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Yes, but you know, how dare I, as a trans woman, question the Democrats? open.substack.com/pub/erininth...
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I think you can learn a lot about the moderate political program in Seattle and WA more generally by reading this gish gallop from political consultant Eileen Pollet.
In case you missed it, in a (now deleted) comment on @sharethecities.bsky.social insta, I was told to make my own website if I didn’t like theirs. Now that I have finally gotten the attention of the anonymous folks at @leftycheatsheet.bsky.social @sharethecities.bsky.social, I have some questions!
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I'm doing a custom wall from Catastrophic Creations for my cat who hates heights, one of those coffee brewers that looks like the mad scientist table from the Sims 1, a $200 on a silk scarf printed with Fyodor Pavlov art, the Star Trek Fluevog boots (I'm not a trek fan), and more.
question for the audience: if you were ultra rich (let’s say $25M), what completely frivolous thing are you buying?
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I had to have my manager email security to give me permission to use the bathroom at work (the only gender neutral ones were in a locked wing and it took 3 years for this saga to play out), hands down the most humiliating part of transitioning. And it's the LAW over there now? Fucked.
Civil servant transgender guidelines leak just dropped:
And the worst part is it's still easier than trying to sell stuff on marketplace or Craigslist or whatever!
giving stuff away on Facebook marketplace and buy nothing groups is such a wiiiild experience. The amount of labor and communication people need to come grab a like, free plant or end table is unreal
Let's FUCKING go this rules
NEW: Alexis Mercedes Rinck has proposed an amendment to Rob Saka's SAFER Streets Act that would give the City Traffic Engineer explicit authority to implement street changes in historic districts (Pioneer Square, Pike Place) without getting the approval of the local boards.
I used to know a bunch of the Seattle rationalist/EA folks, when I was last around any of them AI stuff was one of many focuses and much less apocalyptic sex cult. It's really accelerated over the last few years. It's so depressing!
The U.S. AI industry is being run by a batshit rationalist sex cult, and no, I am not being hyperbolic - they’re genuinely Like That: