turtlyburtly
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It's interesting to observe the parallels between the NYC and Seattle mayoral elections. In both cases, I'm seeing people saying the race is all about turnout, with the understanding that young people's votes are needed for the progressive choice in both cities to win out.
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In general, this council focuses obsessively on the small stuff and disdains previous elected officials and the reasons behind their decisions. The worst instinct of all politicians is to behave as if they are the first person to ever hold their position or ask specific questions.
left/right exits within the extant political system
seattle does have reactionary conservatives - the boundaries they are reacting to are defined by the somewhat liberal overton window
but in a more conservative context, i’m sure this council would advocate for even more conservative policies
seattle does have reactionary conservatives - the boundaries they are reacting to are defined by the somewhat liberal overton window
but in a more conservative context, i’m sure this council would advocate for even more conservative policies
Seattle has always fought people who want to sell food but can't afford a storefront; we used to have basically NO food trucks, and the city has very slowly started allowing them to exist within constraints over the past 10 years. Classist and aesthetic puritanism is a feature of THIS city.
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Lights are on but nobody is home.
We have a broken Roomba for President.
We have a broken Roomba for President.
Mar Awa III, patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, also born in Chicago, gave Pope Leo a Cubs jersey.
