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SteveRoach

@manetooleefa.bsky.social
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Saawanwa on Baxoje, Meskwaki, & Sac Land. Pronouns: wiila, he, him. Hasiski peteki, hini yeesihaataakootamakwe yeelaatoweeyakwe

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paulseesequasis @pseesequasis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Absolutely shocked to pass by this little gallery in Auxerre, France, that looks it hasn’t opened in a long time, to see this rare lithograph, 20/50, by the renowned Kinngait Inuk graphic artist Pitaloosie Saila (1942-2001), titled ‘The Outcast.’ The mystery remains how it
Absolutely shocked to pass by this little gallery in Auxerre, France, that looks it hasn’t opened in a long time, to see this rare lithograph, 20/50, by the renowned Kinngait Inuk graphic artist Pitaloosie Saila (1942-2001), titled ‘The Outcast.’ The mystery remains how it got to this little, ‘closed,’ gallery in this small city in France.
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(numunu, quahadis band) - Sky Kwihnai Pihi (name) @anarcho.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Connecting food systems at Portland Inaugural Indigenous food summit - ICT
Traditional knowledge keepers from across the Pacific Northwest came together for two days to explore food sovereignty, culture plants, medicines and politics.
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Ben Goldfarb @bengoldfarb.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The dam removals that get the most press tend to be superlative western ones, like the Klamath and Elwha—big rivers, big fish. For @biographic.bsky.social, I wrote about some equally vital, under-the-radar projects now restoring eastern streams, one old mill dam at a time. #AlewivesAreTheNewSalmon
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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Another reminder: “regenerative” grazing is *not* a real climate solution. While it might build some soil carbon, it drives far more land use and larger herd sizes than conventional beef production, which is bad enough. The better solution? Eat less, waste none. drawdown.org/insights/eig...
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Eight reasons regenerative grazing can’t make beef climate-friendly
An influential regenerative grazing movement continues to grow. But here's why the science doesn't back up the purported climate benefits.
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Silvia Secchi @profsecchi.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Congratulation to @ninaelkadi.com for winning a 2026 CCNow Journalism Award for her @sentientmedia.org story on the impact of alfalfa in Arizona. "Elkadi’s narrative is “accessible, engaging, and rich in detail,” judges said, and it represents an outstanding public service." 👏 (link to the story 👇)
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The 2026 Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards — Covering Climate Now
Covering Climate Now is proud to announce the winners of the 2026 CCNow Journalism Awards. Our awards program, now in its sixth year, honors excellent reporting on many critical dimensions of the clim...
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
"Edgar" is harvesting honeycrisp apples in WA State. "We earn $32 a 900 lb crate. Many days we don't pick more than 3 crates as many apples don't pass the required quality control. This type of apple is very delicate. We must be careful not to bruise the fruit." #WeFeedYou
A worker emptying his bag of freshly picked honeycrisp apples into the 900 lb crate he is filling
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Martin John @martinjohn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Aw, they brought Mutton home. Got me a little tearful over here. Repatriation is a healing experience.
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The only known woolly dog pelt has returned to Canada. It's a 'powerful moment' for Indigenous communities | CBC Radio
For thousands of years, woolly dogs played an integral role in the lives of Salish and Makah peoples, who bred them and used their silky white fur for weaving. But the beloved animals were driven to e...
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SteveRoach @manetooleefa.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Rereading Moon of Crusted Snow by @waub.bsky.social so I can finally read Moon of the Turning Leaves but it is even scarier the 2nd time cause I sort of remember what's coming.
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SteveRoach @manetooleefa.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
University comms director called cops on student paper editor saying it was "harmful to my safety" for editor to tell her she couldn't sit in on an interview with another university employee. Previously she was a public information officer for St. Louis Police. www.stltoday.com/opinion/edit...
stltoday.com
Editorial: SIUE's twisted lesson on press freedom
Intimidation tactics against student journalists set the worst kind of example
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Locriansax @locriansax.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Hey all, you should check this out. You can pre-order directly at MadCave madcavestudios.com/product/you-...
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You Are On Native Land – A Charity Comic for Indigenous Rights – Vol. 1 - Mad Cave Studios
A charity comic with all proceeds donated to Indigenous-led organizations with a special focus on the Missing & Murdered movement. Native voices sing out in a star-studded fundraiser anthology! You Ar...
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🇵🇸 Dean Tāne 🇵🇸 @dean-tane.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Best kākāpō fuck season ever! 💚
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SteveRoach @manetooleefa.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Is Congress rotting or is there a destructive ineffective Republican majority? Democrats suck but this totally obscures what is going on. Congress is made up of its members. "Congress reaches new level of dysfunction with farm bill, food safety failures" foodfix.co/congress-rea...
