Alex ITMFA
@ahym666.bsky.social
decolonial dreamz
focused on art, labor, gardening, housing, tenants rights, land use, transportation and environment
posting from the southern Seattle suburbs in Coast Salish territory
abolish ICE, land back and free Palestine
focused on art, labor, gardening, housing, tenants rights, land use, transportation and environment
posting from the southern Seattle suburbs in Coast Salish territory
abolish ICE, land back and free Palestine
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The Post-Election Budget: Council Protects Sweeps Team, Raises Permit Fees, and Bans Spending on Harm Reduction
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The Post-Election Budget: Council Protects Sweeps Team, Raises Permit Fees, and Bans Spending on Harm Reduction - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett The Seattle City Council is getting ready to approve the city’s budget for the first year…
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November 20, 2025 at 12:43 AM
The Post-Election Budget: Council Protects Sweeps Team, Raises Permit Fees, and Bans Spending on Harm Reduction
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This is an approach I support. I have a lot of respect for @counciloravalos.bsky.social ‘s work, and I hope local leaders here in Burien, Seattle and King County (and Tukwila and Tacoma 👀👀👀) continue to follow suit!
See:
REVOKE THE PERMIT OR NOTHING AT ALL type messaging.
No, we actually want to layer laws & strategies on top of one another like a thicket.
That’s what creates a robust regulatory approach that might impact decisions.
Either/or reasoning is uninformed and damaging to the stated goals.
REVOKE THE PERMIT OR NOTHING AT ALL type messaging.
No, we actually want to layer laws & strategies on top of one another like a thicket.
That’s what creates a robust regulatory approach that might impact decisions.
Either/or reasoning is uninformed and damaging to the stated goals.
There’s a lot of ultra leftism popping up demanding that people take risks that the people doing the demanding are not actually taking.
Also a lot of all-or-nothing type grandstanding that is not really productive from an organizing standpoint unless the goal is to stop people from doing things.
Also a lot of all-or-nothing type grandstanding that is not really productive from an organizing standpoint unless the goal is to stop people from doing things.
November 20, 2025 at 5:58 AM
This is an approach I support. I have a lot of respect for @counciloravalos.bsky.social ‘s work, and I hope local leaders here in Burien, Seattle and King County (and Tukwila and Tacoma 👀👀👀) continue to follow suit!
lol
New: In an extraordinary appearance at a @socialists.nyc meet tonight, Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani urged the leftist group to not endorse Chi Osse's run against Hakeem Jeffries, saying the move would make it "more difficult" to enact his agenda in NYC, per sources. www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/19/m...
Mamdani pleads directly with NYC-DSA to not back Chi Osse’s run against Hakeem Jeffries
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani appeared at a Democratic Socialists of America meeting Wednesday night to urge the group to not endorse his onetime campaign surrogate Chi Osse’s 2026 challenge aga…
www.nydailynews.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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Please join us at the @seattletru.bsky.social fundraiser — give as much as you’re able, please.
Tickets will sell out! Give today!
Please join us at the @seattletru.bsky.social fundraiser — give as much as you’re able, please.
Tickets will sell out! Give today!
TRU 2025 Fundraiser: This Is Our City
2025 Transit Riders Union Fundraiser
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November 19, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Please join us at the @seattletru.bsky.social fundraiser — give as much as you’re able, please.
Tickets will sell out! Give today!
Please join us at the @seattletru.bsky.social fundraiser — give as much as you’re able, please.
Tickets will sell out! Give today!
Selling this space would be a huge mistake.
Seattle film production facility Harbor Island Studios found its funding on the Metropolitan King County Council’s budgetary chopping block — but the show will go on for at least a while longer. However, a solution is needed soon 📽️ My story for @seattletimes.com: www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...
November 20, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Selling this space would be a huge mistake.
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Seattle is beautiful!
November 19, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Seattle is beautiful!
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Transit stations should have public bathrooms.
November 19, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Transit stations should have public bathrooms.
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Musk's "time away from politics" involved having Republicans completely revamp the 2021 infrastructure bill so that a huge swath of the $42.5 billion in taxpayer broadband grants are funneled to his company (and away from better options) in exchange for satellite service he already planned to offer
November 19, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Musk's "time away from politics" involved having Republicans completely revamp the 2021 infrastructure bill so that a huge swath of the $42.5 billion in taxpayer broadband grants are funneled to his company (and away from better options) in exchange for satellite service he already planned to offer
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Seattle Times publisher Frank Blethen hands reins to son Ryan Blethen
Seattle Times publisher Frank Blethen hands reins to son Ryan Blethen
Ryan Blethen succeeds his father, Frank Blethen, who will step down Dec. 31 after four decades in the role.
www.seattletimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Seattle Times publisher Frank Blethen hands reins to son Ryan Blethen
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My latest on how the 2026 Seattle budget (final Council vote on Friday) is not setting Katie Wilson up for success, between its accounting tricks, one-time funding, and CM provisos. Also some details about the federal Continuum of Care changes, which I know many of you have been concerned about.
