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Rachael Ludwick<p>What is the point of free youth fares if fare enforcement is going to create unnecessary conflicts by even ASKING youth to have a free youth pass?! I don't trust fare enforcement people to not escalate if a teen "disrespects" them. Also a bananas claim that more than a third of riders aren't paying fare which: lol.</p><p><a href="https://kingcountymetro.blog/2025/03/24/one-week-countdown-king-county-metro-restarts-fare-enforcement-march-31/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kingcountymetro.blog/2025/03/2</span><span class="invisible">4/one-week-countdown-king-county-metro-restarts-fare-enforcement-march-31/</span></a> <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seattle</span></a> <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/KingCountyMetro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KingCountyMetro</span></a> <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/KingCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KingCounty</span></a> <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/transit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transit</span></a></p>
cremevax👩🏻‍💻🏳️‍🌈​🇨🇦🇺🇦<p>Hello, it’s the (delayed this week -- sorry!) weekly <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/washingtonstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>washingtonstate</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/kingcounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kingcounty</span></a> (that is, <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seattle</span></a> and environs) <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/COVID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COVID</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/COVID19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COVID19</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/wastewater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wastewater</span></a> toots.</p><p>A quick reminder that this King County respiratory disease data comes from Washington State, not the federal government.</p><p>Starting with the West Point (WSPT) sewage treatment plant: last week, the Sars-CoV2 7-day running average crept up a bit, though it is still at the low end of the scale, historically speaking. Last data is from 3/18.</p><p>WSPT is one of three King County(-ish) sewersheds in this dataset. You can find overviews, individual sewershed results, and a breakdown of variants for the state wastewater surveillance program, along with other metrics like case counts and hospitalizations for Covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses, at <a href="https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/diseases-and-chronic-conditions/communicable-disease-surveillance-data/respiratory-illness-data-dashboard#WasteWater" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistica</span><span class="invisible">l-reports/diseases-and-chronic-conditions/communicable-disease-surveillance-data/respiratory-illness-data-dashboard#WasteWater</span></a>. If you go to the page and click "learn more" in the statewide view tab, you can find out lots of details about how these data are calculated and how to interpret them. The dashboard gets updated every Wednesday (generally). The WA Department of Health is here on the feditubes at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://universeodon.com/@WADeptHealth" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WADeptHealth</span></a></span>.</p>
KUOW (bot)<p>Describing the moment as “bittersweet,” Constantine reflected on how the county has evolved since he took office in 2009.<br><a href="https://www.kuow.org/stories/king-county-dow-constantine-delivers-final-state-of-the-county-address" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">kuow.org/stories/king-county-d</span><span class="invisible">ow-constantine-delivers-final-state-of-the-county-address</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.gruezi.net/tags/KUOW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KUOW</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gruezi.net/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gruezi.net/tags/KingCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KingCounty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gruezi.net/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a></p>
Rachael Ludwick<p>For reasons I looked up the statutes that make urinating or defecating in public illegal in here (<a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/washington" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>washington</span></a> <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/kingcounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kingcounty</span></a> <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seattle</span></a>). Looking them up reminds me that dogs have more rights than humans, at least as far as public poop.</p>
Ike<p>I suspected there was another spike because I got sick, yet again, for the 4th since the beginning of winter. </p><p>I don't know if it is covid, but its similar to previous confirmed infections. </p><p>I do live with a pre-schooler, which doesn't help, but I've also been going to coffee shops to work a lot since they started school, rather than driving home after drop-off. </p><p>I think I'm just going to go to the library to work instead, and bring my caffeine from home.</p><p><a href="https://pkm.social/tags/COVID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COVID</span></a> <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/Seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Seattle</span></a> <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/KingCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KingCounty</span></a></p>
cremevax👩🏻‍💻🏳️‍🌈​🇨🇦🇺🇦<p>Hello, it’s the weekly <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/washingtonstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>washingtonstate</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/kingcounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kingcounty</span></a> (that is, <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seattle</span></a> and environs) <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/COVID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COVID</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/COVID19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COVID19</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/wastewater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wastewater</span></a> toots.</p><p>A quick reminder that this King County respiratory disease data comes from Washington State, not the federal government.</p><p>Let's start with the West Point (WSPT) sewage treatment plant. The Sars-CoV2 7-day running average was modestly down this week. Last data is from 3/9.</p><p>WSPT is one of three King County(-ish) sewersheds in this dataset. You can find overviews, individual sewershed results, and a breakdown of variants for the state wastewater surveillance program, along with other metrics like case counts and hospitalizations for Covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses, at <a href="https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/diseases-and-chronic-conditions/communicable-disease-surveillance-data/respiratory-illness-data-dashboard#WasteWater" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistica</span><span class="invisible">l-reports/diseases-and-chronic-conditions/communicable-disease-surveillance-data/respiratory-illness-data-dashboard#WasteWater</span></a>. If you go to the page and click "learn more" in the statewide view tab, you can find out lots of details about how these data are calculated and how to interpret them. The dashboard gets updated every Wednesday (generally). New! the Department of Health is here on the fedweb, at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://universeodon.com/@WADeptHealth" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WADeptHealth</span></a></span></p>
