A reminder: The Attorney General of the United States should be the people's lawyer, not the president's personal attorney. The Department of Justice should act to protect the public, not the occupant of the Oval Office and his political allies.

"Something remarkable happened in April. For the first time in history, wind and solar generated more electricity than gas across the entire planet. Not in a country. Not in a region. Globally." Tons of great news here from Danny Kennedy (via @billmckibben.bsky.social's newsletter, which rules).

On May 19, Georgia held primaries for hundreds of offices. Many are now going to runoffs. That will cost voters tens of millions of dollars, & add a month of toxic campaigning. Ranked choice voting is a better, faster, & cheaper alternative to runoffs⬇️

NEW: Roger Shoffstall spent three years in prison for evading income taxes. It hasn’t stopped the FCC from sending him $1 million a year to sell obsolete internet service in Alaska. The money comes from a special government subsidy program. You help pay for it. w/ @adn.com

- Re-elect Jon Ossoff - Elect Roy Cooper in NC - Elect James Talarico in TX - Elect Graham Platner in ME - Elect Mary Peltola in AK - Elect Sherrod Brown in OH The path to a majority is clear. Now we need to work for it. Help us mobilize Gen Z to get it done ⬇️ secure.actblue.com/donate/votse...

Reminder... Any political party trying to make it harder to vote is sending a clear message — they can't win on their ideas alone.

Ya, the left really needs to tone down the rhetoric....

Huge congratulations to my friend Anna Brawley. Last night she was elected Chair of the Anchorage Assembly. May her reign be long and glorious.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court significantly narrowed a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, further eroding the impact of the landmark civil rights-era law.

Let’s talk about healthcare in Alaska! Looking forward to joining the Alaska Medicaid Coalition at tomorrow’s Gubernatorial Forum to discuss the future of care across our state.

Alaska lawmakers are considering legislation that would give independent repair shops greater access to materials needed to fix digital equipment. www.adn.com/politics/ala...

North Pole economist Barbara Haney takes a look at a bill with hidden costs for Alaska’s wildlife economy in a commentary for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/04/27/a...

Check out this dog! She comes equipped with 2 sub woofers!

Here they are: our two top Iran negotiators. No diplomatic experience. In way over their head. Both with massive financial conflicts of interest, their fortunes tied to the Middle East dictators that make them rich. What a disaster.

How many teacher jobs would be saved if $150/Alaskan went to schools instead? Or if *gasp* Alaskans paid taxes

Sorry HogsBreath, We're Sticking With Mark Kelly, Senator, Astronaut And Navy Pilot.......

New Alaska Survey Research Poll from April 16-19!

ICE has violated almost 100 court orders. Let me say that another way. 100 times ICE was caught brazenly ignoring the law. 100 times a court told them to immediately stop. And 100 times they ignored the order. That's an out-of-control agency that shouldn't get another dime.

Amazing job, Nashville!

I just found out that my friend Elstun Lauesen passed away this morning. A huge force within the AK Democratic Party, and husband to Rep. Harriet Drummond, he was a smart, funny, passionate man, who will be dearly missed. RIP Elstun. You would have loved the blue wave that is coming this year.

SNAP work requirements don’t boost jobs, but drop participation, research finds. More from Kevin Hardy @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/04/14/r...

Now 14 months in, Canada’s rejection of the U.S. is the most successful tourism boycott in memory.

Victor Orbán’s removal sends a timely signal. Corrupt kleptocratic Christian nationalism was on the ballot in Hungary today — just as it will be on the ballots that Americans will cast in November. It was repudiated abroad — may it be repudiated here in November (and beyond).

Humanity did that. Science did that. Publicly-funded research did that. Excellent universities did that. Diversity did that. International cooperation did that. Artemis II is a perfect example of what we can do at our best. Welcome home, Integrity crew!

It's usually easy to figure out if an idea you are unfamiliar with is good or not, by checking to see who opposes it.

Great book reflecting the activism of the time. I was in med school then residency as HIV hit & spread … many similarities but COVID very different. No ACT UP with COVID

A good habit for every election

A newly obtained video of ICE agent shooting and wounding a Venezuelan immigrant in Minneapolis earlier in 2026 undermines ICE's account of the events. The video contradicts the agent’s claim that three assailants had beaten him with a shovel and broom for roughly three minute... TAT: [Nationalism]

This is a great book!

The fact that this went out and Congress hasn’t immediately convened for an emergency session show just how much trouble we’re in.

Anchorage muni residents, remember to vote & drop off or mail your ballot by April 7! If by mail, ask the post office to hand-stamp it since it's close to election day. P. S. Support schools and kids by voting yes for Prop 1 & 9, and for Paul Donogh and Rachel Blakeslee. #AlaskaSky

Jeff Bezos' Washington Post editorial board endorsed Pam Bondi as a "qualified" and "serious" pick for Attorney General. Nowhere in the endorsement did they mention that she's a former Amazon lobbyist. Another reminder that billionaire control of our media is a threat to democracy.

GORSUCH: Do you think Native Americans are birthright citizens under your test? SAUER: Ah, I think ... so. I have to think that through.

Marco Rubio declared that under the Constitution being born in the USA does not make you a citizen unless your parents are citizens. Marco Rubio's parents were Cuban immigrants who were NOT citizens at the time of his birth. Do you think Marco will now self-deport?

The death of a nearly blind refugee from Myanmar who was found on a Buffalo street in February — five days after Border Patrol agents left him at a doughnut shop — has been ruled a homicide, authorities said Wednesday. https://to.pbs.org/3NZGHsz

We’ve had presidents who didn’t understand economics, foreign policy, diplomacy, and lacked knowledge of historical lessons. But they were advised by people who did and listened to them. Now we have a president who doesn’t understand anything and won’t listen to people who do.

People are dying in ICE custody. 14 people died this year. 30+ died last year. ICE needs serious reforms.

This is what corruption and wasting taxpayers' money looks like

Alaska Senate advances constitutional amendment to lower override threshold for spending vetoes, reports Sean Maguire for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/briefs/alask...

Hello CNN, they aren’t protestors, call them what they are: rioters, domestic terrorists, seditionists. Why is this hard? 🙄 Also this lawsuit is a freaking joke. These MAGA thugs belong in prison. www.cnn.com/2026/03/30/p...

NEW: Under AG Pam Bondi, the DOJ has dropped 23,000 criminal cases — including hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime and drugs — while prosecuting 32,000 new immigration cases in just the first six months of Trump’s second term.

Fourteen people have died in ICE custody so far this year. By mid-February, the agency was detaining more than 68,000 immigrants one of the highest totals on record, according to federal data.

14 people have died in ICE custody this year. More than one per week. Inhumane.

A man went to adopt a cat, but it refused to be separated from its companion, so he ended up taking them both home. Original post

8 million No Kings protesters Zero police officers beaten Zero police officers killed Zero feces smeared on walls.

Call, text or email Sullivan & Murkowski re this radical nominee to a lifetime post: lies & conspiracy theories such as “Cocaine Mitch”

Trump pardons allies who boost his crypto coin. Trump invests in corporations that he's supposed to be regulating. Trump cuts deals with autocrats to advance his family's real estate business. The list goes on. We must not become numb to this blatant corruption.

The SAVE America Act is a voter suppression scam. It would take away the rights of working people to make their voices heard at the ballot box. The Senate must reject this bill.

Sen. Bjorkman asks about health care and insurance. He says HR1 might include some of the transformation dollars, but it also imposes a massive bureaucratic burden and costs on the state. He notes that more Alaskans are uninsured thanks to changes under HR1 and the failure to fix ACA credits.