelson.bsky.socialRyan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 23/09/2026You know @amysundberg.bsky.social's overview of Katie Wilson's first draft budget is the one you're going to want to read. www.theurbanist.org/wilson-focus...theurbanist.orgWilson Focuses on Fiscal Discipline, No New Taxes in Budget ProposalFaced with a $175 million deficit, Mayor Katie Wilson chose to balance her 2027 budget primarily through cuts and streamlining City operations, but no new revenue. Police and homelessness response spe... 17012
carlfnelson.bsky.social @carlfnelson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Paul Richards is probably the best concept artist I know. He also has a rare understanding of 'cartooning' in his work - the intentional and heightened sense of exaggeration to give his drawings a point of view. His designs ooze with personality. Go wishlist the Holdouts Immediately! 100
carlfnelson.bsky.social @carlfnelson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026It’ll be like that one thing that’s awesome, but there’ll be three of them. 0101
Reposted by @carlfnelson.bsky.sociallunch enjoyer @hoaagie.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Tone, you hear about this Kashi thing? They went from making dogshit cereal to letting you bet on if the Jets will win the Super Bowl before World War 3. 68952188
carlfnelson.bsky.social @carlfnelson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Friend warned me this weekend about being a leader: “90% of this role is just apologizing for things that aren’t your fault.” 050
carlfnelson.bsky.social @carlfnelson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026George Floyds everywhere-if you’re looking. 050
Reposted by @carlfnelson.bsky.socialMichael Smith @mesmith35673.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I wonder who was President of the Seattle City Council when downtown Seattle lost 13,000 jobs in 2025. 36611
carlfnelson.bsky.social @carlfnelson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026When the mess hall serves steak and lobster, and these two oafs tell you you’re the real heroes, you’re about to die for Israel. 010
carlfnelson.bsky.social @carlfnelson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026People remember Sawant's incredible kayfabe, but I think Nelson's ability to play the heel is sort of unrivaled: Just professional wrestling-levels of contempt for the audience. No concessions to her critics, openly embracing the worst policies without hesitation, demanding you don't clap . . . 060