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Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Lorre’s my new hero.
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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
In April, Brookings researchers found 205,000 children affected by ICE 71 % are US citizens. Most lost one parent, but 35,000 kids are left with no parent at all. Since April ICE arrests increased. In July, they arrested 49,000 ppl, most have no criminal record www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
theatlantic.com
The Babies Left Behind in America
The United States is deporting parents without their children, creating a whole new family-separation crisis.
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Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The bill will gut environmental laws and public participation. It’s a huge disaster! Please don’t support it.
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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Dirty gold. I’m sure the companies behind all this are the same ones pillaging Alaska and Canada … www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
theguardian.com
How gold surpassed cocaine as Peru’s most profitable criminal industry
As gold prices surge, illegal mining has laid waste to swathes of Tambopata National Reserve’s rainforest
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Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Fundamental 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.com
More than half of Americans are reading below a 6th grade level, study finds
Children raised by adults with low literacy have a 72 percent chance of developing low literacy themselves, according to one expert
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Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Blue jay with a punk hairdo?
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Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Love this!
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Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Early in my marriage, my husband stole my soda on a hot day and chugged it down. I (being from San Diego) exclaimed du-uu-uude (multiple syllables)!!! It made an impression on the East Coaster, he cracked up, and now it’s his favorite thing to say.
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Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Trump looks enraged. Did Xi say “Ooooh, what’s that smell?” or “No one cares about your gold crap” or “Why do you have to put your name on everything?” Or, most likely, “Hell yes, we’re supporting Iran in this war, and there’s nothing you can do about it.”
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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Canadian cartoonist Michael deAdder 🇨🇦
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Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Soaking up the lovely fall before the snow flies.
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Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Sadly it’s not an exaggeration.
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Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Gorgeous creatures. And what a landscape!
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Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This 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!
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Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Some good news… www.matsusentinel.com/mat-su-assem...
matsusentinel.com
Mat-Su Assembly bans borough use of Flock-style license plate readers
The ban blocks the borough from using the cameras or paying for or being a part of projects that do.
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Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I think he also admires people who are popular because it’s something he desperately craves for himself.
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Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Such a great show. Very excited for Season 2!! ca.news.yahoo.com/north-of-nor...
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'North of North' Season 2 starring Anna Lambe starts with a bang — and that's just the beginning
To 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...
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Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Better yet. Just put your foot down and don’t do the evil crap, even if it means getting fired. If everyone stands together and refuses to do the evil crap, it’s much harder for them to fire you all.
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Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Don’t know. Handsome fella though!
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Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Very apt. Don’t give him any ideas though. 😖
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Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
So well said …
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Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Bravo 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.com
All supporting acts withdraw from Ed Sheeran’s tour in solidarity with Macklemore
Four openers and live band for Sheeran’s tour depart after removal of Macklemore over ‘free Palestine’ comments
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Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
The incoming ‘super’ El Niño will create chaos around the world. And we are far from ready for it | Bill McGuire
One 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
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Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The bird that changed Ecuador: how a chance discovery of a rare species helped to save many more
Thirty years after a US ornithologist first sighted a jocotoco antpitta, the foundation he set up to restore biodiversity is a model for conservation globally
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Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Wonderful!
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Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
That is stunning! I can’t believe it’s watercolor!!! Gorgeous.
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Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Frustrating to see this level of mismanagement affecting so many people … www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
theguardian.com
While Puerto Ricans protest for reliable access to water, the governor washes her hands
Leaky aqueducts and mega-projects for the wealthy exacerbate a water crisis in the US island territory
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I donated! Thanks for sharing the link.
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Paul Braterman #FBPE #FactsMatter #Vote4Democracy @paulbraterman.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I donated to this cause. Local Nepalese doctors, best placed to recognise needs, vetted by Just Giving www.justgiving.com/campaign/nep...
justgiving.com
Nepal 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 ...
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Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Devious! Love it … sending people to the Epstein files instead of Trump’s convention page. www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump...
thedailybeast.com
Trump’s Big Moment Hit by Embarrassing Google Results
A website that appeared to promote Trump’s upcoming GOP convention took an unexpected detour.
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Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Yep. All healed up, thanks!
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Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Golden tanager?
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Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Goldfinch?
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Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Devastating 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.com
Ben-Gvir posts Palestinians on conveyor belts to detention camps. The world is silent | Arwa Mahdawi
Ben-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
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Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Go unions!
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Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Good to see this!
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Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This makes my heart happy! cms.anchoragepress.com/email/c957fe...
cms.anchoragepress.com
WOW we need a nap. But first, let's party.
The Anchorage Press is back, baby.
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Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Important story … www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Four 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
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Tasha @toshyou.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
NO 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
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Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
www.thedailybeast.com/google-maps-...
thedailybeast.com
Google Maps Faces Fury for Caving to Trump
Google Maps has renamed Lake Ontario to reflect Trump’s preferences.
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Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Amazing!!!
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Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Gorgeous for sure. But they’re kinda bullies. When we had a mixed flock, they were not very nice to our gentle Ameraucanas and Orpingtons.
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Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Fancy kingfisher
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Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Very sad to see this!!
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Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Heartbreaking … www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08...
nytimes.com
Live Updates: Hundreds Missing as Wall of Water Sweeps Away Villages in Nepal and Tibet
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
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Wolf Hour @wolfhour.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Will it work ? You wouldn't think so but never underestimate the extent of human stupidity .. (cartoon Pat Bagley) #politics
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