Wes Mills 🥌
@oowm.org
Lots of transit and transit pictures.
AS47689, @[email protected], @oowm (dumpster fire site)
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Seattle Ped. Board member
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AS47689, @[email protected], @oowm (dumpster fire site)
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Wes Mills 🥌
@oowm.org
· Aug 30
But imagine what we could do with the Trailhead Direct buses outside of the summer season?
Lake City / Northgate / Greenwood / Carkeek Park
Beacon Hill / Columbia City / Othello / Seward Park
Gasworks / Fremont / Ballard Locks / Golden Gardens
Westlake / Queen Anne / Discovery Park
Lake City / Northgate / Greenwood / Carkeek Park
Beacon Hill / Columbia City / Othello / Seward Park
Gasworks / Fremont / Ballard Locks / Golden Gardens
Westlake / Queen Anne / Discovery Park
Psst: cool new project to dream, plan, and organize for better street experiences in Seattle.
Give Avery's site a click and drop pins with your thoughts
calmmystreet.com
Give Avery's site a click and drop pins with your thoughts
calmmystreet.com
Calm My Street
Our streets are for us. Report unsafe streets on our map to create calmer streets throughout the City of Seattle.
calmmystreet.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Psst: cool new project to dream, plan, and organize for better street experiences in Seattle.
Give Avery's site a click and drop pins with your thoughts
calmmystreet.com
Give Avery's site a click and drop pins with your thoughts
calmmystreet.com
Mamdani is not my Mayor, either.
My Mayor is @mayorofseattle.bsky.social Katie Wilson, and for that I am glad.
My Mayor is @mayorofseattle.bsky.social Katie Wilson, and for that I am glad.
January 20, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Mamdani is not my Mayor, either.
My Mayor is @mayorofseattle.bsky.social Katie Wilson, and for that I am glad.
My Mayor is @mayorofseattle.bsky.social Katie Wilson, and for that I am glad.
I really like Impossible burgers and last week discovered Impossible breaded chicken patties and somehow they're even better
(I don't know if this is because Impossible makes good simulations or because I have a completely ruined "taste" but I guess it doesn't matter!)
(I don't know if this is because Impossible makes good simulations or because I have a completely ruined "taste" but I guess it doesn't matter!)
January 20, 2026 at 7:07 PM
I really like Impossible burgers and last week discovered Impossible breaded chicken patties and somehow they're even better
(I don't know if this is because Impossible makes good simulations or because I have a completely ruined "taste" but I guess it doesn't matter!)
(I don't know if this is because Impossible makes good simulations or because I have a completely ruined "taste" but I guess it doesn't matter!)
Reposted by Wes Mills 🥌
ICYMI: My work books are open again, as the below feature was my last piece for my 3-month Digital Foundry contract. (I went out with an Amico-adjacent bang.) I'm proud to have built up really cool stuff for DF's relaunched site with their team; HMU if I might be of use to yours!
My latest feature-length article at Digital Foundry is a review of the Intellivision... Sprint.
It's been a while since I wrote a ton of words about something related to Intellivision, so for this one, I really went for it. Lots of interesting Mattel history in here.
It's been a while since I wrote a ton of words about something related to Intellivision, so for this one, I really went for it. Lots of interesting Mattel history in here.
Intellivision Sprint Review: Mattel's Forgotten Console Runs Again
Who is this sold-out, Atari-produced curio for?
www.digitalfoundry.net
January 20, 2026 at 5:36 PM
ICYMI: My work books are open again, as the below feature was my last piece for my 3-month Digital Foundry contract. (I went out with an Amico-adjacent bang.) I'm proud to have built up really cool stuff for DF's relaunched site with their team; HMU if I might be of use to yours!
Reposted by Wes Mills 🥌
If you want to get really nostalgic, hop on the tram Friday. First service started 1/23/2016 www.capitolhillseattle.com/2026/01/the-...
January 20, 2026 at 5:20 PM
If you want to get really nostalgic, hop on the tram Friday. First service started 1/23/2016 www.capitolhillseattle.com/2026/01/the-...
Reposted by Wes Mills 🥌
Don't have a printer in Seattle? Everyone with a Seattle library card gets ten free b&w prints a month! Think of the things you can print and distribute! (I can't help you with staple guns, sorry)
jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
![YOUR RING CAMERA IS AN ICE AGENT
[a drawing of a ring camera with an ice agent dragging a person away in its field of vision]
"In October of 2025, Amazon's Ring announced its partnership with FLOCK, an A.I. surveillance group that freely shares its footage with ICE, the secret service, and the navy. Flock customers can use A.I. tools to sift through footage to assist in all manner of operations (like raids and deportations) without a warrant. Unplug Ring! Melt ICE! Protect your neighbors!
