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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Argh: autocorrect… “budgeting writhing” is a weird correction for “budgeting sustainably” but whatever.

Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I would also clarify that “budgeting writhing means” doesn’t necessarily imply “deficit hawk” - just an attempt to avoid overextension to a level we could never hope to pay off. Taking on debt, sustainably, is viable if the services and resources benefit constituents

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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I’ve made a point of distinguishing “fiscal sustainability” and “fiscal conservatism” The former implies budgeting to our means; the latter implies cutting revenues and spending. The former could be any political alignment - it just depends on intent and tactic.

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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Even wilder? The two polls give a similar answer on approval for Hochul with Sienna showing 48/46 approve/disapprove and Quinnipiac showing 48/43. But in terms of vote share: Sienna: 50% to 41%; Qinnipiac: 58% to 39%. Just... way more undecided vote share in Sienna's poll for some reason.

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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

My wife's insurance chipped in for hers; but we still paid somewhere around $5,000 out of pocket after she got scratched by a bat. Basically, it was JUST expensive enough we likely could have flown to Istanbul, stayed in a hotel for 2 weeks, AND gotten the 14 day course of shots cheaper.

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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

As a Fishiquan who was not a Mark Mullet fan in prior campaigns and who also opposed him in the mayoral race because I thought he was the less YIMBY option - he's been a pretty good mayor to date and gained points in my book by roasting me for emailing his office from a hotmail account.

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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Actually, just one more comment: I see polling aggregators showing the race in a dead heat until ~July 18 or so when things shift heavily toward El-Sayed.

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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

For context: I'm from Michigan (Grand Rapids) originally and still have Michigan stuff all over my feeds and there was a noticeable difference in the past 10 days in how much stuff I was seeing that was critical of Stevens. 2/2

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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

The thing that jumps out to me is that mail in votes broke pretty hard the other way; it seems plausible that early voters leaned more toward Stevens and recent polling reflected the actual vibes on the ground going into the election? I saw a lot of anti-Stevens content in just the last few days 1/2

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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

State run grocery stores: woke socialism State run gas stations: very cool, very not woke, definitely not socialism

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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Nope, Scrambler Icon - very similar bike, but lacking some of the unique touches of the Classic.

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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Today was a great riding day - didn't quite beat the rain back, but it was worth it for the views. #motorcycle #motosky #bikersky #ducati

Random guy posting a picture of his motorcycle in front of Mount Tahoma (also known as Rainier) for fake internet points

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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I guess I'll take the win that the amendment you guys passed gets us back to no stepbacks up to 5 stories. Glad to see that the council was on the whole, leaned toward laxer standards

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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I may be misunderstanding your comments in the clip: Does this mean that these stepback requirements were non existent prior to 2017 and if so: does PPE have any examples of development that occurred prior to this regulation where there was an issue?

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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Which is why I am YIMBY in a regional context. The issue of housing scarcity is typically regional, not local, and addressing housing scarcity at a local level only accelerates the issue of development primarily happening in places with little to no institutional opposition - ie: gentrification 3/3

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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Meaning: local control pushes housing scarcity until it reaches the point where it begins to break through local control obstacles in only the cases where it is the MOST profitable, leading to only the development of "luxury" housing in the communities with the least money/influence 2/3

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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

My take on point 3: If we allow "local control" to dictate the development of housing - the communities best equipped to leverage local control to halt development will skew wealthier and more politically connected. 1/3

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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Yeah, as an outsider: I donated to Beto in 2018 and remember watching him lose. That said - Talarico is a better candidate than Beto and Paxton is... and I truly can't believe I'm saying this... a worse candidate than Ted Cruz.

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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Far too many people really still think that the Comedy Central celebrity roasts were like... the pinnacle of culture or something.

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

This might be controversial, I don't give a fuck what John Charles Olmsted's original intentions for Lake Washington Boulevard were.

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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

I mean, IMO - what is bogus is the assumption that the Dems should be crafting their stances based off what the total population wants rather than representing the desires of "their side". 40% of voters are Republican, and they already have their own party.

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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

This is the kind of legislation that will have serious impacts but because it falls outside of the axes of polarized discourse - a lot of moderate Dems will probably vote for it if we don't put pressure on them. @repkimschrier.bsky.social Hoping you can oppose it. blog.ucs.org/kshen/the-bu...

