Valerie Osier
@valerieosier.bsky.social
Managing Editor, worker-owner at @rangemedia.co
CSULB & RCC alum | Always curious & a little nosey | she/her 💕💜💙
CSULB & RCC alum | Always curious & a little nosey | she/her 💕💜💙
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Valerie Osier
@valerieosier.bsky.social
· Feb 27
*cough* and independent, worker-owned news *cough* specifically based in Eastern WA/North ID *cough* which is a microcosm of the US and its issues with right-wing extremism *cough cough cough*
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my trick for fast writing is to barf my thoughts onto a page in a list format that slowly turns into somewhat coherent sentences and then into somewhat coherent paragraphs with placeholder spots for words i cant think of yet. So I end up with things like:
[TK horrors]
[TK word for stupid and bad]
[TK horrors]
[TK word for stupid and bad]
December 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
my trick for fast writing is to barf my thoughts onto a page in a list format that slowly turns into somewhat coherent sentences and then into somewhat coherent paragraphs with placeholder spots for words i cant think of yet. So I end up with things like:
[TK horrors]
[TK word for stupid and bad]
[TK horrors]
[TK word for stupid and bad]
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NEW: The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead.
Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
Where Was My Generic Prescription Drug Made? - Rx Inspector - ProPublica
The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information on your prescription label to locate the factory and see inspection reports.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
NEW: The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead.
Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
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….so supposedly the Sheriff is auditing his officers’ searches monthly to make sure the searches are legit
With searches like this I’m not sure the auditing is working
With searches like this I’m not sure the auditing is working
‘Operation Pimp Juice,’ ‘Serial Beer Thief,’ and Grand Theft Excavator:
Some of the other weird sh*t local officers and agencies nationwide were searching for using Spokane County Flock cameras.
Some of the other weird sh*t local officers and agencies nationwide were searching for using Spokane County Flock cameras.
‘Operation Pimp Juice,’ ‘Serial Beer Thief,’ and Grand Theft Excavator – RANGE Media
Some of the other weird sh*t local officers and agencies nationwide were searching for using Spokane County Flock cameras.
rangemedia.co
December 18, 2025 at 1:58 AM
….so supposedly the Sheriff is auditing his officers’ searches monthly to make sure the searches are legit
With searches like this I’m not sure the auditing is working
With searches like this I’m not sure the auditing is working
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Good morning.
We’re at the Kootenai Co. Courthouse for day 3 of the Paul Trouette criminal trial for the February town hall incident.
It’s stormy in the panhandle this morning, but the power is on here.
We’re starting at 8:30 to see if Raul’s opinion will be entered into evidence. #idpol
We’re at the Kootenai Co. Courthouse for day 3 of the Paul Trouette criminal trial for the February town hall incident.
It’s stormy in the panhandle this morning, but the power is on here.
We’re starting at 8:30 to see if Raul’s opinion will be entered into evidence. #idpol
December 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Good morning.
We’re at the Kootenai Co. Courthouse for day 3 of the Paul Trouette criminal trial for the February town hall incident.
It’s stormy in the panhandle this morning, but the power is on here.
We’re starting at 8:30 to see if Raul’s opinion will be entered into evidence. #idpol
We’re at the Kootenai Co. Courthouse for day 3 of the Paul Trouette criminal trial for the February town hall incident.
It’s stormy in the panhandle this morning, but the power is on here.
We’re starting at 8:30 to see if Raul’s opinion will be entered into evidence. #idpol
If ads in streaming services are just gonna continue, can we please put proper commercial break timing back in TV shows??
December 16, 2025 at 3:06 AM
If ads in streaming services are just gonna continue, can we please put proper commercial break timing back in TV shows??
This column title has me rereading Fahrenheit 451 and it makes so much sense why they make us read it in high school, it's so good.
Flockenheit 451: a new column from Lauren Pangborn on those pesky Flock cameras, why they have no place in a free society and what you can do locally to fight back against their pervasiveness:
Flock-enheit 451 – RANGE Media
COLUMN: Why Flock cameras have no place in a free society and what you can do about it
rangemedia.co
December 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
This column title has me rereading Fahrenheit 451 and it makes so much sense why they make us read it in high school, it's so good.
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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
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote: https://propub.li/3MTlm33
December 12, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote: https://propub.li/3MTlm33
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Washington state awaits an answer on its request for federal aid as it deals with unprecedented river flooding from days of heavy rain. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/12/11/t...
Thousands under evacuation orders, as floodwaters crest in Washington rivers • Washington State Standard
Washington state awaits an answer on its request for federal aid as it deals with unprecedented river flooding from days of heavy rain.
washingtonstatestandard.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Washington state awaits an answer on its request for federal aid as it deals with unprecedented river flooding from days of heavy rain. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/12/11/t...
i'd like to nominate myself for 2025 Top Christ-Following Man
December 11, 2025 at 4:53 AM
i'd like to nominate myself for 2025 Top Christ-Following Man
Spokane, go look at the sunset rn, it's so pretty 😍
December 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Spokane, go look at the sunset rn, it's so pretty 😍
This story is so much more than "people took a plea deal." This was a hard choice between fighting for what they believe in and what each person can reasonably endure. It's also a hallmark of our justice system to put people in that position.
The plea deal turns a potential felony sentence that could mean six years in federal prison and $250,000 in fines into three years of probation and a few thousand dollars in restitution costs.
Four of the Spokane 9 accept plea deals – RANGE Media
ICE protestors facing federal charges made a hard choice, but some fear a chilling effect: ‘They want to frighten people so they are afraid to use their First Amendment rights.’
rangemedia.co
December 10, 2025 at 1:56 AM
This story is so much more than "people took a plea deal." This was a hard choice between fighting for what they believe in and what each person can reasonably endure. It's also a hallmark of our justice system to put people in that position.
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From the smoke-choked June 11 protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Spokane to the packed parks and sidewalks at multiple No Kings protests, 2025 has been filled with people exercising their right to protest the US government. Local Flock cameras were used to surveil these protests.
Protested this year? Cops might’ve looked for you on Flock cams. – RANGE Media
Newly obtained records show that the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office made 24 searches across thousands of cameras for cars at protests.
rangemedia.co
December 5, 2025 at 2:06 AM
From the smoke-choked June 11 protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Spokane to the packed parks and sidewalks at multiple No Kings protests, 2025 has been filled with people exercising their right to protest the US government. Local Flock cameras were used to surveil these protests.
I'm still getting used to it, but Qobuz is pretty good and is allegedly one of the more ethical streaming platforms. It's really easy to port your playlists over too!
Tidal is also allegedly a more ethical option.
Tidal is also allegedly a more ethical option.
This is your friendly dad reminder to CANCEL SPOTIFY!! I don’t wanna see your wrap ups when folks are being rounded up and put in cages.
December 3, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I'm still getting used to it, but Qobuz is pretty good and is allegedly one of the more ethical streaming platforms. It's really easy to port your playlists over too!
Tidal is also allegedly a more ethical option.
Tidal is also allegedly a more ethical option.
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The threats from unchecked AI are real — worker displacement, corporate surveillance, invasion of privacy, environmental destruction, unmanned warfare.
Today, a tiny number of billionaires are shaping the future of AI behind closed doors. That is unacceptable. That must change.
Today, a tiny number of billionaires are shaping the future of AI behind closed doors. That is unacceptable. That must change.
The threats from AI are real | Sen. Bernie Sanders
YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders
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December 3, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The threats from unchecked AI are real — worker displacement, corporate surveillance, invasion of privacy, environmental destruction, unmanned warfare.
Today, a tiny number of billionaires are shaping the future of AI behind closed doors. That is unacceptable. That must change.
Today, a tiny number of billionaires are shaping the future of AI behind closed doors. That is unacceptable. That must change.
We're getting Papa Murphy's for the first time tonight and I'm trying to be open minded but I'm leaning toward it being a scam that it's the same price as Papa John's/Domino's and I still have to go home and cook it.
December 3, 2025 at 1:55 AM
We're getting Papa Murphy's for the first time tonight and I'm trying to be open minded but I'm leaning toward it being a scam that it's the same price as Papa John's/Domino's and I still have to go home and cook it.
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Every newsroom in the US is raising money right now. It can be hard to break through. (The Intercept is once again struggling to make its goal.) In these difficult times, @merrywanderer.bsky.social had an out of the box idea to help RANGE stand out. Happy giving Tuesday!
rangemedia.co/support-us/
rangemedia.co/support-us/
December 2, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Every newsroom in the US is raising money right now. It can be hard to break through. (The Intercept is once again struggling to make its goal.) In these difficult times, @merrywanderer.bsky.social had an out of the box idea to help RANGE stand out. Happy giving Tuesday!
rangemedia.co/support-us/
rangemedia.co/support-us/
I freaking looove big family thanksgiving gatherings cause when you "graciously" take home all the leftovers no one wants, you basically have a week of meal prep
November 29, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I freaking looove big family thanksgiving gatherings cause when you "graciously" take home all the leftovers no one wants, you basically have a week of meal prep
I finally remember to utilize the usually trapped audience of Birdies Pie customers waiting in line for their holiday pie orders outside our office and then there's no line 😔
November 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I finally remember to utilize the usually trapped audience of Birdies Pie customers waiting in line for their holiday pie orders outside our office and then there's no line 😔
Hadn't heard of the Spokane Time Traveler newsletter but this is quite a gem
November 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Hadn't heard of the Spokane Time Traveler newsletter but this is quite a gem
I've now done my penance for almost using an AI photo in an illustration so I can go back to a real pic of me. I'll never forget him tho
November 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I've now done my penance for almost using an AI photo in an illustration so I can go back to a real pic of me. I'll never forget him tho
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ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
November 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
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Just the tip of the iceberg on five months of reporting work. Huge shoutout to @lpangborn.bsky.social for all her ideas that sparked this project and her excellent column to come 👀
In October, statewide news reported that a sheriff's deputy in Texas searched thousands of Flock cameras in Washington for 'Had an abortion, search for female.’ New documents obtained by RANGE show Spokane County Sheriff's Office cameras were accessed in that search:
Texas deputy searched Spokane County Flock cameras for a woman who had an abortion– RANGE Media
Amidst nationwide and state scrutiny of the cameras, Spokane County’s Flock network was used by an out-of-state cop looking for a woman who had an abortion.
rangemedia.co
November 26, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Just the tip of the iceberg on five months of reporting work. Huge shoutout to @lpangborn.bsky.social for all her ideas that sparked this project and her excellent column to come 👀
Reposted by Valerie Osier
In October, statewide news reported that a sheriff's deputy in Texas searched thousands of Flock cameras in Washington for 'Had an abortion, search for female.’ New documents obtained by RANGE show Spokane County Sheriff's Office cameras were accessed in that search:
Texas deputy searched Spokane County Flock cameras for a woman who had an abortion– RANGE Media
Amidst nationwide and state scrutiny of the cameras, Spokane County’s Flock network was used by an out-of-state cop looking for a woman who had an abortion.
rangemedia.co
November 26, 2025 at 2:09 AM
In October, statewide news reported that a sheriff's deputy in Texas searched thousands of Flock cameras in Washington for 'Had an abortion, search for female.’ New documents obtained by RANGE show Spokane County Sheriff's Office cameras were accessed in that search:
How to take alt transport to downtown if you don't know how:
- use the different mode options in Google maps to see real time bus routes and bike routes
- try your new transport mode on a low stakes and fun trip (ie brunch on a Saturday)
- start leveling up from there (ie using the bus for appts)
- use the different mode options in Google maps to see real time bus routes and bike routes
- try your new transport mode on a low stakes and fun trip (ie brunch on a Saturday)
- start leveling up from there (ie using the bus for appts)
I feel like it’s getting lost that driving downtown is a *CHOICE.*
If you don’t want to pay a modest parking tax, don’t drive downtown! Take the bus! Walk! Bike! Take a scooter!
If you don’t want to pay a modest parking tax, don’t drive downtown! Take the bus! Walk! Bike! Take a scooter!
November 25, 2025 at 2:37 PM
How to take alt transport to downtown if you don't know how:
- use the different mode options in Google maps to see real time bus routes and bike routes
- try your new transport mode on a low stakes and fun trip (ie brunch on a Saturday)
- start leveling up from there (ie using the bus for appts)
- use the different mode options in Google maps to see real time bus routes and bike routes
- try your new transport mode on a low stakes and fun trip (ie brunch on a Saturday)
- start leveling up from there (ie using the bus for appts)
I feel like i end up parking downtown about ~1x/ week on average but I don't know the last time I used a surface parking lot. (The last time I tried, I moved my car after I saw the price.) Street parking is usually plentiful and cheaper and won't get this tax!
Dana Harbaugh, a downtown business and property owner, is against the tax. Downtown is the heart of Spokane, he said, and when it falters, the consequences "ripple outwards." He thinks the tax will discourage tenants and consumers from choosing downtown. (There is an exemption for resident parking)
November 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I feel like i end up parking downtown about ~1x/ week on average but I don't know the last time I used a surface parking lot. (The last time I tried, I moved my car after I saw the price.) Street parking is usually plentiful and cheaper and won't get this tax!