Julia Tellman
@j-tell.bsky.social
Community journalist, biker, skier
Dishing up broccoli @cascadiadaily.com
Dishing up broccoli @cascadiadaily.com
I love news obits.
A beautifully written news obituary by @j-tell.bsky.social. I never met Wesselink, but this piece has inspired me to plant a tree in his honor.
(It's hard to imagine how many beautiful stories of people's lives in communities across the U.S. are lost because of news deserts.)
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(It's hard to imagine how many beautiful stories of people's lives in communities across the U.S. are lost because of news deserts.)
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John Wesselink, Bellingham's local tree expert, dies at 80 | Cascadia Daily News
Retired mail deliverer mapped city's exceptional trees
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January 30, 2026 at 3:59 AM
I love news obits.
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Ban the word "clash" and "crackdown" from journalism.
January 25, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Ban the word "clash" and "crackdown" from journalism.
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Passive voice cited as cowardly distancing maneuver, say some experts
January 24, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Passive voice cited as cowardly distancing maneuver, say some experts
As someone who is unapologetically pro local government I like the narrative that sweeping public stimulus has caused major crime reduction.
The Great Crime Decline Is Happening All Across the Country
Even cities with understaffed police departments have made record gains.
www.theatlantic.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:26 PM
As someone who is unapologetically pro local government I like the narrative that sweeping public stimulus has caused major crime reduction.
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Tribes in Whatcom and Skagit counties are talking river management after December's destructive flooding.
For tribes in NW WA, flooding is a fact of life — but it’s getting worse | Cascadia Daily News
Tribes in Whatcom, Skagit counties talk river management after December flooding
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January 23, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Tribes in Whatcom and Skagit counties are talking river management after December's destructive flooding.
Dear everyone in my life:
The increasingly common habit of screenshotting the AI summary of a Google search and presenting it as evidence must be nipped in the bud immediately. That is nothing. That is not anything, it is not a thing.
January 14, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Dear everyone in my life:
We very rarely have to compete with national outlets on coverage but @simonelli.bsky.social proves here that CDN is absolutely up to the task.
National Guard shooting suspect ‘fell through the cracks’ in Bellingham | Cascadia Daily News
Patchwork of mental health resources available for Afghan refugees who fought for U.S.
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January 10, 2026 at 5:23 PM
We very rarely have to compete with national outlets on coverage but @simonelli.bsky.social proves here that CDN is absolutely up to the task.
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I guarantee you that every pedestrian crossing the street with legal right of way in a crosswalk has experience(s) every damn day with someone driving directly at them. And somehow we manage to see stupidity rather than malice. We may look at them with contempt but we don’t kill anyone.
January 9, 2026 at 12:33 AM
I guarantee you that every pedestrian crossing the street with legal right of way in a crosswalk has experience(s) every damn day with someone driving directly at them. And somehow we manage to see stupidity rather than malice. We may look at them with contempt but we don’t kill anyone.
I just happened to stumble upon this story and thought it was really interesting! I loved longtime grower Nick’s thoughts on the cannabis industry: “It’s just agriculture. We’ve been doing this for thousands of years.”
UW researchers tackle cannabis workplace health hazards | Cascadia Daily News
Team is studying facilities including Ferndale producer SubX
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January 5, 2026 at 3:47 PM
I just happened to stumble upon this story and thought it was really interesting! I loved longtime grower Nick’s thoughts on the cannabis industry: “It’s just agriculture. We’ve been doing this for thousands of years.”
It feels like this story has been written ten different times over the past decade, so I had to try and find something new to say.
'Dredge the Nooksack'? Time-worn demand is complicated, no silver bullet | Cascadia Daily News
River mining comes with permitting complexities, environmental impacts, limited efficacy
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January 2, 2026 at 7:43 PM
It feels like this story has been written ten different times over the past decade, so I had to try and find something new to say.
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Community members gathered on the winter solstice to mourn the 87 homeless people who died in Whatcom County this year.
On the winter solstice, Bellingham community mourns homeless people who died in 2025 | Cascadia Daily News
Speaker: Their lives 'not only matter, but deserve better from our community'
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December 22, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Community members gathered on the winter solstice to mourn the 87 homeless people who died in Whatcom County this year.
“A funny thing happens when you’re the cheerleader for others. Often, they cheer back. Unfuckwithable people are stronger because of the network of people they build.”
