Good - really shouldn’t have taken so long ..
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Good - really shouldn’t have taken so long ..
Yup public radio during crises is critical
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#maga
slashed through advisory bodies and is currently limiting access to covid vaccines, all while the administration’s budget reconciliation bill is forcing people off health care insurance.”
August 29, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc... ~ “Kennedy and MAHA are the dog that caught the car. Faced with creating the new system that they promised voters would keep them healthier, they are flailing. Their key public-health report relied on fake studies concocted by AI, and Kennedy has
:-(. WTH AK?
I really need to know if there’s, like, one guy at every hedge fund whose whole job is just refreshing the docket nonstop so he can make a trade the second a tariff ruling drops
:-( yeah …
open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/... ~ Yup - Dems should be pounding the streets (and tables) and sucking up all the air instead of letting Trump dominate with his manufactured crises du jour. Do something!!! SMDH!!!
Heros stepping up
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Trump administration advances plan to reverse federal rule that limits logging in national forests alaskabeacon.com/2025/08/27/t... ~ :-(.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Great story! www.atlasobscura.com/articles/her...
Yup
Ughhh - how do we get these people in alaska - so cruel n out there …
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc... , So, what do we do …?
Pretty shameful
Sandwich man! Validation of the time honored tradition of throwing organic matter at those in power …
A big touché on that
“The poll finds 55% of U.S. adults believe it is “completely” or “somewhat” unacceptable for the federal government to take control of local police departments, as Trump has effectively done in Washington.” ~ Hopefully folks will come to their senses and recognize the Fox et al propaganda …
The latest on the next Covid booster vaccines with marked governmental restrictions, with notable delay in context of the ongoing summer US wave www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/h...
carried by 11 points last year.
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/an-encoura... “Iowa Democrat Catelin Drey won a major upset on Tuesday night, flipping a deep-red seat in the state Senate and breaking the GOP's supermajority in the chamber. Drey defeated Republican Christopher Prosch by a wide 55-45 margin in a district Donald Trump
I Was Inside CDC During the Shooting. I Can Still Hear the Bullets. www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco... ~ There was not enough press on this! Shameful lack of response by Trump …
That’s right. In fact, he pardoned or commuted other Medicare or Medicaid fraudsters. Here’s a list. Phillip Esformes: $1.3 B Salomon Melgen: $42 M Lawrence Duran: $205 M Judith Negron: $205 M Daniela Gozes-Wagner: $28 M John Estin Davis: $4.6 M Todd Farha + 4 WellCare execs: $ unknown
It’s time to rethink the air we breathe in nursing centers Our Senior Fellow Georgia Lagoudas co-wrote this piece on steps toward cleaner #IndoorAir and the big difference it makes for residents in nursing facilities. ✍️: Rosa R. Baier and Ann Reddy with @brownpublichealth.bsky.social More here ⤵️
Indonesia reports 17 deaths in measles outbreak, launches vaccine drive In US developments, New Jersey health officials are tracking transit exposures linked to the state's latest confirmed case. www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
The new order being imposed on American industry doesn’t come from a vast authoritarian bureaucracy. It’s personal and arbitrary. A single so-called “strongman” is beginning to control everything. Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/whatss-fascist-capitalism-and-which
www.dermotcole.com/reportingfro...
Just do something!
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/vee... ~“Days after a similar move from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (ACOG) late last week released updated clinical guidance documents regarding vaccination during pregnancy against COVID-19, influenza, & RSV.”
Do you have an idea for improving Alaska’s child support rules? We want to hear it! Submit comments on Civil Rule 90.3 by Oct 31, 2025. More info about the current rule and how to submit comments ➡ ak-courts.info/rulec...
