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Currently @dailyastorian @umontana alumni I Formerly @underscorenews @daily_montanan @montanakaimin @nicsentinel @bylinemag l Alumni @IndigenousJa

[Arlene Christie @HighwayOfTearz]

A group of Indigenous teenagers made history as the first people in 100 years to paddle the full 310 miles of the newly undammed Klamath River.
“Freeing the river means freeing our people.”

📸: Brontë Wittpenn / S.F. Chronicle

[NBC Montana @NBCMontana]

RESCUE OPERATION IN GLACIER: The Going to the Sun Road is temporarily closed between Logan Pass and Big Bend as a rescue operation is underway. Additionally, the Highline Trail is also closed at Logan Pass. https://t.co/qjgvsqLXXx

[ProPublica @propublica]

In March, VA officials across the U.S. warned that their cancer-tracking databases were no longer being updated. Officials in the Pacific Northwest noted DOGE had marked its contract to maintain and run a cancer registry for “immediate termination.”
https://t.co/CnCcNqkH83

[ProPublica @propublica]

JUST IN: ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, which exposes the fatal consequences of abortion bans, has won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.

This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: https://t.co/559nIFLa93

[Sam Wilson @s_wilson__]

"Humanities Montana has called off all of its Montana Conversations, Speakers in the Schools, and Poet Laureate programs after the cancellation of its major grant."

[NBC Montana @NBCMontana]

The Missoula Police Department reports the body of Danit Ehrlich, 33, was recovered from the Clark Fork River near Beartracks Bridge shortly after 4 p.m. on Sunday evening. https://t.co/GvWsi16BOp

[Nora Mabie @NoraMabie]

BREAKING: Fort Peck Tribal Chairman urges members to carry IDs to avoid deportation amid Trump's new immigration orders.

The tribal enrollment office has already seen an uptick in appointments.

"People are scared," an enrollment officer said. #mtpol
https://t.co/t8Iu0t7zkN

[aka @akafaceUS]

Wow! Palisades in LA is COMPLETELY GONE.. This is horrible.

[Nora Mabie @NoraMabie]

NEW: The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes have renamed the unincorporated town of Dixon.

Once regular revision cycles are complete, federal maps will instead show "Sčilíp," named for a Salish word meaning confluence. https://t.co/jU0Aw8C37L #mtnews

[Nora Mabie @NoraMabie]

Fascinating story by ⁦⁦@SeabornLarson⁩ about Montana’s history with anti-government groups, the rise of Tactical Civics and the critical role of social media.

Seaborn’s series on citizen grand juries and county militias is a must-read. #mtnews https://t.co/pZTzqI8pMN

[Nora Mabie @NoraMabie]

Blaine County, MT - which overlaps with the Fort Belknap Reservation - has voted for every presidential winner since 1992. Local officials say the county's demographic diversity may be a reason why it's served as a bellwether for 30+ years. #mtpol
https://t.co/NR0l9Bkwg3

[Report for America @Report4America]

"In our roles as journalists. we're documenting history. [The] stories of joy are just as important to document as those stories of accountability," says @Jarrette_Werk, @Report4America corps member at @Underscorenews.

This #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, we recognize the critical role of Indigenous newsrooms and journalists in providing truthful, accurate and nuanced coverage by and for Native communities.

[Brett Chapman @brettachapman]

On this Veterans Day everyone needs to recognize the Native American veterans who have served in the country’s armed forces in greater numbers since 1776 than any other ethnic group. They’ve done so despite this nation cheating and doing Indigenous people wrong in every way!

[The Kyiv Independent @KyivIndependent]

⚡️NYT: Russia set to launch 50,000-strong offensive in Kursk Oblast, including North Koreans.

Russia has amassed the 50,000 troops without pulling its soldiers out of the eastern front, according to a new U.S. assessment. https://t.co/yR2htFOii2

[Montanans Vote 2024 @MontanansVote]

“Your voice will be heard, the voice of the American people will speak,” Tranel said into the microphone. “I’ve had my say, and now its your turn to say yours,” #Mtvotes #Mtpol

[Montanans Vote 2024 @MontanansVote]

“There is so much on the line,” U.S. House District 1 candidate for Montana, Monica Tranel, said to a crowd of nearly 200 people on Election night at the Union Bar and Grill in Missoula while ballots are expected to be counted until early Wednesday morning.

[Montanans Vote 2024 @MontanansVote]

30 minutes before polls close, Missoula folks pack into the Union Club Bar and Grill ahead of Monica Tranel’s watch party. Stay tuned for updates! #mtpol #MTVotes

[Montanans Vote 2024 @MontanansVote]

#Mtvotes #Mtpol

[Montanans Vote 2024 @MontanansVote]

Annie Berget, 26, is a first year law student at UM, as a political science major she said she hopes her vote counts.

“I still want to make sure I came out and had my voice heard, and especially for our Senate race.”

[Montanans Vote 2024 @MontanansVote]

Addison, 28, said his biggest concern voting today is the economy as a young person. He said “I think the point that we stopped coming out to vote, that’s when we’re in trouble.” #Mtvotes #Mtpol