• witten@lemmy.world
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    18 hours ago

    While this is a move in the right direction, I’ll remind you all that Bruce Harrell is a pretty terrible corporate democrat with a lousy track record as mayor these past four years. Vote Katie Wilson if you want an actual progressive.

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      10 hours ago

      exactly, this is performative. I do not think Harrell would actually confront this situation, and I highly suspect SPD would stymie any legit attempt to protect seattleites from ICE.

      Go Wilson!

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      15 hours ago

      Yep, lived under this guy for a bit, made some surprising decisions immediately after getting elected in, like allowing a christian festival with clear links to gay conversion play in my beloved, very queer neighborhood of cap hill.

      https://www.thestranger.com/news/2025/05/30/80080084/invading-antifa-land

      E: I want to add that infighting is bad for us progressives, but stuff like the linked article are so stupid that I outright don’t get it.

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      15 hours ago

      Fully agree. He’s doing a lot of easy wins right now to make it seem like he’s good, but they’re all because he’s in an election race. Remember how he did fuck all while third ave deteriorated and stores closed.

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        10 hours ago

        He sees the writing on the wall (what with him getting thoroughly trounced in the primary) and now he’s desperate to do anything to turn things around.