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Moms for Liberty’s Endorsed Candidates Got Trounced. Here’s Why.

Moms for Liberty’s Endorsed Candidates Got Trounced. Here’s Why.

Over a year ago, it became clear to me that extremist organization Moms for Liberty was gearing up to establish a foothold in Anchorage, so it hardly came as a shock when I was approached about managing a school board campaign. This was, in many ways, a natural extension of

Very low-energy group leaves Anchorage unsaved

Very low-energy group leaves Anchorage unsaved

With the subtlety of a bulldozer, Save Anchorage and its affiliated propaganda machine took Anchorage politics by storm. Backed by influential Alaska GOP operatives, the group whipped up a frenzy of distrust towards anything and anyone that didn't subscribe to their extreme views. And Facebook, ever the bastion

Anchorage Saved...for now.

Anchorage Saved...for now.

Less than two years after appearing on Anchorage's political scene, Mayor Bronson's Save Anchorage cult has become synonymous with extremism and conspiracy theories, making voters' rejection of Kathy Henslee, Stephanie Flynn-Taylor, Liz Vazquez, Mark Anthony Cox, and Rachel Ries all the more delicious if only

Rejected and Out of Touch: “Big Lie” Believer Attempts to Reignite Effort to Revoke Vote by Mail

Rejected and Out of Touch: “Big Lie” Believer Attempts to Reignite Effort to Revoke Vote by Mail

Shortly after Mayor Bronson's narrow victory in last year's mayoral runoff election — a victory secured with help from outside consulting firm Axiom Strategies and through the obfuscation of campaign disclosures — the far-right began telegraphing an organized effort that they hoped would bring about an end to

Municipal Election Update: Weddleton still in peril

Municipal Election Update: Weddleton still in peril

The next batch of unofficial results from yesterday's Municipal Election have been released. In the two now most closely watched Assembly races, District 6 Assemblyman John Weddleton is trailing Bronson sycophant Randy Sulte by a margin of 347 votes. Save Anchorage will likely champion a Sulte win should

First Batch of Unofficial Results for Municipal Elections Released

First Batch of Unofficial Results for Municipal Elections Released

The Clerk has released the first batch of unofficial results for today's Municipal Election. As expected, incumbent members of the assembly are leading their respective races with the exception of District 6 representative John Weddleton, who is trailing Randy Sulte by a narrow margin of 153 votes. The

Only Hours Left to Save Anchorage From Save Anchorage

Only Hours Left to Save Anchorage From Save Anchorage

For over a year, right-wing radicals associated with the far-right Save Anchorage Facebook group have systematically worked to divide and conquer the city. They have assailed Anchorage Assembly meetings with debunked, categorically false information about masks, the COVID-19 pandemic, Anchorage's homeless situation, and many other issues. Members of