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Chanda Meek, PhD @arcticpolitics.bsky.social · Jan 27

Would you be able to talk to me or the class on Zoom and give us an insider's view into the EOP or the CEQ? I would have my students draw up one question each and we'd see how many we can get through. If you have other questions, you can reach me at clmeek[at]alaska.edu

Chanda Meek, PhD @arcticpolitics.bsky.social · Jan 27

Hi Miriam, Bluesky tells me I can't DM you so I'll just explain it here. I teach a combined undergraduate/graduate class on US Environmental Politics and Policy at the University of Alaska. One of our lessons deals with what the powers of Executive Branch are versus other branches.

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Chanda Meek, PhD @arcticpolitics.bsky.social · Jan 27

I'm so sorry to hear this!

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Matt Buxton @matt.akmemo.com · Jan 27

The Alaska House is set to take up HJR4, a resolution opposing changing Denali's name.

This morning, the resolution advanced out of the Rules. It is on hold for a minute while waiting for an amendment to be distributed.

📺: www.ktoo.org/video/gavel/...
📄: www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/D...

#akleg

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James Brooks Cascade @alaska.bsky.social · Jan 27

Been sick for the past three weeks, so slowly getting back into things ...

On the ANWR front, federal Judge Gleason says she'll rule within two months whether the Biden Administration was wrong when it canceled oil leases awarded to a state-owned investment bank. #Alaska

In the absence of a motion seeking a stay in this matter and an order granting such a stay, this Court notifies the parties that it intends to rule on the merits in this case before March 25, 2025.

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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · Jan 15

Applications are open for the 2025 Climate Equity and Resilience Summer Institute!

This free, 3-week program from @cig-uw.bsky.social is open to current & recent grad students and postdocs from any field w/ demonstrated interest in climate change, resilience, and issues of equity & social justice.

Apply Now to the 2025 Climate Equity and Resilience Summer Institute | Climate Impacts Group

Applications are now open for the 2025 Climate Equity and Resilience Summer Institute!Read below to learn more about the program, sign up for an information session, and apply by March 17, 2025, with ...

cig.uw.edu

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Chanda Meek, PhD @arcticpolitics.bsky.social · Jan 23

Hi Miriam, would you be available to talk to a class of environmental politics students in Alaska over Zoom about your work in the White House?

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Chanda Meek, PhD @arcticpolitics.bsky.social · Jan 23

I was hoping this was about the other types of whales. 😀

Chanda Meek, PhD @arcticpolitics.bsky.social · Jan 22

I'm still thinking about #Greenland. Years ago I read an excellent paper about evolving US Security interests and strategies in Greenland by Dawn Alexandria Berry.

From: Berry, D.A. (2016). DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1057/9781137493910_5

#Arctic #security

Two quotes related to the development of US-Greenlandic relationships in terms of security showing an evolution towards cooperation rather than dominance.

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Chanda Meek, PhD @arcticpolitics.bsky.social · Jan 22

Alaskan Republican claps back at Trump's "anything goes" executive order on Alaska resource development #:

"...I think it's important for us to think about the fact that we're not a colony to be pillaged," she said.

from www.akmemo.com/akleg-day-1-... #USpolitics #arctic #executive orders

AKLEG Day 1: 'There is no way that we can afford that.'

In a day filled with formalities, the 34th Alaska Legislature got underway today. The Senate Majority also gave us a good outline of the session on issues like education funding, worker retention, ene...

www.akmemo.com

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Chanda Meek, PhD @arcticpolitics.bsky.social · Jan 22

Some BC leaders are changing tracks and suggesting how they can forestall US tarriffs on energy. ca.yahoo.com/finance/news... #energy #USpolitics #arctic #canada

B.C. First Nations leader reverses stance on pipeline as Trump tariff threat looms

VANCOUVER — The president of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs is reversing his previous opposition to the scrapped Northern Gateway pipeline project that would have created another route for Alberta's oi...

ca.yahoo.com

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Chanda Meek, PhD @arcticpolitics.bsky.social · Jan 15

"Greenland has had more than 80 years of defense cooperation with the US...Naalakkersuisut looks forward to establishing contact with President-elect Donald Trump and his new administration."

naalakkersuisut.gl/Nyheder/2025... #Arctic #Greenland

Naalakkersuisuts pressemeddelelse vedr. seneste udmeldinger fra kommende Præsident Donald Trump

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Jan 10

“If loyalty to Trump means developing reasons to favor threats against Mexico, Canada, Panama, and Greenland—none of which poses the slightest danger,” @jonathanbchait.bsky.social writes, “then, by jingo, reasons will be found”:

The Intellectual Rationalization for Annexing Greenland

Donald Trump’s defenders have little choice but to cast his trolling as a clever geopolitical stratagem.

www.theatlantic.com

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Annette ☮️ (annettebeebe.bsky.social) 💙 @annettebeebe.bsky.social · Jan 9

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

THANK YOU Good neighbors Canada!

Alberta preparing to send water bombers, helicopters to help fight Los Angeles wildfire

Alberta preparing to send water bombers, helicopters to help fight Los Angeles wildfire | CBC News

Alberta is preparing to send water bombers, night-vision helicopters and incident command team support to help battle wildfires ravaging parts of Los Angeles.

www.cbc.ca

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Chanda Meek, PhD @arcticpolitics.bsky.social · Jan 10

Alaska Senators Sullivan and Murkowski give context on why buying Greenland is unnecessary and undiplomatic.

www.adn.com/politics/202...

Alaska’s congressional delegation split on Trump idea of making Greenland a U.S. territory

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski called the idea “offensive.” U.S. Rep. Nick Begich III called it “history defining.”

www.adn.com

Chanda Meek, PhD @arcticpolitics.bsky.social · Jan 10

My Danish is a little rusty but it seems to match. :)

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Chanda Meek, PhD @arcticpolitics.bsky.social · Jan 10

Here is the original article (available in Danish): www.dr.dk/nyheder/udla...

Kilder til DR: Trumps folk 'bestak' hjemløse og socialt udsatte med hotelmiddag for at lege Trump-støtter

Flere kilder genkender flere af deltagerne ved Trump-frokosten i Nuuk som hjemløse og socialt udsatte borgere.

www.dr.dk

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Gene Ouye @gkouye.bsky.social · Jan 10

"Danish news outlet DR News is reporting that the so-called supporters wearing fresh MAGA hats during a visit from Trump’s representatives, Don Jr. and Charlie Kirk, were actually homeless and socially disadvantaged people who were bribed with hotel dinners"

open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

Busted! Trump’s Greenland 'Supporters' Were Homeless and Socially Disadvantaged People Bribed With Hotel Dinners

Danish news reports on Trump’s scheme

open.substack.com

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Chanda Meek, PhD @arcticpolitics.bsky.social · Jan 8

'Aaja Chemnitz, a Greenlandic member of the Danish parliament, said a U.S. takeover should be rejected.

"I don't want to be a pawn in Trump's hot dreams of expanding his empire to include our country," she wrote.'

www.reuters.com/world/trump-...

Trump Jr. plans Greenland visit as father's interest resurfaces

Donald Trump Jr. is expected to visit Greenland on Tuesday, a local government official told Reuters two weeks after Trump's father, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, expressed interest in gaining control over the vast Arctic island.

www.reuters.com

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Chanda Meek, PhD @arcticpolitics.bsky.social · Dec 23

Here's the prelude to another absurd try to wrest control of Greenland from its people. #Arcticpolitics #Greenland #USpolitics

An X post in which incoming president Donald Trump nominates Ken Howery to be the next US Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark.

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Chanda Meek, PhD @arcticpolitics.bsky.social · Dec 23

Befuddlement

Chanda Meek, PhD @arcticpolitics.bsky.social · Dec 23

What a strange agenda. Presidents don't typically try to piss off their own party members right out of the gate (AK Senators).

Trump rails against transgender people, makes threats about Denali and the Panama Canal

President-elect Donald Trump used his speech at the Turning Point USA gathering to rail against transgender people, threaten to change the name of Denali and take control of the Panama Canal back.

ca.news.yahoo.com

Chanda Meek, PhD @arcticpolitics.bsky.social · Dec 19

Focusing on slivers of hope helps keep a movement going, even in uncertain times ahead. #climate

Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · Dec 17

Clear-eyed analysis from my @worldresources.bsky.social colleagues about implications for US climate action under the incoming administration.

Trump May Thwart Federal Climate Action, but Opportunities for Progress Remain

The Trump administration will inevitably stall much climate action at the federal level. Nevertheless, opportunities for progress remain.

www.wri.org

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Kristian Steensen Nielsen @kristiansn89.bsky.social · Dec 19

🎁 A little holiday treat 🎁
We have a new paper on climate action communication on #Twitter 🌍 We analyzed over 6.4 million tweets from 2021, including tweets from the general public and tweets from 'climate' scientists on @katharinehayhoe.com's "Scientists who do climate" list🧵
osf.io/preprints/os...

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Chanda Meek, PhD @arcticpolitics.bsky.social · Dec 19

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Canada and U.S. Department of Defence invest $35M in the Yukon's Mactung mine | CBC News

Canada and the U.S. have announced joint funding for a mine that contains one of the largest tungsten deposits on earth.

www.cbc.ca