The New Year has arrived! The start of the second session of the 34th Legislature is just over two weeks away. The Legislature is again complete after the two new Mat-Su Valley representatives were confirmed and sworn in this week. Lieutenant Governor Nancy Dahlstrom (R – Alaska) certified a ballot initiative that once again aims to repeal the open primary and ranked choice voting. Governor Mike Dunleavy (R – Alaska) held a press conference with Senator Dan Sullivan (R – Alaska) and Representative Nick Begich (R – Alaska) on even more federal healthcare money coming to the state. And some politicos are on the move.
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Top 10 Landmine Articles of 2025
The Landmine has continued to grow since our founding in October 2017. Thanks to our readers, we had nearly 1 million page views on the website in 2025. From leaked Anchorage Police Department Internal Affairs records to the Native Village of Eklutna rushing to get a casino opened before Donald Trump took office, here are the top ten Landmine articles of 2025:
- Leaked records show APD mental health clinician resigned after 18-year-old used her handgun to make threats
- Leaked APD Internal Affairs tapes reveal major leadership schism on proposed DEI hiring practices
- Aloha: Crum caught cold on unauthorized Hawaiian vacation
- Tlingit & Haida President Richard Peterson’s history of intimidation tactics exposed
- Alaska media bombshell: Suzanne Downing out at Must Read Alaska
- Anchorage Assembly votes to rename Hotel Captain Cook (From the Landfill – Humor, Satire, and Parody)
- APD records show thousands of police calls made from Midtown Walmart over two-year span
- Alaska State senator’s wife wishes death on Trump, Putin
- Jet setter: North Slope Borough funded lavish travel for Mayor Josiah Patkotak and family
- Native Village of Eklutna rushes to open Birchwood casino before Trump takes office
New representatives sworn in
House Republicans met in Anchorage at the LIO on Tuesday (12/30/2025) to interview and vote on Republicans Garret Nelson and Steve St. Clair. Governor Dunleavy appointed them to fill the seats of now-Senators George Rauscher (R – Sutton) and Cathy Tilton (R – Wasilla). Dunleavy had appointed Rauscher and Tilton to fill the seats of Mike Shower and Shelley Hughes, who resigned to focus on their campaigns for lieutenant governor (Shower is Bernadette Wilson’s running mate) and governor.
After long interviews, both were confirmed and then immediately sworn in by Speaker Bryce Edgmon (I – Dillingham). This marked the first time the Legislature is again complete since Shower resigned his Senate seat on October 31.
With Nelson and St. Clair both now representatives, the Republican House minority is back to 19 members. It will be interesting to see how things shake out after the more conservative members expressed vocal frustration about Representative DeLena Johnson (R – Palmer) being elected minority leader. This happened in early December during a Zoom meeting where only ten members attended – the bare minimum she needed to get elected minority leader. Johnson said she is open to another vote if that’s what the caucus wants.
They have both been sworn in. The Legislature is whole again. #akleg https://t.co/tvLCIGYtWx pic.twitter.com/xfa72KiGfr
— The Alaska Landmine (@alaskalandmine) December 31, 2025
Second ranked choice voting repeal
Lieutenant Governor Dahlstrom certified a ballot initiative that again aims to repeal the open primary and ranked choice voting. This will be the second attempt at a repeal. The repeal barely failed in 2024. But this time the group running the repeal initiative is more serious and professional.
Lt. Gov. Dahlstrom says the group seeking to repeal the open primary and ranked choice voting got enough signatures for their initiative. This means the repeal question will again be on the ballot in 2026. Repeal failed by a narrow margin in the 2024 general election. #akleg pic.twitter.com/8x3PLCZ6mu
— The Alaska Landmine (@alaskalandmine) December 31, 2025
Right after the initiative was certified, a group opposing the repeal announced they had formed. It includes Senator Cathy Giessel (R – Anchorage). Giessel won her seat back in 2022 in large part due to the open primary and ranked choice voting. There’s been a lot of chatter that the big money that poured in to fight the repeal effort in 2024 won’t be there again. Around $15 million was spent fighting the repeal. This paled in comparison to what the repeal side had. If far less money comes in fighting the repeal, there’s a good chance the open primary and ranked choice voting could be gone in 2028.
Other Happenings
It will be very interesting to see how and where this $272 million a year in federal money (for five years) will be spent, and to what actual effect. Mark my words: when the money is gone in five years, many people will scream that if it is not continued, people will die!
.@GovDunleavy is holding a press conference with @SenDanSullivan and @RepNickBegich on increased rural healthcare money for Alaska that was part of the Big Beautiful Bill. He said the only state that got more than Alaska is Texas. #akleg pic.twitter.com/AQenhMjjw8
— The Alaska Landmine (@alaskalandmine) December 29, 2025
Kim Kovol left her job as the commissioner of the Department of Family and Community Services to take a job with the Trump administration. Congrats to her! This also means that at least five commissioners will need to be confirmed by the Legislature by the end of session.
Family and Community Services Commissioner Kim Kovol is out. She's taking a job with the Trump administration.
This leaves new people in charge of DEC, DFS, Revenue, Natural Resources, and AG. All will all need to go through the confirmation process during session. #akleg pic.twitter.com/jfdzmDZuBF
— The Alaska Landmine (@alaskalandmine) December 31, 2025
Forrest Wolfe will soon start as the new deputy legislative director. Congrats to him in his new role! He replaces Crystal Koeneman, who became the deputy commissioner for the Department of Environmental Conservation earlier this year. Wolfe is leaving his role as legislative liaison for the Department of Administration. He is a longtime legislative staffer with a lot of experience in the Capitol.
This Week’s Loose Unit
This week’s designee became clear early in the week. This week’s Loose Unit is Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance and APD Police Chief Sean Case. On Tuesday, LaFrance and Case held a press conference on the retail theft problem in Anchorage. Case and LaFrance claim they are taking the problem seriously, citing a new retail crime unit. But she’s been in office 18 months (half her term) and these problems are not new.
