The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy. www.chosun.com/english/nati...

my first thought upon reading those statistics

All of Alaska will no doubt be excited to learn that Dustin Darden is running for U.S. Senate: docquery.fec.gov/pdf/058/2025... #akleg

Sign of the season: Norutak Lake (Northwest Arctic Borough) down to 11F (-11.6C) Friday morning, possibly the lowest reliable temperature reported so far this season in Alaska (excepting the high mountains). #akwx #weather #Autumn2025

Today's first match has fierce femininity on both sides. @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social brings us the insider scoop on the Day 4 contenders.

The city of Fairbanks is considering gambling as a way to raise new municipal revenue; city officials are considering a lottery, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports: www.newsminer.com/news/local_n... #akleg

It looks like Dinosaur Field Station of NJ is closing and selling their Dino sculptures

Citizenship and Immigration Services is asking re-parolees to apply six months ahead of their expiration date, but some say the process is taking too long. https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2025/09/25/it-hurts-ukrainians-alaska-running-out-time-delays-approval-humanitarian-re-parole-status-expire/

For those in southeast #Alaska watching the wind & rain weather system, @nws.noaa.gov Juneau has a live #akwx update on the hurricane force low storm system at 8:30am on YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/ZJ3GOJY...

Among the informational signs flagged for review under the Trump administration’s purge of “improper ideology” at National Parks is language at the Sitka National Monument Russian Bishop’s House explaining how missionaries worked to destroy Indigenous cultures and languages in Alaska.

Republican/Democrats who regularly get news from X/Twitter: 14% of Republicans/ 10% of Democrats Truth Social: 4% of Republicans/ 1% of Democrats Bluesky: <1% of Republicans/ 3% of Democrats www.pewresearch.org/journalism/f...

What's shaking Alaska?! Over the past week, we recorded about 360 seismic events. The largest was a magnitude 5.6 on September 21, in the western Aleutians. There was 1 earthquake reported as felt, a magnitude 4.6 near Kodiak. https://bit.ly/3VABqrL

it's not real termination dust unless it's from the termination dust region of alaska

Carpenter Media, without consultation with our newsrooms, pulled this story from the website today. A heinous dereliction of our duty and a cowardly move from the company who says they’re so invested in local news.

It's time for the annual lowering of the flags, to observe the end of the summer tourist season in Juneau.

Lingít master weaver Lily Hope is using Labubus, the monster dolls that have surged in popularity, to bring attention to Chilkat and Ravenstail weaving. www.adn.com/alaska-life/... via @ktoopublicmedia.bsky.social

When the federal government opposed drilling in ANWR, this was a case with bigger implications. Now, the biggest impact may be on the state's treasury. #akleg

Salvage ships arrive to begin unloading Thamesborg cargo "Winds in the area were forecast to reach 46 km/h Tuesday, bringing waves of one to two metres. The wind and waves were forecast to diminish overnight." nunatsiaq.com/stories/arti...

according to the label, it's swell weather

Buckle up SE Alaska. And add some lines to your boats.

this anonymous editorial from the fairbanks daily news-miner in 1971 derided the effort to bring educational television programming to the the y-k delta, saying “you will not be able to get this caliber of person to Bethel and in sufficient numbers to be worthwhile” — 54 years of KYUK beg to differ

I tend to post shots of Willow Ptarmigan sporting their winter plumage so for a change here's how they look in their summer garb. Easy to see where the name Red Grouse comes from. Katmai NPP #Alaska 🪶

New: The federal courts may not be able to fully sustain paid operations after October 3 if Congress does not avert a partial government shutdown by passing stopgap spending legislation before October 1, according to a new judiciary memo. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

I'm feeling moved that this documentary @joshalbeza.bsky.social & I shot last winter in the living rooms, kitchens, playrooms, & offices of Infant Learning Program participants is playing tonight to a SOLD OUT audience. I'm moved that people will hear the stories of these babies, toddlers & families

It’s local election season in Alaska!

Trump’s ICE, tariffs and tourism policies are impacting even small, remote towns in Alaska. "My head chef is a green card holder who's been a chef since he was 19 years old, and he has four daughters in California, married, and one is a Navy officer," she said. "But his skin is still brown."

Super Typhoon Ragasa, a T10 (highest possible typhoon warning) is wrecking Hong Kong at the moment. This is video from the Ocean Park Fullerton Hotel.

After a long time away, I'll be hosting bar trivia at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow night (Wednesday, the 23rd) at the Imperial here in Juneau. Come on down if you're around!

Alaskans face massive health insurance cost increases unless Congress acts before year end, reports James Brooks for the @alaskabeacon.com

Advances Drive ‘Stunning’ Drop in Infant RSV Hospitalizations 2023 marked the debut of groundbreaking innovations to prevent severe RSV infections in infants. Now protected babies are way less likely to develop severe infections or to end up in the ICU www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...

The State of Alaska has filed criminal charges against Steve Kroschel, two months after authorities raided his once-popular wildlife facility near Haines.

Utah has had universal vote-by-mail since 2019, and a recent poll found that 87 percent of Utahns trust that their ballots are counted accurately. But Utah’s governor signed a law this spring that ends this system.

I have a couple of small updates on this story, in case y'all have been wondering about any fallout since its July publication! 🧵

Interesting analysis here!

If you enjoy Fat Bear Week, be sure to follow @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social for the commentary and observations!

#FatBearWeek Welcome to Day 1! Here's who's in today's matches:

Looks like Ziploc is the latest perpetrator of shrinkflation — only 34 gallon bags in their boxes now, down from 38.

in Greenland, the government owns a bunch of businesses--a fishing company that is the largest single employer, a shipping company, a ferry company, several retail and logistics companies, etc, and it all works pretty well?? I traveled there to investigate: prospect.org/world/2025-0...

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

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

Devastating news for local journalism.

New film follows five years of Alaska Native families seeking justice for murdered loved ones, reports Corinne Smith for the @alaskabeacon.com

Its landslide weather here in Juneau!! Just went to run Auke Lake, thinking itd be more sheltered from the rain, and a walker warned me there was *just* a landslide there, on the east side trail, near the docks 😬

Slope instability alert for Wrangell near previous landslide!!!!! 🪨 🌧️ ⚠️ #AlaskaSky #Alaska

Republican members of an Alaska advisory committee to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission are seeking to study whether Alaska’s ranked choice voting system violates federal law by disenfranchising voters. www.adn.com/politics/202...

@climatologist49.bsky.social www.alaskasnewssource.com/2025/09/20/h...

Microsoft gave guidance on H1Bs to its employees last night

Alaska's school districts are by far our largest H-1B employers, with ~130 according to this USCIS data. These jobs are hard to fill and H-1B recipients are among the longer tenured teachers in some districts #akleg

I've been asked why I haven't played shows in other cities for a while. If you hadn't noticed, music math for us little Indie acts has changed since 2017. I used to tour with two people. That's not possible at my level anymore. I had to pick up a whole new instrument to be able to tour solo.

Chance of government shutdown rises as US Senate fails to advance spending bill, reports Jennifer Shutt for @statesnewsroom.com via the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2025/09/19/r...