Lefty Cheat Sheet @electioncheatsheet.org https://ElectionCheatSheet.org : A quick guide on how to vote lefty using sources YOU trust.
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Megan Ross @meganross.bsky.social irish, urbanist, cyclist, music enjoyer, ginger beer enthusiast | personal account | Seattle, WA
Ray Delahanty | CityNerd @nerd4cities.bsky.social Plangineer (AICP) when I’m at work, alter ego CityNerd when I’m not. New videos on cities and transportation every Wednesday. Nerd4cities.com | http://linktr.ee/CityNerd
The Stranger @thestranger.com Seattle's Only Newspaper 📣 TheStranger.com 👀
Nathan Dickey @nathand.bsky.social Environmental geologist by day, contributor to @seattletransitblog.com by night. Opinions are my own.
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Doug Trumm @metropolitanglide.bsky.social Publisher of The Urbanist. Seattleite. Walk, bike, ride transit, housing abundance for all. Views here my own. 🚶♀️🚴♂️🚎🐈
pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social The 76th most followed account on bluesky. I will NOT be updating this ranking when it’s no longer true
Josh Cohen @jcohenwrites.bsky.social Journalist in Seattle covering politics, housing, homelessness and more.
www.joshcohenwrites.com
Stephen Fesler 🧦 🥑🚶♂️🚌 🚊 🚆 🇺🇸 🇮🇪 🇪🇺🇻🇦🕊️ @safesler.bsky.social Dad x2. Full-time cat herder. Elderly urban planner. Some SimCity brah. Pavers and cobbles stan. Pro bono @theurbanist.org. Probably far from home. AMDG. Pax.
Complete Streets Bellevue @completestreetsbellevue.org Working for safe streets and sustainable infrastructure in Bellevue, WA.
Whether walking, rolling, biking, or taking transit in our city, we fight for you!
Gov. Bob Ferguson @governorferguson.bsky.social Governor of the State of Washington
Tech 4 Housing @tech4housing.org Organizing the tech community to advocate for affordable, sustainable and equitable cities.
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Transportation Choices Coalition @transpochoices.bsky.social Washington State’s nonprofit advocate for safe, sustainable, & equitable transportation | transportationchoices.org
Andrew Z @zandyrunt.bsky.social Seattle, SF and NYC are the only cities for me 🌦🌁🌃
WSDOT @wsdot.wa.gov Official Washington State Department of Transportation Bluesky account. For road hazards and emergencies, please call 911.
Claudia Balducci @kccclaudia.bsky.social King County Councilmember, Sound Transit Board vice chair, Puget Sound Region past president, bus rider, bike rider, wife, and mom. Official account. She/her. https://linktr.ee/KccClaudia
Transit Riders Union @seattletru.bsky.social Seattle area transit advocates. We also coordinate with other groups in the area to get minimum wage on the ballot and pass renter protections.
Blake Trask @btrask.bsky.social Transportation 🚊🚲🚶🏽♀️🚎. Local Gov’t 🏛️🤝Cities 🛝🏗️🏙️. PNW🏔️🌲🌊. Work for @KccClaudia making our region better. Opinions still mine.
The Nimbee 🐝🏡 @thenimbee.bsky.social Long-term resident and neighborhood character. Stop moving into my historic Bluesky neighborhood; there's plenty of vacancy on Twitter. Follow the Takoma Torch, too. https://bsky.app/profile/takomatorch.bsky.social
Noah 🚎 @noahsbwilliams.com Union transit advocate ✊ | Electric Trolley / Zero Emissions | Parallel hybrid bike operator 🔋🚲 | Cyber Mechanic (DevOps/SRE:) | Proudly Cascadian 🌲🟦⬜️🟩
Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social Green urbanist utopian, Seattle
Sound Transit @sound-transit.bsky.social Call/text security 24/7 at 206-398-5268. Sign up for service alerts: https://www.soundtransit.org/ride-with-us/service-alerts
Northwest Urbanist @thenorthwesturbanist.com Seattle • Scott Bonjukian, father, urban designer, and zoning expert. Housing, transportation, public space, climate, energy, progressive politics, and more in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Leader at @lidi5.org. Blog: thenorthwesturbanist.com
Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov U.S. Senator, Massachusetts. She/her/hers. Official Senate account.
https://substack.com/@senatorwarren
Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social Newsletter: http://publiccomment.blog/
Hire me: http://resnikoffconsulting.com/
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Keith Kyle @keithbkyle.bsky.social Big time liker of trains and puppies.
Co-Founder Seattle Subway, worker at Sound Transit, opinions are my own and mostly stupid.
Karl Alex Pauls @karlalexpauls.bsky.social Building the future of nuclear energy in a Django/Vue web app.
Not representing TerraPower🧳 Bi 🎖️🏳️🌈 c3 Ecomodernist♻️ c3 Friend of Fission⚛️ c3 SeattleSubway🚇c6 SeattleOBA🎥
Charles Montgomery @charlesincities.bsky.social Author, Happy City.
Founder, Happy Cities.
I post on the connection between design + social trust.
Cities, algorithms, laws and invisible systems.
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Jeff Speck @jeffspeck.bsky.social Urban Planner, Partner in Speck Dempsey, author of Walkable City, Walkable City Rules, and other stuff I'd like you to read.
Anna Fahey @trufahey.bsky.social Thinktanking on housing + democracy + clean energy
Opinions—all mine. Or yours, recycled—as also mine. Zero endorsements here.
#Housing #affordability talking points galore
🏘️🎯➡️ https://www.sightline.org/the-pro-homes-messaging-toolkit/
#Parking feed ⬇️
Zachary Lamb @zacharylamb.bsky.social UC Berkeley, Department of City and Regional Planning.
'The Equitably Resilient City: Solidarities and Struggles in the Face of Climate Crisis' (MIT Press 2024)
https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262549868/the-equitably-resilient-city
Greg Quetin @grquetin.bsky.social Scientist | Engineer | Cargo Bike Enthusiast. Romantic about the indelible nature of cities full of people living in every way imaginable. Day job - climate change, and the trees of it.
Rhi Faux @rhifaux.bsky.social MSc Environmental & Forest Science. Active transportation, climate, nature, parenting, running, social justice, urbanism. Work for a national health-focused environmental nonprofit. Volunteer with Vision Zero Vancouver.
Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social 📍Seattle/London. Board member at Seattle Streets Alliance. Opinions amirite. Safe, sustainable, equitable, healthy cities. Dongho Chang superfan. (he/him)
Seattle Met [Unofficial] @seattlemet.com.web.brid.gy Smart. Authoritative. Entertaining. With a bold design, eye-catching photography, and an editorial voice that’s at once witty and in-the-know, Seattle Metropolitan is […]
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Don Blakeney @donblakeney.bsky.social Executive Director of The U District Partnership | 30% More Fun
Brent Bellamy @brentbellamy.bsky.social Architect | Number TEN Architectural Group
Columnist | Architecture+City Building - Winnipeg Free Press
Nigel Herbig @nigelherbig.bsky.social Dad, husband, political dork. Mayor of Kenmore, WA
Disc golfer, #TBTL Ten, #Seahawks fan. Passionate about transit, housing, and climate (they're all inextricably connected, folks!)
Chris Roberts @electroberts.bsky.social (He/Him) Councilmember, City of Shoreline; PhD University of Washington; Political Science instructor. Personal page.
Julia Grant Reed @juliareedwa.bsky.social State Rep for the 36th LD. Chair of the rabble rouser caucus (see: @staterepjuliareed). Seattle native. Bike nerd. Theater nerd. Regular nerd. My cat loves me. My husband too.
Mason Thompson @masonthompson.bsky.social Mayor of Bothell. Because the world won't change itself. Curious about land use and transportation. Rides a bike to boring meetings.
Davina Duerr @davina425.bsky.social Mom who cares about kids, kindness, climate change and the common good. Let’s build more housing and stronger communities. Views are my own. WA State Rep. for the 1st Dist. who also loves her e-bike.
Carston Curd @carstonc.bsky.social Local Geologist, "Avowed Urbanist" 🏳️🌈 he/his; current Bothell Council Member; views mine, personal account.
Ryan Calkins @ryancalkins.bsky.social Port of Seattle Commissioner for SEA and the seaport. Decarbonizing aviation and maritime.
Noel Frame @noelframe.bsky.social State Senator. Small business owner. Tax nerd. Progressive organizer.
@miagregerson.bsky.social @miagregerson.bsky.social
Supervisor Brittney Bush Bollay @supervisorbollay.bsky.social King Conservation District Board of Supervisors Position 1
Conservation districts support sustainable farming and land management and the local food economy. I think ours is the coolest, and I want to tell you all about it.
📍King County, WA
Sarah Perry @sarahperry8.bsky.social Believer in Democracy, the constitution and working toward the vision of this country. King County Councilmember. Community builder. Organizer. Lover of poetry, forests and an excellent cup of coffee.
Joe Miz @joemiz.bsky.social Seattle School Board Director; Secretary-Treasurer of UFCW 3000, largest local union in WA; corgi wrangler; former attorney
Rep. Shaun Scott 🌹🤝 @organizewithshaun.bsky.social Socialist Washington State Rep, 43rd District • Author, "Heartbreak City: Seattle Sports & Urban Progress.”
Rami Al-Kabra @ramiok.bsky.social REALTOR|City Councilmember
http://linktr.ee/KabraRealEstate
Carin Chase @carinc.bsky.social We’re in this together!
Jessica Forsythe @jessicaforsythe.bsky.social
@stromhp.bsky.social @stromhp.bsky.social
Chris Reykdal @chrisreykdal.bsky.social State Superintendent, Washington State. Public education and public educators are the foundation of our democracy, and they are worth our investment and total defense!
Lisa Brown @lisaforprogress.bsky.social All things #Spokane (Mayor, former state senator, econ prof) Top fan of
@LucasBrownSounds Lucky in love w @brianmcclatchey. Personal account.
Andy Billig @andybillig.bsky.social Dad, Husband, Sports Executive, Consultant, former Washington State Senate Majority Leader. Interested in...our common good, Spokane, the Evergreen State, politics, sports, and sustainability.
T’wina Nobles @twinanobles.bsky.social Founder | Philanthropist | State Senator | Personal Account | ✝️ | ΔΣθ
Brandy @brandydonaghy.bsky.social Human. Democrat. Member of the WA State House of Representatives. Personal account.
Rep. Adam Smith @adamsmith.house.gov Representative for Washington State's 9th District.
David J. Faber (🧦) @davidjfaber.bsky.social
Marli @themarli.bsky.social Personal account and opinions. Gen X mother of two near-adults, local elected official, global content director, 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ ally, and proud woke liberal. Can't cook or hold a tune. Lover of books 📚, coffee ☕, conversation, and news (the real stuff).
Chris Stearns @chrisstearns.bsky.social Speaker Pro Tem, WA State House of Representatives, Navajo, Native American rights lawyer, music lover
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov Congresswoman, lifelong organizer, mom. Proudly serving WA-7. Chair Emerita of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Member of Judiciary Committee, Foreign Affairs Committee, Budget Committee. She/her.
Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov U.S. Senator, Washington state | Senate Appropriations Vice Chair | Working every day to help people and solve problems
Insider Wire @insiderwire.com U.S. Breaking News and Politics. Official Account.
AMR - Alexis Mercedes Rinck @alexis4seattle.bsky.social Renter, Latina, girl on the bus, ex-waitress, current Seattle City Councilmember for Position 8.
@tammymorales.bsky.social @tammymorales.bsky.social I may be peaceful, but I'm pissed.
Policy Wonk, Gardener, Seattleite and Native Texan
Hacks & Wonks @hacksandwonks.bsky.social Political Hacks and Policy Wonks talk about state and local politics and policy in Washington state
Oran โอม @oranv.com wayfarer, civil engineer by training, transit map designer by trade. finding beauty in what’s otherwise unnoticed. Eng/ไทย. Seattle/Bothell, นนทบุรี/Bangkok, Santa Barbara.
The Atlantic @theatlantic.com Exploring the American idea through ambitious, essential reporting and storytelling. Of no party or clique since 1857. http://theatlantic.com
The Guardian @theguardian.com The need for independent journalism has never been greater. Become a Guardian supporter https://support.theguardian.com
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David Seater 🚶♂️🚴🏻♂️🏳️🌈 @davidseater.com Doggie daddy, safe streets advocate, software test engineer. Volunteer and co-chair emeritus with Central Seattle Greenways.
Sounders FC @soundersfc.com The only MLS club with all five annual trophies.
www.soundersfc.com
Seattle Streets Alliance @streetsalliance.bsky.social We organize and mobilize people to make every neighborhood a great place to walk, bike, roll, and live.
Learn more at streetsalliance.org.
Ben Broesamle @benbroes.bsky.social
PubliCola @publicola.bsky.social Seattle's trusted source for breaking news, political analysis, and investigative reporting since 2009. PubliCola.com/support
Carmen Rivera (she/her) @carmenrivera.bsky.social Professor of Criminal Justice at Seattle U.
Renton City Councilmember
Childless dog, cat, chicken lady married to the love of my life.
📍 PNW 🏔️🌲 Boricua 🇵🇷
⭐️ Young, Scrappy, and Hungry ⭐️
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Futurewise @futurewise.bsky.social We work across Washington to create livable communities, ensure clean healthy waterways, and protect farms, forests & habitat for this & future generations.
Sara Bliss @urbanistmom.bsky.social Mom of two in Seattle
Walkable communities, biking, transit, parks, housing
Mike Lydon @mikelydon.bsky.social Co-Founder @ Street Plans | Co-Author #TacticalUrbanism, Smart Growth Manual, Streets for Pandemic Response + Recovery | Board Member @ Congress for New Urbanism | Creator Open_Streets Project | Léo + Luca’s dad | 📍 Brooklyn, NY 🚲 🚶 🚌 🌆
Real Change 🗞️ @realchangenews.org JOBS / JOURNALISM / JUSTICE
https://www.realchangenews.org/
📰 Our award-winning paper is sold by people who are houseless and low-income.
The views expressed here DO NOT reflect the newsroom.
The Washington Bus @washingtonbus.org The political organization of young people, by young people, for all people in Washington State. http://registerinwa.org ✨ http://linktr.ee/washingtonbus
State Representative Julia Reed @staterepjuliareed.bsky.social In-Session Bluesky account for Rep Julia Reed. Look for live threads and unfiltered opinions from #waleg. All comments are my own.
Marko Liias 🏳️🌈 @markoliias.bsky.social He/him. I get to represent the neighborhood I grew up in the Washington State Senate. I also chair the Senate Transportation Committee.
🚴♀️🚶🧑🦼 🚎 ⛴️ 🚊 🚄 ✈️
Jackson Teal @jbteal.bsky.social
David Cole @dsc-pnw.bsky.social I only get along with people who would've been lobotomized in 1945.
✊ Stands with 🇺🇦🇵🇸🇨🇦🇲🇽🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
♾️ ASD/ADHD
🌲 Free Cascadia
Rockycore @rockycore.bsky.social NYC born, Seattle currently. All things travel, urbanism, politics, Mets, transit, proud progressive.
Brittney Bush Bollay @brittneybush.bsky.social Baseball and occasionally not-baseball.
Freelance sports and culture writer, photographer, public servant, snappy dresser
they/them/Dad
Writing and more: https://linktr.ee/brittneybush
📍Nashville, TN ➡️ a long story ➡️ Seattle, WA
PERSONAL ACCOUNT
Reece Martin @rmtransit.bsky.social Writer, CS Grad, environmentalist and optimist.
Focused on infrastructure, macro-systems, and excellence. Bylines in The Globe and Mail, Maclean's, and Toronto Star. DMs Open.
https://www.thetransitbrief.net/
rondezvousWA @ronpdavis.bsky.social Lefty dad writing about politics at rondezvousWA.com.
Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com Transport / Housing / Land Use / Politics / @urbaninstitute.bsky.social / Le progrès ne vaut que s’il est partagé par tous / yonahfreemark.com / thetransportpolitic.com
kate wehwalt @katewagner.wehwalt.net Unheil-bringer. lithium prince. architecture critic @thenation.com
my blogs are https://late-review.com, https://wehwalt.net and mcmansionhell.com
she/they
Leah Stokes @leahstokes.bsky.social Professor of climate + energy policy at UCSB. Alumni of MIT, Columbia and UToronto. Hosts "A Matter of Degrees" podcast. Cuts carbon pollution! Proudly 🇨🇦 Gardener 🌱 leahstokes.com; Newsletter: electricnotes.news
Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social climate adaptive social housing developer
architect for car-light climate forward cities w/ low carbon + passivhaus buildings, social housing
Author, 'Building for People' (Island Press, 12/2024: https://islandpress.org/books/building-people)
Senator Dr. John Brown stan account, Esq., PhD, MD, JD, LCSW @johnbrownstan.bsky.social Militant liberal. Aspiring re-education camp counselor. Filibuster abolition enjoyer.
Look down the political game tree. What's at the end of all those off-equilibrium paths?