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Matt Gertz
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I-90 light rail update: before the end of the month, 2 Line testing will start extending up to Lynnwood, with out-of-service trains running in between normal trains. Riders won't be able to board, but this will be a preview of what 4 minute headways north of downtown look like.
November 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell just conceded to progressive challenger Katie Wilson at a ceremony at City Hall.
Wilson won by about 2,000 votes in a close race.
Wilson won by about 2,000 votes in a close race.
November 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell just conceded to progressive challenger Katie Wilson at a ceremony at City Hall.
Wilson won by about 2,000 votes in a close race.
Wilson won by about 2,000 votes in a close race.
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Today LADOT installed official crosswalks and interim quick-build traffic circle at 4th & New Hampshire in #Koreatown
November 13, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Today LADOT installed official crosswalks and interim quick-build traffic circle at 4th & New Hampshire in #Koreatown
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During public comment, someone asserted the fact that sales in the Market are slightly up year-over-year was evidence that the pedestrianized Pike Place is hurting businesses, because sales should be up MORE after the opening of the Overlook Walk.
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Good news: Sales at Pike Place Market were up 9.7% in September! That's four months of solid data showing the pedestrianization pilot is good for business.
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Add your ideas for how to keep the momentum going this fall and winter: actionnetwork.org/letters/pike...
November 13, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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This part. 👇
Literally the “paper of record” knew about the Jeffrey Epstein scandal a year before Trump ended up getting elected the first time. The same paper that made Hillary’s emails the story of the century for months leading up to that election.
Literally the “paper of record” knew about the Jeffrey Epstein scandal a year before Trump ended up getting elected the first time. The same paper that made Hillary’s emails the story of the century for months leading up to that election.
Not only was the Times obsessed with Hillary Clinton's emails while ignoring emails about Donald Trump sent to its own reporter, but since then it has constantly attacked anyone who dared look into questions of Trump's character. All with sanctimony.
Now we know it was all a big lie.
Now we know it was all a big lie.
November 13, 2025 at 12:44 AM
This part. 👇
Literally the “paper of record” knew about the Jeffrey Epstein scandal a year before Trump ended up getting elected the first time. The same paper that made Hillary’s emails the story of the century for months leading up to that election.
Literally the “paper of record” knew about the Jeffrey Epstein scandal a year before Trump ended up getting elected the first time. The same paper that made Hillary’s emails the story of the century for months leading up to that election.
Even an off day at the gym is good because it means I tried (today was not an off day)
November 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Even an off day at the gym is good because it means I tried (today was not an off day)
Looks like we’re out of recount territory
JUST IN: Katie Wilson now leads by 1,976 votes, or 0.72%, in the Seattle mayoral race.
She won the ballots that were added to the totals today by roughly 30 percentage points, growing her lead by 630 votes.
She won the ballots that were added to the totals today by roughly 30 percentage points, growing her lead by 630 votes.
November 12, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Looks like we’re out of recount territory
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the republican party is engaged in a cover up to keep the american people from learning whether president trump is president pedo
A direct email exchange from 2011 between Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, just released by House Oversight Committee Democrats.
November 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
the republican party is engaged in a cover up to keep the american people from learning whether president trump is president pedo
Doing my first Greek yogurt marinated chicken and I’m so excited
November 12, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Doing my first Greek yogurt marinated chicken and I’m so excited
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Wow, that’s crazy. Republicans lied and are screwing you over? Who could have seen that coming?
NEWS: Senate Republicans are threatening to block the extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies—unless Democrats agree to tougher abortion restrictions.
Republicans demand tougher abortion restrictions to extend Obamacare funds
Democrats say that’s a nonstarter, arguing there are already limits on abortion access. The dispute could torpedo a deal, leading to higher health insurance premiums for millions.
www.nbcnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Wow, that’s crazy. Republicans lied and are screwing you over? Who could have seen that coming?
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it's not that i ever doubted that being a barista was a skilled position, but my year-long effort to try to produce a half-decent latte at home has convinced me that a good barista is easily more skilled than virtually every c-suite executive on the planet
November 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
it's not that i ever doubted that being a barista was a skilled position, but my year-long effort to try to produce a half-decent latte at home has convinced me that a good barista is easily more skilled than virtually every c-suite executive on the planet
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So fucking tired of AI being shoved down our throats in every tech product we use. And opting out is now starting to mean a massive use of the functionality that worked before they pushed AI. It’s so fucking exhausting y’all.
November 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
So fucking tired of AI being shoved down our throats in every tech product we use. And opting out is now starting to mean a massive use of the functionality that worked before they pushed AI. It’s so fucking exhausting y’all.
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It really is just a smash and grab operation at this point.
Look at this new outrage. To open govt, we're retroactively letting 8 Senators sue for $500K each over having had their J6 phone toll records looked at. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:07 AM
It really is just a smash and grab operation at this point.
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Oh we are wrong for seeing very plainly what’s happened in front of us?
Miss me with the “you’re using it wrong” rationale
All these old guards are responsible for the dismantling of everything this last decade
Miss me with the “you’re using it wrong” rationale
All these old guards are responsible for the dismantling of everything this last decade
Durbin said critics of his vote “need to understand how the Senate works”
November 10, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Oh we are wrong for seeing very plainly what’s happened in front of us?
Miss me with the “you’re using it wrong” rationale
All these old guards are responsible for the dismantling of everything this last decade
Miss me with the “you’re using it wrong” rationale
All these old guards are responsible for the dismantling of everything this last decade
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A leader would not have lost eight colleagues tonight. This happened because you let it happen or because you’ve totally lost control of the caucus in one of the most important moments since you’ve been Democratic leader. Either way, it’s on you. You need to step down. We need someone who can lead.
Democrats have been fighting for months to address America's healthcare crisis
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
November 10, 2025 at 4:23 AM
A leader would not have lost eight colleagues tonight. This happened because you let it happen or because you’ve totally lost control of the caucus in one of the most important moments since you’ve been Democratic leader. Either way, it’s on you. You need to step down. We need someone who can lead.
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The caucus meeting was just to orchestrate who would fall on the sword but not be up for a vote in 2026.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 2:05 AM
The caucus meeting was just to orchestrate who would fall on the sword but not be up for a vote in 2026.
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
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This is not a deal — it's an empty promise.
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Senate reaches deal on ending the shutdown
Democrats are coalescing around a bipartisan agreement to fund the government.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
This is not a deal — it's an empty promise.
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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These people need to be thrown out of office if the signal they took from voters last week was “immediately fold your most broadly supported position.”
Breaking news: A key group of Senate Democrats joined Republicans on Sunday night to advance an agreement to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
Senate takes key vote toward ending government shutdown
The deal that split Democrats doesn’t extend expiring ACA subsidies. If a bill passes the Senate, it needs the House to approve and President Donald Trump on board.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:17 AM
These people need to be thrown out of office if the signal they took from voters last week was “immediately fold your most broadly supported position.”
Peanut butter chocolate chip cookies are in the oven and music is on
November 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Peanut butter chocolate chip cookies are in the oven and music is on
A chips and dip bowl from my Minnesota relatives who weren’t invited to the wedding is the most passive-aggressive Minnesota nice gift I could have gotten
November 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
A chips and dip bowl from my Minnesota relatives who weren’t invited to the wedding is the most passive-aggressive Minnesota nice gift I could have gotten