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Double Sided Media @doublesidedmedia.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
NEW from DSM: Our managing editor, Mary Bell, reflects on the happenings during recent Neighbors Feeding Neighbors breakfast servings at Washington-Jefferson Park. Read it here ⤵️
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EDITORIAL: Who Are You? Are You Welcome Here?
A video came across my social media feed recently that satirically pointed out the comparisons between the police and organized crime rings. While engaging in first amendment protected activity, an…
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Solidarity News @solidarity.news · 06/10/2026
UO community marches against sexual assault
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UO community marches against sexual assault
Students and community members came out to the University of Oregon campus late Sunday afternoon to march against sexual assault. The protest came on the heels of the University of Oregon announcing on Wednesday that five sexual assaults have been reported around campus in the last week. The event also took place as people across the country stand in solidarity with a Jane Doe who recently filed a lawsuit against Cornell University, accusing seven fraternity members of raping her. The protest was announced by an individual who lives out of state last Friday on their TikTok account.
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Double Sided Media @doublesidedmedia.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
We are now LIVE!
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Double Sided Media @doublesidedmedia.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Thank you for all of the support and words of encouragement over the last few days. It's that support for our work that has kept us going for the last three years since our short-lived "End." Without you, dear readers, we wouldn't be here. - Double Sided Media
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Double Sided Media @doublesidedmedia.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
We've left all the monthly tiers—$1.61, $3, $5, $10, $13.12, $20, and $100—intact as they were from our founding in August 2020 to when we *thought* we were done in August 2023.
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Double Sided Media @doublesidedmedia.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
~ BIG NEWS from DSM ~ Since publishing our editorial last week, we've received numerous emails and have seen the many social media comments asking if we have a GoFundMe or another way to donate. So, for the first time since 2023, our Patreon is LIVE!
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Double Sided Media — creating independent local journalism
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Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
And here I thought our $4000 was ridiculous! Oregon records law needs more guardrails to prevent public officials who are simply bad actors.
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Double Sided Media @doublesidedmedia.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Blurry Person at Desk with Monitors
Alt: Leslie Nielson trying to navigate a malfunctioning copier
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Double Sided Media @doublesidedmedia.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Hi! Thanks for asking! We do not have a GoFundMe but will instead be re-launching our Patreon very soon.
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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 02/10/2026
How much does it cost to get more information about a cop who punched someone in the face? If you guessed anything lower than $2.5 million, you’d be wrong — at least according to the city of Eugene, Oregon. buff.ly/AlxYU8S
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Double Sided Media @doublesidedmedia.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The creepy ass shot of Elizabeth Holmes staring into Nathan Fielder's soul. The caption reads: 

"we really need 2.6 million for these records
why would we deceive you"
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 02/10/2026
"For small newsrooms, a $2.5 million invoice is effectively a gag order that was never actually about covering costs, but bullying the requester to drop their inquiry," FPF's @laurenleharper.bsky.social writes in @theintercept.com More on ransoms for public records:
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Oregon Police Are Charging a Local News Outlet $2.5M for Records About One Cop
Eugene-based Double Sided Media requested police officer Justin Peckels’s records. The city slapped the publication with an exorbitant fee.
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Double Sided Media @doublesidedmedia.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
That evil dude from Austin Powers doing the pinky thing. 

"LOCAL JOURNALIST: CAN WE SEE THE PUBLIC RECORDS?

EUGENE POLICE: THAT'LL BE $2.6M"
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Double Sided Media @doublesidedmedia.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We know we are loved and supported when community members take it upon themselves to make some banger memes and send them to us 😍
A shot of Pawn Stars' Rick and Corey Henderson behind the counter. The top caption reads: "PUBLIC RECORDS?"

The bottom says: EUGENE POLICE: BEST WE CAN DO IS $2,680,468"
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Double Sided Media @doublesidedmedia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We are beyond thrilled to share that the @freedom.press has published a piece in @theintercept.com about this ridiculous fee for two records requests. Please give it a read and give us a follow to show your support ⤵️
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Oregon Police Are Charging a Local News Outlet $2.5M for Records About One Cop
Eugene-based Double Sided Media requested police officer Justin Peckels’s records. The city slapped the publication with an exorbitant fee.
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Double Sided Media @doublesidedmedia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
NEW from DSM: Today we come to you with the absurd news that the Eugene Police Department wants us to pay more than $2.6 million for two records requests. Our editorial ⤵
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EDITORIAL: The Eugene Police Wants DSM To Pay $2.6 Million for Records
Yes. You, dear reader, read the headline correctly. The Eugene Police Department has invoiced Double Sided Media for more than $2.6 million to fulfill two public records requests.  The grand t…
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Double Sided Media @doublesidedmedia.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
NEW from DSM: Yesterday, the Eugene Police Department posted, and then deleted, a Facebook post about speeding while also joking about asking a woman her "due date" just to make her mad. Read about the community response and what the police had to say ⤵️
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Eugene Police Makes (Then Deletes) Facebook Post Joking About Asking For Woman’s ‘Due Date’
In another example of the culture within the Eugene Police Department, on Sept. 17, its public information department made a Facebook post that included a joke that promoted angering a woman by ask…
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Double Sided Media @doublesidedmedia.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
NEW from DSM: The lawsuit stemming from the Springfield Police Department's response to Black Unity's protest on July 29, 2020 is over. We recap the protest, its impact, and what it means using previous reporting, legal filings, and never-before-seen SPD documents. Read the extensive article ⤵️
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Thurston Concluded: A Retrospective of July 29, 2020
Nearly six years later, the civil rights lawsuit that followed the Springfield Police Department’s violent assault on Black Unity protesters during their “Noose is a Nuisance” protest in the Thurst…
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James Croxton @jwcroxton.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Hopped onto the #EugeneOR website to watch yesterdays livestreamed Police Commission meeting and it appears that either the meeting didn't happen or someone forgot to start the livestream. Not a good look.
The city's webpage shows the Sept. 10 date on the meeting packet however the video above still says "Waiting for City of Eugene Public Meetings September 10, 2026 at 5:30 PM"
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Double Sided Media @doublesidedmedia.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Most recently, we broke the news that the City of Springfield had settled Black Unity's civil rights stemming from the Springfield Police Department's violent attack on protesters in late-July 2020.
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BREAKING: City of Springfield Settles ‘J29’ Lawsuit More Than Five Years Later
The City of Springfield has settled the civil rights lawsuit stemming from its police department’s violent beating of protesters and leadership during Black Unity’s “The Noose is Nuisance” protest …
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Double Sided Media @doublesidedmedia.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Then the Eugene Police Department released additional footage from Siller's bodycam, which led us to publishing a story about the department's "secret" rest stop inside a local church. We also discovered that its wildly uncomfortable to watch someone eat yogurt.
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Break Time — The Police Department’s West Eugene Relaxation Spot At The Christian Center
When the Eugene Police Department released the full 23-minute body-cam footage of former officer Martin Siller ahead of Tim Lewis doing so during his Friday, May 15 press conference, they also chos…
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Double Sided Media @doublesidedmedia.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
May 2026 was a busy month for us as we reported on the racist bodycam footage of a private phone call with former EPD officer Martin Siller. We also identified the Utah police officer on the other end of that call.
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‘Small Taste of Police Culture’ Video Brings Calls for Major Change Within Eugene Police, Initiates Investigation in Utah
“Integrity. Compassion. Courage.” The three core values of the Eugene Police Department have, once again, been proven moot by its latest scandal, which, so far, has led to former Officer Martin Sil…
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Double Sided Media @doublesidedmedia.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
In January 2026, we published two stories about the federal government's violent response to anti-ICE protests. Here's the second one ⤵️
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‘Youth Against ICE’ Protest in Eugene Declared Riot, Both EPD and SPD Arrive to Rescue Understaffed DHS
On Jan. 30, community members in both Eugene and Springfield attended rallies to demand that ICE be out of Lane County, in solidarity with the nationwide general strike that day. In Eugene, a riot …
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Double Sided Media @doublesidedmedia.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
In August 2025, we reported on the EPD Public Information Department's controversial use of "press" badges.
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15 Press Organizations Send Letter To Eugene Mayor and Police Chief Regarding Public Information Coordinator ‘Press’ Controversy
Yesterday, Aug. 28, more than a dozen press organizations sent a letter to Mayor Kaarin Knudson and Eugene Police Department’s Chief Chris Skinner admonishing Public Information Program Coordinator…
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Double Sided Media @doublesidedmedia.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
In July 2025, we reported on the Lane County Republicans' booth selling "Alligator Alcatraz" shirts at the Lane County Fair.
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Lane County Fair Features County Republicans’ Booth Selling ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Shirts
On July 23, this year’s Lane County Fair at the Lane Events Center in Eugene began. Since then, at least three separate posts on social media from astonished fairgoers have been published claiming …
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Double Sided Media @doublesidedmedia.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
In March 2024, we reported on the irony of a Springfield police officer being awarded the very award that was created out of a settlement following his fatal shooting of Stacy Kenny in March 2019.
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SPD officer involved in shooting of Stacy Kenny presented with award
On Feb. 6, the Springfield Police Department held its annual awards ceremony for its officers and their families. One officer in particular was awarded twice. Kraig Akins, whose initial following a…
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Double Sided Media @doublesidedmedia.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
In November 2023, we reminded local media (specifically KEZI 9) that the Thurston Hills Neighborhood of Springfield has a bit of a history with nooses.
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Thurston Has a Noose Problem, Local News Ignores 2020 Protest
On Oct. 20, it was reported by KEZI 9 that a “Halloween decoration” was causing controversy in Springfield and, if that doesn’t sound like something new, that’s because it isn’t.  Springfield’s Thu…
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Double Sided Media @doublesidedmedia.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
In October 2023, we reported on a Guy Fawkes mask-wearing counter-protester stopped a Free Palestine March and used a "splatter gun" before being taken into custody.
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PHOTOS: Masked Counter-Protester Arrested After Stopping, Shooting At ‘Free Palestine Rally and March’ in Eugene
Update: According to Lane County Jail records, the counter-protester who was arrested has been identified as Jonathan James Wisbey. Wisbey, age 51, was charged with 1st Degree Menacing, 2nd Degree …
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Double Sided Media @doublesidedmedia.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
In December 2022, we published our overview of the attempt by far-right extremists, Proud Boys, and neo-Nazis to disrupt a family-friendly drag queen storytime two months prior. They were vastly outnumbered and not successful.
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Old Nick’s Drag Event Successful Despite Nation-Wide Hate-Mongering, Local Intimidation
EDITOR’S NOTE: DSM collaborated on this article with Left Coast Right Watch, where it’s published simultaneously. You can support them on Patreon. This year, the far right launched an intensified e…
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Double Sided Media @doublesidedmedia.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
In November 2022, we published an In Memoriam --- our first --- for Midas Well, a leader of Black Unity, and also reported on the events celebrating his life.
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A Celebration of Life and Candlelight March for Midas Well
Two weeks after Midas Well’s passing, the Eugene community, their friends, and their family came together for a celebration of life and candlelight march to Curry Up!—what would’ve been their food …
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Double Sided Media @doublesidedmedia.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
In September 2022, we published the real story on why Sizzle Pie, a downtown favorite for so many, abruptly shuttered. Again, spoiler, it wasn't a lack of business.
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Sizzle Pie Closed; Restaurant Blames Declining Business, Former Employees Say Otherwise
Last week, Sizzle Pie—a downtown pizza staple for college students, bar-hoppers, and bar-hopping college students—suddenly closed. The doors closed for good following a morning meeting with its emp…
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Double Sided Media @doublesidedmedia.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
In October 2021, we published our first cross-posted article with @lcrw.news about getting harassed by Proud Boys at a Turning Point USA event.
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Proud Boys Surround, Intimidate Press Outside of Eugene TPUSA Event
Editor’s Note: This article was jointly published with Left Coast Right Watch. To see more about what LCRW does, please check out their website and, to support them, Patreon. On Oct. 27, Char…
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Double Sided Media @doublesidedmedia.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
We've also gone deep into the Willamette National Forest to visit activists from Cascadia Forest Defenders as they occupied a proposed timber sale.
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Shouting from the tree tops
The Cascadia Forest Defenders have positioned themselves high in the trees in the Olallie Creek area. In several towns on the way to the forest like Vida, Nimrod, Finn Rock, Rainbow, and Blue River…
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Double Sided Media @doublesidedmedia.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
That same month, we reported on the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of Jermelle Madison Jr. inside the Clackamas County Jail.
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Jermelle Madison, Jr. Died in the Custody of the Clackamas County Jail. His Family Still Doesn’t Have Answers.
“How the hell do you diagnose him in jail, put him on meds, keep him there for five months in that ward?”
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Double Sided Media @doublesidedmedia.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
In August 2021, we covered the kink ban at Eugene Pride and the fallout that ensued.
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EDITORIAL: You Can Do Better, Eugene Pride. Here’s How.
Let Eugene Pride be another example for kink acceptance – and it doesn’t have to be a Folsom Street Fair-type event.
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Double Sided Media @doublesidedmedia.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
In February 2021, we published the seven=part 'Eugene Rising' series that recounted the area's storied history of protest. All seven parts --- and the bibliography --- can be found here ⤵️
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Eugene Rising – Double Sided Media
Posts about Eugene Rising written by James Croxton and Nadya Malinowska
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Double Sided Media @doublesidedmedia.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
We've reported on how the EPD couldn't keep their story straight after shooting a Black man.
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UPDATED: EPD Officers Shoot Black Man, Department Struggles to Keep Story Straight
Muhsin Sharif’s name wasn’t even released by law enforcement–it was his sisters who revealed his identity to KEZI two days after he was shot.
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Double Sided Media @doublesidedmedia.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
One month later, we published an analysis of the Eugene Police Department copaganda machine. In short, it's robust and, spoiler alert, it has only gotten more savvy in the years since.
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How Copaganda Works: A Look at Eugene Police Department’s Digital Newsroom
Propaganda isn’t always about changing minds. It’s often about maintaining the expectations of minds you already have.
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Double Sided Media @doublesidedmedia.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
In October 2020, we reported on an occupation of Johnson Hall at the University of Oregon and published exclusive audio from a meeting between the occupying activists and then-UO President Michael Schill.
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EXCLUSIVE AUDIO: UO President Pushes Back Against Protester Demands
“I would not be at all likely to request that the University lobby in support of reform along the lines that you are suggesting.”
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Double Sided Media @doublesidedmedia.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
📌 Double Sided Media was founded in August 2020 by a group of former college newspaper editorial staff (shoutout to @thetorchnews.bsky.social!) and friends who were unhappy with how local media was reporting on protests that summer. We've published 270+ articles since. Here are some highlights ⤵️
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