alaska
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Alaska Reporter Who Quit on the Air to Promote Weed Legalization Faces Decades in Prison
The Alaska reporter who quit on the air with a resounding “[F—k] it” is now facing charges on 14 serious criminal offenses, which could land her in prison for 54 years, The Guardian reports. It all started Sept. 22, 2014, when Charlo Greene, then a reporter for Alaska station KTVA, ended a report on the Alaska…
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Why The Kayak-Eating Bear Is The Blackest Thing I've Ever Seen This Week
By now, I’m sure many of you have seen the footage of a bear in Alaska using a woman’s kayak to floss his teeth, ignoring the woman’s hysterical pleas to leave the kayak alone. And, if you haven’t watched yet, please do. Unbeknownst to the woman recording this — and, likely, unbeknownst to the bear…
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Why Charlo Greene Quitting Her Job On Air Is The Blackest Thing We've Ever Seen This Week
1. Her name is Charlo Greene and she’s a reporter in Alaska. This is an extra Black name in the lower 48. In Alaska, though, this is peak Blackness. 2. She is enterprising, and confident enough in her enterprise to sacrifice a career she presumably went to school for — and paid tens of thousands…