The Seattle Times Watchdog team and Climate Lab

The Desimone levee seemed destined to fail Here’s why: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

This is how much water fell over flooded parts of Western Washington. It doesn’t take into account the rain that fell elsewhere. That’s A LOT of water.

It’s incredibly sad this needs to be said. Thanks to all responders helping Washington communities affected by recent floods, including the National Guard, out there doing what they’re meant to do.

NEW: President Trump has signed an emergency declaration requested by WA officials for this week's massive flooding, per Gov. Bob Ferguson. Live updates @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

ProPublica spoke to about 150 people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.” We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words. ➡️ This is what they wrote: https://propub.li/3MTlm33

Cresting floodwaters of the Skagit River are moving steadily downstream toward the largest cities in the county as local, state and federal officials warn of potentially grave and catastrophic danger in the hours ahead. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Here's what we know at the moment, by the way www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

In some places the water’s already coming through the flood wall

In some places the water’s already coming through the flood wall

Skagit River’s up to Mount Vernon’s flood wall

Flood waters in the Skagit River inch closer and closer toward the flood wall in Mount Vernon, Washington. Debris rushed downstream and people living in the area are bracing for whatever comes next.

Western Washington is currently experiencing record flooding from a series of strong atmospheric rivers. 12 rivers are at major flood stage. 100,000 people await evacuation orders. Will some places see less severe climate impacts than others? Yes. Does anywhere promise safe haven? Absolutely not.

Flood waters will pour over levees and flood walls in Skagit County as this atmospheric river continues to dump inches upon inches of rain over the region. Washington officials are leeparing to evacuate some 75,000 people. We’re not prepared for this: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Yeah this is suuuuuper wrong

Frida’s ready for the atmospheric river. Are you? www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

If two people order nachos to share one person can’t just take the ones with the meat and stuff

drop what youre doing and look at this photo of frida pawlo as a puppy okay thank you

Bennet’s big climate plan for his race for Colorado governor? A statewide ‘cap-and-invest’ policy www.cpr.org/2025/12/09/b... via @sambrasch.bsky.social #copolitics

This is also my Spotify listening age

My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.

What's your "how can one album have so many bangers" album

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright arrived in the Tri-Cities this week and a trail of contradictions followed www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media. The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.

NEWS --> Tons of fresh detail on what video of the strike shows: Rep Adam Smith says two men are sitting on capsized boat, drugs aren't visible. Rationale officials gave for killing is they *may* have been able to keep trafficking. "It's bad," Smith says. Read here: newrepublic.com/article/2039...

He captured Harper’s Ferry, with his nineteen men so few, And frightened "Old Virginny" till she trembled thru and thru; They hung him for a traitor, themselves the traitor crew, But his soul is marching on.

This is a another great piece from @highcountrynews.org and @propublica.org (and not just because I am quoted in it). Grazing fees on public lands are ludicrously low: the disfunction of our ag sector extends to public lands both in environmental terms and in favoring the richest "farmers".

For sale: Dragon Land, never opened. www.seattletimes.com/business/rea...

“When the men did not believe Miles’ tribal ID, she pointed to a phone number for the Umatilla Tribal enrollment office on the back of the card. “Call it,” she said. When they didn’t, she took out her phone to call the office herself, but the agents tried unsuccessfully to take her phone...”

🚨 NEW/EXCLUSIVE: The FBI turned over dozens of emails to me in response to my #FOIA request that provides a behind-the-scenes look at discussions involving the review and redaction of the Epstein files www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

LA County Fire Dept is now telling residents in Topanga that if evacuation is not possible, they need to shelter in their homes. It’s a policy that, historically, has proven incredibly dangerous, but the department says it has no better options. My latest: www.latimes.com/environment/...

IF YOU WANT BEEF THEN BRING THE RUCKUS WU TANG CLAN AINT NOTHIN TA FUCK WITH

what if instead of paying to read bad substack writing about some of the worst people on earth you instead subscribed to your local newspaper and donated to your local public radio station to support actual journalism

New: Student journalists say they were banned from CU Boulder campus after covering pro-Palestine protest www.denverpost.com/2025/11/20/c... via @dailycamera.com

The Trump administration has spent years aligning itself with white supremacists and now it's warming to their symbolism. www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...

U.S. Border Patrol agents are stopping and arresting Americans whose travel patterns they've secretly tracked and deemed suspicious www.seattletimes.com/business/bor...

"This sounds pretty bad. And it is." www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

I’m sorry, what kind of biscuits are these?

y’all ever try telling your friends with kids that you don’t want kids of your own?

luv 2 talk 2 my friends frm back home

Scientists are increasingly concerned that the planet is headed for massive, irreversible changes due to global warming. In some cases, those changes have already begun. n.pr/48nQMqI

"Quiet, piggy." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/... www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/b... www.scmp.com/news/world/u...

Trump defended Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, saying “things happen” and that he did not hold Mohammed responsible for the murder despite a U.S. intelligence report assessing the opposite. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...

We’ve talked about how we in the media normalize (even incentivize) aberrant behavior by public figures who make it their brand. But just imagine if an official in your city or town had told a female reporter asking about a sex abuse scandal, “Quiet, piggy.” Headlines for days.

Olivia Nuzzi apparently torched all journalistic ethics in pursuit of a profile about Mark Sanford and still wrote one the worst ledes I’ve ever read

congratulations or im sorry that happened im not reading all that

everything i know about olivia nuzzi i have learned against my will

The drought plaguing Washington's Yakima River basin is something of a train wreck in motion. Farmers are tearing out apple orchards and letting their wine grapes die on the vine. This is only going to worsen. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

More dragons than any other theme park!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...