Of all the things to admit on the internet, “I don’t know how bananas work” is one of the funniest

Jess Calarco@jessicacalarco.com · 17h ago

Spoken like a man who has never had to shop for himself.

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.

ATTENTION TO ALL DEM TAX CUT SLOPULISTS

Time Traveler Causes of Death xkcd.com/2976/

Sidewalks are everything but pedestrian infrastructure.

jaaaaaffff.bsky.social@jaaaaaffff.bsky.social · 9h ago

Seriously? We can't just move them off the sidewalk?

There's a wealthy village adjacent to my small city and we go there often for ice cream. Their streets are full of bikes, ebikes, scooters, golf carts, kids, and slow driving motorists. I attribute it completely to the street design and it pisses me off that we reserve it for the wealthy.

A fond goodbye to my Avondale apartment, which breaks every part of its RS-3 zoning and could never be built today ❌ 12 units (2 unit max) ❌ 40 ft tall (30 ft max) ❌ 260 sq ft lot area/unit (2,500 min) ❌ 0 ft rear setback (35 ft min) And way above the 0.9 floor-area ratio cap

Transportation secretary Sean Duffy benefited from millions in corporate donations to make a show about road trips. But two months after Duffy said the show would premiere, it doesn't appear to exist at all. My latest False Flag @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/what-the-h...

What the Hell Happened to Sean Duffy’s Road-Trip TV Show?

Three months after it was announced, the secretary of transportation’s summer show—funded by companies he regulates—hasn’t aired a single episode.

thebulwark.com

i’m never gonna be able to fire a cruise missile yet the question of using my tax dollars for them has never been up for debate

USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d ago

Opinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.

Devastation. My heart breaks for my home and my gratitude goes out to all of those who work to help. Photos taken for @afp.com

Your boss and your landlord have voted. Using ElectionCheatSheet.org you can vote in 5 minutes using lefty sources you trust.

Lefty Cheat Sheet — Aug 2026 Primary

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Ryan Packer@typewriteralley.bsky.social · 4d ago

It's time to post the current election turnout breakdown by age bracket chart again and remind you that ballots are due by Tuesday!

San Francisco cut its affordable-housing requirement from 15% to 5% because the city's own controller found the old rate made most projects unprofitable to build at all — so developers built nothing. missionlocal.org/2026/07/sf-i...

America Walks is urging Congress to block federal transportation funding reauthorization until the White House can prove that it is following the law and disbursing funding Congress has allocated to transit, bike, and pedestrian projects. Op-ed by Mike McGinn: www.theurbanist.org/op-ed-federa...

Op-Ed: Federal Transportation Policy Is Growing Unhinged Under Trump

America Walks is urging Congress to block federal transportation funding reauthorization until the Whitehouse can prove that it is following the law and disbursing funding Congress has allocated to tr...

theurbanist.org

Car-blindness is real! Psychologists or sociologists should study this. Giant two-ton boxes flying all around us, piloted by people who have been rendered psychopaths, regularly injuring & killing our neighbors, and many/most people just ... don't register it. It's just background noise.

David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 4d ago

I was talking to my neighbor when a group of cyclists came by at maybe 25 mph. “That’s so dangerous,” she exclaimed. In the meantime, quite a few drivers came by at 40 mph, and she’s completely unfazed. 🤦🏻‍♂️

As the Spokane community continues to face the devastating impacts of local wildfires, you can help your neighbors. We will continue to update this thread with more opportunities to help!

Cincinnati has developed a Climate Migration Readiness Plan to absorb as many as 525,000 newcomers by 2050. It calls for building much denser housing, expanding public transit and decreasing the city’s reliance on fossil fuels.

A City With a Plan (Gift Article)

Cincinnati wants to take in people fleeing climate disasters. Plus, the latest on fires in Europe.

nytimes.com

Simply incredible that we're finally going to fix the L8.

Every single nimby who claims apartment buildings kill orcas has voted. Now it's time for the rest of us.

Ryan Packer@typewriteralley.bsky.social · 4d ago

It's time to post the current election turnout breakdown by age bracket chart again and remind you that ballots are due by Tuesday!

It's literally hilarious how little waterfront pedestrian space WSDOT left for people walking to the stadiums

New sign imploring for a safer bike crossing near where Robb Mason was killed at the West Seattle Bridge (no design changes were ever implemented following his death)

A @tomflood.bsky.social classic.

Radical Graffiti @radicalgraffiti.bsky.social · 4d ago

Anti-Car sticker spotted in Buxton, UK

Katie Wilson is getting shit done. - Free school meals for all kids - Tiny home villages to get people off the streets - Major transit improvements - Collaboration with the Seattle Social Housing Developer The Seattle Times and Council President Joy Hollingsworth are looking to kneecap her.

Old Trails Fire in Spokane.

"We can't use cut and cover in historic downtown San Jose." Meanwhile Les Halles, Paris, 1973:

Remove parking on one side of Delridge, 35th, and California and we could have this in West Seattle next week

Chris@chrisbybikes.bsky.social · 5d ago

Eugene, Oregon has some pretty good bike infrastructure, pretty, pretty good.

Avista is preparing Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) in the following areas. Shutoffs are not yet occurring but are highly likely.

I lost my job, my kids have measles, my electric bill has doubled, and I have explosive diarrhea from a parasite the CDC no longer monitors. But at least now Black kids won't be getting free breakfasts from Head Start anymore.

Because this building was not landmarked by July 2025, it is now subject to the new state law requiring owner consent. The owner does not agree with the designation. Seattle’s landmark staff are trying to undermine state law and say it still will be landmarked anyway, flat out denying state law

To my fellow Seattleites - Ballard Link is alive and well. I can assure you I’ve been a good patient. At my age, doctor’s orders are not just a recommendation. We’ve done every test and multiple studies and trust, I am healthy. As much as this frustrates me, process takes time. - XOXO, BLE