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Jarrett Walker@humantransit.bsky.social · 2h ago

When you ask voters to approve taxes for public transit, what you mostly get is a map of residential density. Here's the latest from Spokane, WA where the measure narrowly leads at the moment.

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Mayor Katie B. Wilson@mayor.seattle.gov · 3h ago

Thanks to the many community members and organizations who threw a great National Night Out in Rainier Beach and South Park last night! Chief Sayles and I are grateful for the work that community does every day to keep each other safe.

Mayor Wilson and her daughter interact with a City booth. On the booth table, there is a board that reads: South Park - we want to hear from you! What it one thing you want the city to know? The edges of the board are covered with post it notes with visitor's responses.A woman in a white shirt, Police Chief Barnes, and Mayor Wilson listen to a man standing behind a table. The man is holding up a box of Narcan. There are several more boxes and test strips on the table in front of him.
Braeden 🎣🦀🌲🦅@bvd100.bsky.social · 2h ago

This is exactly the playbook @rvgreenways.bsky.social has been running on Lake Washington Blvd for half a decade. Be (a little) annoying. Celebrate and reward wins. Be consistent and persistent as hell. Call out BS.

M. Nolan Gray 🥑@mnolangray.bsky.social · 4h ago

Some things I've learned about legislative advocacy, and I think my record speaks for itself. 1. Start by asking for everything you want. Stop preemptively negotiating against yourself. The process of passing the bill will whittle it down. Why started with a whittled down product?

Alex Wenzel@alexwenzel.bsky.social · 3h ago

If more Americans had union experience, it would be a lot harder to sell the “preemptively meet in the middle” strategy that we’re constantly told is the effective and respectable way to engage in politics.

M. Nolan Gray 🥑@mnolangray.bsky.social · 4h ago

Some things I've learned about legislative advocacy, and I think my record speaks for itself. 1. Start by asking for everything you want. Stop preemptively negotiating against yourself. The process of passing the bill will whittle it down. Why started with a whittled down product?

M. Nolan Gray 🥑@mnolangray.bsky.social · 4h ago

3. You don't have to pretend like incorrect or baseless claims are anything more, and should call them out; you don't have to engage in "meet in the middle" midwittery. Speak with clarity about what will and won't work; even in 2026, being the person saying the true thing in a sea of BS is power.

M. Nolan Gray 🥑@mnolangray.bsky.social · 4h ago

I'm here stressing the negative but necessary things, so I'll a couple of positive things I see advocated miss. 1. Love bomb people when they go your way. Get your people to thank and tag members. Email or stop jy to staff to say thanks. Thank interest groups who play ball.

M. Nolan Gray 🥑@mnolangray.bsky.social · 4h ago

5. Be a little annoying. Even weak interest groups get what they want simply by requesting meetings with everyone involved; by badgering people with emails/calls/check-ins; by repeating the same set of dozens of times, across multiple sessions, and frankly playing dumb on bad asks.

Scott Alspach@salspach.bsky.social · 3h ago

The Stranger has no idea what they are talking about and their endorsements shouldn't be trusted part inifinity.

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.
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.
The Downballot@the-downballot.com · 17h ago

Seems like an upset might be brewing in the GOP primary in #MI08 to take on Dem Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet. Trump endorsed Amir Hassan, but he currently trails an absolute nobody who suspended his campaign a month ago by a wide margin.

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Leah Stokes@leahstokes.bsky.social · 5h ago

El-Sayed, Lawrence and McKinney all won progressive campaigns in Michigan last night by talking about climate and clean energy like it was a kitchen-table issue — because skyrocketing energy bills and endless wildfire smoke matter to people.

Erica C. Barnett@ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 22h ago

Issues With Former Police Chief Barnes Weren't Just About His Travel or Where He Lived In a frenzy to condemn the mayor, her opponents seem to have forgotten why Barnes' future at the city was tenuous to begin with.

Issues With Former Police Chief Barnes Weren't Just About His Travel or Residency - PubliCola

By Erica C. Barnett Mainstream media outlets and many Seattle City Councilmembers have expressed outrage over Mayor Katie Wilson’s decision…

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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6h ago

El-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"

Scott Alspach@salspach.bsky.social · 15h ago

Literally a week after Barnes was fired the hours of the CARE team were expanded from 12:00 PM - 10:00 PM to 6:30 AM - 1:00 AM. Firing Barnes got results fast! www.instagram.com/p/DboFnMosVVJ/

Erica C. Barnett@ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Seattle's crisis response team leader Amy Barden hasn't met with Police Chief Shon Barnes since Bruce Harrell appointed him in 2024, despite the fact that the two departments are supposed to work together to decide which 911 calls require cops and which require a social work/mental health response.

A. Zivarts@nondriver.bsky.social · 22h 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.
Beth Day@thebethocracy.bsky.social · 18h ago

These are the three middle schools furthest SE. My guess is, anecdotally, this is related to housing. Lots of folks my age and younger starting families have bought houses in the SE part of Seattle. I also think part of it is demographics, more families here just send kids to public school.