Jerina Pillert (she/her)

I'm in favor of letting people wear what they want and not taking photos of strangers in public to post on the internet for chiding. That's the real social faux pas, not wearing pajamas at Costco. Menswear for me is just an aesthetic hobby, not a moral system or obligation.

Rubio finding out he needs to be the Shah of Iran in 72 hours.

Enjoying our back patio on this sunny last day in February… in Seattle 😳

I don’t frequently agree Erica, but she makes a good point this week about how absurd Oly’s treatment of the income tax is, and correctly points out it should be a broad tax that offsets a sales tax cut. Otherwise all that kvetching about our regressive tax structure is just bs.

If you’re paying any attention at all - and unfortunately a lot of people aren’t - you know that Seattle Public Schools is beset by serious challenges, many (imo) of their own making. Dunno about you, but I find it very troubling. Seattle is the most educated blue city in America, and one of the most affluent. So why are our schools in such trouble, and what can be done to fix what ails them? I’ll be talking about all that with our new SPS Superintendent Ben Shuldiner tonight (Tuesday) at the Block Table. It’s free and open to the public at the Rabbit Box at Pike Place Market. Our convo starts at 5:30, but if you’re going to attend come early and have a pre-funk HH cocktail to support the venue.

The denigration of hard (and smart) work is a real problem in contemporary society.

Maximus was just telling me that his dad (@loganb) is a train and I’m a train and he’s a train. When I asked him if he was a baby train or a caboose he said “I’m an engine.” 😳😍😘 🚂🚊🚞🛤️🚟🚇🚃🚅🚄🚆🚉

This is an important point, ICE isn't the police, and we don't rely on them to catch violent criminals and maintain public order. Their job is enforcing paperwork crimes.

Unhappy with the relatively low amount of chaos he generated in 2025, Maxi woke up resolving to do more mischief in the new year 🤣😍😋 Here’s to more puddles, more model train crashes, and more cookies in 2026! Happy New Year! 🎊

.@loganb 😘😘😘

If you agree crime doesn’t belong in Redmond, please speak up. Call 425-556-2101, email mayor@redmond.gov, or visit seattlehashtag.com/hashtag-needs-… for more info. Tell them: “I support common sense crime prevention in the City of Redmond.” #RedmondWA #DowntownRedmond #CrimePrevention

As someone who would love to advocate for more dense, urban living, it drives me up a wall when leftists say that accepting antisocial behavior and lawlessness is just part and parcel of the urban experience. Good luck convincing people to be urbanists if this is your stance.

It's very telling that every response to this question is some combination of: 1. YIMBYism won't do enough on its own 2. Libertarians like YIMBYism 3. Some developers might make money, which is bad No insight or analysis, just thought-terminating clichés

A friend of mine who teaches theology shared with me a post about CS Lewis's Mere Christianity, which discusses foundational Christian logic across denominations. It reminded me of Dale's tweet below, and I wanted to share some thoughts here regarding modesty and respectability, which often become hot topics on Twitter. Let's first visit the excerpts. Adapted from a series of BBC radio talks he delivered during the last few years of the Second World War, CS Lewis's Mere Christianity touches on some big topics — the meaning of the universe, Christians beliefs, and what is considered proper Christian behavior. Regarding behavior, there's a chapter on sexual morality that begins with one of the least popular Christian virtues: modesty. Here's what CS Lewis had to say: Lewis points out something interesting here: modesty has to be understood within the matter of context. A woman in the Pacific Islands, he notes, can be modest while wearing barely any clothes, while a Victorian woman will have different standards for the same idea. In my original reply to Dale, I noted that he was wearing a thin jersey t-shirt, which revealed the outline of his nipple (a well-known erogenous zone, even for men). The t-shirt, of course, was once considered underwear. In the 19th century, a proper gentleman would have worn a coat and waistcoat — the shirt was hardly ever seen except for the collar and cuffs. In the 20th century, the waistcoat was eventually dropped, but the button-up shirt remained. It wasn't until about the 1940s and 50s that it became increasingly common to see men wearing t-shirts in public. The style ascended partly because it was sexually suggestive (think of Marlon Brando in The Wild One). Of course, no one thinks t-shirts are underwear anymore, and it's no longer considered improper to wear one in public. The same is true of leggings. Most people would be shocked if a woman appeared in public in her actual underwear (by today's definition). Unless they were being performative, no one would act that way when they see a woman dressed like that on the right. Thus, modesty has to be contextual. Let's move on with the rest of the passage. Lewis recognizes that modesty raises thorny issues, but he sweeps them aside to focus on the more important spirit. I want to bring your attention to the last sentence: "A real desire to believe all the good you can of others and to make others as comfortable as you can will solve most of the problems." This reminds me of Cardinal John Henry Newman's book Definition of a Gentleman (which, like CS Lewis's Mere Christianity, is adapted from a series of lectures). I often cite Newman's book because it's so instructive. The term gentleman is so overwrought and frequently abused, but to the degree it means anything at all, I think Newman captures it here: On Twitter, there are often debates about how to dress respectably (and the importance of doing so). These discussions usually get uncomfortable because they touch on class and race. Just this morning, I saw someone say they are glad young black men are "wearing quarter zips" and putting away "Jordans," which they say are associated with "ratchet behavior." On matters of respectable dress, it's helpful to separate two distinct acts. The first is how you decide to dress; the second is how you judge others by their dress. It's true that the world judges us based on appearance. And if you wish to show respect in certain contexts — such as attending a wedding or funeral — it's worth considering what your attire is communicating. This is why I think people should shop for a suit well in advance of when they need one. You don't want to be the guy wearing a weird outfit during those important occasions, as they can send the wrong message (e.g., "I don't care about you"). But then there's the second decision: how you judge others based on their dress. If being gentlemanly means anything at all, it should mean what Newman outlines above. Or what Lewis wrote in Mere Christianity: "A real desire to believe all the good you can of others and to make others as comfortable as you can will solve most of the problems." There are two acts here: how you decide to dress (e.g., making others feel comfortable) and how you treat others (e.g., "desire to believe all the good you can of others"). My friend and fellow menswear writer Bruce Boyer is fond of saying that clothes are more important than most people think, but less important than fashion people think. I'm of the same mind. I think it's perfectly fine to use the language of clothing. But on issues such as respectability and morality, I think you should judge people by their deeper, more important actions. That doesn't mean how they dress, but rather how they treat others on a more meaningful level. Anyway, I will probably reference CS Lewis's book in the future. Thanks to M for the reference.

No Kings, Unless You Have a King You Like, We Respect Your Culturally Load-Bearing Attitudes Toward Monarchy and Indeed We Too Would Be Monarchists Were It Not For Our Own Equally But No More Respectable National Heritage Dumping Tea and Such

The thing that really bums me out is that the up-and-coming grassroots Dems are often rooted in anger and hatred. I don’t like it, I want leaders motivated by optimism and love of our country. This is also why I don’t even bother considering the Republican Party.

I met Grantifa today. We’re gonna be alright. #NoKings #NoKingsDayOct18th

The No Kings protests aren’t for Trump to see. They’re for the marginalized so they know they aren’t alone. …for unaffected people so they know this isn’t normal. …for Republicans so they know their blind obedience to fascism won’t be tolerated.

Just two tiny train enthusiasts on a Saturday @loganb 😘

Psychologists and psychiatrists call this "concrete thinking." It reflects an inability to engage in abstract thinking, and a strong propensity to think of all nouns as depicting physical objects. It's the first way children begin to understand how to describe the world with words. We have a president whose intellectual capacity never developed past that of a toddler.