Reposted by R2-JLCheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I cannot even accurately express how infuriating it is to be an American right now. None of this suffering is necessary. All of this is allowed to keep a handful of rich child molesters out of prison. 014339
Reposted by R2-JLAMR - Alexis Mercedes Rinck @alexis4seattle.bsky.social · 23/09/2026We did it!! Thanks to your advocacy and support, Seattle City Council just passed our historic legislation banning surveillance pricing on groceries with no corporate amendments. 313011
Reposted by R2-JLInterurban Era @interurbanera.bsky.social · 23/09/2026"solving the last mile problem...and soon, eliminating the first mile problem too, good luck if you can't afford a smartphone plan or waymo fare!" 4388
Reposted by R2-JLAura @aurahack.ca · 23/09/2026dude i am seeing this shit 24 hours after seeing Clip Studio remove a bunch of assets of people holding hands because Mastercard told them to there needs to be an afterlife so people can fear of having it denied to them this is unhinged 159051
Reposted by R2-JLAura @aurahack.ca · 23/09/2026we need to make hell real, people have to be afraid of shit again 466068
Reposted by R2-JLAura @aurahack.ca · 23/09/2026did i die, did i have a stroke and i am comatose is this real does discord have a toggle for "show me gambling ads" are you fucking serious 132758949
Reposted by R2-JLYeet Kune Do @yeetkunedo.bsky.social · 23/09/2026@discord.com I see now why age verification started rolling out, fuck this and fuck you for doing this 11280722859
Reposted by R2-JLErica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Also, as @juliareedwa.bsky.social points out in her thread, the way the Seattle Times characterizes Harrell's use of JumpStart funding is completely inaccurate. So many errors in one story! bsky.app/profile/juli... 2432
Reposted by R2-JLErica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Just reading up on the city budget (been on vacation). There are a number of strange errors and misconstruals in the Seattle Times' coverage, including a reference ot "Seattle's income tax" (we don't have one) and spending outpacing revenue in a worsening economy (that's not what caused the deficit)seattletimes.comSeattle mayor tries to ‘right the ship’ in her first city budgetThe city has faced consistently bleak revenue projections for years, and, as was the case last year, city spending continued to outpace revenue this year. 1426150
Reposted by R2-JLRebecca Saltzman @rebeccaforec.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Wow, looks like the AC Transit Board doesn’t want to hear from us. Email instead calling for censure of Director Young: www.actransit.org/form/contact... 2307
Reposted by R2-JLBrendan Dawe @dawe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Kind of amazing how underappreciated “make the buses go faster” would save service hours, free up bus availability, and actually sell more fares, all of which are positives on a transit agency’s balance sheet 611729
Reposted by R2-JLOrcish Librarian @bibliovoreorc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Remember how streaming positioned itself as better than linear TV, because it cost less, and didn't have ads? And remember how streamers burned VC and tech giant money for just long enough to ruin the production and business models of linear channels? Yeah, funny thing about that... 15511
Reposted by R2-JLRay Delahanty | CityNerd @nerd4cities.bsky.social · 22/09/2026New for the Nebulized: it was fun doing a dry run of this one live in Seattle last week — probably helped me dial in the themes and the storyline a bit too. Also, stop telling me to go to the transit-oriented blueberry farm, it’s never happening nebula.tv/videos/cityn...nebula.tvCityNerd — Seattle’s LINK Is That Good (We Just Need More)2026 has been a year of record-setting performances for Seattle's Link light rail, with new suburban connections and big network effects. But can Puget Sound keep the transit momentum going? 617417
Reposted by R2-JLNolan Hicks @ndhapple.bsky.social · 22/09/2026IMO the way to understand this is Donald Trump has a kinetic sense of star power and being at the center of a story — and (just as importantly) a part of him has always wanted to be mayor. 0231
Reposted by R2-JLDenis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026"A common virus could nearly quadruple your odds of suffering new back problems" "Repeat [COVID-19] infections were associated with nearly 4 times the odds of new back problems, while the chances of receiving a new respiratory diagnosis were connected to a 5 times increase." archive.li/g9MCr 613765
Reposted by R2-JLMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This aired just the once in 1998 on the live SNL show for which McKay wrote it. It was effectively banned as it never aired again. I wonder why. MEDIA-OPOLY 256143666780
Reposted by R2-JLRJ Palmer 🔜 LBX 637 @rj-palmer.com · 21/09/2026lmao dude what, apparently a guy selling AI shit at a convention in Australia got so mad that people were criticizing him for it he started biting them. I've heard of AI brainrotting but these people are literally zombifying www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09... 1063294979
