Sled dogs 𝙧𝒐𝙪𝒏𝙙𝒊𝙣𝒈 𝒕𝙝𝒆 𝒄𝙪𝒓𝙫𝒆 at 4th and Cordova in front of a rather small gathering of observers. Today's a work day; the "open world championship sled dog races" take place Saturday and Sunday beginning at noon before a hopefully much larger audience.

Frost: I saw about an hour ago that Donald Trump said Howard Lutnick is a "very innocent guy." Donald Trump has asserted many times that he knew nothing of Epstein's crimes. If he doesn’t know anything about Epstein’s crimes, how would he know Lutnick is an innocent guy?

“The truth is that if democracy is to survive this era, we can no longer treat independent media as optional…” bsky.app/profile/marc...

A gorgeous day for the sled dog races for #Rondy in Anchorage, Alaska. The race starts at noon and takes place today, tomorrow and Sunday. Currently a brisk -14°, with a predicted high of +5°, dress warmly. See you there.

Hauling snow for the Rondy "open" world championship sled dog race which takes place from February 27 thru March 1 starting at noon each day. The recently installed stainless steel (the header image) Anchorage Mushing District sign can be seen in the top right corner.

The ad in the guide (heyzine.com/flip-book/bd...) says the carnival starts tomorrow, February 27, but the same guide's calendar of events (heyzine.com/flip-book/bd...) and the Fur Rondy website (furrondy.net/events) say it starts today, February 26. All agree tomorrow is military appreciation day.

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this morning's waxing moon (70% full) viewed from Anchorage, Alaska. i assume the distorted edge is a result of atmospheric conditions.

a still image taken from trump's show me the money snake oil show last night which, for years, has been conning MAGAts many times over, is apparently set to do yet another revival tour. #SOTU #StateOfTheUnion

Finally, some good news.

For Alaskans, these are the approximate mimimum turnout goals for a successful, peaceful protest to restore the values, freedoms and protections our constitution guarantees: Alaska: 26,000 Fairbanks: 1,200 Fairbanks North Star Borough: 3,400 Mat-Su Borough: 4,000 Municipality of Anchorage: 10,200

I spent the evening watching coverage of trump's dog and pony show ... Oops. I mean #SOTU speech so I was catching up on the rest of the news I had missed. While watching The Daily Show tonight's host, Desi Lydic, referred to jd vance as the Pillsbury Proud Boy. How perfect a description is that?

We need at least 3.5% of us to turn out all across America. We came close in October last year so we can (𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙈𝙐𝙎𝙏) make this a resoundingly successful 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙡 protest. Find a location near you: www.nokings.org www.fiftyfifty.one indivisible.org

3.5% We came close in October. Let's make it happen on March 28th #NoKings Wikipedia: The 3.5% rule is a concept in political science that states that when 3.5% of the population of a country protest nonviolently against an authoritarian government, that government is likely to fall from power.

NO KINGS. March 28. Reclaim of country. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3.5%25_...

#SOTU I'm surprised he didn't end his awards show giving himself a medal. He really deserves an honor.

it looks like melanie's kidney surgery dropped back a bra size since last year. #SOTU

is jd's hard-on for trump or erika?

she's a movie star. movie stars are actors. we always knew she was a performer (epstein helped give her her start), though not a convincing one.

I love watching mikey react to daddy.

SSDD. same speech, different day.

trump hasn't told a lie yet ... that he hasn't already told many times before.

word to the wise: don't play the drinking game using "like never before" as the key.

looks like barron inherited daddy's tiny hands.

www.thedailybeast.com/doj-probed-o... Garcia: "Oversight Democrats can confirm that the DOJ appears to have illegally withheld FBI interviews with this survivor who accused President Trump of heinous crimes" Something to read into the Congressional Record if there's filibuster over the budget.

watch the #StateOfTheUnion tonight or not. it would still be a perfect day to release 𝘼𝙇𝙇 of the trump-epstein files. #ReleaseTheFiles #EpsteinFiles #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #TrumpsteinFiles #ReleaseTheTrumpsteinFiles #TrumpEpstein #ReleaseTheTrumpEpsteinFiles reposted to correct a wording error

“In one year, President Trump has turned our country around 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 the brink of disaster ..." Someone needs to teach Karoline the difference between 'from' and 'to'.

“I’ve been intellectually consistent about this—whether you’re talking about Republicans or Democrats—you have to let the system play out,” Johnson said. don't let your morals (do you have any?) hit you in the ass when you run away yet again. www.thedailybeast.com/mike-johnson...

For their next trick, Donald Trump will deliver the State of the Union address while Vladimir Putin drinks a glass of water.

watch the #StateOfTheUnion tonight or not. it would still be a perfect day for the release 𝘼𝙇𝙇 of the trump-epstein files. #ReleaseTheFiles #Epstein #EpsteinFiles #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #Trumpstein #TrumpsteinFiles #ReleaseTheTrumpsteinFiles #TrumpEpstein #ReleaseTheTrumpEpsteinFiles

Good morning from Anchorage, Alaska. SOTU tonight. Word is just coming out that there are some significant items missing the trump-epstein files. Today would be the perfect day for them to be released. 𝘼𝙇𝙇 𝙊𝙁 𝙏𝙃𝙀𝙈.

Hey MAGAts, trump wants to know. 'Which do you want, criminals pardoned just because they played for the NFL or affordability? I can't do everything. You can't have both.' Tough choice. www.rawstory.com/trump-267530...

night stalker

One of the greatest things about tomorrow night's SOTU (#StateOfTheUnion) is mikey won't be able to say he knows "nothing about it" or "I haven't seen it."

𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝐀𝐋𝐋 #ReleaseTheFiles #Epstein #EpsteinFiles #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #Trumpstein #ReleaseTheTrumpsteinFiles Secret Epstein lockers could hold stash of files that have never been seen: report www.rawstory.com/epstein-had-...

Boston, April Fool's Day Blizzard 1997

the team “invited me into the 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮 to celebrate this historic moment 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘺𝘴” gym jordan must be fuming with jealousy. F.B.I. Director Celebrates Hockey Victory as Bureau Stares Down Crises www.nytimes.com/2026/02/22/u...

keeping track of the storm back east on the Weather Channel (@weather.bsky.social) and saw the most amazing thing–a reporter using a notepad. a 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 notepad. spiral bound. pretty retro. stay home, stay safe East Coasters.

When you're not allowed to go into the street: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/s...

Would trump calm down if we called it a ballroom? Trump takes aim at Obama's library in petty rant: 'The neighborhood is angry as Hell' www.rawstory.com/trump-267529...

The ONE WEEKEND trump wasn't there golfing? Is this yet another attempt to deflect from the Epstein-Trump files? Getting Thomas Crooks vibes here. Armed man shot dead after breaking into Trump’s resort: report www.rawstory.com/trump-267529...

"An armed man drove into the 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞 perimeter ... " SECURE is to be free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe. Dictionary.com America in a nutshell. This is the same government that insists the US is 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞. Oh, and the economy's doing great too. apnews.com/live/trump-m...

Cartoon from Steve Breen for 2/22/2026 Copyright 2026 Creators Syndicate Inc

it's only a crescent moon. have a good night everyone.