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Alaskan-born ultrarunner and shameless geek. πŸ’» bwood.me

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A screenshot of the ADN story with highlighted text quoting an anonymous EPA spokesperson: "A spokesperson for the federal Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday defended the decision, saying "due to the proactive cancellation of this grant, $20 million of hardworking US tax dollars are currently sitting in the U.S. treasury instead of swept into the Kuskokwim River."

A screenshot of the ADN story with highlighted text quoting an anonymous EPA spokesperson: "A spokesperson for the federal Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday defended the decision, saying "due to the proactive cancellation of this grant, $20 million of hardworking US tax dollars are currently sitting in the U.S. treasury instead of swept into the Kuskokwim River."

What an insult to all Alaska. This is outrageous.

17.10.2025 03:25 πŸ‘ 924 πŸ” 379 πŸ’¬ 66 πŸ“Œ 46

That muscle memory is so strong, I could still tell you the phone number of my best friend in 3rd grade (35+ years ago)

14.10.2025 00:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Kotzebue’s first official marathon featured puppies, fresh-caught salmon and a kayak stream crossing The inaugural Cape Blossom Marathon and Half drew 17 participants, all from Alaska.

How do you run a marathon in a place with fewer than 26 miles of road? Well, a kayak was involved for the inaugural Cape Blossom Marathon: www.kotz.org/kotz-local-n... #Alaska

02.10.2025 22:28 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
Image from Back to the Future 2, with two young boys exclaiming β€œYou have to use your hands? That’s like a baby’s toy!”

Image from Back to the Future 2, with two young boys exclaiming β€œYou have to use your hands? That’s like a baby’s toy!”

02.10.2025 16:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The back of a car featuring God and Jesus stickers, with a Red Hulk figurine facing out the rear window.

The back of a car featuring God and Jesus stickers, with a Red Hulk figurine facing out the rear window.

The real holy trinity: The Father, The Son, and The Red Hulk

02.10.2025 04:23 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Green streaks of northern lights across a dark sky

Green streaks of northern lights across a dark sky

Green and purple streaks of northern lights across a dark sky

Green and purple streaks of northern lights across a dark sky

The northern lights were dancing last night!

30.09.2025 16:30 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ok, if I must.

28.09.2025 20:23 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€˜Booty’ and β€˜butt’ are synonyms.

β€˜Call’ and β€˜dial’ are synonyms.

But, a β€˜booty call’ and a β€˜butt dial’ are VERY different things.

12.09.2025 15:18 πŸ‘ 8149 πŸ” 2287 πŸ’¬ 164 πŸ“Œ 298

As a guy who got a cancer that was probably caused by a virus, I think we should have /more/ vaccines.

08.09.2025 00:49 πŸ‘ 14152 πŸ” 1639 πŸ’¬ 200 πŸ“Œ 58

I feel like one of the many effects of LLMs on our industry is going to be making it really clear that the coding was never the hard part.

05.09.2025 20:53 πŸ‘ 266 πŸ” 54 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 8
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Sen. Bill Cassidy: "Do you agree with me that President Trump deserves a Nobel Prize for Operation Warp Speed?"

RFK: "Absolutely."

Sen. Bill Cassidy: "But you just told Sen. Bennet that the Covid vaccine killed more people than Covid?"

04.09.2025 17:13 πŸ‘ 1892 πŸ” 538 πŸ’¬ 123 πŸ“Œ 85

literally going to kill innocent children

03.09.2025 17:19 πŸ‘ 92 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
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An outdoors origin story The Chugach Mountains are a comic book store owner’s fortress of solitude.

My Alaska Outdoors: Over the years, the Chugach Mountains have become Anchorage comic book store owner John Weddleton’s fortress of solitude, and McHugh Peak is a particular highlight. www.adn.com/outdoors-adv...

01.09.2025 18:29 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
WWA Summary by Location for 61.22N 149.9W with AKZ701/AKC020/AKZ701 emphasis Hydrologic Outlook

Southcentral, AK...big rain coming.

Hydrologic Outlook
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
147 PM AKDT Tue Aug 26 2025

...SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WILL BRING RIVER RISES AND LOCALIZED FLOOD POTENTIAL ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...

27.08.2025 02:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think it will take many years, even decades, to undo all the damage. Just look at all the judges he’s appointed (Supreme Court and otherwise), who will still be in place long after he’s gone.

27.08.2025 03:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Alaskans Standing with Ukraine. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦

15.08.2025 01:33 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Be a Samwise Gamgee. Support your friends, trust your instincts, be humble, lead with your heart, love potatoes, don't let one little spider ruin your day.

28.03.2025 19:05 πŸ‘ 4138 πŸ” 705 πŸ’¬ 98 πŸ“Œ 34

"Restoring Truth in American History" is the most sinister Bradbury-esque totalitarian doublespeak phrasing

27.03.2025 23:36 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

You have my attention

27.03.2025 22:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Threatening to impeach judges who check your power is proof you need judges checking your power.

19.03.2025 22:15 πŸ‘ 19825 πŸ” 4138 πŸ’¬ 188 πŸ“Œ 129

A perfect summary of most Barkley runners

19.03.2025 14:12 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Well, there goes my next 60 hours...

18.03.2025 17:54 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A Mount Spurr eruption is β€˜likely’ within weeks or months, scientists say The most probable scenario is an eruption similar to those in 1953 and 1992, each lasting hours and producing clouds of ash that circulated for hundreds of miles around Southcentral Alaska.

The volcano is still at β€œcode yellow” status, according to the observatory, which indicates β€œelevated unrest.”

Me too, Mt. Spurr, me too.

13.03.2025 20:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Tell me why Jimmy Carter had to sell his family’s peanut farm (to a corp that destroyed it) but it’s totally fine for the orange dickhead in chief to shill cars on the White House lawn

12.03.2025 22:48 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Alaska volcano’s eruption β€˜likely,’ could send ash to state’s population centers within weeks Researchers predict the most likely outcome of the unrest at Mt. Spurr is β€œone or more explosive events” that could last as long as a few hours and produce ash clouds carried for hundreds of miles.

Researchers at the Alaska Volcano Observatory reported that the likelihood of an eruption at Mount Spurr, a volcano about 80 miles west of Anchorage, has increased.

They say the most likely outcome of the unrest at the volcano is β€œone or more explosive events.”

alaskapublic.org/news/public-...

12.03.2025 19:43 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 6

Agreed 100%! I've been super impressed with the consistent high quality in their shows. Just recently started watching Mythic Quest and have been really enjoying it!

10.03.2025 20:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Full page in today’s Anchorage Daily News:

03.03.2025 02:55 πŸ‘ 15235 πŸ” 3320 πŸ’¬ 211 πŸ“Œ 107
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An Open Letter to Lumon Industries Requesting to Please Kindly Insert the Severance Device in My Brain and Keep It on β€œInnie” Mode for the Next Four Years Dear Mr. Jame Egan, Chief Executive Officer at Lumon Industries, First, I congratulate you on implementing the severance procedure, which successfu...

"I'd like you to set the severance device in my brain fully on 'innie' mode for the next four years. I'm willing to work nonstop if it allows me to avoid the panic attacks I get from hearing the news about teenage social media influencers becoming senior government advisors."

28.02.2025 19:29 πŸ‘ 230 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 18

Yes! The books are so good, I’m really hopeful!

21.02.2025 00:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0