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Eleanor Abernathy’s Cat
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15 yrs as a trial atty in the rural southwest
-> the child welfare & criminal justice systems are an absolute clusterf*ck <-
Protect ICWA. Liberate Puerto Rico.
B.A. in Geology (team IgPet). Lapidary artist.
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Eleanor Abernathy’s Cat @meri-cat.bsky.social · Nov 13
I suspect we may soon find out exactly why the Supreme Court declined the opportunity to reverse the Insular Cases in 2022.
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The Western Apache and a coalition of environmental groups have fought for years against the Resolution Copper mine, which would become one of the country’s largest at the cost of a site revered by the tribe, shares Inside Climate News.

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Court delays land transfer that would enable copper mine at Oak Flat - High Country News
The Western Apache and a coalition of environmental groups have fought for years against the Resolution Copper mine, which would become one of the country’s largest at the cost of a site revered by…
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August 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social
How Bad Bunny concerts fuel Puerto Rico’s independence movement
www.thetimes.com/us/news-toda...
How Bad Bunny concerts fuel Puerto Rico’s independence movement
The world-conquering singer is playing 30 dates on his struggling home island with songs demanding liberation and inspiring the youth
www.thetimes.com
August 19, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Rep. Nicole Collier files a state court application for a writ of habeas corpus concerning her detention in the Texas State Capitol. www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/u...
www.courthousenews.com
August 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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biologicaldiversity.org
BREAKING: The Center + our allies appealed a federal judge’s ruling today denying our request to pause the Oak Flat land exchange in Arizona.

Without an injunction, #OakFlat is expected to be handed over to a private mining company Aug. 19.

More info: biodiv.us/4oIwaji
August 15, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social
Tropical Storm Erin: Forecast Shows Potential Hurricane Will Hit Puerto Rico
www.newsweek.com/tropical-sto...
Forecast shows Tropical Storm Erin will hit Puerto Rico as hurricane
Tropical Storm Erin formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean on Monday, becoming the fifth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. Newsweek's live blog is closed.
www.newsweek.com
August 13, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social
Puerto Rico's community-owned solar power: Alternative to frequent blackouts
techxplore.com/news/2025-07...
Puerto Rico's community-owned solar power: Alternative to frequent blackouts
Enid Medina Guzman always has candles on hand—not for creating ambiance, but because one of the blackouts that plague Puerto Rico could strike at any time.
techxplore.com
July 25, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social
Incarcerated People with Mental Illness Face Inhumane Treatment in Puerto Rico

periodismoinvestigativo.com/2025/07/puer...
Incarcerated People with Mental Illness Face Inhumane Treatment in Puerto Rico
The Department of Corrections fails to provide basic mental health care to its prison population while spending $80 million on a psychiatric hospital with no clear plan for staffing, operations, or fu...
periodismoinvestigativo.com
July 22, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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michaelchesnut.bsky.social
"While the story draws loosely from Macbeth, it has been completely rewritten to elevate Cree perspectives and language."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Cree reimagining of Macbeth makes Manitoba debut in Brandon | CBC News
A reimagining of Macbeth — set in a time before colonization and rooted in the Cree worldview, language and tradition — is set to be performed on Treaty 2 territory for the first time this weekend.
www.cbc.ca
June 23, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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wordglass.bsky.social
Mohawk Students File Legal Suit Over Changes Impacting Access to Federal Financial Aid nativenewsonline.net...
Mohawk Students File Legal Suit Over Changes Impacting Access to Federal Financial Aid
Mohawk students from the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe have filed a legal complaint in U.S. District Court in the Northern District of New York, challenging recent federal changes that limit their access to college financial aid.
nativenewsonline.net
June 21, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social
Caribbean Matters: Racist ICE raids target Dominicans in Puerto Rico
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Caribbean Matters: Racist ICE raids target Dominicans in Puerto Rico
� Caribbean Matters is a weekly series from Daily Kos. Hope you’ll join us here every Saturday. If you are unfamiliar with the region, check out Caribbean Matters: Getting to know the countries of ...
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June 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social
"Under Jenniffer González, complaints grow over alleged failure to address gender-based violence" #PuertoRico
Since June 8, at least six women have been murdered or their bodies found under suspicious circumstances
www.elnuevodia.com/english/news...
Under Jenniffer González, complaints grow over alleged failure to address gender-based violence
Since June 8, at least six women have been murdered or their bodies found under suspicious circumstances
www.elnuevodia.com
June 20, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social
The Puerto Rican Community Taking Energy Resilience Into Its Own Hands
After years of living with an unreliable electricity supply, a new community-driven plan is setting Castañer, Puerto Rico, on the path to energy resilience.
www.triplepundit.com/story/2025/e...
The Puerto Rican Community Taking Energy Resilience Into Its Own Hands
After years of living with an unreliable electricity supply, a new community-driven plan is setting Castañer, Puerto Rico, on the path to energy resilience.
www.triplepundit.com
March 19, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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chasewoodruff.bsky.social
That was fast www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
IN THE Supreme Court of the United States STEVE WYNN, Petitioner, U. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS; AND REGINA GARCIA CANO, Respondents. ON PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI QUESTIONS PRESENTED In New York Times Co. v. Sullivan,' this Court "overturn[ed] 200 years of libel law" to constitutionalize an actual-malice standard for public-official defamation plaintiffs.? This Court extended this actual-malice innovation to public figures in Curtis Publishing Co. U. Butts.3 Compelled by this Court's constitutional decisions in Sullivan and Curtis Publishing Co., States, like Nevada, have incorporated the actual-malice standard into their anti-SLAPP statutes. As a result, those States require public figure plaintiffs to prove the merits of their case-including actual malice-before any discovery occurs (or with only "limited" discovery). State courts are split over the application of the actual-malice standard's clear and convincing evidence burden to public figure plaintiffs in anti-SLAPP cases and whether it violates a plaintiff's right to a civil jury trial. These are the questions presented: 1. Whether this Court should overturn Sullivan's actual-malice standard or, at a minimum, overrule Curtis Publishing Co.'s expansion of it to public figures.
February 7, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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biologicaldiversity.org
We just sued Trump over DOGE.

“Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are using DOGE to achieve the far right’s longstanding goal of dismantling protections for our air, water and most imperiled wildlife.” ~ Center executive director @kieransuckling.bsky.social

Learn more: biodiv.us/4h1Fg6a
Lawsuit Seeks Records on Elon Musk, DOGE’s Role in Trump Transition
Center for Biological Diversity: WASHINGTON— The Center Biological Diversity sued the Trump administration today to obtain public records showing how people claiming to represent the so-called Departm...
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January 20, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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mnathantanner.bsky.social
For the nerds: exciting changes/additions to the 18th ed. include explicit inclusion of and guidance for the use of Indigenous languages. It also includes specific acknowledgement of and (IMO) more respectful treatment of Indigenous sources of knowledge—e.g., oral history / stories. #histed #writing
The Chicago Manual of Style, 18th edition.
January 19, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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samtlevin.bsky.social
Breaking: A former California prison guard was convicted of 64 sexual abuse charges against incarcerated women.

One survivor who testified: “This is not a one officer problem. From my experience, Gregory Rodriguez is one bad apple on a tree that's rotten to its core.”
California ex-prison guard found guilty of 64 charges of sexual abuse of women
Gregory Rodriguez, 56, who faced 97 counts, convicted of crimes in one of state’s largest prison abuse scandals
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2025 at 11:59 PM
meri-cat.bsky.social
Titi Zandi stitched me a new quilt and this brat immediately took it over and turned it into her favorite new cozy bed.
#VethIsABratCat
#CatSky #CatsOfBlueSky
A smaller calico cat sits contentedly on a quilt she has gathered into a comfy pile. The quilt is made of a variety of fabrics, mostly cornflower and navy blue floral patterns, cut into rectangles and then framed as squares with an off-white floral trim.
December 29, 2024 at 8:36 PM
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mahtowin1.bsky.social
Powerful!
"A Poem to and for the 38 Dakota Men Who Were Hanged"
by Layli Long Soldier #Dakota38 +2 onbeing.org/poetry/38/
38 | The On Being Project
Here, the sentence will be respected. I will compose each sentence with care, by minding what the rules of writing dictate. For example, all sentences will begin with capital letters. Likewise, the hi...
onbeing.org
December 26, 2024 at 9:02 PM
meri-cat.bsky.social
Yep. Still floored by the local ‘sky paintings’.
#AlpineDesertSunrise
#ColoradoSunrise
#OldRedBarn
The photo is centered on an old red barn. In the background the sun is just rising behind a mountain range - filling the sky with shades of bright orange that fade upwards to lighter and lighter shades of pink. This photo is a wider framing of the previous scene. The old red barn and associated outbuildings are in the foreground. In the background the sunrise is peeking over a mountain range so the sky is filled with oranges and pinks that fade upwards into grays and purples - all topped by wispy white and gray clouds.
December 28, 2024 at 3:13 PM
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mamatried.bsky.social
So the City of Miami was under a federal consent decree for 20 years that forbade them from criminalizing homelessness

guess what happened during that time
These policy approaches require thoughtful design and implementation, but the potential dividends are substantial. When Miami spent two decades under a federal ruling that prohibited jail cells and fines as homelessness responses, the county reduced its homelessness rate by 90 percent by funding housing and services. Communities everywhere can follow similar models, embracing cost-effective and humane strategies for addressing homelessness — or they can follow the counterproductive approach of criminalization and punishment. And federal lawmakers can either set these efforts back or provide much-needed financial incentives for positive change.
December 27, 2024 at 8:38 PM
meri-cat.bsky.social
My sweet floof, Scarlett, is not feeling her best thanks to a mild URI. Right now she just can’t decide if she wants attention & cuddles or if she just wants to murder anything that comes near her.
#CatSky #TheScarlettLynx
A long-haired calico cat with long, white whiskers sits on turquoise blanket looking thoroughly annoyed. Her posture is slightly tense, her ears are flicked outwards, and she is refusing to look directly at the camera. She gives off ‘perturbed princess’ vibes.
December 22, 2024 at 10:28 PM
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emilylhauser.bsky.social
"The findings provide the most complete public accounting to date of how many Native American children died at the boarding schools, but many historians said they believe the death toll is far greater."

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More than 3,100 students died at schools built to crush Native American cultures
The Post’s year-long investigation found that three times as many Native American students had died at boarding schools between 1828 and 1970 as the U.S. government had previously reported.
wapo.st
December 22, 2024 at 5:32 PM
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brandontbishop.bsky.social
We really, really underestimate how different the planet was during the glaciations of the last ~3 million years, and not just near the poles.

For example, Central and South America were likely dominated by savannas to dry grasslands and deserts, rather than forests.
Dry corridors opened by fire and low CO2 in Amazonian rainforest during the Last Glacial Maximum - Nature Geoscience
Lower CO2 and more-frequent fires may have supported grassland expansion in the Amazon during the Last Glacial Maximum, according to vegetation modelling using a range of boundary conditions tested ag...
www.nature.com
December 18, 2024 at 10:51 PM