.@MayorLaFrance and APD Chief Sean Case are holding a press conference on the serious retail theft problem in Anchorage. Interesting timing after this Landmine article came out last week. She’s been in office a year and a half (half her term). https://t.co/MfcJWH0bn1 pic.twitter.com/3yXYtU1AGm
— The Alaska Landmine (@alaskalandmine) December 30, 2025
The press conference happened four days after this Landmine article came out, “APD records show thousands of police calls made from Midtown Walmart over two-year span.” So that’s interesting timing!
It’s wild just how bad the theft problem has gotten in Midtown. Go to Carrs or Walmart or Fred Meyer and you will find everything from lotion to soap to shampoo to batteries behind locked metal and glass casing. Even the ice cream is locked up! Maximum loose. People need to get employees to unlock all kinds of items just to go shopping. And Midtown stores are now checking receipts when people leave the stores. It did not used to be like this. The whole situation is beyond loose.
Rather than crack down and stop letting these people to run roughshod over our city, they hold press conferences and make it seem like they are dealing with the problem. Instead, this problem continues to worsen because they continue to tolerate and allow bad people to go without consequences.
If you have a nomination for this week’s Loose Unit, or if you have any political news, stories or gossip (or any old pics of politicians or public officials) please email me at jeff@alaskalandmine.com.
LaFrance held her press conference in the Loussac Library near the Ann Stevens room. Obviously the area was “sanitized” for this purpose. Somebody must have removed the guy who likes to hang out there with a large bottle of vodka. I don’t know who would have removed him because library staff believe confronting somebody about prohibited behavior is not their job *and* paid security personnel are told only to “observe and report” what’s going on.
Wow! Look how crowded it is at that press conference!
Prioritizing Public Safety is one of my key priorities in running to replace Felix Rivera on the Assembly in Midtown Anchorage. Safety – Schools -Streets We need to restore Common Sense to City Hall and focus on the fundamentals of local government.
donleyforalaska.com
Dave Donley
I remember the Good Ol’ Days when you were a Democrat.
I remember the Good Ol’ Days when being a Democrat was as honorable as being a Republican. The Good Ol’ Days were a long, long time ago, no?
Yeah, now being a Republican means “honorable” things like clinging to sore-loser election lies, worshiping a felon, and looking the other way at pedophilia. Real honorable stuff there, Reggie the Anonymous Coward.
“Reggie the Anonymous Coward” Don’t like the name calling…from anyone. And that is name calling. I don’t care what side does it. Just my opinion.
Thanks for the laugh. Your capacity for sociopathic gaslighting is impressive.
Thanks for the additional example of your hatred. I’m amazed you aren’t actually accusing CalvinDewey of being me. I suppose now you can add him to your list of pedophile supporters?
“………now being a Republican means “honorable” things………”
I’m not a Republican, and your bullshit “election”, “felon” and “pedophilia” lines only chain you to your eroding pillar of salt.
What does lying about your party affiliation and being okay with election-denial, felon-worship, and pedophilia-protection, and plagiarism chain you to, anonymous coward?
“…….lying about your party affiliation………”
From the guy who daily accuses me of “projection”. One would think I’d be pretty familiar with what party I’m “affiliated” with.
I’m non-partisan, Editor. I’m not “partying” with any of you extremists.
“……… looking the other way at pedophilia………”
I’m paying attention, Editor. Republican-led House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is threatening to hold former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress if they fail to appear for closed-door depositions next week as part of the panel’s investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. I hope you’re on it as well.
Pedophilia is not a partisan issue. Your willingness to make it one underscores your corrupt “thinking”.
We’ve been down this road before, anonymous coward, and nothing has changed. I’m the only one of the two of us who doesn’t need to know the party-affiliation of a sexual predator to determine if he/she should face justice. You’re okay with Trump illegally blocking the release of the Epstein files so pedophiles can be protected and victims get denied justice. Just own it.
“……..Pedophilia is not a partisan issue……….”
Everything is to you. It was you who accused me falsely of being Republican. I don’t care what party you affiliate with or not. I oppose your hatred……..”
“………You’re okay with Trump illegally blocking the release of the Epstein files so pedophiles can be protected and victims get denied justice. Just own it……….”
Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act into law. Just own it………..
Trump is ignoring the law he signed, just like he ignored his previous campaign pledge to release the Epstein files. Trump continues to aggressively block the release of the files, protecting predators in the process. That’s what you support while I call for full transparency and full justice for the victims. There is no honest way for you to spin this in your favor. Just own that pedophilia no longer matters to you. Pig.
“……..Trump is ignoring the law he signed, just like he ignored his previous campaign pledge to release the Epstein files. Trump continues to aggressively block the release of the files, protecting predators in the process………”
Liar. Produce evidence of these scurrilous accusations.
The evidence is abundant. Childishly claiming otherwise only makes you appear more foolish than usual. Trump is in charge. If he wanted to follow the law he signed, the files would’ve been released on time and in their entirety. Instead we continue to wait while justice is denied to victims and sexual predators remain safe. That’s what pigs like you support.
“……..The evidence is abundant……….”
Then it should be easy to reference. Please reference evidence that ‘Trump is ignoring the law he signed, just like he ignored his previous campaign pledge to release the Epstein files’, and ‘continues to aggressively block the release of the files, protecting predators in the process’. Any evidence whatsoever.
So does Donley’s long-gone integrity.
The democratic and Republican party in 1997 didn’t disagree on much outside of how to balance the national budget. Not sure what point you are trying to make. Falls flat with anyone who even glanced CSPAN occasionally back then.
“………The democratic and Republican party in 1997 didn’t disagree on much outside of how to balance the national budget………”
They did if you compared the documented platforms instead of believing the lies.
Oh please please moralize some more about believing lies!! There’s nothing funnier or more ridiculous than an election denier trying to claim moral high ground by lecturing about truth. Reminds me of your buddy’s recent AI-assisted Substack essay.
“………Oh please please moralize some more about believing lies!!……..”
Okay. Here you go:
Exercise great care believing Mark Kelsey’s lies.
https://time.com/4536566/rigged-election-american-history/
“………That doesn’t mean there has never been a rigged election, period. It has happened………”
LOL. So you’re back to just repeating scurrilous nonsense. It’s got to be galling to you that have no actual receipts. Not that shame or humility would change the course of someone dishonest enough to use a fake name, but you should consider how weak and foolish you appear.
