Donald Trump is now just openly bragging about interfering in the media. He's the president. He's running a truck over the first amendment here.

Pete Hegseth is openly calling on Trump-friendly oligarchs to take over the media while unshackling the military from the "rules of engagement" he hates so much. What he really wants is a world in which horrors like the school bombing don't ever fully come to light. newrepublic.com/article/2077...

Even you have to admit the strategic genius of starting a trade war with every country on earth, and then begging them to fight your dogshit war you started over nothing.

Pretty sure the Trump and Hegseth plan was about as deep as Iran will take the L the way Venezuela did. Baby thinking. Because anyone who thought about it for two seconds knew Iran would take the L about as well as Trump would.

Americans are dying so that Kushner can make money

Possible solution to the Strait of Hormuz?

Pine Ridge has opened its first full-service domestic violence shelter in nearly 20 years, offering a long-needed safe space for survivors.

You know what we're not griping about enough? That Donald Trump's face is going to be on U.S. currency—on $1 coins—later this year. This will be the first time a living president has appeared solo on a coin, and one of the very few times a living individual has ever been on U.S. coinage.

I keep seeing people ask about the 25th Amendment. Guys. His entire Cabinet is walking around in shoes that don’t fit because they’re scared to take them off. The 25th is never happening.

Pete Hegseth thinks his butch drag is convincing. It was, at least for the MAGA bro crowd, for a time. But now that he's waging an idiotic war on Iran, a lot of his fanboys are freaking out. It was all manly role-play! They didn't want a real war! www.salon.com/2026/03/13/p...

Pete Hegseth wants to live in a world in which the US military can drop bombs on scores of children and face no serious media scrutiny for it. His vile claim that he can't wait for David Ellison to run CNN shows he pines for oligarchic control of media. New from me: newrepublic.com/article/2077...

The team says the logo is inspired by the ribbon work of the Eastern Woodlands tribe, which is "an art form known for its layered patterns as a symbol of cultural continuity, identity and pride among tribes." www.wthr.com/article/spor...

"One recorded story from the Jicarilla Apache tells of a warrior dying of thirst who was aided by a prairie dog carrying a small vessel of water." The tale hints at an insight: that tunnels in a prairie dog town can channel and trap rainwater deep underground. nationalzoo.si.edu/news/news/ho...

That's a big mantra from Indigenous people, is to say that, "Oh, we're still here. We still remember our language. We still remember where we come from, we still are still in charge of our destiny." www.kjzz.org/the-show/202...

"The flagged books are sold at visitor centers inside the park, according to the Outpost. All of the books are about Native American culture, with several concerning the histories of various California tribes." www.sfgate.com/national-par...

"Today, we honor the Native children who never returned home from U.S. Indian boarding schools. We must recognize the history and ongoing legacy of these schools to move forward with better strategies to support and protect Native communities." nativenewsonline.net/currents/min...

She recalls the physician telling her: "Well honey, sell your stock in Kotex forever, because you're never going to have to use another one for the rest of your life." His words burned into her memory. "We took everything." #sterilization imprintnews.org/top-stories/...

Histories of Native American Treaties and Anti-Chinese Violence Win Bancroft Prize www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/a... Congratulations!

This is Director of WHO. And that’s exactly the point I’m trying to make all day every day this week.

The Trump administration could really restore confidence by getting the entire Cabinet to ride a tanker through the Straits of Hormuz to show everyone how safe and easy it is now. They could bring along a lot of MAGA influencers and Fox News hosts to broadcast it all live!

im just really fucking sick of spending my entire adult life lurching from one worldwide economic disaster to another all because people pretend republicans arent dumb as dog shit morons completely detached from reality

People seem confused by this, so let me explain: He forces men to wear ugly, uncomfortable shoes for the same reason he grabs women by the pussy. He explained this quite clearly. He gets off on watching people have to endure his abuse, as it reminds him of his power. www.wsj.com/style/fashio...

Trump officials privately pessimistic there's a strategy to end war, but they fear telling this to Trump, NYT reports. On the pod, @profsaunders.bsky.social brilliantly explains how this shows perils of "personalist" rule and the total absence of constraints on him: newrepublic.com/article/2076...

New in PN: Trump’s military excursion, into an abyss "The evident fact is that the president is completely nuts, and that he’s 'governing' the country — and has now taken the US to war — based on his impulses alone, without even the pretense of a strategy or goal."

I don’t think unconditional surrender is imminent.

