Arabella, billionaires, and Peltola
Arabella, billionaires, and Peltola
Biden chops funds from charter schools, an Alaska judge kills correspondence schools, and an Earth Day move by Biden on the Ambler Access Road
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Dark-money group linked to George Soros just reserved $4 million in TV ad buys to support Peltola
The money is hard to follow, but if you see an ad by Vote Alaska Before Party, it’s one of those outside pop-up groups that will disappear after the election and is funded by the Soros and Arabella network. $4 million is a lot of ad buy.
New book: Arabella: The dark-money network of leftist billionaires secretly transforming America
While billionaires like George Soros, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffett are well known as left-wing megadonors transforming the country’s politics, few Americans know about Arabella Advisors, a “dark money” operation that channels much of this money into particular causes via pop-up groups designed to look like grassroots outfits. Citizens across the spectrum will be shocked to learn how Arabella’s empire secretly operates using arrangements that produce the darkest of “dark money.”
Thanks to Capital Research Center, which first exposed Arabella, even the mainstream press have begun to report on this scandalous story. Arabella is a major player in battles over Supreme Court nominations, environmentalism, abortion, Medicare for All, fake local news outlets, “Zuck Bucks” to manipulate election offices, lawsuits brought by Democratic super-lawyers and much more.
The money is staggering. In the 2018 election cycle, Arabella’s nonprofits took in $1.2 billion, more than double the fundraising of the Democratic National Committee and the Republican National Committee combined. In the 2020 election cycle, Arabella’s fundraising spiked to $2.4 billion. ~ More at Amazon
Randy Ruaro: Exposing the shadowy grip of Arabella Advisors in Alaska
The head of AIDEA has noticed the trend of New Venture Fund and fake “local” groups taking over Alaska.
Attack on educational autonomy is all the rage
Attack on educational independence seems to be the latest salvo by the Left to ensure all kids are forced into government classrooms, where they can be indoctrinated by National Education Association groomers.
What happens now that judge killed correspondence education in Alaska?
The judge went too far. Even the NEA plaintiffs, led by repeat liberal litigator Scott Kendall, have asked the judge for a stay because of the vast harm he has caused over 24,000 students in Alaska. The state will also be asking for a stay and appeals will be made to the Supreme Court.
Catch up on this huge decision with our initial report.
Go to Must Read Alaska later today for updates and analysis of the impacts of the National Education Association’s attack on freedom of education.
Biden’s Education budget chops charter school grant program, adds $22 million for Office of Civil Rights
Cardona admits that he doesn't like charter schools.
Gifted in Seattle: Programs for fast-learning students cut in favor of diversity, equity, inclusion
All kids must be in the same classroom — from mentally disabled to gifted. That’s equity for you. The education model in military terms: In a convoy, no ship can go faster than the slowest boat.
Teachers’ union prez challenges evidence involving sex abuse of minor
Meanwhile, he is not the head of the local NEA anymore. And he said the evidence is all wrong.
Hamas supporters blockaded roads across the country this week. Dunleavy has a bill for that.
Read what the left has to say about the governor’s bill that would make it illegal to block a runway in protest of some cause like … support for Hamas. A public hearing on the bill is in the House Judiciary Committee at 1 p.m. today.
Iran reaction: Sullivan slams Biden over appeasing terrorists, Murkowski tweets from Utqiagvik, Peltola hawks campaign fish shirts
Peltola decided to stay mum on Iran. She sold fish shirts online instead.
Earth Day surprise from Biden: ‘No build option’ on Ambler Access Road
It is the gift from Joe Biden to the radical environmentalists, something he can crow about on Earth Day. Killing Alaska’s economy, one project at a time. Looks like the decision will be announced this week or Monday.
AIDEA appeals ANWR oil and gas lease suspension by Biden
It's on to the Supreme Court. But first stop, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to challenge the lease suspensions.
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Who has filed
Brent Johnson of Clam Gulch has jumped into the crowded House District 6 race. He is a nonpartisan-registered voter, but in 2018, he signed the recall petition to have Gov. Mike Dunleavy recalled. Johnson was on the Kenai Borough Assembly, and he wired in Democrat Mike Navarre as interim mayor during a controversial maneuver.
Already in that race are liberal teacher Alana Greear and Republican Dawson Slaughter, as well as incumbent Rep. Sarah Vance, a Republican from Homer.
Rep. Thomas Massie joins as co-sponsor of motion to vacate speakership of Mike Johnson
It looks like the House might flip to Democrats with this. So fragile.
Without comment
Question of the week
This day in history
April 17, 1969, a jury in Los Angeles convicted Sirhan Sirhan of assassinating Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. Sirhan was convicted of first-degree murder, among other charges, and subsequently sentenced to death by gas chamber. In 1972, this was commuted to a life sentence in the aftermath of Furman v. Georgia. Now age 80, he is incarcerated at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility near San Diego. From Wikipedia: "In 1989, Sirhan told British journalist David Frost: "My only connection with Robert Kennedy was his sole support of Israel and his deliberate attempt to send those 50 fighter jets to Israel to obviously do harm to the Palestinians." Some scholars believe that the assassination was the first major incident of political violence in the United States stemming from the Israeli–Palestinian conflict (Sirhan carried out the attack on the first anniversary of the 1967 Arab–Israeli War).
Columns
Ryan Sheldon: Alaska belongs to the unified
The District 30 chairman has a message for Republicans as they go into the state convention: Get it together.
We support Carmela Warfield for GOP chair
Three longtime volunteers state their reasons.
Campbell, Treadwell: Mike Robbins is Alaska Republican Party’s most qualified for chair
Two former lieutenant governors state their reasons.
Randy Ruedrich: Alaska must elect the most qualified candidate for Congress. What does that mean?
Take it from an old-timer: You don’t want to start in Congress at too old an age. You’ll never get a committee chairmanship that way.
Alexander Dolitsky: Soviet Socialist realism is coming to America
Editors of newspapers suppress freedom of speech and advocate socialist propaganda.
Linda Boyle: Four years after Covid, the words of warning from Ronald Reagan ring truer than ever
“I’m from the government and I’m here to help you.”
Alex Gimarc: LaFrance and the big union label
Check out all her Big Union endorsements. That tells you everything you need to know about what will happen to your taxes in Anchorage.
Trump put his trust in Jerry Ward, and Alaska GOP can too
Jerry Ward is running for Alaska Republican Party chairman.
Joe Geldhof: Attempt to recall current school board members is misdirected
The people who got us into this mess are not the people now on the board having to clean it up.
David Boyle: Who pays for students and agitators to testify against public school choice?
You’ll be shocked at the answer.
Win Gruening: Twisted logic of Juneau School Board recall petition
The petitions chronicle a litany of grievances stemming from the recall supporters’ inability to convince the board to keep both high schools open in the face of declining student counts and significant budget deficits.
Bob Bird: The RFK interview on ‘Talk of the Kenai’
He will not be the Alaskan Independence Party nominee.
Tim Barto: It’s a gender imperative — NASA must intercept, destroy the binary plaque on Pioneer 10
Satire. Aliens might get the wrong impression. (Some readers surely did.)
Michael Tavoliero: The feds give Alaska the money, feds call the tune
Our congressional delegation has always been proud of the pork, but it comes at a price.
Alaska oil: $90.58
Henry Hub gas: $1.69
Alaska North Slope Production: 492,897
Permanent Fund (principal and earnings reserve): $79,149,700,000
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