“…….. It’s got to be galling to you that have no actual receipts……..”
I’m not buying anybody’s shit, and so have nothing to return. I don’t need any receipts.
Hey, anonymous coward. How come you don’t want to discuss artificial intelligence and the ways it can be dishonestly used?
“……..How come you don’t want to discuss artificial intelligence and the ways it can be dishonestly used?………”
Every time I address you I’m dealing with the “intelligence” that you generate (and which is fully artificial), and the dishonest use you employ is clear and apparent. I don’t have any need to follow you down yet another snake burrow. I’ll just let you post your garbage for folks to read and they can determine for themselves who you are and what you’re about.
I’m all for that, too, anonymous coward. Let everyone see how your accusations never come with evidence, just a lot of emotion and hot air. That’s why you’re so triggered. You’ve got nothing to back up your incessant BS, and you’ve got nothing to counter the evidence I present. A wise, more secure person would say nothing.
“…….A wise, more secure person would say nothing………”
On that I’d partially agree. A wise person just ignores you. I’ve decided to play you like the shark you are. Maybe I can keep you busy and keep you out of the cookie jar.
“……..LOL. So you’re back to just repeating scurrilous nonsense……….”
Nope. I’m providing a reference to known cases of election rigging the United States.
The distance between the parties could be measured with a ruler and half the ruler was whether they could do the macarena. That’s the truth: Dave Donley is a square that can’t do the macarena.
“………Dave Donley is a square that can’t do the macarena……….”
You want dancing. I want public administration. Dave Donley has been serving as an elected official at the state and local level for 38 years, and has remained unfettered despite the “dancing” performed by liberals and the woke.
“Rather than crack down and stop letting these people to run roughshod over our city, they hold press conferences and make it seem like they are dealing with the problem.” -Landfield Objectively untrue. This for-profit gossip site doesn’t fairly report the truth, when there’s money to be made. But it does do a good job of allowing comments. Here’s some truth. In Anchorage, theft is prosecuted by the Muni Prosecutor’s Office. 18 months ago, that office was all-but defunct. 19 of the allocated 38 prosecuting attorneys positions were vacant, a 50% understaffing rate. Serious criminal cases, many involving retail theft,… Read more »
Sorry for the double post. More than 14 hours passed while this site reviewed my initial version, above, probably because I included clickable links. So I posted a new version.
Rather than crack down and stop letting these people to run roughshod over our city, they hold press conferences and make it seem like they are dealing with the problem. -Landfield Obviously false. Before LaFrance, Anchorage’s prosecution office was down from 38 staff to just 9. The office, which prosecutes all misdemeanor theft like shoplifting, was so broken that cases were being dismissed by the hundreds due to lack of people to prosecute them. Since LaFrance, the office has been built back up to full staff. Cases that her predecessor was abandoning are now being vigorously prosecuted. Moreover, under LaFrance,… Read more »
Hi somebody from the LaFrance administration that’s continuing to comment online under a pseudo-name to defend all criticism against her!
Do you think using a fake name to make a scurrilous accusation gives your comment more credibility, or less?
Does using your legal name somehow give your scurrilous accusations more credibility?
List one scurrilous accusation I’ve made, anonymous coward who admits to being here just for “obsessive heel biting”. Go ahead. I bet you can’t list a single one.
But it’s clear you’re still sore that you can’t comment with the honest people.
“……..List one scurrilous accusation I’ve made……..”
“……….Big Lake Rep. Kevin J. McCabe skated for nine years on paying his fair share of property taxes. While the borough’s honest taxpayers were paying full fare on their properly assessed properties, McCabe and his third wife enriched themselves by around $20,000 on an old assessment that did not account for all the new construction and other enhancements on their parcel. During that time, and despite not paying his fair share into borough coffers, McCabe also abused his position by trying to redirect already allocated public roads money to his road. Shameless self-dealing………..”
“……..List one scurrilous accusation I’ve made………”
“………Sounds like Reggie the Anonymous Coward projecting again………..”
You should look up the definition of “scurrilous”. The word has nothing to do with your hurt feelings over true things you don’t like. Scurrilous is you hurling a baseless accusation about the other poster, from behind the cowardly safety of your fake-name account. That’s the opposite of the well-documented incidence of McCabe being a property-tax deadbeat while trying to steer public money he didn’t pay his fair share into to his road, all while dishonestly pretending he had no personal interest in the matter. There’s nothing in that excerpt you posted, like the obsessed sociopath you are, that isn’t… Read more »
“……..You should look up the definition of “scurrilous”………”
I did, and it doesn’t match your definition , Editor:
“making or spreading scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation.”
This is exactly what you do, and all day/night long. It was what you did professionally. You are a manipulator. Scurrilous.
Merriam/Websters:
“using or given to coarse language
: vulgar and evil
… scurrilous imposters who used a religious exterior to rob poor people …
—Edwin Benson
: containing obscenities, abuse, or slander
scurrilous accusations”
You still fit like a glove.
“……..You should look up the definition of “scurrilous”………”
I did, and it doesn’t match your definition , Editor:
“making or spreading scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation.”
This is exactly what you do, and all day/night long. It was what you did professionally. You are a manipulator. Scurrilous.
Merriam/Websters:
“using or given to coarse language
: vulgar and evil
… scurrilous imposters who used a religious exterior to rob poor people …
—Edwin Benson
: containing obscenities, abuse, or slander
scurrilous accusations”
You still fit like a glove.
Cry some more, anonymous coward. You supplied exactly zero proof, as usual, of anything even remotely scurrilous. Again, just because the truth hurts your feelings doesn’t make it scurrilous. Let me know when you actually have something of substance.
“……... You supplied exactly zero proof, as usual, of anything even remotely scurrilous………”
Like all the “proof” you’ve provided on McCabe’s lawlessness. Did my quotes from AI and Webster’s constitute “proof” on the definition of ‘scurrilous’, “Editor”? Again:
“……..making or spreading scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation……….”
