Shaun Griswold

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Pictured are 3 DVDs: a double feature of both versions of Footloose, the cover of each showing the characters dancing behind the movie neon font title; Batman Year One, with the Caped Crusader flying in through his own black silhouette-like bat symbol; Angels in America, the two-part HBO production of Tony Kushner's acclaimed play about life in the United States during the AIDS epidemic.

The covers of 3 biographies. From left to right: James Wong Howe, The Camera Eye, about the legendary cinematographer; Jim Henson, The Biography, by Brian Jay Jones, the cover showing Henson in his early 40s, with Kermit the Frog perched on one shoulder and Ernie from Sesame Street standing in front of him; the cover of John Cassavetes' Lifeworks is dominated by a blue-tinged black and white photo of the filmmaker holding a 35mm film camera on his shoulder

Thank you to all who visited the store for the first time! My partner @mzspress and I appreciate it. Here are other sections you might dig:
Hayao Miyazaki (Books+Merch) mzs.press/Hayao-Miyaza... Physical Media (DVD, Blu, vinyl) mzs.press/Physical-Med... Biographies: mzs.press/Biographies-...

NDN Decries Permit Granted to Drilling Project Near Lakota Site - The Rapid City Post BLACK HILLS, SD — The Lakota battle for the protection of sacred sites continues, with the heart of the Black Hills potentially at risk.  In

“Mining at Pe’sla could contaminate drinking water for hundreds of thousands of people in the area, cause irreparable ecological damage, and set the stage for more mining companies to permanently contaminate – and destroy – more land in the Black Hills.”

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Photo w caption: A person flees after throwing a homemade explosive device during a protest organized by far-right influencer Jake Lang in front of Mayor Zohran Mamdani's official residence on Saturday. Charly Triballeau / AFP - Getty Images

NBC - Two arrested and two IEDs seized as right wingers hold an anti-Islam demo outside Gracie Mansion today during Ramadan. Not immediately known if Mayor Mamdani was home.

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Picture of DOGE guy Nate Cavanaugh

Screenshot of my DOGE letter “Dr. Joseph Rezek Dear NEH Grantee, This letter provides notice that the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is terminating your federal grant (Grant Application No. FEL29509824) effective April 3, 2025, in accordance with the termination clause in your Grant Agreement. Your grant no longer effectuates the agency's needs and priorities and conditions of the Grant Agreement and is subject to termination due to several reasonable causes, as outlined in 2CFR§200.340. For instance, NEH has reasonable cause to terminate your grant in light of the fact that the NEH is repurposing its funding allocations in a new direction in furtherance of the President's agenda. The President's February 19, 2025 executive order mandates that the NEH eliminate all non-statutorily required activities and functions. See Commencing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy, E.O. 14217 (Feb. 19, 2025). Your grant's immediate termination is necessary to safeguard the interests of the federal government, including its fiscal priorities. Any objections or appeals to this termination will be managed in strict accordance with the President's Executive Orders,

Last year, this guy (left) from DOGE used ChatGPT to find NEH grants that were too “DEI” for Trump, and canceled them, including mine, as shown by the letter I received last April (right). Huge new NYT article on the back story link below

How a DHS shooting of a third U.S. citizen went unnoticed for months No state or federal agency disclosed that a Homeland Security Investigations agent had killed Ruben Ray Martinez until it was revealed in a public records request.

DHS killed a 23yo in Texas in March 2025 the same way they killed Renee Good www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Buffalo Return: New Herd Report Shows More Than 25,000 Buffalo On Tribal Lands 1,500 Buffalo Returned To Tribes In 2025 The InterTribal Buffalo Council, which represents 89 member nations, has spent decades rebuilding buffalo herds after federal extermination campaigns and land ...

Wrapping the week with my favorite topic 🦬🦬🦬🦬

Buffalo Return: New Herd Report Shows More Than 25,000 Buffalo On Tribal Lands

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Happy to see this reporting from @grahambrewer.bsky.social making the rounds

Greater Minnesota schools felt the fear as ICE presence surged While the surge of federal agents in the Twin Cities grabbed much of the attention the past few months, stories of children hiding at home, crying in class and being detained have quietly gripped some...

While the surge of federal agents in the Twin Cities grabbed much of the attention the past few months, stories of children hiding at home, crying in class and being detained have quietly gripped some Minnesota small towns since January.

Interior NEPA rollback shifts procedures to internal handbook, raising tribal consultation concerns The Interior Department finalized a rollback of its NEPA regulations, shifting procedures to internal guidance in a move tribal leaders say could weaken consultation and cultural protections.

The Interior Department is rolling back its environmental review regulations and shifting the process to one guided by an internal guidebook. Tribal leaders are worried it could weaken tribal consultation and protections for sacred sites.

Sen. Mullin Calls VA Nurse Killed by Border Patrol a “Deranged Individual” The tragic death of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old Veterans Affairs intensive care unit nurse, on a street in Minneapolis on Saturday morning is the second death at the hands of federal agents in the city...

After Alex Pretti was killed by Border Patrol, Markwayne Mullin went on Fox News to defend the federal police agency he could soon lead and called the VA nurse a “deranged individual”.

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‘What’s your plan for this pregnancy?’ Comfort, shame and a missed diagnosis For nearly 60 years, crisis pregnancy centers have been a pillar of the anti-abortion movement.

“It felt very predatory to me as a 30-year-old woman that’s married. So I can’t imagine how it would feel to a teen mom or a single mom having to walk in there by herself.”

— Valkyrie Brodt on visiting a pregnancy center.

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Corn for my tacos, flour for my burritos, beer for my horses

it’s been cute to see hockey get its love & basketball moment

Haaland Addresses ICE and New Epstein Investigations in Sweeping Public Safety Native Vote 2026 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Greater resources for police, expansion of mental health treatment, and reform to New Mexico’s child welfare system make up the core of the public safety plan rele...

Haaland Addresses ICE and New Epstein Investigations in Sweeping Public Safety Agenda

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With Senate approval, Mullin becomes the 2nd Native American U.S. cabinet member.
Reaction to the news from the 1st, Deb Haaland.

“Chaos and violence is a feature of this administration - no matter who is running the agency I am not confident that ICE or the Administration’s cruelty will change.”

Chief Hoskin congratulates Cherokee citizen Markwayne Mullin on appointment as U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security "The Cherokee Nation extends its warmest congratulations to Cherokee Nation citizen and Westville native Markwayne Mullin on this historic appointment as the United States Secretary of Homeland Security. Senator Mullin's dedicated service in the U.S. Senate has demonstrated his unwavering commitment to progress and the well-being of all communities, including Indian Country. It is deeply encouraging to have someone with a keen understanding of federal Indian policy, law and justice elevated to such a critical leadership role within a powerful federal agency. Having a Cherokee Nation citizen serve within the United States Cabinet is a mark of high esteem for our tribe. It stands as a testament to the resilience, capability, and enduring impact of our people. We are confident in Secretary Mullin's ability to lead with historic responsibility and look forward to the positive, unitying impact his unique perspective will bring to the nation." Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. SEPT. 6, 1839

Here’s what the Cherokee Nation leadership has to say about one of its citizens tapped to run the Department of Homeland Security

If Mullin became DHS Secretary shortly, the (Republican) governor would appoint his (Republican) successor.

Mullin would also presumably drop his reelection campaign this year; the filing deadline is next month.

There it is: Noem out, Mullin in

Kristi Noem Being Ousted As DHS Secretary Donald Trump has appointed Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla, to lead the Department of Homeland Security.

Donald Trump has appointed Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla, to lead the Department of Homeland Security.

Tupero sat at the tribal youth council table with a sign-up sheet for those interested in joining. Tupero coaches girls' volleyball and has three kids in the high school - many students recognized her, their faces lighting up as they approached the table. Tupero told them about the opportunities they would have on the youth council — traveling to conferences, hosting cultural events, and meeting with the tribe's business council to make their voices heard - and, before signing their papers, had them answer a question from Native News Online, "What do you love about your community?" Some were shy and spoke softly; others laughed. One by one, they answered: "My culture." "Singing and dancing." "Good food." "Coastal jams." "Being surrounded by water." "Togetherness." "Canoe pulling." "Family." "You are never alone." This is part two of a two-part series that Native News Online Elyse Wild reported while participating in the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism's 2025 National Fellowship. Read part one here.

Native News Online reporter Elyse Wild did on ground reporting about an extremely difficult topic. It says so much that the series concludes with so much community hope.

‘You Are Never Alone’ | How One Tribe Is Fighting Youth Suicide With Culture and Crisis Response BELLINGHAM, Wash. — On a summer night in 2019 near where the Salish Sea hugs the lands of the Lummi Nation reservation, 17-year-old Merandalee Jones was given a choice by the police: go home with her...

The Lummi Nation’s youth suicide prevention combines crisis intervention with cultural reconnection — monthly Coastal Jams, canoe pulling, and youth council programs that give young people a voice and a sense of belonging. A model adopted by 5 tribes in Wash. nativenewsonline.net/health/you-a...

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‘Our Culture is Prevention’ Native youth die by suicide at rates 91% higher than the general population. Tribal communities are turning to culturally centered treatment — combining ceremony, traditional practices and mental heal...

The White Mountain Apache Tribe cut its suicide rate by 38% using a model built by tribal elders that makes every resident a mandated reporter and deploys emergency response teams alongside cultural teachings.

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this made me think that if successful this would lead to the creation of an AI Harvey Weinstein then I remembered Grok already exists

End Child Detention Letter with signatures Feb 26 2026

Citing reporting by @propublica.org and others, nearly 4,000 doctors, nurses and health professionals sent a letter to DHS Sec Kristi Noem calling for the immediate release of all children currently in immigration detention. Full letter: tinyurl.com/yz2amueb 1/

Trade systems are inherent to Indigenous people. That’s gotten a bit crazy when married to global currency. Tribes that procured ICE contracts is a recent example of what I discussed here. bsky.app/profile/shau...