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Johnnie Jae
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Founder of Red Pop! News | Indigenous Journalist & Speaker | Disability & Media Advocate | Workshops on Indigenous storytelling, justice, and mental health

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Johnnie Jae @johnniejae.bsky.social · 27d
It's a brand new year! For those new to my lil' part of the bluesky, let me introduce myself.

Johnnie Jae įnganye ki. Jiwere-Nut'achi & Chahta nyi ki.
mąnkoge hakiraje ki.

I'm a disabled, asexual journalist, artist and professional indigenerd with a penchant for mischief and bad creature features.
A photo of Johnnie Jae, their shoulder length wavy black hair is parted to the left and hangs loose around their shoulders as she stares straight ahead. Jae is wearing a black long sleeve tee, makeup is simple with bright red lipstick.
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It's that time of year again when my niece Lexi texts me a link and says "Cookie Time! We got work to do."

So, here I am with an adorable niece who has a 2000 box cookie quota to meet 🤣 So, if you love Girl Scout cookies, order from my Lexi, please!
digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/lexi62...
A photo of Lexi, with two braids and smiling smugly as she holds up girl scout vest to show off her patches.
February 2, 2026 at 6:14 AM
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Agreed. My partner and I were talking about this and he was like "You know, most people think folks with money and power are corrupted by it, but I think folks who seek power or hoard wealth are already corrupted and the money and power only exacerbate that corruption"
qasimrashid.com Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 5h
The increasing number of billionaires in every new release of the Epstein files are another reminder that billionaires shouldn't exist because they're immoral, exploitative hoarders and the world would be better if we abolished every one of them.

Billionaires: the only minority destroying humanity.
February 2, 2026 at 5:10 AM
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death by preventable disease is an inevitable and even desired outcome of concentration camps. in every era of concentration camps people have died of typhus, which is a disease of privation and enforced crowding. this illness is intentionally inflicted
February 2, 2026 at 4:52 AM
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It appears there is now a measles outbreak at the Dilley family detention facility. www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
Source: Measles outbreak reported at ICE's Dilley family detention facility
DPS troopers stand guard in front of the Dilley detention center during a protest last weekend. After a week of public outcry over the Dilley, Texas South
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February 1, 2026 at 11:17 PM
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Nurses are raising red flags about a man who was treated for a shattered skull after an encounter with ICE agents.
Minneapolis Mayor Warns of “Invasion” as More ICE Horror Stories Emerge
Nurses are raising red flags about a man who was treated for a shattered skull after an encounter with ICE agents.
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February 1, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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This reminds me, if you're looking for an entertaining but very educational speaker or panelist for upcoming conferences, etc, you can learn more about my work and presentations at www.johnniejae.com

If you need graphic and web design, hire me.
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Home of the Brown Ball of Fury
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January 6, 2026 at 10:13 AM
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In addition to my art and journalism, you may also know me from appearances, panels and events like IndigiPOPX, Geek Girl Con, Screamdiego as well as a lot of horror and Red Carpet events.
A photo of a screen with the title slide for Johnnie's Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse Rez Style presentation Promo graphic for Johnnie's appearance at IndigiPopX 2024 Johnnie Jae horror bounding as the Grabber at the Premiere of Black Phone 2 Johnnie Jae wearing a floral pattern dress and looking at the camera while holding her badge for the premiere of The Boogeyman
January 6, 2026 at 10:03 AM
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I also have my ko-fi shop where I sell my canvas art. Each piece is unique, you get the original canvas. no prints.

ko-fi.com/johnniejae/s...
12in x 12in Mixed Media Canvas, Acrylic and Seed Beads. It begins at the core. Chaos, Motion, Bloom. The tendrils stretch like galaxies, the colors hum with energy. A sacred geometry born of darkness with Iktomi at the center. 12in x 12in Acrylic canvas. A radiant flower of fire and shadow, its petals swirl like galaxies, glowing with cosmic energy against the vast mystery of night. 11in x 14in Mixed Media Canvas, Acrylic and Seed Beads. Colorful currents twist like blood through a galactic body, revealing how even the dark unknown is alive with rhythm, texture, and electric spirit giving rise to dragons.
January 6, 2026 at 8:49 AM
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I also have my own shop where I sell T-shirts, my most popular is the Rage Against the Colonizer Tee which you may have caught a glimpse of in Warner Bros. Blue Beetle. I also have hoodies, jean jackets, blankets, shower curtains and more.

Shop Here:
johnniejaedesigns.store
group shot of the cast of Warner Bros Blue Beetle with George Lopez wearing Johnnie Jae's Rage Against the Colonizer tee. Rage Against the Colonizer design on a Denim Jean Jacket featuring a distressed upside down Flag. A bed is decorated with the Legacy Remix Velveteen Blanket A male model is wearing the New Directions pullover hoodie featuring a geometric design in hot pink, blue and green that represents the ever changing directions we much move as life comes at us.
January 6, 2026 at 8:39 AM
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In addition to being a journalist, I'm also a registered artist with the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. I'm also an Eighth Generation artist, where my Legacy blanket is available: eighthgeneration.com/collections/...

My Hope Floats Silk Scarf is available at: eighthgeneration.com/collections/...
A Native woman wearing a white dress and cowboy boots is wrapped in the Legacy Blanket from Eighth Generation while a Native man is wrapped in the Warrior Wool Blanket A Native woman is wrapped in the legacy blanket against a desert scene A Native woman stares at the camera while holding out the Hope Floats Silk Scarf. A Native woman wears the Hope Floats Silk Scarf as a head wrap.
January 6, 2026 at 8:28 AM
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You'll also find my journalism at @truthout.org. I highly recommend you follow them because it's one of the last outlets that is still holding the line against misinformation and propaganda.

truthout.org/authors/john...
Johnnie Jae
Johnnie Jae (Otoe-Missouria and Choctaw) is a writer, speaker, and founder of Red POP! News and the late A Tribe Called Geek. Known for her journalism, mental health advocacy, and digital activism…
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January 6, 2026 at 8:15 AM
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You can learn more about Red POP! News at www.redpopnews.com and I highly recommend you follow us to keep updated on the latest news in Indigenous pop culture and more.

BS: @redpopnews.bsky.social
IG: www.instagram.com/red.pop.news
FB: www.facebook.com/redpopnews
Red POP! News Logo on a textured background of dark and light grey. Below the logo is the tagline, You are the story, we are the mic followed by the web address, www.redpopnews.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:08 AM
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if you were on twitter during its heyday, you might remember me as the Brown Ball of Fury & founder of A Tribe Called Geek.

These days, I'm not so much brown ball of fury as I am beigey ball of meh. I said farewell to A Tribe Called Geek after 10 years and recently founded @redpopnews.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 8:03 AM
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It's a brand new year! For those new to my lil' part of the bluesky, let me introduce myself.

Johnnie Jae įnganye ki. Jiwere-Nut'achi & Chahta nyi ki.
mąnkoge hakiraje ki.

I'm a disabled, asexual journalist, artist and professional indigenerd with a penchant for mischief and bad creature features.
A photo of Johnnie Jae, their shoulder length wavy black hair is parted to the left and hangs loose around their shoulders as she stares straight ahead. Jae is wearing a black long sleeve tee, makeup is simple with bright red lipstick.
January 6, 2026 at 7:57 AM
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I mean, this is one of those good news/bad news kind of things. The good news is the identities are known and now it looks like it is very likely that there will be justice for Alex Pretti because these clowns are about to find out how quickly their "loyalty" is rewarded.
propublica.org ProPublica @propublica.org · 13h
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 11:11 PM
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February 1, 2026 at 9:49 PM
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A much needed read for folks. This is a huge issue! Not just with fine art but even with us smaller artists. My shop sales are a huge part of my income and almost every single one of my designs has been stolen.

www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_n...
E-commerce sites, forgeries shake up future of Native American art market
"There's a really strong market in forgeries in the Native American art world," said contemporary Navajo artist Tony Abeyta.
www.santafenewmexican.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:59 PM
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I'll admit it, I've been real bitchy lately. I'm chill and usually full of patience and grace with just a side of snark.

But lately, I just can't with people in general. In addition to dealing with all the bantha poodoo going on in the world and my health issues....I'm also dealing with this 🤣
Screenshot of a DM that reads: Hi Johnnie Jae I want to take your humble opinion and advise and see if my thoughts are totally off base. Just reading and learning what I can about the native Americans, I understand that you have some very deep knowledge about our earth and its cycles. Like the entire movie of Avatar - the Navi people reminded me of the Natives, there was one native that actually tied her hair around a tree roots to feel the earths energy. You have spiritual and shamanistic rituals which have deep meaning, respecting the world its weather and the greater larger powers, not very different from our Indian heritage and background. I have a friend who said she may have been a healer in the past in a native tribe… we have something in our Indian culture where we say hair holds memory , and we only cut the hair when someone dies - to let the memories go. And natives have something similar. In one of my meditations, I got this insight and I want you to tell me if I’m mad with this thought.
February 1, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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Dear White People,
WTF are you doing? I saw someone saying this was just a "normal family friendly protest" and I hate to break it to you, there is no such thing as a "normal family friendly protest". You see how violent ICE is being towards EVERYONE & you intentionally put your kids in harms way?
timdickinson.bsky.social Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 1d
Today I saw ICE gas little white kids in the streets of Portland with chemical weapons. Imagine what they're doing to brown and black kids in the detention camps
February 1, 2026 at 4:05 AM
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"The partial government shutdown is the result of Democratic senators refusing to vote for a bill authorizing continued spending by DHS, after federal agents killed Alex Pretti in Minnesota’s largest city last week, and Renee Good earlier in January."

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US government partly shuts down over homeland security funding
Democratic senators refuse to vote for bill authorizing continued DHS spending after killings of two US citizens
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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Spark Space is a crucial project of dignity and resilience, providing electricity, internet, & shelter to the community—including for hundreds of kids taking school exams—for a year.

Let's meet their commitment. Keep the lights on or print a flyer:
Spark Space | Linktree
A safe, fully-equipped workspace serving students & workers in Gaza.
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January 31, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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Oohhh let's talk about this. I am huge proponent of what folks in my circle call Critical Nerd Theory.

For folks who didn't know me back in my A Tribe Called Geek days, I was a huge potterhead, twi-hard, whovian, firebrony, etc.
Still am!
kris-the-yan.bsky.social Kris :3 @kris-the-yan.bsky.social · 2d
another thing I feel like people need to learn is to "separate the art from the artist", because i feel like people tend to just avoid consuming certain media altogether just because they dont like the author even if they enjoy it, watching certain shows or playing certain games doesn't mean you—
kris-the-yan.bsky.social Kris :3 @kris-the-yan.bsky.social · 2d
everyome there focuses so much on all the bad things some people did and refuse to even consider the fact that they can learn and grow from their mistakes, they want to find reasons to be miserable apparently
January 30, 2026 at 11:22 PM
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I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people.

But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
sifill.bsky.social Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 2d
The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.
January 30, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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CORRECTION: Jamael Lundy isn’t a journalist. He’s a lawyer and a public servant who is running for Minnesota Senate.

www.jlundyforsd65.com
Jamael Lundy For Senate District 65
www.jlundyforsd65.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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Georgia Fort recorded her arrest. There were DEA agents at her house.

What the fuck for.
January 30, 2026 at 4:18 PM