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Yes, I'm new here. My oldest is saved by science. Love flowers, plants, astronomy, mycology, and so much more.

i am inviting anyone from a legacy media organization to explain to me why the house judiciary dems report on trump’s epstein’s ties and multiple allegations of rape isn’t worthy of extensively reporting on. i’m serious. i want to understand.

Lula has been reelected president, Brazilian media has now called. An extraordinary comeback for the left-wing politician who trailed by 2 points in round 1 but managed to hold off Flávio Bolsonaro, the former president's son.

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The U.S. Postal Service has reduced mail pickup at some local facilities, which could affect when your ballot is postmarked. To find out whether your ZIP code is affected, use our lookup tool: www.propublica.org/article/mail...

Three days after the August primary, election workers in one Washington county went to check for late mail-in ballots. They expected no more than a few dozen. Instead, there were more than 500 — each a vote that wouldn’t count.

Cystic Fibrosis, which not long ago was a terminal disease, has essentially been cured.

This week a white nationalist tried to assassinate a member of Congress and you probably didn’t even hear about it—and a reminder that being an elementary school student in the US is more deadly than being an ICE officer: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/three-shoo...

This has been an important fire season. I tried to string some of the key events and issues together here. My thoughts are with the family, friends and colleagues of the 20 people we have lost on the fireline so far this year. www.boisestatepublicradio.org/news/2026-10...

Can you #FindThatLizard? You’re looking for a western fence lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis. Scroll for the solution!

NEW: After Trump abruptly fired FEMA chief financial officer Mary Comans based on false accusations that she paid millions to house undocumented immigrants, a federal judge formally cleared her name on Tuesday. Judge said it was a “premeditated campaign." www.huffpost.com/entry/mary-c...

In the texts, which were added to court records as part of discovery in the Musselman family’s wrongful death lawsuit against the Spokane Police Department, the officers were trying to figure out how they would justify their presence at the scene.

If your home was destroyed in the Old Trails, Autumn Lane or Fairview fires, you may qualify for a $10,000 direct grant from the Karen Worthy Memorial Community Fund. The fund has already distributed $4.6 million to 460 families — applications close Sunday, Oct. 18.

The Nobel Committee said it chose human rights lawyer Navi Pillay to win the Nobel Peace Prize at a time when "institutions of international law are under political attack." Hours later, the Trump administration sanctioned the ICC, where Pillay was a judge. https://to.pbs.org/4AY9vVZ

NEW: DHS agents tracked people observing ICE arrests, photographed them, ran their plates, pulled personal information, and added them to a Palantir database, according to newly unsealed court filings. w/ @regret.bsky.social

This is the same Mike Pompeo that smeared Jamal in his book. This is who Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs believes should be teaching the next generation of global leaders. share.google/3e5Yp0xTLu8J...

Mike Pompeo has been rewarded with a teaching fellowship at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. The same school that canceled my class on media, race and international affairs. @columbiasipa.bsky.social share.google/KEvTy5yER71U...

A 24 year old farm worker was killed by heat in Mississippi. No worker should be killed on the job, but we still have no enforceable federal heat protection rules. 1/

Earlier this week, I agreed to interviews with two USA Today journalists. They wrote fantastic articles about the Cornell case that I'm proud to have been a part of. What I did not know is that their employer considers interviews to proprietary and opens up recordings to be used by any journalist.

The messages in which officers Daniel Valencia and Matthew Stewart strategized their reports were part of a longer string of texts that started one hour and 14 minutes after they’d killed Joshua Musselman from more than 100 feet away as he was fleeing into his apartment.

Spokane Valley Police Department is asking for help finding a missing 10-year-old boy. The 10-year-old white boy was last seen in black jeans and a blue shirt. He was last seen near 14009 Boone Ave at approximately 2:00 p.m.

A Spokane-area family whose home survived last month's fires says it may be years before they can move back in.

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Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵

WEATHER ALERT: Dust storm causes zero visibility, closes I-90 and Highway 261 near Ritzville

Apple "detectives" wanted to identify a gnarly old tree growing on a remote plot of land in Maine. What they discovered was the key to a centuries-old apple mystery.

