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Tell that to the folks who originally backed John Fetterman.

What kind of candidate running for a statewide seat in Alaska announces her campaign in January, around 4:00 in the morning, Alaska Time, when most Alaskans are still in bed?

That timing was meant for an East Coast audience, not Alaska.

It’s been obvious from the start who’s running her campaign.

And thank you, Colleen, for relentlessly beating the drum on this.

This is embarrassing, shameful, disgraceful, and timid.

There’s a way to answer this question.

But “no comment” isn’t it.

Is Mary’s heart truly in the race?

Is she in it to win it? Or going through the motions?

Thank you.

And thank you for including this line in the story, available at the link above:

"The mural is based on a work by Ray Troll, a Ketchikan-based Alaska artist."

For more on Ray, a living treasure, see:

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5/ Jack was convicted of draft evasion for reasons enumerated in the ruling above.

You may find it worth the time to talk with him about the case and what it means today to be a conscientious objector.

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4/ From a September 1971 ruling: "... he claimed exemption from both combatant and noncombatant training and service, but was prepared to perform civilian alternative service if called."

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3/ Jack refused to be drafted and went to court, arguing that he was a nonreligious conscientious objector, based on his ethical studies and beliefs.

2/ He is mentioned in this April 2023 thesis by Lily Ruth Spar of Wesleyan University …

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1/ We are lucky to have among us in Juneau a guy named Jack Fargnoli, a former senior policy analyst for the Alaska Office of Management and Budget.

In the late 60s, as a student at Wesleyan University, he took a public stand against being drafted to serve in the Vietnam War.

APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — US military says Kuwait 'mistakenly shot down' 3 American F-15E Strike Eagles aircraft during combat.

Voters don’t think the Democratic Party is too progressive, they think it’s weak and ineffective
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Amen and thank you, Colleen.

I appreciate you and your work.

I would also like to hear from Mary, in her own voice, without parroting consultants, advisors, or poll-tested messaging, about where she stands on the latest bombings of Iran, without support from Congress or the U.N. Security Council.

Ditto!

Thank you, Tryntje.

Mary, in your own voice, without parroting consultants, advisors, or poll-tested messaging ...

Tell us more about what you're *for*.

Also tell us where you stand on the latest bombings of Iran, without support from Congress or the U.N. Security Council.

Rich was one of my favorite curmudgeons, along with Pete Carran, David Postman, and Bob Tkacz.

Tough. Irascible. Principled.

Pains in the ass, in a John Lewis good trouble kind of way.

Dave Donaldson too, more in a style of iron hand inside velvet glove.

I am grateful that our lives intersected.

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Episode 6: Bedlam Justice Department prosecutor O. John Rogge isn't prepared for the pre-planned chaos that erupts as the most high-profile sedition trial in U.S. history begins.

3/ Listen to Rachel Maddow's November 2022 podcast, "Ultra," Season 1, Episodes 6 and 7 ...

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2/ ... interrupting proceedings with over-the-top antics that caused long delays and derailed the case.

Ms. Bondi may hope that what worked in 1944 will work today in a setting where, again, a presiding officer fails to wield a gavel to preserve decorum and order.

1/ Ms. Bondi may be taking a page out the playbook used by pro-Nazi defendants in the 1944 federal sedition trial in Washington, DC, "United States v. McWilliams."

They created chaos, overwhelmed a judge who let things get out of hand, and turned the court into a circus —

JD Vance Is Booed at Olympic Opening Ceremony in Milan

The New York Times:

"San Siro stadium in Milan broke out in scattered boos as Vice President JD Vance appeared on huge screens there during the opening ceremony for the Winter Games, an indication of the fury in Italy over the Trump administration’s policies."

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Ditto.

Congratulations, Wesley.

Thank you for your work, especially in Kotzebue, and for choosing to stay in Alaska.

Here’s to another 10 years here.

Get out! (The movie).

An update to the update …

Robyn Burke of Utqiaġvik is now Robyn *Frier.*

The list has been updated accordingly.

A big thank-you to the eagle-eyes who caught this.

The latest list of 60 members of the 34th Alaska Legislature.

Updated list of members of the 34th Alaska Legislature:

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If you're in Juneau and want to get emergency alerts from the city, just text "CBJ" to 38276.

"As a generation's first brush with meta-narrative, after the fashion of Foucault and Derrida.

"As a steely-eyed exploration of the gnawing inchoate fear that is the human condition — our base, festering need to Other that which we do not understand."

The 50-Year-Old Classics You Should Listen To And Read Today : Pop Culture Happy Hour Back in 1971, Richard Nixon was president, the Beatles were newly broken up. But also, a new network called National Public Radio broadcast for the first time. In honor of the anniversary of NPR's fir...

Amen.

And thank you.

When I need a good laugh, I return to your August 3, 2021, paean to "The Monster at the End of This Book."

Works like a charm. Every time.

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Bravo!

I wish I had *you* as my history professor back in the day.

What a great opportunity for learning — not just history, but how to navigate current resources and potential hazards of All Things Online.

Thanks for the update on what you teach.

More, please!

Opinion | The White House Is Just ‘Trying to Keep Grandpa Busy’

Thank you for teaming up with Michelle Cottle and David French — a highlight of the week.

This episode was especially good ...

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