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akmk @akmk.bsky.social · 3h

Thank you, ADN, for highlighting this story.

Inside the Tacoma ICE detention center, where you could be held for days or years

The Northwest detention center’s surging population is putting a strain on the facility, exacerbating long-standing complaints and generating new ones, according to people held there, court declaratio...

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The Resister Linda Cardwell 🦋💙 @cardwell4u.bsky.social · 3d

Alaska Democrat Mindy O’Neall has won the mayoral race in Fairbanks. This is the first time the city has flipped blue in 12 years.

Congratulations to Mindy O’Neall on her victory!

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paulh522.bsky.social @paulh522.bsky.social · 6h

Pam Bondi Hearing Cold Open - SNL youtu.be/iSfC_N8XOTE Video by Saturday Night Live m.youtube.com/@SaturdayNig...

Pam Bondi Hearing Cold Open - SNL

YouTube video by Saturday Night Live

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The Adult Fun and Politics Time Line! @fantasystudio.bsky.social · 1d

Amy Poehler and Tina Fey Skewer Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem in ‘SNL’ Opening, Mock Jeffrey Epstein Files, ICE Agents and Dog-Shooting Scandal: The cold open of this week’s “Saturday Night Live” brought in host Amy Poehler and her BFF Tina Fey to play… #SNL #AmyPoehler #TinaFey #PamBondi #KristiNoem

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akmk @akmk.bsky.social · 4h

Scientists Completed a Toxicity Report on This Forever Chemical. The EPA Hasn’t Released It.

Agency scientists found that PFNA could cause developmental, liver and reproductive harms. Their final report was ready in mid-April, according to an internal document reviewed by ProPublica, but the ...

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akmk @akmk.bsky.social · 5h

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akmk @akmk.bsky.social · 6h

so sad for Alaska..
Alaska needs to stop subsidizing the fossil fuel and extractive resource industry..
it's not good for Alaskans..

A major storm is bringing dangerous flooding and hurricane-force winds to Western Alaska

Some residents are reportedly unaccounted for or trapped in houses as a major storm brings high water and winds to Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta communities.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 9h

Despite Alligator Alcatraz’s shocking conditions and rampant “psychological warfare,” copycats are popping up around the country—everything from the “Cornhusker Clink” to the “Speedway Slammer”

Inside the hell of Alligator Alcatraz

Despite shocking conditions and rampant “psychological warfare,” copycats are popping up around the country.

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ᒪᑰᓯ Mark Springer @markspringer.bsky.social · 13h

FB reports of major flood damage in Kipnuk - homes and store floating, people swimming.
Very high water in Quinhagak as well.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 9h

“America First.”

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akmk @akmk.bsky.social · 9h

dreadful.. so, so sorry..

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CeeJay Johnson-Yellow Hawk @adriftalchemist.bsky.social · 11h

updates for kipnuk

several houses are gone and more continue to float away from the village

hope help arrives soon

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akmk @akmk.bsky.social · 1d

Is McCabe Alaska's worst legislator?

Opinion: The military’s mission is to win wars, not woke dogma

Our troops, from Alaska to Afghanistan, deserve a force driven by performance and patriotism, not politics.

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akmk @akmk.bsky.social · 1d

wtg, Elstun!!

Letter: The president and the Nobel Peace Prize

Too bad the DOJ can’t indict Norway for mortgage fraud.

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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 1d

The douchey face of utter incompetence.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 1d

A 15 year old boy with autism went missing earlier this week

He was selling fruit with his family in Springbranch when he disappeared

They filed a missing person’s report & begged the public to help find him

Turns out he was in a Houston ICE detention facility

They kidnapped a disabled child!

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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 1d

"In a time of darkness, New York must be the light." @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social makes a 2-minute ad about transgender rights, while sitting at the Christopher Street Pier in NYC. And yes, I'm crying, too.
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You Have to See This Mamdani Ad

I wasn't planning to post anything today. I dislike working and writing on weekends in general, but this was too important to ignore. You have to see this Zohran Mamdani campaign ad that came out this...

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akmk @akmk.bsky.social · 1d

efficiency at its finest..

Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error

www.nytimes.com

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akmk @akmk.bsky.social · 1d

Lone Boy living his best life.. Chilkoot River..
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social · 2d

A diseased population is easier to control

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Diaper Diplomacy Unofficial Mirror @diaperdiplomacy-m.bsky.social · 4d

“She’s a low IQ individual.” — Trump vents Dem grievances to PM Mark Carney 🇨🇦

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RichThompsonAK @richthompsonak.bsky.social · 2d

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

"Alaska has the highest rate of TB in the U.S ... Western Alaska has the highest rates of TB in the state ... Bristol Bay has the highest number of active cases in Western Alaska ... "

www.kdlg.org/news/2025-10...

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.

www.kdlg.org

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