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Vivian Faith Prescott
@alaskapoet.bsky.social
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Writer & artist living at Mickey’s Fishcamp in Southeast Alaska.
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Corinne Smith @corinne-smith.bsky.social · 2h
Update: The Alaska State Troopers reported at least 18 people were rescued in Kwigillingok and at least 16 people were rescued in Kipnuk.
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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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Vivian Faith Prescott @alaskapoet.bsky.social · 3h
“Troopers have received secondhand reports of people who are unaccounted for in Kipnuk and are continuing to work with local officials to verify and confirm how many people are missing,” DPS wrote.”
LIVE BLOG: Dozens of people rescued, some still unaccounted for, DPS says
Former Typhoon Halong made landfall overnight into Sunday. Its strongest impacts were felt in the Kuskokwim delta area.
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CeeJay Johnson-Yellow Hawk @adriftalchemist.bsky.social · 9h
updates for kipnuk, kwig, and kong

20 ppl are missing in kwig 🥺
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Corinne Smith @corinne-smith.bsky.social · 9h
Alaska Gov. Dunleavy has extended the Oct. 9 disaster declaration to include Yupitt, Pribilof Island, and Lower Kuskokwim Regional Education Attendance Areas.

The State Emergency Operations Center says U.S. Coast Guard has been deployed to Kipnuk and Kwigillingok to assist with search and rescue.
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Vivian Faith Prescott @alaskapoet.bsky.social · 11h
“Some houses in Kwigillingok have floated to new parts of town or across the river. Ryan David said he was in his house with his four children when he felt the building start to shake.”
Live updates: A major storm is bringing dangerous flooding and hurricane-force winds to Western Alaska
The remnants of Typhoon Halong have already caused damaging flooding in Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. The storm is expected to move north and continue into Monday.
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CeeJay Johnson-Yellow Hawk @adriftalchemist.bsky.social · 14h
someone in a kipnuk facebook group screen recorded all the pleas for help in the community due to the disaster flooding

hopefully the alaska national guard will make it out there soon
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Vivian Faith Prescott @alaskapoet.bsky.social · 13h
Yes I heard they were on their way—refueled in Bethel.
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Vivian Faith Prescott @alaskapoet.bsky.social · 13h
Alaskans along hundreds of miles of coastline brace for massive storm
Forecasters say the powerful storm, potentially historic in strength, is expected to slam into the Y-K Delta early Sunday and then race up the coastline, bringing destructive winds and surging seas.
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 1d
Californian Morning' (mid 20thc) by US artist and printmaker Emmy Lou Packard (1914-1998) #WomensArt
Print featuring a line of different wild plants in silhouette with a singing blackbird perched in one and a dragonfly flying above, all in front of the ocean under an orange sun
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Vivian Faith Prescott @alaskapoet.bsky.social · 1d
Parnassus Books! Yay! Thank you.
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Pat Race @pat.alaskarobotics.com · 2d
We host a spring Comics Camp up in Juneau, Alaska and the applications are now open:
2026 Comics Camp Application
Alaska Robotics Comics Camp Convention & In-Town Events: May 7th - May 9th, 2026 Camp Dates: May 9th - May 13th, 2026 ************************ Have you attended in the past? Feel free to skip any o...
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Carrie Nash @carrieinfbx.bsky.social · 2d
Great story by Eric Stone about Crum and the questionable investment of state CBR funds.

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Crum defends use of Alaska’s savings for private equity investment as governor orders review
Former Revenue Commissioner Adam Crum committed $50 million to a private equity fund shortly before leaving office, raising concerns within the Department of Revenue.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d
CHICAGO — WGN News editor/producer Debbie Brockman grabbed by Trump’s ICE goons.. who then intentionally ram a bystander’s car as they peel away.

More: www.fox32chicago.com/news/wgn-new...
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Alaska Public Media @alaskapublic.org · 2d
The researchers wanted to know: How long does it take the microbes, which themselves produce greenhouse gases, to wake from their slumber?

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Ancient Alaska microbes' thaw helps understanding of climate change feedback loop
Using samples gathered from a permafrost tunnel north of Fairbanks, researchers have awakened microbes that were last active as far back as 40,000 years ago.
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Vivian Faith Prescott @alaskapoet.bsky.social · 2d
Foggy morning in Southeast Alaska.

#AlaskaSky #Southeastalaska #Alaska
Rocky & seaweed covered southeast Alaskan beach with two dogs (one big dog & one small dog) walking on sand. In background is foggy skies and calm ocean.
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Wesley Early @wesleyearly.bsky.social · 2d
Immigration-related arrests in Alaska have more than quadrupled under the Trump administration.

My latest story is about the shock some Alaskans are feeling amid the sudden spike in ICE activity, and how they are stepping up to help those detained.

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As ICE arrests surge in Alaska, advocates step up to support detainees
Immigration-related arrests in Alaska have more than quadrupled under the Trump administration and one lawyer says he expects the numbers will only increase.
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Alaska Beacon @alaskabeacon.com · 2d
U.S. Senate passes bill intended to shield Alaska Native artists from states’ ivory bans, reports James Brooks for the @alaskabeacon.com
U.S. Senate passes bill intended to shield Alaska Native artists from states’ ivory bans | Alaska Beacon
State-level ivory bans, intended to help elephants, are deterring tourists from buying walrus ivory products from Alaskans.
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Alaska Beacon @alaskabeacon.com · 2d
Shutdown forces Medicare patients off popular telehealth and hospital-at-home programs, reports Tim Henderson for @stateline.org via @alaskabeacon.com
Shutdown forces Medicare patients off popular telehealth and hospital-at-home programs | Alaska Beacon
The federal government shutdown is forcing a reckoning for two remote health care programs - telehealth and in-home hospital care - because they automatically expired Oct. 1.
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KTOO Public Media @ktoopublicmedia.bsky.social · 2d
Lingít elder Ldaan.aat Laurie Cropley and elder-in-training Yuxgitsiy George Holly are leading dawn prayers at the annual Elders and Youth conference in Anchorage next week.
Tongass Voices: Ldaan.aat Laurie Cropley and Yuxgitsiy George Holly on making space for tribal values
Lingít elder Ldaan.aat Laurie Cropley and elder-in-training Yuxgitsiy George Holly are leading dawn  prayers at the annual Elders and Youth conference in Anchorage next week.
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Vivian Faith Prescott @alaskapoet.bsky.social · 2d
So sorry for your loss. Peace to you.
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Vivian Faith Prescott @alaskapoet.bsky.social · 3d
Sullivan endorses Trump's deployment of military to Chicago
Sen. Sullivan says the crime rate justifies sending in the troops. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, on the other hand, considers it inappropriate.
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midnightsun49.bsky.social @midnightsun49.bsky.social · 3d
ACLU Alaska created resources for immigration emergencies

The ACLU of Alaska has developed a Family Safety Planning Guide to support families in the event of an immigration emergency.
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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 3d
We’re now living in a Fascist state. 😠

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport
Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled
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Vivian Faith Prescott @alaskapoet.bsky.social · 3d
Truth!
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Vivian Faith Prescott @alaskapoet.bsky.social · 3d
That’s a good idea!