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R.K. Beznik @rkbezzie.bsky.social · 24d

Happy release day @cathypegau.bsky.social ! I enjoyed your latest quite a bit! Now off to post my review today the gram and the zon!

Cover for the book A Murderous Business by Cathy Pegau. The silhouette of a woman is bathed in a pool of lamplight on a dusk-fallen street.

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R.K. Beznik @rkbezzie.bsky.social · Aug 30

Harding's demise and its somewhat connection to Alaska crossed my mind when we hosted Dictatorfest two weeks ago. Only because I vividly remembered reading this article: www.adn.com/alaska-life/...

The history of presidential visits to Alaska, starting with Warren G. Harding’s ill-fated ‘Voyage of Understanding’

Histories of Anchorage (first of two parts): In summer 1923, Warren G. Harding departed on an expansive tour that included the first trips to Alaska and Canada by a sitting president.

www.adn.com

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R.K. Beznik @rkbezzie.bsky.social · Aug 30

A little over 100 years ago Warren Harding died...a couple of weeks after visiting Alaska.

If we get this lucky again, you Lower 48 bitches can never charge us extra shipping again.

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R.K. Beznik @rkbezzie.bsky.social · Aug 29

I've only read Yellowface and while I appreciated the message it conveyed, that pancake scene traumatized me. This sounds like it could have a vaguely similar scene. 🤷‍♀️

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R.K. Beznik @rkbezzie.bsky.social · Aug 22

My favorite is when people mispronounce my last name and then argue with me that I'm pronouncing it incorrectly.
In related news, the soft c sound exists. Not all c sounds are hard.

Grigory Lukin ✨️is on sub✨️ @grigorylukin.bsky.social · Aug 21

Something very very weird happened during the Hugos award ceremony... It's been on my mind for days, and so I wrote this blog: "When People Giggle at Your Name, or the 2025 Hugo Awards Incident"

grigorylukin.com/2025/08/21/w...

#Worldcon

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R.K. Beznik @rkbezzie.bsky.social · Aug 19

Looks like write-in season for city council this year.

Jake Dye @jakecdye.bsky.social · Aug 19

The three candidates for two seats on the council are Victoria Askin, who's been on the council since 2020 and has an oilfield background, Bridget Grieme, who works in juvenile justice, and Glenese Pettey, a financial advisor who has been on the council in the past.

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Antisocial Bog Witch @boggywitch.bsky.social · Aug 19

Head’s up - 2 Moms of Liberty candidates running: Donna Anderson (for Kalifornsky) & Gail D. Claus (Homer).
#AlaskaSky

Jake Dye @jakecdye.bsky.social · Aug 19

From Delcenia Cosman at the Homer News, a look at the candidates for the three seats on the KPBSD Board of Education.
#aknews
www.peninsulaclarion.com/news/6-candi...

6 candidates on school board ballot | Peninsula Clarion

This year’s election will take place on Oct. 7.

www.peninsulaclarion.com

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R.K. Beznik @rkbezzie.bsky.social · Aug 16

Tell me you're from the Lower 48 without telling me you're from the Lower 48.

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · Aug 15

Why wasn't there a stronger Russian presence in the Upper Cook Inlet? Because the Dena'ina killed them. In 1797, Dena'ina warriors defeated Russians at Tyonek, Iliamna, & Fort St. Nicholas (Kenai). Russians then avoided Dena'ina territory except for Kenai church & trading post.

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R.K. Beznik @rkbezzie.bsky.social · Aug 13

The only thing that sucked about DC was how hot it was. Ignore the fact we last visited in July. 🫠

The pillar reading "Alaska" at the World War 2 Memorial in Washington DC.

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Holly Guise ❄️ @hollyguise.bsky.social · Aug 12

Suddenly Alaska is the neutral ground for this big meeting between Putin and Trump. Please remember the history of Alaska as a borderland in the North Pacific- centered in WWII Pacific history and the long Cold War consuming most of the 20th century. Remember Indigenous perspectives for all wars

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R.K. Beznik @rkbezzie.bsky.social · Aug 12

@matt.akmemo.com has outdone himself with this piece. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

www.akmemo.com/a-definitive...

A definitive look at the best places for Trump to host Putin during their trip to Alaska

From quintessential date spots to historic hideouts of corrupt politicians, there's plenty to choose from.

www.akmemo.com

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R.K. Beznik @rkbezzie.bsky.social · Aug 2

The people have spoken!!!!

Alaska Beacon @alaskabeacon.com · Aug 2

Alaska lawmakers override governor’s veto of public school funding, restoring services and teachers, reports James Brooks, @alaska.bsky.social, of @alaskabeacon.com: alaskabeacon.com/2025/08/02/a... #akleg

Alaska lawmakers override governor’s veto of public school funding, restoring services and teachers | Alaska Beacon

The override eliminates a 5.6% year-over-year cut to public school funding, leaving districts with a small funding increase.

alaskabeacon.com

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R.K. Beznik @rkbezzie.bsky.social · Jul 17

Lol. I think your kid is the same age as my oldest...and I'm trying to convince him that maybe medical school overseas wouldn't be a bad idea. I've offered to watch his cat if he goes...that's his only tether.

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KTOO Public Media @ktoopublicmedia.bsky.social · Jul 4

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R.K. Beznik @rkbezzie.bsky.social · Jul 4

There was a hand drawn map, too.

Spoiler alert: his Major went down behind enemy lines but managed to get back to his own camp. He went on to have a storied career in the Air Force & this crash is mentioned in his AF bio. My grandfather apparently never told my dad/his kids about this incident.

A hand drawn map of the site of the plane crash and where the pilot bailed out.

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R.K. Beznik @rkbezzie.bsky.social · Jul 4

A few weeks ago I fell into a rabbit hole on the National Archive website and unearthed this missing pilot report my grandfather made re: his Major who went down during a Normandy mission. He was literally my oldest son's age, flying a P47 and straffing Nazis. Now look where we are today. 😐

An copy of an archive describing a WW2 pilot's plane being shot, that he planned to land in a field near the Seine but had to bail out via parachute.

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R.K. Beznik @rkbezzie.bsky.social · Jul 3

Explaining to Lower 48ers this week that even Rs up here dislike her has been exhausting.

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R.K. Beznik @rkbezzie.bsky.social · Jul 3

I have Discovering Wild Plants, Alaska, Western Canada, the Northwest by that author--the 2000 edition with a typo on the first page. 🙃

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R.K. Beznik @rkbezzie.bsky.social · Jul 3

That was his grandpa, not his dad, but yes, we can hope he gets his head out of T's rear and does the right thing.

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R.K. Beznik @rkbezzie.bsky.social · Jul 1

Omg same! It needs to be a / not a - and it bugs me each time.

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R.K. Beznik @rkbezzie.bsky.social · Jul 1

Yup. It's adorable watching the Lower 48 deal with what we've been dealing with for years with her.

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R.K. Beznik @rkbezzie.bsky.social · Jun 23

😆😆😆 And moose might fly out of my butt.

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R.K. Beznik @rkbezzie.bsky.social · Jun 13

Fuck yeah. Welcome back! Saw your truck today in the lot, lol.

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R.K. Beznik @rkbezzie.bsky.social · Jun 5

Way too many screaming jets over the skies of Kenai this week and not enough shirtless beach volleyball.

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