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The BUILD America 250 Act Proposes More Roads, Less Transit and Rail

With transportation now the second-highest household expense, there's a lot at stake.

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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Whenever Democrats propose legislation that will obv not pass because the GOP controls both houses and the White House; it is met with claims that it is "performative" I just roll my eyes that's the point, show people what you think we should do so they can vote for it.

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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Ted Lieu better be on every 2028 candidates' shortlist for AG.

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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Extremely disappointed by Kim Schrier’s vote on FISA reauthorization. Not sure that any primary challenger declaring this week without having built up a profile by now is going to be viable though.

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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

It's the same reason why they embraced someone like RFK Jr. and rhetoric critical of industry (glyphosate, ultra-processed foods, etc) - because populist RW movements are built on capturing legitimate grievances and redirecting anger toward the wrong institutions and away from viable solutions 2/2

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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Bingo, the explicitly fascist wing of the conservative movement knows that they need to incorporate anti-war rhetoric in order to build the "outsider" grievance umbrella movement that is necessary to remain relevant post Trump. 1/2

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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Honestly, this entire thread is just bangers. Well summarized!

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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

How could you say this when Charlie went to campuses for good faith debate!??!? Sorry, sarcasm is a horrible way to communicate online; that felt gross to type even in jest.

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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

"owners have stated that the site may be repurposed for photovoltaic solar installations" is pretty telling. Quite literally was located in the region where these things were supposed to make sense. Thanks for the additional details

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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Yeah, my understanding on this was roughly this. I suspected it was a bit of a "concentrated solar still makes sense maybe in Nevada or Arizona where there is the land for it but will get less relevant as battery tech gets cheaper"; but the other commenter was speaking so definitively about it.

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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Genuine ask out of ignorance: Is concentrated solar considered outdated and inefficient now? Is it just outdated because battery storage makes the "holds onto heat past sunset" irrelevant or is the cost of PV so much better now that there's no comparison?

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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Once again: whatever consultant told Walz to tone back the “they’re weird” rhetoric should be barred from working in Democratic politics for the rest of time.

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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Fair counterpoint. I suppose building an entirely new track that is rated for high speed in only a fraction of the sections (in theory, most of the area between Olympia and the Portland Metro) would still be a lot of additional capacity for conventional rail service locally.

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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

The former would provide better service to Tacoma than light rail extending that far and the latter would make the Issaquah-Kirkland light rail project unnecessary so we could use those funds to focus light rail spend in Seattle (better service + Ballard/West Seattle sooner) 2/2

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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

I maintain that drastically increasing conventional rail service and improving reliability would be the better use of these dollars. I’d also prioritize an I-90 right of way aligned conventional rail service to Spokane (with commuter rail service for the eastside) over Cascade HSR personally. 1/2

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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Which is why I think reform should be regional so that YIMBY movement doesn’t exacerbate these existing inequities, even I don’t agree that upzoning or development are the drivers of gentrification. 2/2

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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Selective upzoning is a byproduct of the disproportionate amount of political power NIMBYs in affluent neighborhoods have vs lower income and traditionally minority neighborhoods. 1/2

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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

The Urbanist sharing About Here videos? Nice.

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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Don’t forget to shower after reading Pat Buchanan

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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Yup, our low capacity systems built largely for suburban commuters to get into financial district office spaces hasn’t rebounded in an era of WFH? Shocker!

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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

“I’ve been cancelled” - said repeatedly during their multi million dollar Netflix specials, on their top 20 ranked podcast, in their NYT best seller, or to their premium paid subscriber content page

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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

4) such a team could respond to complaints about nudists at the beach by calmly explaining the law to the people who called the city about it - rather than armed power trippers showing up to detain people for exercising their rights

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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Imagine the unbridled rage Mamdani would elicit if he ran as an independent after losing the primary.

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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Decline of third places, prevalence of phones, and audio books gaining popularity.

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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

This is why I personally would love combined approval voting. It’s how we do most surveys so it wouldn’t be that hard to understand. Approve, neutral, disapprove. Can even add a “strongly” to each side as well so voters can further rank candidates.

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Fabes @fabes89.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Kahn would be MAGA, but Hank would somehow inadvertently show Khan his error, and the episode would end on Hank restating Kahn’s lesson as a grilling metaphor.

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