I urge everyone to go and stand with the academy of natural sciences- this is the last weekend the public will know about it. Bring the media. lnkd.in/p/giZFfyN9

Once again it's my birthday, it's my birthday. And just like every year, I'm asking y'all to do one kind thing. Compliment someone's fit, buy a coffee for a stranger, donate to your favorite artist. Whatever you do, do it kindly. 💜

1/3 Photos for Community Cancer Fund of The Boulevard Race, Sunday, Sept 20, 2026, in Spokane, Wash.

Oh look. Even more evidence that the Borens are bad for Public Lands and the USFS. #IdahoFire Excellent reporting. Worth a read. www.hcn.org/articles/ran...

Mend It Café returns Sun, 9/20! Bring your clean clothing items or other textile goods that need mending to Spokane Valley Library 2-4:30pm and have them repaired for free. The Mend-It Café extends the life of clothing and helps divert textile waste from landfills. More info in the link in our bio.

NEW from me: Lawyers for a witness to the killing of Alex Pretti confirmed she has given an interview to the feds. Full details inside. Warning: Disturbing content. www.huffpost.com/entry/she-wa...

It can be hard to appreciate the vastness of just one (1) light-year. The most distant human-made object has been hurtling into space for almost 50 years, and its distance from Earth is just about to reach 1/365th of a light-year.

A three-judge appeals court panel ruled that prosecutors misled grand jurors who indicted a Whittier woman accused of voting illegally. The court also defined a high standard prosecutors must meet to convict someone of voting illegally in Alaska. (via @alaskabeacon.com) www.adn.com/alaska-news/...

The Spokane Riverkeeper is hosting a rally today from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Barker Road Trailhead to raise awareness about what the organization describes as a growing crisis.

Here's the official announcement of Parton's passing from her reps, along with the request that in lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com

NEW: Teen boys are using smart glasses — mainly Meta's AI Glasses — to film themselves harassing classmates at school, following girls around and "rizzing" them or "ragebaiting" them w/ insults. In several videos we reviewed, girls plead w/ the poster to stop filming. futurism.com/artificial-i...

Yoke’s Fresh Market on W. Indian Trail Road is distributing about $80,000 in free groceries and essentials to families affected by the Spokane-area wildfires today.

BREAKING: Amber Alert issued for 7‑month‑old Marcello Martinez after he was taken in Vancouver early Aug. 16.

While dOinG mUh rEsuRch, I came across a lot the actual names of the big tech billionaires funding Seth Bodnar's dark money pacs--nearly all are in the business of getting ai data centers up & running for banks they hope to sell to. Also, one of them was this dbag, Greg Avis...

The judge determined U.S. constitutional protections under the Due Process and Equal Protection clauses of the 14th Amendment “establish a narrow but fundamental right to abortion when a pregnancy threatens the woman’s life or health.” #idleg #idpol

“By banning health-preserving abortion, Idaho attempts to deny this fundamental right on the basis that the threat of harm comes from a fetus, which depends on the woman for survival,” the judge wrote. “But a pregnant woman’s health is not a state resource to be allocated at the legislature’s whim."

ICE wants to spend tens of millions on electric shock gloves. The manual states the device should be deployed for 15 seconds. But a demo shows people falling to the ground almost immediately. @evystadium.bsky.social has more. Story by @josephcox.bsky.social: www.404media.co/heres-the-ma...

A rabid bat was found at Staircase Bridge, Olympic National Park on August 9th. If you or someone you know had any contact with a bat near this area, seek medical care immediately.

What the fuck do you mean “speaking out”?! He stalked her when she was a girl and is using NBC to continue to insert himself into her life four decades later. This is not news, this is aiding and abetting. @nbcnews.com should take this down and apologize.

This is a story I can say I cried while writing. These three Spokane firefighters battled flames in a cul-de-sac for hours, alone, in just a brush truck. A week later I was there when they ran into a family whose cars they saved by pulling them out of the garage. www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...