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Ballard Link Extension status shows DEIS publication by the end of the year with a decision to modify or confirm the preferred alternative by Q1 2026

If a new Seattle Mayor is elected, they're due to be faced with a decision whether to endorse the preferred alternative for Ballard Link (or push to change it) within just a few months of being on the job.

Clark County officials ask why arrested Portland protesters were transported across state lines Three people arrested during protests at Portland’s ICE facility were recently held in the Clark County jail. Holding people on federal charges in Clark County is not new, but receiving detainees from...

Several protestors arrested outside the Portland ICE facility were brought to a Vancouver, WA jail. That's because a WA law requires county jails to hold people arrested by feds if there's space, and the feds don't have to reimburse them for costs without a contract.
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Dionne needs not just to win. She needs a clear mandate. Join me!

Three schematic diagrams. The first illustrates selective publishing of internal resection, the second selective causal focus, and the third selective access and funding for researchers.

1. We ( @jbakcoleman.bsky.social, @cailinmeister.bsky.social, @jevinwest.bsky.social, and I) have a new preprint up on the arXiv.

There we explore how social media companies and other online information technology firms are able to manipulate scientific research about the effects of their products.

Dionne is the colleague I need on Seattle City Council.

Get your ballots in!

This statement shows just how little @wabikes.bsky.social actually cares about their stated mission. The levy that Harrell wanted to send to Council would have been a *cut* to previous levels after adjusting for inflation, with the bike program hit especially hard.

this map of Montreal's (extremely popular and successful) bike lane network is handy for these comments

Ambulance uses bike lane to get around traffic

Ambulance uses bike lane to beat traffic

Last weekend saw a lot of road closures in Toronto. Great to see ambulances using bike lanes to get people in distress where they need to go quickly.

The trope touted by Ford and his like that bike lanes delay EMS response times has been proven false time and time again.

#bikelanessavelives

Parents are buying e-motorcycles by mistake Families are confusing e-bikes and e-motorcycles when buying transportation for their kids.

"West Des Moines city officials want to educate families on the difference between e-bikes and 'e-motos' to improve trail and park safety."

I'm glad to see a story focusing not just on the difference between e-bikes and e-motos, but also on the issue of parents buying these e-motos for teens.

Just wanna highlight that Seattle Public Schools teacher salaries start at just over $60,000, less than half what a new Seattle police officer will make after six months under the new contract.

Cops get bonuses for two-year associate degrees; teachers, of course, have to have finished college.

Cherrypicking Data, Harrell Paints Misleading Picture of Seattle’s Traffic Safety Progress » The Urbanist # While Bruce Harrell is touting a drop in the number of pedestrian deaths in Seattle last year, that number has shot up again in 2025. And despite his promotion of safety spending in a newly approved...

Bruce Harrell is touting a reduction in the number of pedestrian deaths on city streets, even as overall traffic fatalities have increased during his term, and 2025 looks very bad for pedestrian safety.

I dug into his actual track record since taking office.
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INBOX: I'm cackling. The Harrell campaign is pretending that the mean things progressives (including me) said against his policy of consistently defunding affordable housing are actually about Katie Wilson. A+, incredible crash out, I'm-rubber-your-glue. Honored to be nominated.

Video shows SUV driver ramming cyclist who was protecting 'No Kings' marchers The cyclist remained calm throughout and didn't want to press charges.

Two key updates on this story now posted (w extended video showing new clip).

PPB says driver wasn't cited because, "It is not safe for someone to put themselves in harm’s way in front of a moving vehicle which is what our officer witnessed."

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Opinion | America Still Has a Political Center, and It’s the Key to Winning

"The Partisans Are Wrong: Moving to the Center Is the Way to Win"

Democrats have already been trying this for decades. Look where it's gotten us. R's don't do this... @nytimes.com is targeting Democrats with this editorial, and they know it. This is basically trolling that benefits Republicans.

Praying this person's car finally gets stolen because I'm tired of listening to the alarm every time someone drives by.

One thing this article is missing: my toddler ADORES riding on the bike to/from daycare.

They get to look for excavators, puppies, birds, and airplanes while feeling the wind blow through their hair.

Hey, come give Skywatch some feedback!

Reposted by Guillermo del Toro FLAVOR FLAV No King but King Swiftie

We could maybe use more celebrities on here but the ones we have give us blessed moments like Guillermo del Toro reposting Flavor Flav

Who transportation orgs are endorsing in the 2025 general election + WA Bikes snubs several bike champions? Skip ahead to the endorsements: State Legislature Counties Cities Ballots are hitting mailboxes across Washington State, and Seattle has the opportunity to elect a mayor who is a people-powered champion for biking, walking, transit and affordability in Katie Wilson. While incumbent mayor Bruce Harrell is embroiled in a campaign finance scandal over apparent collusion with his big money "independent" PAC that's spending huge amounts on attack ads, Wilson's campaign has volunteers knocking on doors all over Seattle.

Who transportation orgs are endorsing in the 2025 general election + WA Bikes snubs several bike champions?

#SEAbikes #Seattle

Tweet from USDoS saying "we heard Bluesky is a great place to research visa revocations 👀 give us a follow"

I am not exactly feeling very safe on a social network with a public firehose, public blocks, and that US state agencies have openly declared they're going to antagonise the users of

Reposting apropos nothing

"KNOW YOUR PROTEST RIGHTS You don’t need a permit to protest in response to breaking news and you don’t need a permit to march in the streets or along sidewalks, as long as you’re not obstructing traffic or access to buildings. When you are lawfully present in any public space, you have the right to photograph anything in plain view, including federal buildings and the police. If you believe your rights have been violated, when you can, write down everything you remember, get contact information for witnesses, and take photographs of any injuries. If you get stopped by the police, ask if you’re free to go. If they say yes, calmly walk away. If you get arrested, you have a right to ask why. Otherwise, say you wish to remain silent and ask for a lawyer immediately. Don’t sign, say or agree to anything without a lawyer present. If you get stopped by a member of the military or any law enforcement office at a protest, you have the right to remain silent or to tell them that you’ll only answer questions in the presence of an attorney — no matter your citizenship or immigration status."

If you're taking to the streets to protest today, know your rights.

A bike is propped against a concrete bench. There are pieces of a skeleton attached to the bike such that the head is between the handlebars and stretched to the legs at the tail. There are lights in the eyes of the head.

The torso and head of a small skeleton are attached to the rear rack on a bike ands lit with some fairy lights.

Some skeleton bikes at bike disco.

If you participate in the Seattle to Portland ride, your money goes to this

Meet Rayhunter: A New Open Source Tool from EFF to Detect Cellular Rayhunter is a new open source tool we’ve created that runs off an affordable mobile hotspot that we hope empowers everyone, regardless of technical skill, to help search out cell-site simulators

If you are going to a No Kings protest this weekend, be sure to review our Surveillance Self Defense guide for attending a protest and bring Rayhunter along for the ride! ssd.eff.org/module/atte.... eff.org/rayhunter.

Mailer showing Katie Wilson's resumer from 20015 Current Employment: Transit Riders Union $500 month stipend Admitted in debates she has only managed "A couple of paid employees" Dates of employment: October 2014 - Present Position: Lead organizer Past Employment in Seattle: Helga Kahr, Attorney at Law 6007 Palatine Avenue N. Seattle, WA 98103 Dates of employment: January 2012 - September 2014 Position: legal assistant (part-time) Responsibilities: drafting legal pleadings and letters; office work. Supervisor/employer: Helga Kahr Contact number: Katie Wilson has almost no management experience. Phinney Apartments 5705 Phinney Ave N. Seattle, WA 98103 Dates of employment, October 2006 - September 2013 Position: on-site building manager Responsibilities: tenant-landlord communication, renting vacant units, collecting and depositing rents, light maintenance and cleaning, coordinating service appointments, building security. Supervisor/employer Contact number: Julia's Bakery 403 Walingtord Ave N. Maximum budget was $247.000 Seattle, WA 98103 The city budget is $8.5 billion. Dates of employment: June 2006 - July 2007 Position: counter person, barista, baker Responsibilities: customer service, cash register, making coffee drinks, baking and packing (She overspent her budget by 10 percent for the last three years) Source: IRS Tax Returns, Form 990. Years 2022, 2023, 2024 *This is a copy of Katie Wilson's resume that she submitted when applying for a City of seattle advisory board.

The pro-Bruce Harrell PAC sent out a mailer suggesting Katie Wilson has no experience. VERY odd that they only include her resume through 2015. Wonder if Harrell would consider it fair to exclude mayor and two council terms from his resume? Yes they included her old address for some fucking reason.

Just a reminder that this place is rotten with bad faith accounts trying openly to split apart groups, redirect discussions, and ruin any chance of creating solidarity 🥰

The NTSB concealed James Cameron’s identity like:

Beach drive needs a road diet and PBL It’s a Quality of Life issue for residents.

Another crash this morning illustrates how vulnerable bikers and pedestrians are @seattledot.bsky.social

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