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#TyphoonHalong hit the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta coast on Sunday. #Kipnuk #Kwigillingok #Napakiak

#Alaska Public Media | Here's how you can help survivors of the Western Alaska storm:

www.kyuk.org/alaska-state...

See posters for other ways to help.

#AlaskaStorm #BethelCommunityServicesFoundation
A screenshot of a turquoise and teal digital poster for the Western Alaska Disaster Relief Fund. A QR code directs people to a website (https://alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=14833) to donate to the fund. People can contact Michelle DeWitt (BCSF) at 907-545-6052, Megan Cacciola (ACF) at 907-249-6617, or Lilah Walker (Healthy Alaska Natives Foundation) at 907-729-5651 or lcwalker@anthc.org. A screenshot of a turquoise, teal and yellow digital poster for Western Alaska Disaster Relief. One QR code directs people to an online fundraiser, and a second QR code directs people to an Amazon Wishlist for Bethel Community Services Foundation. There will be a donation drive at the AFN Convention on Friday, October 17th from 1-5pm and Saturday, October 18th, from 8am-2pm at the Dena'ina Center, room 6 on the 2nd floor. Items needed include cases of water, non-perishable foods, diapers, wipes, toilet paper, personal hygiene items, cleaning supplies, phone chargers, blankets, sleeping bags, cots, flashlights, and hand wipes.
October 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
midniterain.bsky.social
@shanekoyczan.bsky.social tonight!

Glad I happened to be in town for this. 🤲🏼💜
Photo of a dark stage, lit up with blue and peach-toned spotlights, with stylized white linework artwork of Shane Koyczan's face, with his beard as tentacles breaking a ship in half, with hearts falling out of the broken hull.
September 24, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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#BCWildfire season is ramping up with new fires starting over the weekend, especially in northeastern #BritishColumbia around #Chetwynd, the #PeaceRiver region, & north of #DawsonCreek, #FortStJohn. A new Out of Control wildfire has also started on #VancouverIsland.

blog.gov.bc.ca/bcwildfire/f...
A screenshot of an interactive map from the British Columbia Wildfire Dashboard app for June 9th, 2025, showing multiple new wildfires, especially in the northeastern part of the province, with 3 Fires of Note. A screenshot of an interactive map from the British Columbia Wildfire Dashboard app for June 9th, 2025 showing multiple new wildfires, zoomed in to the northeastern part of the province, with 3 Fires of Note. A screenshot of the British Columbia Wildfire Dashboard app for June 9th, 2025, showing 17 new fires having started over the last 24 hours, for a total of 82 active wildfires across the province. The Situation Report states that the hot, dry weather conditions are increasing fire ignition and spread, with winds in northeastern British Columbia causing extreme fire behaviour today.
June 9, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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Xatśūll First Nation is challenging the Province's decision to bypass an #EnvironmentalAssessment for the #MountPolleyMine expansion.

Kukpi7 Rhonda Phillips is calling on #FirstNations and supporters to stand with Xatśūll in Vancouver, June 24-27.

#Xatsull #Secwepemc #FPIC #reconciliation
A screenshot of a post by Kukpi7 (Chief) Rhonda Phillips on LinkedIn, calling on all First Nations, allies, and supporters to stand with Xatsūll First Nation on June 24 to 27, 2025 in Vancouver, as they challenge the Province of British Columbia's decision to bypass an environmental assessment for the Mount Polley mine expansion. Mount Polley Mine's tailings impoundment failed catastrophically in 2014 and sent tailings into Quesnel Lake, a salmon spawning ground and culturally important Secwépemc place. Chief Phillips states that choosing to conduct a proper environmental assessment would have cost far less than fighting the First Nation in court.
May 24, 2025 at 12:08 PM
midniterain.bsky.social
It's been called by multiple news sites, he will be elected.
Screenshot of CTV News article title "Controversial candidate Aaron Gunn wins seat for Conservatives in B.C." published on April 29, 2025 at 12:49AM
April 29, 2025 at 7:24 AM
midniterain.bsky.social
Regardless of Carney's romantic nationalism this is the reality of Canada.

A racist, sexist, extreme right-winger successfully ran a campaign & was elected, despite Canadians knowing exactly who he is (or because it's exactly what they want).

