Lisa Garbrick
@garblisa.bsky.social
Retired ER doctor enjoying a regular bedtime and so very much more. I bike all over Seattle, and I walk my elderly dog all over the neighborhood. Always learning, with current beginner status in making pizza at home and spoon carving.
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you ever think about how buck wild it must have been to be the first European colonizer to see a hummingbird?
“i saw a tiny bug that was also a bird, and it had hatred in its heart.”
“i saw a tiny bug that was also a bird, and it had hatred in its heart.”
December 11, 2025 at 9:18 PM
you ever think about how buck wild it must have been to be the first European colonizer to see a hummingbird?
“i saw a tiny bug that was also a bird, and it had hatred in its heart.”
“i saw a tiny bug that was also a bird, and it had hatred in its heart.”
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I think it’s also true that loneliness among women has historically been treated as an individual problem, while loneliness among men is treated as a societal problem. That, in turn, comes from an assumption that women are supposed to earn the company of others while men are entitled to it.
men’s loneliness gets “more airtime”?
baby I have lived the past three decades of my life witnessing corporate media elevate men’s loneliness into a full-blown balls-to-the-wall CRISIS once every 4-5 years
“more airtime” is hilarious
baby I have lived the past three decades of my life witnessing corporate media elevate men’s loneliness into a full-blown balls-to-the-wall CRISIS once every 4-5 years
“more airtime” is hilarious
December 12, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I think it’s also true that loneliness among women has historically been treated as an individual problem, while loneliness among men is treated as a societal problem. That, in turn, comes from an assumption that women are supposed to earn the company of others while men are entitled to it.
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Climate change fucking sucks.
December 11, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Climate change fucking sucks.
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Climate change is straining Alaska’s Arctic. A new mining road may push the region past the brink
Climate change is straining Alaska’s Arctic. A new mining road may push the region past the brink
In Northwest Alaska, a proposed 211-mile mining road has divided an Inupiaq community already devastated by climate change.
www.seattletimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Climate change is straining Alaska’s Arctic. A new mining road may push the region past the brink
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Well this ain’t good.
“Disney is making a $1 billion investment in OpenAI and will allow the AI platform to use its characters and properties to generate short, user-prompted social videos.”
www.wsj.com/business/med...
“Disney is making a $1 billion investment in OpenAI and will allow the AI platform to use its characters and properties to generate short, user-prompted social videos.”
www.wsj.com/business/med...
Disney to Invest $1 Billion in OpenAI, License Characters for Use in Sora
The three-year licensing deal will let users generate videos of more than 200 Disney, Marvel, Star Wars and Pixar characters.
www.wsj.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Well this ain’t good.
“Disney is making a $1 billion investment in OpenAI and will allow the AI platform to use its characters and properties to generate short, user-prompted social videos.”
www.wsj.com/business/med...
“Disney is making a $1 billion investment in OpenAI and will allow the AI platform to use its characters and properties to generate short, user-prompted social videos.”
www.wsj.com/business/med...
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So that's at least four people walking or biking in Seattle who have been hit by drivers and transported to the hospital - just today alone.
Seattle Fire is currently responding to a driver hitting someone walking near 15th Ave NW and NW 85th Street.
December 11, 2025 at 3:19 AM
So that's at least four people walking or biking in Seattle who have been hit by drivers and transported to the hospital - just today alone.
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Vision Zero is not aspirational. It is achievable with the right infrastructure.
We have the opportunity to do better.
We have the opportunity to do better.
So that's at least four people walking or biking in Seattle who have been hit by drivers and transported to the hospital - just today alone.
Seattle Fire is currently responding to a driver hitting someone walking near 15th Ave NW and NW 85th Street.
December 11, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Vision Zero is not aspirational. It is achievable with the right infrastructure.
We have the opportunity to do better.
We have the opportunity to do better.
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Divided Council Passes New Police Contract That Raises Officer Pay 42 Percent, With Few Accountability Concessions
The contract, which provides $126,000 paychecks to rookie cops after 6 months, also imposes new restrictions on the CARE team of unarmed first responders.
publicola.com/2025/12/10/4...
The contract, which provides $126,000 paychecks to rookie cops after 6 months, also imposes new restrictions on the CARE team of unarmed first responders.
publicola.com/2025/12/10/4...
Divided Council Passes New Police Contract That Raises Officer Pay 42 Percent, With Few Accountability Concessions - PubliCola
The contract, which provides $126,000 paychecks to rookie cops after 6 months, also imposes restrictions on the CARE team of…
publicola.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Divided Council Passes New Police Contract That Raises Officer Pay 42 Percent, With Few Accountability Concessions
The contract, which provides $126,000 paychecks to rookie cops after 6 months, also imposes new restrictions on the CARE team of unarmed first responders.
publicola.com/2025/12/10/4...
