Shoutout Okkervil River song into the break on Wild Card Weekend

[BREAKING] Two people were shot Thursday by federal officers operating in East Portland, according to the Portland Police Bureau.

I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day. Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me. 🧵

First the Mariners come within a game of reaching their first World Series. Now, the Seattle Seahawks are favored to win their second ever Super Bowl. But are Seattle sports fans getting their hopes up only to have them dashed by yet another decade of heartache and disappointment?

Hard to find any weakness in Seattle when they can run the ball like this. A wagon. That defense is simply a marvel.

The road to Super Bowl LX will go through Seattle.

Christmas tree stays up until baseball season. Sorry I don’t make the rules

Going to Costco the day before Christmas Eve just to feel something

In a 2020 email released by the Justice Department, a prosecutor informed colleagues that President Trump’s name appeared on the flight logs for Jeffrey Epstein’s private jet “many more times than previously has been reported (or that we were aware).”

CBS News may not want you to see its CECOT reporting, but I'm happy to share this powerful video that our team produced this year.

Sharyn Alfonsi is an award-winning journalist who has worked for 60 Minutes for 20 years. Before that she reported for ABC, CBS & local news outlets. If Alfonsi says her story was spiked by Bari Weiss political reasons, that’s exactly what happened. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...

Discuss: "The segment was pulled three hours before the broadcast, a highly unusual last-minute change. The decision was made after Bari Weiss, the new editor in chief of CBS News, requested numerous changes to the segment." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...

Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:

BREAKING: At least 16 files from the Epstein release disappeared from DOJ's webpage, including a photo of Trump, with no explanation.

I just received a phone call from Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem. Secretary Noem informed me that the president signed our request for an emergency declaration. We have also received written confirmation of that emergency declaration.

If you want to hear the latest on the floods in western Washington, we cover it on tonight’s episode of Seattle Now @andyhurst.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/1Wou...

We dig into this weekend's light rail extension and the ever important discussion of how to pronounce Des Moines and Deshais. Give it a listen!

Experts say it’s highly unusual for the White House to tell agents to give up custody of potential evidence in an investigation, as it did with the Tates. “I’ve never heard of anything like that in my 30 years working,” an ex-DHS official said.

The Benedict Arnold portion of the new Ken Burns doc is JUICY

“It’s insane to have them rip our family apart.” Federal agents are arresting the foreign spouses of Americans during interviews at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services offices. The couples and their lawyers said they had followed the required steps to secure permanent residency.

People are calling my lede here "appalling," "nightmare fuel," "actively evil," and "a desecration of the human spirit"

Going to Costco during Thanksgiving week just to feel something

Celebrating the new Ken Burns series with a fresh bowl cut

Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols. The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”

As the FBI’s deputy director, Bongino receives some of the country’s most sensitive secrets, including the President’s Daily Brief. His ascent to that position without passing a standard bureau background check is unprecedented, insiders say. By @williamturton.bsky.social @chrisbing.bsky.social

Trump calls a reporter “insubordinate” and “a terrible person” after she asks a question about Epstein. I’m not going to say what the question was because I think it’s worth turning up the volume to hear for yourself.

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

Darnold doing exactly what we were worried he would do

Seahawks didn’t come to play today

"I just spoke to mayor-elect Katie Wilson to congratulate her on a hard-fought victory," Harrell said. "I let her know my team is standing by [for transition]. It was a very delightful conversation."

excellent piece on soundgarden by seattle now grunge correspondent @andyhurst.bsky.social. real emotional kicker at the end open.spotify.com/episode/2Hh6... (also superunknown is better than any nirvana album by a pretty big margin thanks bye)

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released emails suggesting that President Trump knew more about Jeffrey Epstein’s activities than he has acknowledged. Here's a look at what the emails show. nyti.ms/48aa1Uu

Our deep dive into the recesses of Epstein's inbox found repeated instances of him seeking to exploit his Trump relationship. "I am the one able to take him down," Epstein wrote in December 2018. 🎁🔗 @jsgatnyt.bsky.social @nickconfessore.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...

I think the NFL is onto something tonight — zero points and endless penalties. Viewing perfection

Seattle mayoral candidate Katie Wilson is now ahead in this nail-biter of an election count.

ice cubes are ridiculous. like yeah lemme just get a piece of water

‼️👀‼️ With today’s ballots, Seattle’s race for mayor has narrowed even further (50.7% to 48.9%). Progressive challenger Katie Wilson got 55% of today’s votes. There are roughly 55,000 ballots left to count. She needs ~54% of the remainder to surpass incumbent Bruce Harrell.

Today on Seattle Now: Casual Friday with @toddbishop.bsky.social and Rachel Horgan @trishmurphy.bsky.social @jaughanvones.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/0ra6...

I didn't even *want* to lean on the barrier until I saw this cool guy doing it

Today on Seattle Now: A look at the initial results from the Seattle general election Great breakdown with Trish Murphy and Paige Browning We'll get more ballots this afternoon @trishmurphy.bsky.social @jaughanvones.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4num...

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has a 7-percentage-point lead (53.3% to 46.2%) over progressive challenger Katie Wilson. But there is a very good chance he will end up losing. 🧵 1/7

Incumbent Mayor Bruce Harrell secured about 53% of the vote in Seattle on election night. That doesn’t mean Harrell is safe.

Mayor Bruce Harrell is up 7 points, 53-46.

If you want to know how SNAP delays and cuts are affecting folks here in Seattle, give this a listen. Hosted by the excellent @trishmurphy.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

I don't do a lot of horn tooting, but now feels like a good time. I'm really proud of the work we do every day at KUOW. The newsroom is filled with smart, funny people who love the craft and this city. Today's episode of Seattle Now produced by @andyhurst.bsky.social will stick with you.

Game 7 pain in Toronto? Never heard of it

This guy calls games like he’s cosplaying a baseball play by play announcer

I particularly like Max Scherzer because he’s a union man with eyes like David Bowie.

I particularly like Max Scherzer because he’s a union man with eyes like David Bowie.