Journalist focused on domestic extremism, threats to democracy | @ASU Investigative Journalism Master’s | Former Reporter @ArizCIR; Editor Kodiak Daily Mirror, M.E. Phuket Gazette. Likes rocks. Likes mushrooms. Likes being outside.https://bsky.app/profile/simonelli.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/simonelli.bsky.social/post/3mm5iphcsk22kCan't log into Washington Governor's Office public records portal to retrieve records. Been like this for a couple of days... Maybe it's only me? @governorferguson.bsky.social18 May 2026 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:ebvyfkpmwqj4mdurkok7qyu7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5iphcsk22khttps://bsky.app/profile/simonelli.bsky.social/post/3mknxb4f2is2qThe Lummi Nation is suing Whidbey Telecom, Whatcom County and two federal agencies for their roles in allegedly disturbing and degrading human remains in ancestral burial grounds amid broadband projects on Point Roberts for years. @cascadiadaily.com https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2026/apr/28/lummi-nation-lawsuit-alleges-broadband-projects-disturbed-point-roberts-burial-grounds/29 Apr 2026 20:36 +0000at://did:plc:ebvyfkpmwqj4mdurkok7qyu7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknxb4f2is2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/simonelli.bsky.social/post/3mjl3ddyk7s2jIf you've not signed up for @thewesternedge.bsky.social yet, do it. It's top-notch investigative reporting in the PNW. Take for example this chilling dive into Axon, as law enforcement agencies weigh the pros and cons of using AI in their work. https://www.thewesternedge.media/p/robo-cops-ai-is-coming-for-your-local15 Apr 2026 23:46 +0000at://did:plc:ebvyfkpmwqj4mdurkok7qyu7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjl3ddyk7s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/simonelli.bsky.social/post/3mjkzhpqobk2j@aurora.nws-bot.us @noaacomms.noaa.gov What happened to the data? Like, were is the data? Also, where did this missing data graphic come from -- it's kind of wild! (Guess I'll just have to look at the sky tonight and see what I see.)15 Apr 2026 23:12 +0000at://did:plc:ebvyfkpmwqj4mdurkok7qyu7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkzhpqobk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/simonelli.bsky.social/post/3mjkwmdhfmk2jShowing how local officials are pushing back on federal immigration enforcement efforts from @annietodd.bsky.social https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2026/apr/15/whatcom-county-courts-expand-virtual-access-after-immigration-arrests/15 Apr 2026 22:21 +0000at://did:plc:ebvyfkpmwqj4mdurkok7qyu7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkwmdhfmk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/simonelli.bsky.social/post/3mihtuy4kqk2eThe Hearing examiner kicked the projects’ review back to the county permitting department on Tuesday, March 31, requiring it to conduct a fresh assessment of the terminal’s capacity and redo its environmental analysis based on those findings... https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2026/apr/01/hearing-examiner-scolds-whatcom-county-for-altagas-permitting-process-orders-redo/01 Apr 2026 23:29 +0000at://did:plc:ebvyfkpmwqj4mdurkok7qyu7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mihtuy4kqk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/simonelli.bsky.social/post/3mdjkegjllc2iIt is so important to never forget that the government works for us. We pay for the computers government employees use and the time they spend writing emails and creating all sorts of records -- records that belong to us. #PublicRecords @cascadiadaily.com https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2026/jan/28/archiver-glitch-leads-to-unfulfilled-public-records-requests-at-whatcom-county/29 Jan 2026 00:38 +0000at://did:plc:ebvyfkpmwqj4mdurkok7qyu7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdjkegjllc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/simonelli.bsky.social/post/3mdisrjnouc2eA beautifully written news obituary by @j-tell.bsky.social. I never met Wesselink, but this piece has inspired me to plant a tree in his honor. (It's hard to imagine how many beautiful stories of people's lives in communities across the U.S. are lost because of news deserts.) shorturl.at/JecAL https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2026/jan/27/john-wesselink-bellinghams-local-tree-expert-dies-at-80/28 Jan 2026 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:ebvyfkpmwqj4mdurkok7qyu7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdisrjnouc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/simonelli.bsky.social/post/3mdgbteiasc27🧵 Deming residents signed up for a new county alert system in 2023 after the life-threatening flood in 2021 devastated the unincorporated community in Whatcom County. So when flooding was predicted on Dec. 9, they assumed an evacuation alert would go out... https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2026/jan/26/deming-residents-expected-flood-evacuation-alert-from-county-it-never-came/27 Jan 2026 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:ebvyfkpmwqj4mdurkok7qyu7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdgbteiasc27https://bsky.app/profile/simonelli.bsky.social/post/3md2gan745c2bThe man accused of shooting two National Guard members in November 2025 in Washington, D.C., was pepper-sprayed and robbed in downtown Bellingham months before purchasing the firearm used in the fatal attack, according to Bellingham Police Department records. https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2026/jan/22/police-records-alleged-d-c-shooter-was-assaulted-robbed-in-bellingham-last-year/23 Jan 2026 00:15 +0000at://did:plc:ebvyfkpmwqj4mdurkok7qyu7/app.bsky.feed.post/3md2gan745c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/simonelli.bsky.social/post/3mcsddngilk22As reporters, we’re prepared to cover disasters. As local journalists, we know those tragedies will be within our community. But what I failed to consider was how to navigate a natural disaster that threatens both communities in our coverage area and my family. https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2026/jan/11/weighing-responsibilities-when-reporter-navigates-floodwaters-at-home-work/19 Jan 2026 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:ebvyfkpmwqj4mdurkok7qyu7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcsddngilk22https://bsky.app/profile/simonelli.bsky.social/post/3mcscciaegk22A stellar piece by @annietodd.bsky.social detailing how FEMA grant holdups allowed for houses flooded in 2021 to be inundated with water again this December. The glacial pace of government has real-world impacts on individuals and communities. https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2026/jan/17/they-were-approved-for-fema-money-to-flood-proof-their-homes-they-flooded-anyway/19 Jan 2026 18:43 +0000at://did:plc:ebvyfkpmwqj4mdurkok7qyu7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcscciaegk22