Alex
@alexh666.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
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
free Palestine
I don’t understand why people whine about wealthy people leaving if taxes are too high.
If people do not want to contribute to society, they are welcome to see themselves out. It’s not like they contribute now 🤷
If people do not want to contribute to society, they are welcome to see themselves out. It’s not like they contribute now 🤷
February 15, 2026 at 4:21 AM
I don’t understand why people whine about wealthy people leaving if taxes are too high.
If people do not want to contribute to society, they are welcome to see themselves out. It’s not like they contribute now 🤷
If people do not want to contribute to society, they are welcome to see themselves out. It’s not like they contribute now 🤷
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A long time ago, downtown Seattle had free public transit. It revitalized the city, IMO.
February 15, 2026 at 12:25 AM
A long time ago, downtown Seattle had free public transit. It revitalized the city, IMO.
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Happy Valentine's Day from Village Bicycle Cooperative!
February 14, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Happy Valentine's Day from Village Bicycle Cooperative!
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✅ Raised crosswalks function as speed tables that physically compel drivers to slow down.
✅ This places pedestrians higher in the driver’s field of vision, while signaling a pedestrian-priority zone.
✅ They create a seamless, barrier-free path for all users by maintaining a level surface.
✅ This places pedestrians higher in the driver’s field of vision, while signaling a pedestrian-priority zone.
✅ They create a seamless, barrier-free path for all users by maintaining a level surface.
February 14, 2026 at 3:15 PM
✅ Raised crosswalks function as speed tables that physically compel drivers to slow down.
✅ This places pedestrians higher in the driver’s field of vision, while signaling a pedestrian-priority zone.
✅ They create a seamless, barrier-free path for all users by maintaining a level surface.
✅ This places pedestrians higher in the driver’s field of vision, while signaling a pedestrian-priority zone.
✅ They create a seamless, barrier-free path for all users by maintaining a level surface.
Just saw the chonkiest raccoon walk into my neighbor’s bramble patch (it’s their whole yard lol)
February 14, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Just saw the chonkiest raccoon walk into my neighbor’s bramble patch (it’s their whole yard lol)
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What are local electeds doing about conditions at the SCORE jail ? It is not enough to stand up to ICE while ignoring how our carceral state is failing to protect the health & safety of those impacted by system.
SCORE Jail is in Des Moines; owned Auburn, Burien, Des Moines, Renton, SeaTac, Tukwila
SCORE Jail is in Des Moines; owned Auburn, Burien, Des Moines, Renton, SeaTac, Tukwila
February 13, 2026 at 10:54 PM
What are local electeds doing about conditions at the SCORE jail ? It is not enough to stand up to ICE while ignoring how our carceral state is failing to protect the health & safety of those impacted by system.
SCORE Jail is in Des Moines; owned Auburn, Burien, Des Moines, Renton, SeaTac, Tukwila
SCORE Jail is in Des Moines; owned Auburn, Burien, Des Moines, Renton, SeaTac, Tukwila
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H.R. 1 dedicated $45 BILLION to detention center expansion and we know that ICE/DHS is ACTIVELY trying to expand their detention capacity in the Seattle area.
That’s why I just introduced emergency legislation to institute a citywide moratorium to stop new or expanded detention centers in Seattle.
That’s why I just introduced emergency legislation to institute a citywide moratorium to stop new or expanded detention centers in Seattle.
February 14, 2026 at 4:00 PM
H.R. 1 dedicated $45 BILLION to detention center expansion and we know that ICE/DHS is ACTIVELY trying to expand their detention capacity in the Seattle area.
That’s why I just introduced emergency legislation to institute a citywide moratorium to stop new or expanded detention centers in Seattle.
That’s why I just introduced emergency legislation to institute a citywide moratorium to stop new or expanded detention centers in Seattle.
Arrests can also really fuck with immigration processes too…
…. An arrest, even without formal charges or conviction, will typically appear on criminal background checks because law enforcement records of the detention persist. While not a conviction, this record can negatively affect employment… disturbing all of these unlawful arrests 😡
February 14, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Arrests can also really fuck with immigration processes too…
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NIMBY-zone these MFs to hell.
Make them pass design review.
Require lengthy community feedback processes for any "law enforcement" headquarters.
ICE is not welcome here!
Make them pass design review.
Require lengthy community feedback processes for any "law enforcement" headquarters.
ICE is not welcome here!
NEW: ICE is leasing offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
www.wired.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:05 AM
NIMBY-zone these MFs to hell.
Make them pass design review.
Require lengthy community feedback processes for any "law enforcement" headquarters.
ICE is not welcome here!
Make them pass design review.
Require lengthy community feedback processes for any "law enforcement" headquarters.
ICE is not welcome here!
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Land use is something municipalities have a lot of control over…
Cities should make abducting people very expensive and difficult in any way that they can.
Cities should make abducting people very expensive and difficult in any way that they can.
Portland isn't changing course on carrying out its land use violation against the ICE building.
Portland upholds land use violation against ICE facility’s landlord
Portland officials will continue to seek penalties against the owner of the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement building for violating a land use agreement.
www.opb.org
February 14, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Land use is something municipalities have a lot of control over…
Cities should make abducting people very expensive and difficult in any way that they can.
Cities should make abducting people very expensive and difficult in any way that they can.
Opposing this bill mandating 72 hrs of notice for immigration raids and opposing Rep Reed’s bill to make college more affordable…
Sounds like the faculty and staff unions need to help the @uofwa.uw.edu come up with better lobbying priorities…
Sounds like the faculty and staff unions need to help the @uofwa.uw.edu come up with better lobbying priorities…
Republican speaker gets gaveled for just reading a letter from the opponents of this bill, which are mostly businesses and also the @uofwa.uw.edu who are saying they'll get sued if they don't follow the law in the bill. #waleg
February 14, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Opposing this bill mandating 72 hrs of notice for immigration raids and opposing Rep Reed’s bill to make college more affordable…
Sounds like the faculty and staff unions need to help the @uofwa.uw.edu come up with better lobbying priorities…
Sounds like the faculty and staff unions need to help the @uofwa.uw.edu come up with better lobbying priorities…
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There's all kinds of Bike Love in Utrecht.
Wishing you an all kinds of 🚲❤️ weekend!
Wishing you an all kinds of 🚲❤️ weekend!
February 14, 2026 at 12:32 AM
There's all kinds of Bike Love in Utrecht.
Wishing you an all kinds of 🚲❤️ weekend!
Wishing you an all kinds of 🚲❤️ weekend!
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The $38.3 billion they are going to spend for interment camps could fund the annual budget of NASA, the EPA, and all clean energy R&D at the Department of Energy—combined.
Breaking news: ICE expects to spend $38.3 billion on its plan to acquire warehouses across the U.S. and retrofit them into immigrant detention centers that can hold tens of thousands of people, according to agency documents.
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion turning warehouses into detention centers
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion converting warehouses into detention centers, according to planning documents, more than the annual budgets of 22 states.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:14 AM
The $38.3 billion they are going to spend for interment camps could fund the annual budget of NASA, the EPA, and all clean energy R&D at the Department of Energy—combined.
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Rep Farivar up to speak n HB 2294, which prohibits restrictive covenants that prevent new grocery stores from moving in when old grocery stores close. This is directly related to Kroger's decision to close the Fred Meyers in her districts and then prevent any other store from coming in #waleg
February 14, 2026 at 6:40 AM
Rep Farivar up to speak n HB 2294, which prohibits restrictive covenants that prevent new grocery stores from moving in when old grocery stores close. This is directly related to Kroger's decision to close the Fred Meyers in her districts and then prevent any other store from coming in #waleg
The Rainforests, ecologies, food-ways, histories, cultures, and sustainable infrastructure that existed in the Pacific Northwest were maintained for *millennia* by the Indigenous folks of the Pacific Northwest; Coast Salish and beyond
prior to the arrival of settler colonialism and capitalism.
prior to the arrival of settler colonialism and capitalism.
This is supposed to say “clear cut” lol
I’m talking about our temperate rainforests that white settler colonialists destroyed for profit.
Not just rainforests; ecologies, food-ways, histories, cultures, and sustainable infrastructure.
I’m talking about our temperate rainforests that white settler colonialists destroyed for profit.
Not just rainforests; ecologies, food-ways, histories, cultures, and sustainable infrastructure.
February 14, 2026 at 5:19 AM
The Rainforests, ecologies, food-ways, histories, cultures, and sustainable infrastructure that existed in the Pacific Northwest were maintained for *millennia* by the Indigenous folks of the Pacific Northwest; Coast Salish and beyond
prior to the arrival of settler colonialism and capitalism.
prior to the arrival of settler colonialism and capitalism.
Everyone in the Pacific Northwest needs air conditioning now because we clear the existing air conditioning system for colonial profit
February 14, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Everyone in the Pacific Northwest needs air conditioning now because we clear the existing air conditioning system for colonial profit
Libraries are anti-fascist infrastructure!!!!!
idk I grew up reading old marvel comics from the library, so anti-nazi propaganda is pretty baked in for me (appreciatory)
February 14, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Libraries are anti-fascist infrastructure!!!!!
Thinking of the time Morgan McMichaels broke her hand punching a Nazi (in drag):
www.them.us/story/morgan...
www.them.us/story/morgan...
February 14, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Thinking of the time Morgan McMichaels broke her hand punching a Nazi (in drag):
www.them.us/story/morgan...
www.them.us/story/morgan...
We all deserve a four day work week!!!
Today I’m iving my Martha Stewart fantasy — I went to the grocery store, made salami sandwiches for lunch, bought curtains and drapery hardware, did laundry, and cleaned the kitchen…
Now I’m having a martini, and then I’m going to bake cookies for some neighbors.
I love not working on Fridays.
Now I’m having a martini, and then I’m going to bake cookies for some neighbors.
I love not working on Fridays.
February 14, 2026 at 2:29 AM
We all deserve a four day work week!!!
Today I’m iving my Martha Stewart fantasy — I went to the grocery store, made salami sandwiches for lunch, bought curtains and drapery hardware, did laundry, and cleaned the kitchen…
Now I’m having a martini, and then I’m going to bake cookies for some neighbors.
I love not working on Fridays.
Now I’m having a martini, and then I’m going to bake cookies for some neighbors.
I love not working on Fridays.
February 14, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Today I’m iving my Martha Stewart fantasy — I went to the grocery store, made salami sandwiches for lunch, bought curtains and drapery hardware, did laundry, and cleaned the kitchen…
Now I’m having a martini, and then I’m going to bake cookies for some neighbors.
I love not working on Fridays.
Now I’m having a martini, and then I’m going to bake cookies for some neighbors.
I love not working on Fridays.
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“Planting suitable wetland species alongside rivers and roof tops helps delay surface water runoff by up to 90%…In the Netherlands, there are hundreds of green roofs on bus stops…Each square metre green of roof cover absorbs 20 litres of water, reducing how much water enters the drains.”
Now, a study from University of East London looks at ways to restore some of the "sponginess" the city has lost, protecting vulnerable homes & businesses.
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February 13, 2026 at 8:24 AM
“Planting suitable wetland species alongside rivers and roof tops helps delay surface water runoff by up to 90%…In the Netherlands, there are hundreds of green roofs on bus stops…Each square metre green of roof cover absorbs 20 litres of water, reducing how much water enters the drains.”
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The funny thing about residential zoning though is, put that business in a car and suddenly it's OK!
Services that go to someone's house, gig work food delivery and ride apps, etc are all businesses operating in residential zones, but since they're on wheels, it gets around local zoning.
Services that go to someone's house, gig work food delivery and ride apps, etc are all businesses operating in residential zones, but since they're on wheels, it gets around local zoning.
February 13, 2026 at 2:59 AM
The funny thing about residential zoning though is, put that business in a car and suddenly it's OK!
Services that go to someone's house, gig work food delivery and ride apps, etc are all businesses operating in residential zones, but since they're on wheels, it gets around local zoning.
Services that go to someone's house, gig work food delivery and ride apps, etc are all businesses operating in residential zones, but since they're on wheels, it gets around local zoning.
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After housing, this is the next big zoning reform: the right to do business. Always found it odd that the USA, supposedly the land of the free market, makes it the hard if not outright illegal to open a business in most places.
Like many other planning failures, this one's also rooted in racism.
Like many other planning failures, this one's also rooted in racism.
The al pastor taco truck at sleepy North Berkeley BART is booming every night with neighbors, cyclists and families. Imagine what we could do with fully legalized street vending citywide.
February 13, 2026 at 2:52 AM
After housing, this is the next big zoning reform: the right to do business. Always found it odd that the USA, supposedly the land of the free market, makes it the hard if not outright illegal to open a business in most places.
Like many other planning failures, this one's also rooted in racism.
Like many other planning failures, this one's also rooted in racism.
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A lot of residential only zoning in California traces back to anti Chinese laundry services and general anti saloon politics.
After housing, this is the next big zoning reform: the right to do business. Always found it odd that the USA, supposedly the land of the free market, makes it the hard if not outright illegal to open a business in most places.
Like many other planning failures, this one's also rooted in racism.
Like many other planning failures, this one's also rooted in racism.
The al pastor taco truck at sleepy North Berkeley BART is booming every night with neighbors, cyclists and families. Imagine what we could do with fully legalized street vending citywide.
February 13, 2026 at 4:34 AM
A lot of residential only zoning in California traces back to anti Chinese laundry services and general anti saloon politics.