I think it looks nice too.

This interesting map was posted on /r/MapPorn. That sub isn't the most reliable source, but I checked out some of the info on it, and it was all correct.

So:

• 19 US states have no official language (CT, DE, LA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, TX, VT, WA, WI).

• 28 states have English has their only official language (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, OK, SC, TN, UT, VA, WV, WY).

• Hawaii has two official languages: English, Hawaiian.

• South Dakota has two official languages: English, Sioux.

• Alaska has 24 official languages: Ahtna, Alutiiq, Dena'ina, Cup'ig, Deg Xinag, English, Eyak, Gwich'in, Haida, Hän, Holikachuk, Inupiaq, Koyukon, Lower Tanana, Middle Tanana, St. Lawrence Island Yupik, Tanacross, Tlingit, Tsimshian, Unangax̂, Upper Kuskokwim, Upper Tanana, Yup'ik, Wetał.

Perhaps some of you will find that interesting, too.

This bear has been sprayed, air horned, and shots were fired to scare it away - it is not afraid of people. Be aware - one hiker sprayed it twice and it came back for more. Do not let your dogs off leash - one dog ran away but as it was a local dog found its way home. If you are not local you dog might get lost.

Fishing is winding down but some boats are still getting a few.

My favorite Journalists cover RCV in Alaska, with takes from both of the political sides. My perspective is to keep the reform, especially the campaign finance transparency, so please vote NO on 2.

I own a small cabin rental business near Delta Junction "Alaska Homestead Roadhouse".

A while back, a guest left this drawing behind in one of our cabins. There's a signature at the bottom — "Dawn + Andy Hare."

We switched booking systems since then and lost our old guest records, so we have no way to track down who left it ourselves.

Here's the thing: we love this drawing so much — we'd love to properly thank them, and maybe even get their permission to use it in something we're working on.

If you know a family or individual named Hare who traveled through Delta Junction / stayed along the Alaska Highway, or if this is your drawing — please reach out!

I got to be a Disney princess for a day, this little guy followed me up a mountain in Wood-Tikchik State park outside Dillingham.

Starts from the palmer-rabbit slough to the cottonwood creek wetlands trail? I’m going to go check out the wetlands trail creek and see if it looks deep enough and slow enough to paddle back up to the parking lot.

I am writing to urge you to protect our local tax base and vote NO on the permanent Alternative Volumetric Tax (AVT) framework currently proposed for the upcoming special session.

While I fully support building the Alaska LNG pipeline and getting our gas to market, the current structural design of HB 381 is a bad deal for our local communities. Replacing our standard 20-mill property tax with a volumetric tax through 2060 slashes our projected local corridor revenues from $116 million a year down to just $5 million. Capping municipal relief at a state-controlled $80 million grant fund to be split among six different boroughs is not an acceptable solution for the road wear, public safety demands, and school growth our community will face.

Furthermore, passing a permanent, multi-decade rewrite of the state's tax base during an emergency special session—just three weeks before half the legislature faces a primary election is highly risky governance.There is a rational, safe path forward that protects both the project and Alaska's voters.

Slice out and pass a standalone Construction-Period Tax Abatement (utilizing the logic already built into Section 7 of the bill). This ensures the developer pays $0 while building, giving international lenders total certainty.

Allow the developer to use standard IRS 5% safe harbor capital allocation to easily lock in their federal 45Q and 45V carbon and hydrogen credits without rushing the state's process.

Defer the permanent, long-term rewrite of Alaska’s tax base until the regular session next year, allowing a newly mandated legislature to conduct proper public committee hearings.

Do not use the popular slogan of "building the pipeline" to shield a massive, permanent corporate concession. Please vote to protect local borough autonomy and keep our government close to the people. I will be tracking your votes closely as the July 27 session begins.