Löki Gale Tobin
@lgtobin.bsky.social
Unapologetically pro public education. Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (Azerbaijan 08-11). Auntie. Public servant. 🌈. 🚴🏾♀️. Denaʼina Ełnena.
Tell us how you really feel about the legislature failing to equalize our corporate tax system…
Instead of taxing lower 48 tech billionaires the same as Alaska-based corporations, the legislature failed to override the Governor’s veto of SB 113.
www.adn.com/politics/ala...
📷 by Marc Lester/ADN
Instead of taxing lower 48 tech billionaires the same as Alaska-based corporations, the legislature failed to override the Governor’s veto of SB 113.
www.adn.com/politics/ala...
📷 by Marc Lester/ADN
January 25, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Tell us how you really feel about the legislature failing to equalize our corporate tax system…
Instead of taxing lower 48 tech billionaires the same as Alaska-based corporations, the legislature failed to override the Governor’s veto of SB 113.
www.adn.com/politics/ala...
📷 by Marc Lester/ADN
Instead of taxing lower 48 tech billionaires the same as Alaska-based corporations, the legislature failed to override the Governor’s veto of SB 113.
www.adn.com/politics/ala...
📷 by Marc Lester/ADN
A lot is going on but remember that "Dear Colleauge" letter the UA Board of Regents used to justify stripping our state universities of their inclusion and diversity policies?
I'm angered at the damage done and the trust broken. Do better @uafairbanks.bsky.social
apnews.com/article/dei-...
I'm angered at the damage done and the trust broken. Do better @uafairbanks.bsky.social
apnews.com/article/dei-...
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges
The Trump administration is dropping its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion threatening federal funding to the nation’s schools and colle...
apnews.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:23 PM
A lot is going on but remember that "Dear Colleauge" letter the UA Board of Regents used to justify stripping our state universities of their inclusion and diversity policies?
I'm angered at the damage done and the trust broken. Do better @uafairbanks.bsky.social
apnews.com/article/dei-...
I'm angered at the damage done and the trust broken. Do better @uafairbanks.bsky.social
apnews.com/article/dei-...
"Nostalgia is not a strategy...the old order is not coming back. But from the fracture, we can build something better, stronger, and more just."
Touché Mark Carney, touché.
Touché Mark Carney, touché.
January 22, 2026 at 5:11 AM
"Nostalgia is not a strategy...the old order is not coming back. But from the fracture, we can build something better, stronger, and more just."
Touché Mark Carney, touché.
Touché Mark Carney, touché.
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The Trump Administration cannot erase the legacy of MLK nor the historical truism of Juneteenth by forcing Americans to pay admission to our nation's national parks.
"Quietly endure, silently suffer and patiently wait." Martin Luther King, Jr.
"Quietly endure, silently suffer and patiently wait." Martin Luther King, Jr.
It might be easy to find things like this merely petty or superficial, but that would be a mistake. Demeaning, erasing or eliminating celebrations or acknowledgments of Black America is straight from Redemption playbook, and is intended to reinforce the racial hierarchy and signal its reinstatement.
National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people
Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.
www.sfgate.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:40 AM
The Trump Administration cannot erase the legacy of MLK nor the historical truism of Juneteenth by forcing Americans to pay admission to our nation's national parks.
"Quietly endure, silently suffer and patiently wait." Martin Luther King, Jr.
"Quietly endure, silently suffer and patiently wait." Martin Luther King, Jr.
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It's almost that time again! The legislative session gets underway in less than a week. For three decades you've turned to Gavel Alaska for live coverage from the state capitol and we look forward to serving you once again this year. #akleg
January 14, 2026 at 6:05 AM
It's almost that time again! The legislative session gets underway in less than a week. For three decades you've turned to Gavel Alaska for live coverage from the state capitol and we look forward to serving you once again this year. #akleg
Respect your Elders!
...and only put up a symbolic fight when they offer to pick up the check.
...and only put up a symbolic fight when they offer to pick up the check.
January 14, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Respect your Elders!
...and only put up a symbolic fight when they offer to pick up the check.
...and only put up a symbolic fight when they offer to pick up the check.
In honor of the start of the 2nd session of the 34th Alaska State Legislature, this week's #SundayStory offers some public testimony pro-tips:
✅ don't use the speaker phone, your voice becomes muffled
✅ do practice your testimony and time yourself (limits are often set at 2 - 3 minutes) 1/2
✅ don't use the speaker phone, your voice becomes muffled
✅ do practice your testimony and time yourself (limits are often set at 2 - 3 minutes) 1/2
Public testimony pro-tip:
DON'T USE the speaker phone or hands free headsets.
Your voice gets muffled and words become garbled.
Speak through your handheld to ensure the committee members hear your input. 🤳☎️📲
Now, go tell your friends.
DON'T USE the speaker phone or hands free headsets.
Your voice gets muffled and words become garbled.
Speak through your handheld to ensure the committee members hear your input. 🤳☎️📲
Now, go tell your friends.
January 11, 2026 at 7:26 PM
In honor of the start of the 2nd session of the 34th Alaska State Legislature, this week's #SundayStory offers some public testimony pro-tips:
✅ don't use the speaker phone, your voice becomes muffled
✅ do practice your testimony and time yourself (limits are often set at 2 - 3 minutes) 1/2
✅ don't use the speaker phone, your voice becomes muffled
✅ do practice your testimony and time yourself (limits are often set at 2 - 3 minutes) 1/2
Public comment is open on proposed amendments to the statewide highway safety improvement plan. The amendment REDUCES funding for safety projects in Anchorage by $19 million.
Cancelled safety projects include several long awaited projects in Fairview.
Make your comment at publicinput.com/t80378
Cancelled safety projects include several long awaited projects in Fairview.
Make your comment at publicinput.com/t80378
Fairview resident here. Do you have the link to where we can make comments?
January 11, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Public comment is open on proposed amendments to the statewide highway safety improvement plan. The amendment REDUCES funding for safety projects in Anchorage by $19 million.
Cancelled safety projects include several long awaited projects in Fairview.
Make your comment at publicinput.com/t80378
Cancelled safety projects include several long awaited projects in Fairview.
Make your comment at publicinput.com/t80378
I am not THAT much of a skeptic/cynic, I promise but...
Maybe we prioritize community benefit over corporate greed 🤷🏽♀️
youtu.be/z4ep5gWYhck?...
Maybe we prioritize community benefit over corporate greed 🤷🏽♀️
youtu.be/z4ep5gWYhck?...
Clean Power Happy Hour: Data Centers in Alaska
Hear The Alaska Center’s Political Director Alex Petkanas facilitate a conversation with Senator Löki Gale Tobin and Representative Donna Mears about data centers and what their impacts could be in Alaska. This Clean Power Happy Hour event was held at 49th State Brewing on January 7, 2026.
urldefense.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:09 AM
I am not THAT much of a skeptic/cynic, I promise but...
Maybe we prioritize community benefit over corporate greed 🤷🏽♀️
youtu.be/z4ep5gWYhck?...
Maybe we prioritize community benefit over corporate greed 🤷🏽♀️
youtu.be/z4ep5gWYhck?...
This. This right here. Every part of this story is powerful.
My goal in 2026 is to be like Casey.
www.adn.com/opinions/let...
My goal in 2026 is to be like Casey.
www.adn.com/opinions/let...
Letter: I should be dead. Don’t kill me next time.
Do me a favor if you’re driving in the Anchorage snow. Put some weight in the back of your vehicle.
www.adn.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:38 PM
This. This right here. Every part of this story is powerful.
My goal in 2026 is to be like Casey.
www.adn.com/opinions/let...
My goal in 2026 is to be like Casey.
www.adn.com/opinions/let...
Do I wear my bunny boots? (She asks quietly to herself)
January 8, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Do I wear my bunny boots? (She asks quietly to herself)
Join @alaskascott.bsky.social and I this Thursday at Anchorage Coffee Roasting (in Fairbanks) for an Education Listening Session. 1/8 from 4 to 5:30 pm.
January 6, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Join @alaskascott.bsky.social and I this Thursday at Anchorage Coffee Roasting (in Fairbanks) for an Education Listening Session. 1/8 from 4 to 5:30 pm.
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East Side Town Hall: Saturday January 10, 2-4pm at Russian Jack Chalet
Join your #akleg East Anchorage legislators for conversation before we head to back to Juneau for session.
@repmina.bsky.social @forrestdunbarak.bsky.social @wielechowski.bsky.social @lgtobin.bsky.social @donnamears.bsky.social
Join your #akleg East Anchorage legislators for conversation before we head to back to Juneau for session.
@repmina.bsky.social @forrestdunbarak.bsky.social @wielechowski.bsky.social @lgtobin.bsky.social @donnamears.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 10:04 PM
East Side Town Hall: Saturday January 10, 2-4pm at Russian Jack Chalet
Join your #akleg East Anchorage legislators for conversation before we head to back to Juneau for session.
@repmina.bsky.social @forrestdunbarak.bsky.social @wielechowski.bsky.social @lgtobin.bsky.social @donnamears.bsky.social
Join your #akleg East Anchorage legislators for conversation before we head to back to Juneau for session.
@repmina.bsky.social @forrestdunbarak.bsky.social @wielechowski.bsky.social @lgtobin.bsky.social @donnamears.bsky.social
Today's #SundayStory...
What exactly is a "banana republic"?
Coined in 1901 by author O. Henry stemming from his time in Honduras, the term "banana republic" has its actually origins in 1870 Central and South America. 1/🧵
What exactly is a "banana republic"?
Coined in 1901 by author O. Henry stemming from his time in Honduras, the term "banana republic" has its actually origins in 1870 Central and South America. 1/🧵
January 5, 2026 at 5:52 AM
Today's #SundayStory...
What exactly is a "banana republic"?
Coined in 1901 by author O. Henry stemming from his time in Honduras, the term "banana republic" has its actually origins in 1870 Central and South America. 1/🧵
What exactly is a "banana republic"?
Coined in 1901 by author O. Henry stemming from his time in Honduras, the term "banana republic" has its actually origins in 1870 Central and South America. 1/🧵
Let me give you a sneak peak on tomorrow's Sunday story...
The true and accurate history of the (derogatory) term "banana republic".
Seems timely, no?
The true and accurate history of the (derogatory) term "banana republic".
Seems timely, no?
January 4, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Let me give you a sneak peak on tomorrow's Sunday story...
The true and accurate history of the (derogatory) term "banana republic".
Seems timely, no?
The true and accurate history of the (derogatory) term "banana republic".
Seems timely, no?
I know you're tired of rhetoric & inaction, that's why, during the most recent legislative session, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle came together to pass SB 113 on a vote of 42–18. #akleg
www.adn.com/opinions/202...
www.adn.com/opinions/202...
www.adn.com
January 3, 2026 at 12:13 AM
I know you're tired of rhetoric & inaction, that's why, during the most recent legislative session, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle came together to pass SB 113 on a vote of 42–18. #akleg
www.adn.com/opinions/202...
www.adn.com/opinions/202...
The annual airing of grievances is upon us and I couldn't agree more with this one!
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I live in Alaska.
It's part of the United States.
If you ship to/within the U.S. there should NOT be exceptions for AK and HI.
If you do limit shipping to AK and HI, please post that up front, so I don't go through your entire site, put things in my cart, then find out AFTER I hit order.
It's part of the United States.
If you ship to/within the U.S. there should NOT be exceptions for AK and HI.
If you do limit shipping to AK and HI, please post that up front, so I don't go through your entire site, put things in my cart, then find out AFTER I hit order.
Let’s air those grievances. I want to hear your pettiest gripes on this the holiest of days.
December 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The annual airing of grievances is upon us and I couldn't agree more with this one!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Looking for an underrated holiday film to watch Christmas Eve with my fam...
Suggestions?
(My first pick was "A Long Kiss Goodnight" but that was immediately vetoed as I have already watched it twice since Thanksgiving).
