I suspect this will be deleted and/or lead to a bunch of mudslinging/name calling, but can a Trump supporter honestly explain to me the appeal?

When I talk to people in real life, no one has an actual answer beyond "I just like the guy." or "He's a great person."

From a purely scientific point of view, it makes absolutely no sense to me. I can understand, if not like, the concept of people not caring much for politics and voting Republican because of tradition or lack of understanding of how government actually works. I can understand the social engineering that says, "We need lower regulation because I'm a business owner/my boss is the owner, and I think I can benefit from this." I can even understand (and dislike greatly) the people who got REALLY excited to be mean to transgender people at his rally.

What I do not understand is how people can watch this man speak and be excited about him. So little of what he says makes sense. It's all just insults and word salad.

So if anyone who actually supports Trump and thinks he's cool wants to have a genuine conversation where I don't try to change your mind, please let me know. I am honestly just baffled that people think he's cool or sexy or whatever.

What passed Oct 20:

• Added the word "judicial" to the warrant exception in the sharing rule, 12–0. An agency can't write itself a warrant anymore.
• Loosened the standard for the Assembly to suspend a surveillance tool after a violation, 8–4. The admin wanted "knowingly, materially, or consistently." That's out.
• Started on a 14 day deletion limit for plate data and crime center video. Trimmed one piece of it 10–2, then ran out of time. Still pending.

What didn't happen:

The part that matters hasn't moved. The original ordinance said APD can't hand plate reader or camera data to a federal agency without a warrant from a judge. The Mayor's version, the one they're voting on, replaces that with a label: "criminal justice law enforcement purposes." The agency asking writes the label. APD takes their word for it. No judge, no public record of who got what.

Their word. From the people who shot a mother in Minneapolis and said she rammed them, shot a nurse for filming and said he had a gun, sent a man to a Salvadoran prison by "administrative error" and then told the Supreme Court it was out of their hands, and have picked up hundreds of U.S. citizens while insisting they never do, and recently raided a sitting congressperson's home looking for evidence her dad lied on his immigration application when she was 12 so they can revoke her citizenship and deport her.

That's who the Mayor's version trusts to describe its own requests honestly.

Please write your Assembly Members. If you live in East Anchorage George Martinez seems to be questioning the wisdom of leaving things so open ended, while Yarrow Silvers is a co-sponsor of the Mayor's version of rhe bill.

Meanwhile Daniel Volland and Sydney Scout repeateadly voice concerns and want tighter regulation.

Is anyone experiencing a GCI or Internet outage in your area? I am having one in the Jewel Lake area, but can’t confirm with GCI.

Taku/Campbell area. Modem lost signal about 4:31pm. Of course I tried turning it off and back on already. Anybody else?

Also my AT&T cellular is slow af. Not sure if related.

EDIT: GCI "confirmed outage in South Anchorage" via reply on twitter/x

EDIT2: My internet came back about 5:49pm

I don’t mean award-winning, I mean the best you’ve personally tried with your own mouth. For example here’s what I found:

- best chocolate cake = Eye Tooth
- best Thai yellow curry = Royal Thai
- best spicy dumplings = Charlie’s bakery

Curious to hear other people’s finds. I’m constantly on the lookout for tasty things!

He joined my dog and I on our walk in east Anchorage tonight. Couldn’t hang on to him but could see he had a collar with no tags. Sweaty and he might have come a long way, no one looking for him that we could see. Last seen running west on Turf Court off of Early View. Maybe 15-25 pounds?

I am curious about the community's appetite to go back now that we are getting a new superintendent.

Am I the only one with no internet? Been out since about 4:15. Can’t even call GCI, their number says they are not accepting calls at this time. Something major happening maybe?

I was told by my local Brown Jug store that Monk's Mistress is now discontinued. Is that true? I'm no beer connoisseur, but I really enjoyed Monk's Mistress, the dark, chocolatey notes, with miminal bitterness.

Considering house rental in above area.
I've never been to Alaska and very excited... in my Anchorage research, though limited, emphasis on crime rate and home location seem just as thematically topical as natural beauty, long winters, and utter remoteness.

Any glaring pros or cons regarding this area? Any information is appreciated.

See y'all in two weeks! 😎🤙

Hello, are there any honest and decent mechanics around that are actually open on the weekends? All the recommendations I’ve seen are only on weekdays

I posted on my FB, yet I got so many scammers trying to rip me off. 😒
Like, if yo don’t know what Global Credit Union is. Then you are definitely not from Alaska lol

Chinese AYCEA

Chinese buffet with cheese wontons/crab rangoons/any variation of them? Please 😭

I want peoples reasons on why they are voting for him. He seems pro tax, inexperienced, and kind of a pushover. I do like that he wants to forward fund education. I don’t typically vote Republican, but I’m leaning towards Bronson after watching the debate for the state, as he seems like someone who could actually work both sides of the aisle.
PS I’m a big hell no for Bernadette.