Carrie Barnes

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Come meet Katie! Blue & Yellow Day! · Wilson for Seattle It's one month from election day. Let's kick it into gear! This campaign wouldn't be possible without our tireless volunteers and voters who want real change in this election. We have four weeks left...

I'm attending Wilson for Seattle's event, “Come meet Katie! Blue & Yellow Day!” - sign up now to join me! #wilsonforseattle www.mobilize.us/wilsonforsea...

Seattleites love their summers, but it’s a little more complicated for parents. What if we had universal summer care for all children in Seattle? This isn’t a pie in the sky idea. We can make Seattle a great place for working families.

City of Seattle Ballots Counted: 117,602 Turnout: 23.45% Joe Mallahan 5,333 4.63% Ry Armstrong 1,223 1.06% Isaiah Willoughby 526 0.46% Bruce Harrell 50,061 43.49% Clinton Bliss 1,419 1.23% Thaddeus Whelan 483 0.42% Joe Molloy 482 0.42% Katie Wilson 55,214 47.97% Write-in 369 0.32%

Katie Wilson's lead has grown substantially in Wednesday's ballot drop. She went from a ~1,300 vote lead over incumbent Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell to 5,000+ today. www.theurbanist.org/2025/08/05/k...

Such an important point:

“Progressive policies…are very popular in this country…but you have a segment of the Democratic Party that keeps trying to convince progressives we’re losing elections because their policies need to be more moderate.” Matt Dowd

I wish more understood this.

A confession…
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“Citywide Position 9 candidate candidate Dionne Foster is leading Council President Sara Nelson, 53.7% to 39%. Position 8 candidate Alexis Mercedes Rinck is up big with 75% of the vote, and District 2 candidate Eddie Lin is handily leading a four-way race with 45.7%.”

Katie Wilson Leads Bruce Harrell in Early Primary Election Results » The Urbanist # Urbanist-endorsed progressive challenger Katie Wilson is off to a fast start in her bid to unseat Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell, leading by nearly 1,300 votes on primary election night. Urbanist-endor...

NEW // Katie Wilson Leads Bruce Harrell in Early Primary Election Results www.theurbanist.org/2025/08/05/k...

This is the way

A bunch of folks showed up to the Bothell City Council tonight to speak against a potential resolution affirming Bothell as a welcoming place for LGBTQIA+ people.

Here was Bothell Mayor Mason Thompson's response.

I hope @chrislhayes.bsky.social has watched this - the mayor of a Seattle suburb shows bold leadership

ICYMI: The Burner Launch Party My audition to be your progressive newsfluencer.

ICYMI: Saturday we threw the hottest (LITERALLY) party ever to celebrate my new independent media project, The Burner. You can listen to my speech here!
www.theburnerseattle.com/post/icymi-t...

We MUST tax wealth not workers. That’s the solution to our civic problems: homelessness? Tax the rich & build housing. Can’t pay rent? Tax the rich. Climate change & decarbonization? Tax the rich to stop fossil futility. School funding? Tax the rich. Transit? Tax the rich. Healthcare? Tax the rich

The Problem Isn't Runaway Spending The State's Problem Isn't Higher Spending, It's That There's Less Revenue

Gregoire wrongly supported Tea Party nonsense. @governorferguson.bsky.social wrongly spouts MAGA nonsense. @adamsmith.house.gov is right that Dems have a problem *actually* governing. But it’s because Dems don’t tax the wealthy

From 2011 @goldyha.bsky.social

www.thestranger.com/news/2011/03...

“We advocate for a tax system that is fair and equitable, facilitating inter-generational wealth transfer from lower and middle income taxpayers; empowering younger generations to own homes, provide for their children, and save for retirement. A progressive wealth tax is critical for a fair contribution of tax dollars that support all our communities. Protecting our capital gains tax; In reducing financial speculation through tax policy Ensuring a strong, progressive taxation system in Washington through reducing the sales taxes that burden the most vulnerable and lowest income earners;”

Would love to see some advocacy from @wadems.org around the Wealth Tax and lowering the sales tax, which are in the Dem #waleg proposals. WA Dem Platform states: “A progressive wealth tax is critical for a fair contribution of tax dollars that support all our communities.” wadems.org/issues/econo...

Op-Ed: Seattle Voters Want Progressive Change, Data Shows - The Urbanist # A recent Change Research poll found progressive Alexis Mercedes Rinck is the only Seattle municipal official with a positive approval rating. In contrast, Mayor Bruce Harrell, Council President Sara...

NEW STORY // Op-Ed: Seattle Voters Want Progressive Change, Data Shows www.theurbanist.org/2025/03/25/s...

Op-Ed: Adam Smith Is Responsible for Trump’s Victory, Not the ‘Left’ - The Urbanist # Defending the rich and blaming progressives for losses is a throughline in U.S. Rep. Adam Smith's long career, and it's gotten Democrats nowhere. Despite his recent efforts to again blame the Left, ...

This article is everything. This is why we’re all fkking here today….

www.theurbanist.org/2025/03/23/o...

Latest: The resignation of Governor Ferguson's legislative director Joyce Bruce came amid complaints of a toxic & bullying work environment fostered by top aide Mike Webb, per some Democratic state lawmakers and an administration source. #waleg

Focus!
Don’t be distracted!
#Resistance is not futile!

Countless emails asking how Americans can directly aid Ukrainian soldiers. Here’s an easy answer:
savelife.in.ua/en/

Hey CM Saka- having fewer bathrooms isn’t going to make people need them less. When you gotta go, you gotta go. Your choice: bathrooms or sidewalks?

It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.

Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.

Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.

This is exactly it. The country *is* under attack, from a group of right-wing extremists and their oligarch funders. And Democrats in Congress are by and large just standing there watching.

The lead for Seattle’s Prop 1A — taxing high paying companies for social housing — grew to 20 points Thursday as voters embraced a new approach to housing in the city. Now comes the hard part.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Trump shutting down every refugee program except for the descendants of white supremacist settler colonial Afrikaaners based on white supremacist propaganda is, in fact, worth talking about fucking everywhere. All the fucking time.

The poll also shows most of Seattle's elected officials are underwater in terms of favorability and job approval -- some significantly so. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

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The top story on seattletimes.com tonight? The initial findings from NPI's inaugural Civic Heartbeat survey. Reporter David Kroman (@kromandavid.bsky.social‬) did a stellar job summarizing the key insights from the poll. Good weekend reading right here:

www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

The press is not only unwilling to raise any alarm over the fact that the US government is being largely controlled by an unelected oligarch wielding extra-constitutional authorities, it won't talk about how that man is very publicly endorsing some of the most deranged ideas on earth.