See: https://blog.ring.com/about-ring/ring-expands-community-requests-to-additional-community-safety-partners/
https://www.404media.co/ice-secret-service-navy-all-had-access-to-flocks-nationwide-network-of-cameras/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp9MwZkHiMQ
https://www.aclum.org/campaigns-initiatives/get-the-flock-out-resource-guide/](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:p2aefnvhb3zmkrazk67dppxw/bafkreic7teyeocg7k5qcqxnc666k7clyiislh2zfi6iopcz6fs3e3lt6xy@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Don't have a printer in Seattle? Everyone with a Seattle library card gets ten free b&w prints a month! Think of the things you can print and distribute! (I can't help you with staple guns, sorry)
Reposted by Wes Mills 🥌
"The First Hill line is now twice as productive as the overall Metro bus system"
January 19, 2026 at 6:43 PM
"The First Hill line is now twice as productive as the overall Metro bus system"
Reposted by Wes Mills 🥌
At this point, I think DOL is including that Lord Farquaad quote with every license renewal.
Up here on the other end of town from LWB, fully half of drivers are simply ignoring these signs (and the red light anyway). Was a nice run of under a year being able to cross with less fear.
Up here on the other end of town from LWB, fully half of drivers are simply ignoring these signs (and the red light anyway). Was a nice run of under a year being able to cross with less fear.
The number of people who explicitly showed up to complain about not being able to turn right on red was definitely in the double digits.
It sounds like news of today's meeting was circulated among members of Coexist Lake Washington, a group that was stood up to block most changes to that specific street but is clearly an all-purpose anti-multimodal advocacy organization now.
January 18, 2026 at 1:54 AM
At this point, I think DOL is including that Lord Farquaad quote with every license renewal.
Up here on the other end of town from LWB, fully half of drivers are simply ignoring these signs (and the red light anyway). Was a nice run of under a year being able to cross with less fear.
Up here on the other end of town from LWB, fully half of drivers are simply ignoring these signs (and the red light anyway). Was a nice run of under a year being able to cross with less fear.
Reposted by Wes Mills 🥌
The number of people who explicitly showed up to complain about not being able to turn right on red was definitely in the double digits.
It sounds like news of today's meeting was circulated among members of Coexist Lake Washington, a group that was stood up to block most changes to that specific street but is clearly an all-purpose anti-multimodal advocacy organization now.
January 18, 2026 at 1:40 AM
The number of people who explicitly showed up to complain about not being able to turn right on red was definitely in the double digits.
Reposted by Wes Mills 🥌
Good afternoon from the 48!
This is a lovely route providing critical connections from the U District, along the back of Capitol Hill, and through the Central District.
Currently, it terminates at Mt. Baker, but after the 2 Line opening it'll likely be truncated to Judkins Park station.
This is a lovely route providing critical connections from the U District, along the back of Capitol Hill, and through the Central District.
Currently, it terminates at Mt. Baker, but after the 2 Line opening it'll likely be truncated to Judkins Park station.
January 17, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Good afternoon from the 48!
This is a lovely route providing critical connections from the U District, along the back of Capitol Hill, and through the Central District.
Currently, it terminates at Mt. Baker, but after the 2 Line opening it'll likely be truncated to Judkins Park station.
This is a lovely route providing critical connections from the U District, along the back of Capitol Hill, and through the Central District.
Currently, it terminates at Mt. Baker, but after the 2 Line opening it'll likely be truncated to Judkins Park station.
Link 1 Line (on a maintenance, weekend schedule): every 15 minutes then every 10 minutes
Link 2 Line (weekend schedule): every 10 minutes
Every Dallas-area DART light rail line, *PEAK WEEKDAY SERVICE* in two weeks: "...every 20 minutes during weekday peak periods (previously 15 minutes)."
Link 2 Line (weekend schedule): every 10 minutes
Every Dallas-area DART light rail line, *PEAK WEEKDAY SERVICE* in two weeks: "...every 20 minutes during weekday peak periods (previously 15 minutes)."
January 17, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Link 1 Line (on a maintenance, weekend schedule): every 15 minutes then every 10 minutes
Link 2 Line (weekend schedule): every 10 minutes
Every Dallas-area DART light rail line, *PEAK WEEKDAY SERVICE* in two weeks: "...every 20 minutes during weekday peak periods (previously 15 minutes)."
Link 2 Line (weekend schedule): every 10 minutes
Every Dallas-area DART light rail line, *PEAK WEEKDAY SERVICE* in two weeks: "...every 20 minutes during weekday peak periods (previously 15 minutes)."
Reposted by Wes Mills 🥌
Transit riders have been forced to sit through traffic on Seattle’s slowest and least reliable bus for decades. Finally we have a mayor willing to prioritize mobility and the climate to improve our transit system and give Seattleites the freedom of mobility they deserve. Roll out the red carpet!
January 16, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Transit riders have been forced to sit through traffic on Seattle’s slowest and least reliable bus for decades. Finally we have a mayor willing to prioritize mobility and the climate to improve our transit system and give Seattleites the freedom of mobility they deserve. Roll out the red carpet!
You know, I think this @edclin.bsky.social person just might be going to work out.
It's refreshing to hear an elected official talk about mode shift—moving people from vehicles to buses, bikes, sidewalks, and rail—after four years of virtual silence on this issue.
