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PNW | Transportation, housing, livability, and the environment | Originally MN | Trying my best to stay optimistic for the future of Seattle and the world

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 04/10/2026
Of all the politicians Navatek’s CEO courted, Susan Collins was its most important patron. The senator’s office steered federal contracts worth millions toward the company while her campaign was pumping its CEO and his network for donations. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqyiFFB7Kjg
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We Uncovered Bribery Allegations Against Susan Collins
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Erin J. Wamsley 🧠📈😴 @wamsleylab.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The fiscal year is over. The dying Social, Behavioral, and Economic division of NSF ended up awarding 90 total grants this year, as opposed to ~700-800 in recent past years. Source: grantwitness.org/nsf/analyses...
The graph shows the cumulative number of awards made by month across this fiscal year, as compared to the last 6 fiscal years. The line for this year is total flat until June, but then finally gets up to 91 by October. In prior years the increase starts building earlier and ends on average in the 700-800 range (with variability, last year was only between 400-500).
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Luke Ontario @coolhand.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Oh shit. THAT is worse than I realized
We are spending almost five billion more on AI related construction and ten billion dollars less on other private construction since 2024
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Arieh Kovler @ariehkovler.com · 17/09/2026
This is some fucked up stuff that needed to be reported.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/09/2026
Trump looks at a placard that reads "Kennedy Center DEMOLITION" as he lands at Joint Base Andrews tonight (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty)
pic of Trump through the plane window looking at a placardzoom in on placard where text is visible
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𝕯𝖎𝖉𝖆 𝕭𝖗𝖔𝖜𝖓 👻 🫘 @didabrown.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Raise your hand if, when you heard about Kash's testimony, your first thought was "Enumclaw" 🙋‍♂️
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NPR @npr.org · 15/09/2026
In 2025, the Trump administration ended a long-running program to collecting air pollution data at U.S. embassies. A new study suggests that led to a 24-33% increase in local pollution levels. n.pr/3T0rSsv
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Air pollution spiked after the Trump administration stopped embassy monitoring
In 2025, the Trump administration ended a long-running program to collecting air pollution data at U.S. embassies. A new study suggests that led to a 24-33% increase in local pollution levels.
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Robert Cruickshank @robertcruickshank.com · 10/09/2026
Seattle: *still* not dying
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General Motors to open new Seattle office next year in Denny Triangle
General Motors, the Detroit-based automotive manufacturing company, announced the lease for its Denny Triangle office Wednesday.
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🌹WeegieFromWA 🍀 @onefussyone.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
A 76-year-old man holding permanent US residency and grappling with stage four prostate cancer is reportedly being held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention in Tacoma, Washington. What the fuck are we doing here? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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ICE holds man with stage 4 cancer in detention despite permanent US residency
ICE spokesperson says Loreto Javar failed to disclose criminal conviction in Philippines when he applied for visa
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Goldy @goldy.horsesass.org · 31/08/2026
This is murder. They are murdering this man by denying him treatment.
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Tim Hirschel-Burns @timhirschelburns.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Live report from the Minnesota State Fair, located in the heart of American democracy, where there’s an ICE Out adaptation of Picasso’s Guernica made entirely from crops
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Darwin Brandis @darwinbrandis.com · 29/08/2026
Did a data center write this article?
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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
SIGH. Other cities manage to do this. Seattle could barely keep it going for a year despite near-universal public support. www.theurbanist.org/pike-place-p...
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Pike Place Pedestrian Pilot Poised to Scale Back for Winter
Thru traffic would be diverted off Pike Place only on weekend days from October to March, under SDOT's latest proposal for the pedestrian pilot's next phase. The recommendation came from vendor survey...
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Seattle Person @seattleperson.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
When I was choosing between Northwestern and UW for grad school (in a very different field), I guess I made the right choice with UW
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carlfnelson.bsky.social @carlfnelson.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
We found it folks: the dumbest take in Seattle for 2026.
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Seattle Person @seattleperson.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
No. Just no. The cars make it unpleasant, and it’s just too much risk for something to go wrong. (Also, this is not how to be a moderator)
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Peggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I am truly honored and humbled to be Minnesota’s Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate. Thank you, Minnesota – for everything.
I love you, Minnesota! Miigwech, thank you for everything!
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 12/08/2026
JUST IN: Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan rode progressive backing to the DFL nod for U.S. Senate, topping the better-financed Angie Craig in the open-seat race.
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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Yesterday Mayor Mamdani endorsed a bill to force Amazon to employ its own delivery drivers, rather than outsource the work to subcontractors. The Prospect can report that Amazon's lead lobbyist on that bill is Chuck Schumer's daughter Jessica. prospect.org/2026/08/11/m...
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Mamdani’s Taking On Amazon. His Opponent? Chuck Schumer’s Daughter. - The American Prospect
Legislation before the New York City Council would end Amazon’s subcontracting of delivery drivers. Jessica Schumer is the lead lobbyist against it.
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Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty @hennepinatty.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Our office is fully prepared to protect and defend your right to vote. Any reports of threats, harassment, or intimidation directed at voters or election workers will be reviewed and, if appropriate, prosecuted.
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Seattle Person @seattleperson.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Hey @transportation.seattle.gov. Can we make this plaza car-free as it should be (after 11:00 am)? This is a bad look after how great we were during the World Cup
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Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Data centers
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
I dunno...I think it's time to stop interviewing James Carville.
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Julia Grant Reed @juliareedwa.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Election Results: Jimothy is now our king 🦝🦝🦝🦝
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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Seattle voters are currently approving the library levy renewal by nearly 72%.
