Jason Weill
@weill.org
Seattle resident, New York born; not all my aggression is passive. Career break taker, "Personal Finance for People in Tech" author, election visualizer, housing and transit advocate, cat preferrer
https://weill.org
https://weill.org
The admins of bsky dot social have bestowed a verified checkmark on @icegov.bsky.social. A friendly reminder that #Mastodon still exists, in case you want an alternative to this alternative
January 17, 2026 at 1:32 AM
The admins of bsky dot social have bestowed a verified checkmark on @icegov.bsky.social. A friendly reminder that #Mastodon still exists, in case you want an alternative to this alternative
I find it odd that so many @pwhltorrent.bsky.social players have cover stories to tell when a driver asks what they do for work.
January 15, 2026 at 10:39 PM
I find it odd that so many @pwhltorrent.bsky.social players have cover stories to tell when a driver asks what they do for work.
Lofi Girl, whose instrumentals have been instrumental to my productivity and mental health for years, is opening a cafe in Paris "soon".
loficafe.com
loficafe.com
Lofi Cafe
Un lieu cozy en plein cœur de Paris pour faire une pause, travailler et se détendre.
loficafe.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Lofi Girl, whose instrumentals have been instrumental to my productivity and mental health for years, is opening a cafe in Paris "soon".
loficafe.com
loficafe.com
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Huge congratulations to the amazing community volunteers and advocates @sngreenways.bsky.social and @fixthel8.bsky.social who paved the way for this change. I'm so proud of you. And thank you Mayor Wilson! #Seattle
In the press scrum, Wilson said she wanted bus lanes in the most congested section of Denny Way, from Dexter to Stewart Avenue, where advocates outraced a Route 8 bus on foot this summer. www.theurbanist.org/2025/07/22/b...
Bus Advocates Race Route 8 to Bolster Case for Improvements » The Urbanist
# On July 10, more than 200 transit advocates raced a Route 8 bus on foot from Dexter Avenue to Stewart Street, and came out on top. They're demanding bus lanes to make the bus faster than walking.
www.theurbanist.org
January 15, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Huge congratulations to the amazing community volunteers and advocates @sngreenways.bsky.social and @fixthel8.bsky.social who paved the way for this change. I'm so proud of you. And thank you Mayor Wilson! #Seattle
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The USPS will host a free first-day-of-issue event to mark the launch of its Bruce Lee Forever stamps on Feb. 18 at the Nippon Kan Theatre in Japantown (628 S Washington St).
Postal Service To Release Stunner of Stamp To Honor Bruce Lee
The U.S. Postal Service will honor Bruce Lee, the renowned Chinese American martial artist and actor, with a new Forever stamp. Lee captivated film audiences with his skill, charisma and screen presen...
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January 10, 2026 at 9:36 PM
The USPS will host a free first-day-of-issue event to mark the launch of its Bruce Lee Forever stamps on Feb. 18 at the Nippon Kan Theatre in Japantown (628 S Washington St).
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In Feb, it will be the 3 year anniversary of passing I-135 and 1 year since passing Prop 1A. Join us to commemorate these victories, get an update on the current state of social housing, and hear what's coming up in 2026. More details and registration: tinyurl.com/stateofsocia...
January 8, 2026 at 6:08 PM
In Feb, it will be the 3 year anniversary of passing I-135 and 1 year since passing Prop 1A. Join us to commemorate these victories, get an update on the current state of social housing, and hear what's coming up in 2026. More details and registration: tinyurl.com/stateofsocia...
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“Robotaxis will lower total car use, not increase it, b/c some people won’t need to own their own vehicle anymore.”
The same claim was made about ridehail 12 years ago. Didn’t happen. In fact, ridehail’s ascent increased car ownership. Why would robotaxis be different?
www.cmu.edu/traffic21/re...
The same claim was made about ridehail 12 years ago. Didn’t happen. In fact, ridehail’s ascent increased car ownership. Why would robotaxis be different?
www.cmu.edu/traffic21/re...
January 8, 2026 at 2:27 PM
“Robotaxis will lower total car use, not increase it, b/c some people won’t need to own their own vehicle anymore.”
The same claim was made about ridehail 12 years ago. Didn’t happen. In fact, ridehail’s ascent increased car ownership. Why would robotaxis be different?
www.cmu.edu/traffic21/re...
