@coleswensen.bsky.social
Spokanite. Two-wheeled enthusiast. Catch me outside
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If you’re wondering how the debate is going on the city’s parking tax ordinance, it’s this
November 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
If you’re wondering how the debate is going on the city’s parking tax ordinance, it’s this
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We are a social species, and we have always prevailed through cooperation. Caring for our sick. Raising children we didn't sire or birth because they were part of our village or extended family. We are not breeders and predators, we are communicators and survivors. We evolved to UNITE.
November 14, 2025 at 9:17 AM
We are a social species, and we have always prevailed through cooperation. Caring for our sick. Raising children we didn't sire or birth because they were part of our village or extended family. We are not breeders and predators, we are communicators and survivors. We evolved to UNITE.
If you know a thing or two about the makeup of Spokane, you’ll know that we are a city PLAGUED with surface parking. This would be a huge and highly needed source of income for our city.
An upcoming ordinance, if passed by city council, would tax surface and garage parking lots. Funds would go to transportation projects like street and sidewalk maintenance. The ordinance is scheduled for a final council reading on Nov. 17. Read more here:
Spokane City Council considers taxing commercial parking lots – RANGE Media
The tax would add about $0.50 to a $3.85 parking fee and fund street repair. But it’s not just about revenue, it’s about increasing vibrancy downtown.
rangemedia.co
November 14, 2025 at 1:33 AM
If you know a thing or two about the makeup of Spokane, you’ll know that we are a city PLAGUED with surface parking. This would be a huge and highly needed source of income for our city.
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agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
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shutdown deal per AXIOS:
republicans get: government reopens and party avoids political consequences for refusing to make health care affordable
democrats get: seven beans, an old case logic CD wallet (empty), a coupon for 15% off Busch Gardens, one spiced pumpkin scented candle, a 6-pack of Zima
republicans get: government reopens and party avoids political consequences for refusing to make health care affordable
democrats get: seven beans, an old case logic CD wallet (empty), a coupon for 15% off Busch Gardens, one spiced pumpkin scented candle, a 6-pack of Zima
November 10, 2025 at 12:42 AM
shutdown deal per AXIOS:
republicans get: government reopens and party avoids political consequences for refusing to make health care affordable
democrats get: seven beans, an old case logic CD wallet (empty), a coupon for 15% off Busch Gardens, one spiced pumpkin scented candle, a 6-pack of Zima
republicans get: government reopens and party avoids political consequences for refusing to make health care affordable
democrats get: seven beans, an old case logic CD wallet (empty), a coupon for 15% off Busch Gardens, one spiced pumpkin scented candle, a 6-pack of Zima
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I got you, pal! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/m...
She Was Ready to Have Her 15th Child. Then Came the Felony Charges.
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I got you, pal! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/m...
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Spokane Transit just bought Transit app’s premium tier subscription (Royale) for every resident.
Our small city’s transit agency is punching waaaaay above its weight
www.spokanetransit.com/press-releas...
Our small city’s transit agency is punching waaaaay above its weight
www.spokanetransit.com/press-releas...
STA Partners With Transit App to Bring Premium Trip-Planning Features to Local Riders - Spokane Transit Authority
Spokane Transit is announcing a new partnership with Transit App, one of the world’s most popular apps for navigating cities by bus, walking, or biking.
www.spokanetransit.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Spokane Transit just bought Transit app’s premium tier subscription (Royale) for every resident.
Our small city’s transit agency is punching waaaaay above its weight
www.spokanetransit.com/press-releas...
Our small city’s transit agency is punching waaaaay above its weight
www.spokanetransit.com/press-releas...
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This is real. Chicago today.
Yeah, that is a tear gas canister being fired toward the retreating couple holding the baby
October 15, 2025 at 2:52 AM
This is real. Chicago today.
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October 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Honestly “Republicans are shutting down the government to hide the Epstein files” is pretty good messaging.
Raskin: "It's not lost on anyone that shutting the government down allows them not swear in our new colleague, Ms Grijalva from Arizona, who would be the 218th signature to discharge the Epstein files and to put a vote on that on the House floor."
October 1, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Honestly “Republicans are shutting down the government to hide the Epstein files” is pretty good messaging.
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"The AI revolution is going to change all of our lives"
September 26, 2025 at 9:53 AM
"The AI revolution is going to change all of our lives"
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I know antifa isn't a real organization because I don't get 40 texts a week from them asking for donations.
September 22, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I know antifa isn't a real organization because I don't get 40 texts a week from them asking for donations.
