Today will likely be the peak of the smoke in #Seattle and the Puget Sound area with somewhat improving air quality starting late tonight. Get the de-smoking timeline in the ECWB: emeraldcityweather.com/seattle-puge... #wawx #wawildfire
There’s (sun)light at the end of this smoky tunnel for Seattle and Western Washington - Emerald City Weather Blog
(TL;DR – “Too Long; Didn’t Read”: Wednesday should remain the peak of the smoke in Western Washington with
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Today is the only day you can experience Ray Bradbury’s “There Will Come Soft Rains” on the day it is set. Audio: archive.org/details/brad... PDF: thephilosopher.net/bredberi/wp-...
Wilson ran, and won!, on the promise that This Is Your City and the conservative local establishment does not want to give the city back to its residents.
When the Trump regime commits war crimes by attacking civilian water infrastructure in Iran, it makes everyone in America less safe. Congress can stop this anytime. If they don’t, the American people will stop it in November. a lot of harm can happen before then. censys.com/blog/cisa-al...
CISA Alert: Water Sector PLC Targeting - Censys
CISA alert: Threat actors targeting PLCs in Water and Wastewater Systems. This report includes current Censys-observed internet exposure for each named vendor.
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Leadership.
Julia Grant Reed@juliareedwa.bsky.social · last wk.I was at the vigil organized by community members from gun violence prevention groups tonight at #Seattle Center. Some folks came and heckled @mayor.seattle.gov. Friends. I know you’re angry and scared. But if I may, let me offer you some better people to yell at. Yell at me. And I can say why 🧵
Now this is an excellent, fair, independent story covering the events this week in a way that is comprehensive and informative. TV and corporate media could learn something from this!
The Urbanist@theurbanist.org · 4d agoNEW STORY// Wilson and Council Clash after Seattle Police Chief's Resignation By Amy Sundberg via @theurbanist.org
This is all entirely predictable, and entirely in bad faith and we should have no shame about calling out the cheap charlatans who are arrogant enough to think we are this stupid.
Erica C. Barnett@ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 4d agoAbsolutely incredible that Westneat and other critics of the mayor believe Shon Barnes was appointed by her and that SHE should have "worked out" his desire to travel constantly with him as part of his contract, when he was appointed by Bruce Harrell in 2024. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Mayor Wilson looking like a leader who knows how to make an easy hard decision. Good on her, Seattle deserves better than a part time absentee police chief.
Erica C. Barnett@ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 7d agoHearing on good authority that Police Chief Shon Barnes has just been fired. He just left the mayor's office this evening after being inside for quite a while. Barnes is currently calling around the police department to tell his captains. Still waiting on confirmation from mayor's office and SPD.
What happened at the Seattle Center today was an act of horrific violence. Please visit SPDBlotter.Seattle.Gov for updates on the investigation.
Ongoing updates on the shooting at Seattle Center from KUOW. Thank god for independent & public media. www.kuow.org/live-updates...
Live updates: 2 dead, 4 injured in Seattle Center shooting
Seattle police report six people were shot Sunday evening at the Seattle Center. Two of those victims have died, someone familiar with the incident confirmed to KUOW. This is a developing story. Pleas...
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Cleaning up my 40k-track music library with vibecoded python scripts and various libraries is surprisingly satisfying.
Seattle Fire and Police are currently responding to a mass shooting at the Seattle Center with at least six gunshot victims.
gosh it's almost like we don't need pieces of shit
Polling USA@usapolling.bsky.social · 2w agoMaine - Senate Polling: 🔵 Jackson: 49% 🔴 Collins: 46%* UNH / July 20, 2026
Seattle is essentially a deep blue one-party town, so our political poles have mutated in an interesting way. We now have 2 parties: The "Cities Are Good, Actually, and We Can Have Nice Things" Party and the "Cities Are Bad, Actually and We Can't Afford Nice Things (Unless It's for the Cops)" Party
A few Republicans in Congress could stop this at any time, even though New York Times doesn't want to admit it. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/u...
G.O.P. Boxed In on Iran War as Trump Sidelines Congress
Republicans now face a worst-case political scenario of being asked to fund an unpopular war over which they have exercised little oversight.
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This is the Jimothy content I came here for.
McSweeney's@mcsweeneys.net · 2w ago"I’m happy that the absurd proportion of my legs to my body fills you with a dim echo of what you used to call joy. I would be thrilled if your delight at me helped to knit you together as a species, but if I’m a betting raccoon, I don’t love the odds."
Absolutely wild. Read that again: the *actual* costs of *just wildfire smoke* are higher than the currently projected costs of *all climate impacts combined*.
David Roberts@volts.wtf · 3w agoWe didn't previously integrate wildfire-smoke costs into the supposed cost of climate change for the US, and it turns out to be bigger than all those other costs combined. Oops! Gosh I wonder if we're underestimating anything else. Probably shoulda done something about this. Ah well.
Why can’t Gov Andy Beshear just appoint a new Senator to replace Mitch McConnell unless they provide proof of life? Just appoint someone and have the GOP fight it after like they do to Dems.
How should progressives in Seattle vote without using the Stranger? I just filled out my ballot, and this cheat sheet was how. I know a lot about most races. But where I didn’t, I looked at this site. Where there wasn’t consensus, I went to @theurbanist.org to read their excellent analysis.
Lefty Cheat Sheet@electioncheatsheet.org · 3w agoAre you voting this weekend? Wondering how lefty organizers on the ground are thinking about this primary? ElectionCheatSheet.org has you covered no matter the level of detail! Switch from a quick voter guide, to deep research on each lefty orgs’ endorsement pages, in just a few taps!
Seattleites: if you, like me, have relied on @thestranger.com for election recommendations in the past, please be aware that those recommendations have been enshittified, likely due to changes in the paper's ownership. Use the Urbanist recommendations instead:
The Urbanist@theurbanist.org · 3w agoThe Urbanist Elections Committee has issued its 2026 primary election endorsements. Be sure to vote by August 4! Endorsements: www.theurbanist.org/2026-primary...
Quick facts from a discussion about my SEPA appeals bill that passed out of committee today: 1️⃣ Delays in the comp plan slow our fight against the climate and housing crises.
📬 CONFIRMED: In a win for voters, USPS is following a pair of court orders blocking it from implementing Trump’s anti-mail voting executive order. That order directed the Postal Service to only deliver mail ballots if states handed over a list of preapproved voters.
USPS says it’s not implementing Trump’s anti-mail voting order, for now
“The Postal Service is abiding by these injunctions, which are also currently under appeal."
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How would anyone know if Trump has been eating diarrhea lettuce?
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