Nearly 50% of the popular vote is for people like him.
A screenshot from a Black Press Media article, published on April 28th, 2025, the evening of the Canadian Federal Election, confirming Conservative candidate Aaron Gunn will be elected. A screenshot of a news article by Brendan Jure, published on April 23rd, 2025, titled "Indigenous-led rally at Spirit Square calls for Aaron Gunn's removal as candidate" A screenshot of a news article by Sarah Grochowski, from the Vancouver Sun, Published Oct 22, 2021, titled "Aaron Gunn tossed from B.C. Liberal leadership race over 'diversity concerns'" A screenshot of an excerpt of a news article by Sarah Grochowski, from the Vancouver Sun, Published Oct 22, 2021, titled "Aaron Gunn tossed from B.C. Liberal leadership race over 'diversity concerns.'" It states: "The NDP accused Gunn of using 'transphobic, racist and sexist rhetoric' on his social media with views including that systemic racism is 'a myth' and 'the gender pay gap doesn't exist.'"
April 29, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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I've been restraining myself from posting jokes about HBC going under...but
An edit of the "Disaster Girl" meme that shows the Hudson's Bay Company as the burning house, and Indigenous people as the smirking girl giving side-eye. An edit of the "Grant Gustin Next To Oliver Queen's Grave" meme showing the Hudson Bay Company as the grave and Indigenous people as Grant Gustin.
March 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
midniterain.bsky.social
Whoa, felt that #earthquake! Windows and pictures rattled for half a minute.
A screenshot from the Volcanoes and Earthquakes app, showing the location and magnitude of an earthquake that occured at 5:02am PST, just east of Victoria, British Columbia (indicated with a red circle). The earthquake was felt in Victoria, British Columbia.
March 3, 2025 at 1:10 PM
midniterain.bsky.social
Another way of understanding #MapProjections.

Note Mercator (lower right).

#Maps #Geography
A screenshot from Terrible Maps, showing the effects of commonly used map projections on a black and white sketch of a human head. Upper left: globular Upper right: Orthographic Lower left: Stereographic Lower right: Mercator
February 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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This is a good day for a gentle reminder that you can mute words and hashtags, even just for a temporary break for your own wellbeing.

I'm trying to remember that I can curate my social media experience here, so I don't need to completely disappear as I'm trying to rest & heal.
A screenshot of the Moderation sub-menu in your Bluesky Account Settings, that's accessible at the top left corner of your Home screen. If you go to "Muted words and tags" under the "Moderation tools" tab within the sub-menu, you can add words and hashtags that you want to mute, so you won't see them on your feed. A screenshot of the Moderation tools "Add muted words and tags" sub-menu in your Bluesky Account Settings. You can add words and hashtags that you want to mute, so you won't see them on your feed. For each word or tag, you can choose how long to mute it, whether you want both text and hashtags to be muted or just or the other, and if you want posts by users you follow to be excluded from being muted. At the bottom, it shows you a list of all of the words and tags you've muted. You can edit or remove any of the words or phrases you've previously muted.
January 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
midniterain.bsky.social
So, it seems some of the app settings are attached to your device, not your account.

My phone bricked itself last week & I'm slowly coming back here again. I had mine set to require ALT text before & had to reset it again on this device.

Settings> #Accessibility > Require alt text before posting
A screenshot of the Accessibility sub-menu in your Bluesky Account Settings, accessible at the top left corner of your Home screen. In the sub-menu, it allows you to require ALT text before posting media such as photos, as an easy way to ensure your posts are accessible to everyone.
January 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
midniterain.bsky.social
The first meme I saw after my laptop, data backups, and phone died/failed within hours of each other the other day 🙃
January 28, 2025 at 2:26 PM
midniterain.bsky.social
The #CulturalAppropriation never ends... Wayfair selling a " #NativeAmerican #Indigenous Wigwam Shelter Cardboard Standup"

...for "up to 70% off!" What a steal...

What even is this??
A screenshot of a sponsored ad from Wayfair, showing a "Native American Indigenous Wigwam Shelter Cardboard Standup," on sale for up to 70% off.
January 3, 2025 at 5:41 PM
midniterain.bsky.social
Some of the last of the hand-painted wood feather earrings for the year.

