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he/him. likes taking long walks and not getting hit by cars. occasionally funny. eclectic mix of politics/public policy, auditing, nerdery, and shitposting.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 1h
My list sadly keeps getting bigger. www.erininthemorning.com/p/the-guide-...
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The Guide To Anti-Trans Democrats In The 2026 Elections, By State
These are the Democrats that LGBTQ+ people may wish to avoid this election cycle.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 1h
Add another Democratic candidate who has taken an anti-trans stance this campaign. Virtually everyone missed this one. Adam Hamilton's US senate campaign in Kansas called transgender girls "boys," opposed athletics, and was in favor of a surgery ban. Haven't seen this one reported anywhere yet.
Democratic response is fractured
Although the Republican attacks are unified, Democrats’ responses are not.

Some candidates have publicly distanced themselves from Republicans’ most extreme accusations. Turek in Iowa and Talarico in Texas both said they oppose gender affirming surgeries for minors, without arguing for a broad ban on medical treatment. 

Tyson Brody, a spokesperson for Hamilton’s campaign in Kansas, said Hamilton does not think girls should “compete against boys” in sports and that gender affirming surgeries shouldn’t be performed on children.
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Elly "Enormity" Bangs @ellybangs.bsky.social · 1h
Pentacat's blessings upon you this day
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itsmorefantastical.bsky.social @itsmorefantastical.bsky.social · 5h
So can I get a road removed if a truck almost runs me over? @thewaroncars.bsky.social
fox13now.com
Salt Lake City florist pushes to remove bike route after close call
Salt Lake City florist Marci Rasmussen says a close call with a cyclist while backing out of her driveway prompted a petition to remove the 400 South Viaduct Trail.
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Mike Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA @michael-hoerger.bsky.social · 13h
PMC COVlD Update, Oct 12, 2026 🔸Levels revised upward for a double-peak 🔸39-state outbreak (see ALT) 🔸PMC estimates 750,000 new daily infections, & 1 in 65 people actively infectious 🔸1st time starting Oct w/rising levels since 2020 Interactive map (best on computer): pmc19.com/map 1/🧵
States with observed outbreaks include Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawai’i, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming. Additional states with poor monitoring likely have outbreaks based on high levels in bordering counties in adjacent states.
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Your Friendly Neighborhood Auditor @celticwnb.bsky.social · 15h
Medina needs to be forcibly incorporated into Bellevue. Jesus.
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L. Harrison Jerome @lhjseattle.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
🌲🌲🌲🌲🏙️🏙️🏙️🌲🌲🌲🌲 Or 🌲🏠🏠🏠🏠🏙️🏠🏠🏠🏠🌲
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Your Friendly Neighborhood Auditor @celticwnb.bsky.social · 17h
Go beer team!
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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 19h
About 30 minutes ago, Seattle Fire responded to a driver hitting someone walking at 1st Ave S and S Lander Street.
location on a map
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Jeffrey Tumlin 🏳️‍🌈 🌁 @jeffreytumlin.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I can't believe Prop G supporters want to take this playground away from city kids and replace it with a highway
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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
No, King County Didn't Write a $10 Million "Blank Check" for Youth Homelessness Don't believe everything you read, especially on the Seattle Times editorial page.
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No, King County Didn't Write a $10 Million "Blank Check" for Youth Homelessness - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett On Seattle Nice last week, we briefly discussed a column by the Seattle Times’  Danny Westneat,…
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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
thedrive.com
You Don't Need A Full-Size Pickup Truck, You Need a Cowboy Costume
The full-size pickup truck has become America's best-selling vehicle by a country mile. But most Silverado, Ram, and F-Series buyers would be better served with a cheaper means of role-playing.
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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
So excited for the UPS Waterfall Garden to reopen after renovations, it's looking so nice.
Seating area at waterfall garden with greenery
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Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler.com · 17/07/2025
The backstory here is that the Squamish people of what is now Vancouver were illegally dispossessed of this land a century ago. They sued, got their land back, and are using their sovereignty to ignore local zoning rules and build 6,000 new homes over the objections of nearby wealthy NIMBYs.
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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 12/10/2026
"This year Gavin Newsom has shown that he would be a billionaire-friendly president. Which means he shouldn’t be president at all."