NEW STORY // Katie Wilson to Inherit Seattle’s Budget Woes
Story by @amysundberg.bsky.social via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/19/k...
Story by @amysundberg.bsky.social via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/19/k...
Katie Wilson to Inherit Seattle’s Budget Woes » The Urbanist
# Katie Wilson may have won the mayoral election, but her challenges are just beginning. Outgoing Mayor Bruce Harrell is leaving a budget mess behind him.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
My latest on how the 2026 Seattle budget (final Council vote on Friday) is not setting Katie Wilson up for success, between its accounting tricks, one-time funding, and CM provisos. Also some details about the federal Continuum of Care changes, which I know many of you have been concerned about.
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My deep dive on the funding changes: publicola.com/2025/11/17/f...
Federal Funding Changes Could Make Thousands of People in Seattle Homeless - PubliCola
The city and county are working on plans to offset potential federal funding cuts under the Trump Administration. By Erica…
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November 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
My deep dive on the funding changes: publicola.com/2025/11/17/f...
Mayor-Elect Wilson, bring back the congestion pricing study! The average Seattle-area driver loses 87 hours of their life each year sitting in traffic. That's over 3.5 days.
Think about what you're missing out on. Books read, meals shared. That's time you'll never get back.
Think about what you're missing out on. Books read, meals shared. That's time you'll never get back.
How much time Seattle-area traffic costs drivers
A new report shows Seattle-area traffic is worse than before the pandemic, especially midday.
www.axios.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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As for Surratt and Mantilla, they're picks that appeal to a lot of different interest groups in the city. I heard their names yesterday from someone who was a Harrell backer and the person was quite pleased. Pham is someone who's enormously well respected for her work in Little Saigon.
November 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
As for Surratt and Mantilla, they're picks that appeal to a lot of different interest groups in the city. I heard their names yesterday from someone who was a Harrell backer and the person was quite pleased. Pham is someone who's enormously well respected for her work in Little Saigon.
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We're rolling out the red carpet along Rainier Ave S for the 12,000 daily riders on King County Metro's popular Route 7. This Seattle Transit Measure-funded project connects people to key businesses, parks, schools, amenities, and community hubs throughout South Seattle.
November 19, 2025 at 8:36 PM
We're rolling out the red carpet along Rainier Ave S for the 12,000 daily riders on King County Metro's popular Route 7. This Seattle Transit Measure-funded project connects people to key businesses, parks, schools, amenities, and community hubs throughout South Seattle.
Tiffani McCoy is the head of House our Neighbors, Karen Estevenin is on the board of the Social Housing Developer and Andrés Mantilla is on the Bellwether Housing board 👀👀👀
November 19, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Tiffani McCoy is the head of House our Neighbors, Karen Estevenin is on the board of the Social Housing Developer and Andrés Mantilla is on the Bellwether Housing board 👀👀👀
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What a humbling e-mail to receive this morning from a rider in Jersey City. Secure parking for 🚲 🛴 has the power to transform the entire region by making transit more accessible and more convenient. My only hope is that we can rapidly speed up deployments w/cities and agencies across region.
November 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
What a humbling e-mail to receive this morning from a rider in Jersey City. Secure parking for 🚲 🛴 has the power to transform the entire region by making transit more accessible and more convenient. My only hope is that we can rapidly speed up deployments w/cities and agencies across region.
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NEW: Seattle Mayor-Elect Katie Wilson has announced her transition team. Andrés Mantilla of Uncommon Bridges has been picked to lead the transition as director.
November 19, 2025 at 8:09 PM
NEW: Seattle Mayor-Elect Katie Wilson has announced her transition team. Andrés Mantilla of Uncommon Bridges has been picked to lead the transition as director.
Elevated rail has the benefit of being a wonderful way to visually experience a city.
See: the Seattle Monorail 😍
See: the Seattle Monorail 😍
Hey transit folks, has Sound Transit considered an elevated route through downtown instead of the second tunnel? I was just imagining a platform that serves the second floor of Union Station and the view you'd get. I love riding the monorail and the L in Chicago. Could it also be cheaper?
November 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Elevated rail has the benefit of being a wonderful way to visually experience a city.
See: the Seattle Monorail 😍
See: the Seattle Monorail 😍
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"The problem for billionaires is written on the tin: It’s their billions. Lately, once the money of the private-jet set enters a campaign, the stink of the oligarchy sticks to the campaign."
Me today @newrepublic.com :
newrepublic.com/article/2033... via @newrepublic.com
Me today @newrepublic.com :
newrepublic.com/article/2033... via @newrepublic.com
The Real Losers in Seattle’s Mayoral
Election? Oligarchs.
They poured mountains of dollars into trying to find ways to stop socialist Katie Wilson. But to younger voters, their money stinks.
newrepublic.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
"The problem for billionaires is written on the tin: It’s their billions. Lately, once the money of the private-jet set enters a campaign, the stink of the oligarchy sticks to the campaign."
Me today @newrepublic.com :
newrepublic.com/article/2033... via @newrepublic.com
Me today @newrepublic.com :
newrepublic.com/article/2033... via @newrepublic.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The little blep 😭
They definitely live here. Two examples from the last few months:
November 19, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The little blep 😭
This is your reminder that just because someone is wealthy it doesn’t mean that they are good with money
*stares in the Seattle City Budget for the next few years*
*stares in the Seattle City Budget for the next few years*
“And in the end, her campaign was simply more cost-effective. It spent $2.98 in PAC money per voter, where Harrell’s campaign spent a whopping $13.32. In my back-of-envelope McKinsey calculations, this means that socialist Katie Wilson got a better ROI than the oligarchs.”
"The problem for billionaires is written on the tin: It’s their billions. Lately, once the money of the private-jet set enters a campaign, the stink of the oligarchy sticks to the campaign."
Me today @newrepublic.com :
newrepublic.com/article/2033... via @newrepublic.com
Me today @newrepublic.com :
newrepublic.com/article/2033... via @newrepublic.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:52 PM
This is your reminder that just because someone is wealthy it doesn’t mean that they are good with money
*stares in the Seattle City Budget for the next few years*
*stares in the Seattle City Budget for the next few years*
I love seeing @councilormorillo.bsky.social talk about how the Portland City Council is considering taking steps to address the harms caused by ICE detention in their city!!!!!!
Use the municipal machine for good! This is the kind of policy wonk I love to see.
Use the municipal machine for good! This is the kind of policy wonk I love to see.
November 19, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I love seeing @councilormorillo.bsky.social talk about how the Portland City Council is considering taking steps to address the harms caused by ICE detention in their city!!!!!!
Use the municipal machine for good! This is the kind of policy wonk I love to see.
Use the municipal machine for good! This is the kind of policy wonk I love to see.
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Guess what! Transit Riders Union ( @seattletru.bsky.social ) is having a fundraising party and you're invited! Come hang out with transit nerds who advocate for cool things, eat good food from Spice Walla, and hear from Interesting Speakers.
Get your tickets (& donate) here: givebutter.com/Z0191M
Get your tickets (& donate) here: givebutter.com/Z0191M
TRU 2025 Fundraiser: This Is Our City
2025 Transit Riders Union Fundraiser
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November 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Guess what! Transit Riders Union ( @seattletru.bsky.social ) is having a fundraising party and you're invited! Come hang out with transit nerds who advocate for cool things, eat good food from Spice Walla, and hear from Interesting Speakers.
Get your tickets (& donate) here: givebutter.com/Z0191M
Get your tickets (& donate) here: givebutter.com/Z0191M
“And in the end, her campaign was simply more cost-effective. It spent $2.98 in PAC money per voter, where Harrell’s campaign spent a whopping $13.32. In my back-of-envelope McKinsey calculations, this means that socialist Katie Wilson got a better ROI than the oligarchs.”
"The problem for billionaires is written on the tin: It’s their billions. Lately, once the money of the private-jet set enters a campaign, the stink of the oligarchy sticks to the campaign."
Me today @newrepublic.com :
newrepublic.com/article/2033... via @newrepublic.com
Me today @newrepublic.com :
newrepublic.com/article/2033... via @newrepublic.com
The Real Losers in Seattle’s Mayoral
Election? Oligarchs.
They poured mountains of dollars into trying to find ways to stop socialist Katie Wilson. But to younger voters, their money stinks.
newrepublic.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:19 PM
“And in the end, her campaign was simply more cost-effective. It spent $2.98 in PAC money per voter, where Harrell’s campaign spent a whopping $13.32. In my back-of-envelope McKinsey calculations, this means that socialist Katie Wilson got a better ROI than the oligarchs.”