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Ken Miller
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Alaskan. Not skiing enough.
Husband and father, army veteran, licensed handyman. Trying to live gently on Native land in the lower Tanana Valley.
Cis. He/him/his.
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Ken Miller @akskierken.bsky.social · Dec 24
As important and gratifying as it is to holler at the opposition when the get stuff wrong, it’s even more important to hold our own to account.
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helenkennedy.bsky.social
Best reason to go off the record.
A highlighted excerpt from a news story, apparently about a new washroom in the city bus terminal: "A second person who checked out the women's restroom and who asked not to be identified because she has always wanted to be an anonymous source - reported her findings by email: "Black shiny granite..."
October 12, 2024 at 5:00 AM
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ptarmageddon.bsky.social
The Republican Women of Fairbanks PAC is the biggest political spender in our local elections. Spoiler: their top donors are mostly men. It’s funded by the owners Chena Hot Springs and Sunrise Bagel & Espresso.
❌ Boycott big MAGA corps (Amazon, Spotify, Walmart, etc) AND local MAGA money. #AkLeg
The biggest conservative donors in the 2025 Fairbanks municipal elections were: • $16,000 from Republican Women of Fairbanks PAC to the conservative candidates (Hull, Haney, Rotermund, Pruhs, McComas-Roe, and Burnett) • $10,000 from Brett Rotermund to his campaign ($5,500) and the other conservative candidates • $4,700 from the Alaska Republican Party to the conservative candidates The biggest donors to progressive candidates were the operating engineers union (IUOE 302 PAC: $5,500) and electrical workers union (IBEW 1547 PAC: $5,000). The "Republican Women of Fairbanks" PAC is the largest campaign funder in Fairbanks' local elections. Here are their top donors (2020-25): • Barbara Tyndall ($8,179), retired • Seth Church ($6,365), owner of Jewel Isaac, LLC and 14 other corporations and nonprofits that own residential rentals, commercial rentals, and more • Bernie Karl ($5,732), owner of Chena Hot Springs Resort and K&K Recycling • Bart LeBon ($4,155), former legislator • Cheryl Markwood ($3,139), owner of Markwood Realty, LLC and license holder for Republican Women of Fairbanks • Bill Vivlamore ($2,740), owner of Sunrise Bagel & Espresso • Mike Robbins ($2,240), owner of Project Alaska, Inc. Sources: State of Alaska APOC Database, 2020-25; State of Alaska Business License Database Top Republican donors’ businesses in Fairbanks: Sunrise Coffee (Bill Vivlamore), Chena Hot Springs (Bernie Karl), Jewel Isaac + many more (Seth Church). Screenshots of state of Alaska records. KUAC: At $3,000, Pruhs' largest contribution came from the Republican Women of Fairbanks, which gave the same amount to some other conservative candidates in this year's elections. Local author John Foley has given the biggest single donation to the O'Neall campaign at $5,000. Haney has the fundraising edge, according to the reports, with roughly $36,000 to Roach's $30,000. The Republican Women of Fairbanks have made the largest single donation to Haney's campaign, as well, also in the amount of $3,000. The biggest single contribution to Roach's campaign is $2,000, which came from Ellen Bagley, of Sitka.
November 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
akskierken.bsky.social
Don’t share 3+ year old videos without context as ragebait. Shame on you.
November 12, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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allyfromnola.bsky.social
“Struggle is a never ending process. Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation.” —
Coretta Scott King
November 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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eric.sadbutbuildingworlds.blog
"Sir, a second Joyce Carol Oates post has hit—"
The classic 'George W. Bush gets told about 9/11' meme in which the former guy has an aide whispering into his ear that a second really bad thing like the first one has transpired
November 11, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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edroso.bsky.social
In a rare case of Substack notes usefulness, I just learned that Sarah Kendzior (author of They Knew and a brilliant writer) got bounced from Bluesky. What the hell? new @sarahkendzior.bsky.social
Sarah Kendzior • 4m I've been suspended from BlueSky. I don't know why. I wasn't online much today, and the last things I posted were excerpts from my substack newsletter articles. The suspension followed without explanation. It seems there's a crackdown. If you enjoy my work and want to make sure you can access it, subscribe! It's free - I would never paywall in times of peril — and voluntary paying subscribers keep it going. It would be great to have your support at this time. Thanks!
November 11, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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anchistorian.bsky.social
I'm waiting for the one that was prophesied, the man who would unite the kingdom, Stephen M. Begich-Sullivan. His campaign slogan: "I'm all the familiar names so don't think, just fill the box." The M is for Murkowski.
November 11, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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mskellymhayes.bsky.social
Yo, @support.bsky.team, bring back @sarahkendzior.bsky.social.
November 11, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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rincewind.run
Insane Clown Posse “magnets: how do they work?” screenshot with a speech bubble
November 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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theonion.com
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
akskierken.bsky.social
He’s giving the oath of enlistment to a group of new servicemembers. With a normal President, that would have been a really cool experience.

