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James everything is analog @analogist.net · 30/09/2026

I 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

Extremely narrow bridge with such extensive fencing that looks like caging
Joshua McNichols https://www.kuow.org/2024-09-10/seattle-jackson-park-neighbors-want-free-access-to-be-par-for-the-course

Trail that has inches of space left between overgrown area

Steps on graded trail with fencing on one side

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WA Whistles @wawhistles.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The ICE shadow surge continues. Last week at least 110 Washingtonians were abducted. That’s 15 people per day ripped from their homes and communities. If you see ICE/CBP, please report it to iceout.org. Also on Iceout.org — you can set custom alerts to get notified when ICE is reported nearby.

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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Rezone Jackson Golf Course! It’s city-owned land, currently surrounded by chain link fence and limited to paying customers. Imagine a euro style eco-district with lots of public parks space, social housing, community spaces, etc. Let’s put @holz-bau.bsky.social in charge, w a generous budget

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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Seems smart; I signed $3.6 mil in 2025 budget bought us 80+ free arts and cultural events this summer. It was amazing—cool free stuff everywhere Let’s keep doing that. Vibrant busy public spaces are safer than dismal neglected ones. Spend money on joyful community building rather than SPD overtime

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Amy Jo (AJ) Cousins @ajcousins.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This is not deporting people. Literally. Legally. There is a deportation process and this isn't it. This is rendition. This is disappearing people.

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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Easy water bottle refill at 5th and Olive downtown. Thank you @mayor.seattle.gov!

Photo of a blue freestanding water bottle filler on a street corner. It’s labeled Seattle Utilities and has a cute cloud illustration. There’s a clear and orange Nalgene being filled.

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Amy Sundberg @amysundberg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

ICE remains very active in WA State, but there is less news coverage about it, along with a concern that their abductions are becoming normalized. ICE abductions continue to happen all the time in the Puget Sound area. Sounds like this weekend might have been particularly busy.

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WA Whistles @wawhistles.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

ICE’s campaign of lawless violence continues. In the last day: 1️⃣ Agents shot and seriously injured a man delivering Door Dash in Austin, TX 2️⃣ Agents detained and roughed up a US citizen in Evanston IL 3️⃣ ICE stopped sharing locations for thousands of detainees, effectively disappearing them

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Claire @baseball-broad.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Same in Seattle. We are in a “shadow surge”, which means activity is ramping up, but we are not seeing it in the same way we did earlier in this administration.

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Julia Grant Reed @juliareedwa.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Have you assigned your Democracy Vouchers yet #Seattle? Join me in supporting @niluj.bsky.social for City Council!

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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Special interest groups should not get to veto public safety measures. This goes for industry lobbies, vaccine deniers, and yes also the Pioneer Square Preservation Board.

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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

If you live in D5, make sure to give your democracy vouchers to Nilu Jenks! Every D5 voter gets two $50 vouchers. They can only be used in this race. They’re free to use. It’s okay you lost the ones you got in the mail. Filling out the form takes less than a minute. Go on, do it now

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Assign Vouchers | Nilu Jenks For Seattle City Council

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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I bought my death day champagne yesterday, and the clerk gave me 10% off in solidarity #8647

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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Lots of yikes in this short post from Thurston County Auditor Mary Hall. Bottom line: USPS is no longer reliable for mailing ballots. One ballot sat in sorting center limbo for 2+ weeks. USPS Priority Mail took 19 days to arrive.

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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Don’t sleep on getting this year’s COVID vaccine! I have COVID right now. It’s not fun. Beyond anecdote, Seattle wastewater data show “very high” levels of viral activity right now.

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Bree (half of Kit Rocha) @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 24/08/2026

If you live in a state where you don't have to produce the correct ID to vote, you have no idea how fortunate you are! It's not the same for a lot of us. If you want a concrete thing you can do to help turn out people who WANT to vote, here you go! bsky.app/profile/vote...

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Ryan Donohue @rpdonohue.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

As many know, every year Fort Lawton sits empty is another year families are priced out of one of Seattle's best neighborhoods. We at Habitat for Humanity are ready to go, but we need your help. Use this link to comment today! habitatforhumanityseattle.quorum.us/campaign/167554

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Habitat for Humanity Seattle

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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

My bet: some Houston cop is stalking his ex from 1,200 miles away

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Jack Mirkinson @jackmirkinson.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Today in @thenation.com: a harrowing piece written from inside the Dilley ICE detention center by Maryam Tahmasebi, a green card holder who's been locked up along with her husband and son for months despite none of them committing any crime. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

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One Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE Detention

My husband, son, and I have been locked up for months—despite being permanent residents with no criminal record. It is an unendurable, unending nightmare.

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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

TL;DR: The Seattle Times editorial board is showing its entire ass. They are desperate to have Katie Wilson fail, and they're willing to make up bizarre conspiracy theories to facilitate that outcome.

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Robert Cruickshank @robertcruickshank.com · 30/07/2026

Having worked in the Seattle mayor's office (2011-13), one thing is absolutely clear. A corporate establishment mayor is playing the game on beginner difficulty mode. A progressive mayor plays the same game on extreme difficulty mode. The rules and expectations are just totally different.

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Brett Hamil @bretthamil.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Do y'all know about @electioncheatsheet.org? It's a nifty little customizable endorsement aggregator & makes it pretty clear who you should vote for in the **AUG 4 PRIMARY** (folks like @ronpdavis.bsky.social & @hannahsabiohowell.bsky.social) Go check it out: electioncheatsheet.org

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kenofseattle @kenofseattle.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

We can verify the daily physical status of a specific Seattle raccoon but apparently we're completely unable to determine whether a United States Senator is alive or dead.

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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Noting that housing opponents have compared housing for renters to nuclear power plants and highways today, Lin says, "I don't think housing and future residents are toxic waste or pollution that need to be studied for years and years and years on end. I believe housing is a human right." !!!

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Matt Hutchins AIA @matthutchins.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Seattle's critical comprehensive plan, a process that so far has taken 5 years, cost millions of dollars, hinges on whether every single person who has a spare $120 to file an appeal is satisfied that every potential, even marginal, impact is fully studied. The EIS was 3047 pages, but not adequate.

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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Housing choice is good, actually. This tiny apartment probably shares a larger kitchen space and common area with other building residents. Micro units like this give people the option to live in a neighborhood they couldn’t otherwise afford. Basically it’s a dorm room for adults. (1/

Norman Rockwell “Freedom of Speech”
Painting of white man standing at town hall meeting

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Cadence “Not A Coffee Civet” Andrysiak @supportourpoops.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

… Speed cameras on Admiral Way, both directions, do not change the speed limit

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Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 21/07/2026

ICE is quietly arresting more people than ever. After months of releasing no detention data at all, the new numbers show a record 1,474 arrests a day in early July, the highest daily pace of the entire Trump administration. 🧵 austinkocher.substack.com/p/ice-quietl...

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ICE Quietly Arresting More People Than Ever According to Latest Data

NEW DATA ALERT 🚨 After months of data silence, ICE's new numbers show 65,765 people in immigration detention, deportations near 1,250 a day, and arrests now at 1,473 a day.

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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

“Seattle Police Officer Marlon Williams-Booth was arrested in late May for allegedly trapping his wife in a room, grabbing her by the hair, throwing her to the ground, and pressing the frame of a gun to her neck” Seattle taxpayers pay this guy $146,557 base pay annually, excluding overtime

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Lefty Cheat Sheet @electioncheatsheet.org · 18/07/2026

Are you voting this weekend? Wondering how lefty organizers on the ground are thinking about this primary? ElectionCheatSheet.org has you covered no matter the level of detail! Switch from a quick voter guide, to deep research on each lefty orgs’ endorsement pages, in just a few taps!

Two column cheatsheet view: a quick glance at each race in ballot order, along with how much lefty orgs’ endorsements are in agreement: 100% mean everyone is endorsing the same person, <50% means they can’t agree

Expanded view allows you to quickly preview each endorsing organization

Detailed cards for each race allow you to see every single lefty endorsement source we track, and provides a direct link to *their endorsement page* where available

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The Urbanist @theurbanist.org · 17/07/2026

58 races. 104 questionnaires received from candidates. 86 candidate interviews conducted. 44 endorsements issued. The most comprehensive voter's guide in Puget Sound. www.theurbanist.org/2026-primary...

theurbanist.org

2026 Primary Election Endorsements

The Urbanist Elections Committee is excited to announce our 2026 primary election endorsements. Check out our great slate of leaders. Be sure to vote by August 4.

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WA Whistles @wawhistles.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

ICE is surging in the Seattle area. (Map shows activity in the last week) Do you have your whistle with you?

