Please read this story, which wouldn't exist w/o our brilliant @washingtonpost.com team: Matt McClain Kelley French @mikemadden.bsky.social @kamaria.bsky.social @hannahdormido.bsky.social @maureenlinke.bsky.social Andrew Braford Tyler Remmel Christian Font Jeremy Hester @johnwoodrowcox.bsky.social

Barb Gustin is 69. After Trump cut staff, the Forest Service office she manned for 20 years closed — so she came back to keep it open. But because she was a volunteer, she couldn't sell anything. People walking in had to order the maps and supplies they could see in store online.

Del Nelson is 81. This summer marked his 50th living in a Forest Service cabin by Louis Lake, this time as a volunteer. For $50 a day, he cleaned five bathrooms daily, using exactly one piece of paper towel per set of bathrooms, to save supplies after Trump slashed the budget.

Bill Lee is 73. He drives through the Shoshone National Forest 2x a week, scanning for what's broken. He keeps track in a notebook. Each repair forces a decision. If he fixes it, the Trump administration can better justify its cuts to staff. If he doesn't, people could get hurt.

An equally fascinating piece about how the Milwaukee Brewers have the most wins in the sport despite fielding a largely anonymous roster. “You don’t know why, and I don’t know why,” their manager says; via
@chelseajanes.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

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@carolynyjohnson.bsky.social
takes a totally fascinating look at how new research shows that one single gene reveals clues to why humans thrived and Neanderthals didn’t www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...

Please take time to read this revelatory piece exploring how public schools are closing down as AZ’s school vouchers soar, from the inimitable
@laurameckler.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

We take readers inside Laura Loomer’s rise: ‘Obsessive’ research and Oval Office visits, from Natalie Allison
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@drewharwell.com www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

And finally — altho I cld keep going — I'll end on an example of the power of Post reporting. "The Post exposed this farmer’s struggle. Then the USDA called." From inimitable colleagues, role models & dearest friends @johnwoodrowcox.bsky.social, Sarah Blaskey www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

Another harrowing read that hits very close to home: "In D.C., a toddler died of hunger and thirst. Why didn’t anybody save her?" — an exemplar of the very best of @washingtonpost.com reporting from an undeniable master of his craft, Paul Schwartzman www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...