May 3rd, 1917
From ‘Alternative Facts’ to ‘Alternate Electors’: Stephen Miller Pushes Absurd New Strategy in Face of Trump Loss
“They’re actively attempting a coup. It’s extremely stupid. But that is what it is and it’s beyond troubling.” “As we speak, today, an alternate slate of electors in the contested states is going to vote and we’re going to send those results up to Congress.” That’s what senior White House adviser Stephen Miller said Monday […]
‘Democracy Prevailed,’ Biden Declares After Electoral College Vote
WILMINGTON, DEL. – “In this battle for the soul of America, democracy prevailed,” President-elect Joe Biden said Monday night, shortly after the Electoral College vote that confirmed his presidency. While urging Americans that now is the time “to unite, to heal,” Biden for the first time bluntly condemned attempts by President Donald Trump and his allies […]
September 12th, 1922
Amid Pandemic, Trump Pushes for Schools to Reopen
WHITE HOUSE – Amid a surge of COVID-19 infections, especially among younger people, the White House is pressuring schools across the United States to reopen. “We’re very much going to put pressure on governors and everybody else to open the schools, to get them open. It’s very important,” President Donald Trump said Tuesday […]
ANSEP to Host Virtual Acceleration Academy and University Success Commencements
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – To honor the outstanding accomplishments of its 2020 high school and college graduates, the Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program will host virtual graduation ceremonies this month. The events will air via Facebook Live on ANSEP’s Facebook page. ANSEP will air the graduation for full-time Acceleration Academy students in Anchorage and […]
Alaska Man Who Claimed Loyalty to ISIS and Threatened Attack on Lafayette College Campus Pleads Guilty
PHILADELPHIA, PA – United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced Monday that Gavin Lee Casdorph, 21, of Anchorage, Alaska, pleaded guilty to one count of willfully making false threats in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 844(e). United States District Judge Edward G. Smith presided over the guilty plea hearing in Easton via video teleconference. […]
UAF, Fairbanks School District Launch Middle College
Students in the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District will soon have the opportunity to complete their high school careers with up to two years of college credit, tuition-free. The University of Alaska Fairbanks and the school district have joined forces to create North Star College, a middle college program that will allow students […]
Observers Mystified After Trump Delivers ‘Moronic’ and ‘Unhinged’ Diatribe Against Wind Power
In a speech to the right-wing Turning Points USA conference in Florida on Saturday, President Donald Trump launched into an incoherent diatribe against wind power in which he said in the same breath that he “never understood wind” and has studied windmills “better than anybody,” pointed out for no apparent reason that the earth is “tiny” […]