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Julie (Aakadewin-O Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella @juliefrancella.com · 10h

@simonmoyasmith.bsky.social & I will be live tonight at 10 PM ET with @johnfugelsang.bsky.social on his @siriusxmprog.bsky.social show (Ch. 127) for our Indigenous segment “We’re Still Here”.
Tune in & call in- join the conversation. 📻✨ #Indigenous #NativeVoices

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Julie (Aakadewin-O Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella @juliefrancella.com · 15h

This ! 🙌🏾

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 23h

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer. In his first teaching document Thursday, Leo confirms that he is in perfect lockstep with Pope Francis on matters of social injustice.

Pope Leo blasts economy that marginalizes poor while wealthy live in bubble of luxury

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer.

bit.ly

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Julie (Aakadewin-O Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella @juliefrancella.com · 20h

Yes, I see your point! Thank you and I appreciate your words!

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Julie (Aakadewin-O Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella @juliefrancella.com · 20h

The image of the small toddler is an image of his police officer father playing around with him. That is not what I am referencing here. I am referencing this story and many others like it: time.com/7323334/ice-...

'Military-Style' ICE Raid In Chicago Shows Escalation in Tactics

Witnesses said children were taken from their homes unclothed and separated from their parents during the raid.

time.com

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Julie (Aakadewin-O Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella @juliefrancella.com · 1d

Why do good people justify cruelty when it comes from “their side”?
My latest piece looks at cognitive dissonance, complicity, and the cost of silence: from ICE violence to broken treaties.

Please read, subscribe, and share:
🧠🔥 juliefrancella.substack.com/p/cognitive-...
#CognitiveDissonance

Cognitive Dissonance Is the American Condition

Living with the Ache of Contradiction in the Age of Polarization and Healing

juliefrancella.substack.com

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Julie (Aakadewin-O Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella @juliefrancella.com · 28d

If anything, the survival of Indigenous peoples proves that holding on to humanity, even when surrounded by hate, is resistance.
Call out hate. Defend the vulnerable. Demand accountability. But don’t feed the fire with more violence. Let’s honor our ancestors by choosing life & shared humanity now.

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Rob Torres @zorratowers.com · 1d

This is so on point

Julie (Aakadewin-O Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella @juliefrancella.com · 1d

Why do good people justify cruelty when it comes from “their side”?
My latest piece looks at cognitive dissonance, complicity, and the cost of silence: from ICE violence to broken treaties.

Please read, subscribe, and share:
🧠🔥 juliefrancella.substack.com/p/cognitive-...
#CognitiveDissonance

Cognitive Dissonance Is the American Condition

Living with the Ache of Contradiction in the Age of Polarization and Healing

juliefrancella.substack.com

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Jason Normann @jason-n.bsky.social · 1d

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Another great article @juliefrancella.com I see this daily. It’s hard to inform some people without them plugging their ears(👂 la,la,la,la)saying it’s too much to handle with everything on their plate. I know most people‘s plates are full, but we can’t look away.

Cognitive Dissonance Is the American Condition

Living with the Ache of Contradiction in the Age of Polarization and Healing

open.substack.com

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Julie (Aakadewin-O Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella @juliefrancella.com · 1d

Why do good people justify cruelty when it comes from “their side”?
My latest piece looks at cognitive dissonance, complicity, and the cost of silence: from ICE violence to broken treaties.

Please read, subscribe, and share:
🧠🔥 juliefrancella.substack.com/p/cognitive-...
#CognitiveDissonance

Cognitive Dissonance Is the American Condition

Living with the Ache of Contradiction in the Age of Polarization and Healing

juliefrancella.substack.com

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Julie (Aakadewin-O Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella @juliefrancella.com · 5d

Catch up on our latest conversation with @johnfugelsang.bsky.social.
@simonmoyasmith.bsky.social and I dive into the stories behind the headlines.
🎙️ Listen to our full "We're Still Here" segment for free here: tunein.com/podcasts/New...

We're Still Here with Simon and Julie

Listen to this episode and more from The John Fugelsang Podcast on TuneIn. Simon and Julie chat with John about Pete Hegseth’s decision—as Trump’s new Secretary of War—to let U.S. soldiers keep their ...

tunein.com

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Julie (Aakadewin-O Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella @juliefrancella.com · 5d

Thank you @wendylynking.bsky.social

wendylynking.bsky.social @wendylynking.bsky.social · 5d

I had a hand in this! A great episode!

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Willis22 @billdg.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you to you and Simon for another history lesson. This one was harder to listen to. How and n people be so cruel? I would have hoped this country would have grown into a place where all people are appreciated. Now we are regressing under a government of haters. Keep speaking the truth.

