If almost 1 in 4 non-federal workers in Alaska are non-residents it may be time to bring back the income tax. Those people are using Alaska roads and other services without paying for it.

Why is the new Icebreaker port being placed in Juneau? Is there routine need for icebreaker in Southeastern Alaska? I would have thought a more westerly port would make more sense. Expand Kodiak, do something in the Aleutians? Grew up in Fairbanks so know almost nothing about Southeastern Alaska

I see that the Republicans want to attach the SAVE act to must pass legislation. NOTHING is MUST PASS if it includes the SAVE act. I really DO NOT care what the "must pass" legislation contains. Pass a NEW bill that covers what needs to be covered, WITHOUT the SAVE act.

My partner was waiting a very long time on hold with Geico for an auto insurance claim. I said "It must be all those windows broken by ICE." I could have been talking about the weather. I wasn't.

I will be so intolerant of a future Democratic administration that doesn't go after ALL of the MAGA who violate the law. The actions of every person in ICE should be reviewed in detail. Yes, I know many predated the current admin. Then the appointees - actions and how many bribes were paid? JAIL

I just called my Representative in D.C. and got a message that the message system is undergoing an upgrade and is inaccessible. I wonder what the volume of calls might be that would stress a message system or not allow calls to go through.

People are so upset about mail in ballots. Perhaps it is time that election days be non-work days. I don't know why Tuesdays, now a typical work day, are election days - perhaps tied in with market days back then? The federal government could add days for federal elections as official holidays.

Is it accessory to murder to forbid a real investigation though video evidence shows a murder occurred? In my simple non-lawyer mind, those preventing a charge of murder being brought before a court when people can see that a murder occurred are accessories to the crime and should go to jail.

I am so angry about the shooting by ICE in Minneapolis. Will this be a trigger for stronger action against Trump and gang? Which side will the 2nd amendment crowd take? And how will the nation react to that?

The Post Office is an essential government service and has been from the beginning. We came to rely on the posted date. Congress can pass a law that requires the post office to date each piece of mail as soon as the mail enters its system - no waiting for transportation to some central facility.

Seems simple to me: raise min wage over planned years, drop tax rates for low to mid earners. Rise in min wage yields increase demand and more than offsets inflation for those people. Lower taxes for mid earners offsets inflation for them. From fines bad rich people pay, no inflation pain there.

I think it likely that the delays in postmarking are part of former Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's 'optimization' of the Post Office. The 'belief' that the Post Office is a business and not an essential service so has to adapt processes that are good from a business perspective only. Rural->Sad

My finance professor was Fischer Black. He loved talking about and explaining the Black-Scholes pricing model. He was looking for IT people to help test/use the model at the time. I thought it quite interesting but had no (zero) interest in a career in finance or playing the stock market. Ha Ha

The Republicans were the new hope in the 1850s and 1860s but went off the rails by the 1880s, captured by the corrupt. Whatever they may have become this time around, they've followed their 19th century path. Time to purge and renew.

14th amendment sec 3 "No person shall be a ...or hold any office, civil or military, ... shall have engaged in insurrection ... But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability." Seems Presidential pardons would not count - but courts decided otherwise in 1860s?

STRONG WOMEN terrify little boys who think they are tough men.

I believe that the Democrats should support the farmers of the MAGA belt, NOT by giving them money directly, but by supporting the purchase of farm products for distribution to the destitute of the world - the same people whose designated food was destroyed by the Trump administration.

Republicans: They state that work requirements honor the dignity of work - what they mean is "we need (near) slave labor".

I believe people who damage others through deceit, theft, or violence should pay a price. I hope that a time comes when the lawyers who are lying to the courts and the people are held accountable. Those people lying to the courts in defense of Trump's actions need to lose their licenses.

I support voting in a real hard ass as the Democratic President of the United States at the next election. No Mr./Ms. nice guy/gal. Of course, that is the outcome that the Republicans fear. Interesting (scary) times.

The very scary aspect of the Supreme Court's decisions allowing Trump such leeway is that, under normal circumstances, a following Democratic president would be doing the same to the Republicans. But, apparently, that is not a concern - do they anticipate a one way triumph of the right?

Is there a way to contribute generally to public radio stations in Alaska? A challenge to find all the different stations and then determine/guess which has the greatest need for my modest contributions. Do I focus on Fairbanks where I have my greatest connections?

Idle wondering from a person who just got out of bed. If no tax on tips, will all income above minimum count as tipped income? If no Social Security tax on taxed income will people regret it at retirement? A little late, I guess. In the short term, those benefiting would resist going back.

If I've been getting my social security just fine why should I have to log into the portal to verify that somebody hasn't screwed it up? In the modern era, how do I know that the message isn't a fishing attempt? Yes, I have a login.gov account for other reasons, but ....

Talked with a person from Juneau who told me that the giant cruise ships a big negative to the town for her. She mentioned that so many people are using cell communications when ships arrive that it negatively affects everyone's service in the area. Small population, large ships. #Alaska

Are Dunleavy's education vetoes enough to get Alaska to change the state constitution to prevent line item vetoes? He certainly demonstrates what happens when a governor does not work with the legislature.

What's up with Dunleavy? Who is he trying to please? What version of public service does he subscribe to? Is he having a temper tantrum because he doesn't get what he wants? If I was MAGA, I'd say he was a Democratic plant getting people so mad at Republicans that they'd vote them out. #Alaska

Social security - at 73 I'm now receiving the Social Security benefits I paid for all my life. And for most of the time it was taken out of taxed income, not a deduction. And now I pay income tax, a second time, on that income? Thank you, Republican party, for making sure I pay twice!

I hope that Democratic politicians warn that any company exploiting Ukraine for Putin's benefit will pay a large price when the Republicans are removed from power.

Almost unbelievable to watch Dunleavy and the Republican Party destroy Alaska public services, such as education, in pursuit of their belief that we are all better off for preventing outsiders from paying taxes. Think Hillcorp and state income tax. What % of highly paid workers aren't residents?

When I went over my 401k investments at the beginning of the year I told my advisors that I wanted none of my money invested in any company that involved Elon Musk. And I thought he was toxic before. I cannot tell you how the decision affected me financially. But I feel better for it.

The only acceptable peace is the one in which ruzzia leaves Ukraine, returns all kidnapped children, pays indemnity for everything that's been destroyed, and sends putin to Hague. Like and repost. @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @kajakallas.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu @donald-tusk.bsky.social

I am confused. Why is a soldier, charged with murder while already on bail conditions and wearing an ankle monitor, not kept in jail. Sounds a serious danger to me. Fairbanks, Alaska.

Old papers found in my mother's safe show that Koponens and Lisa and Heinz Borchard were able to file on their homesteads in 1952 because they challenged claims made earlier in the same area, where people were not doing the clearing and/or not living on site as required. #ChenaRidgeHistory

President Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez of El Salvador might want to think how long he will last after a new president of the United States is sworn in January 2029 if he holds onto the Americans illegally imprisoned there. Of course, almost 4 years is a long time. Think "Trump made me" will help?

#Constitutional #Law #Resist #NullAndVoid #Shitler #VonShitzenpants #FuckTrump #FuckElon #FuckPutin #FuckNetanyahu #FuckZuck

I see there's a resolution in the Alaska legislature asking the Federal Government support for NOAA weather buoys. Important for Alaska and improve weather forecasting for the world. Unfortunately, we have the Trump/Musk government - dream on!

There are those (Trump) who believe betrayal of trust is like walking through a door. You just have to walk back. I believe it's more like jumping off a cliff. And to regain trust is a long hard climb. I hope that the American people feel that Trump is jumping off a really high cliff. Me, splat

Personal note: my mother, Joan Koponen, has died at home. She was active in public life in Fairbanks until a car accident December 21, 1991 from which she had a long slow recovery. She was 93 years old.

I believe Donald Trump is a terrible human being (and not really sure that he is human). And an idiot. But we should be aware that he appeals to those people who are not of the elite who lost really good jobs in manufacturing with the implementation of the North America Free Trade Agreement.

I so want those people from Trump down through the chain of responsibility who cut funding for medical trials, resulting in death, to be tried for manslaughter and put in jail for a long long time. I'm crying.

Has any person in Congress asked to repeal the Alien Enemies Act? Seems like a good headline grabber to me. And any person who argues that it is invalid only needs to look at Donald Trump for a reason to have Congress verify it is invalid. It'll get press, no matter the outcome this year.

Being optimistic that we can have honest elections in 2026. Names, with pictures, of the people who have died because they were denied medical care, here and abroad. People who lost benefits, VA, medical, Social Security, because the Republicans have screwed up gov't services. Make it personal.

Ah, spring time! Opportunity to get my outdoor garage workshop going again. So, I start cutting some thin plywood for work shelves. Do I remember/notice that the wood is a little damp at the end that was sitting on the floor? Do I remember that I got a Saw Stop saw for safety? Ha Ha - Bam!

This is my shocked face🫥

I've been a 'We can work this out' kind of guy all my life. Now - it's black and white, good and evil, wrong and right, for us or against us. No middle ground. (And I now I see the words on the screen and think 'us' is 'USA')