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Bill Glude @billglude.bsky.social · 10h

I’d write a song that says “ I love you like a raven loves the wind,” but I don’t know if a human heart can hold that much of that kind of love. - quote from myself; watching them ride the storm today, Dzantik'i Heeni, Aaak'w Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 10h

Northern bald ibis

Black bird that like like from the underworld

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afwido.bsky.social @afwido.bsky.social · 19h

Rabbit Lake still ice-free (10/20) + moose friends in the Chugach

Rabbit Lake, Chugach State Park. Snow covered mountains reflecting off of the ice-free lake

Bull moose in late fall foliage with snow capped mountains in far background

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Click Bishop @click4governor.bsky.social · 2d

This weekend, we celebrated Alaska Day in Sitka with Alaskans. We talked about our shared values, challenges, and the bright future ahead. Proud of our people and our home. #AlaskaDay

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Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 2d

Anchorage airport finally dropped below freezing early Sunday morning for the first time this autumn. This is the second latest "first autumn freeze" in 74 years of climate obs. The typical "first freeze" is now 11 days later than it was in the 1950s. #akwx #Climate @climatologist49.bsky.social

Time series plot of the date of the first autumn freeze at Anchorage Airport over the between 1952 and 2025. The five earliest and five latest dates are highlighted and a estimate of the time varying median is also shown.

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Mark @freshwrestler.bsky.social · 3d

35 people and 5 dogs in Seldovia.

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 3d

2022 "White Flag" mixed media installation by Lingít/Unangax̂ artist Nicholas Galanin. Per the artist, "The work reflects the state of the Arctic and the vast global effects of human driven climate change on all life.” Via Peter Blum Gallery #alaskahistory #alaska #arctic

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afwido.bsky.social @afwido.bsky.social · 3d

The No Kings Protest in Anchorage Alaska has the distinct advantage of occuring under our downtown whale mural. Beautiful people beautiful art

Foreground: No Kings protest with a variety of people and handheld signs
Background: the Wyland mural whale mural including three bowheads and one beluga

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Alaska Highway Cameras 🏔️ 🛣️ 📷 @alaskacameras.bsky.social · 3d

The view from Glenn Highway @ MP 176.6, 📷 from 511.alaska.gov

a picture from alaska's 511 cameras located on highway

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afwido.bsky.social @afwido.bsky.social · 4d

Link? I looked on their channel and don't see what you're talking about about

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Corinne Smith @corinne-smith.bsky.social · 4d

Protesters stand and turn their backs to US Sen. Dan Sullivan during his address to the Alaska Federation of Natives conference.

Signs read: "Medicaid Matters" + "Public radio saves lives"

Sullivan does not acknowledge or stop speaking

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ChatsVoid @chatsvoid.bsky.social · 4d

This body is mine…

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Alaska Highway Cameras 🏔️ 🛣️ 📷 @alaskacameras.bsky.social · 5d

The view from Badger Road @ Elvira Avenue, 📷 from 511.alaska.gov

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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 5d

Gonna shout out @humanbyweight.bsky.social, who has raised the standard for insect field guides.

BooBiscuit 🎃👻 @harpomarxism.bsky.social · 6d

Hey let's try something different today.

Let's start a thread where we shout out a trans person on Bluesky who's inspired you or made a difference in your life.

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afwido.bsky.social @afwido.bsky.social · 5d

I admire your commitment to the Alaska highway status update beat

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Wesley Early @wesleyearly.bsky.social · 5d

Today's the first day of the Alaska Federation of Natives convention in Anchorage.

Keynote speaker Natasha Singh called on attendees to stand together politically like their elders did in order to demand policies and funding to support their communities. alaskapublic.org/news/anchora...

‘It takes effort’: AFN opens with call for unity to build healthy communities

“Healthy communities don't happen by accident,” said keynote speaker Natasha Singh. “They're built on access to basic health care, well-funded public schools and the fundamental promise of safety thro...

alaskapublic.org

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CeeJay Johnson-Yellow Hawk @adriftalchemist.bsky.social · 5d

yupik singers and dancers greeted kipnuk evacuees in anchorage 🥹

i love you alaska!! there’s no where else i’d rather be than right here with you

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CeeJay Johnson-Yellow Hawk @adriftalchemist.bsky.social · 6d

alaska national guard transporting evacuees in western alaska to safe, warm shelters outside of the region

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Ward "Boo" Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 6d

I knew it was gonna suck, but Congress giddily going along with the plan of having zero power is definitely not something I expected. I would have hoped that their egos would have prevented them from just allowing all their power to be taken away without a fight.

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Alex Tomlinson @alextomlinson.com · 6d

Flat, graphic illustrated poster entitled "Red-Eyed Birds of North America" featuring shadowy gray-blue silhouetted birds punctuated by bright red eyes. 23 birds are depicted in total, some highlights being the Snail Kite, Roseate Spoonbill, Common Loon, and Wood Duck.

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afwido.bsky.social @afwido.bsky.social · 6d

Congrats! That's a good looking ant

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 7d

Months before catastrophic floods swept through an Alaska Native village on Sunday, the Trump administration canceled a $20 million grant meant to protect the community from extreme flooding. At the time, the EPA administrator said he was eliminating "wasteful DEI and Environmental Justice grants."

E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant to Alaska, Parts of Which Just Flooded

The remote village of Kipnuk planned to use the money to protect against flooding. On Sunday, it was inundated.

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afwido.bsky.social @afwido.bsky.social · 7d

I'm sorry, this sucks

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Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 7d

I’ve got a short piece up in The Conversation on the catastrophic flooding in Southwest Alaska from ex-typhoon Halong and the challenges of recovery work. #akwx #ExtremeWeather #Alaska #AlaskaSky

theconversation.com/typhoon-leav...

Typhoon leaves flooded Alaska villages facing a storm recovery far tougher than most Americans will ever experience

‘As the storm approached Alaska, everything went sideways,’ leaving people no time to evacuate and little time to prepare. An Alaska meteorologist explains what happened and the challenges ahead.

theconversation.com

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afwido.bsky.social @afwido.bsky.social · 7d

Looks like a beautiful thing to put on the wall and look at! Congrats!