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Seattle resident, New York born; not all my aggression is passive. Career break taker, "Personal Finance for People in Tech" author, election visualizer, housing and transit advocate, cat preferrer https://weill.org
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Washington’s April 1 population estimates are now out! 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 And Seattle has officially cross the 800,000 residents threshold!!! The state estimates that the city’s population stands at 816,600 residents, an increase of 18,900 residents over last year. 🥳 ofm.wa.gov/sites/defaul...

submitted 3 days ago • 6 comments

20 kids reportedly chased and threatened a Jewish student in Seattle, because of her religion. What the heck.

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Washington is the most beautiful state in the nation. I’m glad I get to live here.

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

If you see folks out there collecting signatures for referendums to return "local control" to Washington cities, here's what that's all about. TL;DR: a group of people is really mad they can't stop housing for people exiting homelessness from being built. www.theurbanist.org/2025/06/24/r...

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

As a lifelong glasses wearer, I really don’t look forward to an era where I’ll have to prove that my eyewear isn’t “smart”. I need glasses to see, not to feed the ad bot.

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

Thanks to @ericacbarnett.bsky.social and @typewriteralley.bsky.social for covering tonight’s Magnolia town hall with Councilmember Dan Strauss. It takes a great constitution to go to one of those events and report on it attentively, and tonight, I was stuck on the couch.

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

Just another day in Seattle, where my city councilmember calls my house "really ugly" while addressing a neighborhood that voted overwhelmingly for his opponent in the most recent election

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

A useful reminder! False rumors have been spreading like wildfire because of people (generally those who aren't in harm's way themselves) trying to be first to the "story" on social media. www.thestranger.com/news/2025/06...

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

After more than a year of advocacy and a petition, SDOT starts fixing the extra-bumpy crosswalk stripes on Burke-Gilman Trail in Frelard #SEAbikes #Seattle

submitted 14 days ago • 4 comments

#RECALL: Anker recalls more than one million power banks. The lithium-ion battery in the power bank can overheat, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers. Get a free replacement. CONTACT: 800-988-7973 or www.anker.com/product-reca... Details: cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025...

submitted 18 days ago • 23 comments

We are hiring! Looking for an organizer to help us advance social housing. Please share far and wide. www.idealist.org/en/nonprofit...

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

Six months into my #careerBreak, neither boredom nor exhaustion are setting in. I'm having a great time away from work, balancing commitments with relaxation and introspection. weill.org/2025/06/08/h...

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

Dealing with my fourth (!) bout of COVID since I’ve been vaccinated and boosted on an annual basis. Doing OK, hoping to be out of isolation in a few days. All my boosters have been in the fall, and all my infections have been in May or June. Are spring booster shots a thing in Seattle?

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

Thank you, Ballard-Fremont Greenways.

submitted 26 days ago • 1 comment

How does Les Schwab make money? I’ve brought cars there three times, and I’ve been charged a grand total of $0 for their labor. Do they have absurd markups on tires or something?

submitted 39 days ago • 1 comment

Thanks to @lauraloewa.bsky.social and @sharethecities.bsky.social for these 3 valuable rules for public comment sessions: 1. Go with a group of like-minded people. 2. Bring snacks. 3. Talk to the front of the room; comment on the issues, not on the other commenters.

submitted 39 days ago • 1 comment

I went to this event with 4 fellow members of @sngreenways.bsky.social, and we all spoke in favor of housing. Without us 5, the pro/con speakers would have been equal in number. Show up and speak out for causes you care about. Be heard. Write in.

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments