Relief in sight! Surface smoke will remain moderate to heavy overnight, with moderate smoke on Wednesday, then less surface smoke on Thursday, as onshore winds push smoke east. Stay tuned for more info! #wawx Loop: HRRR surface smoke via @wxfront.bsky.social

Smoky Tuesday evening update from Federal Way, looking at the forecast for the days ahead. #wawx

Something to watch the next couple days. The incoming heat wave will likely be significantly moderated due to extremely thick smoke aloft. Take a look at predicted smoke aloft at 5 PM Tuesday, versus predicted temperatures. I'd take at least 3-5º off these temperatures. #wawx

Yf you spye a fadid signe at the syde of the roade that saith 'V short leagues to the Shack of Love'

Super useful. I figure a lot of us here in the Sky know this stuff already, but it might be handy to hand to parents, grandparents and pals who are less technically minded. www.librarian.net/NoToAI/

How is Inchelium faring? The entire town was evac'd on Friday due to the Mondrite fire. They had to fall back to Kettle Falls when the fire encroached onthe town shelter. I've read that residents of White Swan are able to go home now, except for the 16 families who lost theirs.

i think people who record podfic are some of the coolest people in fandom

Gen Con 2026 was severely impacted by extreme weather on Saturday, including a tornado warning and massive flooding from the roof. dungeonsanddragonsfan.com/gen-con-2026... #GenCon #GenCon2026 #ttrpg #tabletoprpg

Gen Con 2026 Hit By Tornado Warning & Severe Flooding

Gen Con was severely impacted by extreme weather on the third day of the event, including a tornado warning and massive flooding from the roof.

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The GenCon “Tornado” really did a number on the block party set up.

Lol I didn't know there was a tornado warning at Gencon until I emerged fully in drag and some dude in the street went: "You dressed up like THAT for a TORNADO??!"

Declining literacy and critical thinking are "a public health crisis of intellectual health, and most governments don’t seem minded to do anything about it." I really love this idea of a couch-to-5k for reading and I hope it gains traction

Could a couch-to-5k for books get you back into reading?

With smartphones stealing our attention, we’re picking up fewer books than ever. A novelist shares her eight-week scheme to get you back into the habit

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Heads up, #Seattle...smoke from massive fires in Eastern Washington and Southern British Columbia will move into Western Washington starting early Monday, getting denser through Tuesday and Wednesday. Prepare for an extended period of degraded air quality. #wawx

Severe fire conditions are forecast through Saturday all across the Inland NW, where communities like White Swan have already been devastated.

Greg Halling@ghalling.bsky.social · 5d ago

The two fires destroyed 16 occupied homes, the White Swan Independent Shaker Church building, the White Swan Post Office and buildings at Yakama Nation Forest Development. The fires also went through the Klick-Peter Cemetery. (A free article from Tammy Ayer at yakimaherald.com)

Firefighters are racing against time to contain the Modrite Fire as it threatens the small community of Inchelium on the Colville Reservation. Evacuation orders forced all residents from the town.

Modrite Fire: Inchelium evacuated as nation's highest priority wildfire burns 37,000 acres

INCHELIUM, Wash.— Firefighters are racing against time to contain the Modrite Fire as it threatens the small community of Inchelium on the Colville Reservation. Evacuation orders forced all residents from

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We're watching KREM (Spokane TV station) and they're reporting that they're evacuating an evacuation center (Spokane Falls CC for the Old Trails Fire) to the Convention Center. It's bad bad bad.

Dakota Smith@weatherdak.bsky.social · 4d ago

Wildfires rage across the Pacific Northwest this evening. Parts of Spokane, Washington are under evacuation due to the blazes.

Serious wildland-urban interface (WUI) fire situation in Spokane, WA amid "extremely critical/Particularly Dangerous Situation" fire weather conditions. Two separate fires, #OldTrailsFire & #FairViewFire, are actively burning near/in neighborhoods; mass evacs ongoing. #WAwx

The #OldTrailsFire has jumped the Spokane River along Aubrey L White Pkwy south of the Spokane Rifle Club. Radio traffic reports the fire is moving 100 yards a minute. If you are in a level 3 zone, you need to LEAVE NOW. #wawx #wawildfire

4:50 PM: Chaos in #Spokane with multiple fires burning around the area and winds shifting more to the west, gusting up to 44 mph at Spokane Airport. The #OldTrailsFire has burned 2.3K acres, and the new #AutumnLaneFire has burned 250 acres. 2 smoke plumes now. #wawx

#OldTrailsFire * CONFIRMED BY WATCH DUTY * #wawx

Unofficial Washington State Wildfire Aware@wa-fire-watch.bsky.social · 4d ago

#OldTrailsFire Per reports the fire has possibly jumped W Strong Road and W Barnes Road. Not confirmed by Watch Duty yet. #wawx

No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...

Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation

PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...

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Email just went out internally at City Hall: Shon Barnes has (officially) resigned as police chief of Seattle.

This story has just wrapped up, so if you've been waiting to dive in, now's your chance! A wonderful story full of intrigue, pining, and romance, and chock full of stunning art

Dr Xtina | long WIP era ✍️ 🖼️@drcfxtina.bsky.social · last mo.

Ch 1 of my and @gaywatson.bsky.social's #OFMDReverseBang, The Art of Fakery, is live! Ed is an art thief on his last job, forging a masterpiece while painting a portrait. Stede is his subject--and he's far more handsome and intriguing than a mark ought to be. #OFMDfanfic Tags & link below

“when we flagged yesterday that, with the bar exam here, something was about to go horribly wrong, it wasn’t exactly a bold call. Something goes wrong every year.”

Washington Just Called Off Its Entire Bar Exam - Above the Law

Six hours of tech troubles, no questions answered, and a class of grads told to put their lives on hold until September.

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Washington state’s three accredited law schools petitioned the state Supreme Court to grant emergency diploma privilege allowing aspiring attorneys affected by the canceled July bar examination to practice law in the state.

Washington’s Canceled Bar Exam Draws Emergency Passage Requests

Washington state’s three accredited law schools petitioned the state Supreme Court to grant emergency diploma privilege allowing aspiring attorneys affected by the canceled July bar examination to practice law in the state.

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"We show that this [small slice of SW Amazonia] alone contains as many earthworks as previously estimated for the whole of Amazonia. We also propose that the total human population of the area in 100–300 AD was 1.25–3 million people. If similar results are found elsewhere in Amazonia..."

Over 20,000 precolonial earthworks in the Southwest Amazonia - Nature

Using canopy-penetrating LiDAR data, the northern part of southwestern Amazonia appears to contain as many earthworks as previously estimated for the whole of Amazonia.

nature.com

ME: No, Brain, we are absolutely not calling the new pilot about a murder in the world of figure skating ICE COLD. BRAIN: But-- ME: NO. BRAIN: Everybody loves a good pun. ME: That is very much not true, and also it isn't good. BRAIN: COLD AS-- ME: No. BRAIN: HEART OF-- ME: NO. BRAIN: humph

Please don’t faint from the shock, but I’ve just posted another chapter of Constellationism. This one’s called ‘The Early Late’, and it’s here: archiveofourown.org/works/456174.... It’s only short. In it, Ash has some things to say about the soaking wet guy who just ran into his shop.

A tornado has struck northeastern Wisconsin, causing widespread damage and power outages.

Wisconsin tornado causes extensive damage and cuts power to thousands of homes

A tornado has struck northeastern Wisconsin, causing widespread damage and power outages. The National Weather Service confirmed Monday afternoon's tornado in Winnebago County.

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Things are getting worse in White Swan, a town of about 800 on the Yakama Reservation. (A free article from yakimaherald.com)

White Swan under 'go now' fire evacuation

The town of White Swan is under a "go now" evacuation because fire, according to Yakima Valley Emergency Management.

yakimaherald.com