Reposted by Michael WestgaardKatie Cannon @katiecannon.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Our government creates our legal unit of account out of thin air Banks create loans out of thin air “The Dangerous Myth of Tax Payer Money” where the rich “pay for” the poor, men for women, whites for people of color, is destroying our country www.jezebel.com/the-dangerou...jezebel.comThe Dangerous Myth of 'Taxpayer Money'Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth. 174
Reposted by Michael Westgaardpublicporpoise.bsky.social @publicporpoise.bsky.social · 29/07/2026@citycastseattle.bsky.social @cascadiajournal.bsky.social Love to see public banking in WA getting some coverage. Come out to the roundtable tomorrow! We’ll be discussing my Public Bonding proposal with @moneyontheleft.bsky.social and the pathways forward with @waforpublicbanking.bsky.social! 3147
Michael Westgaard @meatopinion.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Senator Hasegawa had been an incredible leader on public banking and we should finally do it so we can build the infrastructure we need. A public bank at the very least frees us to do the work needed without having to pay the vig to the capital class. 051
Michael Westgaard @meatopinion.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Stop the delays to building. We can have safe thoughtful approval process that doesn't give rich neighborhoods veto rights over that process. 000
Reposted by Michael WestgaardNathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 18/07/2026NEW @crisesnotes.bsky.social: @levmenand.bsky.social and I had the chance to go on Odd Lots with @tracyalloway.bsky.social and @weisenthal.bsky.social. The episode came out yesterday, but here is the transcript. www.crisesnotes.com/notes-on-the...crisesnotes.comNotes on the Crises on Bloomberg Odd Lots: Lev Menand and Nathan Tankus on Why Fed Independence Is Now Hanging by a ThreadLast August, President Trump made the unprecedented choice of moving to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook 35311
Reposted by Michael WestgaardWA Whistles @wawhistles.bsky.social · 08/07/2026ICE is surging in the Seattle area. (Map shows activity in the last week) Do you have your whistle with you? 14937052426
Reposted by Michael WestgaardBryn Davidson - Lanefab @lanefab.com · 08/07/2026Vancouver: Single Stair Code + "Villages" Plan Critics will be critics, but the truth is we've never seen single stair urbanism in action in Canada (or most of North America). It's a new thing. 28011
Reposted by Michael WestgaardBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Never forget that when Seoul, Korea removed the Cheonggyecheon expressway in 2003 and replaced it with a restored stream, 1000 acre park and improved public transit, not only did it TRANSFORM the city’s public life and economic success, but the car traffic got better. The car traffic got BETTER. 231681472
Reposted by Michael WestgaardThe Rude Pundit @rudepundit.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Always remember that Mark Penn advising Hillary Clinton is one reason Trump was elected. He is a fucking plague on the American political system and is wrong all the time. 612538
Michael Westgaard @meatopinion.bsky.social · 03/07/2026I won't tell people if I win the lottery. But there will be signs. 010
Reposted by Michael WestgaardJonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 30/06/2026"America’s extreme right wing is by far the country’s big problem, and it’s hard to address that problem when powerful elites insist that the trouble is with “both sides.”" newrepublic.com/article/2125...newrepublic.comDemocratic Centrists Need to Stop Saying “Both Sides” Have “Extremes”Yes, democratic socialists are left of traditional Democrats. But they aren’t remotely as radical—or anywhere near as powerful—as the MAGA right 15760156
Reposted by Michael WestgaardNick @nicksattele.bsky.social · 30/06/2026TWELVE LANES vs ONE Light Rail. Congrats Link for dethroning I-5 as busiest transportation infrastructure in Seattle 323344
Michael Westgaard @meatopinion.bsky.social · 29/06/2026win.kirosforco.com/monday-phone...win.kirosforco.comPhonebank w/ nat'l DSA, DSA-LA, Seattle DSA, JVPA & Sunrise! - Kiros for Congress 000
Reposted by Michael WestgaardHannah Sabio-Howell @hannahsabiohowell.bsky.social · 24/06/2026As of tonight’s sole endorsement from @kcdems.bsky.social, we’re the only campaign in our race endorsed by all of the endorsing Democratic Party organizations! Against a powerful incumbent who has held this seat for 20 years, that’s a huge sign that the winds are shifting. We’re ready for change! 0236
Reposted by Michael WestgaardMelissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 22/06/2026Trams on grass, Bucharest edition. 111313
Reposted by Michael WestgaardNathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 18/06/2026ICYMI, I've launched a series I'm going to be doing indefinitely about the Trump Administration's Office of Management and Budget- starting with the first ten memos the Trump administration issued last year. 092
Michael Westgaard @meatopinion.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Incredible important project for state independence from financial predators. 011
Reposted by Michael WestgaardMoney on the Left @moneyontheleft.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Founded in 2011 by author Ellen Brown and a core collective of advocates, PBI aims to break the monopoly of Wall Street’s private banking system by establishing a nationwide network of publicly owned, democratically accountable banks. moneyontheleft.org/2026/06/01/t... 023
Michael Westgaard @meatopinion.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Completely agree. The leadership has worked harder to stop the progressive wing of the party then Trump, MAGA, or Israel. 000
Reposted by Michael WestgaardJonathan Berk 🏠 @berkie1.bsky.social · 06/06/2026A new @pewresearch.org study finds that infill housing near jobs, stores, and transit costs governments ~$21,000 less per home to serve, cuts long term infrastructure maintenance costs in half, and generates 13% more in annual property tax revenue per acre than sprawl. 332198
Reposted by Michael WestgaardMoney on the Left @moneyontheleft.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Making Digital Public Spaces w/ MUSICatmoneyontheleft.orgMaking Digital Public Spaces w/ MUSICatThis month Money on the Left is joined by the folks behind the MUSICat project, an online music streaming service for public libraries designed to share heterogenous local music… 011
Reposted by Michael WestgaardShirley Leung, PhD @shirleyswirley.bsky.social · 31/05/2026My fave thing besides the little kids was also the many old people riding their bikes too The only thing that would make this even better is more apartments rather than mansions on LWB so more ppl can easily access it 2234
Reposted by Michael WestgaardThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/05/2026WATCH— @aoc.bsky.social :“We’ve been taught to lower our expectations for things that a generation ago were afforded to every American. It didn’t feel like a fantasy to be able to have one job, support your family, go on vacation, and put some money in your pocket…” (From @marcofoster.bsky.social) 19165302100
Michael Westgaard @meatopinion.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Important governance at work at Union Station. Follow Ryan Packer who covers transit across the region better then anybody else in the region. 010
Michael Westgaard @meatopinion.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Show Brian Heywood we stand for our trans neighbors 🏳️⚧️ 000
Michael Westgaard @meatopinion.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Every downtown and connecting urban center across King County. 110
Reposted by Michael WestgaardShirley Leung, PhD @shirleyswirley.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Every single street through belltown and downtown Seattle should look like this 231711228
Reposted by Michael WestgaardPeter Norton @norton.bsky.social · 24/05/2026In 1923 we knew that the best path to safety was not to rebuild cities for fast driving but to make driving less necessary. In 1923 we knew that the best path to economy was not to make gas cheaper but to make gas less necessary. 120364
Reposted by Michael WestgaardSpokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 20/05/2026Washington’s B&O tax (read: revenue tax) penalizes the very low-margin businesses (like independent restaurants, bars, retailers, and grocery stores) that cities need to thrive. We can and must fix our broken tax system to make these businesses easier to start and run. 1244
Reposted by Michael WestgaardUrban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 12/05/2026“The Highway Lobby spends millions to make sure we spend billions.” — Union of Concerned Scientists. Their profit, your cost. Pleased to support @ucs.org in sharing/boosting their important new article below, with our newest @urbantruth.bsky.social poster. #UrbanTruth 4422195
Michael Westgaard @meatopinion.bsky.social · 11/05/2026We need to have a better understanding of financial vehicles and power of public independence. A better world is possible but we will never attain if we are stuck in only taxing the rich. We need to tax away their power/influence and take public control of the infrastructure to build a better world. 0104
Reposted by Michael WestgaardDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Flights of less than 350 miles should be a train ride. 🙃 271411178
Michael Westgaard @meatopinion.bsky.social · 10/05/2026This is the only thing that will change the path we're on. We have to end corruption and concentration of power to actually have a chance for a better world. 020
Reposted by Michael WestgaardChris Nelder @chrisnelder.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Think about how many stories & headlines you've seen about small modular reactors (which still don't exist commercially) and how they can be 'manufactured' at scale. Now think about how many stories you have NOT seen about the small modular energy manufacturing juggernaut that's actually happening. 11618175
Reposted by Michael WestgaardThe Overhead Wire @theoverheadwire.com · 04/05/2026Monday's Most Read # 1 - Privatizing the Mail link.theoverheadwire.com/6vuam Phenomenal Worldlink.theoverheadwire.comPrivatizing the Mail | Benjamin Y. FongNo private company is logistically capable of delivering the mail. So what does privatization of the US Postal Service mean? 072
Reposted by Michael WestgaardOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 04/05/2026fighting drought by harvesting energy. you love to see it 222519621
Reposted by Michael WestgaardMike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 01/05/2026the wooden massing model for freiburg's dietenbach ecodistrict is massive and amazing. note different colors - different buildings. different heights. large courtyards. www.freiburg.de/pb/1980721.h... 1252
Reposted by Michael WestgaardSEIU_ORG @seiu.org · 29/04/2026"Today, the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and handed politicians a roadmap to erase the voting power of Black, Latino, API, and Indigenous communities while hiding behind the excuse of 'partisanship.'" - @seiupres.bsky.social, April Verrett's full statement: seiu.co/4n2Xc4v 02915
Reposted by Michael WestgaardSEIU Local 925 @seiu925.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Today, SEIU 925 members packed the King County Council meeting and delivered a clear message: workers in Parks, Wastewater, and Public Defense will not be ignored. For months, King County has stonewalled workers on wages, benefits, public defender caseloads, and more. #UnionsForAll 152
Reposted by Michael WestgaardMoney on the Left @moneyontheleft.bsky.social · 28/04/2026The Black University & Community Currenciesmoneyontheleft.orgThe Black University & Community CurrenciesIn this episode, Money on the Left shares audio from “The Black University & Community Currencies,” a public workshop convened by Professor Andrew J. Douglas at Morehouse College on April… 011