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Julie (Aakadewin-O Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella @juliefrancella.com · 5d

Catch up on our latest conversation with @johnfugelsang.bsky.social.
@simonmoyasmith.bsky.social and I dive into the stories behind the headlines.
🎙️ Listen to our full "We're Still Here" segment for free here: tunein.com/podcasts/New...

We're Still Here with Simon and Julie

Listen to this episode and more from The John Fugelsang Podcast on TuneIn. Simon and Julie chat with John about Pete Hegseth’s decision—as Trump’s new Secretary of War—to let U.S. soldiers keep their ...

tunein.com

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SiriusXM Progress @siriusxmprog.bsky.social · 6d

Last night on TME, @juliefrancella.com spoke with @johnfugelsang.bsky.social about why Native communities are speaking out against Hegseth’s decision on the Wounded Knee medals.

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Julie (Aakadewin-O Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella @juliefrancella.com · 7d

Live tonight at 10PM ET on @johnfugelsang.bsky.social ’s SiriusXM show (Ch. 127):
@simonmoyasmith.bsky.social & I will be talking Pete Hegseth’s cowardice, the brilliance of Jane Goodall, & why dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery is climate action.
Call in & join us. 866.997.GRIT📞
#WereStillHere

IAIA President Dr. Robert Martin (Cherokee) and Dr. Jane Goodall

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Julie (Aakadewin-O Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella @juliefrancella.com · 7d

Live tonight at 10PM ET on @johnfugelsang.bsky.social ’s SiriusXM show (Ch. 127):
@simonmoyasmith.bsky.social & I will be talking Pete Hegseth’s cowardice, the brilliance of Jane Goodall, & why dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery is climate action.
Call in & join us. 866.997.GRIT📞
#WereStillHere

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Julie (Aakadewin-O Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella @juliefrancella.com · 8d

Did anyone wake up the guy from Green Day?

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Jason Normann @jason-n.bsky.social · 9d

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❤️❤️❤️ @juliefrancella.com

Orange Shirt Day:

Every Child Matters

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Stace RN Resists 📎💙 Portland Strong @stacernresists.bsky.social · 9d

Please read, share and remember! 🧡

For the stolen children who were never returned.

Julie (Aakadewin-O Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella @juliefrancella.com · 9d

This Orange Shirt Day, I’m sharing powerful words from my cousin Carol.

She writes about family: two little girls taken from their home and sent far away. One never returned.

I’ve shared her words in my latest Substack.

🧡 Please read & share:

Orange Shirt Day:
open.substack.com/pub/juliefra...

Orange Shirt Day:

Every Child Matters

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Julie (Aakadewin-O Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella @juliefrancella.com · 9d

This Orange Shirt Day, I’m sharing powerful words from my cousin Carol.

She writes about family: two little girls taken from their home and sent far away. One never returned.

I’ve shared her words in my latest Substack.

🧡 Please read & share:

Orange Shirt Day:
open.substack.com/pub/juliefra...

Orange Shirt Day:

Every Child Matters

open.substack.com

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Cvkvlv Beadwork @cvkvlv.com · Sep 9

Honor the kids who didn't make it home from residential schools by wearing orange on September 30th (Orange Shirt Day)

#NDTR #TruthAndReconciliation #OrangeShirtDay #EveryChildMatters

EVERY CHILD MATTERS
ORANGE SHIRT DAY
September 30

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Cvkvlv Beadwork @cvkvlv.com · 13d

"Webstad recalled her first day of school when her brand-new orange shirt, a gift from her grandmother, was taken from her and never returned. That personal loss became a powerful symbol of the forced assimilation of Indigenous children."

nativenewsonline.net/currents/ora...

#OrangeShirtDay #NDTR

Orange Shirt Day Events 2025

Orange Shirt Day, also recognized as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation or the National Day of Remembrance, is really a movement that is observed every year on September 30.

nativenewsonline.net

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Julie (Aakadewin-O Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella @juliefrancella.com · 10d

Sept 30 🧡 Today we wear orange to honor the children who never came home, and the survivors of residential (boarding) schools who carry those memories still. Truth, healing, and remembrance . Every child matters. #OrangeShirtDay #EveryChildMatters

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Julie (Aakadewin-O Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella @juliefrancella.com · 10d

Nicole Kidman sat alone in that AMC theater whispering, “Somehow heartbreak feels good in a place like this” — and y’all thought she was acting.

#NicoleKidman #KeithUrban #AMC

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Julie (Aakadewin-O Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella @juliefrancella.com · 10d

Imagine being mad at Bad Bunny for not being ‘American’ when he’s literally more American than apple pie, which came from Europe, by the way.

#BadBunny

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