Reposted by Matt GertzPT Klein @ptklein.com · 30/09/2026The goal of AI isn’t actually to make your job easier. It’s to extract your labor and our resources faster to increase their corporate and personal profits. 1628
Matt Gertz @mattagertz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026If there’s one thing I lean into for fall, it’s Trader Joe’s autumn maple coffee 080
Matt Gertz @mattagertz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Switching feeds so I don’t need to read about Seattle budget things for a while 0120
Matt Gertz @mattagertz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Well I finally read Heated Rivalry so I guess I *have* to watch it now 2230
Reposted by Matt GertzMS NOW @ms.now · 20/09/2026BREAKING: A man has been hospitalized after being shot by ICE in Austin, Texas. MS NOW's @rosaflores.bsky.social has the latest in this developing story. 1720094
Matt Gertz @mattagertz.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Needed a break from trip planning so a dunkelweizen at the local brewery hits the spot 3980
Matt Gertz @mattagertz.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Our eccentric neighbor has an African parrot that lives cage-free in her apartment. It does not shut up. I don’t normally wish harm on birds, but… 191
Reposted by Matt GertzRyan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Another quote today from CM Rinck: "I believe we protect and promote the vibrance of our historic districts when we make sure that peoples' experiences in them are safe ones." 01134
Reposted by Matt GertzRyan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 17/09/2026"I hope we can agree that some things are too important to subject to the Seattle Process." "I've been told this amendment goes too far but I dare to say the city has not gone far enough when it comes to preventing traffic deaths and injuries." -Alexis Mercedes Rinck 832237
Matt Gertz @mattagertz.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Line is wild to see @nerd4cities.bsky.social talk about transit in the Seattle region 2892
Matt Gertz @mattagertz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026We’re having all of our windows repaired, so everything has been boarded up all week. It’s felt like a cave, and the plus being sick earlier felt very much like pandemic days. Looking forward to light again! 050
Matt Gertz @mattagertz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Rainy day: box brownies made, lentil & sausage soup on simmer, Tears of the Kingdom being played. 2130
Reposted by Matt GertzDavid Seater 🚶♂️🚴🏻♂️🏳️🌈 @davidseater.com · 13/09/2026Hot take: If @flysea.bsky.social wants to run a golf cart along the only pedestrian connection to the light rail they should just drive it at walking speed instead of taking half the space and honking at people. 1315113
Matt Gertz @mattagertz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026My husband calls me a human jukebox: when someone says (or types) something that happens to also be song lyrics, that song instantly starts playing in my head (and usually gets stuck there). Are you like me or are you normal? 8271
Reposted by Matt GertzMax Dubler 🏳️🌈 @maxdubler.com · 09/09/2026People who do this should be prosecuted for attempted murder and never allowed to drive again. 627441
Reposted by Matt GertzMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 08/09/2026It's crazy to me that this is not leading the New York Times, NBC News, CNN, etc. If you're that numb, maybe think about a field other than journalism. 652167432
Reposted by Matt GertzKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Any news outlet that spent even one segment or one article on "Joe Biden is old" in 2024 should be going wall-to-wall with stories about the dementia-ravaged 80-year-old who keeps posting AI garbage and telling insanely obvious lies about himself. And yet 1583457948
Matt Gertz @mattagertz.bsky.social · 08/09/2026My thermometer always says I have < 97° body temperature when my face feels like the surface of the sun (I’m sick and being very brave about it) 1150
Matt Gertz @mattagertz.bsky.social · 04/09/2026On a positive note, I presented at a neighborhood council meeting last night about a project I’m working on, and it was…mostly well received? There were some ppl with questions and wanted to know why we aren’t doing more, and some ppl who were a bit skeptical. But the tone was different from (1/2) 1240
Matt Gertz @mattagertz.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I don’t understand people who like air travel. Do they never have delays? Or do they not care? 2150
Matt Gertz @mattagertz.bsky.social · 04/09/2026We have been at the airport for 7.5 hours now. Switched flights because our first plane had a maintenance issue. Rebooked flight was delayed getting in and we’ve been waiting for fueling. At this point our car rental in SMF will be closed… 290
Matt Gertz @mattagertz.bsky.social · 04/09/2026www.maptap.gg September 3 99🎯 97🔥 99🎯 89👑 98🎯 Final score: 955maptap.gg🎯MapTap Daily Geography GamePlay MapTap - the daily geography game! Find 5 world locations on a 3D globe with historical stories. Free browser-based daily game for geography lovers. 390
Matt Gertz @mattagertz.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Calories don’t count at the airport lounge. I don’t make the rules. 1230
Matt Gertz @mattagertz.bsky.social · 03/09/2026It’s been a long, busy week but they turned a vacant office into a “chillaxation” room with views so decided to take a min to enjoy it before heading to the airport 2350
Reposted by Matt GertzMichael Schneider @michaelschneider.com · 02/09/2026"How much does it cost to write your own law in California? About $500,000. That’s what Forest Lawn and Mt Sinai spent on lobbyists since 2025 to kill one road safety project, on one street, in LA. This week, Sacramento gave them their money’s worth." www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...latimes.comContributor: Sacramento's micromanaging of a single lane in the Hollywood HillsImagine what this precedent buys next. A billionaire who dislikes the housing project down the block. A millionaire who wants a bus lane gone, a park redesigned, a public street bent to private will. 27226
Matt Gertz @mattagertz.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Was shocked to see this wasn’t already the case! Cities should always be encouraging their employees to take transit. 170
Reposted by Matt GertzJeffrey Tumlin 🏳️🌈 🌁 @jeffreytumlin.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Congestion pricing in NYC resulted in 54–59 second travel time savings for first responders. A fire can double in size every 30-60 seconds 08717
Reposted by Matt GertzJoe Linton @lintonjoe.bsky.social · 29/08/2026I don't expect the mayor and city council will invoke the "local control" excuse as vociferously as they did for SB79 housing-near-transit state legislation. 0163
Reposted by Matt GertzStreets For All @streetsforall.org · 29/08/2026STATE LEGISLATORS HAVE INTERVENED TO KEEP FOREST LAWN DANGEROUS A last minute, back room deal makes it harder for LADOT to move forward. This bill sets a horrible precedent, weeks after yet another person was killed on Forest Lawn. TAKE ACTION NOW: mailchi.mp/streetsforal... 48326
Reposted by Matt GertzMax Dubler 🏳️🌈 @maxdubler.com · 29/08/2026The world’s richest man spent hundreds of billions of dollars building an artificial intelligence insult robot because he wants absolutely nothing more than to be good at Posting. 1029634
Matt Gertz @mattagertz.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Belated honeymoon in Japan FINALLY booked. December will be magical. 2270
Matt Gertz @mattagertz.bsky.social · 28/08/2026I would love to see the feds try and enforce this. 130
Reposted by Matt GertzMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 28/08/2026so markwayne mullin is a fucking liar 461531377
Matt Gertz @mattagertz.bsky.social · 25/08/2026If DOUG FORD disagrees with you, there’s definitely something wrong with you 070
Reposted by Matt GertzAnthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 24/08/2026This Court is a menace to democracy. 17574151
Matt Gertz @mattagertz.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Honestly not sure who's worse. At least Kushner is honest about who he is... 180
Matt Gertz @mattagertz.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Got through upper body routine no problem, then tweaked my back while bending over to put the barbell back 😭😭 1180
Matt Gertz @mattagertz.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Re: mayoral leadership on safety: bsky.app/profile/type... 041
