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YIMBY Birder (Sarah)

@sarahchadd.bsky.social

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TL; DR: Birds, cats, plants, politics. Seattleite sick of Seattle process. I flit between topics like a hummingbird, but hyper-focus like a corvid. Photography, gardening, podcasts. Mom of a tween, eng partner, keeper of three cats, a dog, fish. Obv ADHD.

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YIMBY Birder (Sarah) @sarahchadd.bsky.social · 8h

At least we look pretty?

YIMBY Birder (Sarah) @sarahchadd.bsky.social · 8h

(Tongue firmly in cheek! Not trying to make light of the BS in Chicago and Portland. Just... Gahhh!)

YIMBY Birder (Sarah) @sarahchadd.bsky.social · 8h

The way this game is going, we're unwittingly handing over pretense for the administration to send the troops to Seattle. Definitely shaping up to be a war zone full of disgruntled Mariners fans 😭😭

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YIMBY Birder (Sarah) @sarahchadd.bsky.social · 1d

Uh-huh

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YIMBY Birder (Sarah) @sarahchadd.bsky.social · 1d

Ebooks on an actual e-reader aren't creating blue light. I've had an e-reader for 15+ years and will never go back. Length of book isn't a limitation. It's great!

YIMBY Birder (Sarah) @sarahchadd.bsky.social · 1d

They're concerned about the loss of ~10 car parking spots.

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YIMBY Birder (Sarah) @sarahchadd.bsky.social · 1d

In the Fauntleroy Community Association meeting for the past hour, trying to advocate remotely (via Zoom) for a very basic pedestrian safety improvement in the form of a signalized crosswalk at Fauntleroy and Rose.

NIMBY contingent on the board seems to have won for now... Concern-trolling for cars

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YIMBY Birder (Sarah) @sarahchadd.bsky.social · 1d

The former Fauntleroy Community Association president swore and shouted at Washington State Ferries personnel to defend his waterfront property view.
That pres has since died, so it's hard to call out the behavior without being accused of being insensitive. But seriously, asshole NIMBY behavior.

YIMBY Birder (Sarah) @sarahchadd.bsky.social · 1d

Ah, a pedestrian samdwich. What could go wrong?

YIMBY Birder (Sarah) @sarahchadd.bsky.social · 2d

As seen on Reddit: the life cycle of the Portland Protest Frog.

Screenshot of Reddit post made by user BartKing of life cycle of the "Portland Protest Frog": eggs, to frogs together strong, to tad-polarizing, to radicalized tadpole, to antifa froglet, to mature resistance frog.

YIMBY Birder (Sarah) @sarahchadd.bsky.social · 2d

I *finally* figured it out, got Fubo free trial, successfully watched games 1 and 2 of ALCS feeling downright smug! Then decided to try to catch some of NLCS a bit ago and was cut right back down. Ends up it's on HBO Max, which I do have, but JFC decoding this labyrinthine shit is infuriating.

Fubo.free

YIMBY Birder (Sarah) @sarahchadd.bsky.social · 2d

@annehelen.bsky.social's dahlia farm, Lummi Island Dahlias?

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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 8d

George Orwell’s Animal Crossing

Someone in a frog costume facing down a line of police in riot gear

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YIMBY Birder (Sarah) @sarahchadd.bsky.social · 8d

Rain in Detroit delaying game 3 of the ALDS... Meanwhile, back on the #Mariners home turf it's a gorgeous fall day.

Current weather in Seattle: clear and 73° fahrenheit ("feels like 76°")

YIMBY Birder (Sarah) @sarahchadd.bsky.social · 8d

Oops, he glitched.

DEMSEC @demsec.bsky.social · 8d

Stephen froze like a deer in the headlights and pretended to have connection issues because he unintentionally gave away the game plan.

“Plenary authority is complete, absolute power over a specific area or issue, with no significant limitations."

Show people this clip. This is an insane slip up.

YIMBY Birder (Sarah) @sarahchadd.bsky.social · 14d

Watching with envy from D1. Can @alexis4seattle.bsky.social save Curby, too?

YIMBY Birder (Sarah) @sarahchadd.bsky.social · 14d

Besides my personal feelings on this partnership, I'm concerned SPF is funneling donations to an "organization" that isn't even doing anything these days. WS Skylink hasn't interacted on any social media in well over a year, and hasn't posted to their own website blog in 3.5 years.

YIMBY Birder (Sarah) @sarahchadd.bsky.social · 14d

Who at TAS is the documented responsible/lead contact to be held accountable?

How do TAS's actions comport with SPF's prioritization of public spaces, especially when nearly all their efforts are focused on private land use?

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YIMBY Birder (Sarah) @sarahchadd.bsky.social · 14d

FWIW, here's what I asked about TAS:

How much funding has SPF provided TAS in recent years (ideally broken down by fiscal year)?

What was the direction provided for use of funds provided to TAS by SPF?

What accountability measures are in place to ensure funds are used as directed?

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YIMBY Birder (Sarah) @sarahchadd.bsky.social · 14d

I initially dug in on SPF's site because I've been trying to understand Tree Action Seattle's structure, strategy, and funding. They're not technically an organization, but they are sponsored by SPF. I also reached out to SPF about TAS, but found the Skylink stuff in the course of my research

YIMBY Birder (Sarah) @sarahchadd.bsky.social · 14d

Seattle Parks Foundation appears to be funding Skylink (gondola) "research." Why are they funding the people trying to stop light rail? I've reached out to SPF for more info on the nature of this partnership and how much $ has gone to these hucksters
www.seattleparksfoundation.org/project/west...

Screenshot of Seattle Parks Foundation website page featuring "West Seattle Skylink Feasibility" and a button to donate to this project

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YIMBY Birder (Sarah) @sarahchadd.bsky.social · 19d

Pedantic! Also, pedant is me.

YIMBY Birder (Sarah) @sarahchadd.bsky.social · 23d

Ah, preservationism is clearly the way.

Change is bad.

YIMBY Birder (Sarah) @sarahchadd.bsky.social · 23d

Guess I'm happy the only positive mainstream press coverage this fabricated issue has garnered is this. Especially knowing how the Seattle Times editorial board often falls all over themselves to publish actual editorials by tree NIMBYs.

YIMBY Birder (Sarah) @sarahchadd.bsky.social · 23d

"Not counting the urbanist builder stuff" lol... Is that a touch of shade being thrown at @theurbanist.org ? Shade from old heritage trees, not gross apartment buildings.

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