About

The Blue Alaskan Blog (TBA) earned a reputation for its hard-hitting, unapologetic investigative reporting during Anchorage's COVID-era political chaos from 2020 to 2022. At a time when far-right maskholes hijacked Assembly meetings with conspiracy theories and anti-mask hysteria, TBA pulled back the curtain on the dark side of Anchorage politics. It exposed the anti-public health efforts of groups like "Save Anchorage," spotlighted bad actors like Dave Bronson and Jamie Allard, and held accountable those trying to worm their way into local government.

Throughout its run, The Blue Alaskan caught the attention of major news outlets, with stories either cited directly or expanded upon by the Washington Post, New York Magazine, Alaska Public Media, Alaska Democrats, Book Riot, Business Insider, The Library Journal, The Friendly Atheist, LGBTQ Nation, Los Angeles Blade, The Mudflats, The Midnight Sun Blog, Daily Beast Journalist Kelly Weill, Anchorage Press, Sol De Medianoche, and the Anchorage Daily News.

The blog's author, Matthew Beck, retired the blog full-time in April ’22 to serve as communications director for the Alaska Democratic Party, during which time we saw the historic election and re-election of Congresswoman Mary Peltola.

Now, with the rise of Doge-Alaska and extremist organization Moms for Liberty, The Blue Alaskan is back (very part-time, I swear, no bounties, please)—revamped, reloaded, and ready to dig deeper than ever before. Welcome to your unapologetic deep dive into the frosty underbelly of extremism, hypocrisy, and deranged political nonsense. Buckle up.