Valerie Osier
@valerieosier.bsky.social
Managing Editor, worker-owner at @rangemedia.co
CSULB & RCC alum | Always curious & a little nosey | she/her 💕💜💙
CSULB & RCC alum | Always curious & a little nosey | she/her 💕💜💙
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Valerie Osier
@valerieosier.bsky.social
· Feb 27
*cough* and independent, worker-owned news *cough* specifically based in Eastern WA/North ID *cough* which is a microcosm of the US and its issues with right-wing extremism *cough cough cough*
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I finally remember to utilize the usually trapped audience of Birdies Pie customers waiting in line for their holiday pie orders outside our office and then there's no line 😔
November 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I finally remember to utilize the usually trapped audience of Birdies Pie customers waiting in line for their holiday pie orders outside our office and then there's no line 😔
Hadn't heard of the Spokane Time Traveler newsletter but this is quite a gem
November 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Hadn't heard of the Spokane Time Traveler newsletter but this is quite a gem
I've now done my penance for almost using an AI photo in an illustration so I can go back to a real pic of me. I'll never forget him tho
November 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I've now done my penance for almost using an AI photo in an illustration so I can go back to a real pic of me. I'll never forget him tho
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ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
November 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
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Just the tip of the iceberg on five months of reporting work. Huge shoutout to @lpangborn.bsky.social for all her ideas that sparked this project and her excellent column to come 👀
In October, statewide news reported that a sheriff's deputy in Texas searched thousands of Flock cameras in Washington for 'Had an abortion, search for female.’ New documents obtained by RANGE show Spokane County Sheriff's Office cameras were accessed in that search:
Texas deputy searched Spokane County Flock cameras for a woman who had an abortion– RANGE Media
Amidst nationwide and state scrutiny of the cameras, Spokane County’s Flock network was used by an out-of-state cop looking for a woman who had an abortion.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Just the tip of the iceberg on five months of reporting work. Huge shoutout to @lpangborn.bsky.social for all her ideas that sparked this project and her excellent column to come 👀
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In October, statewide news reported that a sheriff's deputy in Texas searched thousands of Flock cameras in Washington for 'Had an abortion, search for female.’ New documents obtained by RANGE show Spokane County Sheriff's Office cameras were accessed in that search:
Texas deputy searched Spokane County Flock cameras for a woman who had an abortion– RANGE Media
Amidst nationwide and state scrutiny of the cameras, Spokane County’s Flock network was used by an out-of-state cop looking for a woman who had an abortion.
rangemedia.co
November 26, 2025 at 2:09 AM
In October, statewide news reported that a sheriff's deputy in Texas searched thousands of Flock cameras in Washington for 'Had an abortion, search for female.’ New documents obtained by RANGE show Spokane County Sheriff's Office cameras were accessed in that search:
How to take alt transport to downtown if you don't know how:
- use the different mode options in Google maps to see real time bus routes and bike routes
- try your new transport mode on a low stakes and fun trip (ie brunch on a Saturday)
- start leveling up from there (ie using the bus for appts)
- use the different mode options in Google maps to see real time bus routes and bike routes
- try your new transport mode on a low stakes and fun trip (ie brunch on a Saturday)
- start leveling up from there (ie using the bus for appts)
I feel like it’s getting lost that driving downtown is a *CHOICE.*
If you don’t want to pay a modest parking tax, don’t drive downtown! Take the bus! Walk! Bike! Take a scooter!
If you don’t want to pay a modest parking tax, don’t drive downtown! Take the bus! Walk! Bike! Take a scooter!
November 25, 2025 at 2:37 PM
How to take alt transport to downtown if you don't know how:
- use the different mode options in Google maps to see real time bus routes and bike routes
- try your new transport mode on a low stakes and fun trip (ie brunch on a Saturday)
- start leveling up from there (ie using the bus for appts)
- use the different mode options in Google maps to see real time bus routes and bike routes
- try your new transport mode on a low stakes and fun trip (ie brunch on a Saturday)
- start leveling up from there (ie using the bus for appts)
I feel like i end up parking downtown about ~1x/ week on average but I don't know the last time I used a surface parking lot. (The last time I tried, I moved my car after I saw the price.) Street parking is usually plentiful and cheaper and won't get this tax!
Dana Harbaugh, a downtown business and property owner, is against the tax. Downtown is the heart of Spokane, he said, and when it falters, the consequences "ripple outwards." He thinks the tax will discourage tenants and consumers from choosing downtown. (There is an exemption for resident parking)
November 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I feel like i end up parking downtown about ~1x/ week on average but I don't know the last time I used a surface parking lot. (The last time I tried, I moved my car after I saw the price.) Street parking is usually plentiful and cheaper and won't get this tax!
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Council just decided to pass a new compromise amendment adopted as an emergency. That means the public will have to testify on a budget amendment they’ve never read.
So we’re tapping the sign 👇👇
So we’re tapping the sign 👇👇
Just realized I hit two years of covering local politics, specifically the Spokane City Council! Here’s a few things I’ve learned:
1. Everyone hates declaring an emergency to bypass the regular public process until it’s for a thing they personally like.
1. Everyone hates declaring an emergency to bypass the regular public process until it’s for a thing they personally like.
November 25, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Council just decided to pass a new compromise amendment adopted as an emergency. That means the public will have to testify on a budget amendment they’ve never read.
So we’re tapping the sign 👇👇
So we’re tapping the sign 👇👇
to be fair, capitalism in general is a ponzi scheme, so this tracks
You have to keep giving money to avoid collapse and if there’s collapse you have to give more money. It’s called the free market.
November 25, 2025 at 12:26 AM
to be fair, capitalism in general is a ponzi scheme, so this tracks
today's CIVICS editing got me saying bizarre things. You'll never guess what section this was
November 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
today's CIVICS editing got me saying bizarre things. You'll never guess what section this was
is it illegal for actors to have normal looking wigs in hollywood now or what
November 22, 2025 at 9:49 AM
is it illegal for actors to have normal looking wigs in hollywood now or what
I just said, "hell yeah, Winter Activity Guide just dropped!" on a Friday night after checking the mail. I think I'm ready for the retirement home.
November 22, 2025 at 3:08 AM
I just said, "hell yeah, Winter Activity Guide just dropped!" on a Friday night after checking the mail. I think I'm ready for the retirement home.
this story has me googling "what is more left than communism but not anarchism" and thinking things like: "what if we made billion & millionaires have to apply for their own money and demonstrate need."
washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/11/21/r...
washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/11/21/r...
The Trump administration wants everyone to reapply for food stamps. What does that mean? • Washington State Standard
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins’ call for a close reexamination of the 42 million people who receive federal food aid has befuddled advocates and lawmakers, coming mere days after recipients...
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November 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
this story has me googling "what is more left than communism but not anarchism" and thinking things like: "what if we made billion & millionaires have to apply for their own money and demonstrate need."
washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/11/21/r...
washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/11/21/r...
There's a billboard on my way home that is a giant photo of a hanging brutalized, nearly naked man and it strikes me how this imagery is totally fine in the public square bc of American evangelicalism.
Like we're cool with little kids seeing that violence bc there's a Bible verse next to it?
Like we're cool with little kids seeing that violence bc there's a Bible verse next to it?
November 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
There's a billboard on my way home that is a giant photo of a hanging brutalized, nearly naked man and it strikes me how this imagery is totally fine in the public square bc of American evangelicalism.
Like we're cool with little kids seeing that violence bc there's a Bible verse next to it?
Like we're cool with little kids seeing that violence bc there's a Bible verse next to it?
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I want that on a tshirt
idc what party you're in, I *will* be bitching about transparency
November 21, 2025 at 5:18 AM
I want that on a tshirt
its been a murky few weeks on the transparency front for city council and I'm not liking it.
If your boss was holding a public meeting about whether you should be laid off, would you want to know? Last week, Spokane City Council staffers weren’t given the option after they were kicked out of an unrecorded public meeting where their employment was discussed. Read the story now:
Spokane City Council keeps staff and the public alike in the dark at budget meetings – RANGE Media
‘I shouldn't have to take the day off in order to know what my government is doing’
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November 21, 2025 at 4:56 AM
its been a murky few weeks on the transparency front for city council and I'm not liking it.
Any time I get the chance to co-edit with someone outside of RANGE, I'm reminded that I'm a chatty mfer and that commenting my stream of thought on the doc isn't a normal practice for most editors.
November 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Any time I get the chance to co-edit with someone outside of RANGE, I'm reminded that I'm a chatty mfer and that commenting my stream of thought on the doc isn't a normal practice for most editors.
Mandatory arts & crafts time showcasing the two wolves inside @rangemedia.co
(Holiday card supplies from Art Salvage!)
(Holiday card supplies from Art Salvage!)
November 18, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Mandatory arts & crafts time showcasing the two wolves inside @rangemedia.co
(Holiday card supplies from Art Salvage!)
(Holiday card supplies from Art Salvage!)
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Every single day, municipal governments in our region make decisions that impact you. This week, the Spo City Council considers a new parking lot tax and banning algorithmic price fixing. In the county, the Airport Board is going to pay for a stormwater impacts study.
Price fixing, parking tax and policy impacts – RANGE Media
CIVICS: Plus, a stormwater impacts study paid for by the airport.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Every single day, municipal governments in our region make decisions that impact you. This week, the Spo City Council considers a new parking lot tax and banning algorithmic price fixing. In the county, the Airport Board is going to pay for a stormwater impacts study.
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Quarterly reminder that co-ops are cool, because when ours was in a financial rough spot, the highest paid employees laid themselves off or moved to halftime to ensure we could keep doing the work and surviving (thanks @lukebaumgarten.bsky.social)
Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
November 15, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Quarterly reminder that co-ops are cool, because when ours was in a financial rough spot, the highest paid employees laid themselves off or moved to halftime to ensure we could keep doing the work and surviving (thanks @lukebaumgarten.bsky.social)
my bad I thought the "listen to this page" feature in Google Chrome meant a robot voice would just read what is on the page to me, not give me a shitty fake interview with AI ppl that explains absolutely nothing useful of what is on the page.
November 14, 2025 at 10:39 PM
my bad I thought the "listen to this page" feature in Google Chrome meant a robot voice would just read what is on the page to me, not give me a shitty fake interview with AI ppl that explains absolutely nothing useful of what is on the page.
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What a terrible day to know how to read
November 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
What a terrible day to know how to read
Me and @aaronhedge.bsky.social stayed on after the radio show today to be on Creative Mindset and talk to a local Spokane guy about psychic alien lights in the sky and it was SO MUCH FUN
November 14, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Me and @aaronhedge.bsky.social stayed on after the radio show today to be on Creative Mindset and talk to a local Spokane guy about psychic alien lights in the sky and it was SO MUCH FUN
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My latest for @rangemedia.co is an analysis of the ordinance
Surface parking lots
- aren’t housing
- don’t create jobs or culture
- pay almost no property tax
- ruin walkability
- are ugly
- attract crime
- send revenue out of our economy
So yes, let’s tax them out of existence.
Surface parking lots
- aren’t housing
- don’t create jobs or culture
- pay almost no property tax
- ruin walkability
- are ugly
- attract crime
- send revenue out of our economy
So yes, let’s tax them out of existence.
An upcoming ordinance, if passed by city council, would tax surface and garage parking lots. Funds would go to transportation projects like street and sidewalk maintenance. The ordinance is scheduled for a final council reading on Nov. 17. Read more here:
Spokane City Council considers taxing commercial parking lots – RANGE Media
The tax would add about $0.50 to a $3.85 parking fee and fund street repair. But it’s not just about revenue, it’s about increasing vibrancy downtown.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:22 PM
My latest for @rangemedia.co is an analysis of the ordinance
Surface parking lots
- aren’t housing
- don’t create jobs or culture
- pay almost no property tax
- ruin walkability
- are ugly
- attract crime
- send revenue out of our economy
So yes, let’s tax them out of existence.
Surface parking lots
- aren’t housing
- don’t create jobs or culture
- pay almost no property tax
- ruin walkability
- are ugly
- attract crime
- send revenue out of our economy
So yes, let’s tax them out of existence.