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Pope Leo XIV used his first Sunday address to the faithful to call for peace. “Never again war,” he said to a roar from the crowd in St. Peter’s Square.

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Student journalists on the case again! Sena Chang of Daily Princetonian has the goods on multiple clear cases of plagiarism in Hegseth's senior thesis there. (Details in piece are stronger than headline suggests.) www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2025...

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Here is Suzanne Citationless suggesting that Rep. Zack Fields is a Communist for oblecting to her citation. It is behavior like this that led half of the state House to agree with Fields. And she wasn’t censured. She just didn’t have a dumb citation issued at state expense. #akleg #alaska

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America is under attack. By the Republican Party. Alaska Senator Murkowski adheres to and supports that party. Becoming less inclined by the day to give her the benefit of the doubt.

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Victim Suzanne Downing, citationless, claims that legislators who opposed her citation are cowards. The citation that didn’t pass failed to mention that she excels at lying and taking cheap shots. #alaska #akleg

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@petebuttigieg.bsky.social Any truth to this claim by Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan? #faa

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@jfallows.bsky.social Does this claim by Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan on Fox about lack of training for controllers have any basis in reality?

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The AK House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the legal status of American Samoans -- the only group from a US territory who does not have the right to vote. Below is my intro to the hearing which explains why we held it & why it is so important. #akleg #AmericanSamoa

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This lame BS is from Deena Bishop, calling for an increased deficit on behalf of Dunleavy, who opposes all taxes and can’t speak for himself. #akleg #alaska

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Governor Dunleavy's Education Agenda: A Constitutional Crisis in Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy has launched a sustained and strategic assault on Alaska's public education system—an assault that not only endangers children’s futures, but also violates the Alaska State Constitution.

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The lack of fiscal followthrough from Dunleavy is nothing new. When it comes to taking political risks, he has chosen to remain on the sidelines ever since the 2019 budget disaster almost ended his term. #akleg #alaska www.dermotcole.com/reportingfro...

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Today, our client Rümeysa Öztürk was released on bail from ICE detention in Louisiana, and she will return to New England to continue her studies. 📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro

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Good - she is a very negative mouthpiece from out-of-state. Definitely not deserving of recognition …

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Every competent governor learns to trust others with expertise, respect those with different opinions and understand the value of compromise. Dunleavy hasn’t bothered to learn any of that. #akleg #alaska www.dermotcole.com/reportingfro...

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Glad to see this. Let the Republican Party honor their spokeswoman and her husband, Pat Yack, public television leader in Florida. #akleg #alaska

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This is a legislative accomplishment, justified by Downing’s constant lies about those who don’t share her narrow point of view. #akleg #alaska

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Art of the deal is raising the tariff to 145% then cutting it almost in half despite the fact that China has made no concessions and has completely ignored you. Xi just sits back at laughs at our orange clown.

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Pope Leo XIV was born and raised in Chicago. He is of French, Italian and Spanish descent. He spent years working as a missionary in Peru.

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Sick of corporate media downplaying the chaos, acting like any of this is normal? Listen to the MeidasTouch Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or anywhere else you get podcasts.

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“It feels like all of the students, even the students that are most in need, are being held as bargaining chips,” said Madeline Aguillard, the head of the Kuspuk School District. #akleg alaskapublic.org/news/politic...

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That’s the flag raising on Mt. Suribachi on Iwo Jima. It happened in February 1945. It has nothing to do with victory in Europe.

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It wasn’t six months ago that Sen. Dan Sullivan was claiming that the Waltz/Hegseth national security team would be lethal. #alaska

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@alaskabeacon.com needs to correct this bogus claim by Dunleavy’s office about never drafting a bill like SB113. Just check the draft bill. #akleg #alaska

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Jeff Turner, Dunleavy spokesman, Is either lying or ignorant. Here is the bill Turner claims was never drafted. #akleg #alaska static1.squarespace.com/static/59f22...

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Sen. Bill Wielechowski said that Dunleavy directly handed him the bill. #akleg #alaska www.dermotcole.com/reportingfro...

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⚠️There are currently three active wildfire evacuation orders in place. You can stay up to date with them here: alberta.ca/alberta-emer... Please stay safe and take care of each other.

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This is NOT an official post. Just, you know, reposting some footage from the public TV station here. 🇺🇸🤝🇨🇦

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Ways to take action to resist the Trump administration’s unlawful actions against our government and to help protect our democracy. The Big List of Protest will help you find a rally near you.

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The GOP is trying to ban court challenges of any oil and gas lease action and allow oil companies to get expedited treatment if they pay for environmental reviews. The plan is a radical one that deserves thorough analysis in Alaska. #akleg #alaska www.dermotcole.com/reportingfro...

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The easiest oil tax vote in the history of oil tax votes, but many legislators remain in complete denial. #akleg #alaska www.dermotcole.com/reportingfro...

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I am not often quoted in @nytimes.com DealBook, but I hope the business community is listening.

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The blogger who speaks for the Alaska Republican Party is lying when she claims that Sen. Bill Wielechowski is not telling the truth. The record clearly shows the idea for this bill came from the Dunleavy administration. #akleg #alaska www.dermotcole.com/reportingfro...

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Hey @adn.com @wesleyearly.bsky.social @alaskabeacon.com @alaska.bsky.social @alaskapublic.org #alaskasky How come we haven't heard who the doge'ers are that are stalking the Denali Commission?

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Things the president of the United States said on meet the press today: He doesn’t know if he has to follow the constitution He’s fine with a recession Americans can do with less Small businesses are just “a couple of little businesses”

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We hadn’t won World War II by May 8th. I know because my family and I were still in an internment camp in Tule Lake, California.

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This is worth reading from @jasonfurman.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/o...

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Revenue Commissioner Adam Crum and Gov. Dunleavy need to come clean about why Crum took unauthorized leave, why he tried to hide this from the public and why he still has a top state job. #akleg #alaska www.dermotcole.com/reportingfro...

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I understand why Revenue Commissioner Adam Crum would want to keep the public from knowing that he took unauthorized leave in April. But the revenue department should never have made the ridiculous claim that this information is a state secret. #akleg #alaska www.dermotcole.com/reportingfro...

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