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Happy 1 year of adoption to my perfect kitty Muppet🥰 I adore him and I'm so lucky to have him in my life
A brown tabby cat with black stripes lays nonchalantly on a plain gray blanket staring at the camera with a look of indifference
February 10, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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‘They are targeting our people’ | Arizona Ignored Warnings as Fake Sober Living Homes Preyed on Native Americans
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Headline from Native News Online "‘They are targeting our people’ | Arizona Ignored Warnings as Fake Sober Living Homes Preyed on Native Americans" Screenshot from Native News Online reads "The Scheme Between 2019 and 2023, thousands of Native Americans in Arizona and as far away as Montana reported being kidnapped – forced into unmarked SUVs and vans under false pretenses — given alcohol and drugs such as fentanyl or methamphetamine, subjected to fraudulent mental health services, held prisoner, and eventually ejected onto the street or dropped off in remote rural areas with no means of transportation. Victims were enrolled in the American Indian Health Program through the state’s Medicaid Agency, the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCS). The homes billed AHCCS for patient care in excess of $1,000 per day per patient. Reva Stewart (Diné) runs Turtle Island Woman Warriors, a Phoenix-based nonprofit that offers assistance to Native people who have been victimized by the scam. The group’s website includes a portal where individuals can verify and report sober living homes. People reach out looking for their loved ones whose disappearances or deaths are suspected to be tied to fraudulent homes. “It’s human trafficking,” Stewart said. “That’s what this is.”"
January 24, 2025 at 3:05 AM