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rangemedia.co
No one in our community should go hungry, and we know a lack of accessible information on resources contributes to neighbors suffering. Spokane.food is a simple, one-stop shop to direct folks to, where they can find the resource closest to them.
How to get or give help during the SNAP shutdown across the Inland Northwest – RANGE Media
Our community is facing a food crisis. We created a comprehensive map of all the resources in our region, so you can find the nearest food pantries, community organizations and restaurants offering free food closest to you.
Spokane.food
November 7, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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spectrumcenter.bsky.social
Tell WSU that Anti-LGBTQ+ Pseudoscience is UNACCEPTABLE!
Link in bio to take action, or go to: tinyurl.com/WSUACTION
If you're part of an organization who would like to support this, email us at info@spectrumcenterspokane.org.
Link in our bio to file a formal complaint with ACCME.
Background image of Washington State University campus sign and logo above some fall leaves on the ground. White text with red background reads: WSU’s College of Medicine, based in Spokane, has recently accredited a known anti-LGBTQ+ hate group under their continuing medical education program. White text with Black background reads: This means that medical providers could now take courses that have been criticized as anti-science and unacademic in order to maintain their licensure. White text with Black background reads: This is a direct blow to the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, and undermines WSU’s credibility and public trust. White Spectrum Center logo in the bottom right corner. Background image of Washington State University campus sign and logo above some fall leaves on the ground. White text with Black background reads: Spectrum has sent out a formal letter to WSU leadership, you can find that linked in our bio. White text with red background reads: If you are part of an organization who would like to support this please email us at info@spectrumcenterspokane.org White Spectrum Center logo in the bottom right corner. Background image of Washington State University campus sign and logo above some fall leaves on the ground. Red and white text over Black background reads "Take Action" Text reads: 1. Join our letter writing campaign here: tinyurl.com/WSUACTION 2. Submit a formal complaint to the Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical Education (see our Linktree at linktr.ee/spectrumcenterspokane) White Spectrum Center logo bottom right corner.
October 31, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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divinationroom.bsky.social
Get a reading, feed a family! Divination Room will be donating 22% of all November Tarot Reading proceeds to local food banks 🥖🥫🥚🥗🧀🥕
October 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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roxanegay.bsky.social
Watch the wall to wall coverage end now that the call is coming from inside the house. Alas. Onward.
September 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
lmbw.bsky.social
"Heaven forbid they rearrange their collection of Americana garbage to make it look less like the hoarder house you lost your virginity in. Jesus hates a coherent aesthetic, I suppose."
August 28, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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rangemedia.co
ICYMI: On Dec. 29, 2024, Spokane police officers killed Joshua Musselman. An investigative report from the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office says Musselman was not armed when the police arrived, despite the neighbor's complaint. Read the full story here:
Man ‘didn’t know they were out there’ until police shot him to death – RANGE Media
Joshua Musselman was the 6th person killed by Spokane cops in 2024. Sheriff’s report finds no evidence he was armed.
rangemedia.co
August 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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roxanegay.bsky.social
Professional criticism is not the same as individual reviews. They can both be useful but criticism is a skill-based genre like any other writing. The yelpification of criticism isn’t evolution.
amtrr99.bsky.social Pat fisher @amtrr99.bsky.social · Aug 10
Life changes. Organisms/organizations need to adapt. I'm sure people go to crowdsourced info for reviews, like Goodreads, just like Yelp and others for restaurant reviews.
August 10, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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megjoneswall.bsky.social
part of what frustrates me about the increasing reliance on AI tools is that it erodes our capacity to sit in uncertainty. it skips through process in order to get to an answer or a destination.

knowing how to ask a good question, and allowing it to lead you on a journey, is a magical thing.
June 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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rangemedia.co
From 1:45 pm until 11 pm, we were on the streets of Spokane, documenting and live-streaming peaceful community protests against ICE's detainment of two young men that were escalated by state violence.

Here's everything we know: rangemedia.co/everything-w...
Everything we know about the Spokane ICE protests – RANGE Media
Over 24 hours of boots-on-the-ground independent reporting.
rangemedia.co
June 13, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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megjoneswall.bsky.social
it's really important to pay careful attention to whose rules you're following, and why.

this is one of those things that matters in your tarot practice, but also is wildly applicable to the rest of your life. where do the rules you're following come from? who do they serve?
June 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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weratedogs.com
This dog politely asked for a musician's drumstick in the middle of their performance. Always excited to find a fellow stick lover. 12/10
May 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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spectrumcenter.bsky.social
Ready for Pride? Come check out our new swag store. Shop products made by local queer designers. All proceeds go towards supporting Spectrum Center Spokane. Check it out at spectrumcenter.threadless.com 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
Image with maroon background. Text says Spectrum Center's Official Pride Merch, 15 designs and more coming. Two merch items depicted.
May 8, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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altnps.bsky.social
Interesting fact of the day: Trump has mentioned former President Joe Biden an average of four times every single day of his presidency 453 times in total since taking office. Biden lives rent-free in Trump’s mind.
April 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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akpress.org
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A copy of the book "A Southern Panther: Conversations with Malik Rahim," edited by James R. Tracy. The cover is white with black and red text, and a black illustration of Malik Rahim with his fist raised. The book sits against a blue trellis background.
March 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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charlottereads.com
being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:
March 22, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
NEW—Dept of Ed staff received an email from Sec. McMahon tonight with the subject, “Our Department’s Final Mission.”

