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Alaska officials stonewall state legislators on justification for handing voter data to feds | Alaska Beacon The Division of Elections and Department of Law declined to waive secrecy on advice that led state to hand over detailed data.

Alaska has a constitutional right to privacy, and the state might have violated that right with the handover.

Legislators are trying to investigate, but they're being stonewalled by elections officials: alaskabeacon.com/2026/03/06/a... #akleg #Alaska

Alaska and Texas are the only two states that have voluntarily given the federal government their voter rolls, despite a nationwide request that's gone out to 48 states.

They've also signed an agreement that allows the feds to individually pick voters for eventual removal from those rolls. (1/2)

The Juneau Intl Airport has received at least 1" of snow on 10 consecutive days. This ties their longest streak on record. Sadly, it will not snow today. @alaskawx.bsky.social @alaska.bsky.social

alas, le deluge

This is incredible. UK emissions fell 2.4% in 2025 as coal fell to a 400-year low. Incredibly, we used less coal last year than than in 1600, when Queen Elizabeth I was on the throne and Shakespeare was writing Hamlet
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...

Chart showing in many countries, people see their fellow citizens as morally good.

We asked people around the world to rate the morality and ethics of others in their country.

The U.S. is the only place we surveyed where more adults describe the morality and ethics of others living in the country as bad than good. See our full morality report here: www.pewresearch.org/...

Northwest Arctic residents set out on monthlong voter education mission, by snowmachine “Our people need to be heard in their voice,” said Aucha Kameroff, the group’s leader. “One of the voices that we have as people in rural Alaska, or any place, is by voting.”

In Northwest Alaska, residents are conducting a voter education program—by snowmachine.

Prosecutors drop case against UAF student about 5 weeks after he ate AI-generated art Nick Dwyer, the graduate student whose artwork was destroyed, signed an affidavit Feb. 3 in support of a motion dismissing the misdemeanor criminal mischief charge against Graham Granger. Prosecutors…

The charge initially came after Granger ripped up and chewed the AI-generated artwork of UAF Master of Fine Arts student Nick Dwyer in January, the same day of the arrest.

(From KUAC - Fairbanks)

Is this war really going to create the Alaska gas pipeline?

In charts: How serious is the Middle East gas price shock? Qatar LNG shutdown threatens bigger supply hit than the Ukraine war

In charts: How serious is the Middle East gas price shock www.ft.com/content/78fb...

U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of Jesus Advocacy group reports commanders giving similar messages at more than 30 installations in every branch of the military

EXCLUSIVE: At more than 30 installations, U.S. commanders told troops the war on Iran is a Christian war.

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has been “inundated” with more than 110 complaints.

One NCO said they were told the U.S. war is to bring about Armageddon and the return of Jesus…

As the laid off Middle East News Editor, I concur. Management eliminated the positions of every single staff correspondent and bureau chief in the Middle East.

“.. In an extreme scenario of the Strait of Hormuz being blocked, Bloomberg @economics estimates oil prices could spike to $108/barrel.”

(via Schwab) #OOTT

Say Goodbye to the Undersea Cable That Made the Global Internet Possible History was unmade last year, as engineers began the massive project of ripping the first-ever transoceanic fiber-optic cable from the ocean floor. Just don’t mention sharks.

History was unmade last year, as engineers began the massive project of ripping the first-ever transoceanic fiber-optic cable from the ocean floor. Just don’t mention sharks.

Alaska Outdoor Council: First ever gubernatorial debate The Alaska Outdoor Council, which boasts 3,000 members statewide, is flexing its political muscle with a candidate's forum this Saturday, featuring six out of 17 candidates for governor.

Seventeen candidates for governor. The Alaska Outdoor Council picked six to hear from this afternoon in a forum devoted almost entirely to fish and game issues.

www.knba.org/news/2026-02...

Team mongolia gold medal at the 2026 Ice Alaska World Ice Art Championships Double Block. #icealaska #WIAC #worldiceartchampionships #icesculpture

Yep! Every $1 increase in the average annual price of ANS crude is still worth something like $35 million to the state treasury, however.

That doesn’t fix the structural, long-term deficits, unfortunately, and it doesn’t fix the dividend.

Well, I guess that solves some of Alaska’s budget issues this year. #akleg

thanks dad

I’ve seen that in Seattle too!

Mine is that the 1999 American bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade was ordered by President Clinton in an attempt to destroy components of the F-117 stealth fighter shot down by the Serbs and being sold to China.

It’d be a great dive destination if it was a shallow enough train

This is neat — the Alaska Railroad Corp. is planning to build a new artificial reef in Seward, near the SeaLife Center: aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublic... #Alaska #akleg

Deep Freeze and Drought Are Fueling a Massive Florida Wildfire An area larger than Manhattan is on fire near the Everglades, sending plumes of smoke swirling across southern Florida.

First ice, then fire: A big blaze at the edge of Florida's Everglades ecosystem has its roots in a recent deep-freeze event, compounded by extensive drought. Gift link 🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Heading to Seward this summer? Check out 5 new businesses. The Mount Marathon race is a big draw on the Fourth of July, but visitors can find plenty to do and see all season long.

Thanks! Vicky Ho at @adn.com also let me know that they did a writeup two years ago: www.adn.com/business-eco...

OK, a mobile sauna business is a *fantastic* idea for Alaska, and we need more of these, but how about in winter instead of summer: aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublic... #akleg #Alaska

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A visual tool for tracking US Dept of Homeland Security / ICE detention warehouse purchases and lease agreements across the country:

Est. number of beds so far ~34,000

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Oh, nice: Looks like some big trail work around Kennicott in the national park there — aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublic...