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Growing up with the early Internet, I cant even imagine how hard it is for kids these days to fully unplug.

Parents need take the time to radically unplug their kids even if it's just a hike on the weekends

'I spoke to ChatGPT 8 times a day' - Gen Zs loneliness crisis share.google/mdgJt8dkZMJZ...
'I spoke to ChatGPT 8 times a day' - Gen Z's loneliness 'crisis'
AI chatbots are being used as 'surrogate friends' by young people who have lost the ability to socialise.
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February 1, 2026 at 6:35 PM
$10 that the anti vaccine crowd is going to jump on how the Guinea worm isn't a big deal

Guinea worm infections hit historic low of just 10 in 2025, Carter Center reports | AP News share.google/cr4Xfcd91q2I...
World creeps closer to eradicating human Guinea worm cases, with just 10 last year: Carter Center
The Carter Center says there were only 10 reported cases of Guinea worm infections confined to three countries in 2025.
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February 1, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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Since 2015, when oil prices plummeted, Alaska has struggled to balance its budget on an annual basis despite steep cuts to state services. (via Alaska Beacon)
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Raising oil, corporate taxes is least-painful option for reducing Alaska deficits, ISER concludes
The Institute of Social and Economic Research at UAA analyzed the side effects of various taxes and cuts being considered for a long-term state budget-balancing plan.
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January 31, 2026 at 12:40 AM
But tax the oil companies?! That would be CRAZY!!
adn.com Anchorage Daily News @adn.com · 2d
Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s fiscal plan was met with concern from lawmakers and industry groups, as initial analysis showed that it would leave the state facing large deficits even after imposing a statewide sales tax.
Dunleavy calls fiscal plan a ‘sacrifice’ of political goodwill as it meets tepid response from lawmakers, industry
The governor said his plan, including a statewide sales tax, was meant to address “volatility and chaos” in Alaska’s budget process.
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January 31, 2026 at 2:10 AM
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this is the nightmare blunt rotation's nightmare blunt rotation
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Elon Musk, Jeffrey Epstein and Woody Allen on a Carribean island at Christmastime?

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January 31, 2026 at 1:36 AM
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US judge signals Musk's xAI may lose lawsuit accusing Altman's OpenAI of stealing trade secrets reut.rs/4anZMNv
US judge signals Musk's xAI may lose lawsuit accusing Altman's OpenAI of stealing trade secrets
A federal judge signaled on Friday she ‌may dismiss a lawsuit by Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI accusing Sam Altman's rival OpenAI of stealing trade secrets to gain an unfair advantage in developing AI technology.
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January 31, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Why should the government tell businesses how many parking spaces they need to have? If a business doesn't feel they need many, they shouldn't be obligated to have those
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The parking study was ordered by the council last spring as part of an ongoing debate over whether the city’s requirements create too many barriers for business owners. (via Mat-Su Sentinel)
Palmer Council rejects sweeping parking rule changes ahead of study’s final report
The update would have removed all business parking rules from the city's downtown area.
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January 31, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Unfortunately in Alaska most people are blissfully ignorant of the stuff ICE is doing. Even in red states though, there are millions of people who see this administration for what it is.

Fascist. Pure and simple.
adn.com Anchorage Daily News @adn.com · 2d
Two grassroots protests in Anchorage drew hundreds of participants Friday who decried the actions of ICE officers and the Trump administration’s deportation campaign in the U.S.
‘Heartbroken and furious’: Anchorage nurses and students protest ICE actions
Health care workers say they were galvanized to speak out after federal agents shot and killed intensive care nurse Alex Pretti in Minnesota.
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January 31, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Why do we allow billionaires to beta test their unnecessary products on our streets?

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A Waymo hit a child near an elementary school. The NHTSA is investigating
U.S. regulators are investigating the behavior of Waymo driverless vehicles around schools and school buses
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January 31, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Alec at @techconnectify.bsky.social always makes fantastic, in depth, and well informed content.

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Check him out if you haven't seen his channel yet, especially the last half hour
You are being misled about renewable energy technology.
YouTube video by Technology Connections
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January 30, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Can we power the world with only clean energy?

