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Cedar Attanasio
@apcedar.bsky.social
AP reporter covering Washington State, immigration, and environmental issues. Sometimes I use satellite imagery (remote sensing, GIS, etc) to discover what happened and when.

Tips: [email protected]
Pinned
Goodbye, New York. Hello, Washington.

My first #SEATTLE byline. I'm looking forward to more trolls, bears, and aquatic life in my copy.

I will continue to cover #immigration and the urban #environment while out West. 🌲🐻

Tips/comments/complaints: [email protected]

apnews.com/article/griz...
Seattle NHL team's mascot has a close encounter with a brown bear during video shoot in Alaska
A Seattle Kraken ice hockey player and the team's mascot had a close call with a brown bear during a video shoot in Alaska.
apnews.com
apnews.com/article/asso... 
"When we talk about press freedom, we are really talking about your freedom."
OpEd: Executive Editor Julie Pace on why AP is standing for your right to speak freely
The executive editor of The Associated Press says the news organization is fighting for the right of the press and public to speak freely without being targeted by the government.
apnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Over 20 AP journalists -- myself included -- spent weeks or months in immigration courts across the U.S. witnessing a historic shift: apnews.com/article/immi...
Migrants thought they were in court for a routine hearing. Instead, it was a deportation trap
The nation's immigration courts have undergone a fundamental change under the administration of President Donald Trump.
apnews.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
November 11, 2025 at 3:34 AM
We tracked down the journey of a dog named Happy.

Hopefully the story makes you happy, too.
The other Alaska airlift: Volunteers save dogs from a flooded Alaska village, 1 tiny plane at a time
A nonprofit in rural Alaska is working to rescue dogs from Kipnuk, a village hit hard by Typhoon Halong.
apnews.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Happy #worldoctopusday; this year I saw my first in the wild:
Fell in love with this Caribbean reef octopus in #Cayman #GrandCayman on a #nightdive, who kept on hunting as we checked them out.
October 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
That's a Bigg boi
Long Awaited Encounter with the T02C’s. Read the full story here: buff.ly/MTqJoHU
Photo by Aly
This is an encounter from 2025
#WhaleTales #KillerWhale
October 8, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Killer whale #marinelife I shot last week outside Seattle.

Yes, that is a juvenile fluke on the left. #orcas
October 8, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Some days you're the #orca. Some days you're the seal.
August 29, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Happy orca frolicking after its pod (T46) makes a kill.
August 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Adult #killerwhale coming right at us earlier this month off the coasts of Washington / British Columbia.

What's that in its mouth?
August 25, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Starting work today and thinking of my colleagues worldwide who face dire conditions.

apnews.com/article/mide...
AP freelancer among 5 journalists killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital, health officials say
Among the victims was Mariam Dagga, a freelancer for the Associated Press. Al Jazeera confirmed that its journalist Mohammed Salam was also killed in the strike. Reuters reported that its contractor c...
apnews.com
August 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Baby orca, likely T046B3A ,surfaces beside mother, likely T046B3 "Sedna." Aug. 2025

Shoutout to @pugetsoundexpress and @bartrulon for introducing me to the T46 family!
August 25, 2025 at 10:22 AM
First week living in Seattle, first @seattletimes.com Sunday edition.
August 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Goodbye, New York. Hello, Washington.

My first #SEATTLE byline. I'm looking forward to more trolls, bears, and aquatic life in my copy.

I will continue to cover #immigration and the urban #environment while out West. 🌲🐻

Tips/comments/complaints: [email protected]

apnews.com/article/griz...
Seattle NHL team's mascot has a close encounter with a brown bear during video shoot in Alaska
A Seattle Kraken ice hockey player and the team's mascot had a close call with a brown bear during a video shoot in Alaska.
apnews.com
August 6, 2025 at 10:42 PM
"What do you do when you’re:
☔️unexpectedly laid off a month after returning from maternity leave ...You start a substack, of course."

sarahtharris.substack.com?r=20w7q&utm_...
uncertain season | Sarah | Substack
Essays on parenting, body, self, story and other unknowns. Click to read uncertain season, by Sarah, a Substack publication. Launched 8 days ago.
sarahtharris.substack.com
July 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Reposted by Cedar Attanasio
Baby humpback breaches are pure joy. 🦑
July 20, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Better late than never: @apnews.com app now lets you pick which alerts you want.
July 16, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Reposted by Cedar Attanasio
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering, convicted of prostitution offense.
July 2, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Hey #scuba friends I will be diving in the #Seattle area starting in August.

Looking for buddies and orgs interested in ecology, #uwphotography, etc.
June 15, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Whatever is going I just remind myself that #dolphins use babytalk with their calves. (Story from 2023) apnews.com/article/dolp...
Dolphin moms use baby talk to call to their young, recordings show
A new study has found that dolphin mothers also use a kind of high-pitched baby talk with their kids.
apnews.com
June 7, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Amazing. Respect the lede.
June 6, 2025 at 6:39 PM
June 3, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I regretted disturbing this #lemonray at night with bright white lights on a nighttime #scuba dive, so I quickly switched to redlight, and it was totally chill. #ocean #underwaterphotography
May 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM