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Abeja
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Your local hermit ✌️😷 / 🍉 / AK / 🍅

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Abeja @abeja.bsky.social · Nov 12
Wastewater data for Anchorage, AK while we still have it data.wastewaterscan.org?utm_source=s...
WastewaterSCAN Dashboard
WastewaterSCAN Data Dashboard tracks infectious diseases across the US via wastewater surveillance.
data.wastewaterscan.org
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amklann.bsky.social
The CDC’s Wastewater Surveillance System is one of the most valuable public health tools for detecting spread of #COVID, measles, polio, RSV, influenza & avian flu.

🆘 It's under threat

📢 Tell Congress to fund CDC wastewater surveillance

📆 Submit by Jan 30th

👉 actionnetwork.org/letters/cong...
Congress Must Fully Fund CDC Wastewater Surveillance Program
The CDC’s National Wastewater Surveillance System remains one of the most valuable public health tools for detecting the increased spread of infectious diseases in the US, such as SARS-CoV-2, measles,...
actionnetwork.org
January 28, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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alaskamaskbloc.bsky.social
The flu is hitting Alaskans hard. Flu A & B are spiking, with high levels of hospitalizations and at least 3 flu-related fatalities in #Alaska this season. It’s not too late to get updated flu and COVID shots! #MaskUp 😷 to protect yourself and your loved ones. Use our form if you need masks. ❤️
ALT: Picture of a white man with short brown hair in profile is wearing glasses and a white KN95 bifold respirator looking out the window while on public transportation with a laptop on his lap. Headline from a recent Alaska Public Media article titled "Alaska Flu Cases Spike, Causing at Least 3 Deaths and High Numbers of Hospitalizations" is pictured in the upper left hand corner of the image. Captions from the article underneath the headline read: "Those most vulnerable to have severe cases or be hospitalized include anyone age 65 and older, kids under 2, those with underlying medical conditions, obese people, pregnant women, and Black, Latino and Alaska Native people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention" and "Benjamin Westley, an infectious disease physician in Anchorage, said he and his colleagues are concerned about the high number of patients they’re seeing with severe cases of the flu. "Most of us are saying that we've never in our careers seen so much, both volume of flu coming into the hospital rapidly, as well as how ill people are," Westley said". A post from the r/Alaska subreddit titled "Flu" reading "This is the hardest I've ever been hit with a bug except maybe once in Nepal. I always take the vaccine. Everyone in our house has been sick too. Our neighbors are sick as hell. I just got back from the lower 48 but is the flu hitting hard up here or did I bring it home? I havent held down food in 3 days and have an constany dry cough. The cdc maps dont show alaskas flu rates." with a black background is in the lower left hand corner of the image. In the lower right hand corner of the image is a graph showing the spiking levels of Flu A listed on the Wastewater Scan Dashboard for Anchorage, AK.
January 7, 2026 at 7:36 PM
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fairbanksmutualaid.bsky.social
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📣 MUTUAL AID NEEDED 🚨
Typhoon Halong flooded homes across the Y-K Delta in Western Alaska.

❤ PLEASE DONATE ❤ Support this community fundraising effort and DONATE with the Alaska Community Foundation > alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...

#AlaskaSky #MutualAid
Western Alaska Disaster Relief. Ways you can help: online fundraiser - donate to support (QR code links to the link in the post). Purchase items - Amazon wishlist (QR code link will be in a reply to this post). Donation drive at AFN convention.
October 14, 2025 at 11:21 PM
abeja.bsky.social
For Anchorage, it is showing #Novavax availability at FM, Carrs, Walmart, Walgreens, and Costco. Only Costco's online scheduler lists Novavax by name. Suggest calling other locations to confirm availability before scheduling.
September 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
abeja.bsky.social
#Novavax finder just dropped www.nuvaxovid.com/vaccine-loca...
NUVAXOVID™ Vaccine Locator | Patient Site
Find NUVAXOVID by entering a zip code in the vaccine locator.
www.nuvaxovid.com
September 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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alaskamaskbloc.bsky.social
Hey Alaska, what has your experience been like with trying to get a new COVID vaccine so far? #Alaska #AlaskaSky
September 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
abeja.bsky.social
Called A St location to confirm about the new covid vaccines . Pfizer is the only one available though, if anyone was looking for Novavax 🥲
September 4, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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shanemcpartlin.bsky.social
January 22, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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ptarmageddon.bsky.social
‼️ MURKOWSKI, SULLIVAN, and RFK Jr ARE IN ANCHORAGE - PROTEST TUES, AUG 5 at 4PM AT ANTHC ‼️

👉 Murkowski, Sullivan, and Begich all voted to cut health care for Alaskans.