With the postal strike and some health issues, I couldn't have them ready before XMas, but I enjoyed making this batch.
Photo of 3 pairs of hand-painted wood feather earrings (with hypoallergenic silver-plated surgical steel hooks), on simple recycled cardstock packaging. Photo of 3 pairs of hand-painted wood feather earrings (with hypoallergenic silver-plated surgical steel hooks), on simple recycled cardstock packaging. Photo of 3 pairs of hand-painted wood feather earrings (with hypoallergenic silver-plated surgical steel hooks), on simple recycled cardstock packaging. Photo of 3 pairs of hand-painted wood feather earrings (with hypoallergenic silver-plated surgical steel hooks), on simple recycled cardstock packaging.
December 22, 2024 at 6:31 PM
midniterain.bsky.social
Looks like the wet coast is in for another series of storms over the holidays. No snow, but potential for power outages. #BCWeather #BCStorm
A screenshot from VibrantVictoria, of a false-colour wind and air temperature model, showing moderate to strong wind speeds (represented by orange and red) over southern Vancouver Island and the west coast of North America. The caption above explains that Environment Canada is warning of back to back storms over Christmas. Though snow is unlikely near coastal areas people should be prepared for potential power outages. A screenshot from Windy.com of a false-colour wind model (in km/hr) showing an incoming weather cyclone (shown in orange, red, pink, and purple) off the west coast of North America, hitting the coast by 7pm PST on Monday December 23rd. A screenshot from Windy.com of a false-colour wind model (in km/hr) showing another incoming storm (shown in orange, red, pink, and purple) off the west coast of North America, hitting the coast by 11am PST on Wednesday December 25th.
December 21, 2024 at 8:48 PM
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@joeyonly.bsky.social should get yourself some traction boards
Compilation of screenshots showing 4 different varieties of portable recovery traction boards, designed to assist stuck vehicles. Boards are placed snugly in front or behind wheels (if reversing) of vehicle that is stuck in mud or snow, to provide a stable surface and traction for tires to grip on to.
December 14, 2024 at 1:05 AM
midniterain.bsky.social
Friday the 13th is looking pretty rough for the coast, weather-wise. #BCWeather #BCStorm
A screenshot from the Windy.com app, of a false-colour wind model (in km/h), showing a weather cyclone building off the west coast of North America, on Friday, December 13th.
December 12, 2024 at 9:04 AM
midniterain.bsky.social
Another good example of how #maps can distort our perception of the world.

#Geography
A screenshot from Amazing Maps, showing a grey and white map of the world, with red lines representing distance in kilometers, with the actual distance displayed in red above the line. The longer red line on the right side is overlaid on top of the representation of Russia reads 6400km. The shorter red line is overlaid on top of the representation of Africa reads 7200km.
December 12, 2024 at 2:04 AM
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Mood this week from @arnelltf.bsky.social

Also me, arguing with my computer and my phone after I add the words to the dictionary & Office still tries to tries to correct them.
A screenshot of the "Why Are You Booing Me? I'm Right" meme from The Eric Andre Show, watermarked by @arnelltf. The caption above the meme reads, "When Microsoft Word puts a red squiggly line under my Indigenous language:" A GIF of a Adly taxidermied or wool felted white cat or monkey, sitting on a brown cube with its hands outspread and then raised. The caption at the bottom reads "WHY"
November 29, 2024 at 12:15 AM
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*screams*
A meme made up of two panels of screenshots of Angela scaring Dwight from "The Office." Top panel: the text imposed over Dwight reads "me, dissociating in the kitchen," the text imposed over Angela, who is sneaking up behind Dwight, reads "toaster" Bottom panel: The text imposed over a startled Dwight reads "*screams.* The text imposed over Angela, who is looking at Dwight, reads *pops*
November 25, 2024 at 4:04 AM
midniterain.bsky.social
Current head space. Brain fog got me like
A screenshot of an all-text meme titled "Brain fog" (author unknown). The text reads: Me: Toast seems like a safe meal. I'll put in some toast. Me: *Puts in bread* Me: *Stands next to the toaster for a solid two minutes* Me: What am I doing here? Toast: *Pops* Me: *Screams* A 4-panel black and white comic by Nathan W. Pyle. First panel: a feminine-presenting adult with shoulder-length black hair is laying in bed and talking to an anthropomorphized laptop sitting on her lap. The text above her reads "FORCE RESTART." The text above the laptop reads "ARE YOU SURE?" Second panel: Same scene as the first panel. She says "YUP," the laptop says "OK BUT I CAN'T SAVE YOUR WORK" Third panel: Same scene. She says "I DIDN'T DO ANY WORK." The laptop points at her and says "TOUCHÉ" Fourth panel: Same scene. She says "LOL." The laptop shrugs and also says "LOL" A meme watermarked by @writers.toolbox, that shows a picture of Ryan Gosling wearing sunglasses and a suit, looking down at something and holding up his left hand, with his fingers spread open. The caption above reads "When you re-read a sentence you wrote yesterday and now it doesn't make any sense:" A meme watermarked by HIGH IMPACT PhD MEMES, of a caucasian couple. The feminine-presenting partner is glancing over her shoulder at a male-presenting adult wearing a green collared shirt, while making an "ooo" face. The masculine-presenting partner looks at her with an arm around her side, pulling her along. The text imposed on top of the masculine-presenting adult on the left reads "RUNNING AWAY TO LIVE IN THE WOODS." The text imposed on top of the feminine-presenting partner in the middle reads "ME." The text imposed on top of the male-presenting partner on the right side reads "ACADEMIC CAREER"
November 25, 2024 at 3:45 AM
midniterain.bsky.social
Wind is picking up here now, gusts about 40km/hr, garbage cans being knocked over.

