Shirlie (they/she)
@shirls369.bsky.social
Alaskan
Queer 🏳️🌈
Social Worker, BSW, LMSW
💍 to @katsylver
Queer 🏳️🌈
Social Worker, BSW, LMSW
💍 to @katsylver
@naswsocialworkers.bsky.social announced restructuring yesterday. Eliminating many state chapters and jobs. While I have MANY thoughts on the poor way this information was shared with its member there is one thing that stands out for me….
#nasw #socialworker
#nasw #socialworker
November 22, 2025 at 5:39 AM
@naswsocialworkers.bsky.social announced restructuring yesterday. Eliminating many state chapters and jobs. While I have MANY thoughts on the poor way this information was shared with its member there is one thing that stands out for me….
#nasw #socialworker
#nasw #socialworker
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November 8, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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We're stocking a little zine library at The Commons Cafe! You can find a curated collection of the latest lit on the top left shelf of the community bookcase by the door. Stop in, order a house-blend tea, & catch up on your reading!
Y'all, I can't even begin to tell you how fantastic @thecommonscafe.bsky.social is. I honestly wish I could have spent the whole day there. In fact, I just might end up playing hooky during the week to hang out, drink absolutely delicious beverages, & read.
#alaskasky #communitycafe
#alaskasky #communitycafe
May 6, 2025 at 2:31 AM
We're stocking a little zine library at The Commons Cafe! You can find a curated collection of the latest lit on the top left shelf of the community bookcase by the door. Stop in, order a house-blend tea, & catch up on your reading!
Alright #alaskasky - what’s your best volcanic eruption prep tips/tricks??
This was not something I had on v1 of my 2025 bingo card.
This was not something I had on v1 of my 2025 bingo card.
March 14, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Alright #alaskasky - what’s your best volcanic eruption prep tips/tricks??
This was not something I had on v1 of my 2025 bingo card.
This was not something I had on v1 of my 2025 bingo card.
If I hear one person call it anything other than Denali I will throw hands. #youreonnativeland
February 16, 2025 at 6:12 PM
If I hear one person call it anything other than Denali I will throw hands. #youreonnativeland
I’ve sat w/ countless families after the passing of a loved one. I’ve removed necklaces, watches & wedding rings before the funeral home or M.E arrived. This is someone’s CHILD placed face down on a SLED & dragged through town. Do f#cking better, Alaska.
#alaskasky #youreonstolenland #acab
#alaskasky #youreonstolenland #acab
His older sister said she only learned of her brother’s passing when people began sending her the video that was circulating online showing her brother’s body pulled on the sled through town.
‘I’m hurt, that’s my little brother‘: family responds to teen’s body being pulled by sled through Utqiagvik street
The family of a dead Utqiagvik teen has released video of the North Slope Borough Police Department transporting the teen’s body through town on a sled.
www.alaskasnewssource.com
February 7, 2025 at 6:53 AM
I’ve sat w/ countless families after the passing of a loved one. I’ve removed necklaces, watches & wedding rings before the funeral home or M.E arrived. This is someone’s CHILD placed face down on a SLED & dragged through town. Do f#cking better, Alaska.
#alaskasky #youreonstolenland #acab
#alaskasky #youreonstolenland #acab
The world is literally on fire and my existence and rights as a person are quickly being taken away. I’m trying really hard to find *tiny* moments of joy. Yesterday was my view flying home from Kenai to ANC.
#alaskasky
#alaskasky
February 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The world is literally on fire and my existence and rights as a person are quickly being taken away. I’m trying really hard to find *tiny* moments of joy. Yesterday was my view flying home from Kenai to ANC.
#alaskasky
#alaskasky
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Hold on, let me see if I've got this.
He wants to forcibly relocate the Palestinian people from the land they originate from to some unspecified other place.
Because Palestine is... Unlucky.
I hate it here.
He wants to forcibly relocate the Palestinian people from the land they originate from to some unspecified other place.
Because Palestine is... Unlucky.
I hate it here.
February 5, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Hold on, let me see if I've got this.
He wants to forcibly relocate the Palestinian people from the land they originate from to some unspecified other place.
Because Palestine is... Unlucky.
I hate it here.
He wants to forcibly relocate the Palestinian people from the land they originate from to some unspecified other place.
Because Palestine is... Unlucky.
I hate it here.
@bsky.app Hello, NASW the largest association of social workers in the world, would like to use the bluesky logo in our email signatures. Can you share one or tell us where to get it online? Thanks
February 5, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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The CIA and FBI are evil organizations responsible for incomprehensible misery domestically and abroad and if they can’t deploy some of that evil to save their own skins one wonders what the point of it all was
February 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM
The CIA and FBI are evil organizations responsible for incomprehensible misery domestically and abroad and if they can’t deploy some of that evil to save their own skins one wonders what the point of it all was
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The United States Military Academy has just eliminated all Cadet clubs and activities for POC. Most of these have existed for decades like the Society of Black Engineers. They were there when I was a Cadet in 1987. All of the religious ones remain. This isn’t DEI. It’s white Christian Nationalism.