Suggestions?
(My first pick was "A Long Kiss Goodnight" but that was immediately vetoed as I have already watched it twice since Thanksgiving).
December 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Looking for an underrated holiday film to watch Christmas Eve with my fam...
Suggestions?
(My first pick was "A Long Kiss Goodnight" but that was immediately vetoed as I have already watched it twice since Thanksgiving).
Suggestions?
(My first pick was "A Long Kiss Goodnight" but that was immediately vetoed as I have already watched it twice since Thanksgiving).
Starting in 1898, the U.S. gov involuntary sterilized appx 150,000 mostly poor Black/Brown women each year...
1920-1945: In CA 17,000 mostly women of Mexican heritage sterilized
1973-1976: 4 IHS facilities sterilized 3,406 American Indian women
1929-1974: In NC, 7,600 Black women steralized
1920-1945: In CA 17,000 mostly women of Mexican heritage sterilized
1973-1976: 4 IHS facilities sterilized 3,406 American Indian women
1929-1974: In NC, 7,600 Black women steralized
December 22, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Starting in 1898, the U.S. gov involuntary sterilized appx 150,000 mostly poor Black/Brown women each year...
1920-1945: In CA 17,000 mostly women of Mexican heritage sterilized
1973-1976: 4 IHS facilities sterilized 3,406 American Indian women
1929-1974: In NC, 7,600 Black women steralized
1920-1945: In CA 17,000 mostly women of Mexican heritage sterilized
1973-1976: 4 IHS facilities sterilized 3,406 American Indian women
1929-1974: In NC, 7,600 Black women steralized
On today's Sunday story, the 1973 court case that challenged the U.S. government's policy of involuntary sterilizing poor Black women. 1/ 🧵#sundaystory
December 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
On today's Sunday story, the 1973 court case that challenged the U.S. government's policy of involuntary sterilizing poor Black women. 1/ 🧵#sundaystory
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ATTN MILITARY: That $1776 you’re getting? He’s taking it out of your already approved BHA and putting his name on it. www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/...
Trump rebrands Congressionally-approved troop housing subsidy as ‘warrior dividend’ bonus
More than $2.9 billion in reconciliation funds was allocated to beef up troop housing allowances. Now it’s being used for $1,776 checks.
www.defenseone.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
ATTN MILITARY: That $1776 you’re getting? He’s taking it out of your already approved BHA and putting his name on it. www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/...
Today Alaska DOT has put forth a 2026 Highway Safety Improvement Plan that DEFUNDS every lane reduction and pedestrian safety project in Senate District I.
That is right, the heart of Black & Brown communities historically impacted by federal highways.
To say I am livid is an understatement.
That is right, the heart of Black & Brown communities historically impacted by federal highways.
To say I am livid is an understatement.
December 18, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Today Alaska DOT has put forth a 2026 Highway Safety Improvement Plan that DEFUNDS every lane reduction and pedestrian safety project in Senate District I.
That is right, the heart of Black & Brown communities historically impacted by federal highways.
To say I am livid is an understatement.
That is right, the heart of Black & Brown communities historically impacted by federal highways.
To say I am livid is an understatement.
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I had a request from someone whose family member is incarcerated in Alaska and doesn't have access to email.
If you'd like to write me, particularly about parole, my address is:
Corinne Smith
PO Box 20364
Juneau, AK 99802-0364
(Photo from the Juneau library for visibility)
If you'd like to write me, particularly about parole, my address is:
Corinne Smith
PO Box 20364
Juneau, AK 99802-0364
(Photo from the Juneau library for visibility)
December 12, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I had a request from someone whose family member is incarcerated in Alaska and doesn't have access to email.
If you'd like to write me, particularly about parole, my address is:
Corinne Smith
PO Box 20364
Juneau, AK 99802-0364
(Photo from the Juneau library for visibility)
If you'd like to write me, particularly about parole, my address is:
Corinne Smith
PO Box 20364
Juneau, AK 99802-0364
(Photo from the Juneau library for visibility)