"It’s unfortunate that almost none of the people behind these accounts know very much about the ancient world." Unfortunately, ignorance is not the only thing wrong with them.
@bretdevereaux.bsky.social on Elon Musk's X and the fascist statue accounts: www.thebulwark.com/p/why-stone-...
Here are the CDC positions they are saying are in the excepted service as policy roles — including "Epidemiologist," "Research Epidemiologist," and "Health Scientist."
Millions of FEMA dollars coming for flood recovery
While eligible residents will receive flood assistance, local governments are still waiting Flood-impacted residents in Whatcom and Skagit Counties are seeing FEMA dollars roll in after months of uncertainty. The funds bolster existing efforts to…
The Bulwark
This is a beautiful essay.
Dirty Dan Harris is visionary and flawed
To the Editor: Dirty Dan may have been a scoundrel, but he hardly compares with the scoundrels of today. The conversation between Dean Kahn and H. Leon Greene offers a refreshing and nuanced look at one of Fairhaven’s most colorful figures. It is striking…
The real Dirty Dan Harris
Author sniffs out details about founder of Fairhaven An author and former cardiologist, H. Leon Greene retired to Bellingham in 2012. Since then, he has written a history of Lake Whatcom, published two years ago. His newest book, “Dirty Dan Harris: Scandalous Father of…
A student protest and the promises that remain
Western students hammered out demands in support of Palestine in a 2024 encampment. Here’s where things stand. Two years after Western Washington University students occupied campus to protest the university’s economic connections to Israel, Western…
his caretaker describing Thomas as “pretty high maintenance” is killing me
“he’s a queer icon, and also a bit much”
GEO Group, a private prison company, signed a contract to give ICE use of Delaney Hall and “support services” like security, maintenance, food services, etc. in exchange for over $60 mil/yr
But it is the detainees—not GEO Group—who actually do that work, for free
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The Delaney Hall Strike participants haven’t been convicted of anything—and are still being forced to work for nothing.
A trip across Mars
Bellingham trail builder recounts experience in remote Mount Baker Wilderness and reflects on Earth’s climate pressures Ed.: The essays, analyses and opinions presented as Community Voices express the perspectives of their authors on topics of interest and importance to the…
Bellingham trail builder recounts experience in remote Mount Baker Wilderness and reflects on Earth’s climate pressures Ed.: The essays, analyses and opinions presented as Community Voices express the perspectives of their authors on topics of interest and importance to the community and are not intended to reflect perspectives on behalf of Salish Current. I’ve been thinking a lot about Mars lately.salish-current.org
Trump just signed order "reclassifying" ~8,000 civil servants so they are easier to fire for political reasons -- this has been in the works since his first term www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
To the Editor: Dirty Dan may have been a scoundrel, but he hardly compares with the scoundrels of today. The conversation between Dean Kahn and H. Leon Greene offers a refreshing and nuanced look at one of Fairhaven’s most colorful figures. It is striking how “Dirty Dan” Harris — long reduced to legend — continues to pique our curiosity when examined with historical rigor.
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Western students hammered out demands in support of Palestine in a 2024 encampment. Here’s where things stand. Two years after Western Washington University students occupied campus to protest the university’s economic connections to Israel, Western has partially met its commitments to ethically review its investments and policy. Some key promises remain unfulfilled. In late May 2024, Western Washington University signed a…
Author sniffs out details about founder of Fairhaven An author and former cardiologist, H. Leon Greene retired to Bellingham in 2012. Since then, he has written a history of Lake Whatcom, published two years ago. His newest book, “Dirty Dan Harris: Scandalous Father of Fairhaven,” is the first full-length biography of the smelly but legendary local figure. H. Leon Greene's latest book, "Dirty Dan Harris: Scandalous Father of Fairhaven" released through Chuckanut Editions in April.
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While eligible residents will receive flood assistance, local governments are still waiting Flood-impacted residents in Whatcom and Skagit Counties are seeing FEMA dollars roll in after months of uncertainty. The funds bolster existing efforts to rebuild and recover from December’s devastating floods, which caused an estimated $182 million in infrastructure damage statewide. It was the highest dollar figure FEMA damage assessment in the state in decades, …
