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Union transit advocate ✊ | Electric Trolley / Zero Emissions | Parallel hybrid bike operator 🔋🚲 | Cyber Mechanic (DevOps/SRE:) | Proudly Cascadian 🌲🟦⬜️🟩

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Amy Sundberg @amysundberg.bsky.social · 18h
A big failure. The argument about streaming the traffic cameras into the real-time crime center was that all the feeds were publicly available anyway, a fact that we now know to be untrue. That this happened at all erodes public trust in city government, and in surveillance cameras specifically.
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James everything is analog @analogist.net · 16h
Black Site Bob, whose previous work includes literally *overseeing CIA torture camps*, can shut the fuck up when it comes to budget priorities for equitable housing in Seattle
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SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER Bob Kettle says he oversaw Camp Cropper Prison in Iraq as part of CIA DIA operationThe New York Times
THE STRUGGLE FOR IRAQ: MISTREATMENT;
Earlier Jail Seen as Incubator for Abuses in Iraq
By Douglas Jehl
May 15, 2004
An American-run detention center outside
Baghdad known as Camp Cropper was reportedly the site of numerous abuses of Iraqi prisoners several months before the mistreatment of prisoners unfolded last fall at Abu Ghraib prison, according to documents and interviews.
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rondezvousWA @ronpdavis.bsky.social · 15h
I’m sorry, WHAT!?!
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Jerome Alexander Horne @jahorne.bsky.social · 17h
Thanks everyone who came out to the Seattle happy hour this evening! @typewriteralley.bsky.social thank you for organizing! Great to see @blitzurbanism.bsky.social, @dmholmer.wayfinddesigns.com and @noahsbwilliams.com, @chadnewt.bsky.social as well.
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Robert Cruickshank @robertcruickshank.com · 29/09/2026
Long prison sentences are a must for everyone involved, from Trump and Miller on down to the guards and admin staff. Anyone who works for these concentration camps should be hounded until imprisoned, just as we did with Nazi concentration camps.
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Noah 🚎 @noahsbwilliams.com · 29/09/2026
HEY! New Flyer Industries! Why are your motorcoaches being used to conduct deportations, huh? This is a MCI D4500 ISTV - a specially built bus for prisoner transport. ICE is getting these and presumably getting parts for them. They shouldn't be.
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Shoshanah in Alaska @shanahstone.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Horrific. We are paying for this torture at a concentration camp:
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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The question that @guyoron.net asked Bob Kettle about why "Public Safety" doesn't include traffic safety — the consistent #1 concern of Seattleites in public safety surveys — continues to get under his skin. Just now Kettle once again implied Guy "doesn't seem to know" what they're talking about.
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Brett Hamil @bretthamil.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Gordon Padelford @gordonofseattle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Seattleites are most concerned about traffic safety because we all experience it regularly: narrowly missing getting hit while walking in a crosswalk, seeing people using center turn lanes as their personal speedway, etc. Most people also know someone who has died or been seriously injured:
Info graphic showing most people will know 6 people who die in a car crash and 28 who have major injuries
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𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 @taras-grescoe.com · 11/02/2025
"You pay every time you board a bus, and that makes you think about whether you want to ride it. If you paid every time you used a parking space, you'd also think about whether you want to drive. Free parking doesn’t mean free markets; it often means freeloading." —the late Donald Shoup
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Greg Shill @gregshill.com · 28/09/2026
Notably, travel times also did not increase outside the congestion zone. This mirrors what we have seen in other aggregate congestion pricing impacts. For example, it was predicted that drivers would change their routes to avoid the zone, creating new congestion; this, too, did not happen.
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Fischer 🛠️🚇 @fischer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
new train just dropped
an amtrak cascades airo locomotive
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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Damn, these new trains are NIIIICE.
Coach seats on AiroBusiness class seatsBike rackDigital display showing which seats are available
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medicare for all @ypkyp.com · 26/09/2026
2020: Wilson and @seattletru.bsky.social help pass JumpStart, a landmark $450mm/year payroll tax on high earners. 2025: Wilson wins Seattle election. 2026: Mayor Wilson's balanced budget earmarks JumpStart money for homelessness response (50% of spending). Elections have consequences!
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Noah 🚎 @noahsbwilliams.com · 25/09/2026
Having worked with Katie for a couple years before she became mayor, I cannot fathom what might make her scream at anyone 😂 If anything, she and wants to hear everyone out until they're blue in the face, like letting a child punch the air with your hand on their head keeping them away 😂
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Brandi Bennett @bbennettesq.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
@democrats.org leadership remains hopelessly out of touch. It wasn't their family raped, kidnapped, murdered in the streets of Minnesota. It wasn't their family smuggled out of state to hide from the Gestapo. It wasn't their health care taken away. Their jobs lost. Savings decimated. Loser shit.
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Jan Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H. @drjanicekirsch.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
F*CK CANCER: SOME GOOD NEWS Cancer deaths have dramatically dropped. Mainly due to early detection, better treatment, less cigarette smoking. www.ajmc.com/view/cancer-...
ajmc.com
Cancer Death Rate Fell 35% Since 1991, 4.8M Lives Saved | AJMC
AACR urges Congress to protect NIH/NCI funding amid a fight over a contested OMB grantmaking rule.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The European Union is tightening the regulatory backdoor through which US automakers have been quietly importing around 7k large SUVs and pickup trucks/year. “The revised rules, expected to launch in 2027, are designed to close loopholes that Brussels says allow unsafe vehicles onto European roads.”
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Too big for Europe: America's pickup trucks became a trade war flashpoint - EUROPE SAYS
America loves its pickup trucks. The Ford F-150, the Chevrolet Silverado 1500, the Ram 1500: these are not merely vehicles. They are cultural monuments on
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Alex @alexh666.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
we should not give more money to cops who continue to kill people in our streets.
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Noah 🚎 @noahsbwilliams.com · 21/09/2026
Here’s to two full years of electrified @caltrain.com service! It’s had a transformative impact across the entire corridor and proven out the model for high-performance electrified regional rail on the West Coast. Nail your fundamentals, and the riders will come!
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M Mallon @mmallon.com · 21/09/2026
The first Caltrain electric train arriving at Santa Clara Station on launch day. 2 years ago today 🚂⚡️❤️
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Mayor Katie B. Wilson @mayor.seattle.gov · 20/09/2026
We banned rental junk fees! Starting July 1st, 2027, the price you see is the price you pay — no pet rent, no admin fees, no lease renewal fees. Step by step, we’re building an affordable Seattle. Thanks to City Attorney Evans and Councilmember Foster, and to the Stay Housed, Stay Healthy Coalition!
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Wes Mills 🥌 @oowm.org · 20/09/2026
evergreen post
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L. Harrison Jerome @lhjseattle.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
It’s time to undo the damage of the Durkan administration and put the bike lanes on 35th NE. The plans are still ready to go, let’s do it! @mayor.seattle.gov @transportation.seattle.gov
theurbanist.org
Mayor Durkan Cancels 35th Ave NE Bike Lanes, Caves To Anti-Safe Streets Advocates » The Urbanist
# Behind closed doors earlier today, recently appointed director of the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), Samuel Zimbabwe, interim transportation advisor to Mayor Jenny Durkan, Elliot Helmb...
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Noah 🚎 @noahsbwilliams.com · 20/09/2026
Wait. Is biking in the bus lane not expressly legal in NYC like everywhere else???
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ʇᴉɯᴉl ɐɯǝɥɔs® @timforgot.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
maybe it's time to start recognizing big money as organized (legalized) crime. big money will *always* fuck up whatever it touches. it's anti-human. youtu.be/9wn4PTh3fgI?...
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We Went to Alaska. The Fishing Crisis Will Shock You
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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Noah 🚎 @noahsbwilliams.com · 19/09/2026
LMAO 🫡 to the women
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Nick @enough-already-86.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Fucking hilarious!
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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
It took a cross-examination by @alexis4seattle.bsky.social, but we finally know what happened to the "missing" $8 million discovered in a forensic audit of the Regional Homelessness Authority: KCRHA's accountants made a "one-time error" and basically lost track of the money, but still had it.
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Noah 🚎 @noahsbwilliams.com · 18/09/2026
We have to talk to this worsening threat to everyone on the road. Touchscreens or non-tactile controls being required for cars is inherently unsafe. If you can't change your climate controls without a tap, you can't alleviate a distraction without 3 more distractions. youtube.com/shorts/XM3ou...
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Hyundai, What Are You Thinking?
YouTube video by Shifting Lanes Garage
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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
After a very long debate, this amendment was just APPROVED. The vote was 3-2, with CMs Rinck, Foster and Lin in favor and Saka and Kettle against. There are some outstanding concerns around the amendment's exact language, so I would expect additional tweaks when the bill comes to full council.
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Ryan 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
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Brett Hamil @bretthamil.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
her facial expression at 0:57 😂 "i want to note that just while we've been in this meeting a car has driven down Post Alley and is now stuck on the Harbor Steps" 😂😂😂
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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Airo trips confirmed: 516/519 and 503/508

Northbound*
Train 516: Seattle → Vancouver, B.C. | 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Train 508: Eugene → Seattle | 4:30 p.m. – 10:50 p.m.

 

Southbound*
Train 503: Seattle → Eugene | 7:10 a.m. – 1:48 p.m.

Train 519: Vancouver, B.C. → Seattle | 4:45 p.m. – 9:10 p.m.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 17/09/2026
Could new bus shelter roofs help New Yorkers stay cool in extreme heat? We're testing a few in Brownsville to find out: a green roof covered with native plants, and reflective roofs covered with low-cost, heat-resilient film.
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Vallery Lancey @isthelaststop.com · 17/09/2026
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Kaiden Cook @kcook2720.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Super important amendment up for a vote this morning, committee starts at 9:30am‼️
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Olraca @olraca.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Next time someone tells you police presence is a deterrent send them this.
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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Unreal.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The president is just such a stupid asshole. I know we try to ascribe motives to this guy but he’s at the end of the day, when the story is written, just a dumdum idiot with a tiny brain that don’t work so good.
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Robert Cruickshank @robertcruickshank.com · 17/09/2026
I remember in high school in OC in the ‘90s making the naive mistake of telling the Marine recruiter “oh my grandfather is a Marine” - he had my number from the school and dude would. not. stop. calling urging me to join up. I do not want my kids being recruited for the war machine.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 17/09/2026
Look outside. Do you see snow? No?  Well, you will soon. You might also see $30/hr more in your pocket if you become an emergency snow shoveler.  Registration begins Saturday, September 19th. Sign up by November 30th for access to paid orientation and expedited payment processing.
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Emergency Snow Shovelers - DSNY
Emergency Snow Shovelers are called on after heavy snowfalls to remove snow and ice citywide from public areas like bus stops, crosswalks, fire hydrants, and step streets.
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Noah 🚎 @noahsbwilliams.com · 17/09/2026
Good evening, Transit Riders! In today's example of why advocates are justifiably pissed at the media, the SF standard ignorantly frames MUNI going with diesel hybrids instead of battery buses as "MUNI too broke to be eco friendly". sfstandard.com/2026/09/14/m...
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Facing a budget crisis, Muni pumps the brakes on electric buses
Due to budget issues, the SFMTA board voted to seek a state exemption to buy diesel-hybrid buses instead of pricier electric ones.
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Robert Cruickshank @robertcruickshank.com · 14/09/2026
Interesting. What's their growth strategy? "Microsoft President Brad Smith called out Seattle’s JumpStart payroll tax as a policy that has alienated employers." Oh, they just want a tax cut. Got it.
kuow.org
Seattle-area leaders launch partnership to fight economic decline
Dozens of elected officials, business leaders, and economic development advocates say they are partnering to keep the Puget Sound region from slipping into economic decline.
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Noah 🚎 @noahsbwilliams.com · 16/09/2026
Just in case it's not clear: In my professional opinion as a Cybersecurity DevOps Engineer, this vendor is criminally negligent. If my company suffered a data breach resulting from 9yr old unpatched software, we'd be sued into oblivion.
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Micah Lee @micahflee.com · 16/09/2026
You can read all the details in my write-up, which also shows exactly where in this public dataset you can find all of this micahflee.com/flock-camera...
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Flock cameras are riddled with security vulnerabilities and hard-coded credentials
This morning, DDoSecrets published an exciting new dataset: Filesystem images of the partitions from an in-use Flock ALPR camera. 404 Media and Wired published a joint investigation into it. I downloa...
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Micah Lee @micahflee.com · 16/09/2026
This Flock camera is running obsolete, end-of-life software. - It's on Android 8.1, released in 2017, support ended in 2021 - It's on Android patch level 2018-06-5 - It's running Linux 3.18, released in 2017 This shit is like 8 or 9 years old, and full of vulnerabilities.
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Nick @nicksattele.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
More night bus service would fix that
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