An Alaska lawmaker’s chief of staff was arrested in Juneau on Friday on federal charges of sex trafficking and child exploitation, enticement and coercion of a minor, and creating child sexual abuse material.
Craig Scott Valdez, 36, was chief of staff to state Sen. George Rauscher (R) since November, and had worked in Rauscher’s office since 2021.
(image via Depositphotos) In 2021, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County, the Alaska State Commission for Human Rights (ASCHR) published new guidelines saying Alaska’s LGBTQ protections included employment, finance, government practices and public accommodation. The official ASCHR website was updated to specifically say that it was illegal to discriminate against someone due to sexual orientation or gender identity. In fact, the executive director for the state commission co-authored an essay calling the new policy “a sea change under Alaska law for LGBTQ+ individuals’ right to be free from discrimination.” A year later, the commission quietly u-turned on that decision and deleted the related language from its website. Continue reading “Alaska Quietly Dropped Most Of Its LGBTQ Protections”
Mary Peltola, Sarah Palin (via Twitter) Democrat Mary Peltola has beaten former half-term governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin, to become the first-ever Alaska Native to win a seat in Congress as well as the first woman to clinch the state’s at-large district. Continue reading “Dem Mary Peltola Beats Sarah Palin In Alaska House Race”
Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: The University of Michigan marching band celebrated the school’s Spectrum Center — which supports and educates around LGBTQ+ topics – with a half-time show at this past Saturday’s football game featuring music from Diana Ross, Lady Gaga, Whitney Houston, Madonna, and more. Continue reading “News Round-Up: September 29, 2021”
Unhinged in Alaska (screen captures) What in the hell is wrong with this man? The video clip below went viral thanks to the crazy-ass man ranting at employees at a Walmart in Alaska about being asked to wear a face mask. At the beginning of the clip, the loon is yelling, “Get back on your highway to hell and get out of a godly man’s face.” “By your very blind ignorance, you don’t have the ability to even come up with your own fucking ideas,” he adds. In the background, you can hear folks asking him to leave, to which he responds, “I will leave when I choose.” Another choice tidbit from the clearly deranged covidiot, “Please, return to your service of Satan and your ignorant belief in your rights.” When he gets within inches of an employee and yells in her face, I really began to wonder: even if he doesn’t TOUCH her, isn’t there some crime in getting up in a person’s face and screaming at them? Do these employees – following corporate and public health protocol – not have ANY recourse in dealing with these belligerent people? Major props to the female manager who exhibited incredible self-control offering a repeated “Have a nice day” to the idiot. She is a true QUEEN. Walmart – give this woman a raise.
L-R Michael Caprio, Matt Zarley, Chad Quintero, Randy Slovacek, Greg Chase Some news items you might have missed: • TBT: Remembering sunsets at our pool (above) when we could actually have a group of folks over for summertime cocktails in our Olivia Newton-John cups. Ah, good times… • The Advocate: The city of Anchorage has become the first in Alaska to ban so-called ‘conversion therapy’ for minors. This makes Alaska the 40th state where some jurisdiction has taken action against the harmful practice. • New York Times: More than 100 former staff members for Senator John McCain are supporting former Vice President Joe Biden in a show of support across the political divide. The list of signatories includes a range of people — from chiefs of staff in Mr. McCain’s Senate office to junior aides on his campaigns — who worked for him over his 35 years in Congress and during two presidential bids. Republican Voters Against Trump also released this ad today in McCain’s home state of Arizona.
• OUT: A bodybuilding gay couple in Malta were brutally slain in their home on August 18. Police are looking for three persons captured on security cameras leaving the residence, as well as a suspected driver in an awaiting vehicle. • JoeMyGod: After GoFundMe canceled a crowdfunding campaign for legal costs for accused 17-year-old murderer Kyle Rittenhouse, ‘Christian’ crowdfunding site GiveSendGo raised over $59,000 in the first few hours. • ABC News: Cocky North Carolina congressional candidate Madison Cawthorn, 25, got it wrong during his four-minute speech during the Republican National Convention last night when he boasted the accomplishments of other youthful politicians in history, like James Madison, who he mistakenly announced signed the Declaration of Independence. “If you don’t think young people can change the world, then you just don’t know American history. George Washington was 21 when he received his first military commission. Abe Lincoln, 22 when he first ran for office. And my personal favorite: James Madison was just 25 years old when he signed the Declaration of Independence.” Today, Cawthorn says he was just testing the fact-checkers.
After speaking all of that truth… I was afraid the fact checkers were going to get bored. I wanted to give them something to do.
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Sarah Palin, the former half-term governor of Alaska, says she’s considering running for Congress because she wants to fight the “namby pamby wussy pussy stuff” that she says is causing a “mess” in the country now. 
