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Lex Vaughn

@lex.vaughn.theneedling.com

Founder & Editor of @theneedling.com, Seattle's Only Real Fake News. Pulitzer Prize-winning real real news reporter. A lil more about me: https://tinyurl.com/awveap8v

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EcoCity Action@ecocityaction.org · 2mo ago

Good morning! We are a newly formed grassroots groups of environmental experts & advocates who love cities, nature, & people. We want to build a fun & collaborative community of environmentalists who love trees and orcas just as much as they love busses, bike lanes, and walkable communities.

EcoCity Action@ecocityaction.org · 2h ago

Tell the city to turn the municipally-owned golf course into a real park with something for everyone - that’s free to access, better for the environment, and great for families with kids of all ages! actionnetwork.org/letters/turn...

Rename "Jackson" Park and turn it into a free public green space for more neighbors

Two new light rail stations will be opening next to "Jackson" Park Golf Course in the next couple of years. The 148th St. station is set to open in 2024, and the 130th St. station in 2026. Right no...

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The Needling@theneedling.com · yesterday

Ballard Congratulates Golf Course on Its New Light Rail Station: tinyurl.com/yncw9jep

Map of new Pinehurst light rail station opening Sept. 30 next to I-5 and 160-acre Jackson Park Golf Course.
Lex Vaughn@lex.vaughn.theneedling.com · 8h ago

"He was hospitalized under the Involuntary Treatment Act as a danger to others in 2019 and “expressed delusions that he worked for the FBI” and “communicated with the CIA.” He also said “voices” told him to drive “his father’s BMW at 130 mph towards a barrier on the freeway.” He totaled the car ..."

KUOW Public Radio@kuow.org · 6d ago

The man accused of stabbing a University of Washington student last May has a lengthy history of severe mental illness, including an episode where he totaled his car by driving into a highway barricade.

Lex Vaughn@lex.vaughn.theneedling.com · 11h ago

Wow, Rude. 😂 "The timing means Rude’s name will be on the ballot for the Nov. 3 election. Until Tuesday, he had been expected to win a fifth term against a Democratic challenger, Derek Sarley."

KUOW Public Radio@kuow.org · 11h ago

In a surprise announcement, Republican state Rep. Skyler Rude of Walla Walla, said Tuesday that he will resign from office days before the election to start a new job with Democratic Secretary of State Steve Hobbs.

Lex Vaughn@lex.vaughn.theneedling.com · 11h ago

Wow, Rude. 😂 "The timing means Rude’s name will be on the ballot for the Nov. 3 election. Until Tuesday, he had been expected to win a fifth term against a Democratic challenger, Derek Sarley."

KUOW Public Radio@kuow.org · 11h ago

In a surprise announcement, Republican state Rep. Skyler Rude of Walla Walla, said Tuesday that he will resign from office days before the election to start a new job with Democratic Secretary of State Steve Hobbs.

Ryan Packer@typewriteralley.bsky.social · 12h ago

George Saunders on using AI: "Writing is the most precious way one person can communicate their essence to another person. I’ve spent a lifetime trying to get better at making myself present in my writing. Why would I want to sacrifice even one iota of that?"

Have you spent time trying to write or revise with AI? Is there an experiment that would be interesting enough to try? I have not. Not for a second. To me, this whole idea of using AI to write is . . . anathema. A thing to be most radically avoided. Writing is the most precious way one person can communicate their essence to another person. I’ve spent a lifetime trying to get better at making myself present in my writing. Why would I want to sacrifice even one iota of that? Not even in an email and certainly not in a short story or novel.Who are we ceding our authority to, exactly, when we let AI write for us? And why? Why surrender our agency (that amazing ability we have to reach across time and space, with our strange, idiosyncratic phenomenon, and land within the sensibility of another human being) to something that, by its very design, pushes the individual sensibility aside? And in the name of . . . what, exactly? Ease, I guess? Efficiency? The person who chooses to write with AI has also sacrificed, from the start, the opportunity of experiencing difficulty, of struggling to say what he wants to say, of making himself evident in his prose, of trying to find out what he believes. By this, he sacrifices a chance to know himself and his mind better. To me, that’s a shame. And it’s dangerous, because, as we are now finding out, it affects the brain and lessens our capabilities. Thanks, but no thanks, get thee behind me, etc.
The Needling@theneedling.com · yesterday

Ivar's summer special was better.

Ivar’s Begins Serving Iced Clam Chowder Just in Time for Summer

Local iced lavender lattes became suddenly irrelevant overnight as local seafood chain, Ivar’s, announced their seasonal iced clam chowder drinks are now available just in time for the first day of…

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Joe Veyera@joeveyera.bsky.social · yesterday

Not to be outdone, Big Mario's is partnering with Ivar's on a "Clam Chowder Bread Bowl Pizza" for the month of October. Do with this all what you will. www.facebook.com/BigMariosPiz...

McSweeney's@mcsweeneys.net · yesterday

"Can a rapist’s prose elicit remorse for sexual assault? What word count best equates to appropriate jail time? In this class, we will dissect what empathy and accountability might look like so undergrads may successfully mimic them on paper in pursuit of avoiding just punishment." buff.ly/5na4oMY

Announcing Cornell University’s Newest Writing Course: Rape Essays 101

“Can a rapist’s prose effectively elicit remorse for sexual assault? What word count best equates to appropriate jail time? In this class, we will dissect wh...

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