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Ash (they/them)

@amklann.bsky.social
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Former journo who joined the dark side: PR & marketing Seattle in my heart, South Bay Area, Calif. for now. Nonbinary 🏳️‍⚧️ Love to eat things & take photos. 📸 : ashleyklann.com Big fan of livable cities, bike lanes & the environment. Views = mine

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Ash (they/them) @amklann.bsky.social · 20h
Yes, I did sweetheart 💅 🗳️ 💋
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Ash (they/them) @amklann.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Costco also has had it reliably the last few years. I too have fewer side effects from novavax than the mRNA options. Glad to have a choice
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 10/10/2026
Since the start of Trump’s second term, federal agents have detained at least 70 American children. In one instance, a 15-year-old with disabilities was handcuffed outside a school in Los Angeles when agents mistook him for an alleged gang member.
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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Ash (they/them) @amklann.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Time to break out the earplugs...
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Ash (they/them) @amklann.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A few more Scenes by Bike from the last week, up around Richmond, Berkeley and Albany. So lovely! 🚲 🌊
Two folks stand-up paddle boarding in the Bay, with the Richmond San Rafael Bridge in the background The ferry tunnel in Point Richmond, with a sign for the Bay Trail bike path, reading "Be Kind Say hello Ride slow"Reflections of the sky in the shallow water of the marshes along the Bay Trail in Albany, SF skyline on the horizon Shoreline Park in Albany, looking west across the Bay. An archway in the foreground, encircling the San Francisco skyline.
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Ash (they/them) @amklann.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Cries in South Bay ☀️
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Ash (they/them) @amklann.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Nice little gaggle!
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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 30/10/2023
America has a thing called Trunk or Treat where people dress up, drive to a parking lot, and pretend it's ok we don't have walkable communities anymore.
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Ash (they/them) @amklann.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Wow, a need for correction, just like a real news outlet
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Ash (they/them) @amklann.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Ebay: Hurry up! 1 person is watching this item! ...it's me, Ebay. I'm the 1 person. It's ok.
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transylvan(ian) 🧛🏼 @illpod.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
imagine being 40 points underwater on "people wanting you to stay alive"
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Ash (they/them) @amklann.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
FYI fellow South Bay / Silicon Valley people: 9/27 is the 32nd annual Stevens Creek Trailblazer Race, if you're into that sort of thing. Money goes to the trail for nature's benefit and ours. 🌾🐟🌤️ trailblazer.itsyourrace.com/event.aspx?i...
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Trailblazer Race 2026
Sunday, Sep 27, 2026
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Ash (they/them) @amklann.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Lmao what a toddler
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Ash (they/them) @amklann.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
(to take your post in an entirely different direction...) Ok...that drastically cuts the number of suits I imagined you had on hand, but I'm still impressed by the wardrobe
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Ash (they/them) @amklann.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Mask up, y'all! 😷
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Ash (they/them) @amklann.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Proud my employer is part of this trend of filings. Sad they're so critical. www.hbsslaw.com/trump-and-th...
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Ash (they/them) @amklann.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Boy, this is upsetting to read. Talk about Robbing children of their childhood... "In reviewing more than 40 students’ accounts and hundreds (perhaps thousands) of tweets, I did not see a single reference to a work of fiction."
