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Alaska Beacon @alaskabeacon.com · 3h

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

In photos: Residents of western Alaska share storm damage of ex-Typhoon Halong | Alaska Beacon

As morning light hit flooded communities devastated by the remnants of Typhoon Halong on Sunday, local residents snapped photos of the storm damage across western Alaska communities.

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tristanwalsh.bsky.social @tristanwalsh.bsky.social · 11h

a man with blonde hair is wearing a black suit and tie with a badge that says ' ss ' on it .

ALT: a man with blonde hair is wearing a black suit and tie with a badge that says ' ss ' on it .

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 14h

Watching people being brutalized by the state, secure in the knowledge that I'm safe because I don't do anything wrong. And the best part? The state can't suddenly and arbitrarily redefine what "wrong" means

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tristanwalsh.bsky.social @tristanwalsh.bsky.social · 1d

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d

Solidarity is the only way

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Emily Schwing @emilyschwing.bsky.social · 1d

What does Typhoon Halong reveal about housing conditions in Western Alaska? Here's a thread...👇

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Anyone saying they’re not racially profiling is unserious

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Corinne Smith @corinne-smith.bsky.social · 2d

Update: The Alaska State Troopers reported at least 18 people were rescued in Kwigillingok and at least 16 people were rescued in Kipnuk.

Alaska Beacon @alaskabeacon.com · 2d

Rescue and recovery efforts underway as remnants of Typhoon Halong hit western Alaska, reports Corinne Smith for @alaskabeacon.com

Rescue and recovery efforts underway as remnants of Typhoon Halong hit western Alaska | Alaska Beacon

Rescue and recovery efforts began Sunday in western Alaska as a major storm caused by remnants of Typhoon Halong hit coastal communities with massive storm surge, flooding and hurricane-force winds…

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tristanwalsh.bsky.social @tristanwalsh.bsky.social · 3d

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Quoted text in a screenshot:

“…Roan performed to a sold-out crowd of 30,000 both nights on the lawn of the National WWI Museum and Memorial. She featured local drag performers, including Karmella Uchawi and Minti Varieties, as openers for the shows, as well as musical acts Japanese Breakfast and Baby Tate.
Roan's decision to include the city in the tour was significant to many queer
Midwesterners, and LGBTQ+ pride was on display in makeup, signs and costumes throughout the weekend.”

A screenshot of text from the story:

“…During the show, the singer spoke about how she knows it can be hard growing up queer in the Midwest, and that with all that's going on in the world, bringing the queer community joy is the most important thing to her at the moment. She said seeing how her home state showed up for her over the weekend was meaningful to her, and that it affirmed that she was doing exactly what she was meant to be doing.”

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 3d

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 3d

More than 5,000 federal employees have received layoff notices. We’re working to ensure that the administration isn’t using state voter rolls to target registered Democrats for termination. More details soon.

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Ethan Hein @ethanhein.bsky.social · 3d

This is how you do it

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 3d

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 4d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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David Gura @davidgura.bsky.social · 5d

During a government shutdown, the Trump administration is bailing out Argentina, whose president is fond of saying, “The state isn’t the solution, it’s the problem.”

David Gura @davidgura.bsky.social · 5d

Secretary Scott Bessent says the U.S. has “directly purchased Argentine pesos,” and the Treasury Department has “finalized a $20 billion currency swap framework with Argentina’s central bank.”

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 5d

“Military occupation doesn’t make our city safer. Resources and investment makes our city safer.” thank you Bri and all the other protestors who took the time to speak with me last night in Chicago.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 5d

the latest effort to try to find the switch to turn off liberalism (also these people hate the idea of a free society)

Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 5d

President Donald Trump's threatened crackdown on the finances and activities of liberal non-profits and groups opposed to his agenda is a multi-agency effort with top White House aide Stephen Miller playing a central role, according to officials.

www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5d

CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6d

GOV. PRITZKER: “This is a convicted felon threatening to jail me? He’s an unhinged, insecure wannabe dictator. Come and get me.”

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 6d

This administration is flooding the zone so furiously that people have largely lost track of the lethal attacks on boats in the Caribbean, the gov’t shutdown, the economy, failed release of the Epstein files & so much else. It’s a tactic of would-be strongmen.

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 6d

there is a government shutdown with no end in sight and it’s not even really the lead story rn because the president can’t stop invading American cities for no reason other than spite

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tristanwalsh.bsky.social @tristanwalsh.bsky.social · 6d

Heck yeah

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Republican ousted by Democrat in shock election defeat

The mayoralty has been held by a Republican for years.

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 7d

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 7d

Here’s video of the incident

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tristanwalsh.bsky.social @tristanwalsh.bsky.social · 7d

Russell Vought wants to punish civil servants no matter what; I think Senate Dems need to focus on him more.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

Johnson: "It's true that in previous shutdowns, many or most furloughed employees have been paid for the time they were furloughed, but there is new legal analysis - I don't know the details, I just saw a headline - but there are some legal analysts saying that might not be appropriate or necessary"

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 8d

This guy sounds like a fucking lunatic.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d

CNN: Isn't that hyperbolic to call them terrorists?

STEPHEN MILLER: No. If anything I'm understating the severity of the situation

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 8d

On the left:

Sept 2: Judge Breyer opinion (in CA case) showing DoD's own instructions of actions that violate Posse Comitatus Act (eg "crowd control").

On the right:

Sept 26: DHS request to DoD for military forces in Chicago "in direct support of ... access control, and crowd control."

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