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Jacqueline Keeler

@jfkeeler.bsky.social
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Diné/Dakota writer living in Portland, Oregon. My 2021 book, Standing Rock, the Bundy Movement, and the American Story of Sacred Lands, was called by Kirkus Reviews " an eye-opening narrative of two standoffs with the U.S. government.”

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Jacqueline Keeler @jfkeeler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Today is Orange Shirt Day. Across the US & Canada, the fight for boarding school truth faces rising white nationalist denialism & threats to vital archives. I trace this history from my great-great-grandfather escaping Carlisle to Grant's Peace Policy. jacquelinekeeler.substack.com/p/the-orange...
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The Orange Shirt Day Standoff: White Nationalism, Denialism, and the Fight for Indigenous Lands Across Canada and the U.S.
On September 25, reports came of masked white nationalist groups marching onto Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc land—where the confirmation of unmarked graves at the Kamloops Indian Residential School shocked t...
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Jacqueline Keeler @jfkeeler.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
10 years after Standing Rock, the fight for water & survival has evolved into self-determination. From the Wozú solar microgrid powering buffalo processing to community energy independence, Standing Rock is building the future. jacquelinekeeler.substack.com/p/returning-... #MniWiconi
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Returning to Sacred Waters: Ten Years Later, Building the Future at Standing Rock
A Decade After NoDAPL, Mni Wiconi Finds New Life in Sovereign Solar Microgrids and Community Resilience
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Jacqueline Keeler @jfkeeler.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Updated my 9/11 retrospective on Substack with an audio clip reading from the piece. A reflection on how our generation’s democratic ambitions were replaced by a permanent state of war. Listen to the snippet or read the full essay here: jacquelinekeeler.substack.com/p/the-living...
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The Living Ghosts of Twentieth-Century Hopes: 9/11 & Gen Xers
Reflections on the War on Terror, Native sovereignty, and what I observed on September 11, 2001, from an A-frame in the Sierra Mountains.
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Jacqueline Keeler @jfkeeler.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
NPR and Canadaland thought they could air smears & dodge accountability. But they missed one crucial detail: Canadaland broke Canadian law. Read my latest breakdown: jacquelinekeeler.substack.com/p/yes-they-d...
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Yes, They Defamed Me—But Did You Know CANADALAND’s Broadcast Broke Canadian Law, Too?
From Canadian broadcasting violations to NPR’s Code Switch syndication: The cross-border fallout of protecting a "Pretendian."
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Jacqueline Keeler @jfkeeler.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Instead of BBQs & shopping—Labor Day could honor the immense sacrifices of the working class. Here, I trace that struggle & use Aunt Ella Deloria’s tiyospaye to map how we break out of the tech extraction machine and return to being good relatives. 🔗 jacquelinekeeler.substack.com/p/the-iron-c...
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The Iron Cage and the Tiyospaye: Max Weber, Ella Deloria, and the True Meaning of Labor Day
On Labor Day, we are all expected to hit the road and take a vacation or go shopping.
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Jacqueline Keeler @jfkeeler.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Thomas King looks exactly like his mom’s Greek family. He didn’t have to wonder. I don’t believe his story about his mother explaining his coloring as Cherokee. And he had plenty of time to do the genealogy and know both prospective grandfathers, Hunt and King, were white men #pretendians
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Jacqueline Keeler @jfkeeler.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The NYT obituary for Ward Churchill sanitizes his legacy by scrubbing the truth about his fake Cherokee claims. He didn't have "disputed" heritage—his claims were thoroughly disproven by tribal nations & genealogists. Full piece coming soon. 🧵 #pretendians www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/u...
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Ward Churchill, Professor Who Challenged His Dismissal, Dies at 78
His inflammatory essay about the Sept. 11 attacks prompted his dismissal by the University of Colorado for unrelated research misconduct. A jury later found that he had been wrongfully terminated for ...
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Jacqueline Keeler @jfkeeler.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
🦋 Trump signs an EO slashing Bears Ears today. But don’t look at Utah in isolation. Last week, the White House targeted the Smithsonian for hosting "stolen land" narratives. Censor the history in museums to justify repeating it on the ground. My analysis: open.substack.com/pub/jacqueli...
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The Erasure Strategy: Why the White House Attacks on the Smithsonian and Bears Ears are the Same War
Utah politicians celebrate as the executive pen prepares to slash our monuments this afternoon—while the administration works to erase the history of how they got the land in the first place.
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Jacqueline Keeler @jfkeeler.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Part III of my America 250 series is live. I examine how 1776's "liberty" rhetoric was weaponized against Native Nations, focusing on the agonizing strategy of Chief Joseph Brant—& how these 250 yr old settler land hunger play out on our streets today. #America250 open.substack.com/pub/jacqueli...
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Part III: The Republic They Built—and the Nations That Endured
The Declaration's Forgotten Frontier
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Jacqueline Keeler @jfkeeler.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Most of us were taught 1776 was just about "no taxation without representation." But the archival reality of the frontier tells a deeper story. Part II of my series looks at the raw financial motives and the land speculation that drove the Revolution: open.substack.com/pub/jacqueli... #America250
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Part II: Land, Liberty, and the Limits of Representation
If the frontier explains why Native Nations appear in the final grievance of the Declaration of Independence, it also forces us to reconsider the Revolution’s most familiar slogan: “No taxation withou...
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Jacqueline Keeler @jfkeeler.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Every July 4, we hear soaring lines about equality. But how many read to the end where Jefferson brands our ancestors as “merciless Indian Savages”? As Native people, we know it wasn’t just racism—it was wartime propaganda masking the Founders’ land speculation:  open.substack.com/pub/jacqueli...
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Part I: “Merciless Indian Savages” and the Real Estate Behind the Revolution
The Declaration’s Forgotten Frontier
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Jacqueline Keeler @jfkeeler.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Ahead of the 250th anniversary of the US, we need to remember how the Declaration of Independence functioned as a framework for a land grab of Native homelands—enshrined by the words "merciless Indian savages.” www.instagram.com/p/DaTLhAMCfw...
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Jacqueline Keeler on Instagram: "This morning at 8 a.m. on E Pluribus Unum on KBOO 90.7 FM, we took a hard, structural look at the upcoming 250th anniversary of the United States. With July 4th just t...
36 likes, 6 comments - jfkeeler on July 2, 2026: "This morning at 8 a.m. on E Pluribus Unum on KBOO 90.7 FM, we took a hard, structural look at the upcoming 250th anniversary of the United States. Wit...
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Jacqueline Keeler @jfkeeler.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
“He turned our sacred Lakota ceremonies into crime scenes.” The sentencing of Nathan Chasing Horse is a reckoning for the “Medicine Man” industrial complex. During #RedDressDay week—we have to talk about where predators hide. open.substack.com/pub/jacqueli... #MMIW #NathanChasingHorse
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The Day After Red Dress Day: Ransoming the Soul
How Nathan Chasing Horse Turned Our Ceremonies into Crime Scenes
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One of the Millions of Joe Kellys @thejoekelly.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
At the beginning of 2025, FEMA was running with a 35% staffing shortage. By March of that year, Donald J. Trump had stripped the organization of over 200 employees, leading many to question whether the department was ready for severe weather events.
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Jacqueline Keeler @jfkeeler.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Earth Day 2026: Mother Earth is not a corporate “asset.” 🌎 From a $1B payout to kill offshore wind, the feds betrayal of Columbia River Tribes, commitments to a future are being abandoned. Read & listen at @KBOO: open.substack.com/pub/jacqueli... #EarthDay2026 #LandBack #Sovereignty #Journalism
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Earth Day 2026: Mother Earth Is Not Your "Asset"
In today’s special Earth Day broadcast on KBOO 90.7 FM, we dig into the "Great Unmaking."
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David Delgado Shorter @davidshorter.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Tragic and yet all too common. jacquelinekeeler.substack.com/p/the-nuance...
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The “Nuance” of Erasure: How the Met’s Norby Failed NAGPRA & My Dakota Family
In April 2023, Patricia Marroquin Norby, then the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s first Curator of Native American Art, took to Hyperallergic to plead for “nuance.” She described repatriation as “labor-i...
