Luke Baumgarten
@lukebaumgarten.bsky.social
Writer & organizer. Building @rangemedia.co & Spokane Workers Cooperative. Support local news https://rangemedia.co
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The plea deal turns a potential felony sentence that could mean six years in federal prison and $250,000 in fines into three years of probation and a few thousand dollars in restitution costs.
Four of the Spokane 9 accept plea deals – RANGE Media
ICE protestors facing federal charges made a hard choice, but some fear a chilling effect: ‘They want to frighten people so they are afraid to use their First Amendment rights.’
rangemedia.co
December 10, 2025 at 1:32 AM
The plea deal turns a potential felony sentence that could mean six years in federal prison and $250,000 in fines into three years of probation and a few thousand dollars in restitution costs.
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This wasn't an easy decision for any of them to make i'm sure, and in a better world we can hope that they wouldn't have had to. the fight for mikki and the others is not over tho. let's not give up
The plea deal turns a potential felony sentence that could mean six years in federal prison and $250,000 in fines into three years of probation and a few thousand dollars in restitution costs.
Four of the Spokane 9 accept plea deals – RANGE Media
ICE protestors facing federal charges made a hard choice, but some fear a chilling effect: ‘They want to frighten people so they are afraid to use their First Amendment rights.’
rangemedia.co
December 10, 2025 at 1:52 AM
This wasn't an easy decision for any of them to make i'm sure, and in a better world we can hope that they wouldn't have had to. the fight for mikki and the others is not over tho. let's not give up
What a strange and fragrant melange of personalities we’ve assembled @rangemedia.co
for the neurodivergent youths: this is a satire of what my colleagues tell me was a 1970's humor magazine called National Lampoon. you may also know that name from a popular 1989 Christmas movie starring Chevy Chase. They are indeed connected.
December 3, 2025 at 1:15 AM
What a strange and fragrant melange of personalities we’ve assembled @rangemedia.co
Every newsroom in the US is raising money right now. It can be hard to break through. (The Intercept is once again struggling to make its goal.) In these difficult times, @merrywanderer.bsky.social had an out of the box idea to help RANGE stand out. Happy giving Tuesday!
rangemedia.co/support-us/
rangemedia.co/support-us/
December 2, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Every newsroom in the US is raising money right now. It can be hard to break through. (The Intercept is once again struggling to make its goal.) In these difficult times, @merrywanderer.bsky.social had an out of the box idea to help RANGE stand out. Happy giving Tuesday!
rangemedia.co/support-us/
rangemedia.co/support-us/
Go get it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kXq...
December 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Go get it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kXq...
November 30, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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he never looks at JD that way
November 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
he never looks at JD that way
Waiting with bated breath for Larry Stone to commit hundreds of thousands of dollars to combating this scourge on our streets.
Two men are accused of driving by a group of people and throwing a firework at them in downtown Spokane. A homeless man and teenage girl were injured.
Two Gonzaga students arrested for throwing firework at people in downtown Spokane
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Two men are accused of driving by a group of people and throwing a firework at them in downtown Spokane. A homeless man and teenage girl were
www.kxly.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Waiting with bated breath for Larry Stone to commit hundreds of thousands of dollars to combating this scourge on our streets.
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The rumors of Gonzaga's demise blah blah blah blah.
November 9, 2025 at 4:26 AM
The rumors of Gonzaga's demise blah blah blah blah.
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This is unfair. Kennedy returned moments later with an enormous syringe filled with the blue 10,000 Flushes fluid and administered life-saving aid.
RFK Jr's response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible
November 6, 2025 at 6:21 PM
This is unfair. Kennedy returned moments later with an enormous syringe filled with the blue 10,000 Flushes fluid and administered life-saving aid.
Who should we be honoring other than Bing Crosby?
November 5, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Who should we be honoring other than Bing Crosby?
Also, people in town are fighting Wilson’s land grab using innovative structures like permanent real estate cooperatives, which “permanently take land out of the speculative market.”
There’s cool shit happening on the hillbilly side of the Cascades, if you dare to look. www.theselc.org/prec_pilot
There’s cool shit happening on the hillbilly side of the Cascades, if you dare to look. www.theselc.org/prec_pilot
November 5, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Also, people in town are fighting Wilson’s land grab using innovative structures like permanent real estate cooperatives, which “permanently take land out of the speculative market.”
There’s cool shit happening on the hillbilly side of the Cascades, if you dare to look. www.theselc.org/prec_pilot
There’s cool shit happening on the hillbilly side of the Cascades, if you dare to look. www.theselc.org/prec_pilot
Was not a fan of the man, personally, but he was so important for representation.
RIP Dick Cheney, an ADHD king. Dude loved starting lots of different wars, but got too distracted to finish any of them. He’s just like me, fr fr.
November 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Was not a fan of the man, personally, but he was so important for representation.
Zoomer colleague ordering from a restaurant they have called “Millennial” (derogatory): “what the fuck is evoo and why is it on everything?!”
October 22, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Zoomer colleague ordering from a restaurant they have called “Millennial” (derogatory): “what the fuck is evoo and why is it on everything?!”
