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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 15h

I figure as long as there have been mountains, people have been hiking to the top of them in search of wisdom. We found what we were looking for.
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There aren't many WA fire lookouts left. We climb some mountains to meet them

The number of fire lookout cabins atop Cascade mountains is dwindling. So are the people who staff them. We hike to some mountaintops to see what they see.

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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 1d

High-profile wildfires in recent years warn of future blazes west of the Cascade crest. And while money and staffing for lookouts have declined steadily over the decades, this year the federal government hastened its retreat on virtually every other front.

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On a WA mountain peak, a wildfire lookout spots an uneasy future

Jim Henterly spends most of the summer atop a North Cascades peak, where the view of our wildfire future is uneasy.

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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 1d

We also climbed the mountain for a reason: to understand more about Washington's wildfire future, which will hold more volatile forests and dwindling resources.

www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

On a WA mountain peak, a wildfire lookout spots an uneasy future

Jim Henterly spends most of the summer atop a North Cascades peak, where the view of our wildfire future is uneasy.

www.seattletimes.com

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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 1d

I've climbed tougher mountains than Desolation Peak.

But I really can't remember when.

Hozomeen Mountain towers over the landscape. (Nick Wagner / The Seattle Times)

The Milky Way appears over the Desolation Peak lookout. (Nick Wagner / The Seattle Times)

Smoke from the Perry fire billows out of a valley as seen from Desolation Peak on Sept. 14 in North Cascades National Park. (Nick Wagner / The Seattle Times)

Jim Henterly, a National Park Service fire lookout, uses binoculars to keep an eye on the Perry fire from Desolation Peak on Sept. 13 in North Cascades National Park. (Nick Wagner / The Seattle Times)

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The Seattle Times @seattletimes.com · 2d

SPD Chief Shon Barnes says Seattle officers will protect citizens' rights, not federal agents, if the National Guard is deployed in Seattle.

Seattle's police chief 'will not be quiet' if National Guard is deployed

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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 2d

I suggested that John maybe shouldn’t use newspaper to drain his bacon grease and now I’m even more confused than when we started

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 3d

It simply should not be possible for the president to repeatedly claim that a major city is burning without a wall of live standups happening in that city clearly demonstrating that it is not

Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 3d

American broadcast journalism has utterly failed and is a dead industry, there's nothing left worth saving

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Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 3d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

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Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

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kayah 🎃 @kayah.bsky.social · 4d

i'm writing again!! pls enjoy this plea for eliminating plastic in gardens and let me know if there are other gardening things you'd like to read about, especially if they have to do with growing groceries in a landlord's yard

Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 4d

Forget about pristine landscapes and perfect lawns, @kayah.bsky.social ky.social says. She's here to make the case for a messy garden.

I've been devouring her fresh produce for years now. If you're a gardener, I highly recommend you take her advice.

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MASTER GARDENER: Five ways to move toward a zero-waste garden - The B-Town (Burien) Blog

Forget about pristine landscapes and perfect lawns. I’m here to make the case for a messy garden. Before you panic, I’m not advocating that you let noxious weeds run amok, leave plants to wither, or k...

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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 4d

Forget about pristine landscapes and perfect lawns, @kayah.bsky.social ky.social says. She's here to make the case for a messy garden.

I've been devouring her fresh produce for years now. If you're a gardener, I highly recommend you take her advice.

b-townblog.com/master-garde...

MASTER GARDENER: Five ways to move toward a zero-waste garden - The B-Town (Burien) Blog

Forget about pristine landscapes and perfect lawns. I’m here to make the case for a messy garden. Before you panic, I’m not advocating that you let noxious weeds run amok, leave plants to wither, or k...

b-townblog.com

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Sharon Lerner @fastlerner.bsky.social · 4d

NEW An EPA report found that PFNA, a chemical in the drinking water of some 26M people, interferes with development and likely causes liver problems & male reproductive harms. The report was done in April, scientists told me. But the agency hasn't released it

www.propublica.org/article/epa-...

Scientists Completed a Toxicity Report on This Forever Chemical. The EPA Hasn’t Released It.

Agency scientists found that PFNA could cause developmental, liver and reproductive harms. Their final report was ready in mid-April, according to an internal document reviewed by ProPublica, but the ...

www.propublica.org

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 5d

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 5d

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 5d

Same!

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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 5d

I'd say Nevada, Iowa, except there are no tourists in Nevada, Iowa.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 5d

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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Gov. Bob Ferguson @governorferguson.bsky.social · 5d

Attorney General Bondi recently threatened to put me in jail. Now, the President has threatened to put the Illinois governor and Chicago mayor in jail.

This is about as authoritarian as it gets.

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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 5d

Underrated actor Dolph Lundgren as Russian boxer Ivan Drago in Rocky IV, contemplating the injuries he's given former heavyweight champion Apollo Creed in the ring. With disdain, he stares at a television reporter. "If he (Creed) dies, he dies," Drago says.

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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 5d

@kayah.bsky.social slid into my DMs back in early twitter days and now we’re married. I count that as probably the biggest win of, like, my life.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 6d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 5d

great, not only am I annoyed by this dude's email but now I'm also hungry

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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 5d

The Seattle Times is great for all your packing and glass-cleaning needs

But if you’re using a newspaper to drain bacon, I fear you’re doing it wrong

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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 6d

Our neighbor keeps complaining about her rat problem while simultaneously insisting that she has to leave food in her yard “for the crows”

Dennis Reynolds untethered. His rage knows no bounds.

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 7d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 7d

Hey, here's some SCOTUS news that has nothing to do with the Trump administration: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Supreme Court shoots down challenge to WA carbon market

A natural gas power plant in Grays Harbor County had sued over the state's keystone climate policy.

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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 7d

school’s so hard up for cash they’re hitting up randos and pretending they’re alumni

bold strategy, let’s see if it pays off

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Dr. Robert D. Bullard @drrobertbullard.bsky.social · 7d

New Report Examines Fossil Fuel Ties of Dozens of Trump Administration Hires - Inside Climate News insideclimatenews.org/news/0610202...

New Report Examines Fossil Fuel Ties of Dozens of Trump Administration Hires - Inside Climate News

Public Citizen and the Revolving Door Project found 42 former fossil fuel industry employees among nominees and appointees to agencies charged with enforcing energy and environmental policy.

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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 9d

If you like yelling about misuse of the passive voice, THIS IS IT.

CNN @cnn.com · 10d

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken. https://cnn.it/4pPCXIt

37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments | CNN

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.

www.cnn.com

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