Really worth a read. “Mormonism is very capitalistic. It’s very Manifest Destiny. It’s very white-centered savior contending with a colonized narrative. Our women have always been a fascination to the general public.”

Join us on May 31, 2026 in Los Angeles for Stand Up for Climate & Democracy! @janefonda.com @@chelseahandler.bsky.social@t@tiffanyhaddish.bsky.socialpa@pattonoswalt.bsky.social𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘖𝘙𝘌 will be taking the stage as we fight to save… well, everything. Our sticks are longer 😉 — JanePAC.com/ComedyShow

The lilacs are all set to bloom big time this weekend, along with Bloomsday. In Spokane this fine spring day along the Centennial Trail north shore across from Havermale’s Island.

Any member of Congress that votes for a clean FISA reauthorization is voting to hand Kash Patel, Stephen Miller and Donald Trump the power to spy on Americans without a warrant on a silver platter.

Isabel J. Kim’s novel SUBLIMATION will be released in June! @isabel.kim

You can read part of my short fiction review column for the March issue of LOCUS in Locus Online, featuring fiction from Flash Fiction Online, Kaleidotrope, Lightspeed, and Beneath Ceaseless Skies. locusmag.com/review/flash...

Newspapers in the past have been produced mirroring the ideology of its owner driven by subscriptions (the most lied about number in publishing). Corporate media today has gone in the direction of the owner’s ideology, turning the front page into a paid advertising venue. The dinner reflects this.

A former Syrian regime official suspected of leading the notorious Tadamon massacre was arrested Friday. The massacre was first revealed by the Guardian in 2022. “Killing Anna”, a film on the subject – made with Keo Films and Bellingcat Productions – premiered in Copenhagen earlier this year.

The mother's story is a stark example of how immigration policy can change drastically with each administration — and transform the lives of immigrants.

There is still time to participate in Spokane Gives month! Visit www.VolunteerSpokane.org to find a volunteer opportunity. #SpokaneGives

To be clear, we think the weird kids are the coolest 🤷 Submit to our community's favorites here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/fav-we... @gonelawn.bsky.social @apconmag.bsky.social @brownhoundpress.bsky.social @lamplitmag.bsky.social @blackwarriorreview.bsky.social @shoegazeliterary.bsky.social

In a gift to Putin, Trump is looking to kick Spain out of NATO & punish the UK simply b/c they, & others in NATO, refused to support his war of choice against Iran. Why should NATO support the US when the US was not attacked? With Trump, all roads lead to Putin! www.huffpost.com/entry/pentag...

Happy Earth Day, Spokane! These moments in nature remind us how important it is to protect the outdoor spaces we cherish. I love Spokane Parks! #EarthDay @spokanecity.org

"Monday you can fall apart" StanchionZine.com/submissions

Terrain.org, in collaboration with the Washington State Poet Laureate, ArtsWA, Humanities Washington, and Olympia Poetry Network, is pleased to announce Words, Woods, and Wellness: Poetry by Washington State Youth—a new call for submissions.

The DOJ is going after yet another political opponent of President Trump as Pam Bondi continues to dodge her subpoena. Plus, voters in Virginia have approved redrawn Congressional maps, giving Democrats a boost in the midterms. Scott MacFarlane reports from Capitol Hill…👇

In Congress, I didn’t put up with BS.  As Governor, I will be just as relentless: defending our healthcare, our environment, and our democracy against federal overreach while building a California where families—not special interests—come first.  Join me: secure.actblue.com/donate/socia...

A Sunday on the Centennial Trail in April. Snow on the mountains, river running full, water coming through the dam. Spokane river.

"The amount of water stored in the snowpack historically peaks around April 1. But this year, the snowpack in many places was absent, or nearly so, by then—the lowest level in the 45 years since automated measurements began," writes Anna Marija Helt @ahelt.bsky.social.

Congress is set to vote this week on the law @wyden.senate.gov has been warning about, Section 702 of FISA. Use our action center to tell your lawmaker not to renew Section 702 without major reform to protect Americans' privacy rights: freedom.press/action/refor...

Nuclear war, AI, climate change, and disinformation are just some of the factors moving the hands of the Doomsday Clock closer to midnight. On @revealnews.org's More To The Story, Daniel Holz from the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists says we urgently need to help move them back:

Check out what local independent record stores have planned for the annual celebration.

This is really getting to be P.K. Dick crossed with K. Vonnegut.

Yikes!

The chief and council of Peguis First Nation are pleading for help from Canada’s military as the threat of a once-in-200-year flood grows larger by the day.

Japan is fighting back against online abuse of athletes, and sports authorities have a warning for trolls planning to target competitors at this year's Asian Games: You are being watched.

I have a hunch someone has an accounting of it, but then again gold has been slippery over the centuries. The mystery is what is the next step? What does he do when he gets out?

Tis the season for a native wildflower, the blue-eyed Mary. Found along the banks of the Spokane river this fine afternoon in April.

The green period along the Centennial Trail on a day in April. The Spokane River is running lower today taking its summer shape. The sun is out and many are on the trail.

We got hit with a community standards violation for posting links asking you to contact businesses about the Forest Service dismantling. But it worked Patagonia listened. Because of the issue on FB, we’re building a dedicated website for that kind of action. We’re hoping to have it live by Monday!

None of the GOP, with a couple exceptions, should never hold public office again. They are all traitors to the American people. Vote them out.

While you slept last night: ~100 million birds took to the skies 🐦 The Mid-Atlantic saw heavy traffic moving north/northeast, with migration hotspots from the Southeast to Ohio Valley and Southern Plains. The overnight rush continues this weekend. Details at cwg.live

For all that WA state officials like to talk about protecting immigrants, they’re leaving huge loopholes for federal agents to access data. In som cases, there are devastating consequences.

WA DOL shared data with Border Patrol for Eastern WA civil immigration enforcement in apparent state violation. Spokane father Arnoldo Tiul Caal, later found to have been unlawfully detained, had driver’s license data searched by Border Patrol days before his detainment, records show:

the CIA posts stuff like this so you can feel like you're part of the ruling class by purchasing a pair of $150 loafers off eBay instead of asking for affordable housing, free healthcare, and better working conditions

⚡️ Russia targets VPN as internet crackdown grows. The FSB may begin monitoring Russian IT companies for possible VPN use, with non-compliant companies facing penalties, Kommersant reported.

Your vote is your voice, your say in the big decisions that affect your life. I’m fighting to protect that fundamental freedom in the Senate by rejecting the so-called “SAVE America Act,” which would be better named the “Stop Citizens from Voting Act.”

It's time to make America young & handsome again with Newsom, beautiful again with AOC, smart again with Jamie Raskin, tough again with Hillary, liked again with Pritzker, lawful again with Jack Smith, & affordable again with Democrats in control. End all our current misery by ending Trumpism!

Thank you to everyone who voted for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. None of this is our fault.

I hope everyone’s learned their lesson about “let’s run our government like a business” bullshit Businesses can be run into the ground Not really supposed to do that with governments

If Kamala Harris were President today, the entire world would be a better place.

Cosplaying working class Rafael Cruz went to Princeton and Harvard. When he flees his constituents without power, he stays at the Ritz-Carlton. His wife, Heidi, is Managing Director at the fancy investment firm Goldman Sachs. They are not men & women with callouses on their hands. They are elites.

Millions of people are expected to take to the streets this Saturday in opposition to the Trump administration in the third iteration of the nationwide No Kings protest movement.

Moss next to the Spokane River along the Centennial Trail has gone to seed. Out in the Spokane Valley this fine Spring day in late March, river running high and strong. Aggressive pine cone behavior, nearly Whitworthed five or six times under a good sized pine tree.

His own private X reels.

Russia reaps fertiliser windfall from Iran war ft.trib.al/wDDdGwM

Democracy is on the brink of a worldwide depression — with the US leading the decline. Civil rights and equality in the land of the free have fallen to the levels of the mid-1960s and freedom of expression is at its lowest since the 1950s. Read Martin Wolf on #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/ylR5qXv

Congressional candidate Michael Alfonso, whose father-in-law is Secretary Sean Duffy, doesn’t mention transportation issues on his campaign website. Yet donations from the transportation industry have helped fuel the 26-year-old’s political rise.

One gate fully open with two more mostly open at the dam. Falls downtown are being dramatic. Along the Centennial Trail between Spokane and Spokane Valley on a Monday afternoon in March.