
Believer in the Founding Fathers
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Believer in the Founding Fathers
@AMSKenai
Retired Senior Officer, Proud American, Father of Future Great Americans. #TeamIronWill





I am proud to enthusiastically endorse Representative Jamie Allard @allardforak for re-election to the Alaska House of Representatives, District 23, this November. Since taking office, Rep. Allard has been a consistent and principled champion for restoring fair, transparent, and straightforward elections in Alaska. From 2020 onward, she has stood strong in support of repealing Ranked Choice Voting, a system that has brought confusion, weakened voter choice, and undermined trust in our electoral process. I urge everyone in Eagle River, Anchorage, and across Alaska who cares about election integrity to join me in voting to re-elect Representative Jamie Allard in November. She has earned our continued support and confidence. Also please donate to her campaign. Thank you, Rep. Allard, for your steadfast commitment to repealing Ranked Choice Voting and for your service to our community. Phil Izon @907Honest Rep. Allard did not ask for the endorsement and this is the first one for 2026.




🚨 DETAILS: Secret Service agent arrested, allegedly masturbating in hotel hallway tmz.me/JdiCQuH

I can’t stress enough the kind of bat speed necessary to knock your first novel out of the park the way @6Voodoo did with Blood Memory.


What questions do you have about nuclear energy? 🤔

The Pebble deposit extends into multiple salmon-bearing watersheds, and sits upstream from Alaska’s most lucrative salmon fishery. But Pebble’s developer says just a tiny number of salmon are blocking the mine’s construction. (via Northern Journal) adn.com/business-econo…

This map shows how high the highest elevation in each US state is. A bit silly but still good fun. Source: visualcapitalist.com/mapped-highest…



Fiscal Dissonance: Alaska’s Legislative Pay vs. the Shrinking Permanent Fund Dividend Alaska has undergone a quiet but profound shift in fiscal priorities. Since 2016, the state moved away from a statutory formula for Permanent Fund Dividends (PFDs) — historically ~21% of the Fund’s five-year average net income — toward annual legislative discretion. This change turned the PFD into a flexible tool for balancing the Unrestricted General Fund budget under the Percent-of-Market-Value (POMV) draw. The human impact on Alaskans has been significant: PFD Volatility (per person): $2,072 (2015) → $1,022 (2016) → $992 (2020) → $3,284 (2022) → $1,000 (2025) Cumulative estimated loss per resident since 2016: >$16,000 For a family of four: >$60,000 redirected from households to state operations Meanwhile, in 2024, Alaska legislators approved a substantial compensation increase. Base salaries rose ~67% from $50,400 to $84,000, placing Alaska in the Top 5 highest-paid state legislatures nationally (behind New York, California, Pennsylvania, and Illinois). Added context: Non-Juneau legislators can also receive $307–$332 daily per diems during the ~90–120 day session, often pushing total compensation above $120,000. Alaska operates a “full-time lite” legislature with one of the shortest sessions and the smallest bicameral body in the country. Each Alaska legislator represents only ~12,300 residents — compared to ~325,000 in California — yet receives elite-level pay relative to the state’s small population (3rd smallest in the U.S.). This creates a striking disproportionality: high per-capita governance costs alongside reduced direct benefits to citizens. Critics see a pattern of institutional self-preservation — protecting legislative compensation and government stability while treating the PFD as a discretionary “budgetary cushion” for residents. Key Takeaways: The PFD has shifted from a predictable citizen benefit to a volatile residual item. Legislative compensation has moved into the national elite tier despite limited session length and tiny constituent base. Billions in redirected “people’s oil wealth” have subsidized a governance model that is disproportionately expensive on a per-resident basis. This raises important questions about fiscal priorities, representation efficiency, and the social contract between Alaskan citizens and their government in an era of resource wealth management. #Alaska #PFD #FiscalPolicy #StateBudget #PermanentFund








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