Hacks & Wonks @HacksWonks
Twice weekly show about politics & policy in WA, through the lens of those doing the work. KODX/KVRU FM/Podcast. Team: @finchfrii @drbestturtle @inascenttweets officialhacksandwonks.com Washington State Joined November 2021-
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The common theme for this episode: corporations buying elections and policies to suit themselves.
The common theme for this episode: corporations buying elections and policies to suit themselves.
Ryan Packer @typewriteralley
16K Followers 2K Following Pedestrian. Writing at The Urbanist as Contributing Editor. Transportation advocate. Always covering a random public meeting. (they-them)
The Urbanist @UrbanistOrg
32K Followers 578 Following Examining urban policy to improve cities and quality of life. 🏙️ Advocacy journalism. 📰 👩🦽👨🦯🚶🚴♀️ 🚎 ⛴️ 🚊 🚆
Crystal Fincher (finc.. @finchfrii
11K Followers 7K Following Political consultant. Radio/podcast @HacksWonks. Sportsaholic, geek, ASOIAF addict, relentlessly curious. finchfrii on all platforms and @social.ridetrans.it
Erica C. Barnett eric.. @ericacbarnett
33K Followers 5K Following Author of Quitter: A Memoir of Drinking, Relapse, and Recovery (https://t.co/1epX5SkX9h or https://t.co/8shaGQlnkT), Editor, PubliCola. [email protected]
Greg Spotts @Spottnik
8K Followers 5K Following 🚶♀️ 🚴 🚌 🛴 🚊 personal account sharing my exploration of Seattle and other cities with emphasis on streets and urban design retweet ≠ endorsement
Rep. Jessica Bateman @jessdbateman
3K Followers 795 Following State Rep. LD 2️⃣2️⃣ | organizer, housing & healthcare | human to Moxie & Rue | housing 1st | she/her | personal account | https://t.co/FzUHgPtMIe
public transit girlie @jazzyspraxis
3K Followers 1K Following policy baddie // urbanism, niche local politics, labor, edu ~running this city into the ground by caring about people~ // tweets my own-personal acct
Share The Cities @sharethecities
1K Followers 473 Following #Seattle #Housing #LandUse #KingCounty, all-volunteer in 2023; An Organizing Collective Find us on https://t.co/K9qKc7sEL5
HON- SIGN I-137 fund .. @houseRneighbors
4K Followers 298 Following Running I-137 to fund social housing. Seattle voted Yes on I-135 🗳️ | Advocating for Social Housing 🏘️ better land use and climate action.
Robert Cruickshank @cruickshank
11K Followers 2K Following Digital Strategy for @cayimby. Vice-Chair of @SierraClubSEA. Personal account -- tweets represent my own opinions, for better or worse.
Rian Watt @rianwatt
6K Followers 1K Following ED @eoionline ⚖️ • fmr @cmtysolutions 🏡• helping out @urbanistorg 🏙️ • board @futurewiseWA ⛰️• opinions mine, bad • curious • he/him
Derek Young @DerekMYoung
6K Followers 4K Following Interim Executive Director, Washington State Counties. Former Chair, Pierce County Council and Tacoma-Pierce County Board of Health
Gordon Padelford @GordonOfSeattle
4K Followers 3K Following I Tweet about walking, biking, great cities, & progressive politics. Work for @SNGreenways, but Tweets/rts my own. @[email protected]
Mason Thompson @electmasont
2K Followers 660 Following Mayor of Bothell. Because the world won't change itself.
Amy Sundberg @amysundberg
2K Followers 851 Following SFF/YA writer. Public safety reporter @UrbanistOrg. Publisher of Notes from the Emerald City. Avid list-maker. I like pianos, little dogs, and pie. She/her.
Ron Davis @ronpdavis
1K Followers 2K Following NE Seattle Dad, startup consultant, and political commentator: https://t.co/Eg3DW8j7Zs
Tech 4 Housing @tech4housing
2K Followers 1K Following Organizing the tech community to advocate for affordable, sustainable and equitable cities.
The Needling @TheNeedling
21K Followers 4K Following Seattle's Only Real Fake News (Satire/Parody) Have a hot headline tip? Send it to [email protected]
Shasti Conrad @ShastiConrad
3K Followers 764 Following First woman of color chair for @washdems Former Obama & Bernie Staffer | Former chair @kcdems
Riall The Realest DEI.. @RiallJohnson
2K Followers 2K Following Political menace. Stanford & NFL alum. This isn’t even my final form. 🇨🇦/🇺🇸. The Realest DEI in politics.
