@tridentseafoods@adndotcom I would love to! I love Salmon! And I love Alaska. But I won't be able to if this "budget bill" gets passed. I heard you're a big donor for Sen Murkowski and she's for it, last I heard. Urger her to vote NO.
In this @adndotcom opinion piece, five mayors of coastal #Alaska communities emphasize the critical role the wild Alaska pollock fishery plays in supporting local economies, schools and jobs.
Read their call for protecting all of Alaska's fisheries: adn.com/opinions/2024/…
I just learned about Maria Lorena Ramirez, a native woman who won a 50 mile and 500 person ultramarathon in handmade sandals. Nike the shoe company tried to give her shoes and she said "the people who wear them are always behind me" and won the marathon in her own sandals instead
The Democratic Party needs a major transformation.
It can no longer be a top-down, billionaire-funded, consultant-driven party. It must be a multi-generational, multi-racial working class party.
In a time of growing oligarchy & authoritarianism, that’s the only path to victory.
I regret all the years and energy that went into crummy jobs and trying to sustain life. On the other hand I probably gained a certain amount of experience and breadth from them. But there's no question in my own mind that I could have done more. (1989)