SOCIAL MEDIA WARS UPDATE: For me specifically, the social media platform “wars” are pretty much over, in that I’ve figured out my general intentions. Mastodon had a good start and a good audience but stopped growing a while ago. I don’t find Threads that useable, and there are other issues too. I’ll still post on those two, but they won’t be my focus. LinkedIn has gotten surprisingly good with a specific audience, and I’ll do more there. But it’s clear to me that the official alternative to Twitter/X and likely successor is Blu#sky. Whatever you decide to do here (I’m still staying for the moment and continuing to observe/assess, but my activity level and approach will be changing), I hope to see you at Blu#sky too. I still see every single day how incredibly important social media is to the struggle for better cities and city-building. Don’t give up on it. Make it work for you.

Friendly reminder you can find me on the other site. bsky.app/profile/masonthomps…

Today, @IAM751 Boeing Machinists ratified their contract ending a historic strike. These 30,000 machinists showed unwavering solidarity, bravery, & a commitment to winning a fair contract. Sincere thanks to the IAM 751 bargaining team & leadership for their tireless work.

Hey in Bothell we want to throw weekly outdoor parties all summer. We're looking for someone to put them on. Interested in putting on cool events that show what streets can be? Apply 👇 bothellwa.gov/DocumentCenter…

She's right on the lane width part! Narrower lanes make us feel less safe when we're driving, so we respond by driving more slowly, which results in everyone being safer.

Local man says um a lot, but makes some good points despite it

Nobody likes other people's cars. So in response we keep building infrastructure that ensures we will get more other people's cars. Then we blame housing for all the other people's cars.

It's not every day a legend like @dongho_chang shows up at your city hall but when he does you better believe @ramialkabra and I are going to get a selfie

I've read this email before

Love this. There's no way to get ourselves out of a supply problem without more supply.

Well said, Mr President ❤️

If more people living there makes the community a worse place to live, the task should be to build the community better, not shut our kids out. Build a "good party" as @StrongTowns puts it strongtowns.org/journal/2017…

Elect housing champions at all levels of government 👏👏👏👏

Congrats Spokane! This is a win for climate, traffic, housing, air quality, and safety. It's been fun to see you lead. Now it's on the rest of us to catch up.

They're going to be the only show in town for a lot of people in Washington if the merger goes through.

The only people super focused on the fertility rate are either academics or weirdos.

Political violence is not the answer and it's not acceptable.

And we didn't have to spend $7500 of taxpayer dollars on each one.