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Julia Grant Reed
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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.
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amysundberg.bsky.social
BREAKING: In Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson's new proposed city budget being released Tuesday, there is no projected deficit through 2030. Given the state of the projected deficit over the past many years, this is quite an achievement.
September 18, 2026 at 9:11 PM
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theonion.com
Trans Teen Hatches Nefarious Plot To Undergo Years Of Medical Treatments And Counseling To Win At Swimming https://theonion.com/trans-teen-hatches-nefarious-plot-to-undergo-years-of-m-1850433563/
Trans Teen Hatches Nefarious Plot To Undergo Years Of Medical Treatments And Counseling To Win At Swimming
September 18, 2026 at 9:30 PM
juliareedwa.bsky.social
Down with the time tax!
typewriteralley.bsky.social Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 18h
Effective

Government

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Progressive

Value
mayor.seattle.gov Mayor Katie B. Wilson @mayor.seattle.gov · 1d
The Right talks a lot about fiscal responsibility and efficiency, but for decades, that’s been code for something else: cutting essential programs and services.
September 19, 2026 at 1:45 AM
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mayor.seattle.gov
The Right talks a lot about fiscal responsibility and efficiency, but for decades, that’s been code for something else: cutting essential programs and services.
September 18, 2026 at 6:51 PM
juliareedwa.bsky.social
Just getting prepped for reverse-engineering the jets after the Saudi transfer!
Hill investigates after F-35 parts diverted to Hong Kong
The incident raises the possibility that top secret weapons technology may have been exposed to a foreign adversary — including China.
www.politico.com
September 18, 2026 at 7:08 PM
juliareedwa.bsky.social
Damn, I forgot he wore a kilt on Opening Day of #waleg.
'It is a threat': Judge finds WA GOP lawmaker harassed constituent
Rep. Joel McEntire, R-Cathlamet, has been ordered to stop communicating with a healthcare worker, one of McEntire’s constituents a judge found he has harassed.
www.seattletimes.com
September 18, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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jamellebouie.net
part of this is obviously national political conditions but don't underrate the extent to which a bunch of these incumbent republicans have never had to run a competitive general election campaign and basically do not know how to do it
polltracker.bsky.social Poll Tracker 📊 @polltracker.bsky.social · 1d
Kansas Senate (Emerson)

🔵Adam Hamilton: 45%
🔴Roger Marshall: 43%
🟡David Graham: 4%

9/15-16

Link: emersoncollegepolling.com/kansas-2026/
September 18, 2026 at 12:57 PM
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kentremendous.bsky.social
The Republican Project for literally my entire life has been to warn us that the Federal Government was Too Powerful and Overreaching and would Strip Our Freedoms and now they have gotten into lockstep behind this loon who's like "I might fuck around and ban muffins"
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Trump: "I could've banned fishing. The power of this office is crazy. I could've banned fishing. I think I'm gonna do that."
September 18, 2026 at 12:54 AM
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charlotteclymer.bsky.social
It's pretty damn impressive how much ground Mayor Mamdani has been able to cover after only nine months in office on a wide range of basic quality-of-life issues in NYC.

I was reading through the numbers this morning, and they're kinda astonishing.

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September 18, 2026 at 3:42 PM
juliareedwa.bsky.social
I really enjoyed meeting Kelabe recently at the House Our Neighbors event. I found him very thoughtful and smart, and I think if he’s elected he would be great to collaborate with in the House!
September 18, 2026 at 5:06 AM
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jamellebouie.net
i’m sorry but this entire worldview seems not just evil but deeply stupid? the far future is fake! it doesn’t exist! what matters are people here and now!
faineg.com Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 2d
Nick Beckstead, noted longtermist and "effective altruist,” just comes out and says it:

"But it now seems more plausible to me that saving a life in a rich country is substantially more important than saving a life in a poor country, other things being equal."
This is precisely why Nick Beckstead, a noted EA, argued in 2013 that, given the "overwhelming" moral importance of the far future - "millions, billions, and trillions" of years from now - we should prioritize saving the lives of people in rich countries over those in poor countries, other things being equal. The reason is that people in rich countries are better positioned to influence the far future. To take another example, saving lives in poor countries may have significantly smaller ripple effects than saving and improving lives in rich countries. Why? Richer countries have substantially more innovation, and their workers are much more economically productive. By ordinary standards at least by ordinary enlightened humanitarian standards saving and improving lives in rich countries is about equally as important as saving and improving lives in poor countries, provided lives are improved by roughly comparable amounts. But it now seems more plausible to me that saving a life in a rich country is substantially more important than saving a life in a poor country, other things being equal. Screenshot from Beckstead's 2013 PhD dissertation, regarded as one of the founding documents of longtermism, one of the main cause areas of EA.
September 17, 2026 at 3:12 PM
juliareedwa.bsky.social
One of my favorite series, I read it every year at least once, and I find something new and wonderful every time. Words are magic, librarians can save the world, and everyone and everything has a time to die.
becadreads.bsky.social Beca Dreadful 🖤🌙 @becadreads.bsky.social · 1d
Hello old friend ❤️

I bought this brand new. Its pages are incredibly yellowed and its spine is worn down but its going to get me through another adventure through the Old Kingdom.

💙📚 #booksky
A photo of an old paperback copy of Sabriel by Garth Nix. The background of the photo is blurred out.
September 18, 2026 at 4:29 AM
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jessdbateman.bsky.social
100%. This makes no sense, unless you don’t want middle housing.
spokanerising.com Spokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 2d
Expanding unfunded inclusionary zoning taxes to cover middle housing across the entirety of Seattle would render HB1110 functionally inoperative.

Perversely, it would also be a dramatic step backward for housing equity, since it would make high-resource neighborhoods even more exclusive.
pushtheneedle.bsky.social Push The Needle @pushtheneedle.bsky.social · 2d
RIP WA state infill housing bill HB1110, the city finally found their way to kill it.
September 18, 2026 at 12:18 AM
juliareedwa.bsky.social
Have you assigned your Democracy Vouchers yet #Seattle? Join me in supporting @niluj.bsky.social for City Council!
niluj.bsky.social NiluJ @niluj.bsky.social · 2d
Happy three year work anniversary to me! Three years working to strengthen and protect our democracy and voting rights. Seems like a good day to ask a friend in District 5 if they’ve contributed their democracy vouchers to a democracy champion! 😉

www.neighborsfornilu.org/vouchers
Assign Vouchers | Nilu Jenks For Seattle City Council
www.neighborsfornilu.org
September 17, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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theurbanist.org
Housing growth and tree canopy growth can go hand in hand. In fact, a closer look at Seattle's recent history shows they often do. Here's how to build on that trend.

Op-ed by Logan Schmidt, Jesse Simpson, and Jeff Paul: www.theurbanist.org/op-ed-buildi...
Op-Ed: Building Toward a Greener, Housing-Abundant Seattle
Housing growth and tree canopy growth can go hand in hand. In fact, a closer look at Seattle's recent history shows they often do. Here's how to build on that trend.
www.theurbanist.org
September 15, 2026 at 10:40 PM
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laborstandards.seattle.gov
Council Member Alexis Mercedes Rinck, Casa Latina, Domestic Workers Standards Board members, and a hiring entity celebrate new worker protections for Seattle domestic workers.
Press release: www.seattle.gov/.../resou......
#domesticworkers #seattlelaborlaws
September 16, 2026 at 12:34 AM
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abdulelsayed.bsky.social
I'm proud to announce my policy agenda to empower Michigan’s Black communities.

For generations, Black communities in Michigan have received promises of federal investment that never fully arrived, or arrived without any way to track whether it actually improved people's lives.
September 15, 2026 at 9:47 PM
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rebeccasaldana1.bsky.social
This is the best Labor News! Congratulations to the Seattle Hilton workers for a 'tremendous wins' in contract #LaborDayIsEveryday

www.seattletimes.com/business/loc...
Washington’s longest hotel strike ends with ‘tremendous wins’ in contract
Unionized workers at Embassy Suites by Hilton Seattle Downtown Pioneer Square reached an agreement with their employer.
www.seattletimes.com
September 15, 2026 at 4:42 AM
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I asked AT&T Stadium about the Rolling Stone report about how they objected to Macklemore coming to Arlington next month. They didn't comment, but as I've noted they're still hosting Kanye West in November: www.chron.com/culture/arti...
AT&T Stadium, which will host Ye this fall, objected to Macklemore
The Seattle rapper was dropped from Ed Sheeran's stadium tour bill.
www.chron.com
September 14, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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shakespeare.lol
I, an old turtle,
Will wing me to some wither’d bough
September 14, 2026 at 10:41 PM
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premthakker.bsky.social
New: Macklemore says Robert Kraft — who owns Gillette Stadium, where Macklemore & Ed Sheeran were to perform later this month — called Sheeran.

