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Paul Constant

@paulconstant.com
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Seattle-based writer of journalism, criticism, progressive economics and politics pieces, and comic books. Snelson, my comic with Fred Harper was a New York Public Library Best Adult Comic selection for 2022. Email: thisispaulconstant at gmail dot com.

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Paul Constant @paulconstant.com · 2h
Not to be the guy sharing his podcast or anything, but I do think you should listen to this episode (and read @brendanballou.bsky.social’s excellent new book.)
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Washington Emergency Management Division @emd.wa.gov · 20h
If you felt this earthquake, submit a report: zpr.io/UA6upKKXB4C3 Also, a reminder that we are practicing for earthquakes at 10:15am, Oct: 15 for the Great ShakeOut Earthquake and Tsunami Drill! Shakeout.org/washington
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Paul Constant @paulconstant.com · 29/09/2026
I have skipped at least a dozen Ryan Reynolds-narrated podcast ads this morning. The man is a public menace.
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Paul Constant @paulconstant.com · 29/09/2026
It always blows my mind when a political candidate can’t fulfill the most basic necessity of running for office—Being In A Place. It’s an expression of pure contempt for voters.
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David Kroman @kromandavid.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Current messaging for the Republican candidate in WA’s 6th District.
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Parker @jeffparker.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
probably also had wifi the whole time with that laptop he was allowed
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Paul Constant @paulconstant.com · 28/09/2026
He actually served 29 days. But who's counting, Ken?
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Former Waco attorney Adam Hoffman released from 60-day jail term after 29 days
Former Waco attorney Adam Hoffman was released from the McLennan County Jail Monday morning after serving 29 days of his 60-day sentence.
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Garbage Day @garbageday.email · 28/09/2026
Why "Choosin' Texas" doesn't feel like a hit www.garbageday.email/p/why-choosi...
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Paul Constant @paulconstant.com · 28/09/2026
I don’t understand why you tell us to watch the video when the video just repeats the information in the skeet and tells us to go to sdotblog.seattle.gov for more information. This is like three separate ways to be actively unhelpful in a single post.
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Paul Constant @paulconstant.com · 27/09/2026
Covid/flu tests sold out at the Columbia City Walgreens. Can’t be a good sign.
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Vlad @ Vertvolta Press @vertvoltapress.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Kawaiiopticon 🫠
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Paul Constant @paulconstant.com · 24/09/2026
Unfortunately, I found out last night that I have COVID for the second time in my life and I will be unable to host this event. I'm really bummed to miss it. You should still go! (And maybe wear a mask because between COVID and the flu people are dropping like flies in Seattle right now.)
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Paul Constant @paulconstant.com · 24/09/2026
Last week: AI is going to kill us all! This week: I gave Meta’s cute little AI agent my banking information and all my sensitive passwords!
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Paul Constant @paulconstant.com · 23/09/2026
On Saturday, I’m hosting a panel discussion with graphic novel authors as part of the Bainbridge Island Book Festival. It’s free! You should come. More info:
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If You’re a Book-Lover, There’s a Saturday Ferry Ride in Your Near Future
This Saturday, September 26th, I’ll be interviewing Garth Stein and Miranda Mundt about their graphic novels at the Bainbridge Island Book Festival. Stein is the writer of Cloven, a series of graph…
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Mary Ann Gwinn @gwinnma.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Good news interlude: www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...
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Grand Illusion is set to move into a new space. Here’s what to know
The Grand Illusion plans to reopen its new home in the University District in late November or early December and to show movies every day of the week.
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Courtney @idlewood.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I read this a million years ago, well before I even had kids, but was interested as I'd been a college athlete. I have thought about it ever since, and it completely informs how I support my kids in sports. cdn2.sportngin.com/attachments/...
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Paul Constant @paulconstant.com · 22/09/2026
The novelist Stephens tags as the “lucky token” straight guy on the list previously admitted that his debut novel, about a teacher in his thirties having an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old student, was based on his own experiences as a teacher.
apnews.com
Literary author tests rules of fact and fiction
NEW YORK (AP) — Alexander Maksik, a 40-year-old literary novelist, has learned a great deal about life and art and the unexpected ways they can meet.
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Paul Constant @paulconstant.com · 22/09/2026
“It looks like you’re emotionally abusing your kid. Do you need to feel shame?”
Clippy, the Microsoft Word grammar Nazi mascot.
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Paul Constant @paulconstant.com · 22/09/2026
Someone help me understand why the California AG even bothered to bring the suit to stop the Warner/Paramount merger in the first place. He was beclowned on the world stage and Beautiful Baby Boy Ellison got everything he ever wanted in exchange for nothing in particular. What a waste.
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Paul Constant @paulconstant.com · 21/09/2026
Artificial intelligence understands that a compelling headline is necessary to establish reader interest.
Screenshot of a headline from Sara Nelson's new AI "news" site that reads, 

