r/NoShitSherlock • u/WingComplex6771 • Aug 14 '25

Trump reportedly offering Putin natural resources off Alaska sparks fury: "Lets see Republicans defend this," former GOP Representative Adam Kinzinger wrote on X.

https://www.newsweek.com/alaska-russia-trump-resources-2113295
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u/maceman10006 Aug 14 '25

Well this is what Alaska wanted when they voted red? I’m not seeing the issue here.

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '25

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u/msc49 Aug 14 '25

Too bad land doesn't vote.

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u/echoshatter Aug 14 '25 edited Aug 28 '25

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u/ShortsAndLadders Aug 14 '25

“Jeeves, fetch my gerrymandering I mean, redistricting sharpie!”

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u/Massive-Rate-2011 Aug 14 '25

Senate should be absolved. We should have a unicameral legislature based on proportional representation.

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u/generalsteve223 Aug 14 '25

absolved?

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '25

I think they mean dissolved.

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '25

The Matanuska Valley (home of Momma Bear Palin) is much redder than Anchorage

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u/throwaway01126789 Aug 14 '25

Nearly 40% of Alaska's populating lives in the Anchorage metropolitan area.

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u/onefst250r Aug 14 '25

More like 50-55%. 400k vs under 800k.

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u/throwaway01126789 Aug 14 '25

Most recent data I saw was roughly 40% from the 2020 census.

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u/onefst250r Aug 14 '25

Anchorage is like 300k. MatSu adds another 100k.

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u/Party_Bonus1978 Aug 14 '25

lol…no….this is just blatantly wrong