Legislature’s attorney says elections officials may have violated Alaska and federal law with voter removals www.adn.com/politics/202...
Legislature’s attorney says elections officials may have violated Alaska and federal law with voter removals
The Division of Elections has defended its decision to remove more than 3,000 suspected noncitizens from Alaska’s voter list weeks before the primary.
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This dark money propaganda is a dangerous new trend. The candidates and all of us need to call this out! alaskabeacon.com/2026/08/07/d...
Dark money group backing Senate Republicans launches network of fake news sites | Alaska Beacon
This article was originally published by Popular Information. The Alaska Navigator bills itself as “independent news covering the Last Frontier.” On June 10, the outlet published an article headlined...
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#BobbyBrainworm keeps on killing!
Alt National Park Service@altnps.bsky.social · 7h agoTrump has issued a new executive order calling for American children to be routinely immunized against just 11 diseases, down from the 17 currently recommended by the CDC. The move marks another major shift away from long-standing federal vaccine guidance.
Some Iowans with disabilities who are covered by Medicaid say the program’s income and asset limits prevent them from saving money and accepting promotions.
Some disabled people want to advance their careers. They say Medicaid rules stop them
Medicaid will have new work requirements next year. But some people with disabilities, who already work, say they'd like to work more, but risk losing their Medicaid coverage if they earn too much.
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Interesting statement from a guy who has not revealed whom he would caucus with in D.C. From @lizruskin.bsky.social 's email newsletter about candidates returning answers to press voter guide questioning.
Russian Northern Fleet frigate Adm Kasatonov entered North Sea on Aug 9 alongside tanker Akademik Pashin, reportedly flying what appeared to be a Russian battle ensign from its main mast. A battle ensign is traditionally associated with a warship prepared for combat.
👇🎯 Cannot endorse this strongly enough. The central cleavage is "fight for democracy or not," not "socialist vs centrist on policy" And again, the other way you know this is to look at & listen to Jon Ossoff: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
Jonathan Ladd@jonathanmladd.com · 9h ago"Mainstream Democrats are ceding the 'fight' lane to the progressive left, and voters are responding in kind despite there not necessarily being a strong ideological move to the left." talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/no-do...
The draft of the EO regarding the US childhood vaccine schedule mentions "Gold Standard Science" 7 times. But because RFK uses the term it now means the opposite.
Lisa Weissler, author of “Capitol Crude: the Impact of Oil on Alaska Politics,” worked off & on in the Capitol for 40 years. We discuss the all-powerful hold the oil industry has had on Alaska since the early 80s. Listen to the East Anchorage Book Club Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Garton, from the bench, asked: “Why wouldn’t every candidate file a blank form?” Deitz appeared to briefly struggle for an answer. #AlaskaDeptofElections partisan excuses every which way..
Alaska state elections attorney says it’s OK for candidates to temporarily conceal finances | Alaska Beacon
An attorney defending the Alaska Division of Elections against a lawsuit argued in state court Friday that candidates for state office are not obliged to disclose their finances when they file for off...
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@alaskapublic.org we don’t appear on the look up site because we vote from abroad. They seemingly won’t verify our voter status. I’ve been trying to contact them for a week.
For those of you outside of Alaska, take note: billionaires hate open primaries, ranked choice voting, and campaign contribution limits. Tell your communities and vote accordingly. In Alaska, this means Yes on 1 (by August 18), No on 2 (this fall). #akleg #alaskasky
Liz Ruskin@lizruskin.bsky.social · 3d agoElon Musk drops $1.5 million to repeal Alaska’s ranked choice voting/open primaries
The US tourism industry lost out on as much as $16.6 billion in 2025 and is headed for an additional $21 billion deficit in 2026. That’s a combined $37.6 billion. When does the winning start?
Working on an A.I. policy for my calculus classes. Decided to be upfront about the current situation with LLMs and to give a heartfelt explanation for why the course still matters.
There is so much evidence of vindictive prosecution.
Jean Pocket@jeanpocket.bsky.social · yesterday“Finding no evidence of vindictive prosecution, a federal judge on Friday ruled that an indictment brought against the Southern Poverty Law Center by the Justice Department cannot be dismissed.” www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...
Using observed temps thru today, NWS temps for days 1-7, NBM temps for days 8-10, and ECMWF ensemble temps for days 11-16 (gets us thru the 25th), there's a decent chance that Fairbanks will have a warmer August than July for the first time since 1917. @alaskawx.bsky.social
“Drawn by a warming climate, Canada’s furry national symbol is colonizing new territory, evading Inuit hunters and reshaping the world they find.”
Resistance Knitters 🧶💙🌊📎🕊️🗽📚🫖☕️📖🐈💍@resistanceknitters.bsky.social · 2d ago🎁Free Gift The Beavers Are Coming for Canada’s Arctic, One Dam at a Time www.nytimes.com/2026/08/09/w...
October 2, 1977 Ames, IA news segment on arrival of Portage Glacier ice for a conference on using icebergs for drinking water. There have been mostly mad proposals to tow icebergs since the early 19th century. Learn all about this in my latest article: www.adn.com/alaska-l...
Inside school investigations frozen under Trump: Racial slurs, sexual harassment and more www.adn.com/nation-world...
Inside school investigations frozen under Trump: Racial slurs, sexual harassment and more
The Education Department was in talks with dozens of districts at the end of the Biden administration. The cases have stalled since the president took office.
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There are rumors that Zuck's crew was spotted stealing Dungeness crabs from private crab pots, possibly in areas that are only open to Alaska residents for crabbing.
Forbes@forbes.com · yesterdayThe Meta CEO was not onboard his superyacht when a nearby boat put out an assistance call.
Had a 90 cent/gal fuel discount at Fred Meyer so I filled up my jugs. This the kind of shit we do when today’s Republican Party is in charge. Let’s make them a permanent minority this fall!
In 1977, this chunk of Portage Glacier ice traveled to Ames, Iowa where this Saudi prince used it to chill his apricot nectar. That anecdote explained plus the long history of trying to tow icebergs in my latest article. Check it out here: www.adn.com/alaska-l...
“The Nerd Reich is a fantastically unputdownable must-read…Durán documents his case persuasively and convinces the reader that he is not misusing the F-word when he alleges his key figures qualify as fascists. He’s done his homework…and now raises an urgent alarm.” —The Irish Times
“For the first time in more than a decade, 2026 will see no women promoted to the US Navy’s admiral rank — even as women now account for one-quarter of all Navy officers, nearly one-third of the service’s midgrade ranks, and about 20 percent of the service overall.”
Holy shit. “The Trump Family Sparks a Revolution in Albania… The uprising, called the Flamingo Revolution, takes its name from the wild birds that breed in the wetland habitat. Protesters have carried inflatable flamingos and placards with drawings.” 7/23/26 … 1/
The Trump Family Sparks a Revolution in Albania
A luxury development planned by Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump has spurred anti-corruption protests.
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Warning⚠️ Every one of us whether we're a rich business person, a supermarket clerk, a teacher or a plumber is at risk from #ICELawlessness. They can target anyone. If your business has a rival, maybe that rival sends his brother in ICE to detain or harass you. That's authoritarianism inaction.🧵
Just a reminder: Alaska is in the condition it is in thanks to 23yrs of GOP/Maga control. Wanna Make Ak Great Again? Vote anything/anyone not GOP/Maga. Pretty simple, really.