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Jacqueline Keeler @jfkeeler.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
“Honestly mistaken” white people who built careers in a FN identity and theis supporters don’t like it when you share this article. #coupalvLeroux
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Jacqueline Keeler @jfkeeler.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
The defining moment of today’s hearing was when Justice Gorsuch asked the Solicitor General a simple, foundational question: “Are children of Native Americans birthright citizens?” After a painful silence the govt’s lead lawyer could only muster a hesitant “I think so.” youtube.com/shorts/w8xrX...
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John Sauer seems unsure when asked if Native Americans fall under birthright citizenship. Thoughts?
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Jacqueline Keeler @jfkeeler.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
SCOTUS hears Trump v. Barbara Wed. They’re using Elk v. Wilkins (1884) to end birthright citizenship. But IF applied equitably, the "legal chain" for millions of white Americans collapses. Without modern visas, 19th-c. roots become "defective." A house of cards. ⚖️ open.substack.com/pub/jacqueli...
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The Ghost of John Elk: How the Right has Weaponized Indigenous History to End Birthright Citizenship
This Wednesday, April 1, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Trump v.
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Jacqueline Keeler @jfkeeler.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
The "buy back the land" myth masks a troubling reality. From the 2019 White Earth inquiry to the 2023 sexual harassment verdict involving child safety, the receipts are clear. We must prioritize community accountability over celebrity brands to ensure our survival. open.substack.com/pub/jacqueli...
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The Manufactured Hero: Why We Must Stop Consuming "Feel-Good" Indigenous Myths
Every so often, a post cycles through our social media feeds—a perfectly curated, nostalgic-looking image paired with a caption that tells a story we desperately want to believe.
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 13/03/2026
Just so we're all clear, this is a war crime and would be punishable by life or death under U.S. law.
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Jacqueline Keeler @jfkeeler.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Coupal v. Leroux is a disaster for First Nations sovereignty. By awarding $70k based on "honest belief" in family lore—despite the Algonquin Tribunal debunking ancestor—makes accountability impossible. open.substack.com/pub/jacqueli... #Pretendians #Indigenous #Accountability #TribalSovereignty
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Identity Fraud or "Honest Belief"?
In Coupal v. Leroux, the court exonerated an academic of fraud, but left the real issue–institutional identity verification-entirely untouched.
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Jacqueline Keeler @jfkeeler.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
In today’s show, we break down the widening fracture in MAGA. With over 40 military units reportedly framing this conflict as a divine mandate for Armageddon, we have to ask: who is this war actually for? kboo.fm/media/132458... #EPluribusUnum #IranWar #ChristianNationalism #NoMoreWars #KBOO
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The MAGA Schism: Podcasters vs Christian Nationalism on the Iran War
In this episode of E Pluribus Unum, host Jacqueline Keeler explores the unprecedented civil war erupting within the American Right over the escalating conflict in Iran. While "Digital MAGA" heavyweigh...
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Jacqueline Keeler @jfkeeler.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
It’s troubling to see @theviewtv celebrate International Women’s Day featuring Winona LaDuke, erasing the voices of women harmed by her leadership. We need to stop valuing the "image" of Indigenous wisdom over the actual safety and lives of our people. jacquelinekeeler.substack.com/p/internatio...
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International Women’s Day: Why 'The View' Should Have Left Winona LaDuke in the Silence She Earned
International Women’s Day is meant to uplift women, but The View’s choice last week to feature Winona LaDuke is especially troubling.
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Jacqueline Keeler @jfkeeler.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
The narrative around "Operation Epic Fury" is fraying, and if you look at the justifications, it’s not just messy—it’s dangerous. We’ve got a trifecta of conflicting rhetoric coming from D.C.: preemption, regime change, and, most disturbingly, a messianic shift in military command. 🧵
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Jacqueline Keeler @jfkeeler.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Hard to keep up! What do Cherokees think of Mullin as DHS Secretary? www.npr.org/2026/03/05/n...
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Trump fires Kristi Noem as DHS chief, names Sen. Markwayne Mullin to replace her
Stepping in as acting secretary is GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma who Trump said had "Wisdom and Courage required to Advance our America First Agenda."
