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ᒪᑰᓯ Mark Springer @markspringer.bsky.social · 2h

Pretty obvious.

ᒪᑰᓯ Mark Springer @markspringer.bsky.social · 7h

If you are shipping donations on Lynden (and they are taking stuff in Fairbanks to truck to Anchorage) pack it in totes, and hey, throw in a few of those smaller Sterilite boxes too! Those are perfect for hygiene stuff and small belongings.
Let's help folks get some small semblance of organization!

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ᒪᑰᓯ Mark Springer @markspringer.bsky.social · 7h

If you are sending stuff pack it in totes, they will be appreciated!

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ᒪᑰᓯ Mark Springer @markspringer.bsky.social · 7h

One thing folks are going to need, strangely enough, will be storage totes.
Families are left, in too many cases, with nothing else except what they were able to carry to shelter.
As relief supplies come in they will need something to keep stuff in.

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ᒪᑰᓯ Mark Springer @markspringer.bsky.social · 7h

Very comprehensive piece from the @adn.com.
www.adn.com/alaska-news/...

Woman found dead, dozens rescued and over 1,000 displaced after storm devastates Western Alaska

Winds over 100 mph and record tidal surges pounded the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta on Sunday as the remnants of Typhoon Halong inundated some Bering Sea coast communities.

www.adn.com

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ᒪᑰᓯ Mark Springer @markspringer.bsky.social · 9h

Do you have a credit for that photo?

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ᒪᑰᓯ Mark Springer @markspringer.bsky.social · 16h

Haven't played for a while.
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ᒪᑰᓯ Mark Springer @markspringer.bsky.social · 16h

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ᒪᑰᓯ Mark Springer @markspringer.bsky.social · 16h

By golly you are right.

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ᒪᑰᓯ Mark Springer @markspringer.bsky.social · 19h

ready.alaska.gov/Documents/PI...

ready.alaska.gov

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ᒪᑰᓯ Mark Springer @markspringer.bsky.social · 20h

www.kyuk.org/public-safet...

Woman missing from Kwigillingok found dead, two still missing

The woman, whose name has not been released publicly, was found on Monday. Troopers are actively searching for two other people who are still missing from Kwigillingok.

www.kyuk.org

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ᒪᑰᓯ Mark Springer @markspringer.bsky.social · 20h

www.kyuk.org/public-safet...

First emergency aid shipments arrive in storm-impacted Y-K Delta communities

As floodwaters tore through coastal villages across the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta on Sunday, Oct. 12, residents fled to higher ground while emergency responders launched evacuation and relief efforts. By ...

www.kyuk.org

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ᒪᑰᓯ Mark Springer @markspringer.bsky.social · 20h

Guess he's never heard of Freedom of Assembly and Peaceful Petitioning?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Mike Johnson: "This hate America rally that they have coming up for October 18? The antifa crowd, the pro-Hamas crowd, and the Marxists, they're all gonna gather on the Mall. It is an outrageous gathering for outrageous purposes ... all this has gotta come to an end."

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ᒪᑰᓯ Mark Springer @markspringer.bsky.social · 20h

This is legitimate, I can vouch for all involved.

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

It was.

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

Quyana!

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

Got a report of a school district charter getting in tho.

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

New phone. Who the FUCK is this Altman punk?

Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 23h

"Let them deep fake." futurism.com/artificial-i...

Sam Altman Says If Jobs Gets Wiped Out, Maybe They Weren't Even "Real Work" to Start With

Worried that AI will destroy work? Well, Sam Altman asks if you've considered what a farmer from half a century ago thinks of your job, first.

futurism.com

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Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 21h

If you're able, please consider a donation to the Alaska Community Fund to help people in western Alaska impacted by ex-typhoon Halong even as winter is bearing down. All the money donated goes to the region. Quyana. #Alaska #AlaskaSky

alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...

Screen shot of the ACF Western Alaska Disaster Relief 2025 Fund:

"In response to recent severe storms, including Typhoon Halong, that devastated Alaska's western coast, local community organizations and regional partners have come together to establish the Western Alaska Disaster Relief Fund, housed at the Alaska Community Foundation.
Two major storm systems struck western Alaska in rapid succession, bringing record flooding, extreme winds, and extensive damage from Kwigillingok to Kotzebue. Homes have been damaged and destroyed, critical infrastructure compromised, and subsistence resources disrupted. The Western Alaska Disaster Relief Fund will provide support to affected communities for immediate relief, recovery support, and long-term resilience, including disaster preparedness initiatives. Distribution decisions will be guided by advisors including regional leaders and stakeholders, ensuring resources reach affected communities based on locally identified needs.

The Western Alaska Disaster Relief Fund brings together a growing list of local, regional, and statewide partners endorsing the fund, including:

Association of Village Council Presidents
Alaska Federation of Natives
Alaska Native Heritage Center
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Bethel Community Services Foundation
Calista Corporation
Healthy Alaska Natives Foundation
First Alaskans Institute
Kawerak, Inc.
Native Peoples Action
Maniilaq Association

Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation"

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

Power is on at both Kipnuk and Kwig schools, in fact all LKSD village sites.

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ᒪᑰᓯ Mark Springer @markspringer.bsky.social · 22h

Bringing more help. C17 Air Force jet.

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ᒪᑰᓯ Mark Springer @markspringer.bsky.social · 22h

Dramatic description by Captain Christopher Culpepper, USCG of the peril villagers were in as homes flooded and floated. People were in the water "swimming, floating, looking for debris to hold on to".
If you haven't watched the press conference, do!
www.ktoo.org/video/gavel/...

Governor Dunleavy Press Availability

Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R-Alaska) holds a press availability on the joint state-federal relief effort underway in northwest Alaska for communities hit by the West Coast storm. He is joined by U.S. Sen. Da...

www.ktoo.org

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ᒪᑰᓯ Mark Springer @markspringer.bsky.social · 22h

Maybe Tribal power co. but thinking about it the poles might belong to the local telecom company.

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ᒪᑰᓯ Mark Springer @markspringer.bsky.social · 22h

And Kipnuk isn't an AVEC Village

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ᒪᑰᓯ Mark Springer @markspringer.bsky.social · 22h

Geez Dan Sullivan acting like the idea pushed by AVCP for YEARS to establish a YK Delta/Western Alaska Emergency Response Center is something new.

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