Clsmith
@clsmithak.bsky.social
Writing, drawing, the Well, and Alaska. It’s my living room. Behave or leave. Not here to argue. If you are follower-shopping, don’t bother
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This year, for my mental health, I'm going to practice just letting people be wrong on the internet.
January 4, 2026 at 11:29 PM
This year, for my mental health, I'm going to practice just letting people be wrong on the internet.
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On the ground in Venezuela: Shock, fear and defiance
On the ground in Venezuela: Shock, fear and defiance
While celebrations among the Venezuelan diaspora broke out around the world, in Venezuela the mood was tense after the ouster of President Nicolás Maduro.
www.latimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:56 PM
On the ground in Venezuela: Shock, fear and defiance
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Tongass National Forest in Alaska, one of the world’s last temperate rainforests, and the cultures that depend on it face threats from changing federal policy.
One of the last temperate rainforests may soon lose its protections
www.seattletimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Tongass National Forest in Alaska, one of the world’s last temperate rainforests, and the cultures that depend on it face threats from changing federal policy.
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Stories in the snow - marten tracks, fresh overnight. Typical paired prints, one set slightly ahead and to the side, loping gait. Shgagwei, Lkoot Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.
January 4, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Stories in the snow - marten tracks, fresh overnight. Typical paired prints, one set slightly ahead and to the side, loping gait. Shgagwei, Lkoot Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.
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Colombian President Petro commenting on the US;
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein's list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen & threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil."
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein's list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen & threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil."
January 4, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Colombian President Petro commenting on the US;
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein's list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen & threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil."
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein's list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen & threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil."
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I'm losing track of how many countries a man livid he wasn't given the Nobel Peace Prize has illegally bombed.
Iran. Venezuela. Nigeria. Afghanistan. Iraq. Libya. Pakistan. Somalia. Syria. Yemen.
Not to mention threatening to annex Greenland and Canada and invade Panama.
Iran. Venezuela. Nigeria. Afghanistan. Iraq. Libya. Pakistan. Somalia. Syria. Yemen.
Not to mention threatening to annex Greenland and Canada and invade Panama.
January 3, 2026 at 1:53 PM
I'm losing track of how many countries a man livid he wasn't given the Nobel Peace Prize has illegally bombed.
Iran. Venezuela. Nigeria. Afghanistan. Iraq. Libya. Pakistan. Somalia. Syria. Yemen.
Not to mention threatening to annex Greenland and Canada and invade Panama.
Iran. Venezuela. Nigeria. Afghanistan. Iraq. Libya. Pakistan. Somalia. Syria. Yemen.
Not to mention threatening to annex Greenland and Canada and invade Panama.
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[wakes up] “I’m sorry, what”
January 3, 2026 at 12:36 PM
[wakes up] “I’m sorry, what”
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
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Next stop on the War Tour:
Trump to Fox: “Claudia Sheinbaum is a good woman, but the cartels are running Mexico.
“She’s not running Mexico — the cartels are running Mexico.
“Something’s going to have to be done with Mexico.”
Trump to Fox: “Claudia Sheinbaum is a good woman, but the cartels are running Mexico.
“She’s not running Mexico — the cartels are running Mexico.
“Something’s going to have to be done with Mexico.”
January 3, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Next stop on the War Tour:
Trump to Fox: “Claudia Sheinbaum is a good woman, but the cartels are running Mexico.
“She’s not running Mexico — the cartels are running Mexico.
“Something’s going to have to be done with Mexico.”
Trump to Fox: “Claudia Sheinbaum is a good woman, but the cartels are running Mexico.
“She’s not running Mexico — the cartels are running Mexico.
“Something’s going to have to be done with Mexico.”
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For people who believe in signs from God, they can be really dense.
Measles may have been spread at a Noah’s Ark-themed creationist museum in Kentucky earlier this week, the state’s health authority said.
Health Authorities Issue Measles Alert at Creationist Museum
In 2025, the U.S. had the most infections of the vaccine-preventable disease since 1992.
trib.al
January 3, 2026 at 3:41 AM
For people who believe in signs from God, they can be really dense.
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News is not a “daily conversation.”
News is news.
If you want a daily conversation, go to your local coffee shop.
News is news.
If you want a daily conversation, go to your local coffee shop.
January 2, 2026 at 9:14 PM
News is not a “daily conversation.”
News is news.
If you want a daily conversation, go to your local coffee shop.
News is news.
If you want a daily conversation, go to your local coffee shop.
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ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
(Published November)
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
(Published November)
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
January 3, 2026 at 2:00 AM
ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
(Published November)
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
(Published November)
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A Superior Court judge has ruled in favor of the Alaska Legislature in a dispute with Gov. Mike Dunleavy over an executive order he issued to create a state agriculture department.
Judge sides with lawmakers in dispute over Dunleavy executive order creating agriculture department
The Dunleavy administration said it would appeal the decision.
www.adn.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:47 AM
A Superior Court judge has ruled in favor of the Alaska Legislature in a dispute with Gov. Mike Dunleavy over an executive order he issued to create a state agriculture department.
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Everything is Connected and Everything is Complicated.
The Iran Domino
Why Russia, China, the US and Israel are all piling on
chadbourn.substack.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Everything is Connected and Everything is Complicated.
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Friday is the eighth consecutive day that Fairbanks Airport has a low temperature of -40F/C or lower. There will be several more days in the -40s, but the record long streak of 18 straight days (1965 and again in 1971) is safe. #akwx @907life.bsky.social @jenniferschell16.bsky.social
January 2, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Friday is the eighth consecutive day that Fairbanks Airport has a low temperature of -40F/C or lower. There will be several more days in the -40s, but the record long streak of 18 straight days (1965 and again in 1971) is safe. #akwx @907life.bsky.social @jenniferschell16.bsky.social
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Mamdani has only been Mayor for a day & criminals are already fleeing New York
January 2, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Mamdani has only been Mayor for a day & criminals are already fleeing New York
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Just a totally normal day crossing a totally normal street in Juneau. @mariancall.bsky.social
January 2, 2026 at 5:43 AM
Just a totally normal day crossing a totally normal street in Juneau. @mariancall.bsky.social
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If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
January 2, 2026 at 2:26 AM
If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
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Jack Smith: I believe we had proof beyond a reasonable doubt in both cases.
December 31, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Jack Smith: I believe we had proof beyond a reasonable doubt in both cases.
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BREAKING: The House Judiciary Committee has released Jack Smith's 255-page deposition transcript: judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
December 31, 2025 at 7:02 PM
BREAKING: The House Judiciary Committee has released Jack Smith's 255-page deposition transcript: judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...