Stephen Carr Hampton
@stephencarrhampton.bsky.social
Cherokee/Choctaw (enrolled citizen ᏣᎳᎩ Cherokee Nation - Osiyo, relatives!) Writer - Native issues past & present; birds; climate change; maybe other topics too
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Osiyo #INDIGENOUS relatives. My book project, 1491-present, is now with a complete manuscript and interested agents!
I'M LOOKING FOR NATIVE REVIEWERS - 'Nish, Haud., Diné, Pueblo. Will pay you for your time. Details here. Be part of the project!
wado,
stephen-carr-hampton.com/book-project
I'M LOOKING FOR NATIVE REVIEWERS - 'Nish, Haud., Diné, Pueblo. Will pay you for your time. Details here. Be part of the project!
wado,
stephen-carr-hampton.com/book-project
Reposted by Stephen Carr Hampton
The Republicans will kill you, and the Democrats will let you die.
An explainer on enablers from last year -- and before: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/ten-articl...
An explainer on enablers from last year -- and before: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/ten-articl...
Ten Articles Explaining the 2024 Election
Some background reading
sarahkendzior.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:56 AM
The Republicans will kill you, and the Democrats will let you die.
An explainer on enablers from last year -- and before: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/ten-articl...
An explainer on enablers from last year -- and before: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/ten-articl...
Fuck these Dem traitors. Thousands will die. There needs to be protests outside their offices tomorrow demanding their resignation.
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Fuck these Dem traitors. Thousands will die. There needs to be protests outside their offices tomorrow demanding their resignation.
I've just started this at substack.com/@schampton. This is a series - about 1/wk - 1491 to the present.
Each just a few paragraphs. The first 3 are already out.
Subscriptions are free. Or click on the three dots on the right edge for Follow, which means it just shows up in your Substack feed.
Each just a few paragraphs. The first 3 are already out.
Subscriptions are free. Or click on the three dots on the right edge for Follow, which means it just shows up in your Substack feed.
November 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I've just started this at substack.com/@schampton. This is a series - about 1/wk - 1491 to the present.
Each just a few paragraphs. The first 3 are already out.
Subscriptions are free. Or click on the three dots on the right edge for Follow, which means it just shows up in your Substack feed.
Each just a few paragraphs. The first 3 are already out.
Subscriptions are free. Or click on the three dots on the right edge for Follow, which means it just shows up in your Substack feed.
When did WAPO start capitalizing white?
November 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
When did WAPO start capitalizing white?
Enjoying this fall’s remarkable incursion of thousands of shearwaters into the Salish Sea!
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Calculating the airspeed of a unladened Short-tailed Shearwater
Answer: between 66 and 100 mph
substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Enjoying this fall’s remarkable incursion of thousands of shearwaters into the Salish Sea!
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Jurors say it wasn't assault because it was unlikely to cause injury.
You know what this means: SAVE ALL YOUR BAD TOMATOES!
You know what this means: SAVE ALL YOUR BAD TOMATOES!
November 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Jurors say it wasn't assault because it was unlikely to cause injury.
You know what this means: SAVE ALL YOUR BAD TOMATOES!
You know what this means: SAVE ALL YOUR BAD TOMATOES!
Portland is indeed burning - with white supremacist rage.
October 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Portland is indeed burning - with white supremacist rage.
You’ve probably heard the argument that the earth’s climate has always been changing. That is true, but never this fast. Not even close.
schampton.substack.com/p/modern-cli...
schampton.substack.com/p/modern-cli...
Modern climate change is 27x faster than historic global warming mass extinction events
I first posted a version of this in 2019, at my old Wordpress blog, The Cottonwood Post. All of my recent postings (since December 2024) have been here at this Substack.
schampton.substack.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
You’ve probably heard the argument that the earth’s climate has always been changing. That is true, but never this fast. Not even close.
schampton.substack.com/p/modern-cli...
schampton.substack.com/p/modern-cli...
add this to the list of white privilege
October 23, 2025 at 7:19 PM
add this to the list of white privilege
Imagine working 9am to 9pm six days a week to put yourself out of a job. Humans are a lot more like lemmings than I thought.
