...and these same people want to tell us universal healthcare and student loan forgiveness is too expensive?
...and these same people want to tell us universal healthcare and student loan forgiveness is too expensive?
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Our Strategic Gaslight Reserve is overflowing, so thereβs that.
Rep. Nellie Jimmie, whose district was the hardest hit by Typhoon Halong, says that no other disaster in state history has faced this unwillingness by legislators to provide assistance.
"Let me remind the body: These are Alaskans. Pass this resolution!"
She also ignores the countless students and families directly affected by their charter virtually stealing money from very needy neighborhood schools.
Fairbanks airport daily average temperatures vs. the 1991-2020 baseline normal since the December. Long duration cold: the 100-day temperature departure from normal of -11.2F/-6.2C is quite remarkable. #akwx #weather #Climate @jenniferschell16.bsky.social @coyotetrail.bsky.social
Map centered on Alaska showing site-specific high temperatures (ΒΊF) on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. Plotted temperature range from -14F at Bettles to 39F at Atka.
High temperatures (ΒΊF) in and around Alaska on Tuesday. Everywhere south of the Brooks Range colder than normal. Interior, southcentral and southwest Alaska with the coldest first 10 days of March since the early 1970s. #akwx #weather
Another example of conservative parents acting as if they own their children (and their childrenβs hearts and minds.) Kids are not pets. They have basic human rights. Many need protection FROM their parents! ππ€¬
I wonder if Pete Hegseth had to provide evidence of work for the millions of dollars he spent on lobster tailβ¦
Who could possibly have foreseen that war on Iran would (a) make Iran retaliate by closing the strait of Hormuz, which (b) could disrupt world oil markets, enriching Russia and penalizing most everyone else?
Who, indeed, except EVERYONE WHO HAS EVER THOUGHT FOR ONE MINUTE about the situation.
Heads up AK: (H)Finance starts public testimony today at 1:30 on the Operating Budget, continuing Th & F. Today the SE, parts of the Interior, check AKleg meetings for your area. At 5:00, (H)Education takes public testimony on the BSA. Head to your local LIO to testify or call 844-586-9085. #akleg
Take a look!
Read Supanikaβs book!
Itβs about how voting
Is better than boating
βVery windyβ seems to be an inadequate description.
Saying that you -must- be grateful is what domestic abusers and Russian prison guards do. You must take the violence and say you like it. It is a mark of fascism.
It isnβt just the wealth inequality! The Pearl Creek Elementary that all of my kids attended had really high quality special ed programs for kids at every level of disability. Charters very much neglect children with significant special needs!!
diabolical
unAmerican
Thatβs more than half the annual budget of the National Science Foundation.
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I remember when it was big news that Alaska's prison budget became bigger than the budget for the University of Alaska. Now, the prison budget is over $500 million per year, a record high: alaskabeacon.com/2026/03/10/a... #akleg #Alaska
Here's the statement I made on the Senate Floor regarding the War in Iran that my office posted on my official Instagram and Facebook pages: www.facebook.com/share/v/189g...
The US has lost thousands of American lives, caused the deaths of millions of civilians, and spent billions and billions of American taxpayer money on ill-fated wars that never accomplish what they set out to. #akleg
Latest from the Memo: Let's unpack the latest tribulations on oil prices through the very best of metaphors β the roller coaster.
#akleg
Notice that those in power donβt know what to do and theyβre incompetent. Notice thereβs no opposition to those incompetent criminals.
This is on us. You and me. We have to act because weβre the adults in the room. Thatβs what a revolution is. That realization.
#UBC Study: #Canadian #Drinking #Water at Risk Long After #Wildfires
forestry.ubc.ca/news/ubc-stu...
Fairbanks
Chris Murphy: "I Just came from a two hour, closed door classified briefing on the war. It just confirmed to me it's totally incoherent. We are not gonna be able to achieve any of our stated objectives ... this is a disaster of epic proportions, a 10 day debacle"
A short one poem poetry reading next to the sea.
#AlaskaSky #BlueSkypoets #poetry #poem #Alaska
β¨Minaβs Minuteβ¨Why is the federal government asking for Alaskaβs voter rolls? With our constitutional right to privacy, the Division of Elections must keep our voter information ACCURATE and CONFIDENTIAL. On Wed 1PM, House Judiciary will hear HJR 43 on protecting Alaskansβ voter privacy. #akleg