Good for them. It's been a while since the Far Side Legion got to see some action. abcnews.go.com/US/texas-nat...
October 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Good for them. It's been a while since the Far Side Legion got to see some action. abcnews.go.com/US/texas-nat...
Reaaally want to know the story here
sinclair pulled its kirk tribute six minutes before it was set to air on its abc affiliates
September 20, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Reaaally want to know the story here
New excuse unlocked
Meta Accused of Torrenting Porn to Advance Its Goal of AI ‘Superintelligence’ | WIRED
Meta Accused of Torrenting Porn to Advance Its Goal of AI ‘Superintelligence’
Strike 3 Holdings is suing Meta in federal court, alleging the tech giant pirated copyrighted adult videos to train its AI models.
www.wired.com
September 20, 2025 at 1:33 AM
New excuse unlocked
Really good company to be in, right here. Proud as hell that @rangemedia.co is worker-owned.
If you have an extra $10 a month to spare, here's a list of worker-owned cooperative news sites you might want to support:
• 404 Media
• Defector
• The Flytrap
• Flaming Hydra
• The Appeal
• Aftermath
• Racket
• Hell Gate
• The 51st
• The Colorado Sun
• Range Media
• Discourse Blog
• Pop Heist
• 404 Media
• Defector
• The Flytrap
• Flaming Hydra
• The Appeal
• Aftermath
• Racket
• Hell Gate
• The 51st
• The Colorado Sun
• Range Media
• Discourse Blog
• Pop Heist
September 19, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Really good company to be in, right here. Proud as hell that @rangemedia.co is worker-owned.
Journalists are only as good as their sources and we got great sources. Thanks @katebitz.bsky.social
worth noting that @rangemedia.co completely owned this story from the beginning — here’s their report that was only made possible by a citizen journalist going to let us worship and catching the mayor on stage alongside Feucht and Matt Shea in 4k rangemedia.co/nadine-woodw...
'We don’t need to be fighting each other, Amen?' – RANGE Media
Mayor Woodward vehemently denounced Matt Shea in 2019. Last night, Shea prayed for her re-election at a Christian nationalist revival. What changed?
rangemedia.co
September 19, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Journalists are only as good as their sources and we got great sources. Thanks @katebitz.bsky.social
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🧵 At RANGE, we love our stats and data. Here’s a bit about Spokane’s Spiciest Candidate Forum, held at The Guardian this weekend:
- 150+ people in attendance
- 5 out of the 6 city council candidates took the Hot Seat
- candidates + RANGE reporter Erin drank over 1 full gallon of milk
- 150+ people in attendance
- 5 out of the 6 city council candidates took the Hot Seat
- candidates + RANGE reporter Erin drank over 1 full gallon of milk
September 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
🧵 At RANGE, we love our stats and data. Here’s a bit about Spokane’s Spiciest Candidate Forum, held at The Guardian this weekend:
- 150+ people in attendance
- 5 out of the 6 city council candidates took the Hot Seat
- candidates + RANGE reporter Erin drank over 1 full gallon of milk
- 150+ people in attendance
- 5 out of the 6 city council candidates took the Hot Seat
- candidates + RANGE reporter Erin drank over 1 full gallon of milk
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There's also a laundry list of people we need to thank for their role in making this spicy dream a sweaty reality! First, Chef Tony Brown, who designed some downright dangerously delicious wings + a delicious menu for the crowd (ft. a potato salad editor @lukebaumgarten.bsky.social is addicted to)
September 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
There's also a laundry list of people we need to thank for their role in making this spicy dream a sweaty reality! First, Chef Tony Brown, who designed some downright dangerously delicious wings + a delicious menu for the crowd (ft. a potato salad editor @lukebaumgarten.bsky.social is addicted to)
These people are sick and it seems like the horrors will never cease.
But you change one element and …
But you change one element and …
September 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
These people are sick and it seems like the horrors will never cease.
But you change one element and …
But you change one element and …
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I enjoyed this. And what an infectious laugh. ❤️
"Reporter left speechless after witnessing Japan's new $70 million Maglev train in action at 310 mph"
"Reporter left speechless after witnessing Japan's new $70 million Maglev train in action at 310 mph"
September 2, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I enjoyed this. And what an infectious laugh. ❤️
"Reporter left speechless after witnessing Japan's new $70 million Maglev train in action at 310 mph"
"Reporter left speechless after witnessing Japan's new $70 million Maglev train in action at 310 mph"
If they’re freaking out over this Shaolin monk, wait until they hear about RZA, ODB and, perhaps especially, Ghostface. www.wsj.com/world/china/...
A Buddhist Monk’s Alleged Indulgence in Money and Sex Transfixes China
An official probe into the jet-setting abbot of China’s Shaolin Temple has fueled cynicism about capitalism and religion.
www.wsj.com
August 23, 2025 at 12:38 AM
If they’re freaking out over this Shaolin monk, wait until they hear about RZA, ODB and, perhaps especially, Ghostface. www.wsj.com/world/china/...
