Nostr notes by MicheleV_AK

Beautiful healthy female moose chowing down on some tree limbs. ...

2026-03-16T03:39:06Z

Beautiful healthy female moose chowing down on some tree limbs. We saw her on our way for a walk. 💖#Alaska #AlaskaWildlife #Moosetodon

**Tears of joy alert!!! "On Alaska's frozen shoreline, ...

2025-10-11T19:55:24Z

**Tears of joy alert!!! "On Alaska's frozen shoreline, oil rig workers made a discovery that stopped them cold—a walrus calf, alone and wailing, separated from his mother in waters over 50 miles away. Most walrus pups don't survive 24 hours without maternal contact. This one had already been crying for days.
The Alaska SeaLife Center team didn't hesitate. They designed something unprecedented: round-the-clock "cuddle therapy." Staff members now work in rotating shifts, bottle-feeding every three hours while cradling the 85-pound infant against their chests, mimicking the constant warmth he'd know from his mother. They hum. They rock. They never leave him alone. The transformation has been miraculous. Within weeks, the calf—who arrives limp and dehydrated—now nuzzles into his caregivers' arms, makes happy chirping sounds, and has gained 12 pounds. He recognizes voices. He reaches for familiar faces. Sometimes survival is just about showing up with love."
#Alaska #AlaskaSeaLifeCenter #WalrusPup #Love

It's a bizarre, weird, insane day in Alaska. We have a war ...

2025-08-15T19:36:03Z

It's a bizarre, weird, insane day in Alaska. We have a war criminal and a rapist/pedophile meeting on the tarmac at a US military base like they are best buddies, the war criminal climbs in the "Beast" and rides away to a meeting. I'm nauseous, disgusted and cannot wait to get out and PROTEST today! #Alaska #AlaskaStandsWithUkraine

Salmon aren't jumping quite high enough for #428 to catch ...

2025-07-29T21:30:57Z

Salmon aren't jumping quite high enough for #428 to catch them. #Alaska #KatmaiNationalParkAlaska #BrooksFallsAK

Current wildfires in Alaska. I don't live anywhere near any ...

2025-06-23T19:24:48Z

Current wildfires in Alaska. I don't live anywhere near any of these; however, I have many friends who do. #Alaska #AlaskaWildfires

#FuckFascists #FuckHegseth #FuckKrasnov ...

2025-03-14T21:42:18Z

#FuckFascists #FuckHegseth #FuckKrasnov

Nice shot of Jesse Holmes and team as they head to the burled ...

2025-03-14T19:19:23Z

Nice shot of Jesse Holmes and team as they head to the burled arch finish line on Front St. in Nome! Oh, how I loved being there and watching these teams come it. Nothing quite like it. Photo credit The Nome Nugget. #Alaska #Iditarod2025 #LastGreatRace

Happy Monday Moose!! I am back after a nice break. Photo by Lacee ...

2025-02-10T20:19:31Z

Happy Monday Moose!! I am back after a nice break. Photo by Lacee Johnson. #Alaska #AlaskaWildlife #Moosetodon

There is so much distressing news I cannot keep up, nor do I have ...

2025-02-05T04:33:00Z

There is so much distressing news I cannot keep up, nor do I have the bandwidth to deal with it all. To all who live in other countries, I am so sorry!! The man in the WH is a bonafide psycho, and I'm so very sorry for all the bad stuff he's doing or proposing to do. Taking some downtime from social media. Everyone, take care of yourselves and each other!! I'll be back soon! Peace & 💗

PLEASE CALL YOUR SENATORS & REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS!!!! ...

2025-02-01T23:07:49Z

PLEASE CALL YOUR SENATORS & REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS!!!! Musk & Co. got control of trillions of dollars at the US Treasury. This money pays SS, Medicare, fed. employees, fed contractors, etc., etc. All is well, though...the Dems have "strongly criticized" this move/takeover. 😡 #Takover #USCoup #MuskSUCKS
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/02/01/elon-musk-treasury-payments-system/

THIS IS WHO WE ARE NOW!!! Are we proud??? I am utterly ashamed, ...

2025-01-28T21:06:34Z

THIS IS WHO WE ARE NOW!!! Are we proud??? I am utterly ashamed, angry and disgusted at the cruelty. #CrueltyIsThePoint #FuckFOTUS
"FOTUS issued a waiver for Israel and Egypt that will allow U.S. funding to continue throughout the pause. Trump has also issued an exemption for global emergency food aid, which represents a small but lifesaving portion of the country’s aid portfolio.

In Ukraine, the pause puts in question the future of both humanitarian assistance and funding to keep afloat military resistance to the ongoing Russian invasion.

The pause is set to hit Ethiopia, Somalia and Nigeria hard, along with neighbors in sub-Saharan Africa, where a U.S.-led anti-HIV program known by the acronym PEPFAR, estimated to have saved 25 million lives worldwide, provides support to public health systems."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/28/trump-aid-foreign-shutdown-pause-graphs/

Farmworkers are NOT showing up for work because of this! Food ...

