I encourage all the media outlets who are about to send people to ”war ravaged” Portland to think twice. Some of the strongest extremism reporters in the country live in this region; journalists who understand the culture of the Northwest and the history of activism here. Do it right this time okay?

"K2C visited every capitol building in the US between 2023 and 2024, arguing with song and testimony that the American public square should be controlled by God, not the voters"

Important read exposes how #CharlieKirk built a network to advance his anti-LGBTQ+ Christian nationalist agenda. Despite Kirk's extremist views, his death is being sanitized by supporters who paint him as a moderate martyr. bit.ly/4mvAJLx #TPUSA #ChristianNationalism #Extremism #Politics

The fossil fuel industry is behind most of the climate disinformation you see and hear today. Charlie Kirk was no exception.

I wrote about Kirk’s organizing in the INW. rangemedia.co/charlie-kirk...

Journalists are only as good as their sources and we got great sources. Thanks @katebitz.bsky.social

Last year, the anti-queer worship pastor Sean Feucht sued the city of Spokane, saying the city council had damaged his reputation. Today, the Spokane County Superior Court dismissed the lawsuit, saying Feucht’s claims were baseless. Read more here: my.spokanecity.org/news/release...

I KNOW THATS RIGHT my.spokanecity.org/news/release...

"Can they truly be so ignorant to the words of a man they have so rushed to memorialize? I don’t know. But the most telling detail in Klein’s column was that, for all his praise, there was not a single word in the piece from Kirk himself." Ta-Nehisi Coates, with receipts.

If you’re a journalist writing about the Kirk murder and you don’t know what the Groyper Wars are, I beg you to find someone who knows what the Groyper Wars are before you write your article

This is a big development for the West Plains. rangemedia.co/wa-state-spo...

discrete = separate discreet = unobtrusive The 'e's' are SEPARATED by the 't' in "discrete."

Extra background about Serrano's relationship to Spokane. rangemedia.co/pete-serrano... A Washington senator prepares to block one of Trump’s federal prosecutor picks washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/08/28/w...

Absolutely amazing reporting and research by @merrywanderer.bsky.social and @lpangborn.bsky.social on all the Flock cameras in Spokane County

In 1985, dozens of Spokanites signed a Sanctuary Covenant, promising to protect a Salvadoran refugee family at St. Anne's parish. Among the signers was our mayor, who declared a state of emergency this summer during an ICE protest. We don't stop authoritarianism by keeping quiet but with courage.

Lawyer for Christian nationalist evangelist named US attorney for Eastern WA @rangemedia.co @aaronhedge.bsky.social favs.news/lawyer-for-c... #easternwa #christiannationalism #evangelist #spokane

We cooked up something hot: a live event for voters who want to see their politicians sweat. Join us on Sept. 7 for Spokane’s Spiciest Candidate Forum, where council candidates will answer spicy questions while eating increasingly spicy food. Info on coming to the hottest event of election season 👇

This is going to be so interesting. Great reporting by @reportertracy.bsky.social. religionnews.com/2025/08/12/d...

Holy shit, they did it. They wrote the headline.

Starting today, clergy are now legally required to report suspected child abuse even during sacred confessions. However, legal challenges from the Catholic and Orthodox churches have temporarily paused enforcement for those groups, citing religious freedom concerns. favs.news/washingtons-...

New: One of @mehdirhasan.bsky.social’s debate opponents on Jubilee was Richie Black, who organized the far right “Battle of Berkeley” counterprotests in 2017. The violence at those events elevated alt right celebrities including “Based Stickman” and “Baked Alaska” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Incredibly heartbreaking police accountability story from @aaronhedge.bsky.social

Spokane police officers killed Joshua Musselman on Dec. 29. New documents from an independent investigation by the county sheriff says it could not confirm whether Musselman was armed, as he was alleged to have been, during the shooting. Read more: rangemedia.co/joshua...

The first documents are surfacing from the December police killing of Joshua Musselman. They show, in part, that investigators could not confirm whether Musselman was armed when police shot him to death December 29. rangemedia.co/joshua-musse...

Division Street is your classic urban-state-highway: terrible to walk on yet also not great to drive on, and a dangerous car sewer stroad. My latest for @rangemedia.co features @kirkhovenkotter.com @eriklowe.bsky.social and @barbchamberlain.bsky.social rangemedia.co/division-st-...

