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Catie Gould

@citizen-cate.bsky.social
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Fighting against car dependency, one unused parking spot at a time. Senior researcher at @Sightline. Hot takes are my own.

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Catie Gould @citizen-cate.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Imagine hiring contractors to do work on your house and then one day masked men show up on your property and drag them away right in front of you. From Everett, WA www.kiro7.com/news/they-id...
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‘They identified themselves as ICE’: Navy veteran films two men abducted from Everett neighborhood
The video shows the men crying for help, and at one point, one man is thrown to the ground.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Rough day for Susan Collins in the local Maine press, where ProPublica's bombshell story is the lead story.
Screengrab from WNTWScreengrab from Maine PublicScreengrab from Portland Press HeraldScreengrab from Bangor Daily News
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Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Exciting new project for housing policy wonks & data scientists! Want to create a tool to help state policymakers develop rough estimates of how much housing could be unlocked with different policy reforms? Sure you do! housingchallenge.turnout.rocks
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Housing Data and Technology Innovation Challenge
A nine-week remote open-source challenge to build transparent tools that estimate how state-level housing reforms affect housing supply.
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Catie Gould @citizen-cate.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Heck ya! Been following this case for a year. “The government offers no factual support whatsoever as to why officers reasonably believed Venegas ‘may be an alien.’” -Trump appointed judge www.courthousenews.com/alabama-judg...
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Alabama judge freezes ICE construction site tactics after US citizen targeted
A Mobile federal judge temporarily stopped agents from entering private job sites without a warrant, doing roundups without suspicion and detaining people who show proof they're in the country legally...
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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Incredible. The City of Clyde Hill's proposal for a new "affordable housing" program simply lets property owners pay $400,000 in order to increase structural lot coverage from 30% to 40%.
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Catie Gould @citizen-cate.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This energy feels too 2023 for me. Have a serious primary with ranked choice voting and let voters decide who is electable.
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Catie Gould @citizen-cate.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The Red line is not currently running between the airport and Gateway. Not clear why. 🤦‍♀️
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Catie Gould @citizen-cate.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
“A judicial emergency”
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Catie Gould @citizen-cate.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Travel time from the incident scene to arriving at a hospital—fell by about 54–59 seconds, an improvement of roughly 8 percent
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Catie Gould @citizen-cate.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Rewatching some Tim Curry films and forgot about this dramatic line from Clue. 🤣 “I was a victim, too. At least my wife was. She had friends who were... socialists.” [screams]
The Butler in Clue admits he was being blackmailed for associating with socailists.
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Catie Gould @citizen-cate.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This add to the weather report stood out as a clear & concise way to report on climate change.
2nd warmest summer in Maine. All years in the top 5 warmest are from 2020-present.
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Catie Gould @citizen-cate.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I spent a week with Kol Peterson biking down every block in Portland's Cully neighborhood counting up tiny homes on wheels and occupied RVs. My conclusion: people are massively underestimating the popularity of this housing solution. www.sightline.org/2026/08/19/s...
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Seven Lessons from Portland’s Mobile Dwelling Experiment | Sightline Institute
A new survey reveals the growing popularity of this low-cost, flexible housing solution.
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Catie Gould @citizen-cate.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
1. Come to the US on a valid visa 2. Apply for asylum or a green card 3. -> Wait 2-10 years <- 4. Visa expires in the meantime 5. Anti-immigrant administration comes to power 6. ICE detains and deports you So many failures in this timeline www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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‘It’s very unprecedented’: ICE targets certain immigrants at Sea-Tac Airport
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is targeting immigrants at Sea-Tac International Airport, including asylum seekers and green card applicants married to U.S. citizens.
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Catie Gould @citizen-cate.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I don’t know how anyone who has dementia in their family can read this and not be angry. data4democracy.substack.com/p/hook-and-s...
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Hook and Squeeze
How Democratic consultants, committees, and party leaders built a fundraising spam pipeline that funnels money from a captive pool of elderly donors into their own operations.
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Catie Gould @citizen-cate.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Observations from 1hr of evening news in Maine rn: -45% of ads slots are about the Senate race -Three quarters are in favor of Collins. 🔴🔴🔴🔵 A breakdown ⬇️ 5 - Anti Jackson 3 - Pro Collins 2 - Pro Jackson 1 - Anti Collins
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Catie Gould @citizen-cate.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
This house is almost a year behind schedule because homebuilders in the Rio Grande valley are struggling to find the skilled labor they need to finish the job. www.krgv.com/news/contrac...
