Alaska welcomes police officers who defy vaccine mandates: 'We back the blue'



Alaska is reportedly welcoming police officers who have defied vaccine mandates and thus lost their jobs as a result of the requirement.

What are the details?

Last week, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R) addressed the thousands of officers out of a job due to declining vaccine requirements and said that law enforcement members are welcome to come to Alaska and work.

"Across the country, members of law enforcement are being targeted & even fired for refusing to either get vaccinated or disclose if they have been," he tweeted. "Alaska's law enforcement community invites you to consider the 49th state where we back the blue."

Across the country, members of law enforcement are being targeted & even fired for refusing to either get vaccinate… https://t.co/PuopVRTwHC

— Governor Mike Dunleavy (@GovDunleavy) 1634750108.0

Dunleavy's remarks were in response to a report from the Chicago Tribune that reported the vast number of Chicago police officers who refused to comply with vaccine mandates in the days following the city's demands that all state employees receive vaccinations or disclose their status.

Last week, Chicago authorities announced that any officers who refuse to comply with Chicago Democratic Mayor Lori Lightfoot's mandate may face disciplinary action up to and including termination.

What else?

The Anchorage Daily News reported that Dunleavy has no plans to impose vaccination mandates on state employees — and specifically law enforcement officials.

Jeff Turner, a spokesperson for the governor's office, said that Dunleavy's Twitter remarks were "a normal recruiting process," not a new policy.

Austin McDaniel, a spokesperson for the Alaska Department of Public Safety, said that the agency has seen an increase in "lateral trooper applications" over the past year, and Betsey Holley, a spokesperson for the Alaska Department of Corrections, said that of the state's 1,064 positions for correctional officers, all but 95 have either been filled or offered to applicants.

“If you read some of the posts that are on our Facebook page, there have been people that have responded to (a recruitment) Facebook post saying, 'Oh, do you mandate vaccines?' It's just interesting that that's the way people are thinking. But yes, we'll welcome their applications if they want to apply," she said by phone Thursday.

McDaniel added, “The Alaska State Troopers are not running any targeted advertising addressing COVID-19 or the vaccine mandates occurring across the nation at the local, state and federal level. We would encourage any qualified applicant looking for an exciting career in law enforcement to consider a career with the Alaska State Troopers."

Ilhan Omar tries to make car and knife attack at the U.S. Capitol about AR-15s



Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) somehow tried to make the latest attack at the U.S. Capitol about AR-15s and she received a lot of ridicule and mockery from social media in exchange.

The heinous attack at the Capitol on Friday was perpetrated by a suspect who was a supporter of the Nation of Islam who used a car to ram into Capitol police officers and then threatened other officers with a knife. He was shot and killed by other officers.

Despite the only gun in the incident being used to kill the assailant, Omar tried to shoehorn a gun control narrative into the lethal attack.

"Heartbroken to learn another CP was killed while protecting the Capitol. My thoughts and prayers go out to the officer's family and the entire Capitol Police force," tweeted Ilhan.

Heartbroken to learn another CP was killed while protecting the Capitol. My thoughts and prayers go out to the offi… https://t.co/B1iUqWsENL
— Rep. Ilhan Omar (@Rep. Ilhan Omar)1617396294.0

"The death toll would have been worse if the assailant had an AR-15 instead of a knife," she added, helpfully.

Omar's tweet received backlash from many online, including Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy.

"Truly despicable of you to capitalize on the heartbreak and grief of a fallen officer's family to promote your political narrative," tweeted Dunleavy.

@Ilhan Truly despicable of you to capitalize on the heartbreak and grief of a fallen officer's family to promote your political narrative. Officer Evans and his family deserve better from a sitting member of Congress.#akgov
— Governor Mike Dunleavy (@GovDunleavy) April 2, 2021

"Officer Evans and his family deserve better from a sitting member of Congress," he added.

"You missed the part he was an Islamist and supporter of Louis Farrakhan!" responded Arsen Ostrovsky, a human rights lawyer.

"Not surprised in the slightest that this detestable woman is using tragedy as an opportunity to advance a radical agenda," said commentator Ashley St. Clair.

"Imagine if he had a nuclear bomb that also shot out bees. and what if the bomb went off next to 20 million babies. could be really bad," joked Joe Simonson of the Washington Examiner.

"Your thoughts aren't with the officer, they're obviously on your political agenda. Just don't bother next time," said another critic.

Social media postings by the assailant identified as Noah Green by the police showed that he was distraught over losing his job and suffered from delusions that the government was performing mind control operations on him.

Here's more about the attack at the U.S. Capitol:

Capitol Threat Suspect Identified As 25-Year-Old Indiana Man | NBC News NOWwww.youtube.com