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Historian and Native American and Indigenous Studies scholar.

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Here's an event on 3/18 about the Buffalo urban freeways that one of my Buffalo State professor friends asked me to share:

12.03.2026 18:22 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A post from Yoni Appelbaum that reads "Albuquerque turned a wall of its airport bookshop over to its local university press, and goddamn, now I want this in every airport." The post includes a photo of a wall of books with a sign that says University of New Mexico Press.

A post from Yoni Appelbaum that reads "Albuquerque turned a wall of its airport bookshop over to its local university press, and goddamn, now I want this in every airport." The post includes a photo of a wall of books with a sign that says University of New Mexico Press.

I usually avoid posting things from the other place but I will make an exception because this is so damn cool. @yappelbaum.bsky.social

12.03.2026 04:29 πŸ‘ 1236 πŸ” 228 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 16

You can always call on Mando for an assist if needed….

05.03.2026 14:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s possible to completely disable the AI via gmail settings. Takes a few minutes, and there are a bunch of tutorials online if you need guidance.

02.03.2026 23:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Apologies to all my friends on Substack. I'd gritted my teeth and supported you because I love your work. But Substack's partnership with Polymarket is the last straw for me.

02.03.2026 14:42 πŸ‘ 1432 πŸ” 408 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 50

All from Minnesota. Love to see it.

24.02.2026 22:54 πŸ‘ 4101 πŸ” 725 πŸ’¬ 85 πŸ“Œ 26

Just a reminder as Trump spews complete lies about voter fraud that he put the full weight of his first administration into proving some of this bullshit and they came up completely empty.

23.02.2026 16:07 πŸ‘ 1520 πŸ” 483 πŸ’¬ 99 πŸ“Œ 13
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The Central Fire of the Iroquois A comprehensive history of the Native American community at the heart of the HaudenosauneeThe people of the Onondaga Nation have lived in central New York St...

Our release date is still seven months away, but my book is now up on the Yale website. Grateful to so many people who helped make this possible.

yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...

23.02.2026 11:03 πŸ‘ 236 πŸ” 70 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 4
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Library Company names its new chief, the first-ever woman to lead the group in 295 years

Jessica Chopin Roney will take over after the Library Company of Philadelphia merges with Temple University. She has existing ties to both institutions.

22.02.2026 03:26 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Look, now that we're trying for real consequences for the Epstein files, maybe we should also take another look at the Panama Papers

21.02.2026 11:42 πŸ‘ 3263 πŸ” 841 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 24

encyclopediavirginia.org/wp-content/u...

20.02.2026 17:12 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

I keep thinking of this horrific comparison.

20.02.2026 18:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

They don’t know what they’re missing….

19.02.2026 23:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hard to believe it’s been 24 years since The Wire premiered.

19.02.2026 23:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thousands of institutions abandoned programs, ended or rewrote scholarships, closed down clubs and publications, all in pre-emptive compliance.

And you know why?

Mostly because they wanted to do it if they thought they could blame someone else for it.

18.02.2026 23:47 πŸ‘ 7864 πŸ” 2548 πŸ’¬ 65 πŸ“Œ 84

For NYS, check out capitolpressroom.org

18.02.2026 01:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Federal judge orders Trump admin to restore slavery exhibits to the President’s House

NEW: A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore the slavery exhibits removed from the President's House in Philadelphia.

16.02.2026 18:48 πŸ‘ 198 πŸ” 73 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 16
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β€œEach person who visits the President’s House and does not learn of the realities of founding-era slavery receives a false account of this country’s history.” β€” U.S. District Judge Cynthia M. Rufe

πŸ”— www.inquirer.com/news/philade...

16.02.2026 22:19 πŸ‘ 729 πŸ” 232 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 13

Sinkholemh

16.02.2026 15:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is an incredible photo.

12.02.2026 14:49 πŸ‘ 3765 πŸ” 694 πŸ’¬ 84 πŸ“Œ 16

🧡

12.02.2026 11:36 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Despite Budget Surge, ICE Fails to Make the Country Safer The administration has diverted law enforcement officers from across government to help ICE but has increased arrests only of immigrants with no criminal conviction.

