Blythe Alaskan
@prkelley.bsky.social
Retired Alaskan. Aspiring swimmer, hiker, angler, paddler, skier.
The People Holding Everyone Together Are Coming Apart
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Our need for caregivers in this country is only growing. As one who spent 6 years caring for a loved one with dementia, this article felt true.
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Our need for caregivers in this country is only growing. As one who spent 6 years caring for a loved one with dementia, this article felt true.
Opinion | The People Holding Everyone Together Are Coming Apart
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:18 AM
The People Holding Everyone Together Are Coming Apart
Gift article
Our need for caregivers in this country is only growing. As one who spent 6 years caring for a loved one with dementia, this article felt true.
Gift article
Our need for caregivers in this country is only growing. As one who spent 6 years caring for a loved one with dementia, this article felt true.
A long read, but against the backdrop of David Brooks’ Friday column in which he was “over” the Epstein files, it illuminates. How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Opinion | How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
A long read, but against the backdrop of David Brooks’ Friday column in which he was “over” the Epstein files, it illuminates. How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
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I am so angry and sad about this. Draconian staff cuts at KYUK in Bethel are an incalculable loss for the region and indeed all of Alaska. #AlaskaSky #PublicRadio
People have no idea what we are about to lose.
alaskapublic.org/2025-western...
alaskapublic.org/2025-western...
Alaska station that covered devastating storm cuts jobs
A public TV and radio station in Western Alaska serves dozens of villages damaged by Typhoon Halong. But with federal funding eliminated, KYUK makes severe cuts to its staff and news department.
alaskapublic.org
November 17, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I am so angry and sad about this. Draconian staff cuts at KYUK in Bethel are an incalculable loss for the region and indeed all of Alaska. #AlaskaSky #PublicRadio
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I made a Starter Pack for people enjoying their retirement. Now I don't know if they are all enjoying it, but it does say retired on all of their profiles. 😁 They are all nice people and active. Please like, follow, and share. 😁
November 17, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I made a Starter Pack for people enjoying their retirement. Now I don't know if they are all enjoying it, but it does say retired on all of their profiles. 😁 They are all nice people and active. Please like, follow, and share. 😁
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"There are about a thousand of us."
Yes, because the thing about girls is that they don't stay girls for very long. Which makes them disposable. And which means that men like Epstein need a huge supply.
Yes, because the thing about girls is that they don't stay girls for very long. Which makes them disposable. And which means that men like Epstein need a huge supply.
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 17, 2025 at 12:42 AM
"There are about a thousand of us."
Yes, because the thing about girls is that they don't stay girls for very long. Which makes them disposable. And which means that men like Epstein need a huge supply.
Yes, because the thing about girls is that they don't stay girls for very long. Which makes them disposable. And which means that men like Epstein need a huge supply.
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Another newfound pleasure in retirement — I can listen to oral argument with my coffee. Not that I comprehend everything. But I like how immediate it is. How UNfiltered.
October 15, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Another newfound pleasure in retirement — I can listen to oral argument with my coffee. Not that I comprehend everything. But I like how immediate it is. How UNfiltered.
October 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
My favorite blueberry patch is still producing, and I’m still fit enough to get there.
#AlaskaSky
#FallHarvest
#KeepMoving
#AlaskaSky
#FallHarvest
#KeepMoving
September 19, 2025 at 8:25 PM
My favorite blueberry patch is still producing, and I’m still fit enough to get there.
#AlaskaSky
#FallHarvest
#KeepMoving
#AlaskaSky
#FallHarvest
#KeepMoving
September 13, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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I would like to lodge a complaint. Can streaming movies and series stop showing text conversations on cell phones as if we can see and read those images?
August 3, 2025 at 3:33 AM
I would like to lodge a complaint. Can streaming movies and series stop showing text conversations on cell phones as if we can see and read those images?
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I'm regularly updating this thread with more NF book ideas. (Just added 3 today.) I'm casting a wide net in terms of subject and hope I can persuade you to check out a title or two.
A discussion developed here yesterday on the 1958 plan to detonate SIX nuclear bombs off the coast of AK & develop a harbor. The plan was stopped by AK Natives & others & Dan O'Neill tells the story is his book THE FIRECRACKER BOYS which I highly recommend. www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/dan-o...
The Firecracker Boys
In 1958, Edward Teller, father of the H-bomb, unveiled his plan to detonate six nuclear bombs off the Alaskan coast to create a new harbor. However, the plan...
www.hachettebookgroup.com
July 31, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I'm regularly updating this thread with more NF book ideas. (Just added 3 today.) I'm casting a wide net in terms of subject and hope I can persuade you to check out a title or two.
