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Jess McLaughlin, PhD (they/them) @jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social · 8h

It can't be overemphasised how much of a disaster is happening in western AK right now. Kipnuk and Kwigillingok are evacuating, with people only allowed to bring one bag and being forced to leave everything else (including their pets).

Hundreds airlifted from storm-battered Western Alaska villages in historic evacuation

The Alaska Airlines Center arena at the University of Alaska Anchorage will shelter 300 displaced residents starting Wednesday evening, the American Red Cross said.

www.adn.com

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Princess Daazhraii Johnson @princessdaazhraii.bsky.social · 3d

On this Indigenous Peoples’ Day - a reminder to @sendansullivan.bsky.social Sen. Murkowski & Rep. Begich - the #climatecrisis is hitting us hard! We need #FEMA, essential air travel services, #PublicMedia, #Science for monitoring weather. This Administration is actively harming Alaskans. Do better!

Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 3d

Wind damage reports coming in from the western Interior, including downed trees and power lines and building roof damage at Koyukuk. Winds so strong at Huslia that boats were pushed out into the Koyukuk River. #akwx #Autumn2025

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Princess Daazhraii Johnson @princessdaazhraii.bsky.social · 3d

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midnightsun49.bsky.social @midnightsun49.bsky.social · 3d

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lobo @lobourret.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you @kevinsur.bsky.social and KEXP for the beautiful programming this morning in celebration and honor of Indigenous and Native People 🙌🏽✨💞

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 5d

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 5d

really striking the degree to which not a single person working in the trump administration appears to be interested in serving the american people

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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 5d

The museums are being shutdown.
Are we great yet?
Everyone’s being fired.
Are we great yet?
Food is rotting in our fields.
Are we great yet?
The market’s crashing greatly.
Diseases are now running rampant.
At what point aren’t we great?
Our military’s in line at food banks.
So super great.

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Alaska Public Media @alaskapublic.org · 6d

“It felt like I was watching a government-endorsed kidnapping, essentially,” Jessica Sunigaq Ullrich said. “And I couldn't believe, I didn't feel prepared for what I was witnessing in Anchorage, Alaska, in my neighborhood, in my front yard.”

https://akpub.io/46WHlwt

As ICE arrests surge in Alaska, advocates step up to support detainees

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 7d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Alaska Public Media @alaskapublic.org · 7d

A new study has concluded that solar power plants are now cost-competitive with diesel for many rural Alaska communities, even if solar is only usable during part of the year. (via Alaska Beacon)

Hybrid solar-diesel power is less expensive than diesel alone in parts of rural Alaska, study shows

Diesel prices in remote areas are so high that it’s cheaper to use solar for part of the year, the analysis found, even with the cost of two power plants.

akpub.io

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ACLU @aclu.org · 8d

ICE has bought access to an “all-in-one” surveillance tool that gives it updated location data from hundreds of millions of phones, putting us all at risk of being tracked.

The government can’t be allowed to surveil us simply for having a cell phone.

ICE to Buy Tool that Tracks Locations of Hundreds of Millions of Phones Every Day

Documents show that ICE has gone back on its decision to not use location data remotely harvested from peoples' phones. The database is updated every day with billions of pieces of location data.

www.404media.co

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 7d

YES! MORE OF THIS! Thank you Brigadier General Alan R. Gronewold from Oregon’s National Guard 🙏

Source: www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

#Oregon #Portland #50501Movement

@WinterPolitics1
The Oregon national guard general says if the Oregon National guard were to be deployed they would be instructed under his leadership to protect the protesters not ICE.

And a photo of the Oregon National Guard General

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 15d

Theresa Claiborne
"retired badass Black woman pilot 👩🏾‍✈️✈️💙"
7 years USAF active duty
13 years USAF Reserves duty
34 years as a united pilot (767 and 787)
President of Sisters of the Skies
And most recently, recipient of the Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Aviation Inspiration Award

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Jeff Merkley @jeff-merkley.bsky.social · 14d

Dangerous: Trump and Hegseth dragged generals away from their posts to fight “the enemy within.”

There’s no invasion, no rebellion. Just a wannabe dictator dragging us further into authoritarianism.

The American people are not the enemy. HELL NO.

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Jeff Merkley @jeff-merkley.bsky.social · 9d

Bringing you an update on the National Guard from my run yesterday.

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 10d

It was a beautiful Sunday in Portland. Farmer’s markets, the Portland Marathon, peaceful protests, and some views of Mt. Hood. This city is vibrant, peaceful, and resilient. We do not need a federal occupation, and we sure as hell don’t want one.

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 8d

It’s sad that some folks only ‘see the light’ when it hits home. We were sent here to represent hundreds of thousands of people, not just our households.

It’s time for Republicans to remember their oath and do right by the people they serve.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 13d

The government is in full shutdown and the Republicans are refusing to call the House back into session.

Want to know why?

Because we have secured the final vote on releasing the Epstein Files and they don’t want it out.

Call GOP and tell them to swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 12d

You might've missed a line that was tucked away in Donald Trump's recent speech.

He called on the admirals and generals to be ready to fight “the enemy from within” in American cities.

It’s another dangerous escalation into American authoritarianism says @davidcorn.bsky.social.

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 12d

"Fidel" works as an irrigator in the lettuce on CAs Central Coast. He works 9 hrs/day, 6 days/wks connecting irrigation hoses. "It's important work. I must be careful that the lettuce doesn't get too much or too little water. And I'm always checking for leaks." #WeFeedYou

An irrigator in his truck at the side of a field

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ACLU @aclu.org · 12d

Agents went to almost every single door in the building, zip-tying people regardless of citizenship and ignoring requests to see a warrant.

This attack on our communities is a fundamental threat to the freedom of each and every one of us.

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ᒪᑰᓯ Mark Springer @markspringer.bsky.social · 12d

So how much stock does #StephenFuckingMiller own in auto glass repair companies?

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 12d

ICE officers stopped a family at gunpoint and smashed the car window on top of the newborn baby. “I was screaming that there was a baby,” cried the mother. “But they didn’t care,” and covered the baby with their bodies, fearing that the glass would hurt him.

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Aaron Brakel @junolocal.bsky.social · 15d

Serious stuff. Right wing attack on actual reporting of who Charlie Kirk was. This is part of the targeted head hunting going on nationally. Sarah Vance doesn't represent Homer, she represents the anti-American authoritarian takeover.

alaskapublic.org/news/politic...

Staff at 3 Alaska newspapers quit after owners give in to pressure from Republican lawmaker

Much of the staff behind the Kenai Peninsula Clarion, the Homer News and the Juneau Empire resigned Monday, citing owner Carpenter Media's decision to edit a story without consulting them.

alaskapublic.org

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 19d

‘Find it in your heart to seek the truth’: Epstein survivor pushes for lawmakers to release files

Jess Michaels says authorities are ‘completely ignoring’ hers and dozens of other victims’ statements about Epstein’s trafficking

www.theguardian.com

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