Map of ICE sightings from iceout.org, 7/1-7/8, showing Puget sound area between Fort Lewis and Marysville.

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Brian PJ Cronin @brianpjcronin.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

The Coast Guard just removed the Clearwater from the tall ship parade in NYC for having "Save the Clean Water Act" and "Indigenous Rights, Racial Justice, Climate Solutions” banners. They were escorted out by the Coast Guard, US Navy, and NYPD. www.instagram.com/p/DaYOP8OlIq...

It's a banner on one side of the Clearwater's main sail that reads "Save the Clean Water Act" and has a drawing of Pete Seeger's banjo on it.

It's a banner on the other side that says "Indigenous Rights, Racial Justice, Climate Solutions”.

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Through the Static @throughthestatic.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

ICE has made 10,000 arrests in a five-day period— doubling its arrest numbers— and much of it hasn’t been reaching headlines. The U.S. has been wrapped up in festivities with several cities hosting the FIFA World Cup, including Seattle, and with Pride events and parades. Read more below & subscribe

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ICE arrests 10,000 people in five-day period as Pride Month and FIFA come to a close

By Hannah Saunders Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has made 10,000 arrests in a five-day period— doubling its arrest numbers— according to the NYT, and much of it hasn’t been reachi…

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WA Whistles @wawhistles.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

@governorferguson.bsky.social @ltgovdennyheck.bsky.social @atg.wa.gov Please explain why this is still going on. Two state agencies are breaking multiple state laws and their own policies to help ICE/CBP abduct our neighbors. Shut off Nlets access NOW

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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

@theurbanist.org please drop your endorsements soon! July 23 is way too late.

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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

ICE is more active than ever in the Seattle area. Maps show where people have reported seeing ICE in the last two weeks. (Iceout.org, 6/17-7/1). Each red pin is an arrest or raid.

Screenshot map from iceout.org showing Puget Sound area. Red, green, and yellow pins blanket the area from Everett to Fort Lewis, with scattered pins elsewhere in the region.

Screenshot map from iceout.org, zoomed to show region from Tacoma to South Seattle. There are lots of red pins, with smaller number of green and yellow pins. There are lots of pins in South Tacoma/Lakewood, hwy 99 corridor, and Auburn Way

Screenshot map from iceout.org showing area including Seattle, eastside suburbs, and South Snohomish county up to Everett. Lots of red pins along the hwy 99 /Aurora corridor. Scattered red, green, and yellow pins elsewhere including west Seattle, South Seattle, Issaquah, Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

What people think SEPA is: Erin Brockovich codified into state law What SEPA actually is: is this new hospital spoiling the view from a different neighborhood

Page from the Harborview DEIS showing different views from Jose Rizal viewpoint

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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Anyone want this Seattle Bicycling Guide Map from 1999?

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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

BEFORE AND AFTER (not ai). Barcelona has in recent years shown the possibilities for greening and reurbanizing the public realm.

Carrer de Cristóbal de Moura via Google street view.

Photo by me. Lush greenery on a shared street. Person on a bike.

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Washington State Standard @washingtonstatestandard.com · 28/06/2026

The democratic socialist mayor of Seattle on Saturday night endorsed opponents running to the left of two longtime Democratic state legislators who represent the city, including the party’s top lawmaker in the Senate. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/06/27/s...

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Seattle mayor endorses challenger to WA Senate majority leader • Washington State Standard

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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Ford has rehired hundreds of senior engineers after replacing them with AI backfired and has cost the company billions of dollars. AI adoption is blamed for Ford being the most recalled automaker in the U.S. with 51 recalls covering over 11 million vehicles in the first half of 2026 alone.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Two ICE agents tracked down a woman *inside a polling place* yesterday. Why? They demanded that she take down an Instagram post in which she named Jonathan Ross as the man who shot & killed Renee Good (after the Star Tribune identified Ross). www.syracuse.com/news/2026/06...

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Federal agents track down Syracuse woman, demand she remove Instagram post about ICE

She believes the warning was related to a post about the ICE agent who shot Renee Good in Minneapolis.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 25/06/2026

Who amongst us didn't read the Guardian article and think what items in their home would be shown to a jury as proof that you were a terrorist? (If you haven't read it, it's here: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...)

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‘This is injustice’: how leftist zines were used to sentence anti-ICE protesters to decades in prison

Advocates sound alarm after zines were used as evidence to convict protesters of terrorism charges tied to 2025 protest at Texas ICE facility

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