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Washington State Dept of Natural Resources @wadnr.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Please stop flying your personal drones over wildfires. They can ground or collide with our firefighting aircraft, disrupting time critical firefighting and threatening people’s homes. Your photos are not worth someone’s home. If you fly, we can’t.
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 04/08/2026
Recent reporting by the Washington Post found that the Trump administration's DOGE effort last year delayed a $10 million grant that was supposed to help thin out dead trees in the Superior National Forest as a way to reduce the fire risk.
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DOGE cut delayed northern Minnesota wildfire prevention funding
MPR News host Emily Bright spoke with Washington Post reporter Brianna Sacks about the DOGE cuts and their impact on the Superior National Forest.
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Washington State Department of Ecology @ecology.wa.gov · 03/08/2026
In the wake of devastating wildfires in Spokane, we’re seeing statewide impacts to air quality. As winds shift through this evening, we expect to see smoke blanket the state from Vancouver to Spokane, including major metropolitan areas like Seattle, Tacoma, and Everett.
Satellite imagery of smoke plumes over Washington and Oregon, with active wildfires marked by orange dots.
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Braeden 🎣🦀🌲🦅 @bvd100.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
@cmeddielin.bsky.social @mayor.seattle.gov @alexis4seattle.bsky.social Could we get some information about how the decision to kneecap transit in the Rainier Valley for Seafair was made? And who we need to complain to to fix it?
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 02/08/2026
Seattleites, don't forget to fill out your ballots!
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Seattle Person @seattleperson.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Wow. Not the coalition of councilmembers I was expecting to pass CB 121215
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404 Media @404media.co · 28/07/2026
Police arrested a teacher for clapping during a city council meeting last week. They went to the meeting of Emporia, Kansas City Commission to speak out against a proposed hyperscale data center that would sit on 1,000 acres of rural land. @mjgault.bsky.social reports www.404media.co/person-oppos...
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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
We have to do something about the fucking guns.
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NPR @npr.org · 23/07/2026
Transportation officials have removed a growing list of safety materials that mention bike lanes from federal websites. Safety advocates warn that's undermining proven measures for reducing crashes. n.pr/4fqMx1n
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DOT cranks up its campaign to strip bike lane references from federal websites
Transportation officials have removed a growing list of safety materials that mention bike lanes from federal websites. Safety advocates warn that's undermining proven measures for reducing crashes.
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Caræsten 🇵🇸 @cara.city · 18/07/2026
hi this is a really big deal. Chaco Canyon is one of the most important historical sites in North America. the area tribes are extremely opposed to this. please please please comment on this with the BLM. it takes two minutes.
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 15/07/2026
"Improve its performance" is a very odd way of saying "not murdering people."
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Seattle Person @seattleperson.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Every word of this is just worse and worse. A newspaper shouldn’t have published this. And this guy should take a long step back and reflect on his views
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
NEVER FORGET the debt we all owe to the Miccosukee Tribe, without whom it would still be open. And never forget that Indigenous sovereignty and all our safety and flourishing are forever intertwined.
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“Alligator Alcatraz” May Close After Months of Tribal Resistance in the Everglades
The controversial immigration detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” could soon shut down — a dramatic reversal following months of resistance led by the Miccosukee Tribe, Native advocates, and ...
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Person is eaten in Dahmer-involved gastronomy
WSJ headline: “Person is killed in ICE-involved shooting in Maine”
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David J. Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
WHOA DHS does not say that the agent feared for his life… just the vague concern for “public safety.” So he killed him just because he did not want him in America, not because of any specific threat to agents?
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Second time in just about a week when a man not targeted by ICE was killed by them
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Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck @councilmember-amr.seattle.gov · 13/07/2026
Reminder: today at 5pm is the in-person portion of the public hearing on the Seattle Transit Measure (STM) renewal. STM funds a significant portion of Seattle's bus service, and the proposed renewal provides a big increase in our service hours. So be sure to come by City Hall to give public comment!
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 13/07/2026
we are watching our treasures burn down and still having to convince people that now is the time to take climate action
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Nicolas Fulghum @nicolasfulghum.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Solar's sharp rise continues. As of April 2026, global solar capacity now exceeds 3 terawatt. 1 gigawatt → 1 terawatt: 20+ years 1 terawatt → 2 terawatt: 33 months 2 terawatt → 3 terawatt: 19 months
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Seattle Person @seattleperson.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Hey @governorferguson.bsky.social Seems like we can do this too, right? Would help make housing and small business spaces more affordable
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Seattle Person @seattleperson.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
This is essentially buying votes. Seems like this could be a new reason to implement Minimum Markup laws
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
How untrustworthy has ICE’s initial version of some incidents been? - In Minneapolis, two ICE officers were charged for shooting a man and lying about it. - In Nebraska, ICE officer said a man tried to choke one of them and got him charged for attempted murder. They made it up.
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Seattle Person @seattleperson.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Hey @governorferguson.bsky.social Seems like we can do this too, right? Would help make housing and small business spaces more affordable
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 07/07/2026
Seriously: everybody loved the walkable downtown vibe of Seattle during the World Cup. *Everyone.* They wrote articles about it in newspapers around the world! We cemented our reputation as a global city! And now ... we just have to let all the cars back in? Why?
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Ariane Lange @arianelange.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Firefighters responded to a distressed elder’s 911 call and decided to flip her house. www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...
Screenshot of news article. Headline: “She called Sacramento firefighters for help. They flipped her home for profit” by Mathew Miranda. Text reads: “Two Sacramento Fire Department employees leveraged their positions to buy the home of an emotionally and mentally vulnerable elderly woman, repeatedly worked on the property while on duty and profited from its resale, according to a previously undisclosed investigation.”
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