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this is fan fiction, not journalism. the white progressive media eco-system (which you are part of) continues to dilly-dally around the fact that katie was an unpopular candidate who somehow despite running 25-60 points behind other progressives is now the next mayor of seattle.

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Chappin Eze @cjayeasye.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

all that just to deflect from the fact that she wasn’t a popular candidate and somehow still pulled out a win. hmm i wonder why

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Chappin Eze @cjayeasye.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

it’s really sad that no one talks about how a non-white woman with katie’s background and credentials would never be taken seriously yet katie is now the next mayor of seattle. interesting. can’t wait to see what funny (racist), irreverent and quirky headline the needling is gonna cook up next!

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Chappin Eze @cjayeasye.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Wilson (+0.7) vs Foster (+26 against centrist incumbent Nelson) is a 25-point gap. Evans beat incumbent Davison by 34. In a progressive wave where everyone else won by 25–63 points, Wilson barely won. Are you gonna cover that, or am I gonna be writing the Wilson underperformance piece solo?

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Chappin Eze @cjayeasye.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

i just noticed katie has only added ~13k votes so far primary —-> general. any thoughts on what’s happening with that?

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Chappin Eze @cjayeasye.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

are we sure this election is following historical seattle election patterns for ALL candidates?

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Chappin Eze @cjayeasye.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Interesting. But if Thursday's progressive surge is just counting more of Monday's ballots, and those ballots are what gave us this 45/55 split, hasn't the surge already been measured? The pattern seems set, no?

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Real Change 🗞️ @realchangenews.org · 29/10/2025

A new issue of Real Change is out now! Buy a paper from a #streetpaper vendor while you're out celebrating spooky season. 🎃📰 Read about Seattle's City Attorney race, local fashion scene, and why @cjayeasye.bsky.social wants the city's progressive media to do better in our Oct. 29 issue.

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Chappin Eze @cjayeasye.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

I hear the standard you're setting, and it's the right one. I actually have a piece coming out in Real Change next week that addresses this directly. I'd love to hear your thoughts when it drops!

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Chappin Eze @cjayeasye.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

marcus, I respect you and loved your piece in the emerald, "what this mayoral election owes black seattle," but you expertly diagnosed the seattle times’s fan fiction for bruce harrell while refusing to see the same syndrome in The Stranger’s coverage of katie wilson.

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Chappin Eze @cjayeasye.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

beyonce js the blueprint! i’m always in awe watching her perform. i recently wrote a piece reflecting on how the myth of beyoncé has shaped our ideas of power, perfection, and black womanhood.

open.substack.com

the crushing weight of being beyoncé

on myth-making, extraction, and the impossible standards we set for black women’s genius

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