Candice Mendez
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Candice Mendez
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Diné Activist
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Join us in welcoming the 2nd cohort of fellows in the 2025 Growing Indigenous Storytellers Fellowship! Developed in partnership with Journalists for Human Rights (JHR)APTN News‬, w/ support from the Google News Initiative. Read More Here: https://tinyurl.com/IJAcohort #IndigenousJournalism
October 20, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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“Jobs in rural Arizona are few and far between and people need food security, and Eli Crane voted the direct opposite of how he should have.” #AZ02

story via @diinsilversmith.bsky.social
Former state Rep. Eric Descheenie enters race for Arizona's largest congressional district
Eric Descheenie Arizona Second District Congress race: Former state rep joins Democratic primary challenge
azmirror.com
August 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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A grassroots organization is encouraging U.S. residents not to spend any money Friday as an act of “economic resistance.”
What to know about the Feb. 28 economic boycott
A grassroots organization is encouraging U.S. residents not to spend any money Friday as an act of “economic resistance” to protest what the group's founder sees as the malign influence of…
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February 28, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Americans didn't elect Elon Musk, and should not be forced to reap the harmful outcome of his access. Remove Elon Musk from government. It's that simple.
February 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Countering #misinformation isn’t just about the facts—it’s about how those facts spread through social networks and communities. #Science being right isn’t enough; it must be accepted within social circles to make an impact.
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By Anne Toomey @paceuniversity.bsky.social
February 13, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Donald Trump's decision to bar the Associated Press today from entering the Oval Office was the latest, and most significant attack on the free press since he took office.

We need a strong independent media to take on Trump.

I will never back down.
February 12, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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February 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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"Stopping people because of what they look like — with dark skin, Asian, Latino or Native American characteristics is never acceptable," the group says in recent letter to President Trump. The missive is signed by nine Democratic members of Congress, including all five of New Mexico's delegates.
N.M. congressional delegates demand Trump end ICE's 'unconscionable harassment' of Native Americans
"Stopping people because of what they look like — with dark skin, Asian, Latino or Native American characteristics is never acceptable," the group says in a letter.
www.santafenewmexican.com
January 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Tribal leaders are advising members on what to do if they're approached by federal law enforcement. The guidance follows what tribal leaders call concerning encounters with immigration officials.
Fearing encounters with ICE, tribal leaders offer guidance to their members
Tribal leaders are advising members on what to do if they're approached by federal law enforcement. The guidance follows what tribal leaders call concerning encounters with immigration officials.
www.npr.org
January 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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January 26, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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“Despite possessing Certificates of Indian Blood (CIBs) and state-issued IDs, several individuals have been detained or questioned by ICE agents who do not recognize these documents as valid proof of citizenship,” the Navajo Nation Council stated in a press release.
January 24, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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It's 2025 - NO ONE should be without access to water. 

And yet, thousands of members of the Navajo Nation don't have running water in their homes. It’s time to address the vast and urgent water needs of Tribal communities.
January 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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again, they’re coming for us first.
January 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Why isn't anybody talking about the fact Native Americans citizenship is under attack and now we are targeted by ICE.

Navajo Nation leaders address reports of ICE detaining tribal citizens www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
Navajo Nation leaders address reports of ICE detaining tribal citizens
Social media reports of Navajo citizens being detained by ICE prompted Navajo leaders to explore ways to protect their people.
www.azcentral.com
January 24, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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ICE is raiding schools; Navajo are threatened with “deportation,” in the first hints of an ethnic cleansing campaign; the federal government is resegregating with snitch tags on everyone who resists; the NIH is frozen; private institutions are acquiescing rapidly…

It is day 4.
January 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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“The reports that we have received indicate that we need to coordinate an operation or some type of response to help our enrolled tribal members here on the Navajo Nation.”
January 24, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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ICE is the MAGA version of the Gestapo.
January 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Reminder: Stephen Miller was instrumental in separating children from their parents with NO WAY to reunite them. As of late 2023, 1,008 children remain separated from their parents.

That guy is evil!
January 24, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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The truth of January 6th can't be erased. Watch the pardoned criminals brutally attacking police inside the Capitol and see what some call 'patriotism.' No spin, just facts.

adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/revisiting...
Revisiting January 6th: The Truth in Motion (Videos Of Pardoned Criminals)
Uncovering the Lies, Confronting the Violence, and Standing Firm for Democracy
adamkinzinger.substack.com
January 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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January 23, 2025 at 9:05 PM