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Ash (they/them) @amklann.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Nice. How long is the total route? How many days? Imagine the camping there would be so nice right now
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Ash (they/them) @amklann.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
That was fast
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Ash (they/them) @amklann.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Paging @trailanderror.bsky.social, patron saint of bogs
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Heidi Groover @heidigroover.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The Seattle Times is suing OpenAI over alleged copyright infringement but still wants the right to replace my colleagues with AI 🤔
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The Seattle Times @seattletimes.com · 05/09/2026
The Seattle Times Company is suing OpenAI and Microsoft, claiming the tech companies violated copyright law while training AI models.
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Seattle Times sues OpenAI, Microsoft over copyright infringement
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Ash (they/them) @amklann.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
"On my way!" ... 🫳
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Ash (they/them) @amklann.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Huge drop in bikes, too 🙁
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Mike Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA @michael-hoerger.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
PMC COVlD Update, Week of Aug 29, 2026 ▪️Outbreaks in 29 states/territories (see Alt) ▪️A projected 13th wave is under way ▪️1 in 95 Americans estimated actively infectious ▪️Peak anticipated around Labor Day THREAD 🧵(1/4)
The US has at least 29 states/territories with COVlD outbreaks. These include much of Hawai’i, Alaska, Washington, California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Guam, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Maine.  
There are likely outbreaks in additional states. The summary statistic of 29 only includes counties with observed data, rather than estimated data. All of the data in Oregon are at least a week old, and while we do not count the state among the 29, we estimate there are likely outbreaks there as well, given proximity to WA, CA, and NV. Levels in some Texas counties are so high – on par with the national peak of BA.1 Omicron – that it drives up estimates for counties in neighboring states that lack CDC wastewater monitoring systems. Looking closely at the map, notice other instances of Very High counties in one state driving up estimates of an adjacent county in a neighboring state that lacks data. This shows a clear value of the county-level map over the CDC state map. The CDC applies the median level to the entire state. The PMC map recognizes that state boundaries are somewhat artificial with regard to the spread of infectious disease and instead offers localized estimates for counties that lack data based on what is happening in their region.
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Ash (they/them) @amklann.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Aw fun! Gorgeous day out there for a toodle! 🚲 If you ever see an ambiguously gendered weirdo on a teal bike, it may be me haha 🦸
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Ash (they/them) @amklann.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Whew, another beautiful ride around the South Bay. Today over to Los Gatos and Lexington Reservoir and back through Campbell and Cupertino.
Riparian views along Los Gatos Creek TrailLexington Reservoir named for the settlement that once existed at its basin level The rocky crags above on the other side of the dam at Lexington Reservoir Obligatory quail illustration.
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Which reminds me: Mackenzie Scott has given away more than 26 billion dollars and is still about as rich as she was the day she divorced whatsisname. fortune.com/article/mack...
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MacKenzie Scott has donated more than $19 billion—but it's barely made a dent in her net worth because of the power of Amazon shares | Fortune
Since her 2019 divorce from Jeff Bezos, Scott has quietly donated $26 billion to HBCUs, DEI groups, and disaster relief—outpacing her ex-husband's lifetime giving.
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Ash (they/them) @amklann.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
To be fair, cute has never been a descriptor that's come to mind for me
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PNW Lark @pnwlark.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
jFC the risk increase

cdc.gov
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System (NVSS) at NCHS (Risk for
COVID-19 Infection,
Hospitalization, and Death By Age Group), compared with ages 

18-29 years, the risk of death is 25 times higher in those ages 
50-64 years, 60 times higher in those ages 

65-74 years, 140 times higher in those ages 

75-84 years, and 

340 times higher in those ages 85+ years. Notably, these data include all deaths in the United States that occurred throughout the pandemic, from February 2020 to July 1, 2022, including deaths among unvaccinated individuals.
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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Despite the bloviating and sabotage attempts, Moderna’s updated COVID vaccine has been approved by the FDA. Despite the fact that it theoretically requires one preexisting condition, the list of conditions is enormously broad also if you want to JUST LIE. Personally I’ve never had a pharmacist ask
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Moderna Receives U.S. FDA Approval for Updated 2026-2027 COVID-19 Vaccines
The updated formula for Spikevax is now approved for individuals 6 months through 64 years of age with at least one underlying condition placing them at high risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19, and all adults 65 years of age and older. mNEXSPIKE, Moderna's latest COVID-19 vaccine, is approved for individuals 12 through 64 years of age with at least one underlying condition that puts them at high risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19, and all adults 65 years of age and older.
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Fansplaining @fansplaining.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
On July 8th, we published a piece on AI in Heated Rivalry fic fandom. On July 30th, the New York Times ran a piece on the same subject. We weren't surprised—because we knew a Times reporter had read our coverage. A tale of two fandom articles, part of a longstanding dynamic in the media industry:
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Lessons From a Heated Media Rivalry
How we learned that the New York Times has a Fansplaining account.
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Ash (they/them) @amklann.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I regret to inform you: Lake America... I'll let you guess where.
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John Carl Baker @johncarlbaker.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
This is a machine to ethnically cleanse the country - and anyone who pretends otherwise is kidding themselves
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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
This guy is so much less interesting than the media's bizarre obsession with writing the same story about him over and over
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/08/2026
Over the last 25 years, six people who contracted measles in the U.S. died from it. A model built by Stanford researchers predicts that if Americans could no longer get the vaccine, measles could kill about 290,000 people in the next 25 years. (Published March)
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The Horrors That Could Lie Ahead if Vaccines Vanish
Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available.
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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
In possibly the fastest shift in public opinion I've ever seen, local data center approval went from -5 to -65 in less than a year heatmap.news/daily/data-c...
a graph of data center support rapidly falling
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Ash (they/them) @amklann.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Sigh. This is very similar to my experience with Life Admin tasks lately, too. Exhausting 🫠
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 19/08/2026
Moderna's mRNA vaccine Intismeran shows promise, reducing melanoma recurrence and spread in late-stage trials.
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Moderna, Merck unveil mRNA-based cancer vaccine that cuts spread
Moderna's mRNA vaccine Intismeran shows promise, reducing melanoma recurrence and spread in late-stage trials.
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Warren Wells, AICP @warrenjwells.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Amazing study here. For every hour you ride a bike, you live one extra hour.
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Ash (they/them) @amklann.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Couple new firsts today with Bikey! So rewarding to get stronger 🚲 Enjoyed some amazing views at Pulgas Water Temple and Sawyer Camp Trail
My teal Canondale hybrid bike leaning against the Pulgas Water Temple, a neoclassical monument at a reservoir in the Bay AreaThe view from the end of the reflecting pool, lined with tall trees, looking west toward the monument.The view of Lower Crystal Springs Reservoir from the road before the Sawyer Camp Trail The reservoir from further north, on the trail. A bike path runs along the water, with lots of oaks and yellow grasses
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Ash (they/them) @amklann.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I hate how desensitized I've become to mass shootings and violence to cope with the massively inept response by those in charge. Our leadership has failed its people again and again regarding gun violence.
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OB Cycler @obcycler.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
good thing we're having a moral panic over ebikes 🙄
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 15/08/2026
"The more analytically a story was written, and the more statistics it contained, the fewer people commented on it. Emotional stories did the opposite, drawing bigger crowds." www.niemanlab.org/2026/08/we-a...
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We analyzed 6,400 New York Times stories to find out how comments change when you give readers more information
The same stories that produced sharper, more analytic conversation also produced <em>less</em> conversation.
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Colored pencil illustration of Garden Tiger Moths (Arctia caja) on a Bur Oak twig (Quercus macrocarpa) #SciArt #botanicalart #coloredpencil #naturalhistoryillustration
Colored pencil illustration of two Garden Tiger Moths (Arctia caja) on a Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) twig
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Ash (they/them) @amklann.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Reminds me of Amsterdam! So cheery on the grass
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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
First Altadena, now Spokane. Climate-fueled fires have come for the suburbs: www.hcn.org/articles/the... via @thatsmohrlikeit.bsky.social
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The Spokane burns show that not even suburbia is immune to wildfire - High Country News
The Old Trails Fire burned through the city’s northwest corner — an area considered outside the highest risk zone.
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Ash (they/them) @amklann.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
can we just stop the betting? i don't think we need it.
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
"Joel" shares, "We're staking young apple trees, tying them to support them against the wind, in Parker WA. We're wearing masks as protection from the polluted air but it's still bad. I leave with a headache and very irritated eyes. The AQI is 189. I earn minimum wage." #WeFeedYou
A farm worker wearing a N95 mask and sunglasses under a smokey sky. Inset shows weather app Parker, WA air quality index 189 (unhealthy).
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