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Conrad Swanson
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Climate change reporter for the Seattle Times. Man of means by no means.
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In Seattle, the progressive late vote count surge has put challenger Katie Wilson ahead of Mayor Bruce Harrell - by just 91 votes. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news... via @kromandavid.bsky.social
Katie Wilson takes lead over Bruce Harrell in Seattle mayor race
Katie Wilson, a progressive challenger to the incumbent mayor, is benefiting from the leftward trend of voters who send or drop ballots close to or on election day.
www.seattletimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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grist.org
Flatwater Free Press and Grist hire Anila Yoganathan to cover climate change in Nebraska.

Yoganathan will report local stories, which will be available to republish for free.

grist.org/updates/flat...

#Media #News #Nebraska #Climate #Press
Flatwater Free Press and Grist hire Anila Yoganathan to cover climate change in Nebraska
Yoganathan will report local stories, which will be available to republish for free.
grist.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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apnews.com
The world has seen faster climate change than expected since the Paris Agreement a decade ago.
Landmark Paris Agreement set a path to slow warming. The world hasn't stayed on it
The world has seen faster climate change than expected since the Paris Agreement a decade ago. Scientists say Earth's warming has outpaced efforts to reduce fossil fuel pollution that came out of the 2015 accord.
bit.ly
November 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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meadekrosby.bsky.social
Adaptation 🤝 Mitigation
enjohnston.bsky.social Emily Johnston @enjohnston.bsky.social · 3d
"Rooftop solar is spreading fast in Jamaica, and people with panels got their power back almost immediately. The ‘entire neighborhood benefits,’ one resident said."
Jamaicans Have Been Turning to Solar Power. It Paid Off After the Storm.
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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Shout out to @meganululani.bsky.social for sparking the change!
davidho.bsky.social David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 2d
Kudos to the @seattletimes.com for spelling with diacritical marks used in the Hawaiian language, the ʻokina and the kahakō.

A few years ago, when I asked the NY Times to spell my affiliation as University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, they refused because it went against their style guide.
Why we're using this spelling of Hawaiʻi
You may notice a change in how we spell Hawaiʻi and other Native Hawaiian words at The Seattle Times. Here's why.
www.seattletimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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dell.bsky.social
New: The FBI is quietly urging ICE agents to properly ID themselves in the field.

In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.

By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves
In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.
www.wired.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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This is a lie: www.propublica.org/article/immi...
October 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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caitlinkelly.bsky.social
cool cool cool cool cool
Screenshot of ProPublica story that reads “Newby declined multiple interview requests from ProPublica and even had a reporter escorted out of a judicial conference to avoid questions. He also did not answer detailed written questions. The court system’s communications director and media team did not respond to multiple requests for comment or detailed written questions. When ProPublica emailed questions to Newby’s daughter, the North Carolina Republican Party’s communications director, Matt Mercer, responded, writing that ProPublica was waging a “jihad” against “NC Republicans,” which would “not be met with dignifying any comments whatsoever.” “I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration and I’m sure they would be interested in this matter,” Mercer said in his email. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.” “
October 30, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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hilaryagro.com
A writer tried dating alt-right men as an experiment to learn about them. There is so much going on here I don't even know where to start

www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/love-sex/...
I told him that I was born in Russia and was a writer. He showed me a list he’d written of his favourite desserts in the city. It was a sober hobby he’d started during the pandemic, going to restaurants by himself, sampling sweets. He made a lot of lists, he said, most of them food-related. I asked what other kinds he made. “Lists of lies liberal white women tell about Donald Trump,” he replied. Suddenly, his leg was shaking. He grabbed the edges of the table and raised his voice: “White, liberal women are a plague on our society.” He proceeded to drink 11 iced coffees.
October 29, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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ALERT!!

Please tune your radios to Nate Dogg’s Nobody Does it Better (feat. Warren G) and wish @kayah.bsky.social a happy birthday!!
Kayah, a certified baddie Certified baddie in love Certified baddie serving lewks Certified baddie shows utter contempt
October 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Recently hooked @kayah.bsky.social on ER, her first medical drama.

She refuses to call it anything other than "emergency room" and I really love that about her
October 28, 2025 at 6:44 PM
conradswanson.bsky.social
starting to think I might not be a very good Plant Dad
October 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Lia Smith, a transgender athlete who was on Middlebury's swimming and diving team, was just found dead by suicide this week.
www.them.us/story/lia-sm...
October 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
conradswanson.bsky.social
Billiam, no.
October 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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seattletimes.com
PSE reported over 66,000 customers had lost electricity by Saturday night. In Grays Harbor County, gusts topped 70 mph.
Gusts up to 77 mph knock out power for 85K around Western WA
www.seattletimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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seattletimes.com
The deciduous tree fell directly onto tents where people were gathered for a family-friendly celebration in Pierce County.
Fallen tree kills 1, injures 6 at Halloween party in Pierce County
www.seattletimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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doncarr.bsky.social
Did AI write this?
washingtonpost.com The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 16d
Over the past few months, Americans have looked aghast at their rising electricity bills and found one clear scapegoat: data centers.

But a new study suggests AI and data centers might not be the problem. Instead, it might be the electrical equipment.
There’s a reason electricity prices are rising. And it’s not data centers.
It’s not data centers or AI, it’s something else.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 26, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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kuow.org
A new report from the University of Washington’s Center for Human Rights found that federal immigration enforcement has been mining license plate data from local law enforcement in Washington state.
Immigration enforcement agencies accessed WA license plate data, report finds
A new report from the University of Washington’s Center for Human Rights found that federal immigration enforcement has been mining license plate data from local law enforcement in Washington state.
www.kuow.org
October 23, 2025 at 12:22 AM
conradswanson.bsky.social
“The ethical conflict is just so basic and fundamental, you don’t need a law professor to explain it.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases
www.nytimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:34 PM
conradswanson.bsky.social
If you reach out to me two weeks after my story publishes and say "I've passed your request for comment on to our communications team" I'm probably not going to ask you for comment again
October 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
conradswanson.bsky.social
People in the Yakima River basin: We're short on water and have a difficult decision to make, are we going to cut from farms or cities?

Washington's Department of Ecology: Por que no los dos?

www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
WA cities face unprecedented water cuts amid drought
Never before has drought forced the state to cut off water sources for entire cities.
www.seattletimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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This year's drought is so bad that Washington slashed every surface water right in the Yakima River basin but one.

The small town of Roslyn depends solely on surface water. Homes were spared water cuts only by the good graces of state regulators

www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
WA cities face unprecedented water cuts amid drought
Never before has drought forced the state to cut off water sources for entire cities.
www.seattletimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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“the teenagers who were stopped by ICE at the Dutch Bros Coffee told local police that it was the second time immigration agents had stopped them at gunpoint that morning”
ICE agents hold teens at gunpoint at Dutch Bros in Hillsboro
The group of teens told local police ICE stopped them twice on Oct. 3, part of a broader immigration enforcement surge across the Portland area.
www.oregonlive.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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npr.org
Three high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.
When books were being pulled from Iowa classrooms, these teens started an after-school club to read them
Three Iowa City West high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.
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October 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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It was shit. He was flying a jet crowned like a king, and dumping shit on protesters.

If such high-profile journalists can’t use simple and direct language to describe what we’re all seeing then why should readers trust them?
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · 22d
President Trump posted what appeared to be an A.I.-generated video on social media showing him wearing a crown and flying a jet labeled “King Trump” that dumps brown liquid on protesters. He shared the video on Saturday, the same day that protesters participated in mass “No Kings” demonstrations.
Trump Posts Fake A.I. Video of Himself Flying a ‘King Trump’ Jet Over Protesters
President Trump shared what appeared to be an A.I.-generated video on social media. It shows Mr. Trump wearing a crown and flying a jet that dumps brown liquid on demonstrators.
nyti.ms
October 19, 2025 at 11:57 PM