Vivian Faith Prescott
@alaskapoet.bsky.social
Writer & artist living at Mickey’s Fishcamp in Southeast Alaska.
How about rhythm & dancing & snow & Yoiking!
Áidna - Romsa (Official video)
YouTube video by Áidna
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November 26, 2025 at 6:23 PM
How about rhythm & dancing & snow & Yoiking!
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Meanwhile, in Alaska…this is a heartbreaker.
November 26, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Meanwhile, in Alaska…this is a heartbreaker.
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On this twenty fifth day of #AlaskaNativeHeritageMonth we’re highlighting “How the Devil’s Club Came to Be” by #Tlingit writer Miranda Rose Kaagwil Worl & Tlingit illustrator Michaela Goade, Lingít language version by Tlingit Elder Florence Sheakley.
#nativeamericanheritagemonth #indigenous #books
#nativeamericanheritagemonth #indigenous #books
Thirty Days of Alaska Native Books: Day 25
For the twenty fifth day of Alaska Native Heritage Month, we’re highlighting the beautiful children’s book “How the Devil’s Club Came to Be” by Tlingit writer Miranda Rose Kaagwil Worl and Tlingit …
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November 26, 2025 at 1:25 AM
On this twenty fifth day of #AlaskaNativeHeritageMonth we’re highlighting “How the Devil’s Club Came to Be” by #Tlingit writer Miranda Rose Kaagwil Worl & Tlingit illustrator Michaela Goade, Lingít language version by Tlingit Elder Florence Sheakley.
#nativeamericanheritagemonth #indigenous #books
#nativeamericanheritagemonth #indigenous #books
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Kipnuk man leads recovery efforts after family home flooded by Typhoon Halong: The home sits frozen 300 yards from foundation 👉 https://tinyurl.com/zma2myr4
November 26, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Kipnuk man leads recovery efforts after family home flooded by Typhoon Halong: The home sits frozen 300 yards from foundation 👉 https://tinyurl.com/zma2myr4
📚 read ❤️
Thirty Days of Alaska Native Books: Day 25
For the twenty fifth day of Alaska Native Heritage Month, we’re highlighting the beautiful children’s book “How the Devil’s Club Came to Be” by Tlingit writer Miranda Rose Kaagwil Worl and Tlingit …
verastarbard.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:52 AM
📚 read ❤️
My Dad’s journal entry (2014) in our Fishcamp journal. I came across this entry today while organizing my cabin. It’s a keeper! 🖊️ 📝
#AlaskaSky #holidaygrief #Alaskan #poetsofbluesky
#AlaskaSky #holidaygrief #Alaskan #poetsofbluesky
November 25, 2025 at 10:44 PM
My Dad’s journal entry (2014) in our Fishcamp journal. I came across this entry today while organizing my cabin. It’s a keeper! 🖊️ 📝
#AlaskaSky #holidaygrief #Alaskan #poetsofbluesky
#AlaskaSky #holidaygrief #Alaskan #poetsofbluesky
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The barge was spotted floating lower than normal last week near Bella Bella, about 260 miles south of Ketchikan, on its way from Alaska.
(From KRBD - Ketchikan)
(From KRBD - Ketchikan)
Alaska Marine Lines barge continues south after taking on water off British Columbia
The company said in an email that the barge was damaged during transit but was "secure" and "not sinking."
www.ktoo.org
November 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The barge was spotted floating lower than normal last week near Bella Bella, about 260 miles south of Ketchikan, on its way from Alaska.
(From KRBD - Ketchikan)
(From KRBD - Ketchikan)
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NEW: State officials announced a "draw down" or most emergency crews supporting the Typhoon Halong relief effort in Western Alaska will be departing the region, as winter sets in.
alaskabeacon.com/2025/11/25/d...
alaskabeacon.com/2025/11/25/d...
Disaster relief crews begin to depart Western Alaska as winter sets in, officials say | Alaska Beacon
Some work on critical infrastructure projects will continue, but the state’s focus will transition to supporting storm-impacted communities and evacuated residents through the winter, officials said.
alaskabeacon.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
NEW: State officials announced a "draw down" or most emergency crews supporting the Typhoon Halong relief effort in Western Alaska will be departing the region, as winter sets in.
alaskabeacon.com/2025/11/25/d...
alaskabeacon.com/2025/11/25/d...
And petty Hegseth announces the military is cutting ties with the Boy Scouts… meanwhile the Boy Scouts are collecting food to feed hungry people in their communities.
