Dave in AK
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Dave in AK
@bikewritedave.bsky.social
· Jul 9
“As the rhetoric demonizing people outside our borders grows more heated, those who do not want to outsource our thinking to politicians should try to put ourselves in new places, take ourselves on new adventures, and meet the people with whom we share this rock.”
– Bekah Congdon
– Bekah Congdon
It’s been a frustrating day. And suddenly one act of kindness from a complete stranger. And now we can’t wipe the smiles from our faces.
Despite the madness in our country right now, I still believe most people in this world are kind. I’ve seen it too many times to believe otherwise.
Despite the madness in our country right now, I still believe most people in this world are kind. I’ve seen it too many times to believe otherwise.
November 24, 2025 at 1:01 AM
It’s been a frustrating day. And suddenly one act of kindness from a complete stranger. And now we can’t wipe the smiles from our faces.
Despite the madness in our country right now, I still believe most people in this world are kind. I’ve seen it too many times to believe otherwise.
Despite the madness in our country right now, I still believe most people in this world are kind. I’ve seen it too many times to believe otherwise.
The spouse called me a fussy old man as if I’d take this as gentle but firm criticism and not as I actually did which was to express pride in the fact.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The spouse called me a fussy old man as if I’d take this as gentle but firm criticism and not as I actually did which was to express pride in the fact.
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Those who know history and all that.
"Our country’s current situation is just the latest in an endless line of governments that failed in the most embarrassing ways possible."
"Our country’s current situation is just the latest in an endless line of governments that failed in the most embarrassing ways possible."
Four Other Empires That Collapsed Because a Washed-up Real Estate Developer Was Desperate for Attention
It’s obvious that we are living in fraught times for our beloved Republic. Now is a perfect opportunity for us to look to comparable moments in human history, not for a solution, but for commiseration...
thehardtimes.net
November 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Those who know history and all that.
"Our country’s current situation is just the latest in an endless line of governments that failed in the most embarrassing ways possible."
"Our country’s current situation is just the latest in an endless line of governments that failed in the most embarrassing ways possible."
I feel this.
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
November 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I feel this.
Alaska Natives, whose needs that are driven by climate change have never been addressed to the extent necessary, have now been fully abandoned by our government.
Alaska Native villages have few options and little US help as climate change devours their land
Storms that battered Alaska’s western coast this fall have brought renewed attention to low-lying Indigenous villages left increasingly vulnerable by climate change.
apnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Alaska Natives, whose needs that are driven by climate change have never been addressed to the extent necessary, have now been fully abandoned by our government.
“Sometimes it takes me twenty years to finish a thought.”
- Erica Watson
Ghosts of Distant Trees
- Erica Watson
Ghosts of Distant Trees
November 22, 2025 at 6:30 AM
“Sometimes it takes me twenty years to finish a thought.”
- Erica Watson
Ghosts of Distant Trees
- Erica Watson
Ghosts of Distant Trees
Somebody’s been shooting at Black Gold Transport trucks.
Alaska State Troopers seeking info about attempted murder on Richardson Highway
On November 20, 2025, at around 11:49 pm, the Alaska State Troopers were notified that a Black Gold Transport truck was shot multiple tim...
tip411.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Somebody’s been shooting at Black Gold Transport trucks.
You will rarely hear me advocate for legal prohibitions on freedom of expression, but if you’re going to record a cover of any song Stevie Nicks sang the original vocals on you should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. There are things in this world that are just plain wrong.
November 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
You will rarely hear me advocate for legal prohibitions on freedom of expression, but if you’re going to record a cover of any song Stevie Nicks sang the original vocals on you should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. There are things in this world that are just plain wrong.
Eleven injured, two critically, most of them children. It happened on First Nations land in British Columbia. Bears almost never go after large groups. The circumstances that caused this bear to do so are, I suspect, unknown at present. It remains loose. Hopefully they'll locate it. Terrifying.
