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The National Park Service fired many of its park rangers as part of a reduction in the federal work force. Some rangers decided it was worth the risk to speak out online about the cuts and share their love of the Park Service. “It’s scary, but it was the right thing to do.”

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Hi, we're the Northenders (we like to talk about all things Whatcom, Skagit, Island and San Juan Counties). A little look at us, so happy to be HERE🥰

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It's haaaaaappening! More WSDOT accounts are up and running. We'll all Officially be (Chronically) Online starting Monday. For those here for the soft launch, here's a list of who's who: bsky.app/profile/did:...

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the endgame of Bluesky is a year-round Eve 6/Mountain Goats residency at the Mohegan Sun unless they don't have craps tables at the Mohegan Sun, in which case we're Vegas-bound

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"Today we were informed by the White House that if AP did not align its editorial standards with President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, AP would be barred from accessing an event in the Oval Office." www.ap.org/the-definiti...

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Good resource from @propublica.org on how they approached reporting on homelessness. www.propublica.org/article/repo...

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I read "The High Cost of Free Parking" in 2007 or so and immediately pitched a story on it even though I was working for a WSJ lifestyle section that wanted nothing to do with policy. Few things radicalized me so easily and completely. RIP to the GOAT. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/02/08/d...

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In order to facilitate housing growth and infill development, South Bend offers 27 pre-approved housing plans, ranging from single-family homes to duplexes and six-plexes. They provide site and building plans and pre-approve housing within two days. More of this.

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Officials with Washington’s Department of Natural Resources say they are unable to access more than $200 million in federal funding for wildfire prevention and response after the Trump administration moved to freeze some Biden-era spending.

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Bluesky will soon let you limit replies to ‘followers only’

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Fascinating look at the scale and details of the Walt Disney World Resort transportation system, one of the largest in the country, by @thetransitguy.bsky.social thetransitguy.substack.com/p/how-disney...

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NASA did a feature on me last year. It was up this weekend but now when you click on the link you get a 404 message.

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I can. In fact, the Canadian version is so great, I can't think of an American equivalent. 🧵

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The AR stalled right over the Bay Area, especially over the North Bay creating havoc just about everywhere, including a home which slid in to the Russian River. More here: www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news...

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This post a few days ago was 18 lawsuits and six temporary injunctions ago. It’s updated in real time. Bookmark it.

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USPS suspends acceptance of inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong Posts. about.usps.com/newsroom/ser...

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How does a newspaper get to be 225 years old? Not by standing still. @speppered.bsky.social on how New Hampshire’s Keene Sentinel is changing its business model & engagement with the community. (Only 5 US news orgs have published that long under the same name) www.niemanlab.org/2025/01/why-...

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There's a current fetish for publishing primary source documents rather than having a reporter describe them, and I totally get it. But remember Reality Winner was caught almost immediately because the Intercept published what she printed out, unaware the NSA printer left an imperceptible watermark.

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We just published our video conversation with last week's interviewee, where he talked about he bikes in winter, how bike safety has improved, and how Chicago's aldermanic system can fragment bike lanes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJVA...

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The sign at Camp Justice, on the left, got an upgrade last week. I had to present it to a national security review this morning. It was cleared. So you get to see it too.

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“Everyone calm down, it’s going to be OK we can always make more cargo bike starter packs” With the round 270 #BikeSky cargo bike connoisseurs, these starter packs are a great way to connect in our community Included or some of the feeds if you’re not already following!

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If this pattern looks familiar, mute and block They’re stealing your valuable time and they have no right to your attention

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I tweeted this eight years ago as many Silicon Valley leaders openly protested Donald Trump's ban of people from Muslim-majority countries. Some of these same leaders celebrated Trump at his recent inauguration.

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Had a hard reminder to take freezing temps seriously last night, even when it has been dry for a week. I took a downhill turn at summer speeds on my bicycle and lost traction, sliding across the lane. My helmet and jacket took the brunt of it. Really sore shoulder and otherwise fine.

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“It is more than a game. It is a reenactment of the evolution of the internet, a loving parody of its contents, and a pointed commentary on how our online life went wrong.”

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Not an international destination yet, but Bellingham’s Northwest Tune-up festival has been maturing since its launch a few years ago. nwtuneup.com

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THREAD: So what did The NYT learn as it dug deeper into the $Trump family crypto play? Here is a look at some of the new things we turned up. First, here a free link to the story David Yaffe Bellany and I posted this morning. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/u...

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📽️ WATCH: At ProPublica, we’ll be devoting a significant part of our staff to detailing the second Trump administration. If you are a federal employee and have tips, documents, data or stories you can share that the public should know about, reach out: www.propublica.org/tips/

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Some good news for the day! Run on renewable energy and sends 23% of power used back to the grid. ⚡️⚡️⚡️ www.caltrain.com/news/caltrai...

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Does Bluesky have a place to update social media previews, equivalent to Twitter card validator?

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Okay I'll admit I burst out loud laughing at this one

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Thirteen staff visual journalist roles are open in partner publications around the country as part of a national visual journalism initiative led by CatchLight and Report for America www.catchlight.io/news/2025/1/...

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“It’s concerning how many people rely on an app for most or all of their news consumption when random content creators aren’t reporters; they’re floating heads over a green screen misinterpreting stories written by actual journalists, if they’re bothering to cite original reporting at all.” 🎯🎯🎯

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Washington’s governor is now active on Bluesky. 🦋

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Why talk to a business journalist? What IS a business journalist? And what are other good ways to share a business' news? Join me and @pattirowlson.bsky.social on Thursday, Jan. 30 for a FREE #Bellingham Chamber program. It's virtual, too. Register here: business.bellingham.com/events/detai...

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A new state Senate bill in Washington state would raise money for journalism grants through a business tax surcharge. www.seattletimes.com/opinion/a-ne...

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NEW: Hackers found they could access Subaru’s system for tracking driver’s precise car locations thanks to glaring and basic web portal flaws. The bugs are patched but Subaru employees can still access location data. @agreenberg.bsky.social has the scoop www.wired.com/story/subaru...

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Stress baking chocolate chip cookies tonight. Want to follow suit? This recipe from Jacques Torres is my go-to. Gift link. cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1015...

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Wrapped Int. Chinatown tonight after we took our time making it through the season. Glad we did, one of the best shows I’ve seen of late. Would love to see more but understand if it ends there.

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Pensacola, Florida now has more snow this winter than Seattle. :/ So does Houston, San Antonio, New Orelans, Nashville, Dallas, Mobile, Biloxi....

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guess who got told to do service journalism today www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/t...

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As visual journalists look for other ways to share their work, where are you finding success? Where are you planting a flag? Back to linking to blogs and newsletters?

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