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@propagandahat.bsky.social
Seattle zinester and tax policy wonk
Host of @montlakezineclub.bsky.social
Wearer of The Hat
It's cheaper to be a good person.

Out of date website: tiny.one/propohat
Substack of snippets from my "Postscript Soap Box" zine email: propagandahat.substack.com
I'd love to see grocery stores at some of the light rail stations, and Westlake would be a great option.
November 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I don't see any confirmation on PCC's website, but the website for the apartment building (which I can't remember off top of head) claims a PCC is coming.
November 19, 2025 at 2:09 AM
nice, that's good to know! I guess I should have said it *feels* like it is/should be. But yeah, I haven't compared.
Does instacart add to the face-value safeway prices at all? (I don't have any apps to shop for groceries)
November 19, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Friendly reminder: Trump doesn't need congress to okay the release. He said they should vote for it, but he does. not. need. their. approval. See also: MLK Jr. files, Amelia Earhart. He still doesn't want them released OR HE WOULD DO IT HIS OWN GD SELF.
November 19, 2025 at 12:28 AM
It's not even on what Trump wanted because he does NOT need congress to pass anything for him to 'release' the files. He said, "Yeah, vote on it, I have nothing to hide!" and then DID NOTHING. Because he knows the senate will protect him and he can pretend his hands are tied. They aren't.
November 19, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Next up: amend the state constitution to unfork the state tax code. It's worse than embarrassing to live in such a progressive state while also having the second most regressive tax code in the nation.
November 19, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I'm excited for the PCC. It'll be the closest to me, cutting my ride to grocery in half. I know it's more expensive, but I've been trying to avoid grocery stores that want to merge or are dabbling with dynamic pricing.
November 19, 2025 at 12:19 AM
@cop-watcher.bsky.social You seem like you might know things...Seattle City Council approved a bunch of new SPD surveillance. Do we know the infra provider? Redmond has Flock cameras but just turned theirs off cuz Flock + ICE. I think there are more than show on deflock.me but maybe you know more?
November 17, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Unrelated except that it's about movies: I heard your Sneakers recommendation and it made me think of Space Truckers. It's delightful in a similar way to Sneakers. A bit more slap stick, but so, so fun.
November 15, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Imagine what you could do with $1.8M instead... 🤔
November 13, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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November 13, 2025 at 8:13 PM
...derp. I forgot to link. :P
kingcounty.gov/en/dept/elec...
Ranked Choice Voting in Seattle - King County, Washington
kingcounty.gov
November 13, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I've never voted any other way, it's the best thing ever. I can appreciate people like going to a place to vote (you can still do that in WA if you really wanna), but I prefer filling in bubbles at my leisure as I research stuff. Mail-in *does* get more people to vote, and the GOP hates that... 💁
November 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Yup: "Voters in the City of Seattle will vote in their first ranked choice voting primary in August 2027."
November 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I forgot about the "or 0.5% of the ballots" half of the auto machine recount rule, so. No more recount rule.

Still, it won't hurt to cure your ballot if it was challenged. You can update your signature so it doesn't happen next time, if that was what caught yours. 🤷
November 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
machine auto, yep.
sub 150 is hand recount.
November 12, 2025 at 12:12 AM
that's the pdf. the csv file is updated.
i'm okay now. 😅
November 12, 2025 at 12:10 AM
wat. the file resolves to yesterday's for me! 😭
November 12, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I was actually going to point to marvel as an example of not giving a fuck, but that's in the comics. They reboot shit all the time and no one (who isn't just looking to pick dumb fights) cares. If you just own it, people won't care.
Or you could give him the Dr Who treatment 🙃
November 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM