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Tom Riley

@tomriley

Sounders, Cycling. Yoga. Clean Energy. Birds.

 Seattle, Washington
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This is BIG. @aflcio just endorsed our bipartisan permitting reform bill. BAAJA means new, family-supporting jobs and a brighter clean energy future.
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I really do think it's important for Democrats to understand that they should not be taking strategic advice from the worst electoral performer in the Senate.
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adamwerbach
@adamwerbachNov 10
Seattle issued 3% more residential permits this year, but the homes on them fell 28%, from about 3.1 per permit to 2.1. Count the homes, not the permits.
transparent.city (@citydatadesk) profile picturetransparent.city
@citydatadeskOct 24
Replying to @PSBJ
Seattle issued 1,162 new residential construction permits through Oct. 14, up 3.1% from a year earlier, but the housing units on them fell 27.9% to 2,483, about 2.1 homes per permit against 3.1 last year. transparent.city/c/seattle/s…
Seattle Home Completions Fell 36% by May on Same Project Count

Seattle Home Completions Fell 36% by May on Same Project Count

Seattle completed 525 residential building permits from January 1 through May 31, 2026, almost the same as the 535 a year earlier, yet the housing units on them

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clara the urbanist
@SlopHqNov 9
a certain kind of environmentalist will tell you we have ten years to decarbonize and then defend a review process that uses seven of them. the planet is on fire, please submit written comments before the close of the 90 day window
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people keep talking about ABUNDANCE being over and yet it seems like the only two major bills to pass the 2026 Congress will be ROAD to HOUSING and BAAJA (clean energy permitting reform), which are quite literally two chapters of the literal book
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Sherrod Brown attending freshman orientation
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So disappointing.
Logan Bowers 🏗️ 🏘️ (@loganb) profile pictureLogan Bowers 🏗️ 🏘️@loganbNov 10
Both Murray and Cantwell voted no. 🥴 Voters overwhelmingly to lower prices so of course the first thing these two do is try to do is raise prices. Incredible.
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My statement on senate passage of the motion to proceed on the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (S. 5653).
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disappointing that both Washington State Senators voted no on permit reform. @PattyMurray @MariaCantwell. Time for a new generation. Time for a real scaling of real firm clean energy.
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Great to hear @KeithCostigan on the Sounders call tonight.
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“First they came for the IS-LM model, and and I said nothing….”
Isabella M Weber (@IsabellaMWeber) profile pictureIsabella M Weber
@IsabellaMWeberNov 7
Economic populism also means dethroning economics. It’s not the job of economists to dictate how our economies should be run but to find solutions to implement democratically determined goals.
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say it louder!
Gary Winslett 🌐🇺🇸 (@GaryWinslett) profile pictureGary Winslett 🌐🇺🇸
@GaryWinslettNov 6
A lot of people, particularly on the left, want to claim to be pro-working class, but you cannot be pro-working class without having an all-of-the-above approach to energy. Working class people need cheap gas for their cars, low cost heat in winter, jobs in oil + gas, etc.
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NEWS: North America's Building Trades Unions @NABTU is endorsing the Senate's permitting reform bill, according to a letter to negotiators I obtained. BAAJA is a "significant step toward a more efficient permitting system that supports job creation" and "helps reduce costs".
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Holy moly. JBLM went results went from 53%-44% Trump to 71%-28% Dem, a 51-point swing towards the Dems. Military personnel do not f*** with being disrespected.
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It’s not just Talarico and Peltola who embraced an all of the above energy policy. Check out these comments from Scott Colom, Adam Hamilton, and Annie Andrews. Notice anything in common?
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Image from Pavan Venkatakrishnan (@ppavnr)
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Tea Pain
@TeaPainUSANov 4
I haven’t seen MAGA this quiet since Zelenskyy hit a Russian data center.
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As usual we are going to inherit a cursed Republican economy and build it back up just for President Jake Paul to inherit and destroy it in 2032, but we'll do it anyway because we love you America!!!
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pj@pjayevansNov 4
Congrats to James Talarico, man. I met him in a mental health facility a few weeks back and we became fast friends. Super inspiring to see what you’ve done
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Covie
@covie_93Nov 4
Pete Hegseth wanted people to watch a public execution, well they're seeing it tonight.
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best tweet
Mike Beauvais (@MikeBeauvais) profile pictureMike Beauvais@MikeBeauvaisNov 4
To everybody celebrating Greg Abbott’s defeat, what if I told you there was a way to watch an unlikable old guy lose in Texas almost every Sunday?
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