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Kelly Auer

@kda-ak.bsky.social
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Fan of science, fiction and the overlap between them. All opinions my own.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
*so important*: if you’re voting by mail, assume the USPS will delay because it’s its policy. You can: —put it in drop box —go to counter to watch them postmark in front of you —if you’re dropping it in a mailbox, do it VERY EARLY.
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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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Löki Gale Tobin @lgtobin.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The Dept of Revenue has affirmed the state received enough oil revenue to pay in full the one-time distribution of $115 million to Alaska's public schools And starting in FY28, the state will pay for our schools energy costs. That's what coalition leadership looks like. #akleg
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 10/08/2026
Important: Trump’s executive order is NOT legislation. Though the executive order promotes more misinformation about vaccines, nothing has changed about the availability of childhood vaccines. For evidence-based guidance, please follow and share American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations.
AAP Recommended Immunization Schedule
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Kelly Auer @kda-ak.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
These documentaries & "studies" give me the ick because they are so often done in transparently bad faith. Poor logic, no evidence to support their arguments, & just attempt after attempt to prevent neurodivergent ppl from 1) existing &/or 2)accessing services & supports. Infuriating.
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Kelly Auer @kda-ak.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
I have bamboo toaster tongs that I park over the rim of the stein that holds all my spatulas, wooden spoons,etc on the counter. It doesn't take up much space, is easily available, & is made of wood so I don't have to worry about shocks when I (clumsily) reach into my toaster.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
It’s that time of year again. Teachers, THANK YOU for what you do. If you need help stocking your room this year, please drop a link to your Classroom Wishlists in the comments! I’ll get as much as I can, and there are always some great members of the community who chip in too!
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Stand UP Alaska | Alaska Civics Channel @standupalaska.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Stand Up Alaska is throwing a festival with one goal: get Alaskans to the polls. Show of Hands hits Bernie's Bungalow Lounge August 8, 3 PM to 11 PM, 21+. Eight Alaskan bands. One primary on the line. Save the date.
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Kelly Auer @kda-ak.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Some time in Feb, these bright pink jelly jars are going to make my day. 😊
3 half-pint jars filled with bright pink jelly sit on a speckled countertop
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Kelly Auer @kda-ak.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Kicking off the delicious time of year with fireweed! Time for jelly, syrup, & honey, mmmm.
Fireweed growing in tall green grass with green trees in the background. Bright pink fireweed stalks are scattered through tall green grass. A hand in the foreground holds a white bucket partially filled with fireweed flowers.
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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 16/07/2026
For your convenience, the Pride and Prejudice live-posting super-thread 📚
A drawing of Elizabeth Bennet, a lovely young woman with her long hair tied up nearly under a ribbon and wearing what is most likely a neo-classically inspired dress, looking pensive, two letters in her hand. Meanwhile Darcy, a handsome but stern-looking fellow, looks longingly at her. Also there is me, a little gremlin in big round glasses, skulking about in the background and hoping that they kiss. 

The accompanying text reads “Trung reads Pride and Prejudice for the first time, somehow.”
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fbxresistanceinfo.bsky.social @fbxresistanceinfo.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Who: Alaskans for Data Center Accountability What: Rally (and party!) When: 7 pm on 18 July 2026 Where: Northern Alaska Environmental Center 830 College Rd, Fairbanks, AK 99701 Why: Let's come together to address & raise awareness of the 15 proposed Data Centers in Alaska!
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James Martin, SJ @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
For Jesus, sin is often a failure to bother to love. As I mentioned in the podcast with Hasan Minhaj, this insight is from the moral theologian James Keenan, SJ.
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Löki Gale Tobin @lgtobin.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
BREAKING: Senate Finance creates a permanent initiative to cover school energy costs and a pilot loan forgiveness program to aid in teacher recruitment. #akleg 1/🧵
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
No Kings. Find your event for this Saturday, March 28th. www.nokings.org #NoKings
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Anchorage Daily News @adn.com · 18/02/2026
ICE officers took a mother and her three children, including a 5-year-old, into custody in Soldotna on Tuesday, according to the woman’s attorney.
adn.com
ICE takes mother and children including 5-year-old into custody in Soldotna, lawyer says
A group of clergy held a hastily convened media briefing Tuesday afternoon in support of the family and to publicize their apparent detention.
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Kelly Auer @kda-ak.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Zero idea what your end looks like, of course, but the form looked lovely.
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 30/01/2026
If you need whistles, or you want to contribute to our GoFundMe to help us get whistles across the US, visit our link tree: linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
linktr.ee
3D Printed Whistles | Linktree
We ship community protection whistles for free. Need some? Click the email link below & tell us how many you need (between 100 - 1000) & where to send them.
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Sara @saralovesyou.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
The guy who makes funny doctor videos (who actually is an ophthalmologist) just made a couple on pepper spray generally and with contacts. We live in weird times.
youtu.be
What To Do If You Get Pepper Sprayed
YouTube video by Dr. Glaucomflecken
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.” That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
By the way. YOU SHOULD STILL CALL YOUR SENATORS. It matters that they vote no. Because you'll know you did your job as an American and it'll be up to them to do the right thing.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 24/01/2026
Stand With The Sinister Minnesotans Against ICE store.theonion.com/products/siniste…
Stand With The Sinister Minnesotans Against ICE

