In review: 1 month of PNW Justice Journal

Welcome to the first edition of The Monthly PNW Justice Journal.

Thank you

Sending you bits of reporting, some reflections and key headlines each week has given my otherwise directionless summer so much meaning. And while still incredibly challenging to self-motivate at times, particularly in the dog days of summer¹, I've so appreciated those of you who have signed up as members, giving me both the space to follow my unique perspective and the accountability to deliver consistently. I'm also starting to see new patterns and trends from reading so many headlines across the region, including AI-powered state surveillance extending into HOA's and police crackdowns on visible homelessness after the recent 9th Circuit decision in Grants Pass, Oregon,

By the numbers

Through six weeks, I've reviewed and reformatted over TWO-HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE LINKS, mostly by hand to start (terrible, would not recommend, constantly ruminating whether anyone actually reads them??) All that reading, formatting and thinking has added up to over 13,000 words in six weekly newsletters and one "breaking news" email, all edited by yours truly with the help of AI grammar bots. Fortunately, I've only stayed up writing past midnight twice.³

All said and done, it's taken me at least a full day each week to write the newsletter, comb through links and self-edit to the best of my ability, not counting all the time I spend reading and cataloging links throughout the week. When I'm not doing that, I'm reading public records, talking with folks closest to the issues I cover and seeking partners to expand this project. All that and meeting deadlines!