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A judge sentenced Paul Walczak to 18 mos in prison & ~$4.4M in restitution, declaring there “is not a get-out-of-jail-free card” for the rich. Trump's pardon indicated otherwise, sparing Walczak from serving even 1 day in prison or paying any of the $4.4M nytimes.com/2025/05/27/us/…

Trump Corruption Hits Next Level With Pardon Tied to $1 Million Dinner trib.al/qD3KCFP

White House official given anonymity to say they're not afraid to defend their actions washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

You look like you could use this picture of two axolotls. That is all. (Photo from Marine Biological Laboratory landed in my inbox today.)

Owning a yacht like this isn’t just tone-deaf; it’s aggressively symbolic of a class that believes they’re not just above the law, they’re above the weather. While the rest of us are told to compost, buy reusable straws, and take fewer showers during droughts, the world’s richest

Western Washington is known for its towering evergreen trees, but it is also home to shortgrass prairies, a favored habitat for butterflies. One Puget Sound prairie butterfly is getting a lot of help as it flits away from near-extinction. kuow.org/stories/on-a-w…

Wow, what are the odds given how rare it must be for Vance and Patel to do podcasts given their myriad daily responsibilities!?

"Nobody’s going to spit on our police officers," says Trump, who four months ago pardoned people who beat police officers with pipes, flagpoles, baseball bats and 2-by-4s at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Tribes to Trump: Support our salmon. Or see you in court. kuow.org/stories/northw…

Sometimes it's good to remember just how large LA is, now that it's the focus of the national conversation. Los Angeles County alone, not even counting the surrounding developments, has more people than every state in red, 40 of the 50 in total.

Shit like this is why I recommend typing "-ai" into your Google searches

A rare call to action from NPR popped up on my screen shortly after the US House voted to defund public broadcasting today.

Former Sen. Bob Menendez reports to prison for 11-year sentence in gold bar bribery case usatoday.com/story/news/pol… by ⁦Sarah D. Wire⁩ ⁦USA TODAY⁩

Are you the kind of person who wants to get it right when you tell people you'll be laying or lying on the beach on your summer vacation? You're in the right place.

Since February, President Trump has denied 6 of 10 major-disaster requests he has received from Democratic governors, according to FEMA records analyzed by KUOW. Trump has approved 14 of 15 requests he has received from Republican governors. kuow.org/stories/trump-…

Who knew?! You can estimate past crab populations by examining how many scars crab attacks left on clams' shells.

Orcas urgently need comprehensive action for quiet, clean, salmon-rich waters, scientific panel says. kuow.org/stories/bolder…

Conservation during heat waves is especially effective at keeping pollution out of the air. The gas-burning power plants that get fired up during peak demand typically pollute much more than everyday electricity sources. kuow.org/stories/washin…

14 public-media stations in Washington stand to lose small-to-large chunks of their funding today. 5% of @kuow.org's budget is from CPB. (Smaller stations are more dependent. KSVR-Skagit Valley is >80% CPB funded.) As always, your support for #publicmedia is vital to our work.