Category: Alaska

Jan. 6 Criminal Case is ‘Persecution by Our Political Enemies,’ Oath Keepers Founder Stewart Rhodes Testifies in Alaska Civil Trial

Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes III testified on Dec. 19 in an Alaska civil trial that he never ordered anyone into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and that the nearly yearlong federal prosecution of him amounts to “persecution by our political enemies.” Speaking from the Alexandria City Jail in Virginia, Rhodes told…


Oath Keepers Founder Testifies in Alaska Civil Trial, Says He Was ‘Wrongly Accused and Wrongly Convicted’

Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes III testified on Dec. 19 in an Alaska civil trial that he never ordered anyone into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and that the nearly yearlong federal prosecution of him amounts to “persecution by our political enemies.” Speaking from the Alexandria City Jail in Virginia, Rhodes told…


‘Absurd’ to Call Oath Keepers Insurrectionists or a National Security Threat, Former FBI Agent Testifies

The Oath Keepers did not try to overthrow the U.S. government on Jan. 6 and are not a threat to national security because the group is anti-tyranny, not anti-government, a former FBI agent and Department of Defense analyst testified Dec. 15-16 in Alaska Superior Court. John Guandolo, who handled counter-terrorism and criminal investigations during nearly…


Former FBI Agent at Alaska Trial of Oath Keeper Disputes Assertion Group is Anti-Government

The Oath Keepers did not try to overthrow the U.S. government on Jan. 6 and are not a threat to national security because the group is anti-tyranny, not anti-government, a former FBI agent and Department of Defense analyst testified Dec. 15-16 in Alaska Superior Court. John Guandolo, who handled counter-terrorism and criminal investigations during nearly…


Santa Claus (1925)

“Santa Claus,” a 29-minute 1925 silent film production by explorer/documentarian Frank E. Kleinschmidt, filmed partly in northern Alaska, features Santa in his workshop, visiting his Eskimo neighbors, and tending his reindeer. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save” button below the…


Oath Keepers Tried to Overthrow US Government on Jan. 6, Extremism Analyst Claims in Alaska Trial

Based on “twisted ideas of patriotism” and a desire to keep President Donald Trump in power, the Oath Keepers tried to violently overthrow the United States government on Jan. 6, 2021, an analyst on domestic extremism testified in Alaska Superior Court on Sept. 13 and 14. Jonathan Lewis, a research fellow at the Program on…


Alaska Law Officer Killed in Muskox Attack Outside His House

JUNEAU, Alaska—A court services officer with the Alaska State Troopers died Tuesday after being attacked by a muskox outside his home near Nome, the agency said. Curtis Worland was trying to scare away a group of muskox from near a dog kennel at his home when one of the animals attacked him, according to a…


Alaska Trial to Decide if GOP State Lawmaker Can be Barred from Office for Being a Member of Oath Keepers

A three-term incumbent Republican lawmaker in Alaska could be removed from office and his 24-point win in the 2022 fall election wiped out because he is a member of the Oath Keepers, under a lawsuit brought by left-leaning political interests that went to trial on Dec. 13. The trial in Alaska Superior Court in Palmer…


Alaska Trial to Decide if GOP State Lawmaker Can be Barred From Office for Being an Oath Keepers Member

A three-term incumbent Republican lawmaker in Alaska could be removed from office and his 24-point win in the 2022 fall election annulled because he’s a member of the Oath Keepers, according to a lawsuit brought by left-leaning political interests that went to trial on Dec. 13. The trial in Alaska Superior Court in Palmer will…


PHOTOS: Bird Photographer Captures Bald Eagles Hunting Fish From Alaskan Seas

For a British-born bird photographer living in Alaska, the trifecta of ideal wind, sun, and tide conditions came together on one magical day. The result was a dynamic photo of a bald eagle with a six-foot wing span snatching its dinner from the surface of the sea, with composition so perfect it rivals a painting….