You can also find him on YouTube, where he does stuff like evaluate accents in movies. He’s very cool to listen to.

we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

If you want to understand how far-reaching the corporate rot in media is, read this gutting piece about the fall of Oregon Public Broadcasting. (And follow @ryanjhaas.bsky.social and @leahsottile.bsky.social’s new publication @thewesternedge.bsky.social which will be amazing bc they’re amazing)

Need a mood boost? Watch the Pacific Northwest Ballet celebrate the Seattle Seahawks being in the Super Bowl

December’s record flooding in Western Washington tested salmon habitats and local restoration work, with biologists now assessing how the high waters affected spawning grounds and how restoration projects fared under extreme conditions. salish-current.org/2026/02/04/d...

Oh, this is something special. A beautiful, poetic statement.

Five environmental bills to watch for. Read the full community voices article by Ander Russell at the link below. salish-current.org/2026/02/02/e...

[me, a biologist] stop it. that's stupid. stop doing that. everyone stop doing this stuff. be normal.

When racists killed Mickey Schwerner, James Chaney and Andrew Goodman in 1964, they burned their station wagon but left it just off a road where it was easily found. When racists killed Viola Liuzzo, they advertised her shot-up car for sale, promoting it as a possible tourist attraction.

When two police officers were shot in NE Portland last week, Oregon's right wing influencer sphere was convinced that this must be some radical leftist who did it. Instead, it was someone many of those folks had previously attended MAGA flag waves with. leftcoastrightwatch.org/articles/por...

Recently I praised the independent journalist @radleybalko.bsky.social for writing a detailed debunking of a Free Press column that cast doubt on the conviction of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd. That column was written by Colman Hughes. Hughes is now a contributor to CBS News.

To Gregory Bovino: This is what brandishing a firearm at a protest looks like.

Washington law allows lawmakers to hold local offices but conflicts could trigger the Doctrine of Incompatible Offices and require officials to choose one role. Shepard said holding both positions would be “practically insane” and that he would resign his port seat if elected.

Instances of high profile immigration arrests have skyrocketed in the past year across the nation. But in Whatcom and Skagit counties, Cascadia Daily News has struggled to keep up with the influx of detainments. That's why we're launching this community effort.

Concealed carry is legal in the state of Minnesota

For Northwest Washington folks, my daughter Deshanna Brown is both the director and the lead for a production of American Son, opening Jan. 30 in Bellingham. (Kerry Washington had the role in the movie.) Bellinghamtheatreguild.com

“The MLK we’re allowed to remember” Read the full Community Voices article by Erik McFrazier at the link below. salish-current.org/2026/01/19/t...

This article was first published in Indian Country Today on Jan. 15, 2026, and is being republished in recognition of Treaty Day, the anniversary of the signing of the Point Elliott Treaty on Jan. 22, 1855. salish-current.org/2026/01/22/3...

Today’s newsletter is about a natural experiment that happened on Bluesky yesterday. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/on-trump-a...

Big environmental decision coming for Ferndale Terminal. A hearing examiner will begin reviewing appeals on Jan. 28 that challenge Whatcom County’s determination that 33 proposed projects at the ALA Energy Ferndale Terminal do not require a full state environmental review.

📍 In Bellingham, the 26th annual Community Food Co-op Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration will bring together music, reflection and dialogue on Jan. 19, rooted in Dr. King’s vision of justice and community responsibility.

I wrote about how numbers can comfort us even when ecosystems are collapsing. Persistence isn’t recovery. Survival isn’t success. Statistics can hide extinction as easily as reveal it. My new piece in Salish Current: “The Moral Comfort of Numbers.” salish-current.org/2025/12/04/t...

We very rarely have to compete with national outlets on coverage but @simonelli.bsky.social proves here that CDN is absolutely up to the task.

The Companies Behind Ice: Mapped readsludge.com/2026/01/16/t...

People who were actually enslaved believed that chattel slavery would end one day. I'm sorry but to me that suggests that you [who are not enslaved in 2026] can also imagine an end to the current horrors.

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DAILY MEMO: Ten-Year-Old Child, Gardeners, and Vendors, Among the More Than 88 Kidnapped in SoCal This Week Plus, another death in ICE detention, and Memo breaks down what’s happening with the mask ban for ICE and law enforcement. @eltragon.bsky.social

there are very good reasons why intercountry adoptees are beyond uneasy right now

On Jan. 13, flood victims told the Whatcom County Council about being repeatedly displaced, losing their savings and livelihoods, and fearing for their children’s mental health after the trauma of flooding. And they asked: How do we stop this from happening again?

The Navy’s updated report says Growler jets are still loud and disruptive off Whidbey Island, a finding nearby residents say they already knew. Read the full story by Sam Fletcher at the link below. salish-current.org/2026/01/08/w...

From island fields to valley soils, Pacific Northwest farmers are facing an uncertain future. Learn how weather, economy, and policy are reshaping agriculture at the link below. salish-current.org/2026/01/12/c...

This is a jaw-dropping piece about ICE recruitment.

In case you’re wondering whether the pro-ICE reactions to Renee Nicole Good’s murder are natural, here’s a comment that was just left on my video. My video about anti-transgender bias at the BBC. I haven’t made a video about Good yet. youtu.be/pWm3dK8tPto

BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!

So a CBS Evening News reporter actually did a pretty solid breakdown of the ICE murder video, talking to a former agent who details all the ways Ross messed up. And yet: It didn’t air on the actual show tonight. CBS did post it to YouTube—and it has nearly 800k views already youtu.be/6ywLEESFDu0?...

An annual symposium in Friday Harbor explores what happens when poetry and science coalesce. Read the full story by Christy Carley at the link below. https://loom.ly/W1uaGRg

According to this data dive, my county -- Whatcom, Washington -- has herd immunity vaccination rayes for MMR. Yay us!

The Anacortes American building at Sixth Street and Q Avenue — occupied by the same newspaper that commissioned its construction — outlived them all, a symbol of continuity in an ever-changing community.  Until now. salish-current.org/2025/12/01/n...

Vamos Outdoors Project is adapting to increased ICE activity in Whatcom and Skagit counties, from new safety protocols to deeper partnerships with IRIS to support families facing detention and fear. Read the full story below. https://loom.ly/BGPo_uY

An invitation to this is on my wish list, though I fear I'm not cool enough.

A test with a binary result that can’t distinguish between someone who just snorted street amphetamines and someone who took a prescribed dose of Vyvanse that morning is just disability discrimination wrapped in the thinnest possible layer of pseudoscience.

“You are not entitled to a response from us, or anyone, ever." - Dept. of Education to ProPublica's @megomatz.bsky.social "Our journalists reach out to people they’re writing about to ensure fairness. But ... their efforts to do so are more likely to be vilified than appreciated."

In Ukraine, Christmas dinner is a cherished tradition built around 12 special dishes. Share your favorite Ukrainian Christmas foods in the comments. 🧵 1/15 ⬇️

“Like prime, but with human beings”

After what we're seeing at CBS, if today is not the perfect day for everyone to find some independent journalism & nonprofit newsrooms to support... what day could be better?

From a focus group of Gen Z Republicans. (www.city-journal.org/article/manh...) Tell me again about how Zohran Mamdani is the big threat to Jewish thriving in the US today.

I wish a single journalist or leader would reach out to me I have the scientific expertise, lived experience of a trans person, and am literally a science communicator for my career I'm willing to explain this even though I know it will decrease my personal safety!! bsky.app/profile/jeym...

Skagit and Whatcom county rivers were rising Wednesday night, with the Skagit River expected to reach record-breaking levels by Thursday and Friday, and the Nooksack River forecasted to come within inches of its record Thursday night.