Taj Herzer-Baptiste @TacomaTaj
966 Followers 7K Following EMT ➡️ Firefighter Paramedic and NP | Urbanist Environmentalist | Progressive | @SoliAlpert | @Kate4Berkeley | @Ana4Berkeley
Eastside Human Servic.. @eastsideHSF
0 Followers 85 Following
🥯 hila @defend_hila
101 Followers 316 Following just here to spiral #critlib, info lit, archives, museum accessibility, e-learning for luddites, abolition
Priscilla @DonnachkaTwit
69 Followers 589 Following
noe @noe206design
18 Followers 927 Following
Kevin Leffler @KevinLeffler5
87 Followers 2K Following
Alexis Mercedes Rinck @Alexis4Seattle
221 Followers 69 Following A renter, transit-rider, multiracial woman, and former restaurant worker running for City Council. Join my campaign! - Paid for by Alexis for Seattle
TheHeadMFInCharge🥷.. @TheHeadMF
10K Followers 171 Following When one is pushed too far you must push back further-Privacy Advocate- Sports Fan-Centrist-Anonymous Black Sheep-Equality for All-Activist
Real Change @RealChangeNews
9K Followers 2K Following Jobs/Journalism/Justice 📰 Our award-winning paper is sold by people who are houseless and low-income. The views expressed here DO NOT reflect the newsroom.
Jen @jenpehli
80 Followers 709 Following
Climate Refugee Arena @muyespecial
90 Followers 834 Following 3rd Grade #DualLanguage teacher and car hater #SEAbikes #ClimateEmergency #DecolonizeGeography (tweets are own opinion) he/él 🚵♀️ 🌈
Alison Grazzini Phela.. @AlisonGrazzini
498 Followers 1K Following Happy wife & mama, political junkie, jazz lover, amateur home brewer, budding explorer and VP, Gov. Relations for @BECU. Tweets are my own.
Andrea M @Morg81921Morgan
0 Followers 57 Following
Lovely day for a walk @Chriswielga
227 Followers 2K Following Pedestrian at best. Writing about walking at https://t.co/oBI0mce7k8 Grad Student at @MizzouTSPA
Tim McCormick @tmccormick
5K Followers 5K Following Housing advocate, designer, researcher, builder @housingalterna, contributor writer @sightline, citizen @cabindotcity. Bsky:tmccormick. tmccormick.eth
Ashley Nerbovig @AshleyNerbovig
3K Followers 691 Following writing about cops, crime, and cop crime for @thestranger | @freep @marshallproj
Seattle needs more ho.. @brucef
93 Followers 122 Following
Joe Barsana @josephbarsana
170 Followers 2K Following Recovery Advocate, Street Survivor, From Pac Highway to the Blade. Opinions are my own.
Erica Lee @TheAmericaLee
213 Followers 896 Following Deputy Exec Director @FutureGenPAC | #GND | #M4A | #UBI | #caregiver |#disabilityrights | #xennial | #GunViolenceSurvivor | #cats | retweets ≠ endorsements 🌎
Charles' Awesome Hat @CharlesGreatHat
2 Followers 11 Following I'm here to parody the parody and embrace the circus that @Burien has become.
University of Washing.. @uwchr
3K Followers 891 Following We partner with organizations on the front lines of local & global human rights struggles to conduct research in the service of real-world social change. @UW
Chloe gale @Chloegale7
22 Followers 231 Following
Sarah @sarahreuben_txt
155 Followers 135 Following student, pedestrian, materialist feminist. dreaming of housing justice, safer streets, a healthy democracy, etc etc
Jesse Noviello @noviejt93
371 Followers 2K Following Former Organizer @Progressive_MD @MaineDems and @VoterChoice2020, views my own. He/Him. We need ranked choice voting and more parties but until then vote blue.
Oma Bee 🐝🌈 @TheOmaBee
127 Followers 554 Following Oma. Wife. Crone. Dog lover. Maker of things. Perpetual volunteer. Imperfect Perfectionist. Ally.
Nick Brown for Attorn.. @NickBrownNow
1K Followers 1K Following Attorney, Advisor, Adventurer. Candidate for Attorney General of Washington
WTF Burien @WTFBurien
21 Followers 85 Following
Kaitlyn Burton @knicoleburton
363 Followers 916 Following Comms for @kcexec. Previously @WAHouseDems, @larsenrick, @politico.
Seattle CPC @SeaCPC
2K Followers 606 Following The Community Police Commission builds common ground among communities affected by policing in Seattle. View the City’s policies at https://t.co/ebD1bVGtvq.
