@mscynthialou1992.bsky.social
Every day is a new adventure! Lifelong outdoor person. Love to hike, cross country skiing, photography, reading and knitting. Doing what I can to make life better for all.
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“The inflation data is missing numbers on the key areas that are costing you more — no data from October & November on food, shelter, and health care.”
@jessicatarlov.bsky.social making the point that the Trump numbers should be “taken with a grain of salt”
@jessicatarlov.bsky.social making the point that the Trump numbers should be “taken with a grain of salt”
December 20, 2025 at 3:58 AM
“The inflation data is missing numbers on the key areas that are costing you more — no data from October & November on food, shelter, and health care.”
@jessicatarlov.bsky.social making the point that the Trump numbers should be “taken with a grain of salt”
@jessicatarlov.bsky.social making the point that the Trump numbers should be “taken with a grain of salt”
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Veterans like Sylvia know what’s at stake. We swore an oath to the Constitution, not a person.
December 19, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Veterans like Sylvia know what’s at stake. We swore an oath to the Constitution, not a person.
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The Alaska Division of Forestry is warning of conditions creating high fire danger across much of Southcentral Alaska, with more strong winds forecast for parts of Mat-Su this weekend.
Officials warn of high fire danger for Southcentral and more wind for Mat-Su
The National Weather Service is calling for high winds in the Matanuska Valley over the weekend, with gusts as high as 75 mph.
www.adn.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:18 AM
The Alaska Division of Forestry is warning of conditions creating high fire danger across much of Southcentral Alaska, with more strong winds forecast for parts of Mat-Su this weekend.
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ATTN MILITARY: That $1776 you’re getting? He’s taking it out of your already approved BHA and putting his name on it. www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/...
Trump rebrands Congressionally-approved troop housing subsidy as ‘warrior dividend’ bonus
More than $2.9 billion in reconciliation funds was allocated to beef up troop housing allowances. Now it’s being used for $1,776 checks.
www.defenseone.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
ATTN MILITARY: That $1776 you’re getting? He’s taking it out of your already approved BHA and putting his name on it. www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/...
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This is wild!
You know the Vanity Fair article with Susie Wiles that everyone’s talking about?
Yeah. This is basically the audio version Narrated by Nicolle Wallace, and it’s not “taken out of context”. ☠️😭
You know the Vanity Fair article with Susie Wiles that everyone’s talking about?
Yeah. This is basically the audio version Narrated by Nicolle Wallace, and it’s not “taken out of context”. ☠️😭
December 17, 2025 at 3:07 AM
This is wild!
You know the Vanity Fair article with Susie Wiles that everyone’s talking about?
Yeah. This is basically the audio version Narrated by Nicolle Wallace, and it’s not “taken out of context”. ☠️😭
You know the Vanity Fair article with Susie Wiles that everyone’s talking about?
Yeah. This is basically the audio version Narrated by Nicolle Wallace, and it’s not “taken out of context”. ☠️😭
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Human activity is causing the Arctic to warm significantly faster than other parts of the globe, driving drastic environmental impacts, according to NOAA's annual Arctic Report Card.
The Arctic keeps getting warmer, wetter and rusty, according to 20th NOAA report card
The annual Arctic Report Card from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration continues to show persistent warming across the high north.
www.adn.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Human activity is causing the Arctic to warm significantly faster than other parts of the globe, driving drastic environmental impacts, according to NOAA's annual Arctic Report Card.
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The clear takeaway from today is that Donald Trump is not unstoppable and you are not powerless.
December 12, 2025 at 1:58 AM
The clear takeaway from today is that Donald Trump is not unstoppable and you are not powerless.
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MAJOR BREAKING: Eileen Higgins will win the Miami mayoral runoff election, becoming the first Democrat to serve as mayor of the city in nearly 30 years, Decision Desk HQ projects.
The Republican candidate won the mayoral race in 2021 by 67 points.
The Republican candidate won the mayoral race in 2021 by 67 points.
December 10, 2025 at 12:13 AM
MAJOR BREAKING: Eileen Higgins will win the Miami mayoral runoff election, becoming the first Democrat to serve as mayor of the city in nearly 30 years, Decision Desk HQ projects.
The Republican candidate won the mayoral race in 2021 by 67 points.
The Republican candidate won the mayoral race in 2021 by 67 points.
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I'm surprised this happened in Montana, but Robert Reich is right, it needs to happen in every state.
December 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I'm surprised this happened in Montana, but Robert Reich is right, it needs to happen in every state.
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Thousands remained without power Sunday morning as a prolonged windstorm bringing gusts above 80 mph blasted Mat-Su, leaving many in the cold and dark as temperatures dipped into the single digits. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
Emergency shelter opens in Mat-Su as thousands remain without power amid hurricane-force winds
Winds gusting as high as 82 mph in Palmer buffeted the region overnight. A wind warning remains in effect into Monday.
www.adn.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Thousands remained without power Sunday morning as a prolonged windstorm bringing gusts above 80 mph blasted Mat-Su, leaving many in the cold and dark as temperatures dipped into the single digits. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
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We can’t stay silent as Trump and Hegseth carry out extra-judicial killings. We need accountability.
December 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
We can’t stay silent as Trump and Hegseth carry out extra-judicial killings. We need accountability.
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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Spot on, Mr. Rather. 🎯 💯
December 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Spot on, Mr. Rather. 🎯 💯
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Today's shallow M7 #earthquake near the Yukon-Alaska border has produced more than 60 #aftershocks (some as large as M5.1) during the first 5 hours.
Live #shaking from a seismic station at Haines Junction (YT) shows a steady stream of aftershocks:
www.earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/stndon/wf-fo...
⚒️🧪
Live #shaking from a seismic station at Haines Junction (YT) shows a steady stream of aftershocks:
www.earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/stndon/wf-fo...
⚒️🧪
December 7, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Today's shallow M7 #earthquake near the Yukon-Alaska border has produced more than 60 #aftershocks (some as large as M5.1) during the first 5 hours.
Live #shaking from a seismic station at Haines Junction (YT) shows a steady stream of aftershocks:
www.earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/stndon/wf-fo...
⚒️🧪
Live #shaking from a seismic station at Haines Junction (YT) shows a steady stream of aftershocks:
www.earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/stndon/wf-fo...
⚒️🧪
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NASA revealed they found some of the building blocks of life in a sample brought back from an asteroid (on a University of Arizona-led mission, by the way).
It raises some big questions about whether there’s other life somewhere out there in the universe. According to my math, probably.
It raises some big questions about whether there’s other life somewhere out there in the universe. According to my math, probably.
December 5, 2025 at 1:03 AM
NASA revealed they found some of the building blocks of life in a sample brought back from an asteroid (on a University of Arizona-led mission, by the way).
It raises some big questions about whether there’s other life somewhere out there in the universe. According to my math, probably.
It raises some big questions about whether there’s other life somewhere out there in the universe. According to my math, probably.
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A California man found the underside of his house in disarray. It turned out that a 550-pound black bear had moved into the crawl space. trib.al/y7jyZmk
December 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
A California man found the underside of his house in disarray. It turned out that a 550-pound black bear had moved into the crawl space. trib.al/y7jyZmk
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NEWS: U.S. companies have announced over 1.1 million layoffs in 2025, the highest total since the pandemic-hit year of 2020, according to a report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas
December 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
NEWS: U.S. companies have announced over 1.1 million layoffs in 2025, the highest total since the pandemic-hit year of 2020, according to a report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas
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🚨🚨🚨Senator Mark Kelly with a special announcement. 1/2
December 3, 2025 at 1:36 AM
🚨🚨🚨Senator Mark Kelly with a special announcement. 1/2
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Pete Hegseth says he’s going to court-martial me for saying the same exact thing he said 9 years ago. What changed for Pete? Well to start, he spends all day thinking about how he can suck up to Trump. When Trump says jump, he says how high.
December 3, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Pete Hegseth says he’s going to court-martial me for saying the same exact thing he said 9 years ago. What changed for Pete? Well to start, he spends all day thinking about how he can suck up to Trump. When Trump says jump, he says how high.
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I’m sure the self-proclaimed ‘most transparent White House in history’ won’t mind a thorough investigation into the second strike.
Sen Mark Kelly:
“You do not execute survivors who are clinging onto a side of a ship.”
Sen Mark Kelly:
“You do not execute survivors who are clinging onto a side of a ship.”
December 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I’m sure the self-proclaimed ‘most transparent White House in history’ won’t mind a thorough investigation into the second strike.
Sen Mark Kelly:
“You do not execute survivors who are clinging onto a side of a ship.”
Sen Mark Kelly:
“You do not execute survivors who are clinging onto a side of a ship.”
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Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
December 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
Good morning Blueskyers. Gorgeous sunrise here. Enjoy your day whatever you do.
December 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Good morning Blueskyers. Gorgeous sunrise here. Enjoy your day whatever you do.
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My bipartisan bill to release the Epstein Files passed in Congress and became law.
Now, it's up to the Department of Justice to actually deliver transparency and justice.
I won't give up the fight: release the damn files!
Now, it's up to the Department of Justice to actually deliver transparency and justice.
I won't give up the fight: release the damn files!
December 1, 2025 at 1:25 AM
My bipartisan bill to release the Epstein Files passed in Congress and became law.
Now, it's up to the Department of Justice to actually deliver transparency and justice.
I won't give up the fight: release the damn files!
Now, it's up to the Department of Justice to actually deliver transparency and justice.
I won't give up the fight: release the damn files!
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CARTOON OF THE DAY
(From Clay Bennett)
(From Clay Bennett)
November 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
CARTOON OF THE DAY
(From Clay Bennett)
(From Clay Bennett)