A 40-year-old Scouting America tradition of food donation got its start in St. Louis
Scouting for Food became a national Scouting America program in 1988, expanding across the country as thousands of scouts collectively gathered hundreds of thousands of pounds of shelf-stable goods fo...
www.stlpr.org
November 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
And petty Hegseth announces the military is cutting ties with the Boy Scouts… meanwhile the Boy Scouts are collecting food to feed hungry people in their communities.
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This weekend's Reveal episode goes inside the impacts of federal funding cuts to public radio stations in Alaska and Pittsburgh. Link in article to podcast:
In rural America, public radio saves lives
In remote Alaska, public radio station KYUK is crucial during natural disasters. Without federal funding, how will it survive?
www.motherjones.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM
This weekend's Reveal episode goes inside the impacts of federal funding cuts to public radio stations in Alaska and Pittsburgh. Link in article to podcast:
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I’m still enjoying how MAGA Twitter will never live down that they’re all troll farms from Russia and Bangladesh. The whole MAGA ‘movement’ has been fake bullshit from top to bottom from the very beginning.
Musk Accidentally Proves Most MAGA Accounts On Twitter Live In Russia
Whoops!
www.thegodpodcast.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I’m still enjoying how MAGA Twitter will never live down that they’re all troll farms from Russia and Bangladesh. The whole MAGA ‘movement’ has been fake bullshit from top to bottom from the very beginning.
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For this 24th day of #AlaskaNativeHeritageMonth we’re highlighting #Inupiat #Kiowa artist Kunaq Marjorie Tahbone’s children’s book “Uluit Atuqtaatka.”
#nativeamericanheritagemonth #indigenous #books #booksky #childrensbooks #ulu #alaska #alaskanative #native
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#nativeamericanheritagemonth #indigenous #books #booksky #childrensbooks #ulu #alaska #alaskanative #native
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Thirty Days of Alaska Native Books: Day 24
We’re headed back to children’s literature for this twenty fourth day of Alaska Native Heritage Month. “Uluit Atuqtaatka” by Inupiat/Kiowa writer and illustrator Kunaq Marjorie Tahbone is all about…
verastarbard.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:54 AM
For this 24th day of #AlaskaNativeHeritageMonth we’re highlighting #Inupiat #Kiowa artist Kunaq Marjorie Tahbone’s children’s book “Uluit Atuqtaatka.”
#nativeamericanheritagemonth #indigenous #books #booksky #childrensbooks #ulu #alaska #alaskanative #native
verastarbard.com/2025/11/24/t...
#nativeamericanheritagemonth #indigenous #books #booksky #childrensbooks #ulu #alaska #alaskanative #native
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Alaska’s U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan said he is working on a bill seeking a two-year extension of health insurance subsidies that will otherwise expire at the end of the year.
Sullivan says he is working on extension of health care subsidies
Without action from Congress, the subsidies will expire at the end of the year.
www.adn.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Alaska’s U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan said he is working on a bill seeking a two-year extension of health insurance subsidies that will otherwise expire at the end of the year.
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Dunleavy makes new pick for Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. board of directors, writes @alaska.bsky.social for @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/briefs/dunle...
Dunleavy makes new pick for Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. board of directors | Alaska Beacon
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has selected Ralph Samuels, a former state legislator, businessman and tourism expert, to serve on the board.
alaskabeacon.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Dunleavy makes new pick for Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. board of directors, writes @alaska.bsky.social for @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/briefs/dunle...
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Immigrants make up a significant proportion of all the country's doctors. New policies are making it harder and less appealing for foreign-born physicians to come to the U.S.
'Nobody wants to come': What if the U.S. can no longer attract immigrant physicians?
Immigrants make up a significant proportion of all the country's doctors. New policies are making it harder and less appealing for foreign-born physicians to come to the U.S.
n.pr
November 25, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Immigrants make up a significant proportion of all the country's doctors. New policies are making it harder and less appealing for foreign-born physicians to come to the U.S.
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‼️ Alaska Governor Dunleavy Grift Alert ‼️
“Due to the timing of the funding, the Legislature will have little input or oversight over how the first of five batches of federal funding will be handled.”
“Due to the timing of the funding, the Legislature will have little input or oversight over how the first of five batches of federal funding will be handled.”
The hope is that the fund will address longstanding problems with health care access and affordability in rural areas. thealaskacurrent.com/2025/11/24/l...
