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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 12h

An aggressive rock has been removed from a parking lot in Aurora where it repeatedly attacked drivers.

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ᒪᑰᓯ Mark Springer @markspringer.bsky.social · 23h

If you are shipping donations on Lynden (and they are taking stuff in Fairbanks to truck to Anchorage) pack it in totes, and hey, throw in a few of those smaller Sterilite boxes too! Those are perfect for hygiene stuff and small belongings.
Let's help folks get some small semblance of organization!

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Aksaab @aksaab.bsky.social · 9h

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武政諒 Ryo Takemasa @ryotakemasa.bsky.social · 10h

Wrapped in Autumn (2018)
Art Print: www.inprnt.com/gallery/ryot...

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CeeJay Johnson-Yellow Hawk @adriftalchemist.bsky.social · 10h

if federal and state governments can find the time and funding to build alligator alcatraz in 8 days—they can do the same to build adequate emergency shelter for our country’s first indigenous climate change refugees in western alaska

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Arctic Velocipedist @arcticvelocipedist.bsky.social · 20h

Kind of considering putting together a few film photography classes. Either Skillshare, or something mainly online with one-on-one sessions, either virtually online, or in person if local.

General film, large format, theory, developing, scanning, post-processing, storing negatives. Lots to pass on.

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Aksaab @aksaab.bsky.social · 19h

I joined www.consumerlab.com years ago in order to have testing information on heavy metals and such in products that they test.

Independent Tests and Reviews of Vitamin, Mineral, and Herbal Supplements - ConsumerLab.com

Independent test results, reviews, ratings, and comparisons of vitamins, supplements, herb and nutrition products to consumers and healthcare providers.

www.consumerlab.com

Aksaab @aksaab.bsky.social · 21h

"With the recent announcement of another commissioner leaving the already moribund agency, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) will be down to two commissioners. By law, there should be six, but it takes four to make a quorum. Without a quorum, the FEC cannot enforce the law."

Ellen L. Weintraub @ellenlweintraub.bsky.social · 22h

The Federal Election Commission's death by decapitation is part of this Administration's broader attack on fair elections and checks against corruption. My piece in The Guardian:

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I chaired the US Federal Election Commission. Now there’s no cop on the beat | Ellen L Weintraub

Democracy is under attack – and the watchdog agency has no quorum. It must be restored

www.theguardian.com

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Jason Tinsley @jasontinsley.bsky.social · 23h

There's still good in the world.

Cherry and vanilla soft serve ice cream cone.

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Colchester Museums @colmuseums.bsky.social · 23h

Ben takes us inside Colchester’s own witch-finding history, linking local records and folklore to wider social forces. Tune in tonight, and in the meantime, dive into the episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgnM...

The Real Reasons The Witch Trials Happened| Ben Paites | Bethnal Archives Podcast

Halloween Special, The real witches of England| Ben Paites | Bethnal Archives Podcast In this Halloween Special episode of the Bethnal Archives, we sit down with Ben Paites, Senior Curator of…

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Ben Matheson @benmatheson.bsky.social · 23h

Here's the first real post: 🏔️🗺️ Mapping the Chugach 120: the 120 peaks in Chugach State Park with 500 feet or more of prominence. It’s the biggest print map I’ve ever made. open.substack.com/pub/benjmath...

Mapping the Chugach 120 🏔️ 🗺️: Anchorage's most ambitious peakbagging project

My biggest print map ever of a big list of Chugach State Park peaks

open.substack.com

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Kevin 🚀🤠 @astro-cowboy.bsky.social · 23h

The most important thing NASA does is monitor climate change from space. No other country in the world (and certainly no corporation) can make up for the decimation of climate science capabilities that this admin is dead set on causing.

Celeste Labedz @celestelabedz.bsky.social · 1d

A lot of comments on Mars rovers or Moon landings, but it's important to remember that the planet NASA studies most is Earth. This is less about cutting flashy things like moonwalks and more about keeping communities in the dark on climate, weather, agriculture, pollution, natural hazards, and more.

Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers reut.rs/4302N2L

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NPR @npr.org · 1d

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says. n.pr/4q87Jwb

Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says.

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Aksaab @aksaab.bsky.social · 1d

Very pretty

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Aksaab @aksaab.bsky.social · 2d

"During the 1920s, Harris’s works became more abstract and simplified, especially his stark landscapes of the Canadian north and Arctic."

Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 2d

Lawren Harris’ Mountain Forms, 1926

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Peter Durst @peterdurst.bsky.social · 2d

Yashica 35CCN | Kodak Gold

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ᒪᑰᓯ Mark Springer @markspringer.bsky.social · 2d

If I were the Congressional Delegation I'd get out to Bethel ASAP.

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 2d

This Aug 9, 1948 Anchorage area aerial view features Fireweed Lane and the since drained Blueberry Lake in what is now midtown, Barnes & Noble/Walmart area. In my latest article, I share more old Anchorage photographs & where you can find them yourself (www.adn.com/alaska-l...).

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CeeJay Johnson-Yellow Hawk @adriftalchemist.bsky.social · 2d

Donate to Western Alaska Disaster Relief here:

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Ghostin this Hell @hoovybaby.bsky.social · 2d

lol lmao you can just hit that RT button homie

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James P Bennett @akjpb.bsky.social · 2d

Last night in Italy, training north to Frankfurt in the AM. Hope to retrieve our bike boxes from a questionable storage option. Back in ANC Thursday night, inshallah. I like (most of) my life in Alaska, so I’m happy to return home from a ++ good cycling adventure & see what will unfold for me in AK!

3 cyclists at an arched railroad underpass

My bike with the Tuscany hills in the background.

Hilltop Castle in the Tuscany region of Italy.

2 lane road with a canopy of oak trees in the Tuscany region of Italy.

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Arctic Velocipedist @arcticvelocipedist.bsky.social · 2d

Stay safe out there. Look out for each other. Alaskans are at our best when we look out for each other.

Vivian Faith Prescott @alaskapoet.bsky.social · 2d

Alaskans along hundreds of miles of coastline brace for massive storm

Forecasters say the powerful storm, potentially historic in strength, is expected to slam into the Y-K Delta early Sunday and then race up the coastline, bringing destructive winds and surging seas.

alaskapublic.org

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 3d

“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.

I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.

Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.

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ghost of malena @seachanger.bsky.social · 3d

among many things these monsters do not understand is if you fire everyone and destroy the economy, a lot of people have time to protest and not much left to lose

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · 3d

#inktober2025
Oct 11
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Science Mom @thesciencemom.bsky.social · 3d

Today I found the cutest little mushrooms EVER! They only grow on spruce cones and are like something straight out of a fairy tale.

Strobilurus occidentalis, aka spruce cone mushroom or spruce conesprout.

6 tiny pale mushrooms are visible growing out of a Sitka spruce cone, which is laying in green moss

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