In the art of writing fiction there's a concept known as the "inciting incident," a moment early in a story when the main character is confronted with a shock or sudden change that then drives the rest of the narrative . It's a useful concept
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Wildfire in Columbia Gorge forces evacuations According to KGW, the Burdoin fire on the Washington side of the Columbia Gorge is now burning in more than 11,000 acres and has destroyed a dozen homes, with areas near the towns of Klickitat and Wahkiacus still under evacuation orders. Over the
OR governor calls special session on transportation After the Oregon legislature failed to pass a substantive transportation budget this year, governor Tina Kotek will call a special session in August to try to address the issue, OPB reports. She's delayed 500 layoffs at ODOT, due to a budget
Oil spill kills salmon in Elwha river A gasoline tanker truck went off Highway 101 and crashed into a tributary of the Elwha river on the Olympic peninsula, spilling thousand of gallons of fuel and killing thousand of young salmon, the Washington State Standard reports. Gov. Bob Ferguson visited the
If you haven't yet read A long train of abuses and usurpations, my essay this week documenting Trump's acts subverting the US constitution – and how they justify conversations about Cascadia independence, have a look this weekend. And if you appreciate this newsletter, please take a moment
Opponents look to limit ICE in Cascadia As nine protesters arrested on federal felony charges related to protests against ICE in Spokane pleaded innocent yesterday, activists are ramping up options to limit the federal government's campaign to kidnap and terrorize immigrants in Cascadia. Demonstrators interrupted a Portland city
The day after the Justice Department arrested nine peaceful protesters in Spokane on felony charges, it's now clear that the authoritarian Trump administration is determined to use the institutions of power to crush dissent and silence its opponents. That the movement for Cascadia independence would be sparked in
Nine arrested in Spokane for June protests against ICE In a disturbing escalation of a politicized US Justice Department, federal agents yesterday arrested nine leaders of protests against immigration crackdowns in Spokane, including queer organizer Justice Forral, Jac Archer, co-director of Spokane Community Against Racism and former city council president
The cruelty of mass deportations Washington State Standard (which by the way, is part of the amazing States Newsroom nonprofit news network covering state-level politics across the US) has a well-written and heartbreaking story of real lives turned upside down by the ICE crackdown in Cascadia. Orozco Forero is a
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In the frenzy to pass a federal budget that slashes funding for Medicaid, food assistance, and education, Senator Mike Lee, chair of the committee on Energy and Natural Resources, introduced a plan that would have forced the sale of between 2 and 3 million acres of Forest Service and Bureau
