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Hi, I'm the Washington, D.C. correspondent for Alaska Public Media. I post and RT Alaska news, D.C. news and random bits of beauty. Edward R. Murrow Award winner. I ❤️dogs. Send news tips to [email protected]. #AlaskaSky
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Why is everyone saying “Welcome in”? You don’t need “in.” It weakens the welcome. Welcome works better all by itself

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The Lantern Parade by Random Acts of Silliness is a lovely prequel to Spring in Montana. So well done and attended.

submitted 1 day ago • 3 comments

Trader Joe’s Eastern Market, Washington, D. C.

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Rondy. Rendezvous. COME ON! Wishing I were in Anchorage today. Photo from 2022

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Amid the orders President Trump signed on his first day back in office was a memorandum implicitly taking aim at Brutalist buildings. By revising guidelines for public buildings, he is attempting to imbue new ideals into the nation’s built environment, Anna Kodé writes. nyti.ms/4bfV8Ag

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“I'm probably going to be spending a lot of the next few months … finding every way of removing diversity, equity and inclusion and other associated terms, from our jobs, from our research, from our clubs, from our activities,” she said. “I mean, where does this end?” www.kdll.org/local-news/2...

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U.S. Senate adopts a ‘Plan B’ budget as GOP seeks billions for border security www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-s...

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The first wave of White House-ordered firings at the FAA included employees who play key roles in the safety of air travel — despite the Trump admin’s assurances that no “critical” staff was axed. “Air traffic controllers cannot do their work without us,” one former employee told us.

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A smoldering coal seam fire in Boulder is finally out, thanks to federal infrastructure dollars www.cpr.org/2025/02/21/b... #coloolitics

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'We’re going back': Proud Boys and Oath Keepers plan presser at Capitol they stormed Friday (ie today) My latest from #CPAC www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...

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From my @npr.org Climate Desk colleague @lsommer.bsky.social:

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U.S. Rep. Nick Begich addresses a joint session of the legislature today at 11:00. Watch live on KTOO 360TV or here: www.ktoo.org/video/gavel/... #akleg

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Sen. @lisamurkowski.bsky.social says she's voting NO on Kash Patel for fbi:

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

Sen. Lisa Murkowski at her most outspoken. In her own cautious, moderate style, this is a rhetorical call to arms. LISTEN for yourself: We've posted tape of the full* town hall at the top. (*minus a few minutes at the top while I was trying to dial in.) alaskapublic.org/news/politic...

submitted 3 days ago • 4 comments

i love it. i'm usually a stickler for rules of the language but we're bombarded with excessive caps so i can get behind this. #suddenlyradical #overcaffeinated www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

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This makes me want to march in the streets. Small “rogue” newspaper writes a thing that angers mayor — you do you, Clarksdale Press Register www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/u...

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Wow. Who else is on this tele-town hall with Sen. Lisa Murkowski? Because it's really something. She's directly critical of DOGE and Trump. She says Congress has to speak out, and it can't just be her and a coupla other Republicans ... anybody live-tweeting this?

submitted 4 days ago • 17 comments

Virtual town hall turns to static: Alaskans left frustrated as Rep. Begich controls the mic, eluding hardball questions about Trump's firing of federal workers alaskapublic.org/news/politic...

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It's official: There's a Mount McKinley in Alaska, per the USGS map and names database. The site was updated this afternoon, it appears.

submitted 5 days ago • 5 comments

Need more Kate McKinnon.

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

This letter is really something. I didn’t refuse your order because I never got it oh but get that thing away from me I quit and the horse it rode in on

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

I know every is rightfully enraged at Jeff Bezos but go to the @washingtonpost.com rn and see all the good work. It is but a tiny fraction of a penny to him, but your support can save their good work. Cancel Prime instead.

submitted 10 days ago • 139 comments

Strange days indeed www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...

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GOP support for keeping the Denali name might be scarce in Congress, since it requires crossing Trump. Even Alaska’s sole House member isn’t keen. alaskapublic.org/news/politic...

submitted 10 days ago • 4 comments

Hey guys meta announced a new policy where they send a killer to get you so be sure to go to settings>my account > killer> disable killer to turn that off

submitted 10 days ago • 4 comments

The White House Correspondents Association is out with a new statement on the White House blocking the AP, calling it a "textbook violation" of the First Amendment that risks a "chilling effect on journalists"

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