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Alex Baumhardt @alexbaumhardt.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
A reminder that Minnesota as a whole sends more revenue to the federal government than it gets back, and on a per capita basis Minnesotans contribute more revenue to the federal government than residents of almost every other state in the nation. www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/mapped-u-...
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Mapped: U.S. Federal Tax Revenue Per Person, by State
Which U.S. states paid the most in federal taxes per person in 2023? See the surprising rankings in this per capita breakdown.
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Ian James @ianjames.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Opinion: "Trauma is the point. For Native Americans, this is a strategy familiar to us," @jfkeeler.bsky.social writes. "The state terror we see today is an old operating system resurrected for our times." www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open... @sfchronicle.com
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ICE is still rampaging in Minnesota. For Native Americans, it’s history repeating itself
OPINION: For my tribes, the Dakota and Diné people, seeing federal agents disappear people from their communities isn’t a new crisis. It is a recurring nightmare, Jacqueline Keeler writes.
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Jacqueline Keeler @jfkeeler.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Yes! 🙌🏽 Although will this tank our economy? Trump’s administration may have to repay about $175 billion? www.npr.org/2026/02/20/n...
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Supreme Court strikes down Trump's tariffs
The 6-3 ruling is a major blow to the president's signature economic policy.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
STOP THE SAVE ACT. Call your Senators. 202-224-3121
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Jacqueline Keeler @jfkeeler.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
In my latest article, I write about how ICE raids in Minnesota echo the imprisonment of our ancestors at Fort Snelling, at Bdote, and the execution of the Dakota 38. This isn’t new. The land remembers. So do we. #iceout @sfchronicle.com www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
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ICE is still rampaging in Minnesota. For Native Americans, it’s history repeating itself
OPINION: For my tribes, the Dakota and Diné people, seeing federal agents disappear people from their communities isn’t a new crisis. It is a recurring nightmare, Jacqueline Keeler writes.
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Jacqueline Keeler @jfkeeler.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
The DOJ will redact billionaires’ names in the Epstein files, but Native women who go missing are met with silence & erasure. From Zorro Ranch on Native land to buried federal reports whose lives are worth protecting—and whose aren’t? open.substack.com/pub/jacqueli...
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Redacted Billionaires and the Seeding of Zorro Ranch on Native Land
I woke up this morning thinking about the “American Story”—that grand, violent fiction we are all forced to inhabit.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
This is a very, very bad decision from one of the two Reagan judges left on the Fifth Circuit, joined by one of the two most extreme Trump appointees on the court. And, it is about the issue I walked through at Law Dork earlier this week, in the context of Minnesota: www.lawdork.com/i/186796727/...
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DHS’s unilateral change on mandatory detention


Like senior DHS officials unilaterally decided in May 2025 that ICE was going to change its interpretation of the Fourth Amendment when it comes to entering private residences when trying to arrest people for deportation, DHS and the Justice Department announced internally on July 8, 2025, that the executive branch unilaterally decided — “revisited its legal position“ — about how a key aspect of immigration enforcement works.

In short, the administration decided that anyone in the country who was never legally admitted to the country is subject to a section of law that requires mandatory detention, as opposed to a different section of law that allows release and requires bond hearings.

Here’s the problem with that: Virtually everyone thinks they’re wrong, for many reasons.
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Jacqueline Keeler @jfkeeler.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Wow.
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
"Their report concludes governments, regulators and financial managers must pay far more attention to these high impact but lower likelihood risks, because avoiding irreversible outcomes by cutting carbon emissions is far cheaper than trying to cope with them." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Flawed economic models mean climate crisis could crash global economy, experts warn
States and financial bodies using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points
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Jacqueline Keeler @jfkeeler.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
#ICEOUT #Portland “Fed officials fired tear gas at a crowd of thousands, including families…with large clouds of tear gas, pepper balls & rubber bullets. The protest was overwhelmingly peaceful…gas reached their eyes & their throats blocks from the facility.” www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...
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Feds at Portland ICE facility again deploy chemical agents against protesters
The federal response to Sunday protesters was not as immediately severe as the reaction Saturday.