October 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Imagine working 9am to 9pm six days a week to put yourself out of a job. Humans are a lot more like lemmings than I thought.
Trump wanted the Nobel Peace Prize for funding this.
October 18, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Trump wanted the Nobel Peace Prize for funding this.
Rather than tell us SCOTUS's embrace of gerrymandering means the functional end of democracy and an era of shocking fascism - or states seceding or civil war - they invite us to play a mini-golf game.
Something happened there recently to dumb down Trump's fascism. This takes the cake.
Something happened there recently to dumb down Trump's fascism. This takes the cake.
October 17, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Rather than tell us SCOTUS's embrace of gerrymandering means the functional end of democracy and an era of shocking fascism - or states seceding or civil war - they invite us to play a mini-golf game.
Something happened there recently to dumb down Trump's fascism. This takes the cake.
Something happened there recently to dumb down Trump's fascism. This takes the cake.
Live Updates: Supreme Court Appears Poised to Upend Key Provision of Voting Rights Act
www.nytimes.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The US media is fawning over Trump. This article - despite its headline - makes clear that Qatar, Tony Blair, and others played key roles in the negotiations. I'm hearing nothing on that from even NPR.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
‘Trump is like a juggernaut’: how the Gaza ceasefire deal was done
Sidelines chat at UN was turning point for US president, but others also have right to claim role in end of two-year war
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The US media is fawning over Trump. This article - despite its headline - makes clear that Qatar, Tony Blair, and others played key roles in the negotiations. I'm hearing nothing on that from even NPR.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
I’m looking forward to the media’s deep dive into the history of Black people and mortgages. Waiting…
October 10, 2025 at 3:47 AM
I’m looking forward to the media’s deep dive into the history of Black people and mortgages. Waiting…
My people know a story about two generals who took a stand. They were sent to deport us, but then sought to protect us, and, in the end, walked away from the Trail of Tears.
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substack.com/home/post/p-...
The generals who refused
They walked away from the Trail of Tears
substack.com
October 8, 2025 at 3:22 PM
My people know a story about two generals who took a stand. They were sent to deport us, but then sought to protect us, and, in the end, walked away from the Trail of Tears.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
The sudden cancellation of aid. Three million children may die. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Most Lethal Policy
www.nytimes.com
September 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The sudden cancellation of aid. Three million children may die. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/o...
He tells them this because they allow immigrants, and he’s saying this to a world where fertility rates are falling and will continue to fall. Most nations will be competing for immigrants to sustain their labor force, and the US will be at the end of the line.
September 24, 2025 at 4:52 AM
He tells them this because they allow immigrants, and he’s saying this to a world where fertility rates are falling and will continue to fall. Most nations will be competing for immigrants to sustain their labor force, and the US will be at the end of the line.
Black boys and white savages
When right-wing violence in America really got started
schampton.substack.com
September 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
To the average person, saying that picking up a bag with $50,000 in cash is insufficient evidence of a bribe SIMPLY DOES NOT PASS THE RED FACE TEST.
September 21, 2025 at 4:53 AM
To the average person, saying that picking up a bag with $50,000 in cash is insufficient evidence of a bribe SIMPLY DOES NOT PASS THE RED FACE TEST.
Registration is still open for this great day of meeting cool young people (not me!). Actually taking ages 13-30 now. I'm looking forward to an inspiring day!
September 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Registration is still open for this great day of meeting cool young people (not me!). Actually taking ages 13-30 now. I'm looking forward to an inspiring day!
The US is now officially anti-Antifa.
Is there a shorter way of saying that?
Is there a shorter way of saying that?
September 18, 2025 at 5:04 AM
The US is now officially anti-Antifa.
Is there a shorter way of saying that?
Is there a shorter way of saying that?
He will be remembered for his hate.
September 11, 2025 at 1:38 AM
He will be remembered for his hate.