Reposted by ElianaRobert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It’s a mark of the corruption of our whole way of thinking about the world that trying to meet a planetary emergency is routinely described as “ideological”, while continuing to accelerate it is presented as “pragmatic” and “economic”. 241364488
Reposted by ElianaCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 15/09/2026Never forget that maintaining the status quo is, and always will be, a political act. 2712183
Reposted by ElianaAnnalee @flowerhorne.com · 20/08/2026I'd have to dig up the link but there was actually a review of what happens if you give extended time to students who don't need it. The answer is nothing. Their test scores didn't change. We don't need to gatekeep to make things fair: accommodations just level the playing field. 124379
Reposted by ElianaCliff Cawthon @cliffcawthon89.bsky.social · 06/08/2026www.theurbanist.org/op-ed-police... Black folx aren't fighting and advocating for justice to run cover for a status-quo cop. We deserve better and so does Seattle.theurbanist.orgOp-Ed: Chief Shon Barnes Wasn’t a Martyr; He Was the Status QuoSeattle Police Chief Shon Barnes wasn’t a martyr; he embodied the status quo, and Mayor Katie Wilson was right to oust him and push for true police accountability, argues Cliff Cawthon, a longtime com... 18522
Reposted by ElianaCourtney Floyd @courtney-floyd.com · 17/07/2026Apropos of too many things lately, here's a spite poem I wrote a few weeks ago **makes unflinching eye contact while jamming more em dashes in** full disrespect to anyone writing with AI and also to the idea that we should change our voices and styles because the plagiarism machine is copying us 37036
Reposted by ElianaBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 15/07/2026This is worth reading, as it sheds important light on why public hearings for city planning decisions have always been a flawed, unrepresentative approach. “…a politically overrepresented proportion of the Canadian citizenry benefit immensely from housing scarcity.” Via @thewalrus.cathewalrus.caHow Canada’s Richest Residents Block Affordable Housing | The WalrusIn Calgary, the wealthy have a virtual stranglehold over meetings where key decisions are made 47723
Reposted by ElianaRise and Resist @riseandresist.bsky.social · 14/07/2026His name was Joan Sebastian Guerrero, a loving husband and father murdered July 13, 2026. We stand with the people of Maine, their protest, and their quest for justice for another innocent civilian murdered at the hands of ICE. 4529226
Reposted by ElianaJeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 16/06/2026I just learned that the term "carbon footprint" was developed by BP to offload responsibility for climate change onto individuals. Something like that's happening in higher ed with AI. Institutions capitulate or dodge; students are submitting; & they believe it's their individual failing. 7/ 142940662
Reposted by ElianaCosta Samaras @costasamaras.com · 25/06/2026air conditioning is good and right and a just climate future has zero emissions and also air conditioning and we should build a better world where people don’t die in heat waves 141034206
Reposted by ElianaMatthew Broberg-Moffitt (any/all) @mbrobergmoffitt.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Picky by Helen Zoe Veit should be forced to have a black box label on the cover that says, “Your ‘picky’ child could have ARFID, a serious medical condition, and following the recommendations within this book could lead to severe malnourishment, failure to thrive, or even death.” 018017
Reposted by ElianaLauren Merry Vale (they/she) @pixielauren.bsky.social · 30/04/2026It's #PoemInYourPocket day! This year I am carrying this poem from @uncannymagazine.bsky.social by @marissalingen.bsky.social -- it's SO good ♥️ 🐺 #PocketPoem 211043
Reposted by ElianaSheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 18/03/2026Let's talk about the "you should have just obeyed the law" response to police violence. A study several years ago found that police are the sixth leading cause of death for Black men in the United States. But it is, if you can imagine, worse than that. 71213428
Reposted by ElianaBrian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 04/02/2026"By the end of the two-year period, 94% of participants reported they were housed." A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends. Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.oregoncapitalchronicle.comHomeless Oregon youth got $1,000 a month for two years. Most found housing after • Oregon Capital ChronicleOregon is the second of its kind in the nation to implement the direct cash transfer program after New York City. 3630541276
Reposted by ElianaThe Autistic Coach | Mati (he/they) @theautisticcoach.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Autistic interests aren’t “special” They’re informed by values and deep emotional relevance and help ground us. They’re not pathological quirks. 1325
