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Mason Thompson @masonthompson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Today is a day that ends in Y which means it's a good day to abolish the death penalty, please as soon as possible.

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Mason Thompson @masonthompson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Shorter headline, unfunded IZ probably makes housing more expensive overall.

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Mason Thompson @masonthompson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I can. You've done the work and deserve to be on that stage.

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Mason Thompson @masonthompson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Spokane is just out here making everyone else look bad, running laps around us mortals.

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Mason Thompson @masonthompson.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

It's me, destroying my urbanist cred and revealing my suburban-ness in a couple tweets about golf 😂

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Mason Thompson @masonthompson.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I was 14 or 15, was 4 under through the first 5, and white knuckled it from there for a 75. Fun memory.

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Mason Thompson @masonthompson.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

First time I ever broke 80 was here. And same.

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Mason Thompson @masonthompson.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Tell me more about this, scheduling fun events on Tuesday nights is violence.

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Mason Thompson @masonthompson.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

That's so cool, but it's Hugo so I shouldn't be surprised.

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Mason Thompson @masonthompson.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

If critics can't come up with any truthful way to criticize policy, that's usually a good sign you're doing righteous work.

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Mason Thompson @masonthompson.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

If you're in Seattle and don't follow the amazing work that Eddie Lin is doing, you should.

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Mason Thompson @masonthompson.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Also: In the election after we eliminated parking minimums completely, the last two people who were generally opposed to the direction we've been going declined to run for their seat again. The people who were going to run against them ran unopposed and are now my colleagues.

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Mason Thompson @masonthompson.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

It's happening closer than Spokane if they want a shorter field trip

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Mason Thompson @masonthompson.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Every close election it feels like sometime complains that we take the time to count all the votes, which really seems central to the whole democracy thing.

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Councilmember Eddie Lin @cmeddielin.seattle.gov · 06/06/2026

We know that one of the best things we can do for the environment is to build dense housing in walkable neighborhoods with robust transit. Sprawl not only results in loss of forests and farmland, it increases green house gases and contributes to driving which results in more toxic runoff from tires

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Mason Thompson @masonthompson.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Turns out people on the Eastside really want to ride transit. ❤️

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Mason Thompson @masonthompson.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

The only thing everyone agrees on in local gov is that nobody likes other people's cars. Everyone drives the only righteous car.

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Mason Thompson @masonthompson.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Adding on, the argument is totally disingunous. Transit is put where housing and destinations exist. Demanding additional transit before housing or destinations is just a way to say "don't build anything else here."

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Mason Thompson @masonthompson.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

The language people use to discuss housing is wild. Nobody elected neighborhoods. Neighborhoods, like corporations, aren't people. They don't need tools. This person just doesn't want any more new neighbors, they know that isn't very neighborly, so they try to find words that sound righteous.

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Mason Thompson @masonthompson.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

This. It's important to call out disingenuous, unserious arguments against housing for what they are. Using faux environmental rhetoric to prevent denser housing should be laughed out of any room. Apartments in cities are an environmental win.

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Mason Thompson @masonthompson.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Staff has been working on parking enforcement to bring to us for a year or so - it touches a lot of departments. Council is seeing it in June, we're in process and know it's important. When I said I wish things happened faster it wasn't dismissive, I'm constantly annoyed by the pace of change. :)

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Mason Thompson @masonthompson.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Yes, that's bad, I also wish that wasn't happening. I work part time at the city on policy, and need to get back to my full-time job that pays the bills. If you see someone parked on the sidewalk I'd encourage you to call the non-emergency police line at (425) 577-5656.

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Mason Thompson @masonthompson.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

After we were responsive to earlier complaints, behavior changed. We're scoping parking enforcement and we've upgraded a lot of ped infrastructure nearby recently. I'm your ally in this and also wish change happened faster. Yelling at me on the internet isn't going to accomplish anything FWIW.

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Mason Thompson @masonthompson.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

I'm not sure what you want us to do here, but I've got to give you credit for the commitment to the bit. The driver parked there because there are cones in front of the bollards. Do you think deliveries shouldn't happen? Or that you shouldn't have to look at the trucks? I'm genuinely confused.

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Mason Thompson @masonthompson.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Jenne is a phenomenal elected official you should vote for

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Mason Thompson @masonthompson.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

It's always cracked me up that Revelation was the only book Calvin declined to write a commentary on, but Chad from Facebook is super confident that Revelation says he needs to vote Republican.

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Mason Thompson @masonthompson.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

An extended Scaramucci if you will

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Mason Thompson @masonthompson.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Sometimes it feels like all we do is plans, which is a bit infuriating for those of us who like to actually do things

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Mason Thompson @masonthompson.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Not every other city in King County though

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Mason Thompson @masonthompson.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Chapter 3, the internet is a series of tubes, by Ted Stevens

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Mason Thompson @masonthompson.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

This Sierra Club chapter should immediately be looking for new leadership, because Mike here is a fox in the henhouse.

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Mason Thompson @masonthompson.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

They've got some fantastic people on that city council and seem really poised to do fantastic work right away. You love to see it.

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Mason Thompson @masonthompson.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

My condolences to Miami, whatever you do don't let him anywhere near one of your sports franchises.

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Kevin Nichols @kevinnichols.org · 07/03/2026

Issaquah City Council has a vacancy we'll be filling soon. Applications for appointment close 4/1. We have a growing majority focused on housing, walkability, and transit, and want to keep that momentum. If you're an Issaquah resident who's ready to help build a better Eastside, apply or reach out!

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Mason Thompson @masonthompson.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

The school district computers are the bane of my parental existence

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Mason Thompson @masonthompson.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

I believe we should do good things even if they are imperfect instead of not doing those good things because we wish reality was different.

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Mason Thompson @masonthompson.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

I wish our grandparents would have built a regional rail system with 75 year bonds that we had to pay for.

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Mason Thompson @masonthompson.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Patrick, I'm the Mayor of a city, not the whole country.

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