The annual airing of grievances is upon us and I couldn't agree more with this one! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Looking for an underrated holiday film to watch Christmas Eve with my fam... Suggestions? (My first pick was "A Long Kiss Goodnight" but that was immediately vetoed as I have already watched it twice since Thanksgiving).

Starting in 1898, the U.S. gov involuntary sterilized appx 150,000 mostly poor Black/Brown women each year... 1920-1945: In CA 17,000 mostly women of Mexican heritage sterilized 1973-1976: 4 IHS facilities sterilized 3,406 American Indian women 1929-1974: In NC, 7,600 Black women steralized

On today's Sunday story, the 1973 court case that challenged the U.S. government's policy of involuntary sterilizing poor Black women. 1/ 🧵#sundaystory

ATTN MILITARY: That $1776 you’re getting? He’s taking it out of your already approved BHA and putting his name on it. www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/...

Today Alaska DOT has put forth a 2026 Highway Safety Improvement Plan that DEFUNDS every lane reduction and pedestrian safety project in Senate District I. That is right, the heart of Black & Brown communities historically impacted by federal highways. To say I am livid is an understatement.

So...about his carbon sequestration...🤔🤔🤔 alaskapublic.org/news/politic...

I had a request from someone whose family member is incarcerated in Alaska and doesn't have access to email. If you'd like to write me, particularly about parole, my address is: Corinne Smith PO Box 20364 Juneau, AK 99802-0364 (Photo from the Juneau library for visibility)

Happy Birthday to the National Guard and our own Alaska National Guard! The Guard is the oldest military institution in the United States at 389 years old today! The recent Typhoon Halong Disaster shows what an important force the guard makes up in peace time. Thank you and HBD! #akleg

Weird story arch... Vetoes SB 113 - a commonsense, bipartisan bill to lose a tax loophole only to plan a comprehensive fiscal plan months later that *hopefully* includes commonsense bipartisan solutions to the state fiscal instability... alaskapublic.org/news/politic...

My first job out of college was as the Marketing & Volunteer Coordinator for Boys & Girls Clubs of Southcentral Alaska...but more importantly I grew up spending summers at the Boys & Girls Club in Nome... This breaks my heart. www.alaskasnewssource.com/2025/12/10/b...

Teacher retention improves student academic performance. Full stop. Moreover, Alaska's teachers have told us a significant driver to them leaving is the leadership pipeline. So...it's not our teachers or principals who are failing...it's the state. #payeducatorsmore

The Trump Administration cannot erase the legacy of MLK nor the historical truism of Juneteenth by forcing Americans to pay admission to our nation's national parks. "Quietly endure, silently suffer and patiently wait." Martin Luther King, Jr.

It's that time of year again... To watch every holiday movie I've ever watched in less than a month. Challenge always accepted!

Just logging in to see if there is any chatter on Alaska's Governor authorizing our National Guard to check fire extinguishers for ICE Anchorage, but it's just so debilitatingly dumb, I'm logging back off to work on my final paper for the semester instead. alaskabeacon.com/2025/12/02/g...

Join me for my constituent event tomorrow evening for a pre-session update! 6 pm at the Anchorage Lutheran Church (1420 N St)

It is a good day for (sweet potato) pie.

But not Alaska 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️. apple.news/ARCZSMlcUS2W...

It's always been and will forever be about service above self. My passion for improving lives will always be at the forefront of my work. I am proud to work with Representative Rufffridge and fellow minority caucus members to affect real and lasting change that benefits every Alaskan.

As Alaska ignores requests to fund school repairs, its Indigenous children suffer most because rural schools serve predominantly Alaska Native students — a population that was long forced to attend separate and unequal schools. By @emilyschwing.bsky.social

Women comprise a majority of the mandated reporters in this country. Women also hold more student loan debt likely due to gender pay and wealth inequity. It's no surprise that the rule making for HR 1 is attempting to limit women's access to federally backed student loans.

So, not Bethel... #DCStatehoodnow

What. The. Hell.

It's meaningful...receiving this recognition with Rep Justin Ruffridge. We laughed about how being photographed together could hurt us politically. That it's not only working together but being friends that is the real threat. The threat to whom, I wonder (rhetorically).

Maybe it's not that some action shots aren't winners, it's that I am incapable of having a winning action shot taken. @npr.org

I'm often surprised at the number of people who think elected office/serving the people is a competitive sport. There should never be winners AND losers. Only winners. If you pass good policy, we all win. If I do, we all win. This is literally the largest group project ever.