Reposted by R2-JLPaul Crider @paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com · 22/09/2026I think the next Democratic administration should brandish a mighty antitrust bludgeon. 936663
Reposted by R2-JLRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Everything the pro-Trump billionaire Ellison family will now own: Paramount+ CBS CNN Showtime HBO Warner Bros TNT TBS MTV DC Studios Nickelodeon Comedy Central And more... With this comes the power to decide which stories get told, but more importantly, which stories DON'T get told. Shameful. 47371673215
Reposted by R2-JLellen teapot 🇨🇦🏳️⚧️ @ellenteapot.ca · 22/09/2026still kind of in shock about Rob Bonta dropping the Paramount-Warner Brothers Discovery antitrust lawsuit what is even the point of having a separately elected Attorney General if he’s going to be the governor’s puppet? 2153
Reposted by R2-JLDenis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026COVID-19 — not TikTok — is disabling young women "People are so unaware of the myriad conditions COVID-19 can trigger and exacerbate." "Long COVID is a well-documented illness" producing "outcomes like ME, POTS and autoimmune disease" and "increasing risk of heart attacks, strokes and blood clots" 3296117
Reposted by R2-JLKen Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I wish there were a single sentence that could simultaneously encapsulate and explain every single problem we have in modern society. 392521496
Reposted by R2-JLJake i 🇵🇸 ✡️ (alt Space Laser Command) @jakei.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I think it'd be cool if a bunch of big shot writers/producers/actors/etc did a 21st century United Artists thing its time we need artist owned and run studios 646677
Reposted by R2-JLAsh @fishyash.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Friendly reminder that Duolingo was initially concieved to trick people into translating articles for free, which they later used as training data for MTL algorithms. Duolingo's primary purpose has NEVER been about teaching you a language, even from the start! slate.com/technology/2... 2226921646
Reposted by R2-JLClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 22/09/2026saw this on Instagram and it so perfectly encapsulated my rage 455261654
Reposted by R2-JLChris Kerr @kerrblimey.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Hello! I would be curious to know how Bungie workers feel about today’s pivot and how the studio is being managed in general. If you’re a company employee with views on the matter, please do get in touch. Happy to chat confidentially. DMs open. Signal: kerrblimey.43 010826
Reposted by R2-JLNolan Hicks @ndhapple.bsky.social · 22/09/2026“With the emergence of AI, tech companies decided they could stop directing traffic to news sites and supplant them altogether by stealing and regurgitating their journalism.” www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...bloomberg.comAI Can’t Hold City Hall AccountableIf AI hasn’t finished off your local newspaper yet, just wait. It will. OpenAI, the company that built ChatGPT, has called itself an “existential threat” to news publishers. 1227
Reposted by R2-JLSusan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 22/09/2026hey virginians did you know you get to vote to remove a BAN on same-sex marriage from the state constitution and protect people if the 6 robed freaks overturn obergefell? www.vpm.org/news/2026-08... 5533228
Reposted by R2-JLJohn Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 22/09/2026American constitutional law: we're rebuilding Bourbon-style absolute monarchy from first principles, thanks John Roberts! Canadian constitutional law: in theory all law comes from our sovereign; in practice the Crown has zero discretion and if they get any ideas we zap 'em with a cattle prod 08617
Reposted by R2-JLSteven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026This kind of sums up where AI went off the rails. "Solving" problems that aren't problems at all -- and that are inherently human -- and ignoring the quality of life things it could actually improve. 0103
Reposted by R2-JLLanrick Bennett @lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Autobesity [noun]: the alarming growth of private cars in height, width, length and weight at the expense of public space, the environment and overall safety. (video maker #unknown) - Marco Te Brömmelstroet Cc: @tomflood.bsky.social @thewaroncars.bsky.social @ffsafestreets.bsky.social 12513
Reposted by R2-JLKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22/09/2026With the midterm elections shaping up to be a massive reckoning for the Republican Party, it's worth remembering that they had a fairly easy offramp from Trumpism in the immediate aftermath of the January 6th riot but they completely chickened out. 773573676
Reposted by R2-JLCalifornians for Electric Rail @calelectricrail.org · 22/09/2026Metrolink has gone 6 months without a budget. With no dedicated funding, member agencies cannot agree on whether to run more or fewer trains. No one has stepped up with a plan to fill the funding gap, like the Bay Area has. This is no way to run a transit system. Governance reform now! 1314
Reposted by R2-JLrandy r. potts @thephatic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026in terms of invasion potential, Moscow has not had a legitimate enemy to worry about since 1945; meanwhile, since 1945 Moscow has invaded many of its neighbors and wrought Gaza-level destruction 113743
Reposted by R2-JLThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026👇🏽 #AbolishICE 15658741858
Reposted by R2-JLRobert Prinz @prinzrob.bsky.social · 22/09/2026These types of transit service cuts are tantamount to surrendering to climate change. It doesn’t have to be this way, vote #YesOnRTM & volunteer now to multiply your impact. Opportunities every day here: luma.com/connectbayarea 14310
Reposted by R2-JLRobert Prinz @prinzrob.bsky.social · 22/09/2026SPUR’s new report details how catastrophic it will be for Bay Area transit riders if the public transit funding Measure RTM fails. But drivers will feel it too, w an estimated doubling of Bay Bridge crossing times and more than 3X longer through the Caldecott Tunnel. www.spur.org/sites/defaul... 59539
Reposted by R2-JLRyan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The Urbanist is in the middle of our fall membership drive right now, and our pitch is pretty straightforward: we want to provide more REPORTING and not AI slop. www.theurbanist.org/membership/theurbanist.orgMembershipAdvocacy Journalism for Better Cities 37320
Reposted by R2-JLe.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 22/09/2026to start: -a decade of Clean Air Act violations at Tesla's Fremont plant -multiple stealth recalls and other auto safety law violations -a long record of systematic workplace abuse -blatantly buying votes to throw the last presidential election -DOE loan fraud -interference in US foreign policy 1174680
Reposted by R2-JLe.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 22/09/2026investigating Elon Musk, subpoenaing him, making him testify under oath, and working toward significant prosecutions should be one of the leading Democrat campaign promises right now not just for DOGE, for a decade of self-driving fraud that has killed more than 60 Americans, and many other crimes 171231194
Reposted by R2-JLJess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 22/09/2026This is the country that four decades of "personal responsibility" politics have wrought. 12833220
Reposted by R2-JLNick Field @nickfield.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The State AGs were on pace to kill the Paramount/Warner Bros by litigation and delay until Gavin Newsom stepped in and turned the tide. Now the Trump loyalist Ellisons will control CNN and HBO. Don't ever, ever forget that Newsom stabbed us in the back www.wsj.com/business/med...wsj.comExclusive | Newsom Expresses Concerns About State Antitrust Suit Against ParamountThe California governor has told people involved in the suit that blocking the $81 billion deal could harm Hollywood jobs. 24641321666
Reposted by R2-JLsick public transit, gloria @seung.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I’ve had some talks with transit-friendly but very tax-weary friends locally about how RTM felt to them bit like a hostage ransom, and I explained as best I can that the stakes are actually this high and this stark based on how the measure passes or fails. Don’t overthink it! 4445
Reposted by R2-JLAura @aurahack.ca · 22/09/2026important to all Vancouver residents!! Translink sells SkyTrain plushes!!! LOOK AT THIS LIL GUY!! what a friend translinkstore.ca/products/sky... 2252474
Reposted by R2-JLRandolph Ruiz @aaaarchitecture.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Everyone supportive of transit in California should watch this. I have a lot of respect for the expertise Nick has developed on transit project delivery. He is a great communicator and believes better things are possible. I hope his work makes an impact. 05213
Reposted by R2-JLStreetsblog California @streetsblogca.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Newsom’s Climate Record Is Better Than Most Governors. That’s Not Good Enough. Encouraging numbers from CARB are good, but the state needs a dramatic change in its transportation funding. cal.streetsblog.org/2026/09/22/n...cal.streetsblog.orgNewsom’s Climate Record Is Better Than Most Governors. That’s Not Good Enough. - Streetsblog CaliforniaEncouraging numbers from CARB are good, but the state needs a dramatic change in its transportation funding. 0194
Reposted by R2-JLSchrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Please know that this is one of my few legitimate areas of actual, high-level professional expertise: Kicking the healthiest people off of a health insurance program will bankrupt it. Not 'could;' not 'might,' not 'probably," but absolutely will, with mathematical certainty. 25768272244
Reposted by R2-JLK.B. Spangler @kbspangler.com · 22/09/2026Moral panics are manufactured concerns created to push an agenda, don't hold up under scrutiny, and the fallout always harms more people than will ever be helped. Stand up for trans people. 1573227
Reposted by R2-JLMicah @rincewind.run · 22/09/2026stand up for trans people: it is the right thing to do and it just will not hurt you, not now, not in this environment and maybe folks can start to relearn that trans people are pretty fucking cool, actually 51132175