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#Alaskans #uglydogs “Dreams are what guide us, art is what defines us, math is what makes it all possible, and love is what lights our way.” -Mike Norton
Far out in the Pacific Ocean, there are tiny islands that few have seen. The oceans around them are full of marine life, from thriving coral reefs to sharks and tuna. The Trump administration is rolling back protections for these places. NPR got a rare visit to a remote area to see what’s at stake.
These are some of the last pristine ocean ecosystems. Now, they're losing protections
The largest conservation areas in the U.S. are in the Pacific Ocean, where tiny islands are epicenters of biodiversity. The Trump administration is now opening their waters to commercial fishing, sparking a battle over some of the country’s most pristine ecosystems.
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Listen I’m fine with data centers as long as they meet some basic aesthetic criteria determined arbitrarily by a design board, fit into the scale and character of the neighborhood, don’t remove any trees, and have at least 30% below-market rate servers
The headlines are still covering the cyclosporiasis outbreak from lettuce, but let's talk about a different summer, long ago. The headlines in Bavaria would have called it "summer diarrhea" & it was killing babies. Enter our hero, Professor Theodor Escherich of the Julius Hospital, Würzburg.
As I've said before: What high-paying long-term jobs do they pretend exist here? A data center isn't a place where execs come and do Big Deals. Go to the server room at your workplace; are there lots of rich people in there spending money?
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d agoHassett: "Data centers are very good for towns bc they create so many jobs & bring people in with high incomes that can buy houses & stuff like that. So if you take a sleepy town that hasn't seen much in the last 30 years & put a data center there, there are gonna be a bunch of happy residents."
Night night sweet dreamies The stars don’t rush to shine, the moon doesn’t hurry across the sky, and flowers don’t bloom all at once. Give yourself the same patience. Good things take time.
Revna Reports: Things are going well. She's checking her new territory out. As it's hot out, over 70°🥵 we have the sliders open along with the backdoor and fans. Revna has beds and water bowls everywhere inside and out.
"The DFO credits several groups with helping spot and track the whales, including the Kwiakah First Nation, Cetus Research & Conservation Society and Rendezvous Dive Adventures."
CHEK News@cheknews.ca · 6d agoDFO’s Marine Mammal Rescue Team was hot on the waters near Vancouver Island on Tuesday, freeing not one but two entangled humpback whales. https://cheknews.ca/dfo-rescues-2-humpbacks-in-1-day-off-vancouver-island-1339499/
This is a constant refrain from fishermen on the ocean and from hunters on the land. Predators are overpopulated, we're being overrun by [insert predator here] and they're killing all the baby elk/deer/salmon/sasquatch. It's nonsense. Basic biology prevents almost all predators from overpopulating.
spencer roberts 🦈@unpopularscience.bsky.social · 6d agoFishermen all over the internet, media, and even congressional hearings are spreading the myth that sharks have become “overpopulated” in the US and should be culled. I charted the NOAA data to show how insane that is. #MarineLife 🧪
Incidents/Injuries: The Firm has received 21 reports of the turnbuckle, cable or seat included in the zipline kit breaking or detaching during use, resulting in consumer falls and at least eight injuries such as fractures, sprains, bruises and scratches...
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission@cpsc.gov · 6d ago#Recall: Trsmima Zipline Kits and Zipline Spring Brakes; The zipline kit’s steel cable, turnbuckle and seat can detach or break. The zipline spring brakes are not stiff enough to safely slow a rider down and the kit design does not include an emergency brake. Get refund. www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026...
Look all I’m saying is that these are allegations supported only by a vague description
Katharine Hayhoe@katharinehayhoe.com · last wk.Overnight, a masked bandit broke into our kitchen. Armed with opposable thumbs, he proceeded to sample everything on offer. I’d just visited the farmers market, so the menu was extensive. I can now share a highly specific peer-reviewed list of what this particular raider did & did not enjoy. 🧵
📰 Worth a read! Alaska AFL-CIO President Joelle Hall makes the case for why paid sick leave has been a win for Alaska’s workers, one year in. Check it out and share it with someone who needs the reminder. 👇 adn.com/opinions/2026/07/28/opinion-one-year-in-alaskas-paid-sick-leave-law-is-working
Revna and I have had two separate occasions of moose encounters. Her behavior is perfect and she's teaching me to all her silent communication skills.
Politico is out with a story on the military increasingly pushing against FAA regs. (www.politico.com/news/2026/07...). For the record, I was out with mine 10 days ago. Politico does have anonymous quotes from frustrated FAA but...not sure how that helps. colleenmondor.substack.com/p/52-the-nat...
#52: The National Airspace System has a new flight safety problem
The Pensacola low level flyover is another example of the military & government agencies defying federal aviation regulations
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Settling in for a nice hockey story. @krazytheealaskan.bsky.social
Charlie Angus@charlieangus104.bsky.social · last wk.For my Sunday summer reading series I tell the story of a legendary hockey showdown in a northern mining camp that is almost too crazy to be true. But it happened. And it gave birth to the Montreal Canadiens. charlieangus.substack.com/p/the-canadi...
#Uglydogs I promise to move heaven and earth to guarantee that Miss Revna the Devine has the best life. I will make sure it's filled to the brim with love, companionship, and many adventures never wanting for anything. Their love, devotion and bond was special beyond belief and I will honor that.
About sums it up, tonight he will bitch and moan about how he, President Whine-a-Butt is treated so unfairly. We're going to need the hip wadders as he'll be spewing BS for 1-1/2 hrs. For someone who claims to be winning so much he takes 1st place when it comes to whining.
The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3w agoSEN. @ossoff.senate.gov: “Here’s what’s gonna happen tonight — the world’s most famous sore loser will deliver a primetime presidential sour grapes 🍇 address to pursue his 6yo grievances about the 2020 election while his war spirals out of control and the cost of living continues to rise.”
When I was writing this piece about the Ocean Cleanup, I had a surreal experience: They assured me that they only kill invasive species, and sent me a published paper to demonstrate that. But the paper said the opposite! I wonder how many journalists just took their word for it and didn't check?
Why The Ocean Cleanup Hasn’t Solved the Plastic Pollution Crisis • The Revelator
Global problems are rarely solved by one person or invention. The Ocean Cleanup didn’t work, for the reasons experts said it wouldn’t. What can we learn from this?
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"Removing 20,000 pounds of plastic sounds impressive, but the world dumps 17.6 billion pounds (8 billion kilograms) of plastic into the ocean every single year." Removing 20,000 pounds of plastic sounds impressive, but the world dumps 17.6 billion pounds (8 billion kilograms) of plastic into […]
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Just last week we posted about the relative rarity of earthquakes in the Y-K Delta region. This evening's shaker, on the western end of the Denali Fault, underscores the message that these rare occurrences help us clarify basic geology and where our hazards lie. https://bit.ly/4wxz3pV