👉 RFK Jr. peddles racist conspiracy theories and profits off anti-science bs. He has NO place in #Alaska.

#Akleg #AlaskaSky
August 5, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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alaskamaskbloc.bsky.social
We had a great time at Anchorage’s Disability Pride Celebration today! Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth to speak with us 😊 If you weren’t able to make it, you can always request free masks and COVID tests via the link in our bio! Happy #Disability Pride, #Alaska! 🖤❤️💛🤍💙💚🖤 #MaskUp
Two people wearing masks sitting behind a table decorated with the Alaska Mask Bloc logo. Masks, water, Covid tests, and many informational resources are on the table.
July 27, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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alaskamaskbloc.bsky.social
We’ll be tabling at Anchorage’s Disability Pride Celebration next Saturday, July 26! Come join us for a fun afternoon celebrating our disabled community members, and grab some free masks and COVID tests at our table! #WeKeepUsSafe #AlaskaSky #Alaska
Come see us at Disability Pride! Saturday, July 26 12-4pm. Green text over a photo of a painted banner that says Alaska Mask Bloc. Anchorage Disability Pride Celebration. Celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Food, fun games, music, petting zoo. Saturday, July 26, 2025. Starting at 12pm to 4pm at Delaney Strip Park on W 9th Ave, Anchorage AK 99501. Questions? Call 907 227 3661, or email caryn@akcnc.net. Admission free! Photos of goats, a person with face paint and blue hair, and a pair of smiling people, and a graphic of the disability pride flag.
July 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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madycast.com
Important update!! 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

With new information, I have updated our Email/Phone templates linked below. It includes specific instructions for different Senators.

We ESPECIALLY need people reaching out to these GOP Senators this week--Collins (ME), Tillis (NC), Murkowski (AK)
May 25, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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peoplescdc.org
Our access to COVID vaccines is under attack. It’s more important than ever to make our voices heard by making public comment to the FDA by May 23 at 11:59 PM EST. Use our template available on our substack at peoplescdc.substack.com/p/vaccine-ac...
Red background with white text on read reads: "tell your friends. our access to vaccines is under attack." below: "Submit a public comment to the FDA by May 23: We all need access to updated COVID boosters " "Our template makes it easy (link in bio). Comment at tinyurl.com/FDAVaccineMeeting" Yellow People's CDC in lower right corner. Red background with white text reads: "Vaccine Access is under attack" Under it: "The CDC currently recommends the COVID vaccine for people 6 months and up. But the Wall Street Journal reported that HHS is considering no longer reccomending COVID vaccine access to pregnant people, and children. Robust scientific evidence shows that updated COVID boosters provide important protection against severe illness for all age groups." Below "Comment by May 23 tinyurl.com/FDAVaccineMeeting" People's CDC logo is in lower right. Red background with white text reads: "Vaccine Access is under attack" Below it: "The FDA recently approved the Novavax, but with no scientific basis, restricted it to people over 65 and 12-64 with certain health conditions. These unfounded limitations likely could extend to all COVID vaccines (Pfizer and Moderna). We need to tell the FDA to make COVID vaccines available for all. Use our template (link in bio) and comment by May 23." And small text: "Comment by May 23 tinyurl.com/FDAVaccineMeeting" People's CDC logo is in lower right.
May 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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alaskamaskbloc.bsky.social
We are thrilled to have distributed more than 2,000 free masks to Alaskans, including over 600 masks to families preparing for a volcanic eruption!

Now, for the first time, we are accepting donations to purchase masks and COVID-19 tests and ship them across #Alaska. ko-fi.com/alaskamaskbloc
Text over a green background reads "We are proud to have distributed over 2000+ free, high quality masks to Alaskans!" The Alaska Mask Bloc logo is displayed in the bottom center of the image. Text over a green background reads "Alaska Mask Bloc is a very small, all-volunteer team. Now, for the first time, we are accepting donations! Financial donations will go directly to purchasing masks and COVID-19 tests, and shipping masks and tests to people across Alaska. Donate at this link: ko-fi.com/AlaskaMaskBloc." The Alaska Mask Bloc logo is displayed in the bottom right corner.
April 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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wesleyearly.bsky.social
The Municipality of Anchorage is reminding folks that you can sign up for emergency text alerts (including about a Mount Spurr eruption) by texting ANCHORAGE to 67283 or signing up online: www.smart911.com/smart911/ref...
Sign Up - Smart911
This service helps 9-1-1 protect your family by providing more information to first responders. You should sign up too, it is free!
www.smart911.com
March 20, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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alaskamaskbloc.bsky.social
If you are outside of Alaska’s urban hubs, please consider keeping some masks on hand - our mask bloc is run by a handful of people, and you might be able to distribute much more quickly in your community during a disaster, especially if you’re based outside of the road network. #Alaska #MaskUp
Text over a light yellow background "We are a small team of volunteers, and have been experiencing a high volume of mask requests. We appreciate your patience while we work to fulfill requests. If you have any surplus supply of N95 or KN95 masks please consider donating as we are almost entirely self funded. Link in bio". There is an image of two piles of fulfilled mask requests in different colors at the bottom half of the image.
March 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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alaskamaskbloc.bsky.social
If you have a surplus of masks lying around or are buying masks to prepare for volcanic ash/smoke/respiratory disease, please consider donating a few to the bloc! We’ve had an increase in the # of requests recently, and we’d really appreciate your help getting masks to those who need them. #Alaska
Purple and green text over a light yellow background: “Got Masks? Do you have extra masks laying around & don't know what to do with them? Consider donating your surplus masks to the Alaska Mask Bloc at https://linktr.ee/alaskamaskbloc" There are 4 different colored masks from upper right hand corner of the image going into an open box in the lower left. Second image
March 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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libbybakalar.bsky.social
ATTN AK FIRED FEDS: the AK ACLU has compiled a legal team to potentially bring a wrongful termination lawsuit in AK. Please take 10-15 minutes to do this survey so they are better able to consider possible litigation & determine plaintiffs. DEADLINE: 3/18/25

survey at forms.office.com/r/zPWJZjWLm6
Microsoft Forms
forms.office.com
March 12, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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chugachmtnblues.bsky.social
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Hey #Anchorage:

Come, if you can, to the HALO Candidate Forum at the Zoo at 6:30 this Thursday, March 6th, and ask challenging questions to white nationalist Anchorage School Board candidate Alexander Rosales!

#akelect

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March 5, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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alaskamaskbloc.bsky.social
Mount Spurr has been showing signs of possible eruption. It is always a good idea to have high filtration masks (like N95s) available in case of disasters like a potential volcanic eruption. Air purifiers can also help with indoor air quality during such an event. #AlaskaSky #MaskUp #Alaska
February 18, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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gwensnyder.bsky.social
I think a lot of people have mutual aid confused with charity on here, maybe because folks most often see it in the context of fundraiser asks (which are great!).

I want to talk a little about what it looks like in everyday life.

Because we need it more than ever. Government is getting shredded.
January 27, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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ambergir.bsky.social
Alright, I’ll make a sticker/art print club on ko-fi now that they’ve implemented tiers.
Since it’s so late in January I’ll make my Lynch sticker the first design. I’ll be offering a 4” version instead of the smaller one I was gifting out this past week.

ko-fi.com/amkdesigns/t...
Join AMKDesigns's Ko-fi Membership on Ko-fi
Support AMKDesigns monthly on Ko-fi and get rewards.
ko-fi.com
January 27, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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anchistorian.bsky.social
April 1992 Prince William the snowman, aka the Valdez Extreme Snowman. Though since surpassed, the Valdez snowman was then the tallest snowman ever at 76 feet 2 inches high. #alaskahistory #alaska #valdez
January 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
abeja.bsky.social
more reason to boycott Amazon
January 23, 2025 at 10:14 PM