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Contractor blames ICE raids for unfinished $156K Mercedes home
A retired Mercedes couple paid over $156,000 for a dream home that remains unfinished past deadline. The builder blames local ICE raids for construction delays.
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Patrick Siegman @siegman.biz · 15/08/2026
The Parking Reform Network has accomplished an amazing amount of good in the few short years since it was founded. That’s why I donate to it and serve on its advisory board. Want to join us? Here’s your chance.
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KUOW Public Radio @kuow.org · 15/08/2026
Wildfires have shut down two segments of the Pacific Crest Trail in Washington. Long-distance hikers unable to reach Canada have responded creatively to preserve the PCT experience.
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Homemade monument marks northern end of fire-blocked Pacific Crest Trail
Wildfires have shut down two segments of the Pacific Crest Trail in Washington. Long-distance hikers unable to reach Canada have responded creatively to preserve the PCT experience.
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Catie Gould @citizen-cate.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Just ride Amtrak? I assure you their WiFi is terrible.
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Catie Gould @citizen-cate.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Last day taking the Green Line home from work today. Leaving on a trip tomorrow and when I get back it will service neither my office or my home. #TrimetServiceCuts
Transit arrival board & sign showing MAX cuts beginning August 23rd.
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Catie Gould @citizen-cate.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
“For more than a year, Mosquera has been sitting in a prison in Eswatini. There have been no charges against him; there is no way to appeal his predicament.” 🚨Third country deportations are serious due process violations ⬇️ 🚨 www.lemkininstitute.com/red-flag-ale... www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/m...
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He Was Deported to Eswatini in Southern Africa. He May Never Go Free.
As the Trump administration sends a growing number of immigrants to countries they have no connection to, some find themselves imprisoned with no way out.
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Jack Mirkinson @jackmirkinson.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Today in @thenation.com: a harrowing piece written from inside the Dilley ICE detention center by Maryam Tahmasebi, a green card holder who's been locked up along with her husband and son for months despite none of them committing any crime. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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One Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE Detention
My husband, son, and I have been locked up for months—despite being permanent residents with no criminal record. It is an unendurable, unending nightmare.
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amb @amb.fyi · 12/08/2026
Nothing short of a five alarm fire - to which the legislature is responding with “hmmm well let’s give ODOT three billion dollars to widen a freeway into the backyard of Harriet Tubman Middle School”
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Catie Gould @citizen-cate.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I’m getting news that Bellingham has permanantly repealed their parking minimums. Their initial pilot years ago paved the way for much bigger reforms. Great leadership and organizing through and through. 🍾
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Catie Gould @citizen-cate.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I’m getting news that Bellingham has permanantly repealed their parking minimums. Their initial pilot years ago paved the way for much bigger reforms. Great leadership and organizing through and through. 🍾
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Catie Gould @citizen-cate.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
My algorithm keeps sending me travel influencers who are actively posting glam shots of places that are currently *not possible* to travel to due to wildfire. It feels really irresponsible and dystopian.
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Catie Gould @citizen-cate.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
ICE detained multiple people at construction sites in Idaho on Tuesday. In the video, an agent asks the worker where he was born. The worker responds, “I was born here, bro. Let me work.” www.ktvb.com/article/news...
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Catie Gould @citizen-cate.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
In two years it will be pushed back indefinitely and street improvements will never come, just as the safe streets advocates foretold.
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Catie Gould @citizen-cate.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Bishop speaks up after ICE took 9 construction workers from a job site in Michigan. They were installing fiber optic cables. www.mlive.com/news/saginaw...
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Catie Gould @citizen-cate.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Proud to be one of these document scanners! www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit...
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The Rabbit Hole: How the search for one court record became a nationwide movement.
It’s difficult to access immigration court records under an increasingly antiquated federal rule. An army of volunteers is working to change that.
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Catie Gould @citizen-cate.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
ICE took 6 construction workers from a jobsite in Nampa, Idaho. Their families have not yet been able to locate where they are detained. www.ktvb.com/article/news...
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Portland: Neighbors Welcome @portlandneighborswelcome.org · 01/08/2026
Exciting news: Portland's Bureau of Planning and Sustainability has released the Inner Eastside Status and Timeline Report!
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City of Portland releases the Inner Eastside Status and Timeline Report
This report responds to City Council directives by identifying legal and regulatory barriers to an expedited project timeline, and introduces a proposed timeline including a planned City Council brief...
