Ongoing crisis in Northwest Arctic Borough. Outstanding reporting from Desiree Hagen at KOTZ, Kotzebue: "Ambler, a Northwest Arctic community of about 270 people, has been without water or sewer for more than five months." #Alaska #AlaskaSky @napaaqtuk.bsky.social www.kotz.org/kotz-local-n...
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Профиль VivelyInupiaq, scientist of host-microbe interactions, mom, runner, news junkie, not necessarily in that order. I speak for myself. She/her. Only reskeets posts with alt text. Unapologetically typo prone, doesn't use AI.
Today everyone — EVERYONE — should take a moment and read Ray Bradbury's four-page short story from 1950.
Rebecca R HelmToday is the day the story There Will Come Soft Rain is set. An amazing and heartbreaking work of fiction for our modern age. Read it here:
Two AI accounts wanting to connect and stay in touch with each other in the mentions of a post I wrote about AI is fucking hellscape material.
There are 15 core states, but cyclosporiasis cases have been reported in 45 states where more than 270 million people live during the current outbreak. This is why we built (pre Trump’s first administration) a functioning CDC and FDA, to avoid the human and economic impact of disease like this.
Apoorva MandavilliSCOOP: The CDC has linked six additional states to a large outbreak of cyclosporiasis associated with iceberg lettuce — Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire and North Carolina — bringing the total tally to 15. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/w...
Portrait of Adele Quinney, a Native American student at Hampton Institute, photographed in 1899-1900 by photographer Frances Benjamin Johnston. “A girl whose every physical measurement is artistically correct.” Johnston "was able to orchestrate hundreds of Hampton Black and
Today is election day in Michigan, Washington, Virginia, Missouri, and Kansas! Want to keep up with the coverage? Follow these local newsrooms and reporters for the very latest:
Unboxing my editor copies of NEVER WHISTLE AT NIGHT, PART II: BACK FOR BLOOD. Preorder now—trade paperback, large print paperback, audiobook, and/or ebook—to guarantee a day-one Indigenous Horror experience. NWAN2.com
Is there a group chat for the Presidents or Chancellors of the top 100-200 Universities in this country? Seems like there should be. And they should be all “we’re fighting this one, right?”
Liam KnoxScoop: The Trump administration is sending a letter to college presidents asking them to pledge a series of policy changes by the end of the year. Unlike last year's Compact, this effort was devised with input from higher ed leaders. Free link to my exclusive: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Here is some of that good news you've been looking for.
Bethany BrookshireIt. WORKED!!! The calling and comments and yelling! It works. It's a temporary stall but it can be made permanent. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sena...
Meet #MissAbyss! 🐙She’s a Dumbo Octopus on a massive mission to protect our deep ocean floor from mining! Help us send a loud message that some places are just too special to destroy! See the @missabyssoctopus account & links on Instagram! cc @miriamgoldstein.bsky.social 🦑 🌊 #deepseamining
Turns out I fumbled the pre-order link, here you go!
I hear the kids like short form video Pre-order PREGNANCY INTERRUPTED here: bookshop.org/p/books/preg...
if you see this, quote the energy you bring to Bluesky
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Hydaburg, on Prince of Wales Island, has been without running water since last week, according to the Alaska state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
ICYMI, the longest-ever post on Southern Fried Science contains answers to 50 (ish) of the most commonly-asked questions about careers in marine biology, answered by me and a panel of experts. Please share! www.southernfriedscience.com/marine-biolo...
Please help out. Go buy a cool shirt! More and more Indigenous academics and professionals want their face on the "Put that down, It Belongs to the Indigenous" logo. #IDsov www.bonfire.com/store/native...
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I-270, Exit 1🚨🚨 FEDS and everyone else 🚨🚨 🧵Tomorrow is the last day to comment on the Office of Personnel Management rule, “Promoting Employee Accountability" at www.regulations.gov/commenton/OP... This rule eliminates employee protections and rights, and hastens the firing process. Specifically, it... 1/4
Stunning book (I may have a bit of insight about everything @kateclancy.bsky.social went through over the past years on this book) Read it and share it!
Kate ClancyI hear the kids like short form video Pre-order PREGNANCY INTERRUPTED here: bookshop.org/p/books/preg...
Around 1860, infant mortality in southern states of what is now Germany (German unification was in 1871) was 20-30%. 200-300 deaths for every 1000 infants born. At the same time in England, the rate was "only" 10-15%. There are a few reasons for this, but a fundamental one was SUGAR TITS. 😬
Ben TaylorThat's quite a drop, but why was the German rate so much worse than, say, England and Wales in the first place?