Gary Crooks
garycrooks.bsky.social
Gary Crooks
@garycrooks.bsky.social
Retired. Former editorial page editor and columnist, The Spokesman-Review (Spokane). Lives in Seattle.
Rising to the moment.
April 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
It’s Wear This Hat Day.
March 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Eight eggs! In this economy?
March 2, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The Not My President Day rally in Olympia, Wash.

Plug this photo into the Trump Attendance Estimator and you get 3 million people.

A crowd the likes of which you’ve never seen.
February 17, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Great headline.
February 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Out-of-context television.
January 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
If you see this post, repost with a bridge from your gallery.
January 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Morning near Rainier.
January 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
A passage I just read in “James,” by Percival Everett. A not-so-subtle nod to politics today.
January 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Just screams mandate, doesn’t it?
January 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Saw this sign today. Interesting business combo: Weddings and mausoleum.

“We Marry ‘Em and Bury ‘Em.”
January 3, 2025 at 4:17 AM
I’m sure Americans who made this their No. 1 issue will be patient and thoughtful, even though he said nothing of the sort before the election.
December 13, 2024 at 11:45 PM
Perfect monetization of America’s lifestyle: Drive everywhere + fast food.
December 8, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Ghost to the post.
November 22, 2024 at 8:51 PM
Elon, too. A decades-old issue treated as an “aha!” moment. His followers blame “commies.”
November 17, 2024 at 11:28 PM
Gen X: “Everything is the Baby Boomers’ fault.”
November 17, 2024 at 11:18 PM
Sign in Netherlands.
November 15, 2024 at 5:44 PM
Halloween costumes for next year.
November 15, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Wouldn’t hire him to run any business but foreign policy? Sure!
November 12, 2024 at 2:07 AM