Aksaab
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#Alaskans
“Dreams are what guide us, art is what defines us, math is what makes it all possible, and love is what lights our way.”
-Mike Norton
“Dreams are what guide us, art is what defines us, math is what makes it all possible, and love is what lights our way.”
-Mike Norton
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Y'all this is the best. I'm in rural Oklahoma and there's people stopped on a lot of the exit ramps along the highway watching the aurora. Many have likely never seen it before. One old southern dude stopped beside me asking if I see the "big orange lights" too. We're all just little curious humans.
November 12, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Y'all this is the best. I'm in rural Oklahoma and there's people stopped on a lot of the exit ramps along the highway watching the aurora. Many have likely never seen it before. One old southern dude stopped beside me asking if I see the "big orange lights" too. We're all just little curious humans.
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REPUBLICAN Rep. @repchiproy is rightly APPALLED that hagerty & @marshablackburn and others snuck a provision to let senators sue taxpayers for $500,000 MINIMUM for being investigated as part of Trump’s insurrection into the government funding bill.
Insane corruption.
Insane corruption.
November 12, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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#AlaslaSky go outside if you can! @capture907.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 4:14 AM
#AlaslaSky go outside if you can! @capture907.bsky.social
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#alaskasky from Denali, 64°N, never seen so much pink and red
November 12, 2025 at 4:08 AM
#alaskasky from Denali, 64°N, never seen so much pink and red
That was awesome ⚽️
meanwhile in Canada
This is the Canadian Premier League soccer finals and we have a bicycle kick goal in the middle of a blizzard … and that’s the most Canadian thing I’ve ever seen 😂
November 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
That was awesome ⚽️
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Here's a public transit model a lot more cities need to know about.
It's the #Karlsruhe Stadtbahn. It runs tram-trains, in this metro region in #Germany of 310,000.
Outside town, they run as standard commuter trains. Inside town, they operate as trams (streetcars)—no need to change mode.
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It's the #Karlsruhe Stadtbahn. It runs tram-trains, in this metro region in #Germany of 310,000.
Outside town, they run as standard commuter trains. Inside town, they operate as trams (streetcars)—no need to change mode.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Here's a public transit model a lot more cities need to know about.
It's the #Karlsruhe Stadtbahn. It runs tram-trains, in this metro region in #Germany of 310,000.
Outside town, they run as standard commuter trains. Inside town, they operate as trams (streetcars)—no need to change mode.
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It's the #Karlsruhe Stadtbahn. It runs tram-trains, in this metro region in #Germany of 310,000.
Outside town, they run as standard commuter trains. Inside town, they operate as trams (streetcars)—no need to change mode.
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I just keep thinking of the subservient slug energy Schumer was giving off at the Al E. Smith dinner.
November 10, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I just keep thinking of the subservient slug energy Schumer was giving off at the Al E. Smith dinner.
"“In sheer statistics, the last domestic tsunami came from Alaska, and the next one likely will,” he said."
Quoted supporting our counterparts and friends at the Alaska Earthquake Center. The cost of the U.S. tsunami warning and mitigation effort is really a pittance. None of it has ever been adequately funded in any administration, and now things are worse. ⚒️ www.nbcnews.com/science/tsun...
U.S. tsunami warning system, reeling from funding and staffing cuts, is dealt another blow
Seismic monitoring stations in Alaska are closing after a denied federal grant, risking delayed tsunami warnings for people living on the West Coast.
www.nbcnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"“In sheer statistics, the last domestic tsunami came from Alaska, and the next one likely will,” he said."
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Ukrainian dancers Vladyslav and Veronika won the final of Holland's Got Talent
Their dance was a story about love, freedom, and faith. One of the judges said, “It's not just a dance, it's a feeling of freedom.”
📹United24
Their dance was a story about love, freedom, and faith. One of the judges said, “It's not just a dance, it's a feeling of freedom.”
