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Amanda LeClair-Diaz, PhD

@aleclairdiaz.bsky.social

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✨🙋🏻‍♀️✨ Eastern Shoshone/Northern Arapaho woman, Language Revitalization, Indigenous Education

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

This song remains incredibly relevant in 2025. Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes ft Teddy Pendergrass performing "wake up everybody"

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Joe G @eastendjoe.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

A reminder for future generations….please don’t let this kind of music die out.

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Joy-Ann Reid @joyannreid.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Epic 🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿

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Fifty Shades of Whey @fiftyshadesofwhey.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Someone asked me if I had plans for the fall. It took me a moment to realize they meant "autumn", not the collapse of civilization.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 01/02/2025

Holy shit! Democrats, if you’re looking for a fighter, you found one— @malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social for DNC Vice Chair.

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Rita L. Portela @westernspinster.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

ICE is trying to deport Native American people to Mexico. This one from the Mescalero Apache Tribe. That's right. People indigenous to the United States, tribal members. ICE is trying to remove them from the US. This is the second verified incident I've heard about. We were here 1st. #ICE

On Mescalero Apache Tribe letterhead: MESCALERO Apache Tribe P.O. Box 227 108 Central Avenue Mescalero, New Mexico 88340 TRIBE Office: (575) 464-4494 Fax: (575) 464-9220 STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT THORA WALSH-PADILLA ON IMMIGRATION INCIDENT INVOLVING A TRIBAL MEMBER As of 3:45 PM this afternoon, the Tribe verified only a single incident where an ICE January 23, 2025 Mescalero, NM Last night and throughout the day today, I received multiple calls from concerned Mescalero Apache Tribal Members in relation to rumors of incidents involving Tribal Members and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. agent questioned a Tribal Member in a public place in Ruidoso. This incident occurred yesterday. ICE agents began questioning a family standing in line in front of the Tribal member. The family was escorted outside. Then, an ICE agent still inside the public place approached the Tribal Member in Spanish. The Tribal Member responded by stating the Tribal Member spoke English. The ICE agent asked the Tribal Member for a passport. The Tribal Member presented a picture of a New Mexico Driver's License and a Tribal identification card. The ICE agent did not continue questions at this point and exited. While this is the only incident we have been able to verify. Tribal leadership is actively working with the New Mexico Congressional Delegation to ensure that the rights of Tribal Members are protected. To be safe, be aware of your surroundings, let family members/friends know where you are, and keep identification with you at all times. If possible, then carry multiple forms of identification (driver's license, state-issued identification card, Tribal identification card, Certificate of Indian Blood, etc.). Thora Walsh-Padilla President

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 21/01/2025

I love this so much! At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions. This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.

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Linda Lowen @lindalowen.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Today, my job hurts. I'm a children's book reviewer. Today I'm reading an immigration picture book about the U.S. as a welcoming nation. This is not rare. Books about immigration are stories of optimism, love, and acceptance. But tomorrow, the stories will change. #writingcommunity #booksky #writing

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