Kelly Eldridge
@ossiferous-ak.bsky.social
Alaskan, Federal archaeologist, PhD Candidate (Evolutionary Anthropology & Native American Studies), zooarch, CRM, wannabe birder, fishing and aviation enthusiast.
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Alaska Native students from across Anchorage will line up Saturday to walk the runway in their mukluks, atikluks, qaspeqs and other regalia as part of the sixth annual Indigenous Fashion Show.
Regalia heads to the runway as Anchorage students prepare for Indigenous Fashion Show
Participants put the finishing touches on their pieces this week during Gui Kima, an after-school program for Indigenous students.
www.adn.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Alaska Native students from across Anchorage will line up Saturday to walk the runway in their mukluks, atikluks, qaspeqs and other regalia as part of the sixth annual Indigenous Fashion Show.
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Oh, they’re “in theater”? Guess what they don’t have “in theater”? Hotels and restaurants. Make those gomers sleep in tents and eat from a mobile kitchen trailer.
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Q: Can you be specific about how many ICE and CBP agents are currently operating in the state?
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
January 29, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Oh, they’re “in theater”? Guess what they don’t have “in theater”? Hotels and restaurants. Make those gomers sleep in tents and eat from a mobile kitchen trailer.
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ANALYSIS | The arrival of a U.S carrier strike group in the Middle East has given President Donald Trump new options to carry out a potential attack on Iran, but the choices carry serious risks of retaliation and his shifting messages have raised questions about just what the mission would be.
Trump’s options for potential Iran strike grow even with goals unclear
www.stripes.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:14 AM
ANALYSIS | The arrival of a U.S carrier strike group in the Middle East has given President Donald Trump new options to carry out a potential attack on Iran, but the choices carry serious risks of retaliation and his shifting messages have raised questions about just what the mission would be.
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If you want a cool resist bird design but not one of the shitty AI ones, all 50 states available here. Share as needed:
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January 30, 2026 at 5:08 AM
If you want a cool resist bird design but not one of the shitty AI ones, all 50 states available here. Share as needed:
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Dear Congress,
As someone who would be *directly* impacted by another #GovernmentShutdown, please listen to my sincere call to #DefundICE and do *not* pass any bill that includes funding for DHS!!!
#ICEOut #DefundICE #DestroyFascism #StandWithOurNeighbors
#CivilServantsForACivilDemocracy
As someone who would be *directly* impacted by another #GovernmentShutdown, please listen to my sincere call to #DefundICE and do *not* pass any bill that includes funding for DHS!!!
#ICEOut #DefundICE #DestroyFascism #StandWithOurNeighbors
#CivilServantsForACivilDemocracy
January 29, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Dear Congress,
As someone who would be *directly* impacted by another #GovernmentShutdown, please listen to my sincere call to #DefundICE and do *not* pass any bill that includes funding for DHS!!!
#ICEOut #DefundICE #DestroyFascism #StandWithOurNeighbors
#CivilServantsForACivilDemocracy
As someone who would be *directly* impacted by another #GovernmentShutdown, please listen to my sincere call to #DefundICE and do *not* pass any bill that includes funding for DHS!!!
#ICEOut #DefundICE #DestroyFascism #StandWithOurNeighbors
#CivilServantsForACivilDemocracy
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In Minneapolis and many other communities across the country, we're seeing people come together to peacefully protest and support their neighbors. If you're looking to get involved, here are some ways to help:
How to help the resistance to ICE in Minnesota — and beyond
What Minnesota’s immigrant communities need from you now.
www.vox.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:30 PM
In Minneapolis and many other communities across the country, we're seeing people come together to peacefully protest and support their neighbors. If you're looking to get involved, here are some ways to help:
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Assembly of First Nations (Canada) travel advisory for Indigenous people considering going to the US www.instagram.com/p/DT-_SacDEHz/
Assembly of First Nations on Instagram: "The AFN is advising First Nations citizens to be cautious when travelling across the United States border. Recent reports indicate that some First Nations memb...