Solarbird :flag_cascadia:<p>hail mixed into the rain in northernmost king county</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/wawx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wawx</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/northshore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>northshore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/KingCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KingCounty</span></a></p>
Solarbird :flag_cascadia:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toot.cat/@arjache" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>arjache</span></a></span> nothing audible up here yet, but it is getting darker</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/KingCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KingCounty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/Northshore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Northshore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/wawx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wawx</span></a></p>
cremevax👩🏻‍💻🏳️‍🌈​🇨🇦🇺🇦<p>Hello, it’s the weekly <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/washingtonstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>washingtonstate</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/kingcounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kingcounty</span></a> (that is, <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seattle</span></a> and environs) <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/COVID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COVID</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/COVID19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COVID19</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/wastewater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wastewater</span></a> toots.</p><p>A quick reminder that this King County respiratory disease data comes from Washington State, not the federal government.</p><p>Let's start with the West Point (WSPT) sewage treatment plant. Last week, the site reported the Sars-CoV2 7-day running average at 0, which was obviously some sort of error. Real data is back this week, but last week's 0 reading makes it look as if the levels went up. If you compare to the last valid reading from two weeks ago, it has actually gone down. Last data is from 3/4.</p><p>WSPT is one of three King County(-ish) sewersheds in this dataset. You can find overviews, individual sewershed results, and a breakdown of variants for the state wastewater surveillance program, along with other metrics like case counts and hospitalizations for Covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses, at <a href="https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/diseases-and-chronic-conditions/communicable-disease-surveillance-data/respiratory-illness-data-dashboard#WasteWater" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistica</span><span class="invisible">l-reports/diseases-and-chronic-conditions/communicable-disease-surveillance-data/respiratory-illness-data-dashboard#WasteWater</span></a>. If you go to the page and click "learn more" in the statewide view tab, you can find out lots of details about how these data are calculated and how to interpret them. The dashboard gets updated every Wednesday (generally). The WA State Department of Health is here on the fedweb, at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://universeodon.com/@WADeptHealth" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WADeptHealth</span></a></span>. Give those folks a follow.</p>
Solarbird :flag_cascadia:<p>HEY LOOK THEY’RE BACK</p><p>Follow them if you’re here or otherwise interested!</p><p>From: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://universeodon.com/@WADeptHealth" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WADeptHealth</span></a></span><br><a href="https://universeodon.com/@WADeptHealth/114123891592966791" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">universeodon.com/@WADeptHealth</span><span class="invisible">/114123891592966791</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seattle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/WashingtonState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonState</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/KingCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KingCounty</span></a></p>
Solarbird :flag_cascadia:<p>HEY WASHINGTON STATE FOLLOW WAHEALTH HERE SO THEY HAVE REASON TO STAY</p><p>From: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@mapache" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mapache</span></a></span><br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@mapache/114122531448686470" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hachyderm.io/@mapache/11412253</span><span class="invisible">1448686470</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seattle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/washingtonState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>washingtonState</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/KingCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KingCounty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/ShohomishCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShohomishCounty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/PierceCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PierceCounty</span></a></p>