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Catie Gould @citizen-cate.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
"Mobile dwelling units are an important, low-cost housing option and a rare opportunity to make substantial progress toward our affordability goals." - Councilmember Jace Cotton BELLINGHAM, lets go! 😍 Read more at: www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/a...
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Bellingham ordinance could expand RV living, tiny homes on wheels
The proposal, being discussed in a Monday meeting, would allow these housing types in residential areas of the city.
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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Insane new research. Scientists gave asthma patients free electric stoves to replace their gas stoves, then checked to see if symptoms improved. Not only did symptoms improve, ditching gas was *better than medicine.* Details in today's newsletter: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/electric-s...
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Researchers used electric stoves to treat asthma. It worked.
The latest evidence that gas is bad for your health.
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Catie Gould @citizen-cate.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Saw the Odyssey last night. I took many years of Latin so I know the plot but I was still surprised we’re still making movies that fail the Bechdel test.
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Catie Gould @citizen-cate.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Your annual reminder that urban heat islands are a policy choice. www.sightline.org/2022/01/11/t...
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To Stop Building Heat Islands, Stop Overbuilding Parking Lots | Sightline Institute
Parking lots amplify high temperatures. Why are we still requiring them to be larger than they need to be?
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Catie Gould @citizen-cate.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
The magic trick to Vision Zero success seems to be an urban environment with few to no stroads.
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Catie Gould @citizen-cate.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Imagine if every parking spot was required to provide a human home as a condition of its approval!
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
white type on mangenta background 
It would be really fucking great if we prioritized housing for humans the way we do housing for cars.
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Patrick Siegman @siegman.biz · 21/07/2026
I’m delighted that the World Cup is over, because now we can get back to the fun stuff. Who will take home the Shoup Prize in 2026?
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Michael Andersen @andersem.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Proud to be crossposting @fischer.bsky.social today at @sightline.org: The Case for a Homes-Near-Transit Bill in Oregon in 2027 www.sightline.org/2026/07/17/t...
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The Case for a Homes-Near-Transit Bill in Oregon in 2027 | Sightline Institute
As illustrated by a new tool that lets you imagine your own housing scenarios.
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Catie Gould @citizen-cate.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
This sucks. I take the Green Line every Tuesday morning to go to PSU and the train is always full. Transfers add a ton of time and inconvenience to a trip. Still shocking this is happening while the legislature says okay to highway expansions we also don’t have $$ for.
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Catie Gould @citizen-cate.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
"The national team is no longer only a reflection of population inside the border. It's increasingly a reflection of migration, history and global mobility." www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Why are there more foreign-born World Cup players than ever?
Nearly a quarter of footballers at the 2026 tournament are not playing for their country of birth.
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Catie Gould @citizen-cate.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
If you've lived in the USA for *35 years* you are American, regardless of your paperwork. Heck, my sister is 35 years old and our town lost their copy of her original birth certificate. Due process should protect us equally. 🤝
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Mexico's President, Claudia Sheinbaum, implies during a press conference her government will take action after an ICE agent killed Mexican national Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.
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Michael Andersen @andersem.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Oregon’s model multifamily zoning code regulates size with “FAR.” What do floor area ratios look like? I went to one of the very few small-lot neighborhoods where Portland has re-legalized apartments, right next to I-5 in NoPo. See alt text for their FAR
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Sightline Institute @sightline.org · 09/07/2026
In Portland’s single-stair design competition, students showcased beautiful, light-filled homes that could fit on a standard residential lot. None of them are legal to build. @maccoinnich.bsky.social www.sightline.org/2026/07/09/i...
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Introducing the New Neighborhood Apartment | Sightline Institute
A Portland design competition showcases breezy, light-filled, and family-sized apartments—if only they were legal.
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Catie Gould @citizen-cate.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Lorenzo, a lifelong homebuilder, was shot & killed by ICE in Houston on his way to a jobsite around 6AM Tuesday. The 3 other crewmembers he was driving, including his brother, have been detained. Their location is unknown. www.thebulwark.com/p/he-lived-h...
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He Lived Here for 35 Years. Put Three Kids in College. ICE Killed Him.
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was picking up a crew for a construction project when ICE shot him. It now claims he was the aggressor.
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Catie Gould @citizen-cate.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Would have been cool if the DNC had done a bunch of research about how people felt about switching candidates after a primary, and how much it contributed to the ‘24 loss. Also alternate methods of picking a successor that are more democratic. In case it ever came up again. Hypothetically.
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Catie Gould @citizen-cate.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I am once again only listening to news and online opinions from people living in Maine.
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