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Matthew Johnson @seasouthern.bsky.social · 2h

But… I mean…

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Matthew Johnson @seasouthern.bsky.social · 6h

Remember Peanut who I had never heard of before then?

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Matthew Johnson @seasouthern.bsky.social · 11h

So Mills shouldn’t run because she has higher approval ratings?

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Matthew Johnson @seasouthern.bsky.social · 11h

Won’t there be low info voters in the general election? So if he can’t overcome name recognition and a political machine against Mills why do you think he could do it against Collins?

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Matthew Johnson @seasouthern.bsky.social · 22h

Just a random aside but as someone with the whitest whiteboy name in history I can GUARAN-FUCKING-TEE transliteration fucks up spellings. Two of the languages I (was) decent at don’t have ‘juh’ J. So in Arabic I am Mathyu Djinsn and in Russian Mattvey Dzhonson. How is this controversial?

Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 23h

Yeah it's either Dunning-Kruger or I spent years tracing records of Chinese people in this country.

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Matthew Johnson @seasouthern.bsky.social · 23h

@hlayfield.bsky.social What are your thoughts on Mookie Betts?

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Matthew Johnson @seasouthern.bsky.social · 1d

XKCD?

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Matthew Johnson @seasouthern.bsky.social · 1d

a young boy in a blue shirt is typing on a laptop computer .

Alt: A young boy in a blue shirt is typing on a computer who then gives a thumbs up.

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Matthew Johnson @seasouthern.bsky.social · 1d

Might already know this but the Brewers played one year in Seattle as the Seattle Pilots at Sick’s Stadium (which was torn down and I now work on top of) before moving to Milwaukee.

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Matthew Johnson @seasouthern.bsky.social · 1d

Disappointing to only get one run that inning but if we can just continue to score one run an inning while making sure they score less runs I think even the Mariners can likely maintain this lead.

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Ryan Broderick @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social · 26d

In the 2010s, this country's elites were thrown onto social platforms with everyone else and could finally read what we all think about them and it caused them so much psychic damage that they decided to destroy both the internet and democracy to make sure nothing like it ever happened again.

Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 26d

If this is what it took for you to be pushed into fascism you were probably already there

This predates the social media wars of the late 2010s: One Trump appointee told me that a radicalizing experience was being booted out of the Gawker comments section, way back in the day. But as progressive movements swept through social media, others were tossed off Twitter and Facebook for stepping over a variety of lines, from allegations of harassment to claims of election misinformation. Pandemic era public health rules and fevered enforcement cost others their accounts.

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Matthew Johnson @seasouthern.bsky.social · 2d

This is how you build soccer in America.

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Matthew Johnson @seasouthern.bsky.social · 3d

@kkfla737.bsky.social FYI this happened tonight. A kid who played for a neighborhood USL2 team took the field on an emergency loan (lots of international duty) for the Seattle Sounders.

Matthew Johnson @seasouthern.bsky.social · 3d

This was actually pretty rad. @goballardfc.bsky.social is owned by former Sounder Lamar Neagle and was couched by former Sounder James Riley.

It is freaking cool as hell for a neighborhood USL2 player to win a game for the @soundersfc.com.

Sounder at Heart @sounderatheart.com · 3d

Morris and de la Vega are out for Musovski and Kingston, who is making his MLS debut. He’s the first Ballard FC alum to play for the Sounders.

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Matthew Johnson @seasouthern.bsky.social · 3d

This was actually pretty rad. @goballardfc.bsky.social is owned by former Sounder Lamar Neagle and was couched by former Sounder James Riley.

It is freaking cool as hell for a neighborhood USL2 player to win a game for the @soundersfc.com.

Sounder at Heart @sounderatheart.com · 3d

Morris and de la Vega are out for Musovski and Kingston, who is making his MLS debut. He’s the first Ballard FC alum to play for the Sounders.

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 3d

I'm really interested to know exactly how "corridor urbanism", which is another name for focusing housing growth on our widest, loudest, and dirtiest arterial streets so other areas don't have to change, got literally baked into Washington's statewide transportation plan.

Reimagining Growth: Corridor Urbanism
Washington state is growing fast. By 2050, our urban cores and rural communities will experience
demographic and economic shifts that demand a new model of development. This plan integrates
housing and land use planning with transportation strategies to encourage growth along key
transportation corridors with mixed-use, mixed-income housing within walking distance of highcapacity transit. It suggests reformed zoning to encourage flexible, mid-scale development that
matches community context and transportation capacity. It offers strategies to streamline development
and lower development costs, which promote affordability.
By linking where people live, work, and shop with how they move, we can reduce commute times, lower
emissions, and support vibrant, walkable neighborhoods. This approach offers substantial potential
benefits: increased housing density, reduced reliance on single-occupancy vehicles, and enhanced
transit accessibility. Environmental advantages include decreased energy and water consumption
and lower carbon emissions. Studies estimate that, compared with traditional suburban development,
dwellings in mixed-income and mixed-use developments consume 39% less energy and 62% less
water. Driving is reduced by 55%, and household costs by 53%. These developments can significantly
boost the local tax base through increased property values.11 By strategically redeveloping existing
corridors, we can create more sustainable, equitable, and economically vibrant communities, alleviating
transportation pressures and fostering responsible urban growth.

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Matthew Johnson @seasouthern.bsky.social · 3d

Two nights in a row.

This city hates me.

Matthew Johnson @seasouthern.bsky.social · 3d

Arriola would have to be the GK right?

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Matthew Johnson @seasouthern.bsky.social · 3d

You could literally make a team out of this:

List of Sounders who didn’t play today due to injury and International Duty.

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Matthew Johnson @seasouthern.bsky.social · 3d

Pretty sure I am repeating myself but Zak continues to be right: WE CAN’T PUT GAMES AWAY. I SHOULDN’T BE THIS NERVOUS!!!

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Matthew Johnson @seasouthern.bsky.social · 3d

Why the F haven’t we put this away?!???

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Matthew Johnson @seasouthern.bsky.social · 3d

Weird to say that going into half time with a 1-0 lead with a highly rotated 11 but I am disappointed. Sorry for being a bad fan.

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Matthew Johnson @seasouthern.bsky.social · 3d

a cartoon horse says no sir i dont like it

Alt: a cartoon horse says no sir i dont like it. Gif from Ren and Stimpy.

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Matthew Johnson @seasouthern.bsky.social · 3d

I agree with Zak. We do not put games away. Should be 3-0 at this point.

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Matthew Johnson @seasouthern.bsky.social · 3d

Someone in the group chat said that he was told in another group chat that one of the Tacoma Defiance players called up to @soundersfc.com on emergency loan was a @goballardfc.bsky.social player? Anyone know if that is true?

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Rep. Dan Goldman @repdangoldman.bsky.social · 3d

No “clean CR” exists when Trump defies Congress and unilaterally guts programs—from law enforcement to pediatric cancer research to clean energy projects.

Republicans want Democratic cover to keep breaking the law. Democrats won’t play along.

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