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...

It would be so incredible if at least 12 people wrote to @librariesftp.bsky.social about why they love their library :) 100 words! Take fifteen minutes this weekend to send us something?: forms.gle/oqTvmGJreEeU...

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.

Sharing this OHSU poster because of the recent mushroom poisoning news. These deadly Amanita species grow in Oregon, and misidentification can be fatal. If mushroom ingestion is suspected, call the Oregon Poison Center at 1-800-222-1222. #fungifriends #mushrooms www.ohsu.edu/sites/defaul...

What happens when public contracts, millions in amendments, and key decisions all move behind closed doors? This investigation found out. Read the full story by Pat Grubb at the link below. This article was first published in The Northern Light on Nov. 26, 2025, and is reposted with permission.

Almost exactly a year after its unplanned closure, textile reuse nonprofit Ragfinery will debut its new location in January 2026.

Good to know. How effective is it? www.bellinghamherald.com/news/politic...

More to the point, you probably don’t remember the name of either man because they received far less coverage in the national media and relatively little attention from the Trump regime.

Cities and counties in Northwest Washington are preparing for tight 2026 budgets as inflation outpaces the state’s 1% property tax limit. 📉 Read the full story by Sam Fletcher.

One I had in mind is near the north end of the Salish Sea, but here’s one that’s current and publicly referenced in TX. foodandpower.substack.com/p/lawsuit-al...

The billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott is funneling tens of millions of dollars into tribal higher education, months after the Trump administration sought to cut one of the system’s most essential funding sources.

Keep local news free and accessible to all. Oh and Stay Current! Link below! salish-current.org/donate/

Bird's nest fungi with hemlock needles for scale, growing on a chunk of old plywood. They are so tiny. I just read that the spores are spread when raindrops bounce the "eggs" out of the cups. No wonder they are happy here in November. #Fungi Friends

Water recognizes no borders! By Alexi Guddal

It’s baby octopus season 🐙🦑 Saw this little guy last night with the Salish Sea School in Anacortes, WA as part of their free community dock walk I volunteer as an interpreter for. We can tell it is a giant pacific octopus from the single line of chromatophores on each arm.

ICE looks to WA tribes to house detained immigrants www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

These magnolia seeds are now stratifying in my refrigerator for planting next spring. I've never seen them in the yard before -- guessing that's because we had a fire this summer that displaced our resident squirrels. I learned magnolias are among the very first angiosperms. Dinosaurs ate them. 🌱

NEW: I wrote about British churches installing heat pumps, in some cases in 1,000-year-old buildings! Decarbonisation may not be easy, but many view it as an act of faith. This is a special feature to mark The Reengineer’s first anniversary! Spread the word! 🥳 www.thereengineer.pro/p/let-there-...

Fire risk and the struggle to follow through with a plan. Read the full story by Sam Fletcher at the link below. salish-current.org/2025/11/07/c...

Way way back when I worked for a local utility, a much older sewer worker told me this story, and I just assumed he was making it up.

wow. WOW.

Have you heard of “The Populist Playbook?” A few years ago, I posted what I still consider one of my most important messages. It was about “The Populist Playbook” that I’ve watched play out often over my 33+ years of city planning. Since then, it’s only gotten worse. Do the steps sound familiar?

Asked about any existing models of long-term farm health that she takes inspiration from, Anna Martin thought for a moment, then grew serious: “I think more about where I don’t want my life to go.” Read the full story by Hannah Swartos at the link below. salish-current.org/2025/11/06/a...

From Nov. 7 to 9, Downtown Bellingham will host the first-ever Salish Sea Poetry Festival, a three-day celebration of verse in all its forms.  salish-current.org/2025/11/03/p...

With the help of their community and a language app developer, two Indigenous teachers have brought Swinomish Lushootseed classes to the palms of people’s hands. Read the full story by Luisa Loi at the link below. salish-current.org/2025/10/29/i...

Recovery: the trumpeter swan’s story. Read the full story from our Artist’s Corner by Tony Angell at the link below. salish-current.org/2025/10/21/r...

Broadband access is improving across Northwest Washington — but many rural residents are still waiting for affordable, reliable connections. Read more about who’s still offline and what’s being done to bridge the gap at the link below. salish-current.org/2025/10/23/b...

I was today years old when I learned some sea anemones can detach themselves and swim away to escape predators - and it's both adorable and terribly impressive for a creature with no brain or centralized nervous system.

Any old China hands here? My story on Col. Wilbur Peterkin, member of the "Dixie Mission" to report on/build relationships with Mao and co. in 1944-'45, just went up www.historylink.org/File/23399 In civilian life, he was a teacher, band leader, and principal at Sumner High School, my alma mater.

Cars end up in the water, the most recent at False Bay on San Juan Island. Read the full Community Voices article at the link below. salish-current.org/2025/10/15/i...

Wow

In case you’re wondering how grassroots Republican activists in Oregon are metabolizing what’s happening in the state. This person is a coordinator for two long running conservative organizations in the state: The Gathering of the Eagles and the Abigail Adams project.

Heed these words: “As crimes pile up, they become invisible.” - Bertolt Brecht -

Kavanaugh recently suggested immigration stops are no big deal if you're a legal resident bc ICE just promptly releases you That is not, in fact, what ICE does He invents a fiction bc the reality of the policies he supports is too disturbing for him to imagine ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/brett...

"Hi, my name is Nico. I am with the participants of Sirius. If you are watching this video, we have been attacked or abducted by the Israeli armed forces. And we ask for you to ask for your government to release us, or to make something to keep this situation safe."

I am excited to be speaking tonight in Bellingham - please join me 😀 #WeekWithoutDriving

When we're re-constituting the Supreme Court, Bryan is basically at the top of my wish list

See, the hard truths of Te-Nehisi Coates below soothe me far more than the mushy moderation of Ezra Klein debating him. I grieve that the LGBTQ+ rights we fought for are being whittled away but Coates reminds me to take pride in what we accomplished and to keep pushing. The struggle continues 💚

WA lands commissioner wants $100M boost for wildfire funding washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/26/w...

If you want the Forest Service to be anything other than just a logging company get in those public comments, people

Time once again to remember how Trevor Noah, early in his stint as host of The Daily Show back in 2016, told us Trump would be America’s African dictator. Eerily, he even started off by lampooning Trump’s penchant for marble, gold, and escalators!

My employer New York Public Radio just announced that it is offering @onthemedia.bsky.social, @radiolab.bsky.social, and other programs to at-risk public radio stations for free! More info: current.org/2025/09/wnyc...

A new example of how SCOTUS knows how to move fast, if it wants to.

It is a good time to learn how to find accurate information online. We’re offering virtual training sessions over the month of October, teaching you Bellingcat’s investigative techniques…

Modern-Day Oracles or Bullshit Machines? Jevin West (@jevinwest.bsky.social) and I have spent the last eight months developing the course on large language models (LLMs) that we think every college freshman needs to take. thebullshitmachines.com