Aaron Brethorst
@brethorsting.com
Seattleite, transit enthusiast, democracy enthusiast. Posting through it ONLY in my personal capacity.
Exec Director for OneBusAway’s parent nonprofit, Open Transit Software Foundation
Founder of Sincere (formerly Voterletters)
Exec Director for OneBusAway’s parent nonprofit, Open Transit Software Foundation
Founder of Sincere (formerly Voterletters)
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AND it’s the 59th anniversary of the first appearance of the Gävle Goat, which has been erected every year since and only burnt down a mere 42 times. More on that from @jonnelledge.bsky.social
The Swedish town where every Christmas brings goat arson
The parable of the Gävle Goat.
jonn.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:32 PM
AND it’s the 59th anniversary of the first appearance of the Gävle Goat, which has been erected every year since and only burnt down a mere 42 times. More on that from @jonnelledge.bsky.social
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the year is 2026. the disney-nvidia merger has been approved. erika kirk is the new head of cbs news. bill kristol is extolling the necessity of a vanguard party and permanent revolution
Is it possible that there are now issues where I am to the right of Bill Kristol??
December 2, 2025 at 2:42 AM
the year is 2026. the disney-nvidia merger has been approved. erika kirk is the new head of cbs news. bill kristol is extolling the necessity of a vanguard party and permanent revolution
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Is it possible that there are now issues where I am to the right of Bill Kristol??
December 2, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Is it possible that there are now issues where I am to the right of Bill Kristol??
Oh nooooo. I laughed so hard at this that my dog got worried and came over to check on me 😂
Younghoe Koo completely missed the ball and kicked the turf, Jaxson Dart can't believe it
December 2, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Oh nooooo. I laughed so hard at this that my dog got worried and came over to check on me 😂
Welcome to my huge wax mtn closet
December 2, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Welcome to my huge wax mtn closet
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Seattle is not small or narrow. It’s huge and we can easily double our population if we are being realistic. It would fund transit, schools and services and bring an economic vitality and vibrancy to every part of our city
December 1, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Seattle is not small or narrow. It’s huge and we can easily double our population if we are being realistic. It would fund transit, schools and services and bring an economic vitality and vibrancy to every part of our city
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It’s clear that Republicans are very worried about the upcoming special election in a Tennessee district that Trump won by double digits.
Help us GOTV for @aftynbehn.bsky.social (a state representative and former Indivisible organizer) before Election Day on Tuesday: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Help us GOTV for @aftynbehn.bsky.social (a state representative and former Indivisible organizer) before Election Day on Tuesday: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Scoop: Trump and Johnson to hold tele-rally for GOP in tight Tennessee House race
Should Republicans lose — or win narrowly — it would further expectations that the party is heading toward a perilous midterm.
www.axios.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:11 AM
It’s clear that Republicans are very worried about the upcoming special election in a Tennessee district that Trump won by double digits.
Help us GOTV for @aftynbehn.bsky.social (a state representative and former Indivisible organizer) before Election Day on Tuesday: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Help us GOTV for @aftynbehn.bsky.social (a state representative and former Indivisible organizer) before Election Day on Tuesday: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Macrodosing Grimes livestreams are a great way for ruining one’s mood meanwhile.
i've been microdosing pumpkin pie every day and it's been pretty incredible for elevating my mood
November 30, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Macrodosing Grimes livestreams are a great way for ruining one’s mood meanwhile.
Every time I see Bryan Johnson pop up anywhere I have to wrack my brain trying to remember "Is that the weird zero percent body fat helmet guy?"
Yep: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Yep: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
November 30, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Every time I see Bryan Johnson pop up anywhere I have to wrack my brain trying to remember "Is that the weird zero percent body fat helmet guy?"
Yep: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Yep: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Well I'm sure this won't have any ramifications
“We’re broken and we’re being poached by ICE,” one official with the prison workers union told ProPublica. “It’s unbelievable. People are leaving in droves.”
By @keribla.bsky.social
By @keribla.bsky.social
As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Leave in Droves for ICE
Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse.
www.propublica.org
November 30, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Well I'm sure this won't have any ramifications
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yeah AI Ben Garrison is incredible
November 30, 2025 at 5:17 PM
yeah AI Ben Garrison is incredible
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An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
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Check out this article about OneBusAway in today’s UW Daily, written by @maryandolina.bsky.social. Thanks for taking the time to talk to us!
www.dailyuw.com/article/oneb...
www.dailyuw.com/article/oneb...
