“Eastern Australian humpback whale population now well above pre-whaling levels, report finds” And just how cool is that! (h/t Fix the News)
“It seems to be mostly boilerplate copy and paste,” reader Gil Dickie told me. “Quite frankly I couldn’t get through the whole epistle without falling into a brief coma.”
One person sent me a letter he received that ran to 15 pages, including an addendum and a curve chart. Sullivan’s response to complaints about the “One Big Beautiful Bill” grew to a whopping 25 pages. He started sending it as an attachment to a shorter constituent letter, and also provided a link to his full missive. (From Liz Ruskin’s December 12 Alaska-at-Large Newsletter, to which you should immediately subscribe.)
Quote: “According to NASA’s solar eclipse calendar, the longest solar eclipse in 100 years will occur on August 2, 2027. Its total phase will last 6 minutes and 23 seconds. During that time, regions of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East will be under the moon’s shadow.” Mark your calendars. (h/t Wired)
Heartening. (h/t PatiC)
And some great news–a Friend of Storyknife has pledged to match dollar for dollar up to $35,000 in this year’s fall challenge!
Click here and hey, presto, double your donation!
And on behalf of the Storyknife residents of 2026,
thank you all so much for your support!
Quote for the day
For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled. –Richard Feynman
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