David Mendez
@jdmendez.com
Friendly neighborhood newsman @ospreynews.net.
Previously: Spectrum News, Easy Reader News, Tucson Weekly. NAHJ and SPJ member.
Previously: Spectrum News, Easy Reader News, Tucson Weekly. NAHJ and SPJ member.
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Super Bowl viewers Sunday speculated that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos appeared in the halftime show. In fact, he has been in hiding with his family.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
‘He’s not the same’: Father of Liam Conejo Ramos says 5-year-old continues to suffer
Some people thought they say the 5-year-old during the Super Bowl halftime show. But Liam is still in hiding with his family, after he and his father were detained and then released from a Texas deten...
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February 10, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Super Bowl viewers Sunday speculated that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos appeared in the halftime show. In fact, he has been in hiding with his family.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
Hey folks, tonight we're at Shoreline City Council, where there's a pretty full house.
Based on the list of public comments sent into the council, we're in for a lot of comments on the city's policies related to ICE.
As you might remember, federal agents have already detained folks in Shoreline.
Based on the list of public comments sent into the council, we're in for a lot of comments on the city's policies related to ICE.
As you might remember, federal agents have already detained folks in Shoreline.
February 10, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Hey folks, tonight we're at Shoreline City Council, where there's a pretty full house.
Based on the list of public comments sent into the council, we're in for a lot of comments on the city's policies related to ICE.
As you might remember, federal agents have already detained folks in Shoreline.
Based on the list of public comments sent into the council, we're in for a lot of comments on the city's policies related to ICE.
As you might remember, federal agents have already detained folks in Shoreline.
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OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit
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Kind of gives away the whole game that all the crypto ads this year have been replaced with gambling and AI ads.
February 9, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Kind of gives away the whole game that all the crypto ads this year have been replaced with gambling and AI ads.
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“The only thing more powerful than hate is love.”
MAGA wanted you to boycott this.
MAGA wanted you to boycott this.
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
“The only thing more powerful than hate is love.”
MAGA wanted you to boycott this.
MAGA wanted you to boycott this.
Anyone else moved by the halftime show? That ending, the shoutouts across the Americas, got me.
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Anyone else moved by the halftime show? That ending, the shoutouts across the Americas, got me.
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
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Alex Pretti’s last words were “are you ok?” said the woman next to him who ICE also pepper sprayed in the face.
January 24, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Alex Pretti’s last words were “are you ok?” said the woman next to him who ICE also pepper sprayed in the face.
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Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 according to local police officials. DHS told Fox News that the man was “armed with a gun”. A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man before the first shot was fired. x.com/BillMelugin_...
January 24, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 according to local police officials. DHS told Fox News that the man was “armed with a gun”. A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man before the first shot was fired. x.com/BillMelugin_...
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Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
January 22, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
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This kind of thing does point out a real ethical dilemma: block or mute?
January 7, 2026 at 8:59 PM
This kind of thing does point out a real ethical dilemma: block or mute?
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This was the most fun thing I wrote this year. It’s not my first trip back to the 19th century, but I really immersed myself in it and enjoyed digging up the story of the very first baseball team in the northwest.
www.nwbaseballhistory.com/19th-century...
www.nwbaseballhistory.com/19th-century...
December 19, 2025 at 9:58 PM
This was the most fun thing I wrote this year. It’s not my first trip back to the 19th century, but I really immersed myself in it and enjoyed digging up the story of the very first baseball team in the northwest.
www.nwbaseballhistory.com/19th-century...
www.nwbaseballhistory.com/19th-century...
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Look who I found on pdf page 80 with a big ol' redacted box
December 19, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Look who I found on pdf page 80 with a big ol' redacted box
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Gonna stop looking at the Epstein Files in a second because I'm frankly way too skeeved out to keep going but I will say this: the CSAM isn't blacked out nearly enough while the faces of guys in ties are obscured by vanta black rectangles the size of the sun.
December 19, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Gonna stop looking at the Epstein Files in a second because I'm frankly way too skeeved out to keep going but I will say this: the CSAM isn't blacked out nearly enough while the faces of guys in ties are obscured by vanta black rectangles the size of the sun.
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The Epstein Files, everybody!
December 19, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The Epstein Files, everybody!
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BREAKING:
The Justice Department has released *some* of the Epstein files.
All of the files will not be released today, in violation of the law.
www.justice.gov/epstein
The Justice Department has released *some* of the Epstein files.