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Congress reaches new level of dysfunction with farm bill, food safety failures
What farm bill and food safety politics tell us about our deteriorating legislative branch.
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SteveRoach @manetooleefa.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Let's genetically engineer mice with damaged brains and then add human brain matter to patch the holes. What could go wrong? www.science.org/content/arti...
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Human neurons flourish in mouse brains, offering a new view of neurodevelopmental disorders
Method of replacing much of the mouse cortex with human “organoids” enables studies of brain diseases in a living nervous system
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Shane Hawk @shanehawk.com · 13/09/2026
Did you know Eden Robinson has an epic fantasy novel coming out later this month? THE SORCERESS OF SKY SERPENTS hits shelves September 29th and feels like an Indigenous Game of Thrones. Grateful to have read it early for a blurb! Preorder it today and tell your local library to order copies too.
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SteveRoach @manetooleefa.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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Three Fires Confederacy Reclaims the Straits as a Place of Anishinaabe Ceremony and Collective Action
About 1,000 Native Americans from the Great Lakes region walked the Mackinac Bridge on Labor Day. (Photo/Dustin Meshigaud) For the first time, the Three Fires Confederacy joined the annual Mackinac…
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Iowa Capital Dispatch @iowacapitaldispatch.com · 10/09/2026
Some Iowa producers argued Wednesday that the federally proposed Save Our Bacon Act will harm farmers by taking away diversified markets and by sending a message to consumers that they are not entitled to a choice in what they eat, Cami Koons reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/09/09/i...
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Iowa farmers argue Hinson's Save Our Bacon act would hurt small producers • Iowa Capital Dispatch
Some Iowa producers argue the Save Our Bacon Act will harm farmers by taking away diversified markets and by sending a message to consumers.
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Shane Hawk @shanehawk.com · 04/09/2026
ANOKA is back from the dead. I took it out of print for over a year, but due to popular demand it’s available again. I’m selling signed copies for $10 shipped (US only) and if you’d like one, you can contact me at anoka(@)shanehawk(.)com Happy spooky season! ANOKAbook.com
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SteveRoach @manetooleefa.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
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DOE Scraps Tribal Energy Corridor Intended to Connect Reservation Power to the Grid
Map of the Electricity Transmission Desert in the Great Plains’ Indian Country. Source: Oceti Sakowin Power Authority On August 12, the Dept. of Energy terminated plans for a proposed Tribal …
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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
My latest in the Guardian - where the wealthiest country in the world allocates money has always been a question of political will over political way. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Trump admin spends billions to deport Black and brown people while doubling dollars for white ‘refugees’ | Heba Gowayed
‘Where the wealthiest country in the world allocates money has always been a question of political will over political way’
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Arlyssa D. Becenti ✍️🗞️ @abecenti.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
‘O'odham leaders visit springs, cultural sites at risk from border wall’ By @debkrol.bsky.social
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O'odham leaders visit springs, cultural sites at risk from border wall
Tohono O'odham Chairman Verlon Jose joined other tribal leaders on a tour of sacred sites threatened by the border wall.
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Rebecca Nagle @rebeccanagle.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
A mom moved her family across the country so her 12-year-old could attend the Osage Nation's language immersion school. Days before the school year started, the chief shut it down. 1,000+ community members asked him to reconsider. He said no.
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Osage community worries about language, culture education after Dapsoka closure
The Osage Nation executive branch closed its private school dedicated to language and culture immersion. The decision has since sent community members and leaders scrambling to find other…
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(numunu, quahadis band) - Sky Kwihnai Pihi (name) @anarcho.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
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Conversations on Indigenous issues should be deeper by now, but myths and stereotypes persist
The second edition of Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis & Inuit Issues in Canada will be released in September, marking the 10th anniversary of the original volume. Author Chelsea Vow...
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 21/08/2026
Indigenous Californians have safeguarded their traditions through violent persecution, boarding schools, and other threats from authorities. Now, they say they're under attack again, this time from the controversial herbicide glyphosate, the key ingredient in Roundup.
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Anne Schechinger @anneschech.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
New analysis released yesterday from @ewgofficial.bsky.social. In an update to our North Carolina factory farm work, @albine14.bsky.social found over 421 million chickens and turkeys were produced in North Carolina in 2024, a 3% increase from our 2022 data. 1/3 www.ewg.org/research/421...
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421M birds, 3.6M tons of manure: North Carolina poultry boom fuels growing water pollution crisis
North Carolina’s poultry industry – and the pollution and health problems tied to it – reached a staggering scale in 2024: almost 422 million chicken and turkeys, equivalent to more
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Rebecca Nagle @rebeccanagle.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
A federal judge ruled a border wall can cross the Tohono O'odham Nation's reservation, over the tribe’s objection. The proposed wall would destroy sacred sites, burial grounds, and ancestral lands the O'odham have stewarded since time immemorial. But the fight isn’t over.
