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Your local hermit ✌️😷 / 🍉 / AK / 🍅 Go follow bsky.app/profile/alaskamaskbloc.bsk… for free masks within Alaska 🫶

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Ash (they/them) @amklann.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
The CDC’s Wastewater Surveillance System is one of the most valuable public health tools for detecting spread of #COVID, measles, polio, RSV, influenza & avian flu. 🆘 It's under threat 📢 Tell Congress to fund CDC wastewater surveillance 📆 Submit by Jan 30th 👉 actionnetwork.org/letters/cong...
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Congress Must Fully Fund CDC Wastewater Surveillance Program
The CDC’s National Wastewater Surveillance System remains one of the most valuable public health tools for detecting the increased spread of infectious diseases in the US, such as SARS-CoV-2, measles,...
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Alaska Mask Bloc @alaskamaskbloc.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
The flu is hitting Alaskans hard. Flu A & B are spiking, with high levels of hospitalizations and at least 3 flu-related fatalities in #Alaska this season. It’s not too late to get updated flu and COVID shots! #MaskUp 😷 to protect yourself and your loved ones. Use our form if you need masks. ❤️
ALT: Picture of a white man with short brown hair in profile is wearing glasses and a white KN95 bifold respirator looking out the window while on public transportation with a laptop on his lap. Headline from a recent Alaska Public Media article titled "Alaska Flu Cases Spike, Causing at Least 3 Deaths and High Numbers of Hospitalizations" is pictured in the upper left hand corner of the image. Captions from the article underneath the headline read: "Those most vulnerable to have severe cases or be hospitalized include anyone age 65 and older, kids under 2, those with underlying medical conditions, obese people, pregnant women, and Black, Latino and Alaska Native people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention" and "Benjamin Westley, an infectious disease physician in Anchorage, said he and his colleagues are concerned about the high number of patients they’re seeing with severe cases of the flu. "Most of us are saying that we've never in our careers seen so much, both volume of flu coming into the hospital rapidly, as well as how ill people are," Westley said". A post from the r/Alaska subreddit titled "Flu" reading "This is the hardest I've ever been hit with a bug except maybe once in Nepal. I always take the vaccine. Everyone in our house has been sick too. Our neighbors are sick as hell. I just got back from the lower 48 but is the flu hitting hard up here or did I bring it home? I havent held down food in 3 days and have an constany dry cough. The cdc maps dont show alaskas flu rates." with a black background is in the lower left hand corner of the image. In the lower right hand corner of the image is a graph showing the spiking levels of Flu A listed on the Wastewater Scan Dashboard for Anchorage, AK.
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Fairbanks Mutual Aid @fairbanksmutualaid.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Shared from @nativemvmnt.bsky.social 📣 MUTUAL AID NEEDED 🚨 Typhoon Halong flooded homes across the Y-K Delta in Western Alaska. ❤ PLEASE DONATE ❤ Support this community fundraising effort and DONATE with the Alaska Community Foundation > alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c... #AlaskaSky #MutualAid
Western Alaska Disaster Relief. Ways you can help: online fundraiser - donate to support (QR code links to the link in the post). Purchase items - Amazon wishlist (QR code link will be in a reply to this post). Donation drive at AFN convention.
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Abeja @abeja.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
For Anchorage, it is showing #Novavax availability at FM, Carrs, Walmart, Walgreens, and Costco. Only Costco's online scheduler lists Novavax by name. Suggest calling other locations to confirm availability before scheduling.
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Abeja @abeja.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
#Novavax finder just dropped www.nuvaxovid.com/vaccine-loca...
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NUVAXOVID™ Vaccine Locator | Patient Site
Find NUVAXOVID by entering a zip code in the vaccine locator.
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Alaska Mask Bloc @alaskamaskbloc.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Hey Alaska, what has your experience been like with trying to get a new COVID vaccine so far? #Alaska #AlaskaSky
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Abeja @abeja.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Called A St location to confirm about the new covid vaccines . Pfizer is the only one available though, if anyone was looking for Novavax 🥲
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Shane ValShane @shanemcpartlin.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
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Ptarmageddon @ptarmageddon.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
‼️ MURKOWSKI, SULLIVAN, and RFK Jr ARE IN ANCHORAGE - PROTEST TUES, AUG 5 at 4PM AT ANTHC ‼️ 👉 Murkowski, Sullivan, and Begich all voted to cut health care for Alaskans. 👉 RFK Jr. peddles racist conspiracy theories and profits off anti-science bs. He has NO place in #Alaska. #Akleg #AlaskaSky
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Alaska Mask Bloc @alaskamaskbloc.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
We had a great time at Anchorage’s Disability Pride Celebration today! Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth to speak with us 😊 If you weren’t able to make it, you can always request free masks and COVID tests via the link in our bio! Happy #Disability Pride, #Alaska! 🖤❤️💛🤍💙💚🖤 #MaskUp
Two people wearing masks sitting behind a table decorated with the Alaska Mask Bloc logo. Masks, water, Covid tests, and many informational resources are on the table.
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Alaska Mask Bloc @alaskamaskbloc.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
We’ll be tabling at Anchorage’s Disability Pride Celebration next Saturday, July 26! Come join us for a fun afternoon celebrating our disabled community members, and grab some free masks and COVID tests at our table! #WeKeepUsSafe #AlaskaSky #Alaska
Come see us at Disability Pride! Saturday, July 26 12-4pm. Green text over a photo of a painted banner that says Alaska Mask Bloc.Anchorage Disability Pride Celebration. Celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Food, fun games, music, petting zoo. Saturday, July 26, 2025. Starting at 12pm to 4pm at Delaney Strip Park on W 9th Ave, Anchorage AK 99501. Questions? Call 907 227 3661, or email caryn@akcnc.net. Admission free! Photos of goats, a person with face paint and blue hair, and a pair of smiling people, and a graphic of the disability pride flag.
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mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @mady.cat · 25/05/2025
Important update!! 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 With new information, I have updated our Email/Phone templates linked below. It includes specific instructions for different Senators. We ESPECIALLY need people reaching out to these GOP Senators this week--Collins (ME), Tillis (NC), Murkowski (AK)
madycast.com
Phone/Email Templates for Asking Senators To Kill the Anti-Trans Provisions with the Byrd Rule
Instructions:
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People's CDC @peoplescdc.org · 20/05/2025
Our access to COVID vaccines is under attack. It’s more important than ever to make our voices heard by making public comment to the FDA by May 23 at 11:59 PM EST. Use our template available on our substack at peoplescdc.substack.com/p/vaccine-ac...
Red background with white text on read reads: "tell your friends. our access to vaccines is under attack."
below:
"Submit a public comment to the FDA by May 23:
We all need access to updated COVID boosters "
"Our template makes it easy 
(link in bio). Comment at 
tinyurl.com/FDAVaccineMeeting"

Yellow People's CDC in lower right corner.Red background with white text reads: "Vaccine Access is under attack"
Under it: "The CDC currently recommends the COVID vaccine for people 6 months and up. But the Wall Street Journal reported that HHS is considering no longer reccomending COVID vaccine access to pregnant people, and children. 

Robust scientific evidence shows that updated COVID boosters provide important protection against severe illness for all age groups."
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"Comment by May 23 tinyurl.com/FDAVaccineMeeting"

People's CDC logo is in lower right.Red background with white text reads: "Vaccine Access is under attack"
Below it: 
"The FDA recently approved the Novavax, but with no scientific basis, restricted it to people over 65 and 12-64 with certain health conditions. These unfounded limitations likely could extend to all COVID vaccines (Pfizer and Moderna). 

We need to tell the FDA to make COVID vaccines available for all.
Use our template (link in bio) and comment by May 23."
And small text: 
"Comment by May 23 tinyurl.com/FDAVaccineMeeting"

People's CDC logo is in lower right.
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Alaska Mask Bloc @alaskamaskbloc.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
We are thrilled to have distributed more than 2,000 free masks to Alaskans, including over 600 masks to families preparing for a volcanic eruption! Now, for the first time, we are accepting donations to purchase masks and COVID-19 tests and ship them across #Alaska. ko-fi.com/alaskamaskbloc
Text over a green background reads "We are proud to have distributed over 2000+ free, high quality masks to Alaskans!" The Alaska Mask Bloc logo is displayed in the bottom center of the image.Text over a green background reads "Alaska Mask Bloc is a very small, all-volunteer team. Now, for the first time, we are accepting donations! Financial donations will go directly to purchasing masks and COVID-19 tests, and shipping masks and tests to people across Alaska. Donate at this link: ko-fi.com/AlaskaMaskBloc." The Alaska Mask Bloc logo is displayed in the bottom right corner.
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Wesley Early @wesleyearly.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
The Municipality of Anchorage is reminding folks that you can sign up for emergency text alerts (including about a Mount Spurr eruption) by texting ANCHORAGE to 67283 or signing up online: www.smart911.com/smart911/ref...
smart911.com
Sign Up - Smart911
This service helps 9-1-1 protect your family by providing more information to first responders. You should sign up too, it is free!
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Alaska Mask Bloc @alaskamaskbloc.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
If you are outside of Alaska’s urban hubs, please consider keeping some masks on hand - our mask bloc is run by a handful of people, and you might be able to distribute much more quickly in your community during a disaster, especially if you’re based outside of the road network. #Alaska #MaskUp
Text over a light yellow background "We are a small team of volunteers, and have been experiencing a high volume of mask requests. We appreciate your patience while we work to fulfill requests. If you have any surplus supply of N95 or KN95 masks please consider donating as we are almost entirely self funded. Link in bio". There is an image of two piles of fulfilled mask requests in different colors at the bottom half of the image.
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Alaska Mask Bloc @alaskamaskbloc.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
If you have a surplus of masks lying around or are buying masks to prepare for volcanic ash/smoke/respiratory disease, please consider donating a few to the bloc! We’ve had an increase in the # of requests recently, and we’d really appreciate your help getting masks to those who need them. #Alaska
Purple and green text over a light yellow background: “Got Masks? Do you have extra masks laying around & don't know what to do with them? Consider donating your surplus masks to the Alaska Mask Bloc at https://linktr.ee/alaskamaskbloc" There are 4 different colored masks from upper right hand corner of the image going into an open box in the lower left. Second image
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One Hot Mess AK @libbybakalar.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
ATTN AK FIRED FEDS: the AK ACLU has compiled a legal team to potentially bring a wrongful termination lawsuit in AK. Please take 10-15 minutes to do this survey so they are better able to consider possible litigation & determine plaintiffs. DEADLINE: 3/18/25 survey at forms.office.com/r/zPWJZjWLm6
forms.office.com
Microsoft Forms
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Ivan Hodes @chugachmtnblues.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
!LIKE AND SHARE! Hey #Anchorage: Come, if you can, to the HALO Candidate Forum at the Zoo at 6:30 this Thursday, March 6th, and ask challenging questions to white nationalist Anchorage School Board candidate Alexander Rosales! #akelect !LIKE AND SHARE!
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Alaska Mask Bloc @alaskamaskbloc.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Mount Spurr has been showing signs of possible eruption. It is always a good idea to have high filtration masks (like N95s) available in case of disasters like a potential volcanic eruption. Air purifiers can also help with indoor air quality during such an event. #AlaskaSky #MaskUp #Alaska
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Gwen Snyder is uncivil @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
I think a lot of people have mutual aid confused with charity on here, maybe because folks most often see it in the context of fundraiser asks (which are great!). I want to talk a little about what it looks like in everyday life. Because we need it more than ever. Government is getting shredded.
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Ghostly Amberition 👻 🏳️‍⚧️ 🖤🤍💜🩶 @ambergir.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Alright, I’ll make a sticker/art print club on ko-fi now that they’ve implemented tiers. Since it’s so late in January I’ll make my Lynch sticker the first design. I’ll be offering a 4” version instead of the smaller one I was gifting out this past week. ko-fi.com/amkdesigns/t...
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Join AMKDesigns's Ko-fi Membership on Ko-fi
Support AMKDesigns monthly on Ko-fi and get rewards.
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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
April 1992 Prince William the snowman, aka the Valdez Extreme Snowman. Though since surpassed, the Valdez snowman was then the tallest snowman ever at 76 feet 2 inches high. #alaskahistory #alaska #valdez