Billionaires’ % share of federal election spending in: 2008: 0.3% 2024: 19% @nytimes.com #GildedAge www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...

I love that Trump's toadies are wearing comically large shoes because the boss bought them and they're too chickenshit to mention that he guessed the wrong size.

Trump's Iran war is breaking up the MAGA coalition. Among young and nonwhite working class, only *one in five* approve, per new data I've obtained. That's extraordinary and heartening to see. It's also delivering another blow to Trump's "realignment." 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2076...

Even Republicans are saying it now

NEWS: The Trump administration confirmed it bombed a girl’s school in Iran. It's one of the most devastating military errors in decades. Trump lied about it. Pete Hegseth gutted the office preventing civilian casualties. 175 are dead. Most were kids. Hegseth should be fired.

Who could possibly have foreseen that war on Iran would (a) make Iran retaliate by closing the strait of Hormuz, which (b) could disrupt world oil markets, enriching Russia and penalizing most everyone else? Who, indeed, except EVERYONE WHO HAS EVER THOUGHT FOR ONE MINUTE about the situation.

Devastating reporting. Like RFK Jr., Kristi Noem, and Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth is reshaping his department to indiscriminately kill tons and tons of children. A major throughline of the Trump administration.

Jackson does have some blatant moments of racism. In his autobiography he used the word "savages" to describe Native Americans. But at the same time, he talks about when he had the opportunity to meet and speak with them, he valued those interactions. www.tcj.com/put-more-fee...

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A new exhibition at the Millicent Rogers Museum will bring DeAnna Autumn Leaf Suazo’s work back into public view nearly five years after her death. redpopnews.com/millicent-ro...

"Those early Native foragers, mainly farm women, gathered seeds from 'cobs' off a clumpy bunch grass called teosinte. With each growing season, they would handpick and save the biggest seeds with the best traits and replant them the next year." www.farmprogress.com/farm-life/ho...

"The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" has been the subject of controversy. From 2010-19, it was the most frequently challenged book in libraries and schools across the United States, according to the American Library Association (ALA). www.dailyuw.com/article/the-...

"No one's going to miss Secretary Noem," said Grijalva. "Removing Noem doesn't root out the lawlessness at ICE. Maybe leadership style might be different, but the end goal is still the same." www.kjzz.org/indigenous-a...

"In November, during Native American Heritage Month, SIAO released a statement condemning Stanford's decision to repeal the land acknowledgement and launched a petition to reinstate and expand land acknowledgements." stanforddaily.com/2026/03/08/w...

New Standing Room Only! Today's excerpt: Daylight savings exposes the deeper political dysfunctions that are making everyone batty. Subscribe today! salon.com/newsletter Music by Big Joanie.

Great work by NYT showing Trump's war is the most unpopular ever. Supports my argument (see below) that in some ways the public rejection of Trump across the board is a very heartening development:

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"Comically unqualified, intensely partisan, & unflaggingly devoted to whatever ridiculous thing bubbled out of Trump’s mouth 5 minutes ago, as the next DHS secretary, Mullin will fit right in what will undoubtedly be regarded as the worst presidential cabinet in history." — @paulwaldman.bsky.social

A new play by Kendra Mylnechuk Potter confronts grief, trafficking and the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people through the story of a mother searching for her daughter.

Trump is in serious trouble. His war is deeply unpopular. He's now in the toilet on the economy, immigration, and national security. His public standing is getting close to being broken in an irreparable way, akin to Bush after Iraq and Katrina: newrepublic.com/article/2074...

“Hegseth insisted that “we, of course, never target civilian targets,” but large-scale bombing raids often hit and kill civilians, including children. This is one reason that it is immoral, as well as illegal, to launch a war of aggression.” Latest in PN: www.publicnotice.co/p/iran-eleme...

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"All of these monuments stand against racism and injustice, against prejudice and bigotry and oppression," Toth said. But the stoic, stone-faced statues reinforce the "wooden Indian" stereotype. www.eastidahonews.com/2026/03/face...

"Ada Deer was an esteemed Native American leader from Wisconsin and the first woman to lead the BiA. Before being appointed by Clinton to serve as the assistant secretary for Indian Affairs, Deer served as chairwoman for the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin." www.channel3000.com/news/highlig...

Bessie Coleman was the first Black and Native American woman to obtain an international pilot's license. "When I first heard about [her], I was angry," Poe Russell said. "I was angry that I had gone 30 years or so and had never heard of her." www.king5.com/article/news...