In a 5-4 decision, the @USSupremeCourt has overturned the long-held understanding that states do not have authority to prosecute non-Indians who commit crimes against Indians in #IndianCountry.
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BREAKING NEWS! @USSupremeCourt will hear a challenge concerning the:
☑️ Protection of Native children
☑️ Future of tribal rights
☑️ Defense of Native ways of life
Join NCAI and partners— #ProtectICWA, and protect Native childrens’ futures.
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BREAKING: U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to #ICWA.
Supporters: 486 tribal nations, 59 Native orgs, 11 CW orgs, 26 states
Opponents: a conservative think tank, a law firm that represents Big Oil, Texas
#ProtectICWA#ProtectNativeChildren
Read: https://t.co/MrK2Q2CIwK
BREAKING: Veterans rip “immature child” Trumper Congressman Madison Cawthorn for playing army by cleaning his gun during a hearing about toxic chemicals killing soldiers, accusing him of “total disregard, disrespect” and “overcompensating.” RT IF YOU THINK CAWTHORN IS AN IDIOT!
Republicans will just call a thing something that it isn’t over and over again until the media and people on the left start using that incorrect term just to be coherent when discussing the argument, thus basically ceding the point.
Maybe…don‘t do that?
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Please share this quote from my father through #MLKDay2022:
“I think the tragedy is that we have a Congress with a Senate that has a minority of misguided senators who will use the filibuster to keep the majority of people from even voting.”
@LeaderMcConnell @SenatorSinema
"In Texas, NC, Ohio and Georgia, Republican state lawmakers have either created supermajorities capable of overriding a governor’s veto or whittled down competitive districts so significantly that Republicans’ advantage is virtually impenetrable" https://t.co/SC0DdsEchA
"The indifference shown to my colleagues is disgraceful," Officer Fanone says.
"Nothing, truly nothing, has prepared me to address those elected members of our government who continue to deny the events of that day. And in doing so, betray their oath of office."
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Amounts raised so far for Texas storm relief efforts:
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) — over $4.7 million
Beto O’Rourke — over $1 million
Julian Castro — over $400,000
Sen. Ted Cruz (Q-Cancun) — ZERO 😡