WAStateOfMine

Amateur weather nerd, Semi-pro WA State historian, Pro High-fiver, 100% folksy. Trains, transit, and urbanism = 💯

[The New York Times @nytimes]

A storm system with hurricane-force winds hit Washington State overnight, forcing some train cancellations and leaving more than 600,000 customers without power as of Wednesday morning. At least one person had been killed, the authorities said. https://t.co/rzmAbf5BqM

[Intel Point Alert @IntelPointAlert]

Power outages nearing 500,000 customers in Washington

[WAStateOfMine @WAStateOfMine]

@JasonSlossTV @The_Weatherman2 @KIRO7Seattle That “you okay there, bud?” Might be the most ‘Washington State’ accent I’ve ever heard.

[Seattle Mariners @Mariners]

We’re sleeping good tonight 😌

[Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree]

Rep. Mark Green R-TN with a flub as he finishes presenting the Mayorkas impeachment articles on the Senate floor, addressing the chair as "Mr. President."

"That would be Madam President," sternly said Sen. Patty Murray D-WA, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Japan is giving the U.S. 250 cherry trees to replace more than 100 that will be torn up during construction around the Tidal Basin in Washington, the Japanese prime minister, Fumio Kishida, said on Wednesday. https://t.co/v7iZmtx9zp

[WAStateOfMine @WAStateOfMine]

Love this kid.

[Mackey Guenther @mackeyguenther]

Sometimes, Council needs a reminder map, or three, of where the existing ingredients for successful neighborhoods – sidewalks, community spaces, and high latent demand, just to name a few – are actually located in Edmonds. (Spoiler: it's not along State Route 99.)

[The Seattle Times @seattletimes]

From a family-run pho restaurant to a busy grocery store, our food writer explores the vibrant Vietnamese food scene in Tacoma's Lincoln International District. https://t.co/AxW1wIpM4t

[Sarah Kogler @weatherchaser5]

Cool cloud watch #wawx

[Seattle Weather Blog @KSeattleWeather]

Through yesterday, March is running spot-on normal temperature wise.

As in, the average temperature for the month is 0.0 degrees from normal.😀

Don’t see that too often!

[Stayinyour Lane @barrettlane]

Amazing that it takes years, decades for any major rail infrastructure to get built or rehabbed, but watch this highway bridge in Baltimore get rebuilt in six months flat.

[HistoryLink.org @HistoryLink]

#OnThisDay in 2009, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer published its final print edition. https://t.co/YuoidX4xnI

[Jackson Teal @jbteal]

@SoundTransit @MayorofSeattle

We should be highlighting beautiful buildings like King Street Station by building world-class hubs around them, not diverting passengers to worse station locations with less connectivity.

Build 4th Ave Shallow Station for Link ST3

[Robert Cruickshank @cruickshank]

Sound Transit *is* safe. Very safe. Much safer than walking, biking, or even driving on our streets. We don't need the Times to whip up unwarranted fears about transit safety. And ST is taking it seriously. https://t.co/VvAgf3E8cf

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Alcohol-related deaths increased in the U.S. by nearly 30% in recent years, with roughly 500 Americans dying each day in 2021, according to a new study published by the CDC. https://t.co/cnl7EsHcZ3

[Tacoma News Tribune @thenewstribune]

Down goes No. 1! Hometown Lincoln Abes knock off top-seeded Auburn at Tacoma Dome https://t.co/Tx7QlqPyE8

[Qagggy! @Qagggy]

Riding a bike is a simple thing everyone can do to destroy global capitalism.