📹United24
November 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Ukrainian dancers Vladyslav and Veronika won the final of Holland's Got Talent
Their dance was a story about love, freedom, and faith. One of the judges said, “It's not just a dance, it's a feeling of freedom.”
📹United24
Their dance was a story about love, freedom, and faith. One of the judges said, “It's not just a dance, it's a feeling of freedom.”
📹United24
This is so delightful.
I've already picked out a specific puppy for me which won't be happening.
I've already picked out a specific puppy for me which won't be happening.
One of the reasons why Finland is the happiest country in the world is that the public broadcaster Yle sends a live feed of the first 8 weeks of a pack of puppies every fall. It’s already the fifth edition of ”Finland’s most therapeutic live feed”.
This is what I call value for my tax money
This is what I call value for my tax money
Pentulive 24/7 | Pentulive
Pentuliven pikkuiset kehittyvät vauhdikkaasti ja jokainen pentu on saanut nimensä! Kahdeksan viikkoa kestävässä suorassa lähetyksessä seurataan englanninspringerspanieli Murua ja tämän pentuetta.
areena.yle.fi
November 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
This is so delightful.
I've already picked out a specific puppy for me which won't be happening.
I've already picked out a specific puppy for me which won't be happening.
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Meanwhile at my house, on a maple tree in the rain forest.
November 9, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Meanwhile at my house, on a maple tree in the rain forest.
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Lilian May Miller (1895-1943) was a US woodblock printmaker and poet born in Tokyo, who was influenced by a Japanese printmaking style of strong colours and bold design #Womensart
November 9, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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This is, unsurprisingly, nonsensical. Is he suggesting eliminating health insurance and giving people a few thousand dollars instead? And then when they get a cancer diagnosis they just go bankrupt?
He is so unserious. That's why we are shut down and Americans know it.
He is so unserious. That's why we are shut down and Americans know it.
November 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This is, unsurprisingly, nonsensical. Is he suggesting eliminating health insurance and giving people a few thousand dollars instead? And then when they get a cancer diagnosis they just go bankrupt?
He is so unserious. That's why we are shut down and Americans know it.
He is so unserious. That's why we are shut down and Americans know it.
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Currant citrus zest scone. I tried 2 recipes, similar ingredients & flavor, difference is 1 uses food processor, and the other cuts the butter in by hand. #2 from Zuni Cafe is fluffier & my preferred one, do it by hand!
1. sugarspunrun.com/the-best-sco...
2. thegourmetgourmand.com/zuni-cafe-or...
1. sugarspunrun.com/the-best-sco...
2. thegourmetgourmand.com/zuni-cafe-or...
November 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Currant citrus zest scone. I tried 2 recipes, similar ingredients & flavor, difference is 1 uses food processor, and the other cuts the butter in by hand. #2 from Zuni Cafe is fluffier & my preferred one, do it by hand!
1. sugarspunrun.com/the-best-sco...
2. thegourmetgourmand.com/zuni-cafe-or...
1. sugarspunrun.com/the-best-sco...
2. thegourmetgourmand.com/zuni-cafe-or...
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“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 8, 2025 at 12:04 PM
“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
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i sang a new song on the radio but you can magically hear it after the fact!
Golga Oscar solo exhibit at Alaska State Museum, Marian Call and Emily Anderson in Concert (podcast)
ktoo.org/juneauaftern...
www.ktoo.org/2025/11/07/g...
ktoo.org/juneauaftern...
www.ktoo.org/2025/11/07/g...
November 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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In honor of Viktor Orban's visit to Washington, here's a reminder that Orban has made his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished:
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
America’s Future Is Hungary
MAGA conservatives love Viktor Orbán. But he’s left his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished.
www.theatlantic.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:52 PM
In honor of Viktor Orban's visit to Washington, here's a reminder that Orban has made his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished:
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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Native Movement, a non-profit advocacy organization, is providing emergency grants of $500-$800 to Alaska Native households impacted by the suspension of SNAP
www.nativemovement.org/nm-blog/2025...
www.nativemovement.org/nm-blog/2025...
