Reed Price
@rveep.bsky.social
Former mainstream journalist MSNBC, AP, KIRO Seattle; current senior & community center director
“We are never so poor that we cannot bless another human, are we?” ― Louise Erdrich, from The Round House
“We are never so poor that we cannot bless another human, are we?” ― Louise Erdrich, from The Round House
“Scientists once assumed that there was hardly any life in the deep sea, believing that the environment was too extreme and devoid of nutrients. But research from the past few decades has increasingly shown that life on the deep sea is surprisingly abundant and diverse.”
What Scientists Found When a Deep Sea Mining Company Invited Them In
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December 6, 2025 at 9:43 PM
“Scientists once assumed that there was hardly any life in the deep sea, believing that the environment was too extreme and devoid of nutrients. But research from the past few decades has increasingly shown that life on the deep sea is surprisingly abundant and diverse.”
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Opinion | Guess Which Presidential Power Trump Likes the Most
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December 4, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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Van Epps starting the timer for his swearing-in to the House in mid-January, assuming Mike Johnson applies the same waiting period that he did to Grijalva.
December 3, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Van Epps starting the timer for his swearing-in to the House in mid-January, assuming Mike Johnson applies the same waiting period that he did to Grijalva.
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Gov. Bob Ferguson warned Tuesday that the budget proposal he’ll release this month will rely solely on spending cuts and not higher taxes to overcome what he says is a multi-billion dollar shortfall. washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/wa-go...
WA Gov. Bob Ferguson says he’s drafting a cuts-only budget • Washington State Standard
Gov. Bob Ferguson warned Tuesday that the budget proposal he’ll release this month will rely solely on spending cuts and not higher taxes to overcome what he says is a multi-billion dollar shortfall.
washingtonstatestandard.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Gov. Bob Ferguson warned Tuesday that the budget proposal he’ll release this month will rely solely on spending cuts and not higher taxes to overcome what he says is a multi-billion dollar shortfall. washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/wa-go...
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While "peace" negotiations continue, remember that Russia could simply stop the war at any time.
December 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
While "peace" negotiations continue, remember that Russia could simply stop the war at any time.
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I was worried my kids would rely on AI as a shortcut but they hate it. They use "AI" to mean stupid or cheap ("aimbot" means good). I tried to say AI is helpful for some things and my daughter said "yeah, for making you stupid." This is how they talked about Drake after "Not Like Us" came out
December 1, 2025 at 5:23 AM
I was worried my kids would rely on AI as a shortcut but they hate it. They use "AI" to mean stupid or cheap ("aimbot" means good). I tried to say AI is helpful for some things and my daughter said "yeah, for making you stupid." This is how they talked about Drake after "Not Like Us" came out
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Official data is in this week, and US solar continues to grow rapidly, with generation up 30% compared to last year!
November 29, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Official data is in this week, and US solar continues to grow rapidly, with generation up 30% compared to last year!
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Interesting public records case full of unprecedented nuance.
Everett seeks SnoCo judgment that Flock footage is not public record | HeraldNet.com
The filing comes after a Skagit County judge ruled Flock footage is subject to records requests. That ruling is under appeal.
www.heraldnet.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Interesting public records case full of unprecedented nuance.
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Conservatives pushing the “unitary executive theory” have finally made the president a king. Trump looks just like a senile monarch on his last legs. From @ryanlcooper.com: trib.al/4MKpeC0
The Right-Wing Legal Movement Made Trump a King - The American Prospect
John Roberts created a monster: Donald Trump compressed a solid millennium or two of monarchical misrule into a mere ten months.
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November 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Conservatives pushing the “unitary executive theory” have finally made the president a king. Trump looks just like a senile monarch on his last legs. From @ryanlcooper.com: trib.al/4MKpeC0
Spoiler: we’re screwed
Republicans Will Never Find a Health Care Replacement - The American Prospect
The GOP is too wedded to free markets and scornful of the welfare state to ever make anything in health care work.
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November 23, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Spoiler: we’re screwed
“Other major cities such as Cape Town, South Africa, Mexico City and Jakarta, Indonesia, as well as parts of California, are also facing day zero scenarios.”
Iran’s Capital Is Moving. The Reason Is an Ecological Catastrophe
The decision to move Iran’s capital is partly driven by climate change, but experts say decades of human error and action are also to blame
www.scientificamerican.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:08 AM
“Other major cities such as Cape Town, South Africa, Mexico City and Jakarta, Indonesia, as well as parts of California, are also facing day zero scenarios.”
@timothysnyder.bsky.social: [The] idea, that … spaces [like the White House] should belong to us, the people, is essential for any possible American democracy. It has of course never been fulfilled, but there is a difference between the partial realization of an ideal and its contemptuous rejection.
November 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
@timothysnyder.bsky.social: [The] idea, that … spaces [like the White House] should belong to us, the people, is essential for any possible American democracy. It has of course never been fulfilled, but there is a difference between the partial realization of an ideal and its contemptuous rejection.
Ross Barkan, a political reporter who employed Mr. Mamdani as his campaign manager when he ran for the State Senate, wryly observed on social media that “Trump endorsed Mamdani before Schumer did.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/n...
The Trump-Mamdani Buddy Movie? It’s Getting Mixed Reviews.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Ross Barkan, a political reporter who employed Mr. Mamdani as his campaign manager when he ran for the State Senate, wryly observed on social media that “Trump endorsed Mamdani before Schumer did.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/n...
Catholic bishops: “We are saddened by …the vilification of immigrants.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Catholic Bishops Rebuke U.S. ‘Mass Deportation’ of Immigrants
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November 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Catholic bishops: “We are saddened by …the vilification of immigrants.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
The rich dont live like us. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/t...
Who Didn’t Suffer During the Shutdown? People Flying Private.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:59 AM
The rich dont live like us. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/t...
So morally wrong
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 12, 2025 at 3:35 AM
So morally wrong
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Tearing food out of the hands of hungry children and giving it to the richest men in the United States www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
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November 8, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Tearing food out of the hands of hungry children and giving it to the richest men in the United States www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
“Our resting political state is aspirational compassion”
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Seattle shows it’s a fickle city
Seattle is mostly headed left again, after veering toward the center, which itself followed a big progressive tilt. This pingponging may be why the city feels stuck.
www.seattletimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
“Our resting political state is aspirational compassion”
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The need for a state income tax has been clear for my whole life. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/10/30/w...
Washington state Democrats look at imposing income tax on higher earners • Washington State Standard
Democratic state senators are eyeing an income tax on millionaires as they seek to overcome Washington’s persisting budget shortfall.
washingtonstatestandard.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The need for a state income tax has been clear for my whole life. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/10/30/w...
More than half of the teachers who responded said that political pressure had caused them to modify their curriculums or classroom discussions. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/u...
How Politics Is Changing the Way History Is Taught
www.nytimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:38 PM
More than half of the teachers who responded said that political pressure had caused them to modify their curriculums or classroom discussions. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/u...
Why aren’t the Democratic House members in DC? Wouldn’t shadow hearings in the nation’s capital about health insurance rates, SNAP, the ballroom/bunker, Epstein l, Grijalva, pull some daily coverage? #shutdown
October 25, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Why aren’t the Democratic House members in DC? Wouldn’t shadow hearings in the nation’s capital about health insurance rates, SNAP, the ballroom/bunker, Epstein l, Grijalva, pull some daily coverage? #shutdown
The right's "Democrat" to replace "Democratic" has infected the NY times.
October 25, 2025 at 3:09 AM
The right's "Democrat" to replace "Democratic" has infected the NY times.
“It just feels like I’m being sold a complete line from a traveling salesman”
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Trump’s IVF announcement disappoints patients, raises concerns for doctor • Washington State Standard
The president said his administration negotiated steep discounts on a key fertility drug, as well as a new regulation allowing employers to offer IVF coverage as a standalone policy like dental or vis...
washingtonstatestandard.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:39 AM
“It just feels like I’m being sold a complete line from a traveling salesman”
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