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Federal Judge Rejects Tohono O’odham Nation’s Bid to Halt Border Wall Construction
Overview: A federal judge has denied the Tohono O’odham Nation’s request to stop construction of a border wall on its reservation in southern Arizona, prompting tribal leaders to consider their next…
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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
"...professors at my mini-viva questioning my use of the term 'Asian American canon', insisting that 'canon' was the remit of white authors (and reciting names to me as I fought back tears)..." www.vogue.co.uk/article/camb...
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I Aspired To Get My PhD At Cambridge – I Left Because Of The Racism
“I could write a second memoir solely on the racism I experienced at Cambridge University as a Master’s and PhD student,” writes Jill Damatac, a Filipino-American author who was a student at Cambridge...
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SteveRoach @manetooleefa.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Going down to OK for ceremony in 100+ weather and thinking about climate change and how it impacts everything. Worrying about the old folks.
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SteveRoach @manetooleefa.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
5 people in Louisiana have died from a flesh-eating bacterium found in warm coastal waters. 4 others in the hospital. There are more flesh eating bacteria because burning fossil fuels and raising cattle are causing the world to heat up. www.cidrap.umn.edu/misc-emergin...
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5 people in Louisiana have died from a flesh-eating bacterium found in warm coastal waters
People can also become sick from Vibrio vulnificus after eating raw or undercooked shellfish.
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Chahta Summer @chahtasmmr.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Be one of the first people to own this breakthrough book! Pre-orders ship September 18th, so time is running out to have this before it even hits the shelves.
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Kayla Shaggy @kaylawayla20.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
#art #oc Very fun day. So happy my painting made others happy. Makes it all the worthwhile to make art as a Two Spirit lesbian. Thank you PHX Indian Center for a wonderful day.
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Kayla Shaggy @kaylawayla20.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
#art #oc Happy #GirlfriendDay Buy My Lesbian Comics!!! 🔞 Comics INCLUDED!!! I have vampire lesbians🩸, MONSTER lesbians👀, and sci fi lesbians🛸!!! SUPPORT A PERVERT LESBIAN ARTIST TODAY!!! 🫡👍💕 Link: www.kaylashaggy.gallery/store?catego... (Website also has previews!)
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(numunu, quahadis band) - Sky Kwihnai Pihi (name) @anarcho.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
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Church says Native American rituals "idol worship," won't leave reservation
A pastor who called Native American rituals ‘idol worship' is defying tribal leaders’ demand to leave a Wyoming reservation.
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(numunu, quahadis band) - Sky Kwihnai Pihi (name) @anarcho.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
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Scholar of the Year honour celebrates Indigenous leadership shaping the future
For more than 65,000 years, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have generated knowledge, cared for Country and passed wisdom from one generation to the next. Long before universities existe...
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Rebecca Nagle @rebeccanagle.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
The Ute Tribe is trying to buy back ancestral land in Utah, but a state lawmaker is conspiring to stop them. Instead of #LandBack, this Utah Republican wants the land to be set aside for recreational hunting. www.hcn.org/articles/how...
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How a Utah Republican’s quiet battle for hunting access undercut LandBack hopes - High Country News
Utah Rep. Casey Snider spent years quietly carrying out a plan to guarantee hunter access to pristine roadless country — by blocking the Ute Indian Tribe from buying it back.
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Krystal Kavita Jagoo, MSW (She/Her/Hers) 🇹🇹👊🏽✍️🏾♊️♊️♏️ @equitableforall.com · 17/07/2026
🙏🏾
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Anne Schechinger @anneschech.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Great piece in @thegazette.com from @fernjalling.bsky.social about our new analysis. Me at the end: "There should be state bodies or federal bodies that are tracking every animal facility in the country, and we know there aren't." www.thegazette.com/news/iowa-li...
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Iowa livestock produced 108M tons of manure last year
An analysis by advocacy nonprofit the Environmental Working Group found a discrepancy in the number of animal feeding operations in Department of Natural Resource data and USDA imagery.
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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 08/07/2026
NEW: He was picking up a work crew to take them to construction site at 6 a.m. on Tuesday morning. ICE showed up. And now this small business owner, the father of three American citizens, is dead. www.thebulwark.com/p/he-lived-h...
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He Lived Here for 35 Years. Put Three Kids in College. ICE Killed Him.
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was picking up a crew for a construction project when ICE shot him. It now claims he was the aggressor.
