Taaylow
@taaylow.bsky.social
Taaylow (and the bandits, Nicholas, Hennie and Hank) | PLA | AK circa 2014
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while anthropic secretly buys and destroys millions of books in hidden warehouses, let it be known that human staff at @archive.org carefully scan physical media by hand as always and there's literally a daily livestream because the process is so wonderful to watch!!!
February 2, 2026 at 6:16 PM
while anthropic secretly buys and destroys millions of books in hidden warehouses, let it be known that human staff at @archive.org carefully scan physical media by hand as always and there's literally a daily livestream because the process is so wonderful to watch!!!
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Histories of Alaska: When Anchorage hospital nurses dared to fight for better work conditions in 1952 www.adn.com/alaska-life/...
Public punishment for ‘the girls’: When Anchorage hospital nurses dared to fight for better work conditions
After negotiating for better pay and work conditions in 1952, five Providence nurses were fired in what was viewed by union members as a retaliatory action.
www.adn.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Histories of Alaska: When Anchorage hospital nurses dared to fight for better work conditions in 1952 www.adn.com/alaska-life/...
Today at the Eagle River Nature Center.
February 1, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Today at the Eagle River Nature Center.
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This is the BEST explanation I have seen so far.
January 28, 2026 at 3:12 AM
This is the BEST explanation I have seen so far.
“The worlds only two story outhouse” in Whittier courtesy of the Anchorage Museum Archives (1975)
January 28, 2026 at 6:52 AM
“The worlds only two story outhouse” in Whittier courtesy of the Anchorage Museum Archives (1975)
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2015 "Wise Pack" by photographer Paul Nicklen of a dog team at Qaanaaq, Greenland. My next article, posting later today, is about Greenland. Who knows why I write about the things I write about, but there are some Alaska ties.
January 25, 2026 at 9:17 PM
2015 "Wise Pack" by photographer Paul Nicklen of a dog team at Qaanaaq, Greenland. My next article, posting later today, is about Greenland. Who knows why I write about the things I write about, but there are some Alaska ties.
I was invited to participate in a Somatic Body Mapping workshop today with Kimberly Greef at Gather in Anchorage. I really enjoyed the process and would highly recommend.
January 26, 2026 at 6:19 AM
I was invited to participate in a Somatic Body Mapping workshop today with Kimberly Greef at Gather in Anchorage. I really enjoyed the process and would highly recommend.
Escapism @ Potter Marsh with Hank.
January 25, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Escapism @ Potter Marsh with Hank.
Currently reading: “Remember a friend of mine once telling me that we hate what we fear in ourselves.”
John Boyne, #TheHeartsInvisibleFuries
John Boyne, #TheHeartsInvisibleFuries
January 23, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Currently reading: “Remember a friend of mine once telling me that we hate what we fear in ourselves.”
John Boyne, #TheHeartsInvisibleFuries
John Boyne, #TheHeartsInvisibleFuries
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After illegally abducting Maduro, Trump has just sold $250M of Venezuela's oil to Vitol.
John Addison, a senior trader at Vitol who helped broker the deal, gave $6M to Trump's 2024 campaign.
Pay-to-play imperialism.
John Addison, a senior trader at Vitol who helped broker the deal, gave $6M to Trump's 2024 campaign.
Pay-to-play imperialism.
January 22, 2026 at 1:00 AM
After illegally abducting Maduro, Trump has just sold $250M of Venezuela's oil to Vitol.
John Addison, a senior trader at Vitol who helped broker the deal, gave $6M to Trump's 2024 campaign.
Pay-to-play imperialism.
John Addison, a senior trader at Vitol who helped broker the deal, gave $6M to Trump's 2024 campaign.
Pay-to-play imperialism.
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Fortune 500 companies that have contracts with ICE:
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Booz Allen Hamilton
-Caci
-Charter Communications
-Comcast
-Dell
-Ecolab
-FedEx
-General Dynamics
-L3Harris
-Motorola
-Thermo Fisher
-UPS
Know who profits from Trump's cruelty.
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Booz Allen Hamilton
-Caci
-Charter Communications
-Comcast
-Dell
-Ecolab
-FedEx
-General Dynamics
-L3Harris
-Motorola
-Thermo Fisher
-UPS
Know who profits from Trump's cruelty.
January 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Fortune 500 companies that have contracts with ICE:
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Booz Allen Hamilton
-Caci
-Charter Communications
-Comcast
-Dell
-Ecolab
-FedEx
-General Dynamics
-L3Harris
-Motorola
-Thermo Fisher
-UPS
Know who profits from Trump's cruelty.
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Booz Allen Hamilton
-Caci
-Charter Communications
-Comcast
-Dell
-Ecolab
-FedEx
-General Dynamics
-L3Harris
-Motorola
-Thermo Fisher
-UPS
Know who profits from Trump's cruelty.
