Tracy L Cooper 📎

@tracyc.bsky.social

Mom of dogs & I admit, I like them more than most humans. Proud Democrat and have been since Jimmy Carter. ***NO LISTS, YOU WILL BE BLOCKED!*** ***IF I FOLLOW YOU & THE FIRST THING YOU DO IS DM ME, BLOCKED!***

I had the honour of speaking with Agnes Patak about her nearly 40-year friendship with John Trudell. Not just the activist or the poet—but the father, the friend, the funny, loving human being behind it all. This one means a lot to me. Please read and share: open.substack.com/pub/juliefra...

John Trudell: Extremely Eloquent, Therefore Extremely Dangerous

For nearly forty years, Agnes Patak knew the John Trudell history often misses—a father, a friend, a poet, and the man who would cook you elk steak at three in the morning.

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Minnesota will return 1,376 hectares of forest to the Fond du Lac Nation of the Ojibwe people. The community will recover ancestral lands and combine traditional knowledge with modern science to manage forests and protect biodiversity.

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The Champaign County Chamber of Commerce is now accepting volunteer applications for its iCount and iRead programs. Applications are now available online, with the deadline to apply to volunteer for iCount quickly approaching on August 28.

Volunteer for iRead and iCount for elementary school students - SPlog

The Champaign County Chamber of Commerce is now accepting volunteer applications for its iCount and iRead programs. These programs in Champaign and Urbana public elementary schools help hundreds of…

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Last week we mentioned the documentary Downwind (communities harmed by decades of U.S. nuclear testing—including the Western Shoshone) I was delighted to see it’s narrated by Martin Sheen, @johnfugelsang.bsky.social ’s first guest in the new time slot. Check it out www.rottentomatoes.com/m/downwind

Downwind | Rotten Tomatoes

Discover reviews, ratings, and trailers for Downwind on Rotten Tomatoes. Stay updated with critic and audience scores today!

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#NMAG Torrez filed a lawsuit today against CYFD for violating state law and the constitutional rights of a 15-year-old U.S. citizen by abandoning him at the U.S.-Mexico border, and effectively forcing him into Mexico without adequate legal process or protections. www.kob.com/news/top-new...

CYFD sued over sending New Mexico teen to Mexico

The New Mexico Department of Justice sued the state's CYFD, alleging it unlawfully left a 15-year-old U.S. citizen at the border and forced him into Mexico.

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