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Vivian Faith Prescott

@alaskapoet.bsky.social

Writer & artist living at Mickey’s Fishcamp in Southeast Alaska.

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France to increase nuclear warheads, lend nuclear aircraft to Europe allies Macron's 'advanced deterrence' will be a nuclear-security relationship with key allies distinct from NATO arrangements.

Macron's 'advanced deterrence' will be a nuclear-security relationship with key allies distinct from NATO arrangements.

02.03.2026 18:30 — 👍 88    🔁 33    💬 4    📌 4
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Live updates: At least 31 people killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon after Hezbollah attack Iran and Iranian-backed militias fired missiles at Israel and Arab states and Israel and the United States pounded targets in Iran as the war expanded Monday with statements of defiance and warnings of more U.S. casualties.

BREAKING: Several U.S. warplanes crashed in Kuwait, the country’s defense ministry said, with all the pilots safely bailing out. The ministry did not elaborate on what caused the crashes but it came during an intense period of Iranian fire targeting the country.

02.03.2026 08:00 — 👍 151    🔁 82    💬 18    📌 15
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How to register to vote and check your registration status For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.

For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.

01.03.2026 19:14 — 👍 2259    🔁 1550    💬 39    📌 100
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Iran Join Rick as he explores the most surprising and fascinating land he's ever visited: Iran. In a one-hour, ground-breaking travel special on public television, you'll discover the splendid monuments of...

I’m going to set aside time to watch this! Thank you Rick Steves for your voice of reason & compassion.

01.03.2026 20:57 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Off off site (waaaaay off site) poetry reading. Not going to AWP but I’m staying home on the island as usual. Doesn’t mean I can’t do a reading. Here’s a poem!

#AWP #AlaskaSky #poetsofbluesky #poetry #poem #Alaska

01.03.2026 20:44 — 👍 10    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Live updates: Israel confirms attack on Iran with US help as explosions are heard in Tehran Israel launched a daylight attack Saturday on Iran's capital, with a cloud of smoke rising from the city's downtown near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

President Trump says "heavy and pinpoint bombing" of Iran to continue "uninterrupted" through the week or longer.

28.02.2026 22:17 — 👍 77    🔁 34    💬 30    📌 12
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Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is killed in Israeli strike, ending 36-year iron rule Khamenei, the Islamic Republic's second supreme leader, has been killed. He had held power since 1989, guiding Iran through difficult times — and overseeing the violent suppression of dissent.

Khamenei, the Islamic Republic's second supreme leader, has been killed. He had held power since 1989, guiding Iran through difficult times — and overseeing the violent suppression of dissent.

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the clip:

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Alaska House advances bill intended to boost workforce housing | Alaska Beacon The bill allows the state’s economic development agency to finance construction of commercial housing with more than five units.

Alaska House advances bill intended to boost workforce housing, writes Sean Maguire for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/02/28/a...

28.02.2026 19:36 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Live updates: Israel confirms attack on Iran with US help as explosions are heard in Tehran Israel launched a daylight attack Saturday on Iran's capital, with a cloud of smoke rising from the city's downtown near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

BREAKING: Iran’s Red Crescent says Israeli-U.S. airstrikes across Iran have killed 201 people and injured 747, according to Iranian state TV.

Follow AP's live updates for more.

28.02.2026 18:15 — 👍 191    🔁 135    💬 15    📌 21
Black and white border collie lies in the snow with her head in the fluffy snow.

Black and white border collie lies in the snow with her head in the fluffy snow.

My dog Kéet is doing what I want to do this morning—put my face into the snow! I’m angry, I’m sad, I’m frustrated, I’m grieving, I’m exhausted. I saw someone on this app call it “bullshit fatigue.”

#NoWar #AlaskaSky #Alaskan #fascism

28.02.2026 16:36 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

The President has launched our nation and our great military into a war of choice, risking American lives and resources, ignoring American law, and endangering our allies and partners. It does nothing to help with the urgent problems here at home that Americans face every day.

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After a US-Israeli strike on a girls’ elementary school in Minab, Iran, rescuers dug through the rubble for survivors. The death toll is still rising, with more than 80 confirmed dead so far.

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Print in black and white looking up to a gap in the canopy of bare trees in a wood where two birds in silhouette fly

Print in black and white looking up to a gap in the canopy of bare trees in a wood where two birds in silhouette fly

'More breathing space' by contemporary UK printmaker Janis Goodman #WomensArt

28.02.2026 16:24 — 👍 668    🔁 121    💬 1    📌 3
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US, Israel launch attack on Iran, explosions across Tehran Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israel had waged the attack to preemptively to remove threats to Israel.

Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israel had waged the attack to preemptively "remove threats to the State of I

28.02.2026 07:30 — 👍 77    🔁 49    💬 5    📌 7
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Literally

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The federal government stopped New Mexico in 2019 from continuing to investigate Jeffrey Epstein and his Zorro Ranch.

Today, its legislators and its Attorney General are seeking the truth.

28.02.2026 04:10 — 👍 2139    🔁 782    💬 56    📌 10
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Alaska Senate resolution highlights ‘mutual respect’ and cooperation with Greenland | Alaska Beacon The resolution affirms longstanding ties between the Arctic regions, countering President Trump's push to take over the island.
28.02.2026 03:26 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Epstein files diary of a victim Executive summary A spiral-bound notebook described as an apparent diary appears among the newly released Epstein files and contains first‑person account...

Sooooo why isn’t everyone talking about this diary in the Epstein files.

28.02.2026 01:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Body of missing Sand Point high schooler recovered in local lake The body of a Sand Point teenager has been recovered after almost three days of searching.
27.02.2026 05:31 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 1
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Alaska Literary Field Guide is available at your Independent bookstore. I consulted on this project & I have a small poem in it! Filled with beautiful art too! Mountaineers Books!

#Alaska #Alaskan #MountaineersBooks #Book #AlaskaSky

26.02.2026 21:17 — 👍 10    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Q: Is there a point where the administration would withhold federal funds from Wisconsin?

VANCE: We're going to look at every option that we have

26.02.2026 18:27 — 👍 598    🔁 152    💬 103    📌 41
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Angoon beaver crest lecture connects artifacts to Tlingit stories and lessons for future generations - KCAW A recent lecture at the Sealaska Heritage Institute in Juneau explained the cultural significance of crests to the Angoon Beaver clan through personal anecdotes
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Leaked documents show Meta cracking down on access to abortion information Its AI chatbot won't discuss the subject with teens—even as Meta fights claims it exposed kids to actual harm.

Leaked documents show Meta cracking down on access to abortion information

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The Average Fourth Grader Is a Better Poet Than You (and Me Too)

26.02.2026 16:02 — 👍 13    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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This is Hillary Knight, captain of the women’s ice hockey team. I love her thoughts on this.

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Do not believe ICE/DHS. There have been over 20 flights from MSP to TX filed with detainees in February alone!

#ProudBlue
@kare11.bsky.social
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26.02.2026 14:13 — 👍 348    🔁 259    💬 14    📌 8

Exactly!

26.02.2026 16:11 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Alaska House advances Juneau lawmaker’s bill to boost free legal aid for vulnerable Alaskans Alaska Legal Services Corporation is the state’s largest provider of free legal help for domestic violence survivors, but it has faced funding challenges.

Let’s get this done!!!

26.02.2026 16:10 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Hundreds of American nurses choose Canada over the U.S. under Trump More than 1,000 American nurses have successfully applied for licensure in British Columbia since April, a massive increase over prior years.

Fleeing to Canada! 🇨🇦

26.02.2026 02:18 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0