Lauren Cusimano
@horrencusimano.bsky.social
Communications Manager at Audubon Alaska. 🪿 Horror and speculative fiction writer. ⚰️ Cronkite adjunct. 👩🏻💻 Agita up the wazita. 😬
"’Utqiaġvik becomes even more important for shorebird species,’ Cusimano said. ‘Once they get there, they can do their thing and breed and be hopefully observed by us as birders and conservationists, without much disturbance.’"
Thanks, KNBA and @alaskapublic.org!
Thanks, KNBA and @alaskapublic.org!
Utqiagvik birding festival highlights conservation and local traditions
More than 150 people came to the festival in America’s northernmost community – a crucial location for declining shorebirds.
www.knba.org
June 27, 2025 at 1:37 AM
"’Utqiaġvik becomes even more important for shorebird species,’ Cusimano said. ‘Once they get there, they can do their thing and breed and be hopefully observed by us as birders and conservationists, without much disturbance.’"
Thanks, KNBA and @alaskapublic.org!
Thanks, KNBA and @alaskapublic.org!
The Audubon magazine folks are heroes for this one.
The Federal Government Plans to Unleash Industry on These Five Alaskan Bird Havens
A new push for more oil and gas drilling, mining, and logging threatens irreparable damage to irreplaceable habitats.
www.audubon.org
June 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The Audubon magazine folks are heroes for this one.
“He gave me some marijuana or a matchbox or whatever you called it in those days. I walked out of the [recording] studio and patted him on the back side and said, 'Good luck to you!'”
www.cnn.com/2023/01/17/e...
www.cnn.com/2023/01/17/e...
John Larroquette says he was paid in weed for ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ | CNN
John Larroquette earned some serious green for one of his past jobs.
www.cnn.com
May 21, 2025 at 4:51 AM
“He gave me some marijuana or a matchbox or whatever you called it in those days. I walked out of the [recording] studio and patted him on the back side and said, 'Good luck to you!'”
www.cnn.com/2023/01/17/e...
www.cnn.com/2023/01/17/e...
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The Government: "we can't give everyone due process, that would mean too many court cases, what are we going to do, have court all the time?"
Court all the time:
Court all the time:
May 5, 2025 at 11:43 AM
The Government: "we can't give everyone due process, that would mean too many court cases, what are we going to do, have court all the time?"
Court all the time:
Court all the time:
“Are you going to join this meeting?”
Me: “Is there a cover?”
Me: “Is there a cover?”
April 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
“Are you going to join this meeting?”
Me: “Is there a cover?”
Me: “Is there a cover?”
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The return of the bald eagle is one of the most successful recovery stories in US conservation history. However, new threats undermine the future of this iconic comeback story. 🌎
www.sierraclub.org/sierra/new-c...
www.sierraclub.org/sierra/new-c...
New Challenges Put Bald Eagle Recovery in Peril
Climate change and development could threaten this remarkable comeback
www.sierraclub.org
March 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The return of the bald eagle is one of the most successful recovery stories in US conservation history. However, new threats undermine the future of this iconic comeback story. 🌎
www.sierraclub.org/sierra/new-c...
www.sierraclub.org/sierra/new-c...
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The case for the Ambler Road had been settled. Regulators would not cleave through Alaska's Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. However, with President Trump in office, a community that fought to keep the road out of their traditional homelands may find themselves back to square one.
Alaskan Tribes and Activists Are Ready to Resist Ambler Road, Again
The proposed route would slash through pristine Indigenous land
www.sierraclub.org
March 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The case for the Ambler Road had been settled. Regulators would not cleave through Alaska's Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. However, with President Trump in office, a community that fought to keep the road out of their traditional homelands may find themselves back to square one.
Severance season 1: Turning brightness down. Severance season 2: Turning brightness WAY UP
March 21, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Severance season 1: Turning brightness down. Severance season 2: Turning brightness WAY UP
🎉🎉🎉
Alaska regulators reject permit application for controversial gold project, reports Yereth Rosen, @yjrosen.bsky.social, of @alaskabeacon.com: alaskabeacon.com/2025/03/13/a...
Alaska regulators reject permit application for controversial gold project • Alaska Beacon
Approval of an operation to dredge for gold in Safety Sound would be would be contrary to the public interest, DNR officials concluded.
alaskabeacon.com
March 20, 2025 at 2:09 AM
🎉🎉🎉
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“Navajo code has absolutely nothing to do with DEI because Navajo code was a weapon,” Navajo Code Talker Peter MacDonald said in response to the removal during an interview with the Arizona Mirror.
MacDonald, 96, is one of two living Navajo Code Talkers.
MacDonald, 96, is one of two living Navajo Code Talkers.
March 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
“Navajo code has absolutely nothing to do with DEI because Navajo code was a weapon,” Navajo Code Talker Peter MacDonald said in response to the removal during an interview with the Arizona Mirror.
