Jess Zimbabwe
@jzimbabwe.bsky.social
Architect, planner, and Executive Director of Environmental Works Community Design Center in Seattle. Adjunct faculty at UW. Also: cheese, parrots, travel, music, housing, transit, maps, books, dogs, politics.
Got this beautiful Jonathan Kozol quote in an email footer from one of my kids' teachers, and I'm sitting with it and my gratutitude that smart, committed, inspired people choose other professions--like middle school teacher-- that intersect my life.
We are so blessed.
We are so blessed.
November 20, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Got this beautiful Jonathan Kozol quote in an email footer from one of my kids' teachers, and I'm sitting with it and my gratutitude that smart, committed, inspired people choose other professions--like middle school teacher-- that intersect my life.
We are so blessed.
We are so blessed.
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when I was young, i used to wonder how people like this would fare in life, as they didn't seem suited for gainful employment. it turns out, the internet allowed them to accumulate a massive audience of similar idiots, enriching them and turning them into a presidential advisor
November 20, 2025 at 12:58 AM
when I was young, i used to wonder how people like this would fare in life, as they didn't seem suited for gainful employment. it turns out, the internet allowed them to accumulate a massive audience of similar idiots, enriching them and turning them into a presidential advisor
If you don't have undergraduate students in your inbox explaining why they are missing class, where are you getting your graphic descriptions of life for the day?
November 20, 2025 at 1:42 AM
If you don't have undergraduate students in your inbox explaining why they are missing class, where are you getting your graphic descriptions of life for the day?
State Senator Emily Alvarado just spoke to the Washington Low Income Housing Alliance annual meeting and observed that if Washington just adopted the average tax scheme of some other average state, we'd have around $300 million in extra revenue beyond what we have today.
November 18, 2025 at 1:29 AM
State Senator Emily Alvarado just spoke to the Washington Low Income Housing Alliance annual meeting and observed that if Washington just adopted the average tax scheme of some other average state, we'd have around $300 million in extra revenue beyond what we have today.
I’m at the Washington Low Income Housing Association’s annual meeting, and they just shared the good news that all legislators statewide who voted for last year’s rent stabilization bill won their re-elections this month!
November 18, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I’m at the Washington Low Income Housing Association’s annual meeting, and they just shared the good news that all legislators statewide who voted for last year’s rent stabilization bill won their re-elections this month!
In a student presentation this morning about the history of farm worker housing in Washington state, they conducted a Kahoot quiz. I came in 3rd, which actually seems ideal to establish myself as holding sufficient expertise to teach but still being a sponge for learning!
November 17, 2025 at 6:05 PM
In a student presentation this morning about the history of farm worker housing in Washington state, they conducted a Kahoot quiz. I came in 3rd, which actually seems ideal to establish myself as holding sufficient expertise to teach but still being a sponge for learning!
Every year since 2010, I've curated an album (slavishly defined by the number of minutes of music I can burn onto a CD) of my favorite new tracks of the year. While I'm finishing up my selections for 2025, here's a retrospective of the previous 15 years:
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November 17, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Every year since 2010, I've curated an album (slavishly defined by the number of minutes of music I can burn onto a CD) of my favorite new tracks of the year. While I'm finishing up my selections for 2025, here's a retrospective of the previous 15 years:
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Ahhh, the restful sounds of fall in Seattle: being woke up by your neighbor’s leaf blower pre-9:00am.
November 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Ahhh, the restful sounds of fall in Seattle: being woke up by your neighbor’s leaf blower pre-9:00am.
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What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
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West Seattle light rail supporters are going to want to make sure they make it to this event on Monday night hosted by @cmtmosqueda.bsky.social, given the fact that light rail opponents are likely to turn out in spades.
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WEST SEATTLE LIGHT RAIL: What's next? November 17 'visioning forum' just announced
The West Seattle light rail plan might change when Sound Transit revisits its long-range plan next year. But how? Your next chance to hear what might happen has just been announced - an event at Young...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
West Seattle light rail supporters are going to want to make sure they make it to this event on Monday night hosted by @cmtmosqueda.bsky.social, given the fact that light rail opponents are likely to turn out in spades.
westseattleblog.com/2025/11/west...
westseattleblog.com/2025/11/west...
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Siri, what's one way that I could prove the lack of basic logic inherent in transphobia with one stupid, ironic choice?
The Sun illustrates Olympics trans ban story with picture of cis athlete
UK tabloid The Sun has been widely panned for using a picture of cisgender athlete Imane Khelif in its story on an Olympics trans ban.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Siri, what's one way that I could prove the lack of basic logic inherent in transphobia with one stupid, ironic choice?
