Reposted by Faster Than LightJames everything is analog @analogist.net · 30/09/2026I will pay money to see a golfer lug their bag across this trail, which is what you have to traverse to get from station to the golf course entrance 99612
Reposted by Faster Than LightNathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Exceptional solidarity from ASU hockey players who have demanded their coach be placed on leave for essentially overseeing the murder of their teammate and have disputed the university’s findings. www.nytimes.com/athletic/764... 11692216
Reposted by Faster Than LightJessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 28/09/2026In 2014, I interviewed a Columbia University student who went from class to class carrying the mattress she was raped on—a protest performance piece to remind college administrators what they put on her shoulders. Twelve years later, we still expect women on college campuses to carry that weight.jessica.substack.comCarrying That Weight—AgainI can’t stop thinking about the Cornell rape case 141123311
Reposted by Faster Than LightPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026TMZ reports that Diego Sarabia, one of the Cornell students accused of sexual assault, has been fired from his job at Wells Fargo as prosecutors reopen their investigationtmz.comCornell Student Diego Sarabia Loses Wells Fargo Job Amid Alleged Sexual Assault CaseDiego Sarabia, one of the Cornell students accused of sexual assault, is suddenly out of a job at Wells Fargo as prosecutors reopen their investigation of the alleged 2024 incident ... TMZ has learned... 1082371551
Reposted by Faster Than LightAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/09/2026Trump's eyes are getting very heavy 1851739320
Reposted by Faster Than LightMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 29/09/2026Today, we opened the Jobs NYC Center at 2 Lafayette Street — a walk-in hub where New Yorkers can find city job opportunities, get application support, and connect with hiring agencies. 8864561333
Reposted by Faster Than LightCalvinball Congress @emericanjezebel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026yall, ig is popping off. the girlies are doxxing every single admin they can find at cornell, plus the cornell 7 and their families. women are (correctly) going scorched earth. 272576559
Reposted by Faster Than LightOlraca @olraca.bsky.social · 27/09/2026If only there was some undeveloped land in North Seattle located near mass transit that could support building affordable housing. Anyway vote for Nilu Jenks. 211518
Reposted by Faster Than LightBrett Hamil @bretthamil.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Today's DOOM LOOP for @soseaemerald.bsky.social: "Smart Growth Plan" ft. D5 candidate Julie Kang southseattleemerald.org/voices/2026/... 211829
Reposted by Faster Than LightFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 27/09/2026Women trying to succeed in Silicon Valley AI and effective altruist spaces are reporting feeling serious social pressure to attend sex parties - where people have reported being sexually assaulted, like below. Events like Aella’s “Slutcon,” which is happening again this weekend. 20643371112
Reposted by Faster Than LightDare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I heard Converse posted a controversial ad and I wondered how bad it could be. Going in expecting something controversial I was still shocked by this… 2451450220
Reposted by Faster Than LightQagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Why did Seattle's former City Traffic Engineer sigh with exasperation in this tweet from 2019? 🧵 1233056
Reposted by Faster Than LightRyan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Earlier this year, SDOT scaled back a plan for intersection daylighting in Pioneer Square after hitting a roadblock with the Pioneer Square Preservation Board. This would put an end to stuff like that. www.theurbanist.org/sdot-retreat...theurbanist.orgSDOT Retreats on Pioneer Square Bike and Scooter Corral PlanA plan to add 21 on-street bike and scooter corrals in a joint effort to keep sidewalks clear and maintain visibility at intersections has been reduced to just 3 corrals. Neighborhood business advocat... 0974
Reposted by Faster Than LightRyan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 16/09/2026NEW: Alexis Mercedes Rinck has proposed an amendment to Rob Saka's SAFER Streets Act that would give the City Traffic Engineer explicit authority to implement street changes in historic districts (Pioneer Square, Pike Place) without getting the approval of the local boards. 1935933
