Mark Thiessen
@mthiessen.bsky.social
AP journalist; now Alaskan; aficionado of true crime stories solely for the "how-to" aspect; once-annoying-now-long-suffering Husker fan. Current body of work here: https://apnews.com/author/mark-thiessen
Luckily I had cut my breakfast sandwich in two because Pike swiped half of it from my plate when I wasn’t looking. He then had the audacity to expect a bite of my half. #HeIsTallerThanTheTable #MyBigGiantDogPike.
October 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Luckily I had cut my breakfast sandwich in two because Pike swiped half of it from my plate when I wasn’t looking. He then had the audacity to expect a bite of my half. #HeIsTallerThanTheTable #MyBigGiantDogPike.
The day every Alaskan looks forward to: the opening of flannel moose season.
September 20, 2025 at 1:13 AM
The day every Alaskan looks forward to: the opening of flannel moose season.
Pike taught me something useful today. If a medical professional tells you to get on the scale and you refuse, there’s nothing they can do about it.
August 1, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Pike taught me something useful today. If a medical professional tells you to get on the scale and you refuse, there’s nothing they can do about it.
Reposted by Mark Thiessen
Lauren Adams, general manager for KUCB public radio in Unalaska, Alaska, didn’t have much time to reflect on Congress, 4,000 miles away, stripping federal funding for public media this week. She’s been too busy working.
Searching for pennies: With the cut in federal funding public broadcasters are looking to cope
In Alaska, a public radio station general manager took a moment from a busy day warning her community about a possible tsunami for a special task — sending a text message to Sen.
apnews.com
July 18, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Pike put his bear bark to good use this morning
@bartaron.bsky.social ‘s video
#alaska
#malamutesofbluesky
@bartaron.bsky.social ‘s video
#alaska
#malamutesofbluesky
July 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Pike put his bear bark to good use this morning
@bartaron.bsky.social ‘s video
#alaska
#malamutesofbluesky
@bartaron.bsky.social ‘s video
#alaska
#malamutesofbluesky
Happy Homemade Runzas Day to all those who celebrate.
June 29, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Happy Homemade Runzas Day to all those who celebrate.
Dropped by a cemetery in Bethel, Alaska, today.
June 18, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Dropped by a cemetery in Bethel, Alaska, today.
Reposted by Mark Thiessen
Good morning from Alaska
June 13, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Good morning from Alaska
Neighborly kindness is different in Alaska.
While in Deadhorse on Monday, my colleague and I started walking from the airport to the heart of town for images. A local stopped and insisted he give us a ride.
Among the reasons for his insistence? “I don’t want you eaten by a polar bear.”
While in Deadhorse on Monday, my colleague and I started walking from the airport to the heart of town for images. A local stopped and insisted he give us a ride.
Among the reasons for his insistence? “I don’t want you eaten by a polar bear.”
a polar bear with its mouth open and teeth showing
ALT: a polar bear with its mouth open and teeth showing
media.tenor.com
June 6, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Neighborly kindness is different in Alaska.
While in Deadhorse on Monday, my colleague and I started walking from the airport to the heart of town for images. A local stopped and insisted he give us a ride.
Among the reasons for his insistence? “I don’t want you eaten by a polar bear.”
While in Deadhorse on Monday, my colleague and I started walking from the airport to the heart of town for images. A local stopped and insisted he give us a ride.
Among the reasons for his insistence? “I don’t want you eaten by a polar bear.”
May 24, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I’m on assignment this week in Galena, Alaska. There’s been sightings of a female bear with two cubs and another aggressive bear on the outskirts of town. I couldn’t find any bear spray in my AirBnB on my way out for a walk so I improvised my own bear defense. Follow me for more outdoor tips.
May 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I’m on assignment this week in Galena, Alaska. There’s been sightings of a female bear with two cubs and another aggressive bear on the outskirts of town. I couldn’t find any bear spray in my AirBnB on my way out for a walk so I improvised my own bear defense. Follow me for more outdoor tips.
I don’t know what the event was at the ice rink at the Anchorage mall today, but I quit watching after about five minutes when I didn’t see one toddler knee-cap a fellow competitor. #TonyaStrong
May 19, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I don’t know what the event was at the ice rink at the Anchorage mall today, but I quit watching after about five minutes when I didn’t see one toddler knee-cap a fellow competitor. #TonyaStrong
Pike oddly quiet during today’s brushing.
May 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Pike oddly quiet during today’s brushing.
Malamute in sunlight
April 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Malamute in sunlight
@bartaron.bsky.social puts old bread out for the birds.
Pike: “No damn bird is getting free bread on my watch.”
Pike: “No damn bird is getting free bread on my watch.”
April 18, 2025 at 2:42 AM
@bartaron.bsky.social puts old bread out for the birds.
Pike: “No damn bird is getting free bread on my watch.”
Pike: “No damn bird is getting free bread on my watch.”
No gift in Alaska says “I Love You” more than new cans of bear spray in the spring. Thanks @bartaron.bsky.social!
April 16, 2025 at 2:02 AM
No gift in Alaska says “I Love You” more than new cans of bear spray in the spring. Thanks @bartaron.bsky.social!
The aurora has looked a little different this week. #SpringtimeInAlaska #FourthStraightDayOfSnow
April 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The aurora has looked a little different this week. #SpringtimeInAlaska #FourthStraightDayOfSnow
Look for a break in the clouds, Anchorage!
4:42 a.m., Saturday
4:42 a.m., Saturday
April 5, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Look for a break in the clouds, Anchorage!
4:42 a.m., Saturday
4:42 a.m., Saturday
This is why YouTube is such a vital archive, and why variety shows were the bomb. And I hope CBS producers knew what they had on stage 50 years ago when upstarts Bette Midler and Elton John appeared on the “The Cher Show” in 1975.
March 31, 2025 at 2:27 AM
This is why YouTube is such a vital archive, and why variety shows were the bomb. And I hope CBS producers knew what they had on stage 50 years ago when upstarts Bette Midler and Elton John appeared on the “The Cher Show” in 1975.
We went out looking for a bear today along Campbell Airstrip Road, but instead found two moose and a volcano NOT in an eruptive state.
March 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
We went out looking for a bear today along Campbell Airstrip Road, but instead found two moose and a volcano NOT in an eruptive state.
When Pike refuses to move, stares intently and starts emitting a low growl is when I pull out the bear spray.
March 18, 2025 at 1:16 PM
When Pike refuses to move, stares intently and starts emitting a low growl is when I pull out the bear spray.
It’s no eclipse photo, but the clouds opened up a bit to let the moon shine through early this morning over Anchorage.
March 14, 2025 at 2:04 PM
It’s no eclipse photo, but the clouds opened up a bit to let the moon shine through early this morning over Anchorage.