Strange how obsessed you are with McCabe. You should maybe seek help. I know it’s difficult to be specific when you’re as dishonest as you are, but which McCabe “lawlessness” — your word — are you talking about? I’ve provided plenty of proof of his loose affiliation with property-tax payment. There’s also plenty of proof of his shenanigans with that Big Lake road money he tried to redirect to his road. Same goes for all the times he lied, while under oath, in two different courtrooms. It’s all backed up by public record which has never been refuted. Am I… Read more »
“…….. I’ve provided plenty of proof of his loose affiliation with property-tax payment……..”
He either paid his legal tax bill, or he didn’t. “Loose affiliation” with a property tax payment? I’m going to write a check for my property tax bill soon. I’ll look at the amount due, write the check, and mail it in. Did he do that, or not?
Did he pay what he should have, or did he look at his tax bill for nine straight years, knowing it was wrong, and pay what his buddies at the borough told him to pay? Another way to put that is, while the borough’s honest taxpayers were paying full freight on their properties for nine years, did McCabe and his third wife dishonestly continue to pay taxes on a finished home appraised and taxed as just 42 percent complete, while they added other taxable buildings and property upgrades, and profited by a five-figure amount by avoiding a full proper assessment… Read more »
“……..Did he pay what he should have, or did he look at his tax bill for nine straight years, knowing it was wrong, and pay what his buddies at the borough told him to pay?……..”
If he didn’t pay the amount on the bill, he would have faced default. He paid his tax bill. If it was not correct, that’s an issue with the assessor, not the taxpayer, regardless of your “scurrilous” accusations, Editor.
Again, anonymous coward, stating facts can never be scurrilous. We agree that the McCabes did not pay their full fair share of property tax for nearly a decade. Borough records show that meant a profit of around $20,000 to them in taxes they avoided. Just because that makes you uncomfortable, for some strange reason, doesn’t change that it’s true. It also doesn’t mean it’s wrong for honest taxpayers to consider them tax cheats. I’m trying to imagine how loudly you’d be howling if you discovered that Mayor LaFrance had done the exact same thing. Again, I also appreciate that you… Read more »
“……..stating facts can never be scurrilous………”
Again, from the Oxford Dictionary:
“……..making or spreading scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation……….”
“Fact” is not found in the definition, Editor. It’s all about intent, which is exactly what you’re all about: the intent to damage his reputation.
“……..stating facts can never be scurrilous……..”
The Oxford definition again:
“making or spreading scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation”
No mention of “facts” there, Editor. It’s all about intent, which is clearly what you make obvious; you work to damage his reputation with non-crimes. Non-offenses. Innuendo.
You’re just a scurrilous kind of guy.
Nope. Not a single mention of “facts”. But it doesn’t change that I have facts on my side, anonymous coward. Did you notice the mention of “scandalous claims”, dumbass? By definition, something that is provably true cannot be a “scandalous claim”. Something that is provably true is not “innuendo”. And for the umpteenth time, your hurt feelings over something that is true don’t qualify as reputation damage. You’re pathetic. Know when to cut your losses and quit. The only scandal is taking advantage of the system for personal gain. If you want to believe that’s okay because no laws were… Read more »
“……..something that is provably true cannot be a “scandalous claim”………”
Focus on “scandalous”, and ignoring “claim”. Give me “judgement”, and not by you, but by an official authority, then go parade with it. If no laws were broken, no laws were broken. Just like you with your outrageous behavior, you’re free to do so…………and I’m free to turn my nose to it.
The definition does not come with instruction to “ignore” part of it. You can’t be that stupid. Pathetic that you’re so weak, even while cowering behind the safety of your fake name, that you can’t concede how corrupt the McCabes might appear to honest taxpayers. Again, you’d be howling endlessly if Mayor LaFrance — or any Democrat — was caught in a similarly compromising situation. Hypocrite.
“…….The definition does not come with instruction to “ignore” part of it……..” Correct. Yet you do so, anyway. “……..you can’t concede how corrupt the McCabes might appear to honest taxpayers………” “Appearance” is the tool you use in your scurrilous accusations. I’m not interested in your propaganda games. “……….Again, you’d be howling endlessly if Mayor LaFrance — or any Democrat — was caught in a similarly compromising situation. Hypocrite………” My interest in Mayor LaFrance centers on her ideology and official actions…….or lack thereof………not on her property tax bill. If she fails to pay her taxes, I’m sure there’s a right wing… Read more »
“Some right-wing hater,” but never you. Is that the laughable BS you’re pedaling now, anonymous coward? Would you also give her a pass if it were revealed that she was taking credit for essays she used ChatGPT to create?
“……..Would you also give her a pass if it were revealed that she was taking credit for essays she used ChatGPT to create?…….” That’s better than her actually trying to generate intellectual thought on her own. She isn’t intelligent or wise leadership. She’s the Anchorage version of Seattle/Portland/San Francisco ideology.
Tut tut, anonymous coward. According to your lofty standards no one has a right to criticize any politician outside of their own district. Once a flaming hypocrite, always a flaming hypocrite.
“……..According to your lofty standards no one has a right to criticize any politician outside of their own district……….” Anybody can “criticize” anybody else. Indeed, one can even wage a multi-year campaign of “scurrilous” attacks on an elected official with little threat of retribution (although Brigitte Macron is proving a limit to that……….you might want to pay attention, Editor). My comments on LaFrance were requested by you, probably to try this silly attempt to condemn me (illustrating a common reality of the radical Left to use anybody like a washrag to advance their sick agenda). My opinion of her intellect… Read more »
You sound especially triggered today, hypocritical anonymous coward. Are you seriously threatening me? You take this stuff really personally for someone who previously claimed to know nothing about Rep. Kevin J. McCabe of Big Lake. Why is that?? You clearly have something to hide. I wonder what it could be?? Once again, although I realize your narcissism will never allow you to admit it, the truth can never be scurrilous. Another way to say that is, just because your tender fee-fees are hurt by the truth, or you don’t like something that is provably true, you have no basis to… Read more »
“…….Are you seriously threatening me?…….”
What a stupid dick you can be.
“……..Now run along and use more fake names to converse with yourself on another online message board……..”
As long as Landfield allows me to stay and poke you, here I will be. Somebody needs to do it, and I’m having the time of my life. People like you are a problem. I may as well keep you busy.
Sounds like I struck a nerve. You okay, anonymous coward who sounds a lot like Rep. Kevin J. McCabe of Big Lake? Do you need to take a break and collect yourself?
He’s Mccabe. I’ve been dealing with that RINO uniparty tool for long enough to recognize his tone and manner. What a disgrace.
“……..He’s Mccabe……..”
LOL! Are you Mike Alexander? C’mon……….don’t be an “Anonymous Coward”…….
No denial. Noted.
19 minutes after your post, and two days after asking “Mike” (and after numerous identical requests to clarify) if he’s Mike Alexander, “Mike” has still not answered.
Noted……………….
Sure thing, Kev. Do you imagine everyone is as obsessed with an online message board as you are? It cracks me up that you believe you are entitled to know someone else’s identity while insisting your own is nobody’s business. Typical behavior for a dishonest, hypocritical anonymous coward who clearly has a lot to hide.
“……… Do you imagine everyone is as obsessed with an online message board as you are?………”
Obviously, you are. Numerous online sites. Any that will let you pollute its presence (which is why McCabe is trying to cut you off). Let’s not forget any and all Facebook pages that you can infect.
I’m not “entitled” to know Mike’s legal identity, and have already praised his wisdom for not going there, because I’d have the time of my life. I’ve been googling him, too, and have some questions………..
Hi somebody from the Right Wing Fake Outrage Brigade that’s continuing to comment online under a pseudo-name to gin up criticism against her !
https://law.alaska.gov/press/releases/2024/101524-Prosecutors.html
“………At the time of researching the aforementioned article, the State had not been asked for help by the Anchorage Municipality on its backlog of cases. Shortly before the article was published, however, the Muni reached out and asked for our assistance. Given the crisis at hand, the State is rapidly reviewing how it can best support the Muni by temporarily taking on the prosecution of some misdemeanor cases. The Department of Law also extended an invitation for Muni prosecutors to attend upcoming prosecutor trainings……….”
https://alaskapublic.org/news/2024-10-16/anchorage-prosecutor-shortage-leads-to-hundreds-of-criminal-cases-dismissed
“………at the heart of the hundreds of dismissals, is the defendants’ right to a speedy trial……….”
I love how Reggie thinks he found a “gotcha.”
(Yes, the defendants demanded speedy trials. So the prosecutors dismissed because they didn’t have the staff to go to trial.)
“………I love how Reggie thinks he found a “gotcha.”………” Thanks for your love. Enjoy. I again point out that your defense of the failure is just an attempted defense of the La France administration and her allies on the Assembly, and I find no relief in it. Your further claim that the revelation of the problem by the media and now the public resulted in the administration going on a hiring spree and raising salaries to attract lawyers as if that will solve the crime plague in Anchorage. I again point out that Alaska’s jail/prison system is at capacity, and… Read more »
Why is a valley resident so emotional about something going on in Anchorage?
It’s the Valley’s favorite white whine
Calling me a white boy? How would you know? My dad’s race was listed in his military service record, and it wasn’t white. Neither was my mother’s birth certificate.
It’s funny how people like you vomit things that you have absolutely no clue about………..and has no effect on anything. I guess it’s just some sort of attempted insult that has no basis in fact. “Scurrilous”………..
Simmer down Pappy, it’s a joke.
Racial innuendo is a joke? But only against whites?
Don’t be fooled. He’s as white as they come. If I had to bet, I’d say he’s probably as racist as they come, too.
“………He’s as white as they come. If I had to bet……….”
Obviously as lousy a gambler as an editor. You’re placing as foolish a bet as can possibly be imagined and displaying your stupidity for all to see. You have no clue of who I am or where I come from.
Yes, you demonstrate regularly how easy it is to make outrageous and dishonest claims when you hide like a coward behind a fake name because of all you have to hide.
“………you hide like a coward behind a fake name……..”
Emphasis mine. And that “fake name” that you label “cowardly” is a wisdom most in these comments prefer, and which is too late for you. You’ve been putting on a show for at least 5 years on several Alaskan blogs and independent news sites for all to see and wonder at, not to mention the Facebook pages you’ve polluted. Your hatred virtually glows, and your name is screwed on, Editor. You will leave a notable legacy.
“You have no clue of who I am or where I come from.”
You’re the prototypical MAGA male — old, white, racist, and prone to dishonestly playing the victim while weakly denying even the most obvious truths. You’re not nearly as clever as you believe yourself to be, anonymous coward. Not by a long shot.
“……..You’re the prototypical MAGA male — old, white, racist, and prone to dishonestly……..”
I don’t own one of those red caps, and I have no intention of getting one. Yeah, I’m old, but that’s an asset, not a liability. I don’t have much longer to put up with assholes like you. The problem is that specimens like you are reproducing faster than rabbits. I’m convinced that the entire world has become possessed by evil.
You’re a liar. Straight up. You can’t even own what you obviously are and what you obviously support. But it shows you know how disgusting it is that you have to pretend it’s otherwise. Again, you’re a weak, dishonest coward with something to hide. Your endless blather and projection will never change that.
“…….You can’t even own what you obviously are and what you obviously support……..” In 2016 I had a choice between Trump and Killary. AFAIC, that was an easy one, and a majority of Americans agreed with me. It wasn’t that I thought Trump was a great candidate, because I voted for somebody else in the primary. It’s just that Killary was unthinkable. In 2020, the choice was Trump or Biden. Hello? Biden was worse than Killary for different reasons. Trump lost, primarily because of the treasonous assaults he endured during his first term from psychos like you. 2024? The Demonrats… Read more »
Exactly as I said, anonymous coward. You’re the prototypical MAGA male — old, white, racist, and prone to dishonestly playing the victim while weakly denying even the most obvious truths. Thanks for confirming it again.
Now, tell me again about “overflowing with hatred” while you call your neighbors “demonrats”. It’s always projection and confession with you. And hypocrisy.
“……..Now, tell me again about “overflowing with hatred” while you call your neighbors “demonrats”………”
I don’t have any demonrat neighbors. I have some Democrat neighbors, though. Great folks!
Because this is about crime, and since I go to Anchorage for business on occasion, I’m exposed to the crime. I also have children and grandchildren living in Anchorage, and this crime epidemic affects them personally and directly. And
“emotion” is not an issue here, nor does it have any role in my political position. It’s called “common sense”.
Which Mike are you? The sign guy?
Emotion is totally an issue. It always is with you, anonymous coward. Anyone with functioning eyesight can see that nearly every time you post.
As for common sense, do you also expect us to believe that condoning pedophilia demonstrates common sense? How about worshiping a convicted felon, or embracing his childish sore-loser election lies? Is that the kind of “common sense” you’re talking about?
“……..Emotion is totally an issue……….”
If you let it. With you, it’s hatred. With me, it’s the fear that we’re still headed in the wrong direction.
You obviously have no more grasp on common sense than you do common decency. Go ahead; continue proving my point……..
Pathetic. Anonymous cowards have no standing to pontificate about decency. You prove that with every post. People like you who worship a criminal president that protects and comforts pedophiles have no standing to pontificate about common sense.
“……..Anonymous cowards have no standing to pontificate about decency……..”
Actually, we do. Your legal name only serves to positively identify the fool posting the outrageous bullshit, and thus serves to ostracize you from decent citizens. Please continue.
“thus serves to ostracize you from decent citizens”
Because its the “decent citizens” who maliciously troll message boards with fake names, like you do, right? Did you know delusions of grandeur are a symptom of malignant narcissism? So is chronic inability to take responsibility for yourself.
“……..Because its the “decent citizens” who maliciously troll message boards with fake names, like you do, right?………”
No. Because decent citizens might read these comments (this isn’t a
message board”) and form opinions about you and me. With me, they’ll never know who I am. You? They’ll probably be shocked to read that you were a newspaper editor, and they’ll be thankful they didn’t subscribe.
Another moronic retort from the anonymous coward. But it definitely tracks with the general lack of decency and integrity that motivates your use of fake names.
Still accusing me of commenting under multiple names, Editor?
“………. People like you who worship a criminal president that protects and comforts pedophiles have no standing to pontificate about common sense………” You mean Bill Clinton, of course: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/13/clintons-defy-subpoena-to-testify-in-epstein-investigation-risking-being-held-in-contempt-00724394 “……….Bill and Hillary Clinton have officially refused to testify in the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein — defying subpoenas and risking being held in contempt of Congress. The former president and Secretary of State were scheduled to appear on Capitol Hill for closed-door depositions Tuesday and Wednesday. But, in a letter to House Oversight Chair James Comer, attorneys for the Clintons said their clients would not… Read more »
As if this thread wasn’t enough proof,
Reggie Taylor is so deeply in love with Mark Kelsey
that he’s started writing about his man-crush
over at Must Read Alaska.
tinyurl.REMOVEcom/4s8f5u4r
“Tu es ma moitié.”
“…….he’s started writing about his man-crush
over at Must Read Alaska……..”
Quote me, please.
Well, since it appears that you have difficulty linking, I’ll quote it for you. It was a response to another commenter who cited the obvious: Legislators are using private Facebook pages so they can control maniacs like Kelsey: “……. Their official social media pages should not allow comments just for this one reason. That those who disagree with the politician would then pollute the official page with BS……….” I replied: “That is precisely what happened to Representative Kevin McCabe, who was sued by Mark Kelsey after McCabe banned Kelsey from his official FB page. It becomes a monster.” You call… Read more »
Mccabe really embarrassing himself now.
Are you Mike Alexander? You don’t want to be an “Anonymous Coward”, do you Mike?
Maybe, since you’ve used your first name, you figure you’re just a Half Anonymous Coward, huh? Maybe the next time you huddle up with the Editor on your Joint Anti-McCabe Strike Force you can discuss how dangerous using your name on comments like these could be for your political aspirations………which have never produced any fruit……….? Trust me, only extremists vote for extremists. Most folks are pretty tired of the revolutionaries. Maybe posting as “Horace” would be safer?
No doubt about it.
No doubt, huh? Are you a former “investigative journalist”, Editor? You know whereof you opine?
I have two questions:
1- So are you saying that the “precise” reason McCabe banned me is because he disagreed with me?
2- How do you, who claimed no knowledge of McCabe when you first started bringing him up, know his motivation for blocking me?
“……..So are you saying that the “precise” reason McCabe banned me is because he disagreed with me?……..” https://www.frontiersman.com/news/rep-kevin-mccabe-is-sued-over-restricting-access-to-official-legislative-facebook-page/article_0509959a-f36c-11ec-aba5-af109cb45697.html “………Mark Kelsey, a Matanuska-Susitna Borough resident, filed a lawsuit June 1 against McCabe after the legislator cut Kelsey’s access to McCabe’s legislative Facebook page. That was after Kelsey posted comments critical of the legislator on the page………” ^^^From your own former news rag, Editor. It wasn’t because he “disagreed” with you. It was because you’re an asshole, as you’ve proven here numerous times. People block assholes on their private Facebook pages all the time. You know why, Editor. “………How do you, who… Read more »
This proves what I say, not what you say, anonymous coward. Thanks for posting it to show what a dishonest, thin-skinned actor McCabe is. He thinks he’s above criticism. Pathetic.
The grifter even tried to get the court to force Alaskans to pay his mounting legal expenses, as if anyone but himself is at fault. McCabe’s legal expenses are the direct consequence of his very bad, very unconstitutional behavior. All the whining in the world will never change that.
“………He thinks he’s above criticism………”
I can only imagine how tactful and diplomatic you were. Your demonstration of such skills here is……………..remarkable.
I’m not the one whining constantly about being harassed, anonymous coward. We are not equal, desperate as you are to make it so. I post under my real name. You lack the decency, courage, and integrity to do the same, but still complain incessantly about your hurt feelings. Total beta behavior.
“…….I post under my real name……..”
But there’s no proof that you post only under your legal name. And, frankly, that is meaningless. It’s the message that sucks, even though in this case the messenger obviously sucks as well, established by his horrid behavior.
I appreciate that you don’t dispute how the grifter McCabe tried to force Alaskans to pay his legal fees.
“…….I appreciate that you don’t dispute how the grifter McCabe tried to force Alaskans to pay his legal fees………”
Who paid your legal bills, Editor?
https://www.adn.com/politics/alaska-legislature/2024/01/19/question-on-alaska-lawmakers-right-to-block-people-on-social-media-is-set-to-go-to-trial/
“………“The decision to block Mr. Kelsey was a result of persistent harassment directed towards me, my staff, and my wife,” McCabe said in a written statement Friday, a week after Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews issued his ruling on a motion for partial summary judgment………..”
The precise behavior you exhibit here, Editor.
As McCabe has found out over and over as his losses pile up in court, there’s a wide gap between “McCabe said” and “McCabe proved.” It’s the precise behavior you exhibit here, anonymous coward. Saying something, even if you say it over and over, doesn’t make it true. McCabe banned me because he didn’t like what I had to say. Just like you, he takes disagreement as harassment.
“……..McCabe banned me because he didn’t like what I had to say. Just like you, he takes disagreement as harassment………” I think I’ll let the readers of this page of comments judge the above long train of back and forth for themselves. It’s not so much that I don’t like you saying “anonymous coward”. But I consider it “harassment”, and it has absolutely nothing to do with any of the issues on the Landmine page. You focus on dishonest debate. Hatred. It’s intentional. And I’m amazed that you would do all that under your legal name as a former newspaper… Read more »
Wow. That’s a lot of words, anonymous coward who sounds a lot like Rep. Kevin J. McCabe of Big Lake. It sort of flies in the face of your pathetic claim that you don’t care what I say or think. So does your penchant for stalking my posts.
You hide behind a fake name and gleefully use it dishonestly solely to avoid accountability for anything you post. That’s pretty much the definition of an anonymous coward. You are the opposite of honorable. Go cry some more.
“………anonymous coward who sounds a lot like Rep. Kevin J. McCabe of Big Lake……..”
Wait!! I thought there was “no doubt about it”, Editor? Got ‘ya some doubt now?
“……..So does your penchant for stalking my posts………”
How does it feel, Editor? Like harassment?
You’re pathetic, especially for an anonymous coward. Just because you’re an insecure, thin-skinned sociopath who withers in the presence of a contrary point of view, doesn’t mean everyone is similarly weak. I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve said this, but it bears repeating here: If an online disagreement is so upsetting to you, the solution is to take some responsibility for yourself for a change and stop engaging people who might disagree with you. The solution will never be that you get to demand things of others so your tender feelings don’t get hurt. What a beta baby.
“……..If an online disagreement is so upsetting to you, the solution is to take some responsibility for yourself for a change and stop engaging people who might disagree with you………”
Translation:
“Please stop trapping me in the corner of my own creation! I’m running out of lies!”
“………Just like you, he takes disagreement as harassment………”
Maybe that was after the 72nd time you posted your disagreement on his Facebook page?
You gotta keep up, anonymous loser. If you’re going to speak for Rep. Kevin J. McCabe of Big Lake, you should make sure your story matches his. Remember when he testified under oath in 2022 — and for good measure made sure his staffer repeated it a couple of times — that I posted “hundreds if not thousands” of such harrassing comments? Remember that? Then he was asked, every of the several times HE brought it up, what the posts said, and he could not produce or remember a single one to support his BS. Do you know why? Because… Read more »
“…….. If you’re going to speak for Rep. Kevin J. McCabe of Big Lake, you should make sure your story matches his………” Wait!! I thought I WAS Rep. Kevin J. McCabe of Big Lake? No? Maybe I’m Zorro? “……….Remember when he testified under oath in 2022 — and for good measure made sure his staffer repeated it a couple of times — that I posted “hundreds if not thousands” of such harrassing comments? Remember that?……..” Nope. I wasn’t there. Didn’t give a shit. Never knew about it. Until now, experiencing………..you………and looking back online, querying “McCabe” “Kelsey”. Wow. Incredible. Your insane demonic… Read more »
lol. How many of those posts have been replies to your inanity and repeated scurrilous accusations? You’re a sociopath who stalks others’ posts, then wants to play the victim for stuff you provoke. Run along beta boy. Go cry to your mommy.
Back at ‘ya. You post, I’ll reply. Period.
So is it harassment, Editor? Or “disagreement”?
Yes. I’m familiar with your obsessive need for the last word, regardless of how moronic and beta your whining sounds.
“…….. I’m familiar with your obsessive need for the last word……..”
Damned right. It’s a necessity when dealing with a liar.
“Nope. I wasn’t there. Didn’t give a shit. Never knew about it.” Yeah, I’d pretend to not remember if I were you, too. Let me refresh your selective memory: Rep. Kevin J. McCabe of Big Lake abused his position and the court system to try and bully, intimidate, and silence a private citizen he had a personal disagreement with in 2022. He concocted an evidence-free story about “stalking” filled with multiple lies told while under oath. Once his obvious lies were exposed by a 20-something woman attorney who spun McCabe into a hissy fit and made him look like a… Read more »
“………Thanks for the opportunity to explain this………” That wasn’t an explanation. It was a lie. https://www.adn.com/politics/alaska-legislature/2024/01/19/question-on-alaska-lawmakers-right-to-block-people-on-social-media-is-set-to-go-to-trial/ “………Kelsey alleged that McCabe blocked him from his Facebook page after Kelsey made comments on the page that McCabe disagreed with.McCabe argued in a court filing that the reason he blocked Kelsey from the page was “not relevant to this motion,” and he sought to have the case dismissed.“The decision to block Mr. Kelsey was a result of persistent harassment directed towards me, my staff, and my wife,” McCabe said in a written statement Friday, a week after Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews issued his… Read more »
“……..Rep. Kevin J. McCabe of Big Lake abused his position and the court system to try and bully, intimidate, and silence a private citizen he had a personal disagreement with in 2022. He concocted an evidence-free story about “stalking” filled with multiple lies told while under oath. Once his obvious lies were exposed by a 20-something woman attorney who spun McCabe into a hissy fit and made him look like a real buffoon, the judge ruled quickly against McCabe and even removed the victim’s name from CourtView because of McCabe’s clear malice and dishonesty. Good times!……..,” Fun story. Were you… Read more »
You know where to find it. Just like you know better than to dispute it.