Reposted by Faster Than LightErica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 16/08/2025On May 2, 2024, I asked for a 911 recording and a single police report for an shooting in Seward Park that happened in 2023. (As I've mentioned before, SPD is fully finishing each one of my ~8 requests before moving on to the next one on the list, so that responding to all of them will take years.) 318337
Reposted by Faster Than LightUna Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The Irish musicians, Beoga, who play alongside Ed Sheeran, have withdrawn from Sheeran’s tour. This is the statement they published on Instagram: 142104042158
Reposted by Faster Than LightMayor Katie B. Wilson @mayor.seattle.gov · 15/09/2026While adding beds is essential, the right level of support is even more important. Our action plan will make a major, meaningful difference. 121917
Reposted by Faster Than LightMayor Katie B. Wilson @mayor.seattle.gov · 15/09/2026My action plan increases capacity by nearly 1,000 beds by the end of 2027. That means roughly 1,750 more people each year will have a safe space, care, and a path to stability. 323823
Reposted by Faster Than LightMayor Katie B. Wilson @mayor.seattle.gov · 15/09/2026Everyone in Seattle deserves a safe place to call home. Today, I am announcing bold action to expand shelter and support for people experiencing homelessness. 984162888
Reposted by Faster Than LightThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 15/09/2026The 3-hour-and-45-minute “Musk” (plus a 10-minute intermission) hits theaters on Oct. 16, but it’s already causing a stir. The documentary paints Elon Musk as an emotionally unstable grifter with more power and influence than perhaps any other human. wapo.st/4ydlXzLwashingtonpost.com‘Musk’ film is almost four hours long, engrossing and terrifying. What to know.The documentary paints the tech trillionaire as a power-hungry megalomaniacal conman with a god complex. Musk accuses filmmaker Alex Gibney of compiling "hit list" against him. 8733582
Reposted by Faster Than LightJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 15/09/2026This is a wild misapplication of the test for a stay, sure, but it’s also just disconnected from how the real world works. In Alito’s mind, the only factor for determining whether something is legal is “Does Mister Trump want it.” A little bobblehead for fascism. Vile, stupid, get out of my face. 102012188
Reposted by Faster Than LightJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 15/09/2026Genuinely an insane paragraph from Sam Alito. “Voter fraud is real and scary and we have to stop it, so the fact that implementing Trump’s mail ballot rule will disenfranchise millions is legally irrelevant.” Brain melted. A right-wing podcaster in a robe. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p... 21446901282
Reposted by Faster Than LightAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 13/09/2026It just shouldn’t be this hard to get by — let alone get ahead — in the richest, most powerful country in the history of the world. 212105392761
Reposted by Faster Than LightOlraca @olraca.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Ummm... how did this car get onto the I90 multi use path? Video from a user in the Seattle Cyclist Discord. 3435072
Reposted by Faster Than LightThe Needling @theneedling.com · 11/09/2026Mayor Wilson Accused of Being Witch After Making Both Route 8 Bus and Denny Car Traffic Faster: tinyurl.com/36wtxy7u 827040
Reposted by Faster Than LightMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Elon Musk offered his ex, Ashley St. Clair, $40,000,000 not to tell the truth about him in Alex Gibney’s new, scathing documentary. She told Musk to take a hike. Apparently, Elon is *furious* that the four-hour film is unflattering. But, in fairness, how could it not be—unless it were fiction?youtube.comElon Musk shows off bizarre dance moves at Tesla event in ChinaYouTube video by Global News 34948611399
Reposted by Faster Than LightQagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 10/09/2026The most amazing thing is happening behind the scenes at Pike Place Market. The Constituency—once an obstacle to progressive change—is now fighting to keep cars out of the market. 214416
Reposted by Faster Than LightErica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 09/09/2026The new Vision Zero bill from Rob Saka (basically nonsubstantive/duplicative) has not 10, not 20 recitals, but 29! (They aren't even really recitals because they would ALL go into city code and have the force of law!) They go THROUGH the alphabet and come all the way back around! I am DEAD.seattle.legistar.com 3653
Reposted by Faster Than LightPatton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Apparently people are sharing this far and wide on social media, which I think is horrible. This could cripple ICE operations. PLEASE do not share this. 15233966716092
