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The view from Sterling Hwy & Lake St, 📷 from 511.alaska.gov
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February 16, 2026 at 11:22 PM
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Alaska's got a new buzz - Soju! Tourists are trading in their carrier flights for a taste of Korea. Read more: https://boozenetworks.com/alaskas-soju-boom-tourists-trade-carrier-flights-for-a-korean-buzz/ #SojuInAK
Alaska’s Soju Boom: Tourists Trade Carrier Flights for a Korean Buzz
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February 16, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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Federal fishery managers have approved the first-ever mandatory caps on at-sea interception of chum salmon, a fish species critical to Indigenous communities along Alaska’s river systems. via @alaskabeacon.com
With Western Alaska salmon runs weak, managers set limits on the pollock fleet’s chum bycatch
A measure years in the making will establish a cap for Alaska-bound chum salmon accidentally intercepted in trawl nets, addressing a hot-button issue that has divided the state’s fish harvesters.
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February 16, 2026 at 10:12 PM
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The view from Richardson Highway @ Tsina River MP 37, 📷 from 511.alaska.gov
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February 16, 2026 at 9:23 PM
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The view from Egan Drive/Glacier Highway @ MP 3, 📷 from 511.alaska.gov
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February 16, 2026 at 8:22 PM
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Susitna 100 – 6th place

https://www.cyclingeu.com/834585/susitna-100-6th-place/

Over the past couple of months I’ve been posting adventure and training rides as I prepare for a 100 mile endurance race in Alaska’s wilderness. Just a few days before the race it snowed over 12” on the course which …
Susitna 100 - 6th place - Cycling Europe
Over the past couple of months I’ve been posting adventure and training rides as I prepare for a 100 mile endurance race in Alaska’s wilderness.
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February 16, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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The view from Steese Highway @ Cleary Summit MP 20.9, 📷 from 511.alaska.gov
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February 16, 2026 at 7:28 PM
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Alaska’s ‘Superbowl’ of dog mushing, the Iditarod, set to run its normal northern route
via @alaskapublic
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Alaska's 'Superbowl' of dog mushing, the Iditarod, set to run its normal northern route
By Ava White The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is less than a month away and set to run on its normal northern route this year. Race officials said that’s a relief, after low snow conditions last yea...
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February 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
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The view from Airport Way @ Cowles Street Fairbanks, 📷 from 511.alaska.gov
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February 16, 2026 at 6:33 PM
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The view from Parks 357 DMS Inbound, 📷 from 511.alaska.gov
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February 16, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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Is history repeating or rhyming here? Both?
US Sec of State Marco Rubio said the word “civilization” 12 times in his address to the 2026 Munich Security Conference.
To rightwing Americans, that means “christian white people.”
#Hate #WhiteSupremacist #Christo-Fascist #USPolitics #History
It’s a bit odd to hear such obvious white supremacy coming from Rubio, who – as the son of Cuban refugees – is Latino. But his comments are certainly an echo of US right-wing authoritarianism. Terms like Western “civilization,” “culture,” “heritage,” and “tradition” are often used as coded language for white supremacy to avoid direct, overt hate speech while spreading the same ideology. The neo-fascist Proud Boys claim Western civilization – and its chauvinism – is superior to other civilizations or ways of thinking. Alt-Right groups, like Identity Evropa use the word “civilization” as a proxy for racial identity and white, Euro-centric culture. White nationalists like Jared Taylor equate “Western civilization” with white supremacy and, often, the “white genocide” conspiracy theory. Nick Fuentes and his America-First groyper army argue that America is a fundamentally Christian, white Western nation that is being destroyed by immigration. In an echo of history, Rubio, et al, are repeating the hate speech that inspired slavery, Jim Crow laws, and segregationists in the U.S. “Who are these people, barely out of savagery, who want to associate with us whites, with 5,000 years of recorded civilization behind us?” –Allen Shattuck, Alaskan Territorial Senator, during legislative debate over Alaska’s anti-discrimination law. Shattuck was the son of a Confederate soldier who fought for slavery in the U.S. Civil War. “I would not have expected that I, who am barely out of savagery, would have to remind gentlemen with 5,000 years of recorded civilization behind them, of our Bill of Rights. Asking you to give me equal rights implies that they are yours to give. Instead, I must demand that you stop trying to deny me the rights all people deserve.” –Elizabeth Peratrovich, Tlingit woman and vice president of the Alaska Native Sisterhood. Alaska’s Anti-Discrimination Law, the first in the US, was passed on this day: February 16, 1945 Of course, saying that “Western civilization” supports christo-fascism ignores: -the Enlightenment thinking that inspired the founders of the United States -these philosophies were written by thinkers who were themselves inspired by Indigenous American nations -inspired because those nations presented a vital alternative to the monarchies and feudal systems that oppressed Europe during its cultural decline – or what we now call The Dark Ages Jean Jacques Rousseau argued that people were naturally free and that “civilization” – specifically European hierarchy and inequality – had corrupted this natural state. His belief that authority stems from the collective will of the people, rather than a top-down monarch, was influenced by reports of consensual decision-making within Indigenous American communities. John Locke used the phrase “state of America” to represent his theoretical “state of nature” in his influential Second Treatise of Government. This was the source of Locke’s idea that political authority was not divine but arose from consent of the governed. In Montesquieu's writing, he repeatedly pointed to Indigenous American political structures to his concepts of liberty and the separation of powers. This is why the U.S. has three branches of government. Benjamin Franklin studied the Iroquois Great Law of Peace which became the model for his ideas on how a nation could – and should – function without a central monarch, while maintaining both local autonomy and unity. Thomas Jefferson saw the freedom and equality in Native societies as a way to refute European class systems.
February 16, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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For Alaska, today ( 16 February ) is Elizabeth Peratrovich Day, to honour one of the most pivotal individuals in Alaska’s history…
A staunch, unyielding advocates of human rights for all…
As we blunder through the darkness of Trump’s administration, may her spirit inspire us…
February 16, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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The Monday Chart| To put Alaska's in-state gas prices in global context, once wkly we compare Enstar's current Gas Cost Adjustment v. global markers. 2025-26 Enstar price is 8% ⬇️ Asia, 175% ⬆️ L48. 5yr forward avg, Enstar 22% ⬆️ Asia, 189% ⬆️ L48. #akleg

