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Paul Olson @paulolson.bsky.social · 2d

Plz plz plz vote Katie Wilson for the next Seattle mayor. This can’t be the guy

His vision for the future is asking an AI MLK what he had for breakfast… 🙃😒

Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 3d

"And you could say, Well, Dr. Martin Luther King, I've always wanted to meet you. What was your day like today? What did you have for breakfast? And he comes back and he talks to you. How cool would that be if we have a series of historical figures that we all could agree on, that we respect?"

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Ballard FC @goballardfc.bsky.social · 3d

A big night for PK ⭐️

Last night, Peter Kingston became the first Ballard FC player to make his MLS debut as he subbed on in the second half of the @soundersfc.com 1-0 victory over Real Salt Lake.

📸: Sandra Agbotse

#BallardFC | #UpTheBridges

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 3d

My cartoon for this week’s @newscientist.com

A comic strip in six panels. The panels inerlock like a jigsaw with knobs and sockets. Two stick figures walk right to left through all the panels.

Panel 1: Person 1 says "I hear you're working on a new theory."
Panel 2 & 3: Person 2 says: "Yes, I'm calling it the jigsaw model. I think it could change our whole View of reality."
Panel 4: Person 1 says "When Will you publish?:
Panel 5: Person 2 says "But a couple of things are still bothering me." (this piece/panel is a bit squint)
Panel 6: This piece is rotated ninety degees and fits to the others very badly. Person 2 is saying "Soon. I feel like I'm really close"
A second look at the whole comic shows that the last two panels read in the wrong order because the jigsaw has been put together incorrectly.

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danielle taphanel @treelet.bsky.social · 5d

"i'm in love with my own reflection, i'm in love with the fruited earth."

A green line drawing featuring a figure looking out the port window of a space craft unto the glowing planet below. Various plants sit on the table. The text beneath reads: "i'm in love with my own reflection, i'm in love with the fruited earth."

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Deb JJ Lee 🔜 Lightbox 112 @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 5d

[inktober day 10] did you see that? no? oh then never mind

Illustration with ink pen of a subject looking into its distorted reflection on circular mirror in a convenience store. A shadow looks back behind one of the aisles

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Ballard FC @goballardfc.bsky.social · 8d

A new era…

Let the excitement begin.

#BallardFC | #UpTheBridges

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Paul Olson @paulolson.bsky.social · 9d

Mothership is such a good fucking game. Have never had my extreme enjoyment running a game be met with the same level of enjoyment from entirely new players to the system. Great stuff

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maddie but spooky @mddkm.bsky.social · 15d

VAR was a mistake

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Paul Olson @paulolson.bsky.social · 15d

I’ve realized the key difference. Ange is going up 2-0 and drawing and Frank is going down 0-2 and drawing

#COYS

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Alariko @alariko.bsky.social · 15d

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Dan Morison @darkmechanic.bsky.social · 19d

Pencil work for my own project, HELL-BENT

From a while back

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Galen Pejeau @nightjargames.bsky.social · 20d

"The Silence Mill", a golem for a Castlevania-type thing I've been working at, on and off. Drawn today because, I don't know. 2025, I guess.

A guillotine-automaton, with long wooden arms and bandy legs.

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Paul Olson @paulolson.bsky.social · 21d

Trying to invest in more local news these days and found a newsletter Seattle folks should subscribe to. Good shit from @amysundberg.bsky.social

Notes from the Emerald City
amysundberg.substack.com?r=hurak&utm_...

Notes from the Emerald City | Amy Sundberg | Substack

Local Seattle politics and other miscellany. Click to read Notes from the Emerald City, by Amy Sundberg, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.

amysundberg.substack.com

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Kelli Refer @kellireef.bsky.social · 25d

Seattle friends, if you cancelled your Disney+ subscriptions, use this as a great opportunity to support @scarecrowvideo.bsky.social - they are awesome!

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Paul Olson @paulolson.bsky.social · 28d

The feeling when you already own the game that @itsquinns.bsky.social’s just reviewed and don’t have to start scrambling to buy it

a baby is crying while being held by a woman in a crowd .

Alt: a baby is screaming “YESSSSSS!!!!” while being held by a woman in a crowd .

media.tenor.com

Paul Olson @paulolson.bsky.social · 29d

So dishonest from the @cbssports.bsky.social commentator to pretend that the boos are because he played for Arsenal when Pepe is on the pitch and didn't get half the boos

#COYS

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Paul Olson @paulolson.bsky.social · Sep 4

Being in a meeting when the biggest thing to happen to your club in decades happens makes this even more surreal...

#COYS

NathanAClark @nathanaclark.bsky.social · Sep 4

Well... the next few years will be very interesting

Tottenham Hotspur announces departure of Executive Chairman Daniel Levy.

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Paul Olson @paulolson.bsky.social · Sep 2

As someone who only buys on DriveThrough when it isn’t on itch the difference was super surprising to me

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Paul Olson @paulolson.bsky.social · Sep 2

Just saw a guy lasso a Lime scooter with an extension cord…

Easily the coolest thing I’ll see all week and it’s only Tuesday

Paul Olson @paulolson.bsky.social · Aug 30

I hate VAR

Paul Olson @paulolson.bsky.social · Aug 25

Played "i'm sorry did you say street magic" by @seaexcursion.itch.io while kayak camping in the San Juans.

Had a lot of fun with it and built an incredibly rich city with lots of fun neighborhoods, landmarks and residents. Highly recommend for any city-building you're looking to do!

10/10

Lots of index cards in the dirt with leaves strewn all around and tiny branches holding the cards down. Two pens, i'm sorry did you say street magic the book, a bottle of sunscreen, a Nalgeen, and the corner of the camping chair make up the rest of the objects. There should be index cards bent and tented to represent events but we were running out of index cards so we just wrote events on the back of cards. Much fun had by all

Paul Olson @paulolson.bsky.social · Aug 24

Thankfully ball never lies and Bruno shanks it to the heavens.

Sweet justice

#FULMUN

Paul Olson @paulolson.bsky.social · Aug 24

Even though Mount desperately wants a tussle with Basey, engages him first, and then potentially purposefully falls over, Basey is called for the foul because...?

Man U gets a free roll with two wide open headers, which they laughably can't get out of their own way to take, and then a pen.

#FULMUN

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Paul Olson @paulolson.bsky.social · Aug 24

Mount's falling and pulling on Basey's shirt, as well as Shaw's blatant tackle which then causes all four to fall over, is the point. They have no desire to try for the ball. Success for them is only measured in moving the defenders out of the way, which they succeed at with fouling.

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Paul Olson @paulolson.bsky.social · Aug 24

That Manchester United penalty highlights such a clear fault w/ VAR, a lack of tactical awareness.

The set piece is clearly set up for Mount and Shaw to tackle their guards & clear up space at the back post for Cunha & Casimero to get free headers, and it went perfectly according to plan.

#FULMUN

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