January 15, 2026 at 8:45 PM
You know, I think this @edclin.bsky.social person just might be going to work out.
we did it @fixthel8.bsky.social @seattletru.bsky.social
The second item: "We're going to be getting out the red paint on Denny Way," Wilson said. "We cannot let one of our highest ridership routes languish in traffic." Bus lane inbound.
January 15, 2026 at 5:52 PM
we did it @fixthel8.bsky.social @seattletru.bsky.social
Oh ok, childcare is now a campaign expense. Got it.
Just going to sit here quietly and think what could have been with @hadeeljeanne.com.
(Bias alert: I was treasurer for Hadeel's campaign but I'm not at all speaking for her.)
Just going to sit here quietly and think what could have been with @hadeeljeanne.com.
(Bias alert: I was treasurer for Hadeel's campaign but I'm not at all speaking for her.)
January 14, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Oh ok, childcare is now a campaign expense. Got it.
Just going to sit here quietly and think what could have been with @hadeeljeanne.com.
(Bias alert: I was treasurer for Hadeel's campaign but I'm not at all speaking for her.)
Just going to sit here quietly and think what could have been with @hadeeljeanne.com.
(Bias alert: I was treasurer for Hadeel's campaign but I'm not at all speaking for her.)
I saw Manager-Brain Arglebargle at the Moore pre-pandemic
Seattle councilmember Rob Saka is asking a bunch of bizarre questions of the city's Office of Emergency Management, including how they can "abrogate the perception" that they're part of the mayor's office
he also shouted out KPIs, the RACI matrix, and more manager-brain arglebargle
he also shouted out KPIs, the RACI matrix, and more manager-brain arglebargle
January 13, 2026 at 6:46 PM
I saw Manager-Brain Arglebargle at the Moore pre-pandemic
I remember when this is what Overlake Transit Center looked like over eight years ago. Look how far we've come!
January 12, 2026 at 11:39 PM
I remember when this is what Overlake Transit Center looked like over eight years ago. Look how far we've come!
mfw my US Passport has come to Apple Wallet before my ORCA Passport 😐
![Screenshot of the top bit of the UI from Apple Wallet showing portions of three cards. The top card in the stack reads "Digital ID - Passport verified [US flag icon]". The next two are representations of debit cards from N26 and Revolut.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ikzqk7oxdpcykkcscasalqfn/bafkreigzn7svhtq5ql2rh5krfbw5kncregzrbq7ocblvwyrm27r5avqnfy@jpeg)
January 12, 2026 at 5:14 PM
mfw my US Passport has come to Apple Wallet before my ORCA Passport 😐
Reposted by Wes Mills 🥌
A bull in a china shop- that’s a story. Two of them? That’s a parable
January 12, 2026 at 6:57 AM
A bull in a china shop- that’s a story. Two of them? That’s a parable
Reposted by Wes Mills 🥌
In case you needed it, here’s sleepy Sammy stealing her friend Luna’s bed (and snuggling with her toys).
January 11, 2026 at 6:44 PM
In case you needed it, here’s sleepy Sammy stealing her friend Luna’s bed (and snuggling with her toys).
Well, I had high hopes for Saar’s on Aurora but just like Safeway they now preemptively treat people who arrive on foot or transit with a backpack like we are going to Do Crime(tm) and have banned backpacks.
It’s frustrating how hostile just buying groceries has gotten.
It’s frustrating how hostile just buying groceries has gotten.
January 10, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Well, I had high hopes for Saar’s on Aurora but just like Safeway they now preemptively treat people who arrive on foot or transit with a backpack like we are going to Do Crime(tm) and have banned backpacks.
It’s frustrating how hostile just buying groceries has gotten.
It’s frustrating how hostile just buying groceries has gotten.
I did not know that @citybeautiful.nebula.tv had a card game on @nebula.tv's store so now I have two new decks of cards.
(A seemingly repeat post because the first time I didn't click the right city-themed Bluesky account!)
(A seemingly repeat post because the first time I didn't click the right city-themed Bluesky account!)
January 10, 2026 at 8:27 PM
I did not know that @citybeautiful.nebula.tv had a card game on @nebula.tv's store so now I have two new decks of cards.
(A seemingly repeat post because the first time I didn't click the right city-themed Bluesky account!)
(A seemingly repeat post because the first time I didn't click the right city-themed Bluesky account!)
Reposted by Wes Mills 🥌
youtu.be/6WDdFneJ8M4?...
I've never had a video throttled even a hundredth this badly before.
Talk about Israel on YouTube, lose your channel for the privilege. Unfortunate.
I've never had a video throttled even a hundredth this badly before.
Talk about Israel on YouTube, lose your channel for the privilege. Unfortunate.
How Lebanon Died: History of Lebanon (Final Episode)
YouTube video by Rare Earth
youtu.be
January 10, 2026 at 7:59 PM
youtu.be/6WDdFneJ8M4?...
I've never had a video throttled even a hundredth this badly before.
Talk about Israel on YouTube, lose your channel for the privilege. Unfortunate.
I've never had a video throttled even a hundredth this badly before.
Talk about Israel on YouTube, lose your channel for the privilege. Unfortunate.