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Colbert should just run for President. I mean, it worked for Trump when his show was cancelled.
July 18, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Colbert should just run for President. I mean, it worked for Trump when his show was cancelled.
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A State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold."
July 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
A State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold."
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Birthright citizenship is a "longstanding custom" in the same way that freedom of speech is a longstanding custom (they are both explicitly guaranteed by the text of the Constitution)
not to be the flyspeck nyt copy as if it's the most important thing guy, but seriously wtf is this?
July 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Birthright citizenship is a "longstanding custom" in the same way that freedom of speech is a longstanding custom (they are both explicitly guaranteed by the text of the Constitution)
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NYC Comptroller Brad Lander: "I don't think the line for the [Democratic] party right now is between progressives and moderates; I think it's between fighters and folders."
June 28, 2025 at 1:08 AM
NYC Comptroller Brad Lander: "I don't think the line for the [Democratic] party right now is between progressives and moderates; I think it's between fighters and folders."
"Instead, to the majority, the
power-hungry actors are . . . (wait for it) . . . the district
courts."
Justice Jackson is as incredulous as I am. It's taken me all day to get through these opinions, but when I can to this line in her solo dissent I had to laugh despite the sadness. She is fierce.
power-hungry actors are . . . (wait for it) . . . the district
courts."
Justice Jackson is as incredulous as I am. It's taken me all day to get through these opinions, but when I can to this line in her solo dissent I had to laugh despite the sadness. She is fierce.
June 28, 2025 at 12:33 AM
"Instead, to the majority, the
power-hungry actors are . . . (wait for it) . . . the district
courts."
Justice Jackson is as incredulous as I am. It's taken me all day to get through these opinions, but when I can to this line in her solo dissent I had to laugh despite the sadness. She is fierce.
power-hungry actors are . . . (wait for it) . . . the district
courts."
Justice Jackson is as incredulous as I am. It's taken me all day to get through these opinions, but when I can to this line in her solo dissent I had to laugh despite the sadness. She is fierce.
This young grizzly has been coming by around 9 am this week, eating grasses while I drink coffee.
#AlaskaSky
#WaryRespect
#BeautifulBears
#AlaskaSky
#WaryRespect
#BeautifulBears
June 23, 2025 at 11:41 PM
This young grizzly has been coming by around 9 am this week, eating grasses while I drink coffee.
#AlaskaSky
#WaryRespect
#BeautifulBears
#AlaskaSky
#WaryRespect
#BeautifulBears
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We should be amplifying responses like this.
This is insane. Trump just bombed Iran without Congressional approval, illegally dragging us into war in the Middle East. Have we not learned our lesson!?!?
Congress must return to Washington at once to vote on Rep. Thomas Massie’s War Powers Resolution to stop this madness.
Congress must return to Washington at once to vote on Rep. Thomas Massie’s War Powers Resolution to stop this madness.
June 22, 2025 at 1:44 AM
We should be amplifying responses like this.
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It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
June 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
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I’ll say it again: It was a huge mistake for Congress to abolish itself.
June 22, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I’ll say it again: It was a huge mistake for Congress to abolish itself.
June 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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I wanna try this crust soon. Finally mastered Pre crust with Melissa Clark’s NYT recipe and video. Found this on YouTube of the Four & 20 sisters making their crust for Eater. Useful details in technique
m.youtube.com/watch?v=z8WC...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=z8WC...
How to Make the Perfect Pie Crust - Savvy Ep. 10
YouTube video by Eater
m.youtube.com
June 2, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I wanna try this crust soon. Finally mastered Pre crust with Melissa Clark’s NYT recipe and video. Found this on YouTube of the Four & 20 sisters making their crust for Eater. Useful details in technique
m.youtube.com/watch?v=z8WC...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=z8WC...
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Although most of the comments here are about the topic, rather than the book, I'd like to put in an actual plug for @sarahkendzior.bsky.social's new memoir, "The Last American Road Trip," which (like all her books) is fantastic. I grew up in a road-tripping family, but this book is eye-opening.
The Last American Road Trip
USA Today bestsellerAmerican Booksellers Association bestseller“Kendzior is an absolutely terrific writer.” —Sebastian JungerThe New York Times bestsel...
us.macmillan.com
May 28, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Although most of the comments here are about the topic, rather than the book, I'd like to put in an actual plug for @sarahkendzior.bsky.social's new memoir, "The Last American Road Trip," which (like all her books) is fantastic. I grew up in a road-tripping family, but this book is eye-opening.