The community is in need as it fights three wildfires, known collectively as the Spokane Complex wildfire. Hundreds of structures went up in flames, and emergency evacuations have displaced more than 60,000 as of Sunday afternoon.

How to help Spokane residents during the wildfires

Looking to support people affected by the Spokane-area wildfires? Here's how you can help.

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Old trees are valuable. There is hardly anything else on Earth that harbors such a rich community of life within a single living organism. David Attenborough

The US government is working to extricate some Americans who had potentially problematic exposures to suspected #Ebola #Bundibugyo in DRC. But it won’t talk about it. When I and other journalists asked during a #CDC press conference, we got no answers. www.statnews.com/2026/05/17/i...

In Ebola outbreak, a number of Americans in the Congo believed to have had exposure to suspected cases

A number of Americans who are in the Congo are believed to have had exposure to suspected cases in the country’s latest Ebola outbreak, sources have told STAT.

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People who show up for others, who give their time, their energy, their care, hold things together in ways most people don’t notice! They’re the quiet strength behind families, friendships & communities & they should be valued! The world needs more people spreading kindness! #SheShed

That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers. Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they?

Rep. @sethmoulton.bsky.social : "Is anyone going to just stop for a second and be honest? This is insane. What the hell are we doing? We've got a lot of problems in America today, and invading, occupying, running Venezuela does not solve any of them."

Ending the year with a couple of classics. Rob Reiner forever.

I wish you all a wonderful New Year's Eve. Have a good start to the New Year 🥂 Thank you for a great year here on BlueSky. It has been so much fun. You are all amazing 🫶 #ColorADay #RedWed #RoseWednesday #photography #flowers #photohour #bloomscrolling #nature #thelittlethings #EastCoastKin

BREAKING NEWS: Actual facts appear for the first time on "Truth" Social.

WA reeling after flooding as Skagit, Snohomish rivers hit record levels

Live: WA reeling after flooding as Skagit, Snohomish rivers hit record levels

A second but less severe atmospheric river is expected to arrive in Western Washington late Sunday into Monday. Here's what to know.

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Delaying the timing of vaccinating infants against hepatitis B — an idea a federal vaccine advisory group will likely vote on later this week — would neither improve the effectiveness of the vaccine nor make it safer to give to babies.

Expert review finds delaying the hepatitis B vaccine birth dose would increase chronic infections in kids

Delaying the timing of vaccinating infants against hepatitis B — which ACIP could vote on later this week — would likely lead to more chronic infections in kids.

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Who could ever have imagined when I played a fictional rebel who joined the Resistance to oppose a criminal Authoritarian & wannabe King, it would be happening in real-life? #TwentyfiveFortyseven

Aaaand that's how it starts.

The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased. Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power. Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable. But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.

STEWART: “Comedy doesn’t change the world, but it’s a bellwether— we’re the banana peel in the coal mine… authoritarians are the threat to comedy, music, art, thought… progress.” Nailed it.

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel

Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.

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IT'S OFFICIAL: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative. The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.

What's happening with Jimmy Kimmel is about politics and power.

I stand with PBS. I stand with NPR. I stand with Stephen Colbert. I stand with Jimmy Kimmel. I stand with the First Amendment. PERIOD.* *Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files

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Constantly amazed by the compassion people show! 💜

Abbe Lowell and I represent CDC Director #SusanMonarez. Contrary to govt statements, Dr. Monarez has neither resigned nor yet been fired. She will not resign. We have issued the following statement:

A sneaky Barred Owl from this morning here in Washington state. #birds #owls #nature

Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game. The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.

Extremely sad situation. 😞 “Their lives are at stake, and this mission is about giving them a future.”

U.S. Pauses Visitor Visas for Gazans After Right-Wing Outcry

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Reporter: What’s going on with those posts on X that are clearly trolling the president? Newsom: I hope it’s a wake up call for the president. I’m just following his example. If you have issues with what I’m putting out, you sure as hell should have concerns with what he’s putting out

First it was troops in L.A., sent to provoke and assault peaceful protesters under the banner of “immigration enforcement.” Now it’s troops in our capital to disappear the homeless. See the pattern? Sooner or later, the monster comes for us all.