What a fantastically competitive postseason so far. Entering tonight, 56% of all plate appearances in the 2025 playoffs had occurred with the teams tied or separated by no more than one run. In 2024, it was 51%. In 2023, it was 38%. Everything is elevated and amplified. Spectacular.

BRAND NEW SENTENCE LEVEL RESEARCH Dinidorid stinkbug females are armed with leg holsters containing cordyceps species that they use to inoculate their egg clusters & grow a fuzzy fungal blankie that excludes parasitic wasps. There is a LOT going on down there! #虫🌎 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

I’m a self-fulfilling prophet.

An Alaska Native company started with a vision for how it could make a profit and do good. Then it became an ICE detention giant.

the 2nd-best pitch framer vs. the 2nd-worst 😮

"As long as we have this, what a great place to live,” he said. Nice appreciation of the Chugach from (TIL) the economist who owns Bosco's

What is Millennial Hobby Energy? 1) it goes Very Big Very Fast 2) it's trying very hard not to monetize (but might do it anyway) 3) it's So Extra 4) Portal Energy 5) it's not unique ("every generation has had hobbies, hobbyists, and negotiations of the line between leisure and labor")

I’d write a song that says “ I love you like a raven loves the wind,” but I don’t know if a human heart can hold that much of that kind of love. - quote from myself; watching them ride the storm today, Dzantik'i Heeni, Aaak'w Kwáan, Lingít Aaní.

Northern bald ibis

Rabbit Lake still ice-free (10/20) + moose friends in the Chugach

This weekend, we celebrated Alaska Day in Sitka with Alaskans. We talked about our shared values, challenges, and the bright future ahead. Proud of our people and our home. #AlaskaDay

Anchorage airport finally dropped below freezing early Sunday morning for the first time this autumn. This is the second latest "first autumn freeze" in 74 years of climate obs. The typical "first freeze" is now 11 days later than it was in the 1950s. #akwx #Climate @climatologist49.bsky.social

35 people and 5 dogs in Seldovia.

2022 "White Flag" mixed media installation by Lingít/Unangax̂ artist Nicholas Galanin. Per the artist, "The work reflects the state of the Arctic and the vast global effects of human driven climate change on all life.” Via Peter Blum Gallery #alaskahistory #alaska #arctic

The No Kings Protest in Anchorage Alaska has the distinct advantage of occuring under our downtown whale mural. Beautiful people beautiful art

The view from Glenn Highway @ MP 176.6, 📷 from 511.alaska.gov

Protesters stand and turn their backs to US Sen. Dan Sullivan during his address to the Alaska Federation of Natives conference. Signs read: "Medicaid Matters" + "Public radio saves lives" Sullivan does not acknowledge or stop speaking

This body is mine…

The view from Badger Road @ Elvira Avenue, 📷 from 511.alaska.gov

Gonna shout out @humanbyweight.bsky.social, who has raised the standard for insect field guides.

Today's the first day of the Alaska Federation of Natives convention in Anchorage. Keynote speaker Natasha Singh called on attendees to stand together politically like their elders did in order to demand policies and funding to support their communities. alaskapublic.org/news/anchora...

yupik singers and dancers greeted kipnuk evacuees in anchorage 🥹 i love you alaska!! there’s no where else i’d rather be than right here with you

alaska national guard transporting evacuees in western alaska to safe, warm shelters outside of the region

I knew it was gonna suck, but Congress giddily going along with the plan of having zero power is definitely not something I expected. I would have hoped that their egos would have prevented them from just allowing all their power to be taken away without a fight.

Months before catastrophic floods swept through an Alaska Native village on Sunday, the Trump administration canceled a $20 million grant meant to protect the community from extreme flooding. At the time, the EPA administrator said he was eliminating "wasteful DEI and Environmental Justice grants."

I’ve got a short piece up in The Conversation on the catastrophic flooding in Southwest Alaska from ex-typhoon Halong and the challenges of recovery work. #akwx #ExtremeWeather #Alaska #AlaskaSky theconversation.com/typhoon-leav...

Today is the first day that I'm really not employed at the Clarion, which also makes today the first day since January 2021 that I'm not employed to do journalism. By extension, it's the first day since I got into journalism that I'm not doing that. It's weirder (and sadder!) than I expected.

to our yupik relatives in western alaska sheet’ka kwaan stands with and supports you during your time of need tonight, at our indigenous day celebration, we put a blanket down for your communities and gathered donations that will be sent to assist with disaster recovery ixsixan—WE LOVE YOU ☺️

Direct link to give alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...

Vladdy admits why he dislikes the Yankees in a 2023 interview: "When a team humiliates you, the Lord grants you the ability to humiliate them “It was me who was removed from the stadium, I was 7 or 8 years old, so I was like okay... Now when I arrive you're going to feel my presence in the Bronx."

BROADCASTER: [Voice shaking] They killed him. The Phillies killed Clayton Kershaw. All he's got now is his ring, millions of dollars, and some personal beliefs no one wants to talk about. Oh god the Phanatic is unhinging his snoot and devouring him like a boa. Why is he even here

Thinking about all of my US colleagues today that work for USGS, USFWS, US Parks Service, NOAA and the EPA. From front line environmental practitioners to scientists and policy makers, these folks ensure that waters are swimmable, fish are edible, that natural areas are accessible, etc, etc, etc.

I feel like if I was a Yankees fan it would've been way better to just go down 1-2-3 and be done with it.

After Rep. Sarah Vance threatened a boycott over coverage of Charlie Kirk, Carpenter Media censored the Homer News. Staff resigned in protest — leaving the Homer News and Peninsula Clarion nearly empty.

go outside and observe something. could be rocks, could be plants or herps. let the world be imbued with meaning as you continue to learn.

disappointed to learn that people were talking about rapture as in the religion stuff instead of the raptorial forelegs of mantises and mantis shrimps

The view from Glenn Highway @ MP 176.6, 📷 from 511.alaska.gov

This year's hunting regs had an interesting addition. #AlaskaLife

"Why do queen bumblebees emerge from hibernation during weekends?" I love this framing about bias in hobbyist-collected data.

The view from Sterling Highway @ Jean Lake Hill MP 62.2, 📷 from 511.alaska.gov

Today's dose of wonder: tiny caterpillars are all around you, right now, making art between the cell layers of leaves. 🐛 🍁 #SciArt

This makes me incredibly proud 😎 thanks @inaturalist.bsky.social

The view from Glenn Highway @ MP 176.6, 📷 from 511.alaska.gov

We had a great day at a wildlife refuge.

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The view from Whittier Access Road @ Tunnel MP 6.5 (Bear Valley), 📷 from 511.alaska.gov

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