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The planet is a climate activist.
Torrential rainfall in the Brazilian city of Belem flooded pavements outside the venue for the #COP30 climate talks. Scientists say climate change is making extreme weather events more common.
November 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The planet is a climate activist.
Ugh. Get ready for more of this garbage: an anti-urban group in Toronto named “Integrity Toronto” has used AI to imagine terrifying neighborhood retail—with loitering, littering, and dance music!—apparently threatening to open right next to YOUR home.
Integrity, indeed.
Integrity, indeed.
The folks at IntegrityTO have finally weighed in on neighbourhood retail with AI generated scenes of creepy faceless loiterers congregating outside a 7-11…
Mind you the recommendation (that didn’t make it past committee) was for *corner lots*. They can’t even prompt right.
Mind you the recommendation (that didn’t make it past committee) was for *corner lots*. They can’t even prompt right.
November 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Ugh. Get ready for more of this garbage: an anti-urban group in Toronto named “Integrity Toronto” has used AI to imagine terrifying neighborhood retail—with loitering, littering, and dance music!—apparently threatening to open right next to YOUR home.
Integrity, indeed.
Integrity, indeed.
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Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
You love to see it.
BREAKING: Katie Wilson has overtaken Bruce Harrell in the Seattle mayoral race.
#seaelex
Today's (Monday) drop:
Katie Wilson
133,469
49.83%
Bruce Harrell
133,378
49.79%
#seaelex
Today's (Monday) drop:
Katie Wilson
133,469
49.83%
Bruce Harrell
133,378
49.79%
November 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM
You love to see it.
🇳🇿 It’s New Zealand night, baby! 🇳🇿
We made:
🥧 Meat and cheese pies (with Impossible meat);
🌽 Keri Keri, a corn salad;
🐟 Ike Mata, a Māori dish of cured raw fish—like ceviche; and
🎂 a Pavlova.
It’s subtle, but I made the slits in the top of my pie in the shape of New Zealand!
#eatTheWorldAtoZ
We made:
🥧 Meat and cheese pies (with Impossible meat);
🌽 Keri Keri, a corn salad;
🐟 Ike Mata, a Māori dish of cured raw fish—like ceviche; and
🎂 a Pavlova.
It’s subtle, but I made the slits in the top of my pie in the shape of New Zealand!
#eatTheWorldAtoZ
November 10, 2025 at 5:29 AM
🇳🇿 It’s New Zealand night, baby! 🇳🇿
We made:
🥧 Meat and cheese pies (with Impossible meat);
🌽 Keri Keri, a corn salad;
🐟 Ike Mata, a Māori dish of cured raw fish—like ceviche; and
🎂 a Pavlova.
It’s subtle, but I made the slits in the top of my pie in the shape of New Zealand!
#eatTheWorldAtoZ
We made:
🥧 Meat and cheese pies (with Impossible meat);
🌽 Keri Keri, a corn salad;
🐟 Ike Mata, a Māori dish of cured raw fish—like ceviche; and
🎂 a Pavlova.
It’s subtle, but I made the slits in the top of my pie in the shape of New Zealand!
#eatTheWorldAtoZ
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Reposted by Jess Zimbabwe
Last night was a celebration of the 30th birthday of the Communties, Environment, and Planning major at UW. I’ve been teaching adjunct in this program for 6 years, and it was a blast to see many former students and older alumni. CEP builds such a powerful community each year. Long live CEP!
November 9, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Last night was a celebration of the 30th birthday of the Communties, Environment, and Planning major at UW. I’ve been teaching adjunct in this program for 6 years, and it was a blast to see many former students and older alumni. CEP builds such a powerful community each year. Long live CEP!
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👏 CHECK 👏 YOUR 👏 BALLOT 👏
November 8, 2025 at 11:34 PM
👏 CHECK 👏 YOUR 👏 BALLOT 👏
My husband prevailed in the family movie selection process last night, but it was French avant-garde, and one kid refused to even start the winning movie, and then the other kid and I both fell asleep like 20 minutes in.
November 8, 2025 at 3:27 PM
My husband prevailed in the family movie selection process last night, but it was French avant-garde, and one kid refused to even start the winning movie, and then the other kid and I both fell asleep like 20 minutes in.
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Just an absolute banger of an animal family
June 2, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Just an absolute banger of an animal family
November 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Final door-knocking shift energy!
@wilsonforseattle.bsky.social
@wilsonforseattle.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Final door-knocking shift energy!
@wilsonforseattle.bsky.social
@wilsonforseattle.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 7:04 PM