ICYMI: The Pentagon confirmed Friday that it has accepted an anonymous $130 million gift to help pay members of the military during the federal government shutdown.

So... Alaska is back to not having a SHPO.

For those looking to report oil pollution in water, the Coast Guard encourages contacting the National Response Center at 1-800-424-8802. The US Coast Guard has cleaned up 700 gallons of oil so far.

I'm a bit concerned that the Senate is having a hearing on the Section 106 Process next week... #CulturalResources #Archaeology #CRMArch #HistoricBuildings #HistoricPreservation #NHPA #Section106 www.energy.senate.gov/hearings/202...

Good review of what *should* have happened before demolition of the White House (a National Historic Landmark since 1960) began, including a note on Section 107 of the NHPA (which exempts the White House from the formal 106 process) #ShutdownShitshow

The National Trust for Historic Preservation warned that President Trump’s planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom would “overwhelm the White House itself,” which spans just 55,000 square feet. https://wapo.st/4hmL8rC

NEW: President Trump granted Alaska’s request for a federal disaster declaration today, unlocking federal disaster aid to support the ongoing relief and recovery effort after ex-Typhoon Halong. Trump also said he's authorizing $25 million in immediate relief aid. alaskabeacon.com/2025/10/22/t...

"A situation can be many things. It can be horrible, it can be displacing. It can make you doubt whether you'll see your next meal or your family. But... this is a chance for everyone, even those unaffected, to prove what they're capable of." #AlaskaStrong #KwigStrong #KipnukStrong

Folks have been focused on the developing disaster in southwest Alaska, but America's farthest-west community is suffering, too: Adak has been without power for two weeks because of problems with the local generator. www.kucb.org/regional/202...

Some 90% of the structures in Kipnuk were destroyed by the storm, along with 35% of buildings in Kwigillingok, according to the state Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. (From @alaskapublic.org)

“Everything is gone." An incredibly important read by Nat Herz. If you appreciate this reporting, consider subscribing to the Northern Journal.

On the ground reporting from Quinhagak. Not as catastrophic like further north, but still severe impacts from #halong, including 60 ft of Beach loss and the destruction of an extensive archeological dig. #alaska #flooding #erosion www.kyuk.org/public-safet...

“Pvt. Alan Borbridge speaks in the Yup'ik language with an evacuee from Nightmute He said he thinks it has been meaningful for some to encounter a Guard service member who can speak to them in Yupik. "They have a better understanding in their own language" 🥹🥹🥹🥹

Thousands were displaced after Typhoon Halong brought severe flooding to Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. 💚 You can help by donating to verified fundraisers and nonprofits providing relief on the ground: gfme.co/472nCwS

I’m literally crying. And I’m so angry. Why didn’t they stop him from destroying this icon? WHY.

alaska national guard

This is in Alaska. Wrap your head around the size of this ongoing American disaster.

Alaska State Troopers identified the 2 people still missing people from Kwigillingok as 71-year-old Vernon Pavil and 41-year-old Chester Kashatok. #TyphoonHalong #Kwig

Mussy and Runny will be collecting crafting supplies at AFN in Anchorage this weekend! Table 88 These donations will go to the Western Alaska evacuees

Hundreds evacuating from hardest hit Western Alaska villages following storm A tribal administrator talks about how shocking it was to be drifting in his house, worried they would hit another house. Six kids in that home. alaskapublic.org/news/public-...

updates for kipnuk, kwig, and kong 20 ppl are missing in kwig 🥺

Alaska Gov. Dunleavy has extended the Oct. 9 disaster declaration to include Yupitt, Pribilof Island, and Lower Kuskokwim Regional Education Attendance Areas. The State Emergency Operations Center says U.S. Coast Guard has been deployed to Kipnuk and Kwigillingok to assist with search and rescue.

updates for kipnuk several houses are gone and more continue to float away from the village hope help arrives soon

20 people missing in the Alaska village of Kwigillingok. (If you know western AK, you know Kwig.)

