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Valerie Osier

@valerieosier.bsky.social

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Managing Editor, worker-owner at @rangemedia.co 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*
rangemedia.co/press-for-th...

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Shefali Luthra @shefali.bsky.social · 1d

“My biggest fear is going to the hospital."

Pregnant immigrants are terrified ICE will show up outside the doctors' office or at the hospital. So they're skipping the care necessary to ensure a healthy birth.

Some experience dangerous complications as a result.

19thnews.org/2025/10/preg...

ICE fears put pregnant immigrants and their babies at risk

Fear of deportation is deterring people without permanent legal status from critical care. Doctors are worried for their health — and the health of their pregnancies.

19thnews.org

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Valerie Osier @valerieosier.bsky.social · 1d

I didn't 😭 I think we made more of a naan

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Valerie Osier @valerieosier.bsky.social · 1d

(I think the flex is that I had like 90% of the ingredients already)

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Valerie Osier @valerieosier.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like my biggest cooking flex is that I was craving Ethiopian food so much once that I made my own Berbere spice blend with an internet recipe

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

did i eat this entire plate of ethiopian? yes, i did.

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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 3d

There’s so much going on, there’s no way newsrooms and the public can keep up.

Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 3d

Judge Diane Goodstein crossed the Trump administration last month. Yesterday, her home burned, her husband was injured and it's being investigated for arson.

www.postandcourier.com/news/crime/s...

Judge blocks South Carolina from giving DOJ millions of voters' data
Sep. 3, 2025

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 3d

That's assault

Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows

The anti-ICE protester, 19, was hurling insults but standing still when she was sprayed.

www.oregonlive.com

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Valerie Osier @valerieosier.bsky.social · 4d

just had my first in-n-out burger in 4 years and now I know for sure that all the in n out haters are lying liars cause it was heavenly

Valerie Osier @valerieosier.bsky.social · 4d

it's all a ponzi scheme, y'all.
(i am on my third free wine but that does not mean I am incorrect)

Valerie Osier @valerieosier.bsky.social · 4d

a colleague at a conference got me in as a guest to a really nice lounge once and it impacted my entire perception of class and travel and capitalism bc what do you mean all this shit is free with your lil travel credit card??

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Valerie Osier @valerieosier.bsky.social · 4d

all airports should just be giant airport lounges with free food and booze with how much plane tickets cost

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Lorreina @lorreina.bsky.social · 5d

"They pepper sprayed the twerking frog at the ICE facility"

Is both an absurd thing to say but also a violently cruel reality

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Valerie Osier @valerieosier.bsky.social · 6d

Tonight's unearthed treasures so far include G Flip's I'll be your Man, Electric Bones by Findlay, Lancaster Nights by Charlie Burg, Hot Damn by Ivy Leman

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Erin Sellers @merrywanderer.bsky.social · 6d

If you read/listen to any local news this week, please let it be this! I’ve been working on it for weeks and it’s some of the most insane shit I’ve ever written

RANGE Media @rangemedia.co · 6d

From prison, convicted rapist Arlin Jordin has easily evicted tenants for decades. With Washington’s right-to-counsel laws, that’s all changing. This month, it all came to a head with Spokane's first right-to-counsel jury trial for an eviction:

Jordin v. Brayman: Spokane's first eviction trial by jury – RANGE Media

From prison, convicted rapist Arlin Jordin has easily evicted tenants for decades. With Washington’s right-to-counsel laws, that’s all changing.

rangemedia.co

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Valerie Osier @valerieosier.bsky.social · 6d

I personally recommend in this neverending-cycle-of-hell-news to periodically smoke a lil joint and listen to your Liked songs on shuffle

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Valerie Osier @valerieosier.bsky.social · 6d

I can confirm.
-a 4 year owalla girlie who doesn't wanna do consumerism but really likes the new design

Valerie Osier @valerieosier.bsky.social · 6d

that's what I wanna know 🧐

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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 6d

I always pay attention to what stories People Magazine and other consumer media outlets cover. That's how you can tell that something has broken through the usual political and news bubbles. This horrific Chicago story has broken through. people.com/ice-agents-o...

ICE Agents Rappel from Helicopter in Overnight Chicago Raid, Dragging Kids from Beds to U-Hauls

Overnight on Tuesday, Sept. 30, federal agents from different agencies raided an apartment building on the South Side of Chicago, pulling men, women and children — some of them allegedly naked — from ...

people.com

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 6d

so the US government just forced a tech company to delete an app it doesn’t like, which is totally normal stuff

www.404media.co/iceblock-own...

ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’

Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never t...

www.404media.co

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Valerie Osier @valerieosier.bsky.social · 6d

Ugh I was worried about that lol

Valerie Osier @valerieosier.bsky.social · 6d

trying to post this from the @rangemedia.co acct but it's not working, so here goes:
If you couldn't make tonight's candidate forum at the library, catch it on KYRS 88.1/92.3 FM right now! kyrs.org/listen/

Listen | KYRS

kyrs.org

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Valerie Osier @valerieosier.bsky.social · 8d

the last time it was Minecraft! www.lenfestinstitute.org/solutions-re...

How the Long Beach Post used Minecraft to reach younger audiences during the pandemic

At the height of the pandemic, the Long Beach Post created a virtual version of Long Beach in the video game Minecraft to hold community gatherings.

www.lenfestinstitute.org

Valerie Osier @valerieosier.bsky.social · 8d

if i had a nickel for every time my journalism job led me to livestream video games to talk about local news, I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot, but it's weird it happened twice.

RANGE Media @rangemedia.co · 8d

TONIGHT (9/30) at 5 pm, Luke & Erin are going live on YouTube + Twitch and starting a Baldur’s Gate 3 campaign. They'll chat about local news like the upcoming election, the state of local media & a preview of a big story from Erin coming soon. Put your questions below so they can answer on stream!

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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 16d

Journalists talk to colleagues on Slack, reach sources via phone, email, and messaging apps, and file in Google Docs.

But as the U.S. government ramps up its attacks on American journalism, it’s a good time to ask: How secure are the tools we take for granted?

www.niemanlab.org/2025/09/its-...

It’s 2025. Do you know how secure your newsroom is?

"It was a lot easier, in some ways, for journalists back in the 80s and 90s, before all of these cloud platforms existed."

www.niemanlab.org

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The Needling @theneedling.com · 12d

“Even if this decision tanks our stocks—which it definitely is—please be assured this company remains steadfast as ever in its commitment to union-bust no matter the literal cost to anyone including ourselves.”

The Needling @theneedling.com · 13d

Starbucks Cancels Pumpkin Spice Season After Cinnamon Unionizes: tinyurl.com/436ewmrb

Cinnamon sticks demonstrating outside Starbucks headquarters with protest signs reading "Who's Got the Cinnamon? We Got the Cinnamon" and "Pumpkin Does Nothing"

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Valerie Osier @valerieosier.bsky.social · 12d

this is the coolest sizzle reel for the coolest spicy candidate forum

RANGE Media @rangemedia.co · 12d

Did you miss Spokane's Spiciest Candidate Forum? We're bringing all the sizzle and spice to your doomscrolling, thanks to the folks at KXLY and Midnight Waffles Creative! Get ready for the heat:

Spokane's Spiciest Candidate Forum - The Sizzle

We threw Spokane's Spiciest Candidate Forum so you can be the hottest, most informed voter this election season! Join us as we torture five candidates for Spokane City Council with spicy food from Ruins Chef Tony Brown and spicier questions from RANGE reporter Erin Sellers. Full video available o

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