on the one hand everything is terrible but on the other hand my wife and I just became parents and our baby boy is the most beautiful perfect little angel but on the other other hand we just did bath time and as soon as we started drying him off he took an explosive poop on the kitchen counter, so
The US is carrying out strikes on Iran, two US officials tell CNN. Follow live updates: https://cnn.it/4rFzzQF
what the nonprofit prestige journalism model + the infinite substacks model does is pay for:
- talented people who already did their apprenticeship years in a newsroom model that is becoming defunct
- people with recognizable Names
the venn diagram does overlap but not completely.
baby got his first trip to Laurelhurst Park today and it was nice but man I am looking rough after a couple weeks of this lol
Cringe millennial dad: *pats back of baby* this bad boy can fit so much gas in it
As the Trump administration cracks down on climate change activism, members of environmental groups, like Extinction Rebellion, fear they are being targeted.
The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's far-reaching global tariffs on Friday, handing him a significant loss on an issue crucial to his economic agenda.
"Journalism is better when it's backed by live markets."
Ongoing legal fights over President Donald Trump’s attempt to send hundreds of Oregon, California and Texas National Guard troops to Portland last fall over the objections of residents and state and local leaders will come to an end: oregoncapitalchronicle.com/briefs/legal...
"They could be ready by 2030" is amazingly ominous
NEW: A huge win for ICE in the 5th Circuit tonight clears the way for the agency to mass detain people facing (and fighting) deportation proceedings. District judges all over the country — including dozens of Trump appointees — had rejected this policy.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
if Dulles got renamed after me I'd be out there trying to find the bastards who did it
NEW: Records reviewed by WIRED show DHS’s facial recognition app (Mobile Fortify) isn’t designed to actually "verify" identity—despite DHS claims and its agents relying on its matches to support probable cause in the field.
"I realized that the Post wasn’t the same paper that had recruited me, and that I didn’t want to work for an owner and publisher who couldn’t articulate a vision and confused contempt for the newsroom with a business plan."
-- Ashley Parker, on why she jumped ship
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
A lot of people cannot just start a paid newsletter or become freelancers to sustain their careers. The sports, metro, and international desks did work that requires *team* resources, like legal checks, documents, access to archives, and long-term beat experience.
A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments, not just the newsroom, is being laid off.
After Border Patrol shot two people in Portland, DHS claimed they were "vicious gang members" tied to a past shooting.
But records I obtained reveal a US prosecutor has since directly contradicted DHS, saying, "We're not suggesting he is a gang member." My dive into how DHS' claims have collapsed:
Looks like ODOT just completed an administrative rule change that adds key flexibility to state transit funding so that a big pot of discretionary grant funds can now be used for ongoing operations costs and not just capital improvements.
www.oregon.gov/odot/Get-Inv...
Important: Nora has learned how to use her bed. It has taken about 18 months for her to figure this out
"As she was on the ground, the agents dumped out her purse, found her U.S. passport and left the scene." www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
PORTLAND MAYOR WILSON:
“.. To those who continue to work for ICE: Resign. To those who control this facility: Leave. … you have lost all legitimacy and replaced it with shame.”
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
This is maybe the most bone-dry Chotiner interview I've seen in a while
As Propublica’s editors note, “the policy of shielding officers' identities, particularly after a public shooting, is a stark departure from standard law enforcement protocols.
“Such secrecy, in our view, deprives the public of the most fundamental tool for accountability.”
BREAKING: Democrat Christian Menefee wins special election for Texas U.S. House seat, narrowing GOP's slim majority.
A cloud of tear gas outside the Portland ICE facility. A person in a shark costume emerging from the cloud.
Like many have said, the gassing outside ICE today was really bad, and it impacted a huge group of people. I heard multiple people say they felt like they were going to throw up as they tried to leave the area. (I experienced similar effects.) It followed a peaceful protest led by labor groups.
Thousands of protesters marched to Portland's ICE building Saturday.
Demonstrators were met with large clouds of tear gas, pepper balls and flash-bangs shortly after their arrival.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