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as usual, Margaret eloquently summarizes the thoughts that have been drifting around in my head this week. @margaret.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 8:11 PM
as usual, Margaret eloquently summarizes the thoughts that have been drifting around in my head this week. @margaret.bsky.social
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They're openly saying they want to sacrifice LGBTQ people and the planet to appease fascists. This is not only a losing strategy, this is morally repugnant.
Every single one of these people should be ashamed, but we know they won't because they are amoral sociopaths.
Every single one of these people should be ashamed, but we know they won't because they are amoral sociopaths.
September 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
They're openly saying they want to sacrifice LGBTQ people and the planet to appease fascists. This is not only a losing strategy, this is morally repugnant.
Every single one of these people should be ashamed, but we know they won't because they are amoral sociopaths.
Every single one of these people should be ashamed, but we know they won't because they are amoral sociopaths.
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Apropos of nothing, here's a thread of some Charlie Kirk highlights
September 11, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Apropos of nothing, here's a thread of some Charlie Kirk highlights
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ICE took 2 firefighters OFF THE FUCKING FIRE LINE!?
Federal agents arrest firefighters working on WA wildfire
Federal agents showed up northeast of Lake Cushman to check identification of crew members fighting Washington's largest active wildfire.
www.seattletimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:32 AM
ICE took 2 firefighters OFF THE FUCKING FIRE LINE!?
Just got this ad on Duolingo…. Gross?
August 22, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Just got this ad on Duolingo…. Gross?
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Current city council member Jonathan Bingle and community organizer Sarah Dixit are running to represent Spokane City Council District 1.
Read more about the candidates and their hopes for the city at the link below!
Read more about the candidates and their hopes for the city at the link below!
Meet the District 1 Spokane City Council candidates – RANGE Media
The results of this election could mean an even smaller conservative contingent on city council as the incumbent runs against a new face in local politics.
rangemedia.co
August 21, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Current city council member Jonathan Bingle and community organizer Sarah Dixit are running to represent Spokane City Council District 1.
Read more about the candidates and their hopes for the city at the link below!
Read more about the candidates and their hopes for the city at the link below!
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Come on, there’s nothing more romantic than eating dinner under the eye of ICE, the local cops, and a mere four states’ worth of national guards
Restaurant owners tell the Washington Post that sending troops into civilian areas seems to have scared off their customers
www.washingtonpost.com/food/2025/08...
www.washingtonpost.com/food/2025/08...
‘The city is dead’: D.C. restaurant reservations drop amid federal crackdown
August restaurant week can be a lifeline for D.C. food businesses, but high-visibility arrests and heavy law enforcement presence are driving some diners away.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 20, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Come on, there’s nothing more romantic than eating dinner under the eye of ICE, the local cops, and a mere four states’ worth of national guards
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Did you know that when a redwood dies and falls in the forest it can take over 500 years for the log to rot? For perspective, that is twice as long as the United States has been a country. There are rotting logs on forest floors that are older than our government.
August 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Did you know that when a redwood dies and falls in the forest it can take over 500 years for the log to rot? For perspective, that is twice as long as the United States has been a country. There are rotting logs on forest floors that are older than our government.
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the thing everyone is going to have to accept is that the post-trump period, whenever it comes, will not and cannot be a project of national unity, it must be a project of partisan project of renewal, in the same way that reconstruction and the new deal were partisan projects of renewal.
August 12, 2025 at 11:18 PM
the thing everyone is going to have to accept is that the post-trump period, whenever it comes, will not and cannot be a project of national unity, it must be a project of partisan project of renewal, in the same way that reconstruction and the new deal were partisan projects of renewal.
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Roe vs. Wade (abortion)
Obergefell (gay marriage)
HIPAA (medical record privacy)
All of these depend upon right to privacy laws which stem from the 14th amendment.
All of these connect to each other and are being systematically torn apart.
All of our fates are connected.
Obergefell (gay marriage)
HIPAA (medical record privacy)
All of these depend upon right to privacy laws which stem from the 14th amendment.
All of these connect to each other and are being systematically torn apart.
All of our fates are connected.
August 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Roe vs. Wade (abortion)
Obergefell (gay marriage)
HIPAA (medical record privacy)
All of these depend upon right to privacy laws which stem from the 14th amendment.
All of these connect to each other and are being systematically torn apart.
All of our fates are connected.
Obergefell (gay marriage)
HIPAA (medical record privacy)
All of these depend upon right to privacy laws which stem from the 14th amendment.
All of these connect to each other and are being systematically torn apart.
All of our fates are connected.