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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 4h

Some good, brave stuff happening

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 7h

"After the warning, neighbors showed up and formed a human chain outside the church to guide parishioners home. NBC Chicago found more organizers doing the same for the beginning of the 6 p.m. mass..."

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Chicago priest urges parishioners to leave mass with caution after ICE agents reported nearby

Chicago's Rogers Park community remained vigilant after reports of federal agents near a Catholic church during Sunday mass.

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

“Total destruction”

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Carrie Nash @carrieinfbx.bsky.social · 4h

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Emily Schwing @emilyschwing.bsky.social · 5h

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

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Carrie Nash @carrieinfbx.bsky.social · 4h

Yes. What the heck.

Carrie Nash @carrieinfbx.bsky.social · 4h

I me will be there! Sorry my plan for getting together has not yet panned out! I will message you!

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 5h

I think this from @donmoyn.bsky.social is essential reading for the moment. I’d emphasize that the staggering process he describes doesn’t end with the assault on immigrants. It’s about creating an armed force loyal to nobody but Trump. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...

Purge, Merge, and Surge

Trump is creating a omniforce of armed loyalists to establish his police state

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Carrie Nash @carrieinfbx.bsky.social · 6h

I do not understand why this fairly minor and admittedly inconsequential technicality garners punishment, but good old Sarah Vance can twist facts, threaten a publication’s bottom line, try to get a reporter fired and whine like a huge baby- but she gets no censure. 🤬

Alaska Beacon @alaskabeacon.com · 8h

Alaska legislative committee finds state senator violated ethics rules before 2024 election, reports James Brooks for @alaskabeacon.com

Alaska legislative committee finds state senator violated ethics rules before 2024 election | Alaska Beacon

Sen. Scott Kawasaki will face no punishment for holding a picnic and sending constituent newsletters before the 2024 primary election.

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Alaska Public Media @alaskapublic.org · 9h

Nearly two months after a deadly, massive measles outbreak in Texas was declared over, the highly contagious disease continues to spread across the country.

The U.S. has now confirmed 1,563 cases this year — the highest annual number in more than three decades.

U.S. measles cases continue to climb, with outbreaks across the country

In South Carolina, more than 150 unvaccinated schoolkids are under quarantine after being exposed to measles. Across the U.S., total case counts could be even higher than the official number.

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Carrie Nash @carrieinfbx.bsky.social · 6h

I cannot fathom why they print lies that don’t achieve anything. Information could help folks, but disinformation leads potential donors or helpers astray.

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Carrie Nash @carrieinfbx.bsky.social · 7h

Good 🧵

BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 7h

#MythBustingMonday
“Vaccines contain dangerous and toxic ingredients.”
This one never dies, so let’s tackle it properly. Yes, vaccines contain multiple components but context, chemistry, and dose matter. Vaccine ingredients have been studied for decades, across trials and billions of doses. A 🧵

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Carrie Nash @carrieinfbx.bsky.social · 7h

Same questions. 😬

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repgray.bsky.social @repgray.bsky.social · 7h

On Indigenous Peoples Day we honor those whose lands we live on, while recognizing ongoing struggles Native communities face.

Typhoon Halong brought devastation to many Western Alaska communities this weekend. Today we must ask what we can do to help the region recover. #akleg #indigenouspeoplesday

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Corinne Smith @corinne-smith.bsky.social · 7h

There are many! The team at KYUK Public Radio is on the forefront of coverage with radio + web updates

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KYUK - Homepage

Public radio for the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta

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Carrie Nash @carrieinfbx.bsky.social · 7h

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Carrie Nash @carrieinfbx.bsky.social · 7h

Fully 🍌. 😔

Carrie Nash @carrieinfbx.bsky.social · 9h

Felix Pedro!!

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Carrie Nash @carrieinfbx.bsky.social · 9h

Ceasefire?

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 21h

As hostages are being handed over to IDF, Israeli defense minister tweets about bombings to follow

Israel's great challenge after the phase of returning the hostages will be the destruction of all of Hamas's terror tunnels in Gaza, directly by the IDF and through the international mechanism to be established under the leadership and supervision of the United States.
This is the primary significance of implementing the agreed-upon principle of demilitarizing Gaza and neutralizing Hamas of its weapons.
I have instructed the IDF to prepare for carrying out the mission.

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Vivian Faith Prescott @alaskapoet.bsky.social · 10h

“Through a single descendant’s voice that speaks to the Indigenous Sámi diaspora, this collection of poems is a journey through colonialism, transgenerational trauma, and identity.”

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#AlaskaSky #indigenous

University Press of Colorado - Old Woman with Berries in Her Lap

The Alaska Literary Series "Old Woman with Berries in Her Lap brought me to tears, anger, and some laughter. This search for cultural identity can be a painful one for it often brings up family se...

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Carrie Nash @carrieinfbx.bsky.social · 9h

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Trump on Egypt: "They have very little crime. Because they don't play games. That's why. Like we do in the United States with governors that have no idea what they're doing."

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Matthew Beck @thebluealaskan.com · 9h

If you’re traveling through Sea-Tac, rest easy knowing you won’t be subjected to Kristi Noem’s taxpayer-funded propaganda blaming Democrats for the Trump Administration’s own failures.

*She also left out the bit about 67% of Americans who rightfully blame Republicans for the shutdown. 🤷🏽

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Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 11h

High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Sunday. Warm air pushed north by ex-typhoon Halong evident in widespread well above normal temperatures central and eastern mainland Alaska. Not often that the state high temp is in Denali National Park, but Sunday was one of those days. #akwx #weather

Map centered on Alaska showing site-specific high temperatures (ºF) on Sunday, October 12, 2025. Plotted temperature range from 30F at Anadyr, Russia to 61F at Kantishna, AK.

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Stand UP Alaska | Alaska Civics Channel @standupalaska.bsky.social · 14h

Telehealth transformed Alaska healthcare during COVID-19. When federal support was threatened, remote communities faced isolation. Expanding coverage isn't luxury - it's survival. #MedicaidMondays #AlaskansTakeAStand #Telehealth

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Arctic Goddess @arcticgoddess.bsky.social · 11h

Free penguin costume. And a sign now. I’ll buy you lunch if you wear this costume and get in the front page of the Newsminer.

A defiant penguin holds a fish while holding another flipper up into the air in a flipper fist with the words RESIST overlayed on top. Gold and black vintage graphic.

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Omri Marian @omrimarian.bsky.social · 1d

This is a logic of a 5 yo. A lower court HAS issued a long opinion resolving the issue. If you can't resolve the issue differently, don't issue an unexplained opinion that, for all functional purposes, resolve the issue in the exact opposite way.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Amy Coney Barrett defends heavy use of the shadow docket: "If we wrote a long opinion, it might give the impression that we have finally resolved the issue, and in none of these cases have we finally resolved the issue."

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Corinne Smith @corinne-smith.bsky.social · 21h

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 · 21h

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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