"CB 121282 2026-09-21
CM Strauss's RV program (VRAP) adds eight permanent FTEs and reprograms existing homelessness funds (Part 2)"
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Paul Constant @paulconstant.com · 20/09/2026
I liked Coyote Vs. Acme a lot, but Resident Evil was the best Looney Tunes movie I’ve seen in a while.
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Paul Constant @paulconstant.com · 20/09/2026
News headlines: Disguise, obfuscate, and outright lie about essential facts in the piece. Entertainment titles: Give away essential plot points, erasing all mystery about what happens in the show.
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Paul Constant @paulconstant.com · 19/09/2026
Starting to notice a correlation between restaurants that use AI graphics to sell their food and restaurants that have low scores with the health department.
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Paul Constant @paulconstant.com · 19/09/2026
I suspect the hardcover copy of Hillbilly Elegy sitting in the Little Free Library I just passed is going to be a real hard sell.
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Paul Constant @paulconstant.com · 19/09/2026
You can tell that Carly Rae Jepsen is a new mother because the second and third songs on her new record feature lyrics about the pleasure of getting a lot of sleep.
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Paul Constant @paulconstant.com · 18/09/2026
Love this thread. It’s celebrating one of the best comic artists of all time, but really it’s about the effects that a great teacher can have on your life.
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Paul Constant @paulconstant.com · 18/09/2026
Was every podcast on the planet legally required to release an episode about AI this week? Is this the best use of the media’s time, seven weeks before the midterms?
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Olraca @olraca.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The irony of people giving public comment against safety in the name of historical preservation at Pike Place Market while a car is currently stuck on the Harbor Steps.
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Paul Constant @paulconstant.com · 17/09/2026
It is so easy to imagine the two-week pissbaby tantrum that Fox News would have thrown if a Biden administration official had said this when Russia invaded Ukraine.
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Paul Constant @paulconstant.com · 17/09/2026
Does anyone know Kash Patel’s t-shirt size?
A black t-shirt that reads in large white letters, FBI
and then in much smaller white letters, FURRY BODY INSPECTOR .
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Greg Spotts @spottnik.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
From NYC’s new Vision Zero Reimagined Plan: In 2025 Major Violators were involved in 52% of traffic fatalities MV’s are either: -previously involved in hit & run -unlicensed -currently have a suspended license -have a record of 3+ prior convictions -a prior DWI -a history of license suspensions
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Paul Constant @paulconstant.com · 16/09/2026
Disappointed to learn NPR is hiring two of the worst tech reporters in the business to continue their trend of credulous AI boosterism (and laughing at their own bad jokes.)
npr.org
Casey Newton and Kevin Roose partner with NPR to launch 'Machine Gods'
The video-first, twice weekly show from the creators of 'Hard Fork' will unpack the most consequential technology stories of our time for broadcast and digital audiences.
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Paul Constant @paulconstant.com · 16/09/2026
“I noticed I was becoming death, destroyer of worlds, and I was like, ‘Whoa, I’d better quit while I’m ahead.’ You know? Like, who wants that kind of hassle?”
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Paul Constant @paulconstant.com · 15/09/2026
Two enjoyable things that I can never fully enjoy because their names disgust me: 1. Flea markets 2. Mung beans
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Paul Constant @paulconstant.com · 15/09/2026
I bet Vanilla Ice would love to open for Ed Sheeran.
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Paul Constant @paulconstant.com · 15/09/2026
"I take a stand where it really matters...quietly, in my heart, while alone in the comfort of one of my many mansions, with all of the shades drawn."
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Paul Constant @paulconstant.com · 15/09/2026
The hills that MAGA politicians choose to die on are always so mystifying to me.
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Paul Constant @paulconstant.com · 14/09/2026
Supervillain shit.
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Paul Constant @paulconstant.com · 13/09/2026
Boy, the media really does just uncritically repeat everything the AI companies say. So many stories are essentially, “an AI CEO threatened something huge and scary is about to happen. What do we do now?”
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Paul Constant @paulconstant.com · 13/09/2026
Aspire to live your life in such a way that you don’t have to put this FAQ on your own personal website.
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Paul Constant @paulconstant.com · 11/09/2026
Wondering if I’ll ever have to provide documentation proving my Apple Watch isn’t one of the pervy new models that record and summarize every conversation.
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Paul Constant @paulconstant.com · 11/09/2026
You know what they say: Practice makes more...you practice to perfect...perfection is....you gotta practice what you preach.
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Paul Constant @paulconstant.com · 10/09/2026
Mom’s out of Texan mind if Mom thinks this is a good idea for Texan campaign.
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Paulrus of West Bumblefrick @paulrusof.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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Evan Sutton @evansutton.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
New: Seattle residents call on Microsoft, Starbucks, Costco, Alaska Airlines, other major employers to stop fighting the proposed taxes that would give the city resources to properly address serious social issues that lead to public safety problems.
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Paul Constant @paulconstant.com · 10/09/2026
No Special Legal Rights™️
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Nick @nicksattele.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The average Seattleite takes 30% more transit trips than a Chicagoan. (Also without the 12mo rolling average, we’re smoking everyone at ridership recovery)
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Paul Constant @paulconstant.com · 10/09/2026
“We asked a toaster if it wanted to win a Michelin star.”
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Daniel Sohn @danielsohn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
One way you know things have changed since September 2001 is that if a politician lied about being at Ground Zero it would be the absolute end of them but now there won't ever even be a follow-up question
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Paul Constant @paulconstant.com · 08/09/2026
It somehow seems like there are more Kshama Sawant posters pasted up all over South Seattle today than there were on the day she lost the primary.
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