Isaac Stone Simonelli

My recent piece for @CascadiaDaily was one of the more difficult ones I’ve worked on as we navigated a complex, sensitive situation while working to hold Northwest Youth Services accountable. Important to remember: NWYS provides vital services to youth. cascadiadaily.com/2024/oct/03/be…

I’ll have a book coming out soon with @AtriaBooks, but in the meantime I’m looking for new opportunities & I would like to write for you. You can reach me at mathias.christopher@gmail.com

A huge thanks to the whole CDN team who made the story possible. We’ve mostly moved over to BlueSky so I’m not going to bother tagging them here.

I look forward to continuing to report on this situation, as I believe good journalism is more than an initial story.

🧵In late May 2024, I got a text alleging that bullets were ricocheting out of the most heavily used shooting range in Whatcom County onto neighbors' property. cascadiadaily.com/2025/jan/30/ne…

@bp_plc has shelved its plans to develop a green hydrogen plant at Cherry Point Refinery in Whatcom County. The company now looks to pivot toward creating sustainable fuel with mostly existing capabilities in the county. cascadiadaily.com/2024/nov/21/bp…

As always, there were so many experts and other sources who made this reporting possible. While not everyone’s voice is directly captured, I am forever in debt to the people who trust me to tell their stories and provide the necessary context for these stories to be understood.

And we wrapped up the series with azcir.org/news/2023/09/1…

🧵Stoked that my series on a radicalization pipeline — people flowing from the Sedona alt-wellness world into far-right, anti-government movements — took second place at the Arizona Press Club awards! As always, a huge shoutout to @bquester and @ArizCIR for making it possible!

How Trump could upend D.C.'s federal workforce. "As many as 100,000 government positions can be moved out — and I mean immediately — of Washington," Trump said in March 2023 on his campaign website. axios.com/local/washingt…

Where did Trump voters get their news? 📰 Yes, there's social and partisan sites, but there is another influential strategy that isn't getting enough attention: Manipulated, pay-to-play and all out fake news sites I've been covering a mix of those for years. Here's a primer 🧵

President-Elect Trump has promised to implement "largest deportation in the history of our country.” Carrying out such an operation may require turning the US into a surveillance state. 🧵 texasobserver.org/how-mass-depor…