Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Dirty gold. I’m sure the companies behind all this are the same ones pillaging Alaska and Canada … www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comHow gold surpassed cocaine as Peru’s most profitable criminal industryAs gold prices surge, illegal mining has laid waste to swathes of Tambopata National Reserve’s rainforest 110
Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Fundamental issue that explains a lot about where our country is right now. I suspect it’s no accident. Throughout history the powerful have withheld education from populations they want to oppress. www.the-independent.com/life-style/a...the-independent.comMore than half of Americans are reading below a 6th grade level, study findsChildren raised by adults with low literacy have a 72 percent chance of developing low literacy themselves, according to one expert 043
Reposted by Fireweed AKBeing Liberal ®🗽🏳️🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Canadian cartoonist Michael deAdder 🇨🇦 323577
Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Soaking up the lovely fall before the snow flies. 0142
Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This is awesome! Great true story!! It’s inspiring to be reminded that almost any weird little protest or show of defiance can make a difference! 030
Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Some good news… www.matsusentinel.com/mat-su-assem...matsusentinel.comMat-Su Assembly bans borough use of Flock-style license plate readersThe ban blocks the borough from using the cameras or paying for or being a part of projects that do. 020
Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Such a great show. Very excited for Season 2!! ca.news.yahoo.com/north-of-nor...ca.news.yahoo.com'North of North' Season 2 starring Anna Lambe starts with a bang — and that's just the beginningTo start Season 2 of North of North (now on APTN+, CBC Gem, CBC TV and APTN TV, coming to Netflix this Fall), in a voiceover by Anna Lambe as Siaja, she says, "It's time to level up," and that's exact... 010
Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Bravo to these courageous artists for sacrificing their opportunity for career advancement to stand up for free speech and against the horror of genocide. I wish more people would do the same!theguardian.comAll supporting acts withdraw from Ed Sheeran’s tour in solidarity with MacklemoreFour openers and live band for Sheeran’s tour depart after removal of Macklemore over ‘free Palestine’ comments 120
Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 15/09/2026www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comThe incoming ‘super’ El Niño will create chaos around the world. And we are far from ready for it | Bill McGuireOne of the biggest upheavals in a millennium is on its way, strengthened by the climate crisis. We need leaders who make things better not worse, says climate professor Bill McGuire 000
Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 14/09/2026www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comThe bird that changed Ecuador: how a chance discovery of a rare species helped to save many moreThirty years after a US ornithologist first sighted a jocotoco antpitta, the foundation he set up to restore biodiversity is a model for conservation globally 120
Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Frustrating to see this level of mismanagement affecting so many people … www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...theguardian.comWhile Puerto Ricans protest for reliable access to water, the governor washes her handsLeaky aqueducts and mega-projects for the wealthy exacerbate a water crisis in the US island territory 001
Reposted by Fireweed AKPaul Braterman #FBPE #FactsMatter #Vote4Democracy @paulbraterman.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I donated to this cause. Local Nepalese doctors, best placed to recognise needs, vetted by Just Giving www.justgiving.com/campaign/nep...justgiving.comNepal Floods Urgent Appeal (NDAUK)On 26 August 2026, catastrophic flash floods caused by glacial collapse struck Nepal’s Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading, Gorkha and Tanahun districts, involving approximately 109,700 people; killing 1311 and ... 111
Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Devious! Love it … sending people to the Epstein files instead of Trump’s convention page. www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump...thedailybeast.comTrump’s Big Moment Hit by Embarrassing Google ResultsA website that appeared to promote Trump’s upcoming GOP convention took an unexpected detour. 020
Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Devastating but important read. The US concentration camps and awful rhetoric surrounding them are not as far along yet, but they’re moving in the same appalling and tragic direction as those in Gaza. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comBen-Gvir posts Palestinians on conveyor belts to detention camps. The world is silent | Arwa MahdawiBen-Gvir did not come into power in a vacuum: he was helped into his position by an international community that has afforded Israel complete impunity 042
Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 03/09/2026This makes my heart happy! cms.anchoragepress.com/email/c957fe...cms.anchoragepress.comWOW we need a nap. But first, let's party.The Anchorage Press is back, baby. 000
Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Important story … www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comFour Maga defectors on what led them to walk away: ‘I’d been addicted to fear and rage’Ex-Maga supporters unpack their role in bolstering Trump’s platform and share what brought them to the Leaving Maga non-profit support network 000
Reposted by Fireweed AKTasha @toshyou.bsky.social · 30/08/2026NO media 1000s are marching in DC to defend voting rights; 90 orgs signed on, Reuters sent photographers, but local media Bernie Sanders, AOC and Martin Luther King III attended Wa Post buried it A Black-led march is visible in DC only after somebody else reports it Repost the march they buried 227120806799
Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 30/08/2026www.thedailybeast.com/google-maps-...thedailybeast.comGoogle Maps Faces Fury for Caving to TrumpGoogle Maps has renamed Lake Ontario to reflect Trump’s preferences. 100
Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Heartbreaking … www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08...nytimes.comLive Updates: Hundreds Missing as Wall of Water Sweeps Away Villages in Nepal and Tibet 000
Reposted by Fireweed AKWolf Hour @wolfhour.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Will it work ? You wouldn't think so but never underestimate the extent of human stupidity .. (cartoon Pat Bagley) #politics 721723546
Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 27/08/2026www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comHere's to Dolly: union member, vaccine hero, literacy giant, staunch gay ally.Community-based philanthropy and fighting for the underdog defined the superstar’s legacy. 000
Reposted by Fireweed AKAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 26/08/2026Costco runs it's own rigorous food inspection program. And they didn't bend the knee on DEI. Plus, they dropped Callaway Golf after their horrific ad depicting violence against women. And they are refusing to carry trump meat. So that's where I'll be shopping. 572153383723
Reposted by Fireweed AKWOKE AF-Keeper of the🔥🐚8647🐚 @therealkimmymm.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Thank you💙💜 154
Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 25/08/2026RIP Dolly. We will miss you so much!!! www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...yahoo.comDolly Parton, One of Country Music’s Biggest & Brightest Icons, Dies at 80Parton was one of the most influential songwriters to hit Nashville — or the world. 020
Reposted by Fireweed AKTrump Resistance Movement @trm.bsky.social · 24/08/2026We feel for Mark Carney these days... 0248
Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Spot on … www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comWe are finally witnessing the decline of corporate Democrats | Robert ReichAmericans are backing progressives not because they want socialism, but because they want candidates who will fight for the working class 010
Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Omg! This is what happens when people don’t do their homework before voting. The guy who dropped out and the imprisoned felon that’s never been to Alaska both made the top 4 in the House primary!!! Eejits!!! 220
Reposted by Fireweed AKMark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social · 19/08/2026www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... “Prof Stiglitz argues that extreme inequality is a policy choice, turbocharged by financial deregulation, weaker labour protections and privatisation. Highly unequal countries are seven times more likely to suffer democratic backsliding or authoritarian drift.”theguardian.comThe Guardian view on global inequality: extreme wealth threatens democracy | EditorialEditorial: New York mayor Zohran Mamdani shows Britain’s Andy Burnham that confronting billionaires need not mean the end of cooperation with Donald Trump 622878
Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 19/08/2026It’s a good day! www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/c...nytimes.comCourt Blocks Road Through Izembek National Wildlife RefugeA federal judge ruled that the Trump administration broke the law when it approved a deal to allow a road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge. 120
Reposted by Fireweed AKAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/08/2026Ossoff: "I have zero interest in running for president in 2028, and frankly zero interest in the 2028 fantasy football right now ... these midterms are the whole ballgame ... I don't know that we have a free and fair election in 2028 unless we restore checks and balances in these 2026 midterms." 518242106098
Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Good riddance!! www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...independent.co.ukCommunities that have ‘deflocked’ by shutting down cameras amid privacy backlashDozens of law enforcement officers have reportedly been charged with or accused of misusing the surveillance cameras 020
Reposted by Fireweed AKIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 17/08/2026Hundreds of people in downtown Minneapolis hopped on scooters Friday night to protest Flock cameras and mass surveillance. *Video footage by Flying Penguin Studios (find them on FB/IG)* 24877301
Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Timeline cleanse. Corgi cuteness … www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...independent.co.ukCorgis flown in from around the world to compete in costume and loudest bark contestsA total of 150 corgis from nine countries jetted to the ‘European capital of corgis’ for the event 000
Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 17/08/2026“US negotiatior”?! That’s not a thing. How about private citizen pretending to be Secretary of State while corruptly making billions $$$ off business deals in the region? www.huffpost.com/entry/ap-ml-...huffpost.comKushner Has A Rare Meeting With Hamas' Leader On The Gaza Road Map. A Meeting With Netanyahu Is NextU.S. negotiator Jared Kushner has held a rare meeting with the Hamas chief in Egypt in a push to make progress on the stalled Gaza ceasefire. 020
Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 15/08/2026www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.com‘Devastating’: bulldozers plough through Big Bend national park as Trump’s border work pushes aheadHeavy machinery seen operating in famous Santa Elena Canyon amid outcry over new wall infrastructure in beloved Texas park 010
Reposted by Fireweed AKRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Thomson Reuters, which owns news agency Reuters, has signed a $125M deal giving ICE access to its databases of personal data. USA Today has partnered with Palantir to gain "actionable intelligence" on its audiences. The media should be opponents of Trump's police state — not collaborators. 47084393959
Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Glad to see this … alaskapublic.org/news/anchora...alaskapublic.orgAnchorage officials demolish Big Timber Motel as part of an effort to drive developmentBuilt in the 1970s, the Big Timber Motel had long been a blight on the area. Officials see tearing it down as a way to bolster new development and economic activity in the city without needing to find... 010
Reposted by Fireweed AKThe Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 12/08/2026The alarming new report comes as the crew enters the ninth month of a deployment that was supposed to last just seven.thedailybeast.comDisturbing Crisis Erupts Among Sailors in Trump’s WarThe concerning reports come as the crew enters the ninth month of a deployment that was supposed to last just seven. 63612
Reposted by Fireweed AKThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/08/2026“Socialism is a scareword they have hurled at every advance the people have made… socialism is their name for most anything that helps the people. 1952. Truman. This is how stale their desperate fearmongering is. cc: @MarshaBlackburn 250102634156
Reposted by Fireweed AKShoshanah in Alaska @shanahstone.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Space Karen's Alaska Buy A Wisconsin PAC, an Anchorage address that is really a guy's house, and $1.5 million from Space Karen. The campaign to repeal ranked-choice voting would like you to think this is homegrown. @thebluealaskan.comthebluealaskan.comSpace Karen's Alaska BuyA Wisconsin PAC, an Anchorage address that is really a guy's house, and $1.5 million from Space Karen. The campaign to repeal ranked-choice voting would like you to think this is homegrown. 082
Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Not buying it … www.rawstory.com/mitch-mcconn...rawstory.comMitch McConnell's 'strange' health update sparks skepticism from critics: 'No video?'Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) put out a statement that he's been discharged from a rehabilitation center, but online sleuths aren't buying it.McConnell was recovering from a fall he suffered in mid-June... 110
Reposted by Fireweed AKThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Nailed it 🎯 622195636
Reposted by Fireweed AKSANTA CLAUS @santaclausalaska.bsky.social · 03/08/2026REMINDER: "Until 1973, health insurance companies were non-profit. Republicans changed the law - Now, they profit $25 Billion a year off your health.” @mascbyjeffchastain IT’S TIME FOR MEDICARE FOR ALL! @SantaClausAlaska 1017970
Reposted by Fireweed AKjessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful 193126027993