Olgy Diaz @Olgy
516 Followers 714 Following Chapina 🇬🇹 🏳️🌈Political Chingona 🗽 Dog Mom 🐾 South Sound is the best Sound 💯| Tacoma City Council Member | President @nwpcwa | Vice Chair @WildlifeRec
Nick Whipple @nicholaswhipple
13 Followers 185 Following
tuyết hoa! @dalso_snopas
171 Followers 639 Following spiritually on the amtrak cascades listening to strawberry soda by loossemble
Claire @ClairetheJones
1K Followers 2K Following Seattle Mariners & iced coffee enthusiast También disponible en español. 🍉 #StandWithAsFans she/her/ella
Garrett Plescow Moore.. @GPMsays
290 Followers 532 Following Probably listening to a podcast. @JohnsHopkins MA 📚 | Then: #OlikaraForSenate @IBEWPNW @TeamWarren @RepAdamSmith @StandWithCongo | Abortion access 👇🏼
Tee Sannon, PhD @shsannon
1K Followers 1K Following Tech Policy Program Director @ACLU_WA. Digital rights advocate and social scientist, formerly @UMSI and @Cornell. Views mine.
TABBY @cuppatabby
2K Followers 2K Following euro badger, persian cat | 18+ | They/Them | furry wife guy🐱❤️🐶 | Art commissions: OPEN
Renaissance Revolutio.. @RenaissanceWord
137 Followers 644 Following Hip-Hop/Spoken Word Artist, Activist, Historian, Philosopher, Speaking Truth to Power, Acting on my Convictions. https://t.co/HX1BNBlK7U #BlackLivesMatter
Phil Neff @cascadiasolid
2K Followers 2K Following Research coordinator @UWCHR; board member @NISGUA_Guate. Solidarity with people, not states! Long-distance cyclist, solo guitarist, & experimental music head.
Snob Lyf @AlexG1155476
3 Followers 6 Following
Lael White @LCWhite9
119 Followers 296 Following Progressive voter, climate advocate; rail as a climate solution; healthcare as a human right, fair taxation. Gardener, grandma, Orthopedic Massage Therapist
Trayton Otto (he/him) @TraytonO
69 Followers 756 Following
Crystal Fincher (finc.. @finchfrii
11K Followers 7K Following Political consultant. Radio/podcast @HacksWonks. Sportsaholic, geek, ASOIAF addict, relentlessly curious. finchfrii on all platforms and @social.ridetrans.it
shannon cheng @drbestturtle
137 Followers 248 Following curious, adventure-seeking, optimist. grassroots activist.The common theme for this episode: corporations buying elections and policies to suit themselves.
This week-in-review, @finchfrii & @cruickshank discuss: 🐦⬛ MAGA gives WAGOP the Bird 🚗 Sara Nelson attacks gig driver rights 🪓 Harrell axed anti-displacement plans 🚈 Light Rail opens on Eastside 🏥 Hospital protects trans patient records ➕more! officialhacksandwonks.com/week-in-review… 🧵 1/17
Thankful to have had the opportunity to join @finchfrii on the @HacksWonks podcast to discuss the state of the race and how I plan to lead as Attorney General! #justiceforall #nickbrownforag
Nick Brown joins Hacks & Wonks for an in-depth interview to discuss his campaign for Attorney General and plans to address WA’s most pressing issues. #waelex @NickBrownNow officialhacksandwonks.com/nick-brown-dis… 🧵 1/2
I enjoyed chatting with @AshleyNerbovig about the news this week!
This week-in-review, @finchfrii & @AshleyNerbovig discuss: 🥸Dave Reichert’s non-moderate beliefs ‼️Boeing whistleblower testimony 🤯Tacoma trying ShotSpotter 💵Successful GBI pilots 🤬Officer who killed Jaahnavi Kandula had known checkered history officialhacksandwonks.com/week-in-review… 🧵 1/15
Check out @FuturewiseWA board member @rianwatt on the @HacksWonks podcast!
On this topical show, @finchfrii and @rianwatt dig into how housing policy shapes our communities, why the “Year of Housing 2.0” didn't happen at #waleg, and how the Seattle Comprehensive plan falls short and can be improved officialhacksandwonks.com/state-legislat… 🧵 1/13
This is a damn good interview @finchfrii and @rianwatt. Everyone should listen for complex housing topics made easy to understand by people who’ve really studied the issues!
Rian Watt (@rianwatt) of @UrbanistOrg is great at making these issues easier to understand! If the housing and comprehensive plan convos have (understandably) gone over your head, this is the show for you!
On this show, I spoke with the head of King County’s new Regional Office of Gun Violence Prevention about their work to prevent gun violence and their encouraging early results.
.@KingCountyRGV shows promise curbing youth gun violence using community-based approach w/ violence interrupters Early data: fewer youth involved in shootings, fewer re-hospitalizations, less shoplifting near outreach & 400+ high-risk youth mentored officialhacksandwonks.com/blog/king-coun… 🧵1/9
I was a guest this week on @finchfrii's Hacks and Wonks podcast, where we discussed state Democrats' decision to pass several Republican-backed initiatives, the Seattle city attorney's decision to bar a local judge from hearing cases, and much more. officialhacksandwonks.com/blog/week-in-r…
This week-in-review, @finchfrii & @richsssmith discuss: 🗳️@TheStranger endorses Uncommitted Delegates 🥳Strippers’ Bill of Rights passed ☠️#waleg kills rent stabilization ⚰️Even-year elex is dead 🙉Seattle City Council silences protest with arrests officialhacksandwonks.com/blog/week-in-r… 🧵 1/14
Popping in from vacation to mention this podcast we recorded last week. Hope you find it helpful!
