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Katherine Mitchell

@katherinemitchell.bsky.social

Ballard-based public employee (opinions here are my own) in the fight for housing for all. Proud union member. Birder. Organizer.

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Robert Cruickshank@robertcruickshank.com · 6h ago

This is one of the many reasons a growing number of Seattle progressives are urging voters to no longer just default to the Stranger - they don’t know what they’re talking about and are no longer worthy of the trust people placed in them.

Erica C. Barnett@ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 6h 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.
Robert Cruickshank@robertcruickshank.com · 7d ago

A bold, decisive, and correct move by Mayor Wilson. It is really hard to fire a police chief, even when it’s entirely justified (and in this case it is). She has chosen…wisely.

Erica C. Barnett@ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 7d ago

Hearing 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.

Ryan Packer@typewriteralley.bsky.social · last wk.

The Seattle Times Editorial Board opposes a statewide universal school lunch program, but does suggest that we could be pelting each other with 500 tons of fruit as a new Seafair tradition instead of the Blue Angels.

In March, just weeks after the close of the legislative session, Ferguson’s campaign committee sent an email blast asking for donations to fund his next race and trumpeting a single accomplishment for schools: Money from his new tax on income over $1 million would cover free breakfast and lunch for all K-12 students, starting in 2029. That’s nice. But every low-income child in Washington already gets free meals at school. And hundreds of thousands of middle-class kids also can eat for free. The governor’s plan to use an estimated $140 million from the millionaires tax for school meals would cover the last 25% of kids — a good chunk of them in the state’s wealthiest districts: Mercer Island, Issaquah, Lake Washington and Bellevue.The editorial board is big on tradition and institutions. It just seems like the folks who put these events together ought to think about what a Seafair Weekend Festival might look like with something new. Consider the Palio di Siena in Italy. Known primarily for its no-holds-barred horse race, the festival pits 17 of the city’s neighborhoods against each other in impassioned competition. We could do that here! How about Lake City vs. Capitol Hill, Magnolia vs. Rainier Beach and others in some kind of organized rivalry on the lake? Rowing? Rafts? Massive water balloon fight? For those who want something more spirited, how about the Battle of the Oranges in the Italian town of Ivrea? Participants pelt each other with nearly 500 tons of fruit over a three-day period.
sarah zedig 🐐@hmsnofun.bsky.social · last mo.

so to be clear, the city didn't "give up." the last time they painted over the mural, sitting city council members alexis mercedes rinck and joy hollingsworth personally helped scrub the paint off, effectively rendering hot rat summer an official city monument.

charlie@spacehearts.bsky.social · last mo.

my brother & his partner are telling me an insane story about this local deity called "st. rat" which is apparently a mosaic relief put up by some queers in seattle. the city kept trying to paint over it, but people would repeatedly just use acetone and remove the paint until the city gave up

a mosaic relief to st. rat
gamera obscura@ohrobin.bsky.social · last mo.

This Danville, VA city council candidate made a very dramatic video about sidewalks and public safety, and I love it and him. Worrying about a possible milkshake duck situation, I looked at his FB page, but he seems ok. Juneteenth celebrations, community outreach, Methodists. A solid old gent.

Mayor Katie B. Wilson@mayor.seattle.gov · last mo.

Golden Gardens Direct is a new pilot that connects our transit system so everyone can enjoy Golden Gardens, regardless of how they get there. I'm excited to partner with King County Metro to help connect more people to one of the places that make Seattle such a great place to live.

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Feena van@feenavan2099.bsky.social · last mo.

Lgbtq+ rights are a winning issue. The queer community are a major pillar of the democratic base. The democrats Abandoning them would do nothing but ensure a republican victory. www.advocate.com/voices/democ...

No, supporting trans rights doesn’t cost elections

Opinion: Supporting protections for transgender people is not just necessary, it's crucial, argues LPAC's Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza.

advocate.com

Erin Reed@erininthemorning.com · last mo.

Reactionary centrist pundits are begging Democrats to abandon transgender people. Under Starmer, Labour did that... with trans people suffering more under their rule than even under conservative governments. And it was all for nothing. Dems must not make Starmer's mistake. Read my latest.

Typhon@typhon042.bsky.social · last mo.

When I grew up in Brooklyn NY there was no trees on the street big street near us. Now there are trees. Progess making it work, in places where you think it might not work.

Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · last mo.

As already warm cities become more and more vulnerable to extreme heat events, or just the “new normal” of hotter and hotter cities every day, here’s just one more reason why more street trees and other greenery are good for streets & cities. It’s just common sense, really. Cooler, cleaner, smarter.

Images comparing temperature on streets with and without trees. With trees, the temperature ranges from 18 to 26°C. Without trees it ranges from 36 to 50°C. #UrbanHeat
Katherine Mitchell@katherinemitchell.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I would argue for "Heartbreak City" by @organizewithshaun.bsky.social as something of a definitive history of Seattle through the lens of its sporting history, which has, since its founding, proven a pretty comprehensive metaphor for the municipal vibe as a whole

Doug@doug.city · 2mo ago

What is “the book” that everyone reads/refers to about your city, if there is one? Not the most encyclopedic history but e.g. (by my perception) The Power Broker for NYC, City of Quartz for LA, or Nature’s Metropolis for Chicago.

Chise@sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Vaccines save lives. This is the FIRST time that ZERO cervical-cancer deaths have been recorded for this age group, and it’s thanks to the introduction of a vaccine against the human papillomavirus (HPV). Yes, you read that correctly. ZERO.

Cervical cancer deaths for vaccinated young women fall to zero in England: study

The HPV vaccine for cervical cancer has reduced the risk of dying from the disease before the age of 30 in England to almost zero, the first study of its kind showed Thursday.

ctvnews.ca

Josh@josh-c.bsky.social · 2mo ago

In general what the World Cup should teach us is that we can have nice things, actually. And maybe we should demand them beyond the fleeting attention of global sporting events?