OneBusAway: By the Community, for the Community
OneBusAway: By the Community, for the Community
www.dailyuw.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Check out this article about OneBusAway in today’s UW Daily, written by @maryandolina.bsky.social. Thanks for taking the time to talk to us!
www.dailyuw.com/article/oneb...
www.dailyuw.com/article/oneb...
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everyone knows the number one quality of rigorous, responsible journalism is waiting months and months to reveal urgently newsworthy information until it can cause the most harm in your personal vendettas
November 26, 2025 at 10:53 PM
everyone knows the number one quality of rigorous, responsible journalism is waiting months and months to reveal urgently newsworthy information until it can cause the most harm in your personal vendettas
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Chotiner: so it’s to fight the X-men, it’s functional?
Magneto: yes of course, the Master of Magnetism must triumph!
Chotiner: ok so what about the cape, why does the cape match the helmet?
Magneto: FASHION DAMN YOU
Magneto: yes of course, the Master of Magnetism must triumph!
Chotiner: ok so what about the cape, why does the cape match the helmet?
Magneto: FASHION DAMN YOU
November 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Chotiner: so it’s to fight the X-men, it’s functional?
Magneto: yes of course, the Master of Magnetism must triumph!
Chotiner: ok so what about the cape, why does the cape match the helmet?
Magneto: FASHION DAMN YOU
Magneto: yes of course, the Master of Magnetism must triumph!
Chotiner: ok so what about the cape, why does the cape match the helmet?
Magneto: FASHION DAMN YOU
Ah well, nevertheless!
".. He even argued that 'reasonable minds could differ' as to how to interpret the .. call between Mr. Trump and Brad Raffensperger ..
But "Mr. Raffensperger, in his 2021 book .. was unequivocal .. 'The president was asking me to do something that I knew was wrong.'"
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
But "Mr. Raffensperger, in his 2021 book .. was unequivocal .. 'The president was asking me to do something that I knew was wrong.'"
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Judge Dismisses Georgia Election Interference Case Against Trump
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Ah well, nevertheless!
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isaac chotiner came to my house and tricked me into admitting we weren’t out of ice cream in front of my five year old daughter
November 25, 2025 at 2:33 AM
isaac chotiner came to my house and tricked me into admitting we weren’t out of ice cream in front of my five year old daughter
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Got the flu last year on Thanksgiving and it really sucked. Obviously vaccine is no guarantee you won’t get it, but it’s basically free with no downside and is, imho, a no-brainer.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
A New Flu Variant May Make Cold Season Brutal This Year
U.S. flu rates remain low, but experts are keeping an eye on a new strain that’s been linked to unexpectedly early and severe seasons in several other countries
www.scientificamerican.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Got the flu last year on Thanksgiving and it really sucked. Obviously vaccine is no guarantee you won’t get it, but it’s basically free with no downside and is, imho, a no-brainer.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
Let’s try another one: Elon Musk has a full blown case of Mar-a-Lago face.
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Let’s try another one: Elon Musk has a full blown case of Mar-a-Lago face.
Here’s another roast, which doesn’t even require poisoning black people to do: no matter what you might accomplish, your father will never love you.
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Here’s another roast, which doesn’t even require poisoning black people to do: no matter what you might accomplish, your father will never love you.
Ooh here, let me try: you’re so shortsighted and small that you refuse to build any vanity projects like your robber baron forebears. When you finally expire, your name will soon be forgotten or at worst be nothing more than a punchline.
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Ooh here, let me try: you’re so shortsighted and small that you refuse to build any vanity projects like your robber baron forebears. When you finally expire, your name will soon be forgotten or at worst be nothing more than a punchline.
I don’t understand how anyone can stand to listen to that man talking to anyone (especially Elmo) for more than a minute or two.
Also, Elon is such a dipshit.
Also, Elon is such a dipshit.
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I don’t understand how anyone can stand to listen to that man talking to anyone (especially Elmo) for more than a minute or two.
Also, Elon is such a dipshit.
Also, Elon is such a dipshit.
The billboards and transit stop ads are real reason I will never live there.
Two perfectly normal ads in the perfectly normal city of San Francisco.
November 24, 2025 at 5:03 AM
The billboards and transit stop ads are real reason I will never live there.