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(numunu, quahadis band) - Sky Kwihnai Pihi (name) @anarcho.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
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Powwow Punk Band 1876 Holds “Victory Day 2026” All Ages Indigenous Punk Benefit Show - ICT
On the 150th anniversary of Battle of Little BigHorn, “Victory Day 2026” benefit concert featured bands including Weedrat, Lo Cashninjas and Eggplant Dance Battle, in an event that emphasized strength...
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tamara nopper @tamaranopper.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Philando Castile often paid for the lunches of students who couldn’t afford them or had debt. After his murder, his mother, Valerie Castile, donated money to wipe out lunch debt and was part of getting Governor Tim Walz to implement free school lunch. www.theguardian.com/us-news/arti...
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How Philando Castile’s mother helped pioneer Tim Walz’s free school lunch program
Harris’s running mate is lauded for bringing free meals to students in Minnesota, but it’s little known that Valerie Castile’s work – inspired by her son – helped drive legislation
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
For people who want some grounding in the concept of Freedom Schools, this is an excellent resource: rutgers.app.box.com/s/mckhqy17er... - I encourage folks to start local freedom schools everywhere.
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Freedom School Guide (updated).pdf | Powered by Box
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Chahta Summer @chahtasmmr.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Plz help a young Native woman w/a once in a lifetime opportunity she’s worked towards for yrs…she just needs the funds to get over the finish line. Currently at $560 of $3k needed. Every dollar helps! gofund.me/24db35bc2 #mutualaid #educationfunds #settlersaturday
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Donate to Support Nanabaa’s Study in Japan, organized by Nanabaa Blackhorse-Anderson
08/25/2026 Program Fee Deadline My name is Nanabaa Blackhorse-Anders… Nanabaa Blackhorse-Anderson needs your support for Support Nanabaa’s Study in Japan
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Jen Donohue @authorizedmusings.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
The Strange Horizons fundraiser is at $19765 out of their $22,000 initial goal! there are TWO WEEKS LEFT DONATE! Share! check out the backer rewards! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
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Strange Horizons 2027 Fundraiser
The annual Strange Horizons fundraiser! Support this free, online, award-winning, weekly magazine of SFFH, which runs entirely on reader - YOUR - donations!
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LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Some pertinent reading for anyone outraged by what happened to Pete Buttigieg and his family:
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Building a World Without Family Policing
Far from promoting the well-being of children, the so-called child welfare system weaponizes children as a way to threaten families, to scapegoat parents for societal harms to their children…
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Nefarious Means @nefariousmeans.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Never did I think I would see a cure for sickle cell in my lifetime. A friend of mine in fifth grade died from this disease. My parents kept me home from the funeral because they thought I was too young to handle it. Modern science is a miracle. www.wafb.com/2026/06/23/n...
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New Orleans man becomes first in Louisiana functionally cured of sickle cell disease
Daniel Cressy, 23, underwent gene therapy at Manning Family Children’s Hospital.
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Briony Kidd @brionykidd.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
WTAF?
Under the direction of the state's arts minister, John-Paul Langbroek, eight Indigenous directors have disappeared from the boards of the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC), the State Library of Queensland, the Queensland Museum and the
Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA), with two replacements.
Four of them were sacked midway through their appointed terms with no reason supplied for their removal.
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Rebecca Nagle @rebeccanagle.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Environmental groups just sued to stop 400 acres of logging in Washington's Elwha Watershed. The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe fought for decades to restore this river. Now state-approved logging threatens 140-year-old trees tribal members need for cedar gathering & cultural practices.
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Environmental groups sue to stop 400 acres of logging in Washington’s Elwha Watershed - ICT
The lawsuit argues that the state failed to study possible environmental harms of cutting the forests, which include trees that are 140 years old.
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Kayla Shaggy @kaylawayla20.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Limited quantities still left!!!
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Hart Cunningham @hart28.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Michigan Governor caught on hot mic with Oracle CEO Clay Magouyrk, discussing citizen opposition to AI data centers, bragging how she ignores their concerns: “We’re used to people saying 'f*ck no,' & doing it anyway.”🇺🇸
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(numunu, quahadis band) - Sky Kwihnai Pihi (name) @anarcho.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
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Rare white bison is born in Iowa | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
We at the U.S Fish and Wildlife Refuge had a truly remarkable event take place at Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge in Iowa: the birth of a rare white bison. Only one in a million bison calves born ...
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(numunu, quahadis band) - Sky Kwihnai Pihi (name) @anarcho.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
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The US Army Said They Were Exempt from NAGPRA: A Federal Court Disagreed
Guest Opinion NAGPRA, or the Native American Graves and Repatriation Act, is a law that requires the human remains of Native Americans to be returned to their families and Tribes and criminalizes the ...
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