Too bad he ruins everything he touches.
marcofoster.bsky.social Marco Foster @marcofoster.bsky.social · 3d
JUST NOW: Donald Trump gets loudly BOOED by the crowd at the Commanders game. What a loser!
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
akskierken.bsky.social
I think that the only way we can have hope for the Democratic Party is by engaging with it in the most hyper-local way possible.
November 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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mwriston.bsky.social
I have been actively watching contracts and surge funding over the last few days and what I would say to my friends in Baltimore is “be absolutely ready, right now.”
ICE poised to ramp up raids in Baltimore by Thanksgiving
The Trump administration has rush-ordered infrastructure to conduct raids, abduct residents, and detain people for months.
open.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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mwriston.bsky.social
In central MD alone, ICE is rapidly contracting:

- AI skip tracing
- AI face recognition
- Cell tower spoofing vehicles
- Signal exploitation equipment
- 6 months of MREs for detainees
- Detainee transport vans
- Device cracking & data exploit firms
mwriston.bsky.social Michael Wriston @mwriston.bsky.social · 5d
I have been actively watching contracts and surge funding over the last few days and what I would say to my friends in Baltimore is “be absolutely ready, right now.”
ICE poised to ramp up raids in Baltimore by Thanksgiving
The Trump administration has rush-ordered infrastructure to conduct raids, abduct residents, and detain people for months.
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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fbxresistanceinfo.bsky.social
Who: Any Fairbanksan (veteran or not)
What: Town Hall
When: 5-7 pm Tuesday November 11
Where: 8-Star Event Center 1485 30th Avenue
Why: meet with your representative, senator, or their staff.
November 9, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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iamdad.bsky.social
My favorite board game is charcuterie. I could play that one every day!
November 9, 2025 at 2:55 AM
akskierken.bsky.social
I couldn’t help it, this was the first thing I thought of when I saw this
Smeagol/Gollum from LoTR / the Hobbit, with meme text “precious Veterans”
November 9, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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ericdienstfrey.bsky.social
I feel like we have the opportunity to turn David Lynch's quote into this moment's "Keep Calm and Carry On" and it's a far better rallying cry too.
The words "FIX YOUR HEARTS OR DIE" placed over David Lynch's face (a still from TWIN PEAKS THE RETURN).
November 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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adamparkhomenko.bsky.social
Excellent observation
November 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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brucewayne24.bsky.social
@jstmeinmo.bsky.social @jestastrophy.bsky.social @bibicheret.bsky.social @beesknees.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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shenanigansen.bsky.social
"oooo i'd draw that but i can't draw"

brother get this through your head

NOBODY can draw

we are literally

ALL

BULLSHITTING
November 4, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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anneapplebaum.bsky.social
Abby Spanberger will now be governor of Virginia, Mikie Sherrill governor of NJ. I wrote about both of them, and their friend group, last year
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Democrats’ Patriotic Vanguard
A small group of lawmakers with military or intelligence backgrounds prefigured Harris’s overtly patriotic campaign.
www.theatlantic.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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katmabu.bsky.social
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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gpatrick.bsky.social
How many of you Alpha males are ready? I don't think you're ready.
November 5, 2025 at 3:02 AM