![Public Notice Child Support Rule Your chance to comment if you wish to suggest changes to Civil Rule 90.3 or comment on its effectiveness, please send your comments: By email to: ChildSupportRule @akcourts.gov By online form: https://www.surveymonkey. com/r/ACS90-3comments By mail to: Rule 90.3, c/o Stacy Steinberg Alaska Court System 820 West 4th Avenue Anchorage, AK 99501 A copy of the current rule and a booklet explaining how the rule works is available on the court system's website at: ak-courts.info/dr310 and ak-courts.info/rulecomments [and QR codes for each link] Deadline for Comments: Friday, Oct 31, 2025 NOTE: All comments received are part of the public record & will not be treated as confidential by the Alaska Court System. Federal law requires that each state's child support guidelines be reviewed every four years to make sure that the guidelines result in appropriate amounts of child support. If you have limited/no access to the internet, email for hard copies](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yonnw2p7ix4ixnvqpctlisf4/bafkreiel3qztbrarcqbdv6crkaezbtnbuowgqzbygn3snzipezwnc3rhxi@jpeg "Click to view full size")
Ughhhhh
youtube.com/watch?v=Z1Mo... Totally agree. We need to convince ICE agents to quit. Better yet don’t take an ICE job
includes recommending the COVID-19 vaccine specifically for children under two and those who are high-risk, as well as for all kids who want it. This directly counters RFK Jr.’s confusing guidance and equips families with the information they need to move forward with confidence.”
Covid-19 summer wave, flying flesh-eating maggots, radioactive shrimp, DEI research cuts, publication fraud, and science fighting back in the best way open.substack.com/pub/yourloca... “AAP leads with clarity: The American Academy of Pediatrics has released its official vaccine schedule, which
and falsified data—and contrasts it with 40 independent studies of 5.6 million people showing no link. It’s a powerful way to help the public do its own research and meet the moment of deep curiosity and questions.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/... “Spotting bad science: Dr. Jess Steier, a public health scientist, published a brilliant interactive explainer in the New York Times showing how the vaccine–autism myth is built on discredited research from a small group of authors. She walks through deceptive methods
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc... ~ craziness on the loose …. All summed up here
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol... ~ Pedos sticking together, shocking … Not!
Touché
I switched my web browser to Ecosia.org because of it. I sometimes have to be really specific with where I’m looking for things, but small price to pay.
A man who was just getting names and badges for officers was wrongfully detained in D.C. He then yelled, “AFTER THE TRIALS ARE HELD, YOU WILL ALL BE IN JAIL.” 🔥 #FreeDC
:-(
Dem Party leadership is so useless right now …
🚨GETCHER DEMOCRACY HERE! STEP RIGHT UP! HOT DEMOCRACY MADE TO ORDER!🚨 #FuckICE #AlaskaSky
:-(. Really angry making …
Folks in Anchorage, stop by Loussac Library today and sign the petition to create an Office of Inspector General. The inspector general would have oversight power over the Anchorage Police Department.
The ACLU of Alaska has critical info for us about how to watch out for our neighbors and what to do if ICE enters our places of work. RSVP for the training now! #AkLeg #Alaska #AlaskaSky
Wowza - it did seem like they were everywhere …! ~ Beluga Whale Alliance 50 whales seen near Beluga Point yesterday (some lingered there for a while), plus 2 harbor porpoises seen at Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center!
Some #akelect #akleg history: A chart showing who Alaskans collectively voted as their President, Governor, Senators, U.S. Representative, and who controlled the two legislative chambers, in all the years since statehood. Tl;dr: The peak of Republican control was the early 2000s.
Beluga Whale Alliance -Belugas & seals in TArm this AM, w/ whales currently being observed near Cairn Point from the Ship Creek viewing area! :-)
:-)
Saw several south of there too while driving the Seward. So great to see em again. A good silver season should mean a good beluga viewing season. :-)
September 3rd
Your posts keep getting compromised and shows pop up spam ….
In #AnchorageAK today 😻 Garage sale to benefit local NO kill cat shelter. 👇
Looks like a fresh red among older pinks. Coghill has some kinda blue backed salmon too.
power grab of major cities.””
August 22, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc... ~ Fascist takeover & “On X, Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker posted: “Things People are Begging for: 1. Cheaper groceries 2. No Medicaid and SNAP cuts 3. Release of the Epstein Files.” He added: “Things People are NOT begging for: 1. An authoritarian
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug... ~ “To the extent that there is a story here, it involves what I’ve called MAGA brain, “the belief that the only way you can get results is by being tough and nasty, avoiding anything that might be considered woke” — which includes renewable energy.” ~ MAGA Woke?
