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Studying parasites and frozen frogs in the Arctic. "and his behavior toward authority is highly unusual and most inappropriate." Interests: Parasites, Pedagogy, Politics, and Packers. The postings are my own & do not represent the University of Alaska.

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I wouldn't bet on Peltola having a stroke, but she will never be pushing boundaries further left.

07.03.2026 05:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've had this issue with GenZ, but I assume it's taught & modeled by their elders, that they think the ends justify the means.

As long as they succeed, it's alright.

Better to die failing than to win without your soul.

07.03.2026 05:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

An empty vessel can be bullied into the right choice.

07.03.2026 05:32 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
Codefendants - "Rivals" [feat. The D.O.C] (Official Music Video)
Codefendants - "Rivals" [feat. The D.O.C] (Official Music Video) YouTube video by Codefendants

Loving this song.

youtu.be/2l5BqVO33pg?...

07.03.2026 05:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You're exactly right.

07.03.2026 03:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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State board of ed to vote on Pearl Creek charter next week Next week the Alaska State Board of Education will decide to approve or deny the Pearl Creek STEAM Charter School application, the final step in the saga that’s played out

Really annoying how the Pearl Creek APC is willing to cozy up to the people that have wrecked education to get what they want. The Pearl Creek APC is being used by Dunleavy and Bishop to override local control.

Lie down with dogs, you're gonna get up with fleas.

www.newsminer.com/news/educati...

06.03.2026 21:37 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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School board weighs budget reduction options - Peninsula Clarion The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education will review the budget again in April with the intent to take action.

www.peninsulaclarion.com/2026/03/05/s...

06.03.2026 21:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Alaska ignored budget crisis signs. Now, it doesn't have money to fix schools Alaska has long ignored warning signs of a budget crisis. Now, it has no money to fix something that is posing serious health and safety risks to students and staff: crumbling rural schools.

www.npr.org/2025/08/01/g...

06.03.2026 21:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Anchorage School Board passes budget with closures and significant staff cuts Board members passed amendments that retained most sports and nurse positions.

www.adn.com/alaska-news/...

06.03.2026 21:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mat-Su looks to close schools amid budget shortfall with more proposed cuts coming The Mat-Su Sentinel's Amy Bushatz says, similar to other districts, Mat-Su schools have suffered from stagnant state funding and declining enrollment, but unlike other parts of the state, the Mat-Su B...

alaskapublic.org/news/educati...

06.03.2026 21:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Juneau school board adds nursing, homeschool positions to proposed budget There was no discussion Thursday of adding two positions that the Tlingit Culture, Language and Literacy program could stand to lose when grant funds run out.

www.ktoo.org/2026/02/20/j...

06.03.2026 21:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Alaska legislators press Mt. Edgecumbe officials after more than 100 students disenrolled this year A delegation of lawmakers made an impromptu visit to the school on Feb. 6, calling the conditions and deteriorating facilities β€˜deplorable.’

Deena Bishop oversaw the gutting of Mt Edgecumbe and the deterioration of the school. A quarter of the students left because the conditions were so awful.

alaskapublic.org/news/educati...

06.03.2026 21:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Alaska legislators press Mt. Edgecumbe officials after more than 100 students disenrolled this year A delegation of lawmakers made an impromptu visit to the school on Feb. 6, calling the conditions and deteriorating facilities β€˜deplorable.’

Dunleavy's lack of funding for education is responsible for Pearl Creek closing as well as the current budget crises in Mat-Su, Anchorage, Kenai, Juneau, and rural schools.

Why would anyone think that Bishop and Dunleavy are looking out for the best interests of kids and public schools?

06.03.2026 21:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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State board of ed to vote on Pearl Creek charter next week Next week the Alaska State Board of Education will decide to approve or deny the Pearl Creek STEAM Charter School application, the final step in the saga that’s played out

Really annoying how the Pearl Creek APC is willing to cozy up to the people that have wrecked education to get what they want. The Pearl Creek APC is being used by Dunleavy and Bishop to override local control.

Lie down with dogs, you're gonna get up with fleas.

www.newsminer.com/news/educati...

06.03.2026 21:37 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Note to all politicians: lighting and distance qre your friend not your enemy when filming.

06.03.2026 17:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
LANDSTUHL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
Unit 33100
APO AE 09180-3100
MCEU-LN-OGS
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD
SUBJECT: Labor and Delivery Closure
1. Due to the hospital's primary objective Labor and Delivery is closed until further notice.
2. We are doing our utmost to assist you in transferring your labor care to the host nation.
3. At this time we have no knowledge of the timeline for this, and will continue to see you for pre-natai appointments until 36 weeks.
4. If you are 36 weeks or greater gestation today, please ask us what steps to take now.
5. The decision-making occurred at a very high level and we are saddened that we cannot provide your care, and at the first possible opportunity will re-open our doors.
4. Point of contact for this is the undersigned at +49 6371-9464-5839.
l Clner
Elizabeth Gelner, MD ETC, USA OB/GYN Clinic
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY LANDSTUHL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Unit 33100 APO AE 09180-3100 MCEU-LN-OGS Tuesday, March 3, 2026 MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD SUBJECT: Labor and Delivery Closure 1. Due to the hospital's primary objective Labor and Delivery is closed until further notice. 2. We are doing our utmost to assist you in transferring your labor care to the host nation. 3. At this time we have no knowledge of the timeline for this, and will continue to see you for pre-natai appointments until 36 weeks. 4. If you are 36 weeks or greater gestation today, please ask us what steps to take now. 5. The decision-making occurred at a very high level and we are saddened that we cannot provide your care, and at the first possible opportunity will re-open our doors. 4. Point of contact for this is the undersigned at +49 6371-9464-5839. l Clner Elizabeth Gelner, MD ETC, USA OB/GYN Clinic Landstuhl Regional Medical Center

Just saw this on another platform. Overseas military folks getting prenatal care are being told that the β€˜host nation’ must provide this, but only after 36 weeks (just shy of 9 months). Landstuhl is not remotely a hardship tour. I think we all know what’s going on here.

05.03.2026 15:42 πŸ‘ 514 πŸ” 225 πŸ’¬ 37 πŸ“Œ 27
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North Pole mayor, council spar over alleged HR complaints Tension between the North Pole mayor and City Council boiled over into a Festivus-like airing of grievances Monday night as councilmembers argued with Mayor Larry Terch over his job performance.

"A persistent matter has been Terch’s use of ChatGPT for city business, which the City Council nixed his business subscription to last year"

The NP mayor that's accused of creating a toxic workplace was overly reliant on ChatGPT. It's always the ones you suspect.

www.newsminer.com/news/local_n...

05.03.2026 18:04 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

She's either running a campaign targeted at rural Alaska or she is getting terrible advice.

05.03.2026 06:33 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Today I was discussing with a colleague how to approach the terrible actions of scientists with students including the horrors commited by Nazi doctors.

They were not aware of the vivisections, a dissection on a live individual. Anesthesia was sometimes used.

Doctors hung at Nuremberg.

05.03.2026 05:35 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Joint Senate Judiciary and State Affairs Committee Hearing on Dissemination of Voter Information to the U.S. Department of Justice

🧡 The Senate Judiciary and State Affairs committees are meeting this afternoon for a hearing on the Division of Elections' decision to hand over the voter roll to the U.S. Department of Justice, raising a whole bunch of privacy concerns.

#akleg

04.03.2026 22:29 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

This article unintentionally makes a great argument universal design and moving away from high-stakes proctored exams.

05.03.2026 00:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is what pulling the ladder up looks like.

04.03.2026 05:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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 followed suit Feb. 19, before the judge had ruled on the motion.

Graham Granger, 20, had faced one count of misdemeanor fifth-degree criminal mischief after his Jan. 13 arrest. Prosecutors dismissed the single count on Feb. 19.

04.03.2026 01:30 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Same thing happened to everything I've ever thought was cool but no one else liked.

04.03.2026 01:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

You're describing our governor.

03.03.2026 19:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man wearing glasses and a black suit stands in front of a green field ALT: a man wearing glasses and a black suit stands in front of a green field
03.03.2026 06:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

#akleg

03.03.2026 06:49 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Cyrus Vorwald and Daniel Keck are the only names I can confirm associated with the project.

There's a few other people supporting the project in local facebook pages, but it's not clear their connection to the project.

03.03.2026 02:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I was thinking Tanana River bluffs near the LTER, but that could also be what they are going for.

02.03.2026 23:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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This site is located 2.5 miles from the Parks Highway. Both Goldhill and Henderson are 2 lane narrow roads. The Goldhill & Parks Highway Intersection is a tight corner.
Henderson turns into gravel a mile from The Block and Lodge sites.

02.03.2026 21:28 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0