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Michael Westgaard

@meatopinion.bsky.social

Wastewater worker, Aspiring Sewer Socialist, and just trying to find a way to make a difference. Hope this place is better than the old one.

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This really exposes the lie from the Tech Bros that autonomous robot taxis are the only way to reduce traffic fatalities.

01.03.2026 05:01 β€” πŸ‘ 100    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Yeah but he didn't just die. He was killed by America in partnership with Israel and the opposition party of my country is ok with it just wishes the authoritarian administration just filled out the right paperwork. None of that is good on any level.

01.03.2026 05:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes. You're right and I'm trying to voice my opposition to the failure.

01.03.2026 02:59 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It's not great. We can't just kill other nations leaders because our ghouls think they're evil.

01.03.2026 02:29 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
4 storey apartment building on a corner site with white brick and grey cladding, with a cafe on the ground level. Vancouver style homes and trees adjacent.

4 storey apartment building on a corner site with white brick and grey cladding, with a cafe on the ground level. Vancouver style homes and trees adjacent.

Single stair accessible flats, and a corner cafe.
Replacing a single home on a 50x122 lot.

27.02.2026 00:14 β€” πŸ‘ 183    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 9

If you wonder why every year your school or city seems to be scrambling to keep basic things going but always asking for more money and things never seem to get better and people just pay for things privately (so poor are left out), well this is why.

26.02.2026 00:46 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We need to stop reinventing the wheel we know how to build stacked, larger, family sized homes on a single lot. No need to get more creative, or overthink this. Just build what we always have. They’ll sell, they are beloved, they need to be allowed again

25.02.2026 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 162    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3

...Instead, spending has declined by 61% in K-12 education; 68% in higher education; and (since 1998) by 44% in social, health, and human services...

Thanks to the incredible staff @eoionline.bsky.social for calling BS!

25.02.2026 19:37 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Love her. ✊️

25.02.2026 05:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's worse then a tax it's an extortion vehicle for Trump INC.

21.02.2026 06:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's not the sea lions it's the climate change and over fishing of the stock. Good luck though.

20.02.2026 22:34 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He not looking for partner. He looking for servant.

20.02.2026 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The lowest bar you could imagine.

19.02.2026 04:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And nothing happened. So, the bodycam/retraining/new rules for the Gestapo people understand why that isn't good enough now, yeah?

18.02.2026 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 99    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

They just can't help themselves. They could have sold and still have billions go to the Paul G. Allen foundation and giving huge investment into local municipalities with the 10% of sale going to struggling budgets. Just never enough.

18.02.2026 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ramadan Mubarak to all our observing union families and friends! πŸŒ™ ⭐️

18.02.2026 02:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Too many people still can’t make ends meet, too many families still struggle to afford care, and too many barriers remain in place.

Sen. @rebeccasaldana1.bsky.social shares what truly powers an economy: It's people who feel empowered to care for themselves and their families.

#WALeg

17.02.2026 00:15 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sen. Sharon Shewmake: WA voters overwhelmingly rejected attempts to cut education and early learning when they defeated Brian Heywood's initiatives 2 years ago.

Says polling show 54% of republicans in WA support the Millionaires tax.

"Funding schools with taxes on the wealthy few is popular"

17.02.2026 00:17 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Please take 30 seconds and sign in Pro! This bill has a real chance to pass this session--please share with your networks.

16.02.2026 21:47 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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a penguin holds a bag of money in front of a bank building ALT: a penguin holds a bag of money in front of a bank building

Beyond Loans: The Public Grant-Making Bank

moneyontheleft.org/2025/11/11/b...

13.02.2026 20:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Too often when discussing trans rights, we’re forced to be on the defensive, as Republicans wage attacks.

Today, we take the opportunity to look forward by introducing my Trans Bill of Rights, a comprehensive vision to provide protections for all trans and nonbinary people.

11.02.2026 21:36 β€” πŸ‘ 5286    πŸ” 1466    πŸ’¬ 110    πŸ“Œ 101

Why? Tech is forcing it into everything and people don't like it out trust it overall. It will have a use but it isn't a revolutionary advancement. Also it's probably going to be part of economic crash.

11.02.2026 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is the energy we need across the country on this issue. More of this at every level of government.

11.02.2026 00:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œAbundance” has become a powerful policy frameβ€”but it raises real questions about power, accountability, and who gets to decide what gets built.

A candid conversation on abundance, social democracy, permitting, and government power.

🎧Listen now: buff.ly/5HrFvUv

10.02.2026 22:46 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congressional Democrats need to understand that the government they normally vote to fund doesn't exist anymore.

All government funding gives terrorist leader Donald Trump more power to terrorize people.

Republicans can end the shutdown by voluntarily dissolving their fascist regime.

28.01.2026 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 536    πŸ” 119    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 5
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a group of men are sitting around a table with one of them saying one of us ! ALT: a group of men are sitting around a table with one of them saying one of us !

GO HAWKS!!!

26.01.2026 03:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Imagine how long it would take that blower to do one main block hahaha. They'd need 10's of 1000s to do a whole city πŸ˜† πŸ˜‚

25.01.2026 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Utopia of Refusal: David Graeber, Debt & the Left Monetary Imagination by Will Beaman & Scott Ferguson Note: David Graeber leaves behind a rich and complex body of work that remains influential for leftist thought and practice. Since his passing in 2020, however, …

We honor Graeber’s writings as indispensable for denaturalizing money and obligation and for catalyzing new forms of organizing. However, we also argue that some of Graeber’s basic assumptions about money and public provisioning limit what the left can imagine and accomplish.

25.01.2026 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I concur

25.01.2026 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A Truth and Reconciliation Commission is what you do when the regime voluntarily cedes power, and as part of the deal, gets immunity from prosecution.

A criminal tribunal is what you do when they cling to power and are unrepentant about their crimes.

The USA needs a criminal tribunal.

25.01.2026 03:54 β€” πŸ‘ 92    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1