Hi! I’m swimming pool.

Some December monthly average temps around Anchorage: Anchorage Intl AP: 13.5F Lake Hood Seaplane: 12.6F Merrill Field: 8.9F My house in east Anchorage: 6.3F The differences are almost completely related to wind.

Daily bird feeder view. A redpoll sits on the edge of a feeder eating seeds and looking around. Happy New Year’s Eve!

My pop & his wife sent our dogs a separate Xmas card & it is way more elaborate than the one they sent Lisa and me 😅

So good

Timeline cleanse #PNW

US measles outbreak tops 2,000 known infections www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/us-m...

I used to manage wine programs for movie theaters and I am in the extremely unique position to say with professional certainty that the answer here is a crisp Albariño.

USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked

@charlesgaba.com He’s doing the work

Trump canceled temporary legal status for more than 1.5 million immigrants in 2025, writes Ariana Figueroa for @statesnewsroom.com alaskabeacon.com/2025/12/29/r...

Grooved-Billed Ani Garrapatero Pujay - Spanish Chi’ikbul / K’usay - Maya

Tropical Mockingbird Cenzontle Tropical - Spanish Chika - Maya

Daily bird feeder part 2. Redpoll doesn’t want to share food with another redpoll.

Daily bird feeder video. A black capped chickadee lands in a bird feeder flitting around gathering seeds.

Oh man, I had a boss like this. I eventually shut down and just didn’t bother anymore. Best thing that ever happened is he left our office. Unfortunately, there were more like him in the company. Fortunately, 1 of the best bosses I’ve ever had led me to my current company where things are 💯 better.

Juneau, AK, is currently 2.5" shy of their December monthly snowfall record. The current forecast shows 4"-8" through the end of the month. So there's a pretty decent chance that they will break the monthly record. @alaska.bsky.social @alaskawx.bsky.social

An excellent graphic posted on the NWS Fairbanks FB page. Ice fog is not the same as freezing fog. It has to be at least -22F (-30C) before you have true ice fog. Here in Anchorage, it's not uncommon to have fog at 0F - but it is not ice fog. Fog droplets are still liquid at 0F - hence the rime.

The president has increased the amount of invective he’s spewed against women and people of color

This is not how a normal Justice Department talks about an ongoing investigation—or about putative targets and their uncharged conduct.

“It’s not that we can’t feed the poor, it’s that we can’t satisfy the rich.” (James Talarico)

Quote skeet your fave bike adventure of 2025. For me it was a 5-week trip, Austria/Slovenia/Croatia/Italy with 3 Alaskan friends. We brought our own bikes along & planned out our routes as we went. Total fun!

Fairbanks 65 years ago today, it was really cold. In a classic forecast bust, 48 hours after this headline "…no relief in sight", the temperature had risen 71ºF, for a high temperature New Year's Eve of +9ºF. #akwx #cold @leahwrenn.bsky.social @borealchrys.bsky.social @climatologist49.bsky.social

🚨 WA and other vote-by-mail states: The post office changed its postmark policy and no longer guarantees a postmark will be given on the date mail is received. For deadline sensitive mail, like ballots, this means that you need to mail far in advance (10+ days before) or use a drop box. #waelex

The first time I searched Trump, there were over 900 records found. I also confirmed there are now 332.

Denmark lost more troops per capita in the post 9/11 war on Afghanistan. Saying they “are not a good ally” because they won’t surrender their territories to the US is lunacy. We are betraying our allies to satisfy the whims of a would-be Emperor for whom the US is not enough.

Help me keep it all straight: Part of this administration loves Denmark for its vaccine schedule. Another part says Denmark is not a good ally. Morons.

"As a consequence of defaulting on one's student loans, a borrower can have their wages garnished, and the 'loan holder can order your employer to withhold up to 15% of your disposable pay to collect your defaulted debt' without being taken to court, according to ... an [ED] office."

How I’m walking out of 2025

This nuthatch has something to say. I’m not sure what but it seems important. Redbreasted nuthatch lands in a feeder and hops around chatting.

New reporting says Don Jr. directly facilitated the pardon of a crypto whale who had promoted the Trump's family crypto. Jr. brought the pardon lawyer to the White House, and introduced him directly to his Dad. Pardon occurred right after. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/pardon-the...

"Transparency can't wait while the government murders more people."

That’s where the culture wars come in handy. Distract people with fear so that they tolerate the money grab from tax policies that favor the wealthy and deregulation of consumer protections.

Everything changed with the 2010 election. In a historic realignment, the GOP won a majority of governorships and state legislative chambers Republican-led states are now pushing out young professionals and casting college graduates as the enemy. Published Nov. 2023 trib.al/IqecITF

Perfect

lol this fat little nuthatch says NO THANK YOU to sharing the feeder with the redpoll. You can hear the nuthatch yelling at the redpoll before chasing it off. A redpoll lands on a feeder eating seeds. It takes off when a nuthatch lands in the feeder.

Truth

I usually post only once a day. If I ever post this many in one day, please contact my loved ones so they can stage an intervention. #ThankYouForYourAttentionToThisMatter 🙏

-40ish here in my neighborhood. Icefog so dense that I can see across the street, but not too much farther than that.

I blame the State. Schools need the money to be able to keep teachers. The State needs policies that keep people in Alaska. They are failing. #akleg

Filming them committing terrorism is now itself an act of terrorism?

Alaska and for me it was cheddar cause we didn’t have a lot of varieties back then. Actually, the non-cheese cheese, American cheese slices. When we got a microwave, I used to make cheese puffs.

TRUMP’S CLAIM ABOUT NIGERIA COLLAPSES UNDER THE FACTS: From 2020 to 2025, more Muslims were killed in religiously targeted attacks than Christians, and most of the violence wasn’t even religious. These conflicts are driven by ethnic, economic, and criminal forces. 🧵

It can’t be both a hoax and then a tool used against democrats. Duh Donny.

Truffle has a new best friend, Libby. They’re in love.

There is a lot of money and coordination behind those pushing America and Europe in the same far right direction. Based on recent conversations with friends, I don’t think enough people know this.

Just a reminder “the radical left scum” took down the empire.