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Big split in September precipitation relative to normal between northern and southern Alaska. At or near record high September totals west-to-east along about ~65ºN. Dry in Southwest , Southcentral, and Southeast Alaska into the upper Tanana Valley. #akwx #Climate #Autumn2026 @leahwrenn.bsky.social

Map centered on Alaska plotting site specific precipitation totals in September color coded by the precent of normal.

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Ken Miller @akskierken.bsky.social · 19h

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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 01/10/2026

The death penalty is a moral abomination. State-sanctioned barbarism pushed by incompetent morons and sanctioned by the Supreme Court. Absolute ghoul shit. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

The lone woman on Tennessee's death row was still alive after she was administered two lethal injections, her lawyer said in a motion seeking to halt her execution Wednesday night, a stunning development after the Supreme Court had stepped in to allow the state to put her to death.
At 8:26 p.m. local time, witnesses said
"executioners had injected both syringes of lethal injection chemicals and Pike is still alive and snoring," her lawyers said in a federal court filing.
They said Pike "has not lost consciousness and still has a heartbeat," and that curtains to the death chamber "have gone down twice."

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

i thought about this old tweet tonight and how nothing has ever aged better

@Merman_Melville • Jan 24, 2019
Being a billionaire must be insane. You can buy new teeth, new skin. All your chairs cost 20,000 dollars and weigh 2,000 pounds. Your life is just a series of your own preferences. In terms of cognitive impairment it's probably like being kicked in the head by a horse every day

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is fantastic cultural geography. Very strong lede. Even if you don’t read it all (you should; remember we are working on our brains) the first three paras do the work. Thanks to the person who shared it. www.queergeographies.com/stuck-on-the...

queergeographies.com

Why We’re Stuck on the Last Ditch

Why does the public delight in watching lesbian bars unravel?

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Quote Investigator @quoteinvestigator.com · 28/09/2026

QI helped the brilliant language maven Nancy Friedman @fritinancy.bsky.social find citations for vagmaxxing. Now, Nancy has posted a piece about the terms: pervert glasses, meat proxy, and vagmaxxing Before clicking, please note the content warning: ickiness

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James Brooks Cascade @alaska.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Oh neat — UAF's library is getting a frozen vault to store sensitive archives: aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublic...

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UAF IFB Rasmuson Library Archives Vault - Phase 3

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood." UN Declaration of Human Rights, which the United States violates.

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Dave in AK @bikewritedave.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The early voting location is Noel Wien. You can cast your vote (I already did), check out a book, and stop in at the cafe which has really good coffee, a secret that needs to get out.

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Stephanie Smith @spkr118.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I’ve been fighting for people for 30 years. I know what it takes to win. I’m running for City Council so I can fight and win for the whole city. Join me on October 17th. This is our city. This is our future. We can win it together. #vanpoli youtube.com/shorts/t5Kr1...

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Stephanie Smith for Vancouver City Council: Vote October 17th

YouTube video by Stephanie Smith

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Chris W 64.9N @borealchrys.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I love that she's called Louise Michel.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll. Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens. All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong.

When the Department of Homeland Security sent Nevada a list of 185 names last month that it claimed identified noncitizens who had been improperly allowed to register to vote, state election officials got to work.
On Tuesday, the state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen.
"As for the 185 individuals, our records indicate that they were citizens," Greg D. Ott, a deputy attorney general in Nevada, wrote, according to a copy of a letter sent to Department of Homeland Security officials obtained through open records requests.
"You have provided nothing of substance to suggest otherwise."

Following the meeting, Ms. Vogt sent a clarifying email to Nevada officials. "I also wanted to be sure I clarified that we did not reduce the 15,903 to 185," she wrote. "We've manually reviewed some of the 15,903 and confirmed 185 are not U.S. Citizens."
Now, Nevada officials are saying even that 185 number is wrong. They also took issue with a letter D.H.S. sent them in early September, in which the agency reiterated its initial claims about nearly 16,000 noncitizens on the rolls and pressured state officials to review each case in a letter to Nevada officials in early September.

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Chris W 64.9N @borealchrys.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

These people are completely bent on destruction through incompetence. Yeah, most people should at least have the occasional claim for a vaccine or a checkup or a cancer screening. But the absence of claims doesn’t mean they won’t need healthcare tomorrow.

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Don Moore @capture907.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Fall auroras also offer a rare time that I can see the aurora without much snow on the ground. This results in some of the darkest skies all year when the moon isn't present.

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Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

That didn't take long: first 16 days of September and Fairbanks is already at the second highest precipitation total for the entire month. Hopefully the 1925 record is safe. #akwx #Autumn2026 @jenniferschell16.bsky.social @carrieinfbx.bsky.social @bikewritedave.bsky.social

Listing of the 12 Septembers at Fairbanks with more than 2.5 inches of rain for the entire month. Fairbanks 3.77 through the first 16 days of September 2026 is already second highest, but far behind the record of 5.61 inches in September 1925.

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Chris W 64.9N @borealchrys.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

This is an important statement. "... solving problems is only a tool and proxy for achieving the primary goal of conceptual understanding and insight. [..] the mass production at faster and faster pace of "true/false" statements could destroy fertile ground instead of breathing life into new ideas"

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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 12/09/2026

It's about fairness in sports = it's about ethics in journalism.

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Chris W 64.9N @borealchrys.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

We did exactly this yesterday with the students from a graduate seminar, in a similar open black spruce forest, and the probe went in a little deeper but not by much. It’s fun.

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Chris W 64.9N @borealchrys.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Arctic Report Card: Our people are on it.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Not just that —mainstream media kept platforming the officials, consultants, and strategists who led us into disaster after disaster. Rewarded with book deals, speaking pundit contracts, and academic positions.

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Chris W 64.9N @borealchrys.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I have to say, as someone who got into playing Blue Prince a few weeks back, this photo tickles my uncanny perception nerves.

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Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Extreme Local Area Emergency alert Saturday evening for Kaktovik from North Slope Borough: Don't drink the water! #NorthSlope #Alaska #AlaskaSKy

Instruction:
Do NOT drink water in Kaktovik until further notice. Boiling the water will NOT make the water safe. Do not drink the water until further notice. This is an emergency alert from ICAS Emergency Management.
Emergency Management Alert for Kaktovik: DO NOT DRINK WATER. Contamination detected.
This is an emergency alert from ICAS Department of Emergency Management DO NOT DRINK WATER. A contaminant was detected in the Kaktovik water system. Important: Do not consume or ingest the water until further notice. More information will follow. Do NOT DRINK WATER until further notice.

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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 03/09/2026

feeling unexpectedly emotional as we visit saerbeck, a town of just 7200 in central germany that formed a climate municipality. they produce 4.5x the electricity they need, and have developed a whole array of climate solutions. one of them? a climate action curriculum that starts in kindergarten.

lady presenting about saerbecks climate curriculum

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Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I had heard part of this story yesterday and wondered how they got the warning -- apparently some of the teachers received calls/texts from people upstream of the flood, and spread the warning.

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Climatologist49 @climatologist49.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

More people should know how integral @akrherz.bsky.social is to U.S. climate data analysis.

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Pamorama 🇨🇦🐶💪🏕🇨🇦 @pamorama.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

bsky.app/profile/pamo...

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, a music legend and titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library program has earned multiple Library Literacy Awards and, in 2018, she visited us to donate its 100 millionth book to our collection and host a story time. 🦋❤️

Dolly Parton reads to children in the Library’s Great Hall in 2018. Photo by Shawn Miller.

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Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

For a community of 1600 people, the loss of 44 homes (not just structures) is a terrible loss. Mukluk Fire at 7300 acres with cooler weather helping firefighters. Reporting by KUAC’s Tim Ellis. #akwx #Wildfire #Summer2026 @climatologist49.bsky.social @carrieinfbx.bsky.social

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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

ICE just arrested a 5-year-old on his way to a soccer game in Austin. His name is Liam, just like the little boy from Minnesota. He should be in kindergarten this week. Instead he's in a trailer prison in the desert. Release Liam. Release these kids. Close the Dilley children’s prison.

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Leon N1TX @n1tx.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

If you have a radio scanner that is tuned into wildfire comms, it might save your life. Interior radio listeners can hear Tok ops on Department of Forestry North Command 5 and 6. The past two days have been intense.

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Robert Komaniecki @komaniecki.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

How do I explain to small business owners that the menu on the left is one billion times more appealing than the one on the right

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Climatologist49 @climatologist49.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Both Alaska and the Lower 48 are currently in 3rd place for the warmest August on record. Globally, this will likely be the 1st warmest August on record. 🔥

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Mike Flannigan @mikeflannigan.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The Canadian fire weather outlook is now available. This week we talk about fire and mental health. #wildfires www.tru.ca/wildfire/res...

tru.ca

Canada fire weather outlook

Stay informed with the latest fire weather conditions and what they mean for British Columbia, Canada and beyond.

