Journalist, historian, skeptic. Executive Editor, Cascadia Daily News, Bellingham WA; follow my work at authory.com/RonJudd "He was never a person. He was a journalist!"https://bsky.app/profile/ronjudd.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ronjudd.bsky.social/post/3mk3vg5vlds26And make it permanent. National press chumminess with sources is a big part of what got us here. This annual charade celebrates that dysfunction. Long evident to the thinking public. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Apr 2026 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:7nb6tldizpsmdyvraupidtmv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3vg5vlds26https://bsky.app/profile/ronjudd.bsky.social/post/3mjwq7b57qc2iBravo. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Apr 2026 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:7nb6tldizpsmdyvraupidtmv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwq7b57qc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/ronjudd.bsky.social/post/3mjiwzi3vos27Hold my beer... [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Apr 2026 03:23 +0000at://did:plc:7nb6tldizpsmdyvraupidtmv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjiwzi3vos27https://bsky.app/profile/ronjudd.bsky.social/post/3miu3hnz7ok2pThe NASA image from astronauts approaching the moon on TV all day has the resolution of a Polaroid point/shoot with detail you can see from your back yard with cheap binoculars. Just in: "The bandwidth is a little bit limited" to maintain life support systems and "safety of the astronauts."06 Apr 2026 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:7nb6tldizpsmdyvraupidtmv/app.bsky.feed.post/3miu3hnz7ok2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ronjudd.bsky.social/post/3mihvws2uy22oMajor thanks to cohosts @alanamarcum.bsky.social and @breecascadia.bsky.social for the rollout of "On Background," @cascadiadaily.com's new behind-the-scenes hyperlocal news podcast, available here. https://www.cascadiadaily.com/onbackground/02 Apr 2026 00:06 +0000at://did:plc:7nb6tldizpsmdyvraupidtmv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mihvws2uy22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ronjudd.bsky.social/post/3mhmmbfdxvs2iTruth. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Mar 2026 03:31 +0000at://did:plc:7nb6tldizpsmdyvraupidtmv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhmmbfdxvs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/ronjudd.bsky.social/post/3mhf6j52fjk2kNever been more proud to be the letters editor. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Mar 2026 04:36 +0000at://did:plc:7nb6tldizpsmdyvraupidtmv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhf6j52fjk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/ronjudd.bsky.social/post/3mgzs5bvofc2kTrickle down corruption now a standard feature of American life. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Mar 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:7nb6tldizpsmdyvraupidtmv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgzs5bvofc2k