So please, Splinter, try to temper your “is this 2020 candidate progressive enough?” garbage (you wrote yesterday) by holding onto the very important fact that we (Dems/progressives) don’t get to replace her unless we win in 2020.

Once again, thanks for bringing attention to Native issues-it is so important to highlight that even well into the 21st century the US government gives zero fucks about us.

I don’t understand why we can’t get it into our heads that these psychos choose carefully who, where, and when they are going to victimize. If one isn’t victimized, say “shit I was lucky,” instead of “I know him and he could never do that.” 

The sad fact is that as we Natives (finally) become more visible, we are going to encounter more and more of the sort of ignorance and subconscious fear that was spewed forth in this trash of an article.

I respectfully ask that you consider never say this phrase to another Native American ever again, because it not only makes you sound ignorant of what Natives go through every day that is the result of 500 years of history, but it also is seriously painful to hear. Nick has a full understanding of the last 500 years…

yeah Morales actually mentions it in the NYT piece. He was mad that she couldn’t get some of the orange stains out. 

If you’ve pissed off Inhofe, you know you are doing something right. Hopefully you all get a bonus out of it. 

THANK YOU. And cross out “DC journalists,” insert “people.” Don’t expect anyone on SNAP or Medicaid or living on the Rez to separate the person from the policies. Humanizing American politicians isn’t going to feed Yemeni children. 

DO IT!

Tired of the narrative that we women of color are some crazy exotic hypnotists that mesmerize white men into marrying us. My white husband married me because we both like fried food, MST3K, Star Wars and Kubrick films. It ain’t magic.

My absolute favorite part of this mess is these white GOP yahoos telling everyone that they know more than a Muslim what is involved in, well, being a Muslim:

Thanks for this, Nick. It’s important for non-Natives to see that the genocidal practices of the US government continue in the 21st century. Not only does underfunding the IHS cost Native lives on a daily basis, but it furthers assimilation by driving people off the reservations in search of better health care, if…

So not only are these white ppl going to invade the last stand of a dying people to get revenge for their supposedly forgiving god, but they are also willing to step on the toes of a sovereign nation with nuclear weapons (India) to do it? That is some next-level colonizer shit.

and when that didn’t work he started yelling in Xhosa. Why he thought that would work 700 miles off the coast of India I don’t know....

this is how a whole lotta my ancestors got killed. 

Picked the apples on my tree yesterday; made apple pie today. 

WTF is with all these ppl calling you white? You look and sound like an NDN dude to me.

Thanks for this, Nick. I’m so glad you’re writing for Splinter now. Only by hearing Native voices will media change to represent us the way we really are, and really were.

I’m getting a little tired of the ageism. Inclusivity either works for everyone or it is bullshit.

I have asthma and I too have been checking the air quality on my watch every 10 minutes. I can’t believe that having N95 masks on hand is now just a thing at my house, something we order regularly from Amazon along with the toilet paper.