All aspects of our lives are monetized.

David Graeber Institute @davidgraeberinst.bsky.social · 4mo ago

No, it’s not ‘normal’ for humans to be in competition all the time. It’s not normal to work for most of your waking hours of the day. It’s not normal to be stressed 24/7. Stop taking a few hundred years of capitalism and pretending that’s just how being human is. It’s not.

Join us! Weekly protest in Seattle’s Ballard (Market & 22nd NW) Bergan Place Park. Every Saturday noon to 1 pm

The light returns, happy solstice!

Double yay

Robert Macfarlane@robgmacfarlane.bsky.social · 9mo ago

The revival of the Klamath River & its watershed over the past 14 months—after the completion of the biggest dam-removal project in US history—is one the most hopeful stories I know in our hope-stripped age. Magnificent @bengoldfarb.bsky.social essay on it here. emergencemagazine.org/essay/a-rive...

New in the shop: Anna Brones' little bicycling cookbook The Culinary Cyclist #SEAbikes

New in the shop: Anna Brones’ little bicycling cookbook The Culinary Cyclist

Which lunchtime foods pair best with which type of bicycle? You may never have considered this question before, but that tells me that you need to buy a copy of The Culinary Cyclist by Anna Brones and Johanna Kindvall. This little 2015 cookbook from Elly Blue Publishing is a lovely way to daydream about picnics by bicycle or come up with the perfect craft cocktail for your flask.

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Sign at the Ballard Locks (Seattle), thanks Trump.

MSNBC is not news. It’s a bunch of talkers talking and talking.

Kathryne@spicedrop74.bsky.social · last yr.

I watch BBC news because it is such a calm way to get the news. They don't shout, laugh maniacally, or speak abnormally fast. MSNBC could learn a few things.

Today in Ballard, Seattle, and a good turnout for the Protest.

Yes. Yes. And Yes.

Rep. Mark Pocan@pocan.house.gov · last yr.

We need to tax the rich! They’ve rigged the system for too long. Repost if you agree.

The British dislike Trump because he lacks Class, Cool, and Credibility. According to British blogger and humorist Nate White. The three Cs brilliant.

Understory tree, its blooms attract hoards of a large black and white wasp. I had one in my Seattle parking strip, it doesn’t like to be alone. Great tree.

Mike G@mbg133.bsky.social · last yr.

🌱 #Raisin Tree / #Hovenia dulcis flower stems develop a few berries which drop off. Zig zag stems continue to grow, puffing up and becoming sweet, chewy and raisin flavored.

This is must-see cinema. Works on all levels. Pithy and beautiful. The music. Political. And horrific.

Democracy Now!@democracynow.org · last yr.

"Sinners": Director Ryan Coogler on His Latest Hit, Delta Blues, His Mississippi Roots & Vampires

Just watched this: Our dollars paying for further militarization of local police —-not healthcare or great parks and pools, and the taser makers are billionaires. Not good.

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver@handle.invalid · last yr.

This week’s main story is about Tasers, whether they are as safe and effective as the company who makes them claims, the broader effect they’ve had on policing, and one very creative tip for your next appearance at a corporate event. You’ll see.

Yes, co-ops are the answer. Models for living without the rich getting richer. People and democracy, let’s go.

Regenerate Cascadia@regen-cascadia.bsky.social · last yr.

As we look into alternative economic models that embrace #degrowth, worker-owned and cooperative organizations often emerge as pathways toward a livable future. Here's a conference opportunity to explore this deeper: www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket... #coop #seattle #alternativeeconomy #Cascadia

Maybe I’ll get my bike out for this. Yes it’s in the garage languishing.

Seattle Bike Blog@seattlebikeblog.com · last yr.

Wednesday is Bike Everywhere Day 2025 + Map of celebration stations #SEAbikes #Seattle

Here’s one of Seattle’s first Wildlife Sanctuary lot in Ballard 3003 NW 70th St. Looks like the owner is gone, house boarded up and a picture and candle in the parking strip. A real gem : vital for animals, the lot all trees and shrubs.

“We have the largest biomass forests in the world” says Theo Hoss our stellar UW Campus Tree Tour guide standing in front of a Paper Birch. Saturday’s tour focused on Washington State natives.

Camperdown Elm on our block survived construction of a new house, but limbed up. It is 100 years old and a focus tree on our Ballard Seattle block.

ERA more important than ever! 28 states have the ERA or gender equality language. It will be the 28th Amendment to the Constitution, first passed in Congress 1972.

Here’s a Mazzard Cherry living at 3033 NW 62nd (Ballard). According to Street Trees of Seattle by Taha Ebrahimi this tree is the first recorded cherry tree in the public right-of-way.

A blooming Scrophularia, a figwort in my garden seeded 20 years ago, a close and old relative of the Foxglove. Seeds itself about the garden, its blooms are orange, bee and hummingbird magnet. Happy Beltane, first day of summer.

After deleting Twitter in November, I signed up on Bluesky after reading this.

The New Yorker@newyorker.com · last yr.

Bluesky aims to build a new kind of digital town square, redistributing the power that typically lies with corporations to the users themselves.

Show up. Organize. Resist. Dedicated to the best organizer in US history Susan B. Anthony.