Bring your friends!

If you're National Guard or any other service member being deployed against people in the US and you'd like to apply for conscientious objector status or have any other concerns whatsoever, call the GI Rights Hotline to get some guidance on your options:

1-877-447-4487
girightshotline.org

The deployment of Trellix monitoring software permits extensive surveillance capabilities, including scanning all accessed and executed files, logging detailed metadata (such as filenames, paths, threat names, and hashes), quarantining files, and potentially uploading files deemed suspicious, thus severely compromising faculty privacy and autonomy. More information is available at Trellix's Privacy Data Sheet. The toolsets required by the University will have full access to device information, including installed software; IP addresses (who you are on the internet at a certain time); your browsing history and application usage (what websites you visit and when and what files you open), and information on device use in real time, including processes running, files accessed, and network data.

What could go wrong? sites.google.com/view/delay-m...

Fun fact: even as UCLA is being extorted for $1B by a fascist government, its administration is requiring all faculty to install a “security” program that surveils everything we do and shares that information with the federal government.

A PROTESTING SAFELY POSTER: What to wear: Nondescript, solid color, layered clothing, goggles and mask, heat resistant gloves; cover identifying tattoos, write down and save emergency contacts, and tie your hair up. What to bring: Water for drinking and rinsing tear gas, washcloth, ear plugs, bandages and first aid supplies, snacks, cash, change, ID, and protest signs. DO NOT BRING: Cellphone, without first turning off Face/Touch ID, going on airplane mode, and disabling data; anything you don’t want to be arrested with (drugs, weapons, etc), jewelry, and contact lenses.

TIMELY REMINDER
PROTEST SAFELY!
Wear nondescript, solid color, layered clothing, goggles & mask & heat resistant gloves. Cover identifying tattoos & write down emergency contacts:
Turn off cell Face/Touch ID, go on airplane mode & disable data.
NO VIOLENCE, drugs, weapons, jewelry or contact lenses.

Anchorage families of elementary aged kids: thanks so much for planning ahead for the start of school by getting your children back on a regular schedule. #sleep #alaska #anchorage #firstdayofschool

So happy to hear it! Thank you to the legislators who showed up and voted to override Dunleavy’s veto! #akleg

Well, as we wait for the delayed #akleg to get under way, now is a great time to donate to @ktoopublicmedia.bsky.social to help fund @gavelalaska.bsky.social. Every little bit helps since we lost our federal funding.

ktoo.org/donate

That would be cuts to public broadcasting

Due to funding cuts… #akleg

Thank you! And thanks to whoever approved your leave.

Pricing tag reading “Organic di Bari lemon torchietti pasta 35.2 ounces. Price per ounce .199. Sell price 6.99”

Spotted at #Costco in South Anchorage. It’s like they heard us talking about #TraderJoes seasonal lemon torchietti pasta! What other Outside treasures will show up in #alaskancostco?

The frustrating battle for proper funding of education in Alaska continues with a special legislative session tomorrow to override the governor’s line item vetos of school funding. Alaskans must reach out to let their legislators know we expect them to show up and support Alaskan students! #alaska

Thank you to David Downey, Jason Cottrell, Emily Merolli, Sheria Smith, Brittany Coleman, Rachel Gittleman, and the 1,400 other departing US Department of Education employees for their service to Americans.

Jeff Lowenfels was right. Massive infestation of aphids in my lupine at the same time as yellowjackets and paper wasps are showing up all over my yard. #anchoragegardening

A person's hands holding a torn sticker with a Patriot Front design on it.

These are being posted in downtown Anchorage - including on parked vehicles.

Patriot Front is a white supremacist organization involved in domestic terrorism.

If you see these, tear them down.

#alaskasky

When people get SNAP , Social Security, & housing assistance they spend the money locally stimulating the economy. Great post from @kelliesnider.art

Thanks for the information you all provided (thanks @emilyschwing.bsky.social too). I made this spreadsheet - NO GUARANTEE. Please let me know if you find any errors or omissions. Focus is on local radio. I'll be redirecting media subscriptions to some of these. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Two brown mugs with handles sit on a white surface.

A small coffee mug with handles sit sits on a grey table.

A small greenware coffee mug of light colored clay, with handle, sits on a grey table.

Working on my one pound wheel throwing. Getting more consistent with height, thickness and form. Trying out some slab handles instead of pulled handles. #pottery #ceramics

First harvest of the year. 🫜

!!!!

Tsunami Warning downgraded to Tsunami Advisory

WEAK51 PAAQ 162144
TSUAK1

BULLETIN
Public Tsunami Message Number 3
NWS National Tsunami Warning Center Palmer AK
144 PM AKDT Wed Jul 16 2025

UPDATES
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* Revised alert areas

...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT...

Tsunami Advisory in […]

English Language Learning teachers & tutors make a big impact on learning for stdts who need extra support. Their loss will be dearly felt in all classrooms. While they do support students who are just beginning to learn English, tutors and teachers also help kids who grew up in multilingual homes.

The hits to education just keep coming. The current administration wants us ignorant and unskilled. It’s easier to manipulate a populace that way.

Microsoft, OpenAI, and a US Teachers’ Union Are Hatching a Plan to ‘Bring AI into the Classroom’ The National Academy for AI Instruction will make artificial intelligence training accessible to educators across the country.

#ai #education

www.wired.com/story/micros...

Alaskan wildflowers of purple and red flowers

Alpine hikes are worthwhile right now

The summer fight for science. The time is now. Join the fight at standupforscience.net.

☀️THE SUMMER FIGHT FOR SCIENCE☀️

🫵 WHO: You + all our friends

🧪 WHAT: Share science with your neighbors and tell them about the impact of proposed budget cuts.

🇺🇸 WHERE: Your local community

🏖️ WHEN: Now to Sept 30th

🔬 WHY: The 9/30 budget vote will determine the future of science in America.

Go Pili Family!

Celebrating the fact that Yak and Yeti Restaurant in Anchorage is selling that amazing salad dressing to use at home! Also, if you haven’t tried Maia’s Malai Kulfi ice cream…it’s only available through mid-August. Delish! #salad #icecream #Anchoragerestaurants

Gelli printed white rectangular paper with yellows, greens, and blues in the background. Black fan shapes in positive and negative forms are in the foreground.

Gelli printed white rectangular paper with chartreuse squiggles in the background and blue flower shaped stamps in the foreground.

Gelli printed white rectangular paper with chartreuse background. Blue quadrangles and hearts are stenciled and stamped in the foreground.

Gelli printed white rectangular paper with a mix of blue and green quadrangles, flowers and hearts.

Got out the printing supplies to entertain a young friend yesterday. Now I can’t stop! #gelliprinting