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Jacqueline Keeler @jfkeeler.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
PDX Alert: If you're planning to shop or grab a bite today, take a look at this list first! Dozens of local businesses are striking today, January 30th. Support the cause or check for closures here: www.oregonlive.com/trending/202...
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Jacqueline Keeler @jfkeeler.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
UPDATE: Navajo Nation calls upon ICE to recognize NN IDs and learn about tribal sovereignty. files.constantcontact.com/0401fa70801/...
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Jacqueline Keeler @jfkeeler.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
All for doing journalism. DEA agents? Wt-? #journalismisnotacrime #minnesota #ice
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Jacqueline Keeler @jfkeeler.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Today, on the day of remembrance of Downwinders, I look at the Manhattan Project’s legacy through the lens of the Doomsday Clock. Read the full piece here: open.substack.com/pub/jacqueli... #ManhattanProject #Navajo #Downwinders #EnvironmentalJustice
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Footprints in the Glass: Hanford, Trinity, and the Valuation of Life
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Matt McDermott @mattmfm.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
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Jacqueline Keeler @jfkeeler.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
ICE agents actually told this Navajo father, while they had him zip-tied on the ground, they would go for his kids next. They detained him for several hours despite him having his ID, Certificate of Indian blood, and birth certificate in the car. #iceout #arizona www.abc15.com/news/local-n...
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Navajo man opens up about being detained by ICE
As a Navajo Nation citizen opens up about being detained by ICE, tribal leaders say the incident highlights the need the need for tribal IDs.
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Jacqueline Keeler @jfkeeler.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
No rule of law, it’s all just a self-serving game to this former reality tv star. #justiceforpretti #iceout #minnesota substack.com/@reallyameri...
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Trump: You can’t have guns. You can’t walk in with guns. Reporter: What about the Second Amendment? Trump: You can’t walk in with guns.
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Jacqueline Keeler @jfkeeler.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Today the Doomsday Clock moved to 85 seconds to midnight—the closest ever. As someone from Hanford’s “Atomic City” & a Diné family harmed by uranium mining, this isn’t just symbolic. As $100B flows to nukes victims are gaslit, treaties expire. Silence isn’t an option. www.youtube.com/live/ulvUJui...
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2026 Doomsday Clock Announcement: Complete Livestream
YouTube video by Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
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Hakeem Jeffries @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Donald Trump must fire Kristi Noem immediately. Or Democrats will initiate impeachment proceedings against her in the House. We can do this the easy way or the hard way.
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Jacqueline Keeler @jfkeeler.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Watching the defense try to gaslight survivors by claiming a 'lack of evidence' while Chasing Horse allegedly used spiritual coercion to ensure no witnesses were present is sickening. Predators like this rely on 'New Age' guru dynamics to isolate victims. youtu.be/cxNwPsgpkfA?...
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Day 3 of Nathan Chasing Horse sexual abuse trial
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Jacqueline Keeler @jfkeeler.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Navajo Nation Speaker Crystalyne Curley released this live video tonight on YouTube. She begins with recognizing the worry and concern Navajo citizens are feeling right now in light of recent reports about ICE in Phoenix and Albuquerque. www.youtube.com/live/V5q1ORE...
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A special message for Navajo citizens from Speaker Crystalyne Curley regarding U.S. ICE operations
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Jacqueline Keeler @jfkeeler.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
The DOJ is using MLK Day to perform historical gaslighting by weaponizing Dr. King’s words to dismantle tribal preferences and equity—they are treating the settler as the victim & the dispossessed as the aggressor. open.substack.com/pub/jacqueli...
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MLK and Historical Gaslighting by the DOJ
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Jacqueline Keeler @jfkeeler.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
This is a direct assault on Tribal Sovereignty. How is a Navajo man being detained by ICE? #NavajoNation #EndDeportations www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
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ICE agents detain Navajo man in Arizona, ignoring US, tribal IDs
Peter Yazzie was held for several hours in metro Phoenix, but there are reports of Native people detained in Minnesota and elsewhere.
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Alex Hale🦜🏴‍☠️ @climatecrisisclub.org · 12/01/2026
We back her 100%. marypeltola.com
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Home - Mary Peltola
It's simple: The fight for Fish, Family, Freedom depends on fixing the rigged system in DC.
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