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Welcome to this version of the Alaska Stalker, a lighthearted spherical up of the perfect and worst of Alaska’s social media panorama.
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*** Have you ever performed your vacation procuring but this yr? Don’t fret. As standard, the Stalker has you lined with our annual reward information for all of the politicos in your life.
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On the high of each Alaska voter’s Christmas record this yr? A heartfelt plea to Congresswoman Mary Peltola to by no means textual content us, EVER once more. All of us voted for a pro-fish, pro-family and pro-privacy candidate. Nicely, that goes double for our private cellular phone numbers, Mary! 🙅♀️
*** Don’t overlook a one yr membership to the OathKeepers. The best current in your creepy uncle within the Valley that you simply solely see every year, or an appreciation reward to Buzz Kelley for a really breakout political yr. At solely $100 a pop, you may think about buying a membership for a political rival – you realize, simply in case Eastman loses the lawsuit.
*** Excellent for Cheechakos contemplating a run for workplace: a calendar from 2019! Give potential candidates an opportunity to recollect once they truly moved to Alaska — or at the least the prospect to get their story straight. 📅
*** Do you have got an outdoorsy gal in your life who loves vogue, sustainable materials and pandering to the woke mob? Get her a Salmon Sister’s hoodie gown! Designed by a women-owned firm in Montana and 100% not a kuspuk (till an indignant troll military pressured the Salmon Sisters to apologetically pretending it’s). However hey, the proceeds at the moment are going to Yukon River villages to feed households so, why not?
*** For the politician seeking to REALLY up their Carhartt recreation this yr, might I current the Carhartt bikini! Does anybody have Senator-elect Forrest Dunbar’s identify for Secret Santa this yr? 🙏🎅👙
*** In search of a brand new present to get cozy subsequent to your sweetie with this winter? Alaska Each day has all of it: pictures of all of your favourite Anchorage areas, Alaska Easter eggs galore, jokes on the decrease 48’s expense and a whole episode devoted to the Alaska State Honest. In case your higher half likes anxiousness assaults and white cis villians, purchase season one on Amazon in the present day.
No guarantees on season two tho. Nothing says one and performed like your 48-year-old lead actress having twins later this yr…
*** Know somebody headed to Juneau this yr? How a couple of ebook, written by a disgruntled former #akleg staffer, concerning the homicide of a State Senator. The personal lives of the Capitol’s occupants make them the proper victims. OMG. On second thought, possibly don’t… 🔪😱*** Want a final minute White Elephant reward? The Patriot Freedom Tour Kelly Tshibaka mild saber saber swords in pink, inexperienced, pink or blue will elicit laughter, tears or each relying in your group of mates. Batteries not included. Significantly – they don’t even mild up. I hear Jeff Landfield might have a number of hundred left within the trunk of his automotive he’s seeking to unload. Additionally they make a terrific stocking stuffer for youths* – far more sturdy than the carboard tubes that come in the midst of wrapping paper.
*The Landmine shouldn’t be accountable for any whacks to the top, unintentional or in any other case, in case you give these to kids.
*** Some of us have had their Christmas procuring performed for weeks. Simply have a look at what a beneficiant reward far-right Home candidate Kelly Nash gave her opponent Maxine Dibert this vacation season. Now Maxine is headed to Juneau and Kelly has the Democratic Consultant she deserves! 🤣
*** Did I miss any prerequisites this yr? You’ll want to record them within the feedback. For me, the best reward of all this yr is who gained all of the legislative races. I can’t watch for January. Dunbar, Mina, Allard, Coulombe, Armstrong, Groh, Grey and ALYSE GALVIN. I’ve a lot to be glad about this yr. Thanks for studying!
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The Alaska Stalker was born and raised in Alaska. She lives in South Anchorage along with her husband and three younger kids. She shouldn’t be Jeff Landfield.
New federal funds will help Alaska’s Department of Transportation develop a plan to reduce vehicle collisions with wildlife on one of the state’s busiest highways.
The U.S. Transportation Department gave the state a $626,659 grant in December to conduct a wildlife-vehicle collision study along the Glenn Highway corridor stretching between Anchorage’s Airport Heights neighborhood to the Glenn-Parks Highway interchange.
Over 30,000 residents drive the highway each way daily.
Mark Eisenman, the Anchorage area planner for the department, hopes the study will help generate new ideas to reduce wildlife crashes on the Glenn Highway.
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“That’s one of the things we’re hoping to get out of this is to also have the study look at what’s been done, not just nationwide, but maybe worldwide,” Eisenman said. “Maybe where the best spot for a wildlife crossing would be, or is a wildlife crossing even the right mitigation strategy for these crashes?”
Eisenman said the most common wildlife collisions are with moose. There were nine fatal moose-vehicle crashes on the highway between 2018 and 2023. DOT estimates Alaska experiences about 765 animal-vehicle collisions annually.
In the late 1980s, DOT lengthened and raised a downtown Anchorage bridge to allow moose and wildlife to pass underneath, instead of on the roadway. But Eisenman said it wasn’t built tall enough for the moose to comfortably pass through, so many avoid it.
