Emily Schwing
@emilyschwing.bsky.social
Journalist w/ lots of bylines. I really like skis and dogs. I don't really like hot weather or spiders. Go bag packed. AK-based & Arctic focused.
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Trump approved $25 million for Halong
*Biden approved $200 million for Merbok.
*Argentina $40 million
*Kristi Noem Jets $172 million
*Destroying the White House $200+ million
*Trump demands $230 from DOJ
*AIDEA Alaska Industrial Development Export Authority $50 million for Ambler Road
*Biden approved $200 million for Merbok.
*Argentina $40 million
*Kristi Noem Jets $172 million
*Destroying the White House $200+ million
*Trump demands $230 from DOJ
*AIDEA Alaska Industrial Development Export Authority $50 million for Ambler Road
October 22, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Trump approved $25 million for Halong
*Biden approved $200 million for Merbok.
*Argentina $40 million
*Kristi Noem Jets $172 million
*Destroying the White House $200+ million
*Trump demands $230 from DOJ
*AIDEA Alaska Industrial Development Export Authority $50 million for Ambler Road
*Biden approved $200 million for Merbok.
*Argentina $40 million
*Kristi Noem Jets $172 million
*Destroying the White House $200+ million
*Trump demands $230 from DOJ
*AIDEA Alaska Industrial Development Export Authority $50 million for Ambler Road
you and I are doing the same accounting today... an dlikely feeling equally dismayed!
October 23, 2025 at 12:46 AM
you and I are doing the same accounting today... an dlikely feeling equally dismayed!
there are also lots of Merbok photos being used in place of Halong photos, which is also concerning. We should be able to know that what we are looking at is truthful, accurate and vetted by real journalists and editors
October 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM
there are also lots of Merbok photos being used in place of Halong photos, which is also concerning. We should be able to know that what we are looking at is truthful, accurate and vetted by real journalists and editors
i have not seen any. I think part of the problem is communications are really tough there now. I suspect the numbers are quite high.
October 13, 2025 at 9:08 PM
i have not seen any. I think part of the problem is communications are really tough there now. I suspect the numbers are quite high.
How do I know this? I took a deep dive into brand new housing in one Alaska Native community and hired an inspector for a two-and-a-half year investigation. You can read it here: www.propublica.org/article/newt...
Newtok, Alaska, Was Supposed to Be a Model for Climate Relocation. Here’s How It Went Wrong.
The project’s challenges highlight how ill-prepared the U.S. is to respond to the way climate change is making some places uninhabitable.
www.propublica.org
October 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
How do I know this? I took a deep dive into brand new housing in one Alaska Native community and hired an inspector for a two-and-a-half year investigation. You can read it here: www.propublica.org/article/newt...
The UN considers safe, healthy housing a human right. The remnants of Typhoon Halong and Merbok are storms that reveal the inaccessibility of adequate housing in one of America's most impoverished census regions.
October 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The UN considers safe, healthy housing a human right. The remnants of Typhoon Halong and Merbok are storms that reveal the inaccessibility of adequate housing in one of America's most impoverished census regions.