February 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The United States Military Academy has just eliminated all Cadet clubs and activities for POC. Most of these have existed for decades like the Society of Black Engineers. They were there when I was a Cadet in 1987. All of the religious ones remain. This isn’t DEI. It’s white Christian Nationalism.
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The Trump Admin just dismantled the federal school safety board created to share best practices in protecting kids from school-based mass casualty events.
Cuz parents aren't terrified enough for their kids, any effort to protect them is "woke" & we can't have that.
www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
Cuz parents aren't terrified enough for their kids, any effort to protect them is "woke" & we can't have that.
www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
Trump Admin. Axes Newly Created School Safety Board
The Trump administration disbanded a board that advises agencies on school safety strategies. Members include parents of school shooting victims.
www.edweek.org
January 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The Trump Admin just dismantled the federal school safety board created to share best practices in protecting kids from school-based mass casualty events.
Cuz parents aren't terrified enough for their kids, any effort to protect them is "woke" & we can't have that.
www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
Cuz parents aren't terrified enough for their kids, any effort to protect them is "woke" & we can't have that.
www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
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This is Carolyn Edwards. She was one of the first officers attacked and knocked out on January 6th. She bravely testified before the January 6th committee. She is one of the bravest people I know and she deserves better. (She posted this publicly on her FB page which is why I'm sharing publicly)
January 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
This is Carolyn Edwards. She was one of the first officers attacked and knocked out on January 6th. She bravely testified before the January 6th committee. She is one of the bravest people I know and she deserves better. (She posted this publicly on her FB page which is why I'm sharing publicly)
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Weird that we have to say this, but the government doesn’t get to decide what gender a person is.
January 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Weird that we have to say this, but the government doesn’t get to decide what gender a person is.
Be on the lookout for the opening of this incredible community space coming to the Mat-Su Vally!
#alaskasky
#alaskasky
Our Common Values: (3)
- Warmth: Our cafe is designed to be a haven of comfort and care, where everyone feels welcome.
- Warmth: Our cafe is designed to be a haven of comfort and care, where everyone feels welcome.
January 20, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Be on the lookout for the opening of this incredible community space coming to the Mat-Su Vally!
#alaskasky
#alaskasky
And they are still saying “climate change isn’t real”…um sir, houses in Alaska are FLOODING IN JANUARY.
We. Are. Not. Ok.
We. Are. Not. Ok.
January 2025 in Alaska.
Yards of green grass. 43 degrees ✨above✨ zero in Fairbanks. 110mph winds in Anchorage. Flooding.
We're cooked, folks.
#alaskasky #climatechange #wxalaska
Yards of green grass. 43 degrees ✨above✨ zero in Fairbanks. 110mph winds in Anchorage. Flooding.
We're cooked, folks.
#alaskasky #climatechange #wxalaska
January 13, 2025 at 9:12 PM
And they are still saying “climate change isn’t real”…um sir, houses in Alaska are FLOODING IN JANUARY.
We. Are. Not. Ok.
We. Are. Not. Ok.
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The footbridge over the highway that we send school children across every day collapsed because the wind blew it down.
This seems cool & good.
This seems cool & good.
Part of pedestrian bridge collapses onto Seward Highway in South Anchorage www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
Part of pedestrian bridge collapses onto Seward Highway in South Anchorage
The bridge’s frame and supports remained intact after decking and fencing fell. It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the incident but the area was experiencing high winds at the time.
www.adn.com
January 12, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The footbridge over the highway that we send school children across every day collapsed because the wind blew it down.
This seems cool & good.
This seems cool & good.
2020: “Happy Holidays! Can’t wait to hug you again in person one day.”
2021: Happy Holidays! Can’t believe it’s been so long.”
2022: “Sorry we couldn’t celebrate in person, Covid sucks”
2023: “Wow, it’s been a rough few years! Here is to 2024! We’ve got this!
2024: “Merry Crisis. I hate it here.”
2021: Happy Holidays! Can’t believe it’s been so long.”
2022: “Sorry we couldn’t celebrate in person, Covid sucks”
2023: “Wow, it’s been a rough few years! Here is to 2024! We’ve got this!
2024: “Merry Crisis. I hate it here.”
December 26, 2024 at 8:40 AM
2020: “Happy Holidays! Can’t wait to hug you again in person one day.”
2021: Happy Holidays! Can’t believe it’s been so long.”
2022: “Sorry we couldn’t celebrate in person, Covid sucks”
2023: “Wow, it’s been a rough few years! Here is to 2024! We’ve got this!
2024: “Merry Crisis. I hate it here.”
2021: Happy Holidays! Can’t believe it’s been so long.”
2022: “Sorry we couldn’t celebrate in person, Covid sucks”
2023: “Wow, it’s been a rough few years! Here is to 2024! We’ve got this!
2024: “Merry Crisis. I hate it here.”