The Trump administration has diverted law enforcement officers from across the government to help ICE, yet arrests have increased only among immigrants with no criminal convictions.

12.02.2026 15:44 πŸ‘ 60 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

Just a reminder that Minneapolis is still under siege. Horrifying things happened while we were all distracted with certain football game halftime drama. This is all still happening and you all need to refocus. Your civil liberties are being dismantled in real time.

12.02.2026 15:42 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
During an ongoing audit of Ohio’s Statewide Voter Registration Database, investigators with the Secretary of State’s Election Integrity Unit used newly available state and federal records to uncover evidence of an additional 78 noncitizen voter registrations, including nine individuals who cast potentially fraudulent votes.

β€œMy office has a zero-tolerance policy for election crime in Ohio, and I’m hopeful that our prosecutors will as well,” said Secretary LaRose. β€œEven one illegal vote can spoil the outcome of an election, which is why we established the first-ever Election Integrity Unit in this state to root out lawbreakers and demand accountability and justice.”

https://www.ohiosos.gov/media-center/press-releases/2025/2025-09-16/

During an ongoing audit of Ohio’s Statewide Voter Registration Database, investigators with the Secretary of State’s Election Integrity Unit used newly available state and federal records to uncover evidence of an additional 78 noncitizen voter registrations, including nine individuals who cast potentially fraudulent votes. β€œMy office has a zero-tolerance policy for election crime in Ohio, and I’m hopeful that our prosecutors will as well,” said Secretary LaRose. β€œEven one illegal vote can spoil the outcome of an election, which is why we established the first-ever Election Integrity Unit in this state to root out lawbreakers and demand accountability and justice.” https://www.ohiosos.gov/media-center/press-releases/2025/2025-09-16/

As in Ohio, national Republicans haven’t produced any evidence that noncitizen voting is a substantial problem. 

There are severe penalties for noncitizen voting, and they seem to be an effective deterrent. A Brennan Center for Justice study of the 2016 election found noncitizen voting occurred at the vanishingly small rate of 0.0001%.

That’s one-fifth the rate of fraud of all types that LaRose found in the 2020 election β€” 0.0005%. But those infinitesimal numbers haven’t stopped him from conducting massive voter purges, limiting drop boxes, and otherwise making it harder to vote.

https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/03/26/noncitizen-voting-is-very-rare-in-ohio-and-america-not-having-proof-of-citizenship-isnt/

As in Ohio, national Republicans haven’t produced any evidence that noncitizen voting is a substantial problem. There are severe penalties for noncitizen voting, and they seem to be an effective deterrent. A Brennan Center for Justice study of the 2016 election found noncitizen voting occurred at the vanishingly small rate of 0.0001%. That’s one-fifth the rate of fraud of all types that LaRose found in the 2020 election β€” 0.0005%. But those infinitesimal numbers haven’t stopped him from conducting massive voter purges, limiting drop boxes, and otherwise making it harder to vote. https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/03/26/noncitizen-voting-is-very-rare-in-ohio-and-america-not-having-proof-of-citizenship-isnt/

I'm an election worker in Ohio. Did you know:
- ballots are checked repeatedly by humans and computers
- we check ID and do provisional ballots if there is a discrepency
- bipartisan party members handle ballots
- election sites are graded on our accuracy

Election fraud is nearly non-existent.

12.02.2026 14:02 πŸ‘ 53 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Statler and Waldorf have more of a comment than a question

07.02.2026 15:00 πŸ‘ 368 πŸ” 65 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 1

Amplify Garrett's inspired reporting on decades of wrongdoing at CBP and ICE. Nearly 5000 officers & agents arrested over last 20 years. See his 50-page report documenting decades of criminality & corruption, & the threat these rotten institutions pose to democracy drive.google.com/file/d/1o4z6...

01.02.2026 16:37 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Now for the rest of the babies they’ve shoved into that detention center.

01.02.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 1666 πŸ” 352 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 11

Video of LRADs deployed in Minneapolis immediately reminded me of militarized assault on #NoDAPL water protectors in 2016/17, which echoed 20th c assaults. Detention at Ft. Snelling has an older, longer, painful history.

If you know Indigenous history, you recognize the patterns immediately.

01.02.2026 16:18 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0