Rita Walaszek Arndt
@reetahkay.bsky.social
Polishinaabe (White Earth Ojibwe) museum worker who loves cats and doom scrolling. Shinaab living in Dakota homelands of Mni Sota Makoce.
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Never forget that Minnesota Speaker Melissa Hortman was assassinated by a right-wing extremist for defending abortion rights!
July 13, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Never forget that Minnesota Speaker Melissa Hortman was assassinated by a right-wing extremist for defending abortion rights!
Use for your own needs as necessary.
July 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Use for your own needs as necessary.
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Jonathan Joss was MURDERED.
Words matter here.
He was MURDERED.
it was a HATE CRIME because he is a gay Indigenous man.
Say those words. Do not dance around it. He wasn't "killed in a shooting." He was murdered in a hate crime.
Words matter here.
He was MURDERED.
it was a HATE CRIME because he is a gay Indigenous man.
Say those words. Do not dance around it. He wasn't "killed in a shooting." He was murdered in a hate crime.
June 2, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Jonathan Joss was MURDERED.
Words matter here.
He was MURDERED.
it was a HATE CRIME because he is a gay Indigenous man.
Say those words. Do not dance around it. He wasn't "killed in a shooting." He was murdered in a hate crime.
Words matter here.
He was MURDERED.
it was a HATE CRIME because he is a gay Indigenous man.
Say those words. Do not dance around it. He wasn't "killed in a shooting." He was murdered in a hate crime.
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Yesterday, Robert Prevost asked everyone to start calling him by a different name.
And they did. No outrage or shaming over this request.
See how easy it is to honor other people's benign wishes?
And they did. No outrage or shaming over this request.
See how easy it is to honor other people's benign wishes?
May 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Yesterday, Robert Prevost asked everyone to start calling him by a different name.
And they did. No outrage or shaming over this request.
See how easy it is to honor other people's benign wishes?
And they did. No outrage or shaming over this request.
See how easy it is to honor other people's benign wishes?
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"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥
April 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥
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First Trump removes any reference of diversity from the present — now he’s trying to remove it from our history.
Let me be PERFECTLY clear— you cannot erase our past and you cannot stop us from fulfilling our future.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Let me be PERFECTLY clear— you cannot erase our past and you cannot stop us from fulfilling our future.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump executive order on Smithsonian targets funding for programs with 'improper ideology'
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order on the Smithsonian Institution that targets funding to programs that contain what he calls “divisive narratives” and “improper ideology.”
apnews.com
March 28, 2025 at 2:41 AM
First Trump removes any reference of diversity from the present — now he’s trying to remove it from our history.
Let me be PERFECTLY clear— you cannot erase our past and you cannot stop us from fulfilling our future.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Let me be PERFECTLY clear— you cannot erase our past and you cannot stop us from fulfilling our future.
apnews.com/article/trum...
As much as I’m enjoying #TheResidence it reminds me how upset I am that @alfranken.bsky.social is no longer a Senator for MN.
a man in a suit and tie is sitting in front of a microphone
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting in front of a microphone
media.tenor.com
March 27, 2025 at 12:42 AM
As much as I’m enjoying #TheResidence it reminds me how upset I am that @alfranken.bsky.social is no longer a Senator for MN.
Important sign for our sovereignty.
This Flag Ceremony was a true honor.
I am so grateful to represent 11 sovereign Tribal Nations and fly their flags.
I am so grateful to represent 11 sovereign Tribal Nations and fly their flags.
March 27, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Important sign for our sovereignty.
The fact that we had Prince is a huge deal. He gave us so much in his time here. We need to continue his legacy. We didn’t deserve him and need to uphold what he gave to us. #prince #minneapolis
a man in a blue jacket and white shirt is dancing on stage
ALT: a man in a blue jacket and white shirt is dancing on stage
media.tenor.com
March 20, 2025 at 1:57 AM
The fact that we had Prince is a huge deal. He gave us so much in his time here. We need to continue his legacy. We didn’t deserve him and need to uphold what he gave to us. #prince #minneapolis
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FYI, I know you are all upset & I’m devastated. We’ve tried to mobilize people from all over to get the Senate Dems to do what’s right.
