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From the new book 'Wild Folk', a collaboration of the words of author Jackie Morris and the art of Tamsin Abbott, which comprises of seven richly illustrated fables of transformation and power #WomensArt

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The city of Tulsa, home to one of the most horrifying racial-terror massacres in U.S. history and the people who tried to cover it up, has announced a $105 million reparations package.

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Happy Wednesday! Here’s your midweek moment of zen. 😴 #wolfconservation #ambassadorwolf

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UP FIRST: Tariffs on imported steel and aluminum are doubling today. Here's how it could impact your wallets. And, Trump has asked Congress to wipe out funding for public broadcasting.

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Ruru owl during his pre-release exam. He spent some time at Wildbase hospital + rehabilitation centre before being successfully released. Photo: TORI TURNER Link to donate to Wildbase Recovery for those willing and able: wildbaserecovery.co.nz/help-us/dona...

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A ‘snafu’ is a situation marked by errors or confusion. ‘Snafu’ comes from WW2 and is an acronym for “Situation Normal, All F*cked Up.” Yes, really.

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Hurricane season is June 1 - Nov. 30. NOAA's weather team is predicting an above-average 2025 season: - 3-5 major hurricanes (winds of 111 mph or higher) - 6-10 hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher) - 13 to 19 total named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher)

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Nearly 14 MILLION people are estimated to lose their health insurance under Republicans' “big beautiful bill.” That's like everyone in: Wyoming Vermont Alaska North Dakota Montana Maine New Hampshire Hawaii West Virginia Idaho and Nebraska COMBINED.

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Trump fast-tracks Utah uranium mine, but industry revival may wait for higher prices https://trib.al/8UwKznv

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A 41-year-old man on a ski mountaineering expedition on a popular Denali route is missing after falling while unroped on Monday, according to the National Park Service.

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@alaskapublic.org I was listening to The Daily’s report,“A 1400 County Crisis for Democrats,” and Democratic politicians need to pay attention. Studies “a new county-by-county voting analysis […] of the last four presidential races shows just how drastically Mr. Trump has changed the electoral map.”

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Michael B. Jordan says Denzel Washington told him to stay offline to avoid overexposing himself to audiences: “Why would they pay to see you on a weekend if they see you all week for free?” (Source: www.vulture.com/article/mich...)

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This is NOT propaganda. The word ‘propaganda’ comes from the ‘Congregatio de propaganda fide’ (“Congregation for propagating the faith”). The ‘Congregatio de propaganda fide’ was created in 1622 by Pope Gregory XV as a means of furthering Catholic missionary activity.

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The Trump administration is moving to repeal Biden-era curbs blocking oil drilling across most of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, which is home to an estimated 8.7 billion barrels of recoverable oil.

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A federally funded residential job training center in Palmer must close completely by the end of June and begin sending students home next week under an “operations pause” ordered by the U.S. Department of Labor. via @matsusentinel.bsky.social

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So. Steel production is relatively small slice of the American economy. Steel itself? *Very widely used throughout the American economy. See the problem? (I mean, see the problem beyond the entire global economy being held hostage to the whims of one guy who doesn’t understand the economy?)

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“Bukele rose to near-total control of El Salvador on a tide of support from the very gang he’s credited with defeating, according to a U.S. federal indictment, the Treasury Department, regional experts, and Salvadoran media…” www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission was established by the landmark Civil Rights Act that Martin Luther King Jr. fought for. The Trump administration is now turning the agency into a “grievance apparatus” for white men. This week on Reveal:

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In the 19th century, a New Orleans doctor sent the skulls of 19 Black Americans to a doctor in Germany, where they were used as part of now discredited racial science. The remains were recently returned to the city, where they will be laid to rest on Saturday.

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Hurry back home, Mom! The Falconettes at Great Spirit Bluff cam.

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A credulous press is a threat to democracy

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Close your eyes and point in almost any direction, and you’ll find an area of acute knowledge loss. “We’re going to suffer this massively, in both the short and the long term.”

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The word ‘tomato’ started out as ‘tomate’ and came from the Nahuatl word ‘tomatl.’ Since the potato had been introduced to the English some decades earlier, the word evolved to mimic the form of ‘potato’—hence the spelling ‘tomato.’

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The state of Alaska could be on the hook for $81 million in education funding after failing a federal annual disparity test earlier in May.

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A surfer doing surfer things with the bore tide yesterday and a mountain doing mountain (avalanche) things.

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Devastating news from Blatten, Switzerland, where a glacier collapse has destroyed the village. I visited this beautiful alpine community while teaching on a U. Cambridge Geography field trip in 2017. #climatechange #climatedisaster 🧪 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

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Sorry folks! Trailhead is closing. Moose out front should have told you.

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Elon Musk did not leave the Trump administration. He's making a sleight-of-hand show of leaving the Trump administration while still being very much part of it behind closed doors, and yet, reporters who should know better continue to put out shit like this uncritically.

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Everybody seeing moose all around Anchorage this week. Meanwhile, I'm in a serious moose sighting drought.

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The revocation of Chinese student visas was attacked by Beijing, which said it has lodged protests with the U.S.

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The Trump administration is in town for Gov. Dunleavy's conference on "SUStainable energy". While they're inside, join with Alaskans outside the Dena'ina Center to tell them our lands are not for sale! Rally with us on Mon. 6/02 (4:00 - 5:00 p.m.) and Tue 6/03 (12:00-1:30 p.m.) #AlaskaNotForSale

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To help pull the struggling Alaska seafood industry out of its tailspin, state lawmakers passed some bills aimed at lightening the financial load on harvesters and advanced others intended to help businesses and fishery-dependent municipalities. via @alaskabeacon.com

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Omg, 😍. “This is a site for pictures of owls… in towels.” owlsintowels.org

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If only they could speak human

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Manatees are the OG mermaids fr #manatee #manateesofcoralcity #manatees #mermaid #sirenia #swim #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #miamibeach #biscaynebay #coralcity

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Another Trump casualty: A tiny office that keeps measurements of the world accurate The National Geodetic Survey is also the oldest scientific agency in the US.

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BREAKING: NPR and three Colorado public radio stations are suing the Trump administration over the president's executive order seeking to ban the use of federal money for NPR and PBS.

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Texas suffers power outages as severe weather hits areas of the state.

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Dog Bless You/Explore is humbled to be one of the leading providers of service animals to our Vets! Thank you for all your selfless sacrifices.

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What do you get if you add poems that are "Shel Silverstein meets Rumi for kids" with pictures of yetis and primordial slime? Words with Wings and Magic Things, a book of illustrated poems for kids.

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#MemorialDayWeekend is associated with increased coastal litter as more people visit the beaches. #AvoidPlastic decorations and single-use bottles, plates, and utensils. Leave the Beach and/or Park Cleaner Than You Found It! #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #CoastalCleanup

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