RichThompsonAK

I’ll chip in for the plane ticket. One way only, though.

Alaska National Guard says planned deployment to Washington DC pushed to May | Alaska Beacon Officials with the Alaska National Guard said plans to deploy a trained rapid response force this month to support federal authorities in Washington D.C. has been pushed back to May.

NEW: Dunleavy approved a request from the US Sec. of the Army to deploy a 100 service member "rapid response force" of the Alaska National Guard to Washington DC this month - but that has been pushed to May

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Agree. It's a really scary mix of malevolence and incompetence.

With apologies to Sir Winston Churchill, "...It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, reported by Enigma2000"

Doesn't help that the White House initially blocked release of the threat analysis ...

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A Mysterious Signal Transfixes Radio Sleuths -- And Intelligence Experts The mysterious Persian-language transmission began about 12 hours after the start of the US-Israeli bombing campaign against Iran. It was jammed five days later. Is it a coded message for US agents in...

Random Numbers, Persian Code: A Mysterious Signal Transfixes Radio Sleuths -- And Intelligence Expert

"It's interesting because it started to be jammed on the initial frequency,"... "Someone doesn't want the recipient [of the signal] to hear the numbers."

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Iran may be activating sleeper cells outside the country, alert says The U.S. has intercepted encrypted communications believed to have originated in Iran that may serve as “an operational trigger” for “sleeper assets."

Iran may be activating sleeper cells outside the country, alert says

"The alert, reviewed by ABC News, cites "preliminary signals analysis" of a transmission "likely of Iranian origin" that was relayed across multiple countries shortly after the death of Ayatollah ..."

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FBI warns Iran aspired to attack California with drones in retaliation for war: Alert The warning came in a bulletin that was reviewed by ABC News.

FBI warns Iran aspired to attack California with drones in retaliation for war: Alert

"A spokeswoman for the FBI office in LA declined to comment ... The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment."

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Photos from Lifeboat Show Human Cost of Hormuz Crisis Newly surfaced photos taken by a rescued crew member from the Thai-flagged bulk carrier Mayuree Naree offer a stark reminder of the growing dangers facing commercial mariners in the Strait of Hormuz a...

Photos from Lifeboat Show Human Cost of Hormuz Crisis

"The wave of attacks come one day after U.S. President Donald Trump told commercial vessels to continue sailing through the Strait. 'These ships should go through the Strait of Hormuz and show some guts',”

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True dat; their headline, not mine. Point is the same - the Coasties still didn't choose to kill people to get the job done.

Coast Guard Icebreaker USCGC Polar Star Completes Antarctic Mission

"The U.S. Coast Guard cutter USCGC Polar Star, America's only operational heavy icebreaker, has successfully completed her annual mission to break out the cargo pier at McMurdo Sound."

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Coast Guard Interdicts Suspected Drug Smugglers in Eastern Pacific Sea Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC 911) intercepted a self-propelled semi-submersible (SPSS) vessel during a routine patrol on February…

Narrator: And they didn't even kill anyone doing it.

Coast Guard Interdicts Suspected Drug Smugglers in Eastern Pacific Sea

www.marinelink.com/news/coast-g...

❗️Ukraine's F-Drones has been selected to supply the Pentagon, chosen from dozens of competitors, the NYT reported. The company makes FPV drones F7 and F10 and the LITAVR Shahed interceptor. The F7 was rated the most effective drone on the front in 2025. #Ukraine

Winter Sea Temperatures Reach Record Levels Near Iceland Ocean measurements collected during a recent winter expedition indicate unusually high sea temperatures in waters around Iceland, according to preliminary findings from the Marine and Freshwater Resea...

Winter Sea Temperatures Reach Record Levels Near Iceland

"Preliminary results show temperatures in the upper 200 metres of the ocean were generally above the long-term average."

www.icelandreview.com/news/winter-...

Top four on Forbes Russia billionaires list made their fortunes in the Arctic

"Number two on the list is well known to readers of the Barents Observer: mega-polluter Vladimir Potanin."

www.thebarentsobserver.com/news/top-fou...

Just going to leave this here and walk quietly away ...

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So, is Biden still holding the US strategic oil reserve at ~60% capacity?