Legislators are understandably wary about handing Dunleavy a $200 million rural health fund - The Alaska Current
The $50 billion in federal funding over the next five years hopes to address longstanding problems with health care access and affordability in rural areas.
thealaskacurrent.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:31 PM
‼️ Alaska Governor Dunleavy Grift Alert ‼️
“Due to the timing of the funding, the Legislature will have little input or oversight over how the first of five batches of federal funding will be handled.”
“Due to the timing of the funding, the Legislature will have little input or oversight over how the first of five batches of federal funding will be handled.”
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Aurora Forecast Update for 2025-11-25T02:20:03Z
WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of 5 expected
Valid From: 2025 Nov 25 0211 UTC
Valid To: 2025 Nov 25 0900 UTC
Warning Condition: Onset
NOAA Scale: G1 - Minor
Additional Details Here.
WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of 5 expected
Valid From: 2025 Nov 25 0211 UTC
Valid To: 2025 Nov 25 0900 UTC
Warning Condition: Onset
NOAA Scale: G1 - Minor
Additional Details Here.
November 25, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Aurora Forecast Update for 2025-11-25T02:20:03Z
WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of 5 expected
Valid From: 2025 Nov 25 0211 UTC
Valid To: 2025 Nov 25 0900 UTC
Warning Condition: Onset
NOAA Scale: G1 - Minor
Additional Details Here.
WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of 5 expected
Valid From: 2025 Nov 25 0211 UTC
Valid To: 2025 Nov 25 0900 UTC
Warning Condition: Onset
NOAA Scale: G1 - Minor
Additional Details Here.
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The state commercial salmon haul totaled 194.8 million fish, the 12th largest since 1985, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s preliminary annual summary.
(From @alaskabeacon.com)
(From @alaskabeacon.com)
Alaska’s commercial salmon harvest rebounds after ultra-low harvest last year
The amount of money paid to harvesters delivering their fish was the 13th lowest since 1975, when adjusted for inflation.
www.ktoo.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:29 AM
The state commercial salmon haul totaled 194.8 million fish, the 12th largest since 1985, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s preliminary annual summary.
(From @alaskabeacon.com)
(From @alaskabeacon.com)
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Immigrants make up about a quarter of all the country's doctors, and the U.S. health care system depends heavily on them.
'Nobody wants to come': What if the U.S. can no longer attract immigrant physicians?
Immigrants make up a significant proportion of all the country's doctors. New policies are making it harder and less appealing for foreign-born physicians to come to the U.S.
akpub.io
November 25, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Immigrants make up about a quarter of all the country's doctors, and the U.S. health care system depends heavily on them.
Reposted by Vivian Faith Prescott
Alaska commercial fishers caught much more salmon in 2025 than they did last year, but the money they earned was modest, according to the statewide harvest report. via @alaskabeacon.com
Alaska’s commercial salmon harvest rebounds after ultra-low harvest last year
The state commercial salmon haul totaled 194.8 million fish.
www.adn.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Alaska commercial fishers caught much more salmon in 2025 than they did last year, but the money they earned was modest, according to the statewide harvest report. via @alaskabeacon.com
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SEN. GALLEGO: "This is fucking insane... Secretary Hegseth, all these guys, fuck you, you're not going to be able to scare us. You say you’re not acting like fascists… you won’t intimidate us.”
on the “investigation” announcement for telling the military their oath is to the constitution
on the “investigation” announcement for telling the military their oath is to the constitution
November 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM
SEN. GALLEGO: "This is fucking insane... Secretary Hegseth, all these guys, fuck you, you're not going to be able to scare us. You say you’re not acting like fascists… you won’t intimidate us.”
on the “investigation” announcement for telling the military their oath is to the constitution
on the “investigation” announcement for telling the military their oath is to the constitution
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Gallego to Hegseth: "You will never ever be half the man that Sen. Kelly is. You, sir, are a coward. And the fact that you are following this order from the president shows how big of a coward you are. I can't wait until you are no longer the secretary of defense."
November 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Gallego to Hegseth: "You will never ever be half the man that Sen. Kelly is. You, sir, are a coward. And the fact that you are following this order from the president shows how big of a coward you are. I can't wait until you are no longer the secretary of defense."
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The hope is that the fund will address longstanding problems with health care access and affordability in rural areas. thealaskacurrent.com/2025/11/24/l...
Legislators are understandably wary about handing Dunleavy a $200 million rural health fund - The Alaska Current
The $50 billion in federal funding over the next five years hopes to address longstanding problems with health care access and affordability in rural areas.
thealaskacurrent.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The hope is that the fund will address longstanding problems with health care access and affordability in rural areas. thealaskacurrent.com/2025/11/24/l...