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Office of the Washington State Auditor @wastateauditor.bsky.social · 23h
Kenza Abtouche is one of SAO's outstanding performance auditors whose background and experiences have influenced their work with our Office. Curious how? Find out more in this inspiring and interesting profile in the latest ALGA newsletter. Read more: algaonline.org/page/2026_fall_abtou…
Portrait of Kenza Abtouche, SAO Performance Auditor, with Washington State Auditor and ALGA logos on a blue and yellow background.
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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
“But what about [highly specific scenario] where the best and only option is a truck?” Cool! Use a truck for that. But you don’t need a pickup to commute to your desk job at KPMG or buy groceries. Cars and trucks are tools and not always the best tool for the job. This isn’t hard, friends.
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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
They’re both carrying the same number of people - and probably the same amount of cargo.
Woman wearing black riding, green lime bike. In the background is a blue pickup truck.
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Your Friendly Neighborhood Auditor @celticwnb.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
TFW you're able to move all the clothing from the washer to the dryer in one grab 😤
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Rainier Valley Safe Streets @rvgreenways.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
There appears to be another non sound transit involved car crash on MLK Jr way s impacting light rail operations tonight. www.soundtransit.org/ride-with-us...
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1 Line trains are sharing one track at Columbia City Station until further notice due to a non-involved collision. Please board all trains on the platform to Federal Way Downtown. | Sound Transit
1 Line | See travel options in the link below to assist you with your ride.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 12/10/2026
As the Trump administration has relentlessly pursued immigrants, federal agents have run roughshod over the constitutional rights of U.S. citizens. We’re showing you every incident we’ve confirmed — along with the receipts: propub.li/3TBuddL
500+ U.S. citizens detained since the start of the second Trump administration. 100+ U.S. citizens held after agents questioned their citizenship. Nearly all of them were people of color. At least 70 American children and teens detained, some of whom were handcuffed. 36 U.S. citizens held for at least a day without being able to contact a lawyer or family.
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Your Friendly Neighborhood Auditor @celticwnb.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
static.klipy.com
Baseball Fan Thumbs Down Reaction
Alt: A man in a teal collared shirt and suspenders, wearing glasses, holds his left hand thumb-down. There is an MLB.com logo in the bottom left corner and a scorebug for the baseball game showing NYY 5, TB 1 in the top left corner.
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Bellingham! Thank you so much for coming out to see me, especially this family who made these shirts for the Seattle WW show I had to miss because of COVID. They drove up for a second chance.
Family with 90s rock and roll style t-shirts with pics of Bill Kurtis and me
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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The American Dream—buying a house in the suburbs and watching it increase in value to the point where subsequent generations need to move farther and farther out to obtain the same thing at a comparable price, but with an even more soul-crushing commute—was always a Ponzi scheme.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 11/10/2026
Just a reminder that when Dems turn against trans people for power, it's also a reminder that they'll do other things for power that you might not like too, such as supporting billionaires.
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Your Friendly Neighborhood Auditor @celticwnb.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The other day I was leaving the Columbia City farmer's market and some woman in a car was talking shit at a man wearing an "All Lives Matter" shirt. I feel like that's the energy I would like to aspire to.
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Daniel Carroll @tworsandtwols.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Saw a guy in a Niners jersey on the train, last name “Are You” with number 18. That’s out of bounds if you ask me. Get the hell outta here.
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Daniel José Older @djolder.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Very dystopian that on the article about a A.I. data center poisoning the air, there's a little rainbow A.I. chatbot button just lurking at the edge, waiting to poison the air some more to answer your banal question
The article below with a rainbow tab on the side which initiates a chat bot 
Text: 
Gadget Revieu_

HOME Y

EMERGING TECH / AI

Virginia Data Center Ran
Diesel Generators for 24
Hours. Residents Fled Their

Homes

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Sterling residents had no legal recourse as
189 of Virginia's 197 data-center air permits
allow emergency diesel runs without public

review
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Your Friendly Neighborhood Auditor @celticwnb.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I wish this was a baseball post, but alas…
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Your Friendly Neighborhood Auditor @celticwnb.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
France continues to France things up 🤦‍♂️
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Can we be honest that so called 'wokeness' meant Black people demanding full social personhood and refusing to be silent about getting murdered/harmed by the state? So yes, that is more threatening to many in this country than is fascism. I think that's been clear.
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PFLAG Charleston SC @pflagcharlestonsc.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
We are proud to be a signing chapter on this statement. @pflag.org
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Nick @nicksattele.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
“The modules sit right on top of the ground so the one I rode went in with no digging in just two and a half days” @ryancalkins.bsky.social @portofseattle.bsky.social can we get this between the light rail and airport??
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Your Friendly Neighborhood Auditor @celticwnb.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Malibu, welcome to #TheWarOnCars @thewaroncars.bsky.social abc7-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/abc7.com...
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New speed cameras in Malibu detect more than 100,000 violations on PCH in 9 days | abc7.com
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crosswalkcreepers.bsky.social @crosswalkcreepers.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
This guy gave me the finger when it took his photo so I'm definitely posting it. How are people so callous about their bad behavior?
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 10/10/2026
If I built an AI lab and it went rogue and deleted all student loan information, I'm betting they'd suddenly figure out how to prosecute me.
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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
OK, but I wish there was more acknowledgement among pro-transit folks (of which I am obviously one) that not every bus route is the same and that some local routes need to exist. There's community pushback against eliminating stops on the 7 for real, practical reasons, not kneejerk reactiveness.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
School boards are way under the radar in a big year like this, but the same battles you've heard about (book bans, Moms for Liberty, trans kids) are happening this year too. I identified 19 school boards where there battles like this — and what's up: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
When people who rely on a transit route to get from Point A to Point B are raising concerns (and Point B is often not "office job downtown"), dismissing those concerns with technical points like "trips from Rainier Beach to downtown will be 13 minutes faster at peak!" isn't going to get you far.
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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
This is the thing! Not every bus route is the same, and making people walk along Rainier Avenue for several additional blocks adds time and danger (because, again, it's one of the most dangerous streets for pedestrians in the city, a problem that has never been treated with any urgency.)
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Braeden 🎣🦀🌲🦅 @bvd100.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
@mayor.seattle.gov Fixing Find It, Fix It for reporting parking violations should be a priority this next year. It never made any sense why they ended it. This is a modern city. We can figure out how to quickly route reports to parking enforcement.
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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
For almost 2 years now, DHS has repeatedly told me they're not detaining U.S. citizens It's simply not true So @propublica.org published the receipts: a searchable database of the 500+ citizens detained by immigration agents during this Trump administration projects.propublica.org/american-cit...
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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Bike Lane Uprising @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
BREAKING: automated ticketing for bike & bus lane violations expands city-wide in Chicago. Passed today.
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The Humanist Report @humanistreport.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Democrats will never learn.
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Your Friendly Neighborhood Auditor @celticwnb.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Drivers will demand that cyclists, pedestrians and disabled folx obey every possible law, rule, regulation, and expectation to justify not murdering them indiscriminately while also doing shit like this.
A grey Nissan Rogue SUV parked on top of an ADA curb cutout.
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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
the exact quote: "That's all adorable and everything," to which I responded that I wasn't being adorable, I was being factual based on my reporting
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Seattle Department of Transportation @transportation.seattle.gov · 09/10/2026
We’re beginning to design the next phase of transportation safety improvements in Beacon Hill along Beacon Ave S. This includes the central segment and south segment of the Beacon Ave S Safety Project. Here's how you can get involved: sdotblog.seattle.gov/2026/10/09/b...
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Beacon Hill travel safety work is restarting – preview early designs and add your voice - SDOT Blog
We’re beginning preliminary design for the next phase of transportation safety improvements in Beacon Hill along Beacon Ave S. Learn more.
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Elly "Enormity" Bangs @ellybangs.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Perhaps further studies should be commissioned to determine whether this is a unique sensitivity on our parts, or whether cisgender individuals, too, are somehow emotionally affected by living under the perpetual threat of torture and death at the hands of the government.
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Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“Do we really expect our children to act like adults just so adults can act like children?”
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Cycle Of Rage: One Crash Shows How Reckless Car Drivers Ruin Kids' Childhoods - Streetsblog New York City
We want our kids off their phones and reading books in the library. Too bad drivers don't give a shit. A rant from Streetsblog Editor Gersh Kuntzman.
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KNKX Public Radio @knkx.org · 07/10/2026
Flu is peaking early in the Northwest. Public health officials are urging everyone to take action to protect themselves from the active strain.
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Flu cases are peaking early in the Pacific Northwest
Public health leaders are urging people to get a flu vaccination and to check with their health provider about vaccine options.
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