Reposted by Paul ChapmanDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 04/10/2026The walk from an international arrival at SeaTac airport to the Seattle light rail is absurdly long. Like a mile. Impossible not to experience it as a expression of priorities. 3632412
Paul Chapman @poulchapman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026“Polarization” is the most bullshit propaganda for the problems in the USA. It’s the racism. It’s always been racism. From the start of White people in the Americas. 061
Reposted by Paul ChapmanrondezvousWA @ronpdavis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The landlord lobby knows exactly who Will Dreher is. Do you? 23213
Reposted by Paul ChapmanScott Alspach @salspach.bsky.social · 02/10/2026@sound-transit.bsky.social, could someone explain why you put a big photo of District 5 City Council Candidate Julie Kang at the newly opened Pinehurst Station? This is an outrageous use of public resources. This photo needs to be taken down, or at least covered up, until after the election. 914122
Reposted by Paul ChapmanDoug Lindner @douglindner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026America doesn’t have a polarization problem America has a right-wing extremism problem 1484283921
Reposted by Paul Chapmanturtlyburtly @turtlyburtly.bsky.social · 30/09/2026i do think it may be worth investigating why the board of park commissioners decided to name that park in honor of one of our most famous racists *in nineteen fucking thirty* 284
Reposted by Paul ChapmanEcoCity Action @ecocityaction.org · 01/10/2026Tell the city to turn the municipally-owned golf course into a real park with something for everyone - that’s free to access, better for the environment, and great for families with kids of all ages! actionnetwork.org/letters/turn...actionnetwork.orgRename "Jackson" Park and turn it into a free public green space for more neighborsTwo new light rail stations will be opening next to "Jackson" Park Golf Course in the next couple of years. The 148th St. station is set to open in 2024, and the 130th St. station in 2026. Right no... 25319
Reposted by Paul ChapmanErica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 30/09/2026In San Francisco, Lurie's RV ban—on which Dan Strauss' similar proposed ban in Seattle appears to be modeled—hasn't gotten people into shelter, but it has pushed them outside city limits, often after losing their RVs and becoming unsheltered. Is this what "success" will look like here?missionlocal.orgS.F. cracked down on RV dwellers. A year later, many have left the city altogether.Data shows that a year after San Francisco's RV ban, 1/3 of RV dwellers using city aid have moved outside city limits. 1327080
Reposted by Paul ChapmanJames everything is analog @analogist.net · 30/09/2026Black 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 39021
Reposted by Paul ChapmanJoe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This. It has always been this. A sitting American president did this. And because he did this, he should have been convicted and put behind bars. And the fact that we never held him accountable for these crimes will forever stain this country. And we may never recover from it.👇 900264639096
Reposted by Paul ChapmanSusan @artlovergirl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A mural in Seattle. #AbolishICE 6051171292
Reposted by Paul ChapmanMollie Katzen @molliekatzen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026There are more Cornell frat boys accused of raping one woman than there are trans athletes competing in all of NCAA sports. 131104336
Reposted by Paul ChapmanGod @thegodshow.com · 26/09/2026If any of you ever want to have an actual life? You’re going to have to come together to elect progressives and tax the billionaires. 1143230729
Reposted by Paul ChapmanMichael Andersen @andersem.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I have a confession to make. The townhomes I & others spent most of a decade trying to legalize are popping up all over Oregon & elsewhere...and I love that...but they're a problem in one big way. (get ready for a twisty thread about the housing report @sightline.org just published) 1215040
Reposted by Paul ChapmanDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 26/09/2026Class solidarity.hollywoodreporter.comThe Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing "political" content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing. 642163613
Paul Chapman @poulchapman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026TBH I’m surprised Maritza Rivera knows how to pronounce “deterrence” 010
Reposted by Paul ChapmanDavid Kroman @kromandavid.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Debora Juarez, 2020: "When I hear people say there's just a few bad apples on the police force I adamantly disagree with that. It's just not a healthy tree. We need to plant a new tree, we have to completely re-imagine, re-vision what community policing is." www.kuow.org/podcast/news...kuow.orgBad apples? Seattle Police 'not a healthy tree' says city council memberChants of "defund S-P-D" have become a common message at protests in Seattle, and for the first time the idea is getting serious attention from the city council. 613434
