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MSBSD Library Committee: Purge of Pesky LGBTQ and Race-Related Books Begins

MSBSD Library Committee: Purge of Pesky LGBTQ and Race-Related Books Begins

Nathaniel Buck, Amanda Cottle, Melinda Dale, John C Deal, Kali Ponder, Andrew Shane, and Nichole Smith. These seven individuals were handpicked by the Matanuska Susitna School Board to serve on an eleven-member Library Citizens Advisory Committee. They are tasked with carrying out the agenda of radical parental rights activist organizations

Extremist Anti-LGBTQ Groups, Including Moms for Liberty, Rally Forces Ahead of Anchorage School Board Meeting

Extremist Anti-LGBTQ Groups, Including Moms for Liberty, Rally Forces Ahead of Anchorage School Board Meeting

You'd think after Anchorage voters delivered far-right candidates crushing defeats in the last two municipal elections, conservatives would have learned their lesson and pivoted from promoting lower 48 culture wars to talking about issues that people actually care about. You'd be wrong, of course. Anti-LGBTQ groups,

Two MSBSD School Board Incumbents Groveling for Moms for Liberty Endorsement – What Will They Promise?

Two MSBSD School Board Incumbents Groveling for Moms for Liberty Endorsement – What Will They Promise?

Moms for Liberty, the right-wing group that has been accused of spreading misinformation and hate speech, is holding a meeting of its Mat-Su chapter on September 28th at an undisclosed location. Meetings generally focus on identifying LGBTQ-themed library books to be banned, inventing ways to attack school curriculum, and scheming

Bronson Seeks to 'Liven Up' Library Advisory Board with Four More Appointees

Bronson Seeks to 'Liven Up' Library Advisory Board with Four More Appointees

Immediately after assuming office, Mayor David Bronson packed the Anchorage Public Library Advisory Board (LAB) with conservative allies including Dennis Dupras, Doug Weimann, and his wife Deborah. Two other Bronson appointees, Travis Gularte, and teen advisory board member Denali Tshibaka, have since departed the advisory board. Bronson's efforts

August 5th 'See You at The Library' event isn't the pro-library event you think it is

August 5th 'See You at The Library' event isn't the pro-library event you think it is

Nobody wants to see this at the library Chris Gonzales, confirmed earlier this month by the Anchorage Assembly to the public safety commission, left his job as an FBI agent to start GoodTube Kids—an online venture that seeks to provide "safe video content for youth" as opposed

The Politics of Polarization: Republicans Behind Right-Wing Moms for Liberty Movement in Alaska

The Politics of Polarization: Republicans Behind Right-Wing Moms for Liberty Movement in Alaska

Note: The Moms for Liberty - Mat-Su leadership team declined to answer emailed questions about its membership numbers and activities, including whether the chapter was behind the surge of book challenges filed with the Matanuska Susitna Borough School District earlier this year. Originating from their opposition to public health regulations

The censorship story I can tell you

The censorship story I can tell you

In March 2022, Kelly Jensen of Book Riot penned a compelling article titled "The Censorship Story I Can't Tell You." Jensen's piece delved into a tale of censorship that was unraveling in Anchorage, drawing extensively from my writings and her own research. She also