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medtech 🩻, neuroscience 🧠 , cities 🏙️, environment 🌲, transit 🚍, infosec 🔐 Opinions my own. Every little detail matters and it’s all connected.

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Erica C. Barnett@ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 3h ago

Yikes: The Stranger made a classic amateur-hour mistake in its supreme court election results writeup, reporting only King County (Seattle-area) results in statewide races. The statewide results are completely different, which makes their analysis inaccurate. Amazing that no one there caught this.

Justice Land: By now, we’ve all hopefully internalized the gospel about this year’s unprecedented Washington State Supreme Court races. Four races were on the primary ballot, and a fifth race will be on the November ballot. The initial ballot drop showed the conservative, anti-tax candidates behind across the board. In the race for State Supreme Court, Position 1, Colleen Melody, the Gov. Bob Ferguson-appointed former head of the Civil Rights Division at the Attorney General’s office, held a solid 64 percent of the vote. Anti-tax lawyer Scott Edwards and his 22 percent will make it through the primary. The Position 3 race has both good guys winning: Court of Appeals judge Mike Diaz in the lead with 42 percent and former ACLU legislative strategy director Jaime Hawk close behind with 33 percent, knocking out Antonin Scalia fan David Stevens. The Position 5 race is interesting. Ferguson-appointed civil rights lawyer Theo Angelis is winning with 45 percent. But Thurston County Superior Court Judge Sharonda Amamilo and Project 42 conservative darling Dave Larson are neck-and-neck for second, at 22.9 percent and 21.5 percent, respectively. And in Position 7, incumbent Debra Stephens is trouncing a rogue’s gallery of conservative chuckleheads. Clearly, Washington does not want a conservative referendum on its judicial branch.
Dr. Hilary Agro, PhD 🍄@hilaryagro.com · 7h ago

You can't make someone learn something that their job depends on them not knowing. Establishment Dems are never going to suddenly realize that left-wing policies win elections, because they are capitalists who would rather lose than give up the class system they're addicted to

Shirley Leung, PhD@shirleyswirley.bsky.social · 14h ago

Lol at Dmitri getting 9% (of early drop of course). I’m sorry but D5 is such a cursed place tbh. Like imagine 1 out of 10 of your neighbors wanting the mask off pro cop/soap/soda Broadview full fash guy who said “no one bikes” to a room of hundreds of ppl to represent them

Shirley Leung, PhD@shirleyswirley.bsky.social · last mo.

Dimitri thinks “we need to take these individuals addicted to drugs and move them out of the core of the city” “it’s like candy” holy shit I was debating whether to scream LOL

A. Zivarts@nondriver.bsky.social · 21h ago

Happy primary day! We're officially launching Nondriver Action, a c4 that works at the intersections of transportation, housing & climate justice. Tomorrow, we'll send out questionnaires for our general election endorsements to all city and county council candidates on the ballot in WA ndaction.org

Nondriver Action fights for the rights of Washingtonians who can’t drive so that no one is left isolated and without a voice. We work at the intersections of transportation, housing and climate justice to build communities and systems where everyone has the freedom to get to their school, work, healthcare, errands, and friends. A third of Washington residents are nondrivers. Nondrivers are people with disabilities, people who can’t afford driving, people without valid driver’s licenses, children and youth, and people aging out of driving. We care about transportation accessibility because it can make the difference between getting to do the things that connect us to our communities, like running errands, seeing a friend, or getting to an appointment — or being stuck at home and isolated. We need reliable and frequent transit in every community, accessible and safe sidewalks and crossings, and bike lanes and multi-use paths connected to every destination.
@tammymorales.bsky.social · 23h ago

👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 There’s still time to drop your ballot at a drop box and vote for true progressives!

Rebecca Saldaña@rebeccasaldana1.bsky.social · yesterday

Feeling overwhelmed by the choices? Lefty Cheat Sheet has a great resource to help you fill out your ballot. Where does our race stack up? We're the most progressive choice with 86% agreement among progressive orgs, labor unions, media & advocacy groups. See more here: electioncheatsheet.org

Rebecca Saldaña@rebeccasaldana1.bsky.social · yesterday

TODAY is the day!!! This is the last day to vote in the Primary Election!!! Ballots are due to your closest drop box by 8 pm tonight. It's so important that you deliver them to a drop box, because the post office can no longer guarantee they get postmarked in time. Find a drop box near you:

Ballot drop boxes - Google My Maps

Return your ballot to a ballot drop box. Your ballot must be returned to a ballot drop box by 8 p.m. on Election Day. Plan ahead to avoid lines.

google.com

Hannah Krieg@hannahkrieg.bsky.social · 2d ago

NEW: Young people are on the ballot this election, but can we please get young people to the ballot BOX? So far, King County voters 65+ account for 4 times as many ballots as people under 35. You have until 8pm Tuesday to close that gap!

King County Boomers Have Turned In FOUR TIMES As Many Ballots As Voters Under 35 This Election

The 2026 election could be another “change” election with younger challengers aiming to unseat longtime incumbents in several State legislative races around Seattle. But these young, scrappy candidate...

theburnerseattle.com

Qagggy!@qagggy.bsky.social · yesterday

Jeez. At Seattle Streets Alliance, we don't even have internal conversations about (let alone endorse) candidates at meetings or on any communications medium (email, discord, Google docs, etc.) sponsored or used by the organization. But these clowns just post a bunch of endorsements on Instagram.

Ryan Packer@typewriteralley.bsky.social · yesterday

Tree Action Seattle, a sponsored organization of the Seattle Parks Foundation - a 501(c)3 org - put up an Instagram post last night promoting candidates who had been endorsed by TreePAC. I do not believe that little disclaimer at the bottom is going to cut it here.

Instagram post promoting Julie Kang, Gerry Pollet, and Keith Scully
Wes Mills 🥌@oowm.org · yesterday

As someone whose actual hobby is "paperwork and compliance help for c4 orgs", I wasn't prepared for how much this is going to take me to get over. Every group I've volunteered with stayed as a c4 *specifically* for advocacy and endorsement...and then this just kinda...happens.

Ryan Packer@typewriteralley.bsky.social · yesterday

Tree Action Seattle, a sponsored organization of the Seattle Parks Foundation - a 501(c)3 org - put up an Instagram post last night promoting candidates who had been endorsed by TreePAC. I do not believe that little disclaimer at the bottom is going to cut it here.

Instagram post promoting Julie Kang, Gerry Pollet, and Keith Scully
Andrew Engelson@andyengelson.bsky.social · 4d ago

Have you voted? Your ballots are due in a ballot box by 8 pm Tuesday. Want help? Check out the REAL progressive voters guide for Seattle: electioncheatsheet.org

Lefty Cheat Sheet — Aug 2026 Primary

A quick guide on how to vote lefty using sources YOU trust!

electioncheatsheet.org

Ryan Packer@typewriteralley.bsky.social · 4d ago

It's time to post the current election turnout breakdown by age bracket chart again and remind you that ballots are due by Tuesday!

65+ turnout is 30.98% and 18-44 is all below 10%
Chad Loder@chadloder.dev · 4d ago

The diarrhea lettuce company, Taylor Farms, uses slave labor contracted from the Arizona Dept. of Corrections. The backbreaking labor is often performed by imprisoned Mexican nationals who would be otherwise ineligble to work in the US. They are paid $1.50 an hour.

The Diarrhea Lettuce Company Has Been Linked to Forced Labor

The lettuce-producing Taylor Farms was linked to the widespread use of prison labor before its involvement in a cyclospora outbreak.

futurism.com