Eleven injured after grizzly bear attacks schoolchildren and teachers in Canada
Two critically hurt after attack on walking trail in British Columbia as police and conservation officers search for bear
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Eleven injured, two critically, most of them children. It happened on First Nations land in British Columbia. Bears almost never go after large groups. The circumstances that caused this bear to do so are, I suspect, unknown at present. It remains loose. Hopefully they'll locate it. Terrifying.
We're well and truly fucked.
CDC changes website to promote RFK Jr.'s debunked vaccine-autism link
The public health agency is publicly reversing its position on a link between vaccines and the condition.
www.axios.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
We're well and truly fucked.
@kenske.bsky.social is one of the strongest moral voices in Fairbanks. He speaks truth to power. Every time.
“This is not and Iñupiaq, Inuit, Alaska Native or Indigenous issue. This is a human rights issue, and we all must work together to demand NANA divest, before more people suffer.”
“This is not and Iñupiaq, Inuit, Alaska Native or Indigenous issue. This is a human rights issue, and we all must work together to demand NANA divest, before more people suffer.”
NANA must not make white supremacy an Iñupiaq value
To the editor: NANA Regional Corporation and its subsidiary, Akima, have been in the news many times this year for allegations of human rights violations.
www.newsminer.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM
@kenske.bsky.social is one of the strongest moral voices in Fairbanks. He speaks truth to power. Every time.
“This is not and Iñupiaq, Inuit, Alaska Native or Indigenous issue. This is a human rights issue, and we all must work together to demand NANA divest, before more people suffer.”
“This is not and Iñupiaq, Inuit, Alaska Native or Indigenous issue. This is a human rights issue, and we all must work together to demand NANA divest, before more people suffer.”
Rock critic devotes 1,592 words to defending the only thing in modern American history more repulsive than Donald Trump and gets paid for doing it. I’m in the wrong line of culture criticism and review.
“We Built This City” is a good song, actually
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November 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Rock critic devotes 1,592 words to defending the only thing in modern American history more repulsive than Donald Trump and gets paid for doing it. I’m in the wrong line of culture criticism and review.
Had to be in town the whole day and the puppy got two visits to the dog park between the interviews I was holding and she played hard with pooches her own age and energy level and now she’s sound asleep.
It might look like a fight, but it isn’t. They became BFFs for about an hour.
It might look like a fight, but it isn’t. They became BFFs for about an hour.
November 19, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Had to be in town the whole day and the puppy got two visits to the dog park between the interviews I was holding and she played hard with pooches her own age and energy level and now she’s sound asleep.
It might look like a fight, but it isn’t. They became BFFs for about an hour.
It might look like a fight, but it isn’t. They became BFFs for about an hour.
People are understandably and justifiably enraged that Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman visited the White House today. Note that previous visitors have included the Shah of Iran (6 times), Anastasio Somoza (3), Suharto (3), and Augusto Pinochet (1) among others. Unfortunately this isn’t new.
November 19, 2025 at 4:37 AM
People are understandably and justifiably enraged that Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman visited the White House today. Note that previous visitors have included the Shah of Iran (6 times), Anastasio Somoza (3), Suharto (3), and Augusto Pinochet (1) among others. Unfortunately this isn’t new.
The Tex Pistols is my new favorite band name ever.
November 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The Tex Pistols is my new favorite band name ever.
#Anchorage book lovers. The #AnchorageSchoolDistrict Controversial Review Committee, which handles challenges to school library books, is taking applications for new members. More information can be found here:
FAQ
FAQ - Anchorage School District
www.asdk12.org
November 18, 2025 at 5:43 AM
#Anchorage book lovers. The #AnchorageSchoolDistrict Controversial Review Committee, which handles challenges to school library books, is taking applications for new members. More information can be found here:
“Every weirdo in the world is on my wavelength.”