cremevax👩🏻‍💻🏳️‍🌈​🇨🇦🇺🇦<p>Hello, it’s the weekly <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/washingtonstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>washingtonstate</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/kingcounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kingcounty</span></a> (that is, <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seattle</span></a> and environs) <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/COVID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COVID</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/COVID19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COVID19</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/wastewater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wastewater</span></a> toots.</p><p>A quick reminder that this King County respiratory disease data comes from Washington State, not the federal government.</p><p>Normally I start with the West Point (WSPT) sewage treatment plant, but the state site has this week's Sars-CoV2 7-day running average at ... 0.0?!? The same extremely unlikely reading is up at King County's version of the same data, available at <a href="https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/dph/health-safety/disease-illness/respiratory-virus-data" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kingcounty.gov/en/dept/dph/hea</span><span class="invisible">lth-safety/disease-illness/respiratory-virus-data</span></a>. This is some sort of hiccup, obviously.</p><p>WSPT is one of three King County(-ish) sewersheds in this dataset. You can find overviews, individual sewershed results, and a breakdown of variants for the state wastewater surveillance program, along with other metrics like case counts and hospitalizations for Covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses, at <a href="https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/diseases-and-chronic-conditions/communicable-disease-surveillance-data/respiratory-illness-data-dashboard#WasteWater" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistica</span><span class="invisible">l-reports/diseases-and-chronic-conditions/communicable-disease-surveillance-data/respiratory-illness-data-dashboard#WasteWater</span></a>. If you go to the page and click "learn more" in the statewide view tab, you can find out lots of details about how these data are calculated and how to interpret them. The dashboard gets updated every Wednesday (generally).</p><p>Note: when the state switched over to new data providers in September, they also removed the previous historical data from the graphical interface. That's because the two providers used different methodologies that made direct comparisons difficult. Unfortunately, it also removed valuable context for interpreting the results. So, keep in mind we're just seeing what happened in September 2023 until now.</p>
Kevin Severud :donor:<p>“…the measles vaccine is very effective. Two doses of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine provides about 97% protection against getting infected by measles and that protection lasts a lifetime.”<br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/KingCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KingCounty</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Seattle</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/vaccination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccination</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/vaccine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccine</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/MMR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MMR</span></a> <a href="https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/dph/about-king-county/about-public-health/news/news-archive-2025/02-27-measles" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kingcounty.gov/en/dept/dph/abo</span><span class="invisible">ut-king-county/about-public-health/news/news-archive-2025/02-27-measles</span></a></p>
Ike<p>Measles in King County, Seattle Washington </p><p><a href="https://komonews.com/news/local/king-county-baby-diagnosed-with-measles-multiple-public-exposure-sites-identified-vaccine-vaxx-rfk-disease-immunity-danger-children-health-hospital-emergency-seattle-washington-apple-iphone-pediatric-allergy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">komonews.com/news/local/king-c</span><span class="invisible">ounty-baby-diagnosed-with-measles-multiple-public-exposure-sites-identified-vaccine-vaxx-rfk-disease-immunity-danger-children-health-hospital-emergency-seattle-washington-apple-iphone-pediatric-allergy</span></a></p><p><a href="https://pkm.social/tags/KingCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KingCounty</span></a> <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/Seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Seattle</span></a> <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/PNW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PNW</span></a> <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/Measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Measles</span></a></p>
cremevax👩🏻‍💻🏳️‍🌈​🇨🇦🇺🇦<p>Hello, it’s the weekly <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/washingtonstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>washingtonstate</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/kingcounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kingcounty</span></a> (that is, <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seattle</span></a> and environs) <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/COVID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COVID</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/COVID19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COVID19</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/wastewater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wastewater</span></a> toots.</p><p>A quick reminder that this King County respiratory disease data comes from Washington State, and isn't affected by the Trump administration's ongoing federal government vandalism.</p><p>Let's start with the West Point (WSPT) sewage treatment plant: the Sars-CoV-2 7-day rolling average again improved this week. The last 7DRA number was calculated on 2/18.</p><p>WSPT is one of three King County(-ish) sewersheds in this dataset. You can find overviews, individual sewershed results, and a breakdown of variants for the state wastewater surveillance program, along with other metrics like case counts and hospitalizations for Covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses, at <a href="https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/diseases-and-chronic-conditions/communicable-disease-surveillance-data/respiratory-illness-data-dashboard#WasteWater" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistica</span><span class="invisible">l-reports/diseases-and-chronic-conditions/communicable-disease-surveillance-data/respiratory-illness-data-dashboard#WasteWater</span></a>. If you go to the page and click "learn more" in the statewide view tab, you can find out lots of details about how these data are calculated and how to interpret them. The dashboard gets updated every Wednesday (generally).</p><p>Note: when the state switched over to new data providers in September, they also removed the previous historical data from the graphical interface. That's because the two providers used different methodologies that made direct comparisons difficult. Unfortunately, it also removed valuable context for interpreting the results. So, keep in mind we're just seeing what happened in September 2023 until now.</p>
