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Seattle Department of Transportation @transportation.seattle.gov · 10/09/2026

We're adding safety improvements to 8th Ave NW in Ballard thanks to your advocacy & support. This includes a new traffic diverter at NW 70th St, speed cushions, crosswalks, and more. This project is funded by the voter-approved Seattle Transportation Levy. Details: www.seattle.gov/transportati...

A person with a stroller waits to cross 8th Ave NW at NW 58th St. Another family walks in the distance.

A map showing many improvements planned for 8th Ave NW, including speed cushions, new marked crosswalks, a traffic diverter, and new speed radar signs.

A diagram of the NW 70th St and 8th Ave NW intersection. It shows new bike improvements, a traffic diverter along NW 70th St, turn restrictions, speed cushions, and flashing beacons to alert drivers to people crossing the street.

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Stephen Jacob Smith @stephenjacobsmith.com · 02/09/2026

One way the elevator union restricts entry is to make it impossible to join without friends or family in the union to feed you inside info. They claim apprenticeship applications are accepted for a few weeks every two years, but in reality the window is a few minutes www.reddit.com/r/Elevators/...

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Spokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 01/09/2026

In Seattle, affordability requirements carry no corresponding offsetting benefit for developers, which makes them a tax on housing. In Bellevue, affordability requirements come with a generous property tax exemption that offsets the added cost to developers. Here’s the scoreboard:

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The new Alki Elementary is getting dedicated tomorrow and the Seattle City Council still hasn't revised the ancient development standards for schools that caused it to get held up by appeals for years. westseattleblog.com/2026/08/prev...

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PREVIEW: Dedication ceremony on Wednesday for rebuilt, expanded Alki Elementary School

(WSB photo, July) As we first told you in June, tomorrow's the dedication day for the new Alki Elementary School (3010 59th SW). The community is invited to the 10:30 am ribboncutting - here's the of...

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ellie lockhart (she/they) @eleanor.lockhart.contact · 17/08/2026

"the police want you to speed" cool. don't do what the police want. drive the speed limit. leave in time to get where you need to go. you can go the speed limit. I promise and no, it's not true that I don't drive. I drive. I commute. I drive the damn speed limit.

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Sarah Kelly @sarahkelly.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Mexican chicken baguette

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weeder @weeder.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Americans when they hear Europeans don't have air conditioning

Matthew McConaughey in dazed and confused looking out the window of his car saying be a lot cooler if you did

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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Stop, collaborator, and listen!

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

The Golden Gardens shuttle launches NEXT WEEK

Starting Saturday, June 27, buses will run every 30 minutes from Market Street in Ballard directly to Golden Gardens Park, one of the most popular parks on Puget Sound. The service runs daily from 11 AM to 9 PM through Aug. 30. Rides cost $3—the same as a regular Metro bus—and are free for youth 18 and under.

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Amanda Kolson Hurley @amandakhurley.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

It gets better. His company’s name: Greenwater Services. Did he once pay a bribe to Jim Traficant: yes, of course

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Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

every time

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

We should keep it like this after FIFA is over.

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Dan Hon @danhon.com · 12/06/2026

OCEANIA HAS ALWAYS BEEN VERY CLOSE TO A DEAL WITH EURASIA

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Zach Wilson @televisionaryzw.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

This chart remains undefeated

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Color of Seattle @colorofseattle.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

The Color of Seattle for the month of May (2026-05) #ColorOfSeattleMonthly

The Color of Seattle for the month of May (2026-05)
A circular data visualization with concentric rings divided into 24 segments of color. Each ring represents a day of the month with each segment as an hour of the day. The outermost ring is the first day of the month.

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hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

It’s worth noting that when Jan. 6 happened, the pro-Trump right used dozens of conspiracy theories to try and offload blame from themselves—e.g., claiming it was “antifa,” “feds.” Now, they seem keen to just admit they did it—all of it—and it was good.

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Biollante @bivouacchillin.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Razorbills have the slickest design in the animal kingdom. They look like they were made by Yves Saint Laurent

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Olraca @olraca.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

OPCD is beginning their outreach phase on Aurora Ave. Come by and tell them you want to see bold transformation of Aurora.

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The Needling @theneedling.com · 16/05/2026

Judge Orders Everyone to Know This Piece of Shit from Covington, Not Seattle: tinyurl.com/ysfbw6vh

Widely distributed photo of man from Covington, Wash. throwing a rock at an endangered monk seal in Hawaii

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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Christopher Nolan’s refusal to hire Vangelis as composer for The Odyssey demonstrates his complete contempt for Greek people and culture

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Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

there is a LOT of wishful thinking around homeowner's insurance in the U.S. right now and having reported on this, let me tell you that this is one area where, if we do not let the markets do their thing, the results will be extremely bad

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Harper @harlander.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

One of the greatest headlines ever made

The Daily Mail News
'Fury as 'white female mamdani' mayor who has never owned a car takes away lane of road from motorists to stop route 8 bus she rides from being late'

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Mark Armstrong @markarms.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Late to this, but @kuow.org's podcast "Adults in the Room" is outstanding. Congrats to @isolde.bsky.social @willjames.bsky.social Jeannie Yandel @podcastalec.bsky.social and the whole team. www.kuow.org/podcasts/focus

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Focus: Adults in the Room

Focus is KUOW’s home for immersive audio documentaries.