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Cartoon by Adam Zyglis
January 15, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Cartoon by Adam Zyglis
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There’s a big story everyone is missing—but this article hits on it.
We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics.
What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.
We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics.
What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.
FDA deletes warning on bogus autism therapies touted by RFK Jr.‘s allies
The agency used to warn of chelation, used by RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine ally David Geier.
arstechnica.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:30 AM
There’s a big story everyone is missing—but this article hits on it.
We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics.
What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.
We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics.
What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.
Today and yesterday, trompin’
January 12, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Today and yesterday, trompin’
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In 1977, designer Edith Head--the direct inspiration for Edna Mode from The Incredibles--designed this outfit for Blitzen, a champion Siberian husky owned by Phyllis Castleton of Anchorage. Head was in town for a benefit premiere for the film Airport '77. #alaskahistory #alaska
January 10, 2026 at 12:00 AM
In 1977, designer Edith Head--the direct inspiration for Edna Mode from The Incredibles--designed this outfit for Blitzen, a champion Siberian husky owned by Phyllis Castleton of Anchorage. Head was in town for a benefit premiere for the film Airport '77. #alaskahistory #alaska
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Your periodic reminder that you have the right to find out why your health insurer denied your claim.
We built a tool to help you do it: projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
We built a tool to help you do it: projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim
You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...
projects.propublica.org
January 10, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Your periodic reminder that you have the right to find out why your health insurer denied your claim.
We built a tool to help you do it: projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
We built a tool to help you do it: projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
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Fortune 500 companies that have contracts with ICE:
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Booz Allen Hamilton
-Caci
-Charter Communications
-Comcast
-Dell
-Ecolab
-FedEx
-General Dynamics
-L3Harris
-Motorola
-Thermo Fisher
-UPS
Know who profits from Trump's cruelty.
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Booz Allen Hamilton
-Caci
-Charter Communications
-Comcast
-Dell
-Ecolab
-FedEx
-General Dynamics
-L3Harris
-Motorola
-Thermo Fisher
-UPS
Know who profits from Trump's cruelty.
January 8, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Fortune 500 companies that have contracts with ICE:
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Booz Allen Hamilton
-Caci
-Charter Communications
-Comcast
-Dell
-Ecolab
-FedEx
-General Dynamics
-L3Harris
-Motorola
-Thermo Fisher
-UPS
Know who profits from Trump's cruelty.
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Booz Allen Hamilton
-Caci
-Charter Communications
-Comcast
-Dell
-Ecolab
-FedEx
-General Dynamics
-L3Harris
-Motorola
-Thermo Fisher
-UPS
Know who profits from Trump's cruelty.
Recorded temps outside our house and inside our hen coop this morning. Burr!
January 8, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Recorded temps outside our house and inside our hen coop this morning. Burr!
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What do these companies have in common?
-Cigna
-Comcast
-General Mills
-Allstate
-Marriott
-Hilton
-Walmart
-Amazon
-Microsoft
-Meta
All promised after January 6, 2021 to stop funding lawmakers who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
And all have broken that promise.
-Cigna
-Comcast
-General Mills
-Allstate
-Marriott
-Hilton
-Walmart
-Amazon
-Microsoft
-Meta
All promised after January 6, 2021 to stop funding lawmakers who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
And all have broken that promise.
January 6, 2026 at 5:15 PM
What do these companies have in common?
-Cigna
-Comcast
-General Mills
-Allstate
-Marriott
-Hilton
-Walmart
-Amazon
-Microsoft
-Meta
All promised after January 6, 2021 to stop funding lawmakers who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
And all have broken that promise.
-Cigna
-Comcast
-General Mills
-Allstate
-Marriott
-Hilton
-Walmart
-Amazon
-Microsoft
-Meta
All promised after January 6, 2021 to stop funding lawmakers who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
And all have broken that promise.
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1. Hundreds of corps that pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 5 years
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
Eversource Energy
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
Eversource Energy
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
Five years later, these 10 corporations still aren’t funding election deniers
Five years ago today, on January 6, 2021, a violent mob stormed the Capitol building.
popular.info
January 6, 2026 at 1:37 PM
1. Hundreds of corps that pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 5 years
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
Eversource Energy
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
Eversource Energy
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
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Antarctica had its warmest year on record. That seems fucking bad. 🔥🔥🔥
January 5, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Antarctica had its warmest year on record. That seems fucking bad. 🔥🔥🔥
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January 4, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Hennie pondering positive trail graffiti
January 2, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Hennie pondering positive trail graffiti
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For Anchorage, it looks like the coldest temps of our soon to be month-long cold snap will occur in a few days.
December 30, 2025 at 6:35 AM
For Anchorage, it looks like the coldest temps of our soon to be month-long cold snap will occur in a few days.