Marc Slemko
znep.com
Marc Slemko
@znep.com
Semi-retired weird software engineer. Stuff that interests me, such as reviving democracy.
Taken in Mitchell Inlet, Haida Gwaii, BC, Canada.
January 28, 2026 at 5:47 AM
"Page and Shapiro argue that opinion change requires new information to meet five conditions simultaneously: it must be received by enough people, understood, relevant to the policy question/issue domain, discrepant with prior beliefs, and credible." Is change durable or is it quickly forgotten?
January 27, 2026 at 7:56 PM
The list from the report ^^^.
January 27, 2026 at 8:09 AM
"Let us go." Immigration attorney Eric Lee shares a drawing by his five-year-old client, stuck in an immigration prison.
January 27, 2026 at 4:34 AM
My vision is of him taking his own life, this was his life long mission. There is no safe asylum anywhere after that Maduro precedent, but he might try it. I hope for the best for their children. Katie is expecting.
January 27, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Stephen Miller must go.
January 27, 2026 at 1:14 AM
January 26, 2026 at 7:35 PM
A tribute to Alex Pretti by Seattle graffiti artist topsy outside a local hospital.
January 26, 2026 at 7:35 PM
"In spite of it all, the people remain my strongest reminder that the Trump administration is isolating itself and will, eventually, fail."
January 24, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Interesting read about Seattle longshoremen and such, but not a lot of data behind the headline. "Since August, the monthly drop in traffic has been in the double digits compared to 2024. There was no pre-Christmas rush." That just says down by somewhere between 10% to 99%.
January 24, 2026 at 1:28 AM
www.constellationr.com/insights/new... has some of the data referenced here.
January 22, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Statue of Liberty by Seattle street artist topsy.

Courtesy of their TikTok account. www.tiktok.com/@topsy_paint...
January 20, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Copy of this Jake Lang video from TikTok:
January 18, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Does anyone know if any of these insults for Greg Bovino are true or funny?
January 17, 2026 at 6:46 AM
"The confrontation came as protests continued after a man was shot in the leg by an immigration officer just miles away from mother-of-three, Renee Good, was killed last week. Sky's Martha Kelner had been in a community activist's car when they were confronted." (2/2)
January 16, 2026 at 6:56 PM
From UK based @news.sky.com

"ICE agents threaten car with Sky's Martha Kelner inside as she reports on mounting tensions in Minneapolis" (1/2)
January 16, 2026 at 6:56 PM
January 14, 2026 at 6:21 AM
I just read your delightful brief again, thank you. As a layman, this seems to be the relevant summary. bsky.app/profile/mart...
October 30, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Clearly the administration uses Signal because disappearing messages mean everything is off the record in their strange incoherent reality. That isn't new, but we have another confirmation now. Halligan may legitimately (but incorrectly) believe this is true based on what others model.
October 20, 2025 at 10:27 PM
#aislop #mauve "I think Mauve has the most RAM".
September 26, 2025 at 10:58 PM
#aislop #mauve "I think Mauve has the most RAM".
September 26, 2025 at 10:58 PM
🦝 The Lotor Guild of Professional Hand-Washers visited last night.
August 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Who better to be Speaker of the House than a Microsoft Word Guy? @petebuttigieg.bsky.social The House needs to be put back in order for the people. 2028 is to late.
August 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Source: original photo, Ts’aa.ahl (Chaatl) Mosquito Pole
July 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
@petebuttigieg.bsky.social , we need to talk about your campaign for Speaker of the House.

Source: Haida (original photo)
July 26, 2025 at 8:16 AM