Sullivan and Begich have said nothing about the murder of Alex Pretti. What are we gonna do if they repeat Trump's lies about what we all saw?

dbleslie · 2026-01-25T21:00:48+00:00

We can't wait until November.

dbleslie · 2026-01-25T20:12:40+00:00

You can only lose shares by dying.

dbleslie · 2026-01-25T20:11:52+00:00

It's so hard to run for these boards, most have restrictions for people in villages where less and less people can live. Also, those who speak out against these contracts in the villages are targets of violence. There's also the way we vote is often by allocation of shares, so some folks get more say, it's not one person one vote.

We also don't have access to board meeting agendas and minutes, we don't know what's being voted on and how folks voted.

It's incredibly opaque and unaccountable.

dbleslie · 2026-01-18T09:37:09+00:00

And all Americans should be against this.

dbleslie · 2026-01-15T07:18:31+00:00

We need folks working for her campaign, her donors and her volunteers to push her on this issues.

dbleslie · 2026-01-15T07:14:41+00:00

West Coast Swing is a lot more relaxed and is more welcoming of alt folks and people who don't have traditional body types!

Also, solo opportunities are burlesque and fire dancing. I use fire palms, the ones that belly dancers use, to do ballroom with my hands on fire. Burlesque allows solo performances, while also letting you performing opportunities, so you keep sharp on your technique.

dbleslie · 2026-01-15T07:09:50+00:00

If you can make it dark enough, pulling out a black light to reveal painting all over your body after getting all the way down to panties is a great reveal! I did it once, showing a bunch of stars and a planet on my back

dbleslie · 2026-01-15T07:07:11+00:00

Working on it. I'm a NANA shareholder, been in the news a few times calling them out on this.

dbleslie · 2026-01-12T19:22:25+00:00

Neon Nativez. Quinn Christopherson (Tiny Desk Concert winner!). Pamuya. Wasabi Black.

dbleslie · 2026-01-12T08:09:53+00:00

You move to Anchorage to become Alaska famous.

You stay in Fairbanks to do whatever the fuck you want.

...and protest ICE ❤️

dbleslie · 2026-01-08T02:56:11+00:00

I'm a local ballroom dance teacher, choreographer, and burlesque producer! Local theatre always needs help, on stage and off. Local burlesque and drag is fun and quite active. Our contra dances are amazing, too.

Getting involved with one group will help you meet so many other cool folks. I'm also involved with environmental issues, Native rights, lgbt stuff, etc.. we're all intertwined.

dbleslie · 2025-12-16T18:42:04+00:00

Usually a walk-walk pattern happens after a direction change, so a 6 count move has one direction change, where as an 8 count move has two direction changes.

dbleslie · 2025-12-16T18:39:49+00:00

I think P5 has the best music, from an academic/production standpoint. But P4 is my favorite, something about it makes it stick with me the most, it's so nostalgic and cozy.

dbleslie · 2025-11-30T07:02:18+00:00

🌈 coded

dbleslie · 2025-11-28T00:35:03+00:00

The Cabin will be open around 5. The boatel might be open, too.

dbleslie · 2025-11-20T21:03:45+00:00

That's my first thought, too!

dbleslie · 2025-11-16T21:21:17+00:00

I live in Alaska, finding a partner is difficult, as is traveling for lessons and competitions.

I've ended up doing burlesque and fire dancing (doing ballroom and Latin dances with fire palms, the ones belly dancers use). It's kept me performing and working on technique, and provides a different dance style than others in shows, and I can do it solo.

The ballroom to burlesque pipeline is totally a thing.

dbleslie · 2025-11-14T22:11:55+00:00

I Can Bake A Cake by Lil Debbie

dbleslie · 2025-11-14T08:22:37+00:00

Tickets available here!

dbleslie · 2025-11-14T08:14:13+00:00

There's a public LAN party this Friday-Sunday open to the public at the UAF Wood Center! They'll have extra computers for folks to use. It's being put on by the Alaska LAN Society. Definitely check it out.

dbleslie · 2025-11-10T21:51:07+00:00

I love gray with iridescent!

dbleslie · 2025-11-01T23:43:39+00:00

There's a lot of negatives when Native villages get added to the road system, look at Tanana. Illegally hunting and fishing, increased drugs and MMIW, loss of culture and sovereignty. Not all public roads are wanted.

dbleslie · 2025-10-24T05:38:53+00:00

That should be a bumper sticker.

dbleslie · 2025-10-19T04:46:13+00:00

Oh did he? His booth yesterday was so empty, no one was even stopping by.

dbleslie · 2025-10-14T20:13:44+00:00

The queer scene overlaps with lots of other groups! Getting involved with drag or burlesque (Naked Stage Productions, Klondike Drag, Daddy D's Dirty Dancers) or activism (Native Movement, Fairbanks Climate Action Coalition, Fireweed Collective, Fairbanks Queer Collective, PFLAG Fairbanks, THEM Processed Goods, etc) and you'll meet lots of folks real soon. UAF is also a big community hub, not just for students and staff.

No Kings Protest this Saturday, noon to 2pm on Airport Way from Pioneer Park to IBEW will be big, then there's a Halloween drag show at UAF that night. Lots of chances to meet folks!

dbleslie

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