Flood damage in Kotlik, Kipnuk, Kwigillingok, Bethel, storm continuing to move north into Norton Sound. Stay safe, everyone!! alaskapublic.org/news/public-...

Nome Alaska, flooding due to storm.

As of 7pm AKDT Wednesday the ocean water level at Kotzebue was rising rapidly and was already at the level reached in the October 2024 storm, which caused the worst flooding in living memory at Kotz. #akwx #weather #ExtremeWeather

Ocean level on the NOAA tide gauge at Nome probably peaked with the early evening high tide. This is slightly higher than the October 2024 storm but well below Merbok in September 2022. #akwx #ExtermeWeather @hanners64n.bsky.social

The city of Kotzebue is under mandatory evacuation orders. That's as the community prepares for flooding the National Weather Service warns could be worse than last year's, which led to dozens of evacuations and two families losing their homes.

A powerful fall storm hitting a swath of Alaska’s coast triggered evacuations in several communities including Kotzebue, where officials urged residents to relocate to a shelter before conditions worsened.

If Republicans truly believed in merit, would Hegseth really be Secretary of Defense? (we know the answer)

I'm assuming the reason we're seeing so much political partisan messaging on official federal accounts is because Congress rescinded the Hatch Act, and I just missed it? 🙃

She was one of the reasons I became an anthropologist. Rest in peace, Jane Goodall. You had a monumentally significant impact on the world.

Aurora is out again! I was so bummed I missed it yesterday, but there are some nice lights tonight :)

A shutdown of the federal government is on track to begin Wednesday after Congress failed to find agreement. The impacts in Alaska, home to a large federal workforce, could be significant.

The editor and nearly all reporters at the Homer News, Peninsula Clarion, and Juneau Empire announced their resignations after corporate management deleted content from a story about Charlie Kirk in response to a complaint from a Republican state lawmaker. www.juneauindependent.com/post/editor-...

As public health federal workers we support a shut down as a negotiating tool to keep Americans on their health insurance. We are prepping to go without pay. We are readying our documents in case Vought uses a shut down to illegally fires us. Dems, hold the line.

you cannot sit motionless in the heart of these perils

With the federal government’s outsized influence in Alaska, impacts from a shutdown could be acute.

Wounded Knee is a dark stain upon our nation’s history. We must remember it for what it truly was, not for what white nationalists would have it be.

I need to be honest, in this dystopian reality… I was shook at the idea of employees being terminated if (when) there is a government shutdown. Vought is trash… and has openly said trauma (to federal employees) is the point. I am surprised I was surprised.

According to the memo OMB sent Wednesday night, Trump wants a 4th classification for workers during a #GovernmentShutdown: - excepted - exempted - furloughed - FIRED federalnewsnetwork.com/government-s...

Government punishing individuals & businesses for speech is literally a First Amendment violation. This isn't some "free speech has private sector consequences" situation. This is exactly what the founders were trying to prevent.

During a #GovernmentShutdown, agencies must halt activities that have not yet been funded by Congressional appropriations. Federal employees will usually fall into one of these categories: - exempt (work with pay) - excepted (work, no pay) - furloughed (no work, no pay) 1/3

#CivilServant, here, in favor of a #GovernmentShutdown. We desperately need a reset button on this nonsense!!!

Autism as a stand-alone diagnosis predates acetaminophen by 44 years. If they can't even bother to do basic math, they can't be trusted to do the more complex science.

IYKYK 🫤

This looks bad: Monday afternoon report of rock slides and building collapses at Elfin Cove, on Chichagof Island in northern Southeast Alaska. #akwx #ExtremeWeather @spiraledu.bsky.social @alaska.bsky.social

FEDERAL EMPLOYEES—are you willing to sign to show commitment to upholding your oath? This letter is centered on our First Amendment rights to speak out truthfully on matters of public interest without retaliation. Inclusion of whistleblower complaints provides added whistleblower protections.