Reposted by Paul ChapmanAmy Sundberg @amysundberg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I like this paragraph: "To put that number into perspective, Wilson’s completely voluntary $12.6 million bump to SPD is 20% greater than the entire budget for the Office of Labor Standards, the office tasked with solving the single most prevalent form of theft in the nation: wage theft." 112261
Reposted by Paul Chapmantammymorales.bsky.social @tammymorales.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Just gonna leave this here for folks who need a refresher on the budget Wilson inherited www.theurbanist.org/seattle-coun...theurbanist.orgSeattle Council Passes Budget Swiping Affordable Housing Funds to Boost SPD » The Urbanist# The Sara Nelson-led Seattle City Council passed their first city budget in an 8-1 vote. It greenlit the mayor’s plan to slash investments in affordable housing and social services and trim 48 staff ... 0386
Reposted by Paul ChapmanDivestSPD @divestspd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Get ready. Policing is about to get really really bad in Seattle. Patrol will be made up of about 50-100 60-year-old cops phoning it in on their way the door and barely trained 20-something rookies with itchy triggerfingers. All making twice as much as a normal city employee. 1179
Paul Chapman @poulchapman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Maybe we need $50,000 hiring bonuses for parking enforcement? (And remove them from SPD) Or maybe commission payments for each ticket? Empower them to go after cars without valid tabs, or front plates, etc. 2130
Paul Chapman @poulchapman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026These are the same right wingers who endorsed noted GOP grifter Andrea Suarez. 030
Reposted by Paul ChapmanErica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 25/09/2026By and large, SPD is not good at solving crimes. This is true of the recent shootings that happened in Belltown, which is an area with cameras, and it's true of this shooting. SPD still hasn't found a suspect. 18211
Reposted by Paul ChapmanScott Alspach @salspach.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Idk why other people don't seem to care as much as I do about this but Will Dreher worked for Kavanaugh and supported his appointment to the supreme court, don't vote for him! 0319
Reposted by Paul ChapmanRobert Cruickshank @robertcruickshank.com · 24/09/2026Bellingham Public Schools hasn’t even voted to close any schools yet but already gave a tour of some buildings to religious schools - including one run by a notorious Christian nationalistcascadiadaily.comParents riled up as potential renters tour two Bellingham schools that may close | Cascadia Daily NewsDistrict hasn’t confirmed closures of Columbia, Carl Cozier. One tour given to Christian private school 1192
Paul Chapman @poulchapman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026But the thing is, the laid off health insurance workers won’t have lost their health insurance. It’s still a win. And we’ll stop killing or impoverishing millions a year because of greedy CEOs. On balance the good greatly outweighs the bad. 140
Reposted by Paul ChapmanBrian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 22/09/2026There is something so unbelievably bleak about an article that calmly walks readers through how to navigate being laid off after 50, losing your health insurance, and somehow surviving the years until Medicare. What a broken country.nytimes.comLaid Off After 50, and No Health Insurance? Here’s What to Consider. (Gift Article)At best, older workers will struggle to find health insurance that bridges the years before they qualify for Medicare at age 65. 762477762
Reposted by Paul ChapmanMayor Katie B. Wilson @mayor.seattle.gov · 23/09/2026Big win for Seattle consumers 🛒 Today we passed Fair Pricing legislation, banning companies from using your personal data to charge you more than the person next to you. Same product, same store, same price — no matter who’s pushing the cart. 727465
Reposted by Paul ChapmanI. Hernandez @hernando206.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Turns out when you put a not-rich person in the mayor's office, you get someone who understands how to be careful with money. The two millionaires who preceded her spent like drunken sailours and used accounting tricks to punt the ball down the road. 218129
Reposted by Paul ChapmanMarc Auerbach @pugetopia.bsky.social · 22/09/2026What a joke! The absentee Chief didn't even know who was in charge in his absence. Cops on sight responded quickly to the shooting. Everything else is about the leadership void at SPD and the establishment's abuse of a tragic shooting to score points against a a new Mayor they hate. 2367