1,254 likes, 18 comments - assemblyoffirstnations on January 26, 2026: "The AFN is advising First Nations citizens to be cautious when travelling across the United States border. Recent reports indica...
www.instagram.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:34 AM
Assembly of First Nations (Canada) travel advisory for Indigenous people considering going to the US www.instagram.com/p/DT-_SacDEHz/
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An analysis released Wednesday by the Congressional Budget Office estimates that National Guard deployments to U.S. cities cost $496 million in 2025 and could cost as much as $1.1 billion this year. (from @svetashko.bsky.social)
National Guard deployments estimated to cost $1.1B in 2026
Deployments to Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland have ended, but the National Guard presence is continuing in D.C., Memphis and New Orleans.
www.stripes.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:54 AM
An analysis released Wednesday by the Congressional Budget Office estimates that National Guard deployments to U.S. cities cost $496 million in 2025 and could cost as much as $1.1 billion this year. (from @svetashko.bsky.social)
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In a note to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, President Donald Trump blamed Norway for not awarding him with the Nobel Peace Prize and linked that with his interest in obtaining "complete and total control of Greenland."
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January 19, 2026 at 4:25 PM
In a note to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, President Donald Trump blamed Norway for not awarding him with the Nobel Peace Prize and linked that with his interest in obtaining "complete and total control of Greenland."
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Views of Unalakleet from a Jan 19, 1952 Saturday Evening Post feature article, part of their "Cities of America" series. As a kid, I would have loved those makeshift seesaws. #alaskahistory #unalakleet #alaska
January 19, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Views of Unalakleet from a Jan 19, 1952 Saturday Evening Post feature article, part of their "Cities of America" series. As a kid, I would have loved those makeshift seesaws. #alaskahistory #unalakleet #alaska
U.S. military solicited a contract "up to $25 million for a new runway lighting system, river crossing bridge and related projects to improve flight operations at Pituffik Space Base" in Greenland
Read more at: www.stripes.com/theaters/eur...
Source - Stars and Stripes
Read more at: www.stripes.com/theaters/eur...
Source - Stars and Stripes
January 19, 2026 at 8:41 PM
U.S. military solicited a contract "up to $25 million for a new runway lighting system, river crossing bridge and related projects to improve flight operations at Pituffik Space Base" in Greenland
Read more at: www.stripes.com/theaters/eur...
Source - Stars and Stripes
Read more at: www.stripes.com/theaters/eur...
Source - Stars and Stripes
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MLK was only 39 when he was killed. Growing up, I thought that was old. But I’m 43 now and I’m stunned by the burden he shouldered at such a young age. I’m also a lot more aware of how hard it is, at any age, to carry the hopes and dreams of an oppressed people on your shoulders, as so many do.
January 19, 2026 at 2:55 PM
MLK was only 39 when he was killed. Growing up, I thought that was old. But I’m 43 now and I’m stunned by the burden he shouldered at such a young age. I’m also a lot more aware of how hard it is, at any age, to carry the hopes and dreams of an oppressed people on your shoulders, as so many do.
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life fighting for equity and justice. He taught us that even in the face of intimidation and discrimination, we must never stop working towards a better future – a lesson that feels especially relevant today.
January 19, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life fighting for equity and justice. He taught us that even in the face of intimidation and discrimination, we must never stop working towards a better future – a lesson that feels especially relevant today.
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This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.
January 19, 2026 at 3:46 PM
This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.
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Monday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the *lowest* on record (JAXA data)...
• about 450,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,030,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,580,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,010,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
• about 450,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,030,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,580,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,010,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
January 19, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Monday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the *lowest* on record (JAXA data)...
• about 450,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,030,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,580,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,010,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
• about 450,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,030,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,580,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,010,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
"Under Executive Order 14347, DoD is limited to using 'Department of War' as a parallel designation; the order does not alter the department’s legal name unless Congress enacts legislation."
Will Congress actually waste $125M of taxpayer dollars on this "DoW" nonsense?
Will Congress actually waste $125M of taxpayer dollars on this "DoW" nonsense?
Estimates on the cost to implement the Department of War name change range from $10 million to $125 million, but it could rise to "hundreds of millions," the CBO said this week.
Department of War rebrand could cost from $10 million to ‘hundreds of millions,’ CBO says
The final figure would likely hinge on the extent of replacement for signs, letterhead, name plates and digital coding related to many websites.
www.stripes.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:10 PM
"Under Executive Order 14347, DoD is limited to using 'Department of War' as a parallel designation; the order does not alter the department’s legal name unless Congress enacts legislation."
Will Congress actually waste $125M of taxpayer dollars on this "DoW" nonsense?