Ike<p>Could someone kindly remind the drivers in your life that when a stop light's power is out, the intersection becomes an all-way stop?</p><p>My kiddo and I almost got smashed by a ~70 mph young'un on SR-169 at Issaquah Hobart intersection.</p><p><a href="https://pkm.social/tags/PNW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PNW</span></a> <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/Seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Seattle</span></a> <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/Issaquah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Issaquah</span></a> <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/Renton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Renton</span></a> <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/KingCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KingCounty</span></a></p>
cremevax👩🏻‍💻🏳️‍🌈​🇨🇦🇺🇦<p>Hello, it’s the weekly <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/washingtonstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>washingtonstate</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/kingcounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kingcounty</span></a> (that is, <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seattle</span></a> and environs) <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/COVID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COVID</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/COVID19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COVID19</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/wastewater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wastewater</span></a> toots.</p><p>A quick reminder that this King County respiratory disease data comes from Washington State, and isn't affected by the Trump administration's federal government vandalism.</p><p>Let's start with the West Point (WSPT) sewage treatment plant: the Sars-CoV-2 7-day rolling average improved this week. The last 7DRA number was calculated on 2/11.</p><p>WSPT is one of three King County(-ish) sewersheds in this dataset. You can find overviews, individual sewershed results, and a breakdown of variants for the state wastewater surveillance program, along with other metrics like case counts and hospitalizations for Covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses, at <a href="https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/diseases-and-chronic-conditions/communicable-disease-surveillance-data/respiratory-illness-data-dashboard#WasteWater" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistica</span><span class="invisible">l-reports/diseases-and-chronic-conditions/communicable-disease-surveillance-data/respiratory-illness-data-dashboard#WasteWater</span></a>. If you go to the page and click "learn more" in the statewide view tab, you can find out lots of details about how these data are calculated and how to interpret them. The dashboard gets updated every Wednesday (generally).</p><p>Note: when the state switched over to new data providers in September, they also removed the previous historical data from the graphical interface. That's because the two providers used different methodologies that made direct comparisons difficult. Unfortunately, it also removed valuable context for interpreting the results. So, keep in mind we're just seeing what happened in September 2023 until now.</p>
Liam 🏳️‍🌈<p>Finally got around to writing my blog post on my hacky way to generate maps showing voting turnout at a precinct level for social media/GOTV purposes</p><p><a href="https://liamsteckler.com/blog/mapping-local-ballot-returns/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">liamsteckler.com/blog/mapping-</span><span class="invisible">local-ballot-returns/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gruezi.net/tags/Blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blog</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gruezi.net/tags/WAElex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WAElex</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gruezi.net/tags/Seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Seattle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gruezi.net/tags/KingCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KingCounty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gruezi.net/tags/Voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Voting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gruezi.net/tags/Turnout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Turnout</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gruezi.net/tags/GOTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOTV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gruezi.net/tags/Map" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Map</span></a></p>
Dining & Cooking<p>Seattle’s illegal food vendors now face inspections <a href="https://www.diningandcooking.com/1904290/seattles-illegal-food-vendors-now-face-inspections/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">diningandcooking.com/1904290/s</span><span class="invisible">eattles-illegal-food-vendors-now-face-inspections/</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Food</span></a>&amp;Drink <a href="https://vive.im/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/KingCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KingCounty</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Lifestyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lifestyle</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seattle</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/SmallBusiness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmallBusiness</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/WA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WA</span></a></p>
KUOW (bot)<p>Washington State's new ferry boats are years away.<br>It's a painful reality for waterfront communities that depend on ferries.<br>But a new bill in the legislature promises to give them some relief.<br><a href="https://www.kuow.org/stories/mosquito-fleet-act-could-bring-small-ferries-to-puget-sound-communities" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">kuow.org/stories/mosquito-flee</span><span class="invisible">t-act-could-bring-small-ferries-to-puget-sound-communities</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.gruezi.net/tags/KUOW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KUOW</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gruezi.net/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gruezi.net/tags/Transportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transportation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gruezi.net/tags/KingCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KingCounty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gruezi.net/tags/WashingtonStateFerries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonStateFerries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gruezi.net/tags/WashingtonStateLegislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonStateLegislature</span></a></p>