Reposted by Elianafloating in lotus position @gallantdimwit.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Minneapolis and Saint Paul have basically mobilized into a war economy of mutual aid and non-violent defense. I’ve never seen anything like it, even during Covid. People who barely vote are guarding their schools from ICE and doing the shopping for neighbors in hiding. 89125383188
Reposted by ElianaMary Robinette Kowal @maryrobinettekowal.com · 16/01/2026Art and writing is a form of protest. It is a form of empowerment. It is part of being human. That is why you write when the world is on fire. 12378101
Reposted by ElianaCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 14/01/2026We need to pick up this Overton Window and throw it as far as we can. Stop waiting for shit to “be popular” and start advocating for what is transparently right. 102979766
Reposted by ElianaLux 🌸 Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 08/01/2026Just going to say again that if you are *already on board to fight an injustice you gain nothing by witnessing the violence that injustice wages on people* 26710
Reposted by ElianaKelly Barnhill @kellybarnhill.bsky.social · 28/12/2025Why is it that tech and AI boosters keep saying "you can't put the genie back in the bottle" when making arguments about AI's supposed inevitable dominance? Did they not read the story? The genie does, indeed, go back in the bottle. Maybe we should start there. 401312277
Reposted by ElianaCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 14/12/2025If you don’t hate where we are for EVERYONE, you don’t disagree with what’s happening. You just want to change the targets. 132763
Reposted by ElianaJ. I. Swiderski, MURP @swiderski.bsky.social · 28/12/2025To further torture the metaphor: Each room can only have one table, which can only have one serving dish, and each person once they've managed to assemble a meal has to find a whole separate room in which to eat it. 37017
Reposted by ElianaI Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 23/12/2025I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either. 281243055173
Reposted by ElianaShare the Cities Collective @sharethecities.bsky.social · 14/12/2025As the cost of living in urban areas becomes so out of reach for many WA families, ppl are pushed into fire zones & flood plains; then they are more at harm due to impacts of climate change. These are equity and environmental justice issues; need compassionate solutions for vulnerable communities. 12410
Reposted by ElianaL’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty @jews4abolition.bsky.social · 25/11/2025blogs.timesofisrael.com/no-death-pen...blogs.timesofisrael.comThe Blogs: No Death Penalty: No Exceptions!From the blog of Michael Zoosman at The Times of Israel 052
Reposted by ElianaRabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 20/09/2023Oh, but see Pharisee is an antisemitic slur. Jews are Pharisees. I don't actually care if you think it's a "metaphor." JEWS ARE PHARISEES. The tanaaim are the Rabbinic ancestors. When you make a whole thing about how Pharisees are the bad guys, you are being ANTISEMITIC. 69514
Reposted by ElianaKelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 20/11/2025Republicans want you to believe there’s only two options for healthcare: Keep subsidizing insurance companies Give money directly to the people (which will ensure disabled and chronically ill individuals lose their healthcare and many will die) There’s a third option Universal healthcare for all 615652
Reposted by ElianaSEIU_ORG @seiu.org · 15/11/2025Baristas are on strike. So guess what? Starbucks doesn’t get a dime. We stand with the workers — not the billionaire brewing union busting on the side. #NoContractNoCoffee seiu.co/NoStarbucks 315465
Reposted by ElianaSeattle Bike Dad 🚲 👨👧 @seattlebikedad.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Often, Seattle playgrounds go dark at sunset due to a lack of lighting while the nearby parking lots are well lit 713818
Reposted by ElianaErica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Mayor Katie Wilson? It's Sure Looking Likely! Wilson surges in the final big batch of ballots that remained uncounted, moving above 50 percent. publicola.com/2025/11/11/m...publicola.comMayor Katie Wilson? It's Sure Looking That Way! - PubliColaBy Erica C. Barnett Mayoral candidate Katie Wilson edged above 50 percent of the vote on Tuesday, in the final… 524933
Reposted by ElianaJill Lightner @jilllightner.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Happy Katie Wilson Pulls Ahead Day to all who celebrate 05410
Reposted by ElianaskELLY @ellyzoe.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Katie Wilson is up by 91 votes in the city of Seattle you guys… I’m having a brief “maybe we CAN have nice things!” moment. 🤞 1343
Reposted by ElianaMolly "Mollylele" Lewis @mollylewis.wtf · 11/11/2025If you're a Seattle voter, check your ballot status! www.thestranger.com/news/2025/11...thestranger.comYour Ballot Might Not Have Counted, But You Can Fix ItAs of blog time, King County Elections has challenged 4,119 ballots countywide because of signature-related issues including not signing the ballot at all or the signature not matching the one King Co... 06038