Kraft rallied other owners together behind an ultimatum for Sheeran: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you won't be allowed in our venues.
I'm not sure how to start this. So I'm going to speak from the heart and share the truth. Ed Sheeran and his team have made the decision to remove me from The Loop tour. But before I get into it, I want to say something that should be obvious. In this moment I think it matters. I am not a victim. Ed Sheeran is not a victim. Pink is not a victim. We have careers, money, opportunities, safety and audiences around the world. Whatever consequences any of us face for what we say, we get to go home to our families. The victims are the Palestinian people. The men, women and children who have been killed, starved, displaced and forced to live through unimaginable violence. More than 20,000 children have been killed in Gaza alone. People are being killed today, and people will be killed tomorrow. I want to make sure that as I tell this story, we don't lose sight of that. Ed is my friend. I've known him for 13 years. We've shared late nights, studio sessions and stages. He has this infectious magic about him that I've grown to love. I consider him a brother. And because of that, we've had some difficult conversations this past week. The type of talks rooted in love and respect for one another that still end in a place of fundamental disagreement. Nothing I'm writing here is out of spite or because I want to tear down his character. But as I told Ed multiple times on the phone, our friendship can't change my responsibility to tell the truth about what happened. Last Monday, in the middle of all the media attention surrounding Pink and what I said at MetLife, Ed told me that Robert Kraft called him. We were scheduled to play Gillette Stadium later this month, which is owned by the Kraft Group. Ed told me that Kraft said I would not be allowed to perform in his stadium. Ed also told me that Kraft had rallied some of the other stadium owners and collectively they gave him an ultimatum: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you will not be allowed to play in our venues. Ed was in … What I said at MetLife I have been saying on stages around the world for almost three years. So why is it an issue now? Because now I'm sharing a stage with one of the biggest artists in the world, in some of the biggest stadiums in America. At a certain level of exposure, "Free Palestine" becomes too much of a risk. If I kept doing the shows, saying Free Palestine, with Ed implicitly supporting it, the crowd getting loud and showing undeniable support for Palestinian liberation, what artist might speak out next? The stage becomes resistance. Maybe that's why this time it became so important to silence me. And one of the most effective ways to enforce that silence has been to weaponize the accusation of antisemitism. Antisemitism is real. And that is exactly why the word matters too much to be used as a shield against criticism of the Israeli state. When criticizing Israel, opposing Zionism or saying "Free Palestine" gets conflated with hatred of Jewish people, it doesn't protect Jewish people. It protects Israel from accountability. I hope this isn't the end of my relationship with Ed. Thirteen years of friendship doesn't disappear because of one painful disagreement. I hope we both continue listening, studying what is happening in Palestine and wrestling with what neutrality means in a moment like this. My door will always be open to continuing that conversation. When my brother Omar was doing the subtitles for the video I posted from MetLife, I thanked him. He told me there's a phrase in Arabic: لا شكر على واجب "La shukra ala wajeb." There is no thanks for a duty. That stayed with me. Because that's what this has become for me and millions of others around the world. A duty. Not something deserving of praise or gratitude. Not brave. Human. Who is winning the internet, who is getting canceled, who gets to play the stadium and who doesn't, all of it becomes so small when held against what we are actually witnessing in Gaza and the West Bank. An entire people be…
September 14, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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I get that people like to clown on Macklemore, but he's quietly done so much good for Seattle. Besides the stuff on his website, he's donated to the music program at my kid's school and sponsors the free summer parks concerts.
phillewis.bsky.social Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 5d
Rapper Macklemore has been dropped from Ed Sheeran’s tour after he made a “Free Palestine” speech on stage earlier this month
Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran's Tour After 'Free Palestine' Speech
www.huffpost.com
September 14, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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mayor.seattle.gov
Thanks for asking, KUOW! Yes, we are winning for renters: from banning pet rent and other rental junk fees, to adding density throughout our City, to SEPA reform, to my Executive Order streamlined permitting, our renter majority city is seeing real improvements to affordability…
Screenshot of a KUOW article titled, “Seattle Mayor Wilson still rents. Can she help her fellow renters?” with a photo of Mayor Wilson. Screenshots from the articles that say, “Zohran Mamdani lives in Gracie Mansion. Karen Bass lives in the Getty House. The mayors of Portland, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and Chicago all own their own homes. But Katie Wilson, mayor of Seattle, still rents in the same century-old brick apartment building as before the election last year. Property records say it's 700 square feet, but the original listing said 650, according to Wilson. This year, Wilson has banned "junk fees" like pet rent and required landlords to be upfront about other fees, signed legislation or issued executive orders to cut through red tape or overcome procedural roadblocks to building housing, and moved toward upzoning, parts of the city to allow taller, denser buildings.”
September 14, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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dentaldammerung.bsky.social
"The only ideology that isn't ideology is my ideology which isn't an ideology because I believe it."
September 14, 2026 at 7:45 PM
juliareedwa.bsky.social
*Sigh* some people are so tiresome. And I’m not talking about the mayor.
typewriteralley.bsky.social Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 4d
Just got out of a press conference at city hall where Maritza Rivera attacked Katie Wilson as "about ideology" and said that the mayor is "not interested in doing the hard work to make things better in Seattle." She also said that Wilson "does not believe in police."
September 14, 2026 at 7:52 PM