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Sasha aka Sauchi

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Sasha aka Sauchi @akchick.bsky.social · Mar 1

#UglyDogs I have photos and videos, but will post later. For now, here is a picture of the best girl, Pepe. She’s in lead with Whip who was on Q’s 2020 #Iditarod team with Kiwi.

BraverMountain lead dog Pepe and Whip wait to start the ceremonial start at Iditarod.

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Sasha aka Sauchi @akchick.bsky.social · 1h

😭😭😭😭😭

Niall Harbison @niallharbison.bsky.social · 11h

The end is very close now but I've known him so long I knew he wouldn't want to just sit on a drip in the hospital.

Life is for living even at the very end ♥️

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Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 1d

If you're able, please consider a donation to the Alaska Community Fund to help people in western Alaska impacted by ex-typhoon Halong even as winter is bearing down. All the money donated goes to the region. Quyana. #Alaska #AlaskaSky

alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...

Screen shot of the ACF Western Alaska Disaster Relief 2025 Fund:

"In response to recent severe storms, including Typhoon Halong, that devastated Alaska's western coast, local community organizations and regional partners have come together to establish the Western Alaska Disaster Relief Fund, housed at the Alaska Community Foundation.
Two major storm systems struck western Alaska in rapid succession, bringing record flooding, extreme winds, and extensive damage from Kwigillingok to Kotzebue. Homes have been damaged and destroyed, critical infrastructure compromised, and subsistence resources disrupted. The Western Alaska Disaster Relief Fund will provide support to affected communities for immediate relief, recovery support, and long-term resilience, including disaster preparedness initiatives. Distribution decisions will be guided by advisors including regional leaders and stakeholders, ensuring resources reach affected communities based on locally identified needs.

The Western Alaska Disaster Relief Fund brings together a growing list of local, regional, and statewide partners endorsing the fund, including:

Association of Village Council Presidents
Alaska Federation of Natives
Alaska Native Heritage Center
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Bethel Community Services Foundation
Calista Corporation
Healthy Alaska Natives Foundation
First Alaskans Institute
Kawerak, Inc.
Native Peoples Action
Maniilaq Association

Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation"

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Sasha aka Sauchi @akchick.bsky.social · 1d

🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

Sasha aka Sauchi @akchick.bsky.social · 1d

Yaaaassssss

#YouHadMeAtOxfordComma

Sasha aka Sauchi @akchick.bsky.social · 1d

Seriously. WTF

Sasha aka Sauchi @akchick.bsky.social · 1d

a woman is sitting on a couch with a man and smiling at him .

ALT: a woman is sitting on a couch with a man and smiling at him .

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Sasha aka Sauchi @akchick.bsky.social · 1d

Drives me crazy!!!

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Anchorage Daily News @adn.com · 1d

With the full extent of storm damage in Western Alaska still unknown, officials said they were focused on search and rescue operations, but acknowledged the need to address the future of some communities facing catastrophic losses.

Officials focus on rescue operations after Western Alaska storm with an eye toward long-term shelter

Search-and-rescue efforts are still underway, but state and federal officials are already thinking about the future of Alaskans who lost their homes.

www.adn.com

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Anchorage Daily News @adn.com · 1d

UPDATED: One woman has been found dead in the village of Kwigillingok, where another two people remain unaccounted for, after a devastating storm battered Western Alaska over the weekend.

Woman found dead, dozens rescued and over 1,000 displaced after storm devastates Western Alaska

Winds over 100 mph and record tidal surges pounded the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta on Sunday as the remnants of Typhoon Halong inundated some Bering Sea coast communities.

www.adn.com

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Jess McLaughlin, PhD (they/them) @jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social · 2d

Since the "well Alaska voted for Trump so they deserve it" crowd is out in force today:

Jess McLaughlin, PhD (they/them) @jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social · 2d

1) these areas of Alaska are pretty consistently blue, including in 2024. Harris won in the statehouse district including the worst-hit communities 50.8 to 39.

2) also, no one deserves to die in natural disasters, regardless of who they voted for

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kangarooneys.bsky.social @kangarooneys.bsky.social · 2d

Dear #uglydogs,

Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is coming up and for the last few years I have set up an Ofrenda in my classroom to honor and remember the pets (and loved ones) of my students and my own family.

This year I want to extend the offer to you all

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Toni Reitter @tonichelle.bsky.social · 1d

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repgray.bsky.social @repgray.bsky.social · 1d

Aaron Poe first appeared on the podcast in 2024, discussing raising a trans daughter in Alaska & living through political turmoil. After Trump was elected to a 2nd term, the family decided to relocate to Ireland for their child's safety. #akleg

Listen:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...

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Jason Tinsley @jasontinsley.bsky.social · 1d

Mushroom Bluesky seems like ages ago.

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CeeJay Johnson-Yellow Hawk @adriftalchemist.bsky.social · 1d

Western Alaska Disaster Relief

#AlaskaSky

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Don @wormeguy.bsky.social · 1d

If measles hits Alaska we will most likely see it first in the home school community before public schools.

It won't take long to get into our public schools because the Interior (including Fairbanks) has a very low rate of vaccination for Kindergartners (ages 5-6) of 57%.

This is a tinderbox.

Vaccination rates by community in Alaska for childhood and kindergarten series

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Emily Schwing @emilyschwing.bsky.social · 2d

How do I know this? I took a deep dive into brand new housing in one Alaska Native community and hired an inspector for a two-and-a-half year investigation. You can read it here: www.propublica.org/article/newt...

Newtok, Alaska, Was Supposed to Be a Model for Climate Relocation. Here’s How It Went Wrong.

The project’s challenges highlight how ill-prepared the U.S. is to respond to the way climate change is making some places uninhabitable.

www.propublica.org

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Emily Schwing @emilyschwing.bsky.social · 2d

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

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Anchorage Daily News @adn.com · 1d

Samantha Skold, a captain with the Air Force and a physician assistant at JBER, was the fastest overall woman racing as a non-professional in the 2025 Ironman World Championships.

Alaska triathlete Samantha Skold takes top spot in women’s Ironman World Championships

Skold, who is a captain with the Air Force and a physician assistant at JBER, plans to do some professional racing in 2026.

www.adn.com

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Anchorage Daily News @adn.com · 1d

Several organizations are asking for donations or contributing fundraiser proceeds to help Alaskans affected by the remnants of Typhoon Halong. Here's how you can help.

How to help residents and communities after catastrophic Western Alaska storm

Several organizations are asking for donations or contributing fundraiser proceeds to help residents affected by the remnants of Typhoon Halong.

www.adn.com

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 1d

1947 pictorial map of Anchorage. Among many things, note the old downtown ballpark, Providence Hospital before it moved to its current location in 1962, downtown ski jump, and proposed spot for a new international airport. #alaskahistory #alaska #anchoragehistory

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Brimley @dawsonmv.bsky.social · 1d

This could have been done in January.
This could have been done a year ago.

Casey @mamasissiesays.bsky.social · 1d

Plagiarized Peace Plan
—new band name, I call it!

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ᒪᑰᓯ Mark Springer @markspringer.bsky.social · 1d

The big need for folks is going to be winter gear - coats, snopants, boots, etc. and don't forget the kids too.
Remember, many many families lost EVERYTHING.
The City of Bethel is gearing up for an influx of maybe hundreds of people evacuated from the impacted villages.

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สุพรรณิกาทร์ Supanika Ordoñez @spiraledu.bsky.social · 1d

#AlaskaSky

Taylor Heckart @theckart.bsky.social · 1d

If you’re in Petersburg, Cooper Landing, Seward, Ketchikan, Tok, Unalaska, Soldotna, Skagway, and Bethel, you should get free access to a news database through your library! There are 20+ Alaska news publications in there, including many that are normally paywalled. www.kfsk.org/2025/10/13/g...

Grant funding will give 15 Alaska libraries free access to many paywalled newspapers - KFSK

Fifteen libraries across Alaska will be gaining access to a large online database of national and in-state news sources. The Alaska Library Network received a $10,250 grant from the Atwood Foundation,...

www.kfsk.org

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Colleen Mondor @chasingray.bsky.social · 1d

“According to Trump, this is what a domestic terrorist looks like.”

Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 1d

I also spoke to one of the inflatable protesters, a very intimidating pachyderm

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