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Bert Franks
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Hi! I'm Diné - a Hashk'aa Hadzohí x Táchii'nii collab
Graphic Designer, Documentarian, Creative, and Old Millenial.
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Beyoncé won the best country album Grammy award for "Cowboy Carter." She went into the ceremony with 11 nominations, more than any other artist.
Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Wins Grammy for Best Country Album
Beyoncé, who was nominated for 11 awards, also won for best country duo/group performance for the song “II Most Wanted.”
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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President Trump signed an executive order last week renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Across the other countries with maritime boundaries in the gulf, Trump’s move was met with annoyance, defiance, confusion and, at times, laughter. Read more. nyti.ms/40ziuvB
January 28, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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BREAKING: A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans.

U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan blocked the action Tuesday afternoon, minutes before it was set to go into effect. The administrative stay pauses the freeze until Monday.
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans that could total trillions of dollars. U.S. District Judge Loren L.
apnews.com
January 28, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Yá'át'ééh Abínoooooo

Onyx Coffee Lab
Columbia Julio Madrid
Nitro Watermelon

Watermelon/Raspberry/Green Apple/Rose

It's smells so good hot but tastes even better as it cools down and is awesome on ice.

9 out of 10.
January 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Yá'át'ééh Abínoooooo!!!!
Morning folks! It's gonna be great day, right? Right?!

Today, I think I'm getting back on the coffee train. It's been a lovely 3 week break.

Don't get me wrong. I'm probably dialing down my coffee intake to every other morning or something... We'll see.
January 27, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Had a great conversation about Hawaiian representation with artist and printmaker Kanani Miyamoto at their Portland studio.

Watch the full video at YouTube:
youtu.be/cOCr7Ci9UtQ?...
January 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Moves a felon dictat... ahem... Felon President would do. For 300, Alex.
Breaking News: President Trump revoked security details for Mike Pompeo, his former secretary of state, and a former top aide despite threats by Iran against them.
Trump Revokes Security Detail for Pompeo and Others Despite Threats From Iran
The officials had been part of an aggressive posture against Iran during President Trump’s first term.
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Bruh.
BREAKING: Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, the far-right extremist group leader convicted of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, visited Capitol Hill on Wednesday after President Donald Trump commuted his 18-year prison sentence.
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes visits Capitol Hill after Trump clemency
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, the far-right extremist group leader convicted of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, has visited Capitol Hill after President Donald Trump commuted ...
apnews.com
January 23, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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President Trump granted a pardon to Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the Silk Road drug marketplace. Ulbricht was serving a life sentence for creating a site in a shady corner of the internet to sell heroin, cocaine and other illicit substances.
Trump Pardons Ross Ulbricht, Creator of Silk Road Drug Marketplace
Ross Ulbricht was serving a life sentence for creating a site in a shady corner of the internet to sell heroin, cocaine and other illicit substances.
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Anywho. It's mourning again in 'merica.
January 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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A lawsuit claiming billionaire Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” violates federal transparency rules was filed within minutes of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration Monday, kicking off a legal battle over a key aspect of the incoming administration’s agenda.
Elon Musk’s DOGE sued minutes after Trump inauguration
A lawsuit was filed against Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s new nongovernmental entity as soon as Donald Trump was officially president.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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TikTok helped Trump, so it has to be good
January 17, 2025 at 7:10 PM