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onion person @junlper.beer · 8h

very annoying that we had to endure about a month of these people going “calling us nazis hurts our feelings” to then immediately be revealed saying nazi shit and going “yup, we want gas chambers. so what libs”

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Eph @emonet.bsky.social · 20h

Insane that Juneau allowed this POS cop who brutally assaulted a community member to keep his signing bonus after resigning in shame, then didn’t press charges, then tried to rehire him (unsuccessfully). Embarrassing stuff…

juneauindependent.bsky.social @juneauindependent.bsky.social · 20h

Brandon LeBlanc says his actions in a controversial July 30 arrest were proper, and he opted to resign rather than be fired from JPD to make searching for a new job easier and it allowed him to keep his $30,000 signing bonus.
www.juneauindependent.com/post/former-...

Former JPD officer Brandon LeBlanc says his actions were justified as state opts not to file criminal charges

LeBlanc, seen on video making a violent arrest, says he resigned under duress to retain his $30,000 signing bonus and make seeking a new job easier.

www.juneauindependent.com

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Eph @emonet.bsky.social · 20h

This is so f’ing dumb. It’s not dangerous to express differing views. It’s dangerous to be a hateful bigot that promotes violence toward others and is a stochastic terrorist. Participating in this public ruse is embarrassing for all parties here.

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Maxine Joselow @maxinejoselow.bsky.social · 1d

Before catastrophic floods swept through the Alaska Native village of Kipnuk on Sunday, the EPA canceled a $20 million grant intended to protect the community from extreme flooding. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/c...

Before Alaska Flooding, E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant

www.nytimes.com

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Eph @emonet.bsky.social · 1d

This sounds like it was written by AI 😂

Eph @emonet.bsky.social · 1d

I think he & we are brutally aware of the damage. But you should not use AI images to depict the severity. It erodes trust and actually hurts perception. Also you shouldn’t use AI images at all, for anything, but that’s another conversation.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 2d

Opinion | It's time to stop promoting people on the basis of their gender or race.

by Bari Weiss and Clarence Thomas

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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 5d

This piece about Bari Weiss is devastating because it's relentlessly fair. DO NOT MISS. www.thebulwark.com/p/bari-weiss...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

apparently “bari weiss doesn’t actually know what journalism is” extends to getting basic facts like the name of a subject right

Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 2d

Promoting the editor-in-chief's personal side project. Zero named sources in a story that promotes the editor-in-chief's personal political position. Misspelling the subject's name. It took one day for CBS News to become a conservative blog.

www.cbsnews.com/video/some-n...

CBS News: Some NYPD officers worry about Mandani becoming NYC mayor the Free Press reports.

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Eph @emonet.bsky.social · 2d

People probably only accuse Bari Weiss of “wrongthink” because what she thinks about most stuff is wrong

Eph @emonet.bsky.social · 2d

I dunno, Lynne kind of lost us all with her dumbass ode to Charlie Kirk recently

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Eph @emonet.bsky.social · 2d

Mr Geldhof should’ve spent more time on the foundation of this case and less time ruining CBJ’s finances with his “affordable Juneau” ballot measures…

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KTOO Public Media @ktoopublicmedia.bsky.social · 5d

Several Southeast tribes have passed resolutions calling for cleaner fuel, including the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe, the Organized Village of Kake, the Organized Village of Kasaan and the Ketchikan Indian Community.

Alaskans say cleaner fuels could solve cruise ship scrubber pollution

Scrubbers filter heavy fuel oil exhaust, but environmental advocates say they transfer air pollution into Alaska’s waters. Some Juneau residents want to see that change.

www.ktoo.org

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Eph @emonet.bsky.social · 5d

BENT GLASSES?!?!?! 😱

Eph @emonet.bsky.social · 6d

That’s… insane

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Tom Hewitt @tomhewittnews.bsky.social · 7d

Damn. Stay safe, northwest Alaska. Yet another reason why Congress rescinding public radio funds was a terrible, short-sighted action that will endanger Alaskans’ lives. These stations and the disaster updates they broadcast are an essential lifeline.

CeeJay Johnson-Yellow Hawk @adriftalchemist.bsky.social · 7d

kotzebue, alaska declared a mandatory evacuation order

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Eph @emonet.bsky.social · 7d

This is today! Come hang out with me and learn some stuff too! #akleg

Eph @emonet.bsky.social · 8d

Hey Juneau! Come on out tomorrow to this awesome town hall tomorrow after work - I’d love to see you there.

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Eph @emonet.bsky.social · 8d

Hey Juneau! Come on out tomorrow to this awesome town hall tomorrow after work - I’d love to see you there.

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Eph @emonet.bsky.social · 7d

Good lord. These election results for Juneau are GRIM. Like, how on earth is a person who can read words voting yes-yes-no on the ballot measures??!!

We deserve everything that’s happening and will happen to us.

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Eph @emonet.bsky.social · 7d

If the great Charlie Kirk were alive today, he would probably be bravely filming an argument with a college sophomore at a mid-major in rural Indiana, thinking about how he was going to edit it later to make it seem like he won. This is what we lost. You cowards took him from us. The master debater.

Eph @emonet.bsky.social · 8d

SECOND “HEY JUNEAU” OF THE DAY: GO VOTE. PLEASE. AND VOTE AGAINST BALLOT MEASURE 1!!!!

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Eph @emonet.bsky.social · 8d

Dropping an #akleg tag here bc it’s state policy!!

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Eph @emonet.bsky.social · 8d

Hey Juneau! Come on out tomorrow to this awesome town hall tomorrow after work - I’d love to see you there.

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Eph @emonet.bsky.social · 11d

Ezra Klein is the absolute moral cowardice that we collectively deserve in this moment

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Eph @emonet.bsky.social · 11d

Guys. We should be kind when we speak about people like Charlie Kirk, David Duke, and Adolf Hitler. They’re complicated men. And there are those who love them that we need to respect. I hope you can be a little more polite when speaking to their neverending hatred and bigotry.

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