Supplementary SNAP Assistance Application — Native Movement
Applications are open! If your food assistance has been suspended, please apply. Native Movement seeks to provide single one-time grants of $500-$800 per qualifying household impacted by the suspensio...
www.nativemovement.org
November 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Reposting...
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Final blower door for CO_ph is .45 ACH50P
Airtight using the paper based DB+ barrier on Ecococon straw panels walls.
Airtight using the paper based DB+ barrier on Ecococon straw panels walls.
November 7, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Final blower door for CO_ph is .45 ACH50P
Airtight using the paper based DB+ barrier on Ecococon straw panels walls.
Airtight using the paper based DB+ barrier on Ecococon straw panels walls.
The politicians of Alaska, past and present have no excuse for not investing in all schools.
"“They’re not just institutions of learning. They’re also institutions of after-school activities, of community gatherings, and of evacuation facilities and disaster preparedness support infrastructure,”"
"“They’re not just institutions of learning. They’re also institutions of after-school activities, of community gatherings, and of evacuation facilities and disaster preparedness support infrastructure,”"
When disaster strikes, public school buildings are integral as safe havens in hundreds of predominantly Indigenous villages scattered across Alaska’s vast landscape.
But rural schools have been neglected for decades.
(From KYUK - Bethel)
But rural schools have been neglected for decades.
(From KYUK - Bethel)
Alaska's public schools serve as emergency shelters. Those buildings are also in crisis
Across hundreds of Alaska communities, public schools are often the safest buildings where people can take shelter during disasters. After decades of state neglect, however, some have become…
www.ktoo.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The politicians of Alaska, past and present have no excuse for not investing in all schools.
"“They’re not just institutions of learning. They’re also institutions of after-school activities, of community gatherings, and of evacuation facilities and disaster preparedness support infrastructure,”"
"“They’re not just institutions of learning. They’re also institutions of after-school activities, of community gatherings, and of evacuation facilities and disaster preparedness support infrastructure,”"
" the man was not a pharmaceutical executive — but an Eli Lilly patient, who had been invited to the White House based on his experience taking a GLP-1 drug."
A man collapsed in the Oval Office yesterday. The internet got the story wrong.
My experience struggling to correct the record — including on Bluesky! — and the warning signs as AI, aggregation, and social media increasingly drive our news consumption.
My experience struggling to correct the record — including on Bluesky! — and the warning signs as AI, aggregation, and social media increasingly drive our news consumption.
A man collapsed in the Oval Office. The internet got the story wrong.
A case study in how bad information can spread — and how hard it is to correct it.
dandiamond.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:29 PM
" the man was not a pharmaceutical executive — but an Eli Lilly patient, who had been invited to the White House based on his experience taking a GLP-1 drug."
Latest Update:
Street maintenance crews have now began plowing in residential areas.
Please drive safely around the heavy operating equipment if you’re in the area.
For more details refer to the information below.
⏰ Last Updated: 11/7/2025, 9:11 AM
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Street maintenance crews have now began plowing in residential areas.
Please drive safely around the heavy operating equipment if you’re in the area.
For more details refer to the information below.
⏰ Last Updated: 11/7/2025, 9:11 AM
experience.arcgis.com/experience/7...
Experience
experience.arcgis.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Latest Update:
Street maintenance crews have now began plowing in residential areas.
Please drive safely around the heavy operating equipment if you’re in the area.
For more details refer to the information below.
⏰ Last Updated: 11/7/2025, 9:11 AM
experience.arcgis.com/experience/7...
Street maintenance crews have now began plowing in residential areas.
Please drive safely around the heavy operating equipment if you’re in the area.
For more details refer to the information below.
⏰ Last Updated: 11/7/2025, 9:11 AM
experience.arcgis.com/experience/7...