Derek Crain
@dcrain.bsky.social
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Happy New Year everyone. May the future be better for you than the past.
January 1, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Happy New Year everyone. May the future be better for you than the past.
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Alaska’s largest residential internet provider may soon come under the control of a billionaire businessman, writes James Brooks @alaska.bsky.social for the alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/briefs/billi...
Billionaire seeks controlling interest in GCI, regulatory filings show | Alaska Beacon
John Malone already owns a majority of GCI Liberty’s voting shares, but until now has been limited by agreements that limit his voting power.
alaskabeacon.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Alaska’s largest residential internet provider may soon come under the control of a billionaire businessman, writes James Brooks @alaska.bsky.social for the alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/briefs/billi...
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Officials believe measles exposure risk to people at Anchorage Ted Stevens International Airport was limited because the person isolated after they arrived from Las Vegas via Seattle.
Health officials alert public to measles case at Anchorage airport on Monday evening
Officials believe exposure risk at Anchorage Ted Stevens International Airport was limited because the person isolated after they arrived from Las Vegas via Seattle.
www.adn.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Officials believe measles exposure risk to people at Anchorage Ted Stevens International Airport was limited because the person isolated after they arrived from Las Vegas via Seattle.
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Federal officials say workplace operations target unauthorized hiring and trafficking, while immigration attorneys argue enforcement unfairly focuses on workers 👉 https://tinyurl.com/473cbpkx
October 16, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Federal officials say workplace operations target unauthorized hiring and trafficking, while immigration attorneys argue enforcement unfairly focuses on workers 👉 https://tinyurl.com/473cbpkx
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Alaska allows feds to use state airports for political ad that blames Democrats for shutdown, reports James Brooks for the @alaskabeacon.com
Alaska allows feds to use state airports for political ad that blames Democrats for shutdown | Alaska Beacon
The ad is expected to appear at security checkpoints in Fairbanks and Anchorage, but more airports could host it.
alaskabeacon.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Alaska allows feds to use state airports for political ad that blames Democrats for shutdown, reports James Brooks for the @alaskabeacon.com
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the US profoundly needs a children's rights movement. children are not property... they deserve opportunity and learning and autonomy and security.... and our country just does not acknowledge this
July 29, 2025 at 11:59 PM
the US profoundly needs a children's rights movement. children are not property... they deserve opportunity and learning and autonomy and security.... and our country just does not acknowledge this
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I can't emphasize enough that the most important thing journalists can do right now is publish exactly this kind of article
April 16, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I can't emphasize enough that the most important thing journalists can do right now is publish exactly this kind of article
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We made information basically free. Anyone with internet can get the correct and real answer to almost any question.
But free just means worthless. It's not *hard* to get the answer, so there's no *value* in the answer.
Free Knowledge cannot compete against "Lies that reinforce my worldview."
But free just means worthless. It's not *hard* to get the answer, so there's no *value* in the answer.
Free Knowledge cannot compete against "Lies that reinforce my worldview."
January 31, 2025 at 8:54 PM
We made information basically free. Anyone with internet can get the correct and real answer to almost any question.
But free just means worthless. It's not *hard* to get the answer, so there's no *value* in the answer.
Free Knowledge cannot compete against "Lies that reinforce my worldview."
But free just means worthless. It's not *hard* to get the answer, so there's no *value* in the answer.
Free Knowledge cannot compete against "Lies that reinforce my worldview."
A petition for our government to actually release the study they spent 1mil to conduct on state salaries. I used to work for the state of AK but left because I needed better pay to take care of my family. I'd happily have stayed if it could have payed the bills.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/re...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/re...
Release the Salary Study!
In response to continued high turnover and chronic understaffing, Alaska lawmakers appropriated $1,000,000 in public funds to conduct a salary study to ensure the State is keeping pace with comparable...
actionnetwork.org
January 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
A petition for our government to actually release the study they spent 1mil to conduct on state salaries. I used to work for the state of AK but left because I needed better pay to take care of my family. I'd happily have stayed if it could have payed the bills.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/re...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/re...
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It's that time of year where I post this one
December 19, 2024 at 4:50 PM
It's that time of year where I post this one
Ok just watched the first episode of the Dune show and that kid could play a young Brennan Lee Mulligan
December 4, 2024 at 8:19 AM
Ok just watched the first episode of the Dune show and that kid could play a young Brennan Lee Mulligan
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As a DM I want nothing more than to just will something like this into existence for my group's party
animated d&d characters i've played (I don't play much anymore)
November 23, 2024 at 6:06 AM
As a DM I want nothing more than to just will something like this into existence for my group's party