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beff-jezos-seattle.bsky.social
Born urbanist. Ruining Seattle since 1984. Liberal centrist. Not in a cult. Build more housing & mass transit faster. Make tough choices now for a better future.
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Institute CONGESTION PRICING for Pike Place Market. Non-merchant cars just driving through looking for non-existent parking: $25. Not a ban. Stand in solidarity with NYC when it matters.

submitted 70 days ago • 0 comments

MTA to Feds: Drop dead

submitted 71 days ago • 112 comments

I’ve been talking about pedestrianizing Pike Place Market for close to 20 years. This is the first time I’ve heard anything directly from the mouth of a Seattle mayor. Time to make it happen.

submitted 70 days ago • 1 comment

Elon Musk just wants to serve man. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Serv...

submitted 71 days ago • 0 comments

Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.

submitted 75 days ago • 535 comments

Greg has set a new standard for community engagement, leadership, vision, authenticity, and joy in his role as SDOT Director. While his directorship ends today, his friendship keeps on going. sdotblog.seattle.gov/2025/02/03/g...

submitted 87 days ago • 5 comments

Oh Canada! 🇨🇦

submitted 87 days ago • 454 comments

Credit to the brilliant Bruce MacKinnon.

submitted 87 days ago • 0 comments

Q: What’s worse than an anti-vaxxer? A: a hypocritical anti-vaxxer in a position of influence Caroline Kennedy confirms RFK Jr privately chose to vaccinate his kids while publicly discouraging other parents from vaccinating their children

submitted 93 days ago • 139 comments

Our neighborhood center petition (and intro to our group) have been posted in the West Seattle Blog! 😱 westseattleblog.com/2025/01/new-...

submitted 94 days ago • 0 comments

This by Dan Savage is I think important to keep top of mind. It speaks to the point I made earlier that bad news is never the only news.

submitted 94 days ago • 57 comments

Kid Rock makes music for people who know exactly how much Sudafed you can buy with a stolen catalytic converter

submitted 95 days ago • 248 comments

It's good that there's a 25% tarriff on imported coffee now. This will incentivize people to purchase American coffee, grown in the New Jersey coffee forests

submitted 95 days ago • 1683 comments

My outrage has chronic fatigue syndrome.

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I was at @dutchcycling.nl @fietsersbond.bsky.social office today. I appreciate their old posters - reminders that even the Dutch need to fight for space for bikes on the streets Ik waardeer hun oude affiches - een herinnering dat zelfs Nederlanders moeten vechten voor ruimte voor fietsen op straat

submitted 99 days ago • 0 comments