MacDonald, 96, is one of two living Navajo Code Talkers.
MacDonald, 96, is one of two living Navajo Code Talkers.
My young friend Sisi was well quoted today ...
“We’re all people and like, if we’re different, like, it’s not a big thing to be different,” Haven Marr said. “And this is an event to show people that it’s normal to be you, and it’s normal to be gay and stuff.”
“We’re all people and like, if we’re different, like, it’s not a big thing to be different,” Haven Marr said. “And this is an event to show people that it’s normal to be you, and it’s normal to be gay and stuff.”
Members of Juneau’s LGBTQ+ community and the people who support them gathered in droves over the weekend to protest the Trump administration’s policies and language surrounding queer and trans people.
Juneau turns out to support queer and trans people in the wake of Trump policies
Over 200 people gathered at the Alaska State Capitol steps on Sunday to show their support for Juneau’s LGBTQ+ community.
www.ktoo.org
March 11, 2025 at 4:15 AM
My young friend Sisi was well quoted today ...
“We’re all people and like, if we’re different, like, it’s not a big thing to be different,” Haven Marr said. “And this is an event to show people that it’s normal to be you, and it’s normal to be gay and stuff.”
“We’re all people and like, if we’re different, like, it’s not a big thing to be different,” Haven Marr said. “And this is an event to show people that it’s normal to be you, and it’s normal to be gay and stuff.”
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Watching migrating western sandpipers fly over the mudflats on the Fraser River estuary in BC is one of the most enchanting spectacles of the natural world. Sadly, this may all come to an end if we do not protect the birds' habitat. Support the campaign: sandpiperbiofilm.com #birds #documentary
Sandpiper BioFilm – An Impact Documentary
Donate to the project
The story of a tiny shorebird’s epic journey, powered by an invisible fuel in the mud.
SANDPIPERS' LAST SUPPER tells the story of the western sandpiper’s long-distance migrat...
sandpiperbiofilm.com
February 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Watching migrating western sandpipers fly over the mudflats on the Fraser River estuary in BC is one of the most enchanting spectacles of the natural world. Sadly, this may all come to an end if we do not protect the birds' habitat. Support the campaign: sandpiperbiofilm.com #birds #documentary
Some fantastic Alaskan writing by Shirley Schneider.
Secreted Benefit, by Shirley Schneider, Yarnslingers Alaska
It was 1962. The world had yet to be introduced to the iPhone, the watch or personal computer. Heck, most of our clocks needed winding and didn’t distinguish between am and pm. It was a time when li...
www.yarnslingers.com
February 25, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Some fantastic Alaskan writing by Shirley Schneider.
Great, now I’m on a Donald Pleasence kick. But would highly recommend “Wake in Fright.” If you’ve ever had a panic attack after day drinking, that movie is for you.
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screenrant.com/best-donald-...
10 Best Donald Pleasence Horror Movies
Veteran British actor Donald Pleasence has been in so many more horror movies than just those in the Halloween franchise, and these are his best.
screenrant.com
February 23, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Great, now I’m on a Donald Pleasence kick. But would highly recommend “Wake in Fright.” If you’ve ever had a panic attack after day drinking, that movie is for you.
screenrant.com/best-donald-...
screenrant.com/best-donald-...
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Before fame, Kelsey Grammer led a life defined by tragedy. Then, during the peak of ‘Cheers’and ‘Frasier,’ he was frequently beset by substance abuse issues. He talks with us about how he’s overcome those obstacles and how he’s learned to forgive himself.
Kelsey Grammer on surviving Cheers, Frasier and a rake to the face - Bullseye with Jesse Thorn
Kelsey Grammer joins us on the latest episode of Bullseye. He doesn't need much introduction: Of course, there's Dr. Frasier Crane from Cheers and Frasier. H...
buff.ly
February 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Before fame, Kelsey Grammer led a life defined by tragedy. Then, during the peak of ‘Cheers’and ‘Frasier,’ he was frequently beset by substance abuse issues. He talks with us about how he’s overcome those obstacles and how he’s learned to forgive himself.
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Kelsey Grammer has voiced the character Sideshow Bob on ‘The Simpsons’ for decades. In the show, Bob has a recurring bit where he steps on a rake and lets out a subtle grumble. Does Kelsey record that sound every time it happens? He lets us know:
youtu.be/QBUSubax0rg?...
youtu.be/QBUSubax0rg?...
a red car is parked next to a trailer that says u-tow on it
ALT: a red car is parked next to a trailer that says u-tow on it
media.tenor.com
February 20, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Kelsey Grammer has voiced the character Sideshow Bob on ‘The Simpsons’ for decades. In the show, Bob has a recurring bit where he steps on a rake and lets out a subtle grumble. Does Kelsey record that sound every time it happens? He lets us know:
youtu.be/QBUSubax0rg?...
youtu.be/QBUSubax0rg?...
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