“……..You know where to find it………”
No, I don’t. And if you can’t/won’t provide evidence of your claim, you’re a liar. Provide the evidence, and you also know that I’ll look into it, relishing the opportunity to dispute it.
Evidence, please, or you’re a liar……….again.
Rep. Kevin J. McCabe of Big Lake abused his position and the court system to try and bully, intimidate, and silence a private citizen he had a personal disagreement with in 2022. He concocted an evidence-free story about “stalking” filled with multiple lies told while under oath. Once his obvious lies were exposed by a 20-something woman attorney who spun McCabe into a hissy fit and made him look like a real buffoon, the judge ruled quickly against McCabe and even removed the victim’s name from CourtView because of McCabe’s clear malice and dishonesty. Good times! Thanks for the opportunity… Read more »
“……..Rep. Kevin J. McCabe of Big Lake abused his position and the court system to try and bully, intimidate, and silence a private citizen he had a personal disagreement with in 2022. He concocted an evidence-free story about “stalking” filled with multiple lies told while under oath. Once his obvious lies were exposed by a 20-something woman attorney who spun McCabe into a hissy fit and made him look like a real buffoon, the judge ruled quickly against McCabe and even removed the victim’s name from CourtView because of McCabe’s clear malice and dishonesty. Good times!……..,” Fun story. Were you… Read more »
I can tell how much this bothers you by how hard you’re trying to make it about me again. That’s all you can do when you can’t dispute that Rep. Kevin J. McCabe of Big Lake lied multiple times while under oath in a malicious attempt to abuse the court system for his personal political gain. The fact that he was reduced to a bumbling buffoon by a 20-something woman attorney is the cherry on top of that well-deserved public embarrassment of a self-dealing politician who refuses to take responsibility for himself.
“……The fact that he was reduced to a bumbling buffoon by a 20-something woman attorney is the cherry on top of that well-deserved public embarrassment of a self-dealing politician who refuses to take responsibility for himself……..”
Reference, please. If you can’t provide one, it’s yet another lie.
Sometimes the truth hurts, anonymous coward. Thanks for reposting the best part of my post. You can’t dispute any of it because it’s public record. That’s gotta sting. McCabe became audibly unglued at the presence of an attorney. The judge even had to ask him, rhetorically, if he was claiming it was unfair for an attorney to be present in a court of law. Funny stuff. The recordings are available to anyone who requests them. I’ve listened to the exchanges many times and always get a chuckle out of how weak McCabe sounded when he realized he couldn’t just waltz… Read more »
“……..You can’t dispute any of it because it’s public record. …….The recordings are available to anyone who requests them………” A link will do. Please provide it, or you’re a liar. BTW, no “anonymous” witnesses, please. I’ve had to read you calling me “anonymous coward” in several article comment sections, so you bringing forth an anonymous “witness” in a supposed public hearing is beyond rich. Try again, Editor. “………r. I can understand completely why someone as obsessed with him as you are don’t want to talk about it……..” Oh, I very much want to discuss it. Make it a real thing… Read more »
Public record is public record, anonymous coward. Anyone who cares about the truth can find it, which is why you’re suddenly playing dumb. It’s clear how deeply it bothers you that you can’t dispute any of it. I’m sure McCabe wishes he had a do-over on that whole sordid mess he instigated. It must’ve taken days for him to get all the egg off his face after that resounding public embarrassment.
“……..Anyone who cares about the truth can find it……..”
Well, that must mean ‘you’, since you’re here crowing about it as if it’s important………if it did indeed happen. So provide a link to this “public record”. Like this:
https://cases.justia.com/alaska/supreme-court/2017-s-16558.pdf?ts=1503680417
If you can’t provide evidence, it’s a lie.
“……..you can’t dispute that Rep. Kevin J. McCabe of Big Lake lied multiple times while under oath……..”
That’s a crime, Editor. Do that in court, and you go to jail. You are a liar.
I am well aware of the crime of perjury. Thanks for acknowledging that that’s another crime you’re okay with. Not sure why it’s such a challenge admitting that when you’ve already admitted to being okay with pedophilia.
“……..I am well aware of the crime of perjury………” You’re well aware of it when it comes to accusing somebody of it (like all your other specious accusations), but apparently you aren’t aware enough of it to prove it. You just accused McCabe of committing perjury in a courtroom, yet I read no news of him being charged with perjury. It just fits the overall pattern of you running from one public discussion to another with your hair on fire screaming about the crimes of McCabe. Oh, yeah, your hair burned off eons ago. And you haven’t learned a thing.… Read more »
“………Rep. Kevin J. McCabe of Big Lake abused his position and the court system to try and bully, intimidate, and silence a private citizen he had a personal disagreement with in 2022………”
Were you the “private citizen” that you accuse McCabe of bullying, intimidating, and silencing?
Please stop asking me questions you already know the answer to. It is laughable that up to now you were an expert on details of McCabe’s bad behavior that only he would know about. Now, suddenly you play dumb when faced with more truths you can’t dispute.
Again, you’re not as clever as you think you are. I am not fooled by your BS, and it appears others here are not either.
“……..Please stop asking me questions you already know the answer to……….”
Why did you write that without using your name? Am I supposed to mind-meld with you and “know” that answer to that, too? Why are you an “anonymous coward” in some statements, and a brave named warrior in others?
“………Please stop asking me questions you already know the answer to……….” I already know the answers to all the questions I ask you, Editor. My questions are perjury traps, and you fall for every one with more lies. You are a liar, and like all liars, you pile them up in defense of previous lies, and even make them grander in order to attract attention. And you were a newspaper editor/publisher! Truth was supposed to be your stock-in-trade, yet you prove here that you have little to no association with truth at all. You’d lie even if the truth sounds… Read more »