Net proceeds will be donated to local organizations in Minnesota
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
"What can Democrats actually do?" - Vote against funding for ICE and DHS - State that any ICE officers who commit crimes under Trump will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law - Encourage cities and states to refuse to cooperate with ICE - Explain ICE is part of Trump's tyranny
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Alerts from NWS Anchorage AK (UNOFFICIAL) @anc.nws-bot.us · 18/01/2026
Special Weather Statement issued January 18 at 6:05AM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK Additional Details Here.
The Chugach NF Avalanche Information Center in Girdwood has
issued a SPECIAL AVALANCHE STATEMENT for the following areas:
South Fork Eagle River, Chugach State Park, Girdwood, Portage,
Turnagain Pass, Moose Pass, Summit Lake, and Seward from 6 am
Saturday, Jan 17 to 6 am Tuesday, Jan 20.

* WHAT...Very dangerous avalanche conditions exist in the
backcountry. Avalanche danger is HIGH at and above treeline.

* WHERE...For the Western Chugach and Kenai Mountains in and
around Anchorage, Girdwood, Portage, Turnagain Pass, Summit
Lake, Moose Pass, Lost Lake, and Seward.

* WHEN...In effect through 6:00 am Tuesday, Jan 20th.

* IMPACTS...Very large human-triggered avalanches are likely.
Despite quiet weather, the snowpack remains very unstable.
People can easily trigger very large avalanches. It is likely
avalanches may be triggered remotely from flat terrain below
steeper slopes.

* PRECAUTIONARY / PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If deciding to recreate
in the backcountry, choose terrain that is flat or less than 30
degrees in steepness, with nothing steeper above you. Travel is
avalanche terrain is not recommended.

Similar avalanche danger may exist at locations outside the
coverage area of this or any avalanche center.

For more information visit www.ChugachAvalanche.org.
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Kelly Auer @kda-ak.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Proof that my local bookstore also thinks @tkingfisher.com's Paladin books are cozy romances, despite the occasional severed head. ❤️
"Paladin's Grace" surrounded by other books and candles in a bookstore display. Display title is Cozy Romance Reads.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 26/11/2025
It’s the busiest shopping period of the year, so we’re hitting pause on buying from corporations that enable Trump’s fascist agenda: weaintbuyingit.com/?utm_source=bluesky
(next to a crossed out Home Depot logo) “Home Depot has allowed its parking lots to become ground zero for ICE raids on immigrant day laborers, and its billionaire co-founder Bernie Marcus has funneled millions into Trump's campaigns.”

(next to a crossed out Target logo) “Target, which once branded itself as the friendly, inclusive big-box store, has now scrapped its DEl goals and scaled back LGBTQ+ offerings to avoid angering the regime.”

(next to a crossed out Amazon logo) “Amazon didn't just shower Trump's inauguration with cash -- Jeff Bezos' company pitched facial-recognition tools to
ICE and powers the Palantir systems ICE uses to track and deport immigrants, making Amazon a core contractor for the regime's deportation machine.”
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Calendar tour!! Don’t look at my office, I know it’s chaotic, don’t do it, don’t look, just look at the calendar! it’s very nice! it has animals on it and it helps me buy native plant seeds for my city, nothing to see on my walls. Get a pretty calendar at squidfacts.net
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Kelly Auer @kda-ak.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Yes! Just got me a gift for next fall. Thanks for the heads-up! 🤞🏻 for a horf interaction as well.
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Kelly Auer @kda-ak.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
What do you think - do the Dems leverage this week's election victories into forcing Republicans to end the shutdown?
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ACLU @aclu.org · 04/11/2025
If you run into any problems or have questions when casting your vote today, call the Election Protection Hotline.
If you have any trouble voting or have questions about your rights, call the non-partisan Election Protection Hotline.
English: 1-866-OUR-VOTE / 1-866-687-8683
Spanish: 1-888-VE-Y-VOTA / 1-888-839-8682
Arabic: 1-844-YALLA-US / 1-844-925-5287
For Bengali, Cantonese, Hindi, Urdu, Korean, Mandarin, Tagalog, Vietnamese, and more: 1-888-API-VOTE / 1-888-274-8683
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katsylver @katsylver.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
The free store is now a regular event happening the first Sunday of each month! Today there was a great turnout & the question I heard over & over was "when is the next free store?" Mark your calendar for December 7th! @anchoragemutualaid.bsky.social #alaskasky
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tundragranite.bsky.social @tundragranite.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
#anchorage #halong Please donate materials for making cultural regalia, particularly yup'ik.
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Kelly Auer @kda-ak.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Organizers (& other folks) base some of these estimates on the rsvp count...but *tons* of attendees don't rsvp! An analysis of the photos / videos would show the more accurate numbers.
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Kelly Auer @kda-ak.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Ffs...my ancestors who came had their family name changed because it was transcribed incorrectly & they were just your garden variety western European farmers & not dealing w/different alphabets! People *absolutely* had their names changed, whether by choice or not.
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Kelly Auer @kda-ak.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Such a great idea!! I broke a knife on the last batch I tried to hand cut. 😬
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 18/07/2025
I keep seeing people say things like, “Well we’re not going to HAVE elections,” and with all due respect, I think this is both wildly pessimistic and also wildly naive. We are not going to have free and fair elections. We also have not had them in the past.
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Kelly Auer @kda-ak.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
I get that there are always tough budget decisions, but why are people always so ready to cut feeding children?? I share your hope that they support families through signup.
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Janessa Goldbeck @janessagoldbeck.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
🚨 There’s a lot of horrific news out of Washington right now—but you might have missed this: Senate Republicans just introduced a plan to sell off 120 million acres of our public lands. Let me break down what’s in the bill and why it’s a full-scale land grab. 🧵
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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 31/05/2025
State supreme courts are a battlefield for pressing issues, from abortion rights to ballot access. But do you know how your court works? Our guide breaks down the structure and procedures of every single state’s highest court. boltsmag.org/whats-o...
boltsmag.org
Your State-by-State Guide to Every State Supreme Court - Bolts
Bolts breaks down the structure, selection procedures, and functions of each state’s highest court.
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Kelly Auer @kda-ak.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
A friend replaced hers with a Pride sticker ❤️
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Kelly Auer @kda-ak.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
I'm seeing even sketchy local coverage of some things (town halls, protests) but we also do have local institutions who are absolutely holding the line (not allowing ICE into schools, for example). Here, it definitely seems like lack of coverage vs lack of resistance.
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Kelly Auer @kda-ak.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
I will always like the closing parenthesis.
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Kelly Auer @kda-ak.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
SO many things can have sneaky gluten from seasonings, broth, etc etc. Also, many wineries apparently use flour paste when sealing wine barrels, so it can contaminate otherwise gf wine! 😪
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 02/02/2025
I answer the critically important question, "HOW DO WE SLOW DOWN TRUMP?" Here are 7 meaningful things we can do to fight back. There's no quick fix, but with collective efforts, we can make progress. And yes, it requires Dem Leadership to Wake the ---- UP. www.qasimrashid.com/p/magas-7-de...
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MAGAs 7 Deadly Sins—So Far—And How to Fight Back
How MAGAs are undermining every aspect of our Republic as they march the United States towards fascism—and the actions we must take to stop them
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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
running the federal govt the same way I figure out which breaker powers the garage
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Kelly Auer @kda-ak.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Honestly, @neolithicsheep.bsky.social did such a fantastic set of live Tweets roasting all the prepper shows where folks basically had bunkers full of guns, a patch of kale, & zero plans for things like, oh, protein & clean water...It is one of the only things I regret leaving at the Bad Place.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 28/01/2025
I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service. “Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
washingtonpost.com
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 28/01/2025
If you’re in the US and you’d like to know what projects and vital services federal grants currently fund in your state, you can search here: www.usaspending.gov And you can find the contact information for your elected representatives here: www.usa.gov/elected-offi... They need to hear from you.
usaspending.gov
USAspending.gov
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James Martin, SJ @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
"Jesus’ parents were also obliged to flee from their country and seek refuge in Egypt, to save the life of their Child: the Messiah, the Son of God was a refugee." Pope Benedict XVI. Angelus, January 16, 2011 Image: "Our Lady of the Journey" by @KLICONS
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
We are in scary times with immigration sweeps, executive orders & farmworkers laboring in thick wildfire smoke. We're scrambling to do everything at once & our resources are stretched thin. Be there for farmworkers. Make a donation today ufw.org/scarytimes or paypal.com/paypalme/ufwdonate #WeFeedYou
Photo of workers harvesting strawberries amid eerie orange glow from  wildfire smoke with the text overlay "Scary Times: Farm workers need your help!"
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