Diné In The Fé

Democrats should hold a press conference and announce that if Mike Johnson has no interest in running the House they'd be happy to do it for him

💁🏻‍♀️ First day of 103rd Santa Fe Indian Market. 🪶 💠

‘From the heart’: Native restaurant Tocabe hits new heights at Denver airport - ICT The popular restaurant Tocabe is the only Native American-owned restaurant in Metro Denver specializing in Native cuisine

Tocabe Restaurant was founded by Osage Nation citizen Ben Jacobs and his partner Matt Chandra. Jacobs wanted to bring the Indigenous cuisine experience to the broader stage, increasing the visibility of Native business in public spaces. 🪶

Barrier-breaking Indigenous ballet dancer Jock Soto to be honored - ICT Navajo and Taino dancer went from rez hoop dancing to the stage of the New York City Ballet

Jock Soto, Diné (Tó'aheedlíinii)/Puerto Rican is an acclaimed virtuoso dancer.

The event is Saturday, August 23, 6:00 pm at the Lensic Performing Arts Center, here in Santa Fe.

Investigators search for Native American items stolen decades ago in New Mexico Investigators with a Native American community in New Mexico are trying to crack a cold case, one irreplaceable item at a time.

For our pueblo cousins, a sacred item is like another person — living, breathing and intertwined with their identity.

Stolen pottery and war shields are at the heart of a cultural cold case | AP News

🪶 Tradish Snoopy by Ajoo'baasani

Dineh Chamber of Commerce presents “Building with Intention: Financial Wisdom for Diné-Owned Businesses”.

Date: Monday, August 18.
Time: 1:00 PM MDT. Register: bit.ly/BizBuzzAug18

8:57pm MDT. Sturgeon moon.

😉 I'm sure this NPR post boosted Netflix's viewership. 🖥

It’s the equivalent of a trashy weekend read. Just finished. I was entertained ... the guns, the lies, the sex ... and religion. 😜

YouTube video by Flaco Jiménez - Topic Los Recuerdos Del Troquero

💔 Conjunto music 🪗 icon, Flaco Jimenez, has died at age 86. 🥹⚘️

CPB says it is shutting down after being defunded by Congress, targeted by Trump The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced Friday it would take steps toward its own closure after being defunded by Congress — marking the end of a nearly six-decade era in which it fueled…

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a cornerstone of American culture for three generations, announced Friday it would take steps toward its own closure after being defunded by Congress.

States sue USDA over efforts to gather food stamp data on tens of millions of people Twenty states and Washington, DC are suing USDA after the agency demanded states turn over sensitive data on applicants for food assistance by July 30.

Twenty states and Washington, DC are suing USDA after the agency demanded states turn over sensitive data on applicants for food assistance by July 30.

I love Diné artist Shonto Begay's work.

He'll be at the 7th annual Free Indian Market in Santa Fe NM, Aug 16-17.

Watching The Gilded Age I noticed the cardboard-like collars the men wore in the 1880s.

Googling found out they were heavily starched linen or cotton that were detachable. Since there were no washing machines this was an easier way to switch out collars than laundering a shirt.

Datura stramonium aka Jimsonweed.
Heat of the day has them twisting to close. They open in the evening and stay that way overnight.

Top is 6:06am.
Bottom is 11:09am.

Sly Stone’s Political and Musical Awakening How “There’s a Riot Goin’ On” helped the musician find a purpose beyond hippie-culture stardom.

The indictment that Sly Stone articulated on his album “There’s a Riot Goin’ On” is: When will you realize that your country is a myth? And, if you already have, what might you do next?

🦋 Our entrance is raven roost. 🚶🏻‍♀️

😊 Garden is loving recent moisture.
Just weeds didn't. 😆

Prime Minister Mark Carney shut down Trump’s dream of acquiring Canada faster than Trump could say “51st state”

A friend's irises in Italy. 😍

Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández Leads Coalition of 52 Members of Congress in a Letter to Reinstate Executive Order Revoked by Trump In response to President Donald Trump’s revocation of  Executive Order 14112—originally signed by President Joe Biden to promote tribal self-determination for the 574 federally recognized tribes by im...

Rep. Leger Fernández leads call to reinstate tribal consultation order 📜✊🏽
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#TribalSovereignty #NativeRights #IndigenousLeadership #Congress

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: Colors have stories too. When Reds, Blues, and Yellows divide, a surprising love creates Green – teaching us that our differences can create something magical. Arree Chung's "Mixed" is more than a children's book. It's a metaphor for community. 🌈💕

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The top FDA vaccine official is forced out, cites RFK Jr.'s 'misinformation and lies' A top vaccine advisor at the FDA was forced to resign on Friday. In his resignation letter, Dr. Peter Marks wrote "truth and transparency are not desired," by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

A top vaccine advisor at the FDA was forced to resign on Friday. In his resignation letter, Dr. Peter Marks, wrote "truth and transparency are not desired," by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

DOD says Navajo Code Talker content to be restored The U.S. Department of Defense says it plans to restore content on the Navajo Code Talkers recently scrubbed from the agency's website.

Agreements with federal government have been violated and ignored before. Gotta see it, to believe it.
"The Defense Department did not provide a timeline for when the information will be back online."

YouTube video by Jesse Colin Young - Topic Sunlight (Live 1976)

💔 😢 RIP Jesse Colin Young. Your music made my world a better place. ⚘️

'Segregated facilities' are no longer explicitly banned in federal contracts The Trump administration cut a clause from federal contracting rules that had been on the books since the 1960s: Companies are no longer explicitly prohibited from having segregated facilities.

Back to a not good future.

Navajo Code Talkers get "DEI" label as military info disappears under Trump order Also vanishing: The Civil War regiment from "Glory," women pilots from WWII and a Medal of Honor winner.

Exclusive: Navajo Code Talkers disappear from military websites after Trump DEI order

Deconstructing the Beatles "Beatle-ologist" Scott Freiman guides you through several of The Beatles’ milestone albums.

Dvr'd this from PBS World channel Monday evening. Regular NM PBS will air Tues Mar 18.

😍 If you love the Beatles check it out. Dive into the legacy and artistic evolution of The Beatles. 🎸 🎹

#ProtectPublicMedia

Daily reminder: None of this is normal!!