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February 16, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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The view from Richardson Highway @ Birch Lake MP 307.2, 📷 from 511.alaska.gov
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February 16, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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Today, we honor #ElizabethPeratrovich, a Tlingit civil rights leader. In 1945, her testimony helped pass Alaska’s Anti-Discrimination Act, one of the first in the nation. Her courage still reminds us that dignity is not something to be debated. It’s something everyone deserves.
February 16, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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The view from Seward Highway @ Portage Glacier Road MP 78.9, 📷 from 511.alaska.gov
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February 16, 2026 at 2:43 PM
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On this day in 1945, the first anti-discrimination law in the U.S. went into effect - in Alaska.
This story is terribly relevant to the federal government's current forms of discrimination and hate.
#HumanRights #History #OTD
In 1945, Alaska was not a state but a U.S. territory. In 1905, the territorial authorities segregated native Alaskans from those with European ancestry. This created intolerant conditions similar to those imposed by Jim Crow laws in the southern U.S. Alaska’s employers could refuse to hire natives, and indigenous Alaskans faced literacy tests and other barriers to voting. In some parts of Anchorage and Juneau, native Alaskans were not allowed to buy homes. In the early 1940s, The territorial Governor said the discrimination toward natives was un-American. He drafted a bill to end segregation, but legislators voted it down. Enter Elizabeth Peratrovich, a Tlingit woman who served as vice president of the Alaska Native Sisterhood. She began lobbying lawmakers. Territorial senator Allen Shattuck said “Who are these people, barely out of savagery, who want to associate with us whites, with 5,000 years of recorded civilization behind us?” In her testimony to legislators, Peratrovich said, “I would not have expected that I, who am barely out of savagery, would have to remind gentlemen with 5,000 years of recorded civilization behind them, of our Bill of Rights.” The Daily Alaska Empire newspaper reported that Peratrovich “shamed the opposition into a defensive whisper.” The anti-discrimination law was passed shortly afterward. This is one reason, in the year 2020, Peratrovich became the first Alaska Native to appear on U.S. currency. On the one-dollar coin, below her image, name, and a Tlingit sea hawk, are the words “Anti Discrimination Law of 1945.” This screen grab includes an image of the one-dollar coin bearing Elizabeth Peratrovich's likeness An undated, b/w photo of Elizabeth Peratrovich Photo: Alaska State Archives Image source: The New York Times
February 16, 2026 at 12:54 PM
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The view from Seward Highway @ Portage Glacier Road MP 78.9, 📷 from 511.alaska.gov
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February 16, 2026 at 12:42 PM
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The view from Egan Drive/Glacier Highway @ MP 3, 📷 from 511.alaska.gov
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February 16, 2026 at 9:44 AM
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The view from Alaska Highway @ Dot Lake MP 1355.2, 📷 from 511.alaska.gov
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February 16, 2026 at 8:38 AM
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Giant snowman known as “The Father of the Glaciers,” constructed on Alaska’s Muir Glacier in 1902.

In 1902, members of the Harriman Alaska Expedition erected an enormous snow and ice sculpture on Muir Glacier, Alaska, informally called “The Father of the Glaciers.” The figure 🔗↗️… […]
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February 16, 2026 at 8:05 AM
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The view from Whittier Access Road @ Tunnel MP 6.5 (Bear Valley), 📷 from 511.alaska.gov
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February 16, 2026 at 7:10 AM
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Alaska's Vanishing Native Villages (full documentary) | FRONTLINE
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February 16, 2026 at 6:20 AM
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The view from Parks Highway @ Talkeetna Road MP 98.7, 📷 from 511.alaska.gov
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February 16, 2026 at 6:03 AM