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Clsmith @clsmithak.bsky.social · 23h

Sunset this evening. Juneau, Alaska.

#Alaskasky

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Thomas L. Vaultonburg @wolftwinthomas.bsky.social · 1d

each fern unfurls
a slower version
of my breath
#haiku #poetry

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Anchorage Daily News @adn.com · 23h

A storm approaching the Bering Sea is expected to hit Alaska’s western coast and is shaping up to be more powerful than the system that flooded coastal communities like Kotzebue and Kivalina this week, forecasters say. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...

Weekend storm could bring flooding, 100 mph winds to Western Alaska coast

The National Weather Service said it was likely to be more powerful than a storm that days before had brought high winds and flooding to some coastal communities.

www.adn.com

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Clsmith @clsmithak.bsky.social · 23h

I thought @chadbourn.bsky.social just made that up.

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Deborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 1d

www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
A bubbling measles outbreak in the upstate of South Carolina has forced 153 unvaccinated children out of the classroom and into quarantine for a minimum of 21 days.

In Minnesota, 118 students are also under quarantine in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area.

Hundreds of U.S. students quarantined amid measles outbreaks

At least 270 unvaccinated kids are staying home from school as measles continues to spread nationwide. "Expect more," one expert said.

www.nbcnews.com

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 1d

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 1d

Venezuela has called on the UN Security Council for an emergency session over the US military buildup near its waters.

Caracas warned of a possible armed attack “in a very short time.”

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Alaska Public Media @alaskapublic.org · 1d

Local healthcare practitioners say getting tested is the best way to help stop the spread. https://akpub.io/4o8OPDC

Tuberculosis cases surge to outbreak levels in Bristol Bay, health officials say

Local healthcare practitioners say getting tested is the best way to help stop the spread.

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Clsmith @clsmithak.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, cause that will help the economy.

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Wesley Early @wesleyearly.bsky.social · 1d

In other Alaska-ICE news, an Anchorage restaurant worker who was arrested by ICE in August was released Tuesday from detention following a judge's ruling in a class action lawsuit.

The judge ruled that Santiago Martinez, 30, couldn’t be held without bond.

alaskapublic.org/news/anchora...

Anchorage restaurant worker released from ICE custody following class action lawsuit

ICE arrested Santiago Martinez, a Mexican national seeking asylum in the U.S., on Aug. 11. A judge ruled this week that Martinez couldn’t be held indefinitely without bond.

alaskapublic.org

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NPR @npr.org · 1d

ICE claims assaults on its officers are up sharply since June. There's no public evidence that number is true.

White House claims "more than 1,000%" rise in assaults on ICE agents, data says otherwise

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers claim assaults on their officers are up sharply since June. There's no public evidence that number is true.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

UPDATE: The @nytimes tells Hegseth to pound sand on his new policy to restrict how reporters cover the Pentagon

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Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social · 1d

MIT, as one of nine schools that were asked to agree to adopt conservative priorities and policies in exchange for funding perks, REJECTS the Trump administration deal.

wapo.st/4niC09b
(gift article) #AcademicSky

MIT rejects Trump administration deal for priority federal funding

MIT is one of nine schools that were asked to agree to adopt conservative priorities and policies in exchange for funding perks.

wapo.st

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Clsmith @clsmithak.bsky.social · 1d

Gorgeous writing. Take a minute and read this.

Na Mee @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social · 2d

Honored that my piece Moon Boots found the best home in @thesunmagazine.bsky.social

It's about the mayhem and magic of being a single mother. I hope you'll read it

www.thesunmagazine.org/articles/moo...

Moon Boots

Our baby could not yet hold his head up. I lay on my parents’ living room floor next to my son, wondering how I was going to afford and overcome everything by myself, thinking I was too clumsy to take...

www.thesunmagazine.org

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Clsmith @clsmithak.bsky.social · 1d

Planting the garlic
For the coming year’s harvest.
Little acts of faith.

#haiku #alaskasky

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 2d

From the federal judge hearing the lawsuit against Trump's militarization of Chicago.

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 2d

Perry: "I have seen no credible evidence that there is danger of rebellion in the state of Illinois."

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The Independent @the-independent.com · 2d

No rubber bullets, no body slamming and no attacking journalists: Judge lays down rules for Trump’s federal agents in Chicago

Judge blocks feds from using riot weapons against protesters and press in Chicago

www.independent.co.uk

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Don @wormeguy.bsky.social · 2d

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Clsmith @clsmithak.bsky.social · 2d

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Head of largest US bank warns of risk of American stock market crash

Jamie Dimon, chair of JPMorgan Chase, said he was ‘far more worried than others’ about serious market correction

www.theguardian.com

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Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 2d

Kotzebue ocean level peaked 7pm AKDT Wednesday but remained in major flood levels through 5am Thursday. The peak water level was the same as reached October 22, 2024, which produced the worst flooding in living memory. #akwx #ExtremeWeather #weather