All of the files will not be released today, in violation of the law.
www.justice.gov/epstein
Department of Justice | Homepage | United States Department of Justice
www.justice.gov
December 19, 2025 at 9:20 PM
BREAKING:
The Justice Department has released *some* of the Epstein files.
All of the files will not be released today, in violation of the law.
www.justice.gov/epstein
The Justice Department has released *some* of the Epstein files.
All of the files will not be released today, in violation of the law.
www.justice.gov/epstein
Hasn’t Ben Garrison always been filed under “don’t even read this, not even for comedy value, it’s complete trash”?
it has been twenty-one minutes since using AI for ben garrison format absurdist political comics was discovered and my brain is already mentally triaging the Ben Garrison style as "don't even read this, not even for comedy value, it's complete trash"
November 30, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Hasn’t Ben Garrison always been filed under “don’t even read this, not even for comedy value, it’s complete trash”?
Considering the last week has had me sick, and taking care of sick kids, all while I’ve been worrying about stories that are growing increasingly cold…this is me.
did i get anything done today? no. but did i relax? also no.
November 25, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Considering the last week has had me sick, and taking care of sick kids, all while I’ve been worrying about stories that are growing increasingly cold…this is me.
For context: Trump’s post is responding to an article about Dems who are reminding soldiers that they are required to follow lawful orders and can be prosecuted for following unlawful orders.
So…it seems Trump’s calling reminders to follow the law “sedition” and calling to execute opponents.
So…it seems Trump’s calling reminders to follow the law “sedition” and calling to execute opponents.
November 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
For context: Trump’s post is responding to an article about Dems who are reminding soldiers that they are required to follow lawful orders and can be prosecuted for following unlawful orders.
So…it seems Trump’s calling reminders to follow the law “sedition” and calling to execute opponents.
So…it seems Trump’s calling reminders to follow the law “sedition” and calling to execute opponents.
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Hey folks, we're live at the Shoreline City Council meeting, and we just learned something from Councilmember reports to the public: CM Ramsdell just announced that Sound Generations will be "severing ties" with the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center in three years.
Reaching out for comment.
Reaching out for comment.
November 18, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Hey folks, we're live at the Shoreline City Council meeting, and we just learned something from Councilmember reports to the public: CM Ramsdell just announced that Sound Generations will be "severing ties" with the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center in three years.
Reaching out for comment.
Reaching out for comment.
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NEW: A "disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps" by Lindsey Halligan imperils Comey case, magistrate judge finds.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
NEW: A "disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps" by Lindsey Halligan imperils Comey case, magistrate judge finds.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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Hey Bluesky, we just published our second edition of the Osprey Update, our weekly(ish) collection of stories from The Osprey. Check it out here!
www.ospreynews.net/p/the-osprey...
www.ospreynews.net/p/the-osprey...
The Osprey Update, Issue 2: A feast in Shoreline, and more
This issue: We focus on food insecurity and the folks working to make lives easier for people in need, including a food ministry and a community-minded bookstore; plus, an update on Shoreline's big el...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Hey Bluesky, we just published our second edition of the Osprey Update, our weekly(ish) collection of stories from The Osprey. Check it out here!
www.ospreynews.net/p/the-osprey...
www.ospreynews.net/p/the-osprey...
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me, researching and interviewing experts: hell yeah this is awesome
me, sitting down to type up everything I've learned: what the hell is this
me, sitting down to type up everything I've learned: what the hell is this
November 11, 2025 at 8:32 PM
me, researching and interviewing experts: hell yeah this is awesome
me, sitting down to type up everything I've learned: what the hell is this
me, sitting down to type up everything I've learned: what the hell is this
Miss me live-posting civic meetings? Here's a brand new place for it, from my brand new news project!
Hey Shoreline! We're going to kick off our Bluesky presence with an old favorite from @jdmendez.com:
🚨🚨🚨CITY COUNCIL LIVE POSTING 🚨🚨🚨
We're LIVE at the Shoreline City Council meeting, as the council examines its 2025 Comprehensive Plan Amendments and its 2025 Development Code Batch Amendments!
🚨🚨🚨CITY COUNCIL LIVE POSTING 🚨🚨🚨
We're LIVE at the Shoreline City Council meeting, as the council examines its 2025 Comprehensive Plan Amendments and its 2025 Development Code Batch Amendments!
November 11, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Miss me live-posting civic meetings? Here's a brand new place for it, from my brand new news project!
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That’s some heavy rain and loud thunder
November 6, 2025 at 4:59 AM
That’s some heavy rain and loud thunder