McMahon writes that plan is, “to send education back to the states.” Notably doesn’t mention executive order like earlier draft, but some think it’s still coming.

Full text:
From: Linda McMahon Subject: Our Department's Final Mission When I took the oath of office as Secretary of Education, I accepted responsibility for overseeing the U.S. Department of Education and those who work here. But more importantly, I took responsibility for supporting over 100 million American children and college students who are counting on their education to create opportunity and prepare them for a rewarding career. I want to do right by both. As you are all aware, President Trump nominated me to take the lead on one of his most momentous campaign promises to families. My vision is aligned with the President's: to send education back to the states and empower all parents to choose an excellent education for their children. As a mother and grandmother, I know there is nobody more qualified than a parent to make educational decisions for their children. I also started my career studying to be a teacher, and as a Connecticut Board of Education member and college trustee, I have long held that teaching is the most noble of professions. As a businesswoman, I know the power of education to prepare workers for fulfilling careers. American education can be the greatest in the world. It ought not to be corrupted by political ideologies, special interests, and unjust discrimination. Parents, teachers, and students alike deserve better. After President Trump's inauguration last month, he steadily signed a slate of executive orders to keep his promises: combatting critical race theory, DEl, gender ideology, discrimination in admissions, promoting school choice for every child, and restoring patriotic education and civics. He has also been focused on eliminating waste, red tape, and harmful programs in the federal government. The Department of Education's role in this new era of accountability is to restore the rightful role of state oversight in education and to end the overreach from Washington. This restoration will profoundly impact staff, budgets, and agency As l've learned many times throughout my career, disruption leads to innovation and gets results. We must start thinking about our final mission at the department as an overhaul-a last chance to restore the culture of liberty and excellence that made American education great. Changing the status quo can be daunting. But every staff member of this Department should be enthusiastic about any change that will benefit students. True change does not happen overnight—especially the historic overhaul of a federal agency. Over the coming months, as we work hard to carry out the President's directives, we will focus on a positive vision for what American education can be. These are our convictions: 1. Parents are the primary decision makers in their children's education. 2. Taxpayer-funded education should refocus on meaningful learning in math, reading, science, and history—not divisive DEl programs and gender ideology. 3. Postsecondary education should be a path to a well-paying career aligned with workforce needs. Removing red tape and bureaucratic barriers will empower parents to make the best educational choices for their children. An effective transfer of educational oversight to the states will mean more autonomy for local communities. Teachers, too, will benefit from less micromanagement in the classroom-enabling them to get back to basics. I hope each of you will embrace this vision going forward and use these convictions as a guide for conscientious and pragmatic action. The elimination of bureaucracy should free us, not limit us, in our pursuit of these goals. I want to invite all employees to join us in this historic final mission on behalf of all students, with the same dedication and excellence that you have brought to your careers as public servants. This is our opportunity to perform one final, unforgettable public service to future generations of students. I hope you will join me in ensuring that when our final mission is complete, we will all be able to say
March 4, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
SCOOP: Now that Linda McMahon is confirmed/sworn in as secretary, Trump will be imminently issuing an executive order eliminating the Department of Education.

I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”.

Here is a portion:
After President Trump's inauguration last month, he has steadily signed a slate of executive orders to keep these education promises: combatting critical race theory, DEl, gender ideology extremism, and discrimination in admissions. President Trump has also been focused on eliminating wasteful bureaucracy and harmful programs in the federal government. To that end, today he signed [Executive Order XYZ, entitled "Eliminating the Department of Education,] which has given us a clear and final mission. We are to identify which of the Department's functions, programs, and offices are not mandated by statute, and eliminate them. This reorganization will impact staff, budgets, reporting, and more —and in coming months, we will determine how it can be accomplished with minimal delay and disruption. The President further tasked us with creating a plan to reallocate and reassign functions of the Department of Education that would be more effectively managed by other agencies. This plan will offer Congress a road map toward fulfilling the expectations of the President and the American people. The new vision—which I hope each of you will embrace going forward—can be expressed as four main convictions: Parents are the primary decision makers in their children's education. Students deserve to be protected from physical violence, racial discrimination, medical tyranny, and gender extremism ideology on campus. Postsecondary education should be a path to a well-paying career aligned with workforce needs. Taxpayer-funded education should refocus on meaningful learning: proficiency in math, reading, and core subjects, and patriotism in American history and civics. As we move to reduce the Department's middleman role in education, these four convictions must guide us toward conscientious and pragmatic action. The elimination of bureaucracy should free us, not limit us, in our pursuit of these goals Removing red tape and bureaucratic barriers will empower parents to make th
March 4, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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immaculateice.bsky.social
Also, Octavia's Bookshelf in Pasadena, CA
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January 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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brittonpeele.com
If, for various reasons, you find yourself with a tighter budget in the coming months/years (or just want to save/invest as much as possible), remember to take full advantage of your local library — and not just for books.
February 1, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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aubreychoudeshell.bsky.social
Honor the Year of the Snake by unhinging your jaw and swallowing your enemies whole.
January 30, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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ihartericka.bsky.social
I love that teachers and school staff are stopping ICE from entering schools. Please know this hard line can be drawn for transphobia and queeraphobia as well.
January 28, 2025 at 1:27 AM