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Kenneth Trease

@kptrease.bsky.social

engineering manager currently taking a break, co-founder @burkebrewing.bsky.social, opinions my own. he/him. normie shitlib data science bikes housing abundance transit language kids birds beer seattle

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William B. Fuckley@opinionhaver.bsky.social · 19h ago

Teach your children ‘democrats are not always good, but republicans ARE always bad’ and in 2026 you’ve covered like 90% of their practical civic education wrt voting.

Stan Oklobdzija@stano.bsky.social · 20h ago

The best thing about Vote Blue No Matter Who is that it unloads a lot of cognitive burden. I wanted Tom Steyer to be in the Governor's race, but he's not so I'm gonna vote for Becerra. I don't follow his campaign at all: I'm voting for him because he's not a Republican.

Jenny Chase@solarchase.bsky.social · 2d ago

Not to dunk on this but it isn't really true that the Hormuz oil crisis is driving a solar boom. Here's this chart updated to June of China solar exports, showing that the March spike in exports has subsided and was therefore mostly just export tax rebate effects.

Chart from BloombergNEF and SinoImex showing monthly dollar-value exports of solar cells and modules from China, by market, from November 2024 to June 2026. They spiked to $4.5bn in March 2026 because a key China export tax rebate was removed, fell to $3.1bn in April - still high but possibly due to some spillover effects and deadline missing - and then are back to a normal-ish level of $2.2bn in May and $2.5bn in June.
Sarah Taber@sarahtaber.bsky.social · 2d ago

Absolutely unbelievable how solar power has taken off worldwide during the Hormuz oil crisis. You don't have to hand it to him, but Trump may have done more to finally kick off a global civilization of effete librul solar users than anyone else in the West

Chart showing solar panel exports from China (the main solar panel maker by a long shot) growing steadily & mightily from 2018 through 2026, then spiking by almost 2x in March 2026.
Burke-Gilman Brewing@burkebrewing.bsky.social · 2d ago

We (and a number of other breweries in Western WA) are hosting a collection point for a donation drive for victims of the Spokane fires. Stop by our place, Stoup, or Holy Mountain (or a number of other places - see the link in the next post) to donate.

Breweries Across Western Washington Wildfire Relief Drive Breweries, Neighbors, Communities, Stronger together Let's support our neighbors, our land, and the communities impacted by wildfires How you can help Donate locally - drop off non-perishable food and pet supplies at participating breweries: 8/3 - 8/5 We deliver - participting breweries: all donations must be at Stoup Brewing by 9AM on Thursday, 8/6 Make an impact - your generosity provides critical supplies to families, pets and communities in need. What to donate: - wet or dry cat or dog food - non-perishable food - canned goods - hygiene products, toiletries & other household essentials Donate money monetary donations help provide immediate relief where it's needed most. Scan to donate to H.O.M.E starts here fund Support the colville tribes the Kaiser Canyon fire has devastated the Colville reservation and surrounding communities. Scan to donate to Colville Tribes Cedar Fund Wildlife Recovery
Jerome Alexander Horne@jahorne.bsky.social · 3d ago

The first three towers of the Sen̓áḵw in Vancouver. A major Indigenous-led, multi-tower residential and commercial development project by the Squamish Nation located on ancestral reserve land. Meaning "the place inside the head of False Creek."

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Frog and Toad Bot@frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 3d ago

Then Frog said, “Toad, here is what you must do. Tonight when you go to bed, you must think some very big thoughts. Those big thoughts will make your head grow larger. In the morning your new hat may fit.” “What a good idea,” said Toad.

Fix the L8@fixthel8.bsky.social · 3d ago

The Yale slip lane is now permanently closed, with Boren handling all I-5 traffic! We had a great time meeting the SDOT crew and can't wait to see the improvements this will bring for the L8! We'll head back down later today to share some more photos after everything is fully installed.

Traffic camera at Denny / Yale / Stewart showing the right lane closedCrew finishing up work at Denny / Boren / Lenora to install concrete c-curbs as an 8 bus drives byFix the L8 volunteers with SDOT crew
Kenneth Trease@kptrease.bsky.social · 4d ago

Yep. They were waiting for some pretext to gut the goodwill she had as a new mayor and they're using the SPD situation.

Brett Hamil@bretthamil.bsky.social · 4d ago

The fact they're going full ragemonkey the week after the council majority just got their asses handed to them by Wilson on universal school meals is pretty telling. Tilting the scales, concocting a mirage of outraged consensus abt an absentee police chief who ran his dept like an honorary sinecure

Laura G Mitchell@lauragmitchell.com · 4d ago

And bc folks don’t have a model for raising kids in a city, they apply the model they know to try to poke holes at things. Like: “Try getting your kids 3 towns over for hockey practice with a bike!” But… we’re not going 3 towns over bc we live in a city that has everything we need incl sports.

Jacqueline Antonovich@jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 5d ago

*Bonus*: always remind yourself that thinking is part of writing. Actual typing of text is just a sliver of writing. So, shower thoughts, walking thoughts, random thoughts in the day about your project *is* writing. Text yourself those thoughts (or get a dictation app)

William Skudlarek@willskud.bsky.social · 6d ago

Washington Building Official Association (WABO): We want to require that when elevators are installed in any multifamily housing (vs. current req. of 4+ story buildings), at least 1 must fit a stretcher. WA State Building Code council: Can you quantify the costs and benefits of this change? WABO:

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Kenneth Trease@kptrease.bsky.social · 6d ago

I worry that public safety and SPD's overall toxicity to our city culture are big enough that this is the end of the mayor's grace period and now the forces of lesser seattle will see their opening to just block her for the next 3 years. Hope not!

Ernie Piper@whoisernie.bsky.social · 7d ago

Zeynep Tufekci is still completely insane over the lab leak idea. "There is a conspiracy to cover this up" is not evidence for "covid was a bioweapon that escaped from a lab". It could also be evidence for my theory, "please stop talking about this stupid idea"

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