- Thomas Pynchon
(apocryphal)
- Thomas Pynchon
(apocryphal)
November 17, 2025 at 5:37 AM
“Every weirdo in the world is on my wavelength.”
- Thomas Pynchon
(apocryphal)
- Thomas Pynchon
(apocryphal)
The book On Bullshit by philosopher Harry Frankfurt explains how liars care about the truth because they don’t want you to know it. Bullshitters don’t care about the truth or that you know they’re just making stuff up. Truth is irrelevant. He called it more dangerous than lies.
Anyway, this.
Anyway, this.
Last month he was a soybean farmer, this month he’s an expert on intercontinental cattle drives.
November 17, 2025 at 4:55 AM
The book On Bullshit by philosopher Harry Frankfurt explains how liars care about the truth because they don’t want you to know it. Bullshitters don’t care about the truth or that you know they’re just making stuff up. Truth is irrelevant. He called it more dangerous than lies.
Anyway, this.
Anyway, this.
First it was Holy Diver in Cold Spot Feeds, then it was Crazy Train in Fred Meyer. When did the most rad metal of my high school and college years become become background music for the casual shopping experience?
November 17, 2025 at 1:38 AM
First it was Holy Diver in Cold Spot Feeds, then it was Crazy Train in Fred Meyer. When did the most rad metal of my high school and college years become become background music for the casual shopping experience?
Y'all need some more David Lindley in your lives. Am I Rite, @jeano16.bsky.social & @saltine-1962.bsky.social?
I got opal beef, oil slick ham,
Mystery meat looks a little like spam,
Some kind of vegetable, warm and frayed,
Ranch dressing industrial grade.
I got opal beef, oil slick ham,
Mystery meat looks a little like spam,
Some kind of vegetable, warm and frayed,
Ranch dressing industrial grade.
David Lindley & Wally Ingram - Cat Food Sandwiches
YouTube video by yipstube
www.youtube.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Y'all need some more David Lindley in your lives. Am I Rite, @jeano16.bsky.social & @saltine-1962.bsky.social?
I got opal beef, oil slick ham,
Mystery meat looks a little like spam,
Some kind of vegetable, warm and frayed,
Ranch dressing industrial grade.
I got opal beef, oil slick ham,
Mystery meat looks a little like spam,
Some kind of vegetable, warm and frayed,
Ranch dressing industrial grade.
"Of all the heinous things Donald Trump has done, by far the most unforgivable is making me agree with Marjorie Taylor Greene...It’s like enjoying a new song on Spotify and finding out it’s by Kid Rock."
Andy Borowitz
Andy Borowitz
November 16, 2025 at 5:44 AM
"Of all the heinous things Donald Trump has done, by far the most unforgivable is making me agree with Marjorie Taylor Greene...It’s like enjoying a new song on Spotify and finding out it’s by Kid Rock."
Andy Borowitz
Andy Borowitz
Antivaxxers are making stuff up again.
Fact check: COVID shots are not causing a 'turbo cancer' epidemic
COVID shots are not causing a 'turbo cancer' epidemic
Instead, mRNA COVID vaccines may turbo-charge our bodies' immune systems to fight cancers.
reason.pub
November 15, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Antivaxxers are making stuff up again.
For thirty years I've carried a curse. Whenever I have a plumbing problem, two more immediately follow on it's heels. They always come in threes. It never fails. The spouse says I'm superstitious, but I have three decades of unbroken data. But even by that standard, this time was a doozy.
November 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM
For thirty years I've carried a curse. Whenever I have a plumbing problem, two more immediately follow on it's heels. They always come in threes. It never fails. The spouse says I'm superstitious, but I have three decades of unbroken data. But even by that standard, this time was a doozy.
Wasn't expecting to wake up and find out we lost Todd.
Conservative, Christian, Right Wing Republican, Straight, White, American Males
YouTube video by Todd Snider - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Wasn't expecting to wake up and find out we lost Todd.