Random note: Something’s happening back here in the trees. The days are becoming significantly warmer, and the nights significantly colder, than the official temperature three miles away at the airport. #Believe #Alaska

So the shoegate I understand it is this:

1. Trump equals shoe size to dick size
2. Trump asks Rubio, Hegseth and the rest of the ilk about their shoe size.
3. They all yell, like 10, 11, big, huge.
4. Trump buys those for them, and they shamble around in shoes twice their size.

Hey, Silent Dan, you forgetting to mention price increases for home heating oil? It's cold out here.

“For a typical home consuming 1,000 gallons of heating oil annually, that’s an increase of $1,000 for the year,”

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The Kremlin says it’s cutting off mobile Internet access for security reasons. Muscovites say they’re resigning themselves to regular blackouts. — Meduza “All of the disconnections and communications restrictions are taking place in strict accordance with current legislation,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.

The Kremlin says it’s cutting off mobile Internet access for security reasons. Muscovites say they’re resigning themselves to regular blackouts.

"Internet blackouts have been a regular occurrence in Russia since May 2025 ... to combat Ukrainian drones."

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Gulf of Mexico Auction Yields Far Fewer Bids Than First Trump Sale The Trump administration's second sale of oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico in three months attracted far less industry interest…

Gulf of Mexico Auction Yields Far Fewer Bids Than First Trump Sale

"It is the second offshore lease sale to be held this month. The first, of more than 1 million acres in Alaska's Cook Inlet, attracted no bids."

www.marinelink.com/news/gulf-me...

U.S. Navy Turns Down Hormuz Escort Requests Because of High Risk The U.S. Navy has so far declined to provide Strait of Hormuz escorts for shipping, despite daily requests, multiple sources told Reuters on Tuesday....

U.S. Navy Turns Down Strait of Hormuz Escort Requests Because of High Risk

"The reports contradict an earlier statement from Energy Secretary Chris Wright - since withdrawn - that a Navy vessel had escorted one tanker through the waterway."

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Fimbulvetr Journal - First Winter: Even in the grip of Fimbulvetr the weak sun leaves traces of its beauty and power, as if to say “Have faith, I will not be denied.” #Alaska

Шоколад с копченой рыбой В Олекминском районе Якутии придумали свой ответ знаменитому «дубайскому шоколаду» — шоколад с копченой рыбой и таежными ягодами. Фото необычной сладости опубликовал в своем Instagram гид по регион…

Chocolate with smoked fish

"In comments on local channels, Yakutians expressed skepticism about the new flavor. Some recalled that Primorye also has its own special chocolate bar—one with seaweed."

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О женщине, которая возвращает охотников На Севере издавна говорили, что море забирает людей не из злобы, а из забывчивости. Оно огромное и древнее, и иногда просто не помнит дорогу обратно. Поэтому, когда мужчины уходили на охоту, женщин…

About the woman who brings back hunters

"In the North, they've long said that the sea takes people not out of malice, but out of forgetfulness. It's vast and ancient, and sometimes it simply doesn't remember the way back."

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How polar geopolitics are creeping into the Arctic Winter Games Athletes might be the stars of the show, but the Arctic Winter Games can't escape politics. For example, the games kicked off with the flyover of a CF-18 fighter jet at the opening ceremony in Whiteh...

How polar geopolitics are creeping into the Arctic Winter Games

“We were sympathetic to Greenland, and we wanted them to be comfortable. We also want the Alaska kids to be comfortable ... and we just don’t want to put those kids in those situations.”

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Putin is our enemy. He's helping Iranian soldiers target American soldiers and assets.

Zelenskyy is our friend. He's helping American soldiers shoot down Iranian drones.

Most Americans understand these basic facts.

Trump, for whatever reason, does not.

Oleksandr Dovhach, commander of the 39th tactical aviation brigade, was killed in combat while defending Ukraine.

Since the start of the full-scale invasion, Oleksandr Dovhach has taken part in hundreds of combat missions.

Eternal memory and eternal glory to Ukrainian Hero.

Trump threatens to withhold his signature on bills until Congress passes the SAVE Act.
Wow. Devastating leverage...

EXCEPT the Constitution says that bills passed while Congress is in session become law automatically after 10 days with OR without his signature.
So he's threatening to do - nothing.

So the fact that we bombed a girls elementary school, while likely using AI for targeting, is going to be a major headline story dominating American news coverage when exactly?