Matthew Beck
@thebluealaskan.com
Former (recovering) Anchorage political blogger. More active on Facebook 🤮
https://www.thebluealaskan.com
https://www.thebluealaskan.com
Meanwhile, in Ketchikan, a planning commissioner asked quite out loud "how much more do white people have to pay for" the Ketchikan Indian Community. The Ketchikan Gateway Assembly will vote on Monday - at which time we’ll learn whether that was racist af.
September 19, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Meanwhile, in Ketchikan, a planning commissioner asked quite out loud "how much more do white people have to pay for" the Ketchikan Indian Community. The Ketchikan Gateway Assembly will vote on Monday - at which time we’ll learn whether that was racist af.
The Alaska Republicans built an entire winter gala around a senator whose most famous cold-weather decision was fleeing Texas. Weird.
September 17, 2026 at 9:27 PM
The Alaska Republicans built an entire winter gala around a senator whose most famous cold-weather decision was fleeing Texas. Weird.
I bet Carol Beecher dgaf.
Whistle-Blower: Federal Agents May Have Broken State Laws in Search For Voter Fraud (Gift Article)
Agents expressed concern about being directed by top Homeland Security leaders to use private information to look up voter records in state databases.
www.nytimes.com
September 14, 2026 at 7:04 PM
I bet Carol Beecher dgaf.
Costco in September. 😭
September 14, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Costco in September. 😭
Remember last year when Rep. Jamie Allard called American Samoans “rats” and declared voter fraud was here in Alaska? Whelp - the state Department of Law dropped the cases.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
September 13, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Remember last year when Rep. Jamie Allard called American Samoans “rats” and declared voter fraud was here in Alaska? Whelp - the state Department of Law dropped the cases.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
"I say, you lost your boat in the wrong part of the world there, Mr. President." - Only fans of The West Wing will understand this quote. 🙈
September 8, 2026 at 8:29 PM
"I say, you lost your boat in the wrong part of the world there, Mr. President." - Only fans of The West Wing will understand this quote. 🙈
This is VERY strange. Kelly Tshibaka is taking credit for getting two candidates who botched their financial disclosures put back on the ballot, and she wants us to take this as a win for election integrity.
September 6, 2026 at 3:05 AM
This is VERY strange. Kelly Tshibaka is taking credit for getting two candidates who botched their financial disclosures put back on the ballot, and she wants us to take this as a win for election integrity.
This is the right’s play - to sow chaos and confusion.
September 5, 2026 at 5:59 PM
This is the right’s play - to sow chaos and confusion.
Now THIS is interesting. Petersburg Dan Sullivan is now listed as a Registered Republican on the Division of Elections candidate page. Definitely was not expecting that.
September 2, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Now THIS is interesting. Petersburg Dan Sullivan is now listed as a Registered Republican on the Division of Elections candidate page. Definitely was not expecting that.
Wow! Rep. Andrew Gray is going hard in this letter to Acting Attorney General Mills! He's calling on the Department of Law to prosecute Treg and Jodi Taylor for refusing to file accurate financial disclosures!
September 1, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Wow! Rep. Andrew Gray is going hard in this letter to Acting Attorney General Mills! He's calling on the Department of Law to prosecute Treg and Jodi Taylor for refusing to file accurate financial disclosures!
Looks like Jodi Taylor made the filing deadline.
September 1, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Looks like Jodi Taylor made the filing deadline.
🚨 I reached out to David Leslie to see whether he had decided to stay in or withdraw from the U.S. Senate race. He said that he has filed the paperwork to withdraw. He plans to make an official announcement tomorrow.
September 1, 2026 at 12:27 AM
🚨 I reached out to David Leslie to see whether he had decided to stay in or withdraw from the U.S. Senate race. He said that he has filed the paperwork to withdraw. He plans to make an official announcement tomorrow.
🚨Nick Begich just endorsed Bernadette Wilson for governor. Congratulations to Bernadette on her third-place bronze behind two Democrats, one of whom is Nick’s uncle. 😙
August 30, 2026 at 11:38 PM
🚨Nick Begich just endorsed Bernadette Wilson for governor. Congratulations to Bernadette on her third-place bronze behind two Democrats, one of whom is Nick’s uncle. 😙
U shut up weather app. Nobody likes u.
August 30, 2026 at 8:48 PM
U shut up weather app. Nobody likes u.
Jamie Allard is over there discouraging Republicans from ranking, and encouraging Dave Bronson to drop out, all while being dragged by her most ardent of supporters. 🥹
August 30, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Jamie Allard is over there discouraging Republicans from ranking, and encouraging Dave Bronson to drop out, all while being dragged by her most ardent of supporters. 🥹
Wow, the sparks are flying now! A post written by Robert Wall, the District 8 chairman of the Alaska Republican Party, is pushing back hard against a blog post by Suzanne Downing, who claims that Dave Bronson signed a document saying he would drop out if he came in second after the primary.
August 26, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Wow, the sparks are flying now! A post written by Robert Wall, the District 8 chairman of the Alaska Republican Party, is pushing back hard against a blog post by Suzanne Downing, who claims that Dave Bronson signed a document saying he would drop out if he came in second after the primary.
In a video posted to Facebook, deeply embarrassing extremist Dave Bronson, the former Anchorage mayor who ran the city into the ground, says he is not dropping out of the governor's race.
August 26, 2026 at 8:20 PM
In a video posted to Facebook, deeply embarrassing extremist Dave Bronson, the former Anchorage mayor who ran the city into the ground, says he is not dropping out of the governor's race.
7:30pm - 8:00pm. Allegedly.
The Alaska Division of Undemocratic Elections says they are still tabulating results for its latest update, which will include early and absentee ballots.
August 26, 2026 at 2:52 AM
7:30pm - 8:00pm. Allegedly.
The Alaska Division of Undemocratic Elections says they are still tabulating results for its latest update, which will include early and absentee ballots.
August 26, 2026 at 1:41 AM
The Alaska Division of Undemocratic Elections says they are still tabulating results for its latest update, which will include early and absentee ballots.
Reposted by Matthew Beck
In honor of Dolly, I will play 9 to 5 at 5pm. Then I’ll go home and read my children a book. They may be far too old for it, but I saved several of their Imagination Library books and we will read them together again.
August 25, 2026 at 6:44 PM
In honor of Dolly, I will play 9 to 5 at 5pm. Then I’ll go home and read my children a book. They may be far too old for it, but I saved several of their Imagination Library books and we will read them together again.
Matt Schultz has officially withdrawn from the U.S. House race.
August 24, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Matt Schultz has officially withdrawn from the U.S. House race.
Catching the sunset.
August 24, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Catching the sunset.