Journalist. Filmmaker. Husband. Father. Coug.

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A Chelan County resident created websites focused on Washington State Reps Brian Burnett and Mike Steele in order to give voters the info mainstream media outlets either ignore or gloss over ahead of Election Day this year. open.substack.com/pub/domini…
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Grace City Church Pastor Josh McPherson, famous for calling empathy a sin, headlined a white Christian nationalist rally in Washington state’s capital of Olympia on Saturday, where he appeared wipe a booger on his pants during his speech. open.substack.com/pub/domini…
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No love or tolerance for bigotry, never stop pushing back on @BrandiKruse and others like her!
Introducing the Portland Thorns Inclusion Cam™️ #tolerance #love
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I covered a Christian nationalist religious/political rally on the steps of the Washington State Capitol today. Pastor Josh McPherson had at least 8 bodyguards, including one active duty Chelan County Sheriff’s Deputy and a retired #Wenatchee PD officer.
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you went to stir up shit so that you would be ejected, so you can cry about it on social media
We are here in Portland to take a stand. Women are women. We cannot be erased. An @xx_xyathletics shirt is not hate speech. We are being assaulted but will not be deterred.
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A couple of liberal women were among the 20 people to show up to @realDonaldTrump-endorsed Congressional candidate @_AmandaMcKinney’s town hall in East Wenatchee this week, and the crowd was not happy about it. open.substack.com/pub/domini…
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These are the “violence threats” that got Heywood too scared to talk at a business in Olympia this week. facebook.com/share/r/1A1jMEB…
Violence Threats and Intimidation Don’t Belong in WA I was supposed to speak today at noon to the Thurston County Mainstream Republicans at a restaurant in Olympia. Instead, the restaurant received threats of violence and talk of protests in the street if the event went forward. They cancelled. Online, hateful reddit trolls posted my photo and were organizing to show up. (They have since deleted one of the posts.. hmmm) Consider who this hurts. A small local restaurant, a room full of neighbors who wanted to hear about three ballot measures, and every Washingtonian who believes you answer speech with more speech. We've seen this before. Signature gatherers for Let's Go Washington have been harassed, shoved and threatened. Signature sheets have been stolen, torn, or defaced, all by people who say they're fighting "hate." So here's a simple request to No Hate in WA State: say it plainly. Political violence and threats have no place in Washington, and anyone doing it in your cause's name or agenda should cut it out. We're looking into whether a police report has been filed. We will not be intimidated. And neither should you. The best answer to people who try to scare you into silence is a ballot in a drop box: data.letsgowashington.com/ba… Vote YES. Vote YES. Vote YES. IP26-645, IL26-001 & IL26-63
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In the span of one minute, Christian nationalist pastor Rob McCoy managed to make at least five demonstrably false claims about the Founding Fathers and the creation of the Constitution. peoplefor.org/rightwingwatch…
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This summer one of Jesse Collins employees at the Douglas County Office of Public Defense brought beer to after hours D&D parties at the office, and that’s a fact his political opponents are trying to use against him in the race for prosecuting attorney. open.substack.com/pub/domini…
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4th Congressional District Candidate and Trump endorsed Republican Amanda McKinney gathered a crowd of 20 tonight in the basement of East Wenatchee’s Bethel Baptist Church. I was the only reporter there and will have coverage of that out soon.
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I covered the last “No Kings” protest and ballot party in traditionally-red #Wenatchee, Washington yesterday and asked folks if they think we’re on the path to fascism and if @realDonaldTrump will try to stage another coup if MAGA loses in November. open.substack.com/pub/domini…
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I was the only reporter at Memorial Park in #Wenatchee during the last No Kings protest ahead of the midterm elections today. Someone brought print outs instructing folks to write in Grace City Church Pastor Josh McPherson for Chelan County coroner as a gag.
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Newly released body cam footage shows the arrest of the man charged with starting the deadly Chelan Hills Fire this summer. I got the footage via public records request and the whole video is in my latest here: open.substack.com/pub/domini…
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Democrat Stacy Willoughby called former Grace City Church member and current 12th District Rep. Brian Burnett out after his answer to a question about what he would do to protect the LGBTQ community Tuesday. I was the only reporter to cover the event: open.substack.com/pub/domini…
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I’m the only reporter attending tonight’s 12th District candidates forum at Wenatchee Valley College, and candidate Stacy Willoughby just went after incumbent Republican Brian Burnett over a question about how they would protect the LGBTQ community. She called his answer “fake.”
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The local paper decided not to host candidate forums this year so I organized one myself. Local elections are important and we can’t let a failing media establishment keep us from hearing what people running to make decisions for us have to say. dominickb.substack.com/p/che…
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It was my wife’s birthday this weekend, so I did filet mignon with Chimichurri sauce, roasted acorn squash with butter and brown sugar and asparagus.
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Leaders in Battle Ground, Washington decided to institute a pre-meeting prayer, overriding the objections of citizens who argued that the separation of church and state is fundamental to American society. Then this happened. open.substack.com/pub/domini…
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Grace City Church founder Josh McPherson has found himself in the crosshairs of Christian podcasters like @reachjulieroys this week for his bizarre primer on how to avoid accountability as a megachurch pastor. I break down his 15-point plan in my latest: open.substack.com/pub/domini…
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"Monarchy, not democracy." That's how one pastor describes church leadership — the vision comes from him, the team confirms it, and nobody takes a poll. But Acts 2 says the Spirit was poured out on all people. Sons and daughters. Young and old. Not just the guy with the title.
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