Today, guest host @drbestturtle talks Seattle surveillance technology with @amysundberg and BJ Last of Solidarity Budget: 💨 Rushed public input process 💩 Tech is ineffective AND harmful 🫂 Proven solutions for gun violence 📢 Public meeting 2/27! officialhacksandwonks.com/blog/seattle-s… 🧵 1/20
This episode is so good!
This week-in-review, @finchfrii & @cruickshank discuss: 📈@RTWRenton passes 🏘️Rent stabilization alive at #waleg ✈️Alaska flight attendant strike? 😖SPD gender discrimination 💥Seattle may buy #ShotSpotter as Chicago rejects it 💔“We Are In” fails officialhacksandwonks.com/blog/week-in-r… 🧵 1/15
A pretty stunning update to a story we discussed with @DBeekman on @HacksWonks: This unpermitted gravel yard is causing migraines, black snot, and nosebleeds in school kids. Instead of fixing that, they’re trying to silence the affected. Pay attention to this:
An unpermitted gravel yard operating next to an elementary school In Snohomish County has sent a “cease and desist” letter demanding that students and school officials stop complaining about noise and dust, reports @DBeekman @seattletimes seattletimes.com/seattle-news/g…
Hacks & Wonks is always good, but this week’s episode on @RTWRenton and their big plans is especially exciting and inspiring. “Community endures, and we’re going to keep on going.”
Today, @finchfrii welcomes @maria_abando and @riveraforrenton to learn about the @RTWRenton minimum wage initiative! Important dates: 📨 Jan 24: Ballots mailed 📋 Feb 5: Online/mail voter reg deadline 🗳️ Feb 13: Election Day (reg in-person by 8p) officialhacksandwonks.com/blog/raise-the… 🧵 1/9
I felt this was a particularly good episode I did with @finchfrii -- so much news to cover this week, in just 45 minutes!
This week-in-review, @finchfrii & @cruickshank talk: ♟️ Seattle City Council appointment 🏭 Right-wing initiative to repeal climate law 🤬 Tacoma cops in Ellis case get $500K to leave department 🛒 Ferguson’s anti-grocery monopoly suit ➕ more! officialhacksandwonks.com/blog/week-in-r… 🧵 1/12
That episode with @mayormcginn and @finchfrii on the Big Waterfront Bamboozle was great fun to record - and I'm glad listeners enjoyed it too!
Here are our listeners’ favorite topical shows of 2023: 🧵 1/11
This week-in-review, @finchfrii and @AlexaVaughn discuss all things new: 😶🌫️ Space Needle NYE ⚖️ New WA state laws 🤔 New Crosscut poll 🫠 New Seattle City Council 🧑⚖️ New lawsuit against Burien 🫤 New Republican AG candidate officialhacksandwonks.com/blog/week-in-r… 🧵 1/13
Some really good points by @ericacbarnett on @finchfrii's Hacks and Wonks about Sound Transit and its board. I'm not 100% convinced an elected board would solve enough, but I'm also hard-pressed to see how we could do worse. As for Julie Timm, I think... 1/
I know it’s a dense topic but this contract controls so many important things our city wants: ⚖️Meaningful and robust police accountability 🫶Funding for non-police services 🧑🏾⚕️Civilianization of roles armed officers aren’t needed for Give it a listen (or read the transcript):
On this Tuesday topical show, guest host @drbestturtle and @amysundberg delve into all things SPOG contract: 🛑 How it blocks Seattle progress 🔮 What does the SPOG MOU mean? 🫨 Frustrations 😰 Concerns 😬 Mosqueda leaving LRPC 🔥 An Amy pep talk! officialhacksandwonks.com/blog/what-to-k… 🧵 1/18
Apparently researching San Antonio's school closure plan is what I'm doing while watching @HacksWonks discuss our elections.
Hacks and Wonks did a great episode on this: x.com/HacksWonks/sta…
We’ve gotten feedback that some listeners of our show with Solidarity Budget didn’t realize how egregious #ShotSpotter is. Here’s a breakdown of what’s going on. First, what is #ShotSpotter? 🧵 1/8
@HacksWonks @thewiskthestaff FYI ShotSpotter microphones record voices on the street. Voice recordings have been used in court cases at least twice just in Oakland.
ShotSpotter records voices - LISTEN: youtube.com/watch?v=0SCYR6… @newyorkyearzero @aintacrow ICYMI
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