In about 15 minutes, I am planning to be disappointed. Please take out your anger, appropriately by sending letters, emails, making calls & supporting primary
In about 15 minutes, I am planning to be disappointed. Please take out your anger, appropriately by sending letters, emails, making calls & supporting primary
March 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
FYI, I know you are all upset & I’m devastated. We’ve tried to mobilize people from all over to get the Senate Dems to do what’s right.
In about 15 minutes, I am planning to be disappointed. Please take out your anger, appropriately by sending letters, emails, making calls & supporting primary
In about 15 minutes, I am planning to be disappointed. Please take out your anger, appropriately by sending letters, emails, making calls & supporting primary
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Check it out, BlueSky!
12 Ways to Support and Celebrate Minnesota's Native American Communities
Minnesotans owe many of the things we love about our state — from its rich multicultural makeup to its beautiful, well-preserved nature areas — to the Native American communities that have long reside...
www.exploreminnesota.com
March 5, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Check it out, BlueSky!
Lizzie does a lot and is damn good at her job!
It's really living up to its promise of being encyclopedic, which is hard to do.
Meet the One-Woman Team Overseeing MN's Online Encyclopedia - Racket
Lizzie Ehrenhalt is alone at the helm of a Minnesota Historical Society website that has produced 1,000+ articles about our state.
racketmn.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Lizzie does a lot and is damn good at her job!
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“I think sometimes genre is a code word to keep us in our place as artists, and I just want to encourage people to do what they’re passionate about” - Beyoncé after winning Best Country Album for “Cowboy Carter”
February 3, 2025 at 2:18 AM
“I think sometimes genre is a code word to keep us in our place as artists, and I just want to encourage people to do what they’re passionate about” - Beyoncé after winning Best Country Album for “Cowboy Carter”
And he’s gonna mess with our sovereignty and sell out the parks to corporations.
1. BREAKING
The nomination of North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum to serve as Secretary of the Interior has been confirmed in a 79-18 vote.
Burgum, who will be eighth in line to the presidency, will oversee around one-fifth of the United States’ landmass (500 million acres).
The nomination of North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum to serve as Secretary of the Interior has been confirmed in a 79-18 vote.
Burgum, who will be eighth in line to the presidency, will oversee around one-fifth of the United States’ landmass (500 million acres).
January 31, 2025 at 12:09 AM
And he’s gonna mess with our sovereignty and sell out the parks to corporations.
Does he know about some of the Smithsonian museums? And what they are? And who they’re about? Ho-lay.
The Smithsonian Institution told employees it is closing its diversity office, following President Donald Trump’s recent executive order that declared diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives to be “illegal and immoral discrimination programs.”
Smithsonian to close diversity office after Trump order
The Smithsonian Institution is closing its Office of Diversity, freezing federal hiring and ordering employees back to in-office work, according to an email sent by Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III.
wapo.st
January 29, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Does he know about some of the Smithsonian museums? And what they are? And who they’re about? Ho-lay.
Blurry Smooshy.
January 18, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Blurry Smooshy.
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The Toronto rapper is suing Universal Music Group for defamation, alleging that the release and promotion of Kendrick Lamar's 2024 hit threatened his life and career.
New Drake lawsuit claims his label pushed 'Not Like Us' diss to defame him
The Toronto rapper is suing Universal Music Group for defamation, alleging that the release and promotion of Kendrick Lamar's 2024 hit threatened his life and career.
www.npr.org
January 16, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The Toronto rapper is suing Universal Music Group for defamation, alleging that the release and promotion of Kendrick Lamar's 2024 hit threatened his life and career.
My Red Note AI photo. Lolol.
January 15, 2025 at 3:07 AM
My Red Note AI photo. Lolol.