NEW: A significant gap in weather balloon coverage in western Alaska, caused by Trump admin cuts to NOAA/NWS, may have hurt the forecast accuracy for the deadly storm there over the weekend. www.cnn.com/2025/10/14/w...

In photos: Residents of western Alaska share storm damage of ex-Typhoon Halong, reports Corinne Smith with @alaskabeacon.com

Promise to teach me Spanish?

This is the Western Alaska animal nonprofit working to rescue the pets in Kipnuk.

The residents of Kipnuk are under a mandatory evac order but can not bring their pets with them. Supporting this group will help with charter aircraft, etc.

www.bethelfriendsofcanines.com

At some point it is going to start falling apart and I just don't think people are ready.

The floods in Alaska are probably the bleeding edge of the problem - sounds like some warnings did not go out because the NWS staff were not there.

Everybody from the Air Traffic Controllers to the TSA employees are working without pay.

The US is falling apart because Donald Trump won’t stop ‘yelling’ at his TV. From bombing Iran to sending troops to Portland, the president’s decisions are influenced by what he sees on Fox News — according to former Trump officials.

@swin24.bsky.social writes:
zeteo.com/p/trump-addi...

at a function this evening I met a career Voice of America journalist and news editor who was dismissed from her job in August.

every time I think about what has been done, DELIBERATELY, to degrade, diminish, and destroy every vestige of a democratic society, I am at once heartsick and furious

@michaelianblack.bsky.social

I don't worry about this at all.

They are going to do it anyway. It was their obvious plan all along.

AOC: When one party wants the votes of another party. You negotiate, you come to a compromise and you pass a bill. That is schoolhouse rock. And that is how things should be

NEW: A huge ice sculpture of the word “DEMOCRACY” is currently melting away in front of the US Capitol.

Organized by artists and activists, it was commissioned by the Up In Arms campaign, an effort led by Ben Cohen, the cofounder of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.

NBC News has reportedly eliminated its NBC BLK, NBC Asian America, NBC Latino and NBC OUT teams

@gtconway.bsky.social @therickwilson.bsky.social

Turns out if throw a bottle of vodka at the stewardess hard enough and miss you can break the window... who knew.

www.reuters.com/world/us/pla...

Insanity.

@brooklynmarie.bsky.social

This has got to be BS.

meidasnews.com/news/exclusi...

It is so weird that Trump's goons are gassing, beating and arresting Americans and the @democrats.org have decided the real issue is Health Care Subsidies...

HOW ABOUT STOPPING THE LAWLESS THUGS ABUSING POWER?

Peter Giunta: “I'm all in for Jack Ciattarelli for Governor of NJ.”

Also Peter Giunta: “I love Hitler.”

Five of Earth’s vital systems are close to a point of irreversible change, warns a new report released by a global network of scientists ahead of the upcoming U.N. climate change conference in Brazil.

Judge can lock them up.

Black owned, women led winery in any case.

(LOOK AT THE LABELS PEOPLE - ART).

www.houseofbrown.wine

I drive this winery all the time, it's one of the few black owned wineries in Napa County, and wonder if the family name was chosen to honor my great uncle John. Following emancipation a lot of former slaves changed their names and "Brown" was one of the top ones.

www.brownestate.com

You don't remember that one Saturday we all came together and just decided to fix racism forever? Honestly I thought we would not be able to do it, but some group projects and a few flip charts latter and we had it licked. Really a good feeling.