Kaia

One of the most tremendous LIS thinkers needs our help. If you've ever uttered "vocational awe" in relation to libraries, it's because of Fobazi.

This last hour of #tbtxpn has been great! Such a variety of musical styles and release years - Pixies, Jackson Browne, De La Soul, Son Volt, Alabama Shakes, Talking Heads, Robert Palmer... Only on @wxpnfm.bsky.social

All day today!

We’re up at an unholy hour to take a tourist bus. The website promised air conditioning, onboard lavatory, and reclining leather seats.

We are currently in an old airport shuttle with no lavatory, no shocks, and a rear view mirror held on with packing tape.

ONLY TWO MORE HOURS!!! KEEP IT ROLLING, SPACE UNICORNS!!!!

Just 7 more Backers!! WE CAN DO THIS, SPACE UNICORNS!!!

WE ARE ONLY $94 AWAY FROM MAKING THIS HAPPEN, SPACE UNICORNS!!! 🦄😁

Thank you for your kind words! And thank you for writing amazing books and stories! Reading is one of the ways I keep myself sane, and I really appreciate you and your work.

Dunleavy administration eyes grants to NGOs for possible cuts in Alaska budget | Alaska Beacon Two administrative orders are seeking "efficiency" and cost cuts in Alaska's executive branch, including possible outsourcing.

Dunleavy administration eyes grants to NGOs for possible cuts in Alaska budget, reports James Brooks @alaska.bsky.social for @alaskabeacon.com

For years, Gov. Dunleavy’s near‑absolute veto power kept legislators in check. This weekend, that streak broke.
🗳 Alaska lawmakers overrode his school funding veto — 45 votes exactly, the first time in decades the bar was met. Illustration by Holly Todd.

Closeup of a honeybee perched on the center of a flower. The bee is covered in soft-looking yellow and black fuzz, catching the early morning sunlight. The center of the flower is covered in short threadlike red tendrils, giving it a fuzzy appearance. Portions of the flowers yellow petals are also visible. Black background.

My closest ballot box is conveniently located in Magnuson Park, so photos from today's election day walk are from the park's community garden.

Fuzzy bee on a fuzzy flower.

There is good advice here even for those who aren't writers. I'm preparing to head back to work in higher ed next week after summer break, and I found some good tips for practices to help keep burnout at bay (including #2 - Read. A lot. and #7 Remember who you are).

Wil Wheaton

PLEASE REPOST! When the Uncanny Magazine Year 12: Fly Forever, Space Unicorns! Kickstarter reaches 1075 Backers, we will add the wonderful Wil Wheaton to our list of Year 12 Solicited Essayists! LET'S MAKE THIS HAPPEN, SPACE UNICORNS! buff.ly/EkZtcee

Happy book day to AUTOMATIC NOODLE! It's a wonderful novella about robots, ramen, anti-capitalism, and San Francisco -- four things I love! I am very lucky I got to read an early copy and I adored it, YOU WILL TOO! And go to a tour stop, you'll get smarter by osmosis just by seeing Annalee!

Whew, online engagement is really tough right now. I know it because I see Uncanny Magazine still has stretch goals that need to be unlocked! 51 hours to go: www.kickstarter.com/...

Great reporting from KYUK. A huge disruption to police work, especially criminal investigations, as the story highlights.

"It's very difficult for them to be able to work a case consistently from beginning to end when they have a two week break in there"

Ooooh - breathtaking!

Congratulations!! I am currently 3/4 of the way through Ancestral Night and really enjoying it. Can't wait to get to The Folded Sky.

A writer is a person who cares what words mean, what they say, how they say it. Writers know words are their way towards truth and freedom, and so they use them with care, with thought, with fear, with delight. By using words well they strengthen their souls.

Here is a link to the full text of the poem online with links to others by the author (including the heartbreaking "Words Whispered to a Child Under Siege"): poets.org/poem/student...

WHO WILL BE THE 1000TH BACKER?!? WHO WILL UNLEASH HUGO THE CAT’S WISDOM ON THE INTERNET?!?

Not sure of the best way to help public broadcasting in Alaska? This is the way.

(Direct local station help works well too of course.)

Also big shout out to @gavelalaska.bsky.social coverage. Now, more than ever, they need our support to provide this essential coverage of the #akleg

www.ktoo.org/donate

Alaska lawmakers override Dunleavy’s education funding veto The vote was the second successful veto override after lawmakers convened Saturday for a special session called by Dunleavy.

Finally some good news! alaskapublic.org/news/politic...

Demonstrators gather at the Alaska State Capitol ahead of the special session, calling on legislators to override the Governor's veto of education funding.

"We are here for public education"

I thought the one at the Capitol was at 11am - did the time change?

looked up the clip just because sometimes people change his words for captions that end up innocently reshared, but upon finding it decided to share the video because hearing him say it makes it 1000% more definitely true and everyone will listen/believe more than reading it written out

KTOO furloughs temporary staff, limits Gavel Alaska special session coverage, due to federal funding cuts Station manager says much bigger concerns ahead on same day Corporation for Public Broadcasting announces it is shutting down.

Station manager says much bigger concerns are ahead on the same day the Corporation for Public Broadcasting announces it is shutting down.

www.juneauindependent.com/post/ktoo-fu...

WE ARE JUST $1248 AWAY FROM FUNDING YEAR 12!!! CAN THE SPACE UNICORNS MAKE THIS HAPPEN TONIGHT?!?