As a matter of principle, you can either have a dinner that celebrates the First Amendment or you can have a dinner that features Donald Trump. You can’t have both because the president holds the freedom of the press in contempt. www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump...
And make it permanent. National press chumminess with sources is a big part of what got us here. This annual charade celebrates that dysfunction. Long evident to the thinking public.
“These astronomical profits are a startling reminder that when conflict drives up the price of oil and gas, energy companies profit and households pay,” said Simon Francis, the coordinator of the End Fuel Poverty Coalition, The Guardian reported.
#IranWar
#GasPrices
#InflationNation
Congrats from the former boss to the dedicated Bellingham-based local news team at @cascadiadaily.com. Great validation here from peers of the critical watchdog role so loudly voiced this past week by residents of NW Washington state.
Bravo.
Energy company hails ‘exceptional’ contribution of oil trading operations as profits hit $3.2bn in the first quarter
Congrats to Cascadia Daily News: Society of Professional #Journalists Region 10 winners are out. CDN took 5 firsts & 12 awards overall. Swept Government & Politics for newsrooms its size.
And former exec editor Ron Judd won for columns among news orgs of ALL sizes. www.spjwash.org/2026/06/spj-...
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Matthew Gertz
“Cancel the 2026 White House Correspondents’ Dinner”
— my @washingtonmonthly.bsky.social latest
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“Cancel the 2026 White House Correspondents’ Dinner”
— my @washingtonmonthly.bsky.social latest
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Statement from The Atlantic:
Welcome to The BellingHammer by Ron Judd
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The White House Correspondents Dinner shouldn't invite a president who is an enemy of free speech. Better no "Nerd Prom" than this one.
The Hammer swings again! For truth, justice — and occasional deserved ridicule.
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#OnThisDay in 1968, Dick Gregory began a hunger strike in the Olympia jail. historylink.org/File/5462
In a very tax-permissive, pro-education community, what happens when promises from the district go unfulfilled? @charlottealden.bsky.social did such a good job with this.
Cascadia Daily News won 12 awards in the regional contest, including a sweep of the Government & Politics reporting category. CDN's comprehensive coverage of December flooding, federal impact reporting, photography, video work and more were also honored.
Congrats to Julie K. Brown!
She was awarded a #Pulitzer Prize special citation today for her groundbreaking reporting in 2017 & 2018 for the Miami Herald exposing Jeffrey Epstein's systematic abuse of young women and the justice system & powerful network of associates that protected him for years.
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Parents at impacted schools feel ‘whiplash'; district says data at time projected growth