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Abeja @abeja.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
more reason to boycott Amazon
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
If you’re worried about the state of healthcare under the Trump administration, you should wear a mask. It won’t just protect you from COVID! A respirator protects from all kinds of viruses, wildfire smoke, pollen & more. It sends a clear message that you care about your health & health of others
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Dr. Nicole Lee Schroeder @nicole-lee-sch.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Hey a great way to start organzing and protect your community is to wear an N95 or better as were in a "quademic." No one is saving you if you become disabled. Community organizing regularly leaves disabled people for dead. Actively pursue anti-ableist organaizing.
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Amber Ying 應 緣 @amberying.com · 21/01/2025
Actions you can do that aren't protesting or organizing.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 20/01/2025
These executive orders on banning federally funded entities from recognizing trans people or disallowing them from using the bathroom are not self-executing or immediately enforceable. They require formal rule making at a minimum. They are a scare tactic. Ignore and do not comply in advance.
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It's ME(Jaime) @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Consider this if you're thinking of going back to TikTok.
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MamaCoffeeCat @mamacoffeecat.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Please It's hard but it's still worth it to see the next generation happier than you were.
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Sam “The Great Pumpkin” Thielman @samthielman.com · 20/01/2025
Trans men are men. Trans women are women. Nonbinary people are nonbinary.
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Alaska Mask Bloc @alaskamaskbloc.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
“What does she miss about pre-pandemic times? ‘I miss the illusion that people are willing to care for each other,’ she said. ‘How hard is it to put a mask on? It rattles your faith in humankind … (you learn) how little the people in your life understood how sick you were to begin with.’” #AlaskaSky
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Rantz Hoseley @rantz.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
The shrine to David Lynch at Bob's Big Boy is really something...
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Yale School of Public Health @yalesph.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Even after the smoke subsides, the physical and mental health impacts of wildfires can linger for years. 1/8 🧵 #wildfires
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Anchorage Daily News @adn.com · 16/01/2025
Firewise Alaska is a great resource, but it only helps if you take action ahead of time, writes Alaska "yardening" columnist Jeff Lowenfels.
adn.com
Don’t wait until Alaska’s wildfire season to learn how to protect your life and property
Firewise Alaska is a great resource, but it only helps if you’re prepared ahead of time.
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Bilbo Yaga @bilboyaga.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
David Lynch spent the last portion of his life in isolation. He said it was due to being high-risk and unable to risk getting COVID. He’s not the only person with disability or illness who’s been left behind. Everywhere you go without an n95 is a place you’ve decided disabled people don’t belong.
maskbloc.org
Worldwide Mask Bloc Directory – Find your local Mask Bloc
MaskBloc.org lists active Mask Blocs around the world. Free high-quality masks, COVID-19 tests and other equipment for your community. Mutual Aid & We Keep Us Safe.
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Bunkunin @bunkunin.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
LIVE: ISRAEL AND HAMAS AGREE GAZA CEASEFIRE DEAL TO HALT WAR www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
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ISRAEL AND HAMAS AGREE GAZA CEASEFIRE DEAL TO HALT 15-MONTH WAR
Israel and Hamas reach deal for a ceasefire to take effect on Sunday and a captive release, Qatar’s prime minister says.
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Alaska Mask Bloc @alaskamaskbloc.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Join us for an afternoon of art, community, and solidarity with Anchorage for Palestine! This is a free and mask-required event, all materials (including masks) provided. We'll be spotlighting fundraisers for families in Gaza, and we encourage you to donate if you're able. #AlaskaSky
Event flyer. Text reads: "Art afternoon: make a mask chain. A fundraiser by the Alaska Mask Bloc in support of Anchorage for Palestine. Saturday, January 25th from 1-3 PM in Akela Space. Masks required and available for free to attendees." Three bifold KN95 masks in white, red, and green are stacked on top of each other. A digital rendering of a mask chain with red, green, white, and black beads is overlaid on top of the white mask.
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NK 💀 Vtuber + Artist @ohthatnk.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
I still don't know a thing about Balatro.
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Ghostly Amberition 👻 🏳️‍⚧️ 🖤🤍💜🩶 @ambergir.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
Since none of the main ‘sell stuff here’ sites allow anything related to this dude I’m going to keep my sticker stock very small. In the meantime, it might just be a sticker for my own water bottle. But I have completed my final sticker design of 2024!
Sticker of Luigi Mangione with the overlayed text reading : punk as fuck 
Rubber stamped in the corner reads : allegedlyThe same design before printing
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 06/01/2025
BREAKING: The United States has recorded its first fatal case of H5N1 bird flu. The death was reported by the Louisiana Department of Health. The patient contracted H5N1 after exposure to a combination of a non-commercial backyard flock and wild birds. ldh.la.gov/news/H5N1-de...
LDH reports first U.S. H5N1-related human death
Current general public health risk remains low
January 06, 2025
The Louisiana Department of Health reports the patient who had been hospitalized with the first human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or H5N1, in Louisiana and the U.S. has died. The patient was over the age of 65 and was reported to have underlying medical conditions. The patient contracted H5N1 after exposure to a combination of a non-commercial backyard flock and wild birds. 