The 11 Traits of Utterly Unfuckwithable People
Character-building advice from one abominable fuckwit to another.
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December 20, 2025 at 2:13 AM
“A funny thing happens when you’re the cheerleader for others. Often, they cheer back. Unfuckwithable people are stronger because of the network of people they build.”
It’s impossible to pick just one story from our tranche of flood coverage but this one probably hits the hardest. I am so proud to work with such dedicated, talented people at @cascadiadaily.com
As the Nooksack recedes, a traumatic and familiar recovery process begins | Cascadia Daily News
Whatcom County communities express frustration; ‘Sumas is always forgotten’
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December 13, 2025 at 1:52 AM
It’s impossible to pick just one story from our tranche of flood coverage but this one probably hits the hardest. I am so proud to work with such dedicated, talented people at @cascadiadaily.com
This WSDOT study has been rattling around in my brain for so long that I assumed everyone had read it, but guess not! The main takeaway: too many people take short trips on I-5 in Bellingham.
Crashes and congestion: I-5 through Bellingham is known to be dysfunctional | Cascadia Daily News
Likely solutions: ramp meters, signage — not expansion
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December 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
This WSDOT study has been rattling around in my brain for so long that I assumed everyone had read it, but guess not! The main takeaway: too many people take short trips on I-5 in Bellingham.
My coworkers have really been crushing it on immigration recently.
Immigration attorneys ‘in the trenches’ amid changing policy, heightened fear | Cascadia Daily News
Reopened cases, family separation, increased detention add pressure to NW WA lawyers and their clients
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December 2, 2025 at 1:28 AM
My coworkers have really been crushing it on immigration recently.
Nice work by @annietodd.bsky.social. This is so disgusting
ICE arrests two men near courthouses in Bellingham, apparently violating state law | Cascadia Daily News
Washington law prohibits immigration-related arrests within 1 mile of a court facility
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November 26, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Nice work by @annietodd.bsky.social. This is so disgusting
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While most local governments in the region are wrestling to bring budget deficits under control in the face of inflation and stagnant revenues, the City of Ferndale is feeling a bit more comfortable with the status quo.
In a sea of municipal budget crises, Ferndale floats | Cascadia Daily News
City credits fiscal stability to conservative mindset, collaborative culture and a bit of luck
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November 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
While most local governments in the region are wrestling to bring budget deficits under control in the face of inflation and stagnant revenues, the City of Ferndale is feeling a bit more comfortable with the status quo.
And the other shoe drops. Fortunately the journalist who first radicalized me about the insanity of the penny, @caity.bsky.social, is still on the beat
Pennies Are Trash Now
The government has no plan for America’s 300 billion pennies.
www.theatlantic.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:09 AM
And the other shoe drops. Fortunately the journalist who first radicalized me about the insanity of the penny, @caity.bsky.social, is still on the beat
An obit for the penny, you love to see it
The Penny Dies at 232
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:19 AM
An obit for the penny, you love to see it
Calling it right now, every music critic is going to say Rosalia’s LUX is the best album of the year.
November 12, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Calling it right now, every music critic is going to say Rosalia’s LUX is the best album of the year.
Yesterday was Bellingham Food Bank’s busiest day ever.
Needs rising as food banks face funding cuts, higher prices and SNAP uncertainty | Cascadia Daily News
Food banks in Whatcom are still regrouping after cuts to federal funding earlier this year
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November 4, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Yesterday was Bellingham Food Bank’s busiest day ever.
I need to read some in-depth journalism on the upkeep and augmentation of the physical form on Selling Sunset because these women are so far removed from reality.
November 2, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I need to read some in-depth journalism on the upkeep and augmentation of the physical form on Selling Sunset because these women are so far removed from reality.
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If the taxes I pay on my writing are used to bail out an industry founded on stealing and then replacing my writing, I swear to god, I am going to do so much angry writing
OpenAI has pledged to spend $1 trillion in the next five years.
October 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
If the taxes I pay on my writing are used to bail out an industry founded on stealing and then replacing my writing, I swear to god, I am going to do so much angry writing
To landfill or to burn poo, that is the question.
Environmental group asks Bellingham to landfill, not burn, sludge from Post Point | Cascadia Daily News
As project costs escalate, city says upgrading incinerators is the only viable path forward
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October 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
To landfill or to burn poo, that is the question.