The contract, which provides $126,000 paychecks to rookie cops after 6 months, also imposes new restrictions on the CARE team of unarmed first responders.
publicola.com/2025/12/10/4...
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Palouse to Cascades Trail significantly damaged by washout and landslide due to heavy rain
#SEAbikes #Seattle
#SEAbikes #Seattle
Palouse to Cascades Trail significantly damaged by washout and landslide due to heavy rain
Photo from WSDOT. The extreme rainfall this week has triggered washouts and landslides that have damaged the Palouse to Cascades Trail. WSDOT posted a photo of a significant slide that has destroyed at least a dozen feet or so of the trail and damaged the hillside below it. Because it is relatively near I-90, WSDOT is monitoring the slide.
www.seattlebikeblog.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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These subtropical air masses that reach the PNW keep getting warmer and wetter as the climate warms as a whole.
Yakima, WA has reached 70 degrees today, the only other 70+ in Dec was 72 on 12/1/2021.
The atmospheric water vapor content is near record highs for Dec, increasing rainfall amounts.
Yakima, WA has reached 70 degrees today, the only other 70+ in Dec was 72 on 12/1/2021.
The atmospheric water vapor content is near record highs for Dec, increasing rainfall amounts.
December 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
These subtropical air masses that reach the PNW keep getting warmer and wetter as the climate warms as a whole.
Yakima, WA has reached 70 degrees today, the only other 70+ in Dec was 72 on 12/1/2021.
The atmospheric water vapor content is near record highs for Dec, increasing rainfall amounts.
Yakima, WA has reached 70 degrees today, the only other 70+ in Dec was 72 on 12/1/2021.
The atmospheric water vapor content is near record highs for Dec, increasing rainfall amounts.
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I just want to clarify, for Oaklanders who know me, that I am NOT the George in this story. That said, holy moly this does not sound good at all
sf.streetsblog.org/2025/12/09/c...
sf.streetsblog.org/2025/12/09/c...
Caught on Video: AC Transit Operator Appears to Assault Cyclist - Streetsblog San Francisco
Bus driver uses bike lane on Foothill to queue jump slow-moving traffic, tailgates and honks at a cyclist in the bike lane, then nearly runs him over
sf.streetsblog.org
December 10, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I just want to clarify, for Oaklanders who know me, that I am NOT the George in this story. That said, holy moly this does not sound good at all
sf.streetsblog.org/2025/12/09/c...
sf.streetsblog.org/2025/12/09/c...
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The heavy rain damage keeps stacking up.
UPDATE #2: EB I-90 remains blocked between Winery Road (MP 27) and 436th Ave SE (MP 32) near North Bend/Snoqualmie because of a slide. WB I-90 is open. This will be an extended closure. Plan ahead and seek alternate routes.
EB I-90 is closed between Winery Road (milepost 27) and 436th Avenue Southeast (milepost 32) because of a slide blocking the roadway. Two lanes of westbound I-90 are also blocked. Seek alternate routes.
December 10, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The heavy rain damage keeps stacking up.
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Seattle Fire is currently responding to a driver hitting someone on a scooter at Seneca Street and Hubbell Place at the foot of First Hill.
December 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Seattle Fire is currently responding to a driver hitting someone on a scooter at Seneca Street and Hubbell Place at the foot of First Hill.
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I am currently on ID consult service. I saw my first severe case of post influenza staphylococcal pneumonia of the season today - very sick patient admitted to the ICU.
Every patient I have seen so far admitted with influenza this week is unvaccinated.
The vaccines keep you out of hospital!
Get 💉💉💉
Every patient I have seen so far admitted with influenza this week is unvaccinated.
The vaccines keep you out of hospital!
Get 💉💉💉
December 10, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I am currently on ID consult service. I saw my first severe case of post influenza staphylococcal pneumonia of the season today - very sick patient admitted to the ICU.
Every patient I have seen so far admitted with influenza this week is unvaccinated.
The vaccines keep you out of hospital!
Get 💉💉💉
Every patient I have seen so far admitted with influenza this week is unvaccinated.
The vaccines keep you out of hospital!
Get 💉💉💉
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Found the source of the mudslide that came across I-90 last night by North Bend, took out a portion of the Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
A roughly 200 foot landslide #wawx
A roughly 200 foot landslide #wawx
December 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Found the source of the mudslide that came across I-90 last night by North Bend, took out a portion of the Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
A roughly 200 foot landslide #wawx
A roughly 200 foot landslide #wawx
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Huh
"Canada Plans to Fast-Track Immigration for US H1-B Visa Holders in New Talent Drive" ☹️ share.google/WtKFYfJNhfye...
Canada Plans to Fast-Track Immigration for US H1-B Visa Holders in New Talent Drive
The government says it will fast-track immigration for U.S. H-1B visa holders and spend more than $1 billion to attract researchers from the United States and the rest of the world.
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Huh
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Entertaining Bike Ride
December 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Entertaining Bike Ride
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About 45 minutes ago, Seattle Fire responded to a driver hitting a 14 year old child at Rainier Ave S and S Oregon Street, near Rainier Playfield.
The child was transported to Harborview with significant injuries.
The child was transported to Harborview with significant injuries.
December 10, 2025 at 5:11 AM
About 45 minutes ago, Seattle Fire responded to a driver hitting a 14 year old child at Rainier Ave S and S Oregon Street, near Rainier Playfield.
The child was transported to Harborview with significant injuries.
The child was transported to Harborview with significant injuries.
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An unmarked King County sheriff's office vehicle struck and killed a 26-year-old pedestrian Tuesday morning in Monroe, according to police.
King County sheriff’s office vehicle strikes, kills woman in Monroe
www.seattletimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:14 AM
An unmarked King County sheriff's office vehicle struck and killed a 26-year-old pedestrian Tuesday morning in Monroe, according to police.
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Yes, and what if your access to affordable healthcare was considered a right guaranteed to everyone by the government and not a bauble of certain types of employment or friggin club store membership? What then?
Rand Paul on his healthcare plan: "What if you could join Costco? Costco has 44m members and if one person negotiated for all 44 and they bought a group plan like Toyota or General Motors does, they would be the largest collective entity in the country. They would drive prices down by sheer might."
December 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Yes, and what if your access to affordable healthcare was considered a right guaranteed to everyone by the government and not a bauble of certain types of employment or friggin club store membership? What then?
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“We had soiled beds, waiting rooms with holes in the chairs, mounting sepsis issues and had just laid off 200 qualified nurses,” a former Phoebe exec recalled, “but we had a new logo.”
Read Part 3 of our "Sick in a Hospital Town" series:
Read Part 3 of our "Sick in a Hospital Town" series:
Sick in a Hospital Town, Part 3: Poor Grades, Poor Outcomes
Phoebe paid an exorbitant sum to acquire its crosstown rival and became Albany’s only hospital. But as the company’s debt increased, patients suffered.
projects.propublica.org
December 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
“We had soiled beds, waiting rooms with holes in the chairs, mounting sepsis issues and had just laid off 200 qualified nurses,” a former Phoebe exec recalled, “but we had a new logo.”
Read Part 3 of our "Sick in a Hospital Town" series:
Read Part 3 of our "Sick in a Hospital Town" series:
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It’s pretty bad
jfc
No, you can't believe your own eyes.
Yes, AI fake videos will damage America.
No, social media won't be able to police them. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/t...
No, you can't believe your own eyes.
Yes, AI fake videos will damage America.
No, social media won't be able to police them. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/t...
A.I. Videos Have Flooded Social Media. No One Was Ready.
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:40 PM
It’s pretty bad
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There's a parallel to how Xi reasserted the CCP's primacy across Chinese society.
Not quite party commissars, but more like the equivalent of Confucius Institutes in every school.
Not quite party commissars, but more like the equivalent of Confucius Institutes in every school.
The Texas GOP orders that the TurningPoint USA Trump youth organization will be obligatory at all high schools and colleges in the Lone Star State.
Abbott says Turning Point USA will expand in Texas schools
Republican officials in Oklahoma and Florida have also launched plans to expand the presence of the conservative youth organization founded by Charlie Kirk.
www.texastribune.org
December 9, 2025 at 12:35 PM
There's a parallel to how Xi reasserted the CCP's primacy across Chinese society.
Not quite party commissars, but more like the equivalent of Confucius Institutes in every school.
Not quite party commissars, but more like the equivalent of Confucius Institutes in every school.
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@lifewinning.com I humbly submit "We misapply our nerd obsession with enlightenment values of truth onto people who just want to boogie" as a perfect sentence.
December 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
@lifewinning.com I humbly submit "We misapply our nerd obsession with enlightenment values of truth onto people who just want to boogie" as a perfect sentence.
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People care for more about being seen — feeling seen, in the case of sharing a fake but funny video or bit that generates affect — than being accurate or “right”. We misapply our nerd obsession with enlightenment values of truth onto people who just want to boogie.
December 9, 2025 at 1:55 PM
People care for more about being seen — feeling seen, in the case of sharing a fake but funny video or bit that generates affect — than being accurate or “right”. We misapply our nerd obsession with enlightenment values of truth onto people who just want to boogie.