The same claim was made about ridehail 12 years ago. Didn’t happen. In fact, ridehail’s ascent increased car ownership. Why would robotaxis be different?
www.cmu.edu/traffic21/re...
Sad to see that the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, with some 240 years of service to the community, will shut down, as will the free Pittsburgh City Paper. The city will still have a daily paper, the conservative-leaning Tribune-Review.
www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/n...
www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/n...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette plans to shut down
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is shutting down.
www.cbsnews.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Sad to see that the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, with some 240 years of service to the community, will shut down, as will the free Pittsburgh City Paper. The city will still have a daily paper, the conservative-leaning Tribune-Review.
www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/n...
www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/n...
A friendly reminder that even when a story is compelling and plausible, think before you share or upvote. We already have our first AI-assisted hoax of the year.
I reached out to the author of this viral Reddit post thinking there might be a story in it. He sent me an employee badge that Gemini flagged as being AI-generated and supporting documents that I suspect were also generated by AI. Be careful out there folks!
www.reddit.com/r/confession...
www.reddit.com/r/confession...
From the confession community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the confession community
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January 6, 2026 at 2:52 AM
A friendly reminder that even when a story is compelling and plausible, think before you share or upvote. We already have our first AI-assisted hoax of the year.
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Endless Column, by Constantin Brâncuși, 1938, 📸 by @stephenmally
January 4, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Endless Column, by Constantin Brâncuși, 1938, 📸 by @stephenmally
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Hey! Go follow my new account, @mayorofseattle.bsky.social !
This is your city — that means that you belong here, you have a right to be here and to live a dignified life, whatever your background and whatever your income. wilson.seattle.gov/2026/01/02/m...
Mayor Wilson Inauguration Speech - Office of the Mayor
Mayor Katie B. Wilson was sworn into office on January 2, 2026. Remarks as written: It is such a pleasure and an honor to be here with all of you today. I look out and I see so many people who have pl...
wilson.seattle.gov
January 3, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Hey! Go follow my new account, @mayorofseattle.bsky.social !
Congrats @milesintransit.com on the @nytimes.com feature! He did a “longest trip on MetroCard” video earlier in the year, too.
Two New York Times journalists joined Miles Taylor, a YouTuber and transport enthusiast, on a daylong journey across New York City area buses and trains before sale of the MetroCard ends on December 31.
To Say Goodbye to the MetroCard, We Spent a Day Riding Every Transit System That Uses It
Two Times journalists joined Miles Taylor, a YouTuber and transport enthusiast, on a daylong journey across New York City area buses and trains before sale of the card ends on Dec. 31.
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December 31, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Congrats @milesintransit.com on the @nytimes.com feature! He did a “longest trip on MetroCard” video earlier in the year, too.
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These USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C SSD enclosures are kind of ridiculous, but also kind of adorable. One looks like a floppy drive, the other like a computer icon for a file folder... which in turn is skeuomorphic design meant to look like an actual folder. www.ithome.com/0/909/297.htm
December 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
These USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C SSD enclosures are kind of ridiculous, but also kind of adorable. One looks like a floppy drive, the other like a computer icon for a file folder... which in turn is skeuomorphic design meant to look like an actual folder. www.ithome.com/0/909/297.htm
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Public Health Seattle & King County’s comic on flushing rats back down the toilet is too cute. kingcounty.gov/en/dept/dph/...
December 23, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Public Health Seattle & King County’s comic on flushing rats back down the toilet is too cute. kingcounty.gov/en/dept/dph/...
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Sony’s Japanese MiniDisc ads with Jamiroquai
December 22, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Sony’s Japanese MiniDisc ads with Jamiroquai
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Adam Silver says NBA expansion decision coming in 2026, with Las Vegas and Seattle the focus
Via @theathletic
www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
Via @theathletic
www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
Adam Silver says NBA expansion decision coming in 2026, with Las Vegas and Seattle the focus
The NBA last added a team in 2004, when the Charlotte Bobcats became the league's 30th franchise.
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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This basically amounts to Waymo using city workers to provide customer service -- with local taxpayers footing the bill.
If you fall asleep or pass out in a Waymo, their telops will try to rouse you w a 'time to wake up' recording and failing that call police, ie don't expect to be wakened by Waymo person/concierge. You hired a robot not a chauffeur.
Nothing personal, just automated business.
OP: tiktok.such2such
Nothing personal, just automated business.
OP: tiktok.such2such
December 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
This basically amounts to Waymo using city workers to provide customer service -- with local taxpayers footing the bill.
Single-use plastic bags are wasteful and not as “reusable” in practice as claimed. Why is WA mandating that they be thicker and more expensive to consumers, rather than moving to phase them out entirely?
www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...
www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...
As cost of grocery bags rises to 12 cents, WSU study finds bag fee is creating more plastic waste even as number of bags plummets
When getting her groceries, Lisa Villella almost always forgets her reusable bags at home.
www.spokesman.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Single-use plastic bags are wasteful and not as “reusable” in practice as claimed. Why is WA mandating that they be thicker and more expensive to consumers, rather than moving to phase them out entirely?
www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...
www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...
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Made a little mapping tool with @shirleyswirley.bsky.social to answer the question: where in Seattle are people most politically similar to: ______?
For example, this is the similarity map for Broadmoor Golf Club, the most extremist carceral and tax-dodging gated community inside the city bounds.
For example, this is the similarity map for Broadmoor Golf Club, the most extremist carceral and tax-dodging gated community inside the city bounds.
December 9, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Made a little mapping tool with @shirleyswirley.bsky.social to answer the question: where in Seattle are people most politically similar to: ______?
For example, this is the similarity map for Broadmoor Golf Club, the most extremist carceral and tax-dodging gated community inside the city bounds.
For example, this is the similarity map for Broadmoor Golf Club, the most extremist carceral and tax-dodging gated community inside the city bounds.
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Seattle will host the following group stage matches in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, announced Saturday:
June 15: Belgium v. Egypt
June 19: USA v. Australia
June 24: Qatar v. UEFA Playoff A winner (Italy/Northern Irleand/Wales/Bosnia and Herzegovina
June 26: Egypt v. Iran
June 15: Belgium v. Egypt
June 19: USA v. Australia
June 24: Qatar v. UEFA Playoff A winner (Italy/Northern Irleand/Wales/Bosnia and Herzegovina
June 26: Egypt v. Iran
FIFA World Cup 2026™ Match Schedule Reveal
YouTube video by FIFA
www.youtube.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Seattle will host the following group stage matches in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, announced Saturday:
June 15: Belgium v. Egypt
June 19: USA v. Australia
June 24: Qatar v. UEFA Playoff A winner (Italy/Northern Irleand/Wales/Bosnia and Herzegovina
June 26: Egypt v. Iran
June 15: Belgium v. Egypt
June 19: USA v. Australia
June 24: Qatar v. UEFA Playoff A winner (Italy/Northern Irleand/Wales/Bosnia and Herzegovina
June 26: Egypt v. Iran
Incredible game by the @pwhltorrent.bsky.social tonight! The Torrent conceded a goal about 3 minutes into the game, Hannah Murphy made 23 straight saves in her first pro start to keep it 1–0 for 55 more minutes, then the Torrent score 2 goals in the final 2 minutes. First win in team history.
December 4, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Incredible game by the @pwhltorrent.bsky.social tonight! The Torrent conceded a goal about 3 minutes into the game, Hannah Murphy made 23 straight saves in her first pro start to keep it 1–0 for 55 more minutes, then the Torrent score 2 goals in the final 2 minutes. First win in team history.
RIP Crucial, a fantastic brand of memory and storage, killed as a consumer brand so that its parent company can sell to AI companies instead.
The AI boom's impact on consumer RAM & storage pricing & availability claims another victim: Micron will shut down its Crucial line of consumer-focused products to prioritize "Micron-branded enterprise products" for AI data centers and other commercial purposes. investors.micron.com/news-release...
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December 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
RIP Crucial, a fantastic brand of memory and storage, killed as a consumer brand so that its parent company can sell to AI companies instead.
For nearly a year, I've been watching with quiet captivation as the tech world seeks "efficiency" with AI. Are we in a bubble? Yes. Will good AI products outlast it? Definitely.
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Watching the Tech World’s AI Mania Moment
Imagine a business meeting where someone’s presenting a document they wrote with an AI-enabled word processor, to a room full of people equipped with AI text summarizers, which provide AI-written comm...
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December 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
For nearly a year, I've been watching with quiet captivation as the tech world seeks "efficiency" with AI. Are we in a bubble? Yes. Will good AI products outlast it? Definitely.
weill.org/2025/12/03/t...
weill.org/2025/12/03/t...