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Geoff Norcross
@geoffnorx.bsky.social
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I’m a host at OPB in Portland, Oregon. I hate leaf blowers.
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Geoff Norcross @geoffnorx.bsky.social · 9d
This may be the fundamental question of our time.
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Geoff Norcross @geoffnorx.bsky.social · 11d
OPB: Headline
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Geoff Norcross @geoffnorx.bsky.social · 18d
It doesn’t matter. Agency staffers leak documents to trustworthy journalists because they think people need to know something. And said journos don’t actually need to be in the Pentagon to do the work.
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NPR @npr.org · 18d
The Pentagon is implementing new guidelines that will require journalists to sign a pledge and agree to report only approved and officially released information.
Defense Secretary Hegseth requires new 'pledge' for reporters at the Pentagon
The Pentagon is implementing new guidelines that will require journalists to sign a pledge and agree to report only approved and officially released information.
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Geoff Norcross @geoffnorx.bsky.social · 29d
I don’t think I’ve wanted to shoot an article out of a cannon so much in my entire life.
5,000 Podcasts. 3,000 Episodes a Week. $1 Cost Per Episode — Behind an AI Start Up’s Plan
Former Wondery exec Jeanine Wright is leading a new firm, Inception Point AI, that's betting on flooding the zone with audio content: “I think that people who are still referring to all AI-generated c...
www.hollywoodreporter.com
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Geoff Norcross @geoffnorx.bsky.social · Sep 7
Roses are red,
Portland’s not like ‘living in hell,’
Naomi Pomeroy’s legacy lives on in L’Echelle
A year after her tragic death, Pomeroy’s impact on Portland’s culinary world is still present in dishes crafted by those who knew her best.
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Geoff Norcross @geoffnorx.bsky.social · Sep 5
Petrichor!
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Geoff Norcross @geoffnorx.bsky.social · Sep 5
Roses are red,
Violets are sweet,
How a Northeast Portland neighborhood is trying to make it safer to cross the street
The Beaumont-Wilshire Neighborhood Association is using bright orange flags to increase visibility for pedestrians. PBOT gave the "OK" but was unable to help, saying other streets needed the resources...
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Geoff Norcross @geoffnorx.bsky.social · Sep 1
Just watched the last episode of Resident Alien, and I’m here blubbering like an idiot.
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Geoff Norcross @geoffnorx.bsky.social · Aug 28
Roses are red,
Violets hold much mystery,
Vintage tugboats race this weekend to celebrate maritime history
This Labor Day weekend, the 51st annual Olympia Harbor Days Festival hosts the last remaining tugboat races in the Pacific Northwest.
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Geoff Norcross @geoffnorx.bsky.social · Aug 24
Or maybe, if you successfully complete a quiz at the end you can gift it?
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Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · Aug 24
they should invent articles you cannot share without reading first
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Geoff Norcross @geoffnorx.bsky.social · Aug 24
Listener I met the other day: “I hate hearing the news, but I’m ok hearing it from you.”

That’s why I love audio journalism. The power of the voice and the relationships you can build.
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Geoff Norcross @geoffnorx.bsky.social · Aug 22
I know it’s mean but MAN did I
lol at this!
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Ruth Ann Crystal @drruth.bsky.social · Aug 21
A team went nine games without making a single goal. The fans decided to help.
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Geoff Norcross @geoffnorx.bsky.social · Aug 21
Good analysis of the lack of fan support for a confusingly successful team.

Only thing missing: People who live around Tampa Bay. Lots of baseball fans, but they hold their allegiances to their hometown teams.
Is He Baseball’s Most Brilliant Owner, or a Failure?
www.nytimes.com
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Geoff Norcross @geoffnorx.bsky.social · Aug 19
We’ve been on this track for decades. As government support decreased, foundational support filled the gap.

But the gap never got this big, this fast.
The Race to Rescue PBS and NPR Stations
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Geoff Norcross @geoffnorx.bsky.social · Aug 18
The president is - once again - trying to kill Vote By Mail, calling it a “scam.”

Oregon is exclusively a VBM state. According to the Heritage Foundation (!), there have been only *18* cases of voter fraud here in 25 years.
The Heritage Foundation's Election Fraud Map
The Heritage Foundation's Election Fraud Map is an interactive tool providing a sampling of proven instances of election fraud across the U.S. From @HeritageDataviz
electionfraud.heritage.org
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Geoff Norcross @geoffnorx.bsky.social · Jul 10
Wave energy
Oregon wave energy startup shutting down after losing federal funds
AquaHarmonics was set to be among the first companies to test its technology at the new PacWest wave energy facility off the coast of Newport.
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Geoff Norcross @geoffnorx.bsky.social · Jul 10
Wind and solar
Under Trump’s new law, Oregon could lose big on solar and wind energy projects
Under the Trump Adminstration's One Big Beautiful Bill, Oregon could lose about 4 gigawatts of planned wind and solar energy, or enough energy to power one million homes.
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Geoff Norcross @geoffnorx.bsky.social · Jul 10
SNAP
In hunger-gripped Oregon, Trump’s food stamp cuts could overwhelm its welfare system
President Donald Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" cuts social safety net programs like SNAP to rein in government spending. Opponents fear it will worsen food insecurity in Oregon.
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Geoff Norcross @geoffnorx.bsky.social · Jul 10
Medicaid/OHP
Oregon’s largest Medicaid provider on how Trump’s megabill will affect health coverage in the state
An analysis of an earlier version of the bill found that Oregon would be disproportionately hit by Medicaid cuts, with more people likely to lose coverage and end up uninsured.
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Geoff Norcross @geoffnorx.bsky.social · Jul 10
More logging
Federal budget bill would boost logging — but cut funds to Oregon timber counties
The proposed budget bill would increase logging on federal lands, but most of that money won't go to Oregon counties that typically receive a portion of timber sales.
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Geoff Norcross @geoffnorx.bsky.social · Jul 10
I-5/Rose Quarter
‘Big Beautiful Bill’ may take a major bite out of Interstate 5-Rose Quarter remake
The agency insisted last week there was no sign a $450 million grant was in jeopardy. It’s changed its tune.
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Geoff Norcross @geoffnorx.bsky.social · Jul 10
Rural hospitals
Small Washington hospitals brace for ‘severe’ effects of Medicaid cuts
Small hospitals in Washington state are facing a difficult economic future. Their finances will likely become worse because of the federal reconciliation bill passed by Congress last week.
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Geoff Norcross @geoffnorx.bsky.social · Jul 10
@opb.org reporters have already amassed an impressive list of ways the federal cuts and the Big Beautiful Bill will affect the Northwest. 👇🏻
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Geoff Norcross @geoffnorx.bsky.social · Jul 7
Send them to Tree Heaven! (Missed opportunity there.)
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Geoff Norcross @geoffnorx.bsky.social · Jul 4
‘Hell yeah Des Moines’ hits funny. Pls explain. 😁