Reposted by ElianaThe Urbanist @theurbanist.org · 11/11/2025NEW STORY // Katie Wilson Takes 91-Vote Lead in Dramatic Seattle Mayor Race Story by Doug Trumm via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/10/k...theurbanist.orgKatie Wilson Takes 91-Vote Lead in Dramatic Seattle Mayor Race » The Urbanist# Progressive challenger Katie Wilson now leads incumbent Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell by a razor-thin 91-vote margin after another batch of votes were counted Monday. Wilson appears well-positioned to... 10616126
Reposted by ElianaPropaganda Hat @propagandahat.bsky.social · 07/11/20251/ Seattle! 2000 ballots need signatures (updates or didn't sign)!! Tell your friends to check their ballot status here: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/... And if you have time between now & Nov. 14, volunteer to help cure votes: linktr.ee/Wilsonforsea... ("Ballot Chasing for Katie Wilson") 2189142
Reposted by ElianaNick Pinto @nickpinto.bsky.social · 06/11/2025Bail reform not only made New York more just, it also literally made it safer. Too bad our elected leaders, public safety officials, and the overwhelming majority of the press are so deeply invested in a narrative entirely divorced from empirical reality. hellgatenyc.com/bail-reform-...hellgatenyc.comBail Reform Has Made NYC Safer, Yet Another Study ConfirmsYou wouldn't know it from talking to most public officials, but the 2019 reforms drove recidivism down. 2388153
Reposted by ElianaThe Urbanist @theurbanist.org · 05/11/2025In early results, Katie Wilson trails incumbent Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell by 7 points, which would put her within reach of catching him in late returns. This is going to be a nailbiter. 516827
Reposted by ElianaHaymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org · 05/11/2025“What keeps us going, ultimately, is our love for each other, and our refusal to bow our heads, to accept the verdict, however all-powerful it seems. It’s what ordinary people have to do. You have to love each other. You have to defend each other. You have to fight.” —Mike Davis 1965320
Reposted by ElianaZohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Cities thrive not on fear but empathy, on cooperation not division. That's the NYC we know and love. It has found expression in this movement. And it is rising up at the ballot box today. Polls close at 9pm: zohranfornyc.com/vote 152103411911
Reposted by ElianaRob Sheridan @rob-sheridan.com · 05/11/2025A lot of Very Serious People will be pretending to be confused about What This All Means as a way to avoid the simple inconvenient reality: Voters like it when candidates are kind sincere non-weirdos who are passionate about big popular ideas that will actually help real people. 3644159
Reposted by ElianaCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 31/10/2025This whole thread. “Oh no, someone might eat food!” Good. That’s good. “They might buy something they like.” Cool. “They might get a treat!” Also cool. 292248503
Reposted by ElianaMelanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Over 71 million Americans are paid less than a living wage, and are forced into social safety nets like SNAP. If you think too many people are receiving SNAP benefits, don’t shame them. Shame their employers paying them poverty wages and forcing taxpayers to subsidize the rest. 8835561193
Reposted by ElianaGordon Padelford @gordonofseattle.bsky.social · 25/09/2025This is such a weird ongoing line of attack from Harrell? Anyone who spends two minutes with Wilson will quickly see she’s a huge policy nerd (complimentary), who cares about delivering results for people not just sound bites. 6517
Reposted by ElianaKelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 22/09/2025You’re much closer to becoming disabled or homeless than you are to becoming rich and wealthy. It’s not a moral failing. It’s not something you can “try harder” your way out of. We need robust social supports & safety nets to ensure everyone is properly cared for. 7648681393
Reposted by ElianaConstant Screaming @ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 07/09/2025Alright, so I've been afraid to say this out loud, but I think after today, I can say it: In the first Battle of Los Angeles, the good people of LA County have prevailed. We beat ICE back. 1/ 12685212434
Reposted by ElianaJohn Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · 22/08/2025BREAKING: A new experiment in Philly shows cash rental assistance slashed homelessness rates by 57–67%. 8442571192
Reposted by ElianaAnna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 27/07/2025Hint: almost every thing you see advertised and you go “wow, that’s so lazy” is used meaningfully in a disabled person’s life. Brought to you by my in laws snorting at the tennis shoes you can step into without tying 51830200
Reposted by ElianaSophia Babai @swingingstorm.bsky.social · 04/07/2025My mom and stepdad are from the same diaspora group as Zohran Mamdani’s dad (same like “my stepdad was kicked out of the same town and knows some of his classmates”) and apparently the New York Times doesn’t understand how diaspora works, so I am going to tell you a little about my mom’s people! 238121883445