LDH’s extensive public health investigation has identified no additional H5N1 cases nor evidence of person-to-person transmission. This patient remains the only human case of H5N1 in Louisiana. 

The Department expresses its deepest condolences to the patient’s family and friends as they mourn the loss of their loved one. Due to patient confidentiality and respect for the family, this will be the final update about the patient.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
A real photo and perfect metaphor heading into 2025.
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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 01/01/2025
Happy New Year from the Izu Shaboten Zoo!
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AAAAHH-lex Plante 🐀👑 @aplante.com · 31/12/2024
lemon pig of 2024 before and after absorbing all my bad luck over the calendar year like a fucked up little yellow dorian grey. it is nearly time to rest, my faithful child.
lemon pig. fresh. clean. happy. lemon pig close up on the face. unbothered. moisturized. lemon pig one year later. withered. problematic. being a loyal servant has taken a HEAVY toll. close up on lemon pig face one year later. coin is still in its mouth, though its lips are dry and curled back in a grimace as it fights through the agony of living far too long past its natural lifespan.
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Alaska Mask Bloc @alaskamaskbloc.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
In April 2024, we started the Alaska Mask Bloc with the hope of encouraging our community to mask up, while also providing quality masks to Alaskans in need. In the 8 months we've been in operation, we've distributed 881 masks, and 176 rapid antigen tests to Alaskans across the state! 1/4 #AlaskaSky
Image of a vintage computer on a desk with a colorful glitching background. The computer screen reads "881 masks & 176 rapid tests distributed to Alaskans in need"
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Climatologist49 @climatologist49.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Snow Ella sunrise. 🌞
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