"difficult decisions have been taken" is an all-time use of the passive voice

“I’m glad Will Lewis has been fired. I wish it had happened before he fired all my friends.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/t...

The NPPA is deeply saddened by news of the massive layoffs at The Washington Post & the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. At the Post, we understand they have laid off all of their 9 staff photographers & 6 of their 12 photo editors. Read the full statement here: nppa.org/news/832

The Minnesota Star Tribune is hiring an investigative reporter — it's an incredibly important time for this kind of journalism (like, no doy). Apply here: recruiting2.ultipro.com/STA1013/JobB...

Remember this one? “Humans aren’t very efficient movers—until you put us on a bicycle, when we become some of the most energy-efficient land travelers in the animal kingdom.” Proven science via Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social #CityMakingMath

Cyclists, and at least one dog, gathered in one of two rides happening in Bellingham on Saturday to join the Ride in Unity events happening around the world.

Still some winter ahead, but a weekend of rain on the slopes instead of snow after a long dry spell is not encouraging for the summer.

Speed River Bicycle’s “I’d Rather Be in the Bike Lane” Hi-Vis Vest grew out of a local push for better bike lane maintenance in Guelph, Ontario after Mayor Cam Guthrie pulled the plug on winter clearing as a cost-cutting measure. momentummag.com/this-cheeky-...

The Washington Post's International, Immigration, National Security and Climate journalists – reporters, writers, editors, photographers, videographers – work in concert to produce independent, revelatory reporting that holds power to account wherever in the world it is wielded go.bsky.app/M6MFQsC

NPPA warns its members of an extremely broad NOTAM, or Notice to Airmen, imposing Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) on drone use within 3,000 feet laterally and 1,000 feet above ground level of facilities and “mobile assets,” including “ground vehicle convoys,”…

The @nppa.org has joined a group of news organizations in calling for an end to the recent FAA restrictions for drone use near ICE actions. nppa.org/news/827

Here's how to identify some crowd control munitions, canisters of which federal agents have left on the ground after deploying them against people in Minnesota. bit.ly/3YWp1jE Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune

“The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) has issues [sic] a statement noting its ‘firm opposition’ to the manipulation of journalistic images by the White House, saying it doing so was meant to purposely mislead the public.” Article link. 👇

Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 24, 2026

The National Press Photographers Association today joined in a statement issued by the National Association of Black Journalists, alongside a coalition of journalism and press freedom organizations reaffirming our commitment to protect the constitutional rights…

It's the final day for 2026 BOP entries. Submission window closes at 11:59 PT. Best of luck and thank you for joining us in honoring and celebrating the work of visual journalists around the globe. Enter Now: bop.nppa.org/2026

Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools

Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.

More time to get your submissions in for Best of Photojournalism!

“They just do what they want,” said Mickey Osterreicher, general counsel for National Press Photographers Association, who filed an amicus brief in the case. — @nppa.org entered the chat.

BBC Verify and BBC Persian have verified over 100 videos in more than 50 towns and cities during 10 days of nationwide protests in Iran, showing that the demonstrations have now spread to the majority of Iran's provinces. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I intended on posting about Jan 6 earlier, but I spent the day covering pardoned January 6 defendants, Proud Boys, supporters, family and friends of Ashli Babbitt as they gathered at the Ellipse and marched to the U.S. Capitol to mark the 5 year anniversary of January 6, 2021. So here's the thread:

Reminder folks! The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) is accepting entries for the 2026 Best of Photojournalism competition- 5 divisions with over 75 categories, recognizing outstanding visual journalism across various mediums. Entry deadline is Jan. 18. bop.nppa.org/2026/

A look at the data a year into Congestion Pricing in Manhattan. Gift Link www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Deleted Threads from my phone today, I realized of all social apps it was the one most heavily pulling me into “social media brain.” Not a healthy place.

NYT - Holdings from the library at the Goddard Space Flight Center, which includes unique documents from the early 20th century to the Soviet space race, will be warehoused or thrown out. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/cl...

Zohran getting inaugurated in the closed City Hall subway station at midnight is such a vibe. It’s giving off either that you’re a unleashing an era of grand projects, or you’re the vampire prince ascending the throne.

Rides are also free Wednesday on King County Metro and the Water Taxi, the Seattle Streetcar, Community Transit, Everett Transit, and Pierce Transit.

Incredibly, incredibly good news: Highway 2 will open in all lanes between Skykomish and Stevens Pass on Sunday. This is a huge step forward for access and surpasses our best case scenarios. I'm grateful to all the workers who made this possible.

Sponsoring public transit fare is a cool move. Wonder what other events this could work with.

NEW STORY // Washington’s First Try at E-bike Rebates Leaves Thousands of Vouchers Unredeemed Story by Ryan Packer via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/26/w...

Gather round children and I shall tell you the legend of Marie Kondo

Seattle Man Leaves Out Plate of Cheese for When St. Rat Comes Up Through Toilet Tonight: tinyurl.com/nhf8cr8s

the fact that there is free parking at all in manhattan is wild to me

It’s working! Keep sharing the news: lni.media/p/sam-the-sp...

New from me: The storied fiddler Ashley MacIsaac wanted to play a show at a Nova Scotia First Nation. It got cancelled because Google's AI search summary incorrectly called him a sex offender. Now he's worried for his safety www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti...

I had to fact check that this was real. It is.

The Call for Entries for the 2026 National Press Photographers Association Best of Photojournalism are now open: See link in our bio or visit bop.nppa.org/2026/ Entries close at 11:59 p.m. PT on Jan. 18, 2026. Entry is free for NPPA members.

I just uploaded @jasonparis.bsky.social 's recording of the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" to YouTube:

“In the middle of the property was a man holding a chainsaw. Three years later, city arborist Tod Lawson said that moment marked the beginning of what he called “the most egregious illegal tree removal case” he’d seen in his 34 years with the City of Oakland.” www.sfchronicle.com/eastbay/arti...

I don't get to design doubletrucks often. This week, I made a map of Whatcom and Skagit counties, with their respective rivers, and reporter @annietodd.bsky.social put together a timeline of the flooding below that correlates with the four river gauges Cascadia Daily News was tracking last week.

NPPA supports the bipartisan Visual Artists Copyright Reform Act of 2025, introduced by Marsha Blackburn & Peter Welch. Proud to stand with @ourppa.bsky.social & ASMP & @copyrightalliance.org on reforms that strengthen copyright and sustain a free press. Info here: nppa.org/news/820

Finished decorating the tree last night and topped it with a sloth, the Bellingham way.

Vanity Fair published a look at President Trump’s inner circle, all photographed by Christopher Anderson, whose lens captured every blemish and blood vessel. We chatted with Anderson about the reaction to the photographs and the process behind them:

A tribute to Rob Reiner after a horrific news weekend

My friend down the block had Sega Channel in elementary school. It was wild having access to a lineup of games that changed somewhat each month when this otherwise wasn’t a thing.

Last night was Bellingham’s Lighted Bike Parade. I decorated a tree from home to act as a float. #treebybike

Thank you to Chef José Andrés and World Central Kitchen! So grateful for all those helping our state get through this.

ROAD CLOSED MEANS THE ROAD IS CLOSED We still have several highways around the region closed with water over the highway. We close roads for your safety and for the safety of crews working to reopen the roads. Remember, it doesn't take much to go from a splash to a stall.