Reposted by Fireweed AKMia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 06/10/2026In 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.comThe Babies Left Behind in AmericaThe United States is deporting parents without their children, creating a whole new family-separation crisis. 12258123
Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The bill will gut environmental laws and public participation. It’s a huge disaster! Please don’t support it. 000
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 120
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
Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Early 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. 000
Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Trump 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.” 020
Reposted by Fireweed AKBeing Liberal ®🗽🏳️🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Canadian cartoonist Michael deAdder 🇨🇦 423881
Fireweed AK @fireweedak.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Soaking up the lovely fall before the snow flies. 0152
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 · 22/09/2026I think he also admires people who are popular because it’s something he desperately craves for himself. 010
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 · 22/09/2026Better 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. 000
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 · 14/09/2026That is stunning! I can’t believe it’s watercolor!!! Gorgeous. 010
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 227120906810
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 · 30/08/2026Gorgeous for sure. But they’re kinda bullies. When we had a mixed flock, they were not very nice to our gentle Ameraucanas and Orpingtons. 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