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About Me

Otto Selbig, Alaska's littlest insurgent, is here!!!Insurgent49, Alaska's most comprehensive progressive newspaper, is an all-volunteer organization dedicated to publishing thoughtful and passionate work by and for Alaskans. We publish original articles by current or former Alaskans on a variety of topics, including civil liberties, corporate media, Native rights, gay & lesbian issues, the war in Iraq and conservation.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

like-minded progressive folks, from Alaska or not, who would like to contribute to AK's premier progressive news site ... we need writers, artists and photographers!!!if you're interested in helping out drop us an email at [email protected].

Music:

LOCAL --- Kickin' Rocks, The Bad Angles, Jamie Pinkstaff, the Smile ease, Steve Bacon, the Whipsaws, Wupt, delmag, JEB, Flying Falcons, Dave Armstrong, the Ballroom, Jared Woods, freedom49 (remember them?), 36crazyfists, Kreg Presley, Fats Tunamelt and Stubby's Crack Co.NON-LOCAL --- RATM, Rise Against, Bad Religion, System of A Down, Against Me!, Propagandhi, Dead Kennedys, Agent Orange, Agnostic Front, The Clash, Dropkick Murphys, Exploited, Iggy Pop, Bob Dylan, MC5, NOFX, Offspring, Pennywise, Stiff Little Fingers, Phil Ochs, Thought Riot, anti-flag, Paul Simon, Public Enemy, Subhumans, TSOL

Movies:

.. The Domino Effect - an Insurgent49 production ..

Heroes:

in no particular order:Molly Hootch, MLK, Aung San Suu Kyi, Elizabeth Peratrovich, Noam Chomsky, Jay Hammond, Nova the Goat, Jon Stewart, Gandhi, Tom Paine, Michael Moore, Paul Wellstone, George Carlin, Hugo Chavez, FDR, RFK (Sr. & Jr.), Tom & Dick Smothers, Susan B. Anthony, Molly Ivins, Upton Sinclair, George Orwell, Cesar Chavez, Arundhati Roy, Jimmy Carter, Rosa Parks, Howard Dean, Nelson Mandela, Earl Warren, Eric Alterman, Amy Goodman, Ralph Nader, Margaret Sanger, Lenny Bruce, Jane Addams, Eleanor Roosevelt and Howard Zinn.

My Blog

A Dark Day In Alaska History

A Dark Day In Alaska History      It's been an arresting week here at Insurgent Headquarters.      Last Friday, the day th...
Posted by insurgent49.com on Mon, 07 May 2007 03:09:00 PST

3rd Friday @ Insurgent w/ the Smile Ease & Gigantic Spiders!

Come on down to Insurgent HQ this Friday night (4/20) for a bash with the Smile Ease and the Gigantic Spiders. For directions, go to this URL: www.insurgent49.com/hq_directions.html This event is 21...
Posted by insurgent49.com on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 02:13:00 PST

Insurgent49 endorsements for April 3rd election

Tuesday, April 3rd Is Election Day      For all the information you need on Tuesday's election, including polling places and hours, candidate profiles and proposition l...
Posted by insurgent49.com on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 02:22:00 PST

Ocean Rangers To the Rescue!

     It's been a seaworthy week here at Insurgent Headquarters.      Last August, Alaska voters ignored a slick, expensive ad campaign on the part of the cruise ship comp...
Posted by insurgent49.com on Fri, 23 Mar 2007 07:15:00 PST

Knik Arm Bridge Plan Benefits Chosen Few

    The other day, I was tuning in to KUDO's new afternoon show, Cutting Edge, when I heard a very strange thing.      The host was interviewing Anchorage pollster D...
Posted by insurgent49.com on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 03:33:00 PST

Alaska Legislature Screws Working Poor (again)

     It's been a hardworking week here at Insurgent Headquarters.      Last week, more than 14,000 working Alaskans suffered a devastating blow at the hands of their stat...
Posted by insurgent49.com on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 10:21:00 PST

It's Time To Declare War On Tennessee

     It's been a warmongering week here at Insurgent Headquarters.      By now, most of you have probably heard about The Great Tennessee Ad Scandal of 2007. If ...
Posted by insurgent49.com on Fri, 23 Feb 2007 01:14:00 PST

Our Arrogant Anchorage Assembly

     It's been an informative week here at Insurgent Headquarters.      Over the last couple of years, certain members of the Anchorage Assembly have repeatedly proven th...
Posted by insurgent49.com on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 03:36:00 PST

Big Dumb Slogan

     Big Wild Life.      That's it. That is the Municipality of Anchorage's new "brand", our spiffy new slogan meant to entice tourists and businesses to come to our fa...
Posted by insurgent49.com on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 07:00:00 PST

Palin Gets a 'B-' On First 'State of the State' Address

     Last night, Governor Sarah Palin gave her first State of the State address and, afterwards, received a standing ovation and rave reviews from legislators of all political ...
Posted by insurgent49.com on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 03:19:00 PST