Haven’t figured out how to send video to my congressional delegation, so I’ll just send a screenshot and a transcript.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv... ~ “Unchecked COVID revisionism, in trying to correct the errors of the last pandemic, might leave us even less prepared for the next one.” This article provides a much better retrospective analysis than the book authors’ poor, selective look at the data …
feelings” are impossibly delicate souls.”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv... ~ “And of course, the MAGA posters on social media and Facebook have flown off the handle with rage. (Newsom is having a “mental breakdown,” said one MAGA influencer, without a trace of irony.) As it turns out, the people who pioneered the slogan “Fuck your
Good riddance- he n Dunleavy robbed us blind giving undisputed tax settlements to multinational big oil ….
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc... ~ Epstein not going away no matter what Trump tries to distract with ..
substack.com/@sugarrhi/no... ~ Powerful reply ~
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
California passes first of three bills to counter Texas in nationwide fight over election maps ~ Some Dems taking care of bidness…
Truly
policy decision from the White House is.””
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202... by ~ “ “The battle’s not going to be fought by graffiti or street art or public art alone, but it’s definitely an important, contextual way for people to interpret what’s going on,” Ross said. “And I think the incident sort of draws out just how silly this
alaskabeacon.com/2025/08/20/s... ~ “The systems are pretty empty of salmon, and, without that ocean nutrient freight train, the rivers are more sterile. We have large rivers that look beautiful, but without salmon that is deceiving.””
The easiest way to end district gerrymandering? Eliminating districts. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202... ~ I am so down with this - get rid of the ridiculousness …
In my letter I pointed out that this statement is not the function of the medical board (www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/pro...) I also pointed out that none of the board members are experts in gender affirming care and gynecology. It only takes 5 minutes. Please write.
Yup
In Fairbanks Tomorrow: Noon-1pm! Peger and Airport! Thank you for showing up, and especially - Thank you, from us brown people!
Totally agree - Dems do something- don’t just get run over
If you believe Alaskans should have the FREEDOM to make their own healthcare decisions, if you believe parents should have the FREEDOM to decide what’s best for their own children, tell the unelected MatSu Bureaucrats (ie AK Medical Board). Email: MedicalBoard@Alaska.Gov (see comment). #akleg #akgov
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc... ~ Yup, This!, Touché, …
Whoa!!!
Good!
This was our representative a year ago and in 18 months she could be our Senator, but only if you vote #akleg #akelect
www.adn.com/alaska-news/... ~ Great story, great idea …
open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...
www.adn.com/alaska-news/... ~ This seems like a really good idea ~
Want to protect salmon for future generations? 🐟 Join Inletkeeper & Kenai Watershed Forum Aug 22–23 to map undocumented habitat in our community. Contact david@inletkeeper.org or ben@kenaiwatershed.org to join! #SaveOurSalmon #Alaska
This, despite Peltola having a 7pt higher positive rating...”
Lotsa fascinating poll results from Ivan ~ “The Peltola-stans aren't going to like this one... Q: If the 2026 election for US Senate for Alaska was held today and the candidates were... for whom would you vote for US Senate? Dan Sullivan (R) 47 Mary Peltola (D) 43
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... ~ :-(. SMDH …
hospitals.” ~ Typical…
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202... ~”The Big Tech platforms aren’t the ones footing the bill. That burden is increasingly falling on America’s aging Universal Service Fund, which since 1998 has supported broadband deployment in rural communities, low-income households, schools, libraries and
Trump wants states to feed voter info into powerful citizenship data program alaskabeacon.com/2025/08/18/t... ~ Trump is the deep state …
Mom, we are in TV! And not just TV, BBC News 💪
August 17, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc... ~ :-(
Beluga Whale Alliance ~15 belugas seen at Ship Creek mouth headed north at low tide 8AM. Catch them on the way back! :-) Text STOP to end