But Why? I announce I am running to fill the remainder of Don Young's term and so we talk longshots. The Alaska Supreme Court rules redistricting is just a whole lot unconstitutional. Governor Dunleavy is alarmed at transgender athletes but not sexual harassment. Mayor Bronsons takes credit where cr
The chaos in all levels of politics around the country today was imported from Russia by America's conservative Christian leaders. Alaska's lone Congressman dies suddenly creating a political vacuum that's begging to be filled. Maia Nolan-Partnow has some spring fashion suggestions.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy continues to ignore the state law that prohibits the use of “state funds, facilities, equipment, services or another government asset or resource for partisan political purposes.”
Kelly Tshibaka has a habit of embellishing stories as she campaigns for the U.S. Senate. This results in a series of lies, half-truths and exaggerations that she continues to repeat.
What can you say except: Lying liars who lie.
Because slavery was the outright embrace of evil, I suppose slavery was America’s stupidest public policy ever. But other than that, in the history of this country, there has never been a stupider public policy than the War on Drugs. Nothing else comes close.
The Assembly hasn't yet gotten to the bottom of the mayor's fluoridation fumble -- not until we understand why they lied to cover up what they now claim was a perfectly appropriate, no-big-deal effort.
Mayor Bronson calmly discusses lawn care while the house burns.
We got an opportunity to talk with Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski about Jan. 6, her place in the Republican party and key legislation ahead.
With very few exceptions, the First Amendment prohibits politicians from blocking people with their official social media accounts and deleting comments. Extreme right Eagle River Republican Sen. Lora Reinbold apparently didn’t get the memo. Sad!
House Republicans lamely defend Eastman membership in the violent seditionist organization Oath Keepers as support for free speech.
Republican Party propagandist Suzanne Downing assists Bronson administration efforts to attack the Anchorage Assembly by making false accusations against Suzanne LaFrance. Downing also promotes the lie that the assembly slighted the new police chief, possibly because he is white.
Gov. Dunleavy failed in his effort to force state employees to pledge a loyalty oath to his agenda failed. Now he wants Alaskans to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in penalties that he and minion personally owe.
Eastman seems to have an affinity for Hitler, whether it's posing at attention with Hitler quotes or keeping an SS "honor dagger" in his office in Juneau.
Wasilla representative shamefully shows a distressing fondness for Hitler and the Third Reich.
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