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Chris W 64.9N @borealchrys.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Blue Prince (on Mac via Steam) is the first videogame I got into since I guess Tetris in the last century. I really enjoy it a lot! With the caveat that you have to be ok with an European culture-ish references (in word puzzles and the steampunk / nobility setting), it's really excellent.

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สุพรรณิกาทร์ Supanika Ordoñez @spiraledu.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Wow! They just did a preview song of the Tlingit appear at the Summerfest and it’s going to be epic! If you’re not in Juneau, Alaska Air is offering a 5% discount code for flights www.ptalaska.org/kutulagaaw/

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Kutulagaaw: The Tlingit-Russian Battles | Perseverance Theatre

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Chris W 64.9N @borealchrys.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I've encountered this "misaligned citation" issue as well. Papers with bookend sections (introduction, study area, discussion, conclusions) that keep citing random papers not for their results, but for generalities they talk about in *their* introductions or framing sections.

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Chris W 64.9N @borealchrys.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Data / knowledge rescue is so important.

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Chris W 64.9N @borealchrys.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Well they clearly have a senate candidate in Minnesota who has the measure of the situation.

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Chris W 64.9N @borealchrys.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

More great reporting. One may want to click on the ACLU letter that James linked.

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Chris W 64.9N @borealchrys.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Gift link to NYT article about the NOAA Arctic Report Card getting canceled. Share widely. This said, the authors are volunteers anyway, everyone seems to be still working on it, and an organization could easily pick up the publicity / press release part. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/c... 🧪

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Trump Administration Kills Annual Arctic Report Card (Gift Article)

The top of the world is warming faster than any other region. For 20 years, the Arctic Report Card chronicled the extraordinary transformation.

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Matthew Hoppock @hoppock.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

There's more. The returning-LPR slide is flatly wrong. It says: “If an LPR is abroad ‘for a continuous period in excess of 180 days,’ he will not be admitted as a returning LPR.” That is totally false.

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 10/08/2026

We have very unfortunate news to share today... 😢 I've been an author for this report since 2020, and we just celebrated our 20th anniversary edition last year.

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Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

The @ametsoc.org “State of the Climate” report for 2025 is out. From the Arctic Chapter: "The Arctic had its second-warmest year in the 126-year record. Surface air temperatures…are increasing at roughly three times the global average rate.” ametsoc.net/sotc2025/05T... #Arctic #Climate

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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

2003 was once exceptional. Now it's average. 2024's record will be average by the mid-2040s. The extreme summers of the 2040s don't bear thinking about! 🌡🥵😬 #ClimateEmergency After @edhawkins.org & @stottpeter.bsky.social using ERA5 + CMIP6.

European summer temperature, June to August, over 10°W-40°E, 30-50°N, the region Stott et al. used for the 2003 heatwave, relative to 1961-1990. The black line shows ERA5 observations from 1950 to 2025, rising from about zero in the mid-twentieth century to 2.75°C in 2024. Grey shading is the 5-95% range of 34 CMIP6 models over the historical period, blue shading the same models under SSP2-4.5 to 2100, with the running median in white. Two dotted lines mark the 2003 summer at 2.06°C and the 2024 summer at 2.75°C, each dropping to the year the model median reaches that level: 2027 and 2045. Model region approximated by the IPCC AR6 Mediterranean and West & Central Europe regions, weighted 0.75 to 0.25.

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Chris W 64.9N @borealchrys.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

FYI, blocked this bore, who left a judgy comment about how they “hoped” Eddie is adopted rather than bought from a for-profit breeder. So for the record here’s where I stand: 1. Breeding puppies for profit is highly ethically problematic to put it mildly. 2. Northern working dogs are part of…

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Called it! There is no "right way" to continuously rape and make a dog (or any animal) continuously give birth throughout their poor lives to make someone profit. There are tens of thousands of dogs looking for a home. All can be trained - breeding dogs doesn't make the dog
"special". It's not 1920

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Chris W 64.9N @borealchrys.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Since last month's cataclysmic conclusion of the Graham Platner mess, and with my first statewide / national US election ongoing, I've been meaning to post a thread about how I evaluate politicians. Because a lot of the concepts I see people struggle with just don't apply to how I think about this.

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Chris W 64.9N @borealchrys.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

As someone who doesn't *need* any Adobe product professionally (other than maybe once every two years Acrobat Reader for some institutional PDF that has some otherwise unsurmountable defects) I'm so glad that I could just purge the Adobe stuff from my devices.

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