DOT also installed fencing along high-risk areas of the highway in an effort to prevent moose from traveling onto the highway.
Moose typically die in collisions, he said, and can also cause significant damage to vehicles. There are several signs along the Glenn Highway that tally fatal moose collisions, and he said they’re the primary signal to drivers to watch for wildlife.
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“The big thing is, the Glenn Highway is 65 (miles per hour) for most of that stretch, and reaction time to stop when you’re going that fast for an animal jumping onto the road is almost impossible to avoid,” he said.
The city estimates 1,600 moose live in the Anchorage Bowl.
An Alaska Airlines flight attendant who was sacked for twerking on camera has created a GoFundMe to support her while she seeks a new berth.
The crewmember, named Nelle Diala, had filmed the viral booty-shaking TikTok video on the plane while waiting two hours for the captain to arrive, A View From the Wing reported.
“I never thought a single moment would cost me everything,” wrote the ex-crewmember. TikTok / @_jvnelle415
She captioned the clip, which also blew up on Instagram, “ghetto bih till i D-I-E, don’t let the uniform fool you.”
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Diala was reportedly doing a victory dance to celebrate the end of her new hire probationary period.
Unfortunately, her jubilation was short-lived as Alaska Airlines nipped her employment in the bum just six months into her contract.
The fanny-wagging flight attendant feels that she didn’t do anything wrong.
Diala was ripped online over her GoFundMe page. GoFundMe
Diala has since reposted the twerking clip with the new caption: “Can’t even be yourself anymore, without the world being so sensitive. What’s wrong with a little twerk before work, people act like they never did that before.”
The new footage was hashtagged #discriminationisreal.
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The disgraced stewardess even set up a GoFundMe page to help support the so-called “wrongfully fired” flight attendant until she can land a new flight attendant gig.
“I never thought a single moment would cost me everything,” wrote the ex-crewmember. “Losing my job was devastating.”
“Can’t even be yourself anymore, without the world being so sensitive,” Diala wrote on TikTok while reacting to news of her firing. “What’s wrong with a little twerk before work, people act like they never did that before.” Getty Images
She claimed that the gig had allowed her to meet new people and see the world, among other perks.
While air hostessing was ostensibly a “dream job,” Diala admitted that she used the income to help fund her “blossoming lingerie and dessert businesses,” which she runs under the Instagram handles @cakezncake (which doesn’t appear to have any content?) and @figure8.lingerie.
As of Wednesday morning, the crowdfunding campaign has raised just $182 of its $12,000 goal.
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Diala was ripped online for twerking on the job as well as her subsequent GoFundMe efforts.
“You don’t respect the uniform, you don’t respect your job then,” declared one critic on the popular aviation-focused Instagram page The Crew Lounge. “Terms and Conditions apply.”
“‘Support for wrongly fired flight attendant??’” mocked another. “Her GoFund title says it all. She still thinks she was wrongly fired. Girl you weren’t wrongly fired. Go apply for a new job and probably stop twerking in your uniform.”
“The fact that you don’t respect your job is one thing but doing it while in uniform and at work speaks volumes,” scoffed a third. “You’re the brand ambassador and it’s not a good look.”
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU) – Alaska has recently seen a rise in both influenza and respiratory syncytial virus, better known as RSV. Amidst the spike in both illnesses, norovirus has also been on the rise in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says it’s highly contagious and hand sanitizers don’t work well against it.
Current data for Alaska shows 449 influenza cases and 262 RSV cases for the week of Jan. 4. Influenza predominantly impacts the Kenai area, the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, and the Northwest regions of the state. RSV is also seeing significant activity in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta and Anchorage.
Both are respiratory viruses that are treatable, but norovirus — which behaves like the stomach flu according to the CDC — is seeing a surge at the national level. It “causes acute gastroenteritis, an inflammation of the stomach or intestines,” as stated on the CDC webpage.
This virus is spread through close contact with infected people and surfaces, particularly food.
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“Basically any place that people aggregate in close quarters, they’re going to be especially at risk,” said Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent.
Preventing infection is possible but does require diligence. Just using hand sanitizer “does not work well against norovirus,” according to the CDC. Instead, the CDC advises washing your hands with soap and hot water for at least 20 seconds. When preparing food or cleaning fabrics — the virus “can survive temperatures as high as 145°F,” as stated by the CDC.
According to Dr. Gupta, its proteins make it difficult to kill, leaving many cleaning methods ineffective. To ensure a given product can kill the virus, he advises checking the label to see if it claims it can kill norovirus. Gupta said you can also make your own “by mixing bleach with water, 3/4 of a cup of bleach per gallon of water.”
For fabrics, it’s best to clean with water temperatures set to hot or steam cleaning at 175°F for five minutes.
As for foods, it’s best to throw out any items that might have norovirus. As a protective measure, it’s best to cook oysters and shellfish to a temperature greater than 145°F.
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Based on Alaska Department of Health data, reported COVID-19 cases are significantly lower than this time last year.
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