Still not as bad as other wind storms this fall (at least where I am) and we still have power, though the lights have been flickering. Wetter today that earlier in the week. #BCStorm
A screenshot from the Windy.com app, of a false-colour wind model (km/h), showing a cyclone weather system off the west coast of North America, paused at 12:00pm PST. This is the second large Pacific storm system this week.
November 22, 2024 at 8:21 PM
midniterain.bsky.social
I miss my homelands horribly today, the change of seasons always makes me long for home.

Here are a few of my favourite moments being back home in #Secwepemcúl'ecw.
Photograph taken by post author, at Chu Chua in the winter, of a snow-covered grassland and marsh, with deciduous trees and red scrub brush. A cloud-covered mountain is in the background. This is why our old village at Chu Chua was named Tseqwtsqwélqw or "red tree" village (otherwise spelled Tcoqtceqwa'llk, ciqʷceqʷélqʷ, Tsuk-tsuk-kwalk). A photo taken by post author of the Clearwater River taken from White Horse Bluff, overlooking an area where there used to be a fishing village in Secwepemcúl'ecw. Thick second-growth coniferous forest grow on the slopes of the river valley. Photo taken by post author of the North Thompson River at the Wire Cache rest area, on Highway 5. Coniferous trees, fallen leaves, and rough rocks are in the foreground, with a mixed second-growth forest on the far side of the river.
November 22, 2024 at 6:25 AM
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Reminder to self, now that I'm not at the Bad Place:

do not engage with racist trolls and sea lions

do not engage with racist trolls and sea lions

do not engage with racist trolls and sea lions...
A picture of a charging sea lion, turned into a meme about sealioning. The top caption reads: "COME BACK" The bottom caption reads: "IWISH TO ENGAGE IN RATIONAL DISCOURSE A picture of a large sea lion sitting on a rock and staring at the camera, turned into a meme about sealioning. Speech bubble on the left of the sea lion reads: "I'm only asking for sources..." Speech bubble on the right reads: "...that will support my biases." A close-up picture of a sea lion underwater, turned into a meme about sealioning. Top text: "DON'T UNDERSTAND. IT'S JUST AN INNOCENT QUESTION. EXPLAIN IT TO ME." Bottom text: "SEALIONING IS THE NAME GIVEN TO A SPECIFIC, PERVASIVE FORM OF AGGRESSIVE CLUELESSNESS, THAT MASQUERADES AS A SINCERE DESIRE TO UNDERSTAND." A black and white comic strip called "WONDERMARK" by David Malik, the original inspiration behind the term "sealioning." Box 1: a masculine-presenting adult and a feminine-presenting adult are sitting in an old automobile. The feminine adult says "I don't mind most marine mammals, but [in bold letters] SEA LIONS? I could do without sea lions. The masculine adult responds, 'Don't say that out loud!" Box 2: A sea lion pops up behind the automobile and says, "pardon me, I couldn't help but overhear..." and the masculine adult interjects, saying "[in bold letters] NOW you've done it" Through the next frames, the sea lion proceeds to become increasingly obtrusive, interrupting their conversations, showing up in their house and bedroom insisting that the feminine adult explains herself and feigns civility and reasonableness, demanding she back up her statement with sources.
November 22, 2024 at 12:20 AM
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30,000 people still without power on Vancouver Island as of 7:00am PST this morning, following the storm. #BCStorm
A screenshot from VibrantVictoria (not on Bluesky) showing a map of power outages (in red) on southern Vancouver Island. The caption above explains that 30,000 BC Hydro customers are still without power following the storm on Tuesday.
November 21, 2024 at 3:14 PM