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Can we power the world with only clean energy?
YouTube video by Simon Clark
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January 30, 2026 at 10:41 AM
If you've never seen Professor Dave on YouTube, his attitude is pretty rude tbh, but his data and digging as always, is very rigorous.

Recently, he covered a prominent climate denier, Matt Ridley

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Matt Ridley is Lying to You About Climate Change
YouTube video by Professor Dave Explains
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January 29, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Most uneducated EV skeptics still think that EVs are basically the 1st gen Nissan Leaf, meanwhile in 2026, a game changing solid state battery might have been built

This is from Donut Labs, who showed it off at CES this year. We'll see how real their claims are

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Uncovering the details on Donut Lab's Solid State Battery
YouTube video by Miss GoElectric Industry
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January 27, 2026 at 3:38 PM
American Catholics who still support Trump and the GOP really need to listen to the Pope again

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“Peace Is No Longer Sought”: Pope Leo Defends UN, Slams War as Global Order Starts Cracking | AK1G
YouTube video by DRM News
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January 27, 2026 at 2:03 AM
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This Dying Rust Belt Town Quietly Saved Itself
YouTube video by Strong Towns
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January 27, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Opinion | Local Prosecution Is the Answer to Federal Lawlessness - The New York Times share.google/dBz53H7031GB...
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January 26, 2026 at 10:48 PM
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🔊 ‘We can see Pretti on his right hand holding a phone ... He has nothing on the left hand.’ Listen to how Reuters analysis of the videos of Alex Pretti’s shooting contradicts officials' version of events on the Reuters World News podcast reut.rs/4bNzwNK
January 26, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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More Republicans need to distance themselves from Trump.
Chris Madel ends GOP bid for governor, says he can’t support federal ‘retribution’ against Minnesota
His exit comes as some other Republicans have started to distance themselves from the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the state.
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January 26, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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so chris madel was providing legal advice to ICE agent jonathan ross after he killed renee good in minneapolis, but after alex pettri gets killed by border patrol, madel is out of the governor’s race because the federal government is going too far?

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Chris Madel ends GOP bid for governor, says he can’t support federal ‘retribution’ against Minnesota
His exit comes as some other Republicans have started to distance themselves from the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the state.
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January 26, 2026 at 2:09 PM
The NBA players association released a statement condemning ICE

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Any football fans out there? Find some way to make it clear to your cable provider, streaming provider, or the NFL that you will not be tuning into the Super Bowl this year.

#boycottsuperbowl
NBA Players Association condemns Minneapolis ICE shootings in assertive statement
Kudos to NBA players for having the courage to speak out against the unacceptable ICE situation in Minneapolis.
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January 26, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Many people aren't sure how to help the people of Minnesota right now with their pushback on ICE.

I donated to several of the charities listed here this morning

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If you are financially able to contribute to this effort, please consider it!
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Comment below if you have more suggestions for ways to help.
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January 26, 2026 at 2:13 PM
This is extortion, pure and simple

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Read Bondi’s Letter to Minnesota’s Governor
Attorney General Pam Bondi sent a letter to Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota on Saturday that blamed him and other Democratic officials for allowing “lawlessness” in the state. It was not immediately clear ...
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January 26, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Some good food for thought about our current moment from a former Black Panther.

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How We Stop This Without Tearing America Apart
YouTube video by FORMER BLACK PANTHER SPEAKS: CAN AMERICA BE SAVED?
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January 26, 2026 at 12:44 AM
I guess Make Iron Lung Great Again is MAGAs new slogan now

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My grandpa survived Polio, and was disabled for the rest of his life

Pretty ironic position for the so called Pro Life crowd
Helicopters dump 6,000 logs into rivers in the Pacific Northwest, fixing a decades-old mistake
Forty years ago, restoration workers thought logs were the problem. They were wrong.
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January 24, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Just more lies from ICE

Autopsy finds Cuban immigrant in ICE custody died of homicide due to asphyxia - ABC News share.google/I57cPoPvktVT...
Autopsy finds Cuban immigrant in ICE custody died of homicide due to asphyxia
A medical examiner has determined that an Cuban migrant held in solitary confinement at an immigration detention facility in Texas died as a result of homicide
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January 24, 2026 at 1:21 AM