Will Congress actually waste $125M of taxpayer dollars on this "DoW" nonsense?
What could go wrong?
"Hegseth said Grok will go live inside the Defense Department later this month... 'make all appropriate data' from the military’s IT systems available... [and] data from intelligence databases would be fed into AI systems."
federalnewsnetwork.com/artificial-i...
"Hegseth said Grok will go live inside the Defense Department later this month... 'make all appropriate data' from the military’s IT systems available... [and] data from intelligence databases would be fed into AI systems."
federalnewsnetwork.com/artificial-i...
January 14, 2026 at 4:58 PM
What could go wrong?
"Hegseth said Grok will go live inside the Defense Department later this month... 'make all appropriate data' from the military’s IT systems available... [and] data from intelligence databases would be fed into AI systems."
federalnewsnetwork.com/artificial-i...
"Hegseth said Grok will go live inside the Defense Department later this month... 'make all appropriate data' from the military’s IT systems available... [and] data from intelligence databases would be fed into AI systems."
federalnewsnetwork.com/artificial-i...
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A summary overview showing the standardized anomalies of annual #Arctic sea ice extent by region - now updated through 2025
[Data via @nsidc.bsky.social; Graphic available at zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i.... Bright blue = max year, bright red = min year, vertical lines = 2007/2012/2016/2020/2025]
[Data via @nsidc.bsky.social; Graphic available at zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i.... Bright blue = max year, bright red = min year, vertical lines = 2007/2012/2016/2020/2025]
January 11, 2026 at 2:01 PM
A summary overview showing the standardized anomalies of annual #Arctic sea ice extent by region - now updated through 2025
[Data via @nsidc.bsky.social; Graphic available at zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i.... Bright blue = max year, bright red = min year, vertical lines = 2007/2012/2016/2020/2025]
[Data via @nsidc.bsky.social; Graphic available at zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i.... Bright blue = max year, bright red = min year, vertical lines = 2007/2012/2016/2020/2025]
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Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
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A buildup of hazardous gas at Alaska’s Red Dog mine in recent weeks forced the huge zinc and lead operation to fit workers with respirators and ramp up air monitoring at the mine and in nearby villages. (via Northern Journal) www.adn.com/business-eco...
Mine workers ready respirators and go-bags as Red Dog contends with hazardous gas buildup
A recent uptick in sulfur dioxide emissions has fueled health concerns and a public response from the Indigenous-owned corporation that owns the land beneath the mine.
www.adn.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:17 PM
A buildup of hazardous gas at Alaska’s Red Dog mine in recent weeks forced the huge zinc and lead operation to fit workers with respirators and ramp up air monitoring at the mine and in nearby villages. (via Northern Journal) www.adn.com/business-eco...
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I've been meaning to shop at Ace hardware more often anyway. Bonus, most are locally owned.
“Home Depot and Lowe’s are using AI-powered license plate readers and feeding this data into law enforcement surveillance systems accessible to ICE. Their parking lots are also regular sites of ICE raids targeting day laborers.”
Know who profits from ICE's cruelty. https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/ice-businesses-boycott-campaign/
January 11, 2026 at 8:19 PM
I've been meaning to shop at Ace hardware more often anyway. Bonus, most are locally owned.
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Minneapolis Public Schools has canceled school for the rest of the week — an email just hit inboxes in the last few minutes.
January 8, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Minneapolis Public Schools has canceled school for the rest of the week — an email just hit inboxes in the last few minutes.
Definitely just a "law enforcement operation"... <<sarcasm>>
Venezuela’s military held a mass funeral in the country’s capital as it began to bury dozens of soldiers slain during the United States’ weekend operation to capture former President Nicolás Maduro.
Venezuela’s military buries soldiers slain in US operation to capture Maduro
www.stripes.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Definitely just a "law enforcement operation"... <<sarcasm>>
And now federal agents are shooting unarmed citizens in their cars for no reason. Cool.
#GetTheFuckOutOfMinneapolis #AbolishICE
#GetTheFuckOutOfMinneapolis #AbolishICE
January 7, 2026 at 9:52 PM
And now federal agents are shooting unarmed citizens in their cars for no reason. Cool.
#GetTheFuckOutOfMinneapolis #AbolishICE
#GetTheFuckOutOfMinneapolis #AbolishICE