2025-01-24T21:54:17Z

Farmworkers are NOT showing up for work because of this! Food will rot in the fields and prices will go up.
“We’re in the middle of our citrus harvesting. This sent shockwaves through the entire community,” said Casey Creamer, president of the industry group California Citrus Mutual, on Thursday. “People aren’t going to work and kids aren’t going to school. Yesterday about 25% of the workforce, today 75% didn’t show up.”
He pushed back on the Border Patrol’s claims they’re targeting bad people. He said they appeared to be general sweeps of workers...“If this is the new normal, this is absolute economic devastation,” said Richard S. Gearhart, an associate professor of economics at Cal State-Bakersfield...“So, you WILL see, in the long run, food inflation and food shortages,” he wrote in a text message."
#HumanRightsAbuses #FOTUSInflation
https://www.eastcountymagazine.org/surprising-immigration-raid-kern-county-foreshadows-what-awaits-farmworkers-and-businesses

Over Fairbanks last night. Photos by Kenny Spann. #Alaska ...

2025-01-17T21:05:36Z

Over Fairbanks last night. Photos by Kenny Spann. #Alaska #NorthernLights #FairbanksAK

More Northern Lights from Fairbanks. Photos by Suji Minckler. ...

2025-01-01T08:42:27Z

More Northern Lights from Fairbanks. Photos by Suji Minckler. Gorgeous! #HappyNewYearAlaskanFireworks #NorthernLights

May he rest in peace! President Jimmy Carter has died at age 100. ...

2024-12-29T21:12:52Z

May he rest in peace! President Jimmy Carter has died at age 100. #PresidentJimmyCarter
https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/12/29/jimmy-carter-president-dead/

Today's walk was a balmy 5 degrees and hoar-frosted trees ...

2024-11-29T02:19:24Z

Today's walk was a balmy 5 degrees and hoar-frosted trees were everywhere! I even got some photos of the trees on the other side of the Kenai River. Here is the first batch of photos. Happy Thanksgiving!! #Alaska #Brrrrr #thanksgiving2024 #WinterInAlaska #KenaiRiverAlaska #CentennialParkAK

The days are getting shorter here in Alaska so Anchorage lights ...

2024-11-28T21:35:44Z

The days are getting shorter here in Alaska so Anchorage lights up the star so all may find their way. It has over 350 bulbs and isn't turned off until the last Iditarod musher finishes the race. It was built by the Army in 1958 and is lit in late November each year. It's now maintained by Joint Base Elemendorf-Richardson. Happy Thanksgiving and Native American Heritage Day!!! #StarOverAnchorage #Alaska #HappyThanksgiving #HappyNativeAmericanHeritageDay

My walk today was awesome and cold...5 degrees. I spend so much ...

2024-11-28T03:26:39Z

My walk today was awesome and cold...5 degrees. I spend so much time looking up at the frosty trees, it's a wonder I've not broken my neck. There is nothing more pure and pristine to me than being out on the trails in the cold, crisp almost-sunset afternoon and seeing the light of the fading sun on the tops of the trees. #Alaska #AlaskaInWinter #CentennialParkAK #FrostyTrees

This is where we are now. #ScienceIsDead #YouTubeGuy ...

2024-11-26T08:14:06Z

This is where we are now. #ScienceIsDead #YouTubeGuy #FuckAntiVaxxers

Bitey-face polar bears on the beach in Kaktovik, Alaska. You can ...

2024-11-21T08:05:45Z

Bitey-face polar bears on the beach in Kaktovik, Alaska. You can see the whale bones underneath the bears in a couple of these shots. Photos by Melvin Kayotuk. #Alaska #AlaskaInWinter #BiteyFaceBears #PolarBearsAlaska

I read there were about 5,100 votes left to count and I hope they ...

2024-11-19T01:29:45Z

In reply to nevent1q…9z0t
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I read there were about 5,100 votes left to count and I hope they trend the same way!

I LOVE IT!!! May this trend continue tomorrow!

2024-11-19T01:13:53Z

In reply to nevent1q…n2r6
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I LOVE IT!!! May this trend continue tomorrow!

If you are able, please support the ACLU! They are in this fight ...

2024-11-18T20:52:02Z

If you are able, please support the ACLU! They are in this fight 100%.
"Civil-liberties lawyers alarmed by President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to launch mass deportations of undocumented immigrants sued the federal government Monday for information about how authorities might quickly remove people from the United States." #ACLU #StopMassDeportations
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2024/11/18/trump-mass-deportation-aclu-lawsuit/

Our resident squirrel, Trio, is in big trouble! We spent a tidy ...

2024-11-17T08:47:41Z

Our resident squirrel, Trio, is in big trouble! We spent a tidy sum to seal off access to all insulation of our house and garage. Well, this little one chewed a damn hole in the wood siding to get to the roof of the garage and hubby is furious! I want him to move her condo; he wants to move Trio to another location. Battle continues...😞 #Alaska #AnimalIssues #BadTrioTheSquirrel