Ben Matheson
benmatheson.bsky.social
Ben Matheson
@benmatheson.bsky.social
web, data, radio, maps. running, biking, skiing. #rstats
a new newsletter 📝 today: all 44 Alaska Permanent Fund dividends adjusted to 2025 dollars.↑ 📊

The $1,000 we received this month sets the new bar for the smallest real dividend, beating out 1984's $331, which is now $1,019. #akleg benjmatheson.substack.com/p/alaskas-20...
October 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The $1,000 that arrived in Alaskans’ bank accounts this month is the smallest inflation-adjusted Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend in history. How does it stack up against the other 43 dividends? A new number-heavy newsletter is out today ➡️  #akleg 💸📊  benjmatheson.substack.com/p/alaskas-20...
October 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
From yesterday: 🏔️🗺️ Mapping the Chugach 120. Southcentral Alaska's most challenging peakbagging project.. and my biggest print map ever. ⬇︎
October 15, 2025 at 5:19 PM
A new newsletter out today: 🏔️🗺️ Mapping the Chugach 120: the 120 peaks in Chugach State Park with 500 feet or more of prominence. It’s the biggest print map I’ve ever made. 36” x 24”. open.substack.com/pub/benjmath...
October 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM