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The Inlander @inlander.com · 12/06/2025

When two protests against deportation actions by federal agents met up on Washington Street Wednesday evening, the city issued a curfew and multiple police agencies filed into the area to push protesters away from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility.

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Police respond in force to largely peaceful Spokane protests over immigration enforcement

When two protests against deportation actions by federal agents met up on Washington Street in Spokane Wednesday evening, the city issued a curfew and multiple...

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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

A former city councillor in Spokane, WA trying to stop the deportation of two young men w/work permits called for help sitting in front of the ICE bus. He'd just become the legal guardian of the 21-YO asylum seeker from Venezuela & saw both detained at ICE check-ins www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

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More than 30 arrested at immigration protest in Spokane sparked by arrest of 2 immigrants

Immigration protests erupted in Spokane on Wednesday, sparking a massive police response and 30 arrests.

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Leah Sottile @leahsottile.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

It is a humbling thing to request numbers on how well your book is selling and see how very, very long you have to go before you get paid. 🫣 Please allow me to make a plug for Blazing Eye Sees All — bookshop.org/p/books/blaz...

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Blazing Eye Sees All: Love Has Won, False Prophets, and the Fever Dream of the American New Age

Love Has Won, False Prophets, and the Fever Dream of the American New Age

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Victor Corral Martinez @victorcorral.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

The 2026 discretionary budget proposes eliminating the $3.3 billion Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), which is administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. A look at how these cuts are impacting Spokane:

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The Trump administration wants to cut a grant program that helps low-income households in Spokane

On May 2, President Donald Trump released his discretionary budget proposal for the 2026 federal fiscal year, slashing $163 billion in non-defense funding in areas...

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Erin Sellers @merrywanderer.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

@lukebaumgarten.bsky.social is such a girlboss anti-capitalist that he laid *himself* to try to buy RANGE time to fix a cash flow issue 😭🥺 when do you ever see a boss lay themselves off? Anyways it’s a pretty scary time to be a journalist. Help us survive because the community needs us now 💜

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Victor Corral Martinez @victorcorral.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Many Spokane residents are unfazed by the broken record of threatened (or real) delays in completing the North Spokane Corridor, which broke ground in 2001. The construction project could have been paused again due to a $1 billion deficit in the state transportation budget for the next biennium.

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Washington legislators secure North Spokane Corridor project funding with gas tax increase

Many Spokane residents are unfazed by the broken record of threatened (or real) delays in completing the North Spokane Corridor, which broke ground in 2001....

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Victor Corral Martinez @victorcorral.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Since taking office on Jan. 20, President Donald Trump has signed 144 executive orders (and counting), many of which are already facing legal challenges alleging constitutional violations. www.inlander.com/news/washing...

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Washington Attorney General Nick Brown is battling Trump’s executive orders through litigation

Since taking office on Jan. 20, President Donald Trump has signed 144 executive orders (and counting), many of which are already facing legal challenges alleging...

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 08/05/2025

White smoke puffed from a chimney above the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, signaling that the 133 cardinals sequestered inside for two days have elected a new pope. Follow live updates. nyti.ms/4iRTk2c

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Gov. Bob Ferguson @governorferguson.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Pope Francis challenged all of us to be better, more loving, more caring toward those too often forgotten. No matter our differences, His Holiness said, ‘We must meet one another doing good.’ I join my fellow Catholics in mourning him, and praying for his eternal peace.

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Victor Corral Martinez @victorcorral.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

I've always been critical of the Catholic Church for many reasons. The progressive and humble Pope Francis helped strengthen my connection to the institution. He had his issues (like all of mankind) but did a lot for his flock.

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Victor Corral Martinez @victorcorral.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Washington is experiencing a tough budget deficit, inflation is easing but still high as people feel pinched at the grocery store, and financial institutions nationwide are forecasting a recession closer to the end of this year, all of which could have real impacts on the average Washingtonian.

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How can you prepare for a recession? A Spokane credit union and nonprofit share tips as Washington is already facing a rainy day

Washington is experiencing a tough budget deficit, inflation is easing but still high as people feel pinched at the grocery store, and financial institutions nationwide...

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

In 1862, a Union soldier found cigars wrapped in a piece of paper in a field of clover. The paper was a copy of Confederate Gen. Lee's invasion orders. The Southern sloppiness helped the Union stop Lee at Antietam. It's unknown who lost the orders in the field, or if he was related to Pete Hegseth.

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Erin Sellers @merrywanderer.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Hey could everyone involved in local politics please sync up, take a week off, put your phone in a lock box, and do nothing so that I, your Spokane city hall journo, can catch up on everything? Thank you 🙏🏻

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Victor Corral Martinez @victorcorral.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

"They had visited the Inland Northwest at the start of the COVID pandemic and moved here in late 2021 because Jeison said the cost of living was cheaper and work was more plentiful."

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Victor Corral Martinez @victorcorral.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Lady Gaga dropped an album, and it's time to forget about politics for the next 72 hours.

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Victor Corral Martinez @victorcorral.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Lately, I find myself diving deeper into Tolkien literature to decompress from the news and how wild things are lately.

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The Inlander @inlander.com · 21/02/2025

It's been f—ing cold. With that in mind, we thought we'd help you get through this frigid spell with a collection of wintery songs to make the dark days a bit more bearable.

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Winter songs to get you through Spokane’s coldest season

It's been f—ing cold. With that in mind, we thought we'd help you get through this frigid spell with a collection of wintery songs to...

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Erick Doxey @erickdoxey.com · 20/02/2025

A few weeks ago, @victorcorral.bsky.social and I accompanied Spokane Valley’s homeless outreach team on a ride-along to find out more about what they do for this week’s issue of @inlander.com.

Spokane Valley Police Department homeless outreach officer Catherine Horton speaks with J. Clark, who is currently experiencing homelessness, about options for assistance on Wednesday, February 5, 2025 in Spokane Valley, Wash. (Erick Doxey/The Inlander)

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Erin Sellers @merrywanderer.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

If this bill isn’t scheduled for a hearing in its committee of origin by tomorrow, it will die. If you have a vested interest in seeing this bill forward, you can call the chair of the Health Care & Wellness Committee, Rep. Dan Bronoske at (360) 786-7958.

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Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

"Today we were informed by the White House that if AP did not align its editorial standards with President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, AP would be barred from accessing an event in the Oval Office." www.ap.org/the-definiti...

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AP statement on Oval Office access | The Associated Press

The Associated Press issued this statement on Tuesday from Executive Editor Julie Pace: As a global news organization, The Associated Press informs

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Victor Corral Martinez @victorcorral.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

“I have to carry around my tribal enrollment papers in my pocket at all times so I don’t get harassed by racist ICE. That is the reality for Indigenous peoples right now.” www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

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Samantha Wohlfeil @samwohlfeil.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

We know armed officers are asking people in Spokane for their “papers.” Still, immigration orgs encourage people to “spread power, not panic” sharing only verified ICE sightings since social media posts can spread fear. www.inlander.com/news/spokane... Story by @victorcorral.bsky.social

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Spokane leaders reaffirm their commitment to the Keep Washington Working Act amid uncertainty for immigrants and refugees

You park your car before you go into work, but as soon as you're about to enter the building, U.S. Border Patrol or Immigration and...

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Mandy Medley @videstellae.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Chicago, baby.

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Victor Corral Martinez @victorcorral.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

CleanHub, a company focused on combating plastic pollution, estimates that 24 million metric tons of CO2 emissions are attributed to e-commerce returns yearly. The National Retail Federation reports that retailers expect 16% of their goods to be returned.

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Spokane's returned goods economy keeps items 
out of landfills, reducing waste and carbon emissions

On a cold Thursday morning in early January, BuyWander workers organize and unpack items from plastic-wrapped pallets. In the front of the warehouse at 2626...

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The Inlander @inlander.com · 29/01/2025

Hello world! 👋 We have a fancy new handle!

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RANGE Media @rangemedia.co · 24/01/2025

This week, Trump made it extremely clear: his admin is coming for transgender people and their rights. Our partners @19thnews.org broke down the first slate of executive orders targeting transgender people, and where he'll likely run into legal trouble.

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On day one, Trump pits his admin against transgender people – RANGE Media

Trump's administration will likely run into legal trouble as it implements policies on federal identity documents and housing in federal prisons.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 07/01/2025

Breaking News: Fierce winds spread wildfires near the Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles, threatening homes and closing part of the Pacific Coast Highway. Forecasters warned that this would most likely be the most destructive windstorm since 2011. Follow live updates.

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Pacific Palisades Fire Breaks Out in Southern California Amid Fierce Winds: Live Updates

Rapidly spreading flames, fanned by gusts that could reach up to 100 m.p.h., forced evacuations and road closures and threatened homes in the Pacific Palisades area.

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Tolkien Universe @tolkienuniverse.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Happy birthday to our beloved Professor J. R. R. Tolkien. Your life and legacy continues to inspire people.. 📖🤍

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

The flu virus fucks... By which I mean, if two different strains of flu are present in a single animal, they can both infect one cell and when they repackage themselves, the result is a bunch of virus particles with shared elements from each viral genome.

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