Curt Milton
@cdmilton.bsky.social
Long-time journo (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, MSN News), now kinda retired (editing a podcast). Very into photography.
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The publisher of The Inquirer says to the civic-minded people of Pittsburgh: here is how we saved our newspaper in Philadelphia, which is now profitable.
www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
"I believe our own experience over the past decade offers a template for success."
www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
"I believe our own experience over the past decade offers a template for success."
January 26, 2026 at 8:49 PM
The publisher of The Inquirer says to the civic-minded people of Pittsburgh: here is how we saved our newspaper in Philadelphia, which is now profitable.
www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
"I believe our own experience over the past decade offers a template for success."
www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
"I believe our own experience over the past decade offers a template for success."
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Republican candidate for Minnesota governor Chris Madel has ended his campaign in a surprise video announcement.
Minnesota GOP gubernatorial candidate Chris Madel drops out, faults Trump immigration policy
Republican candidate for Minnesota governor Chris Madel has ended his campaign in a surprise video announcement.
bit.ly
January 26, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Republican candidate for Minnesota governor Chris Madel has ended his campaign in a surprise video announcement.
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I know... pointing out hypocrisy to Republicans is err... pointless.
January 25, 2026 at 12:09 AM
I know... pointing out hypocrisy to Republicans is err... pointless.
Great turnout for West Seattle Indivisible’s rally/protest “We’re Still Standing” this chilly and sad Saturday morning. Terrific energy!
@maddow.bsky.social
@maddow.bsky.social
January 25, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Great turnout for West Seattle Indivisible’s rally/protest “We’re Still Standing” this chilly and sad Saturday morning. Terrific energy!
@maddow.bsky.social
@maddow.bsky.social
The President, it now seems clear, has the world’s most consequential case of untreated logorrhea. (Dictionary definition of this condition: “Excessive and often incoherent talkativeness.”)
www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
It’s Time to Talk About Donald Trump’s Logorrhea
How many polite ways are there to ask whether the President of the United States is losing it?
www.newyorker.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:55 PM
The President, it now seems clear, has the world’s most consequential case of untreated logorrhea. (Dictionary definition of this condition: “Excessive and often incoherent talkativeness.”)
www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
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The entire range of my interests in a single photograph.
On a downtown street in Minneapolis, as people stream out from the massive march, Mary Tyler Moore says “fuck ice.”
January 24, 2026 at 12:31 AM
The entire range of my interests in a single photograph.
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This is a stirring rebuke to the part of the American government and the American electorate that has chosen to scorn and reject basic human decency. Never forget, never forgive.
It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
January 23, 2026 at 9:23 PM
This is a stirring rebuke to the part of the American government and the American electorate that has chosen to scorn and reject basic human decency. Never forget, never forgive.
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Looking forward to Jack Smith telling the truth today.
January 22, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Looking forward to Jack Smith telling the truth today.
A gentleman who gave his name as Zev is protesting on the East Roanoke overpass in Seattle this afternoon. He noted that the upside flag is a sign of distress, something I’ve seen at other protests in town. He said the reaction from drivers on I-5 was generally positive.
January 22, 2026 at 12:04 AM
A gentleman who gave his name as Zev is protesting on the East Roanoke overpass in Seattle this afternoon. He noted that the upside flag is a sign of distress, something I’ve seen at other protests in town. He said the reaction from drivers on I-5 was generally positive.
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Dance 4 Democracy had the great honor and joy of participating in today's Martin Luther King Day March in Seattle. It was so much fun helping people get their energy level UP for the march. Thank you to our dance leader, Cindy House. You are the BEST! See you at the next event and ... keep moving!
January 20, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Dance 4 Democracy had the great honor and joy of participating in today's Martin Luther King Day March in Seattle. It was so much fun helping people get their energy level UP for the march. Thank you to our dance leader, Cindy House. You are the BEST! See you at the next event and ... keep moving!
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It's cool that these guys just use pepper spray casually now, against people who are wholly within their rights, without a moment's hesitation. Several shots of them using it as they climb into their cars and drive away, not even a pretense of urgency or need. Just a parting "fuck you" to them.
This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.
January 19, 2026 at 4:44 PM
It's cool that these guys just use pepper spray casually now, against people who are wholly within their rights, without a moment's hesitation. Several shots of them using it as they climb into their cars and drive away, not even a pretense of urgency or need. Just a parting "fuck you" to them.
Understatement of the century
January 19, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Understatement of the century
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Here is a gift link to the Times’ new analysis of the Good shooting. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/v...
Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Here is a gift link to the Times’ new analysis of the Good shooting. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/v...
You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can’t fool all of the people all of the time.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/16/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/16/p...
CNN poll finds majority of Americans say Trump is focused on the wrong priorities | CNN Politics
Public opinion on nearly every aspect of President Donald Trump’s first year back in the White House is negative, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds, with a majority of Americans saying Trump is f...
www.cnn.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:14 PM
You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can’t fool all of the people all of the time.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/16/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/16/p...
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We need to make this more explicit: The violence and civil collapse we're now seeing in Minnesota is by design. It's exactly what Trump and Stephen Miller want. MAGA is *all about* deliberately unleashing ethnic hatreds and violent antagonisms among Americans.
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
January 15, 2026 at 3:54 PM
We need to make this more explicit: The violence and civil collapse we're now seeing in Minnesota is by design. It's exactly what Trump and Stephen Miller want. MAGA is *all about* deliberately unleashing ethnic hatreds and violent antagonisms among Americans.
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
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Gates Foundation will cut up to 500 positions by 2030 to help reach ‘ambitious goals’ https://www.geekwire.com/2026/gates-foundation-will-cut-up-to-500-positions-by-2030-to-help-reach-ambitious-goals/
January 14, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Gates Foundation will cut up to 500 positions by 2030 to help reach ‘ambitious goals’ https://www.geekwire.com/2026/gates-foundation-will-cut-up-to-500-positions-by-2030-to-help-reach-ambitious-goals/
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I long for a world in which you can catch up with a month-old unread magazine* without it seeming like a quaint artifact created by people who didn't yet know about the current horrors.
*"Magazines" are collections of articles and essays printed on paper and distributed on a regular schedule.
*"Magazines" are collections of articles and essays printed on paper and distributed on a regular schedule.
January 12, 2026 at 4:49 PM
I long for a world in which you can catch up with a month-old unread magazine* without it seeming like a quaint artifact created by people who didn't yet know about the current horrors.
*"Magazines" are collections of articles and essays printed on paper and distributed on a regular schedule.
*"Magazines" are collections of articles and essays printed on paper and distributed on a regular schedule.
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This is why it’s actually misleading for ICE to wear all those “POLICE” patches and IDs. They’re very much NOT police.
I think it’s important to point out: ICE does NOT have the same authority as a police officer. They do NOT have the power to enforce laws, only to engage in their specific tasks.
IE: they don’t do traffic, etc. impeding traffic is not a penalty ICE can enforce against
IE: they don’t do traffic, etc. impeding traffic is not a penalty ICE can enforce against
January 11, 2026 at 11:19 PM
This is why it’s actually misleading for ICE to wear all those “POLICE” patches and IDs. They’re very much NOT police.
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The Minn Star Trib has an excellent frame-by-frame analysis of the Good homicide.
A couple things (also noted elsewhere) stand out. 🧵:
1) ICE agent Ross's first shot, when he *might* have felt in danger, hit 'the bottom corner of the driver’s side windshield.'
www.startribune.com/breaking-dow...
A couple things (also noted elsewhere) stand out. 🧵:
1) ICE agent Ross's first shot, when he *might* have felt in danger, hit 'the bottom corner of the driver’s side windshield.'
www.startribune.com/breaking-dow...
January 10, 2026 at 9:56 PM
The Minn Star Trib has an excellent frame-by-frame analysis of the Good homicide.
A couple things (also noted elsewhere) stand out. 🧵:
1) ICE agent Ross's first shot, when he *might* have felt in danger, hit 'the bottom corner of the driver’s side windshield.'
www.startribune.com/breaking-dow...
A couple things (also noted elsewhere) stand out. 🧵:
1) ICE agent Ross's first shot, when he *might* have felt in danger, hit 'the bottom corner of the driver’s side windshield.'
www.startribune.com/breaking-dow...
@tcmtv.bsky.social promo for a showing of the original Godzilla later this evening: “We have a case of reptile dysfunction.” Ha!
January 11, 2026 at 2:52 AM
@tcmtv.bsky.social promo for a showing of the original Godzilla later this evening: “We have a case of reptile dysfunction.” Ha!
January 11, 2026 at 2:22 AM
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Common Sense, published 250 years ago today.
January 10, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Common Sense, published 250 years ago today.
Anti-ICE protest at Seattle’s University Village shopping center this morning (1/10/26). This was just one of many area protests. 450+ people of all ages counted about an hour in.
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January 10, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Anti-ICE protest at Seattle’s University Village shopping center this morning (1/10/26). This was just one of many area protests. 450+ people of all ages counted about an hour in.
@maddow.bsky.social
@maddow.bsky.social
Protest of Trump's attack on Venezuela at the Pike Place Market in Seattle this afternoon. People were angry and vocal.
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@maddow.bsky.social
January 4, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Protest of Trump's attack on Venezuela at the Pike Place Market in Seattle this afternoon. People were angry and vocal.
@maddow.bsky.social
@maddow.bsky.social
Smart, insightful analysis by @radiofreetom.bsky.social Tom Nichols on Trump's ill-advised attack on Venezuela.
The United States has now given Russia, China, and anyone else who wants to give it a try an even clearer road map for invading countries that displease them.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Maybe Russia and China Should Sit This One Out
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping are just shocked—shocked!—by the American attack on Venezuela.
www.theatlantic.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Smart, insightful analysis by @radiofreetom.bsky.social Tom Nichols on Trump's ill-advised attack on Venezuela.