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@owenpick.bsky.social

Seattle based, (mostly) earnest poster.

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I think it's counter productive to spend time complaining about the Democratic party here when they're the institution running the respectable candidate why isn't a bigot.

There's always room for improvement but how about we beat the bigot first and then circle back to our constructive criticism.

07.03.2026 22:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm definitely not wrong about something I never said.

07.03.2026 22:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Listening to a multiracial coalition of working class people" has to be the most irritating euphemism possible for electing a bigot to the Senate.

07.03.2026 22:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Biden won 15 million more votes than Obama or Clinton. So no, you're also wrong about the trend line.

But you are revealing a basic feeling a lot of people have molded their reality around. A lot of people think Trump should've been easy to beat. Pretty obvious you're wrong about that.

07.03.2026 22:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Extremely reckless posting by a New Yorker staff writer.

07.03.2026 21:58 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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60 reactions Β· 14 comments | Judkins Park Trail Lights Update The contractor is still finishing a few final fixes, but most of the work is now complete and the trail lights are back on. A big thank ... Judkins Park Trail Lights Update The contractor is still finishing a few final fixes, but most of the work is now complete and the trail lights are back on. A big thank you to all the City...

Full video on facebook reels:

I have to give CM Hollingsworth and her staff a lot of credit for chasing down this and taking my complaints seriously and making sure it didn't just slip off the radar as the days got longer.

www.facebook.com/reel/1286772...

07.03.2026 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You're follow-up reply is making an argument that black and Latino voters are "slipping away" -- which is also false.

But additionally, it's internally incoherent with your own argument. How does a "class" first approach -- accepting bigots into the tent -- help that problem?

07.03.2026 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is just wrong. Dems have lost the popular vote twice out of the last national 8 elections. That's 32 years!

It is obvious the coalition can attain a national majority.

07.03.2026 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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07.03.2026 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Senate wants to ban new passenger ferries built outside the state while the state is purchasing three new state ferries from Florida.

The Senate wants to require all new passenger ferries to be zero emission when the alternative is driving your car onto a ferry.

These are wild demands.

07.03.2026 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 145    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 5

While it's mostly the same observation... I think it's wrong to focus on their tactical approach: using class to persuade white men.

I think it's likely their class analysis has led them to the conclusion IDpol doesn't matter. They themselves are ambivalent about the tattoo. It's not just tactical.

07.03.2026 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

We are very close. Very proud of the work that’s got us this far. Still more steps to go.

07.03.2026 02:49 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Stranger Things.

07.03.2026 06:57 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Every time I learn something new about the military it just raises a billion additional questions.

07.03.2026 06:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Iran Hits Key US Radar, Deepening Gulf Missile Defense Woes Iran has destroyed a key $300 million radar system crucial to directing US missile defense batteries in the Gulf that risks further straining the region’s ability to counter future attacks, according ...

Here's a gift link. It's a big deal. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

07.03.2026 06:36 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

A screenshot of a tweet of an article... JFC, what has happened to people's brains over there.

07.03.2026 06:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You can just post the article here!

07.03.2026 06:27 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A 1944 map by geologist Harold Fisk charts a 40-mile stretch of the Mississippi River from Friars Point to Gunnison, Mississippi. Fisk used aerial photos and maps to estimate the past and then-present channels. Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/mississippi-rivers-hidden-history-uncovered-by-lidar?fbclid=IwY2xjawQYXkdleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFCZ2JBT2tWdVlXMmEzNU5Uc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHsbjW-Yuubr_o_Kfeh0Elzc94geDwfXIZmeNL7NyljEBAOEjH53m2QLSo1NF_aem__4NkCIJ_D8J6mI1e8eMByg

A 1944 map by geologist Harold Fisk charts a 40-mile stretch of the Mississippi River from Friars Point to Gunnison, Mississippi. Fisk used aerial photos and maps to estimate the past and then-present channels. Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/mississippi-rivers-hidden-history-uncovered-by-lidar?fbclid=IwY2xjawQYXkdleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFCZ2JBT2tWdVlXMmEzNU5Uc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHsbjW-Yuubr_o_Kfeh0Elzc94geDwfXIZmeNL7NyljEBAOEjH53m2QLSo1NF_aem__4NkCIJ_D8J6mI1e8eMByg

Rivers are living beings.

07.03.2026 01:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2134    πŸ” 541    πŸ’¬ 35    πŸ“Œ 63
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Tesla sued after Austin shooting suspect allegedly assaulted co-worker A 65-year-old woman says the automaker ignored warning signs before Ndiaga Diagne, the suspect in Sunday’s mass shooting, assaulted her. She sued Thursday.

the Austin mass shooter was a Tesla employee who assaulted a coworker during a company-allowed prayer break late last year

the company refused to give the victim her assailant's name so she could press charges, and he went on to become a mass shooter

www.statesman.com/business/art...

06.03.2026 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 5223    πŸ” 1874    πŸ’¬ 69    πŸ“Œ 136

NYTimes should do that feature again where they ask all those Trump voters questions. But this time the line of questions should be like, "You remember he campaigned on mass deportations. How did you think that was going to go?"

Or "Do you remember he assassinated an Iranian general?"

07.03.2026 06:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A co-equal EU military would solve this problem. More and more people are saying.

07.03.2026 05:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The discourse around dubious ethical behavior is always broken because some people want to focus on knowing someone's intentions. But you'll never know what's in someone's heart.

You just have to draw conclusions from people's behavior.

07.03.2026 05:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

trolleybusses dont care

06.03.2026 18:53 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Dude wants to be governor more than he wants to do good policy.

07.03.2026 03:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

People won't really take it seriously when you say driving makes people homicidal. But it's a plain observation and why we should revoke licenses for aggression.

07.03.2026 02:50 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œAfter killing 88-year-old Shinko Oshino on Saturday, Mark Adams is accused of driving south to Tacoma, where he struck two other people with his car, about 2 Β½ hours apart”

06.03.2026 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

I think the first month I was in Seattle I wrecked on the Westlake streetcar tracks. One of only handful of times I've gone over the handlebars.

07.03.2026 02:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The roll call on the Automatic License Plate Reader bill was nine Republicans opposed along with Brianna Thomas (D-34th, West Seattle).

06.03.2026 00:56 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
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I’m running to represent N & NE Seattle in the state legislature, to stop saying no and and start building our affordable future. Join us, and let’s get to work! #taxtherich #rentfreeze #childcare. Vo... TikTok video by voterondavis

Friends, I'm running to represent North and Northeast Seattle in the State House!

We can build an affordable future together.

Launch vid below! (Please bookmark, share, & comment)

www.tiktok.com/@voterondavi...

Let's get to work!

05.03.2026 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 126    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 14
Seattle Streets Alliance logo. Featuring three people and a Seattle-style crosswalk with trees and multifamily housing in the background. Logo by Francesca Oaksford.

Seattle Streets Alliance logo. Featuring three people and a Seattle-style crosswalk with trees and multifamily housing in the background. Logo by Francesca Oaksford.

NEW! Seattle Neighborhood Greenways is now Seattle Streets Alliance. streetsalliance.org

05.03.2026 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 98    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 5