A TIMELY REMINDER :-)} The US Postal Service has announced Operation Santa is accepting letters from children: 123 Elf Road, North Pole 88888. Letters and presents are great; however, the greatest gift is love. Be sure to love, nurture, and protect our children, especially those who are vulnerable.

As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history. Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX

Site visits this week had Task Force members talking with students from Western Alaska, eating lunch prepared by Kenai Culinary Arts students, and learning about Wasilla High's exceptional CTE fire fighting program. www.kdll.org/local-news/2...

Joining the armed services is the ultimate form of public service. Thank you to all of our veterans today and everyday.

What the hell are we doing?

On tonight's Sunday story, a saga of ACA insurance premium subsidies... The story goes a little like this: 1. Subsidies end. 2. Insurance premiums go up. 3. You can't afford insurance. 4. You get sick. 5. You end up in the emergency room because you have no other option... 1/🧵

Public school buildings are not just institutions of learning. They’re also institutions of after-school activities, of community gatherings, and of evacuation facilities and disaster preparedness support infrastructure. #akleg www.propublica.org/article/alas...

Reach out to your queer loved ones, friends, and family. Tomorrow will be an especially heavy day. www.app.com/story/news/2...

Someone asked me today who was my favorite Roosevelt. My immediate answer was Eleanor, but after re-reading FDR's "Second Bill of Rights" State of the Union address I might be changing my answer. #healthcareisahumanright www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/archives/add...

Over $1 trillion loss in Medicaid spending over the next ten years, millions of people will lose access to food assistance, no more student loan forbearance, and so many more losses for those simply struggling to get by...all so the ultra rich can get more tax breaks.

In 2023, 99% of legal unions (marriage) were between people of the opposite sex. Just a random fact I thought everyone should know.

Today's #sundaystory covers the tyranny of the majority... Tyranny of the majority (or masses) happens when the majority group ignores minority interests. In a democracy, this happens when the majority legislates solely for its own benefit, ignoring & oppressing minority needs or interests. 1/🧵

Hey, know how we passed the largest increase in school funding in our state's history? I negotiated and collaborated with Republicans to earn their support. That's what you do when you are in the Majority.

Manufactured crisis to inflict maximum panic and harm. apnews.com/live/donald-...

HR 1 eliminated work exemptions from kids aging out of foster care for food assistance. 1 in 4 kids aging out are at risk of experiencing homelessness due to multiple risk factors/challenges/barriers. So, while these very vulnerable kids struggle to find a home, they will also starve.

It is estimated we will lose 90% of the world's languages, and all the knowledge held by those speakers, over the next century. A majority of our Indigenous peoples live along the coasts. The window to act is almost shut. It's beyond time to radically reduce carbon and greenhouse gas emissions.

It is easy to bury the lead when aggregating data. While August's national unemployment rate was 4.3%, for people aged 20 to 24 it was actually 9.2%. For Black women it was 7.5%, up from 5.4% since January. A real look at the data tells us the ships are starting to sink ya'all.

Thanks @alaskascott.bsky.social for the delicious Trader Joe's tip (my spouse returned from a wildfire detail bearing treats!).

While it feels like democracy is collapsing, there are bright stars. I am so honored to have won this national Cherisse Eatmon Collective Impact Award with my colleague Rep. Justin Ruffridge. We work well together because we respect each other and that makes all the difference. #akleg

"Huh, will Dunleavy tout this editorial board editorial as much as he does any of their others?" She wonders quietly to herself... www.adn.com/opinions/edi...

Most of the arguments lately in Education can be totally reframed if we ask the following question: If we was properly funded and supported and had enough staff would this STILL be an issue? If the answer is no. Then the issue is really that ⬆️. If yes...crack on. #Education #Policy #Edu

This government shutdown is about access to affordable health care for 20 million Americans. Democrats are fighting for access. Republicans want to reduce access because they've got to pay for their tax breaks for the rich. alaskabeacon.com/2025/09/23/a...

This isn't a fight against one another. It is a fight against wanna be kings. It is a fight to protect our freedoms. That is the American dream that is worth fighting for. #NoKings #NoKingsDay

Protesters stand and turn their backs to US Sen. Dan Sullivan during his address to the Alaska Federation of Natives conference. Signs read: "Medicaid Matters" + "Public radio saves lives" Sullivan does not acknowledge or stop speaking