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From Nome and Dillingham Alaska. Work in Bio Sciences. A systems thinker seeking to strengthen our communities, relationships and the environment. she/they #Neurodivergent #LLAP #queer
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My son was 4 months old when he was hospitalized with both RSV and rotavirus. So very scary even for a doctor mom. Would have jumped on both of those vaccines had they been available.
The CDC changed the universal vaccine schedule & no longer recommends

Rotavirus
Hepatitis A & B
Meningitis
Influenza
RSV

I’ve cared for previously healthy kids who died from RSV, influenza and meningitis.

We all are going to be caring for a lot more now.

In our already overflowing hospitals
January 6, 2026 at 1:11 AM
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The CDC changed the universal vaccine schedule & no longer recommends

Rotavirus
Hepatitis A & B
Meningitis
Influenza
RSV

I’ve cared for previously healthy kids who died from RSV, influenza and meningitis.

We all are going to be caring for a lot more now.

In our already overflowing hospitals
January 6, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Get the current Covid-19 vaccine to protect the minds of our youth and our future.
In utero #COVID exposure linked to brain changes, developmental delays, anxiety, and depression

At 2 years, 14% of toddlers in the prepandemic group were at high risk for developmental delays, compared with 51.6% in the COVID-19 group.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
January 6, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Get ur flu shot so that you do not destroy the lives of vulnerable people.
At least three Alaskans have died from complications of influenza so far this season amid a surge in cases happening earlier than last year, according to state epidemiologists. via @alaskapublic.org
Alaska flu cases spike, causing at least 3 deaths and high numbers of hospitalizations
The state has seen about 1,100 reported flu cases so far this season.
www.adn.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:36 AM
As a costal town used to swinging above and below zero, this is cold!

*boots snogo out of garage* *shoves mess up against the walls* *backs in old squeaky truck into the garage* *realizes I don’t own enough extension cords* 😅
January 6, 2026 at 2:42 AM
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Alaska Housing Finance Corp. has previously purchased a parking garage in Fairbanks, as well as more than 600 acres of university land statewide to develop residential properties.
University of Alaska Fairbanks considers selling Bristol Bay Campus building to state housing organization
The university is considering selling its Applied Sciences building in Dillingham to the Alaska Housing Finance Corp., which toured the facility this summer. Public comment on the sale is open until Jan. 8.
akpub.io
December 26, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Affordable Care Act subsidies are about to expire leaving millions unable to afford health insurance.

This is an excellent time to start wearing a mask.

Keeping yourself and your community healthy is an act of resistance.

Millions of people literally can’t afford to get sick.
December 18, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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May 1957 Turnagain Elementary School in Anchorage. It opened after a slight delay with the fall 1956 semester. It was dedicated on November 18, 1956. Youth bicycle culture used to be different. Via Anchorage Museum. #alaskahistory #alaska #anchoragehistory
November 18, 2025 at 8:49 PM
alaskaneighbors.org

We are exploring ways to break away from the red and blue binary in politics and find political organizing that better serves Alaska and takes advantage of our rank choice voting. Take the survey, it’s collecting information on what people want to see in our representatives.
Alaska Neighbors
We're an informal group of Alaskans who are part of an ongoing discussion about what a grassroots, homegrown political party could look like.
alaskaneighbors.org
November 5, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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So many of my colleagues laughed at me for saying this… but… a few colleagues didn’t… and I think they saved a LOT of lives in the first few years.
Australian scientist who alerted world that COVID is airborne wins top science prize

When the WHO falsely claimed in March 2020 that COVID wasn’t airborne, Professor Lidia Morawska took action—organising 239 scientists worldwide to warn about SARS-CoV-2 airborne spread and urge global recognition.
Australian scientist who alerted world that Covid is airborne wins top science prize
Prof Lidia Morawska says recognition of her research comes at a fraught time – an ‘age of anti-science’
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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"No Amount of Hand-Washing Can Make COVID-19 a Seasonal Virus"

Published: 14 August, 2024

"The left image shows that SARS-CoV-2 propagated to most organs, whereas the right image shows that influenza was mostly confined to the liver and lungs"

Source: whn.global/scientific/n...
November 4, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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“In a society like ours, more than 90% of the time we are indoors, be at home, office, school … so it is indoor air which is most important for our health

This is the problem right now. we must establish indoor air quality standards & mandate those standards”

Huge congrats to Prof Morawska!
Researcher who transformed COVID transmission science wins PM's prize
Lidia Morawska, an internationally renowned expert in air quality and its impact on human health, has won Australia's most coveted prize for scientific research.
www.abc.net.au
November 4, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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There are so many wonderful, inspiring, informative, life-affirming things in this world that have been made possible by investment in science and engineering and general nerdery
November 3, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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If you've stopped masking in public for whatever reason, now is a really good time to start again
November 4, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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Coming through! Important ptarmigan stuff to do!
#birds 🌿
November 2, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
November 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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These folks are awesome.

Please donate here to the great folks of Bethel, Alaska who are saving a ton of a dogs (and at least one turtle) following the typhoon. :https://www.bethelfriendsofcanines.com/donate.html
November 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Walmart, McDonalds and Amazon are the largest employers of people who require SNAP assistance.

The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.

They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.

Wanna fix fraud and abuse?

Fix that.
November 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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We haven't set a firm deadline yet but our survey will probably be open another week or two if anyone from the #akleg #alaskasky #aknews crowd wants to provide feedback on a new party effort we're exploring.
Alaska Neighbors
We're an informal group of Alaskans who are part of an ongoing discussion about what a grassroots, homegrown political party could look like.
alaskaneighbors.org
October 29, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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We’re all temporarily abled. Illness, aging, or injury comes for us all. That’s why care must be universal.

Accessibility isn’t a luxury. It’s what makes freedom possible.
October 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Anchorage groups looking for donations of traditional Alaska Native foods for displaced Halong victims 👉 https://tinyl.co/3rzQ 
October 24, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Jeron Joseph sure can tell a story. The way I was brought through their experience was powerful.

www.kyuk.org/arts-culture...
An ‘orchestra from Hell’: A firsthand account of the Halong flood
Jeron Joseph, a survivor from Kwigillingok tells his story.
www.kyuk.org
October 21, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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There are a variety of climate-driven environmental threats to Alaska's rural communities, and local communities do not have the capacity to address them alone. The longer we wait for mitigation funding, the more displacement happens and the more rural, Indigenous communities are fragmented.
October 17, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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The No Kings protest up in Kotzebue #NoKings
October 19, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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Ketchikan Alaska
#nokings #savedemocracy
October 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM