Dr. Mesala
@mesala.bsky.social
Melinda Salazar ~ partner/mother/grandmother/social & racial justice peacemaker and jeweler. Ph.D. International Environmental Studies centralizing Indigenous Women, Education of Girls, and Rural Community Sustainability. Www.mesalajewlery.com
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Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drin...
www.propublica.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
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The crowd did not disperse, an instead started playing Tubthumping by Chumbawamba — I get knocked down, but I get up again.
October 19, 2025 at 3:34 AM
The crowd did not disperse, an instead started playing Tubthumping by Chumbawamba — I get knocked down, but I get up again.
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Native American community leaders say Minnesota’s reservations are facing a homeless crisis. While Native Americans make up just 2% of Minnesota’s population, they account for 30% of homeless adults, according to two recent reports.
On Minnesota’s reservations, a housing crisis hides in plain sight
Recent reports on Native American homelessness in Minnesota highlight stark disparities.
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October 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Native American community leaders say Minnesota’s reservations are facing a homeless crisis. While Native Americans make up just 2% of Minnesota’s population, they account for 30% of homeless adults, according to two recent reports.
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BahaiTeachings ESP @BT_Espanol
...la religión debe conducir al amor y la unidad. Si demuestra ser la fuente del odio y la enemistad, es preferible su ausencia.
'Abdu'l-Bahá - El Maestro, el Centro de la Alianza, el Ejemplo Perfecto
@BahaiBIC #bahai #mexicali #felizlunes #news
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BahaiTeachings ESP @BT_Espanol
...la religión debe conducir al amor y la unidad. Si demuestra ser la fuente del odio y la enemistad, es preferible su ausencia.
'Abdu'l-Bahá - El Maestro, el Centro de la Alianza, el Ejemplo Perfecto
@BahaiBIC #bahai #mexicali #felizlunes #news
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October 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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BahaiTeachings ESP @BT_Espanol
...la religión debe conducir al amor y la unidad. Si demuestra ser la fuente del odio y la enemistad, es preferible su ausencia.
'Abdu'l-Bahá - El Maestro, el Centro de la Alianza, el Ejemplo Perfecto
@BahaiBIC #bahai #mexicali #felizlunes #news
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BahaiTeachings ESP @BT_Espanol
...la religión debe conducir al amor y la unidad. Si demuestra ser la fuente del odio y la enemistad, es preferible su ausencia.
'Abdu'l-Bahá - El Maestro, el Centro de la Alianza, el Ejemplo Perfecto
@BahaiBIC #bahai #mexicali #felizlunes #news
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“We Survived the Night”: Julian Brave NoiseCat on Residential Schools & Recovering Native History https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/13/julian_noisecat_we_survived_the_night
“We Survived the Night”: Julian Brave NoiseCat on Residential Schools & Recovering Native History
To mark Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we sit down with the award-winning Indigenous writer, journalist and filmmaker Julian Brave NoiseCat, an enrolled member of the Canim Lake Band Tsq’secen of the Secwep...
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October 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
“We Survived the Night”: Julian Brave NoiseCat on Residential Schools & Recovering Native History https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/13/julian_noisecat_we_survived_the_night
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The "2025 Indigenous Peoples Day: Come to the Circle" happening this afternoon and included in our guide has been moved indoors due to weather.
October 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The "2025 Indigenous Peoples Day: Come to the Circle" happening this afternoon and included in our guide has been moved indoors due to weather.
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Federal layoffs and an end to diversity initiatives have weakened a historically strong labor market for Black workers. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/b...
Black Unemployment Is Surging Again. This Time Is Different.
www.nytimes.com
October 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Federal layoffs and an end to diversity initiatives have weakened a historically strong labor market for Black workers. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/b...
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If you can’t make it we’ll be live on NDN Collective socials.
See you all soon!
See you all soon!
October 12, 2025 at 11:12 PM
If you can’t make it we’ll be live on NDN Collective socials.
See you all soon!
See you all soon!
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To see the art we made together join us on Monday, October 13, 2025 at the bandshell to rally and march from 12 - 2pm.
The march ends at Main Street Square where the NDN Collective will host a free concert that runs from 2pm-9pm.
🌐For the concert lineup, visit our website: ndnco.cc/ipd2025
The march ends at Main Street Square where the NDN Collective will host a free concert that runs from 2pm-9pm.
🌐For the concert lineup, visit our website: ndnco.cc/ipd2025
Indigenous Peoples Day 2025 - NDN COLLECTIVE
NDN Collective will be hosting an Indigenous Peoples’ Day March and FREE Concert in Mni Luzahan, or downtown Rapid City,...
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October 12, 2025 at 11:12 PM
To see the art we made together join us on Monday, October 13, 2025 at the bandshell to rally and march from 12 - 2pm.
The march ends at Main Street Square where the NDN Collective will host a free concert that runs from 2pm-9pm.
🌐For the concert lineup, visit our website: ndnco.cc/ipd2025
The march ends at Main Street Square where the NDN Collective will host a free concert that runs from 2pm-9pm.
🌐For the concert lineup, visit our website: ndnco.cc/ipd2025
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Big thank you to all our art build volunteers for our Indigenous Peoples’ Day event.
October 12, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Big thank you to all our art build volunteers for our Indigenous Peoples’ Day event.
@tommyorange.bsky.social Congratulations!!! Looking forward to the next read.
Twenty-two fellows were selected this year by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and announced Wednesday. It’s a recognition often called the “genius award,” which comes with an $800,000 prize, paid over five years that fellows can spend however they choose.
https://to.pbs.org/4ocQ7gW
https://to.pbs.org/4ocQ7gW
22 artists, scientists and authors selected for $800,000 MacArthur 'genius' grants
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced its 2025 class of fellows on Wednesday, a prize often called the “genius award.”
www.pbs.org
October 10, 2025 at 12:48 AM
@tommyorange.bsky.social Congratulations!!! Looking forward to the next read.
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Twenty-two fellows were selected this year by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and announced Wednesday. It’s a recognition often called the “genius award,” which comes with an $800,000 prize, paid over five years that fellows can spend however they choose.
https://to.pbs.org/4ocQ7gW
https://to.pbs.org/4ocQ7gW
22 artists, scientists and authors selected for $800,000 MacArthur 'genius' grants
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced its 2025 class of fellows on Wednesday, a prize often called the “genius award.”
www.pbs.org
October 10, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Twenty-two fellows were selected this year by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and announced Wednesday. It’s a recognition often called the “genius award,” which comes with an $800,000 prize, paid over five years that fellows can spend however they choose.
https://to.pbs.org/4ocQ7gW
https://to.pbs.org/4ocQ7gW
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Que los hechos, y no las palabras, sean vuestro adorno.
Bahá'u'lláh - El Libro Abierto
@BahaiBIC #bahai #mexicali #felizviernes #news
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Que los hechos, y no las palabras, sean vuestro adorno.
Bahá'u'lláh - El Libro Abierto
@BahaiBIC #bahai #mexicali #felizviernes #news
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October 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Que los hechos, y no las palabras, sean vuestro adorno.
Bahá'u'lláh - El Libro Abierto
@BahaiBIC #bahai #mexicali #felizviernes #news
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Que los hechos, y no las palabras, sean vuestro adorno.
Bahá'u'lláh - El Libro Abierto
@BahaiBIC #bahai #mexicali #felizviernes #news
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#Landback #ForMotherEarth #ForThePeople
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#Landback #ForMotherEarth #ForThePeople
Donate to For The People
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October 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
💌 Help us continue this vital work, donate to the For The People Campaign: ndnco.cc/ftpcdonate
Thank you for your continued support. Stay tuned for more updates!
#Landback #ForMotherEarth #ForThePeople
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#Landback #ForMotherEarth #ForThePeople
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From Hawaii to New York, NDN Collective trained over 200 people in 15 different communities in organizing strategies in 2024. In Hawaii, we collaborated with our partners at HULI to coordinate a Training for Trainers session to deepen creative resistance skills and share knowledge.
October 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
From Hawaii to New York, NDN Collective trained over 200 people in 15 different communities in organizing strategies in 2024. In Hawaii, we collaborated with our partners at HULI to coordinate a Training for Trainers session to deepen creative resistance skills and share knowledge.
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“A certain kind of shame is useful for anybody who wants to have productive relationships. Shame helps us recognize… that we need to acknowledge and be concerned about how other people feel. This is what we’re referring to as healthy shame, which is quite different from toxic shame.”
The Surprising Benefits of Healthy Shame
Shame is wired into our nervous system for a reason. Learn how to transform toxic shame into healthy shame and reap the surprising benefits.
www.psychologytoday.com
October 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
“A certain kind of shame is useful for anybody who wants to have productive relationships. Shame helps us recognize… that we need to acknowledge and be concerned about how other people feel. This is what we’re referring to as healthy shame, which is quite different from toxic shame.”
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Immigrant advocates held a small protest outside the Roundhouse on Wednesday in response to the exclusion in the special session of legislation banning ICE detention.
Immigrant advocates: NM ICE detention ban should have been on special session agenda • Source New Mexico
Immigrant advocates staged a small demonstration Wednesday morning at the New Mexico Roundhouse, criticizing legislative leaders and Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham for not including in the special…
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October 1, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Immigrant advocates held a small protest outside the Roundhouse on Wednesday in response to the exclusion in the special session of legislation banning ICE detention.
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Si la ansiedad material te envuelve en una nube oscura, el resplandor espiritual ilumina tu camino. Verdaderamente, aquellos cuyas mentes están iluminadas por el Espíritu del Altísimo tienen un consuelo supremo.
'Abdu'l-Bahá
@BahaiBIC #bahai #mexicali #felizmartes #news
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Si la ansiedad material te envuelve en una nube oscura, el resplandor espiritual ilumina tu camino. Verdaderamente, aquellos cuyas mentes están iluminadas por el Espíritu del Altísimo tienen un consuelo supremo.
'Abdu'l-Bahá
@BahaiBIC #bahai #mexicali #felizmartes #news
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September 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Si la ansiedad material te envuelve en una nube oscura, el resplandor espiritual ilumina tu camino. Verdaderamente, aquellos cuyas mentes están iluminadas por el Espíritu del Altísimo tienen un consuelo supremo.
'Abdu'l-Bahá
@BahaiBIC #bahai #mexicali #felizmartes #news
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Si la ansiedad material te envuelve en una nube oscura, el resplandor espiritual ilumina tu camino. Verdaderamente, aquellos cuyas mentes están iluminadas por el Espíritu del Altísimo tienen un consuelo supremo.
'Abdu'l-Bahá
@BahaiBIC #bahai #mexicali #felizmartes #news
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El hombre debe apegarse a una realidad infinita, para que su gloria, su alegría y su progreso sean infinitos...
'Abdu'l-Bahá - El Maetro, el Centro de la Alianza, el Ejemplo Perfecto
@BahaiBIC #bahai #mexicali #felizmartes #nnews
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El hombre debe apegarse a una realidad infinita, para que su gloria, su alegría y su progreso sean infinitos...
'Abdu'l-Bahá - El Maetro, el Centro de la Alianza, el Ejemplo Perfecto
@BahaiBIC #bahai #mexicali #felizmartes #nnews
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September 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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El hombre debe apegarse a una realidad infinita, para que su gloria, su alegría y su progreso sean infinitos...
'Abdu'l-Bahá - El Maetro, el Centro de la Alianza, el Ejemplo Perfecto
@BahaiBIC #bahai #mexicali #felizmartes #nnews
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El hombre debe apegarse a una realidad infinita, para que su gloria, su alegría y su progreso sean infinitos...
'Abdu'l-Bahá - El Maetro, el Centro de la Alianza, el Ejemplo Perfecto
@BahaiBIC #bahai #mexicali #felizmartes #nnews
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Blog bahá'í @thebahaiblog
https://bahaiblog.net/video/short-film/make-me-a-brilliant-star-bahai-short-film/
¡World Peace Films ha lanzado su último cortometraje de inspiración bahá'í titulado «Make me a Brilliant Star»!
@BahaiBIC #bahai #mexicali #felizmartes #news
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Blog bahá'í @thebahaiblog
https://bahaiblog.net/video/short-film/make-me-a-brilliant-star-bahai-short-film/
¡World Peace Films ha lanzado su último cortometraje de inspiración bahá'í titulado «Make me a Brilliant Star»!
@BahaiBIC #bahai #mexicali #felizmartes #news
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September 30, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Blog bahá'í @thebahaiblog
https://bahaiblog.net/video/short-film/make-me-a-brilliant-star-bahai-short-film/
¡World Peace Films ha lanzado su último cortometraje de inspiración bahá'í titulado «Make me a Brilliant Star»!
@BahaiBIC #bahai #mexicali #felizmartes #news
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Blog bahá'í @thebahaiblog
https://bahaiblog.net/video/short-film/make-me-a-brilliant-star-bahai-short-film/
¡World Peace Films ha lanzado su último cortometraje de inspiración bahá'í titulado «Make me a Brilliant Star»!
@BahaiBIC #bahai #mexicali #felizmartes #news
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Se acerca el día en que todas las religiones del mundo se unirán, porque en principio ya son una. No hay necesidad de división, ya que son solo las formas externas las que los separan.
'Abdu'l-Bahá
@BahaiBIC #bahai #mexicali #felizmartes #news
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Se acerca el día en que todas las religiones del mundo se unirán, porque en principio ya son una. No hay necesidad de división, ya que son solo las formas externas las que los separan.
'Abdu'l-Bahá
@BahaiBIC #bahai #mexicali #felizmartes #news
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September 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Se acerca el día en que todas las religiones del mundo se unirán, porque en principio ya son una. No hay necesidad de división, ya que son solo las formas externas las que los separan.
'Abdu'l-Bahá
@BahaiBIC #bahai #mexicali #felizmartes #news
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Se acerca el día en que todas las religiones del mundo se unirán, porque en principio ya son una. No hay necesidad de división, ya que son solo las formas externas las que los separan.
'Abdu'l-Bahá
@BahaiBIC #bahai #mexicali #felizmartes #news
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September 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Women. Voice. Power.
Assata Shakur exchanged letters with Audre Lorde from prison, and Lorde wrote for her the poem "For Assata":
I dream of your freedom
as my victory
and the victory of all dark women
who forego the vanities of silence
👇Here's the whole poem
I dream of your freedom
as my victory
and the victory of all dark women
who forego the vanities of silence
👇Here's the whole poem
September 27, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Women. Voice. Power.