The Canfield Mountain shooter police say killed two firefighters in Coeur d’Alene left a note for his father foretelling the ambush. “Tomorrow I shall go into battle,” he wrote. More: www.spokesman.com/stories/2025... Canfield Mountain shooter left note to father foretelling tragedy

RANGE Media has been doing incredible work in an area that can be extremely hostile to social justice and those who want to hold power to account, and deserve your support if you can afford to give it to them.

Organizers like Forral told me they thought federal charges were a possibility, but the arrest of Jac Archer — who was not arrested on June 11 — was truly surprising. It's also a potential escalation in how federal authorities are retaliating against organizers engaging in civil disobedience.

Spokane activists were arrested by federal agents in connection to ICE protests on June 11, including Justice Forral, Erin Lang and former city council president Ben Stuckart, who were previously arrested on June 11. Organizer Jac Archer, who was not arrested June 11, was also arrested this morning.

We have a big package coming for you on Sunday. We are working literally around the clock to get you everything we have found about the Canfield Mountain shooting in Coeur d’Alene.

As local, state and federal law enforcement flooded North Idaho Sunday in response to a horrific ambush on local firefighters, social media brimmed with misinformation. Here’s what we know, what we can debunk and what’s still up in the air. rangemedia.co/idaho-...

For sure, as long as we understand those things for what they are: clues that need context & verification. I personally think the open-source intelligence gathering online sleuths do is a net good. When it's all living publicly online tho, we gotta be careful how quickly we draw conclusions

Not much more to say except that: If you see people speculating — wether the speculation is that the shooter was trans or that they were a nazi — those people aren't doing journalism.

AP: Idaho shooter ID'd as Wess Roley. There's a ton of "information" flooding socials, including completely unsupported speculation that Roley was trans. We don't know anything about him or a motive yet. Keep it cool, folks. apnews.com/article/coeu...

Or just follow local journalists like @alexdugganreports.bsky.social & @aaronhedge.bsky.social at outlets like the spokesman and range. But also yes.

Our intrepid inland nw journalists @alexdugganreports.bsky.social & @aaronhedge.bsky.social are looking for good leads if you know of any.

Woah. This is really brazen. Che Ahn would absolutely dedicate the California public square to Christianity and leave no room for people who have different worldviews.

Trump is right about persecution of Christians — his own ICE agents are deporting them back to horrific situations.

I think it also shows the hollowing out of local media generally. If you're a city reporter, you should know how the point-in-time count works, why it's the accurate set of info on people experiencing homelessness, how it's used, etc. The fact that they don't! Subscribe to RANGE, y'all.

You won’t see reporting like this about this study anywhere but RANGE. Great work, @merrywanderer.bsky.social !!!

Given what we’ve seen in ICE ops and during demonstrations in Spokane, you might wonder what you can do to help fight unlawful and unnecessary deportations. Our summer intern’s first piece is a good public service outlining one place folks can get traction. There’s a training at 6 pm. Deets here:

@valerieosier.bsky.social and I will keep watching this.

Yo, get heard on the Centennial Trail and safe infrastructure!

This story is wild, folks. Give it a read. Seriously. "RANGE does not know the methodology the FBI used to determine which phones to release and which to hold because they did not respond to a request for comment."

New from me.

Trump admin struggling to summon Judith Miller.

Below is the first really big media account I’ve seen drawing the connections Boelter had to dominionism. @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social laid this out really well here, and worries that there are many others of similar stripe in the country. Keep it up, @wired.com! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

Yesterday, Ben Stuckart visited Cesar Alvarez Perez, an immigrant ICE detained last week, sparking a protest where 100s of Spokanites showed up for immgrtn rights & SPD arrested 31 people. Luke will interview Stuckart live on Insta about his visit @ 12:30, tune in! www.instagram.com/rangemedia4a...

I will be live over on @rangemedia.co's Instagram at 12:30 (pst) for an exclusive with Ben Stuckart, who kicked off Wednesday's unrest. He was able to speak with Cesar from ICE detention for the first time late last night. We'll talk about all of it in ~ 3 hours www.instagram.com/rangemedia4a...