Dekila Chungyalpa (བདེ་དཀྱིལ་)

If you’re a settler on these lands like I am, one small way to be a good guest is by giving to trusted Native organizations on Thankstaking! Here’s where I’m donating this year: Tribal Elder Box Food Program, led by Loka’s advisors, Gary Besaw & Dan Cornelius! 🙏🏽 feedingamericawi.org/tribal-food-...

Incredible night at the Sacred Wisdom, Sacred Earth premiere! Our hearts are bursting with gratitude for the Tribal elders, culture keepers, youth and community surrounding this film project. Pinagigi, Miigwech, Wāēwāēnen, Yaw^kó 🌎♥️

A group photo of 9 people including Chancellor Mnookin, Carla Vigue, film producers, and Tribal elders on the red carpet for the premiere of Sacred Wisdom, Sacred Earth.

Honored to be part of last night's premiere of Sacred Wisdom, Sacred Earth. So grateful to the Tribal elders, culture keepers, youth & the @lokainitiative.bsky.social at the @centerhealthyminds.bsky.social for bringing this film to life & honoring generations of Indigenous knowledge & stewardship.

YouTube video by The Loka Initiative Trailer - Loka Sacred Wisdom Sacred Earth Documentary

So grateful and so filled with joy that we refuse to let anyone steal from us! Very proud of the @lokainitiative.bsky.social team! If you don’t know what Sacred Wisdom Sacred Earth is, here’s the trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKey...! <3

Our Native advisors & creative team ran the show! Food catered by @chefelenaterry.bsky.social & Wild Bearies! @wadefernandez.bsky.social performed live! We had a panel of powerful culture keepers! Twin Tails drums! Sold out audience! And our @uwchancellor.bsky.social was there to celebrate with us!

What does Indigenous resilience & Indigenous joy look like? Here's us last night rejoicing at the premiere of #SacredWisdomSacredEarth at UW Madison! We celebrated four years of hard work by lots of beloved people & honored our respected culture keepers & the next gen of Wisconsin’s Native leaders.

My favoritest. <3

Cop30 live: first draft text revives shift away from fossil fuels So-called “mutirão decision” text provides first look at potential outcomes of UN climate summit – but don’t call it a cover text, say Brazilians

One would think this is hyperbole. "If the world cannot solve the climate crisis within a capitalist system, “we should all go to bed and not wake up,” the influential economist Mariana Mazzucato has warned. www.inkl.com/news/cop30-l...

Listening to some world-famous "climate leaders" and I’m absolutely exhausted by how we’ve strapped ourselves inside a careening plane made up of neoliberal climate solutions. Basically, they’d rather we die than divorce capitalism. The parallels w the Democratic party could not be more obvious.

In the middle of travel and flu, I did this wonderful interview for Badger Talks Podcast with Buzz! If you need a moment of peace for the day, fast foward to the last few minutes for a meditation. Check it out: <3

Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says One in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters Out

I'm not surprised.

I'm still disappointed.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

View of turquoise ocean waters and a sandbar under a cloudless blue sky.

Ready to dissociate fr US politics. Any. time. now. brain.

Since people are remembering the tea party: a critical part to remember is that much like the open up campaigns of 2020, it started as an astroturf campaign by billionaires like the Koch brothers.

When I say the media has a deference to money and power I mean it.

#NoKings, Madison WI

As a Buddhist, I believe that the nature of reality is non-dual and also, if they're against people protesting fascism, they’re on the side of you know what. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

postmodern finance theory

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

Seriously, Judges *do no do things like this*

They don't give their opinion to the media

They don't criticize how SCOTUS works

This is them breaking the emergency glass, folks
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Happy tears. What a fantastic testament to Maria Corina Machado, Venezuela, and democracy at large! <3

“Oh my god… I have no words.”

Listen to the emotional moment this year’s laureate Maria Corina ( finds out she has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Kristian Berg Harpviken, Director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute, shared the news.

NobelPrize #NobelPeacePrize

Love this! So talented and creative. It’s the soundtrack to the scientific apocalypse we are living in! I follow @ellecordova.bsky.social here but this wasn’t posted. This was from TikTok! Enjoy!

this! we know where those football fields of servers are all going to go.

A protest sign that says “No one is illegal on stolen land."

As ICE activity ramps up in Madison, I want to give a shout out to the Community Immigration Law Center: CILC, which provides free legal help to people facing deportation in Madison, WI. If you’re frustrated and looking for ways to help, I’m a proud supporter! www.cilcmadison.org!

Tommy Orange Illuminating the richness and complexity of contemporary, urban Native Peoples’ lives.

Tommy Orange got a MacArthur! HELL YEAH!
www.macfound.org/fellows/clas...

Oh — new reporting on Pope Leo from El Paso Matters, citing footage they have of yesterday's meeting.

Sounds like the pope was even *more* forceful in urging U.S. bishops to speak out about immigration than first reported.

I mean, that's…not subtle. elpasomatters.org/2025/10/08/e...

AI Data Centers Are Sending Power Bills Soaring Wholesale electricity costs as much as 267% more than it did five years ago in areas near data centers. That’s being passed on to customers.

Not sure people realize how INSANELY DRAINING data centers will be on our planet.

If you imagine data centers as their own country, they'll rank fourth in global electricity use by 2035 — outranked only by China, India, and the U.S.

Read this in @bloomberg.com👇

www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson:

"Private establishments can partner with us to make it clear that private property is private property and ICE cannot enter establishments without a valid warrant ... If Congress will not check this administration, then Chicago will."

chickens coming home to roost.

As a just in case… My best friend got me hooked to the BBC Witch podcast which was eye opening — I did not know about the connection between the witch hunts and abortion providers! www.bbc.com/audio/brand/...

In case you’re wondering, yes. It’s given me a lot of joy to throw myself into this kind of community building and re-determination of identity in these times...

Being(s) of the Land; Flowing of the Water(s); Thinking with Indigeneity in Tibet and South Asia! More here: southasiaconference.wisc.edu and www.lokainitiative.org/beingsofthel...!