Reposted by Faster Than LightJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 27/08/2026This passage is the most revealing about the current state of the under 35 GOP staff echelon. When you do your stock denial it's basically. "Hey that was satire. I'm no racist. I'm no Nazi. Obviously, I think the white race is superior. But I'm just not like that." 21822190
Reposted by Faster Than LightSeattle Department of Transportation @transportation.seattle.gov · 25/08/2026SDOT's 2026 Bike & Scooter Share Survey is NOW OPEN. Whether you ride every day, on occasion, or haven't tried yet, we want to hear from you! Complete the survey by September 27 for a chance to win one of five $100 gift cards. bit.ly/seattlescooter26-s 55421
Reposted by Faster Than LightQagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Holy shit we’re flying like a bat out of hell. #Acceler8 551109111
Reposted by Faster Than LightRyan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 22/08/2026"Seattle is now completely unrecognizable" please be serious Mike! 61024
Reposted by Faster Than LightRyan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Bainbridge Island councilmember Mike Nelson has moved past the idea that the Bainbridge housing market is wholly unique to asserting that the law of supply and demand doesn't apply to housing even in Seattle. 1616813
Reposted by Faster Than LightMaya Media @mayamedia.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Everything that happened as Spider-Man, mace and fury chase Jake Lang out of Minneapolis bringmethenews.com/minnesota-ne...bringmethenews.comEverything that happened as Spider-Man, mace and fury chase Jake Lang out of MinneapolisBring Me The News had a reporter on the ground to witness everything that happened as Jake Lang's "hate rally" turned chaotic outside Minneapolis City Hall. 628257
Reposted by Faster Than LightCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 19/08/2026For those of you following along in Bartz v. Anthropic, I gave some guidance as to when we might see money, and said in that guidance that it all depended on whether there was an appeal. Semi-bad news: there is an appeal. Want to know who is appealing? Do you, do you? 1137679
Reposted by Faster Than LightMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 24/07/2026By the end of the interview Musk insists that more people like him than hate him. "They hate YOU," Musk tells the interviewer. "They hate YOU far more than they hate me." 3981646212
Reposted by Faster Than LightMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 24/07/2026At one point she notes that AfD, the German political party that Musk supports, has "real neo-Nazis." Musk literally just shrugs. 1212598693
Reposted by Faster Than LightMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Another odd moment occurred when Musk insisted that work in the future would be "optional" because robots would do everything. Musk said people might still work in the future but compared it to people who grow their own backyard tomatoes. He said they could just go to the store for better tomatoes. 172100590
Reposted by Faster Than LightMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 23/07/2026My favorite part is when Musk says more Europeans die from heat than Americans die from guns. Musk asks why The Economist doesn't write about air conditioning. She explains they do. "Pro-air conditioning?” asks Musk. “Very pro-air conditioning,” she responds. “You should read us sometime.” 572044208
Reposted by Faster Than LightMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 23/07/2026There's a reason Elon Musk rarely does interviews with real news outlets.gizmodo.comElon Musk Melts Down Over Perfectly Normal Questions in Wild New Interview"Maybe some people do loathe me. And that's probably true. I don't care," said Musk. 30154521398
Reposted by Faster Than LightMrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 18/08/2026Bro the literal first word in my bio is lesbian 1347716
Reposted by Faster Than LightGordon Padelford @gordonofseattle.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Good news for the 14.5% of people who drive to Pike Place Market (and don’t want to walk, bike or bus there): There is a public parking garage with 800 spaces (including disabled parking spaces) literally attached to the Market. It takes 1:20 to get from the garage to the shops ⏱️ 315619
Reposted by Faster Than LightQagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 15/08/2026And yet, AND YET, in a Friday evening news drop, @transportation.seattle.gov has released documents where they propose to go backwards this winter, following the UFL seasonal recommendation uncritically.seattle.gov 4466
