Orion Donovan Smith (@orionds) 's Twitter Profile
Orion Donovan Smith

@orionds

Covering the other Washington for @SpokesmanReview | @RegionalReports board member | @Report4America alum | Long-suffering Mariners and Canucks fan

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"Many cherry farmers started the summer harvest last month with a labor shortage, as farmworkers delayed traveling to Oregon out of fear of immigration crackdowns. Chandler, for example, said he had only half his typical workforce of 120 in June." Interesting story from

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Oh Im Cal Raleigh. I hit a lot of home runs. I hit from both sides of the plate. I play the most valuable position. I have one of the coolest nicknames in sports. Screw you man

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So, this is a first in D.C. politics: Yesterday Trayon White shared a video on his Instagram account of a woman encouraging people to go vote. (There was some light endorsement of his message, also.) The video, though, is AI-generated.

So, this is a first in D.C. politics: Yesterday <a href="/trayonwhite/">Trayon White</a> shared a video on his Instagram account of a woman encouraging people to go vote. (There was some light endorsement of his message, also.) The video, though, is AI-generated.
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Some news: The Trump administration notified some AmeriCorps programs this week it was reinstating funding that had been abruptly terminated in April, a sudden about-face that came with no explanation for the reversal or clarity on its scope. bostonglobe.com/2025/07/17/nat…

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Court records reveal that on March 20, the day Dan Newhouse was in Pasco, a man allegedly called his office in Washington, D.C., and said he planned to drive to the congressman’s district office and kill Newhouse and his staff. // story by Orion Donovan Smith spokesman.com/stories/2025/j…

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Charlie Morton, a gem, gave a candid answer on how difficult the trade deadline may be for himself and the Orioles. "You owe it to the guys in the room, you owe it to the organization, you owe it to the city, to be bought into where you are." Full:

Charlie Morton, a gem, gave a candid answer on how difficult the trade deadline may be for himself and the Orioles.

"You owe it to the guys in the room, you owe it to the organization, you owe it to the city, to be bought into where you are."

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2 years ago Cal Raleigh ripped the front office and was told to keep his emotions in check by the manager. And now here we are. Cal changed the entire culture of the franchise. You can't oversell how valuable he is. He is a hero.

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New story w/ Hilary Burns: A DOJ lawyer accused Harvard of ‘indifference to antisemitism.’ As a Harvard undergrad he wrote a paper from Hitler’s perspective. bostonglobe.com/2025/09/02/met…

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Two years ago Cal Raleigh ripped management for not making the team better at the deadline. The manager told him to control his emotions. Two years later, the manager has been fired and management decided to listen to its leader in the clubhouse. Now they're back in the

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'We are alive:' federal workers get hugs, validation in fraught period of shutdown and layoffs baltimoresun.com/2025/10/03/we-…

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Fun story: Yesterday, we noticed OMB changed its guidance to strip the reference to furloughed feds getting back pay. We reached out and gave them til this morning to respond. In the meantime, they leaked the story to Axios with their spin on legal interpretation.

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Facing Senate scrutiny, Trump's Cabinet is deploying a novel strategy: Fight back, and get personal. My story on how, channeling their boss, Trump's officials are coming to Congress armed with barbs and oppo: bostonglobe.com/2025/10/09/nat…

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Coming back to Seattle Mariners Twitter to say this: Everybody better show love to Eduard Bazardo. He was great so many times this year. Losses like this hurt but I haven’t had reason just to FEEL this much as an M’s fan in a long time. And BRING BACK NAYLOR.

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The top U.S. Department of Agriculture official in Washington state responsible for farm loans, disaster assistance and conservation programs was suddenly fired on Wednesday without explanation, according to multiple farmers who spoke with him. spokesman.com/stories/2025/o…