Reposted by mertfancy waddle dee @fivepoisonskid.bsky.social · 24/09/2026happy john coltrane centenary. i remember bringing this one home from gamestop. 429272
Reposted by mertseeds @moderndayzee.bsky.social · 18/09/2026People on Discogs will straight up spend $1000 on a late 80s private press album that sounds like this 033
mert @ussakli.com · 15/09/2026Looking forward to seeing Ed’s team book Downtown Boys as a kid-friendly non-political substitute next 020
Reposted by mertMegan Ross @meganross.bsky.social · 24/08/2026I don’t think a single driver should be able to crash into another vehicle, take out power for thousands of people and the only two grocery stores in reasonable walking distance of my house *and* close my local Light Rail station for hours without significant legal consequences 2405
mert @ussakli.com · 23/08/2026The Turkish diaspora experience is inextricably tied to an endless quest for good yogurt 010
mert @ussakli.com · 20/08/2026This is like when you assign more workers to finish your Wonder more quickly in Age of Empires 020
mert @ussakli.com · 17/08/2026Driving on the road is a privilege you are granted on the basis that you will follow the rules and keep the vulnerable safe There are many other things you can participate in where you wont be watched and vetted to see if you are a good person, but driving or owning guns clearly are not that 130
Reposted by mertOlraca @olraca.bsky.social · 06/08/2026We replaced the entire 520 floating bridge across Lake Washington, tore down the Alaskan Way Viaduct, bored, broke, dug out, fixed, continued boring a tunnel with the world's largest tunnel boring machine, and built an entire new waterfront during the entire time this has been held up by SEPA. 15518
mert @ussakli.com · 22/07/2026TIL most license plates (including ours in WA) are produced by prison labor 010
Reposted by mertactual heathcliff comics @realheathcliffs.bsky.social · 19/06/202619 Jun 2026 32558148
mert @ussakli.com · 08/06/2026The new KARYYN album is strangely receiving no music media coverage. If you like art pop a la FKA Twigs or Björk, this is a gem from this year karyyn.bandcamp.com/album/physic...karyyn.bandcamp.comPHYSICS UNIVERSAL LOVE LANGUAGE (PULL), by K Á R Y Y N10 track album 030
Reposted by mertseeds @moderndayzee.bsky.social · 06/06/2026I'm glad someone finally wrote a song about this taraclerkintrio.bandcamp.com/track/there-...taraclerkintrio.bandcamp.comThere Was A Nice Sunset, by Tara Clerkin Triofrom the album Somewhere Good 121
Reposted by mertGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 04/06/2026Anchor lady: Well, but obviously a lot of smart people are invested in AI. Ed Zitron: *total silence* 322850
mert @ussakli.com · 04/06/2026Omg the KARYYN album open.spotify.com/track/4jgLPK...open.spotify.comFWDKÁRYYN · PHYSICS UNIVERSAL LOVE LANGUAGE (PULL) · Song · 2026 010
mert @ussakli.com · 01/06/2026@typewriteralley.bsky.social’s BlueSky account is always there when I want to know what coffee shop to go to next to a light rail station 000
Reposted by mertSonny Rollins @thesonnyrollins.bsky.social · 26/05/2026It is with deep sorrow and profound love that we announce the passing of Sonny Rollins. The Saxophone Colossus died this afternoon at his home in Woodstock, NY at the age of 95. 1/2 298105802675
mert @ussakli.com · 15/04/2026We don’t talk enough about how pulling up tickets via Ticketmaster involves downloading megabytes of JS to go through a single auth flow just so I can hit “Add to Apple Wallet”. This is the case even when you go through the app 210
mert @ussakli.com · 16/03/2026Aimee Mann playing I Should’ve Known and Stupid Thing as encore in Seattle ❤️🥺 040
mert @ussakli.com · 13/03/2026I logged into X for a brief moment and immediately saw a bunch of people piling on to talk about how much grief they are having over the end of human meaning due to AI The layers of bubble they are swimming in is insane 021
mert @ussakli.com · 07/03/2026I have refused to listen to anything Bon Iver has made after his 2nd album because I find the track titles unacceptable 231
mert @ussakli.com · 25/02/2026Alyssa Liu should do a full televised special exhibition free skate to the entire 18 minutes of the MacArthur Park Suite youtu.be/zue7wsi_xeo?...youtu.beDonna Summer MacArthur Park Suite Original Extended Version 1977YouTube video by drewsmusical 020
mert @ussakli.com · 23/02/2026The complimentary Sodexo oranges were a GAME CHANGER at this year’s Chilly Hilly 🤯 030
mert @ussakli.com · 20/02/2026Happy to be in the yearly “how good/bad is the Big Ears app” season 000
mert @ussakli.com · 16/02/2026Why did I only just now find out that Tennis disbanded from Ken Jennings of all people 010
mert @ussakli.com · 23/01/2026I know for a fact that Meta’s ad team is on a completely different level because no one else is telling me about a Steve Reich concert nearby 010
Reposted by mertSound Transit @sound-transit.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Say hello to a truly connected region on March 28! The Crosslake Connection is opening two new stations and a world of new possibilities for the Eastside, Seattle and beyond. 🚊✨ Explore this highly anticipated new connection and get ready to ride! 🎉 www.soundtransit.org/crosslakesoundtransit.orgCrosslake Connection | Sound Transit 216666
mert @ussakli.com · 21/01/2026Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen: - Björk - Joni Mitchell - Kayo Dot - Radiohead - Peter Brötzmann & Heather Leigh 140
mert @ussakli.com · 31/12/2025It feels like a segment of the internet figured out that restaurent ingredient suppliers like Sysco exist in the past year (mostly through TikTok) and now have opinions about how healthy eating out is 160
