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Colleen Mondor

@chasingray.bsky.social

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Aviation journalist, especially on Alaska. Never met a federal database I didn't love. "Probable Cause" newsletter is here: https://colleenmondor.substack.com/

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Colleen Mondor @chasingray.bsky.social · 13d

Shutdown impacts
Accelerating procurement for the ATC contract
Why aren't we talking about Alvin Brown being fired from the NTSB?

AND MORE

I'm back on track, y'all. Here's the newsletter......
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#33: Talking about aviation as shutdown looms

NTSB photo of Alaska Airlines flight 1282

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Colleen Mondor @chasingray.bsky.social · 14h

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

Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 14h

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

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Colleen Mondor @chasingray.bsky.social · 14h

Good grief.

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Anchorage Daily News @adn.com · 15h

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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Quinn Cummings @quinncy.bsky.social · 14h

Five pages in, I’m already delighted beyond reckoning and preemptively glaring at Consort, should he have the temerity to interrupt. Tomorrow’s @susanorlean.bsky.social’s pub date. You should get this book; if in LA, you should get it at @vromansbookstore.bsky.social.

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Colleen Mondor @chasingray.bsky.social · 14h

Alaska update.

This is going to be expensive and hard.

ᒪᑰᓯ Mark Springer @markspringer.bsky.social · 14h

Senator Lyman Hoffman reporting 50% of Kipnuks utility poles are broken in half, and the runway has a crack right in the middle of it.

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Colleen Mondor @chasingray.bsky.social · 20h

Actual Alaskan journalist in western AK right now.

Corinne Smith @corinne-smith.bsky.social · 20h

Good morning from Bethel. I was here to cover a few cultural events, and am now covering the Western Alaska storm - damage, rescue and recovery efforts.

What questions do you have?

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Colleen Mondor @chasingray.bsky.social · 20h

It just took a day to make it out, I think. (Even the NYT has it up, now.)

There’s so much news everyday. Honestly, it’s exhausting. (But that’s a whole other topic….)

Colleen Mondor @chasingray.bsky.social · 20h

It’s just so frustrating that they posted this stuff. It doesn’t help when so many horrible things are happening.

And yeah- I’ve been burned myself in the past, also!

Colleen Mondor @chasingray.bsky.social · 20h

Every single account saying there was no federal response to the flooding in western AK is lying.

The Nat Guard and Coast Guard were there early on - as they pretty much always are in AK.

People are using the disaster for clickbait. Please look up AK news sources - they are easy to find.

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Colleen Mondor @chasingray.bsky.social · 21h

Our air traffic control is operating about 40 years out of date but sure, let’s build a freaking base where Robert Scott died over a hundred years ago.

And don’t even get me started on the damn moon.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Sean Duffy: "If we go to the south pole of the moon, we can set up a base. We want to put up fission power. We think we can have longterm stays on the south pole of the moon."

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ᒪᑰᓯ Mark Springer @markspringer.bsky.social · 21h

Looks like every plane in Bethel is in the air right now.

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Colleen Mondor @chasingray.bsky.social · 21h

Agreed.

I was sending out a correction and pointing folks to ADN.com which has most up to date news on the rescues.

Anchorage Daily News

Based in Anchorage, Anchorage Daily News offers news, features and commentary with a statewide focus.

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Colleen Mondor @chasingray.bsky.social · 21h

There’s always an aviation angle.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 22h

Multiple airports around the country said they won’t display a video in which DHS Sec. Kristi Noem blames Democrats for the government shutdown and related travel delays.

Airports say they won’t play Kristi Noem shutdown video at TSA checkpoints

Travelers in Seattle, Phoenix and other cities will not see the video, which blames congressional Democrats for shutdown-related flight disruptions.

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Colleen Mondor @chasingray.bsky.social · 21h

There are not 20 people missing in Alaska. Please read Alaska news sources for current reporting.

Adn.com

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Colleen Mondor @chasingray.bsky.social · 21h

Here’s a good update on the storms that hit western Alaska.

Dozens of folks rescued from the flooding over the weekend (and yes - that water is damn cold).

Anchorage Daily News @adn.com · 22h

Winds up to 100 mph and record tidal surges were reported in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta as the remnants of Typhoon Halong hammered the Bering Sea coast over the weekend.

Dozens of people rescued, at least 3 still missing after storm devastates Western Alaska

Winds up to 100 mph and record tidal surges were reported in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta as the remnants of Typhoon Halong hammered the Bering Sea coast over the weekend.

www.adn.com

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Colleen Mondor @chasingray.bsky.social · 1d

This is a story the country should be paying attention to.

Corinne Smith @corinne-smith.bsky.social · 1d

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 · 1d

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

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

Donate to Western Alaska Disaster Relief here:

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Colleen Mondor @chasingray.bsky.social · 1d

Growing up when he dominated the charts was a wonderful thing.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

George Michael releases “Faith” as a single 38 yrs ago today.

Asked why he chose it as a title, he said: “I believe that the forces of Good and Evil are real things. … I do not have a religion, but I believe that one can influence one’s life, one’s future, through faith and decency towards others.”

Colleen Mondor @chasingray.bsky.social · 1d

Whoa - what a rescue effort in western Alaska!!!!!

Corinne Smith @corinne-smith.bsky.social · 1d

Update: 24 people from 2 floating homes in Kwigillingok were airlifted and rescued Sunday, according to a spokesperson with Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, and transported to the airport.

No reported injuries or confirmed deaths in Kipnuk or Kwig.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

This two-parter below is exactly why it's hard to make clothes in the United States.

Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵

Someone on Twitter replies to me: "meh. buy american or stfu."

Two hours later, in a separate thread, the write: "$30 for a single button-up is ridiculous unless it is decent quality silk."

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Colleen Mondor @chasingray.bsky.social · 1d

You'd think there has to be some record somewhere of that debris just being dumped in the springs - and not hauled out when the pier was dismantled. It's so impressive that these folks are cleaning it up.

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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 1d

Workers cleaning up clogged #Florida spring find hidden history. www.chronicleonline.com/news/local/h...

Hidden history resurfaces during restoration work at Hunter Springs

When volunteers with Save Crystal River raised funds to restore the city’s most beloved swimming hole, they expected to clear muck and algae – not uncover a piece of history.

www.chronicleonline.com

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Colleen Mondor @chasingray.bsky.social · 1d

20 people missing in the Alaska village of Kwigillingok. (If you know western AK, you know Kwig.)

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

updates for kipnuk, kwig, and kong

20 ppl are missing in kwig 🥺

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Jonathan M. Katz @katz.theracket.news · 1d

Did not know this about Old Bay

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Colleen Mondor @chasingray.bsky.social · 1d

It's such a pain to deal with - the first time we went to the ER because I thought I was having a stroke. I ended up having to spend 2 days in bed while the room spun every time I moved. (Crawling to the bathroom was a lesson in humility.)

I absolutely hate it.