Reposted by Paul ChapmanDivestSPD @divestspd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Four Seattle police officers kneeled on Keenan Pearson before he died in Georgetown last weekend. Multiple eyewitnesses saw it. DivestSPD spoke to one. www.divestspd.com/seattle-poli...open.substack.comSeattle police kneeled on man who died last week, witness saidA woman who witnessed the in-custody death in Georgetown last Saturday said four officers were on top of Keenan Pearson, he stopped responding, and appeared to be dead by the time aid arrived. 15537652027
Reposted by Paul ChapmanQagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Launching a national search for a new permanent SDOT Director is an easy win that @mayor.seattle.gov can take and I don’t understand why she isn’t doing it right now. 5503
Paul Chapman @poulchapman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I regularly see cars without plates. If we’re going to spend millions on fare gates, let’s start issuing court summons and major fines to people with expired tabs 1131
Reposted by Paul ChapmanAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 20/09/2026To my Jewish friends and neighbors who will soon be observing Yom Kippur: May you be inscribed for a good year in the book of life. I'm looking forward to continuing to work together to build a better Michigan and a better world. 8077601188
Paul Chapman @poulchapman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Second most fundamentally stupid civic decision in Seattle history. Everything the opponents said they wanted to preserve about old SLU was destroyed anyway without any communal civic gains 2194
Paul Chapman @poulchapman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026And yet the sports sycophants forced us to build it anyway 050
Reposted by Paul ChapmanJoshua Foust 🪖🎮 @joshuafoust.com · 19/09/2026It should be illegal to buy a company with debt and then sell it off to a foreign owner, but that fight was lost long ago. Anyway, now the Saudis own a truly distressing portion of American entertainment, from Hollywood to Video Games to Sports. This is not neutral behavior. Anyway.arstechnica.comFCC lets Paramount sell 49.5% equity stake to Saudi Arabia, UAE, and QatarFCC rejects concerns about repressive governments buying influence over CBS owner. 1251412356
Paul Chapman @poulchapman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Wait. The city wasn’t well run by the pedophile, the lying gasser, or the misogynist? 140
Paul Chapman @poulchapman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026How the fuck does a generic non-descript grimy street merit historic preservation? Seattle suffers from a civic mental illness 020
Reposted by Paul ChapmanGordon Padelford @gordonofseattle.bsky.social · 18/09/2026It’s remarkable how immediately after cars are allowed back in Pike Place at 4 PM everyday lost tourists drive in and degrade the experience for everyone else. I saw three California plates on my walk from end to end 37912
Reposted by Paul ChapmanDivestSPD @divestspd.bsky.social · 17/09/2026210 cops x $214,500 (budgeted FTE cost for 1 cop) = $45 million That's equal to the entire budget of some departments. (ex. the municipal court's budget is $48m) 1235
Reposted by Paul ChapmanDivestSPD @divestspd.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Once again: If you want cops, pay for them. Nordstrom and all the members of the Chamber are begging for more cops. They use cops more. But they aren't lobbying for a tax to pay for more cops. Hiring 200 more cops at an exorbitant pay rate will burden the city. 4458
Paul Chapman @poulchapman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Tax the rich. That’s the path to a better America 020
Reposted by Paul ChapmanWes Mills 🥌 @oowm.org · 16/09/2026Juarez isn't running for reelection and good news my fellow D5 residents, this fall you can vote for (and immediately send your democracy vouchers to) @niluj.bsky.social to finally get us a good district councilmember. 0206
Paul Chapman @poulchapman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026In my dreamworld Joy Hollingsworth loses her transparent bid for mayor to Katie Wilson, Alexis Mercedes Rinck becomes council president, & we have a full term or two of transformative progressive leadership in Seattle, followed by an AMR mayoralship cementing the progressive utopia Seattle could be 49213
Reposted by Paul ChapmanShirley Leung, PhD @shirleyswirley.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Now that rationalist/ea/transhumanist/ai bro cults are in the bsky consciousness, can we finally ask how many of Will Dreher’s ai donors were these type of ppl, & what his connection to them are? The true conspiracy theorists among us, unlike ppl who rightly call out the stranger for sucking lol 🙃 161
Reposted by Paul Chapman👻 David Weiskopf believes in spooks 👻 @dave.bzky.team · 14/09/2026A statistic that haunts me because it is 100% true and shocking and useless in advocacy precisely because it is true and shocking: Policy that enables a 1-car lifestyle rather than 2 is equivalent to giving a family a $25,000 annual pay raise. 171008293