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HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

#OnThisDay in 1962, the Century 21 World's Fair opened in Seattle. historylink.org/File/5396

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Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

this is cool as hell

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Surprised Eel Historian, PhD @greenleejw.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

My LoTR subway maps have been quite popular, but they're not the only ones I've drawn! I really like my Narnia one, too. With separate lines for the plot arcs of each of the books, it gives you a fun way to see Lewis's world. #narnia #maps #subway #CSLewis It's for sale here: etsy.me/4mkfBsU

A subway style map on a parchment background. The map's title reads: "Narnia Transit Map: Talking Beasts Ride Free." The map has seven keys, one for each of the seven books in C.S. Lewis's Narinia series. The main movements of characters and action in each book are traced by colored lines, like a subway map. Locations in each book are marked out as stops in the lines. There is a drawing of a lion above the title of the map, and in the lower right corner there is a compass rose.

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HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

50 years ago today, the Kingdome's first sporting event, an exhibition soccer match between the Seattle Sounders and New York Cosmos, drew a crowd of 58,128. historylink.org/File/11000

The souvenir program for the first sports event in the Kingdome -- Seattle Sounders vs. the New York Cosmos on April 9, 1976

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Spokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 04/04/2026

The evidence that Waymo is safer than human drivers is increasingly overwhelming. It’s driven more than 200 million miles without being at fault for a fatal crash. #waleg needs to allow them. Set reasonable guardrails. Establish regional caps. Allow UTC to regulate them. But get it done already!

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Red states get Waymos. Blue states get studies.

How to kill progress with a study

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The Needling @theneedling.com · 04/04/2026

‘You Didn’t See Shit,’ Local Says to California Tourist Witnessing Sunny Seattle Spring: tinyurl.com/2wc2b6de

Expressionless cross-armed man wearing dark sunglasses and flannel with beautiful, sunny Seattle skyline behind him including the Space Needle and Mount Rainier

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Push The Needle @pushtheneedle.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Most office to housing conversions are impossible

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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Building human-scale streets will be a challenge in America as long as the design vehicle is an oversized ladder truck.

SFD ladder truck in Pike Place. Photo by me.

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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

This NACTO/USDOT report addresses how to downsize fire trucks in cities. nacto.org/wp-content/u...

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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 22/02/2026

This is the most incredible footage of blue whales I’ve ever seen

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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 16/02/2026

The drunk uncle theory. You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there

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HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

#OnThisDay in 1961, construction at Sea-Tac Airport unearthed an extinct giant sloth. historylink.org/File/9408

Giant sloth, Megalonyx jeffersonii, Burke Museum, Seattle

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

This technology already exists and is widely used. It doesn't involve 'government surveillance' and would not allow ICE or any other government agency to stop individual cars. Just say you think thousands of kids dying every year is worth it so you can speed! www.autoweek.com/news/a615322...

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Speed Limiters Now Mandatory in All New EU Cars

Intelligent Speed Assist (ISA) isn't an ironclad speeding prevention system, but could be just annoying enough to spark a backlash.

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Arin Arcady @rnrkd.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what

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HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

#OnThisDay in 2014, the Super Bowl XLVIII victory parade for the Seattle Seahawks became the largest city gathering ever. historylink.org/File/10754 🏈 🏈 🏈

Crowd near CenturyLink Field, Seahawks Super Bowl victory parade, Seattle, February 5, 2014

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

I understand folks are scared but I want you to think about the mechanics of this. There are more polling places (>100k) than ICE and CBP agents combined, so they can only pick a few districts to try to intimidate. Now what happens when cell phone footage of that goes online in the early morning?

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Matthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Audi commercial right here

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Shabazz Stuart @shabazzstuart.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

FWIW one the simplest ways to increase the affordability of NYC transit *today* would be to auto-enroll SNAP recipients into Fair Fares via HRA adjunctive eligibility. SNAP is a strong proxy for Fair Fairs eligibility and 75-90% of eligible NYers have SNAP vs only 30-35% for Fair Fares.

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Matt Gorecki @goreckis.co · 04/02/2026

Whoever figures out how to sterilize milk will be so famous they’ll probably name the process after them.

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Dan Bertolet @danbertolet.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

If you agree that retail spaces on the ground floor of apartment buildings should be optional, not mandated, here's something you can do: Take pics of vacant storefronts in you neighborhood and post them as a reply here, with info about where they are. And please share this post, thank you!!!

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Frederick N. Nelson @godislaughing.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

One low profile thing that Dem state legislators should be doing is passing legislation that extends the statute of limitations for crimes like trespassing, kidnapping, home invasion, and false imprisonment to something like 50 years. Unrelatedly, Munich is an awesome movie.

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Joe Veyera @joeveyera.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Sound Transit is bringing light rail across Lake Washington in March. Scarecrow Video just bought their building to secure their future in the U-District. The Vera Project will open a new all-ages venue in Georgetown in 2027. The Seahawks are in the Super Bowl. There is some good news out there.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 28/01/2026

For all the fearmongering about capital flight from New York City, there’s an exodus few want to talk about: working people.  Sky-high rents and outrageous child care costs are already pushing families out of the city they keep running.  That’s what we have to change.

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Anacortes Area Plant Boo @tarnado.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

The recently-filed HB 2212 (2026) in the Washington State Legislature aims to reduce microplastic pollution from laundry: The text states that "(b) Washing synthetic garments has been found to be the single largest source of microfiber and microplastic pollution in marine waters" Wrong! It's TIRES

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HB 2212 Washington State Legislature

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