Paul Rometsch

They’ll do everything to make homebuilding, affordability, and economy significantly worse off with gimmicks instead of taking actions that soundly get America building again to drive down price inflation and get people housed.

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I see me at 0:04!

Age distribution and challenged ballot type distribution for Seattle

There's lot of challenged ballots in Seattle. Challenged ballots disproportionately skew younger with over half from people under age 45.

Town Hall is packed full of Seattle urbanists

Town Hall is packed full of Seattle urbanists

EVERY DIRECTION I LOOK THERE ARE PEOPLE I KNOW

I AM SO HAPPY 🥰

@thewaroncars.bsky.social @nerd4cities.bsky.social

Surely only Americans consider the value of human life when doing anything

The underlying racism and xenophobia that the foundation of today's housing crisis is built upon is alive and well

The economic fallacy every planner struggles with. New clothes, new cars, new phones all cost more than used ones. But with housing, for some insane reason, planners demand the opposite or you won’t get upzones for more housing. Imagine what iPhones would cost if we couldn’t make new ones?

it looks like piss, not tequila, is what people are getting at

They're not dumb - they know that most people fit into two buckets: believers or unarmed nonbelievers

And even if the two groups come together, the whole is too far separated from the means of production to do anything meaningful to enact change

They're itching for the Insurrection Act

I wonder how much of it is avoiding surface disruptions vs avoiding disruptions to the existing tunnel and they're not confident in its construction

Trump’s Argentina bailout enriches one well-connected US billionaire A $20 billion US rescue package is a gift for a hedge fund manager with ties to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

So much to investigate ... if it ever gets there. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

A little pain in the pocketbook is worth it to not live near the poors

A cat poster in the style of a mid-century soviet propaganda poster. A grey and white cat in work overalls has his arms outstretched kneading a large pillow shaped clump of dough. Behind him is another cat that holds a bowl of baked biscuits. They stand in front of a huge red flag behind which is a graphic of rows of conveyor belts of biscuits in a biscuit factory. There is a logo for the "International Union of Biscuit Makers" and bold text at the bottom which reads "The Kneads of the People Come First - Full Bellies! - Food For All!" In smaller type various credits.

"The Kneads of the People Come First" (2021) introduced the International Union of Biscuit Makers (est. 1904) to the world. Created as a commission for a colleague and friend it has been popular since and I know it hangs in several kitchens.

Pete, you endorsed Bruce Harrell, who as Mayor of Seattle continues to raid the affordable housing budget for police spending increases

You cannot post shit like this

bro you endorsed Bruce Harrell

Which consultant told him this was a good idea

So is Bruce Harrell, but you endorsed him anyway.

You are significantly more moronic than you want us to think.

Streameast

The phone number for the U.S. Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121. #epstein

never understood liveposting, experience the event as much as possible, if you feel the need to churn out content, do it from the hotel

Gibson's gotta lose snaps after that kickoff fiasco right... right???? please

Best pie: Pumpkin
Best ice cream: Cookie monster
Best donut: Apple fritter
Best bar: Apfelkuchen
Best cake: Black forest
Best cookie (why is there no best cookie): Chocolate chip
Best other: Churros

This guy is running for City Council District 2. Please vote for him @edclin.bsky.social

stop vision zero posturing, stop "studying" traffic effects, implementing traffic calming quickly is cost-effective and saves lives

There are more car deaths than gun deaths in Washington.

to my mind the woman who dies of sepsis because of antiabortion laws, or the person who dies because they can't afford insulin -- these are just as much victims of political violence as the man shot through the throat while making a racist speech

Our Puyallup Riverwalk Trail fund drive is off to a great start, but we need your help to reach our goal. Please help us link the trail together by donating today AND sharing this post/drive info